B 　　Impressionism(印象派) in painting developed in the late nineteenth century in France. It began with a group of painters who got together mainly to exhibit their paintings. Their art is typical of the attempt to show light and movement in their pictures by using pure broken color. The movement began with four friends who met in a café: Monet, Renoir, Sisley and Bazille. They were reacting against the academic(学术的) standards of the time and the imagination in art. Instead, they observed nature closely, painting with a scientific interest in visual phenomena(可视的现象). Their subject matter was different as their personalities. Monet and Sisley painted country scenery with changing effects of light, and Renoir painted idealized women and children. People refused to receive the works of impressionists until the 1920s. By the 1930s impressionism had a large cult following(狂热追随者), and by the 1950s even the least important works by people connecting with the movement got very high prices. 41. Impressionism began with a small group of artists who wanted to _____. A. use light colors B. fight the attempt C. use broken color D. show their paintings 42. The first impressionists _____. A. began a new academy B. developed new official standards C. supported the academic standards　D. objected to the academic standards 43. Most people did not like impressionistic paintings _____. A. before 1920 B. after 1950 C. between 1920 and 1930　D. between 1930 and 1950                                  C 　　In 1909 an English newspaper offered ￡1,000 to the first man to fly across the English Channel(海峡) in an airplane. Today, modern aircrafts cross it in minutes. But at that time it still seemed a good distance. The race to win the money soon became a race between two men. Both were very colorful. 　　One was Louis Bleriot. He owned a factory in France that made motor car lamps. He was already well known as a pilot because he had had accidents several times. Some people laughed at him. One man said, “He may not be the first to fly across the Channel but he will certainly be the first to die in an accident!” But Bleriot was really a good and brave pilot. He also had many good ideas about airplane design. 　　The other man was Hubert Latham. He was half French and half English. He took up flying when his doctors told him he had only a year to live. “Oh, well,” he said, “if I’m going to die soon, I think I shall have a dangerous and interesting life now.” Latham was the first to try the flight across the Channel. Ten kilometers from the French coast, his plane had some trouble. It fell down into the water and began to sink under the water. A boat reached Latham just in time. He was sitting calmly on the wing and was coolly lighting a cigarette. Bleriot took off six days later. He flew into some very bad weather and very low cloud. He somehow got to the English side and landed in a farmer’s field. When he did so, a customs(海关) officer rushed up to his plane. Planes have changed since then, but customs officers have not, “Have you anything to declare?” The officer demanded. 44. Bleriot was well known as a pilot because _____. A. he was unusually brave B. he was quite rich C. he had many good ideas about airplane design D. he had had a few accidents 45. The flight for Bleriot was _____. A. a sad one B. a dangerous one 　C. his first one　　　　 D. an easy one 46. Hubert Latham wanted to fly across the Channel because _____. A. he thought he could manage it easily B. he wanted to be the first one to cross the Channel C. he knew he only had a year to live D. he had always been interested in flying 47. This text tells us that Latham _____. A. became a pilot on the doctor’s advice B. was born in France and later became an English citizen C. managed to fly across the English Channel D. was saved by a boat when his plane was sinking                                  D 　　An election(选择) year is one in which all four numbers can evenly(偶数地) be divided by four (1944, 1948, etc.). Since 1840, American presidents elected in years ending in zero have been destined(注定) to die in office. William H. Harrison, the man who served the shortest term, died of pneumonia several weeks after taking office. 　　Abraham Lincoln was one of four presidents who were murdered. He was elected in 1860, and his untimely death came just five years later. 　　James A Garfield, a former(前任) Union army general from Ohio, was shot during his first year in office (1881) by a man to whom he wouldn’t give a job. 　　While in his second term of office (1901), William Mckinley, another Ohioan, attended the Pan-American Exposition(全美博览会) at Buffalo, New York. During the reception(欢迎会), he was murdered while shaking hands with some of the guests. 　　Three years after his election in 1920, Warren G. Harding died in office. Although it was never proved, many believe he was poisoned. 　　Franklin D. Roosevelt had been elected four times (1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944), the only man to serve so long a term. He had contracted(染患) polio in 1921 and died of the illness in 1945. 　　