D

Far out in the lake was a large wooden platform on which stood an improbably high diving board — a kind of wooden Eiffel Tower. It was, I’m sure, the county’s tallest wooden structure and no one had ever been known to jump from it.

So it was quite a shock when our teacher, Mr. Milton, announced that he would dive off the high board that very afternoon.

Word of his questionable plan was already spreading through town as Mr. Milton swam out to the platform. He was just a tiny, stick figure when he got there but even from such a distance the high board seemed almost to touch the clouds. Once at the top, he paced the enormously long board, then took some deep breaths and finally stood at edge. He was going to do it.

Several hundred people had gathered at the shore to watch. Mr. Milton stood for quite a long time, then he raised his arms, took one massive bounce and launched himself into a perfect dive. It was beautiful. He fell with perfect style for what seemed minutes. The crowd fell silent. The only sound to be heard was the faint whistle of his body tearing through the air toward the water far, far below.

But about three quarters of the way down he seemed to have second thoughts and began suddenly to panic, waving his arms and legs like someone having a bad dream. When he was perhaps thirty feet above the water, he gave up on waving and spread his arms and legs wide, apparently hoping that it would somehow slow his fall.

It didn’t.

He hit the water at over six hundred miles an hour. The impact was so loud that it made birds fly out of their trees three miles away. I don’t think he entered the water at all. He just bounced off it, about fifteen feet back into the air. After that, he lay still on the surface, spinning like an autumn leaf.

He was brought to shore by two passing fishermen in a rowboat and placed on an old blanket where he spent the rest of the afternoon. Occasionally he accepted small sips of water, but otherwise was too shocked to speak. From head to toe, he was covered with deep red bruises.

... It was the best day of my life.

12. What did the writer think of Mr. Milton’s plan to jump from the diving board?

A. Crazy. B. Disappointing. C. Heroic. D. Confused.

13. In Paragraph 3, Mr Milton is described as “a tiny, stick figure” because he was __________.

A. tired after swimming B. very small and thin

C. very far away D. sure to be broken

14. Why did Mr. Milton suddenly start swinging his arms and legs during the dive?

A. He thought it was the best way to slow his fall.

B. He lost his confidence and started to panic.

C. He was signalling the crowd for help.

D. He wanted to show his courage.

15. Which of the following sentences from the passage is an example of a fact?

A. He hit the water at over six hundred miles an hour.

B. The impact was so loud that it made birds fly out of trees up to three miles away.

C. He just bounced off it, about fifteen feet back into the air.

D. He was brought to shore by two passing fishermen in a rowboat ….

第二节 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Since the day of its birth, the United Nations has been the subject of much debate. 16

Others think that it is too weak. We can better understand this debate if we learn more about the U.N. and its history.

The U.N. was started for two reasons. First, when the idea was born, people all over the world were tired of war. They felt that there must be peaceful answers to the world’s problems.

17

The second reason was that modern science had developed new bombs and airplanes. 18

National borders were beginning to lose their meaning. Science would develop even more dangerous weapons in the future. Only an international organization would be able to control modern science.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, U.S. President at the time, believed that the Allies (联盟) should plan for peace before the war ended. On December 1, 1943, Roosevelt, Britain’s Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin from Soviet Union agreed to start an organization for world peace. 19

During the next year and a half, the idea of such an organisation was debated around the world. Then came the big day. On April 11, 1945, the first international meeting of the United Nations took place in San Francisco. The goal of the meeting was to write the U.N. Charter (宪章). All of the fifty-one nations at the meeting had their own ideas to offer for the Charter. 20

Every nation present voted for the Charter. No one voted against it.

A. After a long debate, a final Charter was agreed upon.

B. The U.N. Charter is a beautiful piece of writing.

C. They asked all countries, large and small, to join the organization.

D. Even the smallest country on earth can have its voice heard.

E. They also felt that only an international organization could keep world peace.

F. These weapons made it almost impossible for a country to defend itself.

G. Some people attack the organization because they think it is too powerful.

第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(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。

I lifted my wet woollen gloves to my face and wiped the snowflakes from my eyes. I could not feel my nose and my 21 formed a thick fog in the air. The biting wind was making me

22 . I was fed up! I didn’t want to be here. I wanted to go home. But Mum and Dad had 23

me to go for a Sunday afternoon walk in the park. I could see my 24 in the snowy path, like a trail of breadcrumbs (一串面包屑) in the forest showing me the way 25 .

