A hot dog
is usually made from pork or it is made from beef. A vegetarian version of a
hot god has 18. at all.
Shape
The hot
dog is shaped like a tube. Many people say it looks like a Dachshund dog.
American’s
favourite
Americans
not only enjoy the meat in hot dogs, but also the colorful and 19..
Birthplace
Some say
the city of Frankfurt am Main
is the birthplace. Some say a 20. from a German city made it.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
21．Aftersilence
of several minutes, he came towards her and said, “I have struggled with my
feelings, but withoutsuccess.”
A．a; the B．the; a C．不填; a D．a; 不填
22. ---What do you think of the furniture
on exhibition?
---Well, great！But I don't think much of _______ you bought.
A. the one B.
it C. that D. which
23. ---Do you know my friend Harry?
---You mean the guy who _____ in America for four years.
--- Yes, and later he went to Australia.
A. has
lived
B. lives
C. had lived D. lived
24. A beam of light will not bend round the corners
unless _____ to do so with the help of a reflecting device.
A. being done B. to be
made C. made D. having made
25．I’ll never forget such an attractive city I
spent many happy hours there with my classmates last summer holidays.
A．that B．where C．in which D. because
26.
_______ to a university in the UK,
international students must display a strong ability in spoken and written
English.
A. Having
been admitted B.
To be admitted
C. Being admitted D.
Admitted
27. What impresses me most is ______ he appears in front
of others, he wears a sincere and charming smile.
A. which
B. that C.
where
D. that whenever
28. Tell me, Mr. Mentakis, was Mrs. Smith
one of your_______ customers?
A. regular B. common C.
average
D. usual
29. I guarantee you
_______be rewarded for any useful clues to the missing
document(文件) of the local Health Department.
A. shall B.
may C.
have to D.
would
30. There are many valuable services which the public are willing to
pay for, but which _____ a
return in money to the community.
A. doesn’t bring
B. haven’t brought
C. don’t bring
D. hasn’t brought
31. The secret of success is to be ________
existence, to be always calm, and to
let each wave of life wash us a little farther up the shore.
A. in hope of B.
in harmony with C. in need of D. in honour of
32.
Years of efforts______ when they saw the pictures of the moon sent back to the
earth by Chang’e-1.
A.
showed off B. took
off
C. paid off D. went
off
33. At that moment I heard a noise
to my side and turned my head. ______ a giant black wolf.
A. There stands B. There stood C. Here stands D. Here stood
34. ----____ was it____ they discovered the entrance to the cave of
the ancient paintings?
----It’s by
accident.
A. How; that B.
What; when C. When;
what D. Where; that
35. Although she believed that she had a good chance of
recovering, the doctors said that few, __________ , could come back to normal
after getting this disease.
A. if any
B. if so
C. if not
D. if ever
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文 ，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Once, when I was a teenager, my father and
I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus._36_, there was
only one family between us and the ticket counter.
This family made a big impression on me.
There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. Their clothes were
not_37_, but they
were clean. The children were _38_, all of them standing in line,
two-by-two behind their parents, _39 _hands. They were excitedly jabbering(喋喋不休地说) about the clowns, elephants, and other acts they would see that
night.
One could _40_they had never been to
the circus before. It _41_to be a highlight of their young lives.
The ticket lady asked the father how many
tickets he wanted. He _42_responded, "Please let me buy _43_children's
tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus." The
ticket lady _44_the price. The mother’s head_45_, and her lip
began to quiver. The father leaned a little _46_and asked, "How
much did you say?"
The ticket lady again quoted the price. The
man didn't have enough money.
Seeing what 47 , my dad put his hand in his pocket, _48 a $20 bill and
dropped it on the ground. (We were not wealthy in any sense of the word!) Then
reached down, _49_the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said,
"Excuse me, sir, this fell _50_your
pocket."
The man knew what was going on. He wasn't
begging for a handout _51_certainly appreciated the help in a desperate,
heartbreaking, embarrassing_52_. He looked straight _53_my dad's eyes, took my dad's hand in both
of his, squeezed tightly onto the $20 bill, and with a tear running down his_54_,
he replied, "Thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my
family."
My father and I went back to our car and_
55_home. We didn't go to the circus that night, but we didn't go without.
