44. We had better ______ by heart as many sentence patterns as we can.

A) learn B) to learn C) learning D) learnt

45. Don’t allow other thoughts ______ your mind when trying to memorize something.

A) enter B) to enter C) entering D) entered

46. These new facts, together with the other evidence(证据) ______ the prisoner’s innocence.

A) control B) prove C) suspect D) save

47. Accidents due to(由于) driving at high speed are very ______ during the public holidays.

A) essential B) basic C) equal D) common

48. The world is so big that nothing is to ______.

A) be proud of B) be satisfied with C) be surprised at D) be thankful to

49. – Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in literature.

– ______

A) I think so. B) That’s all right. C) That’s a good idea. D) I’m glad to hear that.

50. –Would you like some more coffee? It’s still early.

– ______

A) Help yourself. B) That’s very kind of you.

C) It’s not so early. D) It doesn’t matter.

Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词或词组只能填一次):(共8分)

A. storm B. hungrier C. amazing D. really E. then

F. active G. himself H. compared I. laugh at

Indian boy Piscine Patel is troubled by his first name. It sounds like a rude word, and his classmates 51 him. He decides to change his name to “Pi”.

But Pi’s name problems are nothing 52 to what is waiting for him.

Pi’s father owns a zoo. He decides to move to Canada. The family, together with all the zoo animals, set sail across the Pacific. One day, a huge 53 hits the ship. The next morning, Pi finds his family has sunk with the ship. He is the only person still alive.

He finds 54 on a lifeboat with several animals, one of which is a tiger called Richard Parker. Soon, all the animals are killed and Pi is left alone with the tiger.

As the tiger becomes 55 , Pi starts to fish to feed him. Otherwise, he himself will become the food.

The boy and the tiger develop an 56 relationship on the sea. Although he feels hopeless, Pi never gives up. After 227 days, the lifeboat finally lands on a beach in Mexico, but Richard Parker runs away into the forest.

The ship company finds Pi and asks what happened. Pi tells them about Richard Parker but the company doesn’t believe him. Pi 57 tells another story in which there is no tiger, but some other shocking details.

Is there 58 another story? If so, which one is the truth? Maybe you will have your own answer after watching The Life of Pi(《少年派的奇幻漂流》), the latest 3D movie from American Chinese director Ang Lee. The film speaks of the relationship between humans and nature. It opened in Chinese mainland theatres on Nov. 22, 2012.

Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms(用括号中所给单词 的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词): (共8分)

59. Do you agree that an exchange of ___________ is helpful? (opinion)

60. Experience tells ___________ that we can’t judge a book by its cover. (we)

61. Success in study ___________ depends on one’s efforts. (main)

62. It’s unforgettable to celebrate our ___________ birthday in Liuhe. (fourteen)

63. Let life be beautiful as summer flowers and ___________ like autumn leaves. (die)

64. The man on the court denied that he was ___________ for the crime. (responsibility)

65. Detective Ken solved the case of the ___________ vase in the end. (steal)

66. Extreme heat can ___________ an illustration(图案) of water on a highway in summer. (creative)

Ⅴ. Rewrite the following sentences as required(根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词): (共14分)

67. Tim had to lie down for a while to rest his legs. (改为否定句)

Tim _________ _________ to lie down for a while to rest his legs.

68. Sometimes best wishes hardly seem enough. (改为反意疑问句)

Sometimes best wishes hardly seem enough, _________ _________?

69. The cartoonist has made the script into a finished comic strip. (改为被动语态)

The script _________ _________ made into a finished comic strip by the cartoonist.

70. Cormorant fishing is probably more than a thousand years old. (对划线部分提问)

_________ _________ is cormorant fishing?

71. I was so lucky that I was in the right place at the right time. (保持句意基本不变)

I was _________ _________ to be in the right place at the right time.

72. We learn a language in order to communicate. (保持句意基本不变)

We learn a language _________ _________ we can communicate.

Could you tell me? How can I deal with all these problems? (合并成复合句)

Could you tell me how_________ _________ deal with all these problems?

Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)

Ⅵ. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共50分)

A. Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): (12分)

The cultural traditions of African dress

Clothing is a language. It tells us about individual people: their personality, their age, their place in society and so on. If we want to know more about society, we can look at traditional clothing.

The continent of Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is shown in traditional dress. You often find three colours — red, gold and green in the clothing. The first colour stands for the blood of millions of people who suffered as slaves(奴隶); the second is for the rich resources of the African earth; and the third represents the grasslands of home.

The patterns on the clothing also have a meaning. A common pattern is in the form of a cross “×”, which stands for “unity”. Another pattern is a rectangular box, which represents “strength”.

Because clothing has a strong social meaning, people are very careful in choosing what to wear. It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothing, or to wear clothes in the wrong way. For instance, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband differently according to the importance of the social event.

Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African designs are famous for loose(宽松的) clothing. The climate, with the hot sun and wide temperature ranges(变化), requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.

Although many people wear western clothes, particularly in the big cities in Africa, traditional dress is very highly valued(评价). This is because it has deep cultural meanings.

74. The passage is mainly about ________ in Africa.

A) the history of clothes B) modern fashion styles

C) the meanings of traditional dress D) the materials used in traditional dress

75. Clothing tells us everything except their ________.

A) age and place in society B) style and place in society

C) personality and age D) height and weight

76. According to the passage, red ________.

A) represents the setting sun

B) stands for African unity

C) is chosen because it is a bright colour

D) is a reminder(暗示) of the sad history in Africa

77. ________ stands for wealth.

A) Green B) Gold C) Yellow D) Black

78. Traditional dress should also be practical(实用) because ________.

A) it has deep cultural meanings

B) people wear it in the big cities