A well-dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’s birthday. The price didn’t matter. Since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that cost $5000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.
A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality, as she wanted a pair of earrings made, “Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?” said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, “I would say it’s exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl.”
The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $ 25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.
Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse. “I don’t like to part with it,” she said sadly, “I inherited it from my mother, and my mother inherited it from hers. But I really need the money.”
The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news. The man, however, was nowhere to be found.
1. The man said he wanted to buy a pearl for ______.
A. his wife B. his mother-in–law C. his own mother D. no one
2. He paid $ 5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining because ______.
A. he was very rich B. he wanted to make the jeweler believe him
C. he was anxious to get it D. his business had been successful
3. He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be ______.
A. exactly the same size as the black on
B. exactly the same quality as the black one
C. worth no more than $ 25,000
D. exactly as big and nice as the black one
4. Many people answered the advertisement because they wanted _______.
A. to see the perfect pearl
B. to buy some beautiful pearls too
C. to get in touch with the rich man
D. to sell their own pearl at a high price
5. The jeweler couldn’t find the man anywhere because ______.
A. he died suddenly.
B. He happened to be out
C. He got $ 20,000 by cheating and had run away with the money.
D. He wouldn’t show up until the jeweler called him a second time.
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，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案在答题卡上标号为26-35的相应位置涂黑。
A few years ago, SARS broke out in the mainland of China, ____26____ (cause) some people to be killed or nearly got close to____27_____ (die). The situation was so severe _____28___ there was no time to debate who is to blame. The most important thing for the government to do is to find out ____29____ cause of this deadly disease. They invited all the most experienced experts in this field to discuss and quite a few suggestions ____30____ (put forward). Some of the top experts then tested them to see ____31____ they were available. Doctor Zhong Nanshan chose one patient who was ___32___(serious) ill and had little hope of picking up and had the new medicine ____33____(test) on him. To his great joy, this patient recovered! He made his way to his office and telephoned the top official, telling him this exciting news. ___34____ convenience, he moved to live in his office. His method did make sense. Not soon after that, the other hospitals also controlled this terrible disease ___35___ kicked it out finally.
第二部分：语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
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16--25各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡相应的16--25上将该项涂黑。
In 1956 Phoenix, Arizona, was a city with boundless blue skies. One day as I walked around the house with my sister Kathy’s new parakeet （小鹦鹉）on my finger, I wanted to show Perky 16_____ the sky looked like. Maybe he could make a little bird friend out there. I took him into the backyard, and then, to my 17______, Perky flew off. The enormous（巨大的）, blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue treasure and suddenly he had gone, clipped wings and all.
Kathy managed to forgive me. With fake optimism（乐观）, she even tried to reassure （安慰）me that Perky would find a new 18 ______. But I was far too clever to 19______ that such a thing was possible.
Decades later, I watched my own 20_______ growing. We shared their activities, spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the parents of the kids’ friends, the Kissells. The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the best of friends. One evening, the game was to tell Great Pet stories. One person claimed（宣称） to 21______ the oldest living goldfish. Someone else had a psychic dog. Then Barry, the father of the other family, took the floor and 22 ________ that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet, Sweetie Pie.
"The best thing 23______ Sweetie Pie," he said, "was the way we got him. One day, when I was about eight, out of the clear, blue sky, a little blue parakeet just floated down and landed on my finger."
When I was finally able to 24_______ , we examined the amazing evidence（证据）. The dates and the locations and the pictures of the bird all matched up. It seems our two families had been connected long before we ever met. Forty years later, I ran to my sister and said, "You were 25_______! Perky lived!"
16. A. what B. how C. which D. where
17. A. joy B. horror C. disappointment D. satisfaction
18. A. parent B. home C. master D. life
19. A. imagine B. suppose C. doubt D. believe
20. A. birds B. happiness C. worries D. children
21. A. catch B. find C. buy D. have
22. A. announced B. said C. told D. hoped
23. A. in B. about C. of D. on
24. A. think B. speak C. interrupt D. explain
25. A. right B. wrong C. silly D. mad
第二节：完成句子
根据所给提示完成句子(每空一词，每题3分，共15分) 。
71.很明显，他必须跟她道歉，那么她就会原谅他的。
It is _______ that he must _________ ______ her, then she will______ him.
