B

There was a king who gave his daughter a beautiful diamond necklace. The necklace was stolen and his people in the kingdom searched everywhere but could not find it. So the king asked to search for it and put a reward for$50,000 for anyone who found it.

One day, a clerk was walking home along a river when he saw something shinning in the river and when he looked, he saw the diamond necklace. He decided to try and catch it to get the $50,000 reward.

He put his hand in the river and tried to catch the necklace, but somehow missed it and didn’t catch it. He took his hand out and looked again and the necklace was still there. He tried again.

But strangely, he still missed the necklace! He came out and started walking away, feeling sad. Just then, an old man walking by saw him, and asked him what was the matter. The clerk didn’t want to share the secret with him, thinking he might take the necklace for himself, so he refused to tell him anything.

The old man could see this man was troubled. He again asked the clerk to tell him the problem and promised that he would not tell anyone about it. The clerk told him about the necklace and how he tried and tried to catch it, but kept failing.

The old man then told him that perhaps he should try looking upward, toward the branches of the tree, instead of in the river. The clerk looked up and true enough, the necklace was hanging on the branch of a tree. He had been trying to take a reflection of the real necklace all this time.

45. The clerk tried to get the diamond necklace to __________.

A. make the king happy. B. keep it for himself.

C. get the big reward. D. sell it at a high price.

46. Before the old man asked the clerk what was the matter, the clerk .

A. was searching in the water B. was trying to find help

C. felt rather tired D. was not feeling good

47. Where did the clerk find the necklace at last?

A. On the tree B. On the bank C. In the river D. In the sand

48. What might be the best title for the passage?

A. A beautiful diamond necklace B. A king’s promise

C.A lucky young clerk D. Changing the way of thinking

C

As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself”(DIY)trend in the US continues to grow.

“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Roses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.

Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $520. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I have finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”

John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.

49. We can learn from the text that many newly married people__________.

A. find it hard to pay for what they need

B. have to learn to make their own furniture

C. take DIY courses run by the government

D. seldom go to a department store to buy things

50. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to __________.

A. run a DIY shop B. make or repair things

C. save time and money D. improve the quality of life

51. Jim decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when__________

A. his car repairs cost too much B. the car repair class was not helpful

C. He couldn't possibly do two jobs D. keeps house and looks after his children

52. When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim_________.

A. makes shoes in his home B. does extra work at night

C. does his own car and home repairs D. keeps house and looks after his children

D

In many countries today, laws protect wildlife. In India, the need for such protection was realized centuries ago.

About 300 B.C. an Indian writer described forest that were somewhat like national parks today. The killing of game beasts was carefully supervised(监视). Some animals were fully protected.Within the forest, nobody was allowed to cut timber(wood for building), burn wood for charcoal(炭), or catch animals for their furs. Animals that became dangerous to human visitors were caught or killed outside the park so that other animals would not become uneasy.

The need for wildlife protection is greater now than ever before. About a thousand species of animals are in danger of extinction, and the rate of extinction was about one species every fifty years from A.D. 1 to 1800, but now it is about one species every year. Everywhere, men are trying to solve the problem of protecting wildlife caring for the rapid growth of the world’s population.

53. In forest of ancient India __________.

A. people were permitted to hunt for fun

B. only few kinds of animals could be killed

C. the killing of game beasts was strictly limited

D. no killing of beasts was allowed.

54. Dangerous animals were caught or killed outside the park so as to __________.

A. keep human visitors safe B. free the rest of the animals from worry or fear

C. both A and B D. supply other animals with more food

55. The underlined word “extinction” probably means __________.

A. being hungry B. dying out C. growing slowly D. being killed

56.The example of man’s connection with wildlife protection can date back to _______.

A. the third century B. more than 2000 years ago

C. A. D. 1 to 1800 D. over 300 years ago

E

As we all know, any country has good reasons to want its citizens to be as healthy as possible. This led to the introduction of a health service in many countries. France has developed into a country in which all citizens can get most of the health treatment free. The money for this is partly from the people who are willing to offer.

But there are different opinions about the Health Service. The number of patients treated every year and the cost of treatment are much greater than expected. This means that the people who work for the Health Service --- doctors, nurses and other hospital workers, have much more work to do, and as a result they have little time for preventive treatment.

However, the tough problem is that as many people are able to receive treatment more expensive than they can pay, sometimes people go and visit their doctors when they don’t really need to. As there are many patients, doctors cannot spend time long enough with each patient. So some people prefer to pay for their own treatment so that their doctors can examine them more carefully. In fact, some rich people feel that they should pay more free money, which would be given to other citizens.

57. France is described as an example to show that __________.

A. people have to pay part of the medical care

B. everyone in France enjoys free medical care

C. it is a country with the Health Service

D. it is a very rich country in Europe

58. What is the problem in the Health Service?

A. Money is not enough to employ more medical workers.

B. There are not enough well-treated doctors.

C. People can get more preventive treatment.

D. Doctors and nurses are not working hard.

59. Why do many people go and see the doctors even when they really don’t need to?

A. To keep himself even more healthy. B. To receive treatment free of charge.

C. To take back some expensive medicine. D.To get necessary protective treatment.

60. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. The Health Service is quite successful so far.

B. People should not go to the doctors unless necessary.

C. There is much to improve the Health Service.

D. The rich should be allowed to pay for the treatment.

第二卷(共50分，请在试卷上作答)

四、根据句子意思和首字母写出单词，完成句子。(10分)

61. It’s o__________ that he hasn’t read the book because he can say nothing about it.

62. The little girl hopes to meet a handsome prince, just like a princess in a fairy t__________.

63. He was__________(好奇的) to know what was happening in the office.

64. The little girl is a __________(有天赋的) dancer.

65. The photo will r__________ me of the days when we were together.

66. Their father bought some new f__________ last week, such as a sofa and a table.

67. I can’t remember__________(精确地) what she said.

68. J__________ from her letter, Mother seems to be feeling a lot better.

69. We should keep a balanced diet and exercise__________ (规律地)to keep fit.

70. He __________(预言)that war would break out in the next few years.

五、短文改错。(15分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)，如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线()划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉;

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词;

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线.在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

I am worker at the tap water company. I find that 71. __________

people were becoming more and more careful about 72. __________

health .If the tap water appear a little bit unclear 73. __________

and muddy, the telephone will ring again and again. 74. __________

Fortunately, people do not pay equal attention to the 75. __________

protection of water resources .For the sake of our 76. __________

health, we should take good care our water resources 77. __________

and environment. There is a saying “whether we do 78. __________

not careful protect our environment, the last drops 79. __________

of water we will see them will be our own tears.” 80. __________

六、书面表达(25分)

假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter曾表示希望来中国教书。你校现需招聘外教，请给他写封信，告知招聘信息。内容主要包括：1.教授课程：英语口语、英语写作、今日美国、今日英国等; 2.授课对象：高中生; 3.工作量：1)每周12课时，任选三门课，至少教三年; 2)担任学生英语俱乐部或英语校报顾问(advisor)

注意：1.词数100左右; 2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。 3.开头已给出。

Dear Peter,

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

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