(滿(mǎn)分150分;時(shí)間120分鐘)
第一部分 聽(tīng)力(共兩節(jié),滿(mǎn)分30分)
第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分,滿(mǎn)分7.5分)
聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng),并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后,你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。
1. Where are the speakers probably?
A. In a car. B. In a room. C. In a garage.
2. What does the woman mean?
A. She knew how to do it. B. She didnt find Mr Johnson. C. Mr Johnson didnt tell her.
3. What can we know about the speakers?
A. They are at Aunt Helens. B. The boy hasnt finished his homework yet.
C. They come back late from Aunt Helens.
4. When does the conversation probably take place?
A. At the beginning of a term. B. In the summer vacation. C. At the end of a term.
5. What can be inferred about John?
A. He told a lie. B. He took his mother to the hospital. C. He forgot to turn in his homework.
第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1.5分,滿(mǎn)分22.5分)
聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng),并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前,你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽(tīng)完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。
聽(tīng)第6段材料,回答第6至7題。
6. What does the boys father like to eat?
A. Fried chicken. B. Apple pies. C. Salad.
7. What do we know about Jacks mother?
A. She will be away for some time. B. She will cook meals for Jack tomorrow.
C. She will teach Jack how to cook meals.
聽(tīng)第7段材料,回答第8至10題。
8. What does the lady think of the shirt?
A. Special. B. Expensive. C. Valueless.
9. How much does an ordinary shirt cost?
A. About 150 dollars. B. About 120 dollars. C. About 50 dollars.
10. How much will the lady pay for the two shirts?
A. 240 dollars. B. 260 dollars. C. 300 dollars.
聽(tīng)第8段材料,回答第11至13題。
11. Who started the factory?
A. Mr Hanks. B. Mr Ford. C. Miss Green.
12. What did the factory produce at first?
A. Cars. B. Bicycles. C. Motorbikes.
13. Where does the factory sell its products now?
A. In Africa and America. B. In America and Asia. C. In Africa and Asia.
聽(tīng)第9段材料,回答第14至17題。
14. When did the woman come home?
A. Yesterday afternoon. B. The day before yesterday. C. Six days ago.
15. Why will the man go back to his university?
A. To learn Taiji. B. To write a novel. C. To learn Chinese medicine.
16. What is the Chinese professor famous for?
A. Teaching Chinese medicine. B. Teaching Taiji. C. Curing many kinds of cancers.
17. What will the speakers do together?
A. Visit the Chinese professor. B. Go to their village. C. Visit their maths teacher.
聽(tīng)第10段材料,回答第18至20題。
18. How do students feel before meeting their host family?
A. Calm. B. Disappointed. C. Nervous.
19. Which is the best choice when visiting a new culture?
A. Staying in a family. B. Staying in a hotel. C. Renting an apartment.
20. What does the speaker suggest you do when doing volunteer work?
A. Look for the differences. B. Learn about others. C. Try to learn about yourself.
第二部分 閱讀理解(共兩節(jié),滿(mǎn)分40分)
第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2分,滿(mǎn)分30分)
閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
A
Filmmaker Jennifer Nelson had to pay $1,500 to have “Happy Birthday to You” sung in the movie shes making. The money went to Warner Music Group, a company that claims to own the copyright on the song. A copyright is the legal right to use or sell a creative product such as a song, a TV show, a book, or a work of art. Warner has claimed the copyright for “Happy Birthday to You” since 1988.
“I never thought the song was owned by anyone,” Nelson said in an e-mail to The New York Times. “I thought it belonged to everyone.”
Nelsons movie is a documentary—a film that uses pictures or interviews with people to create a factual report of real-life events—and is actually about the history of the “Happy Birthday” song itself.
Two sisters named Mildred and Patty Hill wrote a song called “Good Morning to All” in 1893. Over a short period of time, people began to sing the words “happy birthday to you” in place of the original lyrics to the tune of the Hill sisters song.
A number of history experts say that there is no record of who actually wrote the “Happy Birthday to You” lyrics. Historians also say there is no way to know when the general public began singing the “Happy Birthday” song, but they believe it was being sung by the public long before it was printed and owned by a company.
Nelsons lawyers say this piece of musics history proves that “Happy Birthday to You” belongs to everyone in the general public. That would mean Warner Music Group has no right to charge anyone a fee (費(fèi)) to sing the song in any setting.
Experts estimate (估計(jì)) that Warner/Chappell, the publishing division of the Warner Music Group, has made about $2 million a year from licensing fees for “Happy Birthday to You.”
Nelsons lawyers are asking a court in New York City to order Warner/Chappell to return fees they have collected over the past four years for use of the “Happy Birthday” song.
