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祝你成功!一、语言知识运用（本题有10小题,每小题1分,共10分。
）1. -- Who is the girl over there?-- The one with _____ umbrella? She is our monitor.A. aB. anC. theD. 不填2. This is the _____ time that I come to see Sydney Opera House. I have been here twice.A. firstB. secondC. thirdD. fourth3. -- How do you like the piece of music Water by Tan Dun?-- Wonderful! It’s the _____ one I’ve ever listened to.A. betterB. bestC. worseD. worst4. I really enjoy listening to music _____ it helps me relax and takes my mind away from other cares of the day.A. untilB. beforeC. unlessD. because5. -- Dad, _____ I visit Beijing Zoo tomorrow?-- I’m afraid you can’t. It is closed on Monday.A. mayB. mustC. shouldD. need6. When he was running after his brother, the boy lost his _____ and had a bad fall.A. placeB. chanceC. memoryD. balance7. This kind of plant is _____ seen in our city because it lives 4500m above the sea level and is hard to find.A. commonlyB. alwaysC. seldomD. easily8. When walking down the street, I came across Michael, when I _____ for years.A. didn’t seeB. haven’t seenC. hadn’t seenD. wouldn’t see9. -- I’d like to know _____.-- Maybe in the forest.A. whether we will go campingB. where we will go campingC. whether will we go campingD. where will we go camping10. -- It was a wonderful trip. So, which city did you like better, Hong Kong or New York?-- ______. There were good things and bad things about them.A. It’s hard to sayB. I didn’t get itC. You must be kiddingD. Couldn’t be better二、完形填空（本题有15小题,每小题1分,共15分）The pickle jar as far back as I can remember sat on the floor beside the dresser inmy parents' bedroom. When he got ready for bed, Dad would empty his pockets and drop his coins into the jar.When the jar was filled, we would take the 11 to the bank. Each time, as he gave the box of coins to the bank worker, he would say proudly, "These are for 12 son's college fund. He'll never work at the factory all his life like me."The years passed, and I finished the 13 and took a job. Once, while visiting my parents, I noticed that the pickle jar in my parents' bedroom was 14 . I stared at the place beside the dresser where the jar had always stood. The pickle jar hadtaught me far 15 than any words could have done.When I married, I told my wife Susan about the 16 part the lowly pickle jar had played in my life. In my mind, it showed how much my 17 had loved me. No matter how difficult things got at home, Dad 18 to doggedly drop his coins into the jar.The first Christmas after our 19 was born, we spent the holiday with my parents. After dinner, Susan carried the baby into my parents' 20 to diaper* her. When Susan came back into the living room, there was 21 strange in her eyes. She took my hand and 22 me into the room."Look," she said softly, her eyes directing me to a place on the floor 23 the dresser. To my amazement, there stood the old pickle jar, as if it had never been 24 , the bottom already covered with coins. I walked over to the pickle jar, dug down into my pocket, and 25 a fistful of coins.With the strong feeling choking me, I dropped the coins into the jar. I looked up and saw Dad who is carrying the baby. Our eyes tacked, and I knew he was feeling the same feelings I felt.Neither one of us could speak.11. A. coins B. drums C. erasers D. pockets12. A. her B. his C. my D. your13. A. game B. book C. college D. experiment14. A. sold B. gone C. stolen D. broken15. A. harder B. easier C. less D. more16. A. important B. dangerous C. fantastic D. humorous17. A. aunt B. uncle C. mother D. father18. A. began B. wanted C. decided D. continued19. A. son B. daughter C. grandson D. granddaughter20. A. study B. kitchen C. bedroom D. bathroom21. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything22. A. leading B. sending C. carrying D. commanding23. A. in B. on C. under D. beside24. A. removed B. remained C. returned D. replaced25. A. handed in B. pulled out C. picked up D. looked for三、阅读理解（本题有15小题, 26-28每小题1分，36小题3分，40小题4分，其余每小题2分，共30分）阅读下面短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
AChina's high-speed train, the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou, already has the World's fastest average speed. It covers 1,069 kilometers in about 3 hours.Imagine, one day, getting out of bed in Beijing and working at your office in Shanghai in only 2 or 3 hours, and then, after a full day of work, going back home to Beijing and having dinner there by high-speed train.Sounds unusual, doesn't it? But it’s not impossible with the development of China's high-speed railway system. And that's not all. China has an even greater high-speed railway plan - to connect the country with Southeast Asia, and Western Europe in the end.China is trying to enlarge its own high-speed railway to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years, reaching London and Singapore at last.China has planned three such projects. The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via* Vietnam and Malaysia. Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and possibly to Germany. The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe.If China's plan for the high-speed railway goes forward, people could zip over from London to Beijing in underforty-eight hours.26. From the passage we know working in Shanghai and _____ in 2 or 3 hours will be possible by high-speed train.A. shopping in SingaporeB. fishing in MalaysiaC. having dinner in BeijingD. riding horses in Kazakhstan27. According to the second project, the high-speed train will probably reach _____ at last.A. RussiaB. GermanyC. VietnamD. Uzbekistan28. With the help of the high-speed train, people could move quickly from London to Beijing in under _____ days.A. 2B. 3C. 10D. 15BSwans are beautiful birds. You must like their beautiful feathersand beautiful dancing. But how much do you know about them? Doyou know that swans are the same family as ducks?Swans are birds of the family Anatidae. This family alsoincludes ducks and geese. Swans are the largest members of theduck family Anatidae, and are one of the largest flying birds. Swans can fly as fast as 60 miles an hour. If they spread their wings, they can be almost 3m. The largest swans can reach length of over 1.5m and weigh over 15kg. Males* are usually bigger and heavier than females.Swans usually have only one lover for life time. Swans begin breeding* between the ages of 3~4. Female swans generally lay five to eight eggs a year, all within days of one another. Their eggs are very big. Some may weigh 400g. However, she will not start hatching* them until the last egg is laid. It takes swans between 35 and 42 days to hatch their eggs.The swans living in Northern part of the earth have white feathers but the ones who live in Southern part of the earth