考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分

一、完型填空（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。

I worked hard for a whole week. So I decided to relax and went out of town with my son for the 1 . When we were walking on the street, we felt a little 2 . So we found a café and 3 to have lunch there. After we sat down at our table, I 4 an elderly couple having lunch at a table across the room. I must have looked over at them a few times because my son asked me if I 5 them. I shook my head and said no. But I told him that they 6 me of my own grandparents.

When the waitress came over, I asked her if she knew them. She said she did. She said it was the elderly man’s birthday today. On hearing this, I wanted to do something for them, so I told the 7 that I wanted to buy them the lunch and gave her the money.

Some time later, the elderly couple came over to 8 us. They were so excited that someone had bought them lunch. It was really a big 9 for them. They said that they had been a little 10 because their own son and daughter seemed to have 11 the old man’s birthday. But they were really cheered up by my 12 .

My son was surprised that I had paid for this couple who we didn’t know. He asked me why I did it. I smiled at him and replied that my grandparents used to go out for lunch to celebrate their birthdays in the same way and it just felt like the 13 thing to do to make this couple smile, 14 on their birthdays. Hearing my 15 , my son smiled.

1. A. week

B. hour

C. month

D. weekend



2. A. hungry

B. thirsty

C. hot

D. bored



3.A. continued

B. decided

C. refused

D. begged



4. A. noticed

B. visited

C. recognized

D. attracted



5.A.interrupted

B. invited

C. knew

D. needed



6.A.introduced

B. reminded

C. brought

D. sent



7. A. manager

B. man

C. couple

D. waitress



8. A. support

B. comfort

C. impress

D. thank



9. A. activity

B. surprise

C. chance

D. change



10. A. moved

B. tired

C. shocked

D. sad



11. A. ruined

B. delayed

C. forgotten

D. celebrated



12. A. action

B. advice

C. opinion

D. wish



13. A. right

B. normal

C.unnecessary

D. useful



14. A. always

B. only

C. especially

D. even



15. A. excuses

B. news

C. questions

D. words





二、语法填空（共10小题 每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Dinosaurs now are far away from us. Dinosaurs were real animals that once lived on the earth, but they _16_ (die) out about 65 million years ago. The _17_(disappear) of the dinosaurs is _18_ some way a great mystery. Some scientists think that the climate changed suddenly. Fossils of trees tell us that the temperature dropped a lot and that the level of the sea dropped as well. This means that it got suddenly much _19_ (cold). Perhaps the dinosaurs were too slow __20__(change) with the climate. A new idea is _21_ a meteor(流星) crashed into the earth. Scientists discovered a place in Mexico _22_ they think the meteor crashed. They think that there was a lot of dust from the meteor. The dust landed on the plants. Also the dust blocked(阻挡)the sun’s light for as long as five years. Many animals, _23_ (include) dinosaurs, were plant eaters, and perhaps the dust killed __24___. This means there was nothing left for meat eating dinosaurs to eat, and so they died out. But, as many animals from that time did not die, we are not 100% sure what ___25___ (real) happened.

三、阅读 第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

I have been using the Internet since I was five years old, when my dad first sat me down in front of a computer and connected me to the World Wide Web.

I've always felt like a master of the Internet world. AOL Instant Messaging, MSN, Gmail, Facebook, Myspace － I've got it all under control. I thought there was nothing more to it besides checking my e-mail and wasting my time, until I was introduced to electronic commerce (e-commerce): business on the Internet.

Some online businesses are run from one-room home offices. Others have hundreds of employees spread across five different continents. Have you ever heard of Amazon.com, Yahoo.com?

My friends often said they got cheap textbooks off Amazon.com, or had a good deal on Steve Madden boots that were on sale at SteveMadden.com. Unfortunately for me, I continued my "e-commerce-less" Web-surfing, unaware（未意识到） of all the deals I was missing out on.

That is, of course, until my sister finally sold the idea to me.

"Why are all these packages arriving in the mail for you, Katy?" I asked her one day. Strange envelopes had been put on our doorstep for weeks now, each one always addressed to my sister; and we all know little sisters should never be getting more mail than their older siblings (兄弟姐妹)!

"Oh, it's the stuff I ordered online!" she answered. I watched speechlessly as she opened item after item. There was no way our parents were letting her spend that much money ---- online or off!

"How much did all of this cost?"

"Oh, only about $15 in all!" She said excitedly. "Everything on eBay is on sale! It's way better than going to the mall."

I felt as if during my entire life, there had been a store right in my backyard that I had never walked into! That week, I ordered a used Spanish textbook for my summer course online for 10 percent of the publishing price. A few days later, I bought an iPod protector and a book or two through the wonderful eBay.com.

26. From the first two paragraphs we can conclude that the author ______.

A. had no experience using computer

B. thought surfing the Internet was a waste of time

C. only used the Internet to check e-mail

D. had no idea of what e-commerce is

27. What does the underlined word “stuff” in Paragraph 7 mean?

A. Things bought on line.

B. People working in online shops.

C. Shops on the Internet.

D. People who do online shopping.

28. Why was the author surprised when she saw her sister’s items?

A. Because she had no knowledge of online shopping.

B. Because she did not like the stuff that her sister bought.

C. Because she thought her parents liked her sister more.

D. Because she had not thought her sister should buy so many things.

29. The underlined part of the sentence in the last paragraph suggests that the author ________ .

A. wanted to go for a walk in her backyard

B. had never done online shopping before

C. was eager to open up an online shop

D. showed great interest in the Internet

30. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To give advice on how to do online shopping.

B. To encourage readers to do online shopping.

C. To share her experiences on how to know e-commerce.

D. To introduce some famous websites to readers.

B

I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it. Mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be a most wonderful thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she said again, “is for Elizabeth.”

I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed in action. But as a young girl. I wanted to have heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.

They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional (易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface (表面)”.

As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.

My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace – it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

But the present of her desk told me, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside – a photo of my father and a one-paper letter, folded and refolded many times. It was my letter.

“In any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.”

31．The writer began to love her mother’s desk________.

A．after Mother died B．after she wrote the letter

C．when she was a child D．when Mother gave it to her

32．The passage shows that_________.

A．Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter

B．Mother was too serious about her daughter in words

C．Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words

D．Mother wrote to her daughter in careless words

33. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The author may work as a writer

B. The author and her mother love each other, but didn’t say it out

C. Neither the author nor her mother had a happy family.

D. The author’s mother is a person who prefers act to words.

34．What did Mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness?

A．She had never received the letter.

B．For years, she often talked about the letter.

C．She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.

D．She read the letter again and again till she died.

35．What’s best title of the passage?

A．My letter to Mother B．Mother and children

C．My Mother’s Desk D．Talks between Mother and me

C

If you have to miss a meal a day, which meal will cause you fewest health problems if you don’t eat it? If you have to make a decision of this type, most people (especially very busy people) will choose to skip breakfast.

However, many experts in the field of health consider breakfast ( the meal which “break” you “fast” ) to be the most important meal of the day. If we eat a good breakfast, they say, we will have the energy and nutrients (营养) we need to begin our working day with vigor(活力) and stay hopeful with good honor. However, many people skip br