1、一、单词拼写根据下列各句句意和首字母提示写出对应单词的正确、完整形式。1You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two a_2There must be equality of rights for all citizens，r_of nationality.3Candidates are judged on technical a_as well as artistic expression.4I think she is right but s_Im not completely sure.5We
2、ve made t_plans for a holiday but havent decided anything certain yet.6P_men made themselves tools from sharp stones and animal bones.7A piece of writing without any p_is difficult to understand.8The river forms the d_between the old and new parts of the city.9They danced round in circles until they
3、 were d_.10The car a_ to overtake me.11The audience warmly a_ the performers for their wonderful performance.12This new discovery of oil is of great s_ to the countrys economy.13He was with an old man and woman, whom I a_to be his grandparents.14The early people used s_stone tools.15Have you ever d_
4、or overwritten an important file?答案：1.alternatives 2.regardless 3.accuracy4somehow 5.tentative 6.Primitive 7.punctuation 8.division 9.dizzy 10.accelerated 11.applauded 12.significance 13.assumed 14.sharpened 15.deleted二、词类转换用括号内所提供单词的适当形式完成句子。1. I_that he was not interested in the novel, but my_was
5、wrong. (assume)2. He was an experienced and_pilot and he relied on his talent and_(skill) 3. She used to suffer from_but now she is_herself to try to lose weight. (starve)4The educational_still has a lot of disadvantages and the government is trying to find a_approach to solve it.(system) 5. His fam
6、ily wealth is_into four parts, but they dont think the_is fair. (divide) 答案：1.assumed, assumption 2.skillful, skill3starvation, starving 4.system, systematic5divided, division三、完成句子根据所给的汉语提示完成英语句子。1. 我喜欢把酸奶和草莓、西瓜或其他水果混合在一起，这样尝起来更鲜美。I love to_my yogurt_， melon or other fruit to make it taste more_2.
7、我一直都知道她已经厌倦了当前台接待员。I always knew that she_with being a_3. 观众对滑板运动员们技艺高超的表演报以掌声，这掌声持续了好几分钟。The audience_the performance of the skillful skateboarding athletes for_minutes.4. 专家说烟草的使用可追溯到公元前 1000 年。The_said the use of tobacco_1000 BC.5. 我认为你在交作业之前，应该删去文章里不必要的重复语句并且检查标点符号。I think you need_unnecessary r
8、epetition from your article and_before you hand it in.答案：1.mix, with strawberries, delicious 2.was fed up, receptionist 3.applauded, a couple of 4.expert，dated back to 5.delete, check your punctuation(测试时间：120 分钟 评价分值：120 分)第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。A
9、Can people change their skin colour without suffering like pop king Michael Jackson? Perhaps yes.Scientists have found the gene that determines skin colour.The gene comes in two versions，one of which is found in 99 percent of Europeans.The other is found in 93 to 100 percent of Africans，researchers
10、at Pennsylvania State University report in the latest issue of Science.Scientists have changed the colour of a darkstriped zebra fish to uniform gold by inserting a version of the pigment(色素 ) gene into a young fish.As with humans，zebra fish skin colour is determined by pigment cells， which contain
11、melanosomes(黑色素)The number，size and darkness of melanosomes per pigment cell determines skin colour.It appears that，like the golden zebra fish，lightskinned Europeans also have a mutation(变异) in the gene for melanosome production.This results in less pigmented skin.However，Keith Cheng，leader of the r
12、esearch team，points out that the mutation is different in human and zebra fish genes.Humans acquired dark skin in Africa about 1.5 million years ago to protect bodies from ultraviolet rays of the sun(太阳光紫外线)，which can cause skin cancer.But when modern humans leave Africa to live in northern latitude
13、s，they need more sunlight on their skin to produce vitamin DSo the related gene changes，according to Cheng.Asians have the same version of the gene as Africans，so they probably acquired their light skin through the action of some other gene that affects skin colour，said Cheng.The new discovery could
14、 lead to medical treatments for skin cancer.It also could lead to research into ways to change skin colour without damaging it like chemical treatment did on Michael Jackson.1The passage mainly tells us that_Apeople can not change their skin colour without any painB the new discovery could lead to s
