第一次五校联考英语试题卷本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

满分120分，考试用时120分钟。

选择题部分（共80分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从A.B.C.D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项标号涂黑。

1. The significance of Expo Shanghai lies in the opportunities it has provided forvisitors to consider what would make for ______ better city and what should be ______ yardstick to improve city life.A. a, theB. the, aC. a, /D. the, /2. No matter how I tried to read it, I just couldn’t make_____ of this sentence.A. meaningB. thoughtC. senseD. scene3. ---Mary was asked to do something important.---It doesn’t matter. Let’s______ the work where it is left off.A. take upB. take downC. take inD. take off4. That was a very busy street that I was never allowed to cross ______accompanied by an adult.A. whenB. ifC. unlessD. where5. ---Did Mark win the 100-meter race?--- . He did _____ I.A. Yes; no better thanB. No; no worse thanC. Yes; much worse thanD. No; no better than6. The fact that he never gives in _____ a lot about what kind of person he is.A. saysB. talksC. appearsD. declares7. Have you thought about _____ to give Mike as a gift on his birthday ?A. whatB. whoC. whichD. where8. The boys were happily making a snowman, _____ with cold.A. their faces redB. their faces were redC. their faces turned redD. their faces to be red9. Brett Eastburn has no arms or legs, and yet is an inspirational speaker. He shareshis story in a brief video ______ his site.A. withB. inC. atD. on10. My brother _____ be reall y difficult at times even though he’s a nice boy ingeneral.A. shallB. shouldC. canD. must11. Mom bought me two CD players. Such _ the birthday gifts she sent me.A. wasB. isC. wereD. be12. It was_______ back home after the long-lasting conference.A．not until midnight did he go B．until midnight that he didn’t goC．not until midnight that he went D．until midnight when he didn’t go13. The boss was accused of having a _____ against his female employees.A. prejudiceB. reputationC. symptomD. profession14. ---I’ve been working really hard at English recently, but it still remains weak.---Don’t give up. Sometimes things don’t _____ like you want right away.A. turn outB. turn upC. turn downD. turn in15. There he was, standing exactly ______ I had left him, smiling proudly.A. whenB. thatC. in whichD. where16. Doolittle was always speaking of the ins and outs of playing in a school opera,_________,of course , annoyed her middle aged colleagues.A．who B．which C．this D．what17. In Beijing, the first city in China to employ subway security checks, passengersare still having to deal with them even though the Olympic Games ______ long ______.A. are, goneB. were, goneC. have, goneD. had, gone18. It became ______ that he wasn’t going to survive because of the serious illness.A. obviouslyB. apparentC. clearlyD. optional19. The sixth census will use about 6.5 million census takers, each ______ in auniform and ______ a certificate.A. dressed, bearingB. dresses, bearsC. dressing, bearingD. dressed, borne20. The first decade in the 21st century ______ the rapid rise of China as a worldeconomic power.A. witnessB. has witnessedC. will witnessD. have witnessed第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项（A.B.C 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

The study of the relationship between people and the land is called geography. Geographers compare and contrast 21 places on the earth. But they also 22 beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a 23 . The word geography 24 from two Greek words, ge, the Greek word for “earth” and graphein,25 means “to write”. The English word geography means “to describe the earth”.26 geography books focus on a small area 27 a town or a city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or a(an) 28 continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another 29 to divide the study of 30 is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the 31 starts with human beings and 32 how human beings and their environment act upon each other. But 33 geography is considered as a single subject, neither branch can neglect 34 .A man who works on geography might be described 35 one who observes, records, and explains the 36 between places. If places 37 alike, there would be little need for geographers.We know, however, 38 no two places are exactly the same. Geography,39 , is a point of view, a special way of 40 at places.21. A. similar B. distant C. various D. famous22. A. past B. reach C. go D. set23. A. whole B. unit C. part D. total24. A. comes B. removes C. results D. falls25. A. what B. that C. which D. it26. A. Some B. Many C. Most D. Few27. A. outside B. like C. as D. except28. A. large B. entire C. general D. extensive29. A. way B. technique C. habit D. means30. A. world B. earth C. geography D. globe31. A. second B. later C. next D. latter32. A. learns B. studies C. realizes D. understands33. A. when B. what C. as if D. until34. A. the one B. others C. the other D. another35. A. for B. to C. as D. by36. A. exceptions B. sameness C. differences D. divisions37. A. being B. were C. be D. are38. A. although B. whether C. since D. that39. A. still B. then C. moreover D. besides40. A. working B. looking C. arriving D. getting第二部分阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C. D和E）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。