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一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

1.阅读理解

Aftertwoyearsofcarefulconsideration,RobertMcCrumhasreachedaconclusiononhisselectionofthe100greatestnovelswritteninEnglish.Takealookatafewinhislist：

ThePilgrim’sProgressbyJohnBunyan

AstoryofamaninsearchoftruthtoldwiththesimpleclarityandbeautyofBunyan’sprosemakesthisanEnglishclassic.

RobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe

Bytheendofthe19thcentury,nobookinEnglishliteraryhistoryhadenjoyedmoreeditionsandtranslations.Thisworldfamousnovelisacomplexliteraturethatonecannotresist.

Gulliver’sTravelsbyJonathanSwift

Agreatworkthathasbeenrepeatedlyprinted,JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravelscomesthirdinourlistofthebestnovelswritteninEnglish.

ClarissabySamuelRichardson

Clarissaisatragicheroine,pressuredbyherdishonorablefamilytomarryawealthymanshedislikes,inthebookthatSamuelJohnsondescribedasthefirstbookintheworldthatshowstheknowledgeaboutthehumanheart．TomJonesbyHenryFielding

TomJonesisaclassicEnglishnovelthatgetsthespiritofitsageandwhosecharactersarewellknownsincetheyhavecometorepresentthesocietyatthattime.

EmmabyJaneAusten

JaneAusten’sEmmaishermostoutstandingwork,mixingthebestpartsofherearlybookswithadeepsenseoffeelings.

TheNarrativeofArthurGordonPymofNantucketbyEdgarAllanPoe

EdgarAllanPoe’sonlynovel—aclassicadventurestorywithsupernaturalelements—hasfascinatedandinfluencedgenerationsofwriters.

（1）WhichEnglishbookhasgotthemosttranslationsbeforethe20thcentury?

A.RobinsonCrusoe.

B.Gulliver’sTravels.

C.TomJones.

D.Emma.

（2）WhatdoesSamuelJohnsonthinkwecanlearnaboutfromthebookClarissa?

A.Alovestory

B.Quarrelsinafamily.

C.Thehumanheart.

D.Thespiritsofthetime.

（3）WhatmakesthecharactersinTomJonesfamous?

A.Theirclassiclifestyles.

B.Theirdifferentnationalities.

C.Theirtypicalspiritsoftheage.

D.Theirrepresentationofthesociety.

2.阅读理解

Canyouimagineaworldwithoutmusic？Studiesshowthatpublicschoolsacrossthecountryarecuttingbackonmusicclassestosavemoney.Worse,someschoolshaveneverhadmusicclassestobeginwith.Butwithoutthem,

students’academicgrowthandemotionalhealthcouldsuffer.Infact,musicclassesarenecessaryforallstudentsinschools.

RecentstudiesbyBrownUniversityhaveshownthatstudentswhoreceivedmusiceducationclasseswerebetterinmathandreadingskillsthanthosewithoutmusicclasses.AnotherstudybyTheCollegeBoardfoundthatstudentstakingmusicandartclassesgothigherpoints.Students’academicsuccessseemstodependontheirtakingpartinmusiceducation.

Musicprogramsinpublicschoolsalsohelptoaddtoastudent’ssenseofprideandself-confidence.Teenstodayhavetoomanylearningtasks.Besides,theyhavefamilyproblems,self-confidenceproblems,relationshiptroubles,andchoicesaboutdrugsandalcohol.Allofthesecanstopacademicsuccess,butmusiceducationcanhelp.AstudybyTheTexasCommissiononDrugandAlcoholAbusefoundthatstudentswhotookpartinschoolmusicprogramswerelesslikelytoturntodrugs.Musicprogramsencouragestudentstoworktogethertoproduceanexcellentperformance.

Musiccrosseslanguage,class,culturalandpoliticalboundaries.Musicallowsstudentsfromdifferentcountriestoconnect.Forexample,ataschooltalentshow,anewJapanesestudentplayedapianoduetwithanAmericanclassmate.Althoughtheycouldnotcommunicateverbally,theywereabletoreadthemusicinordertoplaytheduet.Twostudentsfromdifferentculturesworkedasateamwithself-confidenceandcommonpurposethroughmusic.

Thegiftofmusicispriceless.Weneedtobesuretohavenecessarymusicclassesforallstudents.Theworldislosingitsmusic,andputtingmusicinto

schoolsisthefirststeptogetitback.

（1）Educationwithmusicclassescould________.

A.wastealotmoremoneyfromparents

B.helpstudentsimprovetheirschoolwork

C.leadtoalotofemotionalproblemseasily

D.haveabadinfluenceonthequalityofeducation

（2）Thetwostudiesseemtoshowthat________.

A.studentswithgreatsuccessattendedmusiclessons

B.notallstudentstookpartinmusiclessons

C.musicplaysanimportantroleinstudents’success

D.studentshavingmusicclassesarebetterinalllessons（3）TheexampleinParagraph4mainlysuggeststhat________.

