一、单项填空 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共4分）
1. —Any phone calls for me while I was away?
—Yes, ______ Mr. Black called and said you would understand if you see ______ message he left.
A. the; a B. a; the C. the; the D. a; a
2. Tony, I’m washing the dishes. Can you help me answer the door and see ______?
A. who is he B. who he is C. who it is D. who she is
3. The price of the houses _______ a lot in the past few years.
A. is raising B. was raised C. has risen D. has been risen
4. —You see, ______ Sandy ______ Simon is good at color therapy!
—OK! Then I can ask either of them for advice.
A. Both; and B. Either; or C. Not only; but also D. Neither; nor
5. There is no doubt ______ he will pass the final exam, for he is always working hard.
A. if B. that C. whether D. about
6. The river near our village is about _______ long.
A. three-hundreds-metres B. three-hundred-metre
C. three hundreds metres D. three hundred metres
7. —Could you tell me ?
—About one hour and a half.
A. how long it takes to drive toYixing from Yangzhou
B. how long it took to drive to Yixing from Yangzhou
C. how long does it take to drive to Yixing from Yangzhou
D. how long did it take to drive to Yixing from Yangzhou
8. Jim got up early _____________ he could catch the early bus.
A. in order to B. such that C. so that D. very that
9. You won’t pass the driving test ______ you practice hard from now on.
A. unless B. if C. until D. till
10. —Your sister didn’t go to the farewell party, did she?
—______, though she was badly ill.
A. Yes, she did B. No, she did C. Yes, she didn’t D. No, she didn’t
11. —The programme Come on, Brothers is quite popular around China recently.
How do you like it?
—_______________.
A. I think so B. Pretty good C. It’s my pleasure D. All right
12. Put such dangerous things as medicine, knives and lights_______ the reach of children.
A. in B. within C. beyond D. over
13. The population of China_______ than_______ in Japan.
A. are more, those B. is more, that C. is larger; that D. are lager; those
14. —Jean, I didn’t do very well in this test.
—____. I’m sure you will make great progress if you improve the way you study.
A. Not at all B. Don’t lose heart C. I hope so D. Never mind
二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，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。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Grandma was always forgetting things. “What’s wrong with her?” Anna asked, looking worried.
“We think she’s getting___15___, and she may be ill. We may have to send her to a nursing home___16___she can be taken good care of. But we can go to see her and bring her presents, like some ice cream.” Mother ___17___.
One day, they went ___18___ Grandma at the nursing home. Anna hugged Grandma. “Look,” she said. “ We’ve___19___you some ice cream!”
Grandma didn’t say ___20___. She just took it and began eating. “Do you know who I am?” Anna asked.
“You are the girl___21___ brings me ice cream,” Grandma said.
“Yes, but I’m Anna, your___22___. Don’t you remember me?” she asked, throwing her arms around the old lady.
Grandma smiled, “Remember? Sure. You’re the girl who brings me ice cream.” Suddenly Anna realized that Grandma would never ___23__her. “ Oh, how I love you, Grandma!” she said. Just then she saw a tear went down Grandma’s face.
“Love, “ she said. “ I remember___24___.” “ You see, dear, that’s what she wants— love!” Mother said. It’s more important to remember love than someone’s name.
15. A. ill B. old C. hungry D. young
16. A. as if B. so that C. though D. even though
17. A. spoke B. told C. talked D. said
18. A. seeing B. to see C. to look at D. looking at
19. A. brought B. taken C. got D. lent
20. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
21. A. this B. what C. which D. who
22. A. daughter B. son C. granddaughter D. sister
23. A. forget B. like C. help D. remember
24. A. you B. him C. love D. her
B
When day came, the sea was quiet again. I looked for our ship and, to my surprise, it was still there and still in one piece. “ I think I can swim to it,” I said to myself. So I walked down to the sea and before long, I was at the ship and was swimming round it. But how could I get onto it? In the end, I got in through a hole in the side, but it wasn’t easy.
There was a lot of water in the ship, but the sand under the sea was still holding the ship in one place. The back of the ship was high out of the water, and I was very thankful for this because all the ship’s food was there. I was very hungry so I began to eat something at once. Then I decided to take some of it back to the land with me. But how could I get it there?
I looked around the ship, and after a few minutes, I found some long pieces of wood. I put them together with ropes(绳子). Then I got the things that I wanted from the ship. There was a big box of food—rice, salted meat, and hardship’s bread. I also took many strong knieves and other tools, ropes, paper, pens, books and seven guns. Slowly and carefully, I went back to the land. It was difficult to stop my things from falling into the sea, but in the end I got everything onto the land.
28. What was wrong with the ship?
A. It was broken. B. Nothing serious with it.
C. It was under the water. D. It was all right.
29.Where was the kitchen in the ship?
A. On the left of the ship. B. On the right of the ship.
C. On the front of the ship. D. On the back of the ship.
30.From the last paragraph we mainly know that_____________________.
