A.Culture of Beijing. B.Trips around the world. C.Places to study in. 答案：A
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 (Text 10)
Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas， but some people think we buy too much. They have started a special day called “Buy Nothing Day”. They don't want anyone to go shopping on that day.
“Buy Nothing Day” is November 29. It's after Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping.
The idea of “Buy Nothing Day” started in Vancouver， a Canadian city. Now people all over the world celebrate “Buy Nothing Day”. In California， parents and children get together to read stories， sing songs， and paint pictures. This year， in Manchester， England， people dressed up to tell people that we buy too much.
In Albuquerque， New Mexico， high school students wanted to tell other students about “Buy Nothing Day”. They organized a Spaghetti dinner to give people information about “Buy Nothing Day”.They asked restaurants in the neighborhood to donate the food. The students at the high school like the idea of this new tradition. Next year， they want to have another dinner to tell more people about “Buy Nothing Day”. 17.When do people usually start their Christmas shopping？
A.On December 1. B.On November 29. C.Before Thanksgiving. 答案：B
18.Where did the idea of “Buy Nothing Day” start？
A.In America. B.In Britain. C.In Canada. 答案：C
19.Where did the high school students get food on “Buy Nothing Day” in Albuquerque？
A.From the neighboring homes. B.From the restaurants nearby. C.From the shops selling spaghetti. 答案：B
20.How did people celebrate “Buy Nothing Day” in Manchester this year？
A.They made themselves up to tell people not to buy anything. B.They organized a spaghetti dinner to give people information.
C.They got together to read stories， sang songs and painted pictures. 答案：A
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21.— it is to watch Xiao Shenyang's performance！
—So it is！Everyone present will burst into laughter. A.What a fun B.No wonder C.No doubt D.What fun
解析：考查交际用语。根据Everyone present will burst into laughter可知选D。fun是不可数名词，前面通常不用冠词。no wonder难怪；no doubt肯定地，想必。 答案：D
22.—What do you think of our manager，Mr.Smith？
—He is really success in his career，but in a way he is failure in his family.
A.a；不填 B.the；the C.a；a D.不填；不填
解析：考查冠词。success和failure此时都是抽象名词具体化，前面通常要加不定冠词a。a success/failure在此表示“一个成功/失败的人”。 答案：C
23.It is ill health that she is now not so active in the movement.
A.instead of B.in place of C.thanks to D.in face of 解析：考查短语辨析。thanks to因为，由于。此句用了强调句型It is...that...，强调thanks to ill health。instead of代替，而不是??；in place of代替，取代；in face of面对。 答案：C
24.—Do you regret up your opinion that every child should take part in service learning？
—No.On the contrary，I think it is very necessary. A.bringing B.to bring C.to be brought D.being brought
解析：考查动词用法。根据答语“不，正相反，我认为它非常有必要”，可知bring up这一动作已发生，故选A。regret doing表示后悔/遗憾做过??(已经做过了)；regret to do表示遗憾地要做??(还未做)。 答案：A
25.To help my family，my father takes on much more work than before.
A.last B.depend C.remain D.support
解析：句意：为了能够养家糊口，我父亲比以前多干了很多活。support one's family 是“养家”的意思。 答案：D
26.When I said that someone was late for the meeting，I you.Why were you so angry at that time？
A.didn't refer to B.wasn't referring to C.haven't referred to D.hadn't referred to
解析：考查时态。根据句子表达的情景“当我说有人开会迟到时，我指的并不是你”，可知用过去进行时。 答案：B
27.On his way to the airport，it him all of a sudden that he had forgotten his passport.
A.hit B.knocked C.occurred D.beat 解析：考查固定句型。It hits/hit sb.that...意为“某人突然想到??”。 答案：A
28.If you let pressure benefit upset you，much more can be accomplished than you thought possible.
A.more than B.rather than C.other than D.less than 解析：考查短语辨析。rather than意为“而不是”，连接benefit和upset。more than多于，不仅仅；other than除了，不同于；less than少于。 答案：B
29.—It was of Jack to turn off the radio when I was sleeping in the bedroom.
—So he was.
