英语试题

说明：1.本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。满分120分，考试时间120分钟。

2.在答题纸的密封线内填写学校、班级、姓名、考号，密封线内不要答题。

3.将所有答案均按题号填涂或填写在答题卡或答题纸相应的答题处，否则不得分。

第 = 1 \* ROMAN I卷 选择题（三部分，共85分）

第一部分 听力（共2节，满分20分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有2分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节 （共5小题； 每小题1分，满分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秒钟的时间往返答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What did the man do after he lost his passport?

A. He went to see the foreign student advisor.

B. He went to Washington.

C. He went to the Passport Office.

2. Where is the woman going now?

A. To school. B. To the shop. C. To her friend’s house.

3. When will the speakers get to New York?

A. At 8:30. B. At 8:50. C. At 9:00.

4. Who wanted to borrow the camera?

A. Mary. B. Jane. C. Alice.

5. Where is Fred now?

A. At lunch. B. In class. C. At home.

第二节 （共15小题； 每小题1分，满分15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6段材料，回答第6---7题。

6. Why is the man afraid the meat is rotten?

A. Because he bought it the day before yesterday.

B. Because he kept it outside the refrigerator.

C. Because he forgot to eat it for dinner.

7. What’s the man’s opinion about eating out?

A. He never gets full enough.

B. It costs more.

C. The food is not so delicious.

听第7段材料，回答第8---9题

8. When did his holiday start?

A. This morning. B. Last night. C. Four days ago.

9. Which country has the man NOT visited yet ?

A. Spain. B. France. C. Russia.

听第8段材料，回答第10---12题。

10. Who used to live in this room?

A.The woman’s husband.

B. The woman’s son.

C. The woman herself.

11. How did the man feel about the room?

A. The woman charged it too much.

B. It was a good place to cook in.

C. It was just the kind of room he was interested in.

12. What did the woman ask the man to do first?

A. To move in as soon as possible.

B. To pay her 80 dollars before he moved in.

C. To come again the next morning.

听第9段材料，回答第13---16题。

13. What is Jack probably going to be?

A. A doctor. B . A businessman. C. A lawyer.

14. What did Li Hua plan to be at first?

A. A doctor. B. A business woman. C. A lawyer.

15. Why does Li Hua want to learn English now?

A. Because English is very important in China.

B. Because English is very interesting.

C. Because English is easier to learn.

16. What are the two speakers?

A. Doctors. B. Lawyers. C. Students.

听第10段材料，回答第17---20题。

17. What is the speed limit on highways in America?

A. 25 miles an hour. B. 35 miles an hour. C. 55 miles an hour.

18. What is on a traffic ticket?

A. Traffic rules.

B. Why the driver is stopped by the police.

C. How much the driver must pay.

19. What will happen if a driver receives too many traffic tickets?

A. He will be put in prison. B. He can’t drive forever. C. He can’t drive for some time.

20. How is the traffic during the rush hour?

A. Quite heavy. B. Very light. C. No traffic.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共2节，满分35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答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. --- Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our study?

--- If you make ______ most of the time, there will be ________ rise in your study efficiency.

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

22. Located ___________ the eastern coast of the sea, the village is fairly new _________ only a small population of less than 3,000.

A. on; with B. off; with C. in; of D. on; in

23. --- Jack has spent an hour in the shoe shop. Hasn’t he decided which pair of shoes to buy?

--- Maybe. Young as he is, he is __________ about his appearance.

A. special B. curious C. particular D. serious

24. A warm thought suddenly came to me _______ I might use the pocket money to buy some flowers for my mother’s birthday.

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

25. Before the war broke out, many people _________ in safe places possessions they couldn’t take with them.

A. threw away B. put away C. gave away D. carried away

26. I might fail, but _________ I insist on doing it. I don’t mind.

A. however B. anyhow C. yet D. meanwhile

27.Governments in many developing countries work hard to _________ education for children, __________, they must also take it into consideration whether they are willing to take the opportunities.

A. provide; besides B. supply; on top of C. offer; what’s more D. give ; in addition

28. --- What happened to you on your way back to the hotel last Saturday ?

--- I lost my way in complete darkness , and ________things worse, it began to pour.

A. making B. to make C. having made D. made

29. --- Did Mary go to the exhibition yesterday?

--- Yes, but she _________ at home.

A. may have stayed B. must stay

C. should have stayed D. was staying

30. ---How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers?

---The key _______ the problem is to meet the demand ______ by the customers.

A.to solving; making B. to solving; made

C. to solve; making D. to solve; made

31. My neighbours used to give me a hand in time of trouble, ________ was very kind of them.

A . it B. who C. that D. which

32. ---Have you known each other for long ?

