第二节　 词汇运用(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

用方框内单词的适当形式填空 (请将答案写在答题卡上相应番号的横线上)

76. London is a most beautiful city in Britain, ________ on the River Thames.

77. Town twinning _______ are perhaps most useful for students and people who want to practice speaking another language.

78. In terms of size and population, how big is the _______ Union compared with China?

79. Although _______ countries give some financial help, they need to give much more.

80._______, the countries that give the most money are the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.

81. When the lava reached the sea, there was the _______ of a huge tidal wave which could flood 　　　 half the island.

82. On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 　 ________.

83. The most serious of the earthquakes ________ in Hua County in Shaanxi Province in 1556.

84. Sandstorms in China appear to have increased in recent years as a result of “________”.

85. The Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydro-electric dam in the world, more than 1.5 kilometers wide across the Yangtze River, the world’s _______ longest river.

第二节 完形填空 ( 满分30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。(请在机读卡上相应番号处将该项涂黑)

21. ---Would you please tell me the location of these countries?

　 ---With pleasure. The United Kingdom is ______ the northeast of continental 　 Europe. Spain is　　 _______ the south of France and France faces the UK _______ 　　　 the English Channel.

　 A. off; to; across 　　　 B. in; on; across　　 C. to; to; through　　 D. off; to; through

22. ---I would never come to this restaurant again. The food is terrible.

　　　 ---_____.　

　　　 A. Nor am I　　　　　 B. So do I　　　　　　 C. Same with me　　 D. Neither would I　

23. ---How do you find the movie?

　　　 　---________. The only pity is that I _______ the beginning of it.

　　　 A. It’s fantastic; missed　　　　　　 　　　　 B. In my desk; had missed

　　　 C. It’s boring; have missed　　　　 　　　　　 D. It couldn’t be worse; would miss

24. Zhuge Liang is believed _______ the wheelbarrow.

　　　 A. to invent 　 B. to have invented 　C. to have been invented 　D. to be invented

25. ---Have you completed the project?

　 ---Yes. By the end of last month, we _______ it. Now we _______　 a new one.

　　　 A. had finished; work on　　　　　　　　 B. have finished; are working at

　　　 C. had finished; are working on　　　　　 D. have finished; work for

26. E-mail, as well as telephones, ____ an important part in daily communication.

　　　 A. have played　　　 B. is playing　　　　 C. are playing　　　　 D. play

27. At first Bob was puzzled by Virginia’s waving, but then it _____ to him that she was trying to 　　　 tell him something.

　 A. struck　　　　　 B. happened　　 　　C. occurred　　　　　 D. referred

28. In Mao Zedong’s poem, he _________ “walls of stone to _________ clouds and rain till a 　　　 smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges”. Now his dream _________.

　　　 A. dreamed of; hold back; has come true

　　　 B. dreamed of; hold back; has realized

　　　 C. dreamed; hold up; has been come true

　　　 D. dreamed; hold onto; has been realized

29. ---For what reason did Mencius resign?

　 ---I think the reason ________ Mencius resigned was ________ the ruler was not following 　 his advice.

　 A. that; that　　　 B. which; because　　　 C. why; because　　　 D. why; that

30. ---“You’ve come just in time to help us.” 　　　 ---“Fine, what needs __________?” 　　　 A. me to do　　　 B. done　　　　　　　　　　　 C. to be done　　　　　 D. to do

31. Linda’s parents died when she was a baby and was _________by her aunt.

　　　 A. brought out　　　　　　　　　　 B. raised up　　　　　 C. grown up　　　　　　　　 D. brought up

32. Susan was completely weighed down by the__________ of examinations.

　　　 A. strength　　　　　　　　　 B. power　　　　　　　 C. force　　　　　　　 　 　 D. stress

33. - Would you like to come to dinner tonight?

　　　 - I’d like to, ______ I’m too busy.

　　　 A. and　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. so　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

34. Every year, a great many visitors come to visit the temple ______ the 12th century, ______ has 　　 brought a large income.

　　　 A. dating from; which　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. dated from; which

　　　 C. which dates from; that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. which dated from; which

35. ---People don’t care about the environment.

　 ---_______. It’s high time we thought seriously _______ the environment and how to look after it.

　　　 A. I couldn’t agree with you; about　　 B. I couldn’t agree with you more; about

　　　 C. It’s absolutely hopeless; of　　　　 D. I thing you are absolutely right; of

第三节　 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)　

　　　 听下面一段材料，请根据材料内容填空，并填写在横线上，每空1词。本段材料读两遍。听完后，请将答案填写在答题卷上相应的位置。

Ancient China was a place where 　　16　 　were often at war with each other. But it was also a time 　　17　 　there were many great philosophers. Confucius (551 BC---479 BC) is the philosopher whose 　　18　 　has been the greatest. He 　　19　 　the importance of kindness, duty and 　　20　 　in society. Chinese society was influenced by these ideas for more than 2,000 years.

第II 卷

英语知识运用 (共两节， 满分45分)

第二节　　　 书面表达(满分25分)

　　 假如你叫李华，你的美国网友Jim发来一封e­mail，向你了解我国传统节日端午节的情况，请你根据中文提示写一封e-mail发给他。

节日日期：中国农历五月初五

节日由来：爱国诗人屈原救国不成--投江自尽---往江中投粽子(以免鱼损伤他的躯体)。

节日活动：家人团聚，观看龙船比赛，吃粽子，纪念先人。

注意：信的开头已给出。字数在100 左右

参考词汇：端午节The Dragon Boat Festival/Duanwu Festival；农历Lunar calendar；自杀commit suicide；汨罗江Miluo River

Dear Jim，

Thanks for your interest in my country’s traditional festivals．And I’m delighted to introduce The Dragon Boat Festival to you．