21. According to the passage, “tea cosy” houses are better at __________.

A. saving heat for energy efficiency

B. producing solar energy at home

C. designing and building materials

D. saving building materials and energy

C

One of the Queen’s closest relatives and oldest friends was allowed to give a deep description into the family life of the Royals. Although there have been hundreds of other books declaring to offer a quick look behind the Palace doors, this is the first written by someone who is closely related to the Royal Family and has shared their lives—not only throughout the Queen’s reign (统治) but also through that of her father, King George VI.

The Final Curtsey was written by her Majesty’s cousin and childhood playmate the Honorable Margaret Rhodes. It tells in details the story of Mrs. Rhodes’s relationship with the Royal family over eight decades. The book, with delightfully informal and never-before-seen pictures, has been written with the full knowledge of the Queen, who has read and approved parts of it.

Born in 1925, the Honorable Margaret Rhodes has led an extraordinary life. She was the childhood playmate of her cousin, the Queen; a wartime M16 spy; and she was a lady-in- waiting (宫女) to her aunt, the Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, from 1991 until the latter’s death in 2002. At the Queen’s 80th birthday in April 2006, Margaret gave an interview to the BBC which she proved that, in her own opinion and despite several false reports, the Queen would not abdicate(退位).

In this charming autobiography (自传)，she told how she was offered a house to live in the Royal farm in Windsor Great Park unexpectedly. One day when she and the Queen were out riding outside, she suddenly returned and said, “Could you bear to live in the suburb?” “I think it should be OK.” Therefore Mrs. Rhodes is now still living there.

22. Compared with other books about the Royal Family, the biggest advantage of The Final Curtsey is that _______.

A. its author is very famous

B. its author knows the Queen well

C. it presents reader a very different Queen

D. it has pictures that have never been seen

23. When Mrs. Rhodes was offered to live in the Royal farm, she was _______.

A. unhappy     B. surprised        C. sad         D. disappointed

24. We can learn from Paragraph 3 that Mrs. Rhodes ________.

A. has lived quite a long life

B. was so famous that BBC interviewed her

C. has a close relationship with the royal family

D. has been very busy and kept on changing jobs

25. The passage is mainly about________.

A. a book about royal family                   B. the Queen’s life

C. the life of Margaret Rhodes                  D. the Queen’s abdication

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。选项中有两项是多余选项。

Are you addicted to computer games? Do you stay up all night playing them?  26  But should we worry about their effects on our health?

Choices are various when it comes to gaming:  27  And there are shooting games where you can let out your anger and frustration in violent situations where you kill people with guns.

28  Popular games like Grand Theft Auto have been blamed for everything from falling results at school to provoking(激起) acts of extreme violence. Internet safety advisor, Alan MacKenzie, thinks “many people understandably will just think that a game is just a game and not realising the obvious content that’s in there”.

29  There is evidence that playing video games could actually be good for us. Studies have also shown that the skills used in playing games can cause growth in certain areas of the brain, the ability to think in 3D and even improve our eyesight.

Video gamers are also no longer just creatures playing alone. For some, gaming is having a positive effect on their social lives with games like Halo often being played in groups.  30  So it seems today, gaming, if used in moderation(有节制地), we can all take part.

A. Can these kinds of games really be fun and can being absorbed in virtual reality be good for us?

B. When your group works together to win the game, your sense of achievement is higher than when winning by yourself.

C. There’s no doubt that the excitement and sophistication of games these days makes them hard to put down.

D. It is widely accepted that playing games does harm to growing teens.

E. You can role play – creating your own fantasy characters and stories, giving you a chance to step out of everyday life into an imaginary world.

F. You might play games so as to get rid of the might academic pressure.

G. Others will argue that gaming is a harmless form of entertainment.

第三部分： 语言运用(共两节，满分30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A、B、C和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。

This spring, he has become the new poster boy. Thanks to the  31  popular South Korean TV series  32  Descendants of the Sun, the  33  of its male lead, known as “Song Joong-ki Syndrome (综合症)”, has swept   34  Asia.

Song, 31,   35  the handsome Captain, the leader of a peacekeeping unit because of military   36  . The captain has to make life-or-death decisions,    37  he is falling in love with a doctor.

