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一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. Nowadays, in most countries, a university degree can give you flying start in life.
A. the; aB. the; 不填
C. 不填; 不填D. 不填; a
2. Try you may, you cannot persuade him to give up the plan.
A. whenB. if
C. sinceD. as
3. After the earthquake, the first thing the local government did was to provide for the homeless families.
A. accommodationB. occupation
C. equipmentD. furniture
4. On November 16, 2011, a terrible traffic accident happened in Gansu province, China, 21 students.
A. killingB. had killed
C. killedD. having killed
5. No wonder you are so tired. , you stayed up reading until eleven last night.
A. Above allB. In all
C. At allD. After all
6. —Would you mind if we set out earlier tomorrow morning?
—Well, I’d rather you .
A. don’tB. won’t
C. didn’tD. wouldn’t
7. The radio I yesterday doesn’t work again.
A. have repairedB. had it repaired
C. have it repairedD. had repaired
8. —What do you think of the movie?
—It’s fantastic. The only pity is that I the beginning of it.
A. missedB. had missed
C. missD. would miss
9. —What can I do for you?
—I’d like to buy a present for my son, at a proper price but of great use.
A. oneB. the one
C. whichD. that
10. Usually, admakers choose words and brand names very carefully in order to make a creative image of the product they are .
A. processingB. producing
C. providingD. promoting
11. Everything came after that. And now Wang Lin has student in Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
A. easy; becomeB. easy; turned
C. easily; becomeD. easily; turned
12. When people talk about the cities of the U. S., the first comes into their mind is New York.
A. of whichB. one
C. thatD. of them
13. Was it at the end of the exploration you discovered the evidence the monsters used to exist in the lake?
A. which; whichB. that; that
C. where; thatD. that; which
14. is known to us is that the little boy has read many books, most of borrowed from the library.
A. What; themB. What; which
C. It; whichD. As; them
15. I had a few problems to deal with.
A. Hardly did I arrive when
B. Hardly had I arrived than
C. No sooner had I arrived when
D. No sooner had I arrived than
二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
Perhaps your child has chosen to get a pet, and has a lizard in mind. More often 16 not, most households are fine with having pets, as long as they’re cats and dogs. But a lizard seems to be a pretty left field choice if you think about it, and people generally have no 17 how to take care of them.
Anyhow, before you do decide to get your kid a lizard for a 18, there are a couple of things you ought to consider. Like these for example:
You’ll need to make sure that the 19 you’re getting for your kid is docile (驯良的), bearing in 20 that he or she might want to take it out of the tank and play around with it. 21, pets aren’t exactly purchased just so you could look at them sitting around inside their tank. 22 to it that the lizard isn’t edgy at all. There are a few species of lizards, like the bearded dragons, which are 23 with children, mainly for the fact 24 they are not adversarial but rather calm, and they are in fact fine with being out of their 25 for a short amount of time. Yet, it’s of utmost importance that you teach your kid how to respect the lizard, since there 26 be moments that it will eventually feel like it is in 27 and might in fact defend itself in a rather 28 manner.
Another thing to consider is the size of the pet lizard as well, since not 29 household may have room for something such as an iguana or a bearded dragon. If you do not have 30 room for these kinds of lizards, perhaps it would be better to decide on getting an anole instead. Anoles are pretty handy in size, since you won’t be utilizing large enclosures. The thing with anoles however, is that they could be too small in size that a pretty active kid may end up 31 them. Apart from that, if they ever get out of the tank, you’ll find it really 32 to find them. Much like a pet fish, your child must be made to recognize that anoles are best left in tanks, so as to 33 them getting lost somewhere in your home. Also, living in colder climates can result in death for your pet lizard as well.
So to answer the question if a pet lizard is ideal for your kid, you really have to take those two points 34 above 35 consideration. But not just that, you also have to make sure that your child does not have any allergies (过敏，憎恶) to these pets or any fear of them as well.
16.
