英语试卷
第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：多项选择题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
21. In order to protect the environment, people are greatly encouraged to travel by public ___.
A. transport B. service C .means D. traffic
22. A sense of ___ is the basic requirement for people working in the service industry，such as education and health care.
A. agreement B. attention C. carefulness D. devotion
23. Getting more information on how to use these tools can ___ your chances of success.
A. raise B. multiply C. add D. gain
24. After three weeks’ adjustment to the new environment, he managed to accustom himself to be more ____ with people.
A. in relief B. at ease C. in peace D. at stake
25. The chairman asked me to ___ the report, because he didn’t want to speak for too long at this meeting.
A. cut out B. cut away C. cut off D. cut down
26. Pollution reached ___ high levels in some urban areas, which is quite worrying.
A. disturbingly B. slightly C. exactly D. flexibly
27. His contribution to the boy’s welfare was to ___ him for the world in which he would live.
A. intend B. make C. equip D. provide
28. The government needs to ___ the interests of different groups of people to avoid conflicts and see to it that people live safe and happy lives.
A. seek B. balance C. identify D. combine
29. Poor preparations and shortage of equipment ___ their failure of climbing to the top of the mountain.
A. resulted from B. brought out C .accounted for D. approve of
30. In my opinion, he is a (n) ____ person, that is, he says exactly what he thinks.
A. modest B. honest C. outspoken D. easy-going
第二节：完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
In the course of our lives, someone with whom we got acquainted(结识) by accident often inspires us.
Early one morning, I opened the window to find that the sun was splashed __31_ .The sun-shine warmed my face, making it comfortable. I started to play my beloved violin. My mind was quite _32__, my spirit firm, and my mood entirely free of _33__. When I was playing the climax to the piece, a _34__ from next door _35__ my attention.
I was enchanted（着迷的） and had a _36__ idea: “ How wonderful if we played together!” I began to play _37__ by Beethoven with my neighbor, one piece after another.
We played together so well that I was _38__ about how she or he looked. I _39__ a kind of facial tic（痉挛）. Each time I thought about our _40__ together, I would move my lip ,completely inadvertently（不经意地）.
However, I couldn’t _41__ why the violinist next door never responded when I knocked on the door. I was _42__ disappointed.
A year later, I took part in a violin competition. At the event, I made a new friend, whose name was Rita. Let’s welcome contestant number 10, Rita,” the master of the ceremony _43__ .
This girl, who was my _44__, was deaf and dumb, but she had played the violin for eight years!
I saw Rita _45__ walk onto the stage. She put the violin _46__ her neck and shoulder and began to perform.
“The melody is so familiar!” I said to myself. It was unbelievable that a girl who was deaf and dumb could play such marvelous music. The audiences warmly _47_her.
What was even harder to believe was that the girl was my neighbor! It was fate that we _48_ meet and become friends!
Rita’s story made me _49_ that life is not always sunny or poetic: sometimes there are violent storms and setbacks. However, no matter _50__ you suffer, believe in yourself and strive. You can succeed.
31. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. everywhere D. nowhere
32. A. focused B. determined C. absorbed D. settled
33. A. sorrow B. worry C. doubt D. imagination
34. A. sound B. voice C. music D. noise
35. A. paid B. got C. took D. came
36. A. special B. unique C. strange D. crazy
37. A. products B. Pieces C. collections D. accomplishments
38. A. positive B. anxious C. eager D. curious
39. A. suffered B. became C. developed D. transmitted
40. A. playing B. singing C. reading D. knocking
41. A. find out B. figure out C. sort out D. pick out
42. A. eventually B. nearly C. extremely D. instantly
43. A. declared B. claimed C. stated D. announced
44. A. age B. neighbor C. friend D. idol
45. A. carefully B. quickly C. slowly D. nervously
46. A. on B. between C. over D. around
47. A. praised B. embraced C. called D. applauded
48. A. must B. would C. might D. should
49. A. convince B. acquire C. suppose D. realize
50. A. how B. whether C. what D. which
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
A DECADED after terror stock America, we are starting to move forward.
It has been 10. In those awful days after 9/11, I asked my colleague, Dave Barry, if he thought he ever write jokes again. He was then the humor columnist for the Miami Herald. “For the last week,” he told me,” I haven’t tried to write anything funny, and for a while I thought maybe I never would, or should.”
