III．阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Until late in the 20th century, most Americans spent time with people of different generations．Now middle-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves．
That’s because we group people by age．We put our three-year-olds together in day-care centers, our 13-year-olds in schools and sports activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior-citizen homes．Why?
We live away from the old for many reasons．Young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears of aging and dying．It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes．Sometimes it’s so hard that we stay away from the people who need us the most．
Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old．And we have discovered that they often save the young．
A reporter moved her family onto a block filled with old people．At first her children were disappointed．But the reporter baked banana bread for the neighbors and had her children deliver it and visit．Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects．“My children have never been less lonely,” the reporter said．
The young, in turn, save the old．Once I was in a rest home when a visitor showed up with a baby, she was immediately surrounded．People who hadn’t gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair．Even those who had seemed asleep woke up to watch the child．Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure．
Grandparents are a special case．They give their grandchildren a feeling of security(安全) and continuity．As my husband put it, “My grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end．” Grandchildren speak of attention they don’t get from worried parents．“My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down,” one friend said．A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer and more trusting．
41．Now in an American family, people can find that _____．
A．children never live with their parents
B．not all working people live with their parents
C．aged people are supported by their grandchildren
D．grandchildren are supported by their grandparents
42．What may be the reason why old people are left alone?
A．The old don’t like to live in a big family
B．The young can’t get enough money to support the old
C．Different generations have different lifestyles
D．The old are too weak to live with the young
43．The fact the reporter told us shows that _____．
A．old people in America lead a hard life
B．old people in America enjoy banana bread
C．she had no time to take care of her children
D．old people are easy to get along with
44．Seeing a baby, the old people got excited because _____．
A．they had never seen a baby before
B．the baby was clever and beautiful
C．the baby brought them the image of life
D．the baby’s mother would take care of them
45．Why are some children quieter,calmer and more trusting?
A．Because they have relationships with their grandparents
B．Because their worried parents ask them to act like that
C．Because they have nothing to worry about
D．Because their teachers ask them to act like that
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。
Habits,whether good or bad,are gradually formed．When a person does a certain thing again,he 31 (drive)by an unseen force to do the same thing 32 (repeat);then a habit is formed．Once 33 habit is formed,it is difficult,and sometimes 34 (possible),to get rid of．It is therefore very important that we pay great attention to the formation of habits．
Children often form bad habits,some of 35 remain with them as long as they live． 36
(lazy),lying,stealing and so on are all easily-formed bad habits．However,there are many 37 habits formed in early life that are of great help．Many successful men say much of their success has 38 to do with certain habits in early life,like early rising and honesty．We should keep away 39 all the bad habits and try to form such habits 40 will be good for ourselves and others．
第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~30各题所给出的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Flying first class was a new experience for me．I had a sense of 21 to be flying in such luxury(奢侈)．
I noticed that the stewardess was working non-stop to ensure the 22 of the first class passengers．I thought about how much she must love her job as she smiled kindly at each person while 23 to their needs．
As the stewardess walked by our seats near the 24 of the flight, I looked at her and said, “Thank you and I hope you have a great night”．She stopped with a look of 25 , bent down, looked at me and said, “Excuse me？” I repeated my words and she smiled in a rather 26 way, almost as if I had asked her a question that she did not know how to answer．
Then she said,“I can 27 you work with the public,” she said．“Why do you think so?” I asked．She answered very quietly “Because you are the 28 passenger here to say‘thank you ’to me tonight．And I really appreciate your kindness．”
The sense of belonging to the superior group of people in first class 29 as we heard her words．I was reminded that without 30 , we would be flying in no class．
21．A．success B．disappointment C．shame D．pride
22．A．safety B．comfort C．food D．rest
23．A．attending B．looking C．taking D．turning
24．A．side B．middle C．end D．front
25．A．dislike B．happiness C．kindness D．disbelief
26．A．happy B．lovely C．kind D．funny
27．A．help B．hear C．make D．tell
28．A．best B．only C．simple D．usual
29．A．lost B．rose C．disappeared D．showed
30．A．happiness B．money C．kindness D．trust
第二节读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文．
Growing up to Be Independent
Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence can be morn useful than crying for help. That's what Hong Zhanhui's story of growing from boy to man with family hardships tells us.
