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    1.VocabularyandStructures20points

    Directions:Ineachofthefollowingsentences,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompleteseachsentence.

    1.—Iwasworriedaboutmymaths,butMr.BrowngavemeanA.

    A.Don’tworryaboutit.B.CongratulationsThat’sadifficultcourse.

    C.Mr.Brownisverygood.D.Goodlucktoyou

    2.—I’vegottwoticketsforthematch.Shallwegoandwatchittogether

    A.Theticketsmustbeexpensive.B.Thematchmustbeexciting.

    C.WhynotLet’sgo.D.Theplaceistoofaraway.

    3.—Hello,I'mHarryPotter.

    —Hello,mynameisCharlesGreen,but.

    A.callmeCharlesB.callmyCharles

    C.callmeatCharlesD.callCharlesme

    4.—Excuseme,couldyoushowmethewaytothenearestpostoffice

    —OhyesTwoblocksawayfromhereattheGreenAvenue.Youcan’tmissit.

    A.IbegyourpardonB.Whatdoyoumean

    C.You'rewelcome.D.Mm,letmethink.

    5.—Oh,sorrytobotheryou.

    A.That'sokay.B.No,youcan't.

    C.That'sgood.D.Oh,Idon'tknow.

    6.Wecamefinallytheconclusionthatshehasbeentellingliesallthetime.

    A.ofB.intoC.toD.at

    ’stimewethelecturebecauseeverybodyhasarrived.

    A.willstartB.shallstartC.startD.started

    8.Twodaysisnotenoughforhimtofinishthework．Heneedsday.

    A.otherB.theotherC.thethirdD.athird

    9.Mrs.Jonesaboutherhardhousework.

    A.hasbeenalwayscomplainingB.isalwayscomplaining

    C.alwayscomplainD.hasalwayscomplain

    10.Tom,youplaywiththeknife.Youhurtyourself.

    A.won’t;can’tB.mustn’t;may

    C.shouldn’t;mustD.can’t;shouldn’t

    11.Thequestionnextyearhassomethingimportanttodowithourdailylife.

    A.todiscussB.discussed

    C.beingdiscussedD.tobediscussed

    12.fromspace,theearthlookslikeablueball.

    A.SeenB.SeeC.SeeingD.Tosee

    13.Weweregladthatsheagoldmedal.

    A.awardedB.wasawarded

    C.hasbeenawardedD.hadbeenawarded

    14.Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlateyesterday.

    A.shouldbeB.wouldbeC.willhavebeenD.wouldhavebeen

    15.morecareful,themistakewouldnothavebeenmade.

    A.IfheisB.Ifhehadbeen

    C.IfhehasbeenD.Ifheshouldbe

    16.Itisrequiredthatthestudentsmobilephonesintheirschool,soseldomwillyousee

    themusingone.

    A.wouldnotuseB.notuse

    C.mustn’tuseD.mightnotuse

    17.Letmedoit,

    A.shallIB.shallwe

    C.willyouD.willI

    18.Hanshasanewcar.Iwonderwhenit.

    A.heboughtB.didhebuy

    C.buysD.heisbuying

    19.Smoking,isabadhabit,isnevertheless,stillpopular.

    A.thoughB.itC.thatD.which

    20.Itfortwohoursnow.

    A.rainsB.israiningC.wasrainingD.hasbeenraining

    11.ReadingComprehension45points

    Directions:Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questions.Foreachquestionthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompleteseachsentence.

    Passage1

    Writing,asacareer,offersarangeofpersonalrewards.Itenablespeopletoexpressthemselves,aswellastoentertain,inform,andinfluenceothers.Withonlyafewtools—paper,atypewriter,apencil,andoftenapersonalcomputer—awritercanhaveanimpactonthesurroundingworld.Butmostauthorsspendhundredsofhoursperfectingtheirskillsbeforetheycansellanyoftheirworks.

    Apersonwhowantstobeawritershouldsetasidesometimetowriteeveryday.Learningtoexpressideasclearlyandeffectivelyinwritingtakesagreatdealofpractice.Manyexperiencedwriterskeepajournal.Ajournalcanserveasastorehouseforinformation,observations,andideas.Itcanalsobeaplacetodevelopnewmaterial.

