选修六综合技能测试
本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。
第卷(选择题)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What does the man mean?
A．He is tired of his job.
B．He will see a doctor.
C．He will find a satisfactory job.
2．What is the man interested in?
A．Fashion. B．Novels.C．Computers.
3．How will the woman come home?
A．Susie's mother will drive her home.
B．Her father will pick her up.
C．Susie will take her home.
4．Where did the speakers plan to go?
A．The café.
B．The cinema.
C．The office.
5．What time is it now?
A. 3：45.
B. 3：40.
C．3：35.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Boss and secretary.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Manager and customer.
7．What is the man going to do on Tuesday afternoon?
A．Visit an exhibition.
B．Take classes.
C．Attend a party.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．Why does the man choose to bike to work?
A．He works in a park near his home.
B．He has no train to take near his home.
C．He wants to do his part for the environment.
9．How long does it take the woman to go to work?
A．Half an hour.
B．An hour.
C．Two hours.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．Where are the speakers probably?
A．In the kitchen.
B．In the bedroom.
C．In the living room.
11．What does the woman want to do before going out?
A．Have a shower.
B．Clean the house.
C．Have breakfast.
12．What can we know about the woman?
A．She wants to lose weight by jogging.
B．She doesn't have jogging shoes.
C．She doesn't want to jog.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．What do we learn about Jolly's arms?
A．She broke her left arm.
B．She was born with only a left arm.
C．She was born with only half a left arm.
14．What can't Jolly do with her special arm?
A．Swimming.
B．Open her hand.
C．Pick things up.
15．When did Jolly pass her ballet exam?
A．Last May.
B．Last June.
C．Last July.
16．What does Jolly want to do in the future?
A．Become a teacher of gymnastics and dance.
B．Run a gymnastics and dance school.
C．Become a professional ballet player.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．Why did the man decide to leave the college after the second term?
A．He didn't like the big lecture classes.
B．He couldn't afford further education.
C．He was not interested in college life.
18．What does the man think of his work experience?
A．They gave him a chance to learn German.
B．They should be part of school life.
C．They were personally rewarding.
19．How much did the man earn during the four years?
A．$1 700.
B．$ 4 750.
C．$ 5 740.
20．What is the man probably going to do this fall?
A．Work in a team.
B．Work as a teacher.
C．Come back to study in college.
答案：1.A 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.C
10．B 11.A 12.C 13.C 14.A 15.C 16.A 17.A 18.C 19.B 20.C
听力材料
Text 1
W: What's wrong with you, Mr Polly?
M: What's wrong? I want a break from this horrible job.
Text 2
W: Do you often buy magazines?
M: I buy a computer magazine every month. It keeps me uptodate with all the latest developments.
Text 3
M: Jane, how will you get to Susie's birthday party and come back home?
W: In her mom's car. Her mother said she will pick me up and then drop me off at home afterwards.
Text 4
M: How smart of you to book the tickets in advance!
W: Oh, do you really think so?
M: Of course! Otherwise we'll just have to wait for hours.
W: But I just got a call from my office and now I have to cancel our movie date tonight.
Text 5
W: Excuse me, sir. May I have the time, please?
M: Oh, let me see... It's three fortyfive. Er, wait. My watch is five minutes fast.
Text 6
M: Er, what about the next two days?
W: Let me see. Tomorrow at 8：30 am in the meeting room, meet managers from four departments.
At lunch, host Mr Turner from the MG Company. Nothing special in the afternoon and evening. You can have a good rest.
M: Mm, not bad.
W: But on Tuesday, the day after tomorrow, you'll have a busy day. Visit the product exhibition in the morning, have a quick lunch, and attend your management classes from 1：30 to 5：00. And don't forget the party at the Century Palace at 6：00.
M: What a day!
Text 7
W: Hey, Jim. I didn't know you biked to work.
M: Yeah, it helps keep me fit and helps the environment, too.
W: One less car on the road means less pollution.
M: Right. Since my work is near a park, it's a really nice ride, too.
W: How far is it?