---Not very long, ________ we started to work in the company.

A. since B. after C. before D. when

33. _______ around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird’s Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games.

A. Having shown B. To be shown C. Having been shown D. To show

34. ---I’ll come to see your performance at 9:00 tomorrow evening.

---I’m sorry, by then my performance _______ and I _______ reporters in the meeting room.

A. will end; will meet B. will have ended; will be meeting

C. will be ended; am going to meet D. is to end; will meet

35. ---Shall I give you a hand with this as you are so busy now?

---Thank you. _______.

A. Of course you can B. If you like C. It’s up to you D. It couldn’t be better

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other 36 , including her "sixth sense", that she rarely gives the impression that she's 37 anything.

Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 38 that she doesn’t push too hard on them, 39 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that 40 often don't realize she's blind.

I 41 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 42 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 43 excited about her finger-painting project.

“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 44 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 45 with us”.

To my great 46 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my 47 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really 48 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt 49 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind. It had just never 50 in conversation. When I told my daughter that Michelle was blind, she was 51 for a moment. At first, she didn't believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla 52 . And I knew my child was 53 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also heard Kayla's 54 in her work.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my 55 .”

Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

36．A．ways B．means C．methods D．senses

37．A．enjoyed B．found C．missed D．lost

38．A．instead B．except C．since D．but

39．A．who B．it C．she D．which

40．A．children B．family C．guests D．friends

41．A．realized B．heard C．recognized D．witnessed

42．A．sad B．satisfied C．excited D．enjoyed

43．A．especially B．not so C．a little D．not at all

44．A．paint B．draw C．create D．mix

45．A．stayed B．painted C．talked D．played

46．A．excitement B．encouragement C．delight D．surprise

47．A．attitude B．color C．picture D．paper

48．A．touched B．distinguished C．saw D．understood

49．A．after B．before C．until D．when

50．A．come up B．turned out C．referred to D．talked about

51．A．curious B．quiet C．puzzled D．worried

52．A．cried B．insisted C．complained D．informed

53．A．right B．wrong C．worried D．uncertain

54．A．shortcomings B．difficulties C．pride D．description

55．A．paper B．pens C．hands D．eyes

第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

(A)Short Story Contest Rules

●The contest begins at 9 am Friday, November 29, 2008 and ends at 4 pm Thursday, January 17,2009.

●The contest is open to all residents of Ontario who are at 16 or over, except for employees, judges, and anyone living with any employee of the sponsors （赞助商）or judges.

●The author’s name, address, phone number, and a 25-50-word self-introduction must be included with each entry on a separate sheet of paper. The name of the author should not appear in the story itself.

●Stories must be original and unpublished up to the time the winners are declared on June23, 2009.

●Stories must be written on a computer or typewriter, be double-spaced and no longer than 2,500 words. Total word count should be printed on the front page of the story.

●No changes to a story are allowed once the Star receives your entry. Manuscripts will not be returned.

●A $ 5 entry fee must accompany each entry. Cheques or money orders should be made out to the Sunday Star Short Story Contest. Please do not send coins.

●Winners will be informed by telephone between 9 am and 5 pm on June 23, 2009.

●Professors from the Writing Centre at Ryerson University will complete the first round of judging. Another group of professional writers will select the final three.

SEND YOUR STORY TO:

SHORT STORY CONTEST, THE SUNDAY STAR ONE YONGE STREET

TORONTO, Ontario M5E1E6

Full contest rules are available at www.the star.com/contests

Tel: 416-367-2000

56. Which of the following is allowed to be written on the front page of the story?

A. The total word count. B. The author’s name.

C. The author’s self-introduction. D. The author’s phone number.

57. From the above advertisement, we can find out _______.

A. the topic of the stories B. the number of winners

C. the money the sponsors give to the organizer D. the total number of contestants

58. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Winners will get a book of short stories besides the money.

B. Citizens over16 living in Ontario can compete in the contest.

C. Contestants should send printed stories to the organizer.

D. Professors from universities will decide the winners.

(B)

American treasure hunters have made a huge find beneath the rolling waves of the Atlantic Ocean. The explorers, from a company called Odyssey Marine Exploration, found the sunken remains of a centuries-old treasure ship they have nicknamed the Black Swan. Divers have so far brought up more than 500,000 gold and silver coins from the wreck.

