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第二部分: 英语知识运用 (共两节,满分45分)
第一节: 语法与词汇知识 (共15小题;每小题1分｡满分15分)
从A､B､C､D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项｡
21.—I am sorry to have kept you waiting,sir.
—________. I am in no hurry.
A. Take it easy
B. Take your time
C. Don’t be nervous
D. Don’t be eager
22. I came to this school in August 2004,_____some time later, I became popular with the students.
A. where B. when C. that D. which
23.—I will buy you a nice MP4 next week if you do well in the final examination.
—Is that a________? Don’t disappoint me, I hope.
A. decisionB. request
C. possibility D. promise
24.—Could you tell me how I can learn Japanese well?
—Do more speaking, I think, you will surely be good at it.
A. or B. then C. and D. until
25.—Why didn’t you try to finish the composition?
—I tried to, but________I could, the bell rang announcing the end of the examination time.
A. until B. when C. before D. after
26. The new student just couldn’t__________ what I was trying to explain in class.
A. recognize B. grasp
C. achieve D. study
27. It is said that, once________into Chinese, Harry Potty became very popular among the Chinese teenagers.
A. taken B. carried
C. translated D. brought
28.—Will you go to the West Lake tomorrow morning?
—No, we are going climbing, or at least I’m planning_________.
A. it B. to C. that D. so
29.—Are you the new secretary?
—No, I_________here until the new one comes.
A. only work
B. am only to work
C. am just working
D. have just worked
30. We can stay in Hangzhou only three days, so, let’s__________the most of it and try to enjoy ourselves.
A. get B. take C. make D. have
31. I would rather have someone________ me a loving “no” than an obliged“yes”.
A. giving B. to give
C. give D. given
32. Our geography teacher told us that the population of China was much larger than_________of Japan.
A. it B. this C. that D. those
33. Many pupils_______doing their homework straight soon after they come back home.
A. set out B. set about
C. set up D. set down
34. Boys and girls, put on more clothes,for it_________be quite cold here at night
A. must B. need C. can D. should
35. I am smoking____________every day, which makes my wife very angry.
A. seriously B. heavily
C. badly D. severely
第二节: 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1,5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项｡
My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors promised us that with treatment he would be able to walk 36 but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were 37 in surgery, casts and braces(支架､石膏模子). 38 the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a 39 when you saw him walk. The children in our neighborhood ran around 40 most children do during play, and Joey would jump right in and run and play, too. We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to run 41 the other children. So he didn’t know. In the seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he
42 with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others—perhaps he 43 that the abilities that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. Though the 44 team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to 45 points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know. He 46 to run four to five miles a day, every day 47 the day he had a 103-degree fever. I was 48 , so I went to look for him after school. I found him running all 49 . I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said, “two 50 miles to go. The sweat 51 his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. Yet he looked 52 ahead and kept running. We never told him he couldn’t run four miles with a 103-degree fever. So he didn’t know. Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were called. Joey was number six on the 53 . Joey had made the team. He was in the seventh grade, the other six team members were all 54 graders. We never told him he shouldn’t 55 to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it. We never told him he couldn’t do it ... so he didn’t know. He just did it.
36. A. quicklyB. fast
C. hurriedlyD. normally
37. A. taken B. spent
C. cost D. requested
38. A. At B. InC. ByD. With
39. A. problem B. dream
C. question D. wish
40. A. likeB. asC. soD. as if
41. A. as well as B. as good as
C. as much asD. as many as
42. A. playedB. walked
C. trainedD. worked
43. A. realized B. hoped
C. recognized D. considered
44. A. completeB. partial
C. allD. entire
45. A. got B. gained
C. scored D. achieved
46. A. keptB. went on
C. stuck D. continued
47. A. stillB. evenC. as D. but
48. A. worriedB. puzzled
C. unsatisfied D. scared
49. A. lonely B. himself
C. alone D. along
50. A. anotherB. farther
C. further D. more
51. A. fell off B. poured down
C. washed awayD. ran down
52. A. straightly B. directly
C. straightD. far
53. A. listB. marksC. lineD. team
54. A. seventhB. sixth
C. fifth D. eighth
55. A. want B. demand C. expectD. as
第三部分: 阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A､B､C和D)中, 选出最佳选项｡
A
UK workers are among the least stressed in Europe, a survey has suggested. Just 20% of British workers found their workplace “too stressful” compared with an average of 27% across Europe. Switzerland and Sweden suffered the highest levels of anxiety in their jobs (33%), the survey by global recruitment(招聘) agency Kelly Services found.
