阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guest—a sparrow.  36  the little bird had flown into our open garage. Then I  37  the bird before I saw it.

“What’s that?”I asked when I first heard the sound.

“It’s coming from the  38  .”my wife, Anita, said. “Maybe it’s one of the little  39  .”

I looked into the garage. No children at all. But there was that sound again, coming from right up there. And that’s  40   I saw the sparrow. It was flying  41  just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly  42  to get out, but couldn’t see the way out was not up, but  43  and and out through the garage door. So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head 44  the ceiling.

I tried to terrify it out, but only succeeded in driving it into the  45  open space between the door and the ceiling. Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet  46   it could get outside, but that only seemed to  47  it more.

“Why don’t we just leave for a few minutes,” Anita  48  .“I’m sure he’ll figure it out eventually.”

We went back into the house, where we  49  to hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling. Then suddenly, it was  50  and our uninvited guest was gone.

I’ve  51  that little sparrow through the years, and I’ve decided that birds are not different much from people. We think we were  52  to fly ever upward, and we don’t even consider the  53  that something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit. Once we figure out that we can make  54  without banging（碰）our heads against ceilings, we can usually save ourselves much  55  .

36.A. Still              B. Somehow          C. Instead              D. Perhaps

【答案】B

【解析】不知怎么的，这只小鸟飞进了我们开着的车库。B.不知怎么的。

37.A. heard            B. caught               C. searched           D. observed

【答案】A

【解析】根据下文when I first heard the sound， 可知本句的意思是“未见其鸟，先闻其鸣”。

38.A. house           B. backyard           C. garage               D. basement

【答案】C

【解析】根据36题所在的句子可知， 小鸟进入了garage,所以声音应该从garage传来。

39.A. birds            B. guests               C. cats                  D. kids

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文no children at all.可知, 作者的妻子认为是期中一个孩子

40.A. when            B. how                  C. why                  D. whether

【答案】A

【解析】when引导表语从句。“就在那时我看到了那只麻雀。”

41.A. quickly         B. anxiously           C. cautiously          D. slowly

【答案】B

【解析】anxiously不安的，焦虑的。因为被困，所以很焦虑。

42. A. deciding       B. hesitating           C. trying                D. choosing

【答案】C

【解析】try to get out努力要出去。

43. A. up               B. backward          C. forward            D. down

【答案】D

【解析】但是它看不到出去的路不在上方，而在下方。

44. A. against         B. off                    C. along                D. into

【答案】A

【解析】bump its little head against the ceiling 小脑袋撞击天花板

45. A. free             B. small                 C. wide                 D. dark

【答案】B

【解析】门和天花板之间的空间很小。

46. A. in case         B. even if               C. as though          D. so that

【答案】D

【解析】so that 引导目的状语从句。

47. A. puzzle          B. confuse             C. frighten             D. disturb

【答案】C

【解析】但是这样似乎使它更害怕。Frighten sb使某人害怕， 吓唬某人

48. A. suggested     B. explained           C. insisted             D. demanded

【答案】A

【解析】why don’t sb do 是表示建议的用语。 所以选择A。

49. A. attempted     B. continued          C. refused             D. failed

【答案】B

【解析】continue to do sth继续干某事

50. A. fierce           B. empty               C. safe                  D. silent

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文our uninvited guest was gone， 所以没有声音了，很安静

51.A. looked after   B. worried about    C. thought about    D. brought up

【答案】C

【解析】Ａ．照看　Ｂ．担心 Ｃ．思考  Ｄ． 提出。下文题到“鸟和人没有什么不同”，所以作者是在思考。

52. A. forced         B. determined         C. born                 D. urged

【答案】C

【解析】be born to do 天生就是干某事的。 “我们认为我们天生就是往上飞的”