    Beginningwritersshouldreadmanykindsofwritingencounteredeverydayandpayspecialattentiontowhattheyfindmostinteresting.Newsitems,featurestories,textbooks,cookbooks,repairmanuals,poems,essays,shortstories,novels,andplaysdifferintheirmethodsoforganizingandpresentingmaterial.Abeginningwriterwhoreadswidelyandcarefullywilldevelopanappreciationofdifferentwritingapproachesandstyles.Intime,thewritercanacquireamoreflexibleapproachtohisorherownwork.

    Successfulauthorswriteaboutsubjectstheyknowandunderstand.Theysometimestakeweeksormonthsrevisingorrefininganarticle,poem,orstory.Beginningwritersusuallybenefitfromfindingoneormorefriendlycriticswhowillreadtheirworkanddiscussitsstrengthsandweaknesseswiththem.

    Highschoolsandcollegesoffermanylearningopportunitiesforyoungwriters.Compositionandliteraturecoursescanbehelpful.Creativewritingandjournalismcoursesmayfurtherassistabeginningwriterindevelopinghisorherskills.Manystudentsworkonliterarymagazines,newspapers,oryearbookspublishedbytheirschools.Theymaywritestories,editarticles,orgainothervaluableexperience.

    21.Howimportantiswritingaccordingtothispassage

    A.Peoplelearnalotfromwriting.

    B.Weareentertainedwithdifferentwritings.

    C.Writingcaninfluencethesurroundingworld.

    D.Bookscanbeanimportantpartofanindustry.

    22.WhatdoesajournalNOThelptoprovide

    A.Service.B.Ideas.C.Observations.D.Information.

    23.Whatshouldabeginningwriterdotoenjoydifferentwritingstyles

    A.Readingdifferentkindsofnewsitems.

    B.Studyingdifferentwritingmethods.

    C.Learningthewaystopresentmaterials.

    D.Carefullyreadingasmuchaspossible.

    24.Whichofthefollowingshouldabeginningwriteravoidinordertoimprovehisorherwriting

    A.Developingnewsubjects.

    B.Findinghelpfulcritics.

    C.Attendingwritingcourses.

    D.Doingeditingwork.

    25.Indevelopingstudents’writingability,whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedbytheauthor

    A.Theycantakecompositionandliteraturecourses.

    B.Theycantakewritingandjournalismcourses.

    C.Theymayworkonliterarymagazines,newspapers,oryearbookspublishedbytheirschools.

    D.Theymaywritestoriesoreditarticlesforprofessionaljournals.

    Passage2

    Thefirstdayofuniversityourprofessorintroducedanewstudentwhoappearstobeverydifferentfromtherestofus.ThatisRose,aneighty-seven-year-oldladywhoalwaysworeabigsmileonherface.

    “Whyareyouincollegeatthisage”Iasked.Iwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertobetakingonthischallengeatherage.“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI’mgettingone”shetoldme.

    Overtheyear,Rosebecameacampusiconandsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.Shelovedtodressupandsheenjoyedbeingthecenterofattentionfromtheotherstudents.Shewaslivingitup

    Attheendofthesemester,weinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.Shewasintroducedandsteppeduptothestage.

    Asshebegantodeliverherpreparedspeech,shedroppedherspeechcardsonthefloor.Frustratedandalittleembarrassedsheleanedintothespeakerandsimplysaid,“I’msorryI’mabitnervous.IgaveupbeerforLentandthiswhiskeyiskillingme”

    AswelaughedRoseclearedherthroatandbegan,“Wedonotstoplaughingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereareonlyfoursecretstostayingyoung,beinghappy,andachievingsuccess.Youhavetolaughandfindhumoreveryday.You’vegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreams,youdie.Wehavesomanypeoplewalkingaroundwhoaredeadanddon’tevenknowit

    Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydon’thaveregretsforwhatwedid,butratherforthingswedidn’tdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets.

    Finally,thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingoldandgrowingup.Ifyouarenineteenyearsoldandlieinbedforonefullyearanddo’ntdooneproductivething,youwillturntwenty.Thisisgrowingold,bydoingnothingtoyourlife.Theideaofgrowingupistoalwaysfindopportunitytochange.”

    Attheyear’sendRosefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyearsago.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.Overtwothousandcollegestudentsattendedherfuneral.Whenyoufinishreadingthis,pleasesendthispeacefuladvicetoyourfriendsandfamily:

    Remember,wecannotavoidgrowingold,butwecanchooseourownwaystogrowup.

