36  going home, because my friends was  37  with their own business and weren’t able to spend time lazily with me. It’s then when I  38  past a homeless person that I hadn’t  39  before. He was moving back and forth to stay  40 , and very gently asking for some  41 . His words for money were so quiet that I could  42  hear him.

Something made me stop, turn around, an d walk up to him. All the while  43  thoughts w hirled (回旋)around in my head like, “What do you think you’re doing?” “You’re  44 , it’s dark out and you’re a woman.” Before I knew what I was  45  I asked him if he had had dinner yet and would he like to  46  me at a nearby restaurant. He said he hadn’t eaten and he would like to.  47 , he walked with me a few yards to the restaurant and  48  the door open for me as we entered.

He asked for the smallest thing on the  49  but I ordered a larger meal and I explained that the

50  wasn’t worth worrying about. We had a good dinner and a pleasant  51  about everyday things like where we grew up and what kind of music we liked. All the time I just hoped to say the

52  thing and to give him the  53  everyone deserves. I didn’t want to be like the case that I was better than anybody.

I was so grateful for this experience. I may not have met my friends that evening but I met an unexpected friend and the experience  54  my life. It will make me think twice i n future before I

55  about something I think I lack.

36.A.keeping away from B.putting off   C.insisting on   D.looking forward to

37.A.easy    B.busy    C.careful   D.satisfied

38.A.walked    B.looked   C.came    D.turned

39.A.felt     B.known   C.seen     D.heard

40.A.warm    B.cold    C.cool    D.hot

41.A.food    B.kisses   C.hugs    D.change

42.A.happily   B.hopefully    C.hardly    D.sadly

43.A.merry   B.anxious    C.boring    D.touching

44.A.alone    B.lonely   C.kind    D.excellent

45.A.asking   B.thinking    C.saying    D.finding

46.A.join     B.invite    C.take    D.bring

47.A.However   B.Besides   C.Anyhow   D.Therefore

48.A.knocked    B.pushed   C.held     D.threw

49.A.table    B.dish    C.menu    D.plate

50.A.income   B.price    C.tip    D.service

51.A.lunch    B.speech   C.discussion   D.conversation

52.A.wrong   B.right    C.good    D.bad

53.A.respect    B.money   C.help    D.worry

54.A.destroyed   B.kept    C.changed    D.made

55.A.learn    B.quarrel   C.think    D.complain

第三部分  阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳 选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Immigrants to the coast of southern Appalachian Mountains of North America brought the music and instruments of the Old World along with them for nearly 300 years. They brought some of their most important  valuables with them. To most of them this was an instrument. Early Scottish settlers enjoyed the violin because it could be played to sound sad or li vely. The Irish violin, the German dulcimer, the Italian mandolin, the Spanish guitar, and the West African banjo were the most common musical instruments.

The communication among musicians fr om different ethnic groups(族群)produ ced music unique to this region of North America. Appalachian string bands(弦乐队)of the early 20th century primarily consisted of the violin, guitar, and banjo. This early country music along with early recorded country m usic is often referred to as old-time music.

According to Bill Malone in Country Music U.S.A, country music was “introduced to the world as a southern phenomenon.” In the South, folk music was a combination of cultural types, combining musical traditions of a variety of ethnic groups in the region. For example, some instrumental pieces from Anglo-Celtic immigrants were the basis of folk songs and ballads that form what is now known as old time music, from which country music descended. It is commonly thought that British and Irish folk music influenced the development of old time music. British and Irish arrivals to the Southern U.S. included immigrants from Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and England.

When many people think or hear country music, they think of it as a creation of European-Americans. However, a great deal of style-and of course, the banjo, a major instrument in most early American folk songs-came from African Americans. One of the reasons country music was created by African-Americans, as well as European-Americans, is that blacks and whites in rural communities in the south often worked and played together.

56.Where might the immigrants live 300 years ago according to the first paragraph?

A.In the mountains.      B.Near the sea.

C.Along the lakes.      D.By the rives.

57.Why did early Scottish settlers like to play the violin?

A.Because the violin could produce sound sad or cheerful.

B.Because the settlers al ways had nothing to do.

C.Because the settlers wanted to win the competitions among themselves.

D.Because the violin could bring about happy feelings in the settlers’ life.

58.What can we infer from the se cond paragraph?

A.Different kinds of instruments made the music unique.

B.Musicians from different ethnic groups liked to exchange ideas with each other.

C.Musicians never gave their own music to others.

D.Old-time music was played by the violin, guitar, and mandolin in the beginning.

59.What could be the best title for the passage?