15、earch into ways to change skin colour safelyCpop king Michael Jackson often changed his skin colour as he likedDscientists have found out that peoples skin colour is determined by the gene解析：主旨大意题。第一段的“Scientists have found the gene that determines skin colour.”告诉读者这个科学发现，下面各段围绕这个主题做细致说明，故选 D。答案：D2T
16、he reason why Europeans are lightskinned is probably that_Athey are born lightskinned peopleB lightskinned Europeans have mutation in the gene for melanosome productionCthey have fewer activities outsideDthey pay much attention to protecting their skin解析：事实细节题。从第四段“light skinned Europeans also have
17、a mutation(变异 ) in the gene for melanosome production.This results in less pigmented skin”可知答案。答案：B3The writers attitude towards the discovery is_Aneutral BnegativeCpositive Dindifferent解析：观点态度题。根据全文内容可知作者很看好这个科学发现。答案：CBElizabeth and Teddy Dean are learning about the Italian scientist Galileo，so the
18、y troop into the kitchen，where their mother Lisa starts by telling them some facts about the Renaissance (文艺复兴)Elizabeth，11，and Teddy，8，have never gone to school，their teachers are mainly their parents，which puts them into what is believed to be the fastestgrowing sector of the US education systemth
19、e homeschool movement.“We have a lot more fun than kids who go to school， ” Elizabeth said.Nobody is quite sure exactly how many American children are being taught at home.The National Center for Education Statistics，in a 2003 survey，put the number that year at 1.1 million.The Home School Legal Defe
20、nse Association， which represents some 80，000 member families，says that the figure now is quite a bit higherbetween 1.7 and 2.1 million.But there is no disagreement about the explosive growth of the movement29 percent from 1999 to 2003 according to the NCES study，or 7 to 15 percent a year according
21、to HSLDA.This growth has created an estimated $750millionayear market supplying parents with teaching aids and lesson plans.Homeschooled children regularly show up in the finals of national spelling competitions，generating publicity of the movement.Parents give many reasons for deciding to give up f
22、ormal education and teach their children at home.In the NCES study，31 percent said that they were concerned about drugs，safety or negative peer (同龄人)pressure in schools；30 percent wanted to provide religious or moral instruction while 16 percent said that they were dissatisfied with academic (学业的) s
23、tandards in their local schools.“I wasnt sold on the idea of institutionalized(成惯例的) education.Its a factory approachone size fits all， ” said Isabel Lyman，author of The Homeschooling Revolution，who taught both of her sons at home.Laura Derrick，president of the National Home Education Network，has fo
24、llowed the philosophy known as “unschooling”，with her 14yearold son and 12yearold daughter.Lisa Dean，who was a lawyer before she became a mother，said homeschooling her children was tremendously rewarding but also very tiring. “Its a long day with the kids.I look forward to when my husband comes home
25、， ” she said.4After reading the passage，we can safely say that _Ahomeschooled students are taught at home onlyB homeschooled students are excellent and gifted studentsChomeschooled students are all primary school studentsDsome homeschooled students have done very well in national spelling competitio
26、ns解析：事实细节题。从第四段 “Homeschooled children regularly show up in the finals of national spelling competitions，generating publicity of the movement” 可以得知答案。A、B、C 三项所说的内容在文中没有明确提到。答案：D5Reasons why many parents chose to home school their children are mentioned EXCEPT that _Athey are worried about safety in
27、their local schoolsB they are not satisfied with academic standards in local schoolsCthey are concerned about racial problems in local schoolsDthey want to instruct their children in religion解析：事实细节题。第五段有“drugs ，safely or negative peer pressure in schools”“to provide religious or moral instruction”“
28、they were dissatisfied with academic standards in their local schools”，没有提到种族问题。 答案：C6By saying “I wasnt_sold_on the idea of institutionalized(成惯例的) education” in the 6th paragraph， Isabel Lyman meant that _Ahe thought the idea of institutionalized education was very usefulB he believed that the ide