are black and white. The legs of swans are usually a dark blackish grey colour.Swans usually live in warm places, always close to water. Swans feed in the water and on land. They mostly eat plants in the water. Their homes are on the ground near water and about a metre across. The male helps build the homes.29. It can be seen from the passage that the _____ are the same family as swansA. geeseB. sheepC. elephantsD. giraffes30. The female swan starts to hatch her eggs _____.A. until she likes to do thatB. before her wings reaches length of 1.5mC. after she lays her last eggD. when some of her eggs may weigh 400g31. The fourth paragraph is mainly about a swan’s _____.A. sizeB. shapeC. weightD. colour32. Which of the following is TRUE about swans?A. Male swans can fly faster than female swans.B. Male and female swans build the homes together.C. Swans usually have three or four lover for life time.D. Swans are the largest flying birds in the animal world.CWinnie sat outside the Headmistress's office waiting to be called in. Shewished she had not been caught down by the river at lunchtime. But it wastoo late now.That morning, Winnie happened to be in the playground with a group ofgirls from the ninth grade. She liked hanging out with the older girls. She feltmore important when she was with them. She especially admired Vicky. Vickywas always breaking the school rules, but somehow managed to get awaywith it.Vicky told the group of girls she pinched a packet of cigarettes* from herdad's pocket. She invited them to follow her to the river at lunchtime for asmoke. They sat under the bridge and Vicky passed round the packet of cigarettes. Winnie had never smoked before. It tasted awful. The other girls started making fun of her. Then Vicky told Winnie to steal a packet of cigarettes from her dad and bring it to school for them to smoke. Winnie knew this was wrong but wanted so much to be part of the group. So she said they could count on her to bring a packet the next day.Then, suddenly, before they could hide their cigarettes, Mr. Jackson, her class teacher was standing next to them. He was furious. Vicky threw the packet of cigarettes into Winnie and said, "She gave them to us. She stole them from her dad." But Mr. Jackson had seen and heard everything. He told them to go straight back to school and wait for him outside the Headmistress's office.Now, sitting outside the Headmistress's office, Winnie knew she would be punished but in her heart she also knew the punishment was a stitch in time. She would never try another cigarette and would never again get mixed up with students like Vicky. Winnie was beginning to have second thoughts about Vicky. Because of Vicky, she was in trouble, too.The door opened and Vicky came out. She was crying. Winnie had never seen Vicky cry before. She looked so different, so weak, so unimportant. In a flash Winnie realized Vicky was not a very nice person after all.33. What does the underlined word pinched probably mean in the passage?A. tookB. discoveredC. collectedD. stole34. T he ‘stitch in time' in the story refers to _____.A. The group of five girls.B. The school rules of smokingC. The packet of cigarettes.D. The Headmistress's punishment.35. Winnie began to have second thoughts about Vicky because _____.A. Vicky wanted to smoke again.B. Winnie admired Vicky's courage.C. Vicky tried to put the wrong on Winnie.D. Mr. Jackson had seen and heard everything.36. What did Winnie think of Vicky after she came out of the Headmistress's office? ▲DThe supply of water is causing increasing an uncomfortable feeling to scientists in many countries. In these countries, it is fast becoming an important social and economic problem. The water requirements depend on various facts. An obvious one is the amount needed for household use in baths, showers, washing-machines, toilet and so on. The amount of water used in industry is greater than in the houses. Textile works are major users. A lot of water is also used in agriculture: in irrigation and in the keeping of animals.In some under-developed countries the daily water consumption* is as low as two or three gallons* while in other countries it reaches 100 gallons a person. As standards of living improve, an increased rate* of consumption must be expected. At the same time, many countries are making a great effort to set up sew industries: to createjobs and get money through exports*. Unluckily, the degree of pollution of the water used in modern industries is often very high and prevents the water from being used again. More water will also be needed in future years for agricultural purposes; with enough water supplies deserts will be transformed and become rich crop-growing areas.Although the natural supply of water (It comes from fall of rain, snow, etc.) is at present far larger than the world's total requirements, this supply is not distributed and full use cannot be made of it. The conveyance* of water over long distances is too expensive to be practicable, and many of the world's great rivers contains a lot of fresh water which can never be of much real use. For the world's immediate needs, men must now look to new sources of fresh water, and they must develop technologies for recovering fresh water from salt water. Every country is trying to find ways to turn salt water into fresh. In the past, expense had been a difficulty to the widespread use of desalination* plants, but recent technologies has finally made this method reasonable. Some areas, such as Kuwait, are almost totally dependent on external supplies and would be in a dangerous position. Whatever the methods used, scientists are confident that the supply of fresh water will be increased but they point out that the cost will increase correspondingly.37. In some countries, the amount of water used by each person every day is very low. An important reason forthis is that _____.A. living standards are not highB. a lot of water is used in industryC. technologies are not improvingD. it is expensive to carry water a long way38. Kuwait is mentioned in the passage to show that _____.A. it is no longer largely dependent on water from the seaB. some areas do not prevent the water from being used againC. it is possible to get large numbers of fresh water from the seaD. some countries are creating jobs and get money through exports39. What can be learned from the passage?A. Textile works need much more water than in the houses.B. The water requirements depend on the number of students.C. Desalination plants can’t be used because of long distancesD. Scientists can’t find new methods to supply fresh water now.40. Do you have an idea to get fresh water from the sea? What is it? ▲四、词汇运用（本题有15小题,每小题1分,共15分）A. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。