pany.
Weeks turned into months and it just became part of my routine to 14 them and keep track of（了解）how things were getting 15 before, during and after the heart transplant. sometimes I'd bring food or a(n) 16 for him to read; sometimes she would 17 a snack that she'd brought. Someh-
ow over time, it was like I became part of the 18 .
Now, over ten years later, this couple is our son's "local" grandparents! Since our parents don't 19 close by, we truly feel blessed（有福的）to have this wonderful couple as our "local" 20 ! Family sometimes comes out of the most unexpected places.
1. A. areaB. countryC. partyD. apartment
2. A. orderedB. followedC. invitedD. introduced
3 A. husbandB. daughterC. granddaughterD. wife
4. A. regretfulB. calmC. worriedD. lucky
5. A. looking forB. waiting forC. applying forD. making for
6. A. differentB. sameC. specialD. nearby
7. A. SoB. ButC. ForD. Or
8. A. askB. callC. writeD. find
9. A. yearsB. minutesC. monthsD. weeks
10. A. againB. alwaysC. stillD. never
11. A. hopedB. stoppedC. agreedD. promised
12. A. thoughtB. doubtedC. suspectedD. wondered
13. A. justB. neverC. seldomD. hardly
14. A. encourageB. seeC. comfortD. welcome
15. A. acrossB. outC. awayD. along
16. A. advertisementB. posterC. bookD. picture
17. A. hideB. showC. eatD. share
18. A. roomB. operationC. familyD. hospital
19. A. comeB. liveC. sitD. move
20. A. parentsB. friendsC. neighborsD. relatives
第二节 单项填空(1×15=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. In our school library there are number of books on science and
number of them is growing larger and larger.
A. the; the B. a； a C. a; the D. the; a
22. he drove a car, Jack got involved in a car accident.
A. It was the first time B. For the first time
C. The first time D. At first
23. His wife him to give up smoking last year and his health has been improving since then.
A. advised B. hoped C. persuaded D. suggested
24. is known to all is that good friends happiness and value to life.
A. What; add up B. It; add C. What; add D. It; add to
25. --I've got a cough and my chest hurts.
-- . Let me examine you.
A. You should learn to protect yourself
B. Don't mind
C. Keep calm. You will recover soon
D. Take it easy
26. You can watch the sunrise at dawn and the sunset .
A. at dusk B. at noon C. at dawn D. at midnight
27. Kate and Tom with each other at first sight and they in love for three years ever since.
A. fell in love; have been B. fell in love; have fallen
C. were in love; have been D. were in love; have fallen
28. With a good of both Chinese and English, she had an advantage over the other interviewees.
A. program B. guidance C. command D. ability
29. Don't trust such people praise you to your face but speak ill of you behind your back.
A. who B. that C. which D. as
30. It was that caused him to serve dinner an hour later than usual.
A. we being late B. our being late
C. we were too late D. because we were late
31. He insisted that he right, and so he insisted that his plan carried out at once.
A. was; should be B. be; would be C. was; was D. be; be
32. alone in a dark room, the little girl was so at the sound.
A. Left; frightening; frightening B. Left; frightened; frightening
C. Leaving; frightened; frightening D. Leaving; frightening; frightened
33. a hotel, we began to look for somewhere to have dinner.
A. Having found B. To find C. Find D. Found
34. There is some doubt whether he will in the meeting.
A. turn on B. turn up C. turn down D. turn off
35. --Why was Mr. Li so happy this morning?
--Because he was honored with a(n) for his excellence in teaching.
A. present B. gift C. award D. reward
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）
第一节（3×15＝45分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。
A
When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time I had been abroad. Like most of English children, I learned French at school. And I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.
How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my friend Danny a call and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.
"Yes," I said, "I want to give my friend a ring."
"Well, that's nice," he said, "Are you getting married? But aren't you a bit young?"
"I am not talking about marriage." I replied, "I only want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived. Can you tell me where there's a phone box?"
"Oh!" he said, "there's a phone downstairs."
When at last we met，Danny explained the misunderstandings to me.
"Don't worry," she said to me, "I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from the British. You will soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time British and American people understand each other."
36. Where was the writer from?
A. America. B. France. C. England. D. China.
37. The writer wanted .
A. to buy a ring for his friend B. to make a call to his friend
C. to go to the telephone company D. his friend to see him off
38. From the passage we can see that "give somebody a ring" .
A. has the same meaning in America as in England
B. means "call somebody" for the old man
C. has two different meanings
D. means "be going to get married" in England
39. In the last paragraph, the underlined word "they" refers to .
A. the old man and the boy B. the Americans
C. the British D. the French
B
No man can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we read correctly the signs around us, we can tell what the more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like in the following day or two is called weather forecasting.
For many centuries and in all countries people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Sometimes distant objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and neat. This is a sign of much water vapour（水蒸气）in the air, and therefore rain will probably come.
Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. Many people feel in their bones the coming of the wet weather. Their joints ache. Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. It is probably because of the insects which they are hunting that they fly low.
If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows always come in the evenings. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fair weather will continue. If a fog appears in the morning, just about sunrise then the day will be warm. Instead, if a fog appears in the evening, the next day will be wet.
If sunset is mostly red in colour, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.
Most of the above sayings have been made by people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.
40. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. We can do nothing to forecast the weather.
B. Some birds fly low if fine weather is coming.
C. If a rainbow appears in the morning, the weather will be fine.
D. Fair weather will continue if the stars twinkle clearly at night.
41. When birds fly near the ground, it indicates .
A. wet weather B. fine weather C. a hot day D. a cold day
42. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, the weather will .
