I.语法、词汇。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)
1.Themaninthestorewon“tchangemoneyforhim______hebuyssomething.
A.ifB.or
C.butD.unless
2.Theoldharborisstillfullofpleasantatmosphereandwellworth______.
A.visitB.tovisit
C.tobevisitedD.visiting
3.Thecaroftenbreaksdownandwemusthaveit______thoroughly.
A.checkB.checked
C.tocheckD.checking
4.Ifshe______herelastnight,Iwouldhavetoldherthegoodnews.
A.cameB.hadcome
C.wouldcomeD.wascoming
5.Canyoutellme______aboutthiscitythatmakespeopleloveitsomuch
A.itiswhatB.whatitis
C.whatisitD.isitwhat
6.Bythetimeyougettotheshoppingmall,thestores______.
A.havebeenclosedB.aretobeclosed
C.willhavebeenclosedD.arebeingclosed
7.______,ournextstepistodeterminehowtocarryitout.
A.HavingmadetheplanB.Makingtheplan
C.TheplanisbeingmadeD.Theplanhavingbeenmade
8.SomeEnglishwordscanhavedifferentmeaningsdependingonthe______inwhichtheyareused.
A.contextB.contact
C.contentD.contrast
9.It______artificial,butatthatpricewhatcanyouexpect
A.eatsB.flavors
C.chewsD.tastes
10.I______hopethattheseveryunfortunatepeoplewillnotbeforgotten.
A.sincerelyB.seriously
C.honestlyD.frankly
11.Wehadto______alotofnoisewhenthechildrenwereathome.
A.comeupwithB.catchupwith
C.putupwithD.keepupwith
12.WhenIwaseighteenIwasindependent______myparents.
A.onB.of
C.toD.with
13.Thewaterwassoclearthatit______thetreesontheriverbank.
A.shadowedB.presented
C.reflectedD.shaded
14.Inthisadvancedcoursestudentsmusttakeobjectivetestsatmonthly______.
A.lengthB.period
C.intervalsD.gaps
15.The______majorityofpeopledonotactuallyattendsportsevents,butseethemthroughtheeyesofthemedia.
A.mainB.wide
C.bigD.vast
II.完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)
Bridgeisastructureusedbypeopleandvehiclestocrossareasthatareobstaclestotravel.Withoutbridges,peoplewouldneed16tocrosswaterwaysandwouldhavetotravelaroundsuchobstacles17canyonsandvalleys.
Bridgesrange18fromafewfeetormeterstoseveralmilesorkilometers.Abridgemustbestrongenoughtosupportitsownweight19theweightofthepeopleandvehiclesthatuseit.Itmustalso20naturaloccurrences,includingearthquakes,strongwinds,andchangesintemperature.
Mostbridgesareheldupbyatleasttwosupportssetintheground.The21betweentwoadjacentsupportsiscalledaspanofabridge.Thesupportsateach22ofthebridgearecalledabutments(桥墩),andthesupportsthat23betweenthetwoabutmentsarecalledpiers.Mostshortbridgesaresupportedonlybyabutmentsandareknownas24-spanbridges.Bridgesthathaveoneormorepiers25theabutmentsarecalledmulti-spanbridges.Mostlongbridgesaremulti-spanbridges.Themainspanisthelongestspanofamulti-spanbridge.
Suspensionbridges(吊桥)areperhapsthemost26typeofbridgebecauseoftheirlongmainspanandespeciallyattractive27.Thesebridgeshavearoadwaythathangsfromsteelcablesthataresupportedbytwohightowers.Suspensionbridgesareusedto28greatdistances.Theyarealsousedtocrossdeepwaterorsteepcanyons,andinotherplaces29theconstructionofpiersisespeciallydifficultand30.Thesebridgesrequireonlytwopiers,eachofwhichsupportsatower.
