(微型高考，自主评估，建议用时：60分钟).单项填空
1.As beautiful movie about pain，struggle，hope and love，Slumdog Millionaire swept the ceremony with eight awards，including prize for best picture.
A.a；the B.a；a
C.the；a
D.the；the
解析：考查冠词的用法。第一空处有描述性定语，用a，作为一部关于痛苦、奋斗、希望与爱的美丽影片；第二空处用the表示限定，《贫民窟的百万富翁》赢得最佳图片奖。
答案：A
2.The old worker insisted that he old and that he back to the working post again.
A.wasn't；be sent
B.wasn't；was sent
C.be not；send
D.isn't；sent
解析：insisted后跟的第一个从句是陈述事实，故用真实语气，第二个that从句为建议或要求，用(should) be done形式表示虚拟语气。
答案：A
3.—I can't find my purse anywhere.
—You have lost it while shopping.
A.may
B.can
C.should
D.would
解析：考查情态动词的用法。句意：“我到处找不到我的钱包。”“购物时，你可能把它丢了。”由句意可知这是对过去发生的事情的一种可能性的推断，可知要用may have done形式；can常用在否定句或疑问句中表推断；should have done表示“本应该做……，但实际未做”，不符合题意；would have done表示一种与过去事实相反的虚拟语气。
答案：A
4.you've got a chance of showing yourself，you might as well make good use of it.
A.Now that
B.After
C.Although
D.As soon as
解析：now that“既然”，引导原因状语从句。句意：既然你得到一个展示自己的机会，不妨充分利用它。although引导让步状语从句，意为“虽然”，与句意不符，after 与as soon as引导的是时间状语从句。
答案：A
5.Little by little，many studentsthe habit of listening to music while studying.
A.caused
B.developed
C.created
D.brought
解析：cause“引起”；create“创造”；bring“带来”，这三个选项都与题意不符。develop“养成，发育，冲洗”，在这儿与the habit of构成搭配，“养成……的习惯”。
答案：B
6.—Who told you about Mum's illness？
—The doctor in.
A.charge
B.turn
C.connection
D.duty
解析：下句为省略句，补全为：The doctor in charge of her told me about Mum's illness。in charge“负责”；in turn“反过来”；in connection“联系”，根据句意，应选A。
答案：A
7.This is not only a workshop for me，but a school to learn basic knowledge and skills.
A.that
B.how
C.in which
D.from which
解析：考查定语从句的省略。完整的定语从句为：a school in which I can learn...。
答案：C
8.The storm died away at last with the golden waves the shore in peace.
A.beat
B.to beat
C.beating
D.beaten
解析：考查with复合结构。the golden waves和beat是逻辑上的主动关系，所以应该用现在分词形式。
答案：C
9.(2007·江苏高考)He is very popular among his students as he always tries to make themin his lectures.
A.interested
B.interesting
C.interest
D.to interest
解析：本题考查非谓语动词辨析。make them interested in中的them指代students，故用interested表示“对……感兴趣”。
答案：A
10.(2007·上海高考)The little boy came riding full speed down the motorway on his bicycle.it was！
A.What a dangerous scene
B.What dangerous a scene
C.How a dangerous scene
D.How dangerous the scene
解析：考查感叹句。由what引导的感叹句构成为：what＋a/an＋adj.＋单数可数名词＋主语＋谓语；或what＋adj.＋可数名词的复数/不可数名词＋主语＋谓语。
答案：A
11.—Didn't you enjoy yourself in the sevenday holiday
—Of course I did.I had such fun traveling to Mount Tai that time seemed to so quickly.
A.go by
B.go away
C.go out
D.go over
解析：go by“(时间)过去”；go away“走开”；go out“(灯)熄灭”；go over“复习，仔细检查”。
答案：A
12.This Monday morning I was informed I as one of the three exchange students from our college.
A.had been choosing
B.was chosen
C.had been chosen
D.was choosing
解析：choose的动作发生在过去的过去，应用过去完成时。此处又表示被动，故用过去完成时的被动语态。
答案：C
13.The artist the judge gave a prize is the teacher I have been taught painting for two years.
