【模拟试题】
第一卷（三部分，共85分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
听力文件略
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒种的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What did the boy do before he came home?
A. He watched a game.
B. He played basketball.
C. He took an exam.
2. How does the man find his math homework?
A. Easy B. Hard C. Interesting
3. Where does the conversation most probably take place ?
A. In a bank B. In a hospital. C. In a hotel.
4. How much is the change ?
A. $ 1.40. B. $ 8.60. C. $ 10.
5. What can we know about the woman ?
A. She began to work in her degree at lest five years ago.
B. She will be working on her degree for at least five more years.
C. It took her at least five years to get her degree.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的答题时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第六段材料，回答6至8题。
6. How many children does the woman have ?
A. Three B. Two. C. One.
7. What does the woman want to get at this college ?
A. A degree in Education.
B. More friends about her age.
C. Much of her own time.
8. What will happen to the woman after the conversation ?
A. She will be accepted. B. She will be refused. C. She will become a teacher.
听第七段材料，回答9至11题。
9. How long will Mrs Grew stay in Chicago?
A. A full day. B. Two days. C. Three days.
10. How will they get to New York City ?.
A. By air. B. By train. C. By bus.
11. Which place is their next destination after their visit to New York City ?
A. Boston. B. Chicago. C. Washington.
听第八段材料，回答12至14题。
12. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. Eating breakfast. B. Losing weight. C. Learning from roommates.
13. Which of the three meals does the woman skip ?
A. Breakfast. B. Lunch. C. Dinner.
14. What is the man trying to do ?
A. To scare the woman. B. To warn the woman. C. To support the woman
听第九段材料，回答15至17题。
15. At what speed was the man driving ?
A. Fifty-four miles per hour. B. Twenty-five miles per hour. C. Thirty miles per hour.
16. Why is there a speed limit here?
A. Because the police are doing their job. B. Because there is a school.
C. Because drivers enjoy driving fast.
17. What does the policewoman advise the man to do ?
A. To tell his father about the ticket. B. To drive as slowly as he can.
C. To obey traffic laws.
听第十段材料，回答18至20题。
18. What was the manager’s answer to the question how she became successful ?
A. Right decisions. B. Wrong decisions. C. Experience.
19. What can we learn about the manager ?
A. She was lucky to have many opportunities.
B. She was afraid of taking risks.
C. She sometimes made wrong decisions in her work.
20. Which of the following might NOT be the speaker’s attitude about making mistakes ?
A. Forgive yourself and move on.
B. Mistakes are a necessary part of learning.
C. The fewer mistakes you make, the better you will become.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21. Attracting senior citizens, Florida is home to the largest population of elder Americans.
A. / ; / B. the; the C. the; / D. / ; a
22. If the first few sentences of your application letter fail to win the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter no be read at all.
A. must B. shall C. may D. can
23. Little Anna ’s parents walked slowly, one after , through the shallow water of a
stream to search for her lost bag.
A. another B. other C. others D. the other
24. My headache is killing me. I it away. But now it ’s getting worse and worse.
A. think; is going B. thought; was going
C. have thought; is going D. had thought; was going
25. Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and entertaining, many people do not have the to read a book that requires thinking.
A. courage B. wisdom C. patience D. freedom
26. ----John got injured in the game.
----Would it be at least a fortnight he could recover and return to school?
A. when B. that C. since D. before
27. The government is trying to do something to a better understanding between the two countries.
A. promote B. raise C. improve D. increase
28. Some people are born with the belief they are masters of their own while others feel they are at the mercy of others.
A. what; that B. that; what C. that; / D. / ; that
29. This is a strange and confusing age. We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street the new neighbour.
A. meeting B. to meet C. having met D. to have met
30. Research shows that people feel unhappy and worried when they have nothing to , the happiest are those who are busy.
A. In short B. In fact C. As a result D. For one thing
31. So far, scientists about 1.8 million living species(物种), and that just a small number of what probably exists on Earth.
A. had named; was B. had named; is
C. have named; has been D. have named; is
32. ----Leave me alone. I’ve got to finish my homework.
Just one more thing. Could you give me a ride to school tomorrow?
A. Look! B. Sorry. C. Listen! D. Really?
33. With too many construction projects all the strength out of the economy, people of the small country complained a lot.
