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一、单项填空 (每题1分，共计15分)
1. Her mother died suddenly because of the heart attack, which made the family in deep sorrow. Which of the following is NOT the euphemism of the underlined word?
A. passed away B. was out of breath
C. expired D. went to heaven
2. —Hi, postman, do you really mean I should go to the post office to get my parcel?
—.
A. Sure, it’s four days over the deadline
B. Yes, you should be fined
D. It’s none of my business
D. Yes, you must
3. It’s a pity that his companylast month.
A. broke down
B. shut
C. went out of business
D. closed
4. More and more professionalhave appeared to help people to look into certain case.
A. confidential sources
B. helpers
C. supporters
D. assistants
5. The companytheir brand for the medicine which was developed by their manager.
A. applied B. got
C. enrolledD. registered
6. —Do you think that is correct for Jim to finish his courses in two years?
—Well, .
A. no problem
B. it is nothing
C. it depends on your further study
D. I don’t know
7.andare going abroad next Monday. Which is wrong?
A. The mother; her son
B. The dancer; singer
C. A writer; an artist
D. He; I
8. They expected the government to issue afor their parade but it was refused.
A. passport B. password
C. permission D. permit
9. I advise that theythe school authoritythe scholarship.
A. should apply; to B. apply to; for
C. must apply to; for D. apply to; of
10. For most of the young people today, it is important to train them tosome money . Which of the following is wrong?
A. put; out B. squirrel; away
C. put; asideD. set; aside
11. Little Jack was punished by his parents because he went shaking with his friends,all his homework .
A. leaving; unfinished
B. with; finishing
C. leave; undo
D. with; undo
12. Since this book is out of stock now, you willwhen the book becomes .
A. inform; usable
B. be informed; available
C. be informed; using
D. be informing; available
13. In order tofrom the junior school to the senior school well, you should prepare and think ahead.
A. make the adjustments to
B. make good of
C. make the transition
D. make the most of
14. The Statue of Dr Sun Yatsenat Xinjiekou Squaredowntown of Nanjing at the beginning of 1990s.
A. was set up B. was put up
C. was given up D. was kept up
15. , the virus attacks were determined by how the virus was programmed.
A. To the point B. Beside the point
C. Make the point D. At some point
二、完形填空 (每小题1.5分，共30分)
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he asked God, “They tell me you are 16me to earth tomorrow, 17how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?”God replied, “Among the 18angels, I 19one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you.”
But the child wasn’t sure he really wanted to go. “But tell me, here in Heaven, I don’t do anything else 20sing and smile, that’s enough for me to be happy.”
“Your angel will 21for you and will also smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel’s love and be happy.”
“And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me, “the child continued, ”if I don’t know the 22that men talk?”
God patted him on the 23and said, “Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.”
“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”
But God had an answer for that question too. “Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to 24 .”
“I’ve heard that on earth there are bad 25 , who will protect me?”
“Your angel will defend you 26if it means risking her life!”
“But I will always be sad because I will not see you any more,” the child continued 27 .
God smiled on the 28one. “Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way for you to come back to me, even though I will 29be next to you.”
At that moment there was much peace in 30Heaven, but 31from earth could already be heard. The child knew he 32start on his journey very soon. He asked God one more 33 , softly, “Oh God, if I am about to leave now, please tell me my angel’s name.”
God touched the child on the shoulder and answered, “Your angel’s name is not 34to remember. You will simply call her 35 .”
16. A. setting B. bringing
C. landing D. sending
17. A. but B. though
C. although D. however
18. A. much B. many C. more D. most
19. A. chose B. will choose
C. choose D. had chosen
20. A. except B. besides
C. but D. apart from
21. A. dance B. care
C. say D. sing
22. A. people B. things
C. language D. task
23. A. head B. hands
C. face D. feet
24. A. speak B. pray
C. tell D. sing
25. A. animals B. men
C. women D. trees
26. A. even B. ever
C. as D. that
27. A. angrily B. proudly
C. carefully D. happily
28. A. small B. old
C. new D. young
29. A. never B. always
C. often D. sometimes
30. A. a B. an C. the D. /
31. A. noises B. songs
C. sounds D. voices
32. A. had to B. might
C. would D. could
33. A. plan B. question
C. answer D. reply
34. A. hardly B. easily
C. hard D. easy
35. A. Mommy B. Grandma
C. Daddy D. Grandpa
三、阅读理解 (每小题2分，共20分)
A
I could not tell what part of the world this might be, otherwise than that I know it must be part of America, and as I concluded by all my observations, must be near the Spanish dominions, and perhaps was all inhabited by savages, where if I should have landed, I had been in a worse condition than I was now; and therefore I acquiesced in the dispositions of providence, which I began now to own, and to believe, ordered everything for the best; I say, I quieted my mind with this, and left afflicting myself with fruitless wishes of being there.
