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）

21. Laid-off workers cannot afford to purchase medicines from ______ chemist when they get sick, nor do their children keep ______ healthy diet.

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

22. _________ insurance, the sickness would have caused a big problem.

A. If I hadn’t B. Having had C. If I had had D. Without

23. She thought there was _______ like it in any of the stores, and she had turned all of them inside out.

A. no other B. not any C. no more D. no another

24. Della gave a scream of joy, and then _________ in tears and cries.

A. burst in B. broke out C. broke up D. fell

25. With the door closed all day long, the headmaster________ on the plan for the new term. He hasn’t had his supper yet.

A. works B. was working C. has been working D. has worked

26. It was surprising to see all the Olympic torch bearers had reached the top of Mount Qomolangma, _______ turned up a rare rainbow soon.

A. of which B. where

C. from which D. above which

27.Black had so good a time________ he visited his parents in New York last year.

A. that               B. which             C. when              D. where

28. Yesterday I went to watch the basketball match, because my sister _______ in it.

A. is playing B. was playing

C. has played D. had played

29. The naughty boy is always fond of finding out _______ he can go with a stranger.

A. how often B. how far C. how long D. how soon

30. I don’t know what was argued about , but I can feel that the topic ________.

A. had changed B. was changed

C. has been changed D. will changed

31. ______ is most important to me, I think, is my teaching course.

A. It B. This C. As D. What

32.The professor seldom wears anything other than a jacket _______ the weather.

A. wherever B. whenever C. however D. whatever

33. He’s _______ a world chess champion—you should be able to beat him.

A. probably B. hardly C. actually D. nearly

34. It is reported that the weather will continue next week, when a cold front _____ to come.

A. will be expected B. expects

C. is expecting D. is expected

35. If your study plans succeeded, you _______ your marks in the following exam.

A. will increase B. have been increasing

C. have increased D. would be increasing

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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

The day was Thankful Thursday, our “regular day” of service. It’s a 36 tradition that my two little girls and I began years ago. On this 37 Thursday, we had no idea exactly what we were going to do .

38 along a busy road, we prayed for guidance in our quest of 39 our weekly Act of Kindness. My girls were 40 ,and started shouting “McDonald’s”. Suddenly I realized that almost every crossing I 41 was occupied by a beggar, and then it hit me !All these beggars must be hungry. Perfect! We were going to buy 42 for them.

It was a great way to 43 .The Act of Kindness was anonymous(匿名的)，and we loved what we saw in the back view mirror: a 44 and delighted person holding up his lunch bag and just looking at us 45 we drove off.

We had come to the end of our “route” where there was a small woman standing there, asking for 46 . We handed her our final lunch bag ,and then made a U-turn to head back in the opposite direction for home. Unfortunately, the light stopped us; I was 47 and didn’t know quite how to behave.

“No one has ever done anything like this for me before,” the woman said with 48 . I replied, “Well, I’m glad that we were the first.” 49 uneasy ,and wanting to move the conversation along, l asked, “So, when do you think you’ll eat your lunch?”

“Oh honey, I’ m not going to 50 this lunch.” I was confused, and she continued, “I have a little girl of my own at home and she just 51 McDonald’s, but I can never buy it for her because I just don’t have the 52 . You know what….tonight she is going to have McDonald’s!”

So many times I had 53 whether our Acts of Kindness were too small or insignificant to really 54 any change. Yet in that moment, I recognized the 55 of Mother Teresa’s words, “We cannot do great things — only small things with great love.”

