—Can I use the telephone on the table, sir?

   —Under no circumstances _________ to use the telephone in the office for personal affairs.

A. anyone is allowed                      B. nobody is allowed  

C. is anyone allowed                     D. is nobody allowed

第一节 完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

Free to fly with the wind

One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun by flying their kites in the wind. Colorful creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the blue and clean skies like beautiful birds dancing. As the strong winds blew against the kites, a  16   kept them in control.

Instead of blowing away with the wind, they went up against it to achieve great  17  . They shook and pulled, but the control string and the long tail kept them under  18  , facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and trem??bled against the string, they seemed to be saying,  " Let me go t Let me go! I want to be  19  !" They flew beautifully even as they fought the control of the string. Fi??nally, one of the kites  20   in breaking loose. "Free at last," it seemed to be saying, "Free to fly with the wind.”

Yet freedom from control simply put it at the   21  of an unsympathetic wind. It dropped ungracefully to the ground and landed in a wild mass of weeds. “Free at last”--- free to  22  powerlessly in the dirt, and to be blown  23  along the ground……

How we are like kites sometimes! The Heaven gives us adversities(逆境), limits and rules to ????????_ 24  from which we can grow and gain strength. Control is a necessary opponent（对手） to the winds of opposition. We can never go up high enough to achieve our goals sometimes if we lose our necessary  25  or the rules.

16    A belt     B string C wire     D wind

17    A skies   B lengths C depths  D heights

18    A charge  B repair   C condition    D control

19    A quicker       B higher  C free     D quiet

20    A ended B stuck   C failed D succeeded

21    A mercy        B top      C bottom       D expense

22    A sit       B stand   C exist    D lie

23    A patiently      B silently C helplessly    D comfortlessly

24    A escape        B follow        C break   D suffer

25    A opponent    B friend C assistant      D supporter

Mike is handsome, kind and full of energy.            , I can’t speak too highly of him.

A. As a result  B. By the way C. In a word          D. On the contrary

I haven't my photograph album _____________, but I'll show it to you later．

       A．at hand    B．at work  C．at ease     D．at length

Ⅲ. 阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节    阅渎理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It all began with a stop at a red light.

Philanthropy Kevin Salwen, a writer and entrepreneur in Atlanta, was driving his 14-year-old daughter, Hannah, back from a sleepover in 2006. While waiting at a traffic light, they saw a black Mercedes coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other.

“Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal,” Hannah protested. The light changed and they drove on, but Hannah was too young to be reasonable. She pestered (纠缠) her parents about inequity, insisting that she wanted to do something.

“What do you want to do?” her mom responded. “Sell our house?”

Warning! Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager. Hannah seized upon the idea of selling the luxurious family home and donating half the money to charity, while using the other half to buy a more modest replacement home.

Eventually, that’s what the family did. The project — crazy, impetuous (鲁莽) and utterly inspiring — is written down in detail in a book by father and daughter scheduled to be published next month: “The Power of Half.” It’s a book that, frankly, I’d be nervous about leaving around where my own teenage kids might find it. An impressionable child reads this, and the next thing you know your whole family is out on the street.

At a time of enormous needs in Haiti and elsewhere, when so many Americans are trying to help Haitians by sending everything from text messages to shoes, the Salwens offer an example of a family that came together to make a difference — for themselves as much as the people they were trying to help. In a column a week ago, I described neurological（神经学的） evidence from brain scans that unselfishness lights up parts of the brain normally associated with more primary satisfaction such as food and sex. The Salwens’ experience confirms the selfish pleasures of selflessness.

Mr. Salwen and his wife, Joan, had always assumed that their kids would be better off in a bigger house. But after they downsized, there was much less space to retreat to, so the family members spent more time around each other. A smaller house unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendly house.

41. The best title of the passage should be__________.

A. The less , the better.             B. An unexpected satisfaction

C. Something we can live without    D. Somewhat crazy but inspiring

42. What does the word “inequity” most probably mean in the sentence?

A. unfairness     B. satisfaction      C. personal attitude    D. reasonable statement

43.The sentence “An impressionable child reads this, and the next thing you know your whole family is out on the street.” means _____.