Besides, after some pause upon this affair, I considered, that if this land was the Spanish coast, I should certainly, one time or other, see some vessel pass or repass one way or other; but if not, then it was the savage coast between the Spanish country and Brazils, which are indeed the worst of savages; for they are cannibals, or meneaters, and fail not to murder and devour all the humane bodies that fall into their hands.
With these considerations I walked very leisurely forward, I found that side of the island where I now was, much pleasanter than mine, the open or savanna fields sweet, adorned with flowers and grass, and full of very fine woods. I saw abundance of parrots, and fain I would have caught one, if possible to have kept it to be tame, and taught it to speak to me. I did, after some pains taking, catch a young parrot, for I knocked it down with a stick, and having recovered it, I brought it home; but it was some years before I could make him speak: however, at last I taught him to call me by my name very familiarly. But the accident that followed, though it be a trifle, will be very diverting in its place.
I was exceedingly diverted with this journey: I found in the low grounds hares, as I thought them to be, and foxes, but they differed greatly from all the other kinds I had met with; nor could I satisfy myself to eat them, though I killed several. But I had no need to be venturous; for I had no want of food, and of that which was very good too; especially these three sorts, viz., goats, pigeons, and turtle or tortoise; which, added to my grapes, Leadenhall Market could not have furnished a table better than I, in Proportion to the company; and though my cafe was deplorable enough, yet I had great cause for thankfulness, that I was not driven to any extremities for food; but rather plenty, even to dainties.
36. What does the underlined word “cannibals” (paragraph 1) mean?
A. good friends
B. somebody strange
C. dangerous creatures
D. useful tools
37. Which statement is reasonable according to this passage?
A. To enjoy my vacation, I decided to have a trip around the island.
B. I didn’t know where I was at that moment.
C. When I wanted something, I could get it from Leadenhall Market.
D. I was sure I would go back home very soon.
38. Why did the author not want to eat animals killed by himself?
A. He didn’t enjoy them.
B. He regretted doing that, and thought it cruel.
C. He was afraid of being ill.
D. He saved them for others.
39. How did “I” feel about his own situation on the lonely island?
A. Lucky. B. Desperate.
C. Bearable. D. Wonderful.
40. This passage mostly comes from .
A. A newspaper B. A novel
C. A science report D. An advertisement
B
After many years of searching, the seeker was told to go to a cave, in which he would find a well (井). “Ask the well what is truth,” he was advised, “and the well will show it to you.” Having found the well, the seeker asked that most fundamental question. And from the depths came the answer, “Go to the village crossroad: there you shall find what you are seeking.”
Full of hope, the man ran to the crossroad to find only three rather uninteresting shops. One shop was selling pieces of metal, another sold wood, and thin wires (金属丝) were for sale in the third. Nothing and no one at the crossroad seemed to have much to do with truth. Disappointed, the seeker returned to the well to demand an explanation, but he was told only, “You will understand in the future.” When the man protested, all he got in return were the echoes of his own shouts.
Although he was angry for being made a fool of, the seeker continued his search for truth. As years went by, the memory of his experience at the well was gradually disappearing until one night, while he was walking in the moonlight, the sound of sitar (锡塔琴) music caught his attention. It was wonderful music and it was played with great mastery and inspiration.
Deeply moved, the truth seeker walked towards the player. He looked at the fingers dancing over the strings. He became aware of the sitar itself. And then suddenly he exploded in a cry of joyous recognition: the sitar was made out of wires and pieces of metal and wood just like those he had once seen in the three shops and had thought it to be without any particular meaning.
At last he understood the message of the well: we have already been given everything we need; our task is to put together and use it in the proper way. Nothing is meaningful if we look at it as separate fragments. But as soon as the fragments come together, a new thing comes out, whose beauty we could not have expected by considering the fragments alone.
41. It is mostly possible that we can read the passage as
A. a tale B. an advertisement
C. a novel D. a science report
42. Which word can’t express the seeker’s feeling properly?
A. unhappy B. puzzled
C. frightened D. hopeful
43. The phrase “exploded in a cry of joyous recognition” in Paragraph 4 most probably means “”.
A. was happy about his finding
B. felt very sad about the result
C. cried for the ending of his seeking
D. burst into tears for his failure
44. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. The seeker got what he was searching for
B. He found a sitar in the second shop eventually
C. A wise man once lived in the cave
D. The player told the seeker what the truth was
45. It can be inferred that the writer wants to tell us .
A. the seeker could find nothing related to truth
B. the seeker was told what truth was eventually
C. separate fragments are useless in our real life
D. it is important to make full use of what we have
四、任务型阅读 (10分)
阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
There are two types of twins: identical and nonidentical twins. Identical twins are formed from a single egg in mother’s body which divides to form two separate babies. Identical twins look the same, and are often dressed by the parents in clothes of the same colors. It is often difficult to tell identical twins from each other, even when they are standing side by side. Nonidentical twins came into being when the mother produces two separated eggs at the same time, both of which grow to form babies. In the case the twins look like normal brothers and sisters and are easy to tell one from the other.