The survey of 19,000 people across 12 countries also found that male workers, older staff and those in steady jobs were under the greatest pressure. “A certain amount of stress is inevitable and can be a good thing when it pushes people beyond their comfort zone to work harder and smarter,” said Steve Girdler, marketing director of Kelly Services UK. “But high levels of long stress are not good because they impact on productivity and lead to physical and emotional illness,” he warned. The group also found stress increased significantly with age-rising from 19% in the 15-24 age to 23% for those aged 45 and above. The report suggested these workers could also be suffering from added stress at home and increased responsibility. Those working the longest hours found their job the most stressful—18% for those working 30 hours or less, 34% for those clocking on for 41-50 hours, and 50% for those working longer than 51 hours. Kelly Services also uncovered a close link between stress and job satisfaction. For those workers who said they faced too much stress, just 28% were happy in their jobs, while for those with “just the right amount of stress” happiness levels jumped to 65%. The findings suggest staff enjoy jobs where they face challenges that push them to “learn new skills”.
56. The best title can be__________.
A. The survey by global recruitment agency
B. Work stress levels “lower” in UK
C. The cause of work stress of workers in UK
D. The relationship between the work stress and ages
57. All of the followings are mentioned except________.
A. British workers who belong to the least stressed in Europe.
B. the relationship between the work stress and ages
C. the average percent of workers who feel work stress all over Europe
D. the work condition in UK
58. The underlined word “inevitable”means_________.
A. unavoidable B. unacceptable
C. incredible D. unreasonable
59. What can you conclude from this passage?
A. Those who suffer the greatest pressure are male workers, older staff and in steady jobs.
B. The longer the work time is, the less stress the workers have.
C. The work stress has both advantage and disadvantage.
D. The higher the stress, the happier the work.
B
People born in the autumn live longer than those born in the spring and are less likely to fall chronically(慢性病) ill when they are older, according to an Austrian scientist. Using census(人口普查) data for more than one million people in Austria, Denmark and Australia, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in the northern German town of Rostock found the month of birth was related to life expectancy over the age of 50. Seasonal differences in what mothers ate during pregnancy(怀孕), and infections occurring at different times of the year could both have an effect on the health of a new-born baby and could influence its life expectancy in older age. “A mother giving birth in spring spends the last phase of her pregnancy in winter, when she will eat less vitamins than in summer,” said Gabriele Doblhammer, one of a team of scientists who carried out the research. “When she stops breast-feeding and starts giving her baby normal food, it’s in the hot weeks of summer when babies are easy to get infections of the digestive system.” In Austria, adults born in autumn (October-December) lived about seven months longer than those born in spring (April-June), and in Denmark adults with birthdays in autumn outlived those born in spring by about four months. In the southern hemisphere, the picture was similar. Adults born in the Australian autumn - the European spring - lived about four months longer than those born in the Australian spring. The study focused on people born at the beginning of the 20th century, using death certificates and census data. Although nutrition at all times of the year has improved since then, the seasonal pattern persists, Doblhammer said.
60. What did the author mean by saying“... in Denmark adults with birthdays in autumn outlived those born in spring by about four months.”?
A. the life expectancy of adults born in autumn is longer than that of those born in spring in Denmark.
B. the life expectancy of adults born in autumn is shorter than that of those born in spring in Denmark.
C. the life expectancy of adults born in autumn is as long as that of those born in spring in Demark.
D. the life expectancy of anyone born in autumn is longer than that of those born in spring in Demark.
61. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Selecting people born at the beginning of the 20th century by using death certificates and census data.
