1、每小题1.5分,共15分)阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。第一套AI normally wake up about five minutes before my alarm clock 1 (go) off. Then it takes me less than fifteen minutes to wash, get changed, have breakfast, leave home and get on a bus.I am always the first person 2 (get) to
2、the office. The mornings are very busy and the afternoons are even 3 (busy). By around eight oclock, I usually find some time to do my own paperwork and answer some personal e-mails.When I get home at about ten, I look at some 4 (document) that I bring back from the office. I get to bed around midni
3、ght when my wife and children are already asleep.BVenus and Serena Williams road 5 success has been amazing. The first time Venus 6 (play) in a big event was in 1996. Since then, she 7 (win) Wimbledon and the US Open twice. Serena has continued to improve and make fantastic progress. Has tennis ever
4、 caused problems between the sisters? Fortunately, no. “We have played each other before and it hasnt worried us yet!”CThe Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year. It is in early summer, 8 (mark)the beginning of the hottest season of the year.The tradition of
5、 the Dragon Boat Festival started more than 2,000 years ago. In the old days, dragon boat races 9 (organize) only by Chinese people. However, in recent years, people from other cultures have also taken part in the races and enjoyed the fun.There is a special food for the festival. It is called zongz
6、i, 10 is sticky rice in fresh bamboo leaves. 第二套Auckland is the 1 (large) city in New Zealand. It is located on North Island. This seaside city is an important center for business, industry and culture.The history of the city goes back 650 years when the Maoris settled in the area. European settleme
7、nt began in 1840 when the British arrived. Since 1945, the city 2 (grow) and it now has large modern suburbs.Famous sights include Mt Eden, one of many large volcanoes, as well as the Auckland Harbor Bridge. In the city, you can enjoy an amazing view from the Sky Tower, 3 is the citys tallest tower.
8、From anywhere in the city, you can see the sea. Auckland 4 (call) “the city of sails” because it has more boats than anywhere else in the world.Beijing Opera is a national treasure of China. The art 5 (start) in the late 18th century and it combines acting, talking, singing, music, dancing and acrob
9、atics. Actors play one of four 6 (role): sheng, male roles; dan, female roles; chou, clown roles and jing roles with brightly-painted face masks. Each role has 7 (it) own singing and acting styles.Xu Beihong (1895-1953) was important in modern Chinese folk art. During his lifetime, he developed the
10、tradition of combining poetry with painting. Between 1933 and 1940, he held several exhibitions in Asia and Europe to promote Chinese art. Across this painting 8 (name) Racing Horse, we can see a horse running 9 high speed like a missile across the sky. On the left and right side of the painting, Xu
11、 10 (clear) drew in black ink to show the moving hair on the horses mane and tail. The painting of dark and light colors is a favorite of many art lovers.第三套第一节 语法填空(共10小题;Zheng He(1371-1435) 1 ( complete) seven famous voyages between 1405 and 1433. In 28 years of travelling, he had managed to share
12、 the glory of China 2 many different countries. He also brought back many gifts, such as medicines, pearls and strange animals. When he died in 1435, the stories of his travels made him one of Chinas most famous 3 ( explorer).When Marco Polo was 17 years old, he arrived in Beijing with his father, 4
13、 wanted to do trade with the Chinese. At that time, China 5 (rule) by the Yuan Dynasty Emperor, Kublai Khan. The Emperor was impressed by Marco and they became friends. He asked Marco to serve in his court and sent him to do many important tasks. Marco, in turn, was amazed by 6 beautiful and powerfu
14、l China was. After 17 years of service to the Emperor, Marco returned to Italy. He told all his stories in China in a book 7 (call) The Description of the World, which became one of the best-selling books in Europe.In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans painted hundreds of bicycles white and placed t
15、hem in lots of neighborhoods around Amsterdam for people to use. The problem was 8 it didnt workthieves took all the bicycles within weeks! However, more than thirty years later, the “white bike” was back in town, this time with a computer chip 9 (record) its every move! Today, there is already less
16、 traffic in 10 (centre) Amsterdam because both locals and tourists have been using the white bikes. Therefore, Amsterdam is called the “City of Bicycles”.第四套Sixteen years ago, Charles was a college professor 1 a huge six-bedroom house and $2 million. Today he lives in a small dormitory room 2 there