A.from whom；by whom
B.to whom；who
C.from whom；who
D.to whom；by whom
解析：第一个定语从句还原后为the judge gave a prize to the artist；第二个定语从句则为I have been taught painting for two years by the teacher。
答案：D
14.So hard that he can go to an ideal university.
A.studied Tom
B.did Tom study
C.does Tom study
D.studies Tom
解析：在so...that...句型中，当so＋形容词/副词提到句首时，后面的句子要部分倒装。
答案：C
15.—I've been invited to a department party tonight.Are you going to come？
—Oh，I'd really like to，but I have a ton of work. .
A.Thank you anyway
B.You're welcome
C.All right
D.With pleasure
解析：考查交际用语。由空前的“但是我有许多工作(要做)”可知，空格处应用A，表示“不管怎样，都谢谢你”。
答案：A
Ⅱ.完形填空
Once there was a very brilliant，creative and educated man.He gained much 1 while traveling throughout the world.Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident，leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand.He became so 2 that he was afraid he would spend his life 3 and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) 4 way.
One day， he remembered how he had always loved getting 5 .He realized that he still had partial 6 of his right hand and could write with 7 .Then， he had an idea，“Why not write to other people who need encouragement？”
He 8 where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters.He thought of people in 9 .Many of them had hope of regaining their 10 .Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives.He decided that he must try to 11 them.So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be 12 .However， it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
13 with the intention，the man began sending 14 messages of God's love，hope，strength，and encouragement.He wrote twice a week， testing his strength and ability to the 15 .He poured his heart and soul into his words， 16 his experience，sense of humor， optimism， and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters， especially without hope of any 17 .Frequently，he felt discouraged，wondering if anyone 18 read his letters.However，this was his 19 chance，so he determined to continue.
At last， he received a letter from the prison officer， which said，“Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (小牢房) to cell until they almost fall to 20 ！”
We all have unique experiences， abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.
语篇解读：这是一个感人的故事：曾经有一名男子，他非常聪明、富有创造力而且有教养，但不幸的是，在一次事故中，他失去了双腿和左臂。他的人生将何去何从？是悲观失望，还是坚强面对？最后他选择了给犯人写信，以此给他们希望和鼓励。
1.A.wealth
B.faith
C.experience
D.confidence
解析：从上下文可知，他通过环球旅行，获得了很多经验(experience)，同时从第四段中的提示也可知答案。wealth“财富”；faith“信念”；confidence“自信”，都与语境不符。
答案：C
2.A.depressed
B.embarrassed
C.ashamed
D.thrilled
解析：从上文可知，他失去了双腿和左臂，只剩下右手的拇指和另一个手指，所以他的情绪非常低落(depressed)。embarrassed“尴尬的”；ashamed“惭愧的”；thrilled“激动的”，都不符合语境。
答案：A
3.A.writing
B.suffering
C.weeping
D.wandering
解析：他很担心他的人生一直都会承受这种痛苦(suffering)。
答案：B
4.A.abnormal
B.regular
C.comfortable
D.meaningful
解析：从上文提示可知，他担心自己再也不能过有意义的生活了。abnormal“不正常的”；regular“有规律的”；comfortable“使人舒服的”； meaningful“有意义的”。根据语境选D项。
答案：D
5.A.presents
B.emails
C.letters
D.prizes
解析：从下文可知，他记得自己曾经非常喜欢收到信件(letters)，所以他决定给需要鼓励的人写信。
答案：C
6.A.sense
B.strength
C.shape
D.function
解析：根据上下文可知，他意识到他的右手还有部分的功能(function)，还能够费劲地(with difficulty)写点什么。其他选项都不符合语境。
答案：D
7.A.affection
B.caution
C.difficulty
D.confidence
解析：参见第6题解析。
答案：C
8.A.estimated
B.doubted
C.assumed
D.wondered
解析：上文提到他决定给需要鼓励的人写信，这里指他想(wonder)到哪里找这些需要鼓励的人。estimate“估计”；doubt“怀疑”；assume“假设”，都与语境不符。
答案：D
9.A.hospitals
B.churches
C.prisons
D.charities
解析：从下文提示可知，答案选prisons(监狱)。
答案：C
