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第I卷(三部分,共115分)

第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)

第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.At what time does the office open?                      

  A.7:45.         B.8:15.              C.8:00.

[答案]C

2.What are the two speakers talking about?

 A.A fine boat.      B.Their friend, Tom.    C.The weather.

[答案]C

3.What does Mr. Green probably do?

 A.A guide.        B.A repairman.        C.A teacher.

[答案]B

4.What is David going to do?

 A.Catch a train home.   B.Do his homework.   C.Go to a park.

[答案]B

5.Where is John’s friend coming from?

 A.Guangzhou.     B.Beijing.            C.Shanghai.

[答案]C

第二节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第六段材料,回答第6至8题。

6.What can we learn about the couple?

A.The husband likes to sit in the same chair.

B.The wife doesn’t like to travel.

C.They went on a trip last year.

[答案]C

7.How long does the voyage they talked about last?

 A.10 days.        B.4 weeks.           C.21 days.

[答案]C

8.Why doesn’t the wife like that kind of voyage?

A.It may cost a little money, but uncomfortable.

B.She doesn’t like to go to so many places with much money.

C.She doesn’t think that they’ll be well served at the hotels.

[答案]B

听第七段材料,回答第9至11题。

9.Where do you think the dialogue takes place?

 A.In a hospital.     B.In an office.        C.At home.

[答案]C

10.What can we conclude about the woman and the man?

A.The woman is a nurse.

B.The man is a smoker.

C.The man doesn’t have a cold at all.

[答案]B

11.What did the woman do with the man’s trouble?

 A.She told him to go to bed.

B.She took some hot water for him to use.

C.She telephoned the doctor first.

[答案]B

听第八段材料,回答第12至14题。

12.What is the possible relationship between the speakers?

 A.Strangers.      B.Teacher and student.  C.Husband and wife.

[答案]B

13.Why do the English people like to talk about weather with strangers?

 A.Because it is interesting.                

B.Because they feel friendly by doing so.

  C.Because they want to know about the weather condition.

[答案]B

14.What will possible happen if strangers talk about politics?

A.They will not agree with each other.

B.They will be in danger.

C.They will have to stop their talk soon.

[答案]A

听九段材料,回答第15至17题。

15.How much more will they pay for their telephone calls than last month?

A.More than 3 pounds.

B.Less than 3 pounds.

C.10 pounds.

[答案]A

16.Who do you think Jack is?

 A.Their son.      B.Their father.        C.The man’s secretary.

[答案]A

17.Why did Jack make so many telephone calls to London?

A.His father was in London.

B.His girlfriend was in London.

C.His grandfather was in London.

[答案]B

听第十段材料,回答第18至20题。

18.Where did the fire probably start?

 A.On the first floor. B.On the second floor.   C.On the third floor.

[答案]C

19.When was the building built?

 A.In 1718.        B.In 1782.           C.In 1930.

[答案]A

20.Who is Andrew Barnes?

 A.A newspaper reporter.                  B.The owner of the building.

  C.The head of a fire department.        

[答案]C

第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)

第一节:单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.—Why did you stop writing?

—My ink has_______.

 A.used up        B.run out            C.given away       D.set aside

22.It’s the third time that I ________ you_______ your promise.

 A.reminded; about  B.have reminded; of    C.reminded; of     D.have reminded; to

23.I was tired when you saw me yesterday afternoon because I________.

 A.had been running   B.ran               C.would run       D.has run

24.Tony was very unhappy for _______ to the party.

 A.have not been invited                     B.not having invited   

  C.having not invited                        D.not having been invited

25.Only when _______ possible to settle the problem.

A.does the editor come will it be

B.the editor comes will it be

C.has the editor come it will be

D.the editor comes it will be

26.—I’ll be waiting for you at home.

—_______ I were busy and couldn’t come?

 A.What if        B.What about         C.How if           D.How come

27._______ in the leg, the soldier was sent to hospital.

 A.Seriously injured  B.To be injured        C.Injuring badly      D.Having injured

28.—Did he _______ to escape being punished by the police?

  —No, he _______ to, but failed.

 A.try; managed                        B.succeed; tried

C.manage; tried                        D.succeed; managed

29.Your letter________ the days when we worked together on the farm 20 years ago.

