英 语
考生注意：本卷共三部分，56小题，总分100分，时量80分钟。
第一部分 知识运用 （共两节，计25分）
第一节语法填空（共15小题，计15分）
从A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳答案填空。
1. Every year, __________ kids in Africadie of hunger, what can we do for them?
A. tenthousands B. thousandof C.thousands of
2. --- I’m still hungry. May I have___________ cake?
--- Sure, here you are.
A. another B. the other C. others
3. ---Could I finish watching this show,mom?
---Sorry, you can’t. I think twohours of TV ____ enough for you.
A.are B.is C. am
4. ---Which shirt would you like?
---The green one is toosmall, but the orange one is too big. So I’ll choose ________.
A. bothB.none C. neither
5. I think basketball is _______________ footballin China.
A. morepopular B. as popularas C.so popular as
6. ---I trekked through the Amazon Junglewith my father last summer.
--- _______ interestingexperience you had!
A.How B.Whatan C. What
7. It’s very impolite to leave a party________ saying “ Goodbye” to the hosts.
A.from B.without C. by
8. My sister is a book lover. She__________ lots of money buying new books.
A.pays B.spends C. costs
9. Do you think ______ amazing for StephenHawking to achieve so much as a disabled man?
A.this B.that C. it
10. Could you please _________here? It’s ano-smoking area.
A. notsmoke B. notto smoke C.don’t smoke
11. ---How long have you been working inthis city?
--- _______________.
A. Five yearsago. B. Since last year. C. After I left university.
12. ---The flowers are beautiful. How doyou look after them?
--- Well, this kind of flowers_________ every morning.
A. shouldwater B.waters C.must be watered
13. I prefer books ________ areeducational and interesting.
A. that B. what C.who
14. ---I called you at seven o’clock last evening,but nobody answered the phone.
--- Oh, my husband and I__________ a walk outside.
A.took B.have taken C.were taking
15. The train hasn’t arrived yet. Couldyou tell me ________________?
A. when will the trainarrive
B. why the train is late
C. how long should I wait
第二节 完型填空（10小题，计10分）
通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Do you 16 to write with your lefthand? If you do, you are one of the millions of “lefties” in the world. Why dosome people use left hand more often than others? To understandleft-handedness, it is necessary to look at the __17___. The brain is dividedinto two hemispheres (半球). The left hemisphere is the center oflanguage and logical thinking. This is where they do their math problems andmemorize words. However, the _18__hemisphere controls how theyunderstand ideas and 19 they respond（作出反应） to the five senses---sight, hearing, 20, taste, and touch. The left hemisphere controls the right side of thebody, 21 the right hemisphere controls the left side. Both sidesof the body receive the 22 information from the brainbecause they are connected(联系). In right-handedpeople, the left hemisphere is stronger. In left-handed people, the righthemisphere is 23 .
Lefties prefer not only the left hand but also theleft 24 . They would rather use the left foot to kick a ballbecause their whole body is “left-handed”.
From Newtown to Albert Einstein, Wen Jiabao to Obama, Choplinto Zhao Benshan, many 25 people are left-handed. Are youleft-handed even though you are forced to write with your right hand? Don’tworry if you are, you are in good company.
16.
A. enjoy
B. prefer
C. want
17.
A. body
B. hands
C. brain
18.
A. right
B. left
C. middle
19.
A. how
B. what
C. why
20.
A. action
B. thinking
C. smell
21.
A. although
B. while
C. or
22.
A. same
B. different
C. difficult
23.
A. weaker
B. bigger
C. stronger
24.
A. head
B. ear
C. foot
25.
A. interesting
B. famous
C. honest
第二部分 阅读技能（共三节，计40分）
第一节阅读选择（10小题，计20分）
阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。
A
Are you still using text messages or QQ tochat with your family or friends? If your answer is “yes”, we have to say youare out. A new way of communicating called “WeChat” has been more and morepopular in the past three years.