A. orB. then
C. whenD. than
17. A. plan B. ideal
C. ideaD. opinion
18. A. giftB. pet
C. presentD. member
19. A. lizardB. dog
C. catD. pet
20. A. headB. heart
C. mindD. opinion
21. A. HoweverB. Therefore
C. BesidesD. Otherwise
22. A. SayB. See
C. ThinkD. Believe
23. A. curiousB. filled
C. unpopularD. popular
24. A. what B. which
C. thatD. whether
25. A. breathB. tanks
C. placesD. water
26. A. shallB. might
C. shouldD. must
27. A. risk B. danger
C. funD. safety
28. A. friendlyB. popular
C. unfriendlyD. boring
29. A. allB. both
C. anyD. every
30. A. comfortableB. small
C. adequateD. particular
31. A. hurtingB. wounding
C. injuringD. destroying
32. A. easyB. different
C. hardD. embarrassing
33. A. allowB. avoid
C. forbidD. stop
34. A. mentionedB. mention
C. mentioningD. to mention
35. A. out ofB. in
C. forD. into
三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
Recently I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. The airline had announced her departure and standing near the security gate, they hugged and he said, “I love you. I wish you enough.”
She in turn said, “Dad, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Dad.” They kissed and she left.
He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude (打扰) on his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking, “Did you ever say goodbye to someone knowing it would be forever?”
“Yes, I have,” I replied. “Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever goodbye?” “I am old and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead, and the reality is, the next trip back will be for my funeral (葬礼),” he said.
“When you were saying goodbye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough’. May I ask what that means?”
He began to smile. “That’s a wish that has been handed down for many generations within my family. My parents used to say it to everyone.”
He paused for a moment, looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, and then he smiled even more. “When we said ‘I wish you enough’, we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain (使……持续) them,” he continued and then turning toward me he shared the following,
“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough ‘Hellos’ to get you enough the final ‘Goodbyes’.”
Then he walked away.
I WISH YOU ENOUGH!
36. The father was at the airport to .
A. welcome his daughter home
B. see his daughter off
C. meet his daughter and the author
D. share the touching poem with the author
37. It can be inferred that .
A. the daughter was eager to leave her father
B. It was not convenient for the father and daughter to see each other face to face
C. The daughter is looking forward to her father’s funeral
D. The daughter did not want her father to live together with her
38. What is probably the author’s feeling after hearing the father’s words explaining the meaning “I wish you enough”?
A. movedB. satisfied
C. interestedD. sorrowful
39. Which is probably the best title of this story?
A. Enough is Enough
B. You Can Never be Happy Enough
C. Father and Daughter
D. I Wish You Enough
B
“To be or not to be”. Outside the Bible, these six words are the most famous in all the literature of the world. They were spoken by Hamlet when he was thinking aloud, and they are the most famous words in Shakespeare because Hamlet was speaking not only for himself but for every thinking man and woman. To be or not to be—to live or not to live, to live richly and abundantly and eagerly, or to live dully and meanly and scarcely. A philosopher once wanted to know whether he was alive or not, which is a good question for everyone to put to himself occasionally. He answered it by saying, “I think, therefore I am.”
But the best definition of existence I ever saw was one written by another philosopher who said, “To be is to be in relations.” If this is true, then the more relations a living thing has, the more it is alive. To live abundantly means simply to increase the range and intensity (强度) of our relations. Unfortunately, we are so constituted that we get to love our routine. But other than our regular occupation, how much are we alive? If you are interested only in your regular occupation, you are alive only to that extent. So far as other things are concerned—poetry and prose, music, pictures, sports unselfish friendships, politics, international affairs—you are dead.
On the contrary, it is true that every time you acquire a new interest—even more, a new accomplishment—you increase your power of life. No one who is deeply interested in different kinds of subjects can remain unhappy. The real pessimist is the person who has lost interest.
