31．The ancient Maya used the Flour De Lis Vase to ________. A．remind them of their ancestors and gods B．hold water and grain or cook food C．show the importance of new birth and life D．express people's pure friendship and love
答案：A 推理判断题。根据第三段第一、二句Ceramics also served as reminders of ancestors and gods.The Flour De Lis Vase is a fine example of this.可推断，答案为A。
D
Just in time for National Popcorn Day, a new study shows that people in what's now Peru were eating the snack about 2,000 years earlier than we thought.
Coastal peoples were preparing corn-based foods up to 6,700 years ago, according to analysis of remains of the ancient corn recently discovered at the Paredones and Huaca Prieta archaeological sites on Peru's northern coast.
Previously, evidence of corn as a food about 5,000 years ago had mostly come from what are called microfossils—microscopic remains that do not offer information on the size and shape of the corncobs (玉米棒). But the new-found corn remains revealed a lot, via radiocarbon dating and other tests.
The people who lived in Paredones and Huaca Prieta probably cooked corn in several ways: Wrapping a corncob and resting it on coals, roasting a corncob directly over a flame, or cooking a corncob in an earthen oven. In this culture, corn was a delicious food or a minor supplement to the diet—archaeological evidence shows they did not eat it in large amounts.
Corn was first grown in Mexico about 9,000 years ago from a wild grass called teosinte, according to Piperno, whose research has been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. A few thousand years later, corn was brought to South America, where farmers bred the plant crop into hundreds of varieties.
Indeed, what surprised Piperno most about the new research was the diversity of corn—from corncob shapes to kernel (玉米粒)colors discovered in the new-found remains. “Farmers like to experiment and grow cool things，” she said.
文章大意：一项新的考古研究发现人类在距今约6700年前已开始食用玉米。 32．What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Ancient popcorn was made 2,000 years earlier than thought in Peru. B．A new discovery revealed the mystery about corn. C．How was corn cooked in ancient Peru and South America? D．National Popcorn Day and the new-found corn remains in Peru.
答案：A 主旨大意题。文章第一段提出了全文的主旨“a new study says that people in what's now Peru were eating the snack 2, 000 years earlier than we thought”并在后文具体说明了的这一
发现。
33．From the passage we can learn that microfossils of corn ________. A．showed that people began cooking corn about 5,000 years ago B．offered detailed information on the size of the ancient corncobs C．showed the specific shape of the ancient corncobs D．were analyzed by scientists via radiocarbon dating
答案：A 细节理解题。根据第三段“Previously, evidence of corn as a food about 5,000 years ago had mostly come from what are called microfossils...”可知，玉米微化石显示人们在大约5000年已开始以玉米为食物。
34．What can we know about the new-found corn remains?
A．They revealed people in Paredones and Huaca Prieta never roasted a corncob directly over a flame.
B．They revealed people in Paredones and Huaca Priota lived mainly on corn-based foods. C．They showed us how ancient farmers bred corn from a wild grass. D．They offered more information on ancient corn than microfossils of corn.
答案：D 推理判断题。根据第三段“...microscopic remains that do not offer information on the size and shape of the corncobs. But the new-found corn remains revealed a lot...”可知新发现的玉米遗迹能够比玉米微化石提供更多的关于古代玉米的信息。
35．What can we know from the last paragraph?
A．Remains of ancient corn were found in different places of the world. B．Various kinds of corn were discovered in the new-found corn remains.
C．Ancient corncob shapes and kernel colors are quite different from those of today. D．Piperno likes to experiment and grow cool things.
答案：B 推理判断题。根据最后一段“what surprised Piperno most about the new research was the diversity of corn—from corncob shapes to kernel colors discovered in the new-found remains”可知B项正确。
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
__36__ People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. __37__ One of the first kinds of money was shells.Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time. Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used as money in parts of Africa.
The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the centre. __38__ Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. __39__ Sweden and Russia used copper (铜) to make their money. Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver.
But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. __40__ The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.
Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today. A．The first coins in England were made of tin (锡)． B．But people used to use all kinds of things as money. C．No one knows for certain when people began to use money.
