2. Some parents arrange everything for their children. As a consequence, these children are so dependent on their parents that they have no 　　　　　thought.

A. mistaken　　　　　 B. confident　　　　　 C. independent　　　 D. intelligent

第一部分 英语知识运用

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1. It is 　　　　　unusual feeling for animal lovers to see 　　　　　giant panda, one of China’s most famous animals.

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

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是李华，是杭州市的一名高中生。你打算参加《学英语》报组织的介绍中国最美城市的征文活动。请你根据表格中的信息，写一篇英语短文参加此次活动。

E

Paul Larsen’s Vestas Sailrocket 2 is half boat, half plane, and hopefully it will soon be the fastest sailing boat on water too. “Everything above the water is an aeroplane and everything below the water behaves just like a boat,” says Larsen, a professional sailor who’s now turned his attention to breaking the speed sailing record, describing it as his lifetime mission (使命). “A large part of this boat is flying,” says Larsen. “When it’s going at high speed, it’s like a well-built paper airplane.”

The record is open to any craft (飞行器), as long as it’s using wind and water, and there is at least one person on board. At present, it is held by American kite surfer Rob Douglas, who reached 55.65 knots (about 103 kilometres per hour) over the required 500 meter course in 2010.

The craft may be using the latest technology, but its concept is based on a craft that was written about nearly five decades ago. American rocket scientist Bernard Smith wrote about a sailboat in 1963 that he believed could reach 40 knots — a concept that was well ahead of his time. Larsen’s team tracked down Smith in 2007 to tell the then 97-year-old that they had broken the 40 knots, using the ideas Smith came up with 44 years earlier. Based on that design, they have since been able to go 50 knots and are pushing to go even faster.

“It is dangerous,” Larsen admits. “You go out there and you don’t realize the consequences if the smallest thing goes wrong.” The worst crashes are the ones when the boat dives directly into the water. “That’s a killer. At least in the air you slow down.” Although there is some danger, Larsen and his team won’t stop until they hit the 60 knot mark and take with it the world speed sailing record.

51. Larsen hopes to realize his dream to 　　　　.

　 　　 A. set a new world speed sailing record

　 　　 B. design a craft which can fly and sail

　 　　 C. win a gold medal in the Olympic Games

　 　　 D. put his Vestas Sailrocket 2 into market

52. To challenge the record, a competitor must 　　　　.

　 　　 A. make a boat of special paper

　 　　 B. sail the boat designed by himself

　 　　 C. go through half a kilometer course

　 　　 D. make use of the latest technology

53. What can we infer from the text about Bernard Smith?　

　 　　 A. He was a professional sailor himself.

　 　　 B. He instructed Larsen’s work now and then.

　 　　 C. He designed the boat particularly for Larsen.

　 　　 D. He got to know his concept proved to be a success.

54. The most dangerous moment comes when Larsen’s boat 　　　　.

　 　　 A. reaches the highest speed　 　　　 B. gets into water from the air

　 　　 C. starts to fly into the air　 　　　 D. slows down in the air

55. What would be the best title for the text?　

　 　　 A. The world speed sailing competition

　 　　 B. A flying boat is coming into our life

　 　　 C. Rocket scientist Bernard Smith’s dream

　 　　 D. Newly-designed boat challenges the record

D

Here’s an easy choice: would you rather spend 4 minutes chatting to a good friend or to a complete stranger?

It’s safe to say most of us would choose our friend. With friends we can “be ourselves”, which means expressing our feelings freely. The problem with strangers is that we have to make much effort: psychologists (心理学家) call it “impression management”. We control our behavior more tightly and our impression management starts being very active. But according to recent research, there are hidden benefits to this effort and a lesson for all of us about how we should treat those we know well.

The researchers had participants (参与者) predict how pleasurable it would be to chat with their friends and a complete stranger.

They then had a quick chat and rated how good they felt afterwards. What they found was that people enjoyed talking to their friends less than they predicted. On the other hand, they had more fun talking to a stranger than they had predicted.

So what’s going on here? How can people be having more fun than they imagine talking to complete strangers and less with the person they are in a long-term relationship with?

What the researchers found was that it comes down to whether or not you’re making an effort. Sometimes when we talk to our friends we don’t make much effort to entertain them or to present ourselves in the best light. But we do tend to make much effort with strangers.

In a follow-up study the researchers told participants to make an effort with their friends and then their enjoyment of the social communication improved in line with their predictions. This suggests that we can all have more fun with our friends if we make an effort.