72.如果你欠债了，我会信守诺言帮助你。
If you _______ _______ _________, I would ______ ______ _____ to help you.
73.你本不应该对母亲撒谎的。
You ________ ______ ______ ______ _____ to your mother.
74. 我不会允许你在考试中作弊而不受惩罚。
I won’t ______ you______ _____ _____ cheating in the exam.
75. 那个商店老板试图通过打折来赢回顾客。
The shopkeeper is trying to ________ his customers ________ with a ________ .
第II卷（共三节，满分50分）
第五部分：基础和写作（共三节，满分50分）
第一节单词拼写
根据中文提示或首字母填写单词（每空1分，共10分）。
56.You mustn’t come here without ____________(允许).
57. The __________ (宗教的) origins of the custom are unknown.
58. The visitors a________ the beauty of the park.
59.She was _________(授予) a medal for her bravery.
60. What is for dinner? I am s_________.
61.The child couldn’t keep his_________ (平衡)on his new bike.
62. The two schools will be_________(组合)to form one big new school.
63. She rose, g_________ at the rude waiter.
64.Why not advertise the ___________(好处) of our foods to attract customers.
65. A friend is one that can share my _________ (忧伤) and happiness.
根据所给出词的适当形式填空 (每空1分，共5分) 。
66. There are different kinds of________ (celebrate) for Halloween in different
western countries.
67．If you were an ________ (independence) man, It means you could earn your living by yourself.
68. He found her menu so_________ (limit) that he stopped worrying.
69. I have hardly enough _______ (strong) left to move my feet.
70. I had to explain the reasons to satisfy his _______（curious）.
信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
下面几个人正在选择要看那类电视节目。请阅读下面几段描述，然后为他们选择最合适的电视节目。
TODAY’S TELEVISION PROGRAMME REVIEW
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A．TV1 7:20pm. Find out more about Australia’s animal life. This film was made last year by one of Australia’s best-known cameramen, Dougie Bond. He spent over 200 hours filming the birds, animals and fish that inhabit this beautiful continent and for the first time brings some of these unusual animals to our TV screen. |
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B．TV3 9:00pm. The popular science programme is back with the latest in technology and medicine. This week, cars that run on sunlight and the story of one baby’s fight to live. |
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C．TV2 8:10 pm. Do you think what goes into the food most of us eat every day of the week? Tonight’s programme take a serious scientific look at the bread industry. Whether you bake your bread or just enjoy buying it, this programme will give you an interesting insight into something most of us eat every day of the week. |
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D．TV3 8:45 pm. If you have always wanted to cook, now’s your chance to learn. In the studio are two chefs who will take you through some simple recipes step by step This is a repeat of the popular series shown last year, and available from most good bookshops. |
E. TV3 7:40 pm. The latest new music. Pete Hogg looks at the best of the current rap, raga and new jack swing plus new video releases. This is the programme that tells you all about what’s happening on the music scene and brings you interviews with tomorrow’s young artists.
F. TV9 8:30 pm. The programme is mainly designed for those foreigners who are interested in touring in China. It covers most famous places of great interest in mainland.
51. Although Rob leads a quiet life in a small village, that doesn’t stop him from wanting to find out about the latest scientific development.
52. Bella enjoys eating out but can’t afford to spend very much at the moment as she is saving for a holiday. She has never learned how to cook , so now it might be quite a good time to find out.
53. Dan is interested in taking wildlife photographs and enjoys the kind of programme which gives him a chance to see a professional photographer at work.
54. Gina is a music teacher. Although she prefers classical music, she likes to follow the kind of music that interests the teenagers she teaches.
55. Daniel is a traveler from Greece, and he wants to travel in China, but he knows little about China