36
A. Immediately
B. Finally
C. Hopefully
D. Suddenly
37
A. expensive
B. cheap
C. plain
D. bad
38
A. badly-behaved
B. polite
C. well-behaved
D. lovely
39
A. holding
B. shaking
C. putting
D. waving
40
A. know
B. understand
C. judge
D. sense
41
A. advised
B.recommended
C. promised
D. allowed
42
A. happily
B. honestly
C. bravely
D. proudly
43
A. six
B. eight
C. ten
D. two
44
A. answered
B. quoted
C. spoke
D. said
45
A. dropped
B. bent
C. shook
D. nodded
46
A. nearer
B. harder
C. tighter
D. closer
47
A. up to
B. going on
C. happened
D.
the matter
48
A. turned out
B. handed out
C. pulled out
D. put out
49
A. picked
up
B. took up
C. sent up
D. made up
50
A. off
B. from
C. down
D. out of
51
A. and
B. but
C. or
D. so
52
A. situation
B. condition
C. surrounding
D. position
53
A. into
B. onto
C. at
D. in
54
A. head
B. mouth
C. cheek
D. nose
55
A. went
B. got
C. drove
D. walked
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节：阅读短文，选择答案。
（共17小题；每小题2分，满分34分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
A
LONDON(Reuters)―Achieving
three A grades at A-level will no longer be enough to ensure a place at a top
university, academics warned on Wednesday.
From
September sixth-formers will begin studying A-level exams which will include a
higher grade of A for those getting marks of 90 percent or above in their
papers.
Those
applying for Oxford or Cambridge will need new top grades to win a
place, the 1994 Group of 19 leading universities said in a report.
It
said it expected the two elite universities to take a large majority of
those awarded three or two A grades.
Outside
Oxbridge, students will need at least two A grades and one standard A grade to
be confident of getting a place at their chosen university.
The
extra grade is being added to meet complaints from universities that too many
pupils gain maximum grades in A-levels, making it hard to select the most able.
But
the 1994 Group, which does not include Oxford or
Cambridge, said
there were concerns among its members that pupils from fee-paying independent
schools would dominate the A grades.
It
said this could set back efforts by its member universities, who include Durham, St. Andrews and Warwick, to widen the social range of their
intake.
The
report estimated that just 3,500 out of 660,000 students would be awarded three
A*s when they take the first exams in the new A-level courses in 2010.
That
compares with the 26,200 students who gained three A grades in A-levels in
2006.
The
government said there was no evidence to show that state school pupils would be
disadvantaged by the introduction of the new grade.
“It
is up to institutions to decide how they balance their assessments of
applications with their desire to be fair and to offer places to applicants
with the greatest potential, regardless of background,” said a spokesman for
the Department for Children, Schools & Families.
56. What would be the best title for this passage?
A.
Independent schools dominate the A* grades
B. Straight
A’s no longer enough for top universities
C. Pick up
applicants with the greatest potential
D. Top
universities need top students
57. The underlined word “elite” in Paragraph 4 means “________”.
A. best
B. expensive
C. worst D. cheapest
58. We can infer from the passage that__________.
A. only
students with at least 3 A* can
be admitted to Oxbridge
B. fee-paying
independent schools provide a better education than state schools
C. the new
assessment system of A* will be carried out in 2010
D. students’ involvement in social activities is a
must to be admitted to the 1994 Group
59. Why does the new assessment system have to be invented?
A. Few
students have gained three A grades in A-level exams.
B. Oxbridge
want to distinguish themselves from other universities.
C. Top
universities are pushing for the reform of the assessment.
D. The
present A-level exams fail to pick out the most talented students.
B
LONDON - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Wednesday that
boycotting the Beijing Olympic Games is not the right path to take.
"We are ever excited about prospects for the Summer Olympic
Games in Beijing," Miliband said in an
interview with Chinese reporters in London
before his visit to China.
"Everything we have seen and read suggests that preparations
are proceeding in an excellent way. We very much look forward to a very
successful Olympics, successful for China and successful for the world.
We certainly believe that boycotts are not a right way." he said.
"China
has big responsibilities around the world. We are looking forward to working
with the Chinese government to ensure the values of stability, security and
social justice. And only today I spoke with (Chinese Foreign Minister) Yang
about our joint work that could help the situation in Darfur.
And the Chinese envoy(特使) to Darfur is in London today,
that sort of engagement is the right way to go and boycotts are not the right
way," Miliband said.
"The prime
minister (Gordon Brown) is determined to represent the whole of the country
with his attendance to the Games," he added.
Miliband
expressed his high regard to the bilateral双边的） relations
between Britain and China. "I can't think about a time that our relations
are stronger, that is symbolized by the visit of the prime minister to China last month but also by cultural events
like China now going on in Britain."
British people
are fascinated by the changes and improvements going on in China, and are trying to build
bridges between the two nations, the foreign secretary said.