17、is only second-hand furniture. There are certainly no signs that Charles was 3 rich man! But Charles 4 ( appreciate) this change. He was pleased to give up the lifestyle of a rich man. He made the choice to give all his money away. And this, he said, brought him happiness.A lot of people blame the m
18、edia for encouragement of the paparazzi. Newspapers and magazines are willing to pay high prices for photographs of famous people 5 (take) by these self-employed photographers. According to the law in Britain, it is legal to take 6 (photograph) of famous people if they are in public. But the paparaz
19、zi are often prepared to risk expensive legal costs since 7 (sell) photographs of famous people has become big business. One very famous example is Princess Dianas unfortunate death in 1997.Do you find housework tiring? Are you worried about the state of your house or flat? Have you got a cat that w
20、alks round your flat all day? Here is the perfect solution. It will change your life. Put the floor cleaners on your cat, and sit back and relax. The cleaners 8 (make) from good quality material. They are very 9 (practice) and easy to wash. And theyre cheap! Special offercomplete set 10 only $5.99.第
21、五套New research into EQ and IQ suggests that success is not simply the result of a high IQ. While your IQ tells you 1 intelligent you are, your EQ tells you how well you use your intelligence. According to Professor Salovey, at work, it is IQ that gets you hired but it is EQ that gets you promoted. I
22、t is generally 2 (believe) that people with high EQs are open to new ideas and have positive attitudes towards life. They are also less likely to be troubled by problems. Also most social scientists agree that EQ has a lot 3 (do) with education-improving a persons EQ, especially in terms of “people
23、skills”. As a child, Wang Junyan never 4 (dream) of becoming a famous person on TV. Now she is the presenter for Universe TVs news programs and she contributed her success to being curious, working hard and believing in 5 was true. In her point of view, it was her mother who taught her to show curio
24、sity in mankind and nature. Wang Junyan chose to be a journalist after graduating 6 university because it is important that people grasp what is going on around them. Later her report helped her realize the importance of commitment and perseverance in being a journalist.Before Mr. Jenkins, science h
25、ad simply been a subject full of strange words to me. I found it all boring and difficult. But Mr. Jenkins made everything interesting, explaining things with lots of practical 7 (example) and simplified things. I know that I wasnt a willing student and lacked confidence in 8 (me). I wish I shouldnt
26、 have been so difficult at school. Again, Mr Jenkins made me feel that I could do things and once I 9 (encourage) to give a presentation about astronomy to the class. Now, it is my job to explain science to audiences and feel 10 (thank) to Mr. Jenkins for turning a child like me into such a successf
27、ul adult. 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。“A” for AttitudeEnglish was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my second year, my 1 allowed me to give spelling tests to the class. I had wonderful
28、 2 of my junior year. Mrs. Alexander 3 me to sit at her desk and take over the class when she had to leave the room. Only my senior English class was 4 , as we had a teacher right out of college who expected college-level work. Every student received a “C” or “D” grade the first quarter. 5 English w
29、as still my subject.I graduated from high school, 6 early, and had children. Confident about my English, I often helped my kids with their English homework. And I consistently 7 long articles and beautiful poetry as a columnist for a newspaper. Fifteen years later, I went to college, and because I h
30、ad been an “A” student, I remained an “A” student. I 8 up to my own expectations.Yesterday, I 9 my high school report cards when I was reading old papers. That bundle of report cards 10 back the old days. I remembered sitting in my advisors office explaining that I had always excelled at English, an
31、d 11 that I did not deserve a “D” from that 12 teacher of my senior year. The advisor was sympathetic but unable to change a(an) 13 .Reading 14 my old report cards revealed something else too. I wanted to shred them or hide them. I was not an “A” student in high school English! Somehow, I had 15 myself of this, when the grades clearly reflected an 16 student with an occasio
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