一、语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 1. — Hello! I’d like to speak to Mr. Watt. — _____. He is coming.
A. At your service B. No problem C. Hang on a minute D. I’m sorry
2. Mark Twain, _______ world-famous writer, lived _______ adventurous life when he was young.
A. the; the B. a; an C. a; the D. the; an
3. Although he was against my plan, he didn’t _______ one of his own. A. solve
B. establish C. notice
D. present
4. A(n) _______ person isn’t easy to give up in face of difficulty or failure. A. qualified B. independent C. determined D. stressful 5. — Why do you think they’re father and son? — Because they _______ each other so much. A. resemble B. appear
C. remain
D. look
6. — The oil price has gone through the roof recently.
— Yes, the oil price has gone up _______ without any signs of reduction (回落). A. rapidly
B. curiously C. slightly
C. telling
D. vividly
D. having been told
7. I walked all the way from home to the theatre, only ____ that all the tickets had been sold out. A. to be told B. told
8. People are advised to sort (分类) their rubbish to make _______ easier for the waste to be recycled. A. that
B. which
C. one C. with; of
D. it D. on; about
9. You are always playing a trick _______ me and I have had enough _______ you. A. with; about B. on; of wider range of opportunities. A. If B. Although C. Because is a best example. A. of which B. what
C. whose
D. which
12. The TV series, _______ Shanghai in the 1990s, tell a romantic story about a young couple. A. set off B. set about C. set out D. set in
D. Where
11. Mark Twain wrote many popular novels in his life, _______ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 10. _______ English may not lead directly to a great career, it’s certain to give you access to a
13. If anyone is caught _______ under the influence of alcohol, his license shall be suspended (暂停使用)
A. to drive B. drive C. driving A. pick up a rope.
A. lying; tying B. lying; tied C. laying; tied D. laid; tying 二、完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
A friend of mine built his new office on a beautiful piece of land, with the lawn (草坪) in the front well kept.
16 , a problem had arisen.
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to appear, and not just one or two. One day, as he looked from his
B. get up
D. driven
14. This morning Jim was late for the meeting and he had to _______ an excuse.
C. make up D. look up
15. In the corner of the room, we found the little boy _______ with both hands _______ up with
Molehills (鼹鼠丘)
office window, he found his lawn was almost 18 . He
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a feeling of helplessness when he consulted ten people on the him to sit comfortably and watch them leave. 22
left. In fact, the destruction had become so great that he
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to give
it any longer. He traveled outdoors with a shovel (铁铲) and
20 . Most of
them 21 But they
up. However, he couldn’t decided to he
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25 .
Suddenly, he noticed 26 of dirt from one of the molehills. He immediately began to dig and
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as it
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what this tiny animal was capable of.
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one of the creatures. The six-inch animal was now completely
lay above the 29 . My friend could only stare, But by bringing it to the surface, it was powerless. Just then, he 31
never did.
that errors were just like moles in his life. They left incredible
on the surface. Some people told him they would just 33 by themselves, but they
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to see
He made a trip to the place where it worked and brought it to the surface. A(n) how something so small could
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him from the inside.
16. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Otherwise D. However 17. A. began B. continued C. prepared D. expected 18. A. destroyed B. broken C. defeated D. covered 19. A. searched B. described C. achieved D. sensed 20. A. opinion B. subject C. test D. mistake
21. A. advised B. permitted C. persuaded D. encouraged
22. A. only B. once C. already D. never 23. A. challenged B. hoped C. proved D. wanted 24. A. blame B. handle C. stand D. admit 25. A. wait B. live C. settle D. rest
26. A. creation B. movement C. decrease D. adjustment 27. A. followed B. picked C. touched D. caught 28. A. useless B. helpless C. careful D. uncertain 29. A. road B. stone C. ground D. floor
30. A. surprised at B. satisfied with C. nervous of D. confident in 31. A. announced B. remembered C. realized D. observed 32. A. picture B. damage C. message D. disease 33. A. go away B. give away C. calm down D. slow down 34. A. permission B. possibility C. opportunity D. situation 35. A. ruin B. suspect C. prevent D. blame
三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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。 A
When disasters strike, sometimes rescuers can’t get into broken buildings. That’s when robots come into play.