"Both our
countries are challenged by the facts of globalization. Economic and social
changes are producing challenges for both the societies, challenges about
security and stability, challenges about justice, challenges about environment,
and the theme of my visit is how our two countries can work together and learn
from each other in adapting to these challenges," the secretary told
Chinese reporters.
60. According to the British Foreign
Secretary, the right way to deal with China is ____
A. to boycott the Beijing Olympic Games
B. to support the Beijing Olympic Games
C. to send the Prime Minister to attend the
Beijing Olympic Games
D. to work together with China
61. We can learn from the passage that
_______
A.. the British Foreign
Secretary thinks highly of the bilateral relations
B. British people are not interested in China
C. British
people are against boycotting the Beijing Olympic Games
D. the British
Foreign Secretary is now paying a visit to China
62. In the last paragraph, the foreign
secretary wants to tell us that _______
A. Globalization is a challenge
B. Both countries face many different challenges
C. Britain wants to work together with China to face challenges
D. Britain wants
to learn from China
to face challenges
63. The best title of this passage is
______
A. China and Britain
enjoy a good relationship
B. Boycotts of Olympics are not the right path
C. Beijing Olympic Games will be successful
D. Foreign Secretary speaks highly of China
C
Stratford ?on-Avon, as we all know , has only one industry―William
Shakespeare―but there are two clearly separate and different branches . There
is the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), which presents excellent productions of
the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon
. And there are townsfolk who largely live on the tourists who come , not to
see the play , but to look at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage , Shakespeare’s
birthplace and the other sights .
The townsfolk of Stratford
doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their income . They frankly dislike the
RSC actors , those who walk with long hair and beard and great noise .
The tourist stream are not entirely separate . The sightseers , who
come by bus and often take in Warwick
on the side , don’t usually see the plays . And some of them are even surprised
to find a theatre in Stratford
. However , the playgoers do manage a little sight-seeing along with their
play-going . It is the playgoers , the RSC declares , who bring in much of the
town’s income because they spend the night (some of them four or five nights )
pouring money into hotels and restaurants . The sightseers can take in
everything and get out of town by nightfall .
The townsfolk don’t see it this way and local government does not
put away some money for the RSC. Stratford
cries poor traditionally . Nevertheless, every hotel in town seems to be adding
a new wing or a cocktail room . Hilton is building its own hotel there , which
you will be sure will be decorated with Hamburger bars , dinner rooms and so forth
, and will be very expensive .
Anyway ,the townsfolk can’t understand why the RSC needs help from
the government . The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a
row . Last year , its 1,431 seats were 94 percent occupied all year long and
this year they will do better . The reason , of course , is that costs have
rocketed and ticket prices have stayed the same . It would be a shame to raise
prices too much because it would drive away the young people who are Stratford’s most
attractive customers . They come entirely for the plays , not the sights . They
all seem to look alike , though they come from all over .
64．From the first two paragraphs , we learn that .
A．the townsfolk think little of the RSC’s contribution to the town’s
income
B．the actors of RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stage
C．the two branches of the RSC are not on good terms
D．the townsfolk earn little from tourism
65．It can be inferred from the third paragraph that .
A．the sightseers cannot visit the castle and the palace separately
B．the playgoers seem to spend more money than the sightseers
C．the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theatre
D．the sightseers do no other things than shopping in town
66．By saying “Stratford
cries poor traditionally”, the author means that _________.
A．Stratford has long been in financial difficulties
B．Stratford cannot afford the new projects
C．the town is not really short of money
D．the townsfolk used to be poorly paid
67．According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no help from the
government because _____.
A．the theatre attendance is on the rise
B．the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptable
C．ticket prices can be raised to cover the spending
D．the company is financially ill-managed
D
More and more, the operations of our
businesses, governments, and financial institutions are controlled by
information that exists only inside computer memories. Anyone clever enough to
modify this information for his own purposes can get big reward. Even worse, a
number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get
away without punishment.
It’s easy for computer crimes to
go undetected if no one checks up on what the computer is doing. But even if
the crime is detected, the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with
a glowing recommendation from his former employers.
Of course, we have no statistics
on crimes that go undetected. But it’s disturbing to note how many of the
crimes we do know about were detected by accident, not by systematic
inspections or other security procedures. The computer criminals who have been
caught may have been the victims of uncommonly bad luck.
Unlike other lawbreakers,
who must leave the country, commit suicide, or go to jail, computer criminals
sometimes escape punishment, demanding not only that they not be charged but
that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits. All too
often, their demands have been met.