M: Oh, about 10 miles. It takes me about an hour.
W: That doesn't sound too bad. I wish I could do it, but I work in the city.So I take a twohour train ride to go to work every day.
M: You're doing your part for the environment by using public transportation, too.
W: True. Well, see you tomorrow.
M: See you.
Text 8
M: Wake up, darling.
W: What for? It's only 5 o'clock in the morning.
M: We're going to go jogging.
W: This early?
M：Get out of bed! Remember our agreement. Don't break it on the first day.
W: All right! Let me take a shower.
M: No, you can take a shower after we come back. Now get up and get dressed.
W: What shall I wear?
M: Sportswear and jogging shoes.
W: I don't have jogging shoes.
M: Yes, you do. We bought them yesterday.
W: Oh, look! It's spitting rain outside.
M: It isn't raining outside and we are going to jog this morning. Come on!
W: But...
M: No buts. It'll be good for your health, and keep you in shape as well.
Text 9
M: Can you tell me a little about what happened to Jolly?
W: Yes, she had only half a left arm at birth. But the doctors gave her a special arm, so now Jolly can live a normal life.
M: What can she do with this special arm?
W: Everything. She can open and close the hand. She can pick things up. It's just like a normal arm. There's only one problem—she can't swim with it. The water is bad for it.
M: And she's very good a gymnastics, isn't she?
W: Yes, she is. My husband and I have a dance and gymnastics school. Jolly always wanted to join the classes there. So she started to practise at the school from last May, and after some time, she won an award.
It was remarkable.
M: She dances too, doesn't she?
W: Yes, she loves ballet. She passed her ballet exam last July.
M: And she goes to the local school?
W: That's right. She wants to live a normal life.
M: And what about her future, Mrs Stroll? What does Jolly want to do?
W: She wants to help me in the school.
She wants to teach dance and gymnastics.
M: That's wonderful.
Text 10
W: Mark, would you like to tell me what you did in the last four years and why you changed your major?
M: Well, I'd like to. I wasn't too fond of the lecture courses of my last major. There were one hundred students in my general courses. After the second term, when I was considering whether or not to come back in the fall, I spent a lot of time on the Internet, and came across an American. Then I joined his team. And that's what I've been doing for the last four years. I worked on making roads, building houses, serving as a teacher assistant, and I worked as a camp officer in several projects in South Carolina and in Florida. It has been a great experience for me. And I almost learned more than what I could have in college. I didn't want to finish school, but I wasn't interested in my major anyway.
I think this was better for me. After 1700 hours of service, I received 4750 dollars. I used that to pay the money that I borrowed from the bank and for what I need. Now when I come back to school this fall, I'll major in German education. After working with the kids, now I know I want to be a teacher later in my life.
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，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，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。
A
What if we could replace oil with a fuel which produced no pollution and which everybody had equal access to？The good news is that we can, in fact, we are swimming in it—literally.
Hydrogen is one of the building blocks of the universe. Our own sun is basically, a big, dense cloud of the stuff. And hydrogen can be used to create electricity for power, heat and light.
The problem is that hydrogen is everywhere and nowhere at the same time.
It does not exist as a material on its own, but is always part of something else. So it has to be separated before it can be used.
Most commercial hydrogen in use now is created from natural gas,
As oil will start to run out in around the year 2030, it makes sense to produce as much hydrogen as possible as soon as we can. But natural gas supplies will also begin to run out soon after. Another source is needed.
Researchers are now using electricity to make water into hydrogen. Companies are working on the problem in their own areas. The first commercial hydrogen, “fuel cells”for computers and mobile phones have already come on to the market. Auto companies have also invested over US $2billion in the production of hydrogen fuelled cars.
The nations of a hydrogen fuelled planet would not fight over energy recourses. There would be a great reduction in pollution. The only byproduct of creating hydrogen is pure drinking water—something that is very scarce in many parts of the world. But that is not where the good news ends. Once the costs of producing hydrogen have been brought down, it will possibly provide power for a third of the Earth 's population that has no electricity.
