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I 听力（共两节，满分32.5分）（略）
Ⅱ语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When a baby sees a ball, the baby may reach out for it. If the baby is very young, and you21 the ball behind a pillow (枕头), then the ball22 exists for the child. As the child grows older, the child will move the pillow to get the ball. Even though the child cannot see the ball, the ball still exists. This is an early example of “learning to see the 23 ”.
Just about all of us have 24 , so we all think we can see. But, in 25 we are all blind to probably 99% of the world. Because26 people realize this, few people make the attempt to learn more, in order to see more. Just like a child, what we don’t see doesn’t exist.
27 , because most of us are blind to 99% of the world, we rely on others to give us the answers. We willingly allow doctors, lawyers, priests, and politicians to tell us what to do or think, but they take no responsibility when the results go wrong. Commercial television, radio, newspapers, and magazines are largely corporate owned, profit driven, and focus more on distraction and misinformation than on education. Yet, we continue reading, watching and listening to commercial media under the illusion that we are learning. Corporate (法人的) media is education with blinders. They only show you the 28 picture, and, in this way, they control public opinion. 29 needs to turn to noncommercial television, radio, and Internet world news to get the big picture. Everyone needs to know more in order to 30 the political spin and lies.
21. A. put B. playC. findD. take
22. A. still B. no more
C. no longerD. even
23. A. visibleB. invisible
C. ball D. child
24. A.earsB. noses C. balls D. eyes
25. A. returnB. realityC. short D. case
26. A. many B. few C. some D. a lot of
27. A. Unfortunately B. Actually
C. Fortunately D. Strangely
28. A. big B. littleC. clear D. new
29. A. Everyone B. Someone
C. Anyone D. No one
30. A. see to B. look out
C. see throughD. look for
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，在空格处填人一个适当的
词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3l-40的相应位置上。
Many Chinese students studying abroad like to stay with host families to learn their language and culture. Nowadays, many Shanghai white-collar workers have received native English speaking 31 (nation) students as their host families, too, in order to learn English from them.
It is usually free for foreign students to stay in a host family in Shanghai, but he/she must take 32 the responsibility of teaching English to at least one certain members of the family. Miss Li has always worried about her33 (limit) English. “I never knew what to say to an English-speaking person,” said she. She has taken a number of English courses, but34 has proved to be useful. Last year, she saw 35 advertisement recruiting（征募） host families for foreign students, and that was how Carey (from Chicago, US) came to her home. Carey is actually not a student, but a manager. She stays in Li’s apartment for free, 36 has to teach Li oral English for 1 hour every day. “She could hardly speak Chinese at the beginning, and we had to guess 37 each other meant through gestures,” said Li. Two months later, they could talk to each other
38 gesticulating. Now, Li can communicate with any English-speaking person freely. About one hundred Shanghai families have received foreign boarding students, and the figure 39 (rise). However, foreign boarding students can only help improve oral English, but 40 examination skills.
III 阅读(共两节，满分40分)
第—节阅渎理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读—列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Language learning begins with listening. Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners. Most children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word “obey” is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises. Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight, pain, friendliness, and so on. But since these can’t be said to show the baby’s intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store. This self-imitation（模仿）leads on to deliberate（有意的）imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech. It is a problem we need toget out. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world. Thus the use at seven months of “mama” as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself, I doubt, however whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds.
41. Before children start speaking________.
A. they need equal amount of listening
B. they need different amounts of listening
C. they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obeying spoken instructions
D. they can’t understand and obey the adult’s oral instructions
42. Children who start speaking late ________.
A. may have problems with their listening
B. probably do not hear enough language spoken around them
C. usually pay close attention to what they hear
D. often take a long time in learning to listen properly
43. A baby’s first noises are ________.
A. an expression of his moods and feelings
B. an early form of language
C. a sign that he means to tell you something
D. an imitation of the speech of adults
44. The problem of deciding at what point a baby’s imitations can be considered as speech________.
A. is important because words have different meanings for different people
B. is one that should be properly understood because the meaning of words changes with age
C. is not especially important because the changeover takes place gradually
D. is one that should be completely ignored（忽略）because children’s use of words is often meaningless
45. The author implies________.
A. parents can never hope to teach their children new sounds
B. even after they have learnt to speak, children still enjoy imitating
C. children no longer imitate people after they begin to speak
D. children who are good at imitating learn new words more quickly
B
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities, others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between “flight or fight” and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we can’t remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.
46. People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because _____.
A. they regard working as their greatest enjoyment
B. they believe that work is superior to relaxation
C. they are traveling fast all the time
D. they are becoming busier with their work than ever before
47. According to the author, the most important character for a good manager is his _____.
A. strong will to hold out stress
B. knowing the art of relaxation
C. high sense of responsibility
D. having control over performance
48. Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress.
