—How much is the rent of the house, Mrs. Sandra?       

—One hundred dollars, the electricity and telephone fee ____.

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，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town, saying that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole world. A large crowd   36   and they all admired his heart, for it was   37 .There was not a mark or a flaw (瑕疵) in it. They all agreed it was  38   the most beautiful heart they had   39   seen. The young man was very   40   and boasted (自夸) more loudly about his beautiful heart.

Suddenly, an old man   41   at the front of the   42   and said, “Your heart is not as beautiful as mine.” The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s heart. It was beating  43 , but it was full of   44  . It had places where pieces had been   45   and other pieces put in, but they didn’t  46   quite right and there were several rough and pointed edges.

The people stared. “How can he say his heart is more beautiful?” they thought. The young man looked at the old man’s heart and laughed. “You must be   47  ,” he said. “Compare your heart with mine. Mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”

“Yes, yours   48   perfect, but I would never trade with you,” said the old man. “Every scar   49   a person to whom I have given my love. I  50   a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their heart which fits into the   51   place in my heart, but because the pieces aren’t   52   in shape, I have some rough edges, which I  53 .They remind me of the love we shared. So now do you see what true   54   is?”

The young man was moved. He stood there silently with   55   running down his cheeks.

36. A. stopped      B. came       C. agreed       D. gathered

37. A. clean        B. exciting    C. happy        D. perfect

38. A. probably       B. truly      C. likely       D. luckily

39. A. never         B. seldom      C. ever         D. sometimes

40. A. proud        B. regretful   C. happy        D. angry

41. A. appeared      B. cried      C. showed        D. listened

42. A. man          B. crowd        C. street       D. town

43. A. quickly      B. strongly    C. slowly         D. heavily

44. A. tears        B. water      C. scars        D. love

45. A. burnt        B. changed     C. removed      D. cut

46. A. place        B. fit        C. jump         D. see

47. A. joking       B. tricking     C. dreaming       D. playing

48. A. looks        B. smells      C. sounds        D. feels

49. A. explains     B. helps      C. presents      D. represents

50. A. tear down     B. turn down    C. tear out       D. throw out

51. A. clean        B. scary      C. empty        D. painful

52. A. normal         B. big        C. fine           D. exact

53. A. want         B. dislike    C. fear          D. value 

54. A. kindness     B. happiness    C. beauty         D. love

55. A. water        B. sweat      C. tears        D. Blood

第三部分：阅读理解：（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

(A)

What makes a house a home? A home is a place of companionship with people in it who love each other, who are harmonious (和谐的) and closer with one another than with those in the workplace or with classmates at school. A home is a place that’s so magnetic（有吸引力的） that it’s difficult to leave. In a home there is love, sharing and appreciation, and the members help one another.

I have seen families on the street. But if they live, sleep, talk, and eat together, they are a family, even if they are poorly off. You don’t need a roof to make a home. The truly homeless are some of the rich people who build multi-million-dollar houses and are too busy to really live in them. The truly homeless are those who have turned their home into a hotel lobby. The parents work and the children misbehave. They don’t talk and eat together every day. They rarely see each other. The truly homeless people are those with babysitters, caretakers, gardeners and maids. However, people are unaware of this, as they are too busy making money outside the home that they don’t live in. This is another way of looking at the rich and the homeless. Who is to be pitied?

Control of the computer and the Internet is also important to make a house into a home. If the computer is on all the time, the house turns into an office, even if everyone is at home. Many homes these days are just offices. Human communication has stopped. The computer eats up all the time that one should be giving to others within the home. Using the computer moderately gives us time for play and communication, not with a screen, but with other people.

56. Which of the following may serve as the best title for this passage?

A. How to make a house a home?

B. What makes a house a home?

C. Who are truly homeless?

D. What is a home for?

57. The purpose of the first paragraph is to _________.

A. tell us that where there is home there is love

B. tell us what people think a home is

C. tell us the author’s concept（理解）of home

D. tell us how to have a happy home

58. The underlined word “those” refers to ________.

A. people who build multi-million-dollar houses

B. people who have lost their family members

C. people who don’t spend time with the family

D. homeless families living on the street in America

59. Which of the following is FALSE according to the passage?

A. A home is a place where you are willing to stay.

B. Even the poorest people can have a happy home.

C. Computers and the Internet are important for a happy home.

D. Sometimes it’s the rich that should be pitied.

(B)

Make sure you don’t miss Australia’s largest and most exciting kite-flying festival this year, which promises to be a great day out for the whole family. The skies will come alive with hundreds of kites of all shapes and sizes from local and international kite makers and fliers.

It’s not just the experts who can fly their kites — come down and fly your own. If you don’t have a kite, you can buy one from one of the stalls in the park, or better still, make one at one of our kite-making workshops.

