I. 阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Johnny Cash was born in 1932 in the southern state of Arkansas. His parents were poor cotton farmers. As a school boy, he began writing songs and he performed on radio programs. After high school, he joined the United States Air Force and served as a radio operator in Germany.
He returned to the United States in 1954 and formed a band with two friends and performed at local events. They began recording for Sun Records in Memphis. One of the songs Cash wrote became the first country music hit record for the company. It was ＂Cry, Cry, Cry＂.
Johnny Cash performed all across the United States and Canada. By 1958, Johnny Cash was a successful recording artist, songwriter and singer. He was invited to perform at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.
Johnny Cash won many awards, including eleven Grammy Awards and the Kennedy Center Honors. He was elected to both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He also received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
He died on September 12, 2003, in Nashville at the age of seventy-one. Fans say that Johnny Cash’s music was important because it told simple stories about life and death. They say he cared about social issues and continued to express support for those who are poor and without political power. One of the last songs he recorded was one made popular by the rock and roll group Nine Inch Nails. It is called ＂Hurt＂.
1. Johnny Cash returned to the United States after . A. he finished high school
B. he served in US Air Force in Germany C. he formed a band
D. his song Cry, Cry, Cry became famous
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2. From the passage we can infer that .
A. Johnny Cash performed his famous song Cry, Cry, Cry at the Grand Ole Opry B. the Grand Ole Opry is a place where famous singers hold their concerts C. Johnny Cash’s music was only loved by his fans D. Johnny Cash didn’t care about social problems
3. What does the underlined word ＂hit＂ mean in the second paragraph? A. Beat.
B. Failure.
C. Strike.
D. Success.
4. Johnny Cash’s songs were loved by his fans because . A. he won many awards in his lifetime
B. his songs were sung by the rock and roll group Nine Inch Nails
C. his songs expressed support for the poor people with no political power D. he often performed in the Grand Ole Opry
B
Watson entered Mr Smith’s office. The boss was a hard man. He fired people who didn’t do well without giving them a second chance.
＂Watson,＂ said Mr Smith,＂this past year your department hasn’t earned money. We’re going to drop that department. It’s finished. I’m sorry, but you’ll have to go.＂ ＂But, sir—if I just had a little more time. For the moment I need the job to keep my son at Riverside School.＂
＂What’s that!＂ said the boss.＂Riverside! I didn’t know you had a boy there. That’s an expensive school for a man with your salary.＂
＂I know, sir. But he likes there so much! He’s a star athlete and the best boxer in the school. The boys call him Champ(冠军)there.＂
The boss sat perfectly still for a long time—a faraway (恍惚的) look in his eyes. Then, suddenly, he said,＂We have got to close your department, Watson. But you’ll take over a new job in another department. It means longer hours—maybe more pay. Now get out. You’re here for life.＂
Watson got out, with surprise on his face. Then the boss took a letter from the top drawer of his desk. It was Herbie’s last letter from Riverside School—written
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a few days before he died. He had read it over and over again with sick pain. The letter read:
I can’t say the boys here are any nicer to me than the others were. I guess it’s the same everywhere when you’re a cripple (跛脚的人). But don’t worry about me, Dad. They’ve got a good chemistry department here. And there’s one boy here who is really great. He’s a track star and boxing champ and just tops in chemistry. The boys call him Champ. He made them stop throwing my books around. And he knocked a boy down who hit me. He is the best friend I ever had. Dad, when I grow up, I want to do something for Champ. Something big — that he won’t even know about.
Your son, Herbie
5. Mr Smith wanted to fire Watson because . A. Watson would take over a new job in another department B. Watson had his son study in Riverside School C. Watson’s son knocked a boy down who hit Herbie D. Watson’s department didn’t earn money that year 6. We can learn from the passage that .
A. Mr Smith didn’t know that Champ was Watson’s son at first B. Mr Smith was told not to fire Watson by Herbie
C. Mr Smith decided to give Watson another chance in no time D. Mr Smith wanted to realize Champ’s dream
7. According to the passage, which words can best describe Mr Smith? A. Sympathetic and grateful. B. Selfish and greedy. C. Hardworking and strict. D. Easy-going and optimistic.