B. Stress is always harmful to people’s health
C. It’s easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.
D. Different people can bear different amount of stress.
49. In the last sentence of the passage, “do so”refers to _____.
A. “expose ourselves to stress”
B. “find ways to deal with stress”
C. “remove stress from our lives”
D. “establish links between diseases and stress”
50. According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is _____.
A. to avoid itB. to try to cope with it
C. to regard it as a vital motivation
D. to find some relaxation
C
In a few years, you might be able to speak Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, and English—and all at the same time. This sounds incredible, but Alex Waibel, a computer science professor at US’s Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Germany’s University of Karlsruhe, announced last week that it may soon be reality. He and his team have invented software and hardware that could make it far easier for people who speak different languages to understand each other.
One application, called Lecture Translation, can easily translate a speech from one language into another. Current translation technologies typically limit speakers to certain topics or a limited vocabulary. Users also have to be trained how to use the programme.
Another prototype(雏形机) can send translations of a speech to different listeners depending on what language they speak. “It is like having a simultaneous translator right next to you but without disturbing the person next to you,” Waibel said.
Prefer to read? So-called Translation Glasses transcribe(转录) the translations on a tiny liquid-crystal(液晶) display(LCD) screen.
Then there’s the Muscle Translator. Electrodes capture the electrical signals from facial muscle movements made naturally when a person is mouthing words. The signals are then translated into speech. The electrodes could be replaced with wireless chips implanted in a person’s face, according to researchers.
During a demonstration held last Thursday in CMU’s Pittsburgh campus, a Chinese student named Sang Jun had 11 tiny electrodes attached to the muscles of his cheeks, neck and throat. Then he mouthed—without speaking aloud—a few words in Mandarin(普通话) to the audience. A few seconds later, the phrase was displayed on a computer screen and spoken out by the computer in English and Spanish: “Let me introduce our new prototype.”
This particular gadget(器械),when fully developed, might allow anyone to speak in any number of languages or, as Waibel put it, “to switch your mouth to a foreign language”. “The idea behind the university’s prototypes is to create ‘good enough’ bridges for cross-cultural exchanges that are becoming more common in the world,” Waibel said.
With spontaneous(自发的) translators, foreign drivers in Germany could listen to traffic warnings on the radio, tourists in China could read all the signs and talk with local people, and leaders of different countries could have secret talks without any interpreters there.
51. Which of the following statements is not true？
A. A lecture translation can translate what you said into other languages easily.
B. Muscle Translators can translate what you think into speech if you just move your mouth.
C. There is no Muscle Translator in the world now.
D. The spontaneous translators will help us a lot.
52. What kind of equipment is NOT mentioned in this passage?
A. Lecture Translation. B. Multiple Translator.
C. Muscle Translator.D. Translation Prototype.
53. What’s the final destination of inventing the language translators?
A. To make cultural exchanges between differentcountries easier.
B. To help students learn foreign languages more easily.
C. To make people live in foreign countries more comfortably.
D. To help people learn more foreign languages in the future.
54. What can be inferred from the seventh paragraph?
A. The translator is so good that it can translate any language into the very language you need.
B. The translator is becoming more and more common in the world as a bridge.
C. With the help of the translator, you only need to open your mouth when you want to say something without saying the exact words at all.
D. The translator needs to be improved before being put into market.
55. Where can this passage probably be excerpted from?
A. A newspaper. B. A magazine on science.
C. A fairy tale. D. A scientific fantasy book.
第二节信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先，请阅读以下汽车销售人员可能忽悠购车者的五种情况：
56. Many dealerships prey on the unprepared. Going into a showroom “cold”——without having gathered key facts and preliminary(初步的) pricing figures——gives the salesperson too much control over the buying process.
57. The dealer invoice price is commonly available on Web sites and in pricing guides. But the invoice price is′There are often behind-the-scenes bonuses（幕后红利）, such as dealer incentives and holdbacks, that give the dealer more profit margin.
58. Salespeople like to mix financing, leasing, and trade-in negotiations together, often asking you to negotiate around a monthly payment figure. This tactic（策略） gives the dealer more latitude to offer you a favorable figure in one area while inflating figures in another.
59. The salesperson may try to sign you up for a higher rate than you could get elsewhere.
60. Dealers often try to sell you extras such as rust proofing, fabric protection, and paint protectant, or push etching your Vehicle Identification Number on windows to deter thieves.
请结合以上情形，与下面的建议进行匹配。
When buying a car, keep your interests front and center——and avoid common pitfalls（缺陷） that can cost you extra money--by following these tips:
A. Don’t assume that the sticker price（标价） is the purchase price（买价）.
To get the lowest price, go in with a starting price that’s based not on the sticker price but on how much the dealer paid for the vehicle.
A reasonable price to start negotiations is either 4 to 8 percent over what the dealer paid or the CR Wholesale Price, depending on the demand for the model.
