Ⅰ.完形填空
For several years, we lived at the end of a long Texas country road. Every evening when I was away from home on business, my 8－year－old boy would ask
__1__ of his mother to take his black dog and his daddy's walking stick, to make the half－mile
__2__
from the house to the fence which
__3__ the beginning of the dirt driveway.
One day, I was __4__
in my business for about an hour,
__5__
forgetting about the faithful little boy down the road who might be
__6__ for his daddy.
On my way home, the rain was so thick that I __7__ not see ten feet in front of me. All I could __8__
was finishing my journey and getting out of the rain. __9__， the downpour began to abate (减弱). It was only a drizzle (细雨) by the time my car turned the last
__10__ and approached the final street between me and a warm
home and nice meal.
All of a sudden, I __11__ sight of my little boy, who was holding an umbrella in one hand, a walking stick in __12__， and was
__13__
the biggest and most beautiful smile ever to grace the face of a little boy.
As I stopped the car and
__14__
the door, he ran into my arms and held me long and hard. He was wet and
__15__
with cold, but he never
__16__
the rain, nor the hour－long wait. He simply said, “Daddy, I missed you, I am so glad you are home.”
Last year, we __17__
to a wonderful new home provided by the Lord for a special season in our lives. We no longer have a long country road;
__18__， I have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his dog. Often, perhaps a thousand times, my
__19__
has wandered back to that __20__. Like all events in our lives, it happens once, and must be treasured.
1．A.instruction
B．permission
C．decision
D．conclusion
【答案与解析】 B 根据“每天晚上”看，儿子是去路口等他下班回来，所以要得到妈妈的“允许”。2．A.ride
B．flight
C．distance
D．journey
【答案与解析】 D 从作者的家到路口有半英里的路程，此处make a journey为固定短语。
3．A.marked
B．resulted
C．drew
D．led
【答案与解析】 A driveway通常指从自家车库通向大路的车道，而大路通常用栅栏围起来，所以栅栏就“标志着”通向家这段脏路的开始。4．A.involved
B．addicted
C．delayed
D．absorbed
【答案与解析】 C be delayed“耽误”。根据下文的大约一个小时判断，他是被生意耽误了，从下文的“nor the hour－long wait”也可看出该答案。如选其他选项，与前面的one day语义不符。5．A.suddenly
B．completely
C．immediately
D．hardly
【答案与解析】 B 作者忙着生意，也就“完全”忘了孩子等他的这件事情。6．A.searching
B．sending
C．waiting
D．calling
【答案与解析】 C 根据文章的第1段可以看出，孩子每天傍晚都去路口“等”他。
7．A.must
B．should
C．would
D．could
【答案与解析】 D could在此为情态动词，表示“能力”。此处意为“雨下得很大，看不到前面10英尺远的地方”。
8．A.think of
B．stick to
C．pick up
D．hold on
【答案与解析】 A think of“想”，此处用“我只想……”与前面的“完全忘记”相呼应。9．A.In fact
B．At first
C．At all
D．At last
【答案与解析】 D 前面提到雨下得很大，后面提到雨下得小了起来，所以用“最终；最后”。10．A.time
B．corner
C．street
D．way
【答案与解析】 B 根据动词turn判断，他转了最后一个“弯”。由于路是用栅栏围着，所以用corner。
11．A.caught
B．held
C．carried
D．took
【答案与解析】 A catch sight of“看见”，是固定短语。
12．A.another
B．other
C．the other
D．others
【答案与解析】 C 表示两者之中的“另一个”要用the other。
13．A.dressing
B．expecting
C．expressing
D．wearing
【答案与解析】 D wear a smile“面带微笑”。express“表达”，不能和smile连用。14．A.opened
B．locked
C．knocked
D．closed
【答案与解析】 A 根据后面的“ran into my arms”判断，此处作者“打开”了车门。
15．A.worrying
B．covering
C．trembling
D．equipping
【答案与解析】 C 由于下雨，而孩子的身上又淋湿了，所以孩子冷得“发抖”。
16．A.declared
B．announced
C．commented
D．mentioned
【答案与解析】 D 根据下文的“只是说”可知，孩子没有“提到”下雨和等了那么长时间。declare和announce意为“宣布”；comment“评论”，都不合语义。17．A.moved
B．changed
C．returned
D．removed
【答案与解析】 A 根据下文的“a wonderful new home”和“no longer have a long country road”可知，他们“搬家”了。18．A.therefore
B．otherwise
C．however
D．besides
【答案与解析】 C 根据语意判断，上下文是转折关系，所以用however，意为“然而”。
19．A.heart
B．feeling
C．sense
D．mind【答案与解析】 D 儿子在雨中等他及对他说的话使作者难忘，所以他的“思绪”经常回到当时的情景。20．A.view
B．scene
C．scenery
D．Sight【答案与解析】 B view“视野；风景”；scene“情景”；scenery“风景”；sight“景观；眼界”。
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．The book didn't________ children probably because the author employed too many scientific terms in it.