B. People born in autumn live longer than those born in spring.
C. The month of birth was related to life expectancy over the age of 50.
D. It’s in the hot weeks of summer when babies are easy to get infections of the digestive system.
62. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. A mother who gives birth in summer spends the last phase of her pregnancy in winter, when she will eat less vitamins than in spring.
B. It is easy for the people who were born in autumn to get ill when they are getting older.
C. The research focused on people born in the late 20th century,using death certificates and census data.
D. The author found that in the southern hemisphere the situation was just the same.
63. From this passage it seems that the life expectancy has something to do with_______.
A. nutrition B. seasons
C. vitamins D. digestive system
C
Why is it that when you go on holiday some members of your family always seem to get bitten more than others? Scientists at Roth Amsted Research in Herefordshire think they may have found the answer and their work could lead to the development of insect repellents(驱虫剂).
James Logan has found that some people give off “masking” smell that prevents mosquitoes from finding them. His research builds on earlier studies on cattle, led by Roth Amsted’s Professor John Pickett, which showed that the number of flies on a herd depended on certain cows being present. The scientists found these unattractive cows gave out different chemical signals from the others. When these cows were moved to another field the number of flies afflicting the herd increased.
James, working in collaboration with Professor Jenny Mordue at the University of Aberdeen, tested the behavioral reaction of yellow mosquitoes to smell from human volunteers. James said, “The mosquitoes were placed into a y-shaped tube and given the choice of moving upwind down either branch. The air flowing down one branch was mixed with smell from the hands.”
Their results suggest that different attractiveness is due to chemicals in unattractive individuals that switch off attraction by acting as repellents. This theory differs from that of other research groups who have suggested that unattractive individuals lack the attractive chemicals. The researchers are now testing these theories further using sleeping bags to collect whole body smell from volunteers. James said, “By identifying these key chemicals and understanding how they work we could be closer to new methods of protection from these biting insects that cause losses in livestock(家畜) and irritation(发炎) and illness in humans.”
James said, “We hope that the work with cattle and mosquitoes will lead to methods of controlling such biting insects that cause losses in livestock and irritation and illness in humans.”
64. Which of the following can be used to replace the underlined word “afflicting” in the second paragraph?
A. satisfying B. troubling
C. comforting D. killing
65. The writer mainly wants to tell the readers___________
A. why mosquitoes bite some people more than others?
B. some ways to avoid being bitten by insects.
C. how insect repellents come into being.
D. who is the inventor of the insect repellents.
66. Which of the following is true?
A. When attractive cows were moved to another field the number of flies afflicting the herd increased.
B. James’ research shows the number of flies on a herd depended on unattractive cows present.
C. earlier studies on cattle proved the number of flies on a herd depended on attractive cows present.
D. earlier studies on cattle proved the number of flies on a herd depended on unattractive cows present.
67. What can you conclude from the passage?
A. James has succeeded in finding out new ways of preventing humans being bitten by insects.
B. Doing experiments is a good way to test a theory.
C. James’ research is based on earlier studies on cattle.
D. James has persuaded some persons to collect body smell for his research.
D
In an interview, England football captain Beckham admitted his six-year-old son Brooklyn’s maths homework made him befuddled.
Beckham, 30, admitted to being puzzled when Brooklyn recently asked for help with a school assignment and had to turn to his former Spice Girls pop star wife Victoria to help out.
“Their homework is so hard these days. I sat down with Brooklyn the other day, and I had to turn it over to my wife, ‘Victoria, maybe you should do the homework tonight.’ ”
“It’s done totally differently to what I was taught when I was at school, and you know, I could say nothing but ‘Oh my God, I can’t do this.’ ”
“Brooklyn said, ‘Please do it with me.’ and I could say anything else but‘I’ll read your book with you.’”
The Real Madrid midfielder’s son attends the Runnymede College in the Spanish capital, which follows the British national curriculum(标准).
The Mail on Sunday gave examples of some national curriculum maths questions set for seven-year-olds. They include; “Betty went to the shop at 11;45. She came back half an hour later. What time did she come back?” and “What is 12 divided by three?”