 A.called back      B.called up           C.called in          D.called for

30.The bank is reported in the local newspaper ________ in broad daylight yesterday.

 A.to be robbed                        B.to have robbed

C.to have been robbed                   D.having been robbed

31.The wallet ________ several days ago was found ________ in the rubbish.

 A.stealing; lie      B.stolen; lying         C.stealing; lain       D.stolen; to lie

32.He always did well at school ________ having to do part time jobs every now and then.

 A.instead of       B.in case of          C.in spite of        D.in favour of

33.—I’m sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time.

—________.

 A.It makes no difference                 B.It doesn’t matter

  C.Not at all                           D.All right

34.All these changes will lead to________ stronger and more powerful China, ________ country that can surprise and enrich our planet.

A.a; a            B.a; the            C.the; a            D.the; the

35.He used to teach in that university and I________ ride past it on my way to work.

 A.would         B.could             C.should           D.might

第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分)

 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Anna lived on the side of a valley. One winter, there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses 36   Anna's were washed away. Anna's house was high enough to escape the flood, so when the water had disappeared and the other houses were __37   there with no roof and no walls and all covered with __38  , her house was  39   quite all right.

   Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children,  40  Anna took in one of the families that had lost  41  in the flood and she 42  her home with them until it was   43  for them to rebuild their houses.

  Anna's friends were  44   when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give  45 so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to  46  .

"Well," Anna 47 her friends, "at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I 48   lived found herself very poor, because her husband  49   in the war and she had a lot of children,  50   I have now. The day before Christams, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for  51   this year, so I’m going to  52   only one present for all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back  53   a girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our present, ’ she said to her children. The children were   54   to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister.  55   was that Christmas present.”

36.A.down below   B.just around         C.next to           D.above

37.A.rising        B.appearing          C.falling           D.standing

38.A.water        B.trees              C.dust            D.mud

39.A.just         B.already            C.yet             D.still

40.A.so          B.but               C.for             D.since

41.A.nothing       B.everything          C.anything         D.something

42.A.made        B.found             C.shared           D.built

43.A.possible      B.necessary          C.important         D.valuable

44.A.worried      B.disappointed        C.puzzled          D.impressed

45.A.them        B.herself            C.them all          D.her

46.A.support       B.supply            C.grow            D.keep

47.A.explained to    B.asked for          C.talked with        D.spoke as

48.A.actually       B.then              C.before           D.later

49.A.had killed     B.might be killed       C.had been killed     D.killed

50.A.for          B.as                C.like             D.that

51.A.you         B.us               C.Christmas        D.your birthday

52.A.get          B.send              C.buy             D.make

53.A.for          B.from              C.like             D.with

54.A.sad          B.happy             C.worried          D.sorry

55.A.It           B.She              C.Such            D.I

第三节:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和 D)中选出最佳选项。

A

LOS ANGELES—The advice offered from any other 82-year-old might have made young people yawn ( 打哈欠 ) and roll their eyes.

  But when former South African President Nelson Mandela advised two dozen Los Angeles-area youth leaders to take education seriously, his audience was listening.

  The famed old man said to the young people that if they expected to improve the lives of others in the future, they must work at improving their own lives now. "Education is one of the most important weapons you have," Mandela advised, "it will place you in a far better position to serve yourself and your community."

  "The point is, he was young once and rebellious(反叛的) once and he kept his dream alive, just as you each have dreams." Explained South Africa's ambassador(大使) to the United States, Sheita Sisulu, as she introduced Mandela to the young crowd.

  Asked for specific advice about changing society by 21-year-old Ahmed Younis, Mandela suggested that somehow helping arouse(唤醒)more American interest in foreign affairs might be a start.

  "There is an impression that Americans, in general, have not followed international developments properly," Mandela said, "I'm not making that statement myself, but there are serious political analysts who say Americans are not well informed as to what has happened in the world."

  22-year-old Omari Trice said Mandela left him full of passion. "He's a person who set the

tone(格调) for an entire nation." said Trice.

  "You go away feeling you need to be Superman in order to get things done." Trice said.

56.From the passage, we can conclude that American youth________.

