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1、第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分 ）第1节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMy three-year-old granddaughter, Tegan, went with her parents to a family gathering at the home of her other grandparents. Everyone was having a wonderful time visiting and catching up on all the latest fami
2、ly news.Like most children, Tegan was having a good time playing with all the toys that were different from her own and that were kept for children to play with at her grandparents house. In particular, Tegan had found a little tea set and had begun pretending that she was having a tea party. She se
3、t up all the place settings and arranged her table with the great care and elegance that only a three-year-old can create. Meanwhile, her Daddy was engrossed in conversation, and as he continued to chat with his family, Tegan would hand him a cup of tea. Her Daddy, who always tries to participate in
4、 her games, would pause for a few seconds from his conversation, and say all the proper words and gestures for her tea party which would thrill Tegan. He would request two lumps of sugar. He would tell her how wonderful her tea tasted, and then he would continue his adult conversation with his famil
5、y.After going through this routine several times, her Daddy suddenly awoke to reality as he had a flash of concern in his mind: She is only three years old, where is she getting this tea that Ive been dutifully drinking? He quietly followed her, without her knowing, and his fears were growing strong
6、er as he saw her turn and go through the bathroom door. Sure enough, there she was stretching up on her tippy toes reaching up to get her tea water - out of the container of water that grandpa used to soak his false teeth!21At the family gathering, the adults _.Awatched their favorite TV programs Bt
7、alked about what happened at home Cdrank tea while chatting Darranged tables for childrens games22Which of the following phrases can replace the underlined phrase “was engrossed in” in Paragraph 2 ?Agot tired of Bgot annoyed byCwas absorbed in Dwas puzzled at23What can be learned from the text ?ATeg
8、an was unhappy to be left alone at the gathering.BTegans father often played with her in games.CTegan refused to apologize for what she had done.DTegans father cared nothing about what she was doing.24Tegans Dad followed her secretly to find out _.Awhether there was any tea leftBhow she made tea so
9、wonderfulCwhere she got the sugar for teaDwhat kind of tea he had drunkBAre you a saver or a spender?A penny saved is a penny earned. This old saying calls attention to the wisdom of saving money. _ is another way to talk about saving for the future.People who hate to spend money are known as tightw
10、ads, while those who like to get the most value for their money are called thrifty. A thrifty person is different from a spendthrift. A spendthrift is someone who spends wastefully. People like that are often said to spend money like a drunken sailor or like theres no tomorrow.In the United States,
11、people who want to start a savings account have different choices of where to put their money. These include banks and credit unions. Credit unions are cooperatives for people who have some kind of connection. For example, the members might work for a university or a government agency. Most credit u
12、nions are nonprofit organizations.Credit unions, banks and other financial institutions pay interest on savings accounts. But the interest rates are low. Certificates of deposit（存款证） pay higher returns. With a certificate of deposit, or CD, a person agrees not to withdraw the money for a certain per
13、iod of time. This term could be anywhere from a few months to several years. Longer terms, and larger amounts, pay higher interest. People can withdraw their money early but they have to pay a fine.In a number of countries, people have been saving less over the years. The Organization for Economic C
14、ooperation and Development is a group of thirty-four countries. The OECD says in 1990, Americans had a household savings rate of seven percent. This year, that rate is expected to be a little more thanfour percent and many European countries have higher rates like the UK and France , but Americans s
15、ave more than families in countries like Japan and South Korea.25Which of the following proverbs can be filled in the blank in Paragraph 2?AHealth is wealth. BMoney is a good servant but a bad masterCPut money away for a rainy day. DMoney doesnt grow on trees.26If you have $10,000, which of the foll
16、owing may help you get higher interest ?AChoose certificates of deposit for one year.BPut the money in banks for one year.CPut the money in credit unions for one year.DChoose certificates of deposit for one year but withdraw the money ahead of time.27What does the passage mainly talk about ?ADiffere
17、nt choices of putting money away in the US.BThe importance of saving money.CHow to put money into banks.DThe household savings rate in the US.CIn todays congratulatory phone call to the team behind NASAs Mars Curiosity rover（火星车）, President Barack Obama made sure that if the mission discovers Martia