It is the actor’s first role after his two-year mandatory (义务的)military   38  . “It did prepare me for the role   39  an army officer,” Song said. Despite his  40   success in the character, some who know him for long have doubted  41  he is macho (有男子气概的) enough or not. But Song has already proven everything. Insisting on shooting his own stunts (特技), the actor broke his right wrist and got a  42  knee injury that took at least eight weeks to   43  from. Surprisingly, Song went back and started  44  non-fighting scenes soon.

He was shy and didn’t feel at ease in front of cameras. So he created a friendly filming environment by  45  remembering the names of all the staff (员工). Therefore, his  46  was reduced. He was once a short-track speed skater. Unfortunately, a serious injury  47  Song to give up his dream of being a /an  48   athlete.

Like his skater dream ended in failure, many stars can’t escape their  49  popularity. “If now is the peak of my career, I must find something else and climb to the peak again,” he told the website. “I want to be an actor who can quickly  50  his feet after a fall.”

31. A. wildly B. widely C. specially D. simply

32. A. naming B. being named C. named D. having named

33. A. admiration B. support C. popularity D. respect

34.  A. through B. over C. on D. across

35. A. performs B. experiences C. plays D. develop

36. A. conflicts B. work C. action D. movement

37. A. even then B. as if C. even though D. as though

38. A. service B. guidance C. order D. fighting

39. A. like B. as C. for D. with

40. A. current B. constant C. tight D. earlier

41.  A. that B. if C. whether D. why

42.  A. sour B. mild C. severe D. wild

43.  A. recover B. suffer C. tolerate D. protect

44. A. shooting B. playing C. acting D. showing

45. A. surprisingly B. delightedly C. eagerly D. deliberately

46. A. anxiety B. fear C. pessimism D. confusion

47. A. refused B. made C. forced D. let

48. A. amateur B. senior C. educational D. professional

49. A. falling B. failing C. fading D. flying

50. A. get along with B. get back on C. get close to D. get down to

第Ⅱ卷(共45分)

第三部分： 语言运用(共两节，满分45分)

第二节(10个小题;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。

Two men are under arrest for stealing clothes from a warehouse in Bristol. The two men   51   (break) into the warehouse late yesterday evening, attacked the guard, tied   52    up, and then stole a collection of expensive designer outfits   53   was worth over £40,000.  54   passer-by saw lights on the warehouse and rang the police, but the two men managed   55   (escape) through a back door and then drove off with the   56   (steal) clothes. However, one of the men was later caught and arrested at his home, and the police caught the second man just hours later   57    (hide) at a friend’s house. Both men have now been charged   58  robbery and will appear before a judge in court on Monday.    59    they are found guilty, the two men will go to prison for a number of years. The guard who   60   (attack) has now been released from hospital.

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节：应用文写作 (满分15分)

假设一个来自英国的学生代表团在你校举办艺术节(Art Festival)期间来访，并受邀观看英语歌曲大赛。请根据以下要点写一篇欢迎辞。

1. 表示对客人的欢迎。

2. 介绍歌曲大赛(如活动时间、地点、目的、内容等)。

3. 表达对客人的祝愿。

注意：

1. 字数80左右(开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总字数);

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear British guests,

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Thank you.

第二节：概要写作 (满分15分)

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

In a small village, the parents of a little boy were very depressed due to his bad temper(脾气). The boy used to get angry very easily and hurt others with his words. While he forgot what he spoke in anger, his friends and neighbours avoided him.

His mother and father tried many ways to make him give up his anger and develop kindness. Unfortunately, all their attempts failed. Finally, the boy’s father came up with an idea.

One day, his father gave him a huge bag of nails, asking him to hammer one nail to the fence every time he lost his temper. The little boy found it funny and accepted what his father had said.

His anger drove him to hammer 30 nails into the fence on the first day! Over the next few days, the little boy found it very difficult to hammer the nails into the fence and decided to control his temper.

Gradually, the number of nails hammered into the fence was reduced and the day arrived when he hammered none!

Now, his father told him to remove the nails every day as he had controlled his anger. Several days passed and the boy was able to pull out most of the nails from the fence.

The father appreciated him and asked him, pointing to one of the holes, “What do you see there?”

The boy replied, “A hole in the fence?”

He told the boy, “The nails were your bad temper and they were hammered into people. You can remove the nails but still see the holes in the fence. The fence never looks the same! It has scars all over! Your bad temper and anger were like that! Use words for good. Use them to show your heart!”

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