I語(yǔ)言知識(shí)及應(yīng)用

1、I 語(yǔ)言知識(shí)及應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié), 滿分45分）第一節(jié) 完形填空（共15小題；每小題2分, 滿分30分）閱讀下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后從16 30各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng), 并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Mrs. Jones was very fond of singing. She had a good 16 , except that some of her high notes tended to sound like a gate, which someone had forgotten to 17 . Mrs. Jones was very conscious of thi

2、s 18 , and took every 19 she could find to practice these high 20 . As she lived in a small house where she could not practice without 21 the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time, and practiced her high notes there. Every time she heard a

3、22 or a person coming along the 23 , she stopped and 24 until she could no longer be heard before she started practicing again, because she was a 25 person, and because she was sensitive about those high notes.One afternoon, however, a fast, open car came up behind her so 26 and so fast that she did

4、 not hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most 27 notes at the time, and as the car passed her, she saw an anxious 28 suddenly come over its drivers face. He put his brakes on violently, and as soon as the car stopped, jumped out and began to 29 all

5、 his tires carefully.Mrs. Jones did not dare to tell him what the noise he had heard had really been, so he got back into his car and drove off as 30 as he had been when he stopped.16. A. voice B. noise C. sound D. note17. A. close B. open C. repair D. oil18. A. strength B. sickness C. weakness D. a

6、dvantage19. A. time B. chance C. person D. place20. A. notes B. songs C. signs D. sounds21. A. preventing B. harming C. disturbing D. damaging22. A. train B. car C. noise D. driver23. A. path B. avenue C. street D. road24. A. waited B. expected C. confused D. puzzled25. A. brave B. shy C. ordinary D

7、. unique26. A. slightly B. gently C. quickly D. silently27. A. beautiful B. exhausting C. difficult D. energetic28. A. expression B. explanation C. impression D. reaction29. A. approach B. observe C. repair D. examine30. A. convinced B. upset C. puzzled D. pleased第二節(jié) 語(yǔ)法填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）根據(jù)照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語(yǔ)

8、法性，在下面空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~語(yǔ)或使用括號(hào)中詞語(yǔ)的適當(dāng)形式填空, 并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號(hào)為3145的相應(yīng)位置上。第二節(jié) 語(yǔ)法填空31. Tom looked at me _ (curious), he wanted to know everything.32. There are _ (variety) kinds of plants in the world.33. He couldnt afford the fare, so he had to earn his passage _ doing jobs on the ship34. Whether it will do us har

9、m or good still _ (remain) to be seen.35. She is always complaining, for she is not content _ what she has had.36. When the day breaks, the soldiers found themselves _ (surround) by their enemies.37. - Must I finish my paper before 4 oclock?- No, you _. You may hand it in tomorrow.38. Van Gogh was _

10、 unique painter for his painting style was quite different from others.39. The discovery of new evidence led to the thief _(catch).40. _ needs further discussion whether we can raise money for the Hope Project.41. He couldnt say a word when he heard the _ (disappoint) news.42. That they won the game

11、 was _ we had expected.43. She always criticized Tom, _ made him very unhappy.44. _(see) I was angry, she stopped talking and left.45. Helen _(leave) her key in the office, so she had to wait until her husband came back.III 閱讀 （共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié) 閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文, 從每題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中, 選出最佳選項(xiàng), 并在

12、答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AI sit at my kitchen table, while my daughter, Anna, sits next to my mother. On the wall hangs a photo of my father.When is Rick going to be here? My mother asks, referring to my husband.I dont know, Mom, I answer patiently. Hell be here for dinner.I sigh and get up from the table. This is

13、 at least the tenth time she has asked that question.While my mother and daughter play, I busy myself making a salad.Dont put in any onions, Mom says. You know how Daddy hates onion.Yes, Mom, I answer.I scrub(洗擦) off a carrot and chop it into bite-size pieces.Dont put any onions in the salad, she re

14、minds me. You know how Daddy hates onion.This time I cant answer.My mother had been beautiful. She still is. In fact, my mother is still everything she hasbeen, just a bit forgetful.I cut off the end of the cucumber and rub it to take away the bitterness. Cut and rub. Thisis a trick I have learned f

15、rom my mother, along with a trillion other things: cooking, sewing,dating, laughing, thinking. I learned how to grow up.And I learned that when my mother was around, I never had to be afraid.So why am I afraid now?I study my mothers hands. Her nails are no longer a bright red, but painted a light pi

16、nk.Almost no color at all. And as I stare at them, I realize I am feeling them as they shaped myyouth. Hands that packed a thousand lunches and wiped a million tears off my cheeks.Now my hands have grown into those of my mothers. Hands that have cooked uneatenmeals, held my own daughters frightened

17、fingers on the first day of school and dried tearsoff her face.I grow lighthearted. I can feel my mother kiss me goodnight, check to see if the window islocked, then blow another kiss from the doorway. Then I am my mother, blowing that samekiss to Anna.Outside everything is still. Shadows fall among