Odyssey Marine Exploration is based in Tampa, Florida. The company makes money by selling treasure to numismatists(银币奖章收藏家) and other collectors. But before Odyssey can profit from the incredible coin discovery, it has to establish ownership of the coins. Already, the government of Spain has claimed that the ship may have belonged to Spain. If so, Spain says the coins belong to Spain, not Odyssey Marine Exploration. Odyssey has yet to release the type, date, or nationality of the coins. And it won't reveal the location of the shipwreck either.

The company is keeping the treasure at a secret location in the United States. Experts say it is hard to know for sure how much money the treasure is worth. Some reports suggest that it could be worth as much as $500 million! If so, the Black Swan would be the most valuable shipwreck ever found. Odyssey says there are still artifacts (古董) down with the wreck.

John Morris, one of the founders of Odyssey, says the company is working to figure out more about the Black Swan. Two archeologists oversaw the recovery of the treasure. "Our research suggests that there were a number of Colonial period shipwrecks that were lost in the area where this site is located," Morris said in a press release. The company is not saying if they know the true identity of the ship. Some news reports have suggested that the Black Swan could actually be the Merchant Royal, a British ship that sunk in 1641 with thousands of pounds of gold and silver, many of which were Spanish coins.

Morris said that Odyssey would share part of the loot if courts decide that other countries, such as Spain or Britain, have a legal claim to it. In the meantime, Odyssey plans to return to the wreck to recover even more artifacts and riches.

59. According to the article, what is Black Swan?

A. The name given to a sunken ship found by Odyssey.

B. The real name of the treasure ship found by Odyssey.

C. The treasure found by Odyssey.

D. The exploration ship owned by Odyssey.

60. It can be inferred that the government of Spain has claimed the ownership of the ship because_________.

A. the coins are found in their territory

B. the sunken ship belonged to Spain

C. the coins are mostly Spanish ones

D. the shipwreck was found by a Spanish company

61. Odyssey's research shows that __________.

A. more shipwrecks could be found in the area where they found the treasure

B. the shipwreck could be the Merchant Royal

C. both Spain and Britain have a legal claim to the treasure

D. The shipwreck is an ancient British ship

62. Which is the best title to the article? ___________

A. Mystery About the Black Swan

B. Where is the location of the Shipwreck?

C. Treasure Beneath the Rolling Waves of the Atlantic Ocean

D. Deep-sea Debate: Who Owns Treasure from Old Shipwrecks?

(C)

I’m usually fairly sceptical about any research that concludes that people are either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years ago. While any of these statements might be true, they are practically impossible to prove scientifically. Still, I was struck by a report which concluded that today’s children are significantly more anxious than children in the 1950s. In fact, the analysis showed normal children aged 9 to 17 exhibit a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years ago.

Why are America’s kids so stressed? The report cites two main causes: increasing physical isolation(隔离)brought on by high divorce rates and less involvement in community, among other things and a growing perception that the world is a more dangerous place.

Considering that we can’t turn the clock back, adults can still do plenty to help the next generation cope(应付).

At the top of the list is nurturing（培养）a better appreciation of the limits of individualism. No child is an island. Strengthening social ties help build communities and protect individuals against stress.

To help kids build stronger connections with others, you can pull the plug on TVs and computers. Your family will thank you later. They will have more time for face-to-face relationships, and they will get more sleep.

Limit the amount of virtual(虚拟)violence your children are expected to. It’s not just from video games and movies; children see a lot of murder and crime on the local news.

Keep your expectations for your daily routine. It will help you cope with your own anxiety and provide a good model for your kids. Sometimes anxiety is unavoidable. But it doesn’t have to ruin your life.

63. The author thinks that the conclusions of any research about people’s state of mind are ________.

A. surprising B. confusing C. illogical D. questionable

64. What does the author mean by saying “we can’t turn the clock back” (Para 3)?

A. It’s impossible to slow down the pace of change.

B. The social reality children are facing can’t be changed.

C. Lessons learned from the past should not be forgotten.

D. It’s impossible to forget the past.

65. According to the analysis, compared with normal children today, children treated as mentally ill 50 years ago_______.

A. probably suffered less from anxiety

B. were probably less self-centered

C. were considered isolated physical

D. were considered less individualistic

66. The first and most important thing parents should do to help their children is _______.

A. to provide them with a safer environment

B. to lower their expectations for them

C. to get them more involved socially

D. to set a good model for them to follow

67. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Sometimes local news about murder and crime also affects children a little.