A.Where and How Early Immigrants to the US Lived

B.African Instruments Influenced American Country Music

C.Why Early Immigrants Produced Folk Songs

D.The Early History of American Country Music

B

Rio (often promoted as Rio: The Movie) is a 2011 American 3D computer-animated musical comedy film and Blue Sky Studios’ sixth feature film(故事片). The title refers to the Brazilian city of  Rio de Janeiro, in which the film is set. The film was released in the United States on April 15, 2011, which was directed by Carlos Saldanha.

In a jungle near Rio de Janeiro, a baby Spix parrot who is unable to fly and several other birds are captured by smugglers(走私者)and taken to Moose Lake, Minnesota. The box containing the parrot falls to the street and is found by a girl named Linda, who names him “Blu”. Fifteen years later, Linda lives in a bookstore with Blu. Túlio, a scientist, tells Linda that Blu is the last male of his species, and he needs to marry a female to preserve it.

Linda takes Blu to Brazil, where Blu meets a female parrot named Jewel whom he falls for, but she cares about escaping. The shelter is attacked by smugglers, who are let in by the lead smuggler’s Cockatoo(美冠鹦鹉), Nigel. Among them is Fernando, a poor, orphaned boy who helps the smugglers to earn money. Blu and Jewel are captured and Nigel explains that he used to be a performing bird on a television program, but was replaced by a parrot. Out of hatred(恨), Nigel assists smugglers in capturing foreign birds. After he leaves, Blu and Jewel escape from limit. As they flee, Nigel chases them through Rio, and Blu and Jewel get lost in the jungle.

They meet a family of toucans(犀鸟), whose father, Rafael, offers to take them to see his friend Luiz in removing the chain. Rafael attempts to teach Blu to fly, but Blu fails. Meanwhile, Nigel gets the aid of a group of thieving monkeys, to find Blu and Jewel. Linda and Tulio also try to find Blu…

60.How many feature films did Blue Sky Studios produce before Rio?

A. Four feature films.      B.Five feature films.

C.Six feature films.      D.Seven feature films.

61.Why can the Spix parrot meet Linda?

A.Because Linda buys the Spix parrot from the smugglers.

B.Because the smugglers presents the Spix parrot to Linda.

C.Because Linda rescues the Spix parrot with the scientist’s help.

D.Because Linda find the left box containing the Spix parrot.

62.The Spix parrot Blu is carried to Brazil in order to                .

A.have a good holiday with Linda

B.find his missing family

C.look for a female to produce young generation

D.find the smuggler who caught him

63.What can we think of Rafael according to the last paragraph?

A.Cruel.   B.Promising.  C.Terrible.   D.Friendly.

C

A Charlotte, North’Carolina, lawyer bought a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured (投保)them against fire among other things. Having smoke d all his great cigars within a month, the lawyer filed claim(索赔)against the insurance company.

In his claim, the lawyer said the cigars were lost “in the series of small fires”. Of course, the insurance company refused to pay, giving the obvious reason that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion.

The lawyer brought the case to the court and out of everybody’s expectation, he actually won! At the end of the trial, the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was somewhat crazy. But the judge said that the lawyer held a policy(保险单)from the company in which it had promised the cigars could be insured and that it would insure them against fire. Because the company didn’t say what is considered to be unacceptable fire, it had to pay the claim.

Rather than put up with long and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the punishment and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the rare cigars lost in the “fires”.

After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested and accused him of arson(纵火罪)! With his own insurance claim from the previous case being used against him, the lawyer was charged with burning his insured possessions on purpose and was sentenced to 24 months in prison and a $24,000 fine.

This is a true story and was the first place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest. It is thought to be the best lawyer story of the year, decade, and probably the century.

64.The lawyer had smoked all the cigars                .

A.by design        B.by mistake

C.by accident       D.by contract

65.The proper order of the lawyer’s activities is                .

a.having the company pay his claim   b.having himself put in prison and fined

c.having smoked all the cigars    d.bringing the company to the court

e.insuring the box of cigars

A.e,c,a,b,d   B.a,c,e,d,b   C.e,c,d,a,b   D.c,e,d,b,a

66.The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to                .

A.the box of cigars      B.the insurance company

C.the policy        D.the claim

67.Which of the following proverbs is best suitable for the lawyer?

A.Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.

B.Even the wise make mistakes sometimes.

C.Accidents will happen.

D.An honest man doesn’t do anything underhand.

D

Forest schools are a type of outdoor education in which children (or adults) visit forests, learning personal, social and technical skills. It has been defined as “an inspirational process that offers children, young people and adults regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence through hands-on learning in a woodland environment”.