18、 the trees, shaped like pieces of a puzzle.Someday my daughter will be standing in my place, and I will rest where my mother now sits.Will I remember then how it felt to be both mother and daughter? Will I ask the samequestion too many times?I walk over and sit down between my mother and her grandda

19、ughter.Where is Rick? my mother asks, resting her hand on the table next to mine. And in thatinstant I know she remembers. She may repeat herself a little too much. But she remembers.Hell be here, I answer with a smile.46. Whats wrong with the writers mother?A. She is very old. B. She suffers forget

20、fulness.C. She is absent-minded. D. She is eager to see Rick.47. What can we learn about the writers father according to the passage?A. He might have passed away for years.B. He goes out for a walk by himself.C. He is out doing something with Rick.D. He loves the writers mother deeply.48. The underl

21、ined sentence I realize I am feeling them as they shaped my youth probably means that _.A. Mothers hands witnessed my growth as a youthB. Mothers hands are similar to mine as a youthC. I like to feel mothers hands when she was youngD. I realize her hands were exactly like those in her youth49. Which

22、 of the following words best describe the writers mood towards her mother?A. Content. B. Disappointed. C. Loving. D. Considerate.50. The best title for the passage would be _.A. Mothers beauty B. My father hates onionC. Hard-working mother D. Mothers handsBIn England three foreign gentlemen came to

23、a bus stop. They studied the information on the post sign and decided which bus to take. About five minutes later the bus they wanted came along. They prepared to get on. Suddenly people rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted insulting remarks about the foreigners

24、. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreign gentlemen looked puzzled and ashamed. No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus so that the first person who arrived at a bus-stop is the first person to get on the bu

25、s.Learning the language of a country isnt enough. If you want to ensure a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your hosts. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people th

26、ere consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, You might see a man apparently shaking his head at another and assume (認(rèn)為) that he is disagreeing. But in many parts of India a rotating (旋轉(zhuǎn)) movement of

27、 the head is a gesture that express agreement or acceptance. Nodding your head when offered a drink in Bulgaria is likely to leave you thirsty. In that country you shake your head to express yes - a nod means no.In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs when sitting, talking to someone, even at

28、 an important meeting. Doing this when meeting an important person in Thailand, however, could cause offence (冒犯). It is considered too informal an attitude for such an occasion. Also when in Thailand avoid touching the head of an adult - its just not done.Attitudes to women vary considerably around

29、 the world. In Japan, for example, it is quite usual for men to plan evening entertainments for themselves and leave their wives at home.Knowing about customs and attitudes is useful when you are travelling, but you also need to know the language used to express different degrees of formality (禮節(jié)).5

30、1. The three foreign gentlemen looked puzzled and ashamed because _.A. they didnt know the English languageB. the bus conductor told them to jump the queueC. they didnt know the custom of lining up for a busD. they thought they were looked down upon52. Whats the meaning of the underlined word insult

31、ing in Para. 1?A. Modest. B. Entertaining. C. Misunderstanding. D. Rude.53. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?A. In Europe, using the left hand is considered less respected.B. In India, the left hand is not used as a sign of respect to others.C. In Thailand, youd be

32、tter cross your legs when sitting or talking.D. In Japan, it is considered bad manners to touch the head of an adult.54. The underlined sentence Nodding your head when offered a drink in Bulgaria is likely to leave you thirsty means in Bulgaria _.A. you are probably thirsty if you nod your headB. yo

33、ure possibly eager to have a drink if you nod your headC. you probably refuse to drink when you nod your headD. youd like to have a cup of tea because you nod your head55. We can infer from the passage that _.A. in Asian countries, women are equal to men in every fieldB. learning a language well is

34、a necessity before going abroadC. attitudes to women vary from country to countryD. in Japan, men are still the centre of the familyCPALO AITO, California-Switching off the television may help prevent children from getting fatter-even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exer

35、cise, US researchers said last week.A study of 192 third and fourth grades, generally aged eight and nine, found that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television gained nearly two pounds(0.91 kg) less over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet.The f

36、indings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity, said Thomas Robinson, a pediatrician(兒科專家) at Stanford University.American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television an

37、d videos or playing games, and rates of childhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years, Robinson said.In the study, presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in San Francisco, the researchers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their television vi

38、ewing by one-quarter to one-third.Children watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller increase in waist size and had less body fat than other students who continue their normal television viewing, even though neither group ate a special diet nor took part in any extra exercise

39、.One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to the television may simply have been moving around and burning off calories, Robinson said.Another reason might be due to eating fewer meals in front of the television. Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV enc

40、ourages people to eat more, Robinson added.56. The purpose of the first two paragraphs is _.A. to report the time children spend watching TVB. to show that more TV time leads to getting fatterC. to tell us the best way to reduce weightD. to introduce the background of the research57. According to th

41、e passage, the time American children usually spend on watching TV _.A. is more than four hours a day B. is less than four hours a dayC. doubled in the last twenty years D. is more than on any other activities58. The time the 100 children spend on TV every day is about _ in the study.A. a quarter of