Then there’s the multicultural entertainment program in the Pavilion Courtyard Amphitheatre of great music, dance and performance. The headline act this year is Rastawookie. Their music is a fusion (结合) of many different styles from South America, the Caribbean and western countries. There will also be free music and dance workshops, so why not try your hand at one of these? For the children there will be additional rides, face painting, jugglers (变戏法者), stilt walkers, and clowns. After all these activities, you probably can’t wait to eat. Choose from one of our fabulous multicultural food stalls offering food and drinks from all over the world or for something simpler — nothing could be better than a good old-fashioned sausage!

There’s so much to do and so much to see, so if you’re up for a great day, then the only place to be on Sunday, September 9th is down at Bondi Beach for Sydney’s most exciting, fun and family-friendly festival.

60. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The kite-flying festival is the largest festival in the world.

B. The majority of visitors are people out of Australia.

C. The kite-flying festival only reflects（反映）the culture of Australia.

D. Not only professional kite makers and fliers attend this festival.

61. What is the most important part of the entertainment program during the festival this year?

A. Tricks for children.             B. Various styles of dance.

C. Rastawokie’s music.            D. Shows preformed by visitors.

62. During the festival, the author recommends all the following places to go EXCEPT _______.

A. music and dance workshops      B. parks for children

C. kite-making workshops          D. food stalls

63. According to the passage, the kite-flying festival is suitable for ______.

A. the whole family who want to spend a day out

B. lovers who want to have a quiet day of their own

C. the elderly who want to take a walk       

D. travelers who like adventure

(C)

When I decided to apply for a summer job, I was a freshman. After several attempts（尝试）, I got an interview with Dave Hensley, a manager in the games department at Cedar Point Amusement Park. I was a very shy and quiet boy, but I put aside my shy nature for the interview, and was as outgoing（外向的） as I knew how to be. Apparently（明显地）it worked. I was informed (通知) to go to the park the next day. However, when I arrived, Dave told me he was assigning (分派) me to be a guesser. That position required standing all alone, speaking to thousands of people over a microphone. I never dreamed Dave would assign me to that position.

Dave must have sensed my fear as he said, “Don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll do fine.” Then he took me to the Guessing Game location in an area of the park. Along the way, Dave talked to me, trying to improve my confidence. He told me to just relax and be myself, and then the microphone was put into my hand.

My mind was disorderly, but I knew I wanted to work at Cedar Point, and that desire meant I had to make it. After thirty minutes, Dave took the microphone and gave it to another guesser. He turned to me and said, “Well, at least you’re not afraid of the microphone!” Thanks to Dave’s trust and encouragement, I went on to become a very successful guesser. His support in helping me overcome that fear improved my life in more ways than Dave could ever imagine. In that same spirit, I successfully completed my Master’s degree in electrical engineering which I had once wanted to give up.

64. In order to get the job, the author _______.

A. had to have several interviews with Dave Hensley

B. often went to the amusement park at Cedar Point

C. let the manager know he was a very shy and quiet person

D. made the manager believe he was good at dealing with strangers

65. Right after the author heard that his position was a guesser, he was ____.

A. excited       B. afraid     C. happy       D. regretful

66. After reading the whole passage, we can infer that the author _______.

A. didn’t do well in electrical engineering at first

B. wanted to be a guesser all his life

C. could learn new things very quickly

D. wanted to be a person like Dave Hensley

67. By writing about his own experience, the author wants to tell us _______.

A. how to be a successful guesser as a freshman

B. how to be a popular person in a company

C. the importance of trust（信任）and encouragement

D. the importance of having a good manager

第Ⅱ卷（共35分）

第四部分：写作（共三节，满分35分）

第一节：单词拼写（根据提示写出单词的正确形式。共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

76．The _______ （质量） of service in this hotel has greatly improved.

77.  Thanks for your _______（邀请）. I’d like to come.

78.  The climate here _________（适合）me very well.

79.  Our cars are _______（类似）only in colors.

80.  Cold weather may _______（持续）for a few more days.

第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误（每行只有一个错误），按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

My wife and I went to visit the town that we both               81._______

grew up last summer. We hadn't been to there for ten            82. _______

years. First we went to the place where my wife spends          83. _______

her childhood. People there asked us come into their houses     84. _______

and had a cup of coffee. Then we went to see my old             85. _______

neighbor. How a disappointment(失望)! It was all                86. _______

changed. All the old houses I remembered gone and               87. _______

their places were some very modern one. I didn't                88. ________

know some of the people who lived there.                        89. _______

But they were friendly to us. We had very good time.            90. ________

第三节：书面表达（满分20分）

Tom三年前随父母来中国，现在要回国，假如你是班长，请你代表全班同学起草一篇欢送辞，内容包括：

在中国逗留期间，相处融洽，互相帮助。

同学们学习英语兴趣更浓，进步大。

Tom 喜欢运动，积极参加校运会并为班级赢得荣誉。

以后经常联系，希望Tom再来中国。

注意：

词数100左右。文章开头已给出（不计入词数）

文章应包括所有要点。

Dear friends,

Today we are having a party to honor our friend Tom, who is returning to his own country with his parents…….

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

—Lets go to a movie after work, OK ?

—_____.

I knew_____ John Lennon, but not ______famous one you know.