A.JapanhasagoodinternationalrelationshipwithAmerica

B.differentcultureshavedifferentstylesofmusic

C.musicmakescross-countrycommunicationpossible

D.JapaneseandAmericanstudentsaregoodatplayingthepiano

（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Music—abridgetounderstanding

B.Howtogetmusicback

C.Theimportanceoflisteningtomusic

D.Musiceducationinschools

3.阅读理解

IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinacaraccidentbecauseaftertheaccident，Ihadtoseeadoctorandgotocourt.

Aftertheaccident,myroommatecalledadoctorforme.Iwasverygratefulanddeterminedtorepayhimoneday.Butthenextday,heaskedmeto

payhim$200forwhathehaddone.Iwasastonished.Hehadagoodreasontochargeme,hesaid.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjury,I’dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.Andonlyagooddoctorcanhelpmegetagoodlawyer.Nowthathehadhelpedmefindagooddoctor,itwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.

ButeverydayIwenttoseethedoctor,Ihadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthreepatientsatthesametime,andoftenstoptreatingonesoastoseeanother.Yethechargedme$115eachtime.Thefinalexaminationreportconsistedoftenlines,anditcostme$215.

Mylawyerwasallsmilesthefirsttimewemet.Butafterthatheavoidedseeingmeatall.Heknewverywelltheotherpartywasresponsiblefortheaccident,yethehardlydidanything.Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdecidedtodismisshim.Andhemademepayhim$770.

NowIhadtoactasmyownlawyer.Duetomyinexperience,ItoldtheinsurancecompanythedateIwasleavingAmerica.Knowingthat,theyplayedfortime…andIleftwithoutgettingacent.

（1）Theauthor’sroommateofferedtohelphimbecause________.

A.hefeltsorryfortheauthor

B.hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoney

C.heknewthedoctorwasaverygoodone

D.hewantedtheauthortohaveagoodlawyer

（2）Theword“charge”inthethirdparagraphmeans_________.

A.beresponsible

B.putelectricityintoabattery

C.askasaprice

D.say

thatsomethingistrue

（3）Boththedoctorandthelawyerinthispassagearevery__________.

A.friendly

B.selfish

C.professional

D.busy

（4）Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthestory?

A.GoingtocourtissomethingverycommoninAmerica.

B.Onemustbeverycarefulwhiledrivingacar.

C.TherearemorebadsidesinAmericathangoodsides.

D.MoneyismoreimportantthanotherthingsintheUS.

4.阅读理解

ThereareagrowingnumberoflanguageimmersionschoolsintheUnitedStates,includingonethatwasfoundedinColumbiacalledLaPetiteEcole,whichteacheschildrenFrenchasasecondlanguage.Statistics,however,showthatlanguageinstructioninregularschoolsisactuallydecreasing,andrelativelyfewAmericansknowasecondlanguage.

ScholarshavespentyearsstudyingwhyAmericansseemtoignoretheimportanceoflearninglanguages.Whiletheyhavedevelopedtheoriesandgivenpotentialsolutions,thefutureoflanguagelearningintheUnitedStatesremainshazy.

Since1997,thepercentageofelementaryandmiddleschoolsthatofferforeignlanguagecourseshasfallensignificantly,from31percentto25percentattheelementarylevelandfrom75percentto58percentatthemiddleschoollevel.However,thedeclineinelementaryschoolshasappearedprimarilyinpublicschools,whilethepercentageofprivateelementaryschoolsteachingforeignlanguageshasremainedroughlythesameat51percent.The

percentageofhighschoolsteachingforeignlanguageshasremainedatabout91percent.

Meanwhile,thenumberoflanguageimmersionschoolsdesignedtoteachasecondlanguagetoEnglish-speakingchildrenandyoungadultshasactuallyincreased.Since1962,367two-wayimmersionprograms—schoolsthatpairnativeEnglishspeakerswiththosewhospeakanothernativelanguage—havedevelopedin28states.

“Theyoungerthelearneris,themorelikelytheacquisitionofasecondlanguagewillbefacilitated，”AdelSaftywroteintheCanadianJournalofEducation.Linguisticabilityshowsthegreatestdevelopmentbetweentheagesof4and8,shewrote.

WhilethenumberofpeoplewhospeakalanguageotherthanEnglishathomeisstillrelativelysmall,ithasmorethandoubledoverthepast30years,accordingtoasurveyinApril.

Peoplebetween18and40makeupthelargestpercentageofpeoplewhospeakaforeignlanguage.The5to17agegroupfollowsclosely.But,amongthose41andolder,thepercentageofpeoplewhospeakasecondlanguagedecreases.

（1）Whatdoesthepassagemainlydealwith?

A.ThesituationofAmericanslearningforeignlanguages.

B.WhyAmericansdon’tlikelearningforeignlanguages.

C.Theimportanceoflearningforeignlanguages.

D.Suggestionsforlearningforeignlanguages.

（2）Theunderlinedphrase“remainshazy”inthesecondparagraph

probablymeans“________”．

A.isstillunimportant

B.continuestobeuncertain

C.hastobeimpossible

D.isimpolite

（3）AccordingtoAdelSalty,________.

A.peopleshouldbegintostudyforeignlanguagesafterage8

B.learnerswhohaveafriendtohelpthemstudyalanguagebetter

C.agehasabigeffectonpeople’sabilitytolearnaforeignlanguage

D.people’slinguisticabilitygrowswiththeirageandexperience

（4）Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.