  A.are willing to accept the advice from world-famous leaders

  B.usually think that advice from old people is not worth considering

C.have a good understanding of the old

D.have no intention to improve the lives of others

[答案]B文章第一句明确告诉我们美国年轻人不愿意听老年人的忠告(下面提到的Mandela除外)。

57.Nelson Mandela makes the point in his speech that American youth leaders should________.

  A.improve their own lives

 B.go to college for better education

  C.put more importance on education

 D.become interested in foreign affairs

[答案]C由Mandela演讲中的“Education is one of the most important weapons you have”可知。

58.What Sheila Sisulu said suggested that _________.

  A.Nelson Mandela never lost hope in his life

 B.was especially troublesome when young

 C.Nelson Mandela was quite different from American youth when young

  D.American youth should be no more rebellious

[答案]A由第四段he kept his dream alive可知。

59.From what Trice said, we can know that _________.

 A.he was greatly impressed and encouraged by Mandela's speech

 B.he thought little of Mandela's speech

 C.he must be a superman in order to change society

 D.he'll be more interested in international development

[答案]A由文章最后一句可知。

B

  The desire to make explorations is born with man. Wherever his imagination goes, man also has a strong wish to go. A large part of human history is connected with the exploration of the world in which we live. Again and again people have set out with surprising courage and patience to look into unknown regions and lands to see what had not yet been seen, to make known the un-

known. With kites, balloons and aircraft they left the ground to pass through the lower atmosphere. Now the outer space receives their attention.

   Why should man take the trouble of conquering(征服) space? It is hard to list the specific practical benefits that will result in. But one knows, from past experience in other areas, that man will surely see and discover new things in space that will increase our scientific knowledge, and this new knowledge will find its way into valuable practical uses. What we learn about man himself, from his experience in space, and from the effects of space and the space flight environment on him, will be extremely valuable. The new techniques developed to carry out the exploration of space, and to keep man alive in space, will certainly find practical uses in everyday life in some way. The areas that will benefit are manifold.They include communication, generation(生成) of power, transportation and travel, food production, materials, fuels and many others. But to say definitely just what the practical results will be is almost impossible.

60.The man idea of the first paragraph is that________.

 A.man desires to explore what is unknown

B.man often goes wherever his dreams go

C.man is no longer interested in the study of the land and sea now

D.man’s history is his exploration of the world

[答案]A由第一段第1、2句可知,人类渴望探索未知领域。

61.The underlined word "manifold" in the second paragraph probably means________.

 A.vast    B.various      C.valuable       D.practical

[答案]B manifold多种多样的,这个生词的意思从其后的“They include…and many others”可以猜到。

62.The author seems to be in favor of (赞成)________.

A.doubting the necessity of the space exploration

B.the exploration of space

C.exploring more in space than in other areas

D.his experiencing in space

[答案]B文章对宇宙探索持赞成态度。

63.In the last sentence of paragraph 2 the phrase "practical results" refers to the results_______.

A.that are gained from experience

B.that can be learned as knowledge

C.that can benefit us human beings

D.that help us make further exploration

[答案]C宇宙探索带来的实际作用应是对人类有用的东西。

C

  "Mummy, I don't know what to play with." Steve interrupts his mother, who is talking to a friend, for the fourth time. "You've got a room full of toys!" his mother says, impatiently. In fact, it is the jumble of toys which is to blame for four-year-old Steve's lack of interest in his dolls, cars and packed animals. Each morning he tips out(倒出) three washing baskets of toys all over his floor, listlessly pulls out something and shortly after is standing at his mother's desk or following her into the kitchen saying, "Mummy, I am bored."

  A family therapist(心理医生) explains why children lose interest when they have a whole "toy shop" at home:"According to their brain development, little children are not in a position to judge the quality of a variety of things at once. There is always just one favorite toy for the moment. All the rest is left lying about." What can parents do to stop their children from being oversupplied with toys? Under no conditions should we simply make something disappear without the child's knowledge. If he/she takes no more notice of a toy, a parent can ask if it can be stored or given away. Be warned though the child will always say he/she wants it then! A talk with relatives and friends may also help. Lyn is the mother of four-year-old Jessie, and we like her way. A small set of shelves in her child's room holds the toys and books that are the current (at present) favorites. When it seems to her that her daughter is tired of these toys, they put them away in a box together and select some other toys from a cupboard in another room. The box of "old" toys goes into the cupboard.When her child says she is "bored", they also get something from her cupboard—it may be something she has had for some time but because she hasn't seen it for a while it is almost like a new toy.