    26.WhywasRoseincollegeA.Becauseshealwayswantedtohaveacollegedegree.

    B.Becauseshethoughtcollegewasfunandshecouldmakemanyfriends.

    C.Becauseshehasnevergonetoacollege.

    D.Becausesheenjoyedbeingthecenterofattentionfromtheotherstudents.

    27.Accordingtopara.3,howdidRoselivehercollegelifeA.Shealwaysdressedupandneverattendanyclass.

    B.Shewasquietanddidn’twanttomakeanyfriends.

    C.Shewaseasygoingandmadelotsoffriends.

    D.Shewasn’tmakingthebestoutofhercollegelife.

    28.HowdidshereactwhenshedroppedherspeechnoteatthefootballbanquetA.Shegotverynervousandstoppedspeaking.

    B.Shewasdrunkwithtoomuchwhiskey.

    C.Shehadtogiveupbeerforthismistake.

    D.Shecontinuedherspeechwithajoke.

    29.WhatdoesRosemeanby“somanypeoplewalkingaroundwhoaredeadanddon’tevenknowit”

    A.Theyarekilledbythemwalkingaround.

    B.Theyare“dead”becausetheydon’thaveanydreams.

    C.Theyare“dead”becausearetheyarenotsatisfiedwiththeirlife.

    D.Theyare“dead”becausetheydon’tknowanything.

    30.AccordingtoRose,whichoneofthefollowingiscorrectaboutthedifferencebetwee“ngrowing

    old”and“growingup”

    A.Bothmeantheagingprocesswhereachildbecomesagrown-up.

    B.Bothmeanlotsofchanges.

    C.“Growingold”issad,but“growingup”ishappy.

    D.“Growingold”isnatural,but“growingup”issomethingwecancontrol.

    Passage3

    Lovebirds.That’swhatallourfriendscalleduswhenwefirstmarried.

    IguessDonandIdeservedit.Moneywastight.Sometimes’wedhavetosaveupdaysjustforanicecreamcone.Still,ourtinyapartmentseemedlikeparadise.Lovedoesthat,youknow.

    Themoreweheardtheterm“lovebirds”,themorewethoughtaboutbirds.Onedaywestartedsavingupforacoupleoflovebirdsofourown.Weknewwecould’ntaffordtobuybothbirdsandanicecage,soinhissparemoments,Donmadethecagehimself.

    Weputourcageinfrontofashadedwindow.Thenwewaiteduntilourlittlesavingwasfullofbillsandsparechange.Withthatmoneywe“adopted”apairofcanariesfromourlocalpetstore,amaleandafemale,andnamedthemSunshineandSnowball.

    Timepassed,andwhenouryounglovebirdsfinallyseemedmatureenoughtostartafamilyoftheirown,wewentaheadandpreparedanestareaandlotsofnestingmaterialforthem.Snowballwasaveryexactingwifeindesigninganddecoratingtheirnestjustso,whileSunshine,filledwithlove,bentoverbackwardtoputeverythingjustwheresheordered.

    Thenonedayaneggappeared.HowtheysangAndafewweekslaterwhenatinychickhatched,theirhappinessseemedtoknownobounds.Idon’tknowhowithappened,butthatbabybirdwasbrightorange.SorightoffwenamedhimPunkinhead.

    Thesunnydayspassed.Howproudallofuswerewhenourbabybirdranoutofthenestontoarealgrown-upperch

    Thenoneday,Punkinheadsuddenlyfellheaddowntothebottomofthecage.Thetinyorangebirdjustlaythere,bothparentsandIrushedtohisrescue.

    Buthewasdead.Justlikethat.Whetherhe’dhadaheartattackbeforehefellorbrokehisneck

    inthefall,I’llneverknow.ButPunkinheadwasgone.

    ThemotherbirdrefusedtoleteitherSunshineormegetnearthatlittlebody.Insteadofthejoyful

    melodiesIusuallyheardfromSnowball,nowshegaveonlythemostheartbreakingcriesandmoans.Her

    heart,joyandwillseemedcompletelymeltedbyhersorrow.

    PoorSunshinedidn’tknowwhattodo.HekepttryingtopushSnowballawayfromhersadsituation,butsherefusedtomove.Instead,overandovershekepttryingtowakeupherbelovedchild.

