英语卷 第I卷（共80分） 第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 1. — Are you going to live with us this summer, Auntie Rosemary?
— ______, dear. A. I don’t expect so B. Don’t mention it C. Never mind D. It doesn’t matter 2. The Taylors decided that they would employ ______ cleaner to do ______ housework. A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. 不填; the 3. My cousin left for London ten years ago, and I ______ her ever since. A. wouldn’t see B. hadn’t seen C. didn’t see D. haven’t seen 4. What we need is a better transport system, ______, more buses and trains and fewer cars. A. as a result B. in other words C. as a matter of fact D. by the way 5. Medicines should be put in places ______ children’s reach. A. beside B. over C. beyond D. within 6. — Happy birthday, Tom. — Well, ______, my birthday was yesterday. Anyhow, thank you all the same! A. actually B. basically C. probably D. certainly 7. ______ I suggest that you consider the matter further before taking any action? A. Must B. May C. Will D. Need 8. Mr. Smith ______ a lot of his business on the Internet these days, so he doesn’t have to visit his customers often. A. does B. makes C. takes D. gets 9. With the world population ______ to increase, our demand for energy is also growing. A. to continue B. continue C. continuing D. continued 10. The young man we’ve just talked to is a traveler ______ parents visited us last year. A. that B. whose C. whom D. which 11. ______ she is doing now will determine her future in the company. A. Wherever B. Whenever C. Whichever D. Whatever 12. Some of us are sensitive to smells while ______ find colors easier to remember. A. the other B. the others C. others D. another 13. I spent several years in France, ______ I never learnt to speak French. A. for B. yet C. or D. so 14. The nurse found a little boy in the corner of the room, ______ and crying. A. frightened B. frightening C. being frightened D. having frightened 15. When I was looking through my family’s old photos the other day, I ______ a photo of my parents’ wedding. A. came for B. came after C. came to D. came across 16. The sweater that my mum made was twice the ______ it should have been. A. quantity B. size C. number D. quality 17. The ground has been cleared and houses ______ for those homeless people now. A. build B. have built C. are built D. are being built 18. She spends most of her monthly income on books, and the rest ______ to food and clothing. A. goes B. go C. has gone D. have gone 19. I usually do the washing up and leave the cooking to my wife, ______ she’s a better cook than me. A. unless B. even though C. as D. in case 20. — I think it’s a good idea. — ______. A. No problem B. My pleasure C. Sounds nice D. I couldn’t agree more
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21 ~ 40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 Last September, a terrible typhoon struck our neighborhood. Roofs were 21 . Trees were being uprooted. Outside our front window I 22 see a nearby tree. It had served as the neighborhood’s Christmas tree for ten years. Children expected its 23 every December. “Just bend; don’t break!” I made a wish. The 24 gathered in force. Rain was falling 25 , and water was pouring into the house around the edges of the closed windows. I heard people shouting, “The river is 26 on us!” I rushed out and found that the 27 , which crossed the river and was the only way to 28 ground, was already under water! We all 29 at a neighbor’s house and tried to think of a way out. 30 it was too late. Soon, we found ourselves 31 on the roof, holding together 32 the wind, trembling with cold and fear. As we looked around, the 33 near our house could no longer be seen. Despair (绝望) surrounded us. Luckily, a group of soldiers 34 . With their help, ten hours later, at 2:00 a.m., everyone was finally 35 the roof. We were saved! The rain stopped during the night. At dawn, with the water gone, we found our 36 a wasteland covered with sand and mud. As we made our way to what was left of our home, we found the tree 37 there, bent but not broken! Our symbol of 38 had been spared by nature. Life may not become 39 so soon, but our neighborhood has tried its best. 4
