第I卷（共105分）
第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）
第一节单项填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。
1. If you want to speak English without _______foreigner's accent, you have to learn ________correct pronunciation of those words.
A．the；a B．a；the C．a；不填 D．the；不填
2.The MH370 from Malaysia crashed in the southern Indian Ocean,________global concern about flight safety.
A. to cause B.caused C.causing D.having caused
3. A1l the candidates are required to be at the Conference Hall at 2:00 pm________ otherwise
informed．
A. unless B.if . C.while D.though
4. Although faced with stress from constant exams, she lost________ of her enthusiasm for
study.
A. some B.neither C.none D.all
5. -________you go to the movies with me tonight?
- I'd love to．
A. Will B.Must C.Might D.Shall
6. It is not quite clear_______our local government will do with air pollution.
A. whether B. how C. what D. that
7. - How long have you been here , Alice?
- Only a few minutes. Susan_______me here.
A. walks B. walked C. has walked D. had walked
8. Left_______in the reading room alone quite by accident ,the boy felt nervous.
A. locking B. having locked C. to lock D. locked
9. I'd like to place things_______it is convenient to get them.
A. in which B. what C. where D. that
10.- I guess you find the speech boring.
- _______. I like it.
A. Not in the least B. Don't mention it C. No doubt D. I couldn't agree more .

第二节完形填空 (共 30小题;11-20题每小题1分,21-40小题 1.5分, 满分40分)

阅列短文 ,掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A .B .C .D四个选项中 ,选出最佳项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A few weeks ago,l was taking a quiet walk in my backyard 11 I saw a baby bird lying in the grass. It must have fallen off the nest high in the branches. I was sure it was dead. But as I tried to pick it up, 12 it moved.
To put it back, I placed a ladder 13 the tree and tried to get it near the 14 with the nest. It was then that I saw a neighborhood cat in the leaves. Immediately it came to me that he must have 15 the bird out of the nest when climbing up along the branches and 16 himself up in the tree as well. Climbing up through the branches ,I seized him, gave him a 17 _ " Hiss! " and dropped him softly to the ground. He ran off as fast as he could.
I gently 18 the baby bird, climbed up the ladder and, stretching my arm out as far as I could , _19 it in the nest. Then I said a little prayer for it.
In the weeks that followed I looked up at the nest several times ,but only saw the mother bird. I may never know whether my efforts have made a 20 0r not. But trying was enough. Sometimes love has to be its own reward.
II. A. while B. as C. after D. when
12. A. suddenly B. finally C. nearly D. actually
13. A. off B. against C. on D. beside
14. A. tree B. leaves C. wall D. branch
15. A. led B. shaken C. tricked D. blown
16. A. trapped B. wounded C. seized D. stored
17. A. worrying B. puzzling C. scolding D. surprising
18. A. tried on B. picked up C. took out D. turned over
19. A. placed B. caught C. fed D. threw
20. A. choice B. decision C. difference D. conclusion

B

A 58-year-old man was sharing his memories of his father. He said his father had been a workaholic who was always busy with his 21 . He 22 came to his son's sports games or activities. 23 ,the son said his dad almost never spoke to him. 24 the time the son was 18 years old ,in his last year of school ,he'd become a very good football player. When his team qualified for the championship, he 25 his father to finally come to see him play this one time ;so his dad 26 he'd be there.
On the day of the 27 ,the son was on the field warming up just _ 28 the game when he saw his dad come into the stadium with two other men. Then shortly after the game started, his dad . 29 with his friends and never returned. It's now been 40 years 30 that day, yet this 58-year-old son says the painful 31 . he felt as a teenager is still very real. When his father recently died at age 83 , he stood alone next to his dad's coffin at the funeral home and said: " Dad ,we could have 32 so much love and good times together, 33 I never knew you. "
A father has great power and 34 in the lives of his children. Studies have shown that the No. 1 35 0f troubled boys and young men is that they had fathers who didn't 36 care. They didn't spend time with their sons so they weren't 37 to them. There are millions of invisible 38 like this. But " No man stands as tall as when he bends down to help his son. " How about you? Do you need to give more time and 39 to your children? It's never too late t0 40 .
21. A. family B. work C. hobby D. housework
22. A. often B. ever C. even D. never
23. A. In fact B. As a result C. Of course D. Above all
24. A. At B. In C. By D. For
25. A. begged B. advised C. permitted D. ordered
26. A. admitted B. pretended C. suspected D. promised
27. A. ceremony B. graduation C.championship D. concert
28. A. after B. on C. before D. during
29. A. stood B. left C. chatted D. sat
30. A. since B. until C. after D. before
31. A. relief B. disappointment C. fear D. anxiety
32. A. lacked B. shared C. received D. mixed
33. A. and B. but C. so D. then
34. A. trust B. favor C. influence D. courage
35. A. reason B. case C. cause D. concern
36. A. simply B. only C. initially D. really
37. A. close B. similar C. polite D. known
38. A. mothers B. sons C. fathers D. players
39. A. money B. freedom C. attention D. award