Hong who was born 1982 in a poor family in Xinhua County, Henan Province is now a hero in people's mind. When he was only 11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned baby girl. A year later, Hong's mother and younger brother both left home because of poverty and pressure from his sick father. Their burdens fell onto the 12-year-old's shoulders: to treat his father's illness, bring up the adopted sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.Hong didn't give up. Since a young age, he has worked in part-time jobs to feed his family. At the same time, he has studied at college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to rent a room
near his campus for her, and send her to school. After Hong's story went public, people were moved to tears by his unselfishness. Hard as his life sas, Hong didn't abandon his father and the adopted sister, because they needed his help. With his hard-won money, he even aided other students struggling against misfortunes.
Hong's story shows that with love and willpower, no hardship can defeat a person but himself.So when facing difficulties, don't complain about bad luck. Consider what morn you could do for your family and society and you'll find the world smiling back.
假设你是一名读者，你读到了以上关于洪战辉的报道后，你想写信与他交朋友，在鼓励他的同时和他分享你自己的成长经历。
在信的开头介绍你读到的关于他的报道，以约30年词概括以上文章的内容要点。
以约120个词就“成长和独立”为主题，写一篇感想。并包括以下要点。
1．你读完这篇报道后有什么感想？你认为独立精神对青少年成长的作用是什么？
2．请记叙在你自己成长过程中就独立精神的培养的真实或虚构的一次经历.
写作要求
1．作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
评分标准
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
请阅读下列旅游景点的信息，并按照要求匹配信息。选出符合各小题要求的最佳选顼，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．选项中有一项是多余选项。
Here are some information about several websites.
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A．http://www.yoka.com/ Yoka Fashion Network is the first upper-class brand positioning in consumer for high-quality lifestyle, serving the high-income professional fashion website users. To create interactive online fashion community,it runs as a network fashion circle which includes the fashion products manufacturers,fashion critics, fashion magezine publishers, fashion designers, fashion blog writers, fashion brand retailers, advertisers and brands, etd. |
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B．http://www.szsjg.net/ Do you have a legal matter that you need cleared up? Does your business need to find an experianced lawyer to consult about potentially sticky legal situations? Don't be hesitating;contact a well-practised lawyer, be sure to give you professional advice! |
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C．http://www.itourchina.com.cn As one of the largest tour operators in China, we offer you sorted, package tours and custom tours made specially for you! Our China tour service ranges from budget group China tour peckages to luxury private tour packages as well as discount hotel reservation in China. Try it out!We endeavor to make your china vacation unique and affordable. |
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D．http://www.china.travel/ |
China Travel Net is intended to provide tourists with travel information, destination infonnation,travel products, fashion and cultural information services and products; additionally, as China's tourism international marketing platform, it is to shape the tourism image of China for the international visitors, providing travel information, destination information and tourism products and services, which are both in Chinese and English versions.
E. http://www.trends.com.cn/
Fashion Media Group, the unique community representatives in the field of China Journal, is Chins's largest media group of the high-grade journals, covering a wide range of its business in the books editors, publishing, advertising, printing, distribution, etc, with diversification of the contents of journals: "Fashion COMSOPOLITAN", "Esquire", "Home fashion", "Fashion Tourism", "Ms. Fashion Health", "Men's Fashion Health", "Fashion's Bazaar", "Fashion Men's Bazaar", "Chinese geography", "Fashion Time", "Good Housekeeper", "Fashion Car", "Food and Wine", "Rob Report ", "fashion bride", etc.