In the 1970s and 1980s a scientist did some research into twins. He invited many pairs of identical twins to university and asked them to take part in a week of tests. He was particularly interested in adopted twins who had been separated, at birth. He would give the twins different kinds of tests to study their speed of thinking, their speech, their memory, the ways they saw and heard different things, and so on. Time and time again he found separated twins who preferred clothes of the same color, used the same kind of shaving soap, wore the same shaped square glasses and the same colored socks.
There is a third type of twins, but it is a very unusual one. Twins who are joined together at birth are known in western countries as Siamese (连体) twins.
Twins
(46) of twinsDefinitionCharacterTest results
Identical twinsFormed from a (48) egg in mother’s body which divides to form two separated (49).
Look the (51), often dressed in the same colors.
(52) to tell from each other when standing side by side.
Like clothes of the same (55), use the same kind of shaving soap, wear the same shaped square glasses and the same colored socks.
Nonidentical twins
Formed from two separated (50) at the same time, both of which grow to from babies.
Have no (53) from normal brothers and sisters.
Easy to tell one from the other.
Siamese (47)
(54) together at birth.
五、作文 (25分)
假如你是一名叫李华的中国学生，你的一位英国网友David想向你了解一些关于中国稀土的知识，请根据以下内容给他写一封电子邮件：
1．目前中国出口的稀土数量居全球之首，稀土是中国最丰富的战略资源；
2．近年来中国稀土的出口量增长了近10倍，可是平均价格却仅仅是当初价格的64%；
3．目前中国2/3稀土已外流；
4．中国稀土的浪费让人困惑而且稀土开采属于重污染行业。
注意：
1．文稿要包括所有要点；
2．词数在100—120左右；
3．开头已经给出（不计入总词数）。
4．参考词汇：出口—export；稀土—rareearth；战略资源—strategic resource
Fromlihua@163.com
Todavid@uk.msn.com
Subjectrareearth
BodyDavid,
I’m happy to receive your email.
After all, it is time that China should take some measures to protect the national profit on rare earth.
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
一、单项填空
1—5 BACAD
6—10 CBDBA
11—15 ABCAD
二、完形填空
16—20 DABAC
21—25 DCABB
26—30 ACDBD
31—35 DABCA
16. D。set意思是“放，置；竖立；使接触；为 (小说、舞台等) 设置背景”bring意思是“带来，拿来；使产生，引起，导致；使处于某种状态”；land则是“使登陆；使降落；使下车”；只有send“派遣，打发；使进 (学校等)”符合本题“让孩子降临人世”这一主题。所以选择D项。
17. A。根据“They tell me you are 16me to earth tomorrow，”可知the child迫切的想知道自己那么弱小而且无助该怎么能够在地球上生存?上下句是存在转折关系的复合句，中间需要转折连词，B/C两项引导的是让步状语从句的连接词，在这里不合句意；D项however是副词，不直接引导从句，只有当它和副词、形容词连用时才可以做连词引导从句。故而只有A项正确。
18. B。angels为可数名词复数形式，而且前后没有比较的概念，所以只有选择A项。其他选项都不符合题意。
19. A。“选择”已经发生的事情，不能用一般将来时 (B)，也不能用一般现在时(C)，而且过去完成时一定要有一个过去的时间作为参照，但是本句找不到这样的参照，所以不能选择D项。
20. C。not ... but 是一个固定结构，表示“不是……而是……”，其他的选项则没有这个用法。
21. D。根据上一小节的“I don’t do anything else 20sing and smile, that’s enough for me to be happy.”以及本句中的also一词可以推断出本题应该选择“sing”一词。
22. C。可以参照下文的“Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.”一句知道此处应该选择C项，而不是其他选项。
23. A。根据常识我们可以知道一般长者和晚辈谈话的时候会拍拍对方的头部表示亲热，而不是手 (B)、脸 (C) 或者脚部 (D)。
24. B。根据基督教徒看来，做祷告 (pray) 就是与上帝 (God) 做交谈，而且文中有“Your angel will place your hands together”作为暗示，只有做祷告时才双手合十，而在说话或唱歌是都不需要这样的手势。
25. B。man泛指人，这里不是专指男人或女人，所以不用C项，而且动物（A）和树木 (D) 也不符合题意。
26. A。even if 是固定词组，表示“即使；虽然”；假如用ever (曾经)，则后边的if单独使用表示“假如”不符合题意，that用在这里也不合适，as if 表示“好像，好似”，与本句句意不符。