A. sucking B. to suck C. being sucked D. being sucking
helps patients recover faster.
A. this B. that C. which D. where
35. Unable to practice their traditions, many young Roma illegal behavior, such as stealing, and were usually the main suspects when anything went missing.
A. took in B. took on C. took up D. took to
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
20 years ago, I drove a cab for a living. One time I arrived in the middle of the night for a ____36___ up at a building that was dark ____37___ a single light in a ground floor window.
After a long pause, a small woman in her 80’s stood before me.
“Would you carry my bag out to the car?” she said. I took her small suitcase to the cab, and then returned to ____38_____ the woman. She kept thanking me for my kindness. “ It’s nothing.” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the _____39_____ I would want my mother treated.”
“Riverside Street, please. But could you drive through downtown?”
“It ’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.
“Oh, I don’t mind,” She said. “ I’m in no _____40__. I am on my way to a hospice（救济院）. ” I looked in the back view mirror. Her eyes were full of ___41______. “ I don’t have any family ___42____.” She continued. “The __43_______ says I don’t have very long.” While we were driving through the city, she showed me the building where she had once worked. Sometimes she asked me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would ____44___into the darkness , saying ____45___. Not until the first ray of the sun ___46____up the sky did we get to the address she had given me.
“How much do I ___47___you ?’ she asked.
“Nothing, ” I said. Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She ___48_____ onto me tightly, saying “ You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.” Then she walked into the hospice.
Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the ____49___ of a life. I don’t pick up any more passengers for the rest of the day. I drove _____50_____, lost in thought. ____51_____ I had refused to take the run? On a quick ___52______, I don ’t think I have done anything more __53___ in my life. We are conditioned to think that our lives ____54_____ on great moments. But great moments often catch us _55___ ----beautifully hidden in what others may consider a small one.
36. A. visit B. pick C. business D. appointment
37. A. except for B. but for C far from D. instead of
38. A. take B. bring C. accompany D. assist
39. A. attitude B. manner C. way D. means
40. A. trouble B. hurry C. time D. danger
41 A. puzzlement B. excitement C. eagerness D. sadness
42. A. gone B. stayed C. left D. remained
43. A. lawyer B. doctor C. neighbor D. relative
44. A. stare B. wander C. disappeared D. step
45. A. much B. nothing C. anything D. none
46. A came B. appeared C. showed D. lit
47. A. charge B. owe C. give D. cost
48. A. kept B. held C. caught D. seized
49. A. beginning B. symbol C. sign D. closing
50. A. aimlessly B. deliberately C. intentionally D. carefully
51. A. How come B. So what C. What if D. How about
52. A. review B. pause C . rest D. memory
53. A. troublesome B. important C. enthusiastic D. worthless
54. A. depend B. rely C. look D. center
55. A. sudden B. unaware C. conscious D. expected
第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
(A)
When I graduated from Edinburgh University in 2004, I was unwilling to leave the city. The beautiful architecture, the Scottish countryside, friendly people—I was not short of reasons to stay. But along with the majority of my friends, both English and Scottish, I headed south to London to find a job.
This is a common pattern across the UK. About one in five graduates aged between 21 and 29 gets a job in London within six months of graduation, according to the Higher Education Careers Service Unit.
Emma Pollard, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Employment Studies says, “There ’s a real desire on the part of the students to stay on in a university town or city. They say the quality of life is good. But they get drawn away because they think that the opportunities are in big cities.” This trend is particularly strong in southern cities, with London not far away.
But although large cities such as Birmingham and Manchester are a major draw for financial jobs, graduates sometimes focus on them too much and miss opportunities elsewhere. “Some areas do have less of a lively financial services business —the East Midlands, for example. However, there are top-level manufacturing (制造业) jobs. Everywhere has top jobs in health and education, ” says Pollard.
However, people do not remain happy in the big cities forever. Later in their careers the UK’s middle class tend to change their opinions.
People traditionally look to move out of the big cities and travel to their workplace. This is especially true for families who want to buy more space for their money.
The increase in online communication also means more people can work from home or just go into the office a couple of times a week. With the comparatively small size of the UK, you can 56. Graduates leave university towns or cities because ______________.