8. The author wrote the passage in order to . A. make our children enjoy life B. share a moving story with us C. provide us with tips on work
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D. help us to deal with our boss II. 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Mandela, South African freedom fighter, was put in prison on a lonely island for 27 years. In those years he was 1 treated though already reaching his 2 age. The rocky island, which is covered with snakes, seals and other 3 , is 7 miles 4 from the capital. In the daytime, Mandela had to work on a stone pit, 5 big stones into small pieces or go to the sea, 6 kelp(海带) out of the cold seawater. Being a major criminal, he was specially 7 by three men, who were always finding faults in what he did and then 8 him.
1991 saw Mandela’s release(释放)from 9 . One of his touching moments happened on his ceremony of his coming into 10 . As elected President of South Africa, he first introduced the political 11 from all over the world. He said he was pleased to meet them at his introduction into Presidency. But, to his greatest __12__, the three guards also attended the ceremony. He 13 them to rise from their seats so as to be introduced to everybody 14 . Being old, he slowly stood up from his seat and 15 to the three very men. A tongue-tied silence occupied the hall. Being so 16 , Mandela made all the whites, who cruelly treated him for many years, 17 to death. His behavior won him universal admiration.
Later, he explained to his friends that he was bad-tempered when he was young. It was 18 that he learned to control himself and was able to 19 from the hard years. ＂When I stepped out of prison and threw myself into 20 , I was aware that if I can’t leave hatred and sorrow behind in the prison, I remain imprisoned.＂ 1. A. badly seriously 2. A. own
D. certain
B. stones
C. insects
B. old
C. high
B. well
C. equally
D.
3. A. plants
D. animals
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4. A. far
D. off
B. along C. away
5. A. picking
D. breaking
B. digging C. putting
6. A. collecting B. producing C. discovering
D. planting
7. A. served
D. cured
8. A. punished
D. fired
9. A. sentence
D. office
10. A. palace
D. power
11. A. opinions
D. differences
12. A. surprise
D. disappointment
13. A. let
D. requested
14. A. around
D. faraway
15. A. saluted
D. talked
16. A. experienced C. generous 17. A. pitiful
D. shamed
18. A. at war
D. in school
B. guarded B. killed B. election B. room B. leaders B. anger
B. demanded
B. nearby
B. greeted
B. painful
B. at church C. treated C. hated C. prison C. get-together C. demands
C. joy
C. ordered
C. present
C. apologized B. broad-minded
D. open-minded
C. delighted
C. in prison
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19. A. fight
D. spend
B. survive C. make
20. A. freedom politics III. 短文改错
B. life C. work D.
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。文有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加﹑删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出修改后的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并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。
When I was in high school, I had an awful experience. At that time I was so brave and outgoing as the others. Because of that, a boy name Big Tom would do all kinds of bad things to me. I was scaring to see him.
So yesterday, a friend told me that Big Tom wanted to see me and invited me to dine out. I agreed. We met in a bar and I was so happy that nothing went well. By the end of that night, Big Tom apologized for what he has done to me. Now we have become close friends. In our life, everyone may make mistakes. What counts most are that we have the courage to correct them. IV. 语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The woman often called the First Lady of New York died on August. Brooke Astor was one hundred and five years old. The extremely wealthy and famous New Yorker spent much of her life __1__ (help) the needy in her beloved city.
She was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was the only child of a high level military officer. After two earlier __2__ (marry), she married Vincent Astor in 1953 again. He came from a family __3__ had been rich for at least one hundred years. Among other things, he owed many buildings in New York City. Brooke Astor became one of
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the __4__ (rich) women in the world when Vincent Astor died. She also became head of a huge charity organization __5__ (found) by her husband. He repeatedly had told her she would have fun giving __6__ his money. And apparently she did. Miss Astor gave tens of millions of dollars __7__ (main) to places and people in New York City. She said it was the sensible choice because that was __8__ the money had been made. She gave financial support to the city's cultural centers, the poor and disabled as __9__ as to many other smaller charities. When she died, the mayor of New York said the city would not be what it is today __10__ her support.