Beckham also admitted he has no “lucky” pre-match routines (fixed and regular way of doing things), with them too being tough to remember. “I find that if I follow a routine ... it gets to the stage where you are thinking, ‘Right, is it the left side ... the left boot that I put on first, or the right side?’ There are so many things that can go through your mind.”
68. The passage is mainly about___________.
A. Beckham’s cultural state
B. Beckham’s family
C. Beckham’s character
D. Beckham’s opinions on education and pre-match routines
69. Which of the following can be used to replace the underlined word “befuddled” in the first paragraph?
A. satisfied B. delighted
C. confused D. surprised
70. The best title of this passage can be________.
A. Beckham; I can’t do six-year-old son’s homework
B. Beckham; I am befuddled by my son
C. Beckham; I have no pre-match routines
D. The family of Beckham
71. What can you conclude from the passage?
A. Beckham is a popular football player.
B. Beckham is a frank man.
C. Beckham is a modest man.
D. Beckham is a man with little knowledge.
72. The underlined word “you” in the last paragraph refers to________.
A. a football player, including Beckham himself
B. famous football players
C. Beckham himself only
D. a common person
E
It is a reply to a letter written by Zhai Mingjun, a 16-year-old girl in the class. The two astronauts thank the student for her concerns and wish the class luck in their future studies.
“I’m so happy that the two space men replied with a few encouraging words,” said Zhai. Her letter was one of the 10 winning letters taken into space by Fei and Nie, who have succeeded in traveling space in the Sixth Shenzhou Spaceship. Zhai wrote the letter as if she were a younger sister of the astronauts. “As the single child in my family, I always hoped that I would have an elder brother that I could be proud of,” Zhai said. “I thought that the astronauts would be lonely during such a long space trip. I hoped they would feel happy and warm when reading my letter.” Many of Zhai’s classmates also wrote their words of encouragement and admiration to the astronauts. “The letter to the astronauts made us believe that we can also be part of the manned space programme,” said Zhao Dongxu.
All the students have high expectations for China’s future space programme. “I heard that Snoopy is the mascot(吉祥物) for US astronauts. I hope I can design a mascot for our heroes,” said Liu Mengjie, 16. “A physics class taught by astronauts in outer space would be very interesting. I want to be the astronaut who teaches students about zero gravity with my head upside down in the spaceship,” said Han Yinan.
Many students think that the manned space programme is still far away from them. But they feel proud that ordinary students can participate in such a great scientific achievement and hope there will be more possibilities to take part.
73. The best title of this passage can be_________.
A. The mascot
B. A reply from space
C. The manned space programme
D. The letter to the astronauts
74. The passage is mainly about________.
A. what the students think of the manned space programme
B. how two astronauts thank and encourage the students
C. how the letter from space makes the students care more for astronautics
D. how the students have expectations for China’s future space programme
75. What can you conclude from the passage?
A. All the students look forward to China’s later space programme
B. Astronauts feel lonely during such a long space trip
C. There is no gravity in the spaceship
D. A composition contest had been held before the spaceship was launched
第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题 共35分)
第四部分: 写作 (共两节,满分35分)
第一节: 短文该错 (共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
The Internet is a computer network use the telephone76.___________
system to link together million of computers around the77.___________
world. Once you’re connected to the Internet, and there are78.___________
lots of different things you can do. You can send “e-mail”79.___________
to your friends as soon as they are on the Internet, or you80.___________
can look through all sorts of informations on the World81. ___________
Wide Web. You don’t need know how the Internet works82. ___________
in order to use, but if you understand the basics it may help83.___________
you solve many technical problems you have but you can 84.___________
impress your friends by your net knowledge! 85.___________
第二节: 书面表达 (满分25分)
目前,学校存在部分学生抄袭作业的现象｡现在就这个话题大家谈谈自己的看法｡标题是“My opinion on copying others’ homework”｡
内容要点如下:
注意：
１． 短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥；
２． 短文标题与开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；
３． 词数： １００左右。
Ｍｙ ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ ｏｎ ｃｏｐｙｉｎｇ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ’ ｈｏｍｅｗｏｒｋ
Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｋｎｏｗｎ ｔｏ ｕｓ ａｌｌ ｔｈａｔ ｓｏｍｅ ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ ｃｏｐｙ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ’ ｈｏｍｅｗｏｒｋ．
第一节: 语法与词汇知识 (共15小题;每小题1分｡满分15分)
从A､B､C､D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项｡
21.—I am sorry to have kept you waiting,sir.