A. When an unreasonable child reads the book, their house will disappear.

B. When an unreasonable child reads the book, he will ask his parents to sell their house.

C. When an unreasonable child reads this, the whole family will enjoy themselves in the street.

D. The child who likes to express himself will ask the whole family to enjoy the book outside.

44.Which of the following statements is true?

A. Mercedes coupe is only an ordinary car which is quite cheap.

B. Hannah asked her parents to do something charitable and they sold their house.

C. Unselfishness has nothing to do with people’s primary satisfaction.

D. Hannah’s parents felt regretted having sold the big house.

45.“Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager.” means__________.

A. Never give a quick answer to an idealistic teenager.

B. Don’t respond to a child’s demands firmly without consideration.

C. Give an answer if the child is reasonable.

D. Unless the child is realistic otherwise never give an answer immediately

 —I didn’t mean ______ my mother.

   —But talking to her like that meant ______ her.

     A. hurting ; hurting    B. to hurt; hurting    C. hurting; to hurt    D. to hurt; to hurt

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.分，满分20分）

Every August on the island of Heimaey, off the southern coast of Iceland, young people often take a walk along the streets throughout the night. What’s more, their parents allow them to    16   .Why? The children of Heimaey are going to  17  young puffins—small black-and-white seabirds.

The cliffs(悬崖)above the town are    18    to a large group of puffins. The birds dig holes all around the cliffs. These holes are their homes. Their    19    stay in the holes for about seven weeks. Then they begin to leave. Some move slowly on their    20    wings and feet down to the northern Atlantic Ocean that surrounds Heimaey.  21   , they swim, which they can do naturally, and learn to dive for fish.    22   , however, may lose their way at night and    23    themselves in the town instead. On the ground, the young seabirds are    24   . Because their wings are not fully developed, they cannot    25    quickly to sea and safely. The birds then become a good    26    for cats and other animals. For many years, islanders have    27    many young puffins. Early at night in late August, children    28    thick paper boxes and lights hurry to the seashore to catch puffins. They spend most of the night    29    after the birds. They put the birds they’ve caught in   30    and take good care of them. The next morning the children take the puffins to the ocean and set them    31   . The birds will live    32    until they are at least two years old. Then they will    33    to the cliffs to build homes of their own for their families.

   34    the children of Heimaey always come to save puffins? “Yes,” answer the boys. “We look forward to it. The    35    time for us is setting the birds free.”

16. A. take a walk     B. stay out      C. come back      D. make friends

17. A. kill               B. watch           C. catch              D. save

18. A. home           B. close        C. dangerous      D. falling

19. A. brothers        B. friends            C. parents            D. young

20. A. undeveloped     B. strong        C. beautiful      D. ugly

21. A. However         B. There           C. Therefore    D. Again

22. A. These           B. Those            C. Others            D. Puffins

23. A. make                 B. send          C. bring         D. find

24. A. at ease         B. in trouble    C. at rest        D. in safety

25. A. take off        B. give off      C. send off       D. run off

26. A. friend           B. toy            C. meal                 D. game

27. A. caught          B. eaten        C. helped         D. observed

28. A. making          B. buying        C. tearing        D. carrying

29. A. running         B. walking       C. playing        D. flying

30. A. water          B. pockets      C. paper             D. boxes

31. A. off           B. free            C. out                   D. away

32. A. on land       B. at sea          C. in cliffs     D. in town

33. A. stick         B. devote              C. return     D. fall

34. A. Will           B. Man             C. Must             D. Did

35. A. first         B. last            C. next          D. best

I received a letter yesterday        that my mother would come to our school.

A．said                 B．says         C．saying              D．to say

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

Housing is always an important comcern,and things were no different back in Canada`s early days.The nailve population had several answers to the housing problem．

The igloo if a house built of ice or snow and is still in use today in more primitive areas of  Canada`s north．The Inuit people find them the best type of housing,eSpecially when away from home on hunting or fishing trips.The igloos used o such trips are smaller and only temporary homes to be used for a few nights at most．Igloos are domeshaped（圆顶形的）and made of blocks of ice or snow.First a hole is dug out in the snow and this forms the lower part of the igloo.Then the blocks of ice or snow are built in a slope inwards and upwards from this base.Often a short tunnel leads to the door.This prevents the cold winds and snow blowing into the structure.