Bacon said that a man dies as often as he loses a friend. But we gain new life by contacts with new friends, and new ideas and thoughts, too. Where your thoughts are, there will be your life also. If your thoughts are limited only to your business, only to your physical welfare, only to your narrow circle of the town in which you live, then you live in a narrow restricted life. But if you are interested in the characters of a good novel, then you are living with those highly interested people; if you listen intently to fine music, you are always away from immediate surroundings and living in a world of passion and imagination.
To be or not to be—to live intensely and richly, or merely to exist, that depends on ourselves. Let us widen and intensify our relations. While we live, let us live.
40. What does the author mainly want to do by this passage?
A. Argue against an idea.
B. Put forward an idea.
C. Introduce some famous sayings.
D. Explain some famous sayings.
41. What does the underlined word “pessimist” most probably mean?
A. Somebody who always expects the worst to happen.
B. Somebody who is always interested in making new friends.
C. Somebody who always lives in a world of passion and imagination.
D. Somebody who likes to live a rich and abundant life.
42. Which of the following behaviors is most probably NOT encouraged by the author?
A. Thinking more than your own business.
B. Caring only about your physical welfare.
C. Reading good novels.
D. Listening to fine music.
43. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. To be or not to be, that is a question.
B. I think, therefore I am.
C. To be is to be in relations.
D. A man dies as often as he loses a friend.
C
Sitting on the peaceful coast of Galapagos Islands. Ecuador, watching the sun move quietly into the sea, you shouldn’t forget that Charles Darwin (1809-1882) arrived here in 1835. He stayed on the islands for five weeks, observing various animals. This finally inspired (启发) his famous work, On the Origin of Species. You can certainly follow Darwin’s footsteps and enjoy a trip from four to seven days to the islands.
The islands are certainly a paradise (天堂) for wildlife, as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control. Though you cannot walk freely as Darwin did about 200 years ago, each day is as impressive as it could be.
The most wellknown animals of the Galapagos is the giant tortoise (巨型海龟), which can be seen moving slowly around the highlands of Sanra Cruz, the second largest island in the archipelago (群岛). Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin himself.
Despite strict control over activities and timing, your stay on the Galapagos will be remembered as a chain of incomparable pictures: diving with sea lions that swim and play within inches of you; feeling small sharks touch your feet as you swim; and, most magically, seeing a whale and her baby surface with a great breath of air.
Travelling between the islands and observing the wildlife that so inspired Darwin, you will feel as though you are getting a special view of an untouched world. At night you will sleep on board the ship, leaving the wildlife in complete occupation of the islands, which are as undisturbed now as they have been since the beginning of time.
44. What do we know about Darwin’s visit to the islands?
A. He studied different creatures on the islands.
B. He completed his famous book on the islands.
C. He was touched by the geography of the islands.
D. He was attracted by wellknown animals of the islands.
45. Which of the following plays a role in making the islands “a paradise for wildlife”?
A. Animals on the islands feed on grass.
B. Local government forbids killing wildlife.
C. People cannot visit the islands as they wish.
D. Tourists are not allowed to touch the animals.
46. Your stay on the islands will be the most impressive mainly because of .
A. the beautiful sea views
B. Darwin’s inspiring trip
C. a closer view of animals
D. various daring activities
47. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Unique Attraction for wildlife Lovers
B. Calapagos as a Paradise for Adventures
C. Charles Darwin as a symbol of Galapagos
D. A successful Example of wildlife protection
D
The secret of carrier pigeons’ unbelievable ability to find their way home has been discovered by scientists; the feathered navigators follow the roads just like we do.
Scientists now believe the phrase “as the crow flies” no longer means the shortest most direct route between two points. They say it is likely that crows and other birds also choose AA — suggested routes, even though it makes their journeys longer.
Scientists at Oxford University spent 10 years studying homing pigeons using global positioning satellite (GPS) and got a surprising result. The birds often don’t use the sun to decide their directions.
Instead they fly along motorways, turn at crossing and even go around roundabouts (绕道), adding miles to their journeys.
