(C)

A pretty and quite successful actress was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the countryside, but she did not want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the center of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colors.

It was very difficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill. At the bottom of it were these words: “ Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance: 3 pounds,” with this note: “After 5 p.m., I get 15 shillings (先令) an hour instead of 10 shillings.”

36. The actress bought a house in the center of the city because ______.

A. she liked to live in the busiest place

B. her home was far away from where she worked

C. she didn’t like to live in the country

D. she didn’t want to go back to her hometown any longer

37.The actress got the painter’s bill ________.

A. to ask to pay for his watching her show

B. to ask for the money of his painting work

C. in which he showed his thanks for the tickets

D. in which he expressed his dissatisfaction

(D)

Do you know that there are actually people who have paid for a flight to the

moon? In the future, there will be a lot more opportunities to travel to faraway places than now… perhaps even as far as the moon. As people adventure further and further away and as

planes, trains, cars, and rocket ships become faster, is it safer to have these vehicles controlled by humans or by computers?

While many flights by plane are controlled automatically (自动) by machines, most

people today wouldn’t let their car drive itself. That’s because now the autopilot function on your car can only keep it on the same course you are traveling on. It won’t turn the car right or left. It won’t stop if an animal jumps in the way. However, cars today can sense when something is too close and warn the driver with flashing lights and alarms. Many cars also have

GPS(global positioning systems)that tell drivers which road to take and when to turn. These systems, unlike human drivers, never get lost. In the future, it is easy to believe that your car will

be better able to drive itself with the aid of computers that can determine the position of your car and the speed it should travel at.

In addition to computers being ‘smarter’ than people regarding the best way to go or knowing how close another vehicle is, computers don’t get sick, tired, or angry. This means they won’t make the same mistakes that people make when they are not having a good day. While responding with emotion is a good thing when choosing the best way to deal with a friend’s personal problem, it may not be such a good thing when deciding what to do at the wheel of a fast-moving vehicle.

So what are the disadvantages of autopilot systems?  Maybe one disadvantage is that

a small computer problem could cause a serious accident. It could also be argued that in unexpected situations, computers might not be able to respond properly ; some decisions require human emotions. Another problem might be that if everything were controlled by computers or robots, people wouldn’t have any jobs.

38. What is the best title for the passage?

A. The Development of Autopilot        B. Technology of Future Travel

C. A New Driving System              D. Computerized Cars

39. Which of the following is the disadvantage of an autopilot system?

A. It won’t make the same mistakes as people do.

B. It can point out the best route for the driver.

C. It might not respond properly to unexpected situations.

D. It does not have human emotions to influence its function.

40. If some falling rocks roll down toward your car, the autopilot on your

car will____________.

A. inform you of the danger             B. turn the car right or left

C. do nothing about it                  D. stop the car

第二节  七选五 (共5小题;每小题1分，满分5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。

Flash Mob(快闪族): The Pop Culture

If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don’t need to feel surprised. They are a flash mob. Who are they? Are they mobs (暴民)?  41  Actually, a flash mob is a group of people who gather suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly separate.

A flash mob is usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks.  42  At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some tasks such as exchanging books, coming together to look at the sky, waving their hands and yelling(a loud sharp cry) something at the top of their lungs for 30 seconds. Then, they quickly disappear

before the police can arrive.

Bill Wasik, senior editor of Harper’s Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob gathered on June 3, 2003 at Macy’s department store. More than one hundred people stepped onto the ninth floor carpet department of Macy’s department store, gathering around an expensive carpet. Following this flash mob, about 200 people flooded the lounge( public sitting-room) of the Hyatt hotel and applauded for about fifteen seconds.  43

Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people. Such an activity might seem amusing, but it might also frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place.  44  They also have big economic potential(潜力), such as using flash mobs to advertise a product.

45  People use it to do many things. For example, in 2009, Michael Jackson’s fans took part in a flash mob to remember him. Hundreds of his fans gathered outside the railway station in Liverpool. They were singing and dancing Michael’s famous song “Beat It” together. And in another example, some people took part in a flash mob to tell more people not to use negative words.

Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory.

A.Don’t be confused by their name.

B.People are attracted by the silly and harmless activities.

C.The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular.

D.Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change their gathering place.

E.A later mob saw hundreds of people in Central Park making bird noises.

F.The messages may be forwarded to friends, who forward to more people.

G.Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction.

四、语法填空 (共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

Keeping a diary in English is one of the  46   (effect) ways to improve our English writing ability.

47   (Compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes   48 time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we  49  in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many  50  . In the first place,   51   often happens that we have trouble finding proper words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.

As far as I  52   (concern), my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy  53  . Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher

for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is  54  great use to keep a diary in English for  55  development of our writing skills.

五、单词拼写(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

56. The assessment of a student’s work is often ___________ (主观的).

57. She has _________(主演)in a lot of good films directed by Zhang Yimu.

58. References to pain occur __________( 遍及 ) the poem.

59. Joan watched __________(好奇) ,thinking that the man seemed a little crazy.

60. Only then did I understand what she ________(意思).

61. The National English Proficiency Test  a_________ , let’s prepare for it.

62.The park offers its visitors a great v _________ of amusements.

63. Part-time workers often work in low-paid o_________.

64. Scientists are convinced of the positive effect of laughter on physical and

m________ health.

65. His social problems are a___________with heavy drinking.

答题卷

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30      31 32 33 34 35

36 37 38 39 40      41 42 43 44 45

四、语法填空

46._________________  47._________________  48._________________

49.__________________  50._________________  51._________________

52.__________________  53.________________   54._________________

55.__________________

五、单词拼写

56._________________  57.__________________58.__________________

59._________________  60.__________________61.__________________

62._________________  63.__________________64.__________________

65._________________

六、短文改错(10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

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：把多余的词用斜线()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。

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, so two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw what deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they would be as well as dead. The two frogs ignored the comments and try to jump up out of the pit in all their strength. The other frogs kept telling them to stop. Finally , one of the frogs gave up .He felt down and died . The other frog continued to jump hard as he could . Once again , the crowd of frogs shouted at her to stop the pain. He jumped even hard and finally made it. When he got out,

the other frogs asked, “Didn’t you hear about us?” The frog explained to them that he was deaf.

七、书面表达(20分)

假设你是兰州一中的学生会主席，学校准备开展救助贫困失学儿童的活动,请你根据以下提示，代表学生会向全体同学发出一份倡议。

1.应关心贫困儿童; 2.节约每一分钱，尽力帮助贫困儿童;

3.捐赠图书或杂志，或其他学习用品; 4.写信等方式互相鼓励和帮助。

注意：1.词数：120词以下; 2.内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯;

3.参考词汇：发起一项活动 launch a campaign ;捐赠 donate;

失学drop out of school

Poor Children in China Need More Help

Dear students,

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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