一、语音知识(共5小题，每题1.5分，共7.5分)

 

在下列每组单词中，有一个单词的画线部分与其他单词的画线部分的读音不同。找出这个词。

 

 

 

1.请选择出划线部分读音不同的选项(　　)。

 

A. exercise

 

B. except

 

C. coffee

 

D. journey

 

答案：A

 

2.请选择出划线部分读音不同的选项(　　)。

 

A.exhibition

 

B.honor

 

C.horror

 

D.honest

 

答案：C

 

3.请选择出划线部分读音不同的选项(　　)。

 

A. stop

 

B. program

 

C. soul

 

D. below

 

答案：A

 

4.请选择出划线部分读音不同的选项(　　)。

 

A.violin

 

B. professional

 

C. hospital

 

D. oral

 

答案：D

 

5.请选择出划线部分读音不同的选项(　　)。

 

A.character

 

B.China

 

C.child

 

D.choice

 

答案：A

 

 

 

二、词汇与语法知识(共15小题，每题1.5分，共22.5分)从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳的一项。

 

 

 

6.She had changed so much that I could hardly __________ her.

 

A. differ

 

B. find out

 

C. explain

 

D. recognize

 

答案：D

 

解析： 本句句意是：她变化如此大，我几乎认不出她了。

 

7.Little __________ what others think.

 

A. does he care about

 

B. did he care about

 

C. he cares about

 

D. he cared about

 

答案：A

 

解析：表示否定意义的词little放在句首，句子倒装。根据从句判定应用现在时。

 

8.He was busy yesterday; otherwise he __________to the meeting.

 

A. would have come

 

B. would come

 

C. could come

 

D. had come

 

答案：A

 

解析： 表示对过去发生事实的假设要用虚拟语气。

 

9.Excuse me, are you waiting for the bus?

 

Yes, I am. But the bus is so late. __________，how can I get to No. 1 Middle School?

 

A. In the way

 

B. On the way

 

C. Out of the way

 

D. By the way

 

答案：D

 

解析：从整个语境中可以看出，所填部分为一独立成分，是引起所问问题的插入语，应用by the way，意思是“顺便问一下”。

 

10.__________ more careful, his ship would not have sunk.

 

A. If the captain were

 

B. Had the captain been

 

C. Should the captain be

 

D. If the captain would have been

 

答案：B

 

解析： 由主句谓语可判断，从句应表示与过去事实相反的情况，虚拟条件句中的谓语应 用过去完成时。动词放句首的倒装形式表明是虚拟语气。Had the captain been=If the captain had been。

 

11. I'd met her many times before yesterday.

 

So__________

 

A. did I

 

B. had I

 

C. I did

 

D. I had

 

答案：D

 

解析： 本句是对上句的重复，尽管用so开头，语序也不倒装。

 

12.Happily for john's mother, he is working harder to __________ his lost time.

 

A. make up for

 

B. keep up with

 

C. catch up with

 

D. make use of

 

答案：A

 

解析：make up for意为“弥补”;keep up with意为“跟上”;catch up with意为“赶上”;make use of意为“利用”。约翰的母亲很高兴看到他为了弥补浪费的时间而努力。

 

13.I will go back to my hometown as soon as I __________ my examinations.

 

A. will finish

 

B. finish

 

C. has finished

 

D. would finish

 

答案：B

 

解析： 时间状语从句中要用一般现在时表示将来。

 

14.Tom writes as __________ as her brother.

 

A. clear

 

B. more clear

 

C. clearly

 

D. most clearly

 

答案：C

 

解析： as...as...表示“和……一样”，本结构中用形容词或副词的原级。

 

15.I recognized John __________ he entered the room.

 

A. hardly

 

B. the minute

 

C. no sooner

 

D. at once

 

答案：B

 

解析： the minute引导时间状语从句，表示“一……就……”。

 

16.I enjoy the concert last night; they played __________ beautiful music.

 

A. such

 

B. such a

 

C. so

 

D. so a

 

答案：A

 

解析： 这里要强调的是名词：音乐。所以应用such修饰。so修饰形容词。music是不可数名词，不能用不定冠词。所以应选择A项。

 

17.It is not polite to __________ a speaker when he is making a speech.