A. the quality of life there is not good.
B. they think there are more chances in big cities
C. they want to follow the others
D. the environment there is not satisfying
57. The underlined words “both worlds” in the last paragraph specifically refer to _____.
A. the west and the east
B. the UK and a foreign country
C. big cities and small places
D. work and home
58. What makes it possible to enjoy the best of both worlds easily?
A. The change in people’s opinions.
B. The size of the UK.
C. The development of minor cities.
D. People’s desire to buy more space.
59. According to the passage, Birmingham and Manchester __________.
A. are two of the attractions to graduates
B. are two less lively cities
C. offer good manufacturing jobs
D. have lost their appeal to finance graduates
(B)
60. The People’s Car is ___________.
A. cheap B. expensive
C. environmentally friendly D. strongly built
61. Which of the products is made completely from environmentally friendly material?
A. The People’s Car. B. The Air Jordan XX3.
C. The HX car. D. The Fujitsu laptop.
62. According to scientists, which of the following opinions towards the new products is true?
A. The People’s Car will bring a revolution to car materials.
B. The Air Jordan shoe will contribute to global warming.
C. The HX car has raised people’s environmental awareness.
D. The Fujitsu laptop will not make a significant difference to the environment.
(C)
Autumn means different things to different people. It all depends on your personality, said British naturalist Richard Mabey. “ Personality shapes your view of the reason,” he said. “ You may see it as a fading away, a packing up, or as a time of packing in another sense- the excited gathering of resources before a long journey.”
If this is true, perhaps it tells us a little about, for instance, Thomas Hood, the 19th Century English poet. About November, he wrote:
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees
November!
On the other hand, another English poet John Keats, already sensing he was seriously ill, was inspired by a late September day to open one of the greatest poems in the English language, To Autumn. He wrote to a friend afterwards, saying there was something comforting about autumn. According to Richard Mabey, Keats has the biological evidence on his side. Autumn is not a time of slowing down, but a time of new beginnings and great movements of creatures. For example, just at the moment that Keats’ “gathering swallows(燕子) ” (in To Autumn) are leaving for America, millions of creatures from the frozen north are fleeing into Britain. Wild geese arrive from Iceland, Greenland and Russia to winter along the east and south coasts. People might argue that it is the coloring of the leaves and their eventual fall that make people feel sad about autumn. But no one is sure why trees drop their leaves in the first place. It may be to rid the poisonous material trees collect over the summer. More likely, it is a way of reducing the loss of water, which tree roots find hard to take in from cold soil.
A century after Keats, the American poet Loren Eiseley wrote:
Suppose we saw ourselves burning like maples in a golden autumn
And suppose we could disintegrate(消逝) like autumn leaves
Would not our attitude towards death be different?
63. The best title of the passage would be________.
A. Autumn’s many faces
B. Poems about autumn
C. Autumn-the only theme of poems
D. Not a time of slowing down
64. Which of the following is more likely to make people sad?
A. Swallows leaving for Africa B. Wild geese arriving Britain
C. The fall of tree leaves D. Their lack of knowledge of trees A. excited B. comfortable C. disappointed D. sad
66. We can infer from the last paragraph that___________
A. Loren Eiseley was also a botanist
B. nobody can avoid death
C. Loren Eiseley would like to be a maple leaf in autumn
D. we should take a positive attitude towards death
(D)
Ship tourism to Antarctica is on the rise: More than 35,000 tourists are expected to visit Antarctic this summer. In 1992-93, 6,750 visited Antarctica, according to the Antarctica Treaty. All of this tourism, however, is putting both tourists and the environment in great danger.
Among the tourist ships that visit the continent, the Explorer, a Canadian ship, was one of the first. Put to use in 1969, it was built to carry tourists to Antarctica. Last week, however, it became the first commercial passengers ship to sink beneath the waters. Fortunately, all of the passengers and crew members were rescued from the ship. However, the sunken ship endangered the Antarctic ’s fragile environment. The ship was estimated to be holding 48,ooo gallons of fuel.
The accident was not unexpected. Both the US and UK had warned a conference of the Antarctic Treaty member countries in May that the tourism situation in this area was a potential disaster. The US said in a paper, People “ should take a hard look at tourism issues now, especially those related to ship safety.” Although the Antarctic seas are relatively(相对地) calm, floating ice causes a potential threat to ships. The owner of the Explorer blamed the sinking on a fist-like hole in the ship caused by ice.
