二、语言知识与运用。（共两节，满分15分）

第一节 单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从各题所给的A, B, C, D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

16. One learns a language by making mistakes and _______ them.

A. correct     B. correcting      C. corrects     D. to correct

17. We agreed _____ here but so far she hasn't turned up yet.

A. having met     B. meeting     C. to meet     D. to have meet

18. My uncle looked_____ when he read newspaper______.

A. sadly; carefully    B. sad; carefully    C. sadly; careful     D. sad; careful

19. Listen! I hear Sally ____ in her room. She must prepare for her competition.

A. sing     B. singing     C. to sing    D. sings

20. A lot of water_____ of the house by workers.

A. are taken     B. is taken out     C. is taken    D. are taken out

21. She had ______ money with her, so she bought _____ books.

A. few; little    B. little; little      C. few; few     D. little; few

22. The children______ some bread into the lake and a lot of fish_____.

A. threw; are attracted     B. threw; were attracted   

C. throw; is attracted      D. throw; were attracted

23. All the compositions_____ before 8:00 this morning.

A. have been handed in      B. had handed in    

C. were handed in               D. are handed in

24. The old house______ in a fire in 2011.

A. was burned down     B. is burned down   

C. burnt down    D. should have been burnt

25. Any plan____ carefully before it is_____.

A. should make; carries out   B. should be made; carry out

C. should be made; carried out    D. should have been made; carry out

 

第二节：语法选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

   阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       I’ve been following Gossip Girls for nearly three years now. Its popular content (内容) attracts me, and by _26_ the show I’ve learned a lot of expressions Americans use when talking _27_ university life.  I’ve learned how students make friends, how they joke, and how they invite people to parties. Girls who love fashion _28_ learn the proper pronunciation of famous brands (商标) like Yves Saint Laurent and Burberry. The show _29_ gives us _30_ topics to talk about with foreigners!  In one setting(场景), characters begin _31_ which university they go. They tour schools _32_ Yale and have interviews with professors. This gives us a look of life at universities in the US.  Of course, I’ve learned many useful English words and lines. For example, I _33_ by a sentence. “Life is so short, it’s all uncertain.” _34_ whenever I want to encourage someone _35_ a quick decision, I use this line.

26．A．watched                   B．watching        C．having watched      D．watch

27．A．for             B．on            C．about                D．with

28．A．can            B．have           C．must              D．shall

29．A．again           B．either           C．also             D．as well

30．A．plenty          B．plenties of    C．a plenty of        D．plenty of

31．A．consider        B．considered      C. to considering       D．to consider

32．A．like           B．as               C．for example         D．as like

33．A．impressed   B．was impressed C．have impressed   D．was impressing

34．A．However     B．So              C．But                 D．Therefore

35．A．make     B．makes        C．to make               D．making

三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分；满分10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31~40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。

  What should we do to stay healthy? One important rule is to exercise   36  . The Smith family try to exercise every day. Mr Smith   37 exercise in the morning because he must be at his job at exactly seven o'clock. But he runs every evening. Mrs Smith runs a lot,   38 . She  39  different sports with her friends. Sometimed, Mrs Smith goes to a yoga (瑜伽) class     40  . But it wasn't  41  this way. Last year Mr. and Mrs. Smith used to  42   everywhere in their car, even to the drugstore two blocks (街区) away. They thought they had to use the car all the time. They wouldn't walk. The Smith both  43  better now. And they believe they mustn't be lazy. We 44  exercise every day, but we should try   45    as often as possible.

36. A．regularly       B．sometimes       C．late        D．later

37. A．may not      B．can not       C．would not        D．should not

38. A．either       B．also       C．too        D．again

39. A．watches       B．plays       C．loves        D．likes

40. A．in two weeks  B．for two weeks  C．after two weeks     D．twice a week

41. A．always       B．even       C．sometimes       D．no

42. A．riding       B．drive       C．fly        D．walk

43. A．had       B．make       C．feel        D．want

44. A．needn’t       B．don’t       C．won’t have        D．mustn’t

45. A．exercise      B．to exercise       C．exercises        D．exercising

 

四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面的四篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。       

                              (A)

Some members of an International Voluntary Organization (国际志愿组织) arrived at a small village of an African country.

    The villagers lived in small houses, which were built with wood and leaves. There was no school or hospital. The villagers didn't know how to grow crops. They only went to kill some wild animals and pick some fruits in the mountains as their food. The volunteers (志愿者) came here to help the village kids. They brought with them many textbooks and some medicine. They taught the kids how to play volleyball and also tried to learn their language so that they could talk with the kids better.

