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本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。

满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第一部分：听力(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

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Ⅱ. 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

21. ____ was most important to her was her family.

A. It          B. This            C. What               D. As

22. —Mum,  why have us eat much vegetable?

—Because it is _____ to our health.

A. benefit        B. benefited    C. beneficial      D. benefits

23.He thinks I have spoken ill of him, _______ ， I’m always speaking well of him.

[2010 嘉兴高一检测]

A. when       B. and   C. while        D. on the contrary

24. _____ you have a strong desire to go to college,  work as hard as you can.  That’s the only way.

A. Even if     B. For   C. Now that         D. Though

25. The defendant (被告)couldn’t ____ the fact that a large amoun t of money was found in his house.

A. account for     B. answer for   C. allow for    D. call for

26. Peter _____ have watered the flowers. Now it rains.

A. oughtn’t to       B. mustn’t    C. can’t       D. won’t

27. The ____ look on her face suggested she was puzzled by the ____ maths problem.

A. puzzled; puzzling        B. puzzling; puzzled

C. puzzled; puzzling        D. puzzling; puzzled

28. If you want to go into that factory,  you need a ______.

A. permission     B. permitting C. permit   D. admit

29. It was how the young man had learned five foreign languages __ ________ attracted the audience’s interest.

A. so that      B. that     C. what      D. in which

30. The company was named Gates Hall _____ a man named James Gates.

A. in need of       B. in search of     C. with the help of    D. in memory of

31. Be careful!  The slightest spark could _____ the fireworks.

A. set about       B. set off       C. set out      D. set up

32.  —May I open the window to let in some fresh air?

— _________!

A. Come on!   B. Take care! C. Go ahead!  D. Hold on!

33. We have to take measures to _____ people throwing rubbish about.

A. keep              B. have    C. protect          D. prevent

34. Tom is from England but knows many Chinese customs,  as though he ______ a Chinese.

A. is             B. had been    C. should be      D. were

35.. —I’m thinking of the test tomorrow.  I’m afraid I can’t pass this time.

—_______!  I’m sure you’ll make it.

A. Go ahead       B. Good luck    C. No problem       D. Cheer up

Ⅲ. 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Grow ing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence can be more useful than crying for  31   !That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of  __32   from boy to man with family hardships  ( 艰难)tell us.

Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County, Henan Province. When he was  33   11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned  ( 被抛弃的)baby girl. A year later, Hong‘s mother and younger brother both   34   home because of poverty ( 贫困)and pressure ( 压力)from his ill father.

The burden  ( 负担)fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders: to treat his father’s illness, to  35  the adopted  ( 领养的)sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.

Hong didn’t　 36 　. Since a young age, he has worked in part-time jobs to feed his family. At the same time, he has studied at college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to  37  a room near his campus for her, and send her to school.

After Hong’s story went public, people were  38   to tears by his selflessness. Hard   39   his life was, Hong didn’t abandon his father and the adopted  40  , because they needed his help. With his hard –won money, he even helped other students   41  against misfortunes ( 厄运).

Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds   42  us of what we usually ignore: love and care for others. Without these,   43   of us could survive.

Hong  44  donations  ( 捐献) from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but

he could   45  his own work. Short of money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister. He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to   46   around his school to earn money. Through his hard life, the boy developed   47  to rise above misfortune that made him a hero in people’s eyes.

Hong’s story shows that with love and willpower, no hardship can  48  a person but himself. So when facing difficulties, don’t  ___49   about bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society  50   you will find the world smiling back.

36. A. money       B. food         C. clothes        D. help

37. A. caring      B. growing      C. moving         D. turning

38. A. only         B. already       C. ever          D. still

39. A. stayed       B. went         C. sold          D. left

40. A. bring up     B. give up       C. stick to         D. devote to

41. A. go away     B. give up       C. run out         D. turn down

42. A build         B. rent         C. buy            D. borrow

43. A. encouraged   B. moved       C. inspired       D. made

44. A. as          B because       C. unless.        D. while

45 A. brother        B. daughter      C. sister         D. uncle

46. A. struggling      B. learning       C. running         D. turning

47. A. leave          B. remember   C. remind     D. tell

48. A. anyone      B. everyone       C. none          D. no one

49. A. threw away   B. turned out      C. ran out          D. turned down

50. A. depend on    B. stick to        C . refer to         D. turn to

51. A. show        B. eat            C. sell            D. share

52. A. a chance     B. an ability       C. a spirit          D. a belief

53. A. bury         B. defeat         C. kick            D. knock

54. A. worry        B. care          C. complain     D. joke

55. A. and          B. or            C. when             D. until

Ⅳ. 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

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Last week, while visiting my dad with my daughter, we went to a restaurant for dinner. When we were seated, my dad asked the waitress if there were any soldiers eating at the restaurant. Th en waitress said there was a soldier having dinner with his friend. My dad told the waitress to tell the soldier and his friend that their dinner was paid for! He also said that he did not want to be known as the benefactor(施主).

Then waitress later commented on my dad’s thoughtful behavior saying that she had never seen anything like this before. At a local college, she had studied opera and so she used this to thank my dad by performing a piece from The Pearl Fisherman. Her voice brought me to tears because it sounded perfect!

After a while, the soldier appeared at our table (I don’t know how he knew my dad paid the bill for him.) and said that he would be sent to the front the next morning and that he could not leave this country withou t saying “thanks” to my dad. My dad replied that it was he who wanted to say “thanks”. They shook hands as the soldier left.

Before we left, the waitress came by again. She did a magic show as another way to show her “thanks” to my dad. Her show was really great. My dad left her a note with email address asking for her next performance time in addition to a $ 50 tip.

Everyone witnessed something exemplary in the human spirit that night. I can only hope to see more of this in the  future.

56. My dad offered help to the soldier and his friend in the restaurant probably because________.

A. he wanted to thank them for all they had done

B. he wanted to know more about then

C. he wanted the waitress to thank him

D. he wanted the soldiers to know his kindness

57. The waitress performed The Pearl Fisherman in the restaurant because____.

A. she was asked to perform to the guests

B. she wanted to show off her wonderful skills

C. she wanted to show her respect and thanks to the author’s dad

D. she wanted to attract more and more guests

58. What did the soldier do in response to the author’s father’s kindness?

A. He gave something to author’s dad.

B. He gave a big tip to the waitress.

C. He said thanks to the author’s dad in person.

D. He did a magic show for the author and her father.

59. The author con sidered her father’s action to be ____.

A. funny  B. understandable   C. worthless       D. honorable

60. The passage mainly tells us that we should ____.

A. learn to be grateful to others     B. find ways to thank others

C. try to learn from each other     D. respect soldiers and waitresses