“It really has knocked our research team sideways to find that after a decadelong international study, pigeons appear to ignore their inbuilt directional instincts (本能) and follow the road system,” said Prof Tim Guilford, reader in animal behavior at Oxford University’s Department of Zoology.
Guilford said pigeons use their own navigational system (导航系统) when doing long distance trips or when a bird does a journey for the first time.
“But once homing pigeons have flown a journey more than once, they can fly home on a habitual route, much as we do when we are driving or walking home from work,” said Guilford.
“In short, it looks like it is mentally easier for a bird to fly down a road. They are just making their journey as simple as possible.”
48. What would be the best title of the passage?
A. How Pigeons Find Their Ways Home
B. Why Pigeons Can Fly Long Distance
C. Birds Follow Roads as We Do
D. Why Crows Fly the shortest Distance
49. Scientists used to think that homing pigeons often find their directions .
A. by global positioning satellite
B. by the sun
C. by the road system
D. by following other birds
50. Why do homing pigeons tend to follow the road system during their journey?
A. Because they don’t have their inbuilt directional instincts now.
B. Because their own navigational system doesn’t work.
C. Because it is too hard to use their own navigational system.
D. Because it is easier to make journey simple by following road system.
四、任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入1个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when we are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion.
Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boy’s hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull.
What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion. Take hats for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside. In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats, and more American men followed his example.
There is also a cyclical (周期性的) pattern in fashion. In the 1920s in Europe and America, short skirts became fashionable. After World War II, they dropped to ankle length. Then they got shorter and shorter until the miniskirt was in fashion. After a few more years, skirts became longer again.
Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the “untidy” look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashion of the top fashion houses.
At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater, and it would be discourteous (失礼的) to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don’t look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you’ll see that no one else does either!
Fashion Change
People’s (51) ▲ towards fashionOrdinary people just (52) ▲ the trends of fashion passively.
Influences of fashion
People are able to feel more confident or less (53) ▲ if they dress themselves fashionably.
Fashion or dressing (54) ▲ may have to rush constantly to keep up with the fashion.
(55) ▲ of fashion changingSometimes a fashion comes into existence (56) ▲ to convenience or practical necessity, or just because people (57) ▲ an influential person.
Cyclical pattern in fashionSome old fashion may come back to (58) ▲ after a certain period of time.
Fashion todayPeople tend to dress freely to show their personal (59) ▲ instead of going after popularity.
Writer’s attitudeWe do need to dress ourselves properly on some (60) ▲ but we don’t have to be in fashion all the way.
五、书面表达（25分）
下面的柱状图 (bar chart) 显示了随着中国经济的发展，1985年到2010年人们的交通工具的变化。根据图表信息，为你校校刊写一篇150词左右的短文。
要求如下：
(1) 图中所反映的情况；
(2) 发生这些变化的原因；
(3) 谈谈你的看法。
参考答案：
一、1—5 DDAAD6—10 CDAAD11—15 BCBAD
二、16—20 DCBAC21—25 CBDCB26—30 BBCDC31—35 ACBAD
三、36—39 BBAD40—43 BABC44—47 ACCA48—50 ABD
四、51. attitude52. follow53. embarrassed54. industries/businesses55. Causes
56. due/owing57. admire58. life59. characteristics60. occasions
五、One possible version:
As is shown in the bar chart, great changes have taken place in the means of transportation. What we notice first is that the percentage of the bicycles is decreasing while that of the cars is rising.
There are two major reasons accounting for this. On the one hand, the bicycle is not expensive, and it is affordable by the average Chinese families, so it was popular in the past. However, the bicycle is inconvenient for a long distance. On the other hand, compared with the bicycle, the car is faster and more comfortable. Therefore, with the improvement of living standards, more and more people begin to own private cars.
In my opinion, we should ride bicycles to school or to work because the traffic is heavy and the bicycle has the advantage of being small in size and can relieve the traffic. Besides, it is good for people’s health. Of course, we may drive the car if necessary.