Many of the other large ships now visiting Antarctica are not designed especially against thick ice. Such ships generally can only come to the continent in summer. But the tourist rush is pushing ships into dangerous situations. “ The increasing number of ships operating in Antarctic means that the ship are under great pressure to get there in time for the key visiting sites, ” the British government wrote in a paper at the meeting of member countries.
As a natural frontier, Antarctica is in a messy legal situation. There are no obvious answers as to who is responsible for dealing with the threat that tourist may cause to human life and the environment.
There is no coast guard for Antarctica. Do we want tit to become Disneyland, or do we need some controls?
67. Which of the following is true according to this passage?
A. Antarctica tourism has a history of about 15 years
B. The number of tourists to the Antarctic is over 5 times bigger than that of 15 years ago.
C. The tourism boom has caused holes in the floating ice in the Antarctica.
D. The Antarctica Treaty is responsible for the problem.
68. The sinking of the Explorer____________
A. led to a conference about the tourism situation in the Antarctica.
B. was caused by the rough seas
C. had been predicted
D. did harm to the Antarctica.
69. It can be inferred from the passage that_________
A. a Disneyland will be built in the Antarctic
B. fewer people are visiting the Antarctic because of the warnings given
C. not all the ships are suitable to go to the Antarctic
D. some ships take risks visiting the Antarctic in other seasons rather than in summer
70. In this passage, the writer suggests that___________
A. People had better not make a tour of the Antarctic
B. ships to the Antarctic should be built strong enough
C. there should be legal controls over tourism in the Antarctic
D. the Antarctic’s environment is fragile
第二卷（两部分，共35分）
第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
What is Google doing to stay ahead and win big in 2008? According to pcmech.com, the theme is gong to be “openness ”.
In 2007 social networking website like Myspace, Facebook and LinkedIn took off in a big way. But there’s still a technological problem to be solved. If you are a Myspace user but not on Facebook, unless you join it as well. In 2008, hopefully , these separate websites will be bridged, for example by Open social, a platform backed by Google. This platform wants to centralize these
networks into one open standard. A number of networks have signed onto Open Social.
MS is the established market leader for office software. It appeals to big companies and large institutions, But it’s not free and can be very expensive for small and non-profit businesses. But roles are changing rapidly, thanks to the availability of free. Web-based office software.That explains why an increasing number of people are flooding to free office programs. Including
completely online, web-based applications like Google Docs.
Mobile phone technology was hot in 2007. Based on advanced hardware technology. The year 2008 will see an exploration of wireless advertising. The long-promised mobile-phone ad boom is likely to hit in 2008. Google has been working on the Android platform ,which will be free for carriers to adopt, but Google will insert ads appropriately. The mobile ad market is ready
第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华，你的美国朋友John 热心公益活动，想了解南京志愿者活动情况。请根注意：1. 对所给要点，不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥。
2. 词数150。信中的开头和结尾部分已为你写好，不计入总词数。
3. 参考词汇：非营利性——non-profit
Dear John,
I ’m very glad to receive your letter and knowing that you are very much interested in what volunteers do in Nanjing, as a member of the Nanjing Volunteers Association, I can tell you a lot. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Could you please tell me what you do as volunteers in the US? Hope to hear from you soon. Best wishes,
Yours,
Li Hua
【试题答案】
1~20 BBCAA BAACB CBABA BCACC
21~35 ACDBC DACBB DBACD
36~55 BADCB DCBAB DBBDA CABDB
56~70 BCBAA BDACB DBDCC
71~80 Google leading software advertising platform
Online websites available/appealing/attractive free inserted/shown
One possible version:
NJV A is a non-profit social organization set up about 20 years ago. It is made up of people who are willing to do things beneficial to society and for those in great need of help. Anyone can sign up for the membership on its website .
As student volunteers, we helped clean the streets in the holidays, and planted trees in local parks last year. All our efforts have paid off when the city is taking on a new look. We also donated money, books and clothes to children from poor families.
I myself have learnt a lot in these activities. …
作文参考范文：
Recently a heated discussion on the topic was held in our class.
We all agree that the Olympic Champions have much in common. They go all out to be excellent----swifter, higher, and stronger. They show respect for everyone, regardless of competitors, judges or the media. Besides, faced with one failure after another, they never give up.
