第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 语法和词汇知识(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

21.At _______ very beginning of the experiment, we met with _______ series of difficulties.

A. /; a     B. / ; /    C. the ;a    D. the; /

22. Would it be  _______  for you to pick me up at four o' clock and take me to the airport?

A. arbitrary     B. vacant      C. compulsory      D. convenient

23. We _______ on this project for four hours. Let’s have a rest.

A. are working     B. have been working      C. worked      D. had worked

24.___ he will come or not is_____ worries us.

A. Whether, why    B. Whether, what    C. If, that    D. If, which

25. ---Is John coming by train?

--- He should, but he _______ not. He likes driving his car.

A. must      B. can      C. need      D. may

26.They were surprised that a four-year-old boy should work out such a difficult problem ____ they themselves couldn’t.

A. once     B. which       C. while      D. where

27. Do you think everything _______was true?

A. what he said      B.he said        C. which he said        D. as he said

28. .It is on the festival occasions _________the family get together _______he misses his late father.

A. where ; that     B. which ;when     C. when; that      D. that; when

29. The sentence was so difficult to understand. I spent nearly 10 minutes to ___________.

A. make it out     B. make it up    C. make it off    D. make it over

30. ---- I'm sorry. I_____ at you the other day.

-----Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself.

A shouldn't shout  B. shouldn't have shouted  C. mustn't shout  D. mustn't have shouted

31.          at my classmates' faces, I read the same excitement in their eyes.

A. Looking       B. Look      C. To look        D. Looked

32. I don’t believe in you any longer. This is not the first time that you ________ me down.

A. had let     B. let        C. should let      D. have let

33. Accustomed to _______ the steep mountains, she had no difficulty reaching top.

A. climbing     B. climb     C. having climbed    D. have climbed

34. Robert went to school by bicycle _________ the heavy rain. As a result, he got a bad cold.

A. in case of    B. apart from      C. except for     D. in spite of

35. ----- Do you want to go to the movies?

----- ____________ . Lately I’ve found new movies to be rather boring.

A.  Not really.     B. Of course.   C.  Never mind.     D. Why not ?

第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20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)，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。

A couple of years ago, a minister(牧师) in an American church got fed up with listening to the people in his church complaining. They were complaining about little   36 : the service(礼拜仪式) was too long, the service was too short; they didn’t like the choice of   37    they had to sing in church. He felt all this complaining was   38   everyone feel negative. So, he   39    to do something about it.

He gave the people in his church a(n)  40  : try to stop complaining for 21   41  .And not just about the church, about everything! He   42    gave each person in the church a purple bracelet(手镯) to wear on their wrists. The bracelet was to   43    them not to complain.  44   , after three weeks of not complaining, people said they felt happier. They  45    that the less they complained, the happier their lives became.

Complaining seems to be part of our human nature. Life,  46  , is full of difficulties. It is   47   to feel disappointed, irritated and unhappy at times. The real problem,  48  , comes when we take those negative inner feelings and   49  them out loud. Somehow, it makes everything   50  . The more we complain, the worse we feel; the worse we feel, the more we complain. And it   51  everyone around us, too. It can become a virus of negativity.

Doctors say that complaining is also  52  for your health. They say that people who aren’t complainers are healthier, happier, have more friends and are more successful than people who complain all the time. So,  53   something ticks you off, like a rainy day or a bad meal, try  54  your tongue instead of complaining. It will be your contribution to   55   a world without complaints.

36. A.advantages        B.places          C.things            D. opinions

37. A.songs              B.activities        C.words            D.speeches

38. A.causing            B.making          C.forcing           D.getting

39. A.expected           B.suggested        C.wished           D.decided

40. A.challenge           B.gift             C.suggestion        D.explanation

41. A.hours              B.days            C.weeks            D.months

42. A.even               B.only            C.ever              D.also

43. A.hope               B.warn            C.remind           D.persuade

44. A.Surprisingly         B.Fortunately       C.Finally           D.Clearly

45. A.described           B.imagined         C.discovered        D.understood

46. A.above all           B.after all          C.as a result         D.first of all

47. A.important           B.strange          C.possible          D.natural

48. A.besides            B.instead          C.however          D.otherwise

49. A.express            B.perform         C. give             D.hand

50. A.better              B.worse           C.satisfying         D.puzzling

51. A.benefits            B.improves         C.attracts           D.affects

52. A.bad                B.good            C.necessary         D.fantastic

53. A.although            B.now that         C.even if           D.next time

54. A.taking              B.holding          C.opening          D.using

55. A.changing           B.damaging        C.building          D.declaring

第三部分   阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

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

A

My idea of perfect childhood memory is one in which the person remembers the event clearly as if it happened yesterday and remembers it as being a happy time. Of all my memories I have one that I would consider a perfect childhood memory.