Forest schools use the woods and forests as a means to build independence and self-esteem in school-age children. Topics are broad including the natural environment, for example the role of trees in society, the complex ecosystem supported by a wilderness, and recognition of specific plants and animals. However, the personal skills are considered highly valuable, such as teamwork and problem solving. The woodland environment may be used to learn about more abstract concepts such as mathematics and communication. Forest schools are also called nature schools.

Schedules within forest schools vary, but a typical approach is to take school children to woodland for once a week, with 6 week observation period at first. Often a baseline(基线)is produced for each child in terms of areas of their overall development, with particular emphasis on their social and emotional aspects of learning (SEAL). Once the baseline assessment has been produced the Forest Schools teachers will then continue with the long term programme over the course of the academic year in order to support the child in their development and learning. The teachers will provide opportunities for each child to develop in areas that have been identified as requiring interventions(介入)or support of any kind. The time and frequency of visits influences the degree of outcome most; more time spent in forest schools brings greater benefits. Visits should continue throughout the year, allowing children to experience all weathers and the changing seasons.

Forest schools are often “led by the child’s interests” by comparison to other outdoor education which “starts with a problem for the children to investigate”.

68.Who can benefit from Forest schools?

A.People who are not suitable for the p ublic school system.

B.People of different countries learn the same language.

C.People who are dismissed by the public schools.

D.People of all ages who hope to learn knowledge.

69.What personal skills are considered highly valuable in Forest schools?

A.The ability of inventing something of great valuable.

B.The power of making himself stronger in character.

C.The ability of joining teamwork and solving problems.

D.The skills of making friends with some strange people.

70.What is the common way to be used in Forest schools?

A.Letting children themselves make study plans.

B.Guiding students to carry out experiments in labs.

C.Teaching children to learn to observe in fixed time.

D.Introducing contents beyon d the requirements of textbooks.

第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

My stepmother did work very far away. After about an hour of walking, my little brother got tired.      71      He started getting really heavy, that’s when I noticed that he had fallen asleep. I then looked down and saw that he had lost a shoe while sleeping. I knew we needed to find that shoe. My stepmother would not be able to afford new shoes for my brother.

72      So I told him to stay where he was and I would run and find the shoe and comeback for him. A man overheard and stopped me right before I walked off. He asked me, “You are leaving your brother here to go find the shoe? What if he is not here when you return?”      73

He asked where we were headed and I told him my little brother wanted his mother. I remember him looking at me and smiling really big. He took both me and my brother and put us in a taxi and sent us to our destination.      74      When we got home, I received a spanking(打屁股). She said it was because I did not consider mine and my brother’s safety.

During my entire life I have got much kindness from strangers.      75      But he taught me a lesson that I cherish and value to this day-that people are more important than things.

A.I did not know how to answer that question.

B.I walked with him on my back for what seemed to be endless.

C.When my mother saw us, she was very surprised and glad.

D.Once we got there, my mother was not too happy to hear the story.

E.My only regret is that I do not remember what the gentleman’s face looked like.

F.Because my brother wanted to see his mother, I decided to carry him to the place.

G.But it would take too long to do it while carrying my brother.

第 二 卷

注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

第四部分  写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节  短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

When I was six years old, I went to school and became a pupil. My first teacher is Mrs. Zheng. She was an old teacher. Her eyes were kind but bright. She treated us as her child and loved us heart and soul. One day in afternoon, we were having our handwriting lesson. I was so careful that I got the ink bottle broken and ink ran out of it. I was anxious and frightened. Tears came into my eyes. Just at that time, in comes my dear teacher-Mrs. Zheng, with a sweet smile on my kind face. “Don’t worry about it. You are a pupil now. You must face the difficulty on life brave.” Then she helped me clean the ground. This happened when I was in the Grade One. I will remember her words for ever.

第二节  书面表达(满分25分)

请你根据表格里的内容，用英语介绍乔布斯。

姓名 Steve Jobs

别名 苹果教父

出生地 美国 加州 旧金山市

出生日期 1955年2月24日

逝世日期 2011年10月5日

毕业院校 Homestead High School

职业 发明家，企业家，苹果前行政总裁

代表作品 iPod、iPhone、iPad等

主要成就 1.改变了现代通讯、娱乐乃至生活方式。

2.引领全球资讯科技和电子产品的潮流，让曾经昂贵稀罕的电子产品变为现代人生活的一部分。

注意：1.词数：100左右。

2.内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯。

参考词汇：旧金山市 San Francisco;教父 godfather;企业家 entrepreneur

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