第一部分 英语知识运用

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1. The boss of our company set 　　　　　example for us and showed that we should give 　　　　　aid to others when they need it.

A. /; the　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the; an　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. an; /　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. an; an

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

假设你是王林，周日你在家中写作业时听到弟弟发出的尖叫声，原来他被小刀割伤了手指，你按照自己学的急救知识给他进行了处理。请你就此事写一篇英语日记。

注意：

1. 词数120左右；

2. 可根据内容需要适当拓展，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：消炎药膏antibiotic ointment

E

Each person must find their own strength and motivation as they overcome the difficulties that stand in their way. Along the way I learned the universal unchanging keys to success that allowed me to develop in the competitive world of professional football and in my present profession as a motivational speaker and author.

The first key to success is desire. As a parent we want great things for our children but unless that desire comes from within your child they cannot succeed. I saw situations where parents had taken away the opportunity for their child to develop that burning desire to succeed. When parents step in and take these decisions away from young athletes, the young never develop the desire that competition at a higher level demands.

Goal setting is a training that successful people practice. Sports are great places to develop the habit of goal setting. I have found that setting preparation goals is much more effective than setting game goals. After honestly judging a performance I would pick one or two areas that I needed to concentrate on in preparation for the next game.

Dedication (奉献) is hard work, constant learning, and refusing to quit. Do your children know how hard their sports heroes worked and continue to work at their desire? Your dedication and your approval, and respect for dedication will help develop it in your child.



Teamwork is what the world is hungry for. In great teams the team covers up for each person’s weaknesses while it values and makes full use of each one’s strengths. As a longtime captain of the Denver Broncos I have instant credibility in this field but the truth is that teamwork is as important in the workplace as at home.

51. The author used to be a 　　.

　　 A. football player　 　　　 B. writer 　　　　　　　 C. speaker 　　　　　 D. coach

52. According to the second paragraph, parents should 　　.

　　 A. find the desire to succeed in children

　　 B. have higher expectations of their children

　　 C. create opportunities for children to succeed

　　 D. allow children to develop the desire to succeed

53. What kind of goals did the author set before a game?

　　 A. Game goals. 　　　　　　 B. Preparation goals.　　 C. Team goals. 　　 　　　 D. Personal goals.

54. How does the author emphasize the importance of teamwork?

　　 A. By providing data. 　　　　　

　　 B. By making comparisons. 　

　　 C. By giving an example of his own. 　　

　　 D. By asking a question and answering it.

55. What is the main purpose of the author?

　　 A. To argue a point. 　　　　　　　　　　

　　 B. To recall his past success. 　　　　

　　 C. To give parents some advice. 　　

　　 D. To share some keys to success.

D

You may have received CPR training some time ago, but could you remember the proper technique in an emergency? Do you know what to do in the event of an earthquake? A new study shows that people often do not remember things they have seen hundreds of times.

In the study, 54 people were asked to write down the location of the fire extinguishers (灭火器) near their offices. While many have worked in their offices for years and have passed the bright red extinguishers several times a day, only 24% knew the answer. Many of them were surprised that they had never noticed them.

“If I ask you to draw the front of a dime (一角硬币) or the front of a dollar bill from memory, how well could you do that?” asks Alan Castel, a professor from UCLA. “You’ve seen it so many times, but you probably haven’t paid much attention to it.” Castel says not noticing things isn’t necessarily bad, particularly when those things are not important in your daily life. But with safety information, such as knowing where fire extinguishers are, being prepared can, of course, be very useful.

A few months later, the office workers were asked to take the same test again. All of them performed well this time. “We don’t notice something if we’re attending to something else,” says Castel. “Fire extinguishers are bright red and very conspicuous, but we’re almost blind to them until they become relevant (相关的).”

Castel also stresses that making errors during training was useful. As with the fire extinguisher exercise, errors can teach us that we don’t know something well and need to pay more attention in order to memorize them. It’s good if errors happen during a training and not during an event where you need the information. That’s part of the learning process.