In my neighborhood there is a large lake with a small island in the center of it for as long as I could remember. It had been every child's dream to get to it, It was to be our greatest adventure. We named it Alligator Island, because of the alligators(鳄鱼) that were removed to live on the island and in the surrounding lake.

One day when I was about 10 years old, I was helping my friend Erika clean out her garage and we discovered a blow-up raft(皮筏). Naturally we had to wonder if it would stay a float in the water, so we decided to blow it up and find out. After a few hours of taking expelling the wind from our lungs, the rubber boat was finally ready to test. We took it to the pool and some enough, it did float. Immediately we began making plans to visit Alligator Island with our new means of transportation.

We decided to ask Erika's brother and another of our friends to come with us. Since the lake was across the street from Erika's house, we did not have to pull the raft far and soon we were on our way to the island.

About halfway to A1 we began to get nervous about the possibility of alligators really being in the lake and we tried to turn around, but none of us knew how to use the paddles very well. After a few attempts, we realized how silly we were and continued onward. When we finally did reach the small land mass, it was not anything special. Just a few trees, some dirt, and insects. But the excitement and pleasure of actually achieving our goal were al we needed.

Needless to say, we were the envy of the neighborhood for quite some time. This is my perfect childhood memory and it is something I doubt I will ever forget for as long as I live.

56. According to the passage, such a memory is the most unforgettable to the author because ______.

A. the adventure is full of dangers and risks

B. the author has tried a new kind of transportation

C. the author has finally realized the dream of going to the island

D. the author has been proved to be very intelligent during their adventure

57. What is the author's feeling about their adventure to the island?

A. Fearful.    B. Regretful.     C. Happy.      D. Guilty.

58. The island is called Alligator Island because ______.

A. there are alligators on the island

B. there are alligators off the island

C. the shape of the island is like an alligator

D. it is said that there are alligators on the island

59. What was the response of the author's neighborhood to the adventure?

A. They admired those kids.

B. They showed satisfaction.

C. They were astonished by their courage.

D. They showed worry and scolded the kids.

60. Which would be a good title for this passage?

A. A Childhood Full of Adventures

B. A Perfect Childhood Memory

C. Adventure on an Island

D. Alligator Island

B

What do Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson and Philcollins all have in common? They were all bullied(欺负)at school.

If you’re being bullied, it doesn’t mean there is something wrong with you. You have a right to feel safe. If you are being bullied at school, it is the school’s responsibility to stop it. If you are being attacked outside of school, the police have the responsibility to help you.

The bully is the one with the problem.

A lot of bullies are already being bullied themselves. They feel powerless and so they look for ways to feel tough at school or in the street.

Often, the bully is envious of other kids, so he picks on those who are cleverer, or those kids who have cool dress or more money. Usually bullies don’t like themselves, so they take out their frustrations(沮丧)on someone else, e.g. you.

What can you do?

* Look calm and confident even when you are not! You can practice this in the bathroom mirror.

* If possible, ignore the bully. Bullies want a reaction(反应)—if you don’t seem upset, or angry, they’ll often leave you alone.

* Walk away. Just because a bully starts an argument doesn’t mean you have to hang around and finish it.

* Avoid being alone. Bullies are cowards(懦夫)who only pick a fight when they know they can win. If you are with friends, they are more likely to leave you alone.

Get help!

Tell an adult you can trust. This doesn’t mean you are weak. In life you often need to get help from other people. When you have a broken leg, you get help from a doctor—it doesn’t mean you are weak. If you are being bullied you also get help. Bullies want you to keep quiet. When you speak up, you refuse to play the bully’s game. Telling others about the problem is a brave move.

61. In the first paragraph, the author intends to _________.

A. name several students who were bullied

B. tell us being bullied is a common problem at school

C. what the three students have in common

D. warn people of the three bullies

62. Bullies are usually those who _________.

A. are stupid                           B. are poor

C. are full of envy                     D. have more power