B. Do your homework.
Thoroughly research your choices. Read a variety of reviews. Check the reliability, safety, fuel economy, and pricing of any models you’re considering. And don’t wait until the day you plan to buy to test drive the vehicles. If you have a trade-in, know its approximate worth. That will depend on the vehicle’s age, condition, mileage, and equipment, as well as where you trade it in.
C. Negotiate one thing at one time.
Make clear that you want the lowest possible markup over your starting price. Add that you intend to visit other dealerships selling the same vehicle and will buy from the dealer with the best price.
Only after you’ve settled on the price should you discuss financing, leasing, or a trade-in, as necessary. Negotiate each item individually. Remember, you’re in charge and can leave at any time. Heading for the door can sometimes jump-start a slow-moving negotiation or bring a lower offer.
D. Don’t pay for extras you don’t need.
Don’t accept those unnecessary services and fees. If the items are on the bill of sale, put a line through them. Vehicle bodies are already coated to protect against rust. And CR reliability surveys show that rust is not a major problem with modern cars. You can treat upholstery and apply paint protectant yourself with good off-the-shelf products. You can also do your own VIN etching with a kit that costs about $25.
E. Other costs.
In addition to the vehicle price, you need to consider other costs, including:Sales tax ; Registration fees ; Insurance premiums
Taxes and registration fees can increase your out-of-pocket cost by as much as 10 percent or more, and driving a car that’s worth more than your current one will cost more to insure. Be sure to check with your insurance agent or get insurance quotes online so you understand what you’re getting into.
F. Arrange financing in advance.
Compare interest rates at several banks, credit unions, and loan organizations before checking the dealer’s rates. If pre-approved for a loan, you can keep financial arrangements out of the negotiations. Automakers may offer attractive financing terms, but make sure you qualify for them.
Ⅳ 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)
请根据以下要点用英语写一篇短文。
1. 旅行可以获得知识；
2. 交谈也可以获得知识，尤其跟伟人谈话；
3. 听收音机，看电视；
4. 最好的方法是阅读；
5. 然而，各种各样的书，有好有坏，好书对心灵有益，坏书有害，所以，要选好书读，拒绝读有害书籍。
[写作要求]
(1)只能用5句话表达全部的内容。
(2)标题：he Best Means to Acquire Knowledge
第二节读写任务(共l小题，满分25分)
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
There are two major teaching methods in schools: the lecture system and the discussion system.
The two teaching methods have their own strengths and weaknesses respectively.
Many students like the lecture system because it helps them to learn quickly and much more. Attending a well-prepared lecture is a most rewarding experience: it can open a new horizon for you and save you much time as well-the time you might otherwise spend reading one book after another. Yet the fault of the lecture system is that it cultivates a bad habit of passive learning. Students bring their notebooks and even tape recorders to class to write everything down without thinking for themselves, let alone raise any question to teachers.
On the contrary, the discussion system encourages students to form their own ideas and opinion. To engage in frequent and even heated debates, you have to do a lot of homework beforehand, find answers yourselves and thus you develop the analytical skills which benefit both your study habit and your future life. However, it also has its weakness: students do not learn systematically.
[写作内容]
一些学生喜欢老师讲授，另一些学生喜欢讨论式的课堂。作为中学生，你已经历了十几年学校生活。对于这两种教学模式应该十分熟悉，且有很深的体会。你倾向哪种类型的课堂？
1． 以约30个词概括上文的内容；
2． 以约120个词表达你对这两种教学模式的认识，并包括如下要点：
（1）目前学校教育的真实现状以及学生对这两种形式的倾向；
（2）以你自己的个性特点以及成长的经历说明你的倾向和感受；并说明具体的理由和详细的观点来支持你的选择。
（3）表达你对教学模式改革的期望。
[写作要求]
1．作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准]