47. When we talk with strangers, we tend to 　　　　.

　　 A. hide our feelings　　　　　　　　　　　 B. control our behavior 　　　　　　　　　　 C. express our feelings freely　　　 　　 D. judge their first impression of us

48. What did the researchers find?

　　 A. It was hard to talk with strangers.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 B. Most people liked to talk with friends.　

　　 C. People had more fun talking with strangers. 　　　　

　　 D. Most people preferred to talk with strangers.

49. What can we conclude from the last paragraph?

　　 A. Our friends are easier to entertain. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 B. We don’t have much fun talking with friends.

　　 C. We need make much effort talking with strangers.

　　 D. We can have more fun with our friends through our effort.

50. The main purpose of the text is to let us learn about 　　　　.

　　 A. how to communicate with strangers 　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 B. the benefits of talking to strangers

　　 C. the way we should treat our friends 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 D. how to improve our communication skills

C

After a couple of days out of town, Denise Thompson arrived at her Kilkenny home on Sunday afternoon to a bizarre scene: her front lawn was gone.

Neighbors had noticed a white truck and trailer (拖车) at the home over the weekend — and the replacement (取代) of green grass with dark brown soil — but thought nothing of it, thinking it was a routine (日常的) landscaping job.

Thompson stayed home from work on Monday, talking to her puzzled insurance company about a $10,000 problem, and hoping that someone realized their mistake. When that didn’t happen, she turned to the news media.

By late Tuesday, The Journal’s story had become widespread, with 130,000 web hits and links from The Drudge Report and The New Yorker websites.

Thompson’s patience brought good results minutes after the story first appeared. The landscaper hadn’t seen the news, but came to her house at 7:30 pm on Monday to drop off a business card and a note.

“He was really apologetic about it,” Thompson said. “I’m not happy about it of course, but I am OK that he came forward finally and did apologize for it and is willing to fix it.”

Patrick Kukanu, owner of Kupak Landscapes Ltd., said it was a mistake. “Our BobCat guy was supposed to be three blocks down,” Kukanu said. “He had the wrong address.”

When the company realized what had happened on Saturday, Kukanu said several attempts were made to contact the homeowner or neighbors. The company offered to replace the lawn immediately on Tuesday, but that will wait.

“It’s just an honest mistake,” Kukanu said. “It’s an error and we’ll gladly correct it.”　

43. The underlined word “bizarre” in the first paragraph probably means “｡｡｡｡｡｡”.

　 　 A. common　 　　 B. beautiful　 　 C. strange　 　　 D. moving

44. What happened when Thompson was away from home?

　 　 A. Her lawn was destroyed and covered with soil.

　 　 B. A truck ran into her house and caused huge losses.

　 　 C. A thief entered her house and stole a lot of money.

　 　 D. Her neighbor used her truck without her permission.

45. What can we learn from the text?

　 　 A. The insurance company will pay Thompson a lot of money.

　 　 B. Thompson’s neighbors knew nothing about what happened.　

　 　 C. Thompson wouldn’t forgive the landscaper for his mistake.

　 　 D. Thompson’s story attracted a lot of interest on the Internet.

46. Why did the landscaper come to visit Thompson on Monday?

　 　 A. To make an apology to Thompson.　

　　 B. To leave a business card and a note.　

　　 C. To finish his landscaping work.

　　 D. To replace the lawn immediately.　

B

If you want to travel around the world, live in comfort and save money, home exchanges are the way to go.

Cambridge England Home Exchange

It is a Victorian townhouse in the beautiful city of Cambridge. It is only a 20-minute walk from the historical centre.

Description: In Cambridge you can visit the 800-year-old University, the many museums and galleries (画廊), go boating on the River Cam, enjoy Shakespeare’s works performed in the College gardens in summer, and visit stately (豪华的) homes, parks and gardens nearby.

We live in the friendly Mill Road neighborhood of the city with many international shops and cafés. Our house is near a children’s play park and is a 15-minute walk to Cambridge station for a 45-minute train journey to central London. Stansted Airport is only 30 minutes away.

We are a party of four, my wife and I and our two children. Our home is a family home, with one big bedroom and two small bedrooms, one bathroom, a large living room and a kitchen overlooking (俯视) our 100-foot garden. It is homely and is filled with books and toys. The sofa in the living room is a sofa bed.