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【模拟试题】
第一卷（三部分，共85分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
听力文件略
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒种的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What did the boy do before he came home?
A. He watched a game.
B. He played basketball.
C. He took an exam.
2. How does the man find his math homework?
A. Easy B. Hard C. Interesting
3. Where does the conversation most probably take place ?
A. In a bank B. In a hospital. C. In a hotel.
4. How much is the change ?
A. $ 1.40. B. $ 8.60. C. $ 10.
5. What can we know about the woman ?
A. She began to work in her degree at lest five years ago.
B. She will be working on her degree for at least five more years.
C. It took her at least five years to get her degree.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的答题时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第六段材料，回答6至8题。
6. How many children does the woman have ?
A. Three B. Two. C. One.
7. What does the woman want to get at this college ?
A. A degree in Education.
B. More friends about her age.
C. Much of her own time.
8. What will happen to the woman after the conversation ?
A. She will be accepted. B. She will be refused. C. She will become a teacher.
听第七段材料，回答9至11题。
9. How long will Mrs Grew stay in Chicago?
A. A full day. B. Two days. C. Three days.
10. How will they get to New York City ?.
A. By air. B. By train. C. By bus.
11. Which place is their next destination after their visit to New York City ?
A. Boston. B. Chicago. C. Washington.
听第八段材料，回答12至14题。
12. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. Eating breakfast. B. Losing weight. C. Learning from roommates.
13. Which of the three meals does the woman skip ?
A. Breakfast. B. Lunch. C. Dinner.
14. What is the man trying to do ?
A. To scare the woman. B. To warn the woman. C. To support the woman
听第九段材料，回答15至17题。
15. At what speed was the man driving ?
A. Fifty-four miles per hour. B. Twenty-five miles per hour. C. Thirty miles per hour.
16. Why is there a speed limit here?
A. Because the police are doing their job. B. Because there is a school.
C. Because drivers enjoy driving fast.
17. What does the policewoman advise the man to do ?
A. To tell his father about the ticket. B. To drive as slowly as he can.
C. To obey traffic laws.
听第十段材料，回答18至20题。
18. What was the manager’s answer to the question how she became successful ?
A. Right decisions. B. Wrong decisions. C. Experience.
19. What can we learn about the manager ?
A. She was lucky to have many opportunities.
B. She was afraid of taking risks.
C. She sometimes made wrong decisions in her work.
20. Which of the following might NOT be the speaker’s attitude about making mistakes ?
A. Forgive yourself and move on.
B. Mistakes are a necessary part of learning.
C. The fewer mistakes you make, the better you will become.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21. Attracting senior citizens, Florida is home to the largest population of elder Americans.
A. / ; / B. the; the C. the; / D. / ; a
22. If the first few sentences of your application letter fail to win the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter no be read at all.
A. must B. shall C. may D. can
23. Little Anna ’s parents walked slowly, one after , through the shallow water of a
stream to search for her lost bag.
A. another B. other C. others D. the other
24. My headache is killing me. I it away. But now it ’s getting worse and worse.
A. think; is going B. thought; was going
C. have thought; is going D. had thought; was going
25. Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and entertaining, many people do not have the to read a book that requires thinking.
A. courage B. wisdom C. patience D. freedom
26. ----John got injured in the game.
----Would it be at least a fortnight he could recover and return to school?
A. when B. that C. since D. before
27. The government is trying to do something to a better understanding between the two countries.
A. promote B. raise C. improve D. increase
28. Some people are born with the belief they are masters of their own while others feel they are at the mercy of others.
A. what; that B. that; what C. that; / D. / ; that
29. This is a strange and confusing age. We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street the new neighbour.
A. meeting B. to meet C. having met D. to have met
30. Research shows that people feel unhappy and worried when they have nothing to , the happiest are those who are busy.
A. In short B. In fact C. As a result D. For one thing
31. So far, scientists about 1.8 million living species(物种), and that just a small number of what probably exists on Earth.
A. had named; was B. had named; is
C. have named; has been D. have named; is
32. ----Leave me alone. I’ve got to finish my homework.
Just one more thing. Could you give me a ride to school tomorrow?
A. Look! B. Sorry. C. Listen! D. Really?
33. With too many construction projects all the strength out of the economy, people of the small country complained a lot.