Some favorite toys stay out all the time, and there is a collection of dolls which sits in the corner, and in this way Lyn has found that she has fewer toys to put away at the end of the day and her daughter always has something "fresh" to play with.

64.Steve interrupted his mother several times because________.

 A.he felt uninterested in his toys

B.he disliked his mother’s guest

C.he didn’t have enough toys to play with

D.he hoped his mother would play with him

[答案]A由第一段第三行lack of interest…可知。

65.According to the therapist, children often complain that they have nothing to play with because________.

 A.they can’t play alone for a long time

 B.they are too young to play with so many toys

 C.they are too lazy to pick out their favorites

 D.they lack the ability to value too many things at a time

[答案]D由第二段第二行little children are not in a position to judge the quality of a variety of things at once 可知。

66.Which of the following can be used in place of the underlined word "jumble" in Paragraph 1?

A.Simple choice.                       B.Mixture in disorder. 

C.Ordinary appearance.                  D.Same shape.

[答案]B jumble杂乱。这句话的意思是“是因为玩具的杂乱堆放才使孩子们对玩具等失去兴趣。”

 D

 For a long time scientists tried to predict the weather by looking at it. This did not work very well .Even if a man stands on a very high mountain, he can only see a small part of the weather. In 1820, a German scientist showed that scientists could draw a map of the way the weather moves.

  The weather of tomorrow is far away from us. It may move at 30 miles an hour. It moves 720 miles in 24 hours.

  Because weather moves, the best way to predict it is to use maps. You can see a picture of the weather in large parts of the world on a map. Winter storms of rain and snow can be 1,000 miles wide. Only on a map can meteorologists (气象学家) see a storm this big.

   In 1820, it was difficult to make such maps. Why was it difficult? The scientists needed weather reports to make the maps. It was not easy to get weather reports quickly. Today weather reports can be easily and quickly collected from everywhere.

   The whole world works together now to make weather maps. Weathermen send reports from country to country in seconds. There are weather offices in many, many places. There are also weather ships, planes, weather balloons, and satellites to help the weathermen. They study the weather 24 hours a day, seven days a week. With a short time all their reports will be on maps drawn in New York, London, Tokyo, Mexico City, and many other places.

People in all these places speak different languages, but this is not a problem. Weather is international. That is, it has its own special language. And scientists in all countries can understand it. The weathermen in all countries draw maps in the same figures and numbers. A weather map from the United States or Canada looks the same as a map from Turkey, Russia or Sweden.

67.The phrase "predict the weather" in the first sentence probably means________.

 A.make pictures for the weather

 B.say what the weather is like

  C.say how the weather will change

D.talk about the weather

[答案]C predict the weather预测天气,指天气将如何变化。

68.The best way to predict weather is to use weather maps because ________.

 A.it is difficult to climb a high mountain

 B.it is easy to make weather maps

 C.the weather changes quickly

  D.the weather moves quickly

[答案]D由第三段第一句即知。

69.The weather map is made by_________.

A.the weather reports from everywhere in the world

B.a weatherman who draws well

C.different maps of different places

D.a weatherman, who draws maps on the high mountains

[答案]A由第四段可知。The whole world works together now to make weather maps.

70.It is easy to make the weather maps because ________.

 A.winter storms of rain and snow can be 1,000 miles wide

B.the whole world works together and it is easier to get weather reports quickly

C.people can travel by plane

D.people have the same language

[答案]B由第四段可知。

71.Why can people who use different languages understand the same weather maps?

A.Because weather offices have been set up everywhere

B.Because weather reports can be sent from country to country in a short time

C.Because satellites can help people to get the information about weather

D.Because the weathermen in all countries draw maps in the same figures and numbers.

[答案]D最后一段讲到:It has its own special language.和draw maps in the same figures and numbers.

E

The British are the most voracious(如饥似渴的) newspaper readers in the world.

  They read newspapers at breakfast ; they walk to the bus reading a newspaper; they read a newspaper on bus, as they go to work; and on the way back home, after work, they are engaged in reading an evening newspaper.