WeChat is a mobile text and voice messaging communication service developed byTencent in China, first released in January . With WeChat, wecan communicate with friends by sending text messages, voice messages, we canshare our photos or videos, share our location, we can even chat with lots offriends at the same time. More important, it is free for the users.
In May , WeChat had four to five millionusers, and by the end of , it had 50 million users.WeChat had morethan 100 million users by March . In April , Weixin changes its name asWeChat for the international market. In September , WeChat had more than200 million users according to Tencent CEO,Ma Huateng. Today WeChathas influence not only inMainland China,HK,Taiwan,South-East Asia, butChinese Peopleareasaround the world. In July , Tencent announced WeChat had 70 million usersoutside China andLionelMessi, the famous Argentine football player became the latestproduct ambassador of WeChat.
In a word, WeChat is a lifestyle now. Do you WeChat today?
26. According to the passage, we can domany things with WeChat EXCEPT ______.
A.text messages B.share location C. shop for free
27. The underlineword “release” here means ________ in Chinese.
A. 发布B.设置 C.释放
28. How many usersdid WeChat have outside China in July ?
A. 70million B. 50million C. 100million
29. Who is the CEOof Tencent?
A. LionelMessi B. MaYun C. MaHuateng
30. Where do youprobably read this message?
A. National Geography B. Trend& Health C. New Science and Technology
B
阅读下面的图表，做31-33小题。
Best sellers on
Name
Author
Nationality
Date of
Publication
Original
Cost
Price in
Amazon
The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
American
May 1st,
29
20.50
Kan Jian
Chai Jing
Chinese
Jan1st,
39.80
27.80
I Belonged to You
Zhang Jiajia
Chinese
Nov1st,
36
21.20
The Book of Even
More Awesome
Neil Pasricha
Canadian
Jan1st,
36
24.80
House of Cards
Michael Dobbs
British
Mar1st,
39.8
25.20
31. Which book waswritten by a Chinese writer?
A. The KiteRunner B. IBelonged to You C.House of Cards
32. If you buy TheBook of Even More Awesome on Amazon, you can save ____________ yuan.
A. 8.50B.12 C. 11.20
33. Which country does the writer of Houseof Cards come from?
A. TheUSA.B. TheUK. C. The PRC.
阅读下面的图表，做34-35小题。
Canada Hosts Blooms Exhibition in Toronto
As Canada’s largest flower and garden festival, the 10-day event opening on March 14th is expected to attract more than 200,000 visitors. (Xinhua /Zou Zheng)
34. On which day doesthis event end?
A.March 14th
B.March 23rd
C.March 24th
35.This event isabout ______________.
A.planting more trees andflowers
B.making the world greenand clean
C.flower and garden art
第二节摘录要点（5小题， 计10分）
阅读下面的材料， 然后在表格中完成内容摘要，每空不超过三个单词。
Teamwork Is the Key to Success
Today teamwork is becoming more and moreimportant in businesses and other jobs. Our society needs people who can workwith and get on well with others.
John Brown, Design Works
A good team needs people with differentskills and talents. The best people can work with others and develop ideas witha team. It’s important that everyone uses their talents in work.
Lee Chung, Computer world
A good team player is usually friendly andeasy to talk to. They are also good at listening to other people. They arehappy to share ideas.
Jane Lin, Lin Electricals
Most team need a mixture of people. It isgreat to have people with ideas but you also need people who get things done ontime. A team made up of people that all have the same skills would not work.
Jim Khan, Northern Bank
I prefer people who can bring out the best in otherpeople. In a group you can see people that know how to get a team workingtogether. They understand teams and they can make team work. A good team is thekey to success.
Name
Workplace
Opinion
John Brown
Design Works
The best people in a team do well in working with others and 36. .
Lee Chung
Computer world
A good team player should be friendly, easy to talk to and 37.__________.
Jane Lin
Lin Electricals
A good team not only needs clever people but also those who can finish things 38.___________.
