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M：Now Cathy, do you know when the visitors from India are coming? W：We offer them three choices: the end of March, the middle of April and the beginning of May. They've chosen the earliest one which is good actually with exams coming up in May.
M：And how many are coming? Did you say about 12?
W：Yes, they said 12 at first, but reduced to the half this morning.
M：Good, we have eight weeks to prepare, here are my suggestions. On the first day, a welcome party, then they can visit the schools in the district on the second and third days.
W：We forgot that this group wants to look at how computers are being used in the classroom.
M：Exactly, so I want to ask Mr Goodman to give them a talk on this on the afternoon of the third day.
W：That will be very nice.
M：And on the last day, they would do some sightseeing, we could take them on the tour of London but many of them may have already been, and Scotland will be too far away.
W：Why not take them for a walk along the coast, it should be interesting. M：Good idea! Cathy, I'm sure they'll like it. (Text 10)
Some time ago, a friend of mine who worked in a part of the city I didn't know very well, invited me to call on him. It took me hours to get there and I took great trouble to find a proper spot to park my car. As I was already three－quarters of an hour late, I parked my car quickly.
At noon, just as I was leaving my friend's office, it suddenly struck me that I had no idea where I had parked my car. I could hardly go up to a policeman and tell him that I had lost a small green car somewhere! Walking down street after street, I examined each car closely and was very happy to see a small green car just behind an old car. But how disappointed I was to discover that though the car was exactly like my own, it belonged to someone else! Feeling quite tired now, I went off for lunch. Some time later, I left the restaurant and walked down the street. Turning
the corner, I nearly jumped for joy: my car was right in front of me, and there was no problem this time.
To tell the truth, driving in crowded cities is far from being a pleasure and it is much easier to walk than to drive.
答案
1—5 CABAA 6—10 ACABB 11—15 BBABC 16—20 BBCCA
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．(2013·山东济南外国语学校质检)—I'm so anxious about my driving test tomorrow. Would you please give me some advice?
—________. I'm sure you are good enough to pass it. Be confident of yourself. A．Absolutely C．You are right
B．Take it easy D．Not really
解析：take it easy别紧张，用来安慰对方，符合语境。 答案：B
22．(2013·武汉市调研)We appreciate very much that you have come to visit our city ________ the long and tiring journey.
A．in honour of C．in view of
B．in search of D．in spite of
解析：in spite of 尽管。句意：我们十分感激你不顾漫长的令人劳累的旅途来参观我市。in view of 就??而言；in honour of 为了纪念；in search of 寻找。
答案：D
23．(2013·吉林白山二中月考)The young teacher treated the naughty boy kindly, but her patience ________ at last.
A．used up C．got in
B．went down D．gave out
解析：give out 耗尽。句意：年轻老师友好地对待这位调皮的男孩，但是最终她的耐心耗尽了。use up 用完，应采用被动语态；go down 下降；get in 插话。
答案：D
24．—What do you usually do in the afternoon, Mrs. Smith?
—My afternoon ________ includes doing some shopping and walking my dogs. A．appointment C．routine
B．action D．performance
解析：routine 常规。句意：我下午的常规包括购物和溜狗。appointment 约会，预约；action 行动；performance 表演。
答案：C
25．He believes that, ________， the kids will accept their stepmother. A．in vain C．in turn
B．in advance D．in time
解析：in time最终。句意：他相信最终孩子们会接受他们的继母。in vain徒劳地；in advance提前；in turn反过来。
答案：D
26．I always ________ on life when listening to Beethoven's symphony. A．react C．reflect
B．recover D．respond
解析：reflect on反思，思考。句意：当听到贝多芬的交响曲时，我总是反思生活。react反应；recover康复；respond回答。
答案：C
27．—I don't want to move to Guangzhou. It is heavily polluted. —Pollution is common. The city here is ________. A．no less clean C．no clean
B．no cleaner D．not less clean
解析：no＋形容词的比较级表示“一样不，也不”之意，为固定用法。句意：——我不想搬到广州。它受了严重污染。——污染是常见的。这里的城市一样不干净。
答案：B
28．Much new and high technology has been introduced from America, thus ______ in a great increase in the production of the company.
A．resulting
B．resulted
C．results D．having resulted
解析：thus doing作结果状语，表示自然而然的结果。 答案：A
29．(2013·黄山市质检)Tomorrow the mayor is to ________ a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city.
A．connect C．associate
B．cooperate D．accompany
解析：accompany陪同，陪伴。connect连接；cooperate合作；associate联系。句意：明天市长将陪同一群加拿大商人观光这座城市。
答案：D
30．Studying abroad is quite different from that in China. It took me nearly half a year to ________ the language problem and culture shock.
A．turn over C．go over
B．get over D．take over
解析：get over克服。句意：在国外学习与在中国学习完全不同，我花了将近半年才克服了语言问题和文化冲击。turn over 翻个过；go over复习，仔细检查；take over接管。
答案：B
31．(2013·江西省上饶市期末考试)It is reported that many a new house ________ at present in the disaster area.
A．are being built C．was being built
B．where being built D．is being built
解析：at present与现在进行时连用；many a new house作主语，谓语动词用单数形式。
答案：D
32．(2013·江西省上饶市期末考试)Word, believe it or not, came from the front that spread all over the town overnight ________ a terrible disease had spread in the army.
A．which C．that
B．what D．whether
解析：that引导同位语从句，无意义，也不充当句子成分。 答案：C
33．(2013·杭州市质检)It struck me as a bit confusing ______ she got such a large amount of money to buy the jewels.
A．that C．why
B．where D．what
解析：that引导主语从句，无意义，也不充当句子成分。 答案：A
34．—We ________ that you would fix the TV set this week. —I'm sorry. I ________ to fix it this week, but I've been too busy. A．had expected; had intended B．are expecting; had intended C．expect; intend D．expected; intend
解析：had expected和had intended表示过去未曾实现的愿望和打算。 答案：A
35．(2013·浙江省宁波市联考)________in the snowstorm all night long, the exhausted tourist finally reached a cottage, cold and hungry.
A．To struggle C．Having struggled
B．Struggling D．Struggled
解析：struggle动作先于主句动作reach发生，故用having done结构作状语。 答案：C
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. They are very busy working to __36__ the family. They don't act in the__37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. __38__ flowers to each other on Valentine's Day is even more __39__. One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (床罩). I __40__ sat down beside her and looked at her. “Mom, is there love between you and Dad？” I asked her in a