21. Why did Jennifer Nelson have to pay Warner Music Group?
A. To have it write a song for her movie. B. To have it play a song in her movie.
C. To have a song sung in her movie. D. To own the copyright on a song.
22. What can be proved by the history experts statement about the “Happy Birthday” song?
A. It has always been very popular. B. It has a history more than 200 years.
C. It does not belong to Warner Music Group. D. It was owned by another company at first.
23. According to Nelsons lawyers, to sing the “Happy Birthday” song, people ____ .
A. should pay the Hill sisters B. neednt pay for any purpose
C. should pay Warner Music Group D. neednt pay except for business use
24. If the court supports Nelsons lawyers claim, ____ .
A. Warner will return about $8 million B. she can get the copyright on the song
C. Warner will have to pay her for her damages D. she only needs to pay a little money to use the song
B
Tabb doesnt look like a typical music teacher. But every weekday evening in the French Quarter New Orleans, he beats out the rhythm on his music stand as students play their chosen instruments.
“Im doing my best to take young people away from harmful things,” said Tabb. His program, “The Roots of Music”, offers free music education to more than 100 students. He struggles to keep young people on the straight and narrow in the city with the nations highest murder rate.
Tabb chose to target 9-to-14-year-olds with his program. “Thats a very important time in your life,” he said. “If I catch them then, I can hold onto them for at least four or five years and guide them the way that will lead them to success.”
Students meet from 4 pm to 7 pm every weekday, all year round. They work with tutors on schoolwork, practice their music and eat a hot meal before heading home. With the money provided by some people, Tabbs group is able to provide bus transportation, instruments and food for free. He calls it his “no excuse” policy. “You have no excuse why youre not here,” Tabb said. Tabb owes the success in part to the nature of music. “Youre always learning something new,” he said. “Thats what keeps the kids coming back every day.”
But the program isnt only about fun. “Music is about discipline,” said Tabb. He insists on good behavior and keeps kids in order with threats of sit-ups, pushups or tasks like picking up grains of rice—but these measures arent just punishment. Tabb wants young people to realize that music can help them build a better future. “I dont say that Im saving lives,” he said. “I say Im giving life—a whole different life of music.”
25. The underlined phrase “keep young people on the straight and narrow” in Paragraph 2 means “keep young people
____”.
A. standing straight B. on the correct life track
C. busy performing music D. away from the dangerous parts of the city
26. What attracts children to join in the program to learn music?
A. The strict discipline rules. B. The famous music teacher.
C. The free food and transportation. D. The chance to learn new things.
27. What does Tabb mean by saying “Music is about discipline”?
A. Keeping discipline is more important than learning music.
B. Obeying rules is important in playing music well.
C. Kids can learn how to behave through music.
D. Music is also connected with kids grades.
28. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Kids improve grades through music learning. B. Tabbs program offers young people help.
C. Tabb offers kids free food to learn music. D. Tabb performs music for street children.
C
Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials (商業(yè)廣告) thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. “Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.” “Drink Good Wet Root Beer.” “Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, you are spared by the unending cry of “You Need It! Buy It Now!”
The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if youve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed: new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and its fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless (魯莽的) or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense (懸疑) story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right- or left-hand road? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But youve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.
The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and theres a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now youve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the armrests or even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit.
29. What can be seen all the way along a bus trip according to Paragraph 1?
A. Gas stations. B. Buses on the road.
C. Films on television. D. Advertisements on the billboards.
30. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are ____ .
A. comfortable B. exciting C. tiring D. boring
31. What would the writer probably favor?
A. Bus drivers who arent reckless. B. No billboards along the road.
C. No television set on the bus. D. Driving alone.
32. What is the purpose of writing this passage?
A. To persuade you to take a long bus trip. B. To describe the billboards along the road.
C. To give the writers opinion about long bus trips. D. To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.
D
What will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question, you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology. With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and wars. Todays leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memories.
In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond l20 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs (器官) (The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and so on—in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones.)
It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future.
33. According to Paragraph 1, human death is now mainly caused by ____ .
A. diseases and aging B. accidents and wars
C. accidents and aging D. heart diseases and wars
34. Why may humans live longer in the future?
A. Diseases will be far away from us. B. Human brains can decide the final death.
C. The basic materials of cells will last forever. D. Human organs can be repaired by new medicine.
35. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Human life cant last more than 120 years in the future.
B. Humans have to take medicine to build new skin cells now.
C. Much needs to be done before humans can have a longer life.
D. The technical problems have already been solved in building new cells.
第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分,滿(mǎn)分10分)
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。
36 Many schools have attempted to find ways for parents to participate in school management by setting up parent councils for parents to volunteer. However, while these may be important for developing a sense of community and parental ownership of the school and its issues, such activities do not translate directly to students achievement.
37 Simply asking the question, “So, what did you do in school today?” can start a discussion between parent and child about topics studied in class. Even talks at home about less classroom-specific topics that interest the student are shown to be important to raising student achievement. 38 Teachers can provide students with interesting ideas for starting school-related conversations at home. 39
The schools focus should be on how to enable parents and their children to have such meaningful conversations about the topics and ideas flowing from the classroom. 40 Finding ways to promote (促進(jìn)) direct parent participation in their childrens lives at school and at home will have a much greater influence.
