Ⅰ.单项填空(15分)

1. ——Do you know Jim quarrelled with his brother?

——I dont know, ____.

A. nor dont I care B. nor do I care

C. I dont care neither D. I dont care also

2. He is interested in playing football. ____ his brother and me.

A. So do B. So are C. So it is with D. Nor do

3. Few buildings in the area ____ the war.

A. left B. survived C. remained D. escaped

4. ____ it rains tomorrow, I will get there on time.

A. Even though B. As if C. As long as D. As soon as

5. Premier Zhou always ____ happiness and sorrow ____ the people.

A. shared; to B. shared in; with

C. shared in; to D. was shared; with

6. Do you know the difficulty he had ____ the family?

A. supported B. supporting C. to support D. support

7. Theres plenty of rain in the southeast, ____ theres little in the

northwest.

A. once B. then C. while D. if

8. A lot of advanced equipment ____ this factory.

A. has brought in B. was brought in in

C. were brought in D. was given in in

9. You have hardly changed these years. How did you manage to ____

so young?

A. become B. turn C. make D. stay

10. Hurry up!The plane is about to ____.

A. put off B. take off C. go off D. see off

11. There was a lot of fun at yesterdays party. You ____ have come, but

why didnt you?

A. must B. might C. should D. need

12. The music teacher with a lot of teaching ____ bought a lot of musical

____ yesterday.

A. experiences; equipment B. experience; equipment

C. experiences; equipments D. experience; equipments

13. She was knocked down by a car and her shouts ____ the attention of the police.

A. pulled B. dragged C. drew D. seized

14. He ____ Alice for three years.

A. married to B. has married to

C. has married D. has been married to

15. The boy, ____ mother played a leading role in a famous film, was my

classmate.

A. his B. whose C. who D. that

Ⅱ.完形填空(30分)

Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was __1__ into stillness by what I saw. Mother was seated at the far end of the sofa, __2__, with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldnt type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how __3__ I understood the pressure on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very __4__ to understand.“I know we all have to __5__ something,” Mother said quietly. I could __6__ her pain and the tension of __7__ the strong feeling that were interrupted by my arrival. I reached __8__ and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face __9__ my shoulder and sobbed． I held her __10__ and didnt try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could __11__ was enough. At that moment, feeling Mothers __12__ with feelings, I understood for the first time her being so easy to __13__. She was still my mother, __14__ she was something __15__: a person like me, capable of fear and __16__． I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought __17__ in her arms.

A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station __18__. “Its a job I can do, though.” She said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter __19__. I had a very __20__ feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping on the old green typewriter. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

1． A． tired B． ashamed C． excited D． shocked

2． A． crying B． smiling C． thinking D． whispering

3． A． deeply B． well C． little D． much

4． A． quickly B． slowly C． suddenly D． proudly

5． A． fail B． win C． defeat D． miss

6． A． see B． watch C． sense D． recognize

7． A． holding back B． putting away C． sitting up D． stopping from

8． A． for B． in C． out D． down

9． A． beyond B． beside C． through D． against

10． A． tightly B． thoughtfully C． carefully D． politely

11． A． and that B． now that C． but that D． so that

12． A． hand B． face C． knee D． back

13． A． content B． break C． fall D． understand

14． A． therefore B． however C． yet D． though

15． A． more B． great C． good D． huge

16． A． confidence B． foolishness C． wisdom D． failure

17． A． kindness B． memory C． comfort D． support

18． A． supplied B． offered C． afforded D． charged

19． A． continued B． stopped C． ended D． failed

20． A． different B． hard C． sad D． serious

Ⅲ.阅读理解(50分)

(A)

Weve all had the experience of running into an old friend—someone our own age—who looks 10 to 15 younger than he/she really is. While we admire our friends apparent lack of aging, we cant help but think that he/she is “doing something”, like having a few “nips and tucks” to avoid outward signs of aging. In some cases, that may be true. Cosmetic surgery is a choice that many people choose to help them regain or maintain a youthful appearance. But what about those people who dont visit a plastic surgeon? How is it that they can look 10 to 15 years younger than they really are?

