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本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分；时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共90分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man mean?
A. He will be able to reach the station in 10 minutes.
B. He won’t be able to reach the station in 10 minutes.
C. He won’t take the woman to the station.
2. Where are the two speakers talking?
A. In the garden. B. In the house.
C. In the garage.
3. What does the man advise Alan to do?
A. Go out to work. B. Listen carefully to John.
C. Be calm and patient.
4. How will the man go to Beijing?
A. By plane. B. By train.
C. By car.
5. What does the man mean?
A. He’ll deliver the luggage by car.
B. He won’t take the luggage with him.
C. He doesn’t need any help with the luggage.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题。从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. How long will they have to wait before they can see Jack?
A. Twelve hours. B. Fifteen minutes.
C. Twenty minutes.
7. What are they going to do first?
A. To go to a bookstore.
B. To go to have lunch with Jack.
C. To make a telephone call to Jack.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where are the two speakers?
A. In an office. B. In a restaurant.
C. In a post office.
9. What will the woman do for the man?
A. Post a letter. B. Buy some food.
C. Find more stamps.
10. When does the conversation probably happen?
A. Early in the morning. B. Around noon.
C. Late in the afternoon.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where is the man from?
A. France. B. Spain.
C. England.
12. How long will the man stay in England?
A. Two months. B. Six months.
C. One year.
13. Where is the woman’s classmate now?
A. In Spain. B. In China.
C. In England.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. When does the man start his winter holiday?
A. The second week of January.
B. The third week of January.
C. Either the second or third week of January.
15. Which of the following is the man’s favorite sport?
A. Skiing. B. Surfing. C. Skating.
16. Why doesn’t the woman like to spend her weekend with the man?
A. Because she likes to stay at home.
B. Because she dislikes the cold weather.
C. Because she doesn’t like any outdoor sports.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is this passage mainly about?
A. Various cultures. B. Different countries.
C. Table manners.
18. In which country is it acceptable to make noise when you drink the soup?
A. Britain. B. Japan.
C. Mexico.
19. What should we do while we are dining in a British family?
A. Try not to put our hands on the table.
B. Keep our hands on the table.
C. Eat with our left hand.
20. What can we do when we are in different countries?
A. Try to do as the natives do. B. Ask people to help you.
C. Do as you do at home.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
21. — I just can’t stop worrying about the result of the job interview.
— ＿＿＿＿ . There’s nothing you can do now but wait.
A. Relax B. Go ahead
C. Go for it D. Sure
22. Lake Tianchi is ＿＿＿＿ highest volcanic lake in the world, covering ＿＿＿＿ area of about ten square kilometers.
A. a; an B. the; the
C. a; the D. the; an
23. — When can I see you, Mr Black? Three o’clock this afternoon?
— Oh, no. I ＿＿＿＿ a meeting then.
A. will have B. will be having
C. am having D. had
24. — Are you coming to the Christmas party?
— I’m not sure. I ＿＿＿＿ go to the concert instead.
A. must B. can
C. should D. might
25. — Can I ask a favour ＿＿＿＿ you?
— Certainly.
A. of B. for
C. to D. from
26. He had a wonderful childhood, ＿＿＿＿ with his mother to all corners of the world.
A. travel B. to travel
C. traveled D. traveling
27. We’ll have a picnic in the park this Sunday ＿＿＿＿ it rains or it’s very cold.
A. when B. if
C. unless D. until
28. Since then, computers ＿＿＿＿ by people to communicate with each other around the world through the Internet.
A. will be used B. are used
C. have been used D. were used
29. No one knows for sure, and making predictions ＿＿＿＿ a risky business.
A. is B. are
C. was D. were
30. ＿＿＿＿ straight on and you will see the post office. You won’t miss it.
A. Go B. Going C. To go D. If you go
第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分）
When Phillip was on his way to the airport one afternoon, he asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks.
The plane was to 31 at 5:30pm. From the bank there was still a 32 journey to the airport. Phillip merely watched the 33 along the way. Shortly before arriving, he began 34 the things he would need for the 35 . Tickets, money, the address of his hotel, traveler’s checks. Just a moment. How about his passport? Phillip went through his pockets. He suddenly 36 that he must have left his passport at the 37 .
