Ⅰ.完形填空
In August, Harry Potter's author—J.K. Rowling came to the United States for the first time in six years, and Harry Potter lovers were __1__ to see her. Many fans will be heartbroken when the Harry Potter series ends. J．K. Rowling, the __2__ of Harry and his magical world, may go __3__ a period of mourning as well.
“Harry's been an important part of my life，” she said. “So there will be a __4__ of sadness but there will also be one of liberation, because there are pressures __5__ in writing something this popular.”
Rowling is well underway with Book Seven—the __6__ one in the series. But it won't go exactly __7__she planned when she wrote the last chapter. This time, Rowling came to the United States to do readings to __8__ money for two charitable organizations. Rowling suggested __9__ money to Doctors Without Borders,
which provides __10__ aid in more than 70 countries. She first __11__across the group when she worked for Amnesty International, and saw that it helps anybody who is hurt.
When asked, Rowling was careful not to __12__ anything away about what __13__ in the last book, but during the press conference she said: “I think some people will __14__ it, and some will love it, but that's the __15__ it should be.”
Book seven will __16__ with the most important adults in Harry's life already dead. He will __17__ have his closest friends, but it seems he will __18__ the long and hard fight with the dark lord, Voldemort, in a __19__ place.
Rowling already has an __20__ of what to do next. She has a shorter book for children that she said is “kind of half written.”
1．A.anxiousB．worried
C．bored
D．excited
【答案与解析】 D 美国的哈里·波特迷第一次见到书的作者，应该是非常“兴奋”。
2．A.discoverer
B．creator
C．inventor
D．founder
【答案与解析】 B discoverer“发现者”； creator“创作者”； inventor“发明者”； founder“奠基者”。哈里波特是书中的人物，所以用“创作者”。
3．A.over
B．along
C．through
D．without
【答案与解析】 C go over“复习”； go along“沿着……走”； go through“经历”； go without“没有……也行”。根据period判断选C项。
4．A.sense
B．view
C．idea
D．feeling
【答案与解析】 A 根据前面的“哈里·波特系列的结束”判断，作者有一种伤心的“感觉”。
5．A.involved
B．managed
C．imagined
D．arranged
【答案与解析】 A be involved in“忙于……”。
6．A.first
B．final
C．best
D．longest
【答案与解析】 B 她的第七本书，也就是哈里·波特系列的“最后”一本。
7．A.because
B．though
C．as
D．since
【答案与解析】 C as“正如……一样”。不会像她所计划的那样。
8．A.borrow
B．absorb
C．lend
D．raise
【答案与解析】 D raise money“募捐；筹款”。这一次J.K. Rowling来到美国的目的就是为两家慈善组织“募捐”。
9．A.distributing
B．devoting
C．celebrating
D．contributing
【答案与解析】 D contribute...to...“给……捐献……”。Rowling建议把募捐的款项捐给Doctors Without Borders。
10．A.physical
B．mental
C．medical
D．total
【答案与解析】 C 根据doctors判断，他们提供的应该是“医疗”急救。
11．A.came
B．looked
C．jumped
D．swam
【答案与解析】 A come across“偶然遇到”。
12．A.take
B．give
C．throw
D．put
【答案与解析】 B give away“泄漏”。
13．A.happens
B．writes
C．describes
D．declares
【答案与解析】 A 此处指“书中所发生的事情”，如用其他选项需要用被动语态。
14．A.hate
B．enjoy
C．read
D．write
【答案与解析】 A hate“不喜欢”，与下文的“喜欢”相对应。
15．A.road
B．method
C．means
D．way
【答案与解析】 D 一本书出版后有的人可能喜欢，有的人可能不喜欢，情况就应该这样。
16．A.offer
B．begin
C．supply
D．leave
【答案与解析】 B start with“以……开始”。
17．A.also
B．even
C．still
D．ever
【答案与解析】 C 虽然哈里·波特生活中重要的成年人已去世，但他“仍然”有亲密的朋友。
18．A.watch
B．experiment
C．lose
D．face
【答案与解析】 D face此处表示“面对”。
19．A.alone
B．lonely
C．high
D．crowded
【答案与解析】 B 根据but的转折关系判断，他和Voldemort战斗是在一个“偏僻；荒凉的”地方。
20．A.opinion
B．impression
C．idea
D．instruction
【答案与解析】 C have an idea of...“知道……；了解……”。
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．(2010福建)—In this day
and age, women can have children and jobs as well.
—I can't agree more.
It's great to have the two ________.