    FinallySunshineseemedtoworkoutaplan.Heconvincedhertoflyupandeatsomeseedseverysooften,whilehestooddutyinherplace.Theneachtimesheleft,he’dquietlyplaceonepieceofstrawoverPunkinhead’sbody.Justone.Butinafewdays,piecebypiece,itwascompletelycoveredover.

    AtfirstSnowballseemedpanicwhenshelookedaround,butshedidn’ttrytouncoverthechick.Instead,sheflewuptohernormalplaceandstayedthere.ThenIwasabletoquietlyreachinandremovethelittlebody.

    Afterthat,SunshinespentallhistimecomfortingSnowball.Eventuallyshestartedmakingnormalsounds,andthenoneday,hersorrowfinallymeltedandshesangagain.Ido’ntknowifSnowballeverrealizedthequietlaborofloveandhealingSunshinehaddoneforher.Buttheyremaineddevotedforaslongastheybothlived.Lovedoesthat,youknow.

    titleofthepassageis“WhenSnowballMelted”.Whatdoesthetitlemean

    A.Theincreasingtemperaturemadethesnowballmelt.

    B.ThebirdcalledSnowballwastoosadforherkid’sdeathsoshebecameweakerandweaker.

    C.ThegriefbornbythebirdcalledSnowballforthedeathofherkidwasdissolvedbyherhusband’slove.

    D.ThebirdcalledSnowballwaslovedbyherhusbandsoitseemedlikeasnowballwasmelted.

    32.Whydid“ourtinyapartmentseemedlikeparadise”eventhoughwewerepoor

    A.Becauseweloveourtinyapartment.

    B.Becausethetinyapartmenthousedacoupleinlove.

    C.Becausewekepttwobirdsinloveinthetinyapartment.

    D.Becauseourtinyapartmentwascleanandcozy.

    33.Inparagraph4,whydoestheauthoruse“‘adopted’apairofcanariesfromourlocalpetstore”insteadoftheword“buy”

    A.“Adopted”isusedheretoshowthatthebirdsaredesertedbythestoresothecoupleadoptedthem.

    B.“Adopted”isusedheretoshowthecouple’sloveforthebirds,whiletheword“buy”seemedtobecoldandemotionless.

    C.“Adopted”isusedheretoshowthatnobodywantedthebirdssothecoupleweretheonlyonewhoboughtthem.

    D.thereisnospecialreasonwhy“adopted”isusedhere.

    34.WhatisthecauseofPunkinhead’sdeath

    A.He’dhadaheartattackbeforehefell.

    B.Hebrokehisneckinthefall.

    C.Hewasattackedbyacat.

    D.thecauseofPunkinhead’sdeathisunknown.

    35.WhichofthefollowingthingswereNOTwhatSunshinedidtocomfortSnowballafterthedeathoftheirkid

    A.HekepttryingtopushSnowballawayfromhersadsituation.

    B.Heflewuptohernormalplaceandstayedthere.

    C.Heconvincedhertoflyupandeatsomeseedseverysooften,whilehestooddutyinherplace.

    D.eachtimesheleft,he’dquietlyplaceonepieceofstrawoverPunkinhead’sbody.

    Passage4

    Theysaytherearethreeapplesthatchangedtheworld.

    ThefirstapplebelongstoAdam,fromtheGardenofEden.Yes,accordingtoChristians,itwasAdam’sapplethatfirstchangedhumankind—theactofmandisobeyingtohigherpowerthatsetsusapartbyGod.Adam’sstoryteachesustheimportanceofsubmission.

    Wearebecomingmoreself-sustainedandforgetthecoresoflife—love,joyandpeace.Families,friendsandourbelovedonesareoftenneglectedwhenwebecomeself-centeredinourjobsandresponsibilities.Weneedtoberemindedtoloveandbeloved,standfirminloveandcherishthegoodnessofotherpeopleinourlives.

    Thesecondmostinfluentialappledidn’tcomeuntilthe15thCentury.Amansatunderthefamousappletreeandtheuniverse-consignedapplefellrightonhishead,leadinghimtothefamouslawofuniversalgravitation.

    SirIsaacNewton’sapplechangedtheworldofscienceaswellasmathematicsbystatingthat“everyobjectintheuniverseattractseveryotherobjectwithaforcedirectedalongthelineofcentersforthetwoobjects...”andsoon.