36. A. weekly B. monthly C. yearly D. daily

37. A. common B. particular C. ordinary D. usual

38. A. Walking B. Running C. Driving D. Wandering

39. A. finding B. meeting C. realizing D. fulfilling

40. A. hungry B. tired C. thirsty D. bored

41. A. talked about B. pass through C. turned down D. picked up

42. A. bread B. gift C. lunch D. water

43. A. receive B. beg C. present D. give

44. A. surprised B. angered C. pleased D. puzzled

45 .A .because B. as C. but D. otherwise

46. A. thanks B. invitation C. change D. advice

47. A. worried B. frightened C. feared D. embarrassed

48. A. amazement B. excitement C .enjoyment D. disappointment

49. A. Behaving B. Feeling C. Sounding D. Looking

50. A. accept B. refuse C. eat D. share

51. A. dislikes B. prefers C. sells D. loves

52. A. money B. courage C. honour D. choice

53. A. considered B. questioned C. determined D. imagined

54. A. affect B. have C. happen D. promote

55. A. importance B. value C. structure D. truth

第三部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）

第一节 选择题（共17小题，每小题2分，满分34分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Room for Revolution : George Washington and His Philadelphia Friends

March 16, 2007 — August 30, 2007

Charles Willson Peale’s George Washington at Princeton is on view at the Museum which was lent from a private collection . This visually （视觉上） striking and finely made life-size portrait records Washington’s 6-foot-2-inch figure in a pose highlighting strength , calmness , and elegance .It is put up in a room neighboring to the Powel House parlor , a period room from one of Philadelphia’s greatest eighteenth-century private homes , where Washington was frequently entertained by his friends , Samuel and Elizabeth Powel . Both spaces contain important examples of furniture by Philadephia’s finest craftsmen , such as Thomas Afflect and John Aitken . Among these is a side chair specially ordered by the Washingtons when living in Philadelphia .

Painted in Philadelphia in 1779, Peale’s painting was immediately sent to Europe to raise Washington’s reputation as a leader and the cause of the American Revolution , then in progress . Later ,during Europe’s Napoleonic Wars , a Spanish with strong sympathies with American Revolution owned the picture . At that time he added the complicated carved explanation to it , which describes Washington as “a liberator of his country who gave up absolute power.”

Curators

American Art Department Staff , website commentary by Carol Soltis

Location

Galleries 286 and 287 , second floor

56．This passage is mainly about .

A．the cause of the American Revolution

B．the information of a portrait on view

C．the description of the life of George Washington

D．the friendship between Washington and his friends

57．What is the name of the portrait?

A．Room for Revolution B．Charles Wilson Peale

C．George Washington at Princeton

D．George Washington and His Philadelphia Friends

58．What happened in the Powel House parlor?

A．Washington entertained his friends. B．Washington made a chair on his own.

C．Charles Wilson Peale finished the portrait.

D．Samuel and Elizabeth Powel met Washington a lot.

59．According to the passage, Washington .

A．lived between 1741 and 1827 B．ordered the portrait painted in 1779

C．was sympathized by a Spanish D．was a great man not greedy for power

60．The passage tells us that .

A．when the portrait was finished, America was at war

B．the portrait was originally hanging in Samuel’s room

C．the portrait was sent to Europe to gain support from Napoleon

D．the explanation of the portrait was carved by Philadelphia’s finest craftsmen

B

It’s difficult to get young people to listen to anything you say these days. They have shut themselves off from the world with earplugs attached to their personal stereos — MP3 players. With more than three million iPods and MP3 players sold in Britain every year, it’s not just young people who are in the personal stereo habit. What risk to our hearing?

When MP3 players and iPods are turned up to full volume, the sound can reach 104 db the maximum allowed by EU safety standards, and almost as loud as a pneumatic drill(110 db).

The advice from scientists is to turn down the volume and limit use of such machines to an hour a day; the producers also recommend taking regular breaks to give the ears a rest. Yet research by the Royal National Institute for the Deaf(RNID)showed that 39 percent of young people don’t practice safe listening. There is a concern that they could be creating problems for themselves later in life.

People with good hearing have tiny hair cells that line the inner ear and transmit signals to the brain, which it interprets as sound. When repeatedly exposed to uncomfortably loud noises(loud is defined as above 80 db),including music through headphones and at concerts, those hair cells require a rush of blood or oxygen, otherwise “they effectively die”, Temporary hearing loss or tinnitus (ringing in the ears)is a sign that hair cells are trying to recover, but over time recovery becomes impossible.