27. C。carefully“小心翼翼地”，尽管上帝已经对孩子的疑问作出解答，但是这个孩子对于自己即将降临人世心有疑虑，自己不可能是高兴地 (happily)，对上帝提问不可能是生气地 (angrily) 或者骄傲地(proudly)，所以只有选择C项carefully (小心翼翼地)。
28. D。young表示“年轻的”，A项 small不能表达此意；B项中的old和C项的new都与题意不符合。
29. B。上帝对孩子的诸多疑问给予了细心地解释，安慰他“我将永远与你同在”，让他对自己的未来充满信心。
30. D。Heaven表示“天堂”为专有名词，不可数，in Heaven表示“在天堂”，中间不用任何冠词。
31. D。根据上下文主要表述的是一个孩子即将降临人世，这里他已经逐渐听到人的声音 (voice)，而不是其他的声响、喧闹声 (noise)；sound泛指“一切声音”，不符合语境；B项的songs更不正确，所以选D。
32. A。小孩子尽管十分不情愿，但是上帝的旨意是没有办法抗拒的，他不得不 (had to) 开始了他的行程，B项的might表示“可能”、C项的would表示“将要”、D项的 could表示“能够”，都不符合题意。
33. B。小孩在动身出发之前依然“问 (ask)”了上帝一个问题 (question)，而不是什么“计划”、“答案”之类的。
34. C。这里根据语法需要一个形容词而不是副词，所以只有在C / D两项中选择，而且A项的hardly (几乎不)，B项的easily (容易地) 不符合题意，根据题意知道天使的名字“不难记得”，所以选择C项。
35. A。根据横线之前的“You will simply call her ....”确定应该在A/B中选择，我们采取结合生活常识来排出的办法，可以确定答案应该是A项的 Mommy，而不是B项的Grandma。
三、阅读理解
A篇
36—40 CBCCB
本文选自Robinson Crusoe,讲述的是主人公在海岛上看到一个脚印后有了各种恐惧的想法。
36. C。因为文中meneaters是该词的同位语，而且后面一句and fail not to murder and devour all the humane bodies that fall into their hands就是对于前面的解释。
37. B。因为文中的I could not tell what part of the world this might be一句就已经说明了该选项正确；而且主人公一个人处于孤岛中，不是为了度假而旅游，也没有机会回家或者到市场买东西。
38. C。文中的But I had no need to be venturous; for I had no want of food, and of that which was very good too;一句可以说明该问题。
39. C。可以根据and though my cafe was deplorable enough, yet I had great cause for thankfulness, that I was not driven to any extremities for food; but rather plenty, even to dainties.一句做出选择。
40. B。因为文章的内容讲的是主人公在海岛上的所见所闻，不是新闻报道，更不可能是一则广告或者是一篇科学报告，只有可能是一篇小说。
B篇
41—45 ACAAD
41. A。文中讲述的是一个人追寻真理的过程，首先排除B项和D项，然后根据文章大意，可以知道这篇应该是通过一则寓言故事来解释真理的文章，而不能简单的认为是一篇小说，所以答案应是A项。
42. C。主人公在追寻真理的过程中情绪有变化，先是困惑 (puzzled)，发现the well “愚弄”自己后很生气，当然是不高兴了 (unhappy)，但是依然充满希望地(hopeful)继续寻找真理，贯穿全文，没有发现他有害怕的 (frightened) 时刻。所以本题应该选择C项。
43. A。本题的关键是在于joyous “高兴的；快乐的；令人愉快的”，根据划线部分后边的句子我们可以得知the seeker 最后发现了当初在商店没有领悟到的道理——我们已经被给予我们所需要的一切，我们的任务就是用恰当的方法将它们组装并使用。这里的cry不是“哭泣”，排除C / D项，文中没有看出主人公有什么伤心之处，所以其余三个选项不符合题意。
44. A。文章在结尾告诉我们the seeker 最后通过sitar (西塔琴) 琴声悟出了自己苦苦追寻的真理。文章并没有告诉我么他在第二个店里发现了sitar (西塔琴)，所以不会选择B项，而且，根据文章大意不能就断定C / D两项正确。
45. D。本题运用排除法，A项一定不对——在最后文章的主人公从sitar (西塔琴) 琴声悟出了自己苦苦追寻的真理，不是有人直接告诉他的 (所以也排除B项)，我们不能从文章中找出山洞中住着一个智者，故而就不能选择C项，文章最后the seeker悟出了“任何东西如果我们把它们看成互不相干的碎片，那它们都是毫无意义的。但是如果碎片组合在一起，一个新的实体就生成了”，这样，就只有D项正确了。
四、任务型阅读
46. Types
47. twins
48. single
49. babies
50. eggs
51. same
52. Difficult
53. difference
54. Joined
55. color
五、作文范文
A possible version:
Fromlihua@163.com
Todavid@uk.msn.com
Subjectrareearth
BodyDavid,
I’m happy to receive your email. You want to learn some knowledge about rare earth in China. Now I will tell you something about it.
Above all, rare earth is one of the richest strategic resources in China. Though the amount of the reserve, output and export is the largest in the world, unfortunately, China has no pricing right on rare earth. Rare earth has recently been exported about 10 times more than ten years ago. However, the average price is only equal to 64 percent of before. As a result, more than two third of rare earth has flown outward. Besides, the waste of rare earth has being puzzling us a lot, and the environment has being polluted seriously because of extracting rare earth.
After all, it is time that China should take some measures to protect the national profit on rare earth.