18、ns, hell be one of the first to know.If in fact you do make contact with Martians, please let me know right away, Obama said during the call, Ive got a lot of things on my plate, but I expect that that will go to the top of the list. Even if theyre just microbes(微生物), it will be pretty exciting.Obam
19、a also said he was impressed by the attention thats been paid to flight director Bobak Ferdowsi, the Mohawk Guy whose star-spangled haircut and warmhearted behavior during Curiositys Aug. 5 landing won him Internet fame.I, in the past, thought about getting a Mohawk myself, Obama joked. But my team
20、keeps on discouraging me. And now that hes received marriage proposals and thousands of new Twitter followers, I think Im going to go back to my team and see if it makes sense. The congratulatory phone call is a tradition for the White House. But it was clear that Obama particularly enjoyed congratu
21、lating the scientists and engineers behind the amazingly successful landing of NASAs newest Mars exploration.He also said the achievement reflected the American spirit, and he gave his personal promise to protect these critical investments in science and technology.This is the kind of thing that ins
22、pires kids across the country, he said. Theyre telling their moms and dads they want to be part of a Mars mission, maybe even the first person to walk on Mars. And that kind of inspiration is the byproduct of work of the sort that you guys have done.The Curiosity rovers $2.5 billion mission focuses
23、on studying billions of years worth of geology on Mars and determining whether the planet was ever potentially suitable for people to live in. The mission is not specifically designed to explore life, even on the range of microbes, but it could point the way for future life-exploration experiments.2
24、8Obama phoned the team behind NASAs Mars Curiosity rover in order to _.Acongratulate them on finding Martians Bpraise the flight directorCcongratulate on the rovers landing Dencourage them to contact with Martians29What is the main idea of Paragraph 2 ?AObama is very busy now.BObama longs for the fi
25、nding of life on Mars.CObama is interested in biology.DObama wants to contact Martians.30Which of the following about the Curiosity rover is TRUE ?AIt costs billions of dollars.BIt mainly aims to find life on Mars.CIt carries the first person to Mars.DIt proves Mars fit to live on.31What can we lear
26、n from the passage ?ABobak Ferdowsi got a Mohawk haircut to win great Internet fame.BObama called on the government and companies to invest in science.CAmericas president seldom congratulates on scientific achievements.DChildren showed special interest in the landing of Curiosity.DJanelle was runnin
27、g late for work, so she just had time for a quick look at herself in themirror as she was going out. What she saw there made her stop dead in her tracks.Being a busy college student just one year removed from her teenage years, she wasnt exactly obsessive-compulsive(有强迫观念和行为的) about the neatness of
28、her clothes. But her boss at the restaurant where she works saw things a little differently. He had recently lectured the entire staff on the importance of appearance, and had specifically mentioned the need for servers to wear clean, unwrinkled blouses. As an assistant manager, Janelle felt it was
29、important to set an example for the other employees. But if she stopped to iron the blouse normally, she would be late and work without delay was an area of even greater concern to her boss.So she grabbed her iron and plugged it in and set it for low heat. Carefully holding her blouse away from her
30、body, she continued to iron it while she was wearing it. It seemed like a logical answer to an urgent problem.And it seemed to be working until Janelle tried to iron the collar and accidentally ironed her neck by mistake. Then it suddenly seemed like a really stupid idea and a really painful one as
31、well. It took more time to treat her burn than it would have taken to iron her shirt properly. And she spent a miserable shift dealing with the pain of the burn. Weve all been there, havent we? For me it was cutting my own hair. For a former roommate it was trying to pull his own wisdom teeth. For a
32、nother college acquaintance, it was trying to change the oil in his car while the motor was still running.“Theres a right way and a wrong way of doing things,” Dad used to tell me whenever Id spoil the look of our yard by trying out a faster, easier and more creative way of pulling weeds or edging t
33、he lawn. “If a thing is worth doing,” he said, “its worth doing it right.” Theres a reason why certain things are done in certain ways. Those old, boring, predictable ways work.32Jenelle found in the mirror that _.Athere were stains on her blouse Bher blouse was wrinkledCshe wore heavy makeup Dshe p
34、ut on a wrong blouse33Its learned from Paragraph 2 that_.AJenelle had no sense of responsibility at workBJenelle failed to set an example for employees in daily workCJenelle didnt care about the neatness of her clothes at all DJenelles boss put doing something on time above appearance34What can we i
35、nfer from the fifth paragraph?AWe all have done loads of things like Janelle.BWe are careful enough in daily life.CWe all have done something creative.DWe all have tried to iron clothes while we are wearing them.35What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph ?ABe creative.
