(本试卷满分115分，考试时间100分钟) 第一部分：语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分) 第一节：完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
With their funny names like Go and Buzz, low-cost airlines have been the butt(笑料)of many jokes over the years. Now they are having the last __1__ as they fly skywards leaving their grander，traditional rivals (对手) __2__.There are a number of reasons behind the __3__ of Europe's low-cost airlines. The key factor is that lower __4__ are encouraging people to fly more frequently. Besides, their lower cost structures enable them to make an adequate return on relatively modest fares. The low-cost airline prices have __5__ the market for short distance airlines travel. As Mr. Nical says：“People are saying things like，‘I would never __6__ have flown up to Edinburgh to see my 80-year-old grandmother. I would have got the train or the coach __7__. ’But now，because it's cheaper they are taking the plane.”
The key to the low prices is the low operating costs. Some airlines have stopped airline __8__ to save money. In Easy Jet's(舒适航空) case this had enabled it to fit in an extra seat in each of its planes as they need smaller kitchens.It has also __9__ one of the toilets on board. But BA ( British Airways) claims it still has its place.
“We are a full service airline which __10__ to offer value for money.”It seems the battle for the European skies has only just begun.And the biggest winner will be the consumer.
语篇解读：本文主要是讲成本低的航空公司以其低价格赢得市场，以及为求达到低成 本所采取的措施。
1．A.laugh B．cry C．words D．excuse
解析：从下文可知，低成本的航空公司打败了竞争对手，所以此处“laugh”较为 合适。 答案：A
2．A.sadly alone B．little aside C．far behind D．widely awake
解析：“leave sth.or sb.far behind”为固定搭配，意为“把某物或某人远远抛在后 面”。 答案：C
3．A.secret B．service C．schedule D．success
解析：从上文可知，低成本的航空公司取得了成功。 答案：D
4．A.fares B．volumes C．noises D．standards
解析：促使人们选择坐飞机出行的主要原因肯定是低费用。 答案：A
5．A.estimated B．shocked C．started D．expanded 解析：从下文可知，此处是指扩张市场。 答案：D
6．A.honestly B．normally C．distinctly D. confidently
解析：normally意为“通常地，一般”，是指过去通常不坐飞机。其他选项不合文 意。 答案：B
7．A.then B．though C．instead D．lately
解析：现在出行选择飞机代替过去的火车或汽车。 答案：C
8. A．drinks B．music C．meals D．diary
解析：从下文的kitchen可知此处意为“飞机餐”。 答案：C
9．A.improved B．decorated C．enlarged D．removed
解析：与上文的缩小厨房面积对应的是，减少厕所的数量。 答案：D
10．A.seems B．aims
C．agrees D．decides 解析：aim to为固定搭配，意为“旨在”。 答案：B
第二节：语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分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。
One day a girl gets a package in the mail. It contains US$3,000__11__cash and a letter from her late (去世的) Aunt Peg. Aunt Peg has something useful to pass__12__to her niece, but a rather unusual way of going about it. The girl__13__(give) a set of instructions: “Go to an address in New York and pick up a package, get a passport and buy yourself a one-way ticket to London.”__14__she flies she is told to make sure she only takes__15__she can fit into a backpack. No money, credit cards, camera. No mobile phone__16__laptop. And once she gets to Europe she can't call or even e-mail home. On the plane, Ginny opens the New York package. It sends her to a flat in London where a man__17__(name) Richard seems to be expecting her.This is__18__US author Maureen Johnson's hit teen novel, “13 Little Blue Envelopes” opens.__19__heroine (女主人公) is Ginny, a quiet, 17-year-old girl ，__20__has a great adventure ahead of her. 答案：11.in 12.on 13.is given 14.Before 15.what 16．or 17.named 18.how 19.Its 20.who 第二部分：阅读(共两节，满分40分)
第一节：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Schools will teach pupils the finer points of personal banking，hire purchase agreements，savings schemes and interest repayments in an attempt to make them more financially secure.