And electricity creates wealth. In South Africa over the last decade there has been a large programme of electrification. Thanks to the programme, people do not have to spend their days looking firewood to burn for heat. And with electric light,
they can work long into the night.
Some scientists see radical changes in the way the human race cooperates. Hydrogen creates clectricity, and is also created by it. With dual use fuel cells, everyone who consumes energy could also produce it. Late at night, a man drives home in London and connects his car into the “worldwide hydrogen web”， which it supplies with electricity. A few hours later, a man in Beijing uses that electricity to power the hydrogen cell in his car. Hydrogen could be the first democratic energy source.
Like all dreams of the future, it seems very far away. But the threat of war and terrorism in the Middle East has made governments and businesses more aware of the need to end oil dependency and spend more time and money on hydrogen resource. So maybe the threat of war is not a completely bad thing for the future of the human race.
文章大意：本文主要讲述的是为了我们的资源可能会枯竭，但是我们可以使用新型的hydrogen能源作为我们的主要资源。文章具体描述了分类hydrongen的困难等。
21．What does the underlined word “it”in the last but one paragraph refer to?
A．wealth B．hydrogen
C．electricity
D．fuel
答案：C 推理题。根据本句Some scientists see radical changes in the way the human race cooperates, Hydrogen creates electricity, and is also created by it.可知这里的it就是指前一句里的electricity指这两种物质Hydrogen和electricity是相互依存的。故C正确。
22．What is the problem with using hydrogen as energy?
A．It has byproducts
B．It has to be separated from other materials
C．It will make energy too cheap
D．It is too far away from us
答案：B 推理题。根据文章第三段The problem is that hydrogen is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. It does not exist as a material on its own ，but is always part of something else, So it has to be separated before it can be used.可知最大的问题是hydrogen并不是单独存在的，而是和其他的物质在一起的。所以要使用hydrogen，首先就是要把hydrogen分离出来。故B正确。
23．Why does the author give the example in the last but one paragraph?
A．To tell us that we produce energy while using hydrogen power
B．To tell us that hydrogen power does not produce pollution
C．To show hydrogen power can stop war
D．To show hydrogen power is cheap
答案：A 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段1,2行Some scientists see radical changes in the way the human race cooperates, Hydrogen creates electricity, and is also created by it. With dual use fuel cells, everyone who consumes energy could also produce it. 可知举这个例子就是为了告诉我们在分离出hydrogen的时候，我们也需要消耗电能等其他能源。故A正确。
24．What is the passage mainly about?
A．war and energy
B．the future of hydrogen as an energy resource
C．the disadvantages of oil
D．How to end war
答案：B 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是为了我们的资源可能会枯竭，但是我们可以使用新型的hydrogen能源作为我们的主要资源。文章具体描述了分类hydrogen的困难等。故B正确。
B
Simply saying “thank you” may benefit both the person who is thanked and the person who expresses gratitude(感激)，according to the results of studies conducted by researchers at Florida State University in Tallahassee.
The studies were published in the latest issue of Psychological Science. It was found that saying “thank you” strengthens relationships by causing the person expressing thanks to feel more responsible for the person who is being thanked.
To understand how expressing gratitude helps strengthen relationships，the researchers conducted three different studies.
In one study,137 college students completed a survey regarding how often they expressed gratitude to a friend or partner .Results showed that gratitude was positively linked with the person's perception(看法)of the relationship between him and his friend or partner.
In another study involving 218 college students，the expressers believed that expressing gratitude made the relationships become closer.
In the third study, 75 men and women were divided into four groups. Over a threeweek period, one group expressed gratitude to a friend；another thought grateful thoughts about a friend，while a third thought about daily activities and a fourth had positive interactions(互动)with a friend. Those who expressed gratitude reported stronger relationships at the end of the study than those in the other groups.
Gratitude，when expressed，strengthened relationships，according to the studies' lead author，Nathaniel Lambert .He said the findings make sense because when you express gratitude to someone，you are focusing on the good things that person has done for you. It makes you see them in a more positive light and helps you to focus on their good qualities.