Yours,
Li Hua
（作者：陆伟东，江苏省灌南高级中学）
注：本文中所涉及到的图表、注解、公式等内容请以PDF格式阅读原文
一、单项填空 (每题1分，共计15分)
1. Her mother died suddenly because of the heart attack, which made the family in deep sorrow. Which of the following is NOT the euphemism of the underlined word?
A. passed away B. was out of breath
C. expired D. went to heaven
2. —Hi, postman, do you really mean I should go to the post office to get my parcel?
—.
A. Sure, it’s four days over the deadline
B. Yes, you should be fined
D. It’s none of my business
D. Yes, you must
3. It’s a pity that his companylast month.
A. broke down
B. shut
C. went out of business
D. closed
4. More and more professionalhave appeared to help people to look into certain case.
A. confidential sources
B. helpers
C. supporters
D. assistants
5. The companytheir brand for the medicine which was developed by their manager.
A. applied B. got
C. enrolledD. registered
6. —Do you think that is correct for Jim to finish his courses in two years?
—Well, .
A. no problem
B. it is nothing
C. it depends on your further study
D. I don’t know
7.andare going abroad next Monday. Which is wrong?
A. The mother; her son
B. The dancer; singer
C. A writer; an artist
D. He; I
8. They expected the government to issue afor their parade but it was refused.
A. passport B. password
C. permission D. permit
9. I advise that theythe school authoritythe scholarship.
A. should apply; to B. apply to; for
C. must apply to; for D. apply to; of
10. For most of the young people today, it is important to train them tosome money . Which of the following is wrong?
A. put; out B. squirrel; away
C. put; asideD. set; aside
11. Little Jack was punished by his parents because he went shaking with his friends,all his homework .
A. leaving; unfinished
B. with; finishing
C. leave; undo
D. with; undo
12. Since this book is out of stock now, you willwhen the book becomes .
A. inform; usable
B. be informed; available
C. be informed; using
D. be informing; available
13. In order tofrom the junior school to the senior school well, you should prepare and think ahead.
A. make the adjustments to
B. make good of
C. make the transition
D. make the most of
14. The Statue of Dr Sun Yatsenat Xinjiekou Squaredowntown of Nanjing at the beginning of 1990s.
A. was set up B. was put up
C. was given up D. was kept up
15. , the virus attacks were determined by how the virus was programmed.
A. To the point B. Beside the point
C. Make the point D. At some point
二、完形填空 (每小题1.5分，共30分)
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he asked God, “They tell me you are 16me to earth tomorrow, 17how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?”God replied, “Among the 18angels, I 19one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you.”
But the child wasn’t sure he really wanted to go. “But tell me, here in Heaven, I don’t do anything else 20sing and smile, that’s enough for me to be happy.”
“Your angel will 21for you and will also smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel’s love and be happy.”
“And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me, “the child continued, ”if I don’t know the 22that men talk?”
God patted him on the 23and said, “Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.”
“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”
But God had an answer for that question too. “Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to 24 .”
“I’ve heard that on earth there are bad 25 , who will protect me?”
“Your angel will defend you 26if it means risking her life!”
“But I will always be sad because I will not see you any more,” the child continued 27 .
God smiled on the 28one. “Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way for you to come back to me, even though I will 29be next to you.”
At that moment there was much peace in 30Heaven, but 31from earth could already be heard. The child knew he 32start on his journey very soon. He asked God one more 33 , softly, “Oh God, if I am about to leave now, please tell me my angel’s name.”
God touched the child on the shoulder and answered, “Your angel’s name is not 34to remember. You will simply call her 35 .”
16. A. setting B. bringing
C. landing D. sending
17. A. but B. though
C. although D. however
18. A. much B. many C. more D. most
19. A. chose B. will choose
C. choose D. had chosen
20. A. except B. besides
C. but D. apart from
21. A. dance B. care
C. say D. sing
22. A. people B. things
C. language D. task
23. A. head B. hands
C. face D. feet
24. A. speak B. pray
C. tell D. sing
25. A. animals B. men
C. women D. trees
26. A. even B. ever
C. as D. that
27. A. angrily B. proudly
C. carefully D. happily
28. A. small B. old
C. new D. young
29. A. never B. always
C. often D. sometimes
30. A. a B. an C. the D. /
31. A. noises B. songs
C. sounds D. voices
32. A. had to B. might
C. would D. could
33. A. plan B. question
C. answer D. reply
34. A. hardly B. easily
C. hard D. easy
35. A. Mommy B. Grandma
C. Daddy D. Grandpa
三、阅读理解 (每小题2分，共20分)
A
I could not tell what part of the world this might be, otherwise than that I know it must be part of America, and as I concluded by all my observations, must be near the Spanish dominions, and perhaps was all inhabited by savages, where if I should have landed, I had been in a worse condition than I was now; and therefore I acquiesced in the dispositions of providence, which I began now to own, and to believe, ordered everything for the best; I say, I quieted my mind with this, and left afflicting myself with fruitless wishes of being there.
