1、注意事项：1.本试卷分第 1 卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置上。3.全部答案应在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。4.考试结束后，将本试卷答题卡一并交回。第卷第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2 分,共 30 分）阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AShare Flats Happy Valley big flat 1 room ready for use immediately. Quiet and conveni
2、ent, fully furnished, park view. $6, 800 including bills. With maid. Female nonsmoker. No pet. Sara 25720836 or 10077809. Moving Sale 2 armchairs, red/brown at $400 each; coffee table, black, wood, $800; oil painting, big, $900; Tianjin carpet, green 3 ?7, $600; double bed, $500; mirror, big, square
3、, $500; fridge, big, double-door, $1000; old pictures, $140, up, each; plants, big and small. Tel: Weekend, 2521-6011/Weekday, 2524-5867. Part-time Laboratory Assistant Wanted Required by busy electronics(电子) company to help with development of computer. Should have an electronics degree and some pr
4、actical experience of working in an electronics laboratory. Hours 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Fourteen days paid leave. Salary ￥6598-10230 dependent on experience. Letter of application to: Mrs. G Chan, NOVA ELECTRONICS, 45 Gordon Rd, Hung Hom Kowloon. 21. The one who put on the first ad probably
5、wants to _.A. rent a beautiful flat of her own in Happy Valley B. find another lady to share the cost to rent a flat C. share her room in a flat with whoever has no pet D. take on a maid to look after herself and the flat22. According to the ads, you may _.A. buy an old picture for $150 B. call at 2
6、5720836 and see a beautiful park C. buy two armchairs for $ 400 D. hire a maid by paying $6 80023. Once you can get a part-time job in NOVA ELECTRONICS, _.A. you have to work at least 4 hours a dayB. you should write a letter to Mrs. G Chan C. you will be given 14 days off each year besides weekends
7、 D. you will get no more than $6 598 each monthBImagine you went to a restaurant with a date, had a burger, paid with a credit card, and left. The next time you go there, the waiter or waitress, armed with your profile data, greets you with. “Hey Joe, how are you? Mary is over there in the seat you
8、sat in last time. Would you like to join her for dinner again?“ Then you find out that your burger has been cooked and your drink is on the table. Forget the fact that you are with another date and are on a diet that doesnt include burgers. Sound a little bizarre? To some, this is restaurant equival
9、ent of the Internet. The Nets ability to profile you through your visits to and interactions at websites provides marketers with an enormous amount of data on yousome of which you may not want them to have.Almost every time you access a website you get a “cookie“. A cookie on the Internet is a compu
10、ter code sent by the site to your computerusually without your knowledge. During the entire period of time that you are at the site, the cookie is collecting information about your interaction, including where you visit, how long you stay there, how frequently you return to certain pages, and even y
11、our electronic address. Fill out a survey to collect free information or samples, and marketers know even more about youlike your name, address, and any other information you provide. While this may sound scary enough, cookies arent even the latest in technology. A new system called I-librarian Alex
12、anamed for the legendary third century B.C. library in Alexandria, Egyptdoes even more. While cookies track what you are doing at one site, Alexa collects data on all your Web activity, such as which sites you visit next, how long you stay there, whether you click on ads，etc. All this information is
13、 available to marketers, who use it to market more effectively to you. Not only do you not get paid for providing the information, you probably dont even know that you are giving it.24.The author makes up the restaurant story in order to _ 。A. show the good service offered in some Web restaurantsB.
