梁榕榕　闫跃　徐君婷　罗厚健　郑世炳

Ⅰ 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Ⅱ 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

If you have ever been discouraged because of failure， please read on. For often， achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.

Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working， a couple of older boys stopped by to watch.

“What are you doing？” asked one of the visitors.

“We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth！” one of the brothers volunteered excitedly.

The older boys began to laugh， telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible.

After a long silence， one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders（蜘蛛）， worms and a variety of insects. He removed the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the visitors who were laughing them.

Then he said quietly and confidently， “Even if we dont dig all the way through the earth， look what we found along the way！”

Their goal was far too ambitious， but it did cause them to dig. And that is what a goal is for---to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen； in other words， to set us to digging！

But not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end successfully. Not every relationship will carry on. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every attempt will be completed. Not every dream will be realized.

But when you fall short of your aim， perhaps you can say， “Yes， but look at what I found along the way！ Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something！” It is in the digging that life is lived. And I believe it is joy in the journey， in the end， that truly matters.

26. When the older boys saw the two brothers digging， they

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A. were curious about what they were doing

B. volunteered to join the two brothers

C. persuaded the brothers to give up digging

D. laughed at the brothers

27. Why did one of the diggers show his jar to the visitors？

A. Because he wanted to convince them that they would succeed.

B. Because he felt angry and decided to ignore them.

C. Because he realized the impossibility of digging through the earth.endprint

D. Because he wanted to show what they had achieved through digging.

28. What does the writer try to express in Paragraph 8？

A. A goal is of great importance.

B. Their goal was too ambitious.

C. It was their confidence that cause them to dig.

D. The more you pay， the more you will gain.

29. What does the underlined sentence really mean？

A. Digging helps us live a richer life.

B. Life is on the way to achieve the goal.

C. Life is to find wonderful things.

D. You can enjoy yourself in the digging.

30. Which is the best title for this article？

A. How to Achieve a Goal

B. Two Brothers and Some Old Boys

C. Enjoy the Progress

D. A Journey through the Earth

B

“No air-conditioning？ How can you sleep？”a friend asks， horrified. Ive just told him that my family has decided to shut the air-conditioner off， and cut our electric bill.

On this first night of our cost-cutting adventure， its only eighty-five degrees. Were not going to suffer， but the three kids grumble anyway.

“Its too hot to sleep.”my thirteen-year-old daughter complains.

“Im about to die from this heat.”her brother says.

“Just try it tonight.”I tell them. In truth， Im too tired to argue for long. My face is sweaty. But I lie quietly， listening to the cricket（蟋蟀） choirs （合唱）outside. That reminds me of childhood.

I think about grandma， who lived to ninety-two and was still in charge of my mothers garden until a few weeks ago before she died. And then Im back there in her house and the summer heat of my childhood. I moved my pillow to the foot of my grandmothers bed， and angled my face toward the open window. I turned the pillow over， hunting for the cooler side.

Grandma saw me struggling， “If you just watch for the breeze （light wind），”she said， “youll cool off and fall asleep.”

She cranked up（拉起） the Venetian blinds （百叶窗）. I stared at the white curtain， willing it to move. Lying still in waiting， I suddenly noticed life outside the window， the bug（虫子） choruses， neighbors， porch-sitting late， speaking in soft words that comforted me.

“Mom， did you hear that？”my seven-year-old asks， “I think its an owl（猫头鹰） family.”

“Probably.” I tell him， “Just keep listening...”

Without the noisy air-conditioner， the house is strangely peaceful， and the night noises seem close enough to touch. I hope Im awake tonight， when the first breeze sneaks in.endprint

31. What does the underlined word “grumble” mean？

A. shout B. complain C. give up D. lose temper

32. The author mentions her childhood to .

A. memorize her considerate and kind grandmother

B. suggest a way of handling a night without air-conditioning

C. share her childhood experience of going without air-conditioning

D. convince the readers of the possibility of life without air-conditioning

33. How did the authors grandmother help the author feel cooler？

A. She opened the windows and drew the curtains.

B. She asked the author to observe the soft wind.

C. She found the cooler side of pillow for the author.

D. She persuaded the author to listen to the noise outside.

34. Finally， the children feel without the air-conditioner on.

A. peaceful B. intolerable C. bored D. unimaginable

35. What is the best title of this passage？

A. Life with no air-conditioner B. A night full of memory

C. Waiting for the breeze D. A childhood memory

C

It is a common belief that of all the wonderful gifts that weve been given， one of the greatest is freedom. That is why so many of us try to gain freedom at any cost. But are all kinds of freedom worth seeking？

One windy spring day， I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds moving and dancing. As the strong winds blew against the kites， a string kept them in check.