A. sucking B. to suck C. being sucked D. being sucking
helps patients recover faster.
A. this B. that C. which D. where
35. Unable to practice their traditions, many young Roma illegal behavior, such as stealing, and were usually the main suspects when anything went missing.
A. took in B. took on C. took up D. took to
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
20 years ago, I drove a cab for a living. One time I arrived in the middle of the night for a ____36___ up at a building that was dark ____37___ a single light in a ground floor window.
After a long pause, a small woman in her 80’s stood before me.
“Would you carry my bag out to the car?” she said. I took her small suitcase to the cab, and then returned to ____38_____ the woman. She kept thanking me for my kindness. “ It’s nothing.” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the _____39_____ I would want my mother treated.”
“Riverside Street, please. But could you drive through downtown?”
“It ’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.
“Oh, I don’t mind,” She said. “ I’m in no _____40__. I am on my way to a hospice（救济院）. ” I looked in the back view mirror. Her eyes were full of ___41______. “ I don’t have any family ___42____.” She continued. “The __43_______ says I don’t have very long.” While we were driving through the city, she showed me the building where she had once worked. Sometimes she asked me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would ____44___into the darkness , saying ____45___. Not until the first ray of the sun ___46____up the sky did we get to the address she had given me.
“How much do I ___47___you ?’ she asked.
“Nothing, ” I said. Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She ___48_____ onto me tightly, saying “ You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.” Then she walked into the hospice.
Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the ____49___ of a life. I don’t pick up any more passengers for the rest of the day. I drove _____50_____, lost in thought. ____51_____ I had refused to take the run? On a quick ___52______, I don ’t think I have done anything more __53___ in my life. We are conditioned to think that our lives ____54_____ on great moments. But great moments often catch us _55___ ----beautifully hidden in what others may consider a small one.
36. A. visit B. pick C. business D. appointment
37. A. except for B. but for C far from D. instead of
38. A. take B. bring C. accompany D. assist
39. A. attitude B. manner C. way D. means
40. A. trouble B. hurry C. time D. danger
41 A. puzzlement B. excitement C. eagerness D. sadness
42. A. gone B. stayed C. left D. remained
43. A. lawyer B. doctor C. neighbor D. relative
44. A. stare B. wander C. disappeared D. step
45. A. much B. nothing C. anything D. none
46. A came B. appeared C. showed D. lit
47. A. charge B. owe C. give D. cost
48. A. kept B. held C. caught D. seized
49. A. beginning B. symbol C. sign D. closing
50. A. aimlessly B. deliberately C. intentionally D. carefully
51. A. How come B. So what C. What if D. How about
52. A. review B. pause C . rest D. memory
53. A. troublesome B. important C. enthusiastic D. worthless
54. A. depend B. rely C. look D. center
55. A. sudden B. unaware C. conscious D. expected
第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
(A)
When I graduated from Edinburgh University in 2004, I was unwilling to leave the city. The beautiful architecture, the Scottish countryside, friendly people—I was not short of reasons to stay. But along with the majority of my friends, both English and Scottish, I headed south to London to find a job.
This is a common pattern across the UK. About one in five graduates aged between 21 and 29 gets a job in London within six months of graduation, according to the Higher Education Careers Service Unit.
Emma Pollard, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Employment Studies says, “There ’s a real desire on the part of the students to stay on in a university town or city. They say the quality of life is good. But they get drawn away because they think that the opportunities are in big cities.” This trend is particularly strong in southern cities, with London not far away.
But although large cities such as Birmingham and Manchester are a major draw for financial jobs, graduates sometimes focus on them too much and miss opportunities elsewhere. “Some areas do have less of a lively financial services business —the East Midlands, for example. However, there are top-level manufacturing (制造业) jobs. Everywhere has top jobs in health and education, ” says Pollard.
However, people do not remain happy in the big cities forever. Later in their careers the UK’s middle class tend to change their opinions.
People traditionally look to move out of the big cities and travel to their workplace. This is especially true for families who want to buy more space for their money.
The increase in online communication also means more people can work from home or just go into the office a couple of times a week. With the comparatively small size of the UK, you can 56. Graduates leave university towns or cities because ______________.