At UK cinemas, sound levels of 110 db have been recorded. Music played in nightclubs is so loud as to be comparable, in some cases, to standing two feet away from an aeroplane as it takes off (110 db). The level of sound at which pain starts to occur is 140 db.

61. When you use an MP3 player, you should do the following EXCEPT______.

A．turning it up to full volume B. taking regular breaks

C. using it less than an hour a day D. turning down the volume

62. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. MP3 players and iPods are always harmful for hearing.

B. Three million young people use MP3 players in Britain.

C. Most young British people suffer from hearing loss.

D. Over half of young British people practice safe listening.

63. The highest safe sound shouldn’t be louder than______.

A.80 db B.140 db C.104 db D.110 db

64. What would be the best title for the passage?

A.A Warning that Falls on Deaf Ears B.MP3 Players — Hearing Killers

C. The Causes of Hearing Loss D. Hair Cells Are Suffering from Loud Noises

C

An exercise method to stretch muscles and improve strength and balance is becoming popular in the United States. Here’s more about Gyrotonics and the man who invented this special form of exercise.

Gyrotonics is a kind of exercise that combines the movements of dancing and swimming with the mental and physical practice called yoga .It helps lengthen muscles, improve balance, and exercise the joints, the parts of the body where bones join each other.

A Hungarian dancer named Juliu Horvath developed this special form of exercise .After he was injured in a dancing accident, Mr. Horvath studied yoga intensely. In the 1980s, he developed a new exercise method and combined it with yoga to strengthen dancers’ muscles.

According to Mr Horvath, his method is based on the octopus, the monkey and the cat. He says these animals have few restrictions. They can move in any direction with control and strength. He designed Gyrotonic movements to help the human body move more freely.

A special machine made of wood and weights helps guide the body through the many Gyrotonics exercises. You sit or lie on a flat board. You put your legs or hands through special cloth handles attached to a line with weights. With the tension created by the weights, you must try to move through the exercise.

Seven kinds of backbone movements form the base of Gyrotonics. For example, you can stretch your back to the left and right or forwards and backwards. While moving your back, you can also work on arm or leg motions. These movements must be done in a smooth way. Often the motions are circular.

When Juliu Horvath first developed Gyrotonics, he was the only teacher. Since then , he has taught almost 70 master trainers. Now, there are more than 800 official schools in the world where you can learn Gyrotonics.

65. This passage mainly focuses on .

A. Horvath’s successful life B. a special kind of exercise

C. some advice on health care D. some uses of a special machine

66. According to the passage, what made it possible for Horvath to develop Gyrotonics?

A. His dancing-related injury. B. His failure in practicing yoga.

C. His good skills of dancing. D. His wish to be a Gyrotonics trainer.

67. What do you think inspired Horvath in developing Gyrotonics?

A. His experience in dancing. B. His use of a special machine.

C. The movements of some animals. D. The ideas from many trainers.

68. lf you intend to strengthen your body through Gyrotonics, you have to .

A. have a strong body B. turn to Horvath

C. watch how animals move D. buy the machine mentioned

69. What do we learn from the passage?

A. Many Americans have improved their health through Gyrotonics.

B. In a way, Gyrotonics is an exercise that improves yoga.

C. You only have to move your backbone when doing the exercises.

D. Gyrotonics courses can be found in most countries worldwide.

D

Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida， a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house.

He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator was swimming toward the shore. His mother in the house was looking out the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer together. She ran toward the water, shouting to her son as loudly as she could.

Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late .Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him.

Form the dock, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard her screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.

Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal and, on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.

The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy after the injury, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mum wouldn’t let go.”

Sometimes we foolishly wade into dangerous situations. The swimming hole of life is filled with danger and we forget that the enemy is waiting to attack. When the tug-of-war begins and if you have the scars of his love on your arms, be very, very grateful. He did not and will not let you go.