40. A. learn B. change C. develop D. adapt

第二部分 阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50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。
A
If you didn't look at them, they weren't there , right? On seeing those in rags on the corner, I only wanted the light to turn green fast enough so that I wouldn't have to keep pretending not to see them.
Then ,one day, as I was holding the hand of my best friend Jane who was young but dying of breast cancer ,she told me that she made every moment count by slowing down and by seeing everything .I held her hand for five years and then she passed away. She did teach me something. It took a while for her words to really sink in. I can be a slow learner.
I started by seeing everything, and focused on their presence. One day I saw a Vietnam veteran(老兵). I asked him what would make his day.
"A hot cup of coffee," he told me.
I bought him a cup of coffee a stack of pancakes, some eggs, and so on. After our meal Together ,I asked him if there was anything else that would make his life a bit easier.
"A new pair of socks, "he said.
Socks ,really? I actually happened to be wearing a nice pair of wool hiking socks at that very moment. I told him that I wanted to give him the pair I was wearing ,if he would accept t. Finally, he agreed. We sat down on a bench, and he started to first take off his boots, then remove the black socks that had once been white off his feet. I think a layer or two of skin might have come off with them. Taking his new pair of socks, he held the socks up to his cheeks and said they were warm and smelled as good as me, pools of tears in his eyes.
Such a simple luxury (奢侈品) I used to take for granted. Now ,I always have an extra pair with me in my car. They are always my best pair ,just waiting to be given away.
41 . On seeing the homeless, the author used to_______.
A. hide in the comer B. show mercy to them
C. act as if they were not there D. make fun of them
42. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2?
A. He was slow in learning things.
B. His best friend was once a teacher.
C. He was sad that his friend was dying.
D. He didn't understand Jane's words at first.
43. What does the underlined word " them" in the last paragraph but one refer to?
A. The veteran's boots. B. The veteran's feet.
C. The wool hiking socks. D. The veteran's old socks.
44. Why does the author always have an extra pair of socks in his car?
A. To decorate his car. B. To sell it to others.
C. To keep it for a change. D. To donate it to a needy person.
45. What does the author want to convey to us?
A. All men are born equal.
B. A beggar's purse is bottomless.
C. Don't miss doing any good thing.
D. Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.

B
American high school students are terrible writers , and one education reform group thinks it has an answer: robots. Or, more accurately, robot-readers-computers programmed to scan student essays and spit out a grade.
Mark Shermis ,professor of the College of Education at the University of Akron ,is helping to hold a contest, set up by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation ( WFHF) ,that promises $ IOO,OOO in prize money to programmers who write the best automated grading software. "If you're a high school teacher and you give a writing task , you're walking home with 150 essays, " Shermis said. "You're going to need some help. "
Automated essay grading was first proposed in the 1960s,but computers back then were not up to the task. In the late 1990s, as technology improved, several textbook and testing companies jumped into the field. Today ,computers are used to grade essays on South Dakota's student writing assessments and a handful of other exams ,including the TOEFL test of English fluency, taken by foreign students.
The Hewlett contest aims to show that computers can grade as well as English teachers- only much more quickly and without all that depressing red ink. Automated essay scoring is "objective, " Shermis said. " And it can be done immediately. If students finish an essay at l0 pm , they get a result at 10 :0l pm . "
Take , for instance, the Intelligent Essay Assessor, a web-based tool marketed by Pearson Education ,Inc. Within seconds it can analyze an essay for spelling, grammar, organization, and help students to make revisions. The program scans for key words and analyzes semantic (语义 的) patterns , and Pearson claims that it can understand the meaning of text much the same as a human reader.
46. The text is written to introduce________.
A. robot-readers B. education reform in America
C. Hewlett contest D. William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
47. What does the underlined phrase "spit out "in Paragraph I probably mean?
A. Give. B. Organize. C. Analyze. D. Check.
48. From Paragraph 3,we know that in the 1960s _______.
A. computers were not easy to get
B. automated grading software was popular
C. people refused automated essay grading
D. computers couldn't grade essays automatically
49. What does Paragraph 4 focus on?
A. The prize of Hewlett contest.
B. The advantages of automated essay scoring.
C. The application of automated essay scoring.
D. Teachers' opinions about Hewlett contest.
50. The Intelligent Essay Assessor can________.
A. rewrite essays B. underline the mistakes in red ink
C. understand the meaning of text D. correct key words and patterns