He had it; we all had it—that feeling of being stuck, unable to find your way back to life you had lived before. I write 10 columns in a row about what I had seen, the planes crashing, and the lives lost. Finally, I had to force myself to write a column about something that was not terror. The last one column. Then I went right back to what was now normal.
That was a decade ago. Today’s terror become tomorrow’s memories. News becomes history, struck me was that they always came back. Even if you destroy their world a hundred times, they build a hundred and one times.
There is something of that in people. It may be one of the best things about us. We always fight the cruel things in life, bury our dead, rebuild, and find a way to move forward. We did it when fire burned down Chicago, after the earthquake in San Francisco, and after the floods in New Orleans. And we did it on September 11.
It is true that we have changed in ways that are not all good. We are at war on three fronts. We are running a strange prison on Cuba. The government may not tell you why.
Osama bin Laden is dead. Experts tell us the terror group he led is weakened. However, terrorism remains alive in American political thought, which is become more extreme.
There is reason to be worried about these changes. But I am still grateful that we moved away from the 9/11 nightmare all.
51. Which phrase can be used to describe Dave Barry’s feeling just after 9/11?
A. heartbroken and hopeless B. frightened but hopeful
C. unable to care or focus D. sad but confident
52. From paragraph 3, we can conclude that
A. the author was so shaken that he stopped writing completely
B. there was no terrorism in America before 9/11
C. for sometime Americans found it difficult to think anything other than terror
D. no one ever feels safe anymore
53. With the example of ants, the author aims to show that
A. he misses his happy childhood
B. people can rebuild and recover, just like ants
C. he is sorry that he kills the ants
D. rebuilding is more important than sadness
54. According to the last part of the article, the author’s main point is that
A. terrorism has influenced the government too much
B. people should look on the bright side
C. terrorism will continue to exist
D. no changes are ever completely good
B
Question: my ninth grade teacher doesn’t give any grade above 94% because, she says, “there is always room for improvement.” In previous years, I earned a99%and a 100. The 94 I received this term does not reflect the hard work that I put into this course. Because of her improvement theory, I got a lower grade than I deserve. Is her grading philosophy ethical?
Answer: your teacher’s grading system may be unwise, but it is not unethical. A teacher deserves wide latitude in selecting the method of grading that best promote learning in her classroom, that is, after all, the prime function of grades. I t is she who has the training and experience to make this decision. Assuming that your teacher is neither biased（有偏见的） nor corrupt and that her system conforms（顺应）to school rules, you can’t fault her ethics.
You can criticize her methodology. A 100 need not imply that there is no possibility of improvement, only that a student successfully completes the course work. A ninth grader could get a well-earned 100 in English class but still have a way to go before she writes as well as Jane Austen. What’s more, grades are not an educational devices but are also part of a screening system to help assign kids to their next class or program .By capping her grades at 94 while most other teachers grade on a scale that tops out at 100, your teacher could jeopardize a student’s chance of getting a scholarship or getting into a top college.
What it is wrong to condemn her for overlooking your hard work. Your diligence is worthy of encouragement. If scholars suddenly discovered that Rembrandt had dashed off “The night watch” in an afternoon, it would still be “the night watch”. I could spend months sweating over my own paintings, but I’d produced something you wouldn’t want to want to hang in your living room. Or your garage.
55. The ninth-grader thought that his art teacher should
A .have given him a 100 B. have given him a grade above 94
C. have been more ethical D. have been fairer
56. According to the answer, a teacher has the freedom
A. to give students any grade he /she wants
B. to give students lower grades
C. to give students reasonable grades
D. to select the method of grading
57. We learn from the answer that a student who gets a 100
A. won’t improve any more
B. must successfully complete the course work
C. should still work hard and keep improving
D. can write as well as Jane Austen
58. The example of Rembrandt’s painting suggests that
A. A distinction should be made between diligence and accomplishment
B. Rembrandt was a good painter
C. The night watch was carelessly painted
D. We should learn from Rembrandt
C
A new book about Chinese-style tough parenting has caused debate in the US.