（作者：潘井正，江苏省灌南高级中学）
1. Nowadays, in most countries, a university degree can give you flying start in life.
A. the; aB. the; 不填
C. 不填; 不填D. 不填; a
2. Try you may, you cannot persuade him to give up the plan.
A. whenB. if
C. sinceD. as
3. After the earthquake, the first thing the local government did was to provide for the homeless families.
A. accommodationB. occupation
C. equipmentD. furniture
4. On November 16, 2011, a terrible traffic accident happened in Gansu province, China, 21 students.
A. killingB. had killed
C. killedD. having killed
5. No wonder you are so tired. , you stayed up reading until eleven last night.
A. Above allB. In all
C. At allD. After all
6. —Would you mind if we set out earlier tomorrow morning?
—Well, I’d rather you .
A. don’tB. won’t
C. didn’tD. wouldn’t
7. The radio I yesterday doesn’t work again.
A. have repairedB. had it repaired
C. have it repairedD. had repaired
8. —What do you think of the movie?
—It’s fantastic. The only pity is that I the beginning of it.
A. missedB. had missed
C. missD. would miss
9. —What can I do for you?
—I’d like to buy a present for my son, at a proper price but of great use.
A. oneB. the one
C. whichD. that
10. Usually, admakers choose words and brand names very carefully in order to make a creative image of the product they are .
A. processingB. producing
C. providingD. promoting
11. Everything came after that. And now Wang Lin has student in Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
A. easy; becomeB. easy; turned
C. easily; becomeD. easily; turned
12. When people talk about the cities of the U. S., the first comes into their mind is New York.
A. of whichB. one
C. thatD. of them
13. Was it at the end of the exploration you discovered the evidence the monsters used to exist in the lake?
A. which; whichB. that; that
C. where; thatD. that; which
14. is known to us is that the little boy has read many books, most of borrowed from the library.
A. What; themB. What; which
C. It; whichD. As; them
15. I had a few problems to deal with.
A. Hardly did I arrive when
B. Hardly had I arrived than
C. No sooner had I arrived when
D. No sooner had I arrived than
二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
Perhaps your child has chosen to get a pet, and has a lizard in mind. More often 16 not, most households are fine with having pets, as long as they’re cats and dogs. But a lizard seems to be a pretty left field choice if you think about it, and people generally have no 17 how to take care of them.
Anyhow, before you do decide to get your kid a lizard for a 18, there are a couple of things you ought to consider. Like these for example:
You’ll need to make sure that the 19 you’re getting for your kid is docile (驯良的), bearing in 20 that he or she might want to take it out of the tank and play around with it. 21, pets aren’t exactly purchased just so you could look at them sitting around inside their tank. 22 to it that the lizard isn’t edgy at all. There are a few species of lizards, like the bearded dragons, which are 23 with children, mainly for the fact 24 they are not adversarial but rather calm, and they are in fact fine with being out of their 25 for a short amount of time. Yet, it’s of utmost importance that you teach your kid how to respect the lizard, since there 26 be moments that it will eventually feel like it is in 27 and might in fact defend itself in a rather 28 manner.
Another thing to consider is the size of the pet lizard as well, since not 29 household may have room for something such as an iguana or a bearded dragon. If you do not have 30 room for these kinds of lizards, perhaps it would be better to decide on getting an anole instead. Anoles are pretty handy in size, since you won’t be utilizing large enclosures. The thing with anoles however, is that they could be too small in size that a pretty active kid may end up 31 them. Apart from that, if they ever get out of the tank, you’ll find it really 32 to find them. Much like a pet fish, your child must be made to recognize that anoles are best left in tanks, so as to 33 them getting lost somewhere in your home. Also, living in colder climates can result in death for your pet lizard as well.
So to answer the question if a pet lizard is ideal for your kid, you really have to take those two points 34 above 35 consideration. But not just that, you also have to make sure that your child does not have any allergies (过敏，憎恶) to these pets or any fear of them as well.
16.
