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第一卷(两部分，共95分)

第一部分  英语知识运用(共三节，满分50分)

第一节   语音知识(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分)

从A，B，C,D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1. tolerate  A. apology  B. told  C. emotion  D. introduce

2. branch A. match  B. school C. headache  D. stomach

3. glory  A. editor  B. work  C. story   D. effort

4 function A. wonder  B. anger  C. know   D. sense

5. hour  A. hope   B. host  C. hotel   D. honest

第二节 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：We _______ last night, but we went to the concert instead.

A. must have studied    B. might study

C. should have studied    D. would study       答案是C

6. —I’m taking my driving test tomorrow.

— __________!

A. Cheers  B. Come on  C. Congratulations D. Good Luck

7. His brother is naughty, ________ he is quite shy.

A. when   B. while   C. for   D. though.

8. The smell of these flowers _______ the memory of my childhood.

A. calls for  B. calls in  C. calls off   D. calls up

9. —Did you meet the editor at the airport?

—No, he _______ away. I guess he’s in danger.

A. has driven B. had driven C. has been driven D. had been driven

10. —Can you give me the right answer?

—Sorry, I ________. Would you repeat that question?

A. hadn’t listened B. haven’t listened C. don’t listen D. wasn’t listening

11. Please remind me ______ he said he was going. I may be in time to see him off.

A. when   B. where  C. how   D. what

12. His first book _______ next month is based on a true story.

A. published  B. to be published C. to publish  D. being published

13. Few pleasure can equal _____ of a cold drink on a hot summer day.

A. that    B. those    C. one    D. ones

14. We’ll have to finish the job, _________.

A. long it takes however   B. it takes however long

C. long however it takes   D. however long it takes

15. What present will you have ______ to your father tomorrow?

A. send   B. sent   C. to send  D. sending

16. —You must obey every word of mine!

—________ I don’t?

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

17. He often asks his neighbour to look after his pet during his _______.

A. lack   B. absence  C. leaving D. missing

18. —Which would you prefer, beer or juice?

—_______ will do. It doesn’t make any difference to me.

A. Either   B. Neither  C. All      D. Any

19. The second-hand car David bought the other day is as good as new; ______ it is in excellent condition.

A. anyhow  B. besides  C. otherwise    D. therefore

20. A net is to a fisherman ______ a gun is to a hunter.

A. that    B. as if  C. what   D. how

第三节  完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，并从各题所给的A，B，C, D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并把正确答案涂在答题卡上。

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish(无私的) love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you  21  .

I wanted to do something very  22  for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He  23  all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it  24  it looked almost new. I was so  25  of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet(头盔) and riding outfit(全套装备).

I could  26  wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon wakening, I went to the kitchen to  27  the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a  28  : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so  29  . It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could  30  lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s  31  .

I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could  32  this expensive gift.

Of course, the  33  awoke, and my son was thrilled with(对…感到激动) my reaction. Many kisses were  34  , and I immediately wanted him to  35  my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not  36  what I was expecting. Then I  37  that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother  38  on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still  39  and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to  40  this story.

Yours,

Hilary

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

21. A. hope       B. advice       C. support       D. courage

22. A. polite      B. similar       C. special        D. private

23. A. played     B. studied       C. traveled       D. worked

24. A. after       B. before        C. unless        D. until

25. A. sure        B. fond         C. proud        D. confident

26.A. perhaps     B. really         C. almost        D. hardly

27. A. start        B. cook         C. set           D. serve

28. A. note        B. notice        C. word         D. sign

29. A. disturbed    B. confused      C. astonished     D. inspired

30. A. give       B. take          C. draw         D. teach

31. A. reason      B. request       C. comment     D. response

32. A. present      B. afford        C. find          D. order

33. A. neighbor     B. building      C. home        D. house

34. A. exchanged   B. experienced   C. expected     D. exhibited

35. A. tear         B. open         C. check        D. receive

36. A. purely       B. basically      C. obviously    D. exactly

37. A. realized     B. remembered   C. imagined    D. supposed

38. A. only        B. still          C. ever         D. even

39. A works       B. exists         C. matters      D. counts

40. A. send        B. publish      C. share       D. write

第二部分  阅读理解(共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小节1分，满分45分)

A

Tim Welford, aged 33, and Dom Mee, aged 30, both from England, were keen on (=like... very much) rowing boats. They made a plan to row across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to San Francisco. The name of their rowboat was “Crackers”. It was about seven meters long.

They set out from Japan on May 17,2001. They had rowed nearly 5,500 miles when their boat was hit by a fishing ship on September 17,2001. Luckily they both escaped unharmed, but their boat was badly damaged and they had to abandon( = stop)their journey.

In a radio interview, Dom expressed his disappointment and explained how the accident took place.

“A fishing ship came towards us with nobody on the bridge and ran us down. It all happened so quickly. I managed to dive into the water. Tim felt it would be safer to stay on board. He was trapped inside as the boat was driven under the water. Finally some people appeared on the ship and saw me in the water. I shouted at them to stop the ship and to get Tim out. When the ship stopped, I eventually saw Tim, and I was very, very happy that we were still alive. We were very disappointed that we couldn’t reach San Francisco. But we are alive. That above everything is the most important. ”

41. How long had Tim and Dom been at sea when their boat was hit by a fishing boat?

A. For one month　 　           B. For two months.

C. For three months.　　        D. For four months.

42. According to Dom, the main reason for the accident was that________.

A. Tim and Dom were too careless

B. the speed of the fishing ship was too fast

C. nobody on the fishing ship saw them

D. their rowboat was not strong enough