A．apply to
B．appeal to
C．intend to
D．lead to【答案与解析】 B 题意：可能因为作者使用了太多的科学术语，这本书吸引不了孩子们。appeal to相当于attract, 符合题意。apply to “向……申请”； intend to“打算”； lead to“导致”。2．He didn't ________ himself with the details.
A．concernB．worryC．careD．manage【答案与解析】 A 题意：他对细节不感兴趣。concern oneself with相当于take an interest in意为“对……感兴趣”，符合题意。
3．Jane tried to keep up a calm appearance, but her trembling voice________.
A．gave her in
B．gave her out
C．gave her away
D．gave her up
【答案与解析】 C give in to sb “向某人屈服”； give out “用完；消耗尽；精疲力竭”； give sb up 表示对某人的到来、康复或寻回不再抱希望或不再期待，也可表示与某人断绝关系； give sb away在这里指的是“暴露；出卖某人”。题意：简强作镇定，但她颤抖的声音暴露了她的不安。故答案选C项。4．________ this experiment is known to us.
A．Which to do
B．Whom to do
C．How to do
D．What to do【答案与解析】 C 句意：我们明白如何做这个实验。不定式前加疑问词构成的短语可在句中充当主语、宾语和表语。
5．All the dishes in this menu, ________otherwise stated, will serve two to three people.
A．as
B．if
C．though
D．unless【答案与解析】 D 考查状语从句连词。题意：这份菜单上所有的菜，除非另有说明，应该足够供两到三个人吃。分析题意后将空格部分补充完整应该为：unless they are otherwise stated，故D项正确。6．To great disappointment of the poor workers, a great part of their wages were________ by the boss for no good reason.
A．kept away
B．kept off
C．kept up
D．kept back
【答案与解析】 D 句意：让可怜的工人们大失所望的是，老板无故扣除了他们的大部分工资。keep away “使不靠近”；keep off“不接近或不接触某人或某事物”； keep up“保持”； keep back“扣除；扣留；抑制”。
7．Winning the scholarship was a great ________ in the boy's life.
A．affair
B．matter
C．business
D．event【答案与解析】 D event指有历史意义的事或者体育赛事。题意：赢得这项奖学金是这个男孩一生中的一件大事。8．The earthquake caused nearly 30,000 deaths and left most towns ________.
A．in disorder
B．in a mess
C．in a row
D．in ruins【答案与解析】 D 题意：地震导致近三万人死亡，使大部分城镇沦为废墟。in ruins “呈一片废墟”， 符合题意。in disorder “混乱地”； in a mess “混乱”； in a row “连续地”。
9．A completely new situation is likely to ________ when school leaving age is raised to 16.
A．arise
B．rise
C．happen
D．raise
【答案与解析】 A 题意为“一种全新的局面有可能出现，……”。arise为不及物动词， 有“出现”的意思。10．Will all those ________ the proposal raise their hands?
A．in relation to
B．in need of
C．in honor of
D．in favor of【答案与解析】 D 根据题意“赞成这个提议的请举手，好吗？”可知D项正确。
Ⅲ.阅读理解
Counting the world's population may seem a bit like counting the stars in the sky, but not if you know how to go about it the right way. And there are as many ways to do it as there are countries, the United Nations recently discovered at a four－day seminar (研讨会) attended by number－happy statisticians (统计员) from 55 countries. The idea was to see how countries are using technology to make the census (人口普查) more manageable and accurate.
The software technology leader of South East Asia, Singapore, carries out its census the cool way. It puts questionnaires on the Internet. For its census in 2000, Brazil used palm top computers and mobile phones to get data from the remotest parts of the Amazon. India for its 2001 census, used the television medium to spread the message of the census and its importance.
Turkey, on the other hand, has simpler methods to
ensure that everyone is counted: the army sets up roadblocks all over the country! And in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan, people coming forward to be counted get a lottery ticket, with the winner getting a house for free, as the prize.
In 1995, the UN started a 10－year exercise, to analyse the census systems of various countries and see how they could be made more efficient, so that even if technologies change, the basic efficiency of the census method remained.
One of the interesting facts that came to light at the seminar was that while people in developing countries are more willing to get themselves counted, citizens of developed countries, such as the USA, do not take kindly to “government－sponsored visits”．
1．The passage mainly tells us
________.
A．about a four－day seminar on population control
B．about the different ways used to count population
C．about the UN's efforts to count the world's population
D．about efficient way of counting population
【答案与解析】 B 文章主要谈论的是各个国家普查人口所使用的方式。
2．Of the countries mentioned in the passage, which of the countries used high－tech to count their population?