Jim Khan
39. ___________
We need people who can 40._________ the best in others and know how to get a team working together.
第三节 回答问题（5小题，计10分）
阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答问题。
Many young people these days are interestedin extreme sports, which mean very dangerous activities that need speed,height, or a high level of physical exertion（努力）. Bungeejumping, snowskating, parkour and surfing are very popular extreme sports, butmountain climbing might be the first.
In 1985, two British young men, Joe Simpsonand Simon Yates became the first west faces to climb the 6344-meter SiulaGrande in the Andes(安第斯山脉). On the way down, Simpson fell and brokehis leg, then he slipped down and lost connection with his friend. Yates had toget for help. Simpson fell more than 100 feet and landed on a bridge of ice.Finally he crawled（爬） for three days without food or water,until he reached the camp.
On April 26, , when Aron Rolston was climbingalone in Utah, his arm was caught under a360-kilo rock and he couldn’t move.After five days of waiting for help, the 28-year-old American ran out of waterand finally he cut off half his right arm with a small knife to free himself.He also bandaged（包扎）himself in order not to lose too much blood.In , he wrote a book named Between a Rock and a Hard Place. “Inthis book,” Aron said, “I want to tell the readers the importance of makinggood decisions, and of being in control of one’s life.”
41. How many kindsof extreme sports are mentioned in the first paragraph?
42. Did Simpsonand Yates’s disaster happen on the way up the mountain?
43. How didSimpson get back to the camp?
44. What did Arondo to save himself when he ran out of water?
45. Why did Aronwrite the book Between a Rock and a Hard Place?
第三部分 写作技能 （共三节，计35分）
第一节英汉互译（5小题，计10分）
阅读下面的短文，然后将划线部分的句子译成汉语或英语。
Healthy teeth are important in many ways. Forexample, when we get our pictures taken, everyone says “Say cheese!” So we openour mouth and show our teeth.
46. Strong and healthy teeth help us chewthe right food to grow. They also help us speak clearly and look our best. 47. 我们必须照顾好我们的牙齿。What should we do to protect our teeth?
First, we should brush them at least twicea day---after breakfast and before bedtime. We should brush all of our teeth,not just the front ones. 48.We should spend at least 3 minutes each timebrushing teeth.
49.一年看两次牙医也很重要。Besides checking for disease, the dentist will help keep ourteeth extra clean.
50.Wealso need to be careful about what we eat and drink.. Remember to eat more
vegetables and fruit and drink more water. Of course , don’t forget to smile!
第二节完成对话（5小题，计10分）
根据上下文和你的实际情况把下面的对话补充完整。
A: Hi, David. 51._________________________?
B: Brazil.I dream to watch the World Cup.
A: Excuse me, but whatis it?
B: It’s the mostimportant football event all over the world.
A: I know littleabout football. 52________________________?
B: It is heldevery four years，and it usually lasts for a month. This isthe 20th World Cup.
A: 53.__________________________?
B: About ten days.We’ll be back after the final game. By the way, how will you spend your
summer vacation?
A: I plan tovolunteer in a summer-reading program.
B: What are yougoing to do there?
A: 54._________________________________________.
B: Sounds interestingand meaningful. Have fun!
A: 55._________________________!
第三节 情景作文（15分）
我国英语考试即将降分引起了社会各界的关注和热议，针对这一热点现象，学校学生会就“Is English still useful?”做了个问卷调查，以下是调查结果，请根据调查表写一篇调查报告，并谈谈你自己的看法。
注意：1、文中不得使用自己的真实姓名和地名。
2、词数60词以上。
3、开头句已给出，请誊写在答题卡上，不计入总词数。
Number of students
Opinions
Reasons
55％ of the students
useful
be widely used in the world; interesting;…
45％ of the students
useless
don’t go abroad; boring;…
Your opinion
Last week, our Student Union did a surveyon learning English. Here are the results._
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