16.A.busesB.planesC.trainsD.boats
17.A.likeB.asC.withD.to
18.A.inheightB.indepthC.inlengthD.inwidth
19.A.aswellasB.bymeansofC.exceptforD.accordingto
20.A.preventB.resistC.beatD.fight
21.A.spaceB.extentC.distanceD.stretch
22.A.endB.sideC.wayD.part
23.A.runB.remainC.stayD.stand
24.A.soleB.uniqueC.singleD.simple
25.A.inproportiontoB.inadditiontoC.inplaceofD.infrontof
26.A.impressiveB.expressiveC.productiveD.constructive
27.A.existenceB.appearanceC.qualityD.ability
28.A.measureB.moveC.extendD.span
29.A.whileB.whenC.whereD.which
30.A.profitableB.practicalC.necessaryD.expensive
III.难句释义。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
31.Manyapparentlynaiveinquirieslikewhygrassisgreen,orwhytheSunisround,orwhyweneed55,000nuclearweaponsintheworld—arereallydeepquestions.Theanswerscanbeagatewaytorealinsights.
A....Theanswersareaccurateinmeaning.
B.…Theanswerscanleadustonewfindings.
C.…Theanswersarethekeytogreathumanachievements.
D.…Theanswerscanhelpusgetadeepunderstandingofthings.
32.Yet,somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryidealofheroismissomethingbeyondus—anartifactofthepast.
A.…extraordinaryheroesarerare...
B.…wecanneverbecomeasgoodasheroes...
C.…heroismisacomplexconceptandhardtograsp...
D.…theunderlyingmeaningofheroismishardtounderstand...
33.“Anartist“sheartishishead,”repliedTrevor;“andbesides,ourbusinessistoshowtheworldasweseeit,nottomakeitbetter.”
A.…theartist“sdutyistoreflectthereality,nottoimproveit.
B.…theartist“sjobistomakedrawingsoftheearthinsteadofotherplanets.
C.…theartist“sbusinessistopaintanythingreal,nottousehisimagination.
D....theartist“sresponsibilityistocreateimagesratherthanreflectingthereality.
34.It[gettingmyBerlindiariesout]wasrisky,butlifeintheThirdReichhadalwaysbeenrisky.Itwasworthatry.
A.Iwouldtryit,althoughitwasverydangerous,justlikelifeintheThirdReich.
B.Iwouldtryit,althoughitmightmakemylifeintheThirdReichmoredangerous.
C.NomatterhowdangerouslifeintheThirdReichwas,IwouldgetmyBerlindiariesout.
D.ThedangerouslifeintheThirdReichwouldbeunforgettableifIcouldgetmyBerlindiariesout.
35.Thesehandsspokeofthestubbornnessofmankind.
A.Thesehandsreferredtothehardworkandpowerofmankind.
B.Thesehandsdemonstratedthewisdomanddiligenceofmankind.
C.Thesehandsrepresentedtherigidnessandinflexibilityofmankind.
D.Thesehandsshowedtheperseveranceanddeterminationofmankind.
36.Evenwhenyouhavedoubtsaboutsomepeople,actasiftheyareworthyofyourbestmanners.
A.Althoughsomepeoplearerudetoyou,youshouldstillbepolitetothem.
B.Evenwhenyoususpectsomepeople,behavecourteouslyasifyoulikethem.
C.Evenwhenyouarenotsurewhethersomepeopledeserveyourpoliteness,treatthemasiftheydo.
D.Althoughyoudon“ttrustsomepeople,youshouldshowyourpolitenesstothemasiftheyaretrustworthy.
37.Wewon“thavetodoanyentertaining—theliquorbillsalonearealwaysstaggeringatChristmas.
A.…theamountofmoneyspentonliquorisfixedatChristmas.
B.…wehavetopayalotofmoneyjustforliquoratChristmas.
C.…weareonlysurprisedattheliquorbillsatChristmas.
D.…thepriceofliquorisveryhighatChristmas.
38.HisreactionindicatestomethatIactuallystandachanceofcomingupwithaworkabledesign[ofabomb].
A.…abombwillbeproducedaccordingtomydesign.
B.…designingabombwillgivemeachanceofworking.
C.…Ihaveachanceofworkingonabombtobeexploded.
D.…itispossibleformetodesignabombthatcanbeexploded.
