第一卷（选择题 110分）
一．语法和词汇知识（10*1）
1.——The Apple Store is having a sale this week. Shall we go and have a look?
——. And I want to pick up a cell phone for my mother.
A. You are right B. I hope so C. Let me see D. I’d love to
2.The pencil is too dull. It wants_______.
A. to sharpen B. being sharpened C. sharpening D. sharpened
3.——Do you have any idea when the experiment was carried out?
——I hear it was not until last year_______their plan was approved.
A. that B. when C. before D. once
4.They were in the middle of an argument but_______ when someone came into the room.
A. broke up B. broke down C. broke off D. broke in
5.It’s necessary to be prepared for a job interview . ______ the answers ready will be of great help.
A. To have had B. Having had C. Have D. Having
6.Millons of the pounds’ worth of damage______ by a storm which swept across the north of England last night.
A. has been caused B. had been caused
C. will be caused D. will have been caused
7.John was sick for five weeks and missed lots of classes. So he is working very hard in order to_______ his lost time.
A. make up for B. catch up with C. keep up with D. look up for
8._______ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.
A. Had they arrived B. Would they arrive
C. Were they arriving D. Were they to arrive
9.David has won the first prize in singing; he is still very excited now and feels____ desire to go to bed.
A. the most B. more C. worse D. the least
10.—— Is it true that the US threatens to punish China unless the yuan appreciates by 40%?
—— Yes, but I think our government will never_______ this unreasonable damand.
A. oppose to B. resign to C. contribute to D. submit to
二．完形填空（20*2）
I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an Unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, 11 she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.
Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my 12 . She wanted to know how I thought we should 13 things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew 14 about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her 15 . It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to 16 them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how 17 I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
Mrs. Neidl's 18 that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it 19 !"I began to take 20 . I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing--only things to be 21 upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and 22 create something.
The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was 23 in the program as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I 24 I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.
Being on that stage-design team 25 Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also 26 a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to 27 what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be 28 . Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her 29 in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined 30 .
11. A. and B. yet C. so D. for
12. A. opinion B. impression C. information D. intention
13. A. make B. keep C. handle D. change
14. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
15. A. questions B. comments C. explanations D. remarks
16. A. hold B. follow C. evaluate D. form
17. A. happy B. lively C. reliable D. punctual
18. A. message B. motto C. saying D. suggestion
19. A. again B. more C. instead D. later
20. A. steps B. control C. charge D. risks
21. A. improved B. acted C. looked D. reflected
22. A. easily B. carefully C. confidently D. proudly
23. A. introduced B. recognized C. identified D. considered
24. A. confirmed B. decided C. realized D. acknowledged
25. A. with B. below C. of D. by
26. A. developed B. discovered C. took D. fostered
27. A. accept B. care C. judge D. wonder
28. A. bored B. lazy C. sad D. afraid
29. A. trust B. patience C. curiosity Do interest
30. A. accessible B. enjoyable C. possible D. favorable
三．阅读理解（20*3）
Passage1
It was graduation day at Etihad Training Academy, where the national airline of the United Arab Emirates holds a seven-week training course for new flight attendants.
Despite her obvious pride, Ms. Fathi, a 22-year-old from Egypt, was amazed to find herself here. “I never in my life thought I’d work abroad,” said Ms. Fathi, who was a university student in Cairo when she began noticing newspaper advertisements employing young Egyptians to work at airlines based in the Persian Gulf.
A decade ago, unmarried Arab women like Ms. Fathi, working outside their home countries, were rare. But just as young men from poor Arab nations poured into the oil-rich Persian Gulf states for jobs, more young women are doing so.
Flight attendants have become the public face of the new mobility for some young Arab women, just as they were the face of new freedoms for women in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. They have become a subject of social anxiety and fascination in much the same way.
For many families, allowing a daughter to work may call her virtue into question. Yet this culture is changing, said Musa Shteiwi, a sociologist at Jordan University in Amman. “We’re noticing more and more single women going to the gulf these days,” he said. “It’s still not exactly common, but over the last four or five years it’s become quite an observable phenomenon.”