A. continue to be rainy B. clear up C. be cloudy D. get dark soon
43. When distant hills and trees seem to be very clear and neat .
A. people will shout B. birds will sing
C. there are rings around the sun D. rain will probably come
C
The relationship is constructed differently in different cultures.
●Russia
In Russia, friends can call each other by their first names alone and could include relationships which elsewhere would be qualified as real friendships, such as workplace relationships of long standing, neighbors with whom one shares an occasional meal and visit, and so on. Physical contact（接触）between friends is expected, and friends, whether or not of the same sex, will hug, sometimes kiss and walk in public with their arms around each other, or arm-in-arm, or hand-in-hand.
●Asia
In the Middle East and Central Asia, male friendships tend to be reserved and respectable in nature. They may use nick names. In countries like India, it is believed in some parts that friendship is a form of respect. Friends are people who are equal in most standards, but still respect each other in spite of their shortcomings.
●Modern west
In the Western world, close physical contact has been looked down upon by the public over the last one hundred years and is considered almost taboo（忌讳的）in friendship, especially between two males. However, traditional hug or kiss may be considered acceptable. In some countries, men may hug each other in public and kiss each other on the cheek. This is not limited to older generations. In the modern Western world, friendship, usually of a home social nature, plays an important role in one's socialization.
●U.S.
According to a study published in the June 2006 issue of the journal American Sociological Review, Americans are thought to be suffering a loss in the quality and quantity of close friendships since at least 1985. The study states 25％ of Americans have no close friends, and the average total number of confidants（密友）per citizen has dropped from four to two.
44. Which of the following is rather common in the Russian idea of friendship?
45. Which of the following is the most important factor about friendship in India?
A. understanding B. respect C. support D. belief
46. In modern Western culture, close physical contact in public is generally .
A. accepted B. welcome C. unbelievable D. avoided
47. We know from the passage that .
A. Americans like making many close friends
B. Americans pay attention to the quality of friends
C. Americans like making friends through magazines
D. Americans are more lonely than they used to be
D
If you're planning on traveling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.
First of all, always check and double-check departure time. It is amazing how few people really do this carefully. Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten. My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10:50. When I arrived at the airport, the clerk at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed. Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.
The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency（现金）with you when you arrive in a country. This can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. A few years ago I was sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma. I flew there from London via Dallas, with very little time to change planes in between. I arrived there at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead.
"Listen! I only take real money!" the driver said angrily. Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was very embarrassing.
The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave. I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.
48. According to the passage, it's clear that .
A. the author learns some rules of traveling from his own experience
B. the author doesn't plan his trips or journeys carefully
C. Englishmen like to wear heavy suits wherever they travel
D. the American taxi driver never travels to England
49. What should you make sure first before setting out?
A. When you will leave. B. Where you will go.
C. How you will travel. D. Whom you will go with.
50. The main idea of the last paragraph is that .
A. the weather differs from place to place
B. one should get everything ready for his travel
C. Europe is greatly different in weather
D. it is very important to know the weather at your destination
第二节：根据短文内容，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。（3×5＝15分）
As a parent you might never guess all the ways a good imagination benefits your child. It helps a preschooler:
Develop social skills
As children play pretend（玩过家家）, they explore relationships between family members, friends and learn more about how people interact. 51 Playing house（扮演家长）, they learn more about how parents feel about their children.
Imaginative play helps develop empathy（同情，同感）for others. They become more willing to play fair, to share, and to cooperate.
Build self-confidence
Young children have very little control over their lives. Imagining oneself as a builder of skyscrapers or a superhero defending the planet is empowering （赋予能力的）to a child. 52 .
Boost（促进）intellectual growth
Using the imagination is the beginning of abstract thought. 53
This skill is important in school where a child will have to learn that numerals symbolize groups of objects, letters symbolize（象征）sounds, and so on.
Practice language skills
54 This helps boost their vocabulary, improve sentence struct-
ure and enhance（提高）communication skills.
Enjoy reading books
To encourage your youngster's imagination, read to him every day.
55 .
A. It helps them develop confidence in their abilities and their potential.
B. Kids who play pretend with their friends do a lot of talking.
C. Playing doctor, they imagine how physicians care for their patients.
D. Imaginative play can help children develop imagination.
E. Books offer children the opportunity to visit other worlds and create new ones of their own.
F. Books play an important part in children's future life.
G. Children who can see a king's castle in a mound（土墩）of sand or a delicious dinner in a mud pie are learning to think symbolically（象征化）.
第I卷（选择题 共115分）
第一部分 英语知识运用（40＋15＝55分）
第一节 完形填空（2×20＝40分）
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第二节 单项填空（1×15＝15分）
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第二部分 阅读理解（45＋15＝60分）
第一节 （3×15＝45分）
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第二节 （3×5＝15分）
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第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共35分）
第三部分 写作（10＋25=35分）
第一节 短文改错（1×10＝10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误．每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，井在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I am a senior school student. I like making friend with people around me and I
do my best to get on good with everyone. But last Sunday I had found that one of
my good friends kept a diary, said that she didn't like me at all and that she didn't
want to be my friend any longer. And recent she has started playing a trick me
because I'm a little bit fat. I'm still very kind to her but why can't she be friend to
me as before? As for losing weight, should I take more exercises from now on? Use
pills? Or do you know any another ways? Please giving me some advice on this
matter.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华，请就某英文报“读者来信”专栏正在开展的高中生家长是否应该为孩子购置电脑这一话题写一封信，发表你的看法。
注意：1．请围绕如下提示，任选其一；2．可适当发挥，不得逐条翻译；
3．词数100左右。
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