Besides, after some pause upon this affair, I considered, that if this land was the Spanish coast, I should certainly, one time or other, see some vessel pass or repass one way or other; but if not, then it was the savage coast between the Spanish country and Brazils, which are indeed the worst of savages; for they are cannibals, or meneaters, and fail not to murder and devour all the humane bodies that fall into their hands.
With these considerations I walked very leisurely forward, I found that side of the island where I now was, much pleasanter than mine, the open or savanna fields sweet, adorned with flowers and grass, and full of very fine woods. I saw abundance of parrots, and fain I would have caught one, if possible to have kept it to be tame, and taught it to speak to me. I did, after some pains taking, catch a young parrot, for I knocked it down with a stick, and having recovered it, I brought it home; but it was some years before I could make him speak: however, at last I taught him to call me by my name very familiarly. But the accident that followed, though it be a trifle, will be very diverting in its place.
I was exceedingly diverted with this journey: I found in the low grounds hares, as I thought them to be, and foxes, but they differed greatly from all the other kinds I had met with; nor could I satisfy myself to eat them, though I killed several. But I had no need to be venturous; for I had no want of food, and of that which was very good too; especially these three sorts, viz., goats, pigeons, and turtle or tortoise; which, added to my grapes, Leadenhall Market could not have furnished a table better than I, in Proportion to the company; and though my cafe was deplorable enough, yet I had great cause for thankfulness, that I was not driven to any extremities for food; but rather plenty, even to dainties.
36. What does the underlined word “cannibals” (paragraph 1) mean?
A. good friends
B. somebody strange
C. dangerous creatures
D. useful tools
37. Which statement is reasonable according to this passage?
A. To enjoy my vacation, I decided to have a trip around the island.
B. I didn’t know where I was at that moment.
C. When I wanted something, I could get it from Leadenhall Market.
D. I was sure I would go back home very soon.
38. Why did the author not want to eat animals killed by himself?
A. He didn’t enjoy them.
B. He regretted doing that, and thought it cruel.
C. He was afraid of being ill.
D. He saved them for others.
39. How did “I” feel about his own situation on the lonely island?
A. Lucky. B. Desperate.
C. Bearable. D. Wonderful.
40. This passage mostly comes from .
A. A newspaper B. A novel
C. A science report D. An advertisement
B
After many years of searching, the seeker was told to go to a cave, in which he would find a well (井). “Ask the well what is truth,” he was advised, “and the well will show it to you.” Having found the well, the seeker asked that most fundamental question. And from the depths came the answer, “Go to the village crossroad: there you shall find what you are seeking.”
Full of hope, the man ran to the crossroad to find only three rather uninteresting shops. One shop was selling pieces of metal, another sold wood, and thin wires (金属丝) were for sale in the third. Nothing and no one at the crossroad seemed to have much to do with truth. Disappointed, the seeker returned to the well to demand an explanation, but he was told only, “You will understand in the future.” When the man protested, all he got in return were the echoes of his own shouts.
Although he was angry for being made a fool of, the seeker continued his search for truth. As years went by, the memory of his experience at the well was gradually disappearing until one night, while he was walking in the moonlight, the sound of sitar (锡塔琴) music caught his attention. It was wonderful music and it was played with great mastery and inspiration.
Deeply moved, the truth seeker walked towards the player. He looked at the fingers dancing over the strings. He became aware of the sitar itself. And then suddenly he exploded in a cry of joyous recognition: the sitar was made out of wires and pieces of metal and wood just like those he had once seen in the three shops and had thought it to be without any particular meaning.
At last he understood the message of the well: we have already been given everything we need; our task is to put together and use it in the proper way. Nothing is meaningful if we look at it as separate fragments. But as soon as the fragments come together, a new thing comes out, whose beauty we could not have expected by considering the fragments alone.
41. It is mostly possible that we can read the passage as
A. a tale B. an advertisement
C. a novel D. a science report
42. Which word can’t express the seeker’s feeling properly?
A. unhappy B. puzzled
C. frightened D. hopeful
43. The phrase “exploded in a cry of joyous recognition” in Paragraph 4 most probably means “”.
A. was happy about his finding
B. felt very sad about the result
C. cried for the ending of his seeking
D. burst into tears for his failure
44. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. The seeker got what he was searching for
B. He found a sitar in the second shop eventually
C. A wise man once lived in the cave
D. The player told the seeker what the truth was
45. It can be inferred that the writer wants to tell us .
A. the seeker could find nothing related to truth
B. the seeker was told what truth was eventually
C. separate fragments are useless in our real life
D. it is important to make full use of what we have
四、任务型阅读 (10分)
阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
There are two types of twins: identical and nonidentical twins. Identical twins are formed from a single egg in mother’s body which divides to form two separate babies. Identical twins look the same, and are often dressed by the parents in clothes of the same colors. It is often difficult to tell identical twins from each other, even when they are standing side by side. Nonidentical twins came into being when the mother produces two separated eggs at the same time, both of which grow to form babies. In the case the twins look like normal brothers and sisters and are easy to tell one from the other.