Although the studies only looked at the people expressing gratitude，Lambert thought that those who are being thanked will often want to express their gratitude back，which helps form a harmonious(和谐的)atmosphere among people.
25．Researchers at Florida State University believe that expressers of gratitude may ________.
A．receive better education
B．care more about others
C．know the benefits of saying “thank you”
D．know the benefits of being thanked
答案：B 细节理解题。由第二段的causing the person expressing thanks to feel more responsible for the person who is being thanked.可知选B项。
26．In the third study，why did researchers divide the participants into several groups?
A．To prove a conclusion.
B．To test a theory.
C．To compare research results.
D．To collect more information.
答案：C 推理判断题。在第三项研究结束时，对说“谢谢”小组成员之间的关系与其它小组作了比较，由此可知其目的是对结果进行比较。
27．How many people were involved in the first two studies?
A．137. B．218.
C．75.
D．355.
答案：D 推理判断题。由第四段第一句及第五段第一句可知，137名大学生参与。
28．What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Saying “thank you” helps defeat your enemies
B．Saying “thank you” to create a sweet atmosphere
C．Simple “thank you”，high expectations
D．Simple “thank you” has new benefits
答案：D 主旨大意题。本文主要是关于表达感激之情的新研究发现，它可以大大改善人际关系，故D项符合全文主旨。
C
When Gretchen Baxter gets home from work as a New York City book editor，she checks her cellphone at the door.“I think we are attached to these devices(装置)in a way that is not always positive，”says Baxter，who'd rather focus at home on her husband and 12yearold daughter.“It's there but we get crazy sometimes and we don't know where it should stop.”Americans are connected at unprecedented(前所未有的)levels—93% now use cellphones or wireless devices；onethird of those are “smartphones” that allow users to surf the Internet and check emails，among other things. The benefits are obvious：checking messages on the road，staying in touch with friends and family，efficiently using time once spent waiting around.
The downside：Often，we're effectively disconnecting from those in the same room.
That's why，despite all the technology that makes communicating easier than ever,2010 was the Year We Stopped Talking to One Another. From texting at dinner to posting on Facebook at work or checking emails while on a date，the connectivity revolution is creating a lot of divided attention. Many analysts say it's time to step back and reassess.
“What we're going to see in the future is new opportunities for people to be connected like never before，”says Scott Campbell，assistant professor of communication studies at the University of Michigan，who studies the social implications(暗示)of using mobile devices.“It can be a good thing.But I also see the traditional social structure is getting somewhat torn apart.”
Sherry Turtle，director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self in Cambridge，Mass. wants to remind people that technology can be turned off.“Our human purpose is to really have connections with people，”she says.“We have to reclaim(收回)it. It's not going to happen naturally.”
29．According to the first paragraph，Gretchen Baxter thinks ________.
A．cellphones are not always helpful
B．we benefit a lot from the invention of cellphones
C．using cellphones too much may be bad for health
D．cellphones play an important role in her life
答案：A 细节理解题。根据第一段的I think we are attached to these devices in a way that is not always positive，可知，Gretchen Baxter认为手机并非总是有益的。故A项正确。
30．The underlined word “downside” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．
A．advantage
B．weakness
C．characteristic
D．importance
答案：B 词义猜测题。根据第三段中的Often，we're effectively disconnecting from those in the same room，可知，与第二段相反，它谈到的是手机的不好的一面。故选B项。
31．The main purpose of the passage is to tell readers that________.
A．something must be done for people to get a real connection with others
B．cellphones may be replaced by new devices
C．cellphones should be turned off on some occasions
D．people should have more connections with others
答案：A 推理判断题。本文主要讨论了手机、网络等交流工具给人们生活带来便利的同时，也产生了一些负面的影响，所以其目的在于建议人们采取措施重新回归正常的交流，故A项正确。
D
I'd always dreamed of exploring Africa, ever since I read my first Tarzan(《人猿泰山》)comic as a child. Finally, in 2004, to celebrate my 60th birthday, I went to Tanzania to experience a safari(东非游猎)and climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. Seated next to me on the flight was Tanzania's minister of water and wildlife development. We talked for thousands of miles, and he arranged me to visit a school. When I toured the school, I was shocked. The leaky(漏的)roofs turned the dirt floors into mud during the rainy season, and the walls couldn't keep out the heat, cold or bugs(小昆虫). The school was in need of all material goods, but the kids possessed great human spirit.