14、criticize some restaurants for too considerate serviceC. show the Internets ability to collect data on youD. prove the incredible power of the Internet25. What can be learned about “cookie” from the second paragraph?A. It was first created by Mrs. Reid.B. It collects information on you without your
15、knowing itC. Its some information sent to your computer about yourself.D. Its the latest in technology.26. What can be learned about “Alexa“ from the second paragraph?A. Alexa is named after an ancient hero in EgyptB. Alexa is installed in libraries.C. Alexa can collect all the necessary data on you
16、.D. Alexa can provide more data for marketers than a cookie.26. Which of the following words can best reflect the authors attitude to cookies and Alexa?A. CriticalB. Suspicious.C. Objective.D. Optimistic.CMany private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger. Not all will be
17、 saved, and perhaps not all deserve to be saved. There are low-quality schools just as there are low-quality business. We have no obligation to save them simply because they exist.But many thriving institutions that deserve to continue are threatened. They are doing a fine job educationally, but the
18、y are caught in a financial squeeze, with no way to reduce rising costs or increase revenues（收入）significantly. Raising tuition doesnt bring in more revenue, for each time tuition goes up, the enrollment（入学人数） goes down, or the amount that must be given away in student aid goes up. Schools are bad bu
19、sinesses, whether public or private, not usually because of mismanagement but because of the nature of the enterprise. They lose money on every customer, and they can go bankrupt（破产） either from too few students or too many students. Even a very good college is a very bad business.It is such college
20、s, thriving but threatened, I worry about. Low enrollment is not their chief problem. Even with full enrollments, they may go under. Efforts to save them, and preferably to keep them private, are a national necessity. There is no basis for arguing that private schools are inherently (固有地)better than
21、 public schools. Examples to the contrary abound. Anyone can name state universities and colleges that rank as the finest in the nation and the world. It is now inevitable that public institutions will be dominant（处于支配地位的）, and therefore diversity is a national necessity. Diversity in the way we sup
22、port schools tends to give us a healthy diversity in the forms of education. In an imperfect society such as ours, uniformity of education throughout the nation could be dangerous. In an imperfect society, diversity is a positive good. Enthusiastic supporters of public higher education know the impo
23、rtance of sustaining private higher education.28. According to the authors opinion, schools are bad businesses because of _.A. mismanagementB. too few studentsC. financial squeezeD. their characteristics29. The author used the phrase “go under“ in Para. 3 to mean “_“.A. get into difficultiesB. have
24、low enrollmentC. have little moneyD. bring in more money30. We can reasonably conclude from this passage that the author made an appeal to the public in order to support_A. public institutionB. private schoolsC. uniformity of educationD. diversity of education31. Which of the following ways could po
25、ssibly save private schools?A. Raising tuition.B. Full enrollment.C. National awareness and support.D. Reduction of rising costs.DIt was 3:21 a.m. when nine-year-old Glenn Kreamer awoke to the smell of burning. Except for the cracking（爆裂声） of flames somewhere below there was not a sound in the two-s
26、torey house at Baldwin, Long Island.With his father away on night duty at a local factory, Glenn was worried about the safety of his mother, his sister Karen, 14 and his 12-year-old brother Todd. He ran downstairs through the smoke filled house to push and pull at Karen and Todd until they sat up. T
27、hen he helped each one through the house to the safety of the garden. There, his sister and brother, taking short and quick breaths and coughing, collapsed on the lawn.The nine-year-old boy raced back into the house and upstairs to his mothers room. He found it impossible to wake her up. Mrs Kreamer
28、, a victim of the smoke, was unconscious, and there was nobody to help Glenn carry her to the garden. But the boy remained calm and, as a fireman said later, “acted with all the self control of a trained adult.”On the bedroom telephone, luckily still working, Glenn called his father and, leaving Mr
29、Kreamer to telephone the fire brigade and ambulance service, got on with the task of saving his mother.First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed. Then, with a wet cloth around his head he went back to the garden.He could hear the fire engine co
30、ming up, but how would the firemen find his mother in the smoke filled house where flames had almost swallowed up the ground floor?Grasping firmly a ball of string from the garage, Glenn raced back into the house and dashed upstairs to his mothers room. Tying one end of the string to her hand he ran
31、 back, laying out the string as he went, through the hall and back out into the garden.Minutes later he was telling fire chief John Coughlan: “The string will lead you to Mother.” Mrs Kreamer was carried to safety as the flames were breaking through her bedroom floor.32. Why did Glenn run downstairs