    Because of their hard work, the International Voluntary Organization gave the villagers the money to carry electricity to the village. When the lights in every house were shining, the villagers were very excited. They called them 'the little suns'. Then, they held a party to choose some lucky men who would invite the volunteers to go to their homes to see the beautiful night together with their families.

46. The volunteers came to the small village___________.

A. for fun            B. to help the villagers

C. for a trip           D. to do some experiments

47. How did the villagers get their food?

A. They grew crops.           B. Someone sent them the food.

C. They got it from the river.   D. They looked for it in the mountains by themselves.

48. The volunteers tried to learn their language because____________.

A. it was great fun       B. they thought it was interesting

C. they wanted to talk with the kids better D. they wanted to learn this kind of language

49. Before the volunteers came to the village, there was ____________.

A. no electricity in the village

B. only a school in the village

C. no food for the village

D. a hospital in the village

50. The lucky men could_____________.

A. turn on the lights first

B. carry electricity to the village

C. be offered some money to carry electricity

D. have a chance to invite the visitors to go to their homes

(B)

When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation (住所). I suggested that they should stay at “bed and breakfast” houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.

“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”

I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for “holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said ‘VACANCLES’, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said ‘NO VACANCLES’, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!

We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “DIVERSION” means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word “DIVERSION” on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hold.

English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris. When someone offered me some more coffee, I said ‘Thank you’ in French. I meant that I would like some more, However, to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that ‘Thank you’ in French means ‘No, thank you.’

51. My Spanish friends wanted advice about ______.

A. learning English                     B. finding places to stay in England

C. driving their car on English roads        D. going to England by car

52. I suggested that they stay at bed and breakfast houses because ______.

A. they would be able to practise their English

B. it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels

C. it would be convenient for them to have dinner

D. there would be no problem about finding accommodation there

53. “NO VACANCIES” in English means ______.

A. no free rooms        B. free rooms      C. not away on holiday    D. holidays

54. If you see a road sign that says ‘Diversion’, you will ______.

A. fall into a hole

B. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself

C. find that the road is blocked by crowds of people

D. have to take a different road

55. I was surprised when the coffee pot was taken away because I _____.

A. hadn't finished drinking my coffee

B. was expecting another cup of coffee

C. meant that I didn't want any more

D. was never misunderstood

(C)

Gordon Williams’s hobby may seem strange to people when they meet it for the first time. But it is a traditional craft(手艺).He builds model ships inside old bottles.

   Gordon has always loved ships, especially sailing ships from the old days. His interest in this hobby began many years ago when he visited a museum in Ottawa, Canada, where there was a display of model ships in bottles. Gordon thought the display was wonderful. But he wondered how the craftsman got the ship through the thin neck of the bottle. Gordon decided to find it out.

  He found an old master craftsman who was willing to teach him the necessary skills. First, Gordon takes an old bottle. Then he puts in a layer of putty(一层油灰),carefully shaped and painted it look like the sea. Next he builds the ship. To get the ship through the neck of the bottle, Gordon holds down the masts(桅杆).Once the ship is inside the bottle, he takes a long, thin tool to raise the masts.

  Gordon has completed well over one hundred models. His wish is to build bigger model ships, such as aircraft carriers. This will be more challenging, as he will have to build the ship actually inside the bottle. His hobby certainly needs time, patience and a steady hand.

56. What’s their opinion when people first meet Gordon’s hobby?

  A. Useful.        B. Traditional.        C. Interesting.     D. Unusual.

57. How did Gordon become interested in this hobby?

  A. He met a craftsman who would like to teach him.

  B. He saw a show of model ships in bottles.

  C. He had a journey to Canada.

  D. He has collected many sailing ships.

58. For Gordon, the most difficult step that he wanted to learn was _______.

  A. to shape the bottle like a ship

  B. to paint the layer of putty like the sea

  C. to get the ship through the neck of the bottle

  D. to put the layer of putty into the bottle

59. Which of the following pictures shows the last step of Gordon’s work?

  A. Put the ship through the neck of the bottle.

  B. Raise the masts

  C. Hold down the masts

  D. Take a long thin tool.

60. Gordon’s new plan is more challenging because he will _______.

  A . build a bigger model ship inside the bottle

  B. build more than one hundred ships

  C. put a bigger model ship inside the bottle

  D. make an aircraft carrier