—________. I am in no hurry.
A. Take it easy
B. Take your time
C. Don’t be nervous
D. Don’t be eager
22. I came to this school in August 2004,_____some time later, I became popular with the students.
A. where B. when C. that D. which
23.—I will buy you a nice MP4 next week if you do well in the final examination.
—Is that a________? Don’t disappoint me, I hope.
A. decisionB. request
C. possibility D. promise
24.—Could you tell me how I can learn Japanese well?
—Do more speaking, I think, you will surely be good at it.
A. or B. then C. and D. until
25.—Why didn’t you try to finish the composition?
—I tried to, but________I could, the bell rang announcing the end of the examination time.
A. until B. when C. before D. after
26. The new student just couldn’t__________ what I was trying to explain in class.
A. recognize B. grasp
C. achieve D. study
27. It is said that, once________into Chinese, Harry Potty became very popular among the Chinese teenagers.
A. taken B. carried
C. translated D. brought
28.—Will you go to the West Lake tomorrow morning?
—No, we are going climbing, or at least I’m planning_________.
A. it B. to C. that D. so
29.—Are you the new secretary?
—No, I_________here until the new one comes.
A. only work
B. am only to work
C. am just working
D. have just worked
30. We can stay in Hangzhou only three days, so, let’s__________the most of it and try to enjoy ourselves.
A. get B. take C. make D. have
31. I would rather have someone________ me a loving “no” than an obliged“yes”.
A. giving B. to give
C. give D. given
32. Our geography teacher told us that the population of China was much larger than_________of Japan.
A. it B. this C. that D. those
33. Many pupils_______doing their homework straight soon after they come back home.
A. set out B. set about
C. set up D. set down
34. Boys and girls, put on more clothes,for it_________be quite cold here at night
A. must B. need C. can D. should
35. I am smoking____________every day, which makes my wife very angry.
A. seriously B. heavily
C. badly D. severely
第二节: 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1,5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项｡
My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors promised us that with treatment he would be able to walk 36 but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were 37 in surgery, casts and braces(支架､石膏模子). 38 the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a 39 when you saw him walk. The children in our neighborhood ran around 40 most children do during play, and Joey would jump right in and run and play, too. We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to run 41 the other children. So he didn’t know. In the seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he
42 with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others—perhaps he 43 that the abilities that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. Though the 44 team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to 45 points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know. He 46 to run four to five miles a day, every day 47 the day he had a 103-degree fever. I was 48 , so I went to look for him after school. I found him running all 49 . I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said, “two 50 miles to go. The sweat 51 his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. Yet he looked 52 ahead and kept running. We never told him he couldn’t run four miles with a 103-degree fever. So he didn’t know. Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were called. Joey was number six on the 53 . Joey had made the team. He was in the seventh grade, the other six team members were all 54 graders. We never told him he shouldn’t 55 to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it. We never told him he couldn’t do it ... so he didn’t know. He just did it.
36. A. quicklyB. fast
C. hurriedlyD. normally
37. A. taken B. spent
C. cost D. requested
38. A. At B. InC. ByD. With
39. A. problem B. dream
C. question D. wish
40. A. likeB. asC. soD. as if
41. A. as well as B. as good as
C. as much asD. as many as
42. A. playedB. walked
C. trainedD. worked
43. A. realized B. hoped
C. recognized D. considered
44. A. completeB. partial
C. allD. entire
45. A. got B. gained
C. scored D. achieved
46. A. keptB. went on
C. stuck D. continued
47. A. stillB. evenC. as D. but
48. A. worriedB. puzzled
C. unsatisfied D. scared
49. A. lonely B. himself
C. alone D. along
50. A. anotherB. farther
C. further D. more
51. A. fell off B. poured down
C. washed awayD. ran down
52. A. straightly B. directly
C. straightD. far
53. A. listB. marksC. lineD. team
54. A. seventhB. sixth
C. fifth D. eighth
55. A. want B. demand C. expectD. as
第三部分: 阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A､B､C和D)中, 选出最佳选项｡
A
UK workers are among the least stressed in Europe, a survey has suggested. Just 20% of British workers found their workplace “too stressful” compared with an average of 27% across Europe. Switzerland and Sweden suffered the highest levels of anxiety in their jobs (33%), the survey by global recruitment(招聘) agency Kelly Services found.