What on earth could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too 38 time to return to the bank. This was the first time he was representing (代表) his 39 for an important meeting with a manager of a French firm in Paris the following morning. 40 a passport he would be 41 to board the plane (登机). At that moment, the taxi 42 outside the airport building. Phillip got out, took his suitcase and 43 the driver. He then noticed things seemed out of 44 in the building. A 45 could be heard over the loudspeaker.
“We very much regret to say that owing to a twenty-four-hour strike of airport staff, all flights for the rest of today have had to be 46 . Passengers are 47 to get in touch with their travel agents or with us for information on tomorrow’s flights.” Phillip 48 a deep breath. He would let his company know about this 49 and, 50 , he would have an opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to get back his passport.
31. A. leave B. arrive C. take D. pull
32. A. pleasant B. short C. long D. remote
33. A. scenery B. scene C. view D. sight
34. A. counting B. examining C. testing D. checking
35. A. plane B. flight C. trip D. meeting
36. A. recognized B. realized C. noticed D. learned
37. A. hotel B. office C. bank D. airport
38. A. little B. much C. less D. least
39. A. wife B. family C. country D. company
40. A. On B. By C. With D. Without
41. A. agreed B. unable C. allowed D. difficult
42. A. stopped B. drove C. reached D. parked
43. A. left B. greeted C. paid D. called
44. A. mind B. order C. sight D. place
45. A. speech B. noise C. call D. voice
46. A. used up B. held up C. switched off D. called off
47. A. advised B. forced C. told D. made
48. A. gave B. got C. took D. sent 49. A. position B. situation C. location D. condition
50. A. sadly B. unfortunately C. thankfully D. possibly
第三部分 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
A
Futurologists (未来学家) predict that life will probably be very different in 2050.
TV channels will have disappeared. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television. Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away. By 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers, and books will come to us by computer.
Cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to control the speed and there won’t be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination. Space planes will take people around the world in 2 hours. Today, the United States Space Shuttle can go into space and land on the Earth again. By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just 2 hours.
Robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already used robots. Big companies prefer robots—they don’t ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere—in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.
Medical technology will have controlled many diseases. Today, there are devices (设备) that connect directly to the brain to help people hear. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people to see and hear again.
Scientists will have discovered how to control genes. Scientists have already produced clones of animals. By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people, and decide how they look, how they behave and how clever they are. Scientists will be able to do these things, but should they?
51. According to the passage, which of the following can be realized today?
A. Creating clones of human beings.
B. Reading newspapers on a computer.
C. Choosing TV programs freely from a “menu”.
D. Using a space shuttle to take tourists into space.
52. Some big companies prefer robots to human workers, because human workers ＿＿＿＿ .
A. can work 24 hours a day B. often ask for more pay
C. are not clever enough D. are often late for work 53. What can we infer from Paragraph 5?
A. Few diseases will attack people by 2050.
B. There will be no blind and deaf people by 2050.
C. Medical technology will be more effective by 2050.
D. Devices will be connected directly to the brain to help people hear.
54. What is the author’s attitude towards the cloning technology?
A. The author thinks human cloning is impossible.
B. The author is quite excited about human cloning.
C. The author does not support the use of cloning technology.
D. The author does not really support the idea of human cloning.
B
Beijing West Railway Station is the biggest railway station I have ever seen. I once joked, “You will never know how many people there are in China unless you go to Beijing West Railway Station.”
I usually bought hard-berth (硬卧) tickets when I traveled by train in China. The first thing I noticed was that Chinese berths were much smaller than those in other countries. Though I had to crouch (蜷缩) on the berth, I could still manage to sleep on it, as I’m not that tall.
China’s trains are operated efficiently. The work is done well among the attendants (乘务员) and trains leave on time. The friendly nature of the Chinese passengers turns a trip on the train into a big family gathering, and they often share their food with other passengers. Foreigners, on the other hand, will say “hi” to each other, but rarely go further than that. On Chinese trains, I often saw such a funny thing: old couples would argue about where they should put their luggage; young people would begin to play with their mobile phones as soon as they settled in their seats.
I like traveling by train in China because it is cheap, safe and comfortable. In India and Spain, people are always knocking off the metal parts of the train to sell them for money. Bit by bit, the train is destroyed. That’s why there are signs on the train, warning “Stop stealing the train!” There are signs on Dutch and French trains which read “No Sticking” to stop people from sticking pictures on the trains. On the other hand, on Chinese trains you can find signs like this: “Welcome to take our train.”
