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。

21. — Do you mind my asking you a rather personal question?

— Not at all. _____.

A. Go ahead B. Sounds a good idea

C. That depends D. That’s fine

22. We were caught in _____ sudden rainstorm, which made our trip in the valley _____ unbelievable adventure.

A. a; 不填 B. 不填; an C. a; an D. 不填; 不填

23. —I’m afraid tickets for the concert have been sold out.

—Well, let’s take a chance. There _____ still be some left.

A. must B. might C. should D. would

24. The news _____ the prime minister will pay a visit to our school next week has not yet being confirmed.

A. when B. whether C. that D. why

25. As I was tidying my room, I found the letter by accident, _____ was addressed to my late grandfather.

A. who B. which C. that D. what

26. The old lady likes to keep things in the house, _____ throw them away, though many are useless.

A. more than B. but also C. as if D. rather than

27. . Petrol, _____ with the right amount of air, will burn when it meets with a flame.

A. mixed B. mixing C. having mixed D. to mix

28. Some primary school students gathered there, _____ at the young man in rags.

A. staring B. having stared C. stared D. being stared

29. To be honest, if it is a _____ Michelangelo drawing, it will sell for millions of pounds.

A. genuine B. novel C. rude D. fake

30. —Didn’t you find the film exciting?

—_____, I nearly fell asleep half way through it!

A. As a result B. In other words C. On the contrary D. After all

31. _____ the businessman isn’t very rich, he gives a large amount of money to the students every year.

A. Since B. Though C. Unless D. When

32. Instead of _____ the dictionary, I always try to guess the meanings of those new words in the passage.

A. accounting for B. turning to C. bringing up D. doing with

33. —The works of art on show were beautiful indeed.

—True. It’s a pity that we _____ to take pictures in the museum.

A. didn’t permit B. haven’t permitted

C. weren’t permitted D. haven’t been permitted

34. One of the reasons for the great success of the film is _____ it brings back the happy memories of our childhood.

A. why B. whether C. where D. that

35. Many novels _____ by Mark Twain are set in his childhood on the Mississippi.

A. written B. being written C. to be written D. having written

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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。

Rachel lived outside Seattle and always wanted to help others when young. At age 5, she learned about an organization named Locks of Love which 36 hair donations to make wigs (假发) for children who have

37 their own hair because of cancer or other diseases. Rachel then asked to have her long hair 38 and sent to it.

Then when she was 8, her school began 39 money to build wells in Africa. When she learned that other children had no clean 40 , Rachel was shocked. So she asked her parents to 41 holding her birthday party. In place of 42 , she asked her friends to 43 $9 each to the project in Africa.

Rachel’s ninth birthday was on June 12, and she had 44 a birthday page on the Internet with a goal of $300. 45 , Rachel was able to raise only $220 — which had left her just a bit 46 .

On July 20, Rachel was 47 injured in a traffic accident. That was a terrible shock to her friends, who wanted to find some way of showing 48 . They began donating on Rachel’s birthday page. Donations 49 her $300 goal quickly, and kept rising.

When it was 50 that Rachel would never recover, her parents donated her hair a final time to Locks of Love, and her organs (器官) to other children. Word

51 about Rachel’s story.

More 52 was being raised. The total donations soon topped $100,000, then $300,000. 53 others, I was also moved and donated. Until now more than $850,000 has been raised from all over the world, 54 donations from Africans moved by the little American girl who 55 their continent.

36. A. sells B. uses C. buys D. borrows

37. A. washed B. worn C. lost D. pulled

38. A. cut B. tied C. brushed D. dried

39. A. raising B. spending C. wasting D. earning

40. A. air B. paper C. room D. water

41. A. stop B. enjoy C. practise D. start

42. A. time B. hair C. games D. presents

43. A. give B. owe C. serve D. award

44. A. put up B. set up C. picked up D. backed up

45. A. Besides B. So C. However D. Therefore

46. A. excited B. relaxed C. tired D. disappointed

47. A. unluckily B. uncertainly C. impossibly D. unfairly

48. A. courage B. support C. interest D. power

49. A. established B. found C. passed D. allowed

50. A. clear B. possible C. necessary D. proper

51. A. disappeared B. changed C. ended D. spread

52. A. evidence B. money C. advice D. doubt

53. A. From B. For C. Like D. Without

54. A. saving B. including C. sending D. costing

55. A. cared about B. looked for C. belonged to D. relied on

第三部分 阅读理解（共二节，20小题；每小题2分，共40分）

第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑

A

Air is an odorless (无气味的), invisible (看不见的) gas that surrounds the earth. It is everywhere on the planet. An “empty” drinking glass and an “empty” room, to give two examples, are not really empty. Each is filled with air. When the glass is filled with water, the water pushes the air out of the glass.

Air, as a gas, has no definite (明确的) shape, but, because it is matter, it takes up space. It is easy to prove that air is something that takes up space. Stuff a dry handkerchief into the bottom（底部） of a glass so that it will not fall out when the glass is turned upside-down. Push the upside-down glass; hold it straight into a jar of water till the glass is completely covered. When the glass is taken out of water, the handkerchief will be dry. The air inside the glass takes up space and keeps the water from coming in.

56. What does the underlined word “Stuff” (in Paragraph 2) mean?

　　 A. Press tightly. B. Take out. C. Put down. D. Turn fully.

57. The writer tells us that _______.

　　 A. the experiment is done in the laboratory

　　 B. the experiment is done outside the room

　　 C. the experiment is easily done

　　 D. the experiment is carried out indoors

58. Which of the following pictures gives us the correct result?

　　 (W—water; A—air; H—handkerchief)

B

Hobbs was an orphan（孤儿）. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.

One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other.”

“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will（遗嘱）,” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”

“Yes, I see. I’ll do that,” said the young man.

59 Hobbs wanted to borrow money to _______.

A. study abroad B. work abroad

C. pay off the debts D. learn to paint pictures

60. What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” （in Paragraph 2） probably mean?

A. Surprised. B. Frightened. . Satisfied. D. Excited.

61. With the money he got, at first Hobbs _______.

A. planned to have a happy life for a few days

B. decided to give up his work in the factory

C. was to give a dinner to his friends

D. had no idea what to do

62. Hobbs was asked to _______.

A. tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it

B. read his uncle’s will

C. tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money

D. buy some pictures

C

February has long been a month of romance. With the sweet smell of roses in the air, romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspapers and magazines.

On the 14th day, it is a custom for a boy to take his girlfriend out to dinner, buy her flowers and chocolates, write poems, sing to her or even spell out her name with rose petals! This is what you see on Valentine’s Day, a day named after Valentine who was a priest in the third century Rome. When the emperor (皇帝) decided that single men could become better soldiers than those with wives, he didn’t allow marriage.

But Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young lovers in secret. When his actions were discovered, the emperor sentenced him to death. While in prison, it is said that Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard. Before his death, he wrote her a letter, which he signed “From your Valentine”, an expression that is still in use today. Valentine died for what he believed in and so he was made a Saint (圣徒), as well as becoming one of history’s most romantic characters.

Nowadays, Valentine’s Day is also popular among Chinese young people. Some students are planning to make Valenti