The answer to that question can be found in some little-known natural “anti-aging” secrets used by many top models and actors. These people have found that certain factors, such as diet, weight, exercise, exposure to sunlight, stress, and bad habits can have an important effect on the aging process. The good news is that you too can use these secrets to wipe years off your appearance. These anti-aging secrets all involve common sense changes in lifestyle and habits. Theyre safe, simple and inexpensive. Best of all, used properly, they can work for you and help you look years younger than your real age.

Here are 6 little-known “anti-aging secrets” that can help you look up to ten years younger.

1. Get plenty of vitamins A and C in your diet.

2. Exercise for total fitness.

3. Get out of the sun.

4. Kick the habit of smoking.

5. Say no to alcohol and drug abuse.

6. Relax.

1． The “anti-aging” secrets given in the passage benefit ____.

A. people who dont visit a plastic surgeon

B. top models and actors

C. people who want to maintain a youthful appearance

D. elders

2． What does the third “secret” “get out of the sun” in the passage

probably mean? ____.

A. Protect your skin by using a sunscreen, a hat or light clothing

B. Dont work in the sun

C. Avoid overexposure to the sun

D. Stay at home when it is sunny

3． Asked for more anti-aging secret, you may suggest ____.

A. doing exercise regularly

B. maintaining a healthy weight

C. getting rid of bad habits

D. eating more fresh vegetables and fruit

4． What is the best title of the passage? ____.

A. the Younger, the Better

B. Secrets to Looking Years Younger

C. Some Little-known Natural Secrets

D. Diet, Exercise, Habits and Relax

(B)

The Last Supper is regarded as one of the greatest masterpieces（杰作） in the whole field of pictorial art. Tradition says that Leonardo da Vinci worked for ten years upon the painting, and the monks（修道士） in the church were angered at the delay. It was said that Leonardo often painted continuously from dawn to night without eating his meals. But at other times he spent hours before the picture, lost in contemplation, examining, comparing, and measuring with his figures.

This inactivity aroused the anger of the fussy（爱挑剔的） Prior, the head of the church, who belonged to the large group of those who believe that the busier a man seems, the more he completes; and so he tried to find fault with the lazy painter. Leonardo was slightly unhappy and explained to somebody else that there is a great difference between the work of the creative artist and the stonemason（石匠）. The creative artist needs time for contemplation; he may be busiest when his hands are idlest. Just now he needed two heads to complete the picture: that of Christ, for which no model on earth could be found, for it was hard to find the man whose face would express the strength, and beauty, and tenderness, and deep sorrow of the Christ; then he also needed a head for Judas, and it was hard to find the man whose face could express the meanness of that base traitor（卑鄙的叛徒）. But he would look no further, if none came his way, he would be satisfied to take the Prior as a model for Judas. This threat silenced the angry Prior, who quite naturally had no desire to present himself to descendants（后代） in such a fashion.

1． Why did the Prior complain about the delay? ____.

A. Because he thought that the painter wasted most of the hours

B. Because he knew that the painter delayed the work on purpose

C. Because he liked the work of a stonemason

D. Because he was eager to be taken as a model for Judas

2． What does “contemplation” in the last sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?

____.

A. Great possibility B. Good attitude

C. Deep thought D. Eager expectation

3． Which of the following is NOT true? ____.

A. Leonardo took the fussy Prior as a model for Judas

B. The Prior was discontented with da Vincis method of work

C. The painting was completed in ten years

D. The painting is justly regarded as one of the worlds masterpieces

4． Why did the Prior stop complaining? ____.

A. He did not wish to be remembered like an evil traitor after he

died

B. He wanted to be painted as Judas who betrayed his master

C. He disliked to be painted in fashionable clothes

D. He was pleased to be a fashionable model

(C)

Although April did not bring us the rains we all hoped for， and although the Central Valley doesnt generally experience the atmospheric（大气的） sound and lightning that can accompany those rains， it is still important for parents to be able to answer the youthful questions about thunder and lightning．

The reason these two wonders of nature are so difficult for many adults to explain to children is that they are not very well understood by adults themselves． For example， did you know that the lightning we see flashing down to the earth from a cloud is actually flashing up to a cloud from the earth？Our eyes trick us into thinking we see a downward motion when its actually the other way around． But then， if we believed only what we think and we see， wed still insist that the sun rises in the morning and sets at night．