55. What did Beijing West Railway Station remind the writer of?
A. The large population of China.
B. The biggest railway station in the world.
C. The good management of Chinese trains.
D. The smaller hard-berths compared with other countries. 56. Which of the following statements is true according to writer’s opinion?
A. It’s a pity that trains in India are often stolen.
B. Young people pay more attention to their luggage.
C. Chinese passengers are friendlier than foreigners.
D. Dutch and French trains are more special with pictures stuck on them.
57. Which of the following might be the best title of this passage?
A. Experiencing China by Traveling on Trains.
B. A Foreigner’s View on Chinese Trains.
C. Different Train Systems in the World.
D. A Foreigner’s Impression on Traveling in China.
C
Science is moving forward at a record pace, but there are still some basic questions that haven’t been answered. Last month, the American magazine Weird asked thinkers to list life’s real mysteries, big or small. Here are two of the mysteries they listed.
Where Did Life Come from?
Charles Darwin’s natural selection explained how organisms survive by evolving. But it didn’t tell us where life came from. How did life come about? Science hasn’t yet given us the answer to this.
The mystery has deepened over time. If we assume there is no God who created life, it should be possible to create life in a lab. But no scientist has come close to doing that yet.
Is Time an Illusion (幻觉)?
Albert Einstein once said that time is another dimension (维), a fourth one. As we know, there are already three dimensions—the up-down, side-to-side, forward-back dimensions we live in every day.
Our understanding of time, Einstein said, depends on our relationship to it. Based on that, some scientists said that past, present, and future existed only in our imagination. They were built by our brains so that everything didn’t seem to happen at once.
However, Einstein’s idea works better on paper than in the real world. Unlike in other dimensions, we can move only one way in time.
58. What’s the purpose of writing the passage?
A. To ask readers to list life’s mysteries.
B. To encourage us to solve the mysteries.
C. To share with us some of life’s mysteries.
D. To throw light on more of life’s real mysteries.
59. Einstein’s theory about time ＿＿＿＿ .
A. claims it is nothing but an illusion
B. solves the mystery of time completely
C. explains why we move only one way in time
D. can be connected with Darwin’s evolution theory 60. Which of the following would the writer probably agree with?
A. Every one should choose a theory to believe in.
B. There’s no need for us to find out about life’s origin.
C. Some of life’s mysteries still remain unanswered.
D. Charles Darwin’s natural selection theory has no truth at all.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共60分）
第四部分 写作（共四节，满分60分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
61. He thought he could produce more rice by crossing different ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ (种类) of plants.
62. Just like spoken language, body language ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ (不同) from culture to culture.
63. The project of helping the poor was ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ (支持) by the government.
64. Scientists have made a ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ (突破) in computer science.
65. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ (传统上), China’s economy used to be based on its agriculture.
66. They try to find out a s to this problem.
67. Air, water and sunlight are usually viewed as the most important natural r .
68. At present, there are three highways under c that will link the two cities.
69. There is also night bus service which is p by the bus company in this big city.
70. The natives here c with us through gesture.
第二节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco. “Mom and Dad, I’m coming home, but I’ve a favor to ask. I have a friend. I’d like to bring him home with me.”
“Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to meet him.”
“There’s something you should know,” the son continued. “He was injured pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mine (地雷) and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to live with us.”
“We’re sorry to hear that, son. But, maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.”
“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.”
“Son,” said the father, “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden to us. We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.”
At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building. The police believed he had killed himself. The grief-stricken (悲痛欲绝的) parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue (太平间) to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had only one arm and one leg.
71. What happened to the soldier when he stepped on a land mine? (within 7 words)
72. Why couldn’t the parents allow their son’s friend to live with them? (within 10 words)
73. Why did the son do after calling his parents a few days later? (within 3 words)
74. How did the parents might feel when they discovered the truth? (1 word )
75. Who was the soldier’s friend? (3 words)
第三节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Today our class organized an activity to climb Mount Qingcheng. We set off by bus at 8 a.m. Half an hour late we arrived in the foot of the mountain. In order to get some exercises and enjoy the scenery more fully, we walk up instead of taking the bus. The higher we climbed, more tired we felt. And no one gave up. At last we all reached on the top, where we enjoyed our lunch and took many photos. At 4 p.m., they returned home. Though I am still tired, I feel happily. Above all, I have realized that we can succeed as well as we keep on.
