选择题部分（共80分）

第一部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10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，并在答题卡上写上正确答案。

1.—Tony said he could fix my bicycle, but I really doubt it.

—_______. He’s very good at this sort of thing.

A. Don’t worry B. I couldn’t agree more C. Of course D. A piece of cake

2.—Did you enjoy yourself last weekend, Tom?

—Yes, as you know, ______ birthday party went on in _____ most pleasant atmosphere.

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

3.—Mary, are you sure your aunt ___ back from America?

—Yes. My mother ___ me. I am going to see her now.

A. has come; told B. came; had told C. had come; tells D. is coming; has told

4.crops such as peas or soybeans put important minerals back into the soil, ________ it ready for crops such as wheat or corn that need rich and fertile soil.

A. having made B. made C. making D. to make

5.He had planned to make a compromise，but he changed his mind at the last minute.

A. therefore B. otherwise C. anyhow D. somehow

6.The old lady is said to have three children，two of ____are studying abroad.

A. whom B. them C. all D. who

7.There came a point in his life____ he had to think about seriously about his future.

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

8.—Have you checked the engine?

—Yes, I did twice; there ______ be anything wrong with the car.

A. won’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. shouldn’t

9.We think that it’s love, generosity and perseverance make the world it is today.

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

10.Your daughter ____ to be a famous musician, so you should keep her practicing the piano.

A. promises B. agrees C. expects D. pretends

11.China’s population is expected to increase to about 1.5 billion, ____ it will start to decline slowly.

A. after that B. since when C. on which D. after which

12.—You seem busy these days.

—Yes. I’m looking for a house. It’s really not easy to find _____ with four bedrooms.

A. one B. the one C. it D. that

13.People can accept the fact that prices tend to rise year by year but at a(an) ______ rate.

A. modest B. sharp C. regular D. amazing

14.We did have a quarrel about money last night, but now we have already _____.

A. taken up B. made up C. put up D. brought up

15.______, I can see that those terrible events shaped me into the person I am today.

A. Having looked back B. Looking back C. Being looking back D. To be looking back

16.The U.S. government on Wednesday _______ former Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as ambassador to China, making him the first Chinese-American ever to take the post.

A. accumulated B. reflected C. distinguished D. appointed

17.—If it hadn’t been raining so hard, I might have been home much earlier.

—It’s too bad you _____ it. Nancy _____ here and she _____ to see you.

A. didn’t make; is; was? B. won’t make; will be; wants

C. didn’t make; was; wanted D. won’t make; would be; wanted

18.—I’m going to have lunch. Do you mind talking about your plan ____ lunch?

—All right. I’ll wait here in the office.

A. after B. before C. over D. until

19.Miss Green often said “God helps those who help themselves”, intending to _______ on us the significance of being independent.

A. base B. impress C. focus D. rely

20. —Sorry my dog frightened your daughter.

—Forget it! _______.

A. She deserved it B. Every dog has its day

C. Bad luck comes three D. Animals will be animals

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—60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。

21．A．but B．and C．or D．so

22．A．lonely B．shamed C．tired D．worried

23．A．space B．thought C．shade D．impression

24．A．speak B．change C．blow D．keep

25．A．represent B．expand C．admit D．convince

26．A．growing B．falling C．living D．waiting

27．A．attention B．satisfaction C．interest D．death

28．A．agreement B．answer C．announcement D．judgment

29．A．writes B．informs C．prints D．goes

30．A．meanings B．messages C．reasons D．purposes

31．A．turn up B．put up C．use up D．mess up

32．A．structures B．programs C．balance D．position

33．A．legs B．patience C．energy D．dollars

34．A．ancient B．new C．modern D．underground

35．A．shout B．jump C．knock D．stare

36．A．as if B．now that C．so that D．in case

37．A．annoying B．enjoyable C．dusty D．amusing

38．A．less than B．rather than C．more than D．other than

39．A．determination B．love C．progress D．power

40．A．surface B．way C．principle D．nature

第二部分 阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2份，满分50分）

第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

My newly-rented small apartment was far away from the centre of London and it was becoming essential for me to find a job, so finally I spent a whole morning getting to town and putting my name down to be considered by London Transport for a job on the underground. They were looking for guards, not drivers. This suited me. I couldn’t drive a car but thought that I could probably guard a train, and perhaps continue to write my poems between stations. The writers Keats and Chekhov had been doctors. T.S. Eliot had worked in a bank and Wallace Stevens for an insurance company. I’d be a subway guard. I could see myself being cheerful, useful, a good man in a crisis. Obviously I’d be overqualified but I was willing to forget about that in return for a steady income and travel privileges — those being particularly welcome to someone living a long way from the city centre.

The next day I sat down, with almost a hundred other candidates, for the intelligence test. I must have done all right because after about half an hour’s wait I was sent into another room for a psychological test. This time there were only about fifty candidates. The interviewer sat at a desk. Candidates were signaled forward to occupy the seat opposite him when the previous occupant had been dismissed, after a greater or shorter time. Obviously the long interviews were the more successful ones. Some of the interviews were as short as five minutes. Mine was the only one that lasted a minute and a half.

I can remember the questions now: “Why did you leave your last job?” “Why did you leave your job before that?” “And the one before that?” I can’t recall my answers, except that they were short at first and grew progressively shorter. His closing statement, I thought, revealed a lack of sensitivity which helped to explain why as a psychologist, he had risen no higher than the underground railway. “You’ve failed the psychological test and we are unable to offer you a position.”

Failing to get that job was my low point. Or so I thought, believing that the work was easy. Actually, such jobs — being a postman is another one I still desire — demand exactly the sort of elementary yet responsible awareness that the habitual dreamer is least qualified to give. But I was still far short of full self-understanding. I was also short of cash.

41．The writer applied for the job chiefly because _________.

A．he could no longer afford to live without one

B．he wanted to work in the centre of London

C．he was not interested in any other available job

D．he had received some suitable training

42．The writer thought he was overqualified for the job because _________.

A．he often traveled underground B．he had written many poems

C．he had worked in a company D．he could deal with difficult situations

43.What does the writer realize now that he did not realize then?

A．How unpleasant ordinary jobs can be. B．How unsuitable he was for the job.

C．How difficult it is to be a poet. D．How badly he did in the interview.

44．．The length of his interview meant that _________.

A．he did not like the interviewer at all B．he had not done well in the intelligence test

C． he was not going to be offered the job D．he had little work experience to talk about

45．What’s the writer’s opinion of the psychologist?

A. He was rather unsympathetic. B. He was unhappy with his job.

C. He was quite inefficient. D. He was very aggressive（有进取心的）.

B

Looking back on my childhood. I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic.

Before Word War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal clear memory of dogs, the farm animals, the local birds and above all, the insects.

I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasm has led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle. Because it all seems to fit together .This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books. Which some may light honor, with the title of scientific research.

But curiosity a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist? One of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack. A scientist can be made a naturalist. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.

46. According to the author, a born naturalist should first of all be _____

full of ambition