C
In order to increase their job chances after college, Chinese students are turning to a special practice- Eiffel Tower nose jobs (鼻整形术). The latest trend in plastic surgery promises to create a nose that is classic, slim and sloping, similar to the sweeping curve of the Eiffel Tower.
Surgeon Wang Xuming said: " We are influenced by the beauty of the Eiffel Tower, we are not content to just add something to the nose ,we reconstruct it. " The surgery costs about US $ 10,000 and involves the enlarging of the nose using tissue from the forehead.
Hundreds of posters advertising the procedure are put up all over Chongqing city ,where surgeon Xuming runs his practice. They show a Westem-Iooking woman with an almost-too- perfect nose ,against an outline of the Eiffel Tower.
Interestingly ,many young women in China are eager to achieve a western appearance, as they believe it will give them an advantage in the highly competitive job market. " Some students face a lot of employment pressure after graduation. If their facial features are good, they'II have more chances of finding a job, " said surgeon Xuming. " We've had students getting the Eiffel Tower nose; it's helped them a lot. "
Apparently,Chinese employers are quite particular about appearances and prefer attractive candidates. Some of them even go as far as putting height and weight requirements in their employment ads. Plastic surgeons across the country are reporting an increase in the number of students choosing beauty" improvement ".
According to a Mr. Li , hospital manager at surgeon Xuming's clinic , most of their customers are female and the bill is taken care of by the family. " They usually come in with their mothers, and tend to be from well-off backgrounds, " he said.
51. Chinese college students choose to have a nose operation to_______.
A. marry well B. look cool
C. have a good job D. look like westerners
52. What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?
A. The posters. B. A nose job.
C. The Eiffel Tower. D. A plastic surgery procedure.
53. It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that________.
A. employers are potential customers
B. ads promote the plastic surgery
C. appearance is as important as height and weight
D. attractive appearance seems to increase job chances
54. From what Mr. Li said we can learn that ________.
A. most families can't afford the surgeon
B. the number of plastic surgeons is increasing
C. patients can be well looked after at the clinic
D. their customers are usually from wealthy families
55: What's the author's attitude towards Eiffel Tower nose jobs?
A. Skeptical. B. Objective. C. Critical. D. Worried.

D
Law enforcement agencies across the United States are using cameras to take pictures of automobile license plates. The idea is to build a computerized collection of information detailing the daily travel of millions of Americans.
Detective Mohammed Tabibi uses a license plate reader, also known as a LPR to look for stolen vehicles .“It has somewhat paid. We have caught some people involved in some serious crimes because of the LPR, " said Tabibi.
The use of LPRs is growing across the United States. Some are fixed to poles along Roadsides ,others are placed in law-enforcement vehicles. Privacy groups are concerned about the growing use of these devices. Jay Stanley is with the American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU) . " What they are also doing is storing everybody's time , place, and location. And many police departments are holding that information indefinitely. You know in our society, the government doesn't follow you and invade your privacy and track you unless it has a specific reason that you are involved in wrongdoing, " said Stanley.
Kevin Rearden served as Captain of the Arlington county Police, who also headed the county's Homeland Security Department before he retired. He said county policy called for the LPR information to be kept for six months. "We originally had a two-month period, and the detectives requested the chief extend it to six months because they found in so many investigations, keeping it for two months wasn't long enough," said Rearden, " but other law enforcement agencies that use the information may store it for unlimited periods of time. "
Supporters of privacy rights say they have no problem with police departments taking pictures of license plates to investigate crimes. But Jay Stanley says they're against storing the information for long periods of time.
However, Captain Rearden disagrees, " They keep saying the word ' tracking'. I would be lucky if I could find you in a few places in Arlington at a particular time. By no stretch of the imagination would I be able to track you. "
56. What does the text mainly tell us?
A. The use of LPRs is controversial.
B. Privacy protection is important.
C. LPRs help investigate crimes.
D. ACLU is involved in wrongdoing.
57. The function of a LPR itself is to_______.
A. give directions B. take pictures
C. identify location D. analyze information
58. Jay Stanley agrees that________.
A. tracking people all the time costs too much
B. using LPRs is likely to invade one's privacy
C. police are not allowed to store private information
D. every citizen is supposed to support the government
59. How long was the LPR information kept in the beginning?
A. Two months. B. Six months.
C. Two years. D. Unlimited periods of time.
60. According to the last paragraph, Kevin Rearden thinks that_______.
A. tracking is almost impossible
B. imagination never ends
C. he is lucky to live in Arlington
D. time and place are both important in tracking