It broke my heart that these children had to struggle to survive, so I asked the headmaster what it would cost to feed them. As little as 20 cents per child per day, he told me. Immediately I got home, I founded Kids of Kilimanjaro. Since then we've grown to provide hot lunches for nearly 13,000 schoolchildren every day. The free lunch program has eased a major problem the youngsters face.
I know a good education could really make a difference in these children's lives. My parents always stressed the importance of education. I paid my own way through college in Tokyo by teaching English to students and businesspeople. After attending university I moved to San Francisco, when I was 25 years old. In 1978 I realized my American dream when I founded my own company. My success all started with a good education.
It's amazing that something as simple as a nutritious lunch can change and enrich so many lives. Giving young people a better, healthier life can inspire them to go all the way through college and lead a movement that transforms their country.
文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。从小就梦想到非洲旅行的作者，在2004年实现了梦想，在了解到当地一所学校学生的疾苦后，他回到美国创建了Kids of Kilimanjaro，以帮助解决那里的学生中午吃饭的问题。
32．Why did the author go to Tanzania to celebrate his 60th birthday?
A．He was curious about what Africa was like.
B．He was concerned about the Africans' miserable life.
C．He wanted to get an idea of the area's wildlife.
D．He hoped to lead a movement that would transform his country.
答案：A 推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的I'd always dreamed of exploring Africa及to celebrate my 60th birthday, I went to Tanzania to experience a safari可知，作者为了庆祝六十岁的生日去非洲是为了看一看非洲到底是什么样子。
33．What is the main purpose of Kids of Kilimanjaro?
A．To make sure the African kids are mentally healthy.
B．To spread knowledge among the African kids.
C．To build new schools for the African kids.
D．To protect the African kids from hunger.
答案：D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段可知，作者回到美国成立组织的主要目的就是筹措资金帮助坦桑尼亚的孩子，使他们有热腾腾的午饭吃。故答案选D。
34．What is the correct sequence of the following events?
a．“I” founded “my” first company.
b．“I” founded Kids of Kilimanjaro.
c．“I” read “my” first Tarzan comic.
d．“I” moved to San Francisco.
A．a, c, d, b
B．a, d, c, b
C．c, a, d, b
D．c, d, a, b
答案：D 事件顺序题。由文章第一段第一句话可知“作者是在儿童时期第一次阅读《人猿泰山》”；由第三段可知“作者25岁的时候搬到圣弗朗西斯科”，由第一段可知“作者2004年的时候是60岁”，由此可推断“作者搬到圣弗西斯科的时候是1969年”；由第三段可知“作者是1978的成立自己的公司”；由第二段可知“作者是2004年创建了Kids of Kilimanjaro”。故本题答案为D。
35．The author believes education is important because ________.
A．his parents always stressed the importance of education
B．a good education contributes to his success
C．he paid his own way through college by teaching English
D．he's trying to realize his American dream
答案：B 细节理解题。从文章倒数第二段最后一行My success all started with a good education可得出正确答案B。
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据对话情景和内容，从对话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。
Ancient Rome was one of the world's most powerful empires more than 2,000 years ago. The Romans' ideas about roads, laws, government and buildings still influence us today.
Italy is shaped like a boot.
The Colosseum in Rome was built during the time of the Roman Empire, in the first century A．D. __36__ It is a popular tourist attraction today.
Italy is wellknown for its designers, who create cars, handbags, clothes, shoes and other items that are in demand for their style and fine workmanship.
Today, the economy of Italy is stronger than in the past. __37__Today, manufacturing and tourism are the main sources of income. There are some big companies, but Italy has many smaller companies, too.