Tipis（or tepees）are the conical（圆锥形的）tents used by the majority of native People

across America.Some Canadian aboriginal people still prefer them to other types of housing. These structures are formed by a frame of poles covered with，usually，iether buffalo hide（水牛皮）or birch bark（桦树皮）．A hole at the top lets out the smoke from the cooking fires．Native people mostly travel from place to place,following their food supple across the countryside.Tepees are easy to taKe down，carry and put up at the next stopping place．

 Another type of house iS the long house.This is exactly what the name suggests-a long narrow building that could house ten to twenty families.Built of poles covered with hides,there houses are common to the Iroquois people of 0ntario and NeW York.These structures are also on the West Coast by the Squeamish Indians.They are usually occupied by an exended family and divided into individual rooms,each with its own cooking fire.They are decorated with totem emblems （图腾标志）and a totem pole by the front door tells the history of the family．

Which of the following pictures matches with the igloo?

57．The short tunnel leading to the door of an igloo is used to__________．

    A.catch the animals                 B.decorate the igloo

    C.fasten the igloo           D.keep the gloo warm

58．Which of the following about a tiPi is NOT true？

    A.It has a hole at the top.

    B.It is made of poles covered with hides．

       C.lt can be easily carried everywhere.

       D.It has a firm base made of ice.

59. The underhned word "They" in the last paragraph refers to "________"．

    A.Squeamish Indians     B.Long houses

    C.Families              D.Individual rooms

6o. Where can we most probably read this passage?

    A.In a medical journal. B.In a science report．

    C.In a culture magazine．D.In a biology textbook．

Anchors on China Central Television (CCTV) will need to do some fast talking to replace the popular English acronyms(首字母缩略词) they’re now banned from using. Shanghai Daily reports that “anchors at  (CCTV) have been banned from saying the English acronyms NBA, CBA, GDP, and the like in their programs.”

The replacement for those handy acronyms? Chinese presenters must use the full Chinese name, standardized by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

Although CCTV presenters must already have a score of at least 94 in their government-rated oral Mandarin proficiency exam, saying the full name of organizations like the CBA or WTO ― 10 and 6 character’s long separately ― is sure to challenge even the most skillful anchors. CCTV sports anchor Sun Zhengping tells Shanghai Daily, “A full Chinese explanation of the English initials must be followed if my tongue slips. It is a little trouble but a necessary one because not every audience member can understand the initials.”

Although the government isn’t giving any official explanation for the shift, it is believed to have to do with a proposal by Huang Youyi, director of the China International Publishing Group, at March’s NPC meeting. In his speech, Huang said, “With more and more publications mixing Chinese with English, measures and regulations should be adopted to avoid English invading Chinese. If we don’t pay attention and don’t take measures to stop the expansion of mixing Chinese with English, Chinese won’t be a pure language in a couple of years.”

Although China is far from the first country to take measures to protect local languages (the French and Québécois beat them to it by a long way), acronyms are more about saving time than they are about corrupting a language, we would think. Good luck to the CCTV anchors. 

68. CCTV anchors have to “do some fast talking” because they can no longer ______.

       A. speak as slowly as they like                    B. mix English into Chinese

       C. use shortened Chinese expressions           D. have so much time for their program

69. When Sun Zhengping said “if my tongue slips”, he meant “if I _____”.

       A. habitually use an English acronym          B. speak a little bit too fast

       C. make a mistake in pronunciation             D. say something impolite or improper

70. What’s Huang Youyi’s proposal?

       A. Using full English names instead of short forms.

       B. Translating Chinese terms into proper English.

       C. Avoiding Chinese words mixing into English.

       D. Keeping our mother tongue as a pure language.

71. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph？

       A. China has fallen behind in the matter.      B. The ban is not necessary.

       C. Chinese shouldn’t be corrupted.            D. CCTV anchors will have a hard time.