完形填空：【文章大意】一颗自卑的种子从来不认为自己很重要，一天风把种子吹到了田野里，在阳光雨露的滋润下种子长成了参天大树，旅行者们累了，都会在这里休息一下。一天，一个疲惫的旅行者在大树下休息，和种子聊起天，种子才意识到自己已经重生成为大树，为人们纳凉，意识到自己生命的可贵。

36.A因为他仅仅是一粒渺小的种子，没有人注意到他。此处only仅仅;right

刚好;such如此;rather非常。故选A项。

37. D感到很自卑，这粒种子认为自己的存在没有什么重要的。故选D项。

38.C见上题解析。此处existence存在，surroundings 环境。故选C项。

39.B此处然后有一天风把他吹到了一片田野里，故选B项。

40.A此处in the hot sun，在炙热的阳光下。故选A项。

41.B此处他想知道这是为什么，但是没有得到任何回答。idea 主意，answer

回答，excuse 借口 理由，hope 希望。故选B项。

42.C此处根据后文water可知选rain。Fertilizer 肥料。故选C项。

43.A此处通过后文的need a rest可知选用sitting。故选A项。

44.D谢谢上帝给了树荫，我确实需要休息。此处probably 很可能地;possibly

可能的;certainly 当然。故选D项。

45. B此处通过上文可知这是traveler说的话。

46.C你在说什么?故选C项what。

47.B种子原以为他是在嘲笑他。的确如此，他见过很多人在他身边休息。Sure

确实如此;instead 相反;soon很快;also也，又。故选B项。

48.A但是没有一个人跟他这样说话。此处通过上文种子和旅行者之间的对话可

知，故选A项spoke。treat对待;act表演;nod 点头。

49.D他自己在大树旁边休息但有说话声，因此感到很惊讶，问“是谁?”故此

处选D项surprised。happy幸福的;annoyed恼怒的;excited兴奋的。

50.C上文有“Who is this”的提问，故此处应选其答语“It’s me.”

51.D男人盯着大树看，不解道“一粒种子?” reply to回复…;turn to求

助于 ;ask for 要…;stare at 盯着看。

52.C你在开玩笑吧?你现在时一棵大树。kid sb.开某人的玩笑;expect期望;

visit拜访。joke表开玩笑时用joke on sb。

53.B通过后文可知种子现在很开心，所以种子现在是一棵大树在他一生中第一

次笑了。此处recognize认出 听出。故选B项。

54.A我不会默默无闻的死去，而是重生，帮助那些疲惫的旅行者。die死;live

活;appear出现;disappear消失。故选A项。

55.　D根据上题解析，此处通过前文出现的tired可以得到判断。故选D项。

第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

A

Thirty years ago not many people would have dreamed of doing the repairs and decorations in their own homes. 56  In those days labor was fairly cheap and most people would have thought it worthwhile to employ a professional painter and decorator, unless of course they were either very hand up (专业)  or were in the trade(业内人士) themselves.

Today, however, it is quite a different story. Men and women in all walks of life turn their hands to all sorts of jobs round the house including painting, papering, putting up shelves and wall units, and tiling walls and floors. 57  Some people with no professional training of any kind have even successfully built their own houses. These jobs have been made easier today by the introduction of prepared materials, which require the minimum amount of skill to use. In every high street throughout Britain nowadays there is at least one “Do-It-Yourself” shop containing a vast range of timber, tiles, paints, wallpapers and floor coverings besides tools of every description including power drills and many accessories. “Do-It-Yourself” is a booming(繁荣的) business; all these shops do a roaring trade and look like continuing to do so. 58  Probably the main reason for the craze is the high cost of present-day labor and the shortage of building firms willing to do small jobs.

56. Why did people employ professional workers to decorate homes thirty years ago?

A. Because they could not do it themselves.

B. Because professional workers could do much better.

C. Because they had no time.

D. Because professional workers were very cheap.

57. Thirty years later what changes took place?

A. People could do everything themselves.

B. People with no professional training successfully built their own houses.

C. Few people chose to be a professional worker.

D. New expensive materials required no skills at all.

58. What caused the DIY craze?

A.. High cost of professional workers.     B. “Do-It-Yourself” is a booming business.