__38__ The southern part does not offer as many manufacturing jobs, so it is not as prosperous.
Italy is a member of the European Union, a group of countries that join together for better trade. The currency, or money they use is called the “euro”．
Food and eating good meals are important to Italians.
__39__
Popular foods include pasta, risotto, minestrone and pizza. McDonald's is also popular there.
Many families still eat their main meal in the middle of the day.__40__ Families spend a lot of time together.
A．The family is very important to the Italian way of life.
B．The country used to depend on agriculture.
C．Mountains cover about threefourths of the country.
D．It could seat about 50,000 people, who went to see fights between animals and people.
E．While there are some supermarkets, many people shop at small, neighborhood markets.
F．Italy has several islands off the coast.
G．The northern part of the country is the main manufacturing center.
答案：36～40 DBGEA
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)
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Keeper of the River
An old man had been working for many years for a town.His job was to clear away natural waste from the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby.Quietly and __41__， the old man guarded the hills，__42__ the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have __43__ and polluted the fresh flow of water.The town soon became a popular attraction for tourists.Elegant swans (天鹅) floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful __44__ words.
Years passed.One evening the town __45__ met.As they reviewed the budget, one man's __46__
caught sight of the salary __47__ being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river.He asked, “Who is the old man? Why do we __48__ to employ him? No one in town ever __49__
him. For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isn't doing his job.His position isn't __50__ any longer.” Then they voted to
__51__
the man.
For several weeks, nothing changed...
By early autumn, the trees began to __52__ their leaves.Small branches broke off and fell into the pools of the hills, __53__ the flow of the shining water.One afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowishbrown __54__ in the river.A few days later, the water was much __55__. Within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks, and a terrible __56__ was soon sensed.Swans left, and so did the
__57__. The only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness.
Quickly,
the __58__ town committee called a special meeting.Realising their huge mistake in __59__， they rehired the old keeper of the river again, and within a few weeks, the river began to clear up.Swans and tourists came back again and new life returned to the small town in the Alps.
Never ignore the seeming smallness of a task, job, or life.They may all make a __60__.
文章大意：本文是一篇故事。文章讲述了一位河流守护者的重要作用。一位老人数年清理河里的废物和淤泥，使这个城市的环境很美好。白天鹅在河里畅游，游客纷至。结果，有人认为老人没用了，将他解雇。后来，河水被污染。人们再一次想起了那位老人。故事告诉我们：永远不要忽视一项小的任务、工作或者生活，它们可以起着重要作用。
41．A.regularly
B．suddenly
C．casually D．seldom
答案：A 考查副词的用法。此处regularly定期地；suddenly突然地；casually随便地；seldom很少。老人默默地有规律地(regularly)保护着这些小山，清除树叶和树枝，清理阻塞和污染新鲜的水流，根据句意选A。
42．A.assumed B．opposed
C．removed
D．conveyed
答案：C 考查动词词义辨析。此处assumed假设；opposed反对；removed清除；conveyed传递。老人默默地有规律地保护着这些小山，清除树叶和树枝，清理(removed)阻塞和污染新鲜的水流，根据句意选C。
43．A.rejected
B．poured
C．selected
D．blocked
