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英语第i卷（请将答案涂在答题卡上）第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。aif youre planning on traveling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.first of all, always check and double-check departure (起程) time. it is amazing how few people really do this carefully. once i arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten. my secretary had got the ticket for me and i thought she had said that the plane left at 10:50. when i arrived at the airport, the clerk at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed. therefore, i had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.the second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency(货币) with you when you arrive in a country. this can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. once i arrived at a place at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. the only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and because i had no dollars, i offered to pay in pounds instead. “listen! i only take real money!” the driver said angrily. luckily i was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was embarrassing. the third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave. i feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suit and raincoats in may, when it is still fairly cool in london or manchester, to places like athens, rome or madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.1. where is the writer most probably from? a.italyb. the usac. britaind. greece2. according to the passage, the driver was angry because_a. the author gave him false (假的) moneyb. the author did not give him the local moneyc. the author offered to pay by credit cardd. the author had no enough change3. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. the author tells people to choose warm places as their travel destinations.b. you dont have to take credit cards when traveling.c. you should know more about the weather of the place youll visit.d. its unnecessary to check the departure time carefully.4. the writer mainly tells us _a. how to make life easierb. how to be well prepared for a tripc. how to enjoy ourselves on tripd. how to plan our tripbknowing the best way to study will help you to be a better student. by using your time properly, youcan do your homework more quickly. learning to study is not difficult. the first thing to remember is that you must be willing to learn. it doesnt mean that you must alwayslike the subject. it does mean, however, that you must be willing to do whatever is necessary to learn. tryto understand why it is important and how it will help you now and later to do and learn other things.knowing mathematics facts will be useful in your whole life.knowing how to spell makes any kind ofwriting easier. sometimes subject that you think is going to be uninteresting will be exciting when you begin to work at it and understand it more clearly. learning things can be fun if you are willing to work withthem. heres some advice for you: have a certain time each day and a quiet place with good lighting for study, so that you can concentrate on your study without interruptions; have everything ready before yousit down to study, a dictionary, paper, a pen and books; be sure you understand what you should learnbefore you start; read carefully and pay special attention to the most important things; when memorizing,first find out the main parts and then recite the whole thing; check your homework after you finish it; neverforget the importance of review and preview.5. we learn things because_a. we are willing to learnb. it can be fun and excitingc. we are interested in the subjectsd. we may use these things in the future6. which of the following is not the advice given in the article?a. to focus on what you are studying.b. to study at any possible time and place.c. to review and preview.d. to pay attention to the most important things.7. the main purpose of the article is_a. to prove that learning is not so difficultb. to make the readers interested in studyc. to encourage students to study hard.d. to tell the students how to study wellclast summer, after finishing our work in china, i took a trip of a lifetime on the trans-siberianrailway. leaving beijing early on a wednesday morning in july, my wife and i traveled through somegorgeous countryside before we arrived in moscow the following monday evening. the first part of the journey took us past the great wall and through the grasslands of inner mongolia. at the mongolianrepublic border, we had a delay(耽搁) while the wheels were changed because the railway isdifferent. on our way to the capital, ulan bator, we saw herdsmen(牧人) on horseback looking after their cattle. there was a terrible thunderstorm as we crossed a vast open plain. later we had a quicktour of ulan bator. next, the train took us into siberia. after a stop at irkutsk, a popular holiday resort (胜地), where a tour group left the train, we passed the great lake baikal. later, we saw some lovely wooden houses in pretty, sunny countryside. this surprised us, as we had imagined siberia as being covered in thick snow. over the next few days, we passed through novosibirsk, omsk and other cities in the heartlands of the russian federation. by now, our body clocks were losing their sense of time. we wanted to sleep and eat at the wrong time! at last we reached moscow. we were too tired and slept for 16 hours that night. the next day we went sightseeing. we saw the kremlin and some other great buildings in the russian capital. then, all too soon, it was time for us to return to our home in london.8. how many days did it take the author to reach moscow? a. fourb. fivec. sixd. seven9. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. ulan bator is the capital of mongolian republic. b. the author travelled with a group of friends c. the authors body clock ran faster than the others. d. the train broke down at the mongolian republic border.10. the author was surprised by what he saw in siberia because _. a. it was covered with thick snow though it was sunny. b. the houses there were so pretty. c. there were a large number of tourists there. d. it was not covered in snow but it was sunny.11. the passage mainly tells us _. a. how to travel to moscow from beijing. b. the trip from beijing to moscow. c. how wonderful the capital of russia is. d. the trans-siberian railway.ddo you know what street sense is? its a newspaper in washington d.c. about homeless people and problems that affect them. homeless, or formerly homeless, washingtonians write many of the articles. the newspapers business model is based on homeless sellers who sell the newspaper. you can hear them call out “street sense for sale!” near subway entrances, lunch places and other areas around the city.the street sense newspaper is housed in an office in a christian church in washington. every other wednesday about fourteen thousand copies are printed. the newspaper expresses the thoughts and experiences of people who call the streets home.four staff members work at street sense and two of them are paid. the staff members write the first two pages of the paper. internsstudents working as part of their studiesand volunteers help. homeless writers provide the rest of the material. this includes poems, stories and essays.street