In the 1970s and 1980s a scientist did some research into twins. He invited many pairs of identical twins to university and asked them to take part in a week of tests. He was particularly interested in adopted twins who had been separated, at birth. He would give the twins different kinds of tests to study their speed of thinking, their speech, their memory, the ways they saw and heard different things, and so on. Time and time again he found separated twins who preferred clothes of the same color, used the same kind of shaving soap, wore the same shaped square glasses and the same colored socks.
There is a third type of twins, but it is a very unusual one. Twins who are joined together at birth are known in western countries as Siamese (连体) twins.
Twins
(46) of twinsDefinitionCharacterTest results
Identical twinsFormed from a (48) egg in mother’s body which divides to form two separated (49).
Look the (51), often dressed in the same colors.
(52) to tell from each other when standing side by side.
Like clothes of the same (55), use the same kind of shaving soap, wear the same shaped square glasses and the same colored socks.
Nonidentical twins
Formed from two separated (50) at the same time, both of which grow to from babies.
Have no (53) from normal brothers and sisters.
Easy to tell one from the other.
Siamese (47)
(54) together at birth.
五、作文 (25分)
假如你是一名叫李华的中国学生，你的一位英国网友David想向你了解一些关于中国稀土的知识，请根据以下内容给他写一封电子邮件：
1．目前中国出口的稀土数量居全球之首，稀土是中国最丰富的战略资源；
2．近年来中国稀土的出口量增长了近10倍，可是平均价格却仅仅是当初价格的64%；
3．目前中国2/3稀土已外流；
4．中国稀土的浪费让人困惑而且稀土开采属于重污染行业。
注意：
1．文稿要包括所有要点；
2．词数在100—120左右；
3．开头已经给出（不计入总词数）。
4．参考词汇：出口—export；稀土—rareearth；战略资源—strategic resource
Fromlihua@163.com
Todavid@uk.msn.com
Subjectrareearth
BodyDavid,
I’m happy to receive your email.
After all, it is time that China should take some measures to protect the national profit on rare earth.
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
一、单项填空
1—5 BACAD
6—10 CBDBA
11—15 ABCAD
二、完形填空
16—20 DABAC
21—25 DCABB
26—30 ACDBD
31—35 DABCA
16. D。set意思是“放，置；竖立；使接触；为 (小说、舞台等) 设置背景”bring意思是“带来，拿来；使产生，引起，导致；使处于某种状态”；land则是“使登陆；使降落；使下车”；只有send“派遣，打发；使进 (学校等)”符合本题“让孩子降临人世”这一主题。所以选择D项。
17. A。根据“They tell me you are 16me to earth tomorrow，”可知the child迫切的想知道自己那么弱小而且无助该怎么能够在地球上生存?上下句是存在转折关系的复合句，中间需要转折连词，B/C两项引导的是让步状语从句的连接词，在这里不合句意；D项however是副词，不直接引导从句，只有当它和副词、形容词连用时才可以做连词引导从句。故而只有A项正确。
18. B。angels为可数名词复数形式，而且前后没有比较的概念，所以只有选择A项。其他选项都不符合题意。
19. A。“选择”已经发生的事情，不能用一般将来时 (B)，也不能用一般现在时(C)，而且过去完成时一定要有一个过去的时间作为参照，但是本句找不到这样的参照，所以不能选择D项。
20. C。not ... but 是一个固定结构，表示“不是……而是……”，其他的选项则没有这个用法。
21. D。根据上一小节的“I don’t do anything else 20sing and smile, that’s enough for me to be happy.”以及本句中的also一词可以推断出本题应该选择“sing”一词。
22. C。可以参照下文的“Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.”一句知道此处应该选择C项，而不是其他选项。
23. A。根据常识我们可以知道一般长者和晚辈谈话的时候会拍拍对方的头部表示亲热，而不是手 (B)、脸 (C) 或者脚部 (D)。
24. B。根据基督教徒看来，做祷告 (pray) 就是与上帝 (God) 做交谈，而且文中有“Your angel will place your hands together”作为暗示，只有做祷告时才双手合十，而在说话或唱歌是都不需要这样的手势。
25. B。man泛指人，这里不是专指男人或女人，所以不用C项，而且动物（A）和树木 (D) 也不符合题意。
26. A。even if 是固定词组，表示“即使；虽然”；假如用ever (曾经)，则后边的if单独使用表示“假如”不符合题意，that用在这里也不合适，as if 表示“好像，好似”，与本句句意不符。
27. C。carefully“小心翼翼地”，尽管上帝已经对孩子的疑问作出解答，但是这个孩子对于自己即将降临人世心有疑虑，自己不可能是高兴地 (happily)，对上帝提问不可能是生气地 (angrily) 或者骄傲地(proudly)，所以只有选择C项carefully (小心翼翼地)。