I. 阅读理解
A
【语篇解读】本文介绍了美国著名艺术家、歌词作者、歌唱家Johnny Cash的生平和成就。
1. B 【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中的＂After high school，he joined the United
States Air Force and served as a radio operator in Germany.＂以及第二段中的＂He returned to the United States in 1954＂可知B选项正确。
2. B 【解析】推理判断题。从第三段可以推测出，Johnny Cash成为著名歌唱家以后被邀请
在the Grand Ole Opry演出，故可推断the Grand Ole Opry是著名歌唱家举办音乐会的地方。
3. D 【解析】词义猜测题。由下文中Johnny Cash获得的成功可知，画线单词的意思应
该是＂成功＂。
B
【语篇解读】本文是记叙文，讲述了一个让人懂得感恩的感人故事。
5. D 【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中的＂‘Watson,’ said Mr Smithbut you’ll have
to go.＂可知Smith先生要开除Watson的原因是Watson负责的部门当年没有盈利。 6. A 【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中的＂I didn’t know you had a boy there.＂可
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知Smith先生起初并不知道Champ是Watson的儿子。
7. A 【解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的＂But you’ll take over a new job in another
department. It means longer hours — maybe more pay You’re here for life.＂可知，Smith先生是一个有同情心且懂得感恩的人。
8. B 【解析】目的意图题。通过阅读文章可知，作者写这篇文章是为了分享一个让我们懂得感
恩的感人故事。 II. 完形填空
【语篇解读】曼德拉是当代一位不同寻常的伟人。有人说他是无畏的＂自由斗士＂、杰出的＂政治领袖＂，也有人说他是＂友好的人、高贵的人、有趣的人＂，更有人称他为＂世界公民＂。本文以一件事具体描写了纳尔逊•曼德拉博大的胸襟。
1. A 根据后文＂who were always finding faults in what he did＂以及全篇故事发展的
线索，曼德拉当时受到了很差地待遇。badly糟糕地；well好地；equally平等地；seriously严肃地。故选A。
2. B 虽然曼德拉已年届＂高龄＂，仍遭受如此待遇。own自己的；old年老的；high高的；
certain一定的。故选B。
3. D 由前文的snakes, seals提示可知，此处应为其他＂动物＂。plants植物；stones石
头；insects昆虫；animals动物。故选D。
4. C 表示两者相距有多远时，用副词away与from搭配。故选C。
5. D 年事已高的曼德拉不得不在采石场(stone pit)从事繁重的体力劳动，将大石块砸成碎
小的石料。pick拾起；dig挖掘；put放置；break弄碎。故选D。
6. A 不砸石块时，曼德拉得下海采集海带。collect收集；produce生产；discover发现；
plant种植。故选A。
7. B 由于是要犯，共有三个人专门看守曼德拉。serve服务；guard看守，警卫；treat对
待；cure治疗。故选B。
8. A 这些看守人员总是挑刺惩罚(punish)他。punish惩罚；kill杀；hate讨厌；fire解雇。故选A。
9. C 1991年，曼德拉终于被释放。表示＂出狱＂，用release from prison。故选C。
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11. B 在就职仪式上，曼德拉首先介绍前去出席仪式的各国政要(leaders)。opinion观点；
leader领导；demand要求；difference区别。故选B。
12. C 此处为体现主旨的关键信息，前文有转折连词but。此句大意为：各国政要的到场祝
贺令曼德拉非常高兴，但最使他高兴的是那三个曾在他被囚禁期间看守他的狱卒也到场祝贺。surprise惊讶；anger愤怒；joy高兴；disappointment失望。故选C。 13. D 曼德拉不计前嫌，以德报怨，请出这三位小人物。request sb to do sth邀请某人做
某事；demand与order都含有命令口吻，语气过于强硬，且demand要加of才能接宾补，即demand of sb to do sth；let结构不对。故只有D项符合题意。
14. C ＂在场的每个人＂，present常作后置定语，表示＂出席的，到场的＂。around四周
的；nearby附近的；faraway遥远的。故选C。
15. A 年事已高的曼德拉慢慢地从自己的座位上站起来，向这三个小人物行礼。salute(正
