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第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

21．Even           foreigners know that 2009 is the Year of the Ox in China．

       A．/                        B．the                    C．an                     C．a

22．With so many approaches to study foreign languages，never          so much fun.

       A．have learning been                      B．learning has been

       C．has learning been                         D．learning have been

23．一Please keep off the grass．

一Sorry. I didn’t          the sign.

       A．watch             B．notice               C．note                 D．realize

24．一Mom, will you be back         dinner before six o’clock?

―I’ll try to. But maybe a bit later than that.

       A．during              B．at                      C．to                     D．for

25．―Remember the first time we met on the campus，Sharon?

―Of course，I do．You         a lecture to the freshmen.

       A．would give                                   B．were giving       C．gave     D．are giving

26．People must be familiar with this product，as they constantly see it         on TV.

       A．advertise          B．advertising                                    C．advertised      D．to advertise

27．―Is there anything else I can do for you，Jack?

―No，thanks．I really appreciate         when you lent all your notes to me before the exam.

       A．it                       B．one                   C．this                    D．that

28．一Mr. Smith，you are wanted on the phone．

―Thank you．         no one knows I’m here.

       A．For                    B．And                  C．But                   D．So

29．Once formed，bad habits are hard to         .

       A．get hold of                                                                   B．get used to

       C．get rid of                                         D．get along with

30．Many fans have been waiting outside the hotel for hours just         a look at the movie star.

       A．have                B．having              C．had                  D．to have

31．―Have the traffic police caught the driver?

―Yes. He         only two hours after the accident occurred.

       A．was caught     B．caught             C．has caught      D．has caught

32．         is generally the case, those who care for the weakest members of society are respected.

       A．Which               B．That                   C．What                D．As

33．―Do you know where the headmaster is? I have something urgent.

―Oh, he         have gone far, for his computer is still on in the office.

       A．won’t               B．mustn’t             C．can’t                D．wouldn’t

34．         she didn’t win the game，she was still happy because she had made it into the finals．

       A．As                     B．Although       C．Because          D．If

35．一Will you attend the Summer Course again in America this year?

一         .You know, I don’t want to put more financial pressure on my parents．

       A．Not really                                       B．No problem

       C．Don’t mention it                                                            D．I hope so

第二节 完型填空（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36―55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

In April 2004，Sarah Culberson got a call she had spent nearly 30 years waiting for．She was eating dinner with a friend at a  36  beachside cafe in Los Angeles and could  37  hear the person on the other   38  ―11,000 kilometers away in Africa．“This is your father Joseph Konia

Kposowa，” said the voice．Sarah asked him to  39  ,then hurried down the crowded street in   40  of a quiet place. She found it in a  41  store，among racks of dresses． “Please forgive me”  42  the caller. “I didn’t know how to find you.”

“Please forgive me，”Sarah replied．”I've been  43  you my whole life. But I’m not going to anymore.” Sarah，then twenty-eight，had had no previous  44  with her birth parents；she thought they wanted  45  that way．Her adoptive(收养的)parents in the USA，Jim and Judy Culberson，had  46  her what little they knew：her  47  father had been an exchange student from Africa,  48  Salem College in West Virginia．He  49  a young white woman who worked at Wes Virginia University.  50  , when she had a baby, they decided to give her up for adoption. The couple separated, and Sarah’s father   51  to his homeland.

Now he was urging his  52  to come and visit. “As a member of a royal family,” he told her, “you could be chief  53  some day.” At that moment, Sarah knew her life had  54  forever. From now on, she would be undoubtedly  55  to a small, war-damaged village halfway across the globe.

36．A．quiet               B．grand               C．noisy                D．busy

37．A．hardly             B．clearly              C．obviously         D．curiously

38．A．end                 B．side                   C．street               D．way

39．A．get on             B．hold on            C．move on         D．come on

40．A．form                 B．front                  C．spite                 D．search

41．A．coffee           B．clothing           C．shoe                 D．bread

42．A．comforted                                   B．begged            C．forced      D．encouraged

43．A．blaming        B．loving                C．finding             D．missing

44．A．information                                  B．impression      C．contact    D．effect

45．A．them               B．him                   C．her                   D．it

46．A．said                 B．asked               C．replied             D．told

47．A．biological    B．natural             C．adoptive         D．normal

48．A．going            B．attending      C．staying            D．applying

49．A．dated           B．hated               C．engaged        D．found

50．A．However       B．Besides             C．Though            D．Suddenly

51．A．moved             B．got                    C．reached          D．returned

52．A．mother            B．wife                  C．daughter        D．girlfriend

53．A．there               B．here                  C．around            D．close

54．A．lost                   B．made               C．changed        D．continued

55．A．adjusted       B．obliged            C．connected     D．contributed

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The day before Thanksgiving in 2005，Kathy Sartore，married to photographer Joel Sartore，learned she had breast cancer．“Cancer is a thief．It steals time，” Joel says. “But cancer can also be a blessing, an amazing experience that forces us to set things right．My work had made me a stranger to my three kids. With Kathy sick，I knew it was time to stay put for a while．” So Joel stayed close to home．He started photographing endangered species in his hometown zoo．Then he took his portable studio down the road to the Omaha Zoo． “My interest in endangered species started when，as a child，l saw a picture of Martha, the last passenger pigeon，” Joel explains. “She died at the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914．A zoologist once described flocks(鸟群)flying at 60 miles an hour，darkening the skies for days at a time．And there she was，the last bird．I’ve never forgotten that”