C. There were fewer building companies.  D. Young people liked to follow the fashion

59. What is the speaker telling us ?

A. Changes in housing..         B. Changes in building.

C. How DIY comes into being    D. Great changes in these thirty years

56—59 DBAC

B

●Wanted， Someone for a Kiss

We’re looking for producers to join us on the sound of London Kiss 100 FM. You’ll work on the station’s music programmes. Music production experience in radio is necessary， along with rich knowledge of modern dance music. 60  Please apply in writing to Producer Vacancies， Kiss 100.

●Father Christmas

We’re looking for a very special person， preferably over 40， to fill our Father Christmas suit.

Working days：61  Every Saturday from November 24 to December 15 and every day from December 17 to December 24 except Sundays， 10∶30-16∶00.

Excellent pay.

Please contact (联系) the Enterprise Shopping Centre， Station Parade， Eastbourne.

●Accountants Assistant

When you join the team in our Revenue Administration Unit， you will be providing assistance within all parts of the Revenue Division， dealing with post and other general duties. If you are educated to GCSE grade C level (英国普通中等教育证书)we would like to talk to you. 62  This position is equally suitable for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience.

Wealden District Council

●Software Trainer

If you are aged 24 to 45 and have experience in teaching and training， you could be the person we are looking for. 63  You should be good at the computer and have some experience in programme writing. You will be allowed to make your own decisions， and to design courses as well as present them. Pay upwards of ￡15，000 for the right person. Please apply by sending your CV (简历) to Mrs R. Oglivie， Palmlace Limited.

60.Who should you get in touch with if you hope to work in a radio station?

A. Producer Vacancies， Kiss 100.   B. Mrs Oglivie， Palmlace Limited.

C. The Enterprise Shopping Centre.   D. Wealden District Council.

61.We learn from the ads that the Enterprise Shopping Centre needs a person who________.

A. is aged between 24 and 40       B. may do some training work

C. should deal with general duties   D. can work for about a month

62.Which position is open to recent school graduates?

A Producer， London Kiss.      B. Father Christmas.

C. Accountants Assistant.        D. Software Trainer.

63.What kind of person would probably apply to Palmlace Limited?

A. One with GCSE grade C level.  　     B. One with some office experience.

C. One having good computer knowledge.  D. One trained in producing music programmes.

60---63 ADCC

60.A　细节理解题。第一则广告招聘的是电台音乐制作人，如果你希望在电台工作，当然应与Producer Vacancies，Kiss 100联系。

61.D　细节理解题。根据第二则广告可知，the Enterprise Shopping Centre招聘的是圣诞老人，工作的时间是从 11月24日开始，持续到12月24日，在这大约一个月的时间内，他都要在周六或者除了周日以外的其他时间工作。

62.C　细节理解题。根据第三则广告最后“This position is equally suitable for a school leaver”可知答案为C项。

63.C　细节理解题。根据最后一则广告第二句中的“You should be good at the computer”可知答案为C项。

C

The English, as a race, are very different in many ways from all other nationalities, including their closest neighbors, the French, the Belgians and the Dutch. It is claimed that living on an island separated from the rest of Europe has much to do with it. Whatever the reasons are, it may be fairly stated that 64  the Englishman has developed many attitudes and habits which distinguish him from other nationalities.

64  Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully relaxed only among people he knows well. In the presence of strangers or foreigners he often seems restrained, even embarrassed. You have only to witness a city train any morning or evening to see the truth of this. 65 Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or having a light sleep in a corner, and no one speaks. In fact, to do so would seem most unusual. An Englishman, pretending to be giving advice to overseas visitors, once suggested, “On entering a railway carriage, shake hands with all the passengers.” Needless to say, he was not being serious. There is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, if broken, makes the person immediately suspected.

