完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

   阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was the afternoon before Christmas. As the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that___16___ my day was the Christmas tree in our waiting room and beautiful___17___ sent to me by my lover.

When I was cleaning my office, our nurse came, saying___18___was anxious to speak with me. As I stepped out of the room,I___19__a tired-looking woman with a___20___ in her arms. ___21___, she explained that her husband--a prisoner was my next___22__. She told me she wasn’t ___23__to visit him in prison and that he had never seen his son． Her___24___ for me was to let them sit in the waiting room longer.___25__my schedule wasn’t full, I agreed. Hardly had her husband ___26___ when the woman’s tired face lit up. I kept watching them laugh, cry, and share their child outside. After almost an hour, I called__27____in. He seemed like a gentle and modest man. While working, I ___28___what he possibly could have done to be put into prison. I tried to make him as ___29___ as possible.

　　At the end of the appointment, I ___30___ him a Merry Christmas—a difficult thing to say to a man headed back to ___31___. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___32___ that he hadn’t been able to give his wife anything for Christmas. On hearing this, I was inspired with a wonderful ___33___.

I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses. I’m not sure who experienced the most ___34___—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the ___35___to share in this special moment.

1. A. displeased B. passed               C. brightened       D. celebrated

2. A. cards         B. gifts            C. roses            D. clothes

3.A. man            B. waiter           C. patient          D. lady

4.A. recognized     B. noticed          C. realized         D. knew

5.A. Happily        B. Excitedly        C. Angrily          D. Nervously

6.A. prisonerB．patient                  C．customer         D．fellow

7.A. book           B. gift             C. bag              D. baby

8.A. informedB. reminded                 C. allowed          D. invited

9.A. request        B. suggestion       B. demand           D. order

10.A. Since         B. Though           C. Unless           D. While

11.A. looked upB. brought up             C. turned up        D. took up

12.A．guard         B．lady             C．prisoner         D．visitor

13. A. wonderedB. believed               C. understood       D. found

14. A. painfulB. kind                    C. careful          D. comfortable

15.A. chatted       B. gave             C. wished           D. hoped

16.A. prison        B. home             C. hospital         D. work

17.A. worried       B. astonished       C. sad              D. pleased

18. A. opinion B. message                C. promise          D. idea

19. A. joy          B. sadness          C. astonishment     D. worry

20.A.right  B. opportunity  C. feeling  Ｄ. time

Brave Frenchman Found Half-way Around the World

(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.

Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.

He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Scaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him.

“I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very fast. I reacted very fast. ”

Duret, an engineer on vacation ,was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(码头)when he saw something falling into the water . He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. In an instant ,he took off his coat and jumped into the water.

When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said . Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.

Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from cookers. Duret caught a train with his girlfriend shortly after.

The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his tale of heroism until he was leaving the next morning . “I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same ting. ”

1. Why was Duret in New York?     

A. To meet his girlfriend               B. To work as an engineer

C. To spend his holiday                D. To visit the Andersons.

2. What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?           

A. He was interviewed by a newspaper

B. He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes

C. He went to the hospital in the ambulance

D. He disappeared from the spot quickly

3. Who dived after Duret into the river to save the little girl?      

A.  David Anderson                  B.  A passer-by  

C.  His girlfriend                    D.  a taxi driver.

4.When was duet most probably found to be the very hero?        

A. The day when he was leaving for home.

B. A couple of days after the girl was rescued

C. The first day when he was in New York

D. The same day when he was interviewed.

F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24,1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton. University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.

His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary : “ My own happiness in the past often approached such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary. ”

This side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was The Great Gatsby, published in 1925,which quick brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection lf short stories All the Sad Young Men.

However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The love of the last Tycoon in 1940.While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.

1. How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage ?

A. 5             B. 6            C. 7                D. 8

2.Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgerald’s life according to the passage?

a. He became addicted to drinking.

b. He studied at St. Paul Academy.

c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.

d. The Great Gatsby won high praise. 

e. He failed to reorder his life.

f. He joined the army and met Zelda.

A. f-c-e-a-b-d                   B. b-e-a-f-c-d    

C. f-d-e-c-b-a                       D. b-f-c-d-e-a

3.We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald            .

A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama.

B. was well educated and well off before he served in the army

C. would have completed more works if his wife hadn’t broken down

D. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital

4.The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about_______  .