  There are many" morning papers", both national and provincial. The most famous is The Times. Different from what many foreigners believe, this is not a government newspaper. The various newspapers usually have their own views of the Communist Morning Star. The Labor Party and the Trades Union Congress no longer have a daily newspaper to represent them.

Bold headlines and a variety of photographs are features of the British press. Some newspapers, such as the sober Daily Telegraph and The Times, use photographs sparingly(节省). The more“popular”newspapers, using the small or "tabloid"(小报) format, such as the Daily Express, the Mail, the Daily Mirror and the Sun, use pictures extensively and also run strip cartoons and humorous drawings, some of which present striking pictorial comment on politics.

Besides offering features common to newspapers all over the world, British newspapers specialize in pages devoted to criticism of the arts and a woman's page. One feature found in many foreign newspapers is missing in British papers:the serial(连载).

Nearly all papers pay special attention to the reporting of sports and athletics. The evening newspapers are often bought because the buyer wants to know the winner of a race, or to get good tip for a race that is still to be run. There is no censorship(审查) of the press in Britain (except in wartime), though of course all newspapers—like private persons—are responsible for what they publish, and can be sued for libel (为诽谤而被起诉) for publishing articles that go beyond the bounds of decency(正派), or for ignorance of court”. (e.g. calling a man a murderer while he is still being tried.Such cases are not often)

72.Which of the following does NOT serve as an evidence(证据) that the British are the great newspaper readers?

A.They read newspapers at breakfast.

B.They read newspapers at work.

C.They read newspapers on bus.

D.They read newspapers on the way back home.

[答案]B只有B项文中没有提到。

73.Many of foreigners think that_______.

A.The Times is an organ (喉舌) of the government

B.The Times has its own views on politics

C.The Times is the most famous newspaper in the world

D.The Times pays too much attention to the reporting of political events

[答案]A许多外国人认为The Times是政府的喉舌,实际上并非如此。由文章第三段可知。

74.British newspapers are characterized by ________.

 A.bold headlines

B.various kinds of photographs

C.striking pictorial comment on politics

D.both A and B

[答案]D由第四段第一句可知。

75.Which of the following conclusions can NOT be drawn from the passage?

A.Englishmen always take every possible chance to read newspapers.

B.In Britain, newspapers must be carefully examined by the authorities(当局) before their publication for fear that they present anything offensive.

C.Few British newspapers publish libelous articles.

D.The Times is one of the world-famous newspapers.

[答案]B由最后一段There is no censorship (审查)of the press in Britain 可知,B项是不对的。

第Ⅱ卷(共35分)

第四部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)

第一节  短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

  此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该

行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:

  该行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线

划掉。

  该行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词:在错词的下面画一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

 Many parents worry about the effects of TV on their                

children. According to a study, some children spend much time             76._________

watching TV than they do studying in school. Because so                 77.__________

much viewing, children may not be develop the habit of                  78.__________

read and the ability to enjoy themselves. No one worries                  79.__________

much about the radio program young people listen to,                   80.__________

although radios can be very noise. Some people are worried               81.__________

about the effects of TV commercials. On a year, the                    82._________

average child sees 25 000 television commercials, all                    83.__________

planned and written by grown-ups to make children to want               84.__________

things that they don't real need.                                   85.__________

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

下面5幅图所描述的是陈教授和一个乞丐的一段经历。请根据这些图画的内容,用英语记述这一故事。

注意:

1.故事应包括所有图画的内容,可以适当增加细节,使情节连贯。开头已为你写好。

2.词数为100个左右。

3.参考词汇:乞丐beggar  拐枚 crutch   纸币 note 

Professor Chen was in a hurry to a lecture when…

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Text 1

  M:Well, I wonder why the office is still not open.

  W:But it's not yet eight. In fact, it's only a quarter to eight.

Text 2

  M:I hope it'll be fine tomorrow. I'm going boating with Tom.

  W:Oh, I think it will be fine.

  M:Are you sure?

  W:Yes, I heard it on the radio.

Text 3

  M:Something is wrong with our TV.

W:Why don't you ask Mr. Green to have a look?

Text 4

  W:David, are you coming with us to the park?

  M:No, I'm sorry, but I have to catch up on my homework.

Text 5

  W:Hello, John, What are you doing at the airport?

  M:I'm expecting a friend from Shanghai. He is coming to attend the Guangzhou Book Show.

