24. We know from the passage that sustainable development _________.

A. means to develop slowly

B. can bring little good to the people

C. has ended the environmental destruction

D. is an idea being discussed

25. It is important to preserve the natural resources because they _________.

A. consume the energy for important things

B. are running out

C. provide the energy for people to use

D. are being produced at a high rate

26. Hydroelectricity means ___________.

A. using the sun to provide electricity

B. using wind power to produce electricity

C. using water power to produce electricity

D. using water to protect the environment

27. What is the author’s attitude toward sustainable development?

A. Critical.       B. Positive.   C. Tolerant.        D. Doubtful.

C

Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy---they’re given after all. Choice can be hard.

I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me, I had just turned 30 years old , and I’d been married for a year, I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t , and I wasn’t sure what to expect, MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor, I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.

After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice, For all of us, in the end, we are our choice.

28. What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?

A. His dream of being an inventor.

B. The support of his wife.

C. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.

D. Millions of exciting titles.

29. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?

A. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.

B. He would be very excited if he tried it out.

C. He would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try.

D. The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.

30. We can know from the passage that ______.

A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author

B. the author wanted someone else to try the idea

C. the author might not regret if he failed the idea

D. the author might go back to his boss if he failed

31. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Cleverness and Kindness                B. The Starting of Amazon

C. Following My Passion                  D. We Are What We Choose

D

As we grow old, we realize that we have so little time to read and there are so many great books that we’ve yet to get around to. Yet re-readers are everywhere around us. For certain fans, re-reading The Lord of the Rings is a conventional practice annually. One friend told me that Jane Austen’s Emma can still surprise him, despite his having read it over 50 times.

New sudden clear understandings can be gained from the process of re-reading. Journalist Rebacca Mead, a long-time Englishwoman in New York, first came across George Eliot’s Middlemarch at 17. Since then, she has read it again every five years. With each re-reading, it has opened up further; in each chapter of her life, it has resonated (引起共鸣) differently. Mead evidenced the large number of ways in which really good books not only stand the test of repeat reads, but also offer fresh gifts each time we crack their spines. These kinds of books grow with us.

Scientists have also recognized the mental health benefits of re-reading. Research conducted with readers in the US found that on our first reading, we are concerned with the “what” and the “why”. Second time round, we’re able to better appreciate the emotions that the plot continues to express. As researcher Cristel Russell of the American University explained, returning to a book “brings new or renewed appreciation of both the great book and its readers.”

It’s true that we often find former selves on the pages of old books (if we’re fond of making notes on the pages). These texts can carry us back to a time and place, and remind us of the kind of person that we were then. We’re changed not only by lived experience but also by read experience – by the books that we’ve discovered since last reading the one in our hand.

More so than the movie director or the musician, the writer calls upon our imaginations, using words to lead us to picture this declaration of love or that unfaithfulness in life. A book is a joint project between writers and readers, and we must pour so much of ourselves into reading that our own life story can become connected with the story in the book.

Perhaps what’s really strange is that we don’t re-read more often. After all, we watch our favorite films again and we wouldn’t think of listening to an album only once. We treasure messy old paintings as objects, yet of all art forms, literature alone is a largely one-time delight. A book, of course, takes up more time, but as Mead confirms, the rewards make it adequately worthwhile.

32. The two books are mentioned in Paragraph 1 mainly to __________.

A. attract the attention of readers

B. introduce the topic of the passage

C. provide some background information

D. show the similarity between re-readers

33. The underlined expression “crack their spines” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.

A. recite them       B. re-read them        C. recall them         D. retell them

34. The purpose of the passage is to __________.

A. call on different understandings of old books

B. focus on the mental health benefits of reading

C. bring awareness to the significance of re-reading

D. introduce the effective ways of re-reading old books

35. It can be learned from the passage that __________.

A. reading benefits people both mentally and physically

B. readers mainly focus on feelings on their first reading

C. we know ourselves better through re-reading experience

D. writers inspire the same imaginations as film directors do

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。

Lately, there is a rising trend in families choosing to homeschool their child than send their child to a traditional educational institution. Let’s look at some of the benefits of homeschooling.

1. Flexible Schedule

Homeschooling enables a flexible schedule.   36  With homeschooling, your child can start homeschooling at 9 am or later depending on your preferred schedule. You can schedule your child’s homeschooling education as you see fit with materials or subjects that may be not available in a traditional school.

2. Individual Attention

With homeschooling, your child gets all the individual attention. For example, if your child is weak in maths, you could devote more time and energy to teaching maths. Your child’s homeschooling schedule can be adjusted for that. For example, if your child is better at science than at maths, simply devote more homeschooling hours to maths and cut back on science. With homeschooling, the choice is yours.  37

3. Family Activity

The schooling of the child can become an extended family activity. Examples are field trips and experiments. Plus, the child also receives more quality time with his/her parents.  38  The child is also free of any negative peer pressure or influences.

4.   39

With homeschooling, the child does not need to prove his/her abilities to other children. Parents are able to plan the learning program according to his strengths and weakness.

Parents can also change the curriculum to suit the learning style of the child.  40  Some children even learn better from experiencing or seeing things in action.

A. No peer pressure

B. Religion Learning

C. Traditional schools can’t do that.

D. There is more time for family bonding.

E. For example, the child needn’t wake up at 7 every morning.

F. Plus, it is quite impossible to provide individual attention to all students.

G. For example, some children learn better from reading while others need to write.

第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。

One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been   41   me to play chess with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly  42  . It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could   43   my moves, because she   44   to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I   45   she had strict sleeping habits,

46   I thought she ought to be able to   47   some of this strictness. I said to her,“   48  , you can stay up late for once. We’re having   49  .” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked  50   . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No.” I replied. “If you’re going to play it

51  , you’re going to play it slowly. ”And so we   52   for another ten minutes, until   53    my daughter burst out crying, and    54   that she was beaten.