A．Singapore, Brazil and Turkey.
B．Turkey, Brazil and Kyrgyzstan.
C．Singapore, Turkey and India.
D．India, Singapore and Brazil.
【答案与解析】 D 使用高科技手段的有三个国家：Singapore→Internet；Brazil→computer；India→TV。
3．In this passage the word “questionnaire” probably means
________.
A．a list of questions asked in order to collect information
B．a place where questions are put up for people to read
C．a person who is asked to answer a certain question
D．a people who asks people questions to collect information
【答案与解析】 A 根据主语it和谓语put判断，这个词的意思是“问卷”。
4．People in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan would like to be counted because
________.
A．they realize the importance of the census
B．they want to make the census more accurate
C．they want to get an apartment without paying any money
D．the government's way of counting is more advanced
【答案与解析】 C 根据第3段的“with the winner getting a house for free, as the prize...”可知，他们可以免费得到一套住房。5．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．People in poorer countries don't like themselves to be counted.
B．People in rich countries support the census.
C．People in developed countries are not willing to be counted.
D．People in poor countries know the importance of the census while those in rich ones don't.
【答案与解析】 C 可根据“do not take kindly to ‘government－sponsored visits’”判断。
Ⅳ.短文改错
In Western countries, many children did homework to get pocket money. School students have to do homework and studying for tests. They don't have a lot of free times in the weekdays. They often do housework of the weekend. Young kids only do easy housework. So they don't get many money. They help wash up before dinner and feed the family cat or dog. When they get to older, they often wash the family car, cut grass or cook dinners. Some jobs are a good way for kids learn new things. For example, they can learn what to cook. Of course, their parents help them in first.
【答案】 1.第1句did→do 2.第2句studying→study 3.第3句times→time 4.第4句of→on 5.第6句many→much 6.第7句before→after 7.第8句去掉to 8.第9句kids后加to 9.第10句what→how 10.第11句in→at
Ⅴ.书面表达
近日你校搬进了建成的新址，你作为母校巨大变化的见证人参加了英语报举办的题为“Great, my school”英语征文活动，请你根据以下信息写一篇文章。
注意：1.文章开头已为你写好；
2．词数120左右。
参考词汇：多媒体 multi－media
过去
现在
校园
学校很小，一座教学楼 学校像一座大花园。教学楼三座、实验楼一座
操场不大，在街上跑步 操场宽大，还有体育馆
教学
使用黑板、粉笔
使用电脑、多媒体
实验在教室里做
实验在实验楼做
Great, my school
My school has taken on a new look since it moved into a new place. It is quite different from the old one.
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【答案】
One possible version:
Great, my school
My school has taken on a new look since it moved into a new place. It is quite different from the old one.
There used to be only one classroom building and the playground was not large enough for all the students to have sports. Sometimes we had to practice running along the streets outside. The teaching conditions were even worse. Our teachers used to teach with only a blackboard and chalk and the experiments could only be done in the classroom.
But now besides the classroom building, a modern lab building has also been put into use, where all kinds of experiments can be done. We have not only a large playground but also a gym. Classes can be given with the help of computers and multi－media.
What great changes! I feel proud of my school.
请根据下列图表及文字说明用英语写一篇短文，内容应包括中美高中生零花钱的主要来源、比例、差异及原因。
要求：1.词数120左右；短文题目已为你写好，不计入总词数；
2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：百分比percentage (n.)
Pocket Money Sources for High School Students
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From the chart we can see that the ways how① the American and Chinese high school students get their pocket money are almost the same. They get the money from their parents, income from part－time jobs and scholarships, but the percentage of each is quite different. Half of the American students' pocket money come② from their parents while the Chinese students get 90% of their pocket money from their parents. The American students get 35% of the money from part－time jobs, but the Chinese students get the money from the part－time jobs only 5%. The number of
the Chinese students getting from scholarships is less than 10%. It seems that there are two reasons for this difference. One is that it is easier for the American students to get part－time jobs or get scholarships. Another④ is that the Chinese students have little time to do part－time jobs.
文章内容完整，结构清晰。文章开门见山，直接点明中美高中生零花钱的主要来源。第2段结合图表的内容，用具体的数字通过对比的方式对差别进行了分析。最后一段说明差别的原因，得出了结论，水到渠成，具有说服力。①the way how应改为the way that / in which或直接去掉how。因为the way后的定语从句可用that，in which来引导，也可不用引导词。②come改为comes。“百分比＋名词”作主语时，谓语动词要和名词一致，money是不可数名词，所以用comes。③Another要改为The other。英语中表示两个中的另一个要用the other；another表示三个以上中的另一个。