28. D。young表示“年轻的”，A项 small不能表达此意；B项中的old和C项的new都与题意不符合。
29. B。上帝对孩子的诸多疑问给予了细心地解释，安慰他“我将永远与你同在”，让他对自己的未来充满信心。
30. D。Heaven表示“天堂”为专有名词，不可数，in Heaven表示“在天堂”，中间不用任何冠词。
31. D。根据上下文主要表述的是一个孩子即将降临人世，这里他已经逐渐听到人的声音 (voice)，而不是其他的声响、喧闹声 (noise)；sound泛指“一切声音”，不符合语境；B项的songs更不正确，所以选D。
32. A。小孩子尽管十分不情愿，但是上帝的旨意是没有办法抗拒的，他不得不 (had to) 开始了他的行程，B项的might表示“可能”、C项的would表示“将要”、D项的 could表示“能够”，都不符合题意。
33. B。小孩在动身出发之前依然“问 (ask)”了上帝一个问题 (question)，而不是什么“计划”、“答案”之类的。
34. C。这里根据语法需要一个形容词而不是副词，所以只有在C / D两项中选择，而且A项的hardly (几乎不)，B项的easily (容易地) 不符合题意，根据题意知道天使的名字“不难记得”，所以选择C项。
35. A。根据横线之前的“You will simply call her ....”确定应该在A/B中选择，我们采取结合生活常识来排出的办法，可以确定答案应该是A项的 Mommy，而不是B项的Grandma。
三、阅读理解
A篇
36—40 CBCCB
本文选自Robinson Crusoe,讲述的是主人公在海岛上看到一个脚印后有了各种恐惧的想法。
36. C。因为文中meneaters是该词的同位语，而且后面一句and fail not to murder and devour all the humane bodies that fall into their hands就是对于前面的解释。
37. B。因为文中的I could not tell what part of the world this might be一句就已经说明了该选项正确；而且主人公一个人处于孤岛中，不是为了度假而旅游，也没有机会回家或者到市场买东西。
38. C。文中的But I had no need to be venturous; for I had no want of food, and of that which was very good too;一句可以说明该问题。
39. C。可以根据and though my cafe was deplorable enough, yet I had great cause for thankfulness, that I was not driven to any extremities for food; but rather plenty, even to dainties.一句做出选择。
40. B。因为文章的内容讲的是主人公在海岛上的所见所闻，不是新闻报道，更不可能是一则广告或者是一篇科学报告，只有可能是一篇小说。
B篇
41—45 ACAAD
41. A。文中讲述的是一个人追寻真理的过程，首先排除B项和D项，然后根据文章大意，可以知道这篇应该是通过一则寓言故事来解释真理的文章，而不能简单的认为是一篇小说，所以答案应是A项。
42. C。主人公在追寻真理的过程中情绪有变化，先是困惑 (puzzled)，发现the well “愚弄”自己后很生气，当然是不高兴了 (unhappy)，但是依然充满希望地(hopeful)继续寻找真理，贯穿全文，没有发现他有害怕的 (frightened) 时刻。所以本题应该选择C项。
43. A。本题的关键是在于joyous “高兴的；快乐的；令人愉快的”，根据划线部分后边的句子我们可以得知the seeker 最后发现了当初在商店没有领悟到的道理——我们已经被给予我们所需要的一切，我们的任务就是用恰当的方法将它们组装并使用。这里的cry不是“哭泣”，排除C / D项，文中没有看出主人公有什么伤心之处，所以其余三个选项不符合题意。
44. A。文章在结尾告诉我们the seeker 最后通过sitar (西塔琴) 琴声悟出了自己苦苦追寻的真理。文章并没有告诉我么他在第二个店里发现了sitar (西塔琴)，所以不会选择B项，而且，根据文章大意不能就断定C / D两项正确。
45. D。本题运用排除法，A项一定不对——在最后文章的主人公从sitar (西塔琴) 琴声悟出了自己苦苦追寻的真理，不是有人直接告诉他的 (所以也排除B项)，我们不能从文章中找出山洞中住着一个智者，故而就不能选择C项，文章最后the seeker悟出了“任何东西如果我们把它们看成互不相干的碎片，那它们都是毫无意义的。但是如果碎片组合在一起，一个新的实体就生成了”，这样，就只有D项正确了。
四、任务型阅读
46. Types
47. twins
48. single
49. babies
50. eggs
51. same
52. Difficult
53. difference
54. Joined
55. color
五、作文范文
A possible version:
Fromlihua@163.com
Todavid@uk.msn.com
Subjectrareearth
BodyDavid,
I’m happy to receive your email. You want to learn some knowledge about rare earth in China. Now I will tell you something about it.
Above all, rare earth is one of the richest strategic resources in China. Though the amount of the reserve, output and export is the largest in the world, unfortunately, China has no pricing right on rare earth. Rare earth has recently been exported about 10 times more than ten years ago. However, the average price is only equal to 64 percent of before. As a result, more than two third of rare earth has flown outward. Besides, the waste of rare earth has being puzzling us a lot, and the environment has being polluted seriously because of extracting rare earth.
After all, it is time that China should take some measures to protect the national profit on rare earth.
Yours,
Li Hua
（作者：陆伟东，江苏省灌南高级中学）
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