Instead of blowing away with the wind， they arose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled， but the restraining （约束） string and the tail kept them being pulled along， facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and trembled against the string， they seemed to say， “Let me go！ Let me go！ I want to be free！”They flew beautifully even as they fought the restriction of the string. Finally， one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. “Free at last，”it seemed to say. “Free to fly with the wind.”

Yet freedom from restraint， simply put， is at the mercy of an unsympathetic soft wind. It soon fell to the ground and landed in a mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last” free to lie powerless in the dirt， to be blown helplessly along the ground， and to get stuck lifeless against the first obstruction （障碍物）.

How much like kites we sometimes are. The Heaven gives us misfortunes and restrictions， rules to follow from which we can grow and gain strength. Restraint is a necessary match for the winds of opposition. Some of us fought at the rules so hard that we never fly to reach the heights we might have obtained. We keep part of the rules or laws and never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.endprint

Let us each rise to the great heights， recognizing that some of the restraints that we may feel annoyed about are actually the steady force that helps us go up and achieve.

36. The kites struggled and trembled against the string because they .

A. was restrained by the wind

B. tried to gain absolute freedom

C. wanted to dance like birds

D. were at the mercy of the wind

37. What can we learn from the result of the kite that broke loose？

A. Freedom prevents us from flying.

B. It is restraints that stop us rising.

C. Without restrains without freedom.

D. There is no justice without freedom.

38. What does the underlined sentence mean？

A. If we want to fly higher， we should fight hard at rules.

B. People shouldnt obey rules because its hard to follow.

C. Rules are necessary for us to reach a higher level.

D. Some rules are too strict for people to obey.

39. In the authors opinion， some of the restraints .

A. are wonderful gifts given by the God

B. are something that we are upset about

C. can give us power to fly higher

D. should be abolished right away

40. The passage is probably written for .

A. general people B. teenagers

C. freedom seekers D. parents

D

When you look at yourself in the mirror， do you ever wonder why you look the way you do？

No two faces look exactly alike， making a human face as unique as a fingerprint. Genetics obviously play a major role---no two faces share the same DNA. But even in identical twins， who have the same DNA， there are still small differences in their appearances. So what is it that makes each face different？

The answer lies in a small piece of you NDA called a “gene enhancer”， according to a study published in the journal Science. “There are thousands of enhancers in the human genome（基因组），”study leader Axel Visel， a research with Berkeley Lab， US， told Discovery.

According to Visel， these DNA pieces act like switches， turning genes on and off and therefore determining whether a certain facial feature develops in a fetus（胎儿） while it is still in the womb（子宫）.

Whats interesting about gene enhancers is that they dont have to be found anywhere close to the genes they affect. They are able to control their targets from far away， which makes them even more influential.

To test how powerful these special DNA pieces are in shaping the face， researchers deleted three of the gene enhancers in mice and compared them with normal mice at 8 weeks of age. The results showed that each enhancer deletion caused a distinct set of differences in the shape of the face---for example， causing an increase or decrease in facial length or width.endprint

In fact， scientists first noticed the existence of gene enhancer long ago， but they called them “junk DNA” back then because they didnt produce proteins and were thought to have no biological function. But now “its increasingly clear that important functions are deeply and firmly fixed in this ‘junk，” Visel told New Scientist.

Understanding this may help scientists learn why and how things go wrong as a fetus develops， leading to facial defects（变异） such as cleft lips（唇腭裂）. While some of these defects are caused by genetic mutations（变异）， researchers want to study whether gene enhancers also play a role.