The survey of 19,000 people across 12 countries also found that male workers, older staff and those in steady jobs were under the greatest pressure. “A certain amount of stress is inevitable and can be a good thing when it pushes people beyond their comfort zone to work harder and smarter,” said Steve Girdler, marketing director of Kelly Services UK. “But high levels of long stress are not good because they impact on productivity and lead to physical and emotional illness,” he warned. The group also found stress increased significantly with age-rising from 19% in the 15-24 age to 23% for those aged 45 and above. The report suggested these workers could also be suffering from added stress at home and increased responsibility. Those working the longest hours found their job the most stressful—18% for those working 30 hours or less, 34% for those clocking on for 41-50 hours, and 50% for those working longer than 51 hours. Kelly Services also uncovered a close link between stress and job satisfaction. For those workers who said they faced too much stress, just 28% were happy in their jobs, while for those with “just the right amount of stress” happiness levels jumped to 65%. The findings suggest staff enjoy jobs where they face challenges that push them to “learn new skills”.
56. The best title can be__________.
A. The survey by global recruitment agency
B. Work stress levels “lower” in UK
C. The cause of work stress of workers in UK
D. The relationship between the work stress and ages
57. All of the followings are mentioned except________.
A. British workers who belong to the least stressed in Europe.
B. the relationship between the work stress and ages
C. the average percent of workers who feel work stress all over Europe
D. the work condition in UK
58. The underlined word “inevitable”means_________.
A. unavoidable B. unacceptable
C. incredible D. unreasonable
59. What can you conclude from this passage?
A. Those who suffer the greatest pressure are male workers, older staff and in steady jobs.
B. The longer the work time is, the less stress the workers have.
C. The work stress has both advantage and disadvantage.
D. The higher the stress, the happier the work.
B
People born in the autumn live longer than those born in the spring and are less likely to fall chronically(慢性病) ill when they are older, according to an Austrian scientist. Using census(人口普查) data for more than one million people in Austria, Denmark and Australia, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in the northern German town of Rostock found the month of birth was related to life expectancy over the age of 50. Seasonal differences in what mothers ate during pregnancy(怀孕), and infections occurring at different times of the year could both have an effect on the health of a new-born baby and could influence its life expectancy in older age. “A mother giving birth in spring spends the last phase of her pregnancy in winter, when she will eat less vitamins than in summer,” said Gabriele Doblhammer, one of a team of scientists who carried out the research. “When she stops breast-feeding and starts giving her baby normal food, it’s in the hot weeks of summer when babies are easy to get infections of the digestive system.” In Austria, adults born in autumn (October-December) lived about seven months longer than those born in spring (April-June), and in Denmark adults with birthdays in autumn outlived those born in spring by about four months. In the southern hemisphere, the picture was similar. Adults born in the Australian autumn - the European spring - lived about four months longer than those born in the Australian spring. The study focused on people born at the beginning of the 20th century, using death certificates and census data. Although nutrition at all times of the year has improved since then, the seasonal pattern persists, Doblhammer said.
60. What did the author mean by saying“... in Denmark adults with birthdays in autumn outlived those born in spring by about four months.”?
A. the life expectancy of adults born in autumn is longer than that of those born in spring in Denmark.
B. the life expectancy of adults born in autumn is shorter than that of those born in spring in Denmark.
C. the life expectancy of adults born in autumn is as long as that of those born in spring in Demark.
D. the life expectancy of anyone born in autumn is longer than that of those born in spring in Demark.
61. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Selecting people born at the beginning of the 20th century by using death certificates and census data.