39.Iwasblessedwithararedeterminationtomakesomethingofmyself.
A.…Ihadastrongdeterminationtobeginanewlife.
B.…Ihadagreatconfidenceinmyselftobecomerich.
C.…fortunatelyIwasexceptionallydeterminedtosucceed.
D.…naturallyIwasextremelyconfidenttorelyonnobodybutmyself.
40.Itwasahard,stubbornland;butpeopleinthosedifficultplacesdonotforgetthelawofhospitalitytothestranger—fortheirGodmaydecreethattheytooshallbecomestrangersonthefaceoftheearth.
A.Thoughtheirconditionsweredifficulttochange,peopleofthoseplacestriedtoshowtheirkindnesstostrangers...
B.Thoughthepeopleinthoseplaceswereasstubbornastheirland,theywerehospitabletostrangers...
C.Thelandwasdifficulttofarm,butpeoplethereneverfailedtobekindandfriendlytostrangers...
D.Itwasveryunusualforpeopleinthosepoorplacestotreatstrangerssowarmly...
IV.阅读理解。阅读短文，根据短文的内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。(本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)
PassageOne
Mygrandmotherwasaniron-willedwoman,thefearedmatriarch(女首领)ofourNewYorkfamilybackinthe1950s.
WhenIwasfiveyearsold,sheinvitedsomefriendsandrelativestoherBronxapartmentforaparty.Amongtheguestswasaneighborhoodbigshotwhowasdoingwellinbusiness.Hiswifewasproudoftheirsocialstatusandleteveryoneatthepartyknowit.Theyhadalittlegirlaboutmyagewhowasspoiledandverymuchusedtogettingherownway.
Grandmotherspentalotoftimewiththebigshotandhisfamily.Sheconsideredthemthemostimportantmembersofhersocialcircleandworkedhardatcurryingtheirfavor.
Atonepointduringtheparty,Imademywaytothebathroomandclosedthedoorbehindme.Aminuteortwolater,thelittlegirlopenedthebathroomdoorandgrandlywalkedin.Iwasstillsittingdown.
“Don“tyouknowthatlittlegirlsaren“tsupposedtocomeintothebathroomwhenalittleboyisusingit!”Ishoutedloudly.
Thesurpriseofmybeingthere,alongwiththeindignationIhadheapeduponher,stunnedthelittlegirl.Thenshestartedtocry.Shequicklyclosedthedoor,rantothekitchen,andtearfullycomplainedtoherparentsandmygrandmother.
Mostofthepartygoershadoverheardmyloudremarkandweregreatlyamusedbyit.ButnotGrandmother.
ShewaswaitingformewhenIleftthebathroom.Ireceivedthelongest,sharpesttongue-lashingofmyyounglife.GrandmotheryelledthatIwasimpoliteandrudeandthatIhadinsultedthatnicelittlegirl.Theguestswatchedanddrewbackinabsolutesilence.Soforcefulwasmygrandmother“spersonalitythatnoonedaredstandupforme.
AfterherscoldingspeechwasoverandIhadbeendismissed,thepartycontinued,buttheatmospherewasmuchtenser.
Twentyminuteslater,allthatchanged.Grandmotherwalkedbythebathroomandnoticedastreamofwaterflowingoutfromunderthedoor.
Sheshriekedtwice—firstinastonishment,theninrage.Sheflungopenthebathroomdoorandsawthatthesinkandtubwerepluggedupandthatthefaucets(水龙头)weregoingatfullblast.
Everyoneknewwhothecriminalwas.Theguestsquicklyformedaprotectivebarricadearoundme,butGrandmotherwassofuriousthatshealmostgottomeanyway,wavingherarmsasiftryingtoswimoverthecrowd.
Severalstrongmeneventuallymovedherawayandcalmedherdown,althoughshewasstillhotwithangerforquiteawhile.
Mygrandfathertookmebythehandandsatmeonhislapinachairnearthewindow.Hewasakindandgentleman,fullofwisdomandpatience.Rarelydidheraisehisvoicetoanyone,andneverdidhearguewithhiswifeorresistherwishes.