第四节 书面表达 (满分25分)
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第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共90分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man mean?
A. He will be able to reach the station in 10 minutes.
B. He won’t be able to reach the station in 10 minutes.
C. He won’t take the woman to the station.
2. Where are the two speakers talking?
A. In the garden. B. In the house.
C. In the garage.
3. What does the man advise Alan to do?
A. Go out to work. B. Listen carefully to John.
C. Be calm and patient.
4. How will the man go to Beijing?
A. By plane. B. By train.
C. By car.
5. What does the man mean?
A. He’ll deliver the luggage by car.
B. He won’t take the luggage with him.
C. He doesn’t need any help with the luggage.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题。从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. How long will they have to wait before they can see Jack?
A. Twelve hours. B. Fifteen minutes.
C. Twenty minutes.
7. What are they going to do first?
A. To go to a bookstore.
B. To go to have lunch with Jack.
C. To make a telephone call to Jack.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where are the two speakers?
A. In an office. B. In a restaurant.
C. In a post office.
9. What will the woman do for the man?
A. Post a letter. B. Buy some food.
C. Find more stamps.
10. When does the conversation probably happen?
A. Early in the morning. B. Around noon.
C. Late in the afternoon.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where is the man from?
A. France. B. Spain.
C. England.
12. How long will the man stay in England?
A. Two months. B. Six months.
C. One year.
13. Where is the woman’s classmate now?
A. In Spain. B. In China.
C. In England.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. When does the man start his winter holiday?
A. The second week of January.
B. The third week of January.
C. Either the second or third week of January.
15. Which of the following is the man’s favorite sport?
A. Skiing. B. Surfing. C. Skating.
16. Why doesn’t the woman like to spend her weekend with the man?
A. Because she likes to stay at home.
B. Because she dislikes the cold weather.
C. Because she doesn’t like any outdoor sports.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is this passage mainly about?
A. Various cultures. B. Different countries.
C. Table manners.
18. In which country is it acceptable to make noise when you drink the soup?
A. Britain. B. Japan.
C. Mexico.
19. What should we do while we are dining in a British family?
A. Try not to put our hands on the table.
B. Keep our hands on the table.
C. Eat with our left hand.
20. What can we do when we are in different countries?
A. Try to do as the natives do. B. Ask people to help you.
C. Do as you do at home.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
21. — I just can’t stop worrying about the result of the job interview.
— ＿＿＿＿ . There’s nothing you can do now but wait.
A. Relax B. Go ahead
C. Go for it D. Sure
22. Lake Tianchi is ＿＿＿＿ highest volcanic lake in the world, covering ＿＿＿＿ area of about ten square kilometers.
A. a; an B. the; the
C. a; the D. the; an
23. — When can I see you, Mr Black? Three o’clock this afternoon?
— Oh, no. I ＿＿＿＿ a meeting then.
A. will have B. will be having
C. am having D. had
24. — Are you coming to the Christmas party?
— I’m not sure. I ＿＿＿＿ go to the concert instead.
A. must B. can
C. should D. might
25. — Can I ask a favour ＿＿＿＿ you?
— Certainly.
A. of B. for
C. to D. from
26. He had a wonderful childhood, ＿＿＿＿ with his mother to all corners of the world.
A. travel B. to travel
C. traveled D. traveling
27. We’ll have a picnic in the park this Sunday ＿＿＿＿ it rains or it’s very cold.
A. when B. if
C. unless D. until
28. Since then, computers ＿＿＿＿ by people to communicate with each other around the world through the Internet.
A. will be used B. are used
C. have been used D. were used
29. No one knows for sure, and making predictions ＿＿＿＿ a risky business.
A. is B. are
C. was D. were
30. ＿＿＿＿ straight on and you will see the post office. You won’t miss it.
A. Go B. Going C. To go D. If you go
第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分）
When Phillip was on his way to the airport one afternoon, he asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks.
The plane was to 31 at 5:30pm. From the bank there was still a 32 journey to the airport. Phillip merely watched the 33 along the way. Shortly before arriving, he began 34 the things he would need for the 35 . Tickets, money, the address of his hotel, traveler’s checks. Just a moment. How about his passport? Phillip went through his pockets. He suddenly 36 that he must have left his passport at the 37 .