41. The main purpose of the first paragraph is .

A. to arouse readers interest to go further reading

B. to encourage readers to look at himself in the mirror

C. to invite readers to answer a scientific question

D. to remind the readers that everyones face is different

42. Which of the following statement is True according to the passage？

A. A humans face is determined by his fingerprints.

B. No identical twins have exactly the same appearance.

C. Its unknown what makes each face different.

D. People with the same DNA have the same faces.

43. According to the passage， gene enhancers .

A. play an important role in shaping ones face

B. can only affect the genes they are close to

C. are not so powerful as the scientists expected

D. are not found by scientist until recently

44. Why are gene enhancer called as “junk DNA”？

A. Because they had no biological function.

B. Because they looked like the “junks”.

C. Because they only affected the facial characteristics.

D. Because they didnt produce proteins.

45. What is the main idea of the passage？

A. Development of solving problems of facial birth defects.

B. A new discovery of genetics is found by the journal Science.

C. Gene enhancers determine facial characteristics.

D. How facial feature develops in a fetus in the womb.

（广东实验中学 徐君婷）

第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息，请在答题卡上将对应题号的乡音选项字母涂黑。

以下是有关音乐会的信息。

A.

Raymonds Solo Concert： Raymond， the talented singer who shifts freely between musical， folk songs and hip hop， is to give a solo concert this weekend.

Place： Grand Theatre

Time： 8：30 ～ 10：30 pm， January 6

Price： 380 ～ 2，000 Yuanendprint

Tel： 7322～3411

B.

Prince of the Piano： Clayderman has established a truly international career as a best selling recording artist and concert performer. He has recorded over 1，000 melodies and created a “New Romantic” style.

Place： The Great Hall of the People

Time： 8：00 ～ 10：00 pm， January 7

Price： 180 ～1680 Yuan

Tel： 7310-5266

C.

Live Music： Audiences in the city will be able to make a date with one of the most famous German Orchestras on the evening of Jan. 27 at Century Center.

Place： Century Theatre

Time： 8：00 ～ 10：30 pm， January 10

Price： 120 ～ 680 Yuan

Tel： 7988-7311

D.

Jazz Night： Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Brown， the famous trumpet player. Hes coming with his new 7–piece band， Herbies Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours， so dont expect to get much sleep.

Place： The Jazz Club

Time： 10：00 pm till late！ January 7， 9， 11

Tel： 7599-7862

E.

Scottish Dancing： Want to get your body some exercise while enjoying live music？ Take your partner here and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn.

Place： Jack Steins

Time： 7：30 – 10：00 pm， January 5 ～ 7

Tel： 7832-1788

F.

Beijing Rocks： “The Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans special performance. Eight Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert， including older generation bands， middle generation and some recent arrivals.

Time： January 8， 9

Place： Workers Stadium

Time： 8：00 ～ 11：30 pm， January 4

Price： 90 ～ 680 Yuan

请阅读以下观众的信息，然后匹配与其适合的音乐会。

1. Tom and his girlfriend are both university students. The coming Sunday（January 6）is his girlfriends birthday. As both of them are music fans， Tom would like to take his girlfriend to enjoy some live music and learn something new.

2. Joseph and his friends always enjoy their weekend by attending late night activities. However， he hasnt joined them for a long time because he has been working for a couple of weeks.

3. Icy is a college student who studies music， and playing the piano is her favorite. Her parents approve of her attending concerts and pay for the tickets. As a result， she doesnt care much about how much the ticket might cost.

4. Sally is interested in a variety of music. She would like to amuse herself by attending concerts. Since she does not earn much， she can only afford a ticket that costs no more than 100 Yuan.endprint

5. Tracy would like to attend concerts performed by foreign bands or orchestras whenever its possible. But according to the school rules， she has to return to her dormitory before 11：00 pm.

（江市阳西县第一中学 罗厚健）

Ⅲ 写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 基础写作（共1小题；满分15分）

[写作内容]

请根据提示完成短文。

请用英语写一篇短文，介绍神秘岛（Mysterious Island）主题公园，内容包括：

地理位置：（1）珠海西部，平沙镇海泉湾度假区（Ocean Spring Zone）内；

（2）离市区60km。

景区特色：（1）风景优美，空气清新；

（2）有一个加勒比海海滩（Carribean Beach）供游客游泳；

（3）可以玩海盗船（pirate ship），全亚洲最高的过山车（roller coaster），有垂直极限（vertical limit）等。

收费标准：（1）门票120元；

（2）有些活动另外收3至15元不等。

[写作要求]

只能用五个句子表达全部内容。

[评分标准]

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

第二节 读写任务（共1小题；满分25分）

阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。……