A. orB. then
C. whenD. than
17. A. plan B. ideal
C. ideaD. opinion
18. A. giftB. pet
C. presentD. member
19. A. lizardB. dog
C. catD. pet
20. A. headB. heart
C. mindD. opinion
21. A. HoweverB. Therefore
C. BesidesD. Otherwise
22. A. SayB. See
C. ThinkD. Believe
23. A. curiousB. filled
C. unpopularD. popular
24. A. what B. which
C. thatD. whether
25. A. breathB. tanks
C. placesD. water
26. A. shallB. might
C. shouldD. must
27. A. risk B. danger
C. funD. safety
28. A. friendlyB. popular
C. unfriendlyD. boring
29. A. allB. both
C. anyD. every
30. A. comfortableB. small
C. adequateD. particular
31. A. hurtingB. wounding
C. injuringD. destroying
32. A. easyB. different
C. hardD. embarrassing
33. A. allowB. avoid
C. forbidD. stop
34. A. mentionedB. mention
C. mentioningD. to mention
35. A. out ofB. in
C. forD. into
三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
Recently I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. The airline had announced her departure and standing near the security gate, they hugged and he said, “I love you. I wish you enough.”
She in turn said, “Dad, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Dad.” They kissed and she left.
He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude (打扰) on his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking, “Did you ever say goodbye to someone knowing it would be forever?”
“Yes, I have,” I replied. “Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever goodbye?” “I am old and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead, and the reality is, the next trip back will be for my funeral (葬礼),” he said.
“When you were saying goodbye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough’. May I ask what that means?”
He began to smile. “That’s a wish that has been handed down for many generations within my family. My parents used to say it to everyone.”
He paused for a moment, looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, and then he smiled even more. “When we said ‘I wish you enough’, we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain (使……持续) them,” he continued and then turning toward me he shared the following,
“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough ‘Hellos’ to get you enough the final ‘Goodbyes’.”
Then he walked away.
I WISH YOU ENOUGH!
36. The father was at the airport to .
A. welcome his daughter home
B. see his daughter off
C. meet his daughter and the author
D. share the touching poem with the author
37. It can be inferred that .
A. the daughter was eager to leave her father
B. It was not convenient for the father and daughter to see each other face to face
C. The daughter is looking forward to her father’s funeral
D. The daughter did not want her father to live together with her
38. What is probably the author’s feeling after hearing the father’s words explaining the meaning “I wish you enough”?
A. movedB. satisfied
C. interestedD. sorrowful
39. Which is probably the best title of this story?
A. Enough is Enough
B. You Can Never be Happy Enough
C. Father and Daughter
D. I Wish You Enough
B
“To be or not to be”. Outside the Bible, these six words are the most famous in all the literature of the world. They were spoken by Hamlet when he was thinking aloud, and they are the most famous words in Shakespeare because Hamlet was speaking not only for himself but for every thinking man and woman. To be or not to be—to live or not to live, to live richly and abundantly and eagerly, or to live dully and meanly and scarcely. A philosopher once wanted to know whether he was alive or not, which is a good question for everyone to put to himself occasionally. He answered it by saying, “I think, therefore I am.”
But the best definition of existence I ever saw was one written by another philosopher who said, “To be is to be in relations.” If this is true, then the more relations a living thing has, the more it is alive. To live abundantly means simply to increase the range and intensity (强度) of our relations. Unfortunately, we are so constituted that we get to love our routine. But other than our regular occupation, how much are we alive? If you are interested only in your regular occupation, you are alive only to that extent. So far as other things are concerned—poetry and prose, music, pictures, sports unselfish friendships, politics, international affairs—you are dead.
On the contrary, it is true that every time you acquire a new interest—even more, a new accomplishment—you increase your power of life. No one who is deeply interested in different kinds of subjects can remain unhappy. The real pessimist is the person who has lost interest.