Features: Television, Computer, Balcony, Restaurants and Stores Nearby, Public Transportation Available, Galleries / Museums

Requirements: No Smoking, No Pets

Nearest Metropolitan Area: London

Available Options: Home Exchange

Period of Availability: mid-July to early September, New Year

Preferred Destination: Europe

Number of people traveling with us on exchange: We have two adults and two children traveling on exchange and our home can comfortably sleep five.

39. The writer wrote this text in order to 　　　　.

　 　 A. tell us the convenience of home exchange

　 　 B. introduce the beautiful city of Cambridge

　 　 C. advertise his house for home exchange

　 　 D. encourage travelers to travel in a cheap way

40. Who would most probably be interested in contacting the writer?

　 　 A. A family in Cambridge who want to sell their house.

　 　 B. A local family who want to rent a house for one year.

　 　 C. A businessman who wants to stay in Cambridge for two days.

　 　 D. A family who want to spend a long holiday in Cambridge in August.

41. What can we learn about the location of the writer’s house?

　 　 A. It is not far away from Stansted Airport.

　 　 B. It is a 45-minute walk to central London.

　 　 C. It is a 15-minute walk to a children’s play park.

　 　 D. It is a 20-minute ride to Cambridge University.

42. The writer may say no to a family 　　　　.

　 　 A. that has no pets　　　　　 　　　 B. that has a heavy smoker

　 　 C. that has five family members　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that wants to exchange in New Year

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

I have worked with many children infected (被感染) with the AIDS virus. The relationships that I have developed with them have been 　16　 　in my life. They have taught me so many things.

Tyler was born infected with the virus and his mother was also infected. From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medicine to 　17　 . When he was five, he had a tube put into a vein (静脉) in his body. This tube was 　18　 　to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack (背包) on his back. Medicine was given through this tube to his body.

Tyler wasn’t willing to 　19　 　one single moment of his childhood to the disease. It was not 　20　 　to find him playing and racing around the backyard, 　21　 　his medicine-filled backpack. All of us were 　22　 　his pure joy in being alive and the 　23　 　it gave him. Tyler’s mom often made fun of him by telling him that he moved so 　24　 　that she needed to dress him in red. In that 　25　 , when she looked through the window to 　26　 　him playing in the yard, she could quickly 　27　 　him.

The disease 　28　 　defeated Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, 　29　 　did his mother. When it became 　30　 　that he wasn’t going to survive, Tyler’s mom comforted him by telling him that she was 　31　 　too, and she would be with him soon in heaven.

A few days before his 　32　 , Tyler said to me, “I might die soon. I’m not 　33　 . When I die, please dress me in red. Mom 　34　 　that she’s coming to heaven, too. I’ll be 　35　 　when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me.”

16. A. struggles　　 B. gifts　　　　 C. opportunities　　　　 D. challenges

17. A. succeed　　　 B. rest　　　　 　 C. survive　　　　 　 D. stand

18. A. comfirmed　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. compared　　 　　 C. added　　 　　　　　　 D. linked

19. A. give up　　　 B. take up　　　 C. come across　 　　　 D. pick out

20. A. always　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unusual　　　 　　　 C. frequently　　　 　　 D. often

21. A. observing　　 B. cleaning　　　 C. offering　　　　 　　　　 D. wearing

22. A. angry with　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. satisfied with　 C. surprised at　　　　　　　 D. proud of

23. A. function　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. failure　　　　 　　 C. pressure　　　　 　　 D. energy

24. A. fast　　　　 B. easily　　　　 C. strangely　　　　 D. heavily

25. A. case　　　　 B. way　　　　 　 C. state　　　 　　　　　　　 D. moment

26. A. deal with　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. focus on　　　 　　 C. check on　 　　　　 D. worry about

27. A. spot　　　　 B. blame　　　　 C. protect　　　　 　 D. oppose

28. A. absolutely　　 B. firmly　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. gratefully　　　 　　　 D. finally

29. A. as　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　 　　 C. but　　　　 　　 　　　 D. yet

30. A. generous　　 B. cautious　　　 C. obvious　　　　 　 D. dangerous

31. A. dying　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. arguing　　　 　　　 C. regretting　　 D. reacting

32. A. return　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. change　　　 　　　 C. death　　　 　　　　　 D. freedom

33. A. scared　　　 　 B. interested　　 C. enthusiastic　 　　　　 D. satisfied

34. A. suggested　　 　 B. promised　　 C. agreed　　　　 　 D. believed

35. A. playing　　　 B. crying　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. training　　　　 　　　 D. working