B

Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord. She did it her way.

I got the call at work, and I headed home quickly. Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven. I hated going there every weekend. There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception.

My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land and loved to work in the garden among her flowers and vegetables. The place was simple, with no indoor plumbing or heat. We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me.

In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. I sang the melody and Mom harmonized. Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over. Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk. She loved to tell how my playpen(婴儿圈栏)sat in the kitchen next to the radio and there was one song I particularly loved called "Ivory Tower".

As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit the farm every week or two. The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm. While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle(喧闹)of my life at home. But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced.

Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio. Music always comforted me.

My heart skipped a beat. "Moon River" was playing on the radio. I sat there stunned, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note.

Then the radio announcer of this oldie station came on. "Here's one we haven't heard in a while," and an unfamiliar song began. I began to cry harder as I heard the words sung over the airwaves. “Come down, come down from your Ivory Tower...”.

61. The writer didn’t like staying in the farm for the following reasons EXCEPT that ________.

A. it was too cold and quiet

B. she could only sing one song on the small farm

C. there was nothing more that could make her excited

D. The place was simple, with no indoor plumbing or heat

62. From the first paragraph, we know that the writer’s mother ________.

A. passed away four years ago

B. left the small farm with Lord

C. left for Lord to live her own way

D. preferred to be with Lord

63. The underlined word reminisced in the fifth paragraph probably means ________.

A. recalled       B. comforted       C. shouted        D. sighed

64. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage _______.

A. The writer was able to sing before she could speak.

B. The writer preferred to live a busy life in the city.

C. The writer was still quite familiar with the song "Ivory Tower".

D. The writer treasured all her childhood memories in the small farmhouse.

65. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? _______

A. Cherish life                      B. My happy childhood

C. Our small farmhouse               D. Mom’s music

C

Nora, a 17-year-old American, notices that when she has to do a paper for school and researches it on the Internet, she rarely reads a whole page and does deep reading. “I’ll read the beginning of a paragraph and then I’ll skip(跳过) the rest,” she says.

While Nora’s mother, Martha, loves sitting down with a good book and reading carefully, her daughter may be the wave of the future.

“Deep reading”, or slow reading, is a process in which people think carefully while they read. With most, that means slowing down --- even stopping and rereading a page or paragraph to really understand what the author is trying to say.

Last summer, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said he was concerned about what he sees as a decline(衰退)in slow reading. Instant messages and 140-character tweets(微博)appear to be reducing out ability to concentrate on a single idea or theme of a book, he told Foreign Policy Magazine.

It’s easy to forget the benefits of deep reading in an age when anything worth doing is done fast. Experts warn that without deep reading, it is impossible to be an educated person of the world, a knowledgeable voter or even an imaginative thinker.

“If you want to have a deep relationship with a text and understand a complex idea, then slow reading is a preferred style. It is good for pleasure, too. It is not a rushed experience and you can lose yourself in a text,” said Canadian writer John Miedema, the author of the book Slow Reading.

US’ Ohlone College English professor Cynthia Lee Katona says reading is a highly social activity that builds the mind and social connections. If you read, she says, you simply know more and have more to talk about with friends, partners and people you know.

Deep reading can also take a reader on a trip around the world even if they are sitting in a living room armchair, Katona says. Also, deep reading helps people develop thinking, writing and conversation skills.

“If you like beautiful things, authors put words together that are really beautiful and expressive,” she says. “If you want to write well--- and there are lots of reasons to express yourself clearly --- you should read.”

66. The comparison(对比)between Nora and her mother’s reading habits _______.

A. introduces the wave of future

B. adds a lot of fun for readers

C. explains what deep reading is

D. calls attention to deep reading

67. What leads to the decline of deep reading, according to Eric Schemidt?

A. The fast pace of modern society.

B. The lack of desire for knowledge

C. The weakening ability to concentrate.

D. The wide use of instant messages and tweets.

68. What does the underlined word “it ” refer to in paragraph 6?

A. A deep relationship.                         B. A complex idea.

C. Slow reading.                              D. A preferred style.

69. According to the article, Cynthia Lee Katona’s opinion of deep reading is that _______.

A. it makes sure you a better paid job

B. it makes you a better writer

C. it is better than travelling

D. it helps build better family relationship

70. What is the main point of the article?

A. The importance of deep reading.

B. How to improve reading skills.

C. The benefits of different reading styles.

D. The secrets of a knowledgeable person.

第二节：任务型阅读(每小题2分;满分10分)

下面五个人想买房子。阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项中，选出符合各自要求的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。

________71. Jack just moved to a new place in Nelson. He wants to buy a house, but he hasn’t much money and his job is not well paid. So he needs a house whose price is about￡50,000 and at least has two bedrooms.