式地)＂行礼，致敬＂，一般用于庄重场合；greet＂问候，致敬＂，常用于一般场合。此处为＂行军礼＂，故选A。
16. B 曼德拉如此博大的胸怀使得那些曾顽固坚持种族隔离并欺负曼德拉27年的所有
白人汗颜、无地自容。experienced 有经验的；broad-minded宽宏大量的，心胸宽广的；generous慷慨大方的；open-minded思想开明的。B项正确。
18. C 正是在狱中，他学会了控制自己。in prison＂在狱中＂，故选C。
19. B 如果在狱中不学会＂忍＂，他可能就不会＂幸免于难＂，不会活下来。fight斗争；
survive生存，存活；make使得，制作；spend花费。故选B。
20. A 曼德拉说＂当我走出囚室、迈向自由时，我已经清楚，自己若不能把悲痛与怨恨留在
身后，那么我其实仍在狱中＂。freedom自由；life生命，生活；work工作；politics政治。故选A。 III. 短文改错
When I was in high school, I had an awful experience. At that time I was so brave and outgoing astheothers. Because of that, a boy
notname Big Tom would do
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all kinds of bad things to me. I was
scaring to see him.
scaredSoinvited yesterday, a friend told me that Big Tom wanted to see me and me Butinviteto dine out. I agreed. We met in a bar and I was so happy that
nothing went well.
everythingByhas the end of that night, Big Tom apologized for what he done to me. Now we Athadhave become close friends. In our life, everyone may make mistakes. What counts most
are that we have the courage to correct them. is第一处：was后加上not 由前文中的awful experience可知，那个时候我不像别人那么勇
敢和外向，因此要在was后加上not。
第二处：去掉the others指＂其他人＂，the others指＂其余的（表示在一个范围内的其
他全部）＂，由语境可知这里指的是其他人，所以要把the去掉。
第三处：name → named name和boy之间为被动关系，要用过去分词作后置定语，所以要把
name改成named。
第四处：scaring → scared -ed形容词通常用于说明人，不用于说明事物；-ing形容词常
用来说明事物，表示事物的性质或特征。由语境可知这里是指＂我＂的感觉，故要把scaring改为scared。
第五处：So → But 由语境可知，上下文之间为转折关系，因此要把So改为But。 第六处：invited → invite 由and可知，see和invite是并列关系，因此要把invited改为invite。
第七处：nothing → everything 由happy可知我和Big Tom的见面一切都很顺利、愉快，
故要把nothing改为everything。
第八处：By → At 那天晚上结束时，Big Tom 为他所做的事向我道歉了。at the end of表
示＂在……尽头；在……结束时＂，by the end of表示＂到……为止＂，故要把By改为At。
第九处：has → had 由语境可知，do的动作发生在apologized的动作之前，因此要用过去
完成时，故要把has改成had。
第十处：are → is 从句作主语时，谓语动词要用单数形式，故要把are改为is。 IV. 语法填空
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【语篇解读】本文讲述的是一位105岁高龄的女士的个人生平，她为纽约做出了很大的贡献。
1. helping 考查非谓语动词。＂spend sometime (in) doing sth.＂，故填helping。 2. marriages 考查词形转换。two earlier修饰名词，且为复数，故填marriages。 3. that/which 考查定语从句。从句中缺少主语，且指物，故填that/which。
4. richest 考查形容词的比较等级。＂one of the…in the world＂表示＂世界上……的人之一＂，the后应用最高级。
6. away 考查固定短语。give away意为＂馈赠，捐赠＂。
7. mainly 考查词形转换。分析语法及语义可知，此处填副词修饰动词。 8. where 考查表语从句。从句中缺少语义，即金钱被制造的地方，故填where。 9. well 考查固定短语。as well as意为＂除了……之外，还……＂。
10. without 考查介词。结合语义可知，此处表示没有她的支持，纽约市不会是现在的样子。
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