第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题， 每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面的短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A.B.C.D)中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上涂黑。

A

What is language for?Some people seem to think it’s for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words—the longer the lists，the better.That’s wrong.Language is for the exchange of ideas and information.It’s meaningless knowing all about a language if you can’t use it freely.Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules，but they can’t speak correctly or fluently(流利地).

They are afraid of making mistakes.One shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language.Native speakers make mistakes and break rules，too.Bernard Shaw once wrote， “Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make.They’re English mistakes in the English language.And if enough native speakers break a rule，it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. People not only make history，they make language.But a people can only make its own language.It can’t make another people’s language.So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar， but they shouldn’t overdo it. They should put communication first.

56. Generally, when an American or an Englishman speaks English，he _____.

A. never makes mistakes

B. often makes mistakes

C. can’t avoid(避免) making mistakes

D. always makes mistakes

57. The sentence “Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” means that ______.

A. foreigners speak correct English

B. foreigners speak incorrect English

C. foreigners speak English according to the grammar rules

D. foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English

58. When we speak a foreign language, we should ______.

A. speak in the Chinese way

B. speak according to the rules

C. break the rules

D. not be afraid of making mistakes

B

Noah Webster was a teacher when he was very young. At that time, it was the colony (殖民地)of Britain and they wanted to fight for independence from it. The books that American children used in school all came from Britain. The books were all about British people and British places. Webster wanted books that would mean more to American children. So he wrote three books that used American examples ---a grammar book, a spelling book, and a reader. These books were very popular, and millions of them were sold. Webster was interested in changing the spellings of words. He wanted words to be spelled the way they were pronounced. For example, he thought the words “head” should be spelled “hed”, and the word “laugh” should be spelled “laf”. People liked Webster’s suggestions. However ,few words were actually changed . One group of words that were changed was words in which an unpronounced “ u ” followed an “o”. That was why Americans wrote “colour ” and “labour”. With the money he made from his books, Webster was able to write. It was the first American English dictionary, which was published in 1828. Webster’s dictionary had over 70,000 words and gave the meaning and origin (起源) of each. To this day, Webster’s work is the example that most dictionaries of American English follow. 59. Which of the following statement is TRUE? A. Noah Webster had to borrow books from Britain when he was a student. B. Noah Webster had his own government when he was very young. C. As a teacher, Noah Webster wasn’t satisfied with the books he used.

D. When Noah Webster taught at schools, he wrote some storybooks. 60. The second paragraph mainly tells us that __________. A. American people didn’t write English as exactly as English people did

B. Webster spoke English in a different way. C. Webster was good at correcting mistakes in text books

D. American people didn’t like speaking English

61 . In American history , Noah Webster is famous for _____________. A. his teaching methods B. learning foreign languages C. his fighting for freedom D. his dictionary

62. The underline sentence of this text means _____________ . A. most dictionaries in American English have the characteristics (特征) of Webster’s

B. most dictionaries in the world are the copies of Webster’s C. most American people followed Webster’s advice on writing D. Webster’s dictionary is the only one used in the United States

C

Brief News Report

Castle fire

Winton Castle was damaged in a fire last night. The fire, which was discovered at about 9 o’clock, spread very quickly. Nobody was injured but two people had to rescue from an upstairs room. A number of paintings are believed to have been destroyed. It isn’t known how the fire started.

Road delays

Repair work started yesterday on the Paxham-Longworth road. The road is being resurfaced and there will be long delays. Drivers are asked to choose another way if possible. The work is expected to last two weeks. Next Sunday the road will be closed and traffic will be diverted(改道).

Accident

A woman was taken to hospital after her car collided(碰撞) with a truck near Nor-stock yesterday. She was allowed home later after treatment. The road was blocked for an hour after the accident and the traffic had to be diverted. A policeman said afterwards, “The woman was lucky. She could have been killed.”

63. In the passage, we’re informed ______.

A. when the fire started

B. how the fire started

C. many paintings might have been damaged in the fire.

D. why nobody was injured

64. As a result of the traffic accident yesterday, _______.

A. a lot of valuable things were broken

B. five hundred pounds and a car were lost

C. the traffic had to be diverted

D. a woman was too lucky to kill herself

65. The woman injured in the traffic accident ______.

A. was still being questioned by the police

B. had a narrow escape

C. had escaped in a car earlier in the day

D. is being controlled by the police

66. What do you know about the Paxham-Longworth road?

A. An accident happened there and the traffic was diverted.

B. Another road was open for the drivers during the road repairs.

C. The road was blocked for an hour after a traffic accident.

D. The surface of the road needed repairing for two weeks.

D

American can travel almost anywhere they choose. But to protect its people, the government lists a few dangerous places where Americans cannot go. These places are unfriendly countries or countries at war. There, the traveler might not be safe. These countries are listed in a small book called a passport(护照).