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
答案与解析
完形填空
本文讲述学习是为了看到未知的。
21. A 根据文章，把球“放”到枕头下，婴孩就认为没有球了。
22. C no longer意思是“不再”。其他选项逻辑不符。
23. B 上下文告诉我们，教育就是学习“未知的，看不见的”Education is learning to see the invisible.
24. D 眼睛才能“see”。
25. B in reality意思是“实际上，事实上”，in return是“作为回报”，in short是“简言之”，in case是“以防万一”。根据上下文，选Ｂ。
26. B 根据后句的排比，逻辑上应该选Ｂ。
27. A most of us are blind to 99% of the world是一件不幸的事。
28. B 根据Corporate（法人的） media is education with blinders. They only ...和and Internet world news to get the big picture.的对应关系，应该选little。
29. A 下一句的排比可以帮助我们作出判断。
30. C see through是“看清，了解”，因为作者建议我们turn to noncommercial media for more information。
语法填空
本文讲中国人在国外学习，喜欢home stay。如今上海的白领免费接收国外学生到家里住，以跟他们学习英语为交换条件。
31. international根据文章内容，英语为本族语的学生是“国际”学生，作定语用形容词形式。
32. up 因表示“担起责任”是take up the responsibility。
33. limited 在English前作定语用形容词。
34. none上下文看，“没有一种课程”管用。
35. an指看到“一个”广告，表示“一个(块，张等)”用不定冠词。
36. but逻辑转折，免费是有条件的。
37. what引导宾语从句并在从句中作宾语，用what。
38. without指两个月后就“不需要”手势就可以理解了。
39. is rising 由语境可知，指目前或近阶段每一百户人家中接受外国人住的数目“正在上升”。
40. not整篇讲的都是口语，所以，对应的应试问题就不能解决了。
阅读理解
（A）本文讲语言学习从听开始，听得越多，讲得越好。
41. B 细节题。由文章开头第二句可知。
42. D 细节题。根据and later starters are often long listeners可知，开始讲话越晚，学听的时间就越长。
43. A 细节题。作者认为这些noises不属于语言，是孩子情感的表达形式。
44. C 细节题。根据文中It is a problem we need to get out可知作者认为难以界定，没有特殊界线，属于自然过渡，是渐变过程。
45. B 推断题。由最后一句的前半句可推断出，孩子始终喜欢模仿。
（B）本文讲述当今社会人们面临很大压力，压力无法避免，人们承受压力的限度不同，在压力面前如何放松自己，坦然面对。
46. D 推断题。由第一段可知，无法放松自己主要是比以前任何时候都要忙碌。
47. A 推断题。由第三段第二句可知，当好管理者的优良品质是要具有坚强的抵制压力的意志。
48. D 细节题。由第三段第一句The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual可知。
49. C猜义题。由Since we can’t remove stress from our lives...可知，括号里的内容是对前文的解释。
50. B 作者态度题。最后一句表明了作者的态度。
（C）本文是篇科技发明成果的阐述。在不久的将来，全世界讲不同语言的人们就可以通过这种机器进行无障碍的交流了。
51. C 细节题。根据文章第六段可推出C项是错误的。
52. B 细节题。第二段中提到了Lecture Translation,第三段提到了prototype,第五段又提到Muscle Translator,因而没有被提到的应该是B项。
53. A 作者意图题。根据短文倒数第二段所述“The idea behind the university’s prototypes is to create good enough bridges for cross-cultural exchanges that are becoming more common in the world.”（隐藏在雏形机背后的理念是为今后世界上越来越普通的跨文化交流搭建足够好的桥梁）可以推断出A项就是发明翻译器的真正目的。
54. D 推断题。短文倒数第二段中“This particular gadget, when fully developed...”意为“当这种特别的器械得以充分的改进时……”，可以推测出：目前这种器械尚在发展完善之中。
55. B 推断题。这篇文章是有关科技发明成果的阐述，根据常识，它极有可能会节选自科学杂志。
信息匹配
本题讲买车的几条建议。
56. B 代理商prey on无准备的，给销售人员全程控制。购车前的准备工作与经销商喜欢控制那些无准备的吻合。
57. A 发票价目不一定是经销商要付的，往往有幕后的利润空间。主要讲价格问题，与发票价，与经销商红利有关。
58. C 销售人员喜欢用各种策略来忽悠购买者，如月付，折扣等，使在不同地方的开支显得不同。谈价要表现对同产品的其它店家很熟悉，买哪家的主动权在你。
59. F 销售人员可能跟你签比在别处买更高的价格。这种情况下，先对比多家银行利率。
60. D 经销商经常试图卖给你额外的项目如防锈处理等。 extras是本题的核心词。
基础写作(one possible version)
Best Means to Acquire Knowledge
Knowledge may be acquired through many ways, one of which is from traveling and another is by conversation, especially one with a great man. A person may also become knowledgeable through other ways such as listening to the radio, watching television or, the best way, through reading. But, there exists one problem about reading because there are all kinds of books in society. Good books are beneficial to our soul while bad ones are harmful to our mind. Therefore, it is of great importance for readers to read good books and reject harmful ones.
读写任务(One possible version)
The above passage compares the advantages and disadvantages of the two major teaching methods in schools: the lecture system and the discussion system.
Actually, some students like classes where teachers lecture (do all of the talking) in class, While others prefer classes where the students do some of the talking.
I prefer the lecture system for three reasons: I am used to the lecture system; it is an efficient system; I am too shy to talk in class. All my school life, I have listened to teachers. The lecture system is an efficient one. I want the teacher to give me as much information as he or she can during the class period. I hate it when the class is full of laughter or gossips. Even I prefer to listen to the teacher and memorize the teacher’s ideas.
I hope I can always study in a school or university where they use the lecture system. I think it is better to continue with what one is used to.