10.A.families
B.letters
C.freedom
D.conscience
解析：根据常识判断，对于监狱中的犯人来说，他们希望重新获得freedom(自由)。
答案：C
11.A.release
B.reach
C.defend
D.know
解析：为了他的计划，他觉得他必须得让犯人们收到他的信件，所以用reach(联系，到达)。release“释放”；defend“辩护，保卫”；know“知道”，都与语境不符。
答案：B
12.A.acceptable
B.reasonable
C.prohibited
D.considered
解析：根据上下文可知，监狱官回信说写信给犯人是可以的、可接受的(acceptable)，但让犯人回信是违反监狱的规定的。reasonable“合理的”；prohibited“被禁止的”；considered“经过仔细考虑的”，均与语境不符。
答案：A
13.A.Faced
B.Filled
C.Satisfied
D.Impressed
解析：有了这样的打算后，他开始给犯人写信，filled with表示“有了，充满”，根据语境可知选B项。
答案：B
14.A.holy
B.daily
C.oneway
D.roundway
解析：从上文可知，犯人可以接收信件，但不允许回信，所以说是oneway(单程的)。
答案：C
15.A.point
B.worst
C.degree
D.limit
解析：固定词组to the limit表示“到……的极限”。
答案：D
16.A.sharing
B.learning
C.gaining
D.enriching
解析：他全身心地投入到写信当中，与犯人分享(share)自己的人生经验……
答案：A
17.A.success
B.reply
C.help
D.progress
解析：对他来说，写这些信是很困难的，特别是在没有任何回信(reply)的情况下。
答案：B
18.A.curiously
B.patiently
C.carefully
D.actually
解析：他经常会感到很失落，有时候会想，实际上(actually)是否有人会读他的信。curiously“好奇地”；patiently“耐心地”；carefully“仔细地”，都与语境不符。
答案：D
19.A.only
B.better
C.extra
D.lost
解析：但对他来说，这是他唯一的(only)希望，所以他决定继续写下去。
答案：A
20.A.ruin
B.pieces
C.the ground
D.the bottom
解析：实际上，他的信很受犯人的欢迎，他的信件在牢房之间被传递，由于纸张薄，以至于到最后信都快成碎片了(fall to pieces)。
答案：B
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
This is the VOA Special English Education Report.A few weeks ago，we talked about the Test of English as a Foreign Language，or TOEFL.A listener in Cambodia named Thida asks if American colleges and universities also accept IELTS.IELTS is the International English Language Testing System.It was developed by the University of Cambridge ESOL examiners.
Cambridge ESOL says the test measures truetolife ability to communicate in English for education，immigration or employment.IELTS tests listening，reading，writing and speaking skills.It uses a mixture of accents and spellings，including British English and American English.
The test is used by government agencies，schools and professional organizations in one hundred and twenty countries.And，yes，that includes the United States.The many American schools that accepted IELTS can be found on the Web at ielts.org.
Some schools accept both TOEFL and IELTS，but the graduate school at Duke University in Durham，North Carolina，for example，says it prefers IELTS.
The listening and speaking parts are the same for everyone who takes IELTS，but people have a choice of reading and writing tests—either academic or general training.
The listening test takes thirty minutes.There are forty questions based on a recording.
The reading test takes sixty minutes.Students answer forty questions based on three written passages.
The writing test also takes sixty minutes.Students have to write two essays.One essay has to be at least one hundred and fifty words long and the other at least two hundred and fifty words.The shorter one is description of something；the longer one has to support and argue.
The speaking test takes less than fifteen minutes.The score is based on a recorded talk between the student and a test examiner.
And that's the VOA Special English Education Report，written by Nancy Steinbach.If you have a general question for our series，write to special@voanews.com.I'm Barbara Klein.
1.What does TOEFL stand for？
A.Voice of America.
B.International English Language Testing System.
C.Test of English as a Foreign Language.
D.Test of English as a Native Language.
解析：考查细节理解。由第一段第二句话可知答案。
答案：C
2.The International English Language Testing System commonly takesin all.
