Part 2  Vocabulary and Grammar

（第二部分 词汇和语法）

Ⅱ. Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)

31. Medical teams are travelling to the disaster area to care for ______ wounded.

      A) a                          B) an                         C) the                       D) /

32. _______ at the memorial service stood silent for one minute to remember those who died in the     earthquake.

      A) Everyone              B) Someone               C) Anyone                 D) No one

33. International Pen Friends has over 300,000 members in different countries. Their ______       member is only eight years old.

      A) young                   B) younger                C) youngest               D) the youngest

 

34. Motorists woke up to find that their cars were covered ______ an inch of ice.

     A) in                         B) on                        C) for                       D) with

35. My friend took her own life. Nobody can understand why she killed ______.

      A) she                       B) her                       C) hers                      D) herself

36. Water is so important that ______ everyday tasks can be completed without it.

      A) few                      B) a few                    C) little                     D) a little

37. Twenty people died and over ______ were injured in the accident.

      A) hundred                B) hundred of            C) a hundred              D) hundreds of

38. All the guests seemed ______ and no one was complaining.

      A) happy                   B) happily                 C) happiness              D) unhappy

39. The ______ one draws, or writes, or does anything, the ______ the end result will be.

      A) much … good                                       B) more … better

      C) most … best                                          D) many … well

40. We listened eagerly and carefully, ______ he brought news of our families.

      A) and                      B) but                       C) so                         D) for

41. ______ it is to shop on the Internet!

      A) What easy             B) What an easy         C) How easy              D) How easily

42. Passengers ______ stay seated during the take-off and landing.

      A) can                       B) may                      C) should                  D) must

43. In recent years, natural disasters ______ great damage to many tourist attractions. 

      A) will cause             B) have caused           C) had caused            D) were causing

44. Twenty children aged between 5 and 10 ______ in a campus shooting last month.

      A) kill                    B) killed                    C) are killed              D) were killed

45. Some road workers ______ up the road outside my house, so I can’t get my car back into the garage (车库).

      A) dig                       B) are digging            C) were digging         D) will dig

46. Researchers at Xerox designed an icon system. But Apple was the first ______ it popular.

      A) make                    B) to make                 C) making                 D) made

47. We hadn’t seen each other for ages, so we spent the evening ______ up on each other’s news.

      A) to catch                B) catch                     C) catching                D) to catching

48. ______ he was tired after the daily hard work, Mo Yan was hungry for books.

      A) Since                    B) As soon as             C) Although               D) Until

49. A: Sorry, Jack isn’t here right now. Can I take a message?

      B: ______ I’ll call back later.

      A) That’s kind of you.                                                                 B) No, thanks.

      C) Yes, please.                                            D) I’m afraid you can’t.

50. A: Someone stole my new iPhone5 last week.

   B: ______ Did you tell the teacher about it?

      A) That’s OK.                                            B) How awful!

      C) Take care.                                              D) You should be more careful.

Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词或词组只能填一次）:（共8分）

A. local     B. reach    C. organization     D. smaller      E. bigger F. depend on        G. floods         H. mainly       I. medical

VSO stands for Voluntary Service Overseas. It is the largest independent volunteer   51   in the world with offices in many different countries. Since 1958, it has sent more than 30,000 volunteers to work   52   in Africa and Asia.

Tom Harahan is Irish and trained as a doctor. After he graduated from a   53   school in Britain, he spent two years as a VSO volunteer in Malawi, East Africa. The following is an entry from his diary.

Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词       的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词): (共8分)

59. More and more underground __________ are being built or will be built in our city. (line)

60. Jackson has been named as the biggest selling artist in the UK since his __________ in 2009. (die)

61. The automobile industry played an important role in America throughout the __________ century. (twenty)

62. “Life of Pi” is considered to be one of the most __________ films of the year. (power)

63. The government hasn’t reached a final __________ on the funding yet. (decide)

64. The medicine is known to __________ side effects on children. (production)

65. “The end of the world” rumor (谣言) was __________ reported on newspapers and the Internet some time ago. (wide)

66. After World War II, some European countries worked together to __________ Europe and to prevent another war. (build)

Ⅴ.Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词): (共14分)

67. Use of computers spread rapidly during that period. (改为一般疑问句)

   ________ use of computers ________ rapidly during that period?

68. People help the victims of the earthquake through the Red Cross.(对划线部分提问)

   ________ ________ people help the victims of the earthquake?

69. Psy (鸟叔) won Time Magazine’s Person of the Year Award. (改为反意疑问句)

Psy won Time Magazine’s Person of the Year Award, ________ ________?

70. They collected some materials about an earthquake in Haiti. (改为被动语态)

   Some materials about an earthquake in Haiti _________ _________.