A. although it was difficult, I carried some things to land
B. I found some long pieces of wood and made a boat with it
C. I got the things that I wanted from the ship quickly
D. I took many strong knives and other tools to the land
C
One mother took many lovely photos of her sleeping son. After the little baby, Wen, fell asleep, his mother would create an imaginary fairy tale scene behind him and then take those lovely photos.
When the baby was asleep, he was photographed traveling to castles(城堡) in the clouds, cooking eggs in the kitchen or swinging on the swing with an elephant to catch him. The photos have attracted people around the world because of the cute creativity.
Mrs Liao drew inspiration(灵感) from a famous child photographer Anne and a mother Adele who published a book of similar photos, so she decided to turn her hobby of photographing toward her son. She said, “Every day just before Wen’s nap, I would imagine him being the main character in one of my favorite scenes and paint a background setting with common clothes, lovely animals and other household materials, just like how an artist would deal with the paint brush. After he fell asleep, I would place him at the centre of the theme I had creates and start taking photos.”
With a collection of more than one hundred photos of Wen, Mrs Liao published a book in Chinese in Taiwan. And there are plans for an English version to be published. She told her fans, “I’m truly touched by your support.”
31. What’s Mrs Liao’s hobby?
A. painting pictures B. looking after her son C. photographing D. writing books
32. Who gave Mrs Liao inspiration to create the lovely photos?
A. Anne B. Adele C. Wen D. Both A and B
33. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. The photos were usually taken during her son’s nap.
B. In the scenes she created, there were fashionable clothes, lovely animals and household materials.
C. Her son was always at the centre of the theme, and he was the main character.
D. The lovely photos seemed to tell people some imaginary fairy tales.
D
Schools are being asked to go back to ‘chalk and talk’ teaching that was once popular in Britain --- in order to achieve the success the traditional methods now have in China.
Education Minister Nick Gibb said having a teacher speak to the class as a whole from the front was more useful than children working alone – this way which has played a lead role in schools over the past 40 years.
Mr. G ibb’s suggestion, which will make the educational experts(专家) angry, follows a Government plan in which more than 70 math teachers from England went to Shanghai to study the teaching ways of China.
The researchers have found that children in China achieve marks in math up to 30 per cent higher than English pupils of the same age.
In ‘whole class’ teaching, which was common in this country until the 1950s, the teacher gives a lesson to all the pupils together by using a blackboard, or some teaching aids, while testing the children with questions.
Mr. Gibb told The Mail on Sunday, ‘I would like to see schools across the country use whole class teaching methods, especially in maths and science. Research shows it is more useful than other metho ds that focus (集中)more on personal learning.’
He said Shanghai schools did the best in the international league competition, with 15-year-old students there three years ahead of the same agers in England in maths.
Another Professor Alan Smithers also added: ‘English education paid more attention to personal learning in recent years, which insisted that it was better for childre n to learn by themselves. The trouble with the popular methods in England is that the children are left to themselves including chatting to their friends. It is a waste of time and resources (资源).’
34. ‘Chalk and talk’ teaching .
A. is widely used in Britain at present B. is widely used in China at present
C. didn’t become popular in Britain until the 1950s D. didn’t become popular in China until the 1950s
35. Which of the following descriptions about ‘personal learning’ is true?
A. Giving all the students a lesson together B. Using a blackboard or some teaching aids.
C. Testing the children with questions. D. Making the children learn by themselves.
36. According the passage, Professor Alan Smithers .
A. suggested personal teaching
B. agreed to Mr. Gibb’s suggestion
C. suggested British teachers learning China’s teaching methods
D. agreed to leave the children to themselves chatting to their friends.
37. Where can we probably read the passage?
A. In a science book. B. In a story book.
C. In an educational book. D. In a novel.
第Ⅱ卷 (主观题 共40分)
四、词汇运用（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，在横线上写出单词的正确形式。
1. Tan Dun ________ (成功地) mixed Chinese traditional music and modern Western music.
2. Did you have all the doors _________ (锁上) when you left the classroom?
3. His grandfather will celebrate his ______________(四十四) birthday next month.
4. You can never imagine how much difficulty they had _________(控制) the ship in the storm.
(B) 根据句意，在横线上写出所给单词的正确形式。
5. It was a _________ (tire) trip because it was always raining during the way.
6. The ____________(write) book is on the desk. Can you take it to him?
7. The players from their school are very tired now. They will _________ (probable) lose the match.
8. Our teachers often tell us (safe) is more important to us.
五、动词填空（本大题共8分，每小题1分，共8分）
1. —Be careful! You nearly hit a man just now. How dangerous!
—Oh, I’m so sorry that I ________ (drive) too fast. I’ll be more careful next time!
2. When I was a little girl, my grandma told me that the sun_________(rise) in the East.
3. The science fiction books John looks forward to ______________(publish) next week.
4. —Sorry for being late again.
—________(get) here on time next time, or your teacher will be angry with you.
5. —________ the police ________ (make) any progress in the murder case recently?
—Not yet.
6. Doctors spent as much time as they could ________ (study) the virus so that they can find the cure.
7. —Have you taken the medicine yet?
—Yes. I ________ (take) it this morning.
8. —Mary seems busier than before.
—Yes, she_____________(prepare) for her writing competition these days.