47. What does the writer want to prove by giving the example of a dime?

　　 A. It is a coin of the least value in the US.

　　 B. The front design is different from the back one.

　　 C. Most of us can draw something quite well from memory.

　　 D. We may ignore something that we have seen many times.

48. According to the text, we will pay attention to things 　　　.

　　 A. that are related to us 　　　　　　　　　 B. that we often walk by

　　 C. that are in front of us　　　　　　　　　　 D. that we have seen for long

49. The underlined word “conspicuous” in Paragraph 4 probably means “ 　　　”.

　　 A. dangerous 　　　 B. expensive 　　　　 C. obvious　　 　 D. heavy

50. From the last paragraph, we can infer that 　　　.

　　 A. training is a process to make errors

　　 B. wrong information in training is harmful

　　 C. it is natural to make errors in training

　　 D. errors in training are a chance to learn

C

To me, everyone has at least one talent, and while it sometimes takes you a lifetime to find, it does exist.

One sunny afternoon in 1953, we went out to the school’s playground for our gym class. The teacher taught us various track and field events. I was a loser in all of them. Then came the javelin (标枪). Finally, when everyone had a chance to throw, the longest throw went about 30 yards. Now it was my turn. I raised the javelin over my head, took six quick steps and let it go. I watched as the javelin took off. As it went past the 50-yard mark, it was still going. Then people began cheering. Nobody could believe what little Orowitz had just done.

The very next day I began practicing with it, and every day that summer —for six hours or more — I would throw it in a nearby schoolyard. With an eye to the Olympics, I continued to work out until one day I could go into a college. But not warming up properly, I tore some tissues in my left shoulder, so I gave up my dream of attending the Olympics.

Several years later, a co-worker, who was a hopeful actor, asked for help in learning his part. When I began reading the script (剧本), the same kind of fascination that took hold of me when I picked up the javelin appeared. Immediately I attended an acting school. That led to small parts in movies, which at last led me to another area — directing.

I feel strongly that we must keep our minds open; we can’t let ourselves be discouraged or depressed when the talent doesn’t readily appear. Yet when it does, we must be prepared to get hold of it right away.

43. What did we know about the writer in 1953?

　　 A. He found his true talent.

　　 B. He was bad at all the subjects.　　　　

　 　 C. Many of his classmates didn’t like him.　　　　　　　　　

　　 D. He decided to choose a career in acting.

44. Why did the writer give up his dream of attending the Olympics?

　　 A. Because he didn’t get prepared.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　

　　 B. Because he was more interested in acting.　　　　　　 　

　　 C. Because he got injured in the left shoulder.

　　 D. Because he lost interest in throwing the javelin.

45. When the writer wrote the text, he was probably a(n) 　　　.

　 　 A. teacher　　　　　　 B. actor　　　　　　　　 C. director　　　 　　　 D. athlete

46. What doesn’t the writer probably agree?

　 　 A. Everyone has a talent although it’s hard to find it sometimes.

　 　 B. The joy of finding something that one can do makes one try his best.

　 　 C. One should be patient and active even if the talent doesn’t appear.

　 　 D. One can find his true talent only after suffering some failures.

B

Many common sayings are familiar to us. However, what did they really mean when they were first used? Look at the following to find out.

clear as a bell

Now, it is used to mean something that can be understood without difficulty. Back then? Before the time of loudspeakers (扩音器), church bells were used to inform a village or town of danger, death or something important. These church bells were big and their sounds carried long distances so that they could be heard from faraway farms. The sounds were loud and clear — clear as a bell.

rain cats and dogs

This sounds silly. How can cats and dogs be rained from the sky？Okay, they can’t be rained from the sky, but they can fall down from slippery (滑的) roofs. In Middle-aged England, these animals used to live on the roofs of houses. When it rained heavily, the roofs would become slippery and these animals would fall onto the ground below. So now this saying means raining heavily.

saved by the bell

This phrase is often used in classes where students are “saved” from answering difficult questions by the school bell. Its beginning was quite fearful. Hundreds of years ago in England, there was a fear of being buried alive. Maybe because medicine wasn’t as developed as it is today, it was difficult to tell if someone was really gone forever. To make sure someone who was buried alive could be saved, a little bell was tied to the person’s hand. This way, if he woke up underground, the grave keepers would hear the bell and save him.

