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英 语 试 题 第一部分：语言知识及运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
We don’t need to be a great philanthropist（慈善家）just to extend our hands to others. We don’t need to go to some places just to give help. Every one of us can do good things and we always can find a lot of people who ____1____ help. Help is not ____2____by how great or how little you have done. As long as it is ____3____ no matter how quick it is done, it brings enough ____4____ to those who are in need. Small deeds like ____5____ a pen to others, opening a door for a lady, giving half of your sandwich to the____6____, dropping a coin to an aged beggar and others can be considered of less significance when ____7____ to the work of a philanthropist like Bill Gates but still recipients of these small acts of ____8____ experience the same joy.
I remember one time meeting an old lady with a cane(拐杖) when I ____9____ the zebra crossing. She asked me to help her ____10____ the street and explained to me that she is very ____11____ to cross the street alone. I then held her hand so tight and put her on my ____12____ side while crossing the road. When we arrived on the other side of the road, she ____13____ me and I bid her good bye with my cares. I felt so happy enough ____14____that little gesture. I know that's a small thing but it made me happy somehow. There are a lot of good things we can do for others even they are ____15____ but they make us happy. To do small good things is better than nothing. Even the most smallest of the little good things you can do is really enough to make your day happy.
1. A. need B. wait C. ask D. refuse 2. A. rewarded B. praised C. measured D. calculated 3. A. real B. comfortable C. reliable D. sincere 4. A. sadness B. happiness C. weakness D. illness 5. A. mending B. making C. lending D. buying
6. A. hungry B. tired C. lonely D. ugly 7. A. used B. explained C. connected D. compared 8. A. sorrow B. kindness C. pity D. energy 9. A. approached B. avoided C. feared D. waited 10. A. destroy B. mark C. cross D. stand 11. A. satisfied B. annoyed C. depressed D. scared 12. A. dangerous B. safe C. brave D. upset 13. A. thanked B. impressed C. ignored D. interrupted 14. A. resisting B. repeating C. reciting D. recalling 15. A. big B. small C. bad D. serious
第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共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
括号中词语的正确形式填空。
欢迎广大教师踊跃投稿，稿酬丰厚。 1 优化方案教考资源网 www.yhfabook.com Over the years I've been teaching kids about a simple___16___ powerful concept ---- the ant philosophy. They have an amazing four-part philosophy.
First, ants never quit. They'll climb over, they'll climb under, and they'll climb around. They keep looking for another way. What a neat(了不起的) philosophy it is to never quit ___17____(look) for a way to get ____18___you're supposed to go! Second, ants think about winter and summer. That's ____19___ important attitude. You can't be ___20___ na?ve(幼稚的) as to think summer will last forever. People who have a little experience are clear about this. So ants are gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer. It’s important to be realistic. You have to think about rocks as you enjoy the sand and sun. Think ahead. The third part is that ants think summer all winter. During the winter, they remind____21___, \out of here.\they'll dive back down. But they come out again if it is warm. They can't wait ____24___(get) out. Last, how much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that it ___25___ (possible) can.
What a great philosophy to have----the ant philosophy：never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.
Ⅱ.阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为26-45的相应位置。 A I took the bus to work for many years. No one knew each other; the passengers all sat there sleepily in the morning. The bus was cheerless and silent.
One of the passengers was a small grey man who took the bus to the center for senior citizens every morning. No one ever paid very much attention to him. One July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled. The driver nodded guardedly. The rest of us were silent.
The next day, the old man boarded with a big smile and said in a loud voice, “A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured “ good morning” in reply.
The following weeks, our friend was dressed in a nice old suit and tie. The thin hair had been carefully combed. He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other.
One morning he even had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver turned around smilingly and asked, “Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?” We never got to know if his name really was “Charlie”, but he nodded shyly and said yes. The other passengers whistled and clapped at him. Charlie waved the flowers before he sat down on his seat.
Every morning after that Charlie always brought flowers. Some passengers also brought flowers for him. The bus became a happy place.
Then, one morning, as autumn was closing in, Charlie wasn’t waiting at his usual stop. When he wasn’t there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or hopefully---on holiday somewhere. When we came nearer to the center for senior citizens, one of the passengers even asked the driver to wait.
欢迎广大教师踊跃投稿，稿酬丰厚。 2 优化方案教考资源网 www.yhfabook.com We all held our breaths when he went to the door. The old gentleman was fine, but one of his close friends had died over the weekend. How silent we were the rest of the way to work.