67 In many parts of the world it is quite normal to show openly extremes of enthusiasm, emotion, excitement, etc, often accompanied by appropriate gesture. The Englishman is somewhat different. Of course, an Englishman feels no less deeply than anyone of a different nationality, but he tends to display his feelings far less. This is reflected in his use of language. Imagine a man commenting on the great beauty of a young girl. A more emotional man might describe her state “Oh, she is a goddess”, whereas an Englishman might just say “Oh, she’s all right.” An Englishman who has seen a highly successful and enjoyable film recommends it to a friend by commenting, “It’s not bad you know”, or on seeing some very unusual scenery he might convey (表达) his pleasure by saying, “Nice, yes, very nice.” The overseas visitor must not be disappointed by this apparent lack of interest and involvement. Instead, he must realize that “all right,” “not bad,” and “nice,” very often have the sense of “first-class,” “excellent,” “beautiful”. This unique style of language use is particularly common in England, and is known as restrained statement.

64. According to the passage, the English are different from other nationalities in _______.

A. habits        B. attitudes          C. character        D. all of the above

65. The underlined word “restrained” in the second paragraph probably means “         ”.

A. calm and controlled                B. polite and friendly

C. nervous and quiet                  D. silent and kind

66. In Britain, if you don’t want other people to think you are strange, you’d better _________.

A. talk with others as much as possible      B. behave just like the English do

C. say nothing about yourself               D. shake hands with everyone you meet

67. From the passage, we can infer that an Englishman _________.

A. doesn’t like to show his feelings so much

B. has less emotion than people of other nationalities

C. finds it easy to express his emotion

D. likes to have a joke with strangers

64---67 DABA

64. D。从第一段的最后一句话可知A、B正确，从下文可以看出C也正确。故选D。

65. A。从上下文可知，这里主要是要表达英国人“受抑制的”性格，故A项最符合题意。

66. B。根据第二段的内容可得出答案。

67. A。全文都在谈论英国人拘谨的性格，尤其在陌生人面前。因此我们可以判断英国人是不太喜欢流露感情的。故选A。

D

Down-to-earth means being honest, open, and easy to deal with. It is a pleasure to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to. He or she accepts others as equals. A down-to-earth person may be an important member of society, of course, but they do not let their importance go to their heads, and they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. 68 Someone who is filled with self-importance and pride, often without cause, is said to have his nose in the air. There is no way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.

Americans use another expression that is similar in some way to down-to-earth. The expression is both feet on the ground. Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality. He has what is called common sense. He may have dreams but he does not allow them to block his knowledge of what is real. The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds. A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the world. 69 Sometimes such a dreamer can be brought back to reality; sharp words from the teacher, for example, can usually get a daydreaming student to put both feet back on the ground.

70 The person who is down-to-earth usually has both feet on the ground. But the opposite is not always true. Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down-to-earth. When we have both our feet firmly on the ground, we are realistic and we act honestly and openly toward others, and our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.

68. If a person has his nose in the air, he ____.

A. is down to the earth                         B. is easy to deal with

C. always thinks he is more important than others    D. is confident

69. From the second paragraph, we know that sharp words from a teacher can usually ________.

A. help a student get down to the earth     B. wake a student up

C. help a daydreaming student come down to the ground

D. help a daydreaming student to become more realistic

70. The underlined sentence “But the opposite is not always true.” most probably means that ______.

A. the person who has his nose in the air is not true

B. a man with his head in the clouds is often not intelligent

C. the opposite direction is always wrong

D. a person who has both feet on the ground may not be down-to-earth

71. From the passage, we can infer the person who is _______ is the most popular kind of person.

A. down-to-earth                B. standing on the ground

C. with his nose in the air        D. with his head in the clouds

68---71 CDDA

68. C。从第一段中的 “Someone who is filled with self-importance and pride, often without cause, is said to have his nose in the air.”可得出答案。

69. D。从第二段中的“… sharp words from the teacher, for example, can usually get a daydreaming student to put both feet back on the ground.”可推知答案。

70. D。“Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down-to-earth.”这一句话是解释。

71. A。通过全文，尤其是最后一段可得出作者是大力提倡做人要脚踏实地，且这种人最受欢迎。

E

Most Americans believe that someone isn’t grown-up until the age of 26 and 72 they should complete their education, have a full-time job, have a family to support and be financially independent. 74 They also believe that becoming a real grown-up is a process which begins at about the age of 20 and takes about five years, according to the report from the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center.

The findings are based on a representative sample of 1,398 people over the age of 18 who were surveyed in person. The survey found that people expect the transitions to grown-up status to be completed at the following ages: age 20.9 self-supporting; age 21.1 no longer living with parents; age 21.2 having a full-time job; age 22.3 education completed; 73 age 24.5 being able to support a family financially; age 25.7 getting married;  and age 26.2 having a child.