A. Zelda’s personal life

B. Zelda’s illness and treatment

C. Fitzgerald’s friendship with Graham

D. Fitzgerald’s contributions to the literary (文学的)world 

Student Membership-----Cambridge Arts Cinema

 Cambridge Arts Cinema is one of the art houses in Britain and home of the internationally celebrated Cambridge Film Festival. Since 1947 generations of students have discovered the wealth of world cinema. Now you too can make most of it and save money.

1. If you're a member of Cambridge Arts Cinema, you will enjoy free       .

A. Darkroom Gallery shows

    B. mailed programmes

    C. special film events

    D. film shows

2. How long will the membership for Cambridge Arts Cinema last?

    A. Four months.         B. Eight months.

    C. Nine months.          D. One year.

3.For what purpose is the text written?

    A. Offering students cheaper tickets．

    B. Announcing the opening of a premiere.

    C. Telling the public of the cinema's address.

    D. Increasing the cinema's membership.

Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers tried to conquer Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally, in 1921, the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the United Kingdom. The Republic of Ireland, in the south, is an independent country.

In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes, was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage (短缺) of work , forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.

For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.

The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly. Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”. Since independence, Ireland has revived(复兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different areas have different styles of old Irish song which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.

1.What does the author tell us in paragraph 1?

A. How the Irish fought against the English.

B. How Ireland gained independence.

C. How English rulers tried to conquer Ireland.

D. How two “Irelands” came into being..

2.We learn from the text that in Ireland            .

A. food shortages in the 1840s led to a decrease in population

B. people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countryside

C. it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory worker

D. different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments

3.The last paragraph is mainly about                .

A. the Irish character               B. Irish culture

C. Irish musical instruments         D. a famous Irish writer

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A. Life in Ireland

B. A Very Difficult History

C. Ireland, Past and Present

D. The Independence of Ireland  

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项.

Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways 1  Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.

You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report.2 Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process.3

The following methods may work best for you.

●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.

●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.

● Write your notes in your own words.

● 4

● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.

As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time.5

A. Use words, not complete sentences.

B. There are three practical note-taking methods.

C. You must write your notes on separate paper.

D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.

E. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.

F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.

G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.

短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\） 划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I went to Shanghai Expo on last week．At the gate I happened to meet some America tourists．I greeted him in English and then we began to chat．I got to know that they were college students travel in China．They are busy taking pictures and were much impressed with the changes had taken place in the past few years．After which, we visited China Pavilion and had a good time．We exchanged our email address so that we could write each other in the future．They thanked me again and again．I was very glad to have a chance to practising my oral English.

书面表达（满分25分）

 假设你是育才中学学生会主席李华。你校将举办一次英语演讲比赛（speech contest），希望附近某大学的外籍教师Smith女士来做评委。请参照以下比赛通知给她写一封信。

    注意：词数100左右。

    Dear Ms. Smith,

    With best wishes.

    Li Hua

完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas   1 for her father.

She wished that he were as easy to   2 as her mother, who was always   3  with perfume (香水). Besides, shoping at this time of the year was a most   4  job. People   5  on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost   6  you over in their hurry in order to find something cheap ahead of you.

Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on show . "They are real silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to   7  her to buy one. But Edith knew from past   8  that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance,  9  where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the shapes were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father   10  smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was   11  to please him.

When she got home, with her small but   12  present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great   13  . "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so   14  that she could not  15  a single word.

语法填空 (共15小题，每小题l分，满分15分)

根据照句子结构的语法性，在下面空格处填入—个适当的词或使用括号中词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为26—40的相应位置上。

1. There is no doubt that she is a woman with great_________ (ambition)plan.

2. ______________ (fortunate), I achieved my goal finally.

3.Could you ask some __________(assist) to help me tonight?

4.He has been used to __________ (adapt) to new situations here.

5. After he lost one leg, he was ________ (able) to play football game any more.

6.As she turned around, she___________ (find) a man trying to steal her money.

7.The little girl was not allowed ___________ (go) outside alone at night.

8.They went out of the cinema, ___________(talk) about what they had seen.

9.Tim refused __________ (accompany) by his father when he went for a haircut.

10. The picture taken with her reminded me of the days, _________ we spent in Hainan.

11. George didn’t recognize the scientist who is ________ (know) for his theory.

12. Billy went to visit Harbin ____________ some companions last year.

13.A team of rescue workers prevented the heart-broken man ____________ suicide.

14.To learn English well, I spend at least __________ hour reading and writing.

15. I am going to join__________ really interests me without hesitation.