51. A. but B. or C. yet D. and

52. A. should B. can C. must D. need

53. A. clothes B. books C. flowers D. computers

54. A. more popular B. much popular C. most popular D. popularest

55. A. watch B. computer C. car D. bike

(B) 根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确。(每个词只能用一次)(共10分，每小题1分)

New Look in Class

One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks 56.        no longer in rows, but pushed together to make six desks. She was too  excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t l isten 57.        the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement(安排). “Now our class is quieter,” said Wu. “What’s more, we can come up with 58.

own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.”

Li Yu liked it, too. He said, “Group members first discuss 59.        then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It 60.        us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform(改革) at Li’s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students  with 61.        ways to study and more chances to discuss. “Our school hopes it can improve 62.        abilities to study 63.        by themselves and work in groups,” said Zhang Ming, an English teacher.[来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.K]

However, the reform has demanded(要求) more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes. It is 64.        to teach in such a short time. The teachers 65.        better ways to teach more effectively(有效地).

“The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful,” added Zhang Ming.

V.阅读理解(共50分)

(A) 根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

(共20分，每小题1分)

Passage 1

Name Personal Information Name Personal Information

Mo Yan

Born in 1955.

Worked hard and became the first Chinese national writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature(诺贝尔文学奖). His novel: Red Sorghum(红高粱) Yao Ming

Born in 1980 in Shanghai.

The son of two great basketball players.

Joined the Houston Rockets in June, 200 2.

Liu Yang

Born  in 1978 in Henan Prov-

ince, China.

The first Chinese woman astronaut. Traveled in

Shenzhou Ⅸ in outer space with Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang from June 16th, 2012 to June 29th, 2012. Jay Chou

Born in 1979 in Taiwan, China.

A popular singer

Favorite music:

Hip-Hop

66. Yao Ming played basketball in         after 2002.

A. Germany B. Canada C. America D. England

67. Red Sorghum is the name of a        .

A. sport   B. song  C. magazine D. novel

68. Liu Yang, Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang traveled in outer space for         days.[来源:学。科。网Z。X。X。K]

A. 11 B. 12 C. 14 D. 15

69. According to the passage, the         was born in 1979.

A. writer B. astronaut   C. basketball player  D. singer

70. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Liu Yang is the first Chinese woman astronaut from Henan, China.

B. Jay Chou is from Taiwan, China.

C. Mo Yan is the second writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

D. Yao Ming’s parents are both basketball players.

Passage 2

One day, a woman walked into a pet store to buy a bird for her Thanksgiving Day party. The guy said, “We only have one parrot. But I think you do not want it because it can talk…”

The woman said happily, “That’s great. I’ve always wanted a talking bird.”

So the guy said, “Since you are a nice lady, I’ll give it to you as a gift.”

And the lady went home and put the bird on her bed and walked out of the room. But as soon as she walked int o the kitchen, the bird started to speak dirty words as loud as it could. The woman walked back into the room thinking, “I can’t have this at my party!” So she took the bird and put it in the fridge.

A few hours later, while the woman was eating, she remembered that her bird was still in the fridge. Quickly, she opened the door and found it was shivering. Then she took out the bird at once. She said to the bird, “I’ll keep you out of there if you don’t use that language again. Do you agree with me?”

The bird nodded and asked, “Can I just ask a quick question?” The lady nodded and said, “Yes, you may.”

The bird pointed at the turkey behind him and asked, “What did he do?”

71. The woman went into the pet store because       .

A. she wanted to buy a bird for Thanksgiving Day party

B. she wanted to buy a bird to ma ke a big meal

C. there were lots of nice birds in it

D. she wanted to buy a bird for his son’s birthday

72. The woman got the bird       .

A. by paying the guy some money

B. by taking it away without telling the guy

C. by giving the guy nothing

D. by asking the guy to give her

73. The woman put the bird in the fridge because       .

A. she wanted to cook it on Thanksgiving Day

B. she thought it’s the best place for it to live in

C. the bird liked living in the cold place

D. the bird spoke dirty words

74. The underlined word “shiver” means       .