A.thepercentageofpublicelementaryschoolsteachingforeignlanguageshasincreasedsince1997

B.thepercentageofhighschoolsteachingforeignlanguageshasdecreasedsince1997

C.thenumberoflanguageimmersionschoolsdesignedtoteachasecondlanguagehasdecreasedsince1962

D.thenumberofpeoplewhospeakalanguageotherthanEnglishathomehasincreasedsince30yearsago

二、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

5.按照短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Ifyouwanttokeepfit,pleaserefertothefollowing:MoveMoreMakeitadailyruletofindwaystomoveyourbody.________Climbstairsinsteadoftakingtheelevator.Walkyourdog;playwithyourkids.Itdoesn’thavetobeanhourinthegymora45-minutedanceclass.Butthat’sgreatwhenyou’reuptoit.Atthesametime,movemore.GiveupSmokingEversince1960whenitwas

announcedthatsmokingwasharmfultohealth,Americanshavebeenreducingtheiruseoftobaccoproducts.Justrecently,we’veseenmoreandmoreteenssmoking.CoulditbetheHollywoodinfluence?________Takecare!Warnyourchildrenagainstsmoking.________Whilerecentstudiesshowaglassofwineoronedrinkadaycanhelpprotectagainstheartdisease,morethanthatcancauseotherhealthproblemssuchasliverandkidneydiseaseandcancer.

ReduceStressEasiersaidthandone,stresscomesinmanyways.________Spend30minutesadaydoingsomethingyoulikesuchaswalkonthebeachorinapark,readagoodbook,visitafriend,listentorelaxingmusic,andwatchafunnymovie.ProtectYourselffromPollutionIfyoucan’tliveinasmog-freeenvironment,atleastavoidsmoke-filledrooms.________Exerciseindoorsinairconditioningwhenairqualityisgood.

A.AvoidExcessiveDrinking.

B.Therearemanythingsyoucandotomoveyourarmsandlegs.

C.Thinkcarefullyaboutwhatyouwilldo.

D.Exerciseoutsidewhenthesmogratingislow.

E.Itseemsthatthestarsineverymoviesmokecigarette.

F.KeepaPositiveMentalOutlook.

G.Sometechniquesgivenbyexpertsaretothinkpositivethoughts

三、完形填空

6.完形填空

Nearmyhomeisafield,withtwohorsesinit.Fromadistance,eachhorse

1likeanyotherhorse.Butifyoucomenear,youwillnotice2quiteamazing.Youwillfindoutthatoneofthemis3.Hisownerhaschosennottokillhim,4hasmadeagoodhomeforhim.

Ifyoustandnearbyand5,youwillhearthesoundofabell.Lookingaroundforthe6ofthesound,youwillseethatitcomesfromthesmallerhorseinthefield.Connected7thehorse’shalterisasmallbell.Itletstheblindfriendknow8theotherhorseis,sohecan9.

Asyouwatchthesetwofriends,you’llseethatthehorsewiththebellisalways10theblindhorse,andthattheblindhorsewilllistenforthebellandthenslowlywalktowardstheotherhorse,11thathewillnotbeledastray.Whenthehorsewiththebell12eachevening,itstops13andlooksback,makingsurethattheblindfriendisn’ttoo14tohearthebell.

Likethe15ofthetwohorses,Goddoesnotthrowusawayjustbecausewearenotperfectorwehave16orchallenges.Hewatchesoverusandevenbringsothersintoourlivesto17us.18wearetheblindhorsesbeingguidedbythelittleringingbellofthosewhomGodplacesinourlives.Othertimeswearetheguidehorses,helpingotherstofindtheir19.Goodfriendsarelikethat.Youmaynotalways20them,butyouknowtheyarealwaysthere.

（1）A.actsB.smellsC.looksD.feels（2）A.somethingB.everythingC.anythingD.nothing（3）A.deafB.foolishC.dumbD.blind（4）A.whileB.soC.butD.or（5）A.enjoyB.listenC.examineD.observe（6）A.sourceB.resourceC.reasonD.cause（7）A.atB.inC.toD.on（8）A.whenB.whatC.whetherD.where（9）A.followB.ignoreC.settleD.recover（10）A.dealingwithB.focusing

onC.pickingupD.checkingon（11）A.showingB.believingC.provingD.requesting（12）A.worksB.returnsC.restsD.sleeps（13）A.frommorningtonightB.fromplacetoplaceC.fromtimetotimeD.fromnowon（14）A.outofmindB.atrestC.tiredoutD.farbehind（15）A.ownerB.trainerC.partnerD.producer（16）A.advantagesB.experiencesC.problemsD.questions（17）A.changeB.helpC.controlD.encourage（18）A.AllthetimeB.AtatimeC.SomedayD.Sometimes（19）A.aimB.wayC.successD.nature（20）A.understandB.visitC.hearD.see四、语法填空

7.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式

IfeltupsetwhenI________thatIwouldhavetoleavethecompany.Inordertofind________newjobtosupportthefamily,Ir