 

A. interrupt

 

B. cease

 

C. oppose

 

D. inquire

 

答案：A

 

解析： interrupt意为“打断”;cease意为“停止”;oppose意为“反对”;inquire意为“询问”。

 

18.Fond of singing as she is, she is __________ a good singer by profession.

 

A. everything but

 

B. something but

 

C. nothing but

 

D. anything but

 

答案：D

 

解析： anything but意为“绝对不”;nothing but意为“仅仅，只”;but一般不与something、everything连用。

 

19.Of the two new teachers, one is experienced and __________.

 

A. the others are not

 

B. another is inexperienced

 

C. the other is not

 

D. others are inexperienced

 

答案：C

 

解析： 表示两者中的“另一个”用the other。

 

20.__________the more you are aware of content and meaning.

 

A. The more words you are familiar to

 

B. The more words you are familiar with

 

C. You are familiar to more words

 

D. You are familiar with more words

 

答案：B

 

解析： 句型“the more...the more...”表示“越……越……”;be familiar with表示“熟悉，通晓”。

 

 

 

三、完形填空(共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)

 

 

 

As you may know，the best way to keep yourself physically fit is to exercise every day.The. (21__________) is that you should (22 __________)physical fitness part of your (23__________) routine.It is the same.with mental fitness. ( 24__________ ) you want to be able to think well and to learn well，you (25__________ ) exercise your mind daily.

 

As with phsical fitrtess，there are a (26__________ ) 0f activities you can do to keep in contro1.However，over the (27__________ ) run，the very best way to exercise your mind is to (28__________) the habit of readin9.Here is why.Think of the difference，between watching television and (29__________ ) a book. Watching television is a passive experience.You sit，you look，and you listen.Such concentration is (30 __________) by outside stimulation(刺激).Reading.a book，on the other hand.requires (31__________) concentration.As you read，you must，put in a great deal of effort to look at the words,(32__________)0ut what they mean，and build、.up images，thoughts and opinions within your (33__________) Druing your reading，if you stop concentrating，even (34 __________) a second, eyerything stops.Nothing happens，until you start concentrating again.For this reason，reading regularly forces you to (35__________) your powers of concentration，a skill whose value would be difficult to overpraise.

 

( )21.A.thing

 

B.problem.

 

C.trouble

 

D.matter

 

答案：A

 

( )22.A.cause

 

B.make

 

C.bring

 

D.turn

 

答案：B

 

( )23.A.daily

 

B.weekly

 

C.monthly

 

D.quarterly

 

答案：A

 

( )24.A.Until

 

B.Unless

 

C.When

 

D.If

 

答案：D

 

( )25.A.may

 

B.must

 

C.could

 

D.would

 

答案：B

 

( )26.A.pair

 

B.set

 

C.few

 

D.number

 

答案：D

 

( )27.A.LOng

 

B.short

 

C.quick

 

D.slow

 

答案：A

 

( )28.A.change

 

B.break

 

C.support

 

D.form

 

答案：D

 

( )29.A.reading

 

B.writing

 

C.editing

 

D.translating

 

答案：A

 

( )30.A.done

 

B.divided

 

C.driven

 

D.drawn

 

答案：C

 

( )31.A.passive

 

B.active

 

C.LOw

 

D.final

 

答案：B

 

( )32.A.figure

 

B.take

 

C.set

 

D.look

 

答案：A

 

( )33.A.understanding

 

B.reach.

 

C.field

 

D.mind

 

答案：D

 

( )34.A.for

 

B.at

 

C.by

 

D.in

 

答案：A

 

( )35 A share

 

B.seize

 

C.decrease

 

D.increase

 

答案：D

 

通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

 

 

 

四、阅读理解(共15小题，每题3分，共45分)

 

阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳的一项。

 

 

 

根据以下资料，回答下面试题。

 

Uncle Sam is a tall, thin man.He's an older man with white hair and a white beard.He often wears a tall hat, a bow tie, and the stars and stripes of the American flag.

 

Who is this strange-looking man? Would you believe that Uncle Sam is the US government? But why do you call the US government Uncle Sam?

 

During the War of 1812, the US government hired meat packers to provide meat to the army.One of these meat packers was a man named Samuel Wilson.Samuel was a friendly and fair man.Everyone liked him and called him Uncle Sam.

