第三部分：阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

   What is a creepy crawly?

A few years ago, I was on a bicycle trip when I got off my bike for a rest. I sat down on the grass. A few seconds later, I was covered in ants. They were swarming all over me so I got up and brushed them off. It was a strange experience but I soon forgot about it.

A couple of years later, I was living in Jordan. I had just moved into a modern flat and was unpacking plates when I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. I looked over at the kitchen drawer and there was a cockroach crawling out of it. I screamed. Then I grabbed a can of insecticide and sprayed it on the cockroach. He ran under the nearby bathroom door. It took me three days before I found the courage to open the bathroom door to see if he was still alive. He wasn’t.

Why did I react so violently to one lone insect when a closer encounter with hundreds of ants hardly affected me? The answer is easy: because cockroaches are creepy crawlies and ants aren’t. Creepy crawlies are those little bugs which provoke feelings such as uneasiness, anxiety or dislike – they make your skin crawl.

Did you know that some people feel such a fear of bugs that it becomes a phobia? Psychologists have offered many explanations. Some say we associate them with dirt and disease. Or that these are life forms that are so alien to us, that we find them repulsive(令人厌恶的) for their dissimilarity.

Insects, however, don’t follow our rules – they just do what they want and invade our space. Unfortunately, although insects and bugs have been a successful animal species up to now, many of them, like many other species nowadays, are under threat of extinction. Entomologists warn that this could upset entire ecosystems and lead to all kinds of disastrous consequences.

So my plea to you is: the next time you feel the urge to stamp on, splatter or spray a creepy crawly, give a thought to the planet and stop.

1. Why did the author mention the ants in the beginning?

A. Because the experience with the ants presents a sharp contrast to that with the cockroach later.

B. Because the author wants to show her preference to the ants and her dislike for the cockroach.

C. Because both ants and cockroaches are creepy crawlies that the author dislikes.

D. Because meeting the ants is an unusual experience that the author can hardly forget.

2. What does “insecticide” in the second paragraph probably mean?

A. a kind of fruit juice.                              B. a kitchen knife.

C. liquid for killing insects.                        D. cleanser for the bathroom.                                                                                                                                                                       

3. How does the author feel about the bugs like cockroaches?

A. The author doesn’t mind the contact with those harmless small creatures.

B. They make the author feel so awful that they should be killed.

C. They invade our space and become a threat to humans.

D. They still deserve a place for keeping the balance of the nature.

4. Which of the following is NOT the reason why the cockroach makes the author’s skin crawl?

A. It looks so strange and different that the author can’t accept its appearance.

B. It can make the author feel sick and cause a strong dislike.

C. The author may relate it to something dirty or disease at the sight of it.

D. It reminds the author of the experience of meeting hundreds of ants.

5. Which of the following statements about bugs is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Some people may be frightened so much by bugs that it leads to a psychological barrier in some degree.

B. People can enjoy a cleaner living environment if more bugs like cockroaches are killed.

C. Many bugs are in danger of extinction so they should be placed under human’s protection.

D. Some bugs are extremely unpleasant that people have a strong wish to destroy them.

IV 写作（共两节，满分为40分）

第一节：基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）

假定你是李华。应你的朋友Bob的要求，写一篇短文介绍澳大利亚的基本情况。短文内容须包括下面表格中的相关信息。

注意：

1．只能使用5个句子介绍表格内的内容； 

2．标题为“Australia”

3．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Recently, I bought a new apartment(公寓), _______ was high.

   A. which price    B. the price of which      C. its price     D. the price of whose

. --- If you accept this job, you will earn $10,000 a month and be provided with a house and a new car.

    --- Your ________ is inviting, but I’m not interested in the job.

   A. help                 B. offer               C. explanation          D. excuse

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，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中选出最佳选项。

Once an Arab was traveling in the desert. When the sun went down in the west, he stopped and 36 his tent then, made a fire and have a37 meal. When night fell, he 38 down to sleep.

He had 39 fallen asleep when he felt a soft 40 on his elbow(手肘). He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent. The camel said: “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm? It is so cold outside. I will not take up too much 41 .”

The Arab was a 42 man, “All right, do as you 43 .” he said. Then he turned on his 44 and went back to sleep.

It wasn’t long 45 he felt a push on his shoulder. It was the camel again. “Dear master,” the camel said, “my head is quite warm now, but my neck is still cold. Do you mind 46 I keep it inside the tent, too?”

“ 47 .” the man said. But this time he felt a bit 48, as camel had such a long neck.

No sooner had he shut his eyes 49 he got a harder push in his side. This time the camel said, “will you please allow me to bring my front legs inside and warm then a little?”

The Arab 50 over to one side of the tent. He made 51 as small as he could. It was not 52 comfortable, and sleep was now out of 53 .Soon after that the camel gave his a rough push and said, “The tent is too small for the two of us. 54 , my two hind legs are still left in the cold. It is only 55 that you should leave the tent wholly to me.” And with that, the camel kicked the poor man out.

16. A. built                   B. made                       C. put up                 D. set

17 A. simple                 B. rich                         C. excellent                D. ordinary

18. A. laid                    B. lay                           C. lied                        D. went

19. A. seldom               B. not                          C. almost                    D. hardly

20. A. touch                  B. beat                         C. kick                       D. bite

21. A. place                  B. tent                          C. room                     D. blanket

22. A. hard-hearted     B. kind-hearted             C. absent-mined          D. careless

23. A. please                 B. willing                     C. are like                  D. want

24. A. light                   B. head                        C. arm                       D. side

25. A. after                   B. before                      C. since                      D. then

26. A. whether                  B. as                            C. that                        D. if

27. A. Yes, of course      B. No, not at all           C. Don’t. please          D. No, you can.

28. A. crowded             B. comfortable            C. warmer              D. narrower

29. A. than           B. then                         C. when                D. after

30. A. went                   B. walked                     C. climbed                D. moved

31. A. the tent.                  B. himself                    C. room               D. ground

32. A. very                   B. much                       C. a lot                  D. a little

33. A. question              B. the question              C. quite possible         D. possibility

34. A. Except                B. Besides                    C. After all               D. But

35. A. unfair                 B. wrong                      C. reasonable            D. right

We should pay much attention to the plants which are       .

  A. dying away           B. dying out                 C. dying down       D. dying off

The young designers       many fresh ideas at the meeting.

  A. came up                      B. came up with  

C. have come up                     D. have come up with

Important people don’t have much spare time, as their work       all their time.

  A. takes away            B. takes up                   C. takes over                 D. takes on

When they had finished playing, the children were made to       all the toys

they had taken out.

  A. put off                 B. put out              C. put up        D. put away

—— What do you think of my speech? Being watched by so many people,

I always feel nervous.

        —— You ______ quite well, though.

A. carried it off                          B. carry it off       

C. had carried it off                  D. have carried it off