Most lightning flashes take place inside a cloud， and only a relative few can be seen jumping between two clouds or between earth and a cloud． But， with about 2,000 thunderstorms taking place above the earth every minute of the day and night， theres enough activity to produce about 100 lightning strikes on earth every second． Parents can use thunder and lightning to help their children learn more about the world around them． When children understand that the light of the lightning flashing reaches their eyes almost at the same moment， but the sound of the thunder takes about 5 seconds to travel just one mile， they can begin to time the interval between the flash and the crash to learn how close they were to the actual spark．

1． According to the author， in the area of the Central Valley， ____．

A． rains usually come without thunder and lightning

B． it is usually dry in April

C． children pay no attention to natural phenomena

D． parents are not interested in thunder and lightning

2． We believe that lightning is a downward motion because ____．

A． we were taught so by our teachers from our childhood

B． we are deceived(欺骗) by our sense of vision

C． it is a common natural phenomenon

D． it is a truth proved by science

3． Which is TRUE about lightning according to the passage？____.

A． Only a small number of lightning strikes occur on earth

B． Lightning travels slower than thunder

C． Lightning flashes usually jump from one cloud to another

D． There are far more lightning strikes occurring on earth than we

can imagine

4． It can be concluded from the passage that ____．

A． we should not believe what we see or hear

B． things moving downward are more noticeable

C． people often have wrong concepts about ordinary phenomena

D． adults are not as good as children in observing natural phenomena.

(D)

Every country tends to accept its own way of life as being the normal one and to praise or criticize others, as they are similar to or different from it. And unfortunately, our picture of the people and the way of life of other countries is often a distorted (扭曲) one. Here is a great argument in favor of foreign travel and learning foreign languages. It is only by traveling in a country and getting to know its inhabitants and their language that one can find out what a country and its people are really like. And how different the knowledge one gains this way frequently turns out to be from the second-hand information gathered from other sources!How often we find that the foreigners whom we thought to be such different people from ourselves are not very different at all！

Differences between peoples do, of course, exist and, one hopes, will always continue to do so. The world will be a dull place indeed when all the different nationalities behave exactly alike, and some people might say that we are rapidly approaching this state of affairs. With the much greater rapidity and ease of travel, there might seem to be some truth in this at least as far as Europe is concerned. However this may be, at least the greater ease of travel today has revealed(显示). So to more people than ever before that the Englishman or Frenchman or German is not some different kind of animals from themselves.

1． Every country criticizes ways of life in other countries because they

are ____.

A. distorted B. normal

C. similar to each other D. different from its own

2． One who travels in a foreign country and learns its language will

____.

A. find out what its people are like

B. argue in favor of this country and the language

C. know the country and its people better

D. like its inhabitants and their language

3． The knowledge one gains by traveling in a foreign country is often

____.

A. from second-hand information

B. gathered from other sources than (from) its inhabitants

C. gained from the arguments about the country

D. different from what one had before the travel

4． In this passage, the author wants to say differences between people

____.

A. will gradually disappear because of the ease of travel

B. do exist even though different nationalities behave exactly alike

C. will always continue to exist and the world will be a dull place

D. will not exist as one hopes

(E)

Japanese doctors have used thin sheets of tissue from peoples cheeks to repair damaged corneas(角膜). A team from Osaka University transplanted thin layers of cheek cells on to the eyes of four patients with a rare and painful eye condition, reports BBC online. Patients whose vision had been cloudy could see well afterwards, and the “new corneas” remained clear more than a year after the operation.

Doctors can also take cells from a healthy eye and grow them in a dish to produce a new cornea, or they can transplant corneas from donors. But these techniques may not work when both eyes are too badly damaged by accident or disease.

The team hope their work may help solve the problem and lead to other types of grow-your-own tissue transplants. The cornea is the clear layer of cells on the surface of the eye. It can be damaged by trauma （外伤） or by a range of diseases.

The team worked with four patients who had a painful condition that causes cloudy corneas and dry eyes. Often the eye can regenerate（再生） cornea cells but none of the four patients had this ability. The researchers took a 3mm-wide square of tissue from inside the mouth (cheeks) and grew it into a thin layer in the lab. They used a special low-temperature technique to separate a very thin sheet off each batch. They then laid that onto the patients eye. The cell layers stuck onto the eye and developed into tissue that looked and acted like a healthy cornea.