A. the quality of life there is not good.
B. they think there are more chances in big cities
C. they want to follow the others
D. the environment there is not satisfying
57. The underlined words “both worlds” in the last paragraph specifically refer to _____.
A. the west and the east
B. the UK and a foreign country
C. big cities and small places
D. work and home
58. What makes it possible to enjoy the best of both worlds easily?
A. The change in people’s opinions.
B. The size of the UK.
C. The development of minor cities.
D. People’s desire to buy more space.
59. According to the passage, Birmingham and Manchester __________.
A. are two of the attractions to graduates
B. are two less lively cities
C. offer good manufacturing jobs
D. have lost their appeal to finance graduates
(B)
60. The People’s Car is ___________.
A. cheap B. expensive
C. environmentally friendly D. strongly built
61. Which of the products is made completely from environmentally friendly material?
A. The People’s Car. B. The Air Jordan XX3.
C. The HX car. D. The Fujitsu laptop.
62. According to scientists, which of the following opinions towards the new products is true?
A. The People’s Car will bring a revolution to car materials.
B. The Air Jordan shoe will contribute to global warming.
C. The HX car has raised people’s environmental awareness.
D. The Fujitsu laptop will not make a significant difference to the environment.
(C)
Autumn means different things to different people. It all depends on your personality, said British naturalist Richard Mabey. “ Personality shapes your view of the reason,” he said. “ You may see it as a fading away, a packing up, or as a time of packing in another sense- the excited gathering of resources before a long journey.”
If this is true, perhaps it tells us a little about, for instance, Thomas Hood, the 19th Century English poet. About November, he wrote:
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees
November!
On the other hand, another English poet John Keats, already sensing he was seriously ill, was inspired by a late September day to open one of the greatest poems in the English language, To Autumn. He wrote to a friend afterwards, saying there was something comforting about autumn. According to Richard Mabey, Keats has the biological evidence on his side. Autumn is not a time of slowing down, but a time of new beginnings and great movements of creatures. For example, just at the moment that Keats’ “gathering swallows(燕子) ” (in To Autumn) are leaving for America, millions of creatures from the frozen north are fleeing into Britain. Wild geese arrive from Iceland, Greenland and Russia to winter along the east and south coasts. People might argue that it is the coloring of the leaves and their eventual fall that make people feel sad about autumn. But no one is sure why trees drop their leaves in the first place. It may be to rid the poisonous material trees collect over the summer. More likely, it is a way of reducing the loss of water, which tree roots find hard to take in from cold soil.
A century after Keats, the American poet Loren Eiseley wrote:
Suppose we saw ourselves burning like maples in a golden autumn
And suppose we could disintegrate(消逝) like autumn leaves
Would not our attitude towards death be different?
63. The best title of the passage would be________.
A. Autumn’s many faces
B. Poems about autumn
C. Autumn-the only theme of poems
D. Not a time of slowing down
64. Which of the following is more likely to make people sad?
A. Swallows leaving for Africa B. Wild geese arriving Britain
C. The fall of tree leaves D. Their lack of knowledge of trees A. excited B. comfortable C. disappointed D. sad
66. We can infer from the last paragraph that___________
A. Loren Eiseley was also a botanist
B. nobody can avoid death
C. Loren Eiseley would like to be a maple leaf in autumn
D. we should take a positive attitude towards death
(D)
Ship tourism to Antarctica is on the rise: More than 35,000 tourists are expected to visit Antarctic this summer. In 1992-93, 6,750 visited Antarctica, according to the Antarctica Treaty. All of this tourism, however, is putting both tourists and the environment in great danger.
Among the tourist ships that visit the continent, the Explorer, a Canadian ship, was one of the first. Put to use in 1969, it was built to carry tourists to Antarctica. Last week, however, it became the first commercial passengers ship to sink beneath the waters. Fortunately, all of the passengers and crew members were rescued from the ship. However, the sunken ship endangered the Antarctic ’s fragile environment. The ship was estimated to be holding 48,ooo gallons of fuel.
The accident was not unexpected. Both the US and UK had warned a conference of the Antarctic Treaty member countries in May that the tourism situation in this area was a potential disaster. The US said in a paper, People “ should take a hard look at tourism issues now, especially those related to ship safety.” Although the Antarctic seas are relatively(相对地) calm, floating ice causes a potential threat to ships. The owner of the Explorer blamed the sinking on a fist-like hole in the ship caused by ice.