The Retirement Commission has launched a pilot project.It hopes to see money sense included in the national school programme by 2010.
Backed by the major banks，the scheme will start at new-entry level but will eventually include high school courses as demanded by the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.
New_Zealanders_are_poor_savers，and_on_average_spend_$1.14_for_every _dollar_they_earn，and_currently_owe_more_than_$5_billion_on_credit_cards. Retirement Commissioner Diana Crossan said the scheme would help young people understand increasingly complex financial systems and concepts，which had changed rapidly in the past 20 years.Cash machines now gave 24-hour access to cash，and the use of loans and credit has
become widespread and acceptable.
Pupils would learn how to manage their finances，about hire purchase contracts，interest rates，bad credit ratings，and the importance of financial planning and saving.
Financial skills would be taught through existing subjects such as maths，social sciences and technology.
“All young people who come through the school system should have an understanding
of the financial systems in New Zealand and the world，and an understanding of what money means in their lives and how they can manage it，”Crossan said.
“Some people get into a lot of debt and need help.We know the horror stories of people having several credit cards maxed out(透支)because they just don't know how to restructure their debt.”
Banks are contributing more than $400,000 toward the pilot，which includes Scots College Prep，Tawa Intermediate，and Hampton Hill Primary School in Wellington and Brooklyn School in Nelson.
语篇解读：学生也应有良好的经济概念。到2010年，理财将成为新西兰学校课程的重要组成部分。
21．The project aims at ________.
A．helping pupils come through the economic crisis B．developing the money sense of the young C．drawing pupils' attention to bad financial habits D．introducing some financial knowledge to New Zealanders
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的“in an attempt to make them more financially secure”和第二段的“see money sense included in the national school programme by 2010”，可知B为正确答案。 答案：B
22．The purpose of the underlined sentence in Para.4 is to show________. A．the background of the project B．the aim of the project C．the operation of the project D．the result of the project
解析：作者意图题。划线部分讲到新西兰人每赚一美元，就要花去1.14美元，入不 敷出。正是鉴于此，Retirement Commission才推出此项计划，希望从小培养新西兰 人的理财观念。 答案：A
23．Which of the following statements on the project is TRUE? A．It is supported financially and academically by banks. B．It will include required courses at high school. C．It makes financial skills an independent course. D．It is operated in most high schools in New Zealand.
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“but will eventually include high school courses
as demanded by the National Certificate of Educational Achievement”，可知B为正 确答案。 答案：B
24．According to Crossan，the project ________. A．calls on people to spend less and save more B．has changed financial systems and concepts C．offers both theoretical and practical financial guides D．will affect the business structure of banks
解析：细节理解题。文章第四和第七段都提到了Crossan的观点。根据第四段的 “the scheme would help young people understand increasingly complex financial systems and concepts”和第七段的“an understanding of what money means in their lives and how they can manage it”，可知C为正确答案。 答案：C
25．At whom is the text aimed? A．People in general. B．High school teachers. C．High school students. D．Financial policy makers.
解析：推理判断题。该文是篇新闻报道，并没有特定的读者群。 答案：A
B
The grammarphobia is the fear of grammar.This fear attacks almost everybody at one time or another，and it's most likely to strike people during English or other language arts classes.Even people who love reading and writing have been known to get feverish and shaky at the possibility of turning in homework with grammar or spelling mistakes.Though writing may be enjoyable，being correct most definitely is not!
Grammarphobes，it's time to put your fears behind you.Grammar isn't that horrible.Here's why.
Grammar is simply the art of putting words together to make sentences.Whenever you use words to express yourself，you're using grammar.You do this all the time without even thinking.So why think about it？Because good grammar helps you convey the ideas you intend to.If your words aren't right，or if they're not in the right order，the person you're talking to might get the wrong idea.This can have embarrassing consequences.
I'll explain by using what I call the Bad News Rule.Here's how it works.You learn that your favorite uncle has broken his leg in a skiing accident.You send him an instant message：