Amy Chua, the author of the book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School. She is also a mother of two. Chua describes the child-rearing methods she used with her daughters. She said they would seem unimaginable to Westerners.
Chua set strict standards for her daughters. For example, in schools they wouldn’t allowed to grades lower than As. They had to play piano or violin and practice hours a day. There were no sleepovers, play dates or TV.
There has been wide criticism of Chua’s book in the US. ”It is kind of extreme, ” Jeffery Seinfeld, a professor at New York University, told the Los Angeles Times.”…standards of parenting need to be realistic and tailored to each child. Children need parents who can guide them, not force them to things they are probably not interested in.
Now the criticism seems to have spread to China. Sun Yunxiao, an expert from the China Youth and Children Research Center spoke to The Beijing news about his concerns. He argued that Chua’s method of parenting would limit children from reaching their fully to their full potential.
“Some Chinese parents do focus on tests sources and good degrees,” sun said. “But what gets sacrificed along the way is their kids’ capacity fully to develop and to enjoy life.”
While critics might sympathize with kids who experience this parenting style, some young people quite appreciate it. “I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough,” said 17-year-old Li Ao, a Senior 3 student at Qingdao No.2 High School. “A tiger mother is there to help her kids work hard.”
Others think Chua has a point when it comes to setting challenging goals for kids.
“It’s crucial for children,” according to Abigail Gewirtz, a professor of family science at the University of Minnesota. She told CNN:”Honestly, kids need to be pushed sometimes. If you push a kid to do well, and they’re good at it, they benefit. It’s good to have high expectations.”
59. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A. most children don’t need strict standards to do well
B. Chua’s educating method is widely accepted in China
C .Supporters of Amy Chua believe in high expectations
D. Most children welcome challenging goals.
60. The underline word crucial could be replaced by
A .helpful B. cruel C. unfair D. important
61. Which of the following statements might Jeffrey Seinfeld agree with?
A. Children need to be pushed to succeed.
B. The tiger mother is no longer popular in America society
C. Parents should take their children into account when they give them guidance
D. Extreme parenting produces children who don’t know themselves when grown up
62. What is the main point of the article?
A. An unreasonable parenting style
B. A debate on Chinese-style tough parenting.
C. Book reviews of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
D. The strict standards that should be set for children.
D
A shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world. The boy walked a long way, and finally came upon a beautiful castle where the wise man lived.
Rather than find a saintly man, though, our hero, on entering the main room of the castle, saw a hive of activity: tradesmen came and went, people were chatting in the corners and a small orchestra was playing soft music. The wise man talked with everyone, and the boy had to wait for two hours before it was his turn.
The wise man listened carefully to the boy’s explanation of why he had come, but told him that he didn’t have time just then to explain the secret of happiness. He suggested the boy look around the palace and return in two hours.
“Meanwhile I want to ask you to do something,” said the wise man, handing the boy a teaspoon that held two duos of oil.” As you wander around, carry this spoon with you without allowing the oil to spill.”
The boy began to walk up and down stairs in the palaces, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. After two hours, he returned. “Well”, asked the wise man. “Did you see the Persian tapestries hanging in my dining hall? “Did you see the garden that it took the master gardener 10 years to create?”
The boy was embarrassed, and replied that he had observed nothing. His only concern had been not to spill the oil.
“Then go back and observe the marvels of my world,” said the wise man. The boy picked up spoon and returned to his exploration of the place, this time observing all of the works of art on the ceilings and the walls. He saw that the oil was gone. He saw the gardens and the mountains all around him. When he returned, he described in detail everything he has seen.
“But where are the drops of oil I entrusted to you?” asked the wise man. Looking down at the spoon he held, the boy saw that the oil was gone.
“Well, there is the one piece of advice I can give you,” said the wise man. “The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”
63. When the shopkeeper’s son arrived at the castle, he ___ .
A. received warm welcome from the wise man
B. had already his chance to talk to the wise man
C. was shown around the palace by the local people
D. didn’t expect to see so many people around.
. The wise man gave the boy two tasks in order to ___ .