A．linkedB．related C．connected D．combined
【答案与解析】 D 考查动词词义辨析。link “连接；联系”；relate“(把……)联系起来”； connect “连接；联结”； combine “结合；联合”。答语意为“我十分赞同。能把两者结合在一起实在是太好了。”
2．(2010福建)Lots of rescue workers were working around the clock, ________ supplies to Yushu, Qinghai Province after the earthquake.
A．sending
B．to send
C．having sent
D．to have sent
【答案与解析】 A 考查动词非谓语形式。根据题意，sending充当伴随状语，符合题意，而having sent强调比work先完成。to send与to have sent充当目的状语，均不合题意。题意：许多救援人员在夜以继日地工作，向地震后的青海玉树送去物资补。
3．(2010福建)The girl had hardly rung the bell ________ the door was opened suddenly, and her friend rushed out to greet her.
A．Before
B．until
C．as
D．since
【答案与解析】 A 考查状语从句的引导词。题意：这女孩刚按门铃门就打开了，她的朋友冲过来迎接她。not (hardly)……until“直到……才”；until引出的动作在前，as强调两动作同时进行，since强调它所修饰的动作的延续性，均不合题意。
4．(2010湖南)Listen! Do you hear someone ________ for help?
A．calling
B．call
C．to call
D．called
【答案与解析】 A hear sb doing sth “听见某人正在做某事”，强调此刻正在进行；hear sb do sth“听见某人做了某事”，强调动作完成了；hear sth done“听说某事被做”。
5．(2009山东潍坊一模)There is nothing more I can try ________ you to stay, so I wish you good luck.
A．persuading
B．being persuaded
C．to be persuaded
D．to persuade
【答案与解析】 D 题意：我没有办法劝你留下来，所以只能祝你好运。第2个分句的主句部分为“There is nothing more”，其余部分为定语从句，先行词是nothing more，将先行词代入定语从句后为“I can try nothing more ________ you to stay...”，由此可知该空应用不定式表目的。
6．(2010全国Ⅱ)Though ________ to see us，the professor gave us a warm welcome.
A．surprising
B was surprised
C．surprised
D．being surprised
【答案与解析】 C 此题是由though引导的让步状语从句。这时，习惯上把和主句相同的主语以及be动词省略。
7．(2010全国Ⅱ)Neither side is prepared to talk to ________ unless we can smooth things over between them.
A．others
B．the other
C．another
D．one other
【答案与解析】 B 考查代词的用法。题意：双方都不愿意与对方谈话，除非我们能够把他们之间的事情摆平。the other特指“两者中的另一个”；another“另一个”；others“其他的”。
8．(2010安庆一中期中)Ignorance and poverty often go ________.
A．hand in hand
B．eye to eye
C.shoulder to shoulder
D．heart to heart
【答案与解析】 A 题意：无知和贫穷经常是相伴的。hand in hand“手拉手；相伴”；eye to eye“与……看法一致”；shoulder to shoulder“肩并肩”；heart to heart“交心的”。
9．(2010赣榆县调研)As parents and teachers, you should allow children the space to ________ their opinions, even if they are different from your own.
A．announce
B．sound
C．declare
D．voice
【答案与解析】 D voice one‘s opinion“表达某人的观点”；announce“公开宣布；通知”；sound“发出声音；听起来”；declare“当场宣布”。
10．(2010湖南师大附中月考)The program aimed to give the people in the countryside ________to safe drinking water.
A．access
B．passage
C．way
D．approach
【答案与解析】 A 题意：这个规划的目标是为农村人提供一个能喝到安全饮用水的机会。passage“通道”；way“路”；approach“方法”，均不合题意。
Ⅲ.阅读理解
Like many people, the most difficult part of planning a trip to Orlando is trying to decide which kind of theme park tickets is suitable. Why are there so many different ticket combinations? Obviously, there's no answer. Only you can determine the best ticket for you depending on your budget (预算), your interests and the amount of time you'd like to spend in a park.
If you plan to visit a park more than once, multi－day and multi－park tickets can save you money while providing greater flexibility (灵活性) and added convenience. Why stand in a variety of lines every day if you can purchase tickets once in advance? You'll save time, and usually save a little money, as well.
When buying multi－day and multi－park tickets, you'll also want to consider the duration and rules of the ticket. The length of valid duration (有效期) varies by ticket, but most set specific time frames. Each ticket has its own
restrictions and it is a good idea to read the restrictions carefully before you purchase it.
Typically, the more days or parks your ticket covers, the larger the savings. So the more you go, the more you can save. But if you won't be able to use the features of a multi－park ticket enough to justify its cost, forget it.