________72. Lucy is now 65 years old. She is not very healthy and it is difficult for her to move. So she now wants to find a bungalow (平房) in Earby so that she can easily go out of the house to enjoy the sun in winter and fresh air outside in summer.

________73. Alice was very poor before, but recently she got a highly paid job and wanted to change her house into a better one. But the house should at least have four bedrooms and two reception rooms. What’s more, it should look like the house in the countryside.

________74. Peter now lives in Nelson. He dreams of having a house with at least three bedrooms. Besides, he doesn’t like high buildings.

________75. Lynne has lived in Newchurch for many years and now she wants to buy a house for a change. She wants the house to be semi-detached (半独立式) or detached. She also wants a separate garage.

A. Top Barn Lane, Newchurch, Lancashire, ￡49,950, freehold house. 2 bathrooms with 3-piece suite in white, 1 reception room, 1 large lounge, 1 fully fitted kitchen, 2 double bedrooms.

B. Queensway, Newchurch, Lancashire, ￡109,500, semi-detached house. 2 countryside view fronts, 2 double bedrooms, 1 modern fitted dining room, 1 detached(独立的) garage opposite.

C. White Leys Close, Earby, Barnoldswick, ￡129,950, bungalow. 2 bathrooms, 1 reception room, 1 living room split into sitting and dining areas, doors to garden, a kitchen with a range of fitted bases. Outside of the front is a road for two cars and a garden area.

D. Birch Hall Lane, Earby, Barnoldswick, ￡180,000. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms. Traditional stone built houses next to some cottages on one side. There is a small cycle store and a long, beautiful wildlife garden.

E. Craven View, Nelson, Lancashire, ￡185,000. Bungalow, 3 bedrooms with fitted wardrobe, 2 bathrooms, 1 reception room, 1 L-shaped living room with sitting and dining areas, fireplace around, French windows to back gardens, 1 kitchen with bright lighting.

F. Farrer Street, Nelson, Lancashire, ￡ 45,000. A stone built house. Although requiring a degree of refurbishment (刷新), this two bedroomed house does still offer a good deal. It includes 1 dining kitchen, two bedrooms, three-piece bathroom, gas fired central heating and the yard to the back.

第II卷

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分25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，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(﹨)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

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11处起)不计分。

例如：

It was very nice to get your invitation to spend ∧ weekend with you.

the

Luckily I was completely free then, so I’ll to say “yes”. I’ll arrive in Bristol at

am

around 8 p.m. in Friday evening.

On

Some festivals are held to honor the dead and to satisfy the ancestors. For the Japan festival Obon, people should go to clean the graves and light the incense in memory of their ancestors. In Mexico, people celebrated the Day of the Dead in early of November. In this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on it. Halloween also had its origin in old belief about the return of the spirits of dying people. It is now children’s festival, where they can dress up and go to their neighbors’ homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbors do not give them any sweets, they might play a trick on them.

第二节 书面表达(满分15分)

你在网络上读到一篇描写“九零后”的英语文章，你打算以“Post-90’s Generation”为题，给《二十一世纪英文报》写一篇文章，内容包括：

“九零后”的缺点 “九零后”的优点 你自己的感受

1.依赖性强;

2.自私;

3.贪图过舒适的生活等。 1.渴望了解周围的世界;

2.思想独立;

3.有很多新观念等。 ……

注意：1.必须包括表格中的所有内容;

2.为了使文章通顺完整，可以适当增加内容;

3.词数：100左右。

Post-90’s Generation

We,post-90’s generation, are living in a society full of fiercer competition.