However, long-term follow-up and experience with a large series of patients is needed to evaluate the benefits and risks of this method. Yet, “it does offer the potential of treating severe eye diseases that are resistant to standard approaches,” said the head of research, Kohji Nishida.

1． Now doctors can repair the damaged corneas with the following

methods EXCEPT ____.

A. by using mouth tissue

B. by taking cells from a healthy eye and growing them in a dish

C. by transplant corneas from another person

D. by using finger tissue

2． If both eyes are too badly damaged, we can treat them ____.

A. only by using mouth tissue

B. by taking cells from a healthy eye and growing them in a dish

C. by transplant healthy corneas from donors

D. by none of the mentioned method

3． We can infer from the passage ____.

A. the new technique can be widely used in the operations

B. the new technique needs to be further tested

C. the new technique has more benefits than risks

D. any new technique has risks

4． Which of the following is the best title? ____.

A. New Invention

B. A New Technique

C. Mouth Tissue Can Restore Your Vision

D. Transplanting Can Restore Your Vision

Ⅳ.根据下面短文内容填空。（新题型）(10分)

Japanese students work very hard but many are very unhappy. They feel great pressure from their parents to do well in school and in college.1.Most __________________________ so that they can have successful future. Although this may be good advice for those students who are very bright, it can have very bad results for many students who are not very bright enough at learning. Unfortunately, a number of students actually kill themselves. Others are after comfort in using drugs. Some students, however, do bad things with groups of bad people and turn to crime. Many of them have tried very hard at school but, in spite of their tries, have failed in certain examinations and have disappointed their parents. Such students feel that 2._______________________ and leave school before they have finished their study.

It is surprising that although most Japanese parents are anxious for their children to do well at school, they dont help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are unable to help their children with their lessons and that it is their teachers job to help their children.

To make matter worse, a lot of parents send their children to special schools called juku-cram schools. These schools are open during3.__________________________________ to pass exams. They dont try to educate students in any real sense of the world. It thus comes as a shock to realize that almost three quarters of the junior high school population attend these cram schools.

Ordinary Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the length of students hair to their clothes and things in their school bags. Child psychologists（心理学家） now think that such strict rules often lead to a feeling of being unsafe and being unable to fit into society. They regard the rules4.__________________________. They believe that no sense of moral values is developed and that such students are not given guidance nor training in becoming good citizens.

1. _______________________________

2. _______________________________

3. _______________________________

4. _______________________________

Ⅴ.单词拼写(10分)

根据下列句子及所给首字母或汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。

1. I will remember my trip to the West Lake in Hangzhou because it

was an u____ experience.

2. He said he saw a man s____ in the river, crying for help.

3. It is well known that Zhang Ziyi is one of the famous a____ in

China.

4. It is bad m____ to leave your home without telling your parents.

5. Can you tell me who has m____ oil with water?

6. It is reported that the ____（最后期限） of signing up is January

20th.

7. Miss Yang was ____（决定） to give up the chance to go abroad for further education.

8. ____（忠告） is seldom welcome and those who want it the most

always like it the least.

9. They tried their best but at last no one was ____（营救） out of

the terrible fire.

10. Her speech was thought ____（高度地） of by all the listeners.

Ⅵ.短文改错(10分)

Last Sunday I went out to the lunch with my friend 1.____

George, who was very fat indeed. He likes sweet 2.____

food, as well as those rich foods. Not only George 3.____

enjoy eating but he is a good eater well. Whenever 4.____

he eats out, he always eats a lot of food and spends 5.____

too long time at a restaurant. When we sat at a table 6.____

in a restaurant, the waiter brought a tray filled of 7.____

various foods. After eating a big meal, I told him that 8.____

we must leave because we have been there 9.____

for 3 hours. But he insisted stay there. “We 10.____

cant leave now, for its already time for tea！”

Ⅶ.书面表达(25分)

请根据下面提示，用英语写一篇题为When to Shake Hands的短文。要点：

1.第一次见面要握手；

2.朋友们好久没见面要握手；

3.不管谁要与你握手，你当然不能拒绝，否则是不礼貌的；

4.两人是同一性别时，年长的先伸出手来；

5.两人是不同性别时，要由女士伸出手来。

词数：100左右

Key(4)