B. People born in autumn live longer than those born in spring.
C. The month of birth was related to life expectancy over the age of 50.
D. It’s in the hot weeks of summer when babies are easy to get infections of the digestive system.
62. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. A mother who gives birth in summer spends the last phase of her pregnancy in winter, when she will eat less vitamins than in spring.
B. It is easy for the people who were born in autumn to get ill when they are getting older.
C. The research focused on people born in the late 20th century,using death certificates and census data.
D. The author found that in the southern hemisphere the situation was just the same.
63. From this passage it seems that the life expectancy has something to do with_______.
A. nutrition B. seasons
C. vitamins D. digestive system
C
Why is it that when you go on holiday some members of your family always seem to get bitten more than others? Scientists at Roth Amsted Research in Herefordshire think they may have found the answer and their work could lead to the development of insect repellents(驱虫剂).
James Logan has found that some people give off “masking” smell that prevents mosquitoes from finding them. His research builds on earlier studies on cattle, led by Roth Amsted’s Professor John Pickett, which showed that the number of flies on a herd depended on certain cows being present. The scientists found these unattractive cows gave out different chemical signals from the others. When these cows were moved to another field the number of flies afflicting the herd increased.
James, working in collaboration with Professor Jenny Mordue at the University of Aberdeen, tested the behavioral reaction of yellow mosquitoes to smell from human volunteers. James said, “The mosquitoes were placed into a y-shaped tube and given the choice of moving upwind down either branch. The air flowing down one branch was mixed with smell from the hands.”
Their results suggest that different attractiveness is due to chemicals in unattractive individuals that switch off attraction by acting as repellents. This theory differs from that of other research groups who have suggested that unattractive individuals lack the attractive chemicals. The researchers are now testing these theories further using sleeping bags to collect whole body smell from volunteers. James said, “By identifying these key chemicals and understanding how they work we could be closer to new methods of protection from these biting insects that cause losses in livestock(家畜) and irritation(发炎) and illness in humans.”
James said, “We hope that the work with cattle and mosquitoes will lead to methods of controlling such biting insects that cause losses in livestock and irritation and illness in humans.”
64. Which of the following can be used to replace the underlined word “afflicting” in the second paragraph?
A. satisfying B. troubling
C. comforting D. killing
65. The writer mainly wants to tell the readers___________
A. why mosquitoes bite some people more than others?
B. some ways to avoid being bitten by insects.
C. how insect repellents come into being.
D. who is the inventor of the insect repellents.
66. Which of the following is true?
A. When attractive cows were moved to another field the number of flies afflicting the herd increased.
B. James’ research shows the number of flies on a herd depended on unattractive cows present.
C. earlier studies on cattle proved the number of flies on a herd depended on attractive cows present.
D. earlier studies on cattle proved the number of flies on a herd depended on unattractive cows present.
67. What can you conclude from the passage?
A. James has succeeded in finding out new ways of preventing humans being bitten by insects.
B. Doing experiments is a good way to test a theory.
C. James’ research is based on earlier studies on cattle.
D. James has persuaded some persons to collect body smell for his research.
D
In an interview, England football captain Beckham admitted his six-year-old son Brooklyn’s maths homework made him befuddled.
Beckham, 30, admitted to being puzzled when Brooklyn recently asked for help with a school assignment and had to turn to his former Spice Girls pop star wife Victoria to help out.
“Their homework is so hard these days. I sat down with Brooklyn the other day, and I had to turn it over to my wife, ‘Victoria, maybe you should do the homework tonight.’ ”
“It’s done totally differently to what I was taught when I was at school, and you know, I could say nothing but ‘Oh my God, I can’t do this.’ ”
“Brooklyn said, ‘Please do it with me.’ and I could say anything else but‘I’ll read your book with you.’”
The Real Madrid midfielder’s son attends the Runnymede College in the Spanish capital, which follows the British national curriculum(标准).
The Mail on Sunday gave examples of some national curriculum maths questions set for seven-year-olds. They include; “Betty went to the shop at 11;45. She came back half an hour later. What time did she come back?” and “What is 12 divided by three?”