What on earth could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too 38 time to return to the bank. This was the first time he was representing (代表) his 39 for an important meeting with a manager of a French firm in Paris the following morning. 40 a passport he would be 41 to board the plane (登机). At that moment, the taxi 42 outside the airport building. Phillip got out, took his suitcase and 43 the driver. He then noticed things seemed out of 44 in the building. A 45 could be heard over the loudspeaker.
“We very much regret to say that owing to a twenty-four-hour strike of airport staff, all flights for the rest of today have had to be 46 . Passengers are 47 to get in touch with their travel agents or with us for information on tomorrow’s flights.” Phillip 48 a deep breath. He would let his company know about this 49 and, 50 , he would have an opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to get back his passport.
31. A. leave B. arrive C. take D. pull
32. A. pleasant B. short C. long D. remote
33. A. scenery B. scene C. view D. sight
34. A. counting B. examining C. testing D. checking
35. A. plane B. flight C. trip D. meeting
36. A. recognized B. realized C. noticed D. learned
37. A. hotel B. office C. bank D. airport
38. A. little B. much C. less D. least
39. A. wife B. family C. country D. company
40. A. On B. By C. With D. Without
41. A. agreed B. unable C. allowed D. difficult
42. A. stopped B. drove C. reached D. parked
43. A. left B. greeted C. paid D. called
44. A. mind B. order C. sight D. place
45. A. speech B. noise C. call D. voice
46. A. used up B. held up C. switched off D. called off
47. A. advised B. forced C. told D. made
48. A. gave B. got C. took D. sent 49. A. position B. situation C. location D. condition
50. A. sadly B. unfortunately C. thankfully D. possibly
第三部分 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
A
Futurologists (未来学家) predict that life will probably be very different in 2050.
TV channels will have disappeared. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television. Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away. By 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers, and books will come to us by computer.
Cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to control the speed and there won’t be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination. Space planes will take people around the world in 2 hours. Today, the United States Space Shuttle can go into space and land on the Earth again. By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just 2 hours.
Robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already used robots. Big companies prefer robots—they don’t ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere—in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.
Medical technology will have controlled many diseases. Today, there are devices (设备) that connect directly to the brain to help people hear. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people to see and hear again.
Scientists will have discovered how to control genes. Scientists have already produced clones of animals. By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people, and decide how they look, how they behave and how clever they are. Scientists will be able to do these things, but should they?
51. According to the passage, which of the following can be realized today?
A. Creating clones of human beings.
B. Reading newspapers on a computer.
C. Choosing TV programs freely from a “menu”.
D. Using a space shuttle to take tourists into space.
52. Some big companies prefer robots to human workers, because human workers ＿＿＿＿ .
A. can work 24 hours a day B. often ask for more pay
C. are not clever enough D. are often late for work 53. What can we infer from Paragraph 5?
A. Few diseases will attack people by 2050.
B. There will be no blind and deaf people by 2050.
C. Medical technology will be more effective by 2050.
D. Devices will be connected directly to the brain to help people hear.
54. What is the author’s attitude towards the cloning technology?
A. The author thinks human cloning is impossible.
B. The author is quite excited about human cloning.
C. The author does not support the use of cloning technology.
D. The author does not really support the idea of human cloning.
B
Beijing West Railway Station is the biggest railway station I have ever seen. I once joked, “You will never know how many people there are in China unless you go to Beijing West Railway Station.”
I usually bought hard-berth (硬卧) tickets when I traveled by train in China. The first thing I noticed was that Chinese berths were much smaller than those in other countries. Though I had to crouch (蜷缩) on the berth, I could still manage to sleep on it, as I’m not that tall.
China’s trains are operated efficiently. The work is done well among the attendants (乘务员) and trains leave on time. The friendly nature of the Chinese passengers turns a trip on the train into a big family gathering, and they often share their food with other passengers. Foreigners, on the other hand, will say “hi” to each other, but rarely go further than that. On Chinese trains, I often saw such a funny thing: old couples would argue about where they should put their luggage; young people would begin to play with their mobile phones as soon as they settled in their seats.
I like traveling by train in China because it is cheap, safe and comfortable. In India and Spain, people are always knocking off the metal parts of the train to sell them for money. Bit by bit, the train is destroyed. That’s why there are signs on the train, warning “Stop stealing the train!” There are signs on Dutch and French trains which read “No Sticking” to stop people from sticking pictures on the trains. On the other hand, on Chinese trains you can find signs like this: “Welcome to take our train.”