答案：D 考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处rejected拒绝；poured倾倒；selected选；blocked阻塞。老人默默地有规律地保护着这些小山，清除树叶和树枝，清理阻塞(blocked)和污染新鲜的水流。根据句意选D。
44．A.beyond
B．despite
C．within
D．after
答案：A 考查介词的含义及用法。此处beyond超出；despite不管；within在……之内； after在……之后。此处beyond words意为：无法用语言来表达。白天鹅在清澈的河水中游动，那景色太美无法用语言来描述，故选A。
45．A.sympath
B．employment
C．masterpiece
D．committee
答案：D 考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处sympathy同情；employment雇用；masterpiece代表作；committee委员会。许多年过去了，一天晚上城市的委员会(committee)开会。
46．A.eye
B．care
C．hand
D．spirit
答案：A 考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处eye眼睛；care关心；hand手；spirit精神。一天晚上城市的委员会(committee)开会。一个人的眼睛(eye)看到了很少被看到的河流守护者的工资单。
47．A.list
B．privilege
C．skill
D．concept
答案：A 考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处list单子；privilege特权；skill技能；concept概念。一天晚上城市的委员会(committee)开会。一个人的眼睛(eye)看到了很少被看到的河流守护者的工资单(list)。
48．A.donate
B．continue
C．stop
D．fail
答案：B 考查动词词义辨析。此处donate捐献；continue继续；stop停止；fail失败。我们为什么继续(continue)雇佣他？城市里的人们从来没有看见过他。
49．A.decorates
B．swears
C．shares
D．sees
答案：D 考查动词词义辨析。此处decorates装饰；swears发誓；shares分享；sees看见。我们为什么继续(continue)雇佣他？城市里的人们从来没有看见(see)过他。
50．A.negative
B．urgent
C．necessary
D．complex
答案：C 考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。此处negative否定的；urgent紧急的；necessary必要的；complex混合的。我们都知道这位奇怪的守护者没有尽职，他的职位没有必要(necessary)再要了。于是，他们投票解雇了那位老人。
51．A.find
B．fire
C．support
D．forget
答案：B 考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处find找到；fire解雇；support主持；forget忘记。我们都知道这位奇怪的守护者没有尽职，他的职位没有必要(necessary)再要了。于是，他们投票解雇(fire)了那位老人。
52．A.lose
B．avoid
C．expand
D．admit
答案：A 考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处lose失去；avoid避免；expand膨胀；admit承认。到秋天，树开始失去(lose)它们的叶子，小树枝脱落，进入小山的池塘里。减缓了水的流速。
53．A.pulling
B．speeding
C．slowing
D．pushing
答案：C 考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处pulling拉；speeding加速；slowing减速；pushing推。到秋天，树开始失去它们的叶子，小树枝脱落，进入小山的池塘里。减缓(slowing)了水的流速。
54．A.fish
B．color
C．flower
D．leaf
答案：B 考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处fish鱼；color颜色；flower花儿；leaf叶子。根据前面的yellowishbrown可知，此处选color。一天下午，有人注意到河里有浅黄棕色的颜色(color)。
55．A.aliver
B．cooler
C．warmer D．darker
答案：D 考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。此处aliver更加有活力；cooler更加凉爽；warmer更温暖；darker更深色。几天后，水变得更加深色(darker)。
56．A.sound
B．smell
C．wave
D．light
答案：B 考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处sound声音；smell味道；wave波浪；light光。另一周之内，一种油腻的东西覆盖了一些河段，人们感到一种难闻的气味(smell)。白天鹅离开了，旅游的人也没有了。
57．A.managers
B．players
C．villagers
D．tourists
答案：D 考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处managers经理；players选手；villagers村民；tourists游客。另一周之内，一种油腻的东西覆盖了一些河段，人们感到一种难闻的气味(smell)。白天鹅离开了，游客(tourists)也没有了。
58．A.embarrassed
B．accepted
C．focused
D．delighted
答案：A 考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。此处embarrassed尴尬的；accepted接收的；focused聚焦的；delighted高兴的。很快，那个尴尬的城市委员会召开了一个特殊会议。意识到他们巨大的判断错误，他们重新雇佣了那个河流的守护者。几周之内，河流开始变得清澈。
59．A.depression
B．voyage
C．judgment
D．amusement
答案：C 考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处depression郁闷；voyage旅行；judgment判断；amusement娱乐。那个尴尬的城市委员会召开了一个特殊会议。意识到他们巨大的判断错误，他们重新雇佣了那个河流的守护者。几周之内，河流开始变得清澈。
60．A.suggestion
B．difference
C．platform
D．devotion
答案：B 考查名词词义辨析及短语的搭配。此处suggestion建议；difference不同；platform站台；devotion奉献。此处make a difference意为：起着重要作用。永远不要忽视一项小的任务、工作或者生活。它们可能起着重要作用。
第卷(非选择题)
第二节 (共10小题；每小题 1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Jane：Home at last. Tonight we have__61__lot of homework though.