I stopped and listened to my 26 . I could 27 the wind crying like a homeless dog hungry for a delicious 28 . The once-green tree 29 , which used to wave gently in the breeze, had become bare, and the grass was covered with a 30 blanket of fresh snow. Then I saw a broken spider’s web shining golden beneath a pale sun. My breath was like silky soft 31

floating up into the freezing cold air.

Suddenly there was Mum, 32 handing me a big cup of hot chocolate. Her big smile immediately 33 my heart.

“Here you are, Jo. This will keep you 34 ,” she said as she placed a comforting arm around my shoulders and 35 her cheek against mine.

I slowly took a mouthful of the hot 36 and felt it slowly dripping down my throat like lava (熔岩) 37 down a mountainside. My wet woollen gloves were now warm, not 38 . My breath warmed, and I was 39 fed up or cold. I was happy and 40 .

21. A. sweat B. breath C. tears D. words

22. A. hungry B. thirsty C. cold D. tired

23. A. forced B. forbidden C. allowed D. needed

24. A. shadow B. image C. shoes D. footprints

25. A. up B. inside C. home D. there

26. A. surroundings B. whispers C. heartbeat D. mind

27. A. see B. hear C. feel D. smell

28. A. chocolate B. drink C. bone D. snowball

29. A. roots B. branches C. trunks D. leaves

30. A. colourful B. shabby C. plain D. white

31. A. ice B. rain C. smoke D. light

32. A. finally B. cheerfully C. gradually D. unwillingly

33. A. melted B. impressed C. broke D. stopped

34. A. calm B. alive C. warm D. awake

35. A. raised B. felt C. dropped D. pressed

36. A. soup B. liquid C. meal D. cup

37. A. flowing B. walking C. jumping D. squeezing

38. A. damaged B. abandoned C. frozen D. worn

39. A. either B. sometimes C. no less D. no longer

40. A. surprised B. contented C. determined D. warm-hearted

第II卷

注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节 满分45分)

第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Although Socrates (苏格拉底) was poor all his life, he never asked his pupils to pay for their lessons. He taught 41 the love of wisdom, not for money. And 42 he had to say was always new and worth hearing. All his pupils loved him.

But his unusual ways of teaching and his demand that students always ask questions made him some 43 (danger) enemies. The rulers did not want to be questioned. So they 44

(false) accused Socrates of teaching young men bad things and 45 (lead) them to ignore religion. In fact Socrates was a very religious man. His enemies had him 46 (arrest), and he was sentenced to death by poisoning.

During the 30 days before he was put to death, his friends and pupils 47 (allow) to visit him in his prison. They were astonished to find that 48 was calm and cheerful. He had no fear of dying. When the deadly poison was finally brought to Socrates, his friends were in 49

(tear), but Socrates seemed to be the 50 (brave) man in the room. He raised the cup and drank it as if it were a glass of banquet wine.

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)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( )，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用()划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

The best advice I received in my childhood was from my dad. He always gives me some

advice, but I seldom took them seriously. One day he was encouraged me to participate in a

speech competition. So I signed up and after the competition, I did my best to be full prepared. But the moment I stood on the stage, I was such nervous that my mind completely went blank.

The experience of lose a competition was really painful. Then, my dad said, “My son, life

is like battlefield. You have to lose many time to win the final victory.” Thanks for his advice,

I never give up when I do anything.

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

假定你是李华，得知某英文网站组织免费派送《灰姑娘》音乐剧赠票的竞赛活动，但需要申请者写信竞票。请你给主办单位写一封信，内容包括：

1.你得知赠票信息的途径;

2.你对《灰姑娘》故事的喜爱和对该音乐剧的期待;

3.申请赠票并表示感谢;

4. 赠票寄送地址：广州市中山路91号

注意：

1. 词数100左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

3. 开头语已为你写好。

4. 参考词汇：《灰姑娘》音乐剧 the Cinderella musical

Dear Sir/Madame,

…

Yours,

Li Hua

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