32、 first?A. He wanted to find out what was happening.B. He was worried about his mothers safety.C. He wanted to save his sister and his brother.D. He went to see if his father had come back from work. 33. How did Glenn help the firemen to save his mother?A. By throwing water all over her and her bed.B
33、. By carrying her to safety with his brother.C. By pushing and pulling at her.D. By tying a string to her hand. 34. Who called the fire brigade and ambulance service?A. Glenn. B. Glenns father. C. Glenns sister. D. Glenns neighbor. 35. Glenn saved his family because _ .A. his father had taught him t
34、o do so on the phoneB. he had learned something about the first aidC. he had dealt with the emergency calmly and wiselyD. he had followed his mothers instruction第二节(共 5 小题,每小题 2 分 ,满分 10 分) 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Positive ThoughtsBefore you read any further, will you d
35、o me a quick favor? Find a mirror, take a look at yourself, and pay attention to the thoughts and feelings that run through your head. Dont feel silly. Its ok. And Ill still be here when you get back. Done? Lets continue. How did that feel? Did your brain think positive thoughts like, “I look super
36、cute today!“ or did you put yourself down? I imagine most of you put yourselves down. However, you are attractive actually. 36 You can.You cant put a price tag on genuine care and concern. 37 There are few things more attractive than compassion（同情） You are fascinated with the world.38 The endless as
37、king of the question “Why?“ means you will never run out of things to learn about, read about, and talk about. Giggle, giggle, giggle, snort! Laughing is one of the best calorie-burning activities ever. Keep sharing giggles with everyone you come across because there is already enough darkness in th
38、e world. 39 You give thanks. Your gratefulness shows that you appreciate the people who help you and the blessings in your life. If we cant be thankful for what we do have, what makes us think obtaining what we dont have will make us feel any better? Your thankfulness is incredibly attractve.40 Ther
39、e is nothing more attractive than a person who is 100% comfortable in his or her skin. Love your body. Walk with confidence. Hug yourself because you are beautiful. Love yourself because you are wonderful. Smile because you deserve it. I hope you enjoyed this list of reasons why you are attractive.
40、A. You are who you are B. Be a source of light instead. C. You have the strength of character. D. Here are some reasons why you are attractive E. Imagine all of the lives you have touched by the simple act of caring. F. Curiosity about the world and everything in it is a super attractive quality. G.
41、 Your strength to keep on living and study true to yourself speaks highly of your character.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 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，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。“Creativity is the key to a bright future”, say education and business experts. Here is how sch
42、ools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.If Dick Drew had listened to his 41 in 1925, we may not have had a product that we now think of as of great important: a new type of 42 . Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he developed a kind of material 43 enough to
43、 hold things together. But his boss told him not to think more about the 44 . Finally, using his own time, Drew 45 the tape which now is used everywhere by many people. And his former company learned from its 46 . Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just 47 about and deve
44、loping new ideas.Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it 48 a character of high intelligence. The fact that a person is highly 49 does not mean that he does things creatively. Creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to 50 new ideas that are good for something.51
45、, schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong attention to best results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators 52 creativity for correct answers. The 53 is that children can give back information but cant recognize ways to use it in new situat
46、ions. They may know the rules correctly, but they are unable to use them to 54 practical problems.It is important to give children 55 . From an early age, children should be allowed to 56 and understand their results. Even if its choosing between two food items for lunch, decision-making helps 57 sk
47、ills. As children grow older, parents should let their children 58 how to use their time or spend their money, but not help them too much if they make the wrong decision. The children may 59 , but that is all right. This is because the most important character of 60 people is a very strong desire to
48、 find a way out of trouble.41. A. teacher B. classmate C. parents D. boss 42. A. tape B. machine C. tool D. material 43. A. long B. strong C. colorful D. useful 44. A. product B. tape C. idea D. job 45. A. found B invented C. discover D. replaced 46. A. mistake B. failure C. success D. experience 47
49、. A. talking B. thinking C. considering D. arguing 48. A. necessarily B. directly C basically D. specially 49. A. able B. competent C. intelligent D. qualified 50. A. follow B. produce C. judge D. criticize 51. A. Instead B. Therefore C. However D. Besides 52. A. make up B. put up C. take up D. give up 53. A. fact B. reason C. answer D. result 54. A. work at B. work for C. w