36、BA bad beginning makes a bad ending.CStick to old ways. DDo things right.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。选项中的两项为多余选项。Visiting London can be an expensive trip. 36 The following steps can help you find cheap alternatives for transport for your London trip.Familiarize yourself with t
37、he city. Do some homework about different parts of London ahead of time and determines specifically the area where you will be staying. How to establish where in the city you will be staying and the distance you are from the major tourist attractions you want to visit? 37 .Find a local provider of T
38、ransport for London tickets or travel cards, since your first bargain purchase will be an Oyster Card. Traveling around London with an Oyster Card will give you access to the cheapest option of transportation methods . The Oyster Card is accepted citywide on buses, boats and the London Underground,
39、known by the locals as “the tube”. 38 . The Tube is the cheapest and most reliable form of transportation and runs from around 6 am. until around 1 am., depending on the line or the station.Make the most of the Oyster Card. 39 , with a high concentration in central London. If you are staying anywher
40、e in central London, there will be a tube station less than 10 minutes away.The Transport for London website offers a tube station search facility to find the nearest subway station to any location in the city. When you find a tube station, you can easily locate the closest bus stop by using the com
41、parison bus-tube maps at the stations entrance.Follow the Transport for London Tube Guide to your destinations and always plan ahead. 40 , and it will avoid wasted trips on the tube and doubling back on your journey.A. You can use a street map, or an online map search engine.B. By visiting the Trans
42、port for London website, people can avoid getting lost.C. So establishing a budget and finding bargains will help you get around London on the cheap. D. The bus is the cheapest means of transport in London.E. Seek out your nearest Tube Station. F. Making a plan for transport will save your unnecessa
43、ry expenses,G. There are 287 tube stations in London that accept the Oyster Card,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和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I got aboard and sat down in my seatIt was going to be a long flight Around me were some 41 Where are you
44、headed? I askedLakes Air BaseWell be there for special training, and then to the frontAfter about an hour, an announcement was made that box lunches were 42 for five dollars The journey would be several hours, and I decided to buy oneAs I 43 for my wallet, I heard a soldier ask his buddy if he would
45、 buy lunchNo, that seems a lot of money for just a box lunch I looked around at the other soldiers 44 were buying lunchI walked to the back of the plane and 45 _ the flight attendant a fifty-dollar billTake a lunch to all those soldiers I saidShe seized my arms tightlyHer eyes wet with tears, she 46
46、 me, My son is a soldier in the frontits almost like you are doing it for himPicking up ten boxes, she headed to the soldiersAfter eating, on my way to the rest room I was 47 by a manI saw what you did and I want to be 48 of it With this, he handed me twenty-five dollarsSoon after I returned to my s
47、eat, I saw the Flight Captain coming, looking at the seat numbers 49 he walkedWhen he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his 50 , and said, I want to 51 your hand I stood and took his handWith a loud voice he said, I was a soldier 52 , someone bought me a lunchIt was such an act of 53 that I never forgot I was a little bit 54 whe