Clearly I had made  55  . I had started the evening wanting to have a  56    time with my daughter but had   57   my desire to win to become more   58   than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win  59   me well. As a parent, I  60   that it got in my way. So I had to change.

41. A. guiding B. asking  C. training D. advising

42. A. followed B. expected C. replied D. accepted

43. A. change B. repeat C. hurry D. pass

44. A. agreed

B. needed C. begged D. hated

45. A. knew B. learned C. guessed D. heard

46. A. so B. for C. but D. or

47. A. put up B. take up C. pick up D. give up

48. A. As usual B. Go ahead C. By the way D. Come on

49. A. patience B. luck C. fun D. success

50. A. excited B. proud C. anxious D. angry

51. A. well B. again  C. fairly D. regularly

52. A. discussed B. continued C. counted D. argued

53. A. nervously B. immediately C. strangely D. suddenly

54. A. promised   B. admitted C. wondered D. discovered

55. A. a mistake B. a decision C. an attempt D. an effort

56. A. free      B. different C. full    D. happy

57. A. managed  B. recognized    C. allowed D. reduced

58. A. important  B. attractive C. practical D. interesting

59. A. offered B. served C. controlled D. taught

60. A. realized  B. apologized C. imagined   D. explained

第二节：单项选择(共10分，每小题 1分)

61. His first book _______ next month is based on a true story.

A. published        B. to be published        C. to publish       D. being published

62. _____ for a long time, most of the crops in this area died from lacking water.

A. Being no rain     B. There was no rain      C. To be no rain  D. There being no rain

63. _____ from the appearance, it is very peaceful; but in fact, a war will break out soon.

A. Judged   B. Judging        C. Having judged  D. To judge

64. Film has a much shorter history, especially when _____ such art forms as music and painting.

A. having compared to    B. comparing to     C. compare to     D. compared to

65.         tomorrow , we would put off the match till next Monday.

A. Should it rained     B. Were it to rain   C. If it would rain  D. Had it rained

66. _____ he realized it was too late to return home.

A. No sooner it grew dark than          B. Hardly did it grow dark when

C. It was not until dark that             D. It was until dark that

67. The naughty boy demanded that he       to go on studying the next week.

A. could permit      B. could be permitted      C. must permit     D. be permitted

68. —My Dear! I've just missed the lecture.

—That's too bad.I'm sure you         it if you had got up earlier.

A. could have caught       B. had caught      C. would catch     D. could catch

69. I’ve tried very hard to improve my English. But by no means ___ with my progress.

A. the teacher is not satisfied         B. is the teacher not satisfied

C. the teacher is satisfied            D. is the teacher satisfied

70. _____ and caught the mouse.

A. Up the cat jumped     B. The cat up jumped     C. Up jumped the cat    D. Jumped up the cat

第II卷

注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

第三节: 语法填空 (共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

W: What do you think of the football match we   71    (watch) yesterday afternoon?

M: Very   72   (excite). The two teams did very well in the match and it was really   73    close game.

W: I enjoyed it very much too. I have never seen a more interesting game so far this year.

M: I had expected it to be a wonderful match because   74   of the teams had excellent players.

W: I’m sorry I missed the first part of it.

M: You were late for the match? What for?

W: I was filled with    75    (anxious) to see the match and fell off my bike on the way. My legs hurt,

76    I had to ride my bike slowly. It took me quite some time    77    I got to the sports field.

M: I’m sorry to hear that. Were your legs hurt?

W: Yes, but not very serious. I only got my skin    78    (scratch) and bled a little.

M: You   79    (see) a doctor first.

W: But I didn’t think it necessary. I cleaned my skin and then started again.

M: How long were you late for the match?    80   time was it when you got to the sports field?

W: When I got to the sports field, it was already three twenty.

M: Three twenty? Oh, you were twenty minutes late for the match. You missed a very wonderful part

of the match.

W: Yeah. It was really a pity.

第四节: 单词拼写和词组(共10分， 每小题0.5分)

81. 可获得的(adj)                                 82. 牺牲 (n)

83. 使人觉得恶心，厌烦(v)                        84. 包括，涉及(v)

85. 幸存者(n)                                    86. 策略，战略(n)

87. 体贴的，考虑周到的 (adj)                       88. 提到，涉及(v)

89. 犹豫，踌躇(v)                                 90. 自愿的 (adj)

91. 站起身                                       92. 代表

93. 享有….的福气                                94. 与某人关系好

95. 与….形成对照                                96. 与….一致，和….相同

97. 尤其，特别                                  98. 带头，领先

99. 如下                                        100. 限于

第四部分: 写作(共两节，满分30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，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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。

Today is Sunday. The sky is full of sunshine, so does my life. At about 9:00 a.m., I go to the bookstore with my friends. There was a lot of new books. I didn’t know which one to buy, because these books were both useful to me. At last, I chose two. At 10:00, we went to the cinema; the film calling Titanic was very popular. It took us about 3 hours to see. Having seen the film, and everyone was deeply moved. Some friends even burst out tears. From the story, I understand that love is noble and valuable. That’s a really wonderful film. It is very worth seeing again. What a happy day! I hope tomorrow I will be even happy!

第二节: 书面表达(满分20分)

自从进入高中以来，你感到学习的任务增加了，而且学习的压力也更大了。请你结合以下要点写篇英语短文，谈谈如何正确面对和释放压力。

要点包括：1. 以正确的态度对待压力;

2. 通过与人沟通交谈等来释放压力;

3. 积极参加体育活动。

要求：1. 100词左右;

2. 可适当增加内容以使行文连贯;

3. 内容包括以上要点。

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