Many of the young Arab women working in the Persian Gulf take delight in their status as pioneers, role models for their friends and younger female relatives. Young women brought up in a culture that highly values community, have learned to see themselves as individuals. The experience of living independently and working hard for high salaries has forever changed their beliefs about themselves, though it can also lead to a painful sense of separation from their home countries and their families.
—From New York Times (December 22, 2008)
31. It can be inferred from the passage that young Arab women _________.
A. go to work abroad after American women’s example
B. didn’t start to work abroad until the late 20th century
C. are commonly used to living and working separately
D. expect to take the same family responsibilities as men
32. According to the passage, the Arab women flight attendants can be described as _________.
A. proud, homesick or independent B. honest, outstanding or optimistic
C. mature, enthusiastic or energetic D. painful, desperate or conservative
33. How do the public respond to young Arab women’s new mobility?
A. The public think highly of it.
B. The public care very little about it.
C. The public show both interest and anxiety.
D. The public are strongly against it.
34. The author intends to tell the readers that __________.
A. Arab women can hardly find any work
B. flight attendants are badly needed in the gulf
C. flight attendants lead quite a different life
D. young Arab women’s values are changing
Passage2
Certainly no creature in the sea is odder than the common sea cucumber. All living creature， especially human beings， have their peculiarities， but everything about the little sea cucumber seems unusual. What else can be said about a bizarre animal that， among other eccentricities， eats mud， feeds almost continuously day and night but can live without eating for long periods， and can be poisonous but is considered supremely edible by gourmets？
For some fifty million years， despite all its eccentricities， the sea cucumber has subsisted on its diet of mud. It is adaptable enough to live attached to rocks by its tube feet， under rocks in shallow water， or on the surface of mud flats. Common in cool water on both Atlantic and Pacific shores， it has the ability to suck up mud or sand and digest whatever nutrients are present.
Sea cucumbers come in a variety of colors， ranging from black to reddish brown to sand color and nearly white. One form seven has vivid purple tentacles. Usually the creatures are cucumber shaped-hence their name-and because they are typically rock inhabitants， this shape， combined with flexibility， enables them to squeeze into crevices where they are safe from predators and ocean currents.
Although they have voracious appetites， eating day and night， sea cucumbers have the capacity to become quiescent and live at a low metabolic rate-feeding sparingly or not at all for long periods， so that the marine organisms that provide their food have a chance to multiply. If it were not for this faculty， they would devour all the food available in a short time and would probably starve themselves out of existence.
But the most spectacular thing about the sea cucumber is the way it defends itself. Its major enemies are fish and crabs， when attacked， it squirts all its internal organs into water. It also casts off attached structures such as tentacles. The sea cucumber will eviscerate and regenerate itself if it is attacked or even touched； it will do the same if the surrounding water temperature is too high or if the water becomes too polluted.
35. According to the passage， why is the shape of sea cucumbers important？
A. It helps them to digest their food.
B. It helps them to protect themselves from danger.
C. It makes it easier for them to move through the mud.
D. It makes them attractive to fish.
36. The fourth paragraph of the passage primarily discusses______.
A. the reproduction of sea cucumbers
B. the food sources of sea cucumbers
C. the eating habits of sea cucumbers
D. threats to sea cucumbers' existence
37. What can be inferred about the defense mechanisms of the sea cucumber？
A. They are very sensitive to surrounding stimuli.
B. They are almost useless.
C. They require group cooperation.
D. They are similar to those of most sea creatures.
38. Which of the following would NOT cause a sea cucumber to release its internal organs into the water？
A. A touch B. Food C. Unusually warm water D. Pollution.
Passage C
Sara tried to befriend her old friend Steve's new wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didn't hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing.
Conversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, there's no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before I'm finished or fail to take your turn when I'm finished. That's what was happening with Betty and Sara.
It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel.
The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思维定式). And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in--and never found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.
That's why slight differences in conversational style--tiny little things like microseconds of pause-can have a great effect on one's life. The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problems---even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training.
