D

On March 19, 2013, Malala Yousafzai, a 15-year-old Pakistani student and women’s-education activist(积极分子)， returned to the classroom for the first time since being attacked by a member of the Taliban on October 9, 2012. Malala was shot on her way home from school in Mingora, Pakistan. The Taliban(塔利班) said that they did the attack. The group said the attack should be a warning to others. Malala was targeted(作为目标) because she expresses her opinion publicly about girls’ rights to education.

After a long period of recovery, Malala is starting as a ninth-year student at Edgbaston High School. It is the oldest independent girl’s school in Birmingham, England. Though she has no specific plans to return to Pakistan, Malala still speaks out as a voice for change in her country, and everywhere. “I’m excited that today I have realized my dream of going back to school. I want all girls in the world to have this kind of chance,” Malala said in a statement .

Malala has been an Internet blogger since she was 11 years old. In 2011 she was awarded Pakistan’s National Peace Award for her bravery in writing about the difficulties of life and education in the shadow of the Taliban. She has spoken publicly about children’s rights and been nominated(提名) for an international children’s peace prize.

33. Why did the Taliban attack Malala?

A. She is a Pakistani student.

B. She was targeted without being planned.

C. She didn’t want to be a member of the Taliban.

D. She spoke publicly about girls’ rights to education.

34. How long did it take Malala to recover from the attack?

A. Four years.    B. About one year.

C. Over five months.  D. About four months.

35. We can learn from the passage that Malala______.

A. is now attending school in Pakistan

B. is still under the shadow of the attack

C. has made a careful plan for her future

D. cares about the situation in her home country

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。

I feel very excited at the thought that in another week I’ll be with you again on holiday.   36    My host and my fellow-students are all very nice to me, but as they say in England, “There’s no place like home”, and I think you will feel this above all at Christmas time.

I’m leaving here early on Thursday, the 23rd, and I’ll be arriving in Paris on Friday morning.   37    Please meet me at the station. In some of my earlier letters I have told you all about the other students here.    38   Because he has no friends in England except me. He is a very nice boy. I know you will like him and I feel sure he will enjoy Christmas with us.   39   Please let me know soon if that’s all right. I’ve got some Christmas presents for you all, but I’m not going to tell you what they are, so it will be a surprise.

40    I hope you are all keeping well. See that father always puts on his big coat when he goes out so that he will not catch a cold. We don’t want him ill for Christmas.

A. I will have him spend Christmas with us.

B. But I haven’t invited him yet.

C. I enjoy my stay in England very much indeed.

D. How are you all at home?

E. So I’ll be home about lunch time.

F. Well, I want to ask my Canadian friend, Jan, to come and spend Christmas.

G. Things at home are much better than things in other places.

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)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It happened on February 27, 2010. We  41  in the middle of the night at the alarm in our apartment. My husband got out of bed to see what was happening. I sat up trying to keep our little son Nemer  42  .  All of a sudden, I felt that the bed was slightly   43  . Then everything in the room started shaking.

My husband entered the room puzzled, trying to find   44   what was happening. Then we knew for sure it was a(n)   45  . I quickly took Nemer out of his stroller(折叠式婴儿车) and held him   46   .  The shaking kept going harder. I tried 3 times to close and open my eyes to wake up from this   47  nightmare(噩梦)，but I realized it was real. We decided to   48   the apartment as we knew it was dangerous to stay inside.

When we   49   the building, I heard banging on doors and crying. We went in fear with other neighbors down the    50   . It was completely dark,    51   we couldn’t see where we were stepping. Luckily, we    52   to get out of the building in the end.

Lots of    53   people were standing outside, looking up at the high building. Some of them were    54   , others were holding their family members or friends, and some were just too frightened to do anything. I   55   God that my son was alive in my hands. I was shaking and my husband’s face expression was full of    56   .

Luckily, the damage in our city wasn’t very    57   .  And only a few people died in our city. But many people in the city nearby lost their    58   in this earthquake. After this   59   , I learnt that we might die easily. And I learnt to value life much more. Now I try to live every day to the fullest and    60   as much time with my family as possible.

41. A. showed up  B. stayed up  C. hanged up  D. woke up

42. A. alone   B. asleep   C. alive   D. ahead

43. A. moving   B. pushing  C. shaking  D. pulling

44. A. to    B. in    C. out   D. of

45. A. earthquake  B. dream   C. fire   D. flood

46. A. slightly   B. hardly   C. rightly   D. closely

47. A. beautiful  B. terrible  C. cheerful  D. lucky

48. A. enter   B. watch   C. leave   D. observe

49. A. locked up  B. looked out of C. stayed around  D. hurried out of

50. A. hills   B. stairs   C. buildings  D. paths

51. A. so    B. but   C. as   D. because

52. A. determined  B. prepared  C. managed  D. agreed

53. A. excited   B. troublesome C. impatient  D. frightened

54. A. cheering  B. crying   C. thinking  D. talking

55. A. thanked   B. ignored  C. praised  D. blocked

56. A. anger   B. cruelty   C. fear   D. happiness

57. A. believable  B. small   C. satisfying  D. serious

58. A. concerns  B. lives   C. jobs   D. nation

59. A. experience  B. story    C. news   D. lesson

60. A. spend   B. pay   C. waste   D. face

第二节 词汇和语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

请认真阅读下面材料，在空白处填入合适的单词形式或定语从句的关系词。

61. The students who were ____________(陷入困境) in the burning building were frightened.

62. After _____________(毕业) from Qinghua University, she worked as an engineer.

63. They have made a _____________(请求) for international help.

64. She _____________(更喜欢) the yellow dress to the red one because it fits her better.

65. He has all the _____________(品质) of a successful businessman.

66. What is your father’s _____________(态度) towards your plan?

67. Nowadays people are more concerned about the environment______ they live.

68. He wrote a letter ________ explained what had happened in the accident.

69. The prize will go to the writer _____ story shows the most imagination.

70. ______ I explained on the phone, your request will be considered at the next meeting.

第II卷

注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35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限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I had a interesting dream last night. I dreamed that I took part in a race. At first, I could not run very fast and fall behind. So I didn’t lose heart and kept running. All the students on the playground cheer me on, “Come on!” I was so encouraged that I ran faster and fast till I caught up all the other runners. I felt as if flying like a superman. In the end, I got to the finishing line at first. I won the race. I felt very proudly of myself. Many of my classmate threw me up into the air. Just at that time I woke up and found me still in bed!

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文。请根据下列要点写封回信。

要点：

1.参加中文学习班;

2.看中文书刊、电视;

3.学唱中文歌曲;

4.交中国朋友。

注意：1.词数100左右;

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

3.开头语已为你写好。

Dear Peter,

I’m glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well.

______________________________________________________________________