42、 an hour B. four hours C. three hours D. one hour59. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage ?A. Weight increase owes to the result of a reduction in TV viewing.B. The percentage of children getting fatter has doubled in the last 20 years.C. Children usually eat less while

43、 watching TV.D. Children usually eat nothing while watching TV.60. The main idea of the passage would be _.A. less TV time helps reduce childrens weightB. fewer meals is a must in reducing childrens weightC. the less you eat, the thinner you will beD. more exercise is of great benefit to reduce weig

44、htDWe all have ideas about what kinds of foods are good to eat. We also have ideas about what kinds of foods are bad to eat. As a result, people from one culture often think the foods that people from another culture eat are nauseating(令人作嘔的). When the famous boxer Muhammad Ali visited Africa, for e

45、xample, one member of his group became quite sick when he saw someone pick up a butterfly and eat it. Many people would find it disgusting to eat rats, but there are forty-two different cultures whose people regard rats as appropriate food.Food likes and dislikes do not always seem related to nutrit

46、ion. For example, broccoli is first on a list of the most nutritious common vegetables, but it is twenty-first on a list of vegetables that Americans like most to eat. Tomatoes are sixteenth on the list of most nutritious vegetables, but they are first on the list of vegetables that Americans like m

47、ost to eat.But dislike is not the only reason why some cultures will not eat a certain food. In some cultures, certain foods are taboo. Some foods are taboo in certain religions, but there are also other food taboos that are not connected to a religion. We do not usually think about why certain thin

48、gs are taboo in our culture. We may not even know why they are taboo. Anthropologists(人類學(xué)家) try to discover the hidden reasons for taboos.Anthropologists believe that most food likes and dislikes are a result of the ways of life of different people. Some people live in areas where there are both lar

49、ge animals and many insects. It is difficult for these people to kill large animals, and it requires a lot of energy. It is easier for them to use insects for food because it is not difficult to catch insects and it does not require a lot of energy. Nomadic(游牧的) people who move around will not want

50、to keep pigs for food. People will not eat pets such as dogs. Americans eat a lot of beef because there is plenty of land for raising cattle and the meat can be shipped cheaply for long distances by railroads.61. Whats the main topic of this passage?A. Food and religion. B. Food and culture.C. Nutri

51、tion of different foods. D. Different ways of life.62. Which of the following statements is TRUE about food likes and dislikes?A. They are seldom related to nutrition.B. They are mostly associated with peoples taste.C. They are mostly connected with peoples life styles.D. They are usually related to

52、 cultures or religions.63. The underlined word taboo (Line 3, Para. 3) refers to _. A. something undiscovered B. certain religions C. something forbidden D. certain foods64. What can we infer from the passage?A. It is believed that brcoccoli is more nutritious than tomatoes.B. Americans prefer tomat

53、oes to beef.C. People in Inner Mongolia would probably like to keep pigs for food.D. The famous boxer Muhamm Ali would like to eat rat rather than butterfly.65. Why do Americans prefer to eat beef?A. Because beef provides a lot of energy people require.B. Because beef is on the list of the most nutr

54、itious foods.C. Because they have the ideal condition to keep and ship cattle.D. Because cattle are large animals.第二節(jié) 信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）請(qǐng)閱讀下列應(yīng)用文及相關(guān)信息, 并按照要求匹配信息。請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡上將對(duì)應(yīng)題號(hào)的相應(yīng)選項(xiàng)字母涂黑。首先，請(qǐng)閱讀下列電影簡(jiǎn)介：A. DreamgirlsBased on the 1981 Broadway musical comedy Dreamgirls, a story of greed, tough hate, and

55、romance. Three young women - Deena Jones, Effie White, and Lorrell Robinson - desire to become pop stars and get their wish when theyre picked to be backup singers for the legendary James Thunder Early.B. Charlottes WebA live-action/computer-animated feature film, based on the popular book with the

56、same name by E.B. White. Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.C. Miss PotterThirty years old and single, Bea

57、trix Potter lives in London with her parents, who are angry that she has turned down any number of eligible young men. Her only real friends are the animals which she has drawn and made up stories about. She finally succeeds in selling a book of the stories, and it becomes Norman Warnes first projec

58、t. He quickly falls in love with both the book and Beatrix.D. BabelRichard and Susan are a couple from San Diego, California who are vacationing in Morocco while their two children are at home with their Mexican housekeeper, Amelia. Meanwhile, a local herdsmans young sons, shot at a tour bus and hit

59、 Susan in the shoulder, causing her severe injury. The anxious Richard calls home to tell Amelia of the situation, who shortly departs for Mexico to attend her sons wedding, along with their children. Disaster thus multiplies, with the situation in Morocco owing to terrorists in the media, Amelia me

60、ets with trouble at the Mexican border when she returns.E. Children of MenSet in 2027, when no child has been born for 18 years and science is at loss to explain the reason, African and East European societies collapse and their dwindling populations migrate to England and other wealthy nations. In