Many of the other large ships now visiting Antarctica are not designed especially against thick ice. Such ships generally can only come to the continent in summer. But the tourist rush is pushing ships into dangerous situations. “ The increasing number of ships operating in Antarctic means that the ship are under great pressure to get there in time for the key visiting sites, ” the British government wrote in a paper at the meeting of member countries.
As a natural frontier, Antarctica is in a messy legal situation. There are no obvious answers as to who is responsible for dealing with the threat that tourist may cause to human life and the environment.
There is no coast guard for Antarctica. Do we want tit to become Disneyland, or do we need some controls?
67. Which of the following is true according to this passage?
A. Antarctica tourism has a history of about 15 years
B. The number of tourists to the Antarctic is over 5 times bigger than that of 15 years ago.
C. The tourism boom has caused holes in the floating ice in the Antarctica.
D. The Antarctica Treaty is responsible for the problem.
68. The sinking of the Explorer____________
A. led to a conference about the tourism situation in the Antarctica.
B. was caused by the rough seas
C. had been predicted
D. did harm to the Antarctica.
69. It can be inferred from the passage that_________
A. a Disneyland will be built in the Antarctic
B. fewer people are visiting the Antarctic because of the warnings given
C. not all the ships are suitable to go to the Antarctic
D. some ships take risks visiting the Antarctic in other seasons rather than in summer
70. In this passage, the writer suggests that___________
A. People had better not make a tour of the Antarctic
B. ships to the Antarctic should be built strong enough
C. there should be legal controls over tourism in the Antarctic
D. the Antarctic’s environment is fragile
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第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
What is Google doing to stay ahead and win big in 2008? According to pcmech.com, the theme is gong to be “openness ”.
In 2007 social networking website like Myspace, Facebook and LinkedIn took off in a big way. But there’s still a technological problem to be solved. If you are a Myspace user but not on Facebook, unless you join it as well. In 2008, hopefully , these separate websites will be bridged, for example by Open social, a platform backed by Google. This platform wants to centralize these
networks into one open standard. A number of networks have signed onto Open Social.
MS is the established market leader for office software. It appeals to big companies and large institutions, But it’s not free and can be very expensive for small and non-profit businesses. But roles are changing rapidly, thanks to the availability of free. Web-based office software.That explains why an increasing number of people are flooding to free office programs. Including
completely online, web-based applications like Google Docs.
Mobile phone technology was hot in 2007. Based on advanced hardware technology. The year 2008 will see an exploration of wireless advertising. The long-promised mobile-phone ad boom is likely to hit in 2008. Google has been working on the Android platform ,which will be free for carriers to adopt, but Google will insert ads appropriately. The mobile ad market is ready
第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华，你的美国朋友John 热心公益活动，想了解南京志愿者活动情况。请根注意：1. 对所给要点，不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥。
2. 词数150。信中的开头和结尾部分已为你写好，不计入总词数。
3. 参考词汇：非营利性——non-profit
Dear John,
I ’m very glad to receive your letter and knowing that you are very much interested in what volunteers do in Nanjing, as a member of the Nanjing Volunteers Association, I can tell you a lot. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Could you please tell me what you do as volunteers in the US? Hope to hear from you soon. Best wishes,
Yours,
Li Hua
【试题答案】
1~20 BBCAA BAACB CBABA BCACC
21~35 ACDBC DACBB DBACD
36~55 BADCB DCBAB DBBDA CABDB
56~70 BCBAA BDACB DBDCC
71~80 Google leading software advertising platform
Online websites available/appealing/attractive free inserted/shown
One possible version:
NJV A is a non-profit social organization set up about 20 years ago. It is made up of people who are willing to do things beneficial to society and for those in great need of help. Anyone can sign up for the membership on its website .
As student volunteers, we helped clean the streets in the holidays, and planted trees in local parks last year. All our efforts have paid off when the city is taking on a new look. We also donated money, books and clothes to children from poor families.
I myself have learnt a lot in these activities. …
作文参考范文：
Recently a heated discussion on the topic was held in our class.
We all agree that the Olympic Champions have much in common. They go all out to be excellent----swifter, higher, and stronger. They show respect for everyone, regardless of competitors, judges or the media. Besides, faced with one failure after another, they never give up.
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