55. What did Beijing West Railway Station remind the writer of?
A. The large population of China.
B. The biggest railway station in the world.
C. The good management of Chinese trains.
D. The smaller hard-berths compared with other countries. 56. Which of the following statements is true according to writer’s opinion?
A. It’s a pity that trains in India are often stolen.
B. Young people pay more attention to their luggage.
C. Chinese passengers are friendlier than foreigners.
D. Dutch and French trains are more special with pictures stuck on them.
57. Which of the following might be the best title of this passage?
A. Experiencing China by Traveling on Trains.
B. A Foreigner’s View on Chinese Trains.
C. Different Train Systems in the World.
D. A Foreigner’s Impression on Traveling in China.
C
Science is moving forward at a record pace, but there are still some basic questions that haven’t been answered. Last month, the American magazine Weird asked thinkers to list life’s real mysteries, big or small. Here are two of the mysteries they listed.
Where Did Life Come from?
Charles Darwin’s natural selection explained how organisms survive by evolving. But it didn’t tell us where life came from. How did life come about? Science hasn’t yet given us the answer to this.
The mystery has deepened over time. If we assume there is no God who created life, it should be possible to create life in a lab. But no scientist has come close to doing that yet.
Is Time an Illusion (幻觉)?
Albert Einstein once said that time is another dimension (维), a fourth one. As we know, there are already three dimensions—the up-down, side-to-side, forward-back dimensions we live in every day.
Our understanding of time, Einstein said, depends on our relationship to it. Based on that, some scientists said that past, present, and future existed only in our imagination. They were built by our brains so that everything didn’t seem to happen at once.
However, Einstein’s idea works better on paper than in the real world. Unlike in other dimensions, we can move only one way in time.
58. What’s the purpose of writing the passage?
A. To ask readers to list life’s mysteries.
B. To encourage us to solve the mysteries.
C. To share with us some of life’s mysteries.
D. To throw light on more of life’s real mysteries.
59. Einstein’s theory about time ＿＿＿＿ .
A. claims it is nothing but an illusion
B. solves the mystery of time completely
C. explains why we move only one way in time
D. can be connected with Darwin’s evolution theory 60. Which of the following would the writer probably agree with?
A. Every one should choose a theory to believe in.
B. There’s no need for us to find out about life’s origin.
C. Some of life’s mysteries still remain unanswered.
D. Charles Darwin’s natural selection theory has no truth at all.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共60分）
第四部分 写作（共四节，满分60分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
61. He thought he could produce more rice by crossing different ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ (种类) of plants.
62. Just like spoken language, body language ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ (不同) from culture to culture.
63. The project of helping the poor was ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ (支持) by the government.
64. Scientists have made a ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ (突破) in computer science.
65. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ (传统上), China’s economy used to be based on its agriculture.
66. They try to find out a s to this problem.
67. Air, water and sunlight are usually viewed as the most important natural r .
68. At present, there are three highways under c that will link the two cities.
69. There is also night bus service which is p by the bus company in this big city.
70. The natives here c with us through gesture.
第二节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco. “Mom and Dad, I’m coming home, but I’ve a favor to ask. I have a friend. I’d like to bring him home with me.”
“Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to meet him.”
“There’s something you should know,” the son continued. “He was injured pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mine (地雷) and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to live with us.”
“We’re sorry to hear that, son. But, maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.”
“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.”
“Son,” said the father, “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden to us. We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.”
At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building. The police believed he had killed himself. The grief-stricken (悲痛欲绝的) parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue (太平间) to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had only one arm and one leg.
71. What happened to the soldier when he stepped on a land mine? (within 7 words)
72. Why couldn’t the parents allow their son’s friend to live with them? (within 10 words)
73. Why did the son do after calling his parents a few days later? (within 3 words)
74. How did the parents might feel when they discovered the truth? (1 word )
75. Who was the soldier’s friend? (3 words)
第三节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Today our class organized an activity to climb Mount Qingcheng. We set off by bus at 8 a.m. Half an hour late we arrived in the foot of the mountain. In order to get some exercises and enjoy the scenery more fully, we walk up instead of taking the bus. The higher we climbed, more tired we felt. And no one gave up. At last we all reached on the top, where we enjoyed our lunch and took many photos. At 4 p.m., they returned home. Though I am still tired, I feel happily. Above all, I have realized that we can succeed as well as we keep on.
第四节 书面表达 (满分25分)
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