71. We cannot drink sea water. We cannot take a shower with it, either. (合并为一句)

   We can ________ drink sea water ________ take a shower with it.

72. “Mum, was the telephone invented by Bell?” the girl asked. (改为宾语从句)

   The girl asked her mum ________ the telephone ________ invented by Bell.

73. We cannot predict the exact time and location of earthquake now. (保持句意基本不变)

   ________ ________, we cannot predict the exact time and location of earthquake.

Part 3   Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)

Ⅵ. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共50分)

A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): (12分)

Daniel Olin was 11 years old when his parents moved to Canada. He liked his new school and made friends there, but then things at home started to change. His mum and dad began to argue and the arguments got worse and worse until one day, Daniel's mum left. With his father working long hours, Daniel felt very lonely and very unhappy. He wanted to escape, to run away. And that's what he did.

Very early one terribly cold morning when the snow was deep on the ground, he packed a bag with some clothes, some chocolate and a map of Canada and set off to a forest. He ran and ran until he could hardly breathe. His feet were heavy with the snow but he still walked on through deep snow, not even watching where he was going.

Then, disaster struck. A rock hidden by the deep snow caught his feet and Daniel fell to the ground. He had broken the bone. He was very cold and was starting to feel tired, but he knew that if he fell asleep in the snow, he would certainly die from the cold.

A tree shook ahead. From within the branches(树枝), a pair of yellow eyes watched Daniel. The puma had been following him. A puma is a large wild cat with claws that could tear Daniel into pieces. But instead of moving in for the kill, the puma walked up to Daniel and lay across his chest, arms and legs. Daniel was too frightened to move, but soon the warmth of the animal reached Daniel and he began to feel better. From time to time, the puma pressed his muzzle (口鼻) against Daniel and rocked his head gently. Clearly, the puma knew that Daniel must not fall asleep. This animal should have been a real danger to Daniel and yet the boy began to feel safe.

They remained like that for several hours until Daniel and the puma heard voices. The rescue (援救) team had found them.

74. Daniel ran away from home because ______.

      A) he had a big argument with his father       B) he wanted to learn to be independent

      C) he didn’t get enough care from his parents                                D) his parents were always arguing at home

75. What was the ‘disaster’?

      A) Daniel lost his way in the forest.              B) The heavy snow blocked the way.

      C) Daniel fell down and got hurt.                 D) A puma wanted to attack Daniel.

76. Why didn’t Daniel notice the rock that caused him to fall?

      A) Because it was getting dark.                    B) Because the rock was hidden by snow.

      C) Because he was frightened by a puma.     D) Because he was too sad to notice it.

77. Where was the puma when Daniel first saw it?

      A) In the tree.                                            B) On the top of a rock.

      C) Behind the rock.                                   D) Before a cave.

78. Why did the puma press its muzzle against Dan and rock his head gently from time to time?

      A) To keep Daniel warm.                            B) To play with Daniel.

      C) To kill Daniel.                                       D) To keep Daniel awake.

79. What is the best title for the story?

      A) Puma in danger                                    B) A caring puma

      C) Rescue of a boy                                     D) A homeless boy

B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):（12分）

My six-year-old granddaughter, Caitlynd, and I stopped at a bakery for some bread. As we were going out the door, a young teenage boy was coming in.

This young man had no hair on the sides of his head and some blue hair on top of it. One of his nostrils was pierced (穿孔), and his ears were full of rings. He held a skateboard under one arm and a basketball under   80  . Caitlynd, who was walking ahead of me, stopped when she saw the teen.

I thought he'd scared her and she'd frozen on the spot. I was wrong. My Grand Angel backed up against the door and opened it as   81   as it would go. Now I was face to face with the young man. I stepped aside and let him pass. His response was a kind "Thank you very much".

On our way to the car, I praised Caitlynd for her   82   in holding open the door for the young man. She didn't seem to be   83   by his appearance but I wanted to make sure. If a grandmotherly talk about freedom of self-expression and allowing people their differences was in order, I wanted to be ready.

It   84   that the person who needed the talk was me. The only thing Caitlynd noticed about the teen, was the fact that his arms were full. "He would’ve had a hard time to open the door." I saw the partially shaved head, the blue hair, the piercings and the earrings. She saw a person carrying something under each arm and heading toward a door. I’m always the one who is so quick to judge. In the future, I hope to get down on her   85   and raise my sights.

80. A) other                     B) the other               C) another                 D) one

81. A) far                        B) fast                       C) wide                     D) soon

82. A) speed                    B) progress                C) manners                D) success

83. A) troubled                B) fooled                   C) prevented              D) judged

84. A) pointed out            B) turned out             C) found out              D) worked out

85. A) situation                B) hands                    C) side                      D) level

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):（14分）

       First there were CDs, then we had MP3 music and now we have ringtones (铃声)! People use their mobile phones to play music. You can listen to the radio on your mobile phone, download music onto it and use it like a MP3 player. Some pop groups find that m  86    people listen to their songs on their mobile phones than they do on CDs.