53. A. idea             B. possibility          C. challenge           D. problem

【答案】B

【解析】我们甚至没有考虑这种可能性，如果我们飞的低一些，好事也可能会发生。

54. A. progress      B. peace                C. decisions           D. efforts

【答案】A

【解析】make progress取得进步

55. A. panic           B. pressure            C. loss                  D. trouble

【答案】D

【解析】save some trouble 省去很多麻烦。

基础写作 （共1题，满分15分）
佛山一中英语协会上周举行了“My Dream House”的设计大赛，你们小组的作品获得了一等奖。现邀请你们在颁奖典礼上用英语介绍你们的作品。
[写作要求]
1、请你将下面的中文按照给出的提示翻译成英语；
2、每个要点限定用一个句子表达；可适当添加连接词或内容使文章更加连贯。
3、词数在100字左右。
[写作内容]
a). 我的梦中房子是坐落在森林里的漂亮木屋(cabin)，周围有五颜六色的花和各种各样的植物。（locate, with）
b). 小屋的中间有一个大厅，大厅的周围有厨房、卧室和洗手间。(there be)
c). 二楼有我最喜欢的书房。我可以在里边安静地看书，上网或放松自己。(定语从句)
d). 我的小屋很特别，因为遇到紧急情况（in emergency），它可以飞走，这样我们都会安全。(because, so that)
e). 我爱我的小屋。我会考虑更多的细节去使它完美。(in order to)

基础写作 （共1题，满分15分）

佛山一中英语协会上周举行了“My Dream House”的设计大赛，你们小组的作品获得了一等奖。现邀请你们在颁奖典礼上用英语介绍你们的作品。

[写作要求]

1、请你将下面的中文按照给出的提示翻译成英语；

2、每个要点限定用一个句子表达；可适当添加连接词或内容使文章更加连贯。

3、词数在100字左右。

[写作内容]

a). 我的梦中房子是坐落在森林里的漂亮木屋(cabin)，周围有五颜六色的花和各种各样的植物。（locate, with）

b). 小屋的中间有一个大厅，大厅的周围有厨房、卧室和洗手间。(there be)

c). 二楼有我最喜欢的书房。我可以在里边安静地看书，上网或放松自己。(定语从句)

d). 我的小屋很特别，因为遇到紧急情况（in emergency），它可以飞走，这样我们都会安全。(because, so that)

e). 我爱我的小屋。我会考虑更多的细节去使它完美。(in order to)

Alfred Nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining，construction，and warfare as the inventor of dynamite（炸药）. On April 12，1888，Alfred's brother Ludwig died of heart attack. A major French newspaper _1_ his brother for him and carried an article _2_ the death of Alfred Nobel. “The merchant of death is dead.”The article read. “Dr. Alfred

Nobel，who became _3_ by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before，died yesterday. ”Nobel was _4_ to find out not that he had died，but that，when his time was up， he would be thought of only as one who profited from _5_ and destruction.

To make sure that he was _6_ with love and respect. Nobel arranged in his _7_ to give the largest part of his money to _8_ the Nobel prizes，which would be awarded to people who made great _9_ to the causes of peace，literature，and the sciences. So _10_ ，Nobel had to die before he realized what his life was really about.

本文记叙了阿尔佛雷德?诺贝尔决定设立诺贝尔奖金的经过。

难易度：难

1. A. found　 B. misunderstood C. mistook D. judged

2. A. introducing B. announcing C. implying　 D. advertising

3. A. famous B. sick　 C. rich　 D. popular

4. A. upset　 B. anxious C. excited D. pleased

5. A. death　 B. disease C. trouble D. attack

6. A. repaid B. described C. supported D. remembered

7. A. book B. article C. will　 D. contract

8. A. establish　 B. form　 C. develop D. promote

9. A. additions　 B. sacrifices C. changes D. contributions

10. A. generally B. basically C. usually D. certainly

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

______（最长的三条河流）in the world are the Niles, the Amazon, and the Changjiang River.（long）

______（他们玩）video games ever since they entered college.（play）

______（我成长的）is very hot and damp in summer.（grow）

______（我花了）one thousand dollars to buy the painting last wek.（cost）

I feel so sick. I wish Mum ______（没有逼我）to eat so much.（force）

—You’d better go and ______（把你的轿车洗洗）.

—No, I’ll do it myself.（wash）

With the rapid development of science and technology, I can’t imagine ______（我的家乡会是什么样子）in ten years.（what）

It is your efforts, not your intelligence, ______（决定）your success.（determine）

He looks sleepy. He must ______（熬夜了）last night, writing the essay.（stay）

At present, lots of food, water, tents, and medicine ______（正在运往）from all over China and other parts of the world to the earthquake-stricken areas.（transport）