A .let the boy enjoy his palace and garden
B. make him learn from his mistakes
C. teach him the secret of happiness
D. show him how to observe the marvels in the world
65. We can infer from the article that “the drops of the oil on the spoon” probably refer to
A. the beauty of the nature
B. the fortune a person possesses
C. the responsibilities every person has to take on
D. the great opportunities in life
66. What would be the best title for the article?
A. A lesson about happiness B .Learning about happiness
C .the secret of happiness D. searching for happiness
E
Will there ever be another Einstein? This is the undercurrent of conversation at Einstein memorial meetings throughout the year. A new Einstein will emerge, scientists say. But it may take a long time. After all, more than 200 years separated Einstein from his nearest rival（对手）, Isaac Newton.
Many physicists say the next Einstein hasn’t been born yet ,or is a baby now. That is because the quest（探求） for a unified (统一的) theory that would account for all the forces of nature has pushed current mathematics to its limits. New math must be created before the problem can be anytime soon.
For one thing, physicists are a much different field today. In Einstein’s day, there were only a few thousand physicists worldwide, and the theoreticians who could intellectually rival Einstein probably would fit into a streetcar with seats to spare.
Einstein is different ,too .one crucial aspect of Einstein’s training that is overlooked is the years of philosophy he read as a teenager—Kant, Schopenhauer and Spinoza, among others. It taught him how to think independently and abstractly about space and time, and it wasn’t long before he became philosopher himself.
And he was an accomplished musician. The interplay （相互作用）between music and math is well known. Einstein would furiously play his violin as a way to think through a knotty physics problem.
Today, universities have produced millions of physicists. There aren’t many jobs in science for them, so they go to Wall Street and Silicon Valley to apply their analytical skills to more practical and rewarding efforts.
“Maybe there is an Einstein out there today, “says Columbia University physicist Brian Greene, “but it would be a lot harder for him to be heard.” Especially considering what Einstein was proposing.
“The actual fabric of space and time curving? My God, what an idea!” Greene said at a cent gathering at the Aspen Institute. It takes a certain type of person who will bang his head again t the wall because you believe you’ll find the solution. Perhaps the best examples are the five scientific papers Einstein wrote in 1905. There thought experiments were pages of calculations signed and submitted to the prestigious （赫赫有名）journal Annalen der physic by a virtual unknown. There were no footnotes or citations （引文）.
What might happen to a submission today? We all get papers like those in the mail. Greene said. We put them in the junk file.
67. What do scientists seem to agree upon, judging from the first two paragraphs?
A. Einstein pushed mathematics almost to its limits.
B. It will take another Einstein to build a unified theory.
C. No physicist is likely to surpass Einstein in the next 200 years.
D. It will be some time before a new Einstein emerges.
68 .What does the author tell us about physicists today?
A. they tend to neglect training in analytical skills.
B. They are very good at solving scientific problems.
C. they attach great importance to publishing academic papers.
D. They often go into fields producing greater financial benefits
68. What does Brian Greene imply by saying” it would be a lot harder for him to be heard”?
A. people have to compete in order to get their papers published.
B. it is hard for a scientist to have his papers published today.
C .papers like Einstein’s would unlikely get published today.
D. Nobody will read papers on apparently ridiculous theories.
70. When he submitted his papers in 1905, Einstein
A. forget to make footnotes and citations
B. was little known in academic circles
C. was known little as a young genius in math calculations
D. knew nothing about the format of academic papers
非选择题
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：完成句子（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分。）
阅读下列各题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在相应的题号后。
1. We’ve been waiting for you! You __________________（应该到）ten minutes earlier. (turn)
2. An idea suddenly came to her __________________ (她可以算出)the answer in another way. (work)
3. Don’t tell me you always escape __________________ (罚款)because you have a fast sport car. (fine)
4. I heard that it was ten years later, in 2010, _________________ (他们的婚姻破裂). (break)
5. Every teacher and every student __________________ (做出了贡献)the development of our school in the past five years. (contribution)
6. All the officials ________________ (已经到了), the meeting was declared open. (arrive)
7.In the neighborhood, everyone knows the young man _______________（被称作）”that nice man”. (refer）
8. In many countries people can _________________ (让人送货)to their home. (deliver)
9.The tourists climbed up to the top of the tower, ________________ (从哪里他们看见)the full extent of the town. (see)
10. __________________（得到证实的事）in the investigation was a great shock to everybody related. (confirm)
第二节：短文写作（满分25分）
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