Why? Because company executives
are afraid of the bad publicity that would result in if the public found out
that their computer had been misused. They hesitate at the thought of a
criminal boasting in open court of how he juggled (诈骗) the most confidential （保密）records
right under the noses of the company’s executives, accountants, and security
staff. And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendations
he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere.
68. It can be concluded from the passage that _______________.
A. it is still impossible to detect computer crimes today
B. people commit computer crimes at the request of their company
C. computer criminals escape punishment because they can’t be detected
D. computer crimes are the most serious problem in the operation of financial
institutions
69. It is implied in the third paragraph that _________________.
A. most computer criminals who are caught blame their bad luck
B. the rapid increase of computer crimes is a troublesome problem
C. most computer criminals are smart enough to cover up their crimes
D. many more computer crimes go undetected that are discovered
70. Which of the following statements is mentioned in the passage?
A. A strict law against computer crimes must be enforced
B. Companies usually hesitate to uncover computer crimes to protect their
reputation
C. Companies will guard against computer crimes to protect their reputation
D. Companies need to impose restrictions on confidential information
71. What may happen to computer criminals once they are caught?
A. With a bad reputation they can hardly find another job.
B. They may walk away and easily find another job.
C. They will be denied access to confidential records
D. They must leave the country to go to jail.
72. The passage is mainly about _________________.
A. why computer criminals are often able to escape punishment
B. why computer crimes are difficult to detect by systematic inspections
C. how computer criminals mange to get good recommendations from their former
employers
D. why computer crimes can’t be eliminated(消除)
第二节（共3小题，每小题2分，满分6分）
阅读下面短文，简要回答问题，并将答案转写到答题卡上
Everyone wants something in life, love, money,
success…Yet too many people fail to achieve their goals, and nearly all of them
are for the same reason.
It’s true that terrible things do happen to people
during their lives, though no fault of their own, which may make them feel
upset. Generally speaking, however, getting what you really want out of life is
just a matter of the following three simple steps.
Firstly, you have to decide what it is you want the
most. But do not make a list of wishes; try to focus on one thing at a time. If
you’re not sure about where you want to go, you’d better think it over first
and not hurry to perform.
Secondly, create an action plan. This will be your
map for getting from “where you are now” to “where you want to go”. You know
what you want, and what steps you are going to take to get it. For example, if
you want a better job, start with a skills assessment (评估) and maybe some extra training.
Then you’ll need to sell yourself and your skills either to your present
employer or to a new employer.
Other goals will require a bit more thought. Some
will really get you lost without a clue of how to get there. Not to worry,
though, books, biographies and such, can be of great help.
The third and final step is to execute. Do
what you planned. Take the steps you outlined on your road map and keep going
on all the time. If you run into some people who are against you, simply ignore
them.
Never give up the goal. Keep pushing. Whatever you
do, do not lose heart until you have what you desire in your hands. Never think
that you can’t turn your dream into a reality.
73. Find in the passage a word closest in meaning to the underlined
word “execute”.
74. What’s the most important thing when deciding what to do? (回答词数不超过8个)
75. What does the author want to tell readers in this article?(回答词数不超过10个)
第Ⅱ卷（一部分，共35分）
第四部分： 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读短文，根据所读内容在表中的空格处填上适当的单词或短语，每空不超过3个单词。
Watch
out! QRIQ, Sony’s robot, is a few steps ahead of you. It can dance and kick a
football, and it is the world’s first “running” robot.
Until
now robots could not run because they needed one foot on the floor at all times
to remain stable. That all changed when Sony’s technology allowed QRIO to run.
QRIO
might be the world’s first running robot, but it won’t win in a race. The
robot’s run is more like a jog. At 23 inches tall and weighing 15 pounds, QRIO
can travel 46 feet per minute, which is about 0.5 mph. If QRIO were an average human size, it would
run a mile in 40 minutes. (Many humans can run a mile in about 10 minutes.)
And
if QRIO falls, it will get right back up. QRIO is programmed to check its
position after a fall. It then turns itself face up and stands up again.
QRIO
can recognize people’s faces and voices. It has a special built-in camera that
takes a picture when meeting people. It examines the pictures and remembers
people.
QRIO
even expresses feelings through movements, conversation, and the use of its
lights. QRIO is a quite friendly robot. If you meet the robot, it will ask you
what kinds of things you like and don’t like. QRIO remembers all of the facts,
so it can have more conversations with you. The robot already knows tens of
thousands of words, but can always learn more.