39. What do we mean by saying something is “clear as a bell”?

　　 A. It’s easy to find.　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. It’s easy to understand.

　　 C. It’s annoying to hear.　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. It’s dangerous to deal with.

40. What do we know about cats and dogs in Middle-aged England?

　　 A. They were afraid to walk in the rain.

　　 B. They usually slept on the roofs of houses.

　　 C. They hated to live together with their owners.

　　 D. They were fond of walking on slippery roofs.

41. In the past, a little bell was tied to the hand of a dead person in the UK for the purpose of 　　　.

　 　 A. letting people know he was dead

　 　 B. preventing him from feeling lonely underground

　 　 C. making it possible to save him if he woke up

　 　 D. showing others that he died of some rare disease

42. What’s the topic of the text?

　 　 A. The origins of some common sayings.

　 　 B. The modern meanings of some old sayings.

　 　 C. Some customs in England hundreds of years ago.

　 　 D. Different occasions on which some common sayings are used.

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Once, a group of schoolchildren were on an outing. Almost all of them were playing ball except Monty, who seemed a bit 　16　 . He didn’t like fights or sports. He wouldn’t even 　17　 　himself when others hit him. He was so strange that he didn’t play football with the others at the beginning. When he finally 　18　 　the ball that day, it ended up in a little cave. When they went to get the ball, they found a box 　19　 　an enormous book. The book was 　20　 　a magical shine. The children gave the 　21　 　to the teacher, who was attracted by it.

The book was called The Great Gifts, and there were 　22　 　stories about great inventors, artists, writers and explorers. With each story the children became more wide-eyed, and they were 　23　 　by all those characters with special gifts.

They 　24　 　reached the last page of the book, which 　25　 　the origin of those great people. The teacher read:

“There’s a(n) 　26　 　in heaven called the fountain (源泉) of hearts, where, before birth, each heart is assigned (赋予) its special gifts. They use a little bit of everything to make normal people. But, sometimes, something goes 　27　 , and some hearts end up much emptier than normal. In those cases, the 　28　 　fill up with a last gift which makes the person exceptional (杰出的). They may 　29　 　many other qualities; in many ways they will be different, and they may be seen as 　30　 　children. However, when their special gift is discovered, their 　31　 　will become part of books like this one.”

When the teacher finished, there was a long 　32　 . Suddenly Monty came into their mind, and they 　33　 　that he was exactly one of the special cases, 　34　 　the book had described. They felt 　35　 　about every time they had laughed at him.

16. A. foolish　　　　　　 B. honest　　　　　　 C. clever　　　　　　 D. brave

17. A. warn　　　　　　　 B. defend　　　　　 C. forget　　　　　　 D. remind

18. A. found　　　　　　　 B. kicked　　　　　 C. moved　　　　　 D. invented

19. A. arranging　　　　 B. describing　　　 C. publishing　　　 D. containing

20. A. turning off　　　 B. turning up　　　 C. giving off　　　 D. giving up

21. A. book　　　　　　　 B. ball　　　　　　　 C. box　　　　　　　 D. gift

22. A. magical　　　　　 B. common　　　　 C. wonderful　　　 D. severe

23. A. attracted　　　　　 B. moved　　　　　 C. pleased　　　　　 D. amused

24. A. easily　　　　　　　 B. finally　　　　　 C. actually　　　　　 D. carefully

25. A. set about　　　　 B. brought about　 C. searched for 　 D. spoke about

26. A. book 　　　　　　 B. invention 　　　 C. place　　　　　　 D. gift

27. A. wrong　　　　　　 B. special　　　　　 C. lucky　　　　　　 D. familiar

28. A. people　　　　　　 B. hearts　　　　　　 C. bodies　　　　　　 D. fountains

29. A. have　　　　　　　 B. develop　　　　　 C. lack　　　　　　　 D. learn

30. A. smart　　　　　　　 B. humorous　　　 C. difficult　　　　 D. strange

31. A. ambition　　　　 B. motivation　　 C. techniques　　　 D. achievements

32. A. silence　　　　　　 B. darkness　　　　 C. laugh　　　　　　 D. quarrel

33. A. ignored　　　　　 B. imagined　　　　 C. understood　　 D. promised

34. A. if　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　　 D. until

35. A. pride　　　　　　　 B. delight　　　　　 C. pity　　　　　　　 D. regret

15. — Do you need me to carry the bag for you?

　　 — No, 　　　. I can manage it.

A. don’t bother　　　　　　 B. this is the case　　 　　 C. it all depends　　　　　　 D. nothing serious