Tom：Are you saying we don't have time__62__watch our favorite show tonight? Jane, you know I really don't like our teacher all that much. He gives far too much homework. He__63__(criticize) me in front of everyone all__64__time.
Jane：To tell the truth, I don't really like him__65__. He's kind of__66__(bore) and not very active. He always looks__67__(happy) too.
Tom：Yes, and he also...
Jane：Do you think we should be talking__68__him like this behind his back?
Tom：Probably__69__After all he is our teacher. We should try to find something nice to say. If you can't say something nice you shouldn't say anything at all.
Jane：I__70__(absolute) agree. It's getting dark. We should finish our homework now.
Tom：All right. I want to take a shower first, I'm exhausted.
61．______ 62.______ 63.______ 64.______ 65.______
66．______ 67.______ 68.______ 69.______ 70.______
答案：
61．a 考查词组用法。a lot of可以限定不可数名词或可数名词复数。
62．to 考查非谓语动词。此处为不定式作定语。
63．criticizes 考查动词的形式。criticize的第三人称单数形式直接在其后加s。
64．the 考查定冠词用法。all the time 意为：一直。
65．either 考查副词用法。either用于否定句句末表示也……。
66．boring 考查形容词用法。boring意为：令人厌烦的。
67．unhappy 考查形容词用法。根据上句句意此处应为他看上去不高兴。
68．about 考察介词用法。talk about意为：谈论。
69．not 考查否定词。由句意可知此处说话者对对方的意见持肯定态度，因此用not。
70．absolutely 考查副词用法，修饰agree用absolutely表示完全同意。
第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线划掉。
修改：在错词下面划一横线，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。
Last weekend, I helped my grandparents their trip to Dalian. On Saturday morning, together with my grandparents, I search the Internet for the train schedule, the weather in Dalian and some hotel informations. In the afternoon, we went to the train station and managed to buy two tickets for my grandparents although there had a long queue. After the supper, I packed into the suitcase the things what my grandparents would need, such as clothes, glasses, an umbrella and a map. The next morning, I went to the station to show them off. Waved goodbye to them on the platform, I felt happily for them and wished them a safe journey.
答案：
Last weekend, I helped my grandparents
their trip to Dalian. On Saturday
morning, together with my grandparents, I
the Internet for the train schedule,
the weather in Dalian and some hotel . In the afternoon,
went to the train station and managed to buy two tickets for my grandparents although there
a long queue. After
supper, I packed into the suitcase the things
my grandparents would need, such as clothes, glasses, an umbrella and a map. The next morning, I went to the station to
them off.
goodbye to them on the platform, I felt
for them and wished them a safe journey.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假设你是红光中学的学生李明，上周在学校举办的英语竞赛中获得一等奖。校报请你写一篇稿件刊登在英文版面上，介绍你课外学习英语的经验。请根据以下提示用英语写一篇短文：
1．参加英语角的益处；2.坚持写英语日记的作用；3.英文阅读网站(EnjoyReading)对你的帮助。
注意：1. 词数：不少于100；
2. 可适当增加细节， 以使行文连贯。
3. 文章开头已给出，不计算在总词汇中。
My name is Liming,
a student from HongGuang Middle School. ___________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案：
My name is Liming, a student from HongGuang Middle School. I got the first place in the English Speech Contest, which was held by our school not long ago. Here I feel delighted to share my experience in learning English with you.
Firstly, I think, taking part in English Corners is of great help to improve my speaking and listening. So whenever there is an opportunity, I will grasp it
and motivated my interest to study English.
Secondly, I keep on writing Englsih diaries, which enables me to express what happens in my daily life and in this way I can practice my written English.
Thirdly, what interests me most is to surf English Reading on the Internet. As we all know, we need extensive reading to broaden our horizons, so it is a better way to develop a good habit of reading English materials every day.
In conclusion, Rome was not built in a day. Only when we stick to what we have decided to do will we achieve a goal.