B. TVs and computers play an important role in isolating children from the real world.

C. To children, anxiety is completely avoidable.

D. Exercise does not help to lessen children’s anxiety.

(D)

Shundagarh is a village on India’s east-facing coast. It is a village of simple mud and grass houses built on the beach just above the waterline. The Khadra Hills rise immediately behind the village, to a height of one hundred and fifty meters. A simple, good-hearted old man, whose name was Jalpur, farmed two small fields on the very edge of these hills. From his fields he could see the fishing boats traveling up and down the coast. He could see the children playing on the sand; their mothers washing clothes on the flat stones where the Shiva River flowed into the sea; and their fathers landing the latest catch or repairing nets and telling stories that had no end.

All Jalpur owned in the world were the clothes he wore day in and day out, the miserable hut that he slept in at night, a few tools and cooking pots—and his fields. The corn that he grew was all that made life possible. If the weather was kind and the harvest was good, Jalpur could live happily enough—not well, but happily. When the sun was fierce, and there was little or no rain, then he came close to the line between life and death.

Last year the weather had been so kind, and the harvest promised to be good, that Jalpur had been wondering whether he could sell all that he had and live with his son farther up the coast. He had been thinking about doing this for some years. It was his dearest wish to spend his last days with his son and his wife. But he would go only if he could give; he would not go if it meant taking food out of the mouths of his grandchildren. He would rather die than do this.

On the day when Jalpur decided that he would harvest his corn, sell it, and move up the coast, he looked out to sea and saw a huge wave, several kilometers out, advancing on the coast and on the village of Shundagarh. Within ten minutes everyone in Shundagarh would be drowned. Jalpur would have shouted, but the people were too far away to hear. He would have run down the hill, but he was too old to run. He was prepared to do anything to save the people of Shundagarh, so he did the only thing that he could do: he set fire to his corn. In a matter of seconds the flames were rising high and the smoke was rising higher. Within a minute the people of Shundagarh were racing up the hill to see what had happened. There, in the middle of his blackened cornfield, they found Jalpur; and there they buried him. On his grave, they wrote the words: Here lies Jalpur, a man who gave, living ; a man who dies, giving.

68. Which of the following could Jalpur NOT see from his fields?

A. Mothers washing clothes.

B. Fathers taking their corn to market.

C. Fishing boats traveling on the sea.

D. Children playing on the sands.

69. What did Jalpur do when he saw the huge wave?

A. He set his corn on fire so the people of Shundagarh would leave the beach.

B. He screamed loudly to get the villagers’ attention.

C. He ran down the hill to tell the people.

D. He stood still, not knowing what to do.

70. The villagers were thankful to Jalpur because he had ________.

A. given his life in order to save theirs

B. saved their village from being drowned by the wave

C. given them his corn in order to save them from hunger

D. done everything to the villagers

第 = 2 \* ROMAN II卷 非选择题（共35分）

第四部分 任务型阅读 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的横线上填入最恰当的单词。

注重：每空只填一个单词。

There are a number of languages spoken throughout the world. Every person knows at least one language, which he learns in his childhood and is routinely used for speaking and writing. However, many people are fond of learning two or more languages, so they try to be bilingual, which means that they try to have the knowledge of two or more languages. And being bilingual can bring a person a number of benefits in various aspects. For example:

A person can get cognitive(认知的) benefits from it. The bilingual people have two or more words for each idea and object. Therefore, a bilingual person can develop a creative thinking. The bilinguals are aware of which language should be spoken with which person in a particular situation. So they are more sensitive(敏感的) to the needs of the listener than the people who only use one language: Being bilingual also improves and enriches a person's mental development.

Being bilingual has a positive effect on a person's character. The bilinguals are able to switch between different languages and talk to different people in various languages. It increases a sense of self-esteem( 自尊). Being bilingual creates a powerful link in different people from different countries.

A bilingual education offers better curriculum(课程) results. The bilinguals tend to show a higher performance in examinations and tests. The bilinguals find it quite easy to learn and speak three, four or more languages.

Being bilingual offers potential employment benefits. It offers a wider choice of jobs in various fields. The bilinguals can get a great many career opportunities in transport, tourism, public relations, marketing and sales, banking, translation, law, teaching and so on.

So it can be concluded from the above that we should try our best to learn and master two or more languages.

Title: 71.__________ of being bilingual

72._________

Having the knowledge of two or more languages.

Benefits

Cognition

● Make a person think 73.__________.

● Make a person more sensitive to the listener's 74.__________.

● Improve and enrich a person's mental development.

75._________

● Increase a person's sense of 76.__________.

●Create a powerful link in different people from different countries.

Curriculum

● Enable a person to 77.__________ better in examinations and tests.

● Make a person easily learn and speak more languages.

78._________

● Offer a person more 79.__________ in finding jobs.

80.________

We should try our best to learn and master two or more languages.