sense provides training for the homeless people who want to become part of the sales team. after the training, each student is given ten free copies of street sense. once those are sold, trainees become real salespeople. they buy papers for thirty-five cents each and sell them for a dollar.lisa gillespie is the managing editor of street sense, she says the newspaper plays a part in homeless peoples lives that other media can not. with the help of the newspaper, a lot of homeless people have become confident again, and their lives have also been improved a lot.12. what does the writer mainly tell us in paragraph 1? a. something about the street sense. b. homeless people in washington d.c. c. how street sense solves homeless peoples problems. d. where you can buy street sense.15. what can we infer from this passage? a. if you are one of the trainees of street sense, you can get ten dollars from selling all of your newspapers. b. there are too many homeless people in washington d.c. for the government to help. c. most articles of street sense are about washingtonians lives. d. if you become real salespeople of street sense, you can get thirty-five cents from a copy of the newspaper.第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。（注：选e涂ab； 选f涂ac； 选g涂ad）the eyes are the windows of the soul (心灵) .having a pair of bright, clear eyes is very important, so we should protect our eyes throughout our lives._16_ dont read while lying down or walking. relax after every hour of reading.keep a distance from the tv set when you watch tv and give your eyes a rest every 30 minutes.dont stare at (盯着看) the sun or try to read in the darkness. _17_ this can damage your eyes easily. get your eyes checked often .not many people have this habit, but it is necessary. if you feel that there is something wrong with your eyes, get them checked quickly . _18_. _19_. you can close your eyes for a few seconds or look into the distance for one or two minutes. a small break will relax your eyes and help to stop you from getting eye problems. be careful when you choose your glasses._ 20_. make sure your glasses are right for you. if they dont feel right, get your glasses changed.arest your eyes whenever you can.bdevelop good reading habits.cglasses that arent suitable for you could bring you trouble.d. even if youre wearing sunglasses, never look for directly at the sun.e. eye problem can be found and treated early with regular checks.f. drink green tea every day as a way to protect your eyes against eye problems.gmake sure you get enough sleep every night.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完型填空 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）i sat in my seat as my new grade six classmates found theirs. at the front of the class our new math teacher stood _21_ us. the bell rang. “welcome to a new school year. im mr. stevens and im sure ill learn all your names in no time.” he walked around the class _22_ math books. when he was done, he _23_ to the front of the class and looked at us. “what are you waiting for? get started?” he said. we looked at him, _24_. wasnt he going to teach us? “is there something wrong with your _25_? youre not all deaf, are you?” a _26_ boy at the back of the class asked what we all wanted to know. “mr. stevens, arent you going to teach us?” mr. stevens _27_, “youre smart kids. open your books and get down to it. if you have any _28_ or any questions, raise your hand, and ill help you.” we opened our books. mr. stevens helped anyone _29_ had questions. he would stop to teach all the students _30_ when we all had the same question. it was a _31_ method of teaching, but it was very useful. it was a _32_ point in my life. mr. stevens made me_33_ i was good at math and also able to reach the_34_ of any class i attended. i studied with his help until i graduated from middle school.monty python s flying circus was a popular television show back then. the actors _35_ the best british humour (幽默) into our canadian lives. mr. stevens would often act out one of their funny scenes (场景) in front of the class. some thought he was strange, and i guess he was, _36_ he knew how to make a math lesson interesting. ive carried his _37_ with me all my life. whenever i am faced with a new _38_, i think of my first day in grade six math. _39_ sitting and staring at the challenge, i just get _40_ . before i know it, the challenge has been settled.21. a. waitingb. watchingc. lookingd. revising22. a. picking upb. picking outc. handing ind. handing out23. a. returnedb. wavedc. exchangedd. jumped24. a. frightenedb. boredc. puzzledd. relaxed25. a. earsb. heartsc. eyesd. body26. a. cleverb. exhaustedc. luckyd. brave27. a. doubtedb. repliedc. explainedd. agreed28. a. secretb. troublec. promised. event29. a. whichb. whenc. whered. who 30. a. evenb. still c. onlyd. since31. a. popularb. strangec. disappointingd. scientific32. a. turningb. similarc. movingd. embarrassing33. a. decideb. realizec. wonderd. remember34. a. topb. bottomc. strongestd. busiest35. a. reportedb. impressedc. broughtd. admitted36. a but b. howeverc. sod. and37. a. dreamb. lessonc. interestd. discipline38. a. chanceb. challengec. surveyd. job39. a. besidesb. in other wordsc. as a result ofd. instead of40. a. amazedb. encouragedc. startedd. organised第ii卷 (请将答案写在答题纸上)第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节 （共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）语法填空a: look at those houses 41_(make) of wood!b: nothing new, they are 42_ of date.a: but they allow people 43_(think) of the past, which may be a good memory. although they are 44_(abandon) houses 45_ were built in 46_ 1920s, they remain as good as before.b: yes. would you mind 47_(visit) it with me?a: of course not. the fact is that i am curious about 48_ is inside them as well. this is the first time that i 49_(see) wooden houses.b: the same is 50_(truth) of me.第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节: 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处下加一个漏子符号（/），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意： 1. 每处错误仅限1词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。i love camping. its my favorite way to spent the summer vacation. last year, my family and i went camping in the countryside. it was one of the most excited experiences i had never had. we slept in a tent and went for a long walk every day. we cook over a fire and the food always tasted wonderfully. for a whole week, i saw lovely mountain views or breathed fresh air. at the night, i heard the gentle wind blowing in the tree, and i felt so peaceful. it doesnt cost many to camp, and i believe its the best way to get close nature and enjoy its beauty.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）请根据下表的提示，写一篇题为“living in the city”的文章，介绍一下城市生活的利和弊。利弊找工作容易生活消费高交通便利人口多，拥挤有公园、饭店等休闲场所空气污染严重，居住环境差注意：1. 不要逐词翻译，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 2. 词数100左右，开头已给出, 不计入总词数参考词汇：便利的convenient.living in the cityliving in the city has both advantages and disadvantages. _英语答题纸第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于三个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式：41. _ 42. _ 43. _ 44. _ 45. _46. _ 47. _ 48. _ 49. _ 50. _第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节: 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处下加一个漏子符号（/），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一