A.reasonable B.sensible C.considerate D.generous
解析：考查形容词辨析。considerate考虑周到的，为(他人)着想的，体贴的。reasonable合情理的，讲道理的，公道的；sensible明智的，有感觉的；generous慷慨的，大方的。 答案：C
30.Only when the data again that there was a mistake.
A.they had studied；did they realize B.they had studied；realized they C.had they studied；did they realize D.had they studied；realized they
解析：考查倒装。“only＋状语从句”置于句首时，主句用部分倒装，从句不倒装。 答案：A
31.Through determination，he had learned to read and write and to become part of leadership of the factory.
A.appeared B.struggled C.hesitated D.failed 解析：根据句意，struggle to become...表示“努力拼搏成为??”。A、C、D三项分别是“好像，出现”，“踌躇”，“没有做到”。 答案：B
32.I am afraid I would have little influence over her her mind was made up on any
subject.
A.until B.once C.though D.unless
解析：考查连词。once此处用作连词，意为“一旦??就??”，引导时间状语从句。 答案：B
33.I read the article carefully and realized that it was women under forty. A.intended for B.used for C.called for D.paid for 解析：考查动词辨析。be intended for专为??而准备/设计的。句意：我仔细阅读了这篇文章，意识到它是专为40岁以下的妇女写的。be used for被用来??；call for要求，需要；pay for为??付款。 答案：A
34.We didn't plan our art exhibition like that but it very well.
A.worked out B.tried out C.went to D.carried on 解析：句意：我们没有像那样来计划我们的美展，但结果却非常好。work out算出；实行，实现；产生预期的结果。 答案：A
35.Each boy and girl in our school as well as the teachers to gather at the school gate at 6∶00 a.m..
A.were asked B.was asked C.asked D.had asked
解析：考查主谓一致和语态。由句意可知应用被动语态，故排除选项C、D；当主语后面接说明主语的修饰语，如with，along with，together with，as well as等时，谓语动词与前面的主语保持一致；由and连接的两个并列的名词被every，each，no等修饰并且作主语时，谓语动词一般用单数，故选B。 答案：B
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，在短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
(2010·西安八校第一次联考)An old man who lived in a small back street of my hometown had to tolerate the nuisance of boys playing football and making a lot of noise
outside his house at night.
One evening when the boys were particularly 36 ，he went out to talk to them.He explained that he had just retired and was 37 when he could see or hear boys playing his 38 game，football.He would 39 give them ￥25 each week to play in the street at night.The boys got 40 ，for they could hardly believe 41 they were being paid to do something they 42 .
The first two weeks had passed，the boys came to the old man's house，and went away 43 with their 25 yuan.The third week when they came back， 44 ，the old man said he hadn't had much money 45 himself and sent them away with only 15 yuan.The fourth week，the man said he had not yet received his 46 from the government and gave them only 10 yuan.The boys were very disappointed，but there was 47 much that they could do about it.
At the 48 of the fifth week，the boys came back and 49 at the old man's door，waiting for their 50 .Slowly，the door opened and the old man appeared.He 51 that he could not afford to pay them 25 yuan 52 he had promised，but said he would give them five yuan each week without 53 . This was really too much for the boys.“You expect us to play seven days a week for merely five yuan！”they yelled.“ 54 ！”
They 55 away and never played on the street again.
36.A.hot B.noisy C.troublesome D.naughty
解析：考查对上文语境的理解。依上文第一段可知，老人一直在忍受着孩子们每天晚上在自己家门口踢球带来的吵闹声，故此处指这天晚上老人对喧闹声忍无可忍，于是出来跟他们说了这些话。noisy嘈杂的，喧闹的。 答案：B
37.A.happiest B.excited C.encouraged D.bored
解析：考查对下文语境的理解。从下文老人的策略来看，他在假装向孩子们表示自己退休后，最高兴的就是看到孩子们玩自己最喜欢的游戏——踢足球。 答案：A
38.A.interesting B.amusing C.acceptable D.favorite
解析：考查对上下文语境的理解。从上下文可知，他假意说他很高兴看到孩子们踢自己最喜爱的足球。 答案：D
39.A.more ever B.therefore C.willingly D.forever
解析：考查对上下文语境的理解。孩子们踢的是老人最喜爱的足球，因此他奖励孩子们，前后是因果关系。