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)

A

Music is an international language. The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to all people everywhere.

Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers (扬声器) and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.

Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, politics, and activities of the American people. But most of the radio broadcast is music.

Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state. Once the popular singer is heard throughout the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.

Besides pop music, there are two other kinds of music that is important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. The other is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.

56. In America, every student likes ______.

A. folk music  B. country music  C. pop music  D. western music

57. According to the passage, most of the car radio broadcast is ______.

A. sports   B. the weather   C. politics  D. music

58. What do the cowboys do according to the passage?

A. They sell cows.       B. They watch cows.

C. They sing and dance.     D. They travel around.

59. How many kinds of music are mentioned in the passage?

A. Three.   B. Four.     C. Five.   D. Six.

60. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Music in America       B. Music Listeners

C. Cowboys in America     D. International Language

B

It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.

Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn’t work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.

“I’m sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”

And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier’s turn. He said, “I’m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…”

Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, I’ll punish you at once!”

“No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!”

61. The military camp was built in the village to _______.

A. stop the soldiers going to towns

B. stop the soldiers meeting their friends

C. train the new soldiers

D. make the young men live quietly

62. Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because _______.

A. he was kind and understanding

B. they felt lonely

C. they had something important to do

D. they were the best of all the soldiers

63. The young officer was worried because _______.

A. a traffic accident had happened

B. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers

C. the nine soldiers didn’t come back on time

D. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town

64. The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because _______.

A. something was wrong with their buses

B. their horses died on the return way

C. it took them much time to run back

D. they all had drunk much in the town

65. Which statement do you think is right?

A. The officer believed only the last soldier.

B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.

C. The officer believed none of the nine soldiers.

D. The officer wouldn’t punish his soldiers.

C

Edmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied the observations of comets(彗星)which other scientists had made. The orbit(轨道) of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem. He could not figure it out. Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems.

However, Halley had a friend named Isaac Newton, who was a brilliant mathematician. Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it. He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse(椭圆形).

Now Halley set to work. He figured out(解决，计算出)the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by scientists. He made a surprising discovery. The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607, and 1682 all had the same orbit. Yet their appearance had been 75 to 76 years apart.

This seemed very strange to Halley. Three different comets followed the same orbit. The more Halley thought about it, the more he thought that there had not been three different comets as people thought. He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times. The comet had gone away and had come back again.

It was an astonishing idea! Halley felt certain to make a prediction(预言)of what would happen in the future. He decided that this would appear in the year 1758. There were 53 years to go before Halley’s prediction could be tested. In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky. Halley did not see it, for he had died some years before. Ever since then that comet had been called Halley’s comet, in his honor.

66.Edmund Halley figured out the orbit of ____.

A. some different comets appearing several times

B. the same comet appearing at different times

C. three different comets appearing at the same time

D. several comets appearing at the same time

67. Halley made his discovery ____.

A. by doing experiments

B. by means of his own careful observation

C. by using the working of other scientists

D. by chance

68. Halley made a surprising, but correct prediction in the year____.

A. 1704  B. 1705     C. 1706  D. 1707

69. This passage in general is about ____.

A. Halley and other scientists

B. the orbit of a comet

C. Newton and Halley

D. Halley and his discovery

70. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Edmund Halley was an American scientist.

B. Halley made his discovery by doing experiments.

C. Isaac Newton was a famous mathematician.

D. The orbit of a comet had the shape of an around.

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。选项中有两项是多余选项。

Learning English online is an effective way to improve your English. But with any type of learning you need to be prepared. This passage will give you advice and tips on how to get the most out of your online lessons.

71

This is an obvious point but also the most important one. A computer, a good Internet connection and a headset are what you will need to take classes online. A web camera is also pretty important. Make sure that your computer is turned on, that everything is plugged in correctly and that you have tested the connection. Doing this before the class means that you will be ready when the lesson starts

Take the classes somewhere quiet.

72     Trying to listen and participate(参与) in English classes is very difficult when there is noise around you. So find a quiet room and make sure that no one disturbs you while you are taking your lesson.

73

When grammar or anything else is being taught, make sure that you understand it. You won’t need to practice it at this time; just make sure that everything is clear. If you don’t understand what is being taught, ask your teacher to explain it again. Your teacher will be more than happy to deal with whatever puzzles you.

Practice speaking English.

Every class is an opportunity to practice your English speaking with a native and qualified teacher. Try to allow the conversation to flow by listening and talking in a natural way.     74     The teacher should note the mistakes and correct them at a later time.

Relax.

Come to class feeling relaxed and excited.    75     Come into the class excited about learning English. You will be able to get more out of the class this way.

A. Review after the lesson

B. Make sure everything is ready.

C. Understand what is being taught.

D. Get away from everything that may be going on in your home

E. Language learning should be enjoyable especially in online classes.

F. You will meet many problems when you are learning English online.

G. This is your chance to speak English without worrying about too many mistakes.

第二卷

第一节、单词拼写。(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

根据首字母或汉语意思写出单词。

1. No pains, no g       .

2. The owner of the restaurant wondered whether the Million Pound Bank Note was

g         or fake.

3. The boy’s missing made the police         .(迷惑)

4. A good modern woman should be               (独立) from the man in the economy.

5. On his __________(到达), he was greatly welcomed by his fans.

6. Eating a b         diet is of great benefit to our health.

7. I have           (原谅)him for breaking his promise.

8. If you want to get the job, you should make a good i              on the interviewers.

9. It is said that Vancouver is Canada’s most beautiful city, s             by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

10. The Curies were         (授予)the Nobel Prize for their great contributions to science.

第二节、单句改错： (共10分)

下面每句中都有一处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

1. The song reminded me of the days when we spent together several years ago.

2. He thought she would keep her words.

3. They have married for 20 years.

4. I promised that I will do my best.

5. I don’t doubt if he is a good teacher.

6. I found difficult to follow my teacher in the first English class.

7. I used to get up early, but now I am used to sleep until 11 am.

8. The earth was still just a cloud of dust for several billions years after the “Big bang”.

9.  He couldn’t have his friend getting away with tell people lies!

10. People love to get together to eat, drink and have a fun with each other.

第三节：书面表达(共15分)

假如你名叫李华，是一位高中一年级的学生。学了Healthy Eating后，你想用英语给21th Century报社写一封信，反映你对当今学生饮食的看法：

1. 越来越多的学生喜欢吃西式快餐，结果摄入大量的糖和脂肪。

2. 对中餐和西式快餐哪种更健康有不同看法。

3. 你认为中式更健康，说出你的理由。

注意：

1. 信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总数。

2. 词数100左右。

Dear editor,

Nowadays, more and more students are getting fond of western fast food, and thus they take in too much sugar and fat.

_______________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

liuHua