Bacon said that a man dies as often as he loses a friend. But we gain new life by contacts with new friends, and new ideas and thoughts, too. Where your thoughts are, there will be your life also. If your thoughts are limited only to your business, only to your physical welfare, only to your narrow circle of the town in which you live, then you live in a narrow restricted life. But if you are interested in the characters of a good novel, then you are living with those highly interested people; if you listen intently to fine music, you are always away from immediate surroundings and living in a world of passion and imagination.
To be or not to be—to live intensely and richly, or merely to exist, that depends on ourselves. Let us widen and intensify our relations. While we live, let us live.
40. What does the author mainly want to do by this passage?
A. Argue against an idea.
B. Put forward an idea.
C. Introduce some famous sayings.
D. Explain some famous sayings.
41. What does the underlined word “pessimist” most probably mean?
A. Somebody who always expects the worst to happen.
B. Somebody who is always interested in making new friends.
C. Somebody who always lives in a world of passion and imagination.
D. Somebody who likes to live a rich and abundant life.
42. Which of the following behaviors is most probably NOT encouraged by the author?
A. Thinking more than your own business.
B. Caring only about your physical welfare.
C. Reading good novels.
D. Listening to fine music.
43. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. To be or not to be, that is a question.
B. I think, therefore I am.
C. To be is to be in relations.
D. A man dies as often as he loses a friend.
C
Sitting on the peaceful coast of Galapagos Islands. Ecuador, watching the sun move quietly into the sea, you shouldn’t forget that Charles Darwin (1809-1882) arrived here in 1835. He stayed on the islands for five weeks, observing various animals. This finally inspired (启发) his famous work, On the Origin of Species. You can certainly follow Darwin’s footsteps and enjoy a trip from four to seven days to the islands.
The islands are certainly a paradise (天堂) for wildlife, as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control. Though you cannot walk freely as Darwin did about 200 years ago, each day is as impressive as it could be.
The most wellknown animals of the Galapagos is the giant tortoise (巨型海龟), which can be seen moving slowly around the highlands of Sanra Cruz, the second largest island in the archipelago (群岛). Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin himself.
Despite strict control over activities and timing, your stay on the Galapagos will be remembered as a chain of incomparable pictures: diving with sea lions that swim and play within inches of you; feeling small sharks touch your feet as you swim; and, most magically, seeing a whale and her baby surface with a great breath of air.
Travelling between the islands and observing the wildlife that so inspired Darwin, you will feel as though you are getting a special view of an untouched world. At night you will sleep on board the ship, leaving the wildlife in complete occupation of the islands, which are as undisturbed now as they have been since the beginning of time.
44. What do we know about Darwin’s visit to the islands?
A. He studied different creatures on the islands.
B. He completed his famous book on the islands.
C. He was touched by the geography of the islands.
D. He was attracted by wellknown animals of the islands.
45. Which of the following plays a role in making the islands “a paradise for wildlife”?
A. Animals on the islands feed on grass.
B. Local government forbids killing wildlife.
C. People cannot visit the islands as they wish.
D. Tourists are not allowed to touch the animals.
46. Your stay on the islands will be the most impressive mainly because of .
A. the beautiful sea views
B. Darwin’s inspiring trip
C. a closer view of animals
D. various daring activities
47. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Unique Attraction for wildlife Lovers
B. Calapagos as a Paradise for Adventures
C. Charles Darwin as a symbol of Galapagos
D. A successful Example of wildlife protection
D
The secret of carrier pigeons’ unbelievable ability to find their way home has been discovered by scientists; the feathered navigators follow the roads just like we do.
Scientists now believe the phrase “as the crow flies” no longer means the shortest most direct route between two points. They say it is likely that crows and other birds also choose AA — suggested routes, even though it makes their journeys longer.
Scientists at Oxford University spent 10 years studying homing pigeons using global positioning satellite (GPS) and got a surprising result. The birds often don’t use the sun to decide their directions.
Instead they fly along motorways, turn at crossing and even go around roundabouts (绕道), adding miles to their journeys.