E
Italians were reminded to slow down and relax on World Slow Day, an annual event celebrating life's simple pleasures.
"Let's take this day to stop and think about all the things we miss while we're rushing through our lives, " said Bruno Contigiani , the President of the Art of Living Slowly Association. Contigiani,62, a one-time high-powered manager, is now an ambassador for the slow life movement around the world. He started the first World Slow Day in 2007 to encourage the values of living and working at a more natural pace, and to make people rethink their daily lifestyle.
Contigiani's association suggests "14 commandments (诫条) " for living better, such as waking up five minutes earlier to enjoy breakfast without rushing. Others include walking whenever possible, and reading in the evenings instead of watching television.
This year, Contigiani left Italy where the event has spread around the country for Shanghai, one of the fastest moving cities in the world. The slow-living supporter said he wandered around the busiest streets of the commercial center for an entire aftemoon ,inviting people to " slow down". " Among the " 14 commandments' , the one about waking up five minutes earlier was the most popular by far, " Contigiani said.
Back in Italy ,the now well-known event hosts a lot of activities, such as reminding people to stop and smell the roses. In central Milan :you would probably be fined if you walk too fast. In parks and public spaces ,free yoga and Tai Chi (太极拳) lessons are important parts of the events.
Italian farmers' union noted that Italians spent less and less time preparing meals, a habit connected to rising levels of obesity. Therefore, the group said World Slow Day was a good opportunity to remind Italians to take extra time at meals in particular.
World Slow Day is by now an intemational event. A total of 90“ Slow Cities" in 11 countries inspired by the “live well" philosophy are supporting the day.
61. What's the best title of the text?
A. Slow Life Supporters B. Lifestyle of Italy
C. World Slow Day D. Living Well
62. World Slow Day is intended to .
A. tell people to walk slowly
B. encourage people to enjoy pleasant things
C. advise people to adjust to modern lifestyle
D. remind people to live and work at a natural pace
63. Which of the following goes against the "commandments" ?
A. Walking whenever possible.
B. Slowing down to smell flowers.
C. Watching TV in the evenings instead of reading.
D. Waking up five minutes earlier to enjoy breakfast.
64. We know from Paragraph 6 that .
A. obesity had little to do with eating quickly
B. free yoga in particular is popular with Italians
C. Italian farmers' union supported World Slow Day
D. Italians spent more and more time preparing meals
65. In which section of a newspaper is the text probably put?
A. Advertisement. B. Culture.
C. Business. D. Entertainment.

第Ⅱ卷（共45分）
注意事项：
第Ⅱ卷共2页。考生必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题卡上各题目的指定答题区域内作答，在试卷上作答无效。
第三部分 书面表达（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答案纸相应的位置上（请注意题后的词数要求）o
[1] Calling a taxi is easy-you stand in the street and stretch out your hand. But have you tried to call a taxi using a mobile application (软件)? It's not hard-you download a taxi- calling application ,input your location and destination, click " calling" and wait for a taxi to pick you up. Didi taxi and Kuaidi Taxi are two of the most popular taxi apps.
[2] However, what appeals to people about the apps is not only convenience but also potential prizes. In early January , Didi announced that for each successful ride arranged over the app, both passengers and drivers get 10 yuan subsidies (补贴). A few days later, Kuaidi decided to offer 10 yuan for passengers and 15 yuan for drivers per ride.
[3 ] However popular the taxi-calling apps may be , questions have arisen. One big concern is safety. In order to claim as many subsidies as possible , some drivers constantly check the apps to grab more taxi calls, even while they're driving. "It greatly distracts drivers' attention, thus causing a threat to road safety, " Beijing Review commented. Meanwhile ,like many other digital devices, apps may be quite handy for tech-savvy young people , but it could bring a challenge for senior citizens who don't know how to use them, commented China Daily. "As drivers prefer taking taxi orders from apps, they will overlook those people standing on the street," Beijing Review continued.
[4] "Taxi-calling apps are a new thing and we should observe them carefully, " said Liu Xiaohua , deputy director of Guangdong Transport Department. " Authorities are expected to regulate the market when they cause safety issues or market disorder. "
[5] Some cities_______. Beijing said last month that each taxi is only allowed to be linked with one taxi-calling app, China Daily reported. In Shanghai, drivers will be banned from using these apps during rush hour starting on March l. The city also decided to include these taxi apps in its own taxi-calling service platform.
66. What's the main idea of the text? ( no more than 15 words)
____________________________________________________________________________
67. Complete the following sentence using a proper word from Paragraph 2.
Apart from saving us money, calling a taxi using a mobile app also brings us
68. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? ( no more than 5 words)\
____________________________________________________________________________
69. What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 4 refer to?
____________________________________________________________________________
70. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words. ( no more than 5 words)
____________________________________________________________________________

第二节 写作（满分30分）
假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Mike即将完成学业，不久前来信就是否到中国工作询问你的意见。请根据以下提示回一封电子邮件：
1．建议他可以来中国；
2．阐述你的理由（就业机会多、专业受欢迎、不同的文化体验等）；
3．承诺可提供帮助。

注意：1.词数：120 -150；
2．文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mike．
I'm very glad to have received the letter you sent me last week.
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Best wishes.
Yours ,
Li Hua