39. What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her?
A. Betty was talkative.
B. Betty was an interrupter.
C. Betty did not take her turn.
D. Betty paid no attention to Sara.
40. According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns?
A. Americans. B. Israelis. C. The British. D. The Finns.
41. We can learn from the passage that ______
A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacing
B. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the US
C. one's inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimes
D. one should receive training to build up one's confidence
42. The underlined word "assertiveness" in the last paragraph probably means __
A. being willing to speak one's mind
B. being able to increase one's power
C. being ready to make one's own judgment
D. being quick to express one's ideas confidently
Passage 4
Patients and doctors alike have long believed in the healing (治疗) power of humor. It is claimed that humor not only affects patients’ moods, but can actually help them recover faster.
Several studies seem to support this. Patients in better spirits are known to have higher immune cell counts. Some have even claimed to have healed themselves of serious illnesses by reading comics and watching comedies.
Despite all this, many researchers are not convinced. They point out the fact that many sufferings have been known to disappear naturally, with or without a daily dose of laughter. They also say that while optimism in general does seem to be related to better health, it is hard to tell which comes first.
Humor in times of stress, however, clearly makes us feel better. On one level, it takes our minds off our troubles and relaxes us. On another, it releases powerful endorphins, a chemical produced by your body that reduces pain.
There are cases where the appreciation of a good joke is indeed directly related to a person’s health. It can show, for example, whether a person has suffered damage to one particular area of the brain: the right frontal lobe (额叶).
Scientists confirmed this by having people read jokes and asking them to choose the funniest endings from a list. Subjects with normal brains usually chose endings that were based on a relatively complex synthesis (综合) of ideas. Subjects with specifically located brain damage, however, responded only to slapstick (闹剧) endings, which did not depend on a particular context. When pressed, the brain-damaged subjects saw the logic in the correct endings. They simply did not find them funny.
Of course, humor is largely an individual matter. Next time your friend does not get one of your jokes, there is no need to accuse him of being a lamebrain. However, you might suggest that he lighten up—for the health of it.
43. We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. all researchers have agreed on the healing power of humor
B. people seldom accuse their friends of not understanding jokes
C. the author holds a positive attitude to the healing power of humor
D. reading comics will surely become a popular way of treating diseases
44. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Many researchers are not convinced of the healing power of humor.
B. Patients in bad moods are known to have higher immune cell counts.
C. Optimism in general does seem to be related to better health.
D. People should try their best to cheer up for their good health.
45. Scientists had some people read jokes and asked them to choose the funniest endings from a list to confirm that ________.
A. the brain-damaged people are different from those with normal brains
B. a person with a normal brain usually responds to slapstick endings
C. a person suffering certain brain damage doesn’t appreciate a good joke
D. humor takes our minds off our troubles by releasing powerful endorphins
46. Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. Which comes first, humor or health? B. Humor can cure different illnesses
C. People need humor in times of stress D. Humor contributes to good health
Passage 5
The thing is, my luck’s always been ruined. Just look at my name: Jean. Not Jean Marie, or Jeanine, or Jeanette, or even Jeanne. Just Jean. Did you know in France, they name boys Jean? It’s French for John. And okay, I don’t live in France. But still, I’m basically a girl named John. If I lived in France, anyway.
This is the kind of luck I’ve had since before Mom even filled out my birth certificate. So it wasn’t any big surprise to me when the cab driver didn’t help me with my suitcase. I’d already had to tolerate arriving at the airport to find no one there to greet me, and then got no answer to my many phone calls, asking where my aunt and uncle were. Did they not want me after all? Had they changed their minds? Had they heard about my bad luck—all the way from Iowa—and decided they didn’t want any of it to rub off on them?
So when the cab driver, instead of getting out and helping me with my bags, just pushed a little button so that the trunk (汽车后备箱) popped open a few inches, it wasn’t the worst thing that had ever happened to me. It wasn’t even the worst thing that had happened to me that day.
According to my mom, most brownstones in New York City were originally single-family homes when they were built way back in the 1800s. But now they’ve been divided up into apartments, so that there’s one—or sometimes even two or more families—per floor.