    Thepointhereis,Newton’sapplehasnotonlyinspiredhimtocomeupwiththelawofgravitation,butalsoencouragedhumantodreambigandtoexploretheworldwithimaginations.ManyothergreatpeoplearosefromNewton’sgreatworksandfindings.

    Lastbutbotleast,itisofcourseSteveJobs’Applethathasputtheworldonadifferentpace,intermsofhisinnovationsinconsumerelectronics,computersoftwareandpersonalcomputers.

    Jobs’successstoriestookupeachcornerofGoogl’espageafterhepassedaway.ThehighlightisnoneotherthanhisreturntoAppleafterbeingkickedoutofhisowncompanyin1997.WhenhetriedtolureJohnSculleyasApple’sCEO,heasked,”Doyouwanttospendtherestofyourlifesellingsugaredwaterordoyouwanttochangetheworld”

    Thatobviouslyworkedoutprettywell.Yet,itwasthepassiontowardsinnovationthatJobshasinjectedintohiscareerthatputhimontothetopoftheworld.Hislifehasdefinitelyinspiredmanytocontributetothesocietythroughcreativity.

    Soherearethreeapplesthatchangedourlives—threemenatthreetotallydifferenttimeofthehistory.How’syourapplecomingalong

    36.WhatareNOTthecoresoflifeaccordingtothetextA.faithB.joyC.peaceD.love

    37.Whoaretheonesweoftenneglectedwhenwebecomeself-centeredinourjobsandresponsibilities

    A.Families..C.Ourbelovedones.D.A,BandC

    38.WhichofthefollowingstatementareNOToneoftheinfluencesbroughtbyNewton’sapple

    A.Newton’sappleinspiredNewtontocomeupwiththelawofgravitation.

    B.Newton’sappleremindedhumantoloveandbeloved,standfirminloveandcherishthegoodness

    ofotherpeopleinourlives.

    C.Newton’sappleencouragedhumantodreambig.

    D.Newton’sappleencouragedhumantoexploretheworldwithimagination.

    39.SteveJobs’innovationsareinthefollowingfieldsbut

    A.Consumerelectronics.B.Computersoftware.

    C.Personalcomputer.D.Telecommunication.

    40.Accordingtotheauthor,whatputSteveJobsontothetopoftheworldA.HisgreatsuccessintheAppleproducts.

    B.HereturnedtoAppleafterbeingkickedoutofhisowncompanyin1997.

    C.Hispassiontowardsinnovationinhiscareer.

    D.Hechangedtheworld.

    III.Translation20points翻译

    Direction:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.

    41.Youneedn’tgothereanymore.Healreadyknowsaboutit.

    你不必去了；他已经知道这件事；

    42.SantaClauswouldnotbringchildrenanypresentunlesstheystayedasleep.

    圣诞老人如果不睡觉,就不会给孩子们带礼物；

    43.Ithinkthatthisjobisapieceofcakeforme.

    我认为这份工作对我来说是小菜一碟

    44.Asasecretary,youshouldknowhowtosetupappointments.

    作为秘书,你应该知道如何安排约会；

    45.Theonlythingthatwecoulddowastoaskpolicestationforhelp.

    我们唯一能做的就是向警察局求助；

    46.Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinmyhometowninthepasttenyears.

    在过去的十年里,我的家乡发生了巨大的变化

    47.Followyourheartanddowhatyouliketodo.

    跟随你的内心,做你喜欢做的事情

    48.Thankyouverymuchforyouryearsofloyaltytothecompany.

    非常感谢你多年来对公司的忠诚；

    49.Thingsofthatsortarehappeningallovertheworldeveryday.

    这种事情每天都在世界各地发生；

    50.Let’skeepthisconversationbrief;Ihaveameetingtoattend.

    让我们把这个谈话简短地说出来;我要参加一个会议；

    IV.Writing15points

    Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthegiventopic.Youshouldwriteatleast80wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheChineseoutlinebelow.

    A.TheWeChatMoments

    Outline:

    这个部分，你可以用30分钟来写一个题目的作文;你应该写至少80字,并把你的作文写在下面的中文大纲上；

    1.如今微信朋友圈得到广泛的使用

    2.微信朋友圈WeChatMoments的好处和弊端；

    B.Mytravelplan

    Outline:

    1.你最想去旅游的地方；

    简要说明你为什么选择这个地方;

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