The next Monday Charlie was waiting at the stop, and without a tie. Inside the bus was silent.
26. The story is mainly developed by ______.
A. time B. logic C. comparison D. cause and result
27. Greeted with “good morning” from the old man, people aboard the bus at first _____.
A. felt tired and sleepy and didn’t want to talk B. greeted him back loudly and politely
C. guarded against the conversation from strangers D. felt surprised and became angry with him.
28. When the passengers found the old man was not waiting at the bus stop as usual,
they did the following things EXCEPT _____. A. buy flowers and wait for him to come B. feel anxious and worried about him C. miss him and expect to see him
D. hope he was going on holiday rather than falling ill
29. It can be inferred from the text that _____.
A. the driver didn’t like the old man at first
B. people usually wear a tie when they are happy
C. passengers brought flowers to express gratitude（感激） to the old man D. the old man had a great influence on the passengers’ emotion
30. The purpose of the passage is to _____.
A. introduce the old gentleman and praise his good deeds
B. persuade us to become friendly and considerate to people around C. tell us to keep silent when somebody passes away
D. criticize those who remain silent when they are greeted
B
Rachel Carson was an American author and environmental protection scientist. “Silent Spring” was her most famous book. The idea for the book developed from a suggestion from a friend. Rachel’s friend owned a protected area for birds. An airplane had flown over the area where the birds were kept and spread a powerful chemical called DDT. Many songbirds and harmless insects were killed by the DDT.
Miss Carson and other scientists were very concerned about the harmful effects of DDT and other insect-killing chemicals called pesticides (杀虫剂). Rachel Carson tried to get many magazines interested in publishing a report about the subject. However, none would agree to publish anything about such a disputed (有争议的) subject. They said no one wanted to hear that industrial companies could cause great ecological damage.
欢迎广大教师踊跃投稿，稿酬丰厚。 3 优化方案教考资源网 www.yhfabook.com Miss Carson believed the public needed to know about this important issue. She decided to write a book about it. In her book “Silent Spring”, Miss Carson questioned the right of industrial companies to pollute without considering the effects on the environment. Miss Carson argued that this kind of pollution would result in ever-decreasing populations of birds and other wildlife. She said this would lead to the loss of the wonderful sounds of nature. The chemical poisoning of the environment, she said, would cause a silent spring.
The chemical industry felt threatened. Industry spokesmen and other critics said the book was non-scientific and emotional. They misunderstood the message of the book. Miss Carson did not suggest that all pesticides be banned. She urged that control of these substances be given to biologists who could make informed decisions about the risks involved.
Support for the book increased. By the end of 1962, there were more than forty bills in state laws proposing to control pesticides. Finally, in November, 1969, the United States government ruled that the use of DDT must stop in two years.
Rachel Carson did not live to see how her book influenced the government’s decision to ban DDT. She died of breast cancer in 1964.
31. What can be inferred from Paragraph 1?
A. Rachel’s friend was concerned about bird protection. B. Rachel wrote a lot of books about chemicals. C. DDT kills both insects and plants in the wild. D. An airplane spread DDT to kill harmless insects.
32. No magazines agreed to publish the harmful effect of DDT because ______.
A. it was an unimportant subject for them
B. they were afraid of being involved in the dispute C. they had no environmental consciousness at all D. DDT was necessary for industry development
33. In her book “Silent Spring”, Miss Carson ______.
A. supported the development of industry B. predicted bird population would increase C. showed her anxiety about the environment D. was confused about the cause of a silent spring
34. Industry spokesman’s attitude towards the book is that of ______.
A. tolerance B. criticism C. unconcern D. praise
35. Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. DDT was forbidden to be used once “Silent Spring” was published. B. Miss Carson was glad to see her book was appreciated by all. C. Miss Carson suggested all pesticides should be banned. D. Rachel’s book contributed a lot to the ban of DDT.
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The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, pain free life equals
happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.
As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment（承担的义务）, self - improvement.
Ask a bachelor（单身汉） why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.
Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three - day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
36．According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because
____________ .
A. he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities
B. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single C. he finds more fun in dating than in marriage
D. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement
37．Raising children, in the author’s opinion is ____________ .
A. a moral duty B. a thankless job
C. a rewarding task D. a source of inevitable pain
38．From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from ____________ .
A. hatred B. misunderstanding C. prejudice D. ignorance
39．To understand what true happiness is one must ____________ . A. have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetime B. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain C. put up with pain under all circumstances
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