Not Mom’s sister Evelyn’s brownstone, though. Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Ted Gardiner own all four floors of their brownstone. That’s practically one floor per person, since Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Ted only have three kids, my cousins Tory, Teddy, and Alice.
Back home, we just have two floors, but there are seven people living on them. And only one bathroom. Not that I’m complaining. Still, ever since my sister Courtney discovered blow-outs, it’s been pretty frightful at home.
But as tall as my aunt and uncle’s house was, it was really narrow—just three windows across. Still, it was a very pretty townhouse, painted gray. The door was a bright, cheerful yellow. There were yellow flower boxes along the base of each window, flower boxes from which bright red—and obviously newly planted, since it was only the middle of April, and not quite warm enough for them.
It was nice to know that, even in a sophisticated (世故的) city like New York, people still realized how homey and welcoming a box of flowers could be. The sight of those flowers cheered me up a little.
Like maybe Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Ted just forgot I was arriving today, and hadn’t deliberately failed to meet me at the airport because they’d changed their minds about letting me come to stay.
Like everything was going to be all right, after all.
Yeah. With my luck, probably not.
I started up the steps to the front door of 326 East Sixty-Ninth Street, then realized I couldn’t make it with both bags and my violin. Leaving one bag on the sidewalk, I dragged the other up the steps with me. Maybe I took the steps a little too fast, since I nearly tripped and fell flat on my face on the sidewalk. I managed to catch myself at the last moment by grabbing some of the fence the gardeners had put up…
47. Why did the author go to New York?
A. She intended to go sightseeing there.
B. She meant to stay with her aunt’s family.
C. She was homeless and adopted by her aunt.
D. She wanted to try her luck and find a job there.
48. According to the author, some facts account for her bad luck EXCEPT that ________.
A. she was given a boy’s name in French
B. the cab driver didn’t help her with her bags
C. her sister Courtney discovered blow-outs
D. nobody had come to meet her at the airport
49. The underlined phrase “rub off on” in Paragraph 3 probably means _________.
A. have an effect on B. play tricks on
C. put pressure on D. throw doubt on
50. From the passage, we can know that _________.
A. the author left home without informing her mother
B. the author arrived in New York in a very warm season
C. her aunt’s family lived a much better life than her own
D. her aunt and uncle were likely to forget about he
第二卷（非选择题 40分）
四．改错 （10*1）
In Feb. 2nd 1979, China’s Vice-premier 39．
Deng Xiaoping was at a visit to the U.S. 40．
He was in the space flight center near to Houston 41．
Texas. Sat in the pilot’s seat of a model of 42．
a space shuttle（航天飞机）,he was
asked to touch a button 43．
to make it landing on the earth from 44．
a height of 95,000 feet, that he did. From 45．
windows of the craft, he could see the earth 46．
coming up to meet him as a returned space pilot 47．
would see it. Millions of people in both China and
the US watch this on TV with delight. 48．
五．书面表达（30分）
假如你将参加某英语杂志社开展的一次征文活动，征文的内容要求你在电视，手机（cell），网络三者中，放弃其中一个并陈述理由。请你以“Which would you give up: TV, cell, or Web?” 为题，写一篇英语短文。
注意：1.字数100左右
2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
答题卡
第一卷
一．词汇及语法
1——5 6——10
二．完形填空
11——15 16——20
21——25 26——30
三．阅读理解
31——35 36——40
41——45 46——50
第二卷
四．改错题
51. 52. 53. 54.
55. 56. 57. 58.
59. 60.
五．书面表达
教师对学生所做试卷的分析：
参
1——5 DCBBD 6——10 AADDD
11——15 BACDA 16——20 DCBDD
21——25 ACBCA 26——30 BBDAC
31——35 BACDB 36——40 CABCB
41——45 CDCBC 46——50 DBCAC
39. In-On 40. at-on 41.删去to 42. Sat-Sitting/Seated 43. ∨ 44. landing-land 45. that-which 46. windows前加the 47. returned-returning 48.watch-watched下载本文