An Orlando vacation can be ideal for the entire family. There are enough parks and attractions to satisfy everyone. Think about what's best for you, then take enough time to research the ticket options (选项) available to you.
1．What does the author's purpose in writing the passage?
A．To attract people to visit Orlando.
B．To explain multi－day and multi－park tickets of Orlando.
C．To tell people the features of the theme parks.
D．To inform people of the different ticket combinations of Orlando.
【答案与解析】 B 主旨题。通读全文可以看出，作者主要介绍了multi－day and multi－park tickets。
2．Which of the following can not determine what kind of tickets one buys?
A．How much money one can afford.
B．How much time one has.
C．What one is interested in.
D．How one will go to the parks.
【答案与解析】 D 细节题。由第1段最后一句可知，“如何去公园”对买哪种组合的票没有关系。
3．From the passage we can see that ________.
A．the restrictions on each kind of tickets are different
B．the valid duration on the tickets is the same
C．every ticket has its own specific time frames
D．the length of the tickets is different
【答案与解析】 A 细节题。根据第3段第3句可知，每种票上的限制是有区别的。
4．The more parks the ticket covers, ________.
A．the more money one will save
B．the more money one will waste
C．the less money one will save
D．the less money one will spend
【答案与解析】 A 细节题。根据第4段可以看出，票面上所包含的公园越多，就越省钱。
5．What does the underlined word “purchase” mean in the passage?
A．Visit.
B．Start.
C．Buy.
D．Print.
【答案与解析】 C 词义推测题。根据上文的stand in a variety of lines判断，此处应为“买票”。
Ⅳ.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余选项。
__1__ Researchers from Harvard University and the University of California, San Diego, have found an answer as part of a study.
Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler based the study on the emotional health of almost five thousand people. They used information gathered over a period of twenty years, until 2008, in the Framingham Heart Study. __2__
The new study found that friends of happy people had a greater chance of being happy themselves. And the smaller the physical distance between friends, the larger the effect they had on each other's happiness.
For example, a person was twenty percent more likely to feel happy if a friend living within one and a half kilometers was also happy. Having a happy neighbor who lived next door increased an individual's chance of being happy by
thirty－four percent. The effects of friends' happiness lasted for up to a year.
The researchers found that happiness really is contagious (感染性的). __3__
People removed by as much as three degrees of separation still had an effect on a person's happiness. __4__
The study showed that having an extra five thousand dollars increased a person's chances of becoming happier by about two percent. But the researchers found that the influence of a friend of a friend of a friend can be greater than that.
__5__ In other words, your emotions can be affected by someone you do not directly know.
A．Three degrees of separation means the friend of a friend of a friend.
B．Why some people are much happier than others?
C．Sadness also spread among friends, but not as much as happiness.
D．What makes people happier: money or having happy friends and neighbors?
E．On the contrary, a man who is sad does have any effect on his friends.
F．The study is described as the first to demonstrate the indirect spread of happiness.
G．That study began sixty years ago in Framingham, Massachusetts, to learn more about the risks of heart attack and stroke
【答案】 1～5 DGCAF
IV．书面表达
假如你是李华，你的美国笔友玛丽给你发邮件想了解你的家乡青岛的情况，请你根据以下信息给她回封电子邮件。
青岛
位置 山东半岛
面积 10000平方公里
人口 七百万
气候 适宜
其他信息 曾是2008奥运会主办城市之一，工业发达，有海信、海尔等著名公司。
要求：词数120左右
Dear ________________，
I'm glad to hear from you. Now I will tell you something about ____________________________.Located in ____________________________， ____________ covers an area of ____________________________ and has a population of ____________________________.As a ________________________ city, ___________________ has a pleasant climate, neither ___________________________ in summer nor ____________________________ in winter. It is one of ____________________________ and __________________. Besides, _________________________. Some local companies, such as _________________________. So if you want to ____________________________， ____________________________ is beyond all doubt a good choice.
Looking forward to your coming.
Yours,
Li Hua
Dear Mary，
I'm glad to hear from you. Now I will tell you something about Qingdao.
Located in the south of the Shandong Peninsula, Qingdao covers an area of more than 10,000 square kilometers and has a population of over 7 million.
As a coastal city, Qingdao has a pleasant climate, neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter. It is one of the best places for people to tour and it's one of the major host cities of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Besides, it is also famous for its developed industry. Some local companies, such as Haier and Hisense are known to everyone. So if you want to have a tour in China, Qingdao is beyond all doubt a good choice.
Looking forward to your coming.
Yours,
Li Hua