（本试题由广东广雅中学唐立新老师拟制）
责任编校 蒋小青
Ⅱ语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When a baby sees a ball, the baby may reach out for it. If the baby is very young, and you21 the ball behind a pillow (枕头), then the ball22 exists for the child. As the child grows older, the child will move the pillow to get the ball. Even though the child cannot see the ball, the ball still exists. This is an early example of “learning to see the 23 ”.
Just about all of us have 24 , so we all think we can see. But, in 25 we are all blind to probably 99% of the world. Because26 people realize this, few people make the attempt to learn more, in order to see more. Just like a child, what we don’t see doesn’t exist.
27 , because most of us are blind to 99% of the world, we rely on others to give us the answers. We willingly allow doctors, lawyers, priests, and politicians to tell us what to do or think, but they take no responsibility when the results go wrong. Commercial television, radio, newspapers, and magazines are largely corporate owned, profit driven, and focus more on distraction and misinformation than on education. Yet, we continue reading, watching and listening to commercial media under the illusion that we are learning. Corporate (法人的) media is education with blinders. They only show you the 28 picture, and, in this way, they control public opinion. 29 needs to turn to noncommercial television, radio, and Internet world news to get the big picture. Everyone needs to know more in order to 30 the political spin and lies.
21. A. put B. playC. findD. take
22. A. still B. no more
C. no longerD. even
23. A. visibleB. invisible
C. ball D. child
24. A.earsB. noses C. balls D. eyes
25. A. returnB. realityC. short D. case
26. A. many B. few C. some D. a lot of
27. A. Unfortunately B. Actually
C. Fortunately D. Strangely
28. A. big B. littleC. clear D. new
29. A. Everyone B. Someone
C. Anyone D. No one
30. A. see to B. look out
C. see throughD. look for
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，在空格处填人一个适当的
词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3l-40的相应位置上。
Many Chinese students studying abroad like to stay with host families to learn their language and culture. Nowadays, many Shanghai white-collar workers have received native English speaking 31 (nation) students as their host families, too, in order to learn English from them.
It is usually free for foreign students to stay in a host family in Shanghai, but he/she must take 32 the responsibility of teaching English to at least one certain members of the family. Miss Li has always worried about her33 (limit) English. “I never knew what to say to an English-speaking person,” said she. She has taken a number of English courses, but34 has proved to be useful. Last year, she saw 35 advertisement recruiting（征募） host families for foreign students, and that was how Carey (from Chicago, US) came to her home. Carey is actually not a student, but a manager. She stays in Li’s apartment for free, 36 has to teach Li oral English for 1 hour every day. “She could hardly speak Chinese at the beginning, and we had to guess 37 each other meant through gestures,” said Li. Two months later, they could talk to each other
38 gesticulating. Now, Li can communicate with any English-speaking person freely. About one hundred Shanghai families have received foreign boarding students, and the figure 39 (rise). However, foreign boarding students can only help improve oral English, but 40 examination skills.
III 阅读(共两节，满分40分)
第—节阅渎理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读—列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Language learning begins with listening. Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners. Most children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word “obey” is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises. Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight, pain, friendliness, and so on. But since these can’t be said to show the baby’s intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store. This self-imitation（模仿）leads on to deliberate（有意的）imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech. It is a problem we need toget out. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world. Thus the use at seven months of “mama” as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself, I doubt, however whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds.
41. Before children start speaking________.
A. they need equal amount of listening
B. they need different amounts of listening
C. they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obeying spoken instructions
D. they can’t understand and obey the adult’s oral instructions
42. Children who start speaking late ________.
A. may have problems with their listening
B. probably do not hear enough language spoken around them
C. usually pay close attention to what they hear
D. often take a long time in learning to listen properly
43. A baby’s first noises are ________.
A. an expression of his moods and feelings
B. an early form of language
C. a sign that he means to tell you something
D. an imitation of the speech of adults
44. The problem of deciding at what point a baby’s imitations can be considered as speech________.
A. is important because words have different meanings for different people
B. is one that should be properly understood because the meaning of words changes with age
C. is not especially important because the changeover takes place gradually
D. is one that should be completely ignored（忽略）because children’s use of words is often meaningless
45. The author implies________.
A. parents can never hope to teach their children new sounds
B. even after they have learnt to speak, children still enjoy imitating
C. children no longer imitate people after they begin to speak
D. children who are good at imitating learn new words more quickly
B
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities, others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between “flight or fight” and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we can’t remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.
46. People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because _____.
A. they regard working as their greatest enjoyment
B. they believe that work is superior to relaxation
C. they are traveling fast all the time
D. they are becoming busier with their work than ever before
47. According to the author, the most important character for a good manager is his _____.
A. strong will to hold out stress
B. knowing the art of relaxation
C. high sense of responsibility
D. having control over performance
48. Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress.