Now, international research at Disaster City near Texas A&M may eventually save lives worldwide. In dark and dusty places, these American and Japanese researchers are at home. They’re creating the next generation of search and rescue robots.
“We’re seeing the mobility change to more pneumatic (气动的) types, where you’ve got very small robots like snakes,” says Doctor Robin Murphy. She runs the Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue at Texas A&M University. Murphy has first-hand seen the destruction after natural disasters.
“It’s just incredible. As a scientist, it breaks your heart because you can see the possibilities for the technology, which makes a difference to those people whose lives are greatly affected and whose families don’t know what to do to solve the problem,” says Murphy.
This pile of small stones at Disaster City might not look like much, but to scientists and
researchers it’s exactly what they need to see how these robots will perform when real disasters happen. When buildings fall down suddenly like they did during a severe earthquake in New
Zealand in February, it’s critical (关键的) for rescuers to find survivors in the debris. The rescue work can be dangerous.
“Just like snakes can pass through all sorts of crowded places, this robot can go where other robots just can’t,” says Doctor Howie Choset. He and his team from Carnegie Melon University are working on one of the most unique (独特的) robots around. This snake-like device can be dropped down a hole just 2 inches wide.
There are several types of robots being tested at the Texas Engineering Extension Service “Disaster City” this week. Results from these experiments will be useful for developing the next generation of rescue robots.
36. What is the best title of the passage? A. Robots come to the rescue
B. The depth that next generation of robots can reach C. The sizes of robots
D. The pneumatic type of robot
37. Which of the following is TRUE of Doctor Robin Murphy? A. She is a survivor of a disaster.
B. She was once on the spot of a disaster. C. She lost her relatives in a disaster. D. She once tested her robot after a disaster.
38. What’s so special about the robot tested at “Disaster City”? A. It can go where other robots can’t. B. Its size is the smallest.
C. It can see everything in the dark. D. It can hear the shouts of the injured.
39. We can infer from the passage that _______. A. new robots will replace rescuers in the future
B. the snake-like rescue robot has already been put into use C. the best rescue robot is still to come D. the future rescue robot can change its form
40. The underlined word “debris” is the closest in meaning to _______. A. schools B. apartments C. stores D. ruins B
American novelist Margaret Mitchell was the author of one of the most famous novels ever written, Gone with the Wind (1936), for which she won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937. An American film adaptation (改编本) in 1939 received a record-breaking number of Academy Awards. Margaret Mitchell was born on November 8, 1900 in Atlanta, Georgia. Her father was president of the local historical society and her mother was president of one of the South’s suffragette (鼓吹妇女参政) groups. She was also a strict woman who did not want to spoil (溺爱) her daughter. Apparently, Mitchell grew up listening to stories about the battles the Confederate Army had fought there during the American Civil War. At the same time the awareness of women’s rights formed in her mind at a young age. Later, she used these tales as inspiration for her famous novel.
At the age of 22, Mitchell began a career as a journalist, but an ankle injury forced her to rest at home. By that time she had married and started to work on her novel, which took ten years to complete. When a traveling book editor visited Atlanta in search of new material, she unwillingly let him have a look at her manuscript (手稿). Gone with the Wind was published when Mitchell was 36.
Gone with the Wind is a clearly drawn tale of the American Southern life during and after the Civil War, which is told through the lives of two families, their relatives, friends and slaves. It centers on Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler. It has been praised as the first novel to tell the story of the Civil War from a Southern woman’s point of view. The effect Gone with the Wind had and still has on the world is immeasurable. With Gone With the Wind Margaret brought a promising message to all people — “Tomorrow is another day”. 41. We learn from the first paragraph that Gone with the Wind _______. A. wasn’t much of a success until the film adaptation was released B. was a great success both as a novel and a film C. was widely read only after 1939 D. wasn’t an immediate success as a film
42. What do we know about Margaret Mitchell’s mother? A. She held a position in the government office. B. She had a good knowledge of history. C. She was very strict with Margaret Mitchell. D. She had no interest in politics.
43. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Margaret Mitchell _______. A. was positively influenced by her family background