Ⅰ．Vocabulary ＆ Structure Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence.
1. We'll get in all the wheat before the sun ______.
Ⅱ．Cloze Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage. While I was waiting to enter a university, I saw in a newspaper a teacher job 1 at a school about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of money and wanting to do something 2 , I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no 3 of teaching my chances of getting the job were slight. 4 , three days later, a letter arrived, calling me to Croydon for a 5 with the headmaster. It proved to be a 6 journey—a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. It was clear the 7 himself that opened the door. He was short and round. "The school," he said," is made up of one class of twenty-four between seven and thirteen. " I should have to teach all the subjects 8 art, which he taught himself. I should have to 9 the class into three groups and teach them 10 at three different levels, and I was 11 at the thought of teaching math—a 12 at which I wasn't very 13 at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of having to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be 14 themselves at that time. Before I had time to ask about my 15 , he got up to his feet. "Now," he said, "you'd better meet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school".
Ⅲ．Reading Comprehension Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer.
Passage 1 If you say, "The cat's out of the bag" instead of "The secret is given away (泄露)", you are using an idiom. The meaning of an idiom is different from the actual meaning of the words used. "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" is a proverb. Proverbs are old but familiar sayings that usually give advice. Both idioms and proverbs are part of our daily speech, and many are very old and have interesting histories. Now let's see the following two examples. "Saved by the bell": In 17th-century England, a guard at Windsor Castle was accused of falling asleep at his post. He claimed he was wrongly accused and could prove it. He had heard the church bell chime thirteen times at mid-night. Townspeople supported his claim and he was not executed. Today we think of the bell that ends a round in boxing, often saving the boxer from injury, or the bell at the end of a class period, saving you from more work. Regardless of its origin, this idiom means rescue(救援) from a situation at the last possible moment. "A close shave": In the past, student barbers learned to shave on customers. If they shaved too close, their clients might be cut or even barely escape serious injury. Today, we use the idiom if a person narrowly escapes a disaster.
1. The purpose of this article is to ______.
A.compare idioms and proverbs
B.explain the meaning of some interesting everyday expression
C.show the importance of using proverbs and idioms in your writing
D.to tell the difference between idioms and proverbs
3. Which of these statements is an example of "a close shave"?
A.My brother bought a new bicycle to ride to school.
B.A car nearly hit me on my way to school.
C.No one in my school has ever been to Canada.
D.A barber cut his clients seriously.
A B C D
B
[考点] 事实细节题 [解析] 从文章最后一段最后一句话“Today，we use the idiom if a person narrowly escapes a disaster．”可知a close shave表示“侥幸逃脱灾难”。故选B，意为“在去学校的路上，我差点被车撞”。
4. The word "chime" in paragraph 2 probably means ______.
A.strike the hour
B.sing the song
C.sound the alarm
D.give beautiful sound
A B C D
A
[考点] 词语理解题 [解析] 从文章第二段第三句话“He had heard the church chime thirteen times at mid-night．”可知在午夜时，教堂时钟敲了十三次，故应选A，意为“报时”。sing the song：唱歌；Sound the alarm：报警；give the beautiful sound：发出美妙的声音。
Passage 2 Borrowing to start a business is not easy. Getting a bank loan, particularly for a new small business, is like going through the eye of a needle. Banks favor established business people with a solid credit rating and a large bank account. They should also have experience in the business they propose to enter, and offer well-prepared business plans that show the ability to repay the loans. If you are not such a person, then you need to double your preparations to convince the banker to lend you that much needed start-up capital. If your business is new and small, bankers will need to know as much as possible about you and your business. However, many small business owners often make the mistake of not being well prepared when going to the bank to apply for the loan. Surprisingly, many loan applicants don't even have the slightest idea how or when they intend to repay the money they request. Often they don't even know much money they need. When asked how much money they want to borrow, many people give these two common responses: "How much money can I get?" and "As much as possible. " Is it any wonder that lenders say no.? So the most important thing is do your homework before you ask for a loan.