This passport is a government request for the safety of its traveling people. It is also a government’s pledge(保证)that the people will obey the rules of the host country(东道国).

To receive a passport from the government, a traveler must prove(证明) that he is an American citizen(公民). An American can not go overseas(外国)without a passport. Only certain close countries such as Canada and Mexico do not ask for passports.

Pasted inside the passport is the traveler’s picture. Children traveling with their parents are included in one parent’s book.

Thousands of people from the United States visit other countries every year. An American traveler might carry plane tickets, money, clothing, and many other things. But the most important thing that he carries in another country is his passport.

67. A passport is not needed when an American goes to ______.

A. foreign countries B. dangerous areas

C. Canada or Mexico D. countries overseas

68. From the passage we can see that ______.

A. children can’t travel to foreign countries

B. Americans like to travel

C. a traveler is not safe in most countries

D. Americans like to travel to close countries

69. Why does a traveler need a passport?

A. He needs something more to carry when he travels.

B. It helps the country to protect the people.

C. He needs to have his picture taken more often.

D. It helps the traveler to know where he will go.

70. Which statement does the passage lead you to believe?

A. People should take care of their passports.

B. It is not important to have a passport to travel.

C. Children are never included in a passport.

D. When you are in another country, money is more important than a passport.

E

根据短文内容，从下列的选项A---F中选出能慨括每一段主题的最佳选项。 选项中有一项为多余项。

A. Gift giving proven to be valuable

B. Memories from gift giving

C. Moments and events for gift giving

D. Various functions of gift giving

E. Gift giving as a wasteful practice

F. Gift giving as a two-way social activity

Gift Giving

71. ___________________

There are many occasions(场合) for giving gifts in modern industrialized societies: birthdays,

naming ceremonies, weddings, anniversaries, New Year. It is common to give gifts on many of these celebrations in western cultures. In addition, special events, such as one’s first day of school or graduation from university, often require gift giving.

72. _____________________

What is happening when we give gifts? Most important, we are exchanging gifts. If someone

gives me a gift for my birthday, I know that I am usually expected to give one on his or her next birthday. A gift builds up or confirms a social obligation(义务).

73. _____________________

Gifts tighten personal relationships and provide a means of communication between loved ones. People say that a gift lets the recipient(接受者) know we are thinking of them, and that we want to make the person “feel special”. We want people to feel wanted, to feel part of our social or family group. We give presents to say “I’m sorry.” Sometimes it is difficult for us to find a present that someone will like. Sometimes we give things that we like or would feel comfortable with. In all these cases, the gifts are sending out messages-----often very expressive ones.

74. ____________________

People tend to talk about presents in a fairly loving way. A woman whose mother had died years ago described the many gifts around her house. These were gifts that her mother had given her over the years: “I appreciate these, and they mean something to me,” the woman said, “because I remember the occasions they were given on, and that they were from my mother, and the relationship we’ve had.” The gifts remain and keep the relationship alive in mind. This woman felt the same way about the gifts she gave to others. She hoped that the recipients would look at her gifts in years to come and remember her.

75. _________________

Emotions(情感) like these suggest that a positive spirit still lies behind gift giving. They prove that the anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss was wrong to say that modern western gift giving is highly wasteful. Studies in Canada and elsewhere have also shown that this is not the case. Each gift is unique even if so many are given. The emotional benefit for those who exchange gifts is the very reason for the tradition to continue.

第II卷(非选择题，共25分)

注意事项：

第Ⅱ卷共2页，用黑色碳素笔将答案答在试卷上。

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分25分)

第一节：单句改错(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

此题要求改正所给句子中的错误，并按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词: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。

该行缺一个词: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。

该行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

76. End your friendship with this boy would be a stupid thing to do. 76.__________

77. The number of people learning English now is increasing rapid. 77.__________

78. I find that hard to make friends with them. 78.__________

79. We’ll reach to Dali in Yunnan Province soon. 79.__________

80. The weather is getting more colder. 80.__________

81. There is no such a word as failure in my life dictionary. 81.__________

82. After graduate from college, he got a job in a company. 82.__________

83. Are you willing to join our discussion? 83.__________

84. No one would believe him again because what he had done. 84.__________

85. Many people believe the English speaking on TV and the radio is standard English

85.__________

第二节 书面表达(满分15分)

根据下列表格中的内容，写一则旅行日记

时间 9月5日，星期六，天气晴朗

地点 天涯海角 (Ultima Thule)

抵达方式 乘校车

出发时间 上午7点20分

到达时间 上午9点半

活动内容 上午：在沙滩上做游戏，去游泳，在饭店吃午饭

下午：用英语讲故事比赛，颁奖，照相

返回时间 下午5点半

注意：1. 表格中所列内容不得遗漏，要意思连贯，表达清楚。

2. 注意日记的格式

3. 词数：100左右