Helookedatmewithmuchcuriosity,notatallangryorupset.“Tellme,”heasked,“whydidyoudoit”
“Well,sheyelledatmefornothing,”Isaidearnestly.“Nowshe“sgotsomethingtoyellabout.”
Grandfatherdidn“tspeakrightaway.Hejustsatthere,lookingatmeandsmiling.
“Eric,”hesaidatlast,“youaremyrevenge.”
41.Thephrase“curryingtheirfavor”inParagraph3probablymeans______.
A.standingontheirsideB.winningtheirsupport
C.gettingtheirattentionD.beggingtheirforgiveness
42.HowdidthepartygoersreactwhentheynoticedwhathappenedinthebathroombetweenEricandthelittlegirl
A.Theydidn“ttaketheincidentseriously.
B.Theyanticipatedthegrandmother“sanger.
C.Theyaccusedtheboyofbeingrudetothegirl.
D.Theyblamedthegirlforheroffensivebehavior.
43.Accordingtothewriter,whatspoiledtheatmosphereoftheparty
A.ThesharpscoldingfromGrandmother.
B.Theindifferenceshowedbythepartygoers.
C.Thestrongprotestfromthefive-year-oldboy.
D.Theundesirablebehaviorofthebigshotfamily.
44.Whichofthefollowinghappenedfirst
A.Grandmothershriekedingreatshock.
B.Grandmotherexplodedinhugemadness.
C.Waterstreamedoutfromunderthebathroomdoor.
D.Faucetsinthebathroomwereturnedonatfullburst.
45.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastsentenceofthestory
A.ItwasunfairforGrandfathertohavesuchamischievousgrandson.
B.ItwashardforGrandfathertounderstandtheboy“sprotest.
C.Grandfatherimpliedhisapprovalfortheboy“sbehavior.
D.Grandfatherwasashot-temperedasGrandmother.
PassageTwo
Oursuccess,satisfactionandgeneralhappinessinlifeisnotdependentonwhathappenstousbuthowwedealwithit.
Youwillprobablyknowyourselffrompersonalexperiencewhatadifferenceyourattitudecanmakewhen,forexample,you“rereturningfaultygoodsormakingacomplaint.Anopen,politeandfriendlyapproach,expectingasatisfactoryresult,normallyresultsinoneaspeopletendtorespondwithasimilarattitude.If,however,youpresentanargumentwithanangry,accusingtone,expectingtrouble,thereislittledoubtthatthisiswhatyou“llget!
Somepeopleseetheworldthroughafilterofoptimismandsomethroughafilterofpessimismwhichlargelycomesdowntohavingapredominantlypositiveornegativeattitude.Peoplewhoaresufferingfromanegativeattitudeprimarilythinkthatsomethingcan“tbedone;theydwellonproblems,seeallthepitfalls,findfaultwithandcriticizeotherpeopleandfocusonallthethingstheywouldlikebuthaven“tgot.Peopleblessedwithapositiveattitudebycontrastthinkthatanythingispossible,theylookforsolutions,theyseethegoodineverybody,andtheyaregratefulforallthegoodthingsintheirlives.Whethersufferingfromorblessedwithyourattitude,thisisnotsomethingthatisimposedonusfromtheoutside.Weareverymuchresponsibleforourownattitude.Weallstartoutwitha“clean”slatebutthiscangetmuddiedbyourexperiencesinlife.Aschildrenwegetridiculedandbullied,criticizedandrejected,starttoexperiencedoubtandloseourself-confidence.Ifthiscontinuesintoadulthood,itcanresultinadownwardspiralwhichfuelsthefiresofabadattitudeinlaterlife.
However,thereisachoice.Thefirststepisrecognizingthatthereisadifferentwaytoviewlife.Ifyoufeelthatabadattitudeisdraggingyoudown,youneedtostartmakingadefiniteefforttoseethepositiveinasituation.Itmaynotbeeasyineverysituationbutjuststartoffsmall.Astepintherightdirectionmayjustbethatyouacceptanunfortunatesituationandmoveonratherthanbelievingthateverythingandeveryoneisconspiringagainstyoutomakeyourlifeasdifficultandunpleasantaspossible.Weallhavemomentslikethat,butluckily,mostofthetime,wesoonseejusthowunreasonablethesethoughtsare.