1. By saying "Getting a bank loan… is like going through the eye of a needle", the writer emphasizes ______.
A.the ability to borrow from a bank
B.the importance of borrowing money
C.the difficulty of getting a bank loan
D.the start-up of a new small business
A B C D
C
[考点] 事实细节题 [解析] 从文章第一段第一句话“Borrowing to start a business is not easy。”可知贷款做生意并不容易，故选C。
2. Banks prefer to give a loan to those who ______.
5. The writer advises that before applying for a bank loan, the applicant should ______.
A.thoroughly prepare
B.do some market research
C.learn a lot about the bank
D.know the upper limit of the loan
A B C D
A
[考点] 事实细节题 [解析] 从文章最后一段可知贷款之前最重要的事是要做好充分准备，故选A。
Passage 3 My father was a forman of a sugar-cane plantation in Rio Picdras, Puertro Rieo. My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks. It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could. I've never been late for any job since. I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for. More important, I earned my pay; it never entered my mind to say I was sick just because I didn't want to work. I was only six years old, but I was doing a man's job. Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than $18 a week. Our home was a three-room wood shack with a dirty floor and no toilet. Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem(自尊心) , one of the most important things a person can have. When I was seven, I got work at a golf course near our house. My job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed, so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant you were fired, so I never missed one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle. The more I dreamed, the more I thought. Why not? I made my first golf club out of guava limb (番石榴树枝) and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball. And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with the same devotion and intensity. I learned working in the field—except now I was driving golf balls with club, not oxen with a broomstick.
1. The writer's first job was ______.
A.to stand down the fairway at a golf course
B.to watch over the sugar-cane plantation
C.to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields
D.to spot the balls as they landed so the golfers could find them
A B C D
C
[考点] 事实细节题 [解析] 从文章第一段第二句“My first job was to drive the oxen that，ploughed the cane fields．”可知作者的第一份工作就是赶犁甘蔗地的牛，故选C。
2. Which of the following words can best describe the writer's first job?
A.Difficult.
B.Boring.
C.Interesting.
D.Unusual.
A B C D
B
[考点] 事实细节题 [解析] 从文章第二段第一句话“It was very tedious work…”可知工作很无聊，故选B。difficult：困难的；boring：无聊的；interesting：有趣的；unusual：不同寻常的。
3. The writer learned that ______ from his first job.
A.he should work for those who he liked most
B.he should work longer than what he was expected
C.he should never fail to say hello to his owner
D.he should be respectful and faithful to the people he worked for
A B C D
D
[考点] 事实细节题 [解析] 从文章第二段倒数第二句话“I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for．”可知作者懂得了应该尊敬和忠于你工作的对象。故选D。
4. ______ gave the writer self-esteem.
A.Having a family of eight people
B.Owning his own golf course
C.Bringing money back home to help the family
D.Helping his father with the work on the plantation
Passage 4 Some people think they have an answer to the problems of automobile crowding and pollution in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or "bike". In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines. For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bicycle riders. For example, they want the city to paint special lanes for bicycle on some of the main streets, because when bicycle riders must use the same lanes as cars, there may be accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bikes. But no bicycle lanes have been painted yet. Not everyone thinks they are a good idea. Taxi drivers don't like the idea— they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don't like the idea—they say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business. And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike. The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends, Central Park—the largest open space in New York—is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown. Until that happens, the safest place to bicycle may be in the park.
1. Some people founded Bike for a Better City because ______.
2. Some people are against the idea of bicycle lanes because they think ______.
A.they will not reduce the traffic
B.there will be traffic accidents
C.they will make traffic less and slower
D.traffic moves slowly in bike lanes
A B C D
C
[考点] 事实细节题 [解析] 从文章第三段倒数第三句话“Taxi drivers don't like the idea—they say it will slow traffic．”可知有些出租车司机认为自行车通道会堵塞交通。从文章第三段倒数第二句话“…they say that if there is less traffic，they will have less business．”可知自行车通道也会减少车流量。故选C。
3. Which of the following does this passage NOT support?
A.If more people rode bike, there would be cleaner air and fewer automobiles.
B.On weekends, cars can not drive through Central Park.
C.The city government has not done anything for the bike riders yet.
D.The city government doesn't know what to do concerning the issue of bikes.
1. Directions: For this part, you are required to write a composition of about 100~120 words based on the following situation.
On Online Shopping
Outline: 1．明确提出你对网上购物的看法； 2．给出理由支持自己的观点； 3．得出结论。
On Online Shopping
Online shopping is becoming more and more popular among the youth. Some people do not think it is a good thing, but as far as I'm concerned, it can bring us a lot of benefits. First of all, online shopping is very convenient. It saves our time, for we need not spend much time going from one shop to another to get what we want. Moreover, compared with traditional shopping, we may purchase the same goods with less money through online shopping. In addition, online shopping provides us with more information about the commodities, which enables us to have more choices. Briefly speaking, online shopping makes it possible for people to enjoy more convenience and options, and it is for sure that more and more people will choose this type of shopping.
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