Kathy has beaten cancer，but Joel’s work continues．So far．He’s photographed more than 1,200 endangered species．Among his photographs，you’ll see a little pigmy rabbit named Bryn. She died not long after the picture was made．Now the pigmy rabbit population is no more．Joel hopes his work will help prevent this from happening to other animals．Since that memorial day in 2005，Joel has learned how to combine his passion for his family with his passion for photography．”Kathy’s cancer made me realize how little time any of us really has,” he says．Time，our most precious currency, is the most valuable thing we humans can spend．

56．The underlined phrase “stay put’’ in Paragraph 1 probably means‘‘           “.

A．stay somewhere                          B．go around   

C．come back                                    D．keep away

57．What attracted Joel Sartore in his childhood was           .

A．his hometown zoo                         B．species dying out

C．some rare rabbits                           D．some of Martha’s pictures

58．Joel Sartore managed to            after Thanksgiving in 2005．

A．help his wife in her work                B．save some endangered species

C．quit his job for his family                D．balance his family life and work

59．Which of the following can be used to describe Joel’s attitude toward life?

A．Positive．         B．Negative．    C．Ambitious.       D．Desperate．

B

Knowing she would have to spend $14,000 on a place to live during her two-year study at Yale University, Elizabeth Tumbull decided to get creative．The 26-year-old graduate student majoring in environmental studies built a house and decided to bring it with her to Yale．It is just 2.5m wide and 5.5m long． “Well，if 1 have$14，000 1 am going to spend on living space any way, is there something more creative I can do with it?”Turnbull told a US newspaper．She is talking with the university about suitable places for her “Tiny House”．Turnbull said she is optimistic she’ll  find a spot that is safe and convenient．In a university where students concern as much about   environmental protection as they do about grades, Turnbull believes her “green” house will be welcomed.

Tumbull expects to light the house and power her cellphone and computer with the energy from the three solar panels(太阳能板)on the surface of her new home．That’s totally free clean energy．The house has a recyclable roof and uses recycled sailboat sails for the ceiling． “The Tiny House has taken me by the hand and led me through the process of building it，” she said．“You know when you are doing something and the process takes over? Your arms are moving because the project has almost got inside your body and told you what to do?”

Gordon Geballe，a lecturer at Yale，said Turnbull’s house would be a symbolic statement，but it would also provide useful information，which he expects will become more common． “I’m not sure everyone will live in a tiny house，but a lot of people will live in a small house．So the kinds of things she will learn will be useful to engineers and architects and homeowners．”

60．Turnbull will go to study at Yale University with             .

       A．her self-made house                     B．a new machine

       C．a small sailboat                                                             D．a sum of $14,000

61．Turbull expects to             .

       A．get good grades at university      B．build a house all by herself

       C．find a suitable place for her house                              D．become a lecturer at Yale

62．The power for Turnbull’s computer and mobile phone will probably come from           .

       A．a power station                                                             B．batteries

       C．solar energy                                   D．running water

63．In the passage Turnbull is described as a        .

       A．proud graduate                          B．lovely freshman   

       C．troublesome girl                                                             D．creative student

C

The holiday’s upon us. Finally, after months of study, you have some time to yourself. So, why not read a book? Well，some people will say, “Why bother with books? We have the Internet and other media that offer a lot more colorful entertainment．Books are history!” But don’t be fooled．There’s still a lot to be said for reading．

One clear reason is that a well―chosen book is a wonderful source of vocabulary, so long as you have a good dictionary, of course．Believe me，it's far easier to get new English words and phrases from a book or article than it is from the TV or the Internet．

But an even more important point is that books give you something that modern media simply can not．The average webpage is picture―heavy and the text is often designed to make it as easy to  read as possible．While “easy” may be attractive，unfortunately it's of little use for any long―term development of reading skills and the general language level．For that，there’s still no substitute(替代品)of a book．

But perhaps the best single reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it independently means that it's something you do by and for yourself．You can choose what you want to read．It's hard work，but somewhere down the line，you’ll find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure．We asked three bookworms―an English teacher, a book editor and a film critic―to pick some favorite reads for you．

64．How many reasons for reading a book does the author mention in the passage?

A．One．              B．Two．                C．Three               D．Four

65．According to this passage，we basically need a           in reading．

A．computer    B．dictionary      C．notebook        D．pencil

66．In the author’s opinion．reading on the Internet may          .

A．develop long-term reading skills B．improve the general language ability

C．not take the place of reading books                         D．be an effective way of reading

67．The passage is written mainly to            .

A．share the pleasure of reading books

B．advise readers to read books