Yourattitudeimpactsonallaspectsofyourlife.Whenfacedwithproblemsanddifficultiesinlife,mostpeoples“firstresponseistocomplainandwonderwhythishadtohappentothem.Thisisanaturalresponseandonewhichmightevencrossthemindsofgenerallypositivepeople.However,inthefaceofadversityyoumustrememberthatyouhaveachoice.Youcanwallowin(沉湎于)self-pityanddonothingbutcomplain,oryoucanstartlookingforsolutionstotheproblemandstartmovingon.Weallknowwhichisthebestway,butsometimeswehavetostepbackfromthesituationandconsciouslydecidethatwe“regoingtotakethepositiverouteevenifinitiallyitdoesn“tcomenaturally.Everythinggetseasierwithpractice,evenbeingpositive.
Thekeytowhatsortoflifeyouliveistherecognitionthatyoudohaveachoice.Everyone“scircumstancesaredifferentbutweallhavethischoice.Basically,lifeis10%ofwhathappenstoyouand90%howyoureacttoit.
46.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2thatpeoplearelikelytotreatothers______.
A.thewaytheyaretreatedB.betterwhentheyaresatisfied
C.worsewhentheyareintroubleD.thewaytheyconsiderappropriate
47.Accordingtothewriter,whataffectspeople“slifeattitude
A.thesituationtheyfaceB.thepeoplearoundthem
C.theirexpectationsoflifeD.thewaytheyviewtheworld
48.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheword“conspiring”inParagraph4
A.purposefullymakingpreparations
B.successfullyencouragingpeopletofight
C.secretlyplanningtodosomethingharmful
D.efficientlyorganizingsomeunexpectedevents
49.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph5
A.Wecanlearntobepositivewithpractice.
B.Wehavetofacehardshipsineverydaylife.
C.Itisnaturalforpeopletoformanegativeattitude.
D.Itisdifficultforpeopletoformapositiveattitude.
50.Whatisthepurposeofthewriterinwritingthispassage
A.toshowhowtoavoidanegativeattitude
B.todescribetheeffectsofanegativeattitude
C.tosharehispositiveattitudewithhisreaders
D.toillustratetheimportanceofapositiveattitude
V.WORDDERIVATION
Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswitha(compound)wordderivedfromtheone(s)giveninbrackets.Writeyourwordontheanswersheet.(1pointeach,10pointsinall)
51.Theauthorappearedontelevisionto______herlatestbook.(public)
52.Itisadvisabletotakea(n)______approachtonewideas.(mind,open)
53.Behaviorthatisacceptableinoneculturemaybeconsidered______inanother.(proper)
54.Hewasdressed______inasweater,bluetrousers,andwell-wornbrownshoes.(casual)
55.Anybusinessneeds______againstsuchrisksasfire,flood,andearthquake.(insure)
56.Anyonewithheat,lungorcirculationproblemsshouldseek______advicebeforeflying.
(medicine)
57.Itisbelievedthatgeniusrequires99percentofhardworkandonlyonepercentof______.
(intelligent)
58.Themeetingstartedreasonably,butsoonbecamefilledwith______,arguingvoices.(noise)
59.Men“snever-ceasingsearchforknowledgecontinuesto______ourunderstandingoftheearth“satmosphere.(broad)
60.Themobilephoneyouhavejustboughtdoesn“tlookvery______.(fashion)
VI.SENTENCETRANSLATION
TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishandwriteyoursentencesontheanswersheet.(3pointseach,15pointsinall)
61.据我所知，大学生乘火车可享受五折优惠。
62.他因滥用职权而被捕，这使他的父母感到非常失望。
65.老师应多鼓励学生，以减轻他们考试前的压力。
VII.WRITING
Writeacompositionontheanswersheetinabout150words,basingyourselfononeofthetextsyouhavelearned.(15points)