F. http://www.chinabook.org/
This website takes advantage of its vast information and quick speed, gathering together thousands of the National Press, providing the latest information and the functions of book sales,new book published subscriptions, second-hand books transctions, e-books online to reader forum, academics, clubs, etc.
根据以下各人的需求，寻找适合的网站。
56. John and his families like taking budget travelling to any place which can show local custom.This time, they want to make a trip to China.As usual, they don't want to join any groups with a fixed tourist guide. Since they have no ides about where to start, they'd like to get some advice about the route meeting their demands.
57. Minnie is a white-coller worker in an international company. Hard as the work is,she enjoys running after the fashion. She usually seeks for some latest information on the lnternet during the break in her office. She likes reacting critics and blogs in particular.
58. Henry is involved in some intractable (难处理的) problems which is related to his company's finance. Owing to not having employed a counselor, he is looking for any lawyer to give him some advice.
59. Tina takes reading as her hobby. She usually spends a lot of time in reading boojs online at weekends. But sometimes she will buy some books whose topic or content really attract her, no matter whether it is latest or second-hand.
60. Dr. Green and his wife are always pursuing high-quality lifestyle.They are supposed to have a long holiday next month, so they plan to travel around China which is said to be with many excellent places by their friends. In order to make a confirmation and have a better understanding of China, they need to do some research on the Internet.
Uncertainty spreads through our lives so thoroughly that it dominates our language，Our everyday speech is made up in large part of words like probably, many, soon,great,little.What do these words mean?
Such verbal imprecision is not necessarily to be criticized. Indeed, it has a value Just because it allows uw to express judgments when a precise quantitative statement is out of the question.
We have been trying to pin down by experiments what people meari by these expressions in specific contexts, and how the meanings change with age. For instance,a subject is told "There are many trees in the park" and is asked to say what number the word may mean to him. Or a child is invited to take "some" sweets from a bowl and we then count how many he has taken. We compare the number he takes when he is alone with the number when one or more other children are present and are to take some sweets after him, or with the number he takes when told to give
“some" sweets to another child.
First, we find that the number depends, of course, on the items involved. To most people some friends means about five, while some trees means about twenty. However, unrelated areas sometimes show parallel values. For instance, the language of probability seems to mean about the same thing in predictions about the weather and about politics: the expression is certain to( rain,or be elected)signifies to the average person about a 70 percent chance; is likely to, about a 60 percent chance; probably will, about 55 percent.
Secondly, the size of the population of items influences the value assigned to an expression.Thus, if we tell a subject to take "a few" or“a lot of" glass balls from a box, he will take me if the box contains a large number of glass balls than if it has a small number, But not proportionately more: if we increase the number of glass balls eight times, the subject takes only half as large a percentage of the total.
Thirdly, there is a marked change with age. Among children between six and fourteen years old, the older the child, the fewer glass balls, he will take. But the difference between a lot and a few widens with age. This age effect is so consistent that it might be used as a test of intelligence.
51. What's the right attitude towards the words like probably, any and soon ?
A. They are inaccurate and we should avoid them.
B. They are necessary since we cannot be always precise.
C. They should be criticized because there are too many of them.
D. Their value is not yet clear since we don't know their meaning.
52. Why do we do experiments with the words many and some?
A. To prove that people are insensitive to these words.
B. To prove that the words dominate our everyday speech.
C. To find out how the meanings vary with age and contexts.
D. To find out whether the words can mean a precise quantity.
53. Which of the following expressions means a larger chance in weather broadcast?
A. Possible. B. Probable. C. Be likely to. D. Be certain to.
54. Which of the following is similar to the underlined word signifies in its meaning?
A. makes B. means C. predicts D. indicates
55. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Uncertainty in the Language Use.
B. How to Use Language in an Uncertain Way
C.Uncertain Words and their Use in Specific Contexts
D. Experiments on Relationship between Uncertainty and Language Use