“There is a large degree of agreement across social groups on the relative importance of the seven transitions,” said Tom Smith, director of the survey. The only obvious pattern of differences is on views about supporting a family, having children and getting married. Older adults consider these more important than younger adults do. This probably shows in large part a change in values across generations away from traditional family values. The most valued step toward reaching adulthood, the survey found, is completing education, followed by full-time employment, supporting a family, financial independence, living independently, and marriage.

72. According to the first paragraph, someone is a grown-up when he _______.

A. has found a full-time job                 B. has finished his study in university

C. can make money and support himself after completing his education

D. can support a family and be financially independent after graduation

73. A young man of 24 may be busy ________.

A. finding a job               B. finding a girl friend

C. making money             D. preparing for his wedding

74. From the passage, we learn that _________.

A. being grown-up is just a matter of age

B. being grown-up is a process which takes some time

C. all people think completing education means being grown-up

D. the survey found everyone had a different view about being grown-up

75. The best title for the passage should be “________”

A. It takes a long time to grown up.          B. Are we grown-up yet?

C. Getting married means being grown-up.    D. Completing education means being grown-up.

72----75 DCBB

72. D。根据第一段中的“Most Americans believe that someone isn’t grown-up until the age of 26 and they should complete their education, have a full-time job, have a family to support and be financially independent.”可推知D选项概括最全面。

73. C。根据第二段中的“…;age 24.5 being able to support a family financially;…”可推出答案。

74. B。从第一段中的“They also believe that becoming a real grown-up is a process which begins at about the age of 20 and takes about five years, …”可得出答案。

75. B。本文主要讨论什么是长大成人的标志，所以B项的表述最贴切。

第  Ⅱ 卷 (非选择题，共35分)

第四部分  写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节  任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

If I have to choose three critical factors in achieving success in my career, these would be my choices—belief, action and discipline.

Belief

In order to achieve success in your career, you have to first believe. You need to believe that you can achieve it. You need to have faith in your goals and your path to success. Once your mind is convinced that you can do it, everything is possible. Belief is the “mind and heart” part of the three critical success factors.

Action

Nothing moves until you do something. Believing alone is not going to achieve anything. It must be followed up with concrete action. Your plan for career success is nothing unless you act upon it wholeheartedly. When you act upon what you believe, there is focus. And there is energy. That energy propels (drives forward) you to greater heights. Action is the “hands and legs” part of the three critical success factors.

Discipline

Action in itself is not enough to increase the chances of success. But disciplined action would do that. One of the main reasons why people fail is that there is no discipline in their action. They give themselves excuses when they cannot consistently go ahead with their plans. You need some form of sacrifice(牺牲)if you want to achieve success in your career. That sacrifice takes discipline. Discipline also ensures that you can be persistent(坚持的), especially when you're faced with challenges after challenges in your journey to success. Discipline is the “untiring, determined hands and legs” part of the three critical success factors.

When what you think, feel and do become one, there is nothing that can stop you from achieving career success.

Topic 　How can you 76.________in your career?

77.________

Belief ◆You need to feel 78.________  about your goals and your path to success.

◆ Once you are convinced that you can do it, nothing is 79.________.

Action ◆ You must act on your plan for career success 80.________ and soul.

◆ You must devote all your 81.________so that you can reach greater heights.

Discipline ◆ It means that you must 82.________yourself.

◆ You need to 83.________ something when you gain something.

◆ You must be persistent when you are faced with 84.________.

85.________  If you combine all the three factors, you are sure to achieve career success.

第二节  书面表达(满分25分)

请你围绕“建设节约型社会,从我做起”的主题,根据下面的要点提示,用英语写一封倡议书。

要点如下：1.节约用水,避免不必要的浪费;

2.节约用电,离开时确保关掉灯及其他电器;

3.节约纸张等学习用品;

4.提醒父母及亲朋好友节约能源。

注意：1.词数120左右;

2.倡议书的开头已为你写好,不计入总词数;

3.内容可适当发挥,要注意行文连贯。

Dear fellow students,

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