D．People strung (串连) them together and carried them from place to place. E．Money, as we know, is all made of paper. F．They began to use paper money.
G．Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. 36．__________ 37．__________ 38．__________ 39．__________ 40.__________ 答案：
36．G 主题句；从后面的句子：People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want. 可知人们可以用钱作为食品、服务的交换。选G。
37．B 从后面举的例子：One of the first kinds of money was shells.可知人们用各种各样的东西做为钱币。选B。
38．D 从前面的句子：They were round and had a square hole in the centre. 可知人们把钱穿在一起，便于携带。选D。
39．A 从前面的总结语：Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money.可知选A，英国的第一批硬币是锡做的。
40．F 从后面的句子：The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.他们开始使用纸币。可知选F。
第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节；满分45分)
第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)，选出最佳选项。
When I was a little girl，I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I __41__ at the dinner table，“My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines on Monday”．
Mother said，“We'll see，” and she continued eating.
What did “We'll see” mean? I had to have that box, __42___my second grade Valentine's Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn't love me enough to help me with my __43__. All Saturday I waited __44__ and with Sunday arriving，my concern increased. However，I __45__ that an enquiry about the box would __46__ anger or loud voices，for in my house children only asked once. More than that __47___ trouble. Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with different kinds of colorful ___48__ . A (n) __49__ shoebox rested on top of it. __50__ flooded through me when Daddy said，“Let's get started __51__ your project.”
In the next hour my father __52__ the shoebox into an impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts __53__ to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished，he was so delighted that a __54__ smile spread across his face. “What do you think of that？” he asked.
I answered him with a hug.
But inside, __55__ danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father had devoted so much ___56__ to me，for his world consisted only of work.
The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time __57__. On the way home，I held out my valentine box for the world to __58__. The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside.
The valentine box became a symbol of his love that __59__ through decades of other Valentine's Days. My father gave me other gifts through the years, but none __60__ compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old，empty shoebox.
文章大意：盒子里的爱陪伴我度过了很多的情人节，也让我对父亲的爱深信不疑。 41． A．announced C．served
B．appeared D．sat
答案：A 词汇辨析题。在餐桌上我说到……，announce“宣布，说”；appear“出现”；serve“服务：；sit“坐”。
42． A．and C．or
B．but D．so
答案：C 句式结构题。我必须要有个盒子否则我二年级的情人节将是一场灾难。 43． A．design C．idea
B．plan D．project
答案：D 词汇复现题。根据后文的Let's get started________your project.中的project可知选D项。
44． A．sadly
B．anxiously
C．disappointedly D．patiently
答案：B 逻辑推理题。前文提到母亲只说我们会看到的，此处提到整个星期六我都在等，故用anxiously，表示我的心情。
45． A．found C．knew
B．realized D．imagined
答案：C 词汇辨析题。我知道要那个盒子会招致愤怒。 46． A．start C．mark
B．cause D．produce
答案：B 词汇辨析题。根据下文“在我们家里只允许要一次”可知再要一次会招致愤怒。 47． A．invited C．saved
B．took D．had
答案：A 词汇辨析题。超过那个会招致麻烦。“invite trouble”招致麻烦。 48． A．boxes C．paper
B．gifts D．food
答案：C 词汇复现题。根据下段第二句Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard可知选C项。
49． A．new C．attractive
B．big D．empty
答案：D 词汇复现题。根据文章最后一句compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old，empty shoebox.可知选D项。
50. A．Relaxation C．Cheer
B．Relief D．Calm
答案：B 逻辑推理题。前文提到我很焦虑，下文提到父亲说开始这项工作，可知我听了之后应该是松了一口气，故选B项。
51． A．by C．in
B．at D．on
答案：D 词汇搭配题。start on sth.“开始做某事”。 52． A．folded C．changed
B．packed D．pressed
答案：C 词汇搭配题。change...into...“将……变成……”。 53． A．joined C．linked
B．attached D．connected
答案：B 词汇辨析题。attach to“附在……；黏上，贴上”；join to“加到……上”；link to“联系”；connect to“联系，连接”。在覆盖旧盒子的彩纸上一颗颗红心图案贴在了适当的