 

Sam Wilson stamped the boxes of meat for the army with a large US for United States.Some government inspectors came to look over Sam's company.

 

They asked a worker what the US on the boxes stood for.As a joke, the worker answered that these letter stood for the name of his boss, Uncle Sam.

 

The joke spread, and soldiers began saying that their food came from Uncle Sam.Before long, people called all things that came from the government "Uncle Sam"."Uncle Sam" became a nickname for the US government.

 

Soon there were drawings and cartoons of Uncle Sam in newspapers.In these early pictures, Uncle Sam was a young man.He wore stars and stripes, but his hair was dark and he had no beard.The beard was added when Abraham Lincoln was President.President Lincoln had a beard.

 

The most famous picture of Uncle Sam is on a poster from World War I.The government needed men to fight in the war.In the poster, a very serious Uncle Sam points his finger and says "I want YOU for the US Army."

 

36.Uncle Sam often wears a tall hat, __________, and the stars and stripes of the American flag.

 

A. dark hair

 

B. a bow tie

 

C. a box

 

D. a shirt

 

答案：B

 

解析：参见第一段。

 

37.Government inspectors came to __________ Sam's meat-packing company.

 

A. ask

 

B. stand for

 

C. look over

 

D. see

 

答案：C

 

解析： 由“inspector”可知，这些人是来视察、检查的，所以选C。

 

38.In the drawing and cartoons of Uncle Sam __________.

 

A. he wore the stars and stripes

 

B. he never had a beard

 

C. he had no hair

 

D. he wore a bow tie

 

答案：A

 

解析： 参见倒数第二段。

 

39.Sam Wilson stamped the boxes of meat for the army with a large US for __________.

 

A. Uncle Sam

 

B. United States

 

C. Soldiers

 

D. America

 

答案：B

 

解析： 参见第四段。

 

根据以下资料，回答下面试题。

 

Families separated by the Florida Straits were overjoyed Tuesday and Miami-based charter companies rushed to add seats and flights to their Havana routes after the Obama administration decided to let more Americans visit Cuba as often as they want, and spend as much as they like.

 

The policy changes are sure to put more money into Cuba's dying economy, and many would-be travelers are already call for still more barriers to fall. Even Fidel Castro (菲德尔?卡斯特罗) , who had belittled the changes Monday, yielded Tuesday that they were "positive, although minimal".

 

The United States still doesn't let most Americans without ties to Cuba visit the island or send in money.But the change, announced Monday by the Obama administration, was among the most significant openings in the half-century of hostilities between the two countries.

 

During the Bush administration, Americans with immediate family members on the island could visit once every three years and send up to $100 a month to their families.

 

Now, there are no limits to travel or expense, and the definition of family is expanded to include relatives as distant as second cousins, as well as anyone else who lives as "family" in the home of the authorized traveler.

 

40.According to the article, what will this change in policy do for Cuba?

 

A. It will boost the Cuban econom

 

B. It will help defeat Fidel Castr

 

C. It will make more Cubans come to the United State

 

D. It will decrease the number of Cubans coming to the United State

 

答案：A

 

解析：这篇文章说奥巴马政府改变了政策，允许更多的美国人探望古巴人。第二段第一句：政策的改变会改善萧条的古巴经济。这里主要讲的是与古巴人有亲属关系的美国人去古巴，而不是古巴人来美国。

 

41.Under the new regulations, how often are Cuban-Americans allowed to visit their relatives in Cuba?

 

A. As often as they lik

 

B. Once every three year

 

C. Once a yea

 

D. Twice a yea

 

答案：A

 

解析： 第一段。美国人可以想什么时候去古巴就什么时候去。

 

42.How long have Cuba and the United States maintained a "hostile" relationship?

 

A. About 20 year

 

B. About 30 year

 

C. About 40 year

 

D. About 50 year

 

答案：D

 

解析： 第三段。奥巴马政府所给的这个变化为两个敌对了半个世纪的国家打开了大门。半个世纪为50年。

 

43.Under George W.Bush, how much money could Cuban-Americans send to their family members?

 

A. As much as they wanted

 

B. Up to $100 a mont

 

C. Up to $100 a yea

 

D. Up to $100 every three year

 

答案：B

 

解析： 第四段。布什政府时期，两边的亲友每三年探望一次，每月可寄给古巴亲友100美元。