B. Stress is always harmful to people’s health
C. It’s easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.
D. Different people can bear different amount of stress.
49. In the last sentence of the passage, “do so”refers to _____.
A. “expose ourselves to stress”
B. “find ways to deal with stress”
C. “remove stress from our lives”
D. “establish links between diseases and stress”
50. According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is _____.
A. to avoid itB. to try to cope with it
C. to regard it as a vital motivation
D. to find some relaxation
C
In a few years, you might be able to speak Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, and English—and all at the same time. This sounds incredible, but Alex Waibel, a computer science professor at US’s Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Germany’s University of Karlsruhe, announced last week that it may soon be reality. He and his team have invented software and hardware that could make it far easier for people who speak different languages to understand each other.
One application, called Lecture Translation, can easily translate a speech from one language into another. Current translation technologies typically limit speakers to certain topics or a limited vocabulary. Users also have to be trained how to use the programme.
Another prototype(雏形机) can send translations of a speech to different listeners depending on what language they speak. “It is like having a simultaneous translator right next to you but without disturbing the person next to you,” Waibel said.
Prefer to read? So-called Translation Glasses transcribe(转录) the translations on a tiny liquid-crystal(液晶) display(LCD) screen.
Then there’s the Muscle Translator. Electrodes capture the electrical signals from facial muscle movements made naturally when a person is mouthing words. The signals are then translated into speech. The electrodes could be replaced with wireless chips implanted in a person’s face, according to researchers.
During a demonstration held last Thursday in CMU’s Pittsburgh campus, a Chinese student named Sang Jun had 11 tiny electrodes attached to the muscles of his cheeks, neck and throat. Then he mouthed—without speaking aloud—a few words in Mandarin(普通话) to the audience. A few seconds later, the phrase was displayed on a computer screen and spoken out by the computer in English and Spanish: “Let me introduce our new prototype.”
This particular gadget(器械),when fully developed, might allow anyone to speak in any number of languages or, as Waibel put it, “to switch your mouth to a foreign language”. “The idea behind the university’s prototypes is to create ‘good enough’ bridges for cross-cultural exchanges that are becoming more common in the world,” Waibel said.
With spontaneous(自发的) translators, foreign drivers in Germany could listen to traffic warnings on the radio, tourists in China could read all the signs and talk with local people, and leaders of different countries could have secret talks without any interpreters there.
51. Which of the following statements is not true？
A. A lecture translation can translate what you said into other languages easily.
B. Muscle Translators can translate what you think into speech if you just move your mouth.
C. There is no Muscle Translator in the world now.
D. The spontaneous translators will help us a lot.
52. What kind of equipment is NOT mentioned in this passage?
A. Lecture Translation. B. Multiple Translator.
C. Muscle Translator.D. Translation Prototype.
53. What’s the final destination of inventing the language translators?
A. To make cultural exchanges between differentcountries easier.
B. To help students learn foreign languages more easily.
C. To make people live in foreign countries more comfortably.
D. To help people learn more foreign languages in the future.
54. What can be inferred from the seventh paragraph?
A. The translator is so good that it can translate any language into the very language you need.
B. The translator is becoming more and more common in the world as a bridge.
C. With the help of the translator, you only need to open your mouth when you want to say something without saying the exact words at all.
D. The translator needs to be improved before being put into market.
55. Where can this passage probably be excerpted from?
A. A newspaper. B. A magazine on science.
C. A fairy tale. D. A scientific fantasy book.
第二节信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先，请阅读以下汽车销售人员可能忽悠购车者的五种情况：
56. Many dealerships prey on the unprepared. Going into a showroom “cold”——without having gathered key facts and preliminary(初步的) pricing figures——gives the salesperson too much control over the buying process.
57. The dealer invoice price is commonly available on Web sites and in pricing guides. But the invoice price is′There are often behind-the-scenes bonuses（幕后红利）, such as dealer incentives and holdbacks, that give the dealer more profit margin.
58. Salespeople like to mix financing, leasing, and trade-in negotiations together, often asking you to negotiate around a monthly payment figure. This tactic（策略） gives the dealer more latitude to offer you a favorable figure in one area while inflating figures in another.
59. The salesperson may try to sign you up for a higher rate than you could get elsewhere.
60. Dealers often try to sell you extras such as rust proofing, fabric protection, and paint protectant, or push etching your Vehicle Identification Number on windows to deter thieves.
请结合以上情形，与下面的建议进行匹配。
When buying a car, keep your interests front and center——and avoid common pitfalls（缺陷） that can cost you extra money--by following these tips:
A. Don’t assume that the sticker price（标价） is the purchase price（买价）.
To get the lowest price, go in with a starting price that’s based not on the sticker price but on how much the dealer paid for the vehicle.
A reasonable price to start negotiations is either 4 to 8 percent over what the dealer paid or the CR Wholesale Price, depending on the demand for the model.