       So many people have mobile phones that sometimes you don’t know when your phone rings. Ringtones are often u  87    to tell you it’s your phone. Companies sell them to you and they are downloaded on your phone.

       At first, there were just different rings. They were like a normal telephone. Then people made them sound like a piece of music. Now you can get all kinds of sounds. N  88    every pop song can be played on your mobile phone. You can also get a  89   sounds – there are elephants, cats, dogs, lions and lots of strange bird sounds, too.

       You can make your o  90   music. You need special software to do it. There are also karaoke ringtones. Your voice is recorded with some music and you hear it when someone calls.

       Now you can have a different sound for every person you know. Your address book is used to find out w  91   is calling. Then it plays a different song for each person. If your best friend likes a special song, he can hear it, too!

       You have to be c  92   with the song you choose, though. Some songs can cause trouble. If your family call you, they don’t want to hear a noisy pop song with silly words! You should choose something that sounds nice. Some sounds are very noisy and fast, which make people angry. Ringtones are fun, but they should not make people angry at you!

D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题): ( 12分)

       In a comfortable room in East London, a group of teenagers and older women are looking at brightly coloured paintings with chatting and laughing. They are taking part in a four-month art project started by the charity, Magic Me, which was set up in 1989 to solve generational problems and bring the local community closer by organizing creative projects.

    Anisa Islam, a quiet 15-year-old student, loves taking part in the meetings, which she says have given her a safe place to talk about difficult emotions (情感). Besides this, there is much-needed useful guidance (指导) that only older women can give. She said, "I am closest to Winnie. She gives me a lot of advice on exams, telling me not to worry about them too much. Before, I was really shy and I couldn’t speak up, but now I join in and am confident."

    Her head teacher, Vanessa Ogden, agrees that Magic Me, which has worked with the school on eight such projects, has had a great effect on the girls taking part. "Every year, many students improve their confidence and ability to think about their lives. They love meeting women with life experiences, and begin to understand how they can change their own lives. They regard them as role models," said Miss Ogden.

    Davies, a charming older woman, says such projects are good for both older and younger people. "I think there should be a Magic Me in every area. We were like strangers at first, but by the end of the project we are like a family. We look forward to seeing the girls and they look forward to seeing us. They make me feel young again."

93. When and where was Magic Me set up?

   It was set up _________________________.

94. What does Magic Me do to bring the local community closer?

   It _____________________________ to bring the local community closer.

95. Anisa used to be shy, didn’t she?

   __________, ____________________________.

96. How can the older women help the girls in the charity?

   By ______________________ and ________________________.

97. What does Vanessa Ogden think of Magic Me?

   She thinks Magic Me _______________________________.

98. Why do you think the older women like Magic Me?

   Because being with the girls ________________________________.

Ⅶ. Writing (作文): (共20分)

99. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “One stormy night”. ( 以“一个风雨交加的夜晚”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)

（ 注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）

Use the following points as a guide. （短文必须包含下列要点）

l      What happened during the big storm? Was there any damage?

l      Where were you and what were you doing when the storm hit the city?

l      How did you feel about the night?

You can begin like this:

There was a big storm last night. ____________ ____________ ___________ ___________  ____________  ____________   ____________   ____________   ___________  ___________

 

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Ⅱ. 31.C 32.A 33.C 34.D 35.D 36.A 37.C 38.A 39.B 40.D 41.C 42.D

43.B 44.D 45.B 46.B 47.C 48.C 49.B 50.B

Ⅲ. 51.C 52.H 53. I 54. B 55. G 56. A 57. F 58. E

Ⅳ. 59. lines 60.death 61.twentieth 62.powerful 63.decision 64.produce

65.widely 66.rebuild

Ⅴ. 67. Did … spread 68. How do 69.didn’t he 70.were collected 71.neither … nor

72.if/whether … was 73. At present

 

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Ⅵ.

A. 74.C 75.C 76.B 77.A 78.D 79. B

B. 80.B 81.C 82.C 83.A 84.B 85.D

C. 86. more 87.used 88. Nearly 89.animal 90.own 91.who 92. careful

D. 93. It was set up in London in 1989.

94. It organizes creative projects.

95. Yes, she did.

96. By giving them advice and useful guidance/ sharing life experiences.

97. She thinks Magic Me has had a great effect on the girls taking part.

98. Because being with the girls makes them feel young again.

Ⅶ. Omitted.