A. Some parents expect too much of their children.
B. Starting a parent council may not be the first option.
C. Self-education plays an important role in childrens development.
D. Teenagers can have rich and interesting conversations if encouraged.
E. Another way for parents to be more active in their childrens education is effective.
F. Nowadays, there is a growing recognition that parental involvement is one key to student achievement.
G. Telling children that school is valuable is a lot less effective than showing them it by being involved in what they are doing there.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
第三部分 語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié),滿(mǎn)分45分)
第一節(jié) (共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿(mǎn)分30分)
閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。
Three weeks ago, Paul Davis was given up for dead. Today, the 24-year-old truck driver is on the road to getting 41 , thanks to the quick 42 first aid of six skilled college student 43 , who were traveling a few minutes behind his truck and got to him soon after it 44 .
The student nurses were on the way back from a day of medical 45 at a hospital. When they saw the 46 , they jumped out of their car. They were told that Davis was 47 dead, but they wouldnt move on without 48 for themselves. With the help of three men, they lifted him 49 . He was bleeding and his heart almost stopped beating. He was 50 dying.
One girl found an ice-cream on the ground and made an airway down his 51 . Another student held his tongue down. Then a third girl found a towel and 52 down with it on Davis neck to slow the bleeding. A fourth nurse brought a blanket (毯子) and 53 Davis to warm him up. They kept his legs raised. “We 54 talking to him,” said Miss Taylor, “We 55 that the last thing you lose is your 56 .”
The student nurses kept Davis 57 until he could be gotten to a hospital. There, he was brought out of 58 . A doctor said that Davis would have choked (窒息) and bled to death without the 59 of the six student nurses. That is 60 he is alive today.
41. A. well B. hard C. buried D. tough
42. A. physical B. scientific C. mental D. natural
43. A. doctors B. drivers C. nurses D. teachers
44. A. occured B. moved C. broke D. crashed
45. A. training B. team C. exercise D. examination
46. A. hospital B. accident C. truck D. student
47. A. already B. ever C. still D. yet
48. A. waiting B. treading C. trying D. seeing
49. A. in B. out C. up D. down
50. A. hardly B. partly C. obviously D. absolutely
51. A. throat B. neck C. mouth D. nose
52. A. pulled B. took C. pressed D. lay
53. A. covered B. removed C. dressed D. offered
54. A. missed B. avoided C. stopped D. kept
55. A. found B. realized C. thought D. learned
56. A. breathing B. feeling C. hearing D. smelling
57. A. excited B. sleepy C. alive D. relaxed
58. A. control B. danger C. breath D. life
59. A. care B. cure C. talk D. study
60. A. because B. why C. what D. where
第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿(mǎn)分15分)
閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
A bus driver has become a local celebrity (名人) since a picture of him helping an elderly lady to cross a road 61 (publish) online.
Mark Adams was seen parking his bus in the Jerico area of Oxford to help a 90-year-old lady 62 (call) Maureen.
Marks act of kindness was photographed by a builder 63 (use) his smartphone and sent to the bus company. 64 driver, from Wallingford, said his act of kindness was something he did for people every day. The 54-year-old, 65 has been a bus driver for 30 years, said bus services provided a lifeline for the elderly and he would “run all services for free if I were a millionaire”. He said, “I
66 (see) her before and knew she was on her way to do some shopping , so I pulled over and helped her to cross.”
Keith OConner caught the moment on Tuesday and sent his photograph to the Thames Travel bus company, where Mark works.
The modest driver said there were “thousands of bus drivers 67 me.” “There are so many old 68 (lady) in this area who rely on the bus for their 69 (independent),” he said, “It doesnt take much to be 70 (help).”
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
第四部分 寫(xiě)作(共兩節(jié),滿(mǎn)分35分)
第一節(jié) 短文改錯(cuò)(共10小題;每小題1分,滿(mǎn)分10分)
假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請(qǐng)你修改同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧),并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。
刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。
修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。
注意:1. 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞;
2. 只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。
Our school newspaper is looking at an editor for its English edition. The job mainly includes two parts. One is to choose suitable English articles from other newspaper, magazines or the Internet for us students. The other is to pick out articles from those that are written by the students in our school and edit them for use. We hoped that the person can meet the following requirements: First, he is willing to devote some of his spare time to serve others. Second, its necessary for him to be good at both English or fine arts. Beside, the ability to use the computer is not important. Those who is interested in the job, please get touch with the Students Union this week.
第二節(jié) 書(shū)面表達(dá)(滿(mǎn)分25分)
假如你是李華,請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)給你的美國(guó)筆友Tom寫(xiě)一封電子郵件,介紹你校最近舉辦的“校園創(chuàng)客作品展評(píng)(Makers on Campus)”活動(dòng)。要點(diǎn)如下:
1. 目的:對(duì)學(xué)生創(chuàng)新意識(shí)的益處;
2. 展出的作品(發(fā)明、設(shè)計(jì)或文學(xué)作品等);
3. 活動(dòng)的情況(同學(xué)們的表現(xiàn)、活動(dòng)的結(jié)果等);
4. 你對(duì)此活動(dòng)的感想。
注意:
1. 詞數(shù)100左右,郵件的開(kāi)頭和落款已給出,不計(jì)入總詞數(shù);
2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。
參考詞匯:創(chuàng)新 innovation
Dear Tom,
Yours,
Li Hua