B. Do your homework.
Thoroughly research your choices. Read a variety of reviews. Check the reliability, safety, fuel economy, and pricing of any models you’re considering. And don’t wait until the day you plan to buy to test drive the vehicles. If you have a trade-in, know its approximate worth. That will depend on the vehicle’s age, condition, mileage, and equipment, as well as where you trade it in.
C. Negotiate one thing at one time.
Make clear that you want the lowest possible markup over your starting price. Add that you intend to visit other dealerships selling the same vehicle and will buy from the dealer with the best price.
Only after you’ve settled on the price should you discuss financing, leasing, or a trade-in, as necessary. Negotiate each item individually. Remember, you’re in charge and can leave at any time. Heading for the door can sometimes jump-start a slow-moving negotiation or bring a lower offer.
D. Don’t pay for extras you don’t need.
Don’t accept those unnecessary services and fees. If the items are on the bill of sale, put a line through them. Vehicle bodies are already coated to protect against rust. And CR reliability surveys show that rust is not a major problem with modern cars. You can treat upholstery and apply paint protectant yourself with good off-the-shelf products. You can also do your own VIN etching with a kit that costs about $25.
E. Other costs.
In addition to the vehicle price, you need to consider other costs, including:Sales tax ; Registration fees ; Insurance premiums
Taxes and registration fees can increase your out-of-pocket cost by as much as 10 percent or more, and driving a car that’s worth more than your current one will cost more to insure. Be sure to check with your insurance agent or get insurance quotes online so you understand what you’re getting into.
F. Arrange financing in advance.
Compare interest rates at several banks, credit unions, and loan organizations before checking the dealer’s rates. If pre-approved for a loan, you can keep financial arrangements out of the negotiations. Automakers may offer attractive financing terms, but make sure you qualify for them.
Ⅳ 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)
请根据以下要点用英语写一篇短文。
1. 旅行可以获得知识；
2. 交谈也可以获得知识，尤其跟伟人谈话；
3. 听收音机，看电视；
4. 最好的方法是阅读；
5. 然而，各种各样的书，有好有坏，好书对心灵有益，坏书有害，所以，要选好书读，拒绝读有害书籍。
[写作要求]
(1)只能用5句话表达全部的内容。
(2)标题：he Best Means to Acquire Knowledge
第二节读写任务(共l小题，满分25分)
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
There are two major teaching methods in schools: the lecture system and the discussion system.
The two teaching methods have their own strengths and weaknesses respectively.
Many students like the lecture system because it helps them to learn quickly and much more. Attending a well-prepared lecture is a most rewarding experience: it can open a new horizon for you and save you much time as well-the time you might otherwise spend reading one book after another. Yet the fault of the lecture system is that it cultivates a bad habit of passive learning. Students bring their notebooks and even tape recorders to class to write everything down without thinking for themselves, let alone raise any question to teachers.
On the contrary, the discussion system encourages students to form their own ideas and opinion. To engage in frequent and even heated debates, you have to do a lot of homework beforehand, find answers yourselves and thus you develop the analytical skills which benefit both your study habit and your future life. However, it also has its weakness: students do not learn systematically.
[写作内容]
一些学生喜欢老师讲授，另一些学生喜欢讨论式的课堂。作为中学生，你已经历了十几年学校生活。对于这两种教学模式应该十分熟悉，且有很深的体会。你倾向哪种类型的课堂？
1． 以约30个词概括上文的内容；
2． 以约120个词表达你对这两种教学模式的认识，并包括如下要点：
（1）目前学校教育的真实现状以及学生对这两种形式的倾向；
（2）以你自己的个性特点以及成长的经历说明你的倾向和感受；并说明具体的理由和详细的观点来支持你的选择。
（3）表达你对教学模式改革的期望。
[写作要求]
1．作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准]