29、a of institutionalized education was fit for most studentsChe didnt think the idea of institutionalized education was very goodDhe suggested the idea of institutionalized education be banned解析：意义猜测题。Isabel Lyman 认为学校教育是一个 factory approach(工厂生产模式)，这种方法不能满足不同孩子的需要，据此推断他不赞同学校教育的模式。答案：C7We can learn fro
30、m the passage that the biggest problem facing the parents who homeschool their children is that _Athey have no proper materials for their childrenB their children find it hard to follow their instructionsCthey have great difficult making themselves understoodDthey find it rather challenging spending
31、 the whole day with their children解析：事实细节题。从最后一段“Its a long day with the kids.I look forward to when my husband comes home” 可以知道，和孩子们一整天待在一起非常有挑战性。 答案：DCFood prices are at their highest level since the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization began keeping records in 1990.The causes include
32、bad weather and growing demand.But higher food price are not always the result of limited supplies.Coffee prices have jumped almost fifty percent in six months.Prices have reached a thirteenyear high. Yet growers expect their current crop to be almost ten percent bigger than the last one.Experts say
33、 coffee prices are rising mainly because people are willing to pay more.Coffee sellers like Mark Warmuth say tastes are changing and more people want a good cup of coffee.Mark Warmuth says， “Theres no right or wrong answer with regard toWhats a good cup of coffee？A lot of it has to do with personal
34、preference or taste.”Mark Warmuth owns the ME.Swing Coffee Company in Alexandria，Virginia，near Washington.He says big coffee sellers like Starbucks help his business by building a base of customers who want something better.Mark Warmuth says， “Theyre seeking something that would be better than what
35、they can buy at Starbucks.Theyre seeking out smaller，boutique(精品店) ，craft coffee shops，which I consider us to be，a boutique coffee company.What we can do is to provide better quality beans and to supply them at a fresher level because were smaller and we can satisfy the smaller area.That helps us co
36、mpete with bigger companies.”Yet Mr.Warmuth can thank those bigger companies like Starbucks for spreading the idea of coffee as an affordable luxury(奢侈品 )The thinking goes that during hard times，people might not go on a trip but they might be willing to pay extra for good coffee.The company supplies
37、 restaurants and other businesses，but also has a store in Washington near the White House.Customers pay thirteen dollars for less than half a kilogram of beansabout double the price of other brands.8It can be inferred that Mark Warmuth thinks that _Athe supply of coffee beans is too limitedB its dif
38、ficult to make profit during hard timesCfew people are willing to pay more for coffeeDdifferent people have different ideas about good coffee解析：推理判断题。根据第三段“Theres no right or wrong answer with regard to whats a good cup of coffee？” 可以推断，不同的人对好咖啡的定义不同。答案：D9Compared with Starbucks，Mark Warmuths compan
39、y_Ais smallB sells cheap coffeeCattracts young adultsDprovides high quality service解析：事实细节题。根据第四段“because were smaller”可知，与星巴克相比，Mark Warmuth 的公司规模较小。答案：A10What are people more likely to do to relax during hard times?ATo go on a trip.B To enjoy their favorite coffee.CTo make coffee by themselves.DTo
40、 try all kinds of delicious food.解析：事实细节题。根据最后一段“The thinking goes that during hard times，people might not go on a trip but they might be willing to pay extra for good coffee”可知，应选 B。答案：B11The passage is mainly about_Awhat good quality coffee isB how to control food pricesCwhy more people like coffe
41、eDwhy coffee prices are higher解析：主旨大意题。文章主要分析了咖啡涨价的原因。答案：DDThe attractivelooking vegetable purple sprouting broccoli(紫色花椰菜)which has become a basic food in many households，has suffered due to the long，wet and cold winter.Britains biggest farmer of the vegetable said 100 percent of her winter crop had been wiped out and that there would be a severe shortage in supermarkets over the next few weeks，traditionally the peak season.