Text 6

  W:What part of the paper are you reading?

  M:The part about travel.

  W:Are you thinking about our vacation already?

  M:Yes, it's not so far away. I've been looking at these advertisements.

  W:Why don't we go to the same place we went last year?

  M:I don't want to stay at that hotel again, l have a better idea for this year. Look at this advertisement. This looks like a wonderful vacation for me.

  W:"Three weeks", "Ten exciting ports", "Use the ship as a hotel". How much does it cost'?

  M:The price isn't given.

  W:It must be expensive if they don't give the price in the paper. And besides, I'd rather stay in one place.

  M:I don't want to sit on the same beach and eat the same food and look at the same walls every day for three or four weeks.

W:You know the doctor said you shouldn't try to do too much.

M:He didn't say that I had to sit in the same chair all day long.

Text 7

   W:Shall I phone and tell your secretary you're not coming today?

   M:Yes, please, dear:Tell her I've got a cold and have a headache, but hope Go be back in a day or two. You'd better say I'm staying in bed.

   W:But you're not in bed! Do you want me to tell a lie?

   M:Oh, it's only a very little one, dear. I'm not making a false excuse. I really have a bad headache.

  W:Then put the cigarette out. It's very foolish of you to smoke when you' ve got a cold.

  M:Very well, dear. You're quite right.

  W:You don't always obey me so quickly.

  M:Don't I?

 W:Look, here's some boiling water. Do as I tell you now. I've put something in the water     that'll do you a lot of good.Wrap this cloth round your head and put your nose over the water. That's fight. Breathe in, deeply. It'll do you a lot of good.

  M:It smells nice.

  W:Go on doing that for five minutes and I'll phone the office.

Text 8

  M:What's the next problem?

W:Why do English people so often say something about the weather when they begin a talk with strangers?

  M:Well, of course, the weather in England is always changing. We never know what to expect. If you were in a country when the weather doesn't change much, it would be difficult to say much about it. But you asked why we talk about the weather to strangers. That's an interesting question. It's probably because the weather's a subject quite safe to talk about.

  W:It's a way of reaching agreement.

  M:Yes. I begin by saying, "A cold morning, isn't it?" The other man says, "It certainly is." I say, "It's been cold all week," and the other man says, "Yes, we're having a very cold spring."

  W:So far you've agreed about everything.

  M:Yes. Then we're beginning to feel friendly. But if we start with subjects on which disagreement is possible, politics for example, we might not become friendly.

Text 9

 W:You look worried this evening, dear. What's the trouble?

 M:I'm going through the telephone bill. It's over 10 pounds. But last month it was under 7 pounds.

 W:I don't think we've used the telephone more than usual, have we?

 M:But the prices of long-distance calls and telegrams are very high. Who made all these expensive calls to London? I don't remember making them. Do we know any one in London?

W:Oh, they must be Jack's calls. Ann was staying in London with her uncle in October. Jack rang her up nearly every evening.

M:Oh, did he? Well, he can pay for the calls, then.

W:Jack's only earning 30 pounds a month.

M:What long talks they must have had!

W:Yes, but do remember they are young. I'll pay for Jack's calls to Ann. Father sent me a check for Christmas, you remember, I haven't spent it all yet.

M:I wasn't serious, dear. Use your father's money for yourself, I'm sure there are lots of things you like.

Text 10

  Now, back to the news. An early morning fire damaged the historic Geller House today. It destroyed the third floor of the building, but firefighters saved the first and second floors. There were only a few elderly people living in the building at the time, and they were carried out to safety.

  The Geller House was built in 1718, and was used as a hotel for over 150 years. George Washington stayed here in 1782.The Geller family owned the building until the 1930's. Then they sold it to the Mills family. Five years ago, it was made into a building for the elderly.

  Several fire departments were called to the scene. When we asked Fire Chief Andrew Barnes how the fire started, he answered that most likely a burning cigarette caused it. Chief Barnes promised to further examine the cause.