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
答案与解析
完形填空
本文讲述学习是为了看到未知的。
21. A 根据文章，把球“放”到枕头下，婴孩就认为没有球了。
22. C no longer意思是“不再”。其他选项逻辑不符。
23. B 上下文告诉我们，教育就是学习“未知的，看不见的”Education is learning to see the invisible.
24. D 眼睛才能“see”。
25. B in reality意思是“实际上，事实上”，in return是“作为回报”，in short是“简言之”，in case是“以防万一”。根据上下文，选Ｂ。
26. B 根据后句的排比，逻辑上应该选Ｂ。
27. A most of us are blind to 99% of the world是一件不幸的事。
28. B 根据Corporate（法人的） media is education with blinders. They only ...和and Internet world news to get the big picture.的对应关系，应该选little。
29. A 下一句的排比可以帮助我们作出判断。
30. C see through是“看清，了解”，因为作者建议我们turn to noncommercial media for more information。
语法填空
本文讲中国人在国外学习，喜欢home stay。如今上海的白领免费接收国外学生到家里住，以跟他们学习英语为交换条件。
31. international根据文章内容，英语为本族语的学生是“国际”学生，作定语用形容词形式。
32. up 因表示“担起责任”是take up the responsibility。
33. limited 在English前作定语用形容词。
34. none上下文看，“没有一种课程”管用。
35. an指看到“一个”广告，表示“一个(块，张等)”用不定冠词。
36. but逻辑转折，免费是有条件的。
37. what引导宾语从句并在从句中作宾语，用what。
38. without指两个月后就“不需要”手势就可以理解了。
39. is rising 由语境可知，指目前或近阶段每一百户人家中接受外国人住的数目“正在上升”。
40. not整篇讲的都是口语，所以，对应的应试问题就不能解决了。
阅读理解
（A）本文讲语言学习从听开始，听得越多，讲得越好。
41. B 细节题。由文章开头第二句可知。
42. D 细节题。根据and later starters are often long listeners可知，开始讲话越晚，学听的时间就越长。
43. A 细节题。作者认为这些noises不属于语言，是孩子情感的表达形式。
44. C 细节题。根据文中It is a problem we need to get out可知作者认为难以界定，没有特殊界线，属于自然过渡，是渐变过程。
45. B 推断题。由最后一句的前半句可推断出，孩子始终喜欢模仿。
（B）本文讲述当今社会人们面临很大压力，压力无法避免，人们承受压力的限度不同，在压力面前如何放松自己，坦然面对。
46. D 推断题。由第一段可知，无法放松自己主要是比以前任何时候都要忙碌。
47. A 推断题。由第三段第二句可知，当好管理者的优良品质是要具有坚强的抵制压力的意志。
48. D 细节题。由第三段第一句The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual可知。
49. C猜义题。由Since we can’t remove stress from our lives...可知，括号里的内容是对前文的解释。
50. B 作者态度题。最后一句表明了作者的态度。
（C）本文是篇科技发明成果的阐述。在不久的将来，全世界讲不同语言的人们就可以通过这种机器进行无障碍的交流了。
51. C 细节题。根据文章第六段可推出C项是错误的。
52. B 细节题。第二段中提到了Lecture Translation,第三段提到了prototype,第五段又提到Muscle Translator,因而没有被提到的应该是B项。
53. A 作者意图题。根据短文倒数第二段所述“The idea behind the university’s prototypes is to create good enough bridges for cross-cultural exchanges that are becoming more common in the world.”（隐藏在雏形机背后的理念是为今后世界上越来越普通的跨文化交流搭建足够好的桥梁）可以推断出A项就是发明翻译器的真正目的。
54. D 推断题。短文倒数第二段中“This particular gadget, when fully developed...”意为“当这种特别的器械得以充分的改进时……”，可以推测出：目前这种器械尚在发展完善之中。
55. B 推断题。这篇文章是有关科技发明成果的阐述，根据常识，它极有可能会节选自科学杂志。
信息匹配
本题讲买车的几条建议。
56. B 代理商prey on无准备的，给销售人员全程控制。购车前的准备工作与经销商喜欢控制那些无准备的吻合。
57. A 发票价目不一定是经销商要付的，往往有幕后的利润空间。主要讲价格问题，与发票价，与经销商红利有关。
58. C 销售人员喜欢用各种策略来忽悠购买者，如月付，折扣等，使在不同地方的开支显得不同。谈价要表现对同产品的其它店家很熟悉，买哪家的主动权在你。
59. F 销售人员可能跟你签比在别处买更高的价格。这种情况下，先对比多家银行利率。
60. D 经销商经常试图卖给你额外的项目如防锈处理等。 extras是本题的核心词。
基础写作(one possible version)
Best Means to Acquire Knowledge
Knowledge may be acquired through many ways, one of which is from traveling and another is by conversation, especially one with a great man. A person may also become knowledgeable through other ways such as listening to the radio, watching television or, the best way, through reading. But, there exists one problem about reading because there are all kinds of books in society. Good books are beneficial to our soul while bad ones are harmful to our mind. Therefore, it is of great importance for readers to read good books and reject harmful ones.
读写任务(One possible version)
The above passage compares the advantages and disadvantages of the two major teaching methods in schools: the lecture system and the discussion system.
Actually, some students like classes where teachers lecture (do all of the talking) in class, While others prefer classes where the students do some of the talking.
I prefer the lecture system for three reasons: I am used to the lecture system; it is an efficient system; I am too shy to talk in class. All my school life, I have listened to teachers. The lecture system is an efficient one. I want the teacher to give me as much information as he or she can during the class period. I hate it when the class is full of laughter or gossips. Even I prefer to listen to the teacher and memorize the teacher’s ideas.
I hope I can always study in a school or university where they use the lecture system. I think it is better to continue with what one is used to.
（本试题由广东广雅中学唐立新老师拟制）
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