第I卷（选择题） 第一部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分） 第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 例：have A．gave B．save C．hat D．made 答案是C。 1．gentle A．organize B．growth C．regularly D．charge 2．pocket A．shock B．stone C．remove D．moment 3．example A．expect B．exact C．excuse D．extra 4．polite A．distance B．service C．sign D．ticket 5．treasure A．wealthy B．beast C．appeal D．sneaker 第二节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 6．--- Did you have a good time yesterday, Jane? --- Yes, as you know, _______ party went on in ______ most pleasant atmosphere. A．the; the B．a; the C．a; a D．the; a 7．During the floods the cars, trains and buildings could not survive, ______ the people who stood in the way. A．or rather B．let alone C．more or less D．besides 8．At last we arrived at what we called Stone Forest and ______ up our tents. A．set B．setting C．had set D．has set 9．The term “weak eyesight” is misleading, ______ in near-sighted eyes the lens（水晶体）of the eye is actually too strong. A．though B．for C．so D．unless 10．Many people are said to have seen the movie “Titanic” over five times; no wonder it has gained more than one billion dollars ______. A．until then B．in time C．right away D．up to now
11．--- Amazing! You ______ wear slippers at work. --- Don’t you know it’s a fashion? A．must B．should C．can D．may 12．Alice is one of those students who I am sure always do ______ best in most difficult situations. A．their B．her C．one’s D．my 13．--- Peter was late for Mr. Black’s literature class this morning. --- ______? As far as I know, he never came late to class. A．So what B．Why not C．How come D．What for 14．I was scared and feeling pretty anxious, ______in a new country. A．for the first time I was B．I was the first time C．being my first time D．this being my first time 15．He felt _______ as soon as he realized that he had asked a foolish question. A．bored B．displeased C．embarrassed D．disappointed 16．--- You shouldn’t have gone there alone last night. --- But I ______. Philip went there together with me. A．didn’t B．hadn’t C．wouldn’t D．wasn’t 17.The other parents tried to pull the heartbroken father off _____ was left of the school, saying “It’s too late to dig! They are all dead.” A．that B．what C．which D．where 18．These books are both interesting and instructive. No wonder they ______ the youth. A．apply to B．approve of C．appeal to D．attend to
19．In the 1990s a new material was added to the cotton to make jeans stretch and give an even tighter fit _____ the bottom and legs. A．on B．over C．at D．along 20．It is the hotel ______ locates in the downtown______ he applied to for a job. A．that, which B．which, that C．that, where D．/; that 第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I hired a plumber（水管工） to help me restore an old farmhouse, and he just finished a rough first day on the job: a 21 tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit and his ancient one ton truck refused to 22 _. _23 I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. _24 arriving, he invited me in to meet his _25_. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small _26_, touching the tips of the branches with both _27_. When _28_ the door he passed through an amazing transformation. His brown face was in all smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his _29_ a kiss._30_ he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my _31_ got the better of me. I asked him about what I had _32_ him do earlier. “Oh, that's my _33_ tree,” he replied. “I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing’s _34_: those troubles don’t _35_ the house with my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree _36_ when I come home and ask God to _37_ them. Then in the morning I _38_ them up again.” “And the _39_ thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t _40_ as many as I remember hanging up the night before.” 21．A．smooth B．broken C．failed D．flat 22．A．begin B．start C．set D．launch 23．A．While B．During C．As soon as D．Though 24．A．In B．For C．On D．At 25．A．friends B．parents C．family D．home 26．A．room B．tree C．flower D．wood 27．A．arms B．hands C．fingers D．feet 28．A．opening B．closing C．knocking D．covering 29．A．wife B．daughter C．son D．baby 30．A．Meanwhile B．Afterwards C．Previously D．Consequently 31．A．satisfaction B．responsibility C．occupation D．curiosity 32．A．heard B．made C．seen D．let 33．A．comfort B．pain C．suffering D．trouble 34．A．at length B．for sure C．at risk D．straight away 35．A．belong in B．hold back C．fit in D．bring to 36．A．one day B．every morning C．one night D．every night 37．A．take note of B．take care of C．look for D．focus on 38．A．pick B．take C．bring D．choose 39．A．flexible B．funny C．casual D．humorous 40．A．almost B．roughly C．nearly D．approximately 第二部分 阅读理解（共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分） 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A On November 8, all flags in Finland were flown at half-mast (半旗). People were showing their respect to the victims of a high school tragedy. The day before, an 18-year-old boy opened fire at his high school, killing seven other students and the principal before ending his own life. The first school shooting in Finland since 1989 stunned the nation where gun crime is rare and people enjoy a high standard of living. While the police are busy searching for the killer’s motives, another issue is creating debate in the North European country — the right to carry a gun. Finland is one of a few developed Western countries that allow private possession of guns. The r