“It really has knocked our research team sideways to find that after a decadelong international study, pigeons appear to ignore their inbuilt directional instincts (本能) and follow the road system,” said Prof Tim Guilford, reader in animal behavior at Oxford University’s Department of Zoology.
Guilford said pigeons use their own navigational system (导航系统) when doing long distance trips or when a bird does a journey for the first time.
“But once homing pigeons have flown a journey more than once, they can fly home on a habitual route, much as we do when we are driving or walking home from work,” said Guilford.
“In short, it looks like it is mentally easier for a bird to fly down a road. They are just making their journey as simple as possible.”
48. What would be the best title of the passage?
A. How Pigeons Find Their Ways Home
B. Why Pigeons Can Fly Long Distance
C. Birds Follow Roads as We Do
D. Why Crows Fly the shortest Distance
49. Scientists used to think that homing pigeons often find their directions .
A. by global positioning satellite
B. by the sun
C. by the road system
D. by following other birds
50. Why do homing pigeons tend to follow the road system during their journey?
A. Because they don’t have their inbuilt directional instincts now.
B. Because their own navigational system doesn’t work.
C. Because it is too hard to use their own navigational system.
D. Because it is easier to make journey simple by following road system.
四、任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入1个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when we are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion.
Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boy’s hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull.
What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion. Take hats for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside. In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats, and more American men followed his example.
There is also a cyclical (周期性的) pattern in fashion. In the 1920s in Europe and America, short skirts became fashionable. After World War II, they dropped to ankle length. Then they got shorter and shorter until the miniskirt was in fashion. After a few more years, skirts became longer again.
Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the “untidy” look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashion of the top fashion houses.
At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater, and it would be discourteous (失礼的) to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don’t look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you’ll see that no one else does either!
Fashion Change
People’s (51) ▲ towards fashionOrdinary people just (52) ▲ the trends of fashion passively.
Influences of fashion
People are able to feel more confident or less (53) ▲ if they dress themselves fashionably.
Fashion or dressing (54) ▲ may have to rush constantly to keep up with the fashion.
(55) ▲ of fashion changingSometimes a fashion comes into existence (56) ▲ to convenience or practical necessity, or just because people (57) ▲ an influential person.
Cyclical pattern in fashionSome old fashion may come back to (58) ▲ after a certain period of time.
Fashion todayPeople tend to dress freely to show their personal (59) ▲ instead of going after popularity.
Writer’s attitudeWe do need to dress ourselves properly on some (60) ▲ but we don’t have to be in fashion all the way.
五、书面表达（25分）
下面的柱状图 (bar chart) 显示了随着中国经济的发展，1985年到2010年人们的交通工具的变化。根据图表信息，为你校校刊写一篇150词左右的短文。
要求如下：
(1) 图中所反映的情况；
(2) 发生这些变化的原因；
(3) 谈谈你的看法。
参考答案：
一、1—5 DDAAD6—10 CDAAD11—15 BCBAD
二、16—20 DCBAC21—25 CBDCB26—30 BBCDC31—35 ACBAD
三、36—39 BBAD40—43 BABC44—47 ACCA48—50 ABD
四、51. attitude52. follow53. embarrassed54. industries/businesses55. Causes
56. due/owing57. admire58. life59. characteristics60. occasions
五、One possible version:
As is shown in the bar chart, great changes have taken place in the means of transportation. What we notice first is that the percentage of the bicycles is decreasing while that of the cars is rising.
There are two major reasons accounting for this. On the one hand, the bicycle is not expensive, and it is affordable by the average Chinese families, so it was popular in the past. However, the bicycle is inconvenient for a long distance. On the other hand, compared with the bicycle, the car is faster and more comfortable. Therefore, with the improvement of living standards, more and more people begin to own private cars.
In my opinion, we should ride bicycles to school or to work because the traffic is heavy and the bicycle has the advantage of being small in size and can relieve the traffic. Besides, it is good for people’s health. Of course, we may drive the car if necessary.
（作者：潘井正，江苏省灌南高级中学）