Beckham also admitted he has no “lucky” pre-match routines (fixed and regular way of doing things), with them too being tough to remember. “I find that if I follow a routine ... it gets to the stage where you are thinking, ‘Right, is it the left side ... the left boot that I put on first, or the right side?’ There are so many things that can go through your mind.”
68. The passage is mainly about___________.
A. Beckham’s cultural state
B. Beckham’s family
C. Beckham’s character
D. Beckham’s opinions on education and pre-match routines
69. Which of the following can be used to replace the underlined word “befuddled” in the first paragraph?
A. satisfied B. delighted
C. confused D. surprised
70. The best title of this passage can be________.
A. Beckham; I can’t do six-year-old son’s homework
B. Beckham; I am befuddled by my son
C. Beckham; I have no pre-match routines
D. The family of Beckham
71. What can you conclude from the passage?
A. Beckham is a popular football player.
B. Beckham is a frank man.
C. Beckham is a modest man.
D. Beckham is a man with little knowledge.
72. The underlined word “you” in the last paragraph refers to________.
A. a football player, including Beckham himself
B. famous football players
C. Beckham himself only
D. a common person
E
It is a reply to a letter written by Zhai Mingjun, a 16-year-old girl in the class. The two astronauts thank the student for her concerns and wish the class luck in their future studies.
“I’m so happy that the two space men replied with a few encouraging words,” said Zhai. Her letter was one of the 10 winning letters taken into space by Fei and Nie, who have succeeded in traveling space in the Sixth Shenzhou Spaceship. Zhai wrote the letter as if she were a younger sister of the astronauts. “As the single child in my family, I always hoped that I would have an elder brother that I could be proud of,” Zhai said. “I thought that the astronauts would be lonely during such a long space trip. I hoped they would feel happy and warm when reading my letter.” Many of Zhai’s classmates also wrote their words of encouragement and admiration to the astronauts. “The letter to the astronauts made us believe that we can also be part of the manned space programme,” said Zhao Dongxu.
All the students have high expectations for China’s future space programme. “I heard that Snoopy is the mascot(吉祥物) for US astronauts. I hope I can design a mascot for our heroes,” said Liu Mengjie, 16. “A physics class taught by astronauts in outer space would be very interesting. I want to be the astronaut who teaches students about zero gravity with my head upside down in the spaceship,” said Han Yinan.
Many students think that the manned space programme is still far away from them. But they feel proud that ordinary students can participate in such a great scientific achievement and hope there will be more possibilities to take part.
73. The best title of this passage can be_________.
A. The mascot
B. A reply from space
C. The manned space programme
D. The letter to the astronauts
74. The passage is mainly about________.
A. what the students think of the manned space programme
B. how two astronauts thank and encourage the students
C. how the letter from space makes the students care more for astronautics
D. how the students have expectations for China’s future space programme
75. What can you conclude from the passage?
A. All the students look forward to China’s later space programme
B. Astronauts feel lonely during such a long space trip
C. There is no gravity in the spaceship
D. A composition contest had been held before the spaceship was launched
第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题 共35分)
第四部分: 写作 (共两节,满分35分)
第一节: 短文该错 (共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
The Internet is a computer network use the telephone76.___________
system to link together million of computers around the77.___________
world. Once you’re connected to the Internet, and there are78.___________
lots of different things you can do. You can send “e-mail”79.___________
to your friends as soon as they are on the Internet, or you80.___________
can look through all sorts of informations on the World81. ___________
Wide Web. You don’t need know how the Internet works82. ___________
in order to use, but if you understand the basics it may help83.___________
you solve many technical problems you have but you can 84.___________
impress your friends by your net knowledge! 85.___________
第二节: 书面表达 (满分25分)
目前,学校存在部分学生抄袭作业的现象｡现在就这个话题大家谈谈自己的看法｡标题是“My opinion on copying others’ homework”｡
内容要点如下:
注意：
１． 短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥；
２． 短文标题与开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；
３． 词数： １００左右。
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