John F. Kennedy, the last of the line, was murdered in 1963, only three years after his election. 48. Which of the following was not an election year? A. 1960 　　 B. 1930 　　C. 1888 　　D. 1824 49. From the article, we can know that _____. A. all presidents elected in years ending in zero have died in office B. only presidents from Ohio have died in office C. Franklin D. Roosevelt completed four terms as president D. four American presidents have been murdered 50. How many presidents elected in years ending in zero since 1840 have died in office? A. 7　　 B. 5 　　C. 4　　 D. 3 51. Which of the following was not murdered? A. John F. Kennedy. B. Franklin D. Roosevelt. C. Abraham Lincoln.　 D. James A. Garfield.                               E 　　Islamabad, Pakistan, June 22nd—Two mountain climbers surprisingly survived(幸免于) a fall of over 500 feet on the 25,530-foot mountain in Pakistan Saturday. The two climbers were climbing an ice-covered wall of the mountain when they suddenly lost their footing and fell about 560 feet to a narrow snow-covered ledge(悬崖突出部分) below. “We were lucky that the ledge was there.” said the climbers. “Otherwise, we would have fallen over 2,000 feet.” If the ledge had not been there, the two climbers would certainly have met their death. “It’s a wonder,” the climbers said, “that we landed on the ledge, and the snow was loose enough to cushion(缓冲) our fall. We are thankful that we survived.” 　　When a reporter asked them if they planned to give up mountain climbing after their narrow escape, the two climbers replied, “Not at all. We’ll be going back up there just as soon as we get out of the hospital.” 52. The mountain climbers survived because _____. A. they had fallen only 500 feet down B. of the ledge and the loose snow on it C. of their strong bodies D. they were very good climbers 53. How high was the ledge from the foot of the mountain? A. 2,560 feet high. 　 B. 2,000 feet high. C. 25,530 feet high. D. More than 1,400 feet high. 54. Choose the right order which shows what happened to the two climbers. a. talked with a reporter b. lost their footing c. was sent to a hospital d. fell to a ledge e. started to climb an ice-covered wall A. b, d, c, e, a B. e, d, b, c, a C. e, b, d, c, a D. a, c, d, b, e 55. What are the two climbers going to do when they get well again? A. To go ahead with the climbing. B. To give up mountain climbing. C. To write an article for the reporter. D. To return to the snow-covered ledge. 第二卷（共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： 　　此行多一个词：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。 　　此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。 　　此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 　　注意：原行没有错的不要改。 　　Scientists around the world have been studying the warm　　　　　　 56. ______ 　　of waters in the Pacific Ocean being known as EL Nino. The　 　　 　57. ______ 　　appearance of EL Nino is knowing to affect weather around　　　　　 58. ______ 　　world. Now scientists still do not completely understand　　　　　　59. ______ 　　them. Yet they find they can use it to tell the future in　　　　　 60. ______ 　　different area in the world. The scientists write about　　　　　　 61. ______ 　　their recent work in the magazine Nature. Their computer　　　　　　62. ______ 　　program can hardly tell when an EL Nino will appear. They　　　　　 63. ______ 　　suggest that this could provide for an effective early warning　　　64. ______ 　　system and could prevent much of the disasters from happening.　　　65. ______ 　　第三部分：书面表达（满分25分） 　　明天是期中考试的最后一天，上午考完英语后，学生会将组织同学们去爬紫金山。请你将此事用便条的方式通知你校的外籍学生。要求全文包括以下内容： 　　1. 争取考好英语。 　　2. 十点整排队，步行到紫金山（the Purple Mountain）山脚。 　　3. 穿运动鞋，带好食物和水。 　　4. 要互相帮助，特别注意安全，不能擅自离队。 　　5. 在山顶，班级合影留念。 　　6. 下山后，可步行或乘车回家。 　　注意： 　　1. 词数100个左右。 　　2. 开头和结尾已为你写好。 　　Boys and girls, _______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________　　 _______________________________________________________________________________　　 _______________________________________________________________________________　　　　That’s all. Thank you. 参考答案 　　1—5 DCCDB　　 6—10 BBDBB　　 11—15 CBCCB 　　16—20 AACBB 　　21—25 DACBC　　26—30 BDCBD　　 31—35 AABCB　　 36—40 DBACC 　　41—45 DDADB　　 46—50 CDBDA　　 51—55 BBDCA 　　56.warm→warmth　　 57. being known→known　　58. knowing→known　 　　59. world→the world　　 60. them→it　　 61. area→areas　　 62.√ 　　63. can hardly→can　　64. for→with　　 65. much→many 　　情景作文： 　　One Possible Version: 　　It will be the last day of mid-term tomorrow, and I hope all of you will try your best to do well in the last exam—English. After that, the Students’ Union is going to organize a mountain-climbing activity. Please wear sports shoes and take some food and water with you. In the course of the mountain-climbing, please help each other and pay special attention to your safety. Please don’t leave your class without permission. On the top of the mountain, each class is going to have a picture taken. After going downhill, you can either walk home or take a bus.  

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