A.less than 160 minutes
B.more than 165 minutes
C.no more than 160 minutes
D.less than 166 minutes
解析：由第二段中雅思的考试项目及下文提及的时间“listening test (30 minutes)，reading test (60 minutes)，writing test (60 minutes) and speaking test (less than 15 minutes)”可知答案。
答案：D
3.According to the passage，we can infer.
A.IELTS is efficient and necessary if you want to go to Englishspeaking countries
B.IELTS is completely different from TOEFL
C.every American needs to accept TOEFL
D.IELTS isn't used more widely than TOEFL
解析：考查推理判断。由文章的第二段可知答案。
答案：A
4.What is the main idea of the passage？
A.How can the readers write papers to the VOA programme？
B.It talks about some ways to pass TOEFL.
C.It introduces IELTS.
D.How can the readers pass two kinds of tests？
解析：考查主旨大意。本文主要介绍雅思考试 。
答案：C
B
Iceland has the highest birth rate in Europe，
the highest divorce rate，and the highest
percentage of women working outside the
home.Such statistics are often evidence of
a miserable，chaotic society，with loads of children，broken homes and absent mothers.But Iceland is the exception－its citizens are apparently the happiest in the world.
New rankings from the United Nations Development Program's Human Development Index rate Iceland as the best country in the world in which to live.
Perhaps the country's geographic location contributes to Icelanders' happiness.Located in the middle of the North Atlantic，with Greenland as its nearest neighbor，Iceland is free from the taboos that cause so much distress elsewhere.For instance，people who divorce are not looked down upon by society.
Icelanders are offspring (后代) of the Vikings，a north European people who invaded European coasts from the 8th through the 10th century.This tradition of getting out into the world lives on in modernday Iceland.Practically all Icelanders have studied or worked abroad，and most speak English.
Perhaps as a result，Iceland's economic policies blend the best of those from Europe and the US to create its own welfare system.
“Many of us have lived in the US，and studied there，” said the Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde.“We have both taken from them and found that naturally we share the cando attitude－that if you work hard，anything can be done.”
Indeed，the country is rich in writers，painters，film makers and accomplished musicians.There's Sigur Ros，a postrock band，and also a national symphony orchestra that plays to the highest standards all over the world.Half the population appears to have written a book.
“Iceland has harsh(恶劣) nature，with its bitter everchanging weather，” said Haraldur Jonsson，a painter，sculptor and video and performance artist.“We cannot escape it.So we find ways.We have to have a rich internal life to fill the empty spaces.”
5.It is commonly believed that high birth rate and divorce rate will bring about .
A.social problems
B.happiness
C.a unique welfare system
D.modern way of life
解析：根据第一段内容可知答案。
答案：A
6.What does the underlined word “blend” in the fifth paragraph mean？
A.Combine.
B.Choose.
C.Copy.
D.Carry.
解析：根据后面的内容“from Europe and the US to create its own welfare system”可知答案。
答案：A
7.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the reason for Icelanders' happiness？
A.Geographic location.
B.A rich internal life.
C.National pride.
D.Freedom from taboos.
解析：第三段提到了A和D两项，最后一段提到了B，可知答案选C。
答案：C
8.What is the most suitable to fill in the blank in the last paragraph？
A.to get rid of it
B.to have it changed
C.to get away from it
D.to live with it
解析：冰岛的气候条件是无法改变的，人们只能去适应它。
答案：D
Ⅳ.书面表达
下表是部分市民关于养狗的一些看法，请根据表中信息写一篇短文，并就这一问题谈谈自己的看法。
赞 成 反 对
1.可爱，是人类的朋友和伙伴。 1.它们的排泄物(waste)污染环境。
2.帮助残疾人，方便他们的生活。 2.咬伤人，带来许多麻烦。
要求：1.词数：100左右；
2.可适当增加细节使文章连贯。
参考范文：
Recently，people in our city had a discussion about whether it is right to keep a pet dog.
Some people think dogs are our loyal friends.For one thing，dogs can keep company with people.For another，they can help people；for example，they can guide the way for the blind.However，some other people disagree.They think dog waste can pollute the environment and some dogs may bite people and cause diseases，which is dangerous to us.
In my opinion，people have the right to keep their pet dogs.But at the same time，the dog owners should make sure their pets won't cause trouble to others.