答案:

21—25 B B A D B 26—30A A C B C 31—35 B C B A A

提示:

21.根据句意应为“我的墨水用完了。”use up应该用被动语态,has been used up; run out则没有被动语态,故选B。

22.It’s the first /second/third…time that sb. has done sth. 句型中that从句中要用现在完成时。remind sb. of sth.意为“提醒某人想起某事”。

23.had been running是过去完成进行时,表示到过去某时为止动作仍在进行,此题意思是:“当你看到我的时候我很累,因为我一直在跑步。”

24.此题中for是介词,后面要接doing,排除A;Tony没有被邀请参加晚会,是被动语态,排除B、C;not having been invited是-ing形式完成式的否定形式,作for的宾语。

25.“Only+状语”放在句首,其后的部分应用倒装。此句中when the editor comes是状语,不倒装,排除A、C;后面的It will be possible to…要倒装为will it be possible to…,因此答案为B。

26.What if…?倘若……又会怎样?后接从句;What about…? ……又会如何?后接n. 或v.-ing;How come …?= Why is it that…? 为什么……?后接从句。根据句意用What if…?

27.动词injure与它的逻辑主语the soldier之间是被动关系,要用过去分词作状语,表示原因,排除B、C;D项应改为Having been injured。故选A项,seriously 是副词,修饰injured。

28.manage to do sth. 设法成功地做了某事,指有成功的结果,try to do sth. 努力(试图)去做某事,结果成功与否不得而知。前半句问他是不是成功逃脱惩罚,用manage,后半句,说他曾尝试过,但失败了,用try. succeed后接in doing sth.。

29.call up使记起,唤起;call back回电话;call in召来;call for派人去请。

30.bank与rob之间是被动关系,排除B。根据sth. is reported/said/believed to do/have done句型排除D,又因为rob发生在report之前,要用完成式,故选C。

31.stolen是过去分词作定语,表被动,sth. is found doing是find sb. doing sth. 的被动形式。

32.instead of 代替;而不是;in case of在……情况下;in spite of 不管;尽管;in favour of支持,赞成。句意为“尽管时而要做一些零活,他在学校总是表现很好。”

33.It doesn’t matter (没关系)回应I’m sorry. It makes no difference表示“没有造成差别、影响”,指较大的事情上,此处不适合。

34.China前面有形容词修饰时可以加冠词,此处表示一个更加强大的中国(不同于现在和过去的中国,故用a)。第二空用不定冠词a,表示一个能让我们所住的星球感到震惊并使之丰富的国家。

35.would 此处表示过去经常性,习惯性的动作或状态,相当于used to。

36—40 A D D D B  41—45 B C A C B  46—50 A A D C B  51—55 C A D B D

提示:

36.由第三句Anna’s house was high enough 可知许多房子都是在她的房子的下面。

37.没有房顶和墙的房子仍然立在那儿。

38.洪水过后自然留下的是mud(泥土),dust则指灰尘。

42.share sth. with sb. 与某人分享某物

44.worried 担心的,disappointed失望的,puzzled疑惑的,impressed留下印象的。其他人对Anna的举动感到疑惑不解。

46.support支撑,供养;supply提供;grow生长;keep 饲养(动物)

48.当时Anna并没有住在那儿,排除then;从下文可知这位好心人领养了她,后来她就住在那儿,故选D。

50.as连词,“正如”,“像……一样”。指那位妇女有许多孩子,正如我现在一样。

52.此题极易选buy。因为下面有she came back with a girl…及Here’s our present, 可知她没有去买礼物,而是带来了一个孩子作为礼物。故选A。

55.联系上下文,不难看出这个女孩就是“我”。

76.much → more(由下行中的than可知。)

77.because 后加 of(Because后加of, of后接名词。)

78.去掉be

79.read → reading(of后接doing)

80.program→programs

81.noise→noisy(be+adj. noisy 吵闹的 )

82.On→ In(year前不用on, in a year一年之内)

83.√

84.去掉第二个to(make sb. do sth.)

85.real→ really(副词修饰动词need。)

One possible version:

 Professor Chen was in a hurry to a lecture when he found a beggar sitting by the roadside, but he was too busy to notice him and he just passed him by. The beggar stopped Professor Chen with his crutch. Seeing the crutch, Professor Chen realized he was a poor disabled man. He then offered the beggar several coins. The beggar, however, refused to take them. Professor Chen was about to look for a note when accidentally a 100 yuan note was blown out of his wallet into the air. To his great surprise, the beggar jumped up, running after the note like a mad