70. What was coming when the boy flew into the lake?

A. Happiness. B. A fish. C. Danger. D. Mother.

71. By whom was the alligator killed at last?

A. The boy himself. B. The boy’s mother.

C. The boy and his mother. D. A farmer.

72. Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage?

A. Save a Boy B. Scars of Love

C.A Brave Boy D. Fight with a Alligator

第二节 简答题（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分）

阅读下面短文，根据第73至第75小题的具体要求，简要回答问题。

Heroes of Our Time

A good heart

Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty and disease. He came to Georgetown University on a scholarship (奖学金) to study medicine - but Coach John Thompson got a look at Dikembe and had a different idea. Dikembe became a star in the NBA, and a citizen of the United States. But he never forgot the land of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with others. He built a new hospital in his old hometown in the Congo. A friend has said of this good-hearted man: "Mutombo believes that God has given him this chance to do great things."

Success and kindness

After her daughter was born. Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her love of music and art with her child. So she borrowed some equipment, and began filming children's videos in her own house. The Baby Einstein Company was born, and in just five years her business grew to more than $20 million in sales. And she is using her success to help others — producing child safety videos with John Walsh of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Julie says of her new program: "I believe it's the most important thing that I have ever done. I believe that children have the right to live in a world that is safe."

Bravery and courage

A few weeks ago Wesley Autrey was waiting at a Harlem subway station with his two little girls when he saw a man fall into the path of a train. With seconds to act, Wesley jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man into the space between the rails , and held him as the train passed right above their heads. He insists he's not a hero. He says: "We have got to show each other some love."

73. What was Mutombo praised for?(回答词数不超过8个)

74. What did the Baby Einstein Company do at its beginning?（回答词数不超过7个）

75. Why was Wesley Autrey praised as a hero?（回答词数不超过10个）

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读短文，根据所读内容在文后76—85的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。注重：每空不超过3个单词。

A simple piece of clothesline hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans and their neighbors.

On one side stand those who see clothes dryers as a waste of energy and a major polluter of the environment. As a result, they are turning to clotheslines as part of the “what-I –can do environmentalism.”

On the other side are people who are against drying clothes outside, arguing that clotheslines are unpleasant to look at. They have persuaded Home Owners Associations (HOAs) access the U.S. to ban outdoor clotheslines, because clothesline drying also tends to lower home value in the neighborhood. This had led to a Right-to-Dry Movement that is calling for laws to be passed to protect people’s right to use clotheslines.

So far, only three states have laws to protect clothesline. Right-to-Dry supporters argue that there should be move.

Matt Reck, 37, is the kind of eco-conscious person who feeds his trees with bathwater and reuses water drops from his air conditioners to water plants. His family also uses a clothesline. But on July 9, 2007, the HOA in Wake Forest, North Carolina, told him that a dissatisfied neighbor had telephoned them about him clothesline. The Recks paid no attention to the warming and still dried their clothes on a line in the yard. “Many people say they are environmentally friendly but they don’t take matters in their own hands,” says Reck. The local HOA has decided not to take any action, unless more neighbors come to them.

North Carolina lawmakers are saying that banning clotheslines is not the right thing to do. But HOAs and housing businesses believe that clothesline drying reminds people of poor neighborhoods. They worry that if buyers think their future neighbors can’t even afford dryers, housing prices will fall.

Environmentalists say such worries are not necessary, and in view of global warming, that idea needs to change. As they say, “The clothesline is beautiful. Hanging clothes outside should be encouraged. We all have to do at least something to slow down the process of global warming.”

Title: 76.___________ in clothesline drying

Two sides

Details

Support it

Against it

Should be encouraged

Should 77.________________

78.________________

a.79.________ ___ to look at

b.in view of 80._______ __

a.reminding people of 81.________

b.housing prices will 82.__________

Actions

a.83._______waste water

b. to drying clothes in a line

a. persuading HOAs to ban it

b.84.________________clothes lines by calling the HOA up

Results

a. laws 85.____________________ in three states

b. supported by environmentalists