Don’t
get too excited. This high-tech robot won’t be racing to your house any time
soon. Sony says it has no immediate plans to sell QRIO.
M: Well, she won’t finish work until 4:30.
It will take her fifteen minutes to get here.
(Text
2)
M: Aren’t you going to see the film? They
say it’s well worth seeing.
W: I’m afraid I can’t make it today. I am
not feeling myself today.
(Text
3)
W: This is a great jacket, but look at the
price! It’s too expensive.$600!
M: No, wait. It’s pretty reasonable. You’re
thinking in US dollars, not Hongkong dollars. It’s only about 100 US dollars.
W: You’re right.
(Text
4)
M: I’d like an Italian soup to start with
and then some fried noodles.
W: All right, Anything else?
M: Yes, I’d like a cup of coffee
afterwards. Make it hot, please.
W: I’ve got it, sir.
(Text
5)
M: Hi Kate! Is your daddy at home?
W: No, Mr. Smith. He went out 10 minutes
ago. Any message?
M: Hmm. Could you tell him to call me back?
W: Sure. Leave it to me.
(Text
6)
M: Hurry up, Antonia. It is five to eight
now.
W: Don’t worry. There are still fifty
minutes left.
M: But it will take us forty minutes to go
to the airport by bus.
W: We’ll take a taxi and it will only take
us fifteen minutes.
M: Hmm, have you got the tickets with you?
W: Yeah, I put them in the pocket of my
jacket.
M: Shall we buy some fruit and some
biscuits from the supermarket?
W: No Everything will be supplied on the
plane.
M: Are you ready now?
W: Yeah, Let’s go.
M: Taxi! Taxi!
(Text
7)
W: That was a wonderful picture. The acting
was wonderful, wasn’t it?
M: Yes. The story is unique, and the plot
is cleverly designed.
W: But I could understand only about half
of the English spoken.
M: I have trouble, too, especially when the
actors speak so rapidly.
W: Is the picture shown at Royal pretty
new?
M: Yes, it’s the latest release. It’s a
local picture.
W: How do you like the film?
M: The ending and the plot are both good. I
was amused by the dialogue.
(Text
8)
M: Do you mind if I join you?
W: Please do.
M: I’m Alan Hook. I work at St Jude’s TrainingCollege.
W: How do you do? Barbara Samuel. And what
do you do at the college?
M: I’m in charge of the science department.
W: Have you been there long?
M: Just over a year. By the way, I have
seen your picture in the paper recently.
W: Ah, that must have been the national
tennis competition last week.
M: That’s right ― you won a cup.
W: Well, I guess I was lucky. How about
you? Do you play?
M: I used to but I’m out of practice these
days. I must consider joining a club sometime.
(Text
9)
W: Hello, Minchhampton Tourist Office.
M: Hello, we want to stay in a hotel in
Minchhampton.
W: Well, we’ve only got three, the Elm, the
Hotel Placid and the Singing Fiddle.
M: How large are they?
W: The Elm has twenty rooms. The Hotel
Placid has thirty-five rooms and the Singing Fiddle has only eight rooms.
M: How much do they cost?
W: The Elm costs 16 pounds per person a
night, the Hotel Placid 32 pounds and the Singing Fiddle only 8 pounds.
M: Thank you, and what are the telephone
numbers?
W: The Elm is 25397, the Hotel Placid is
60744 and the Singing Fiddle is 81600.
M: Thank you.
(Text
10)
A hot dog is
usually made from pork, the meat of a pig. Or it is made from beef, the meat of
a cow. Another version is made from turkey. A vegetarian version of a hot dog
has no meat at all. It often contains tofu, made from soy plants.
The hot dog is
shaped like a tube. Many people say it looks like a Dachshund dog. It is served
between two shaped pieces of bread called a bun. Americans often say they
especially like hot dogs cooked over a hot fire in the open air. People at
sports events buy plenty of hot dogs.
For many
people, it is not just the meat that tastes so good. These people enjoy
colorful and tasty additions. For example, they include a yellow or
yellow-brown thickened liquid called mustard. They may also put red catsup and
pieces of a white or red, strong-smelling vegetable called onion on their hot
dogs.
A hot dog is
also known as a frankfurter or frank. That is because the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany is often said to be the
birthplace of this sausage. But the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council says
there are other ideas about where the hot dog began. One version of hot dog
history says a butcher, or meat cutter, from the German city of Coburg was responsible. It
says he invented the hot dog in the late sixteen hundreds. Vienna, Austria,
also claims that it created the food.
Subject: visit to 
But I’m still not sure
about the following:
4．What shall we do together?