第一部分
英 语
一、完形填空. 共 10 个小题，10 分
Mark Twain, a famous American writer, was once traveling in France. He went by train to Dijon. He was very tired and wanted to 1 . He asked the conductor to wake him up 2 the train got to Dijon. But he first said that he was a heavy 3 . ―I may possibly protest(抗议) loudly when you try to wake me up‖ He said to the conductor. ―But do not 4 me, just put me off the train.‖
Then Mark Twain went to sleep, later, when he waked up , it was night time and the train had 5 Pairs already. He realized(意识到) at once that the conductor had 6 to wake him up at Dijon. He was so 7 that he ran up to the conductor and began to 8 him.
―I have never been so angry 9 ,‖Mark Twain said. The conductor looked at him 10 . ―You are not so angry as the American who put off the train at Dijon,‖ he said. ( ) 1. A. read B. write C. drink D. sleep ( ) 2. A. while B. after C. when D. before ( ) 3. A.sleeper B. writer C. man D. American ( ) 4. A. look at B. listen to C. notice D. watch ( ) 5. A. got B. arrived C. reached D. stopped ( ) 6. A. forgotten B. remembered C. tried D. wished ( ) 7. A. happy B. worried C. angry D. interested ( ) 8. A. laugh at B. talk to C. speak to D. shout at ( ) 9. A right now B. all my life C. in the past D. all the time ( ) 10. A. quietly B. angrily C. happily D. kindly 二、阅读理解 20 小题， 20 分
（一）阅读下列短文，从各题中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案
( A )
A meteorite (陨石) almost hit an 80 – year- old man named Arthur Pettiffer in Britain when he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 years in Britain.
The meteorite weighed (重) one kilo , and might be over four thousand million (百万) years old .
― I hear the big noise in the air . I looked up and I saw the tops of the trees coming and going ,‖ He said , ― I didn't know what it was.‖
Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space . About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year , but only very few are found . M r Pettiffer's meteorite is the fifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War
Mr Pettifer is glad . ―When you think about it coming from so far away , it really is something strange.‖ 11. The meteorite was Mr Pettifer when it fell down.
A. close to B .far from C hitting D coming to
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12. The meteorite was already years old . A. 40,000,000,000 B 40,000,000 C 400,000,000 D. 4,000,000,000
13. Mr Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because . A. the trees were afraid
B. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops moving C. it was going to rain
D. the moving was made by wind 14. people see a meteorite fall through they visit the earth often each year
A. Quite a few B Some C .Few D Many 15.Mr Pettifer was TO see the falling of the meteorite. A. happy B. afraid C sorry D angry
（B）
A young man worked very hard at his lessons . He was too busy to have a rest At last, he became ill and he couldn't go to sleep. Every night ,when he went to bed , he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But the more he tried ,the more he stayed awake
Then he went to see the doctor .The doctor told him: Try counting numbers by the time you reach one hundred, you'll be asleep, I'm sure of it‖
The next day the man returned to the doctor's. Well‖ said the doctor ,‖How are you today ? did you have a try ?‖
The man still looked tired. ―Yes,‖ he said, ― I tried counting one ,two, three… up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty –nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand .But then ,I still couldn't fall asleep.‖
16、The young man couldn't go to sleep because
A. he hadn't finished doing his lesson B. he had worked too hard and became ill C. he was about his homework D. here was a lot of noise there 17、The doctor asked the young man
A. to count numbers before he went to bed B . to put all numbers from 1 to 100 together C . to count numbers while he was lying in bed D . to take some medicine and go to bed earlier 18、The young man returned the next day because A . he wanted to thank the doctor B. he wanted some medicine
C. he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers D. he still couldn't go to sleep at night
19、When the man counted to five hundred and sixty—nine ,he
A. went to sleep
B . felt sleepy and drank some tea to go on counting C . was more awake than before D. Got up and took some medicine
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20、The young man
A. didn't really understand what the doctor said B. was not able to count numbers
C. didn't try what the doctor asked him to do D. wasn't ill at all
（C）
Have you thought about what might have happen if American President Kennedy was saved in 1963?Impossible , you'll say . Kennedy was killed in Dallas , Texas, on November, 1963, and that's an end to it.
But what would happen if he came back to his life ? That's what the ―stuff books‖ are made of. In 1988 an American named George Bernau wrote a book of this kind .The book is called ―Promises to Keep‖. It was thought of as the best one of the kind .He made the book like real life .The story was so interesting that it kept readers turning the page till the end though it had over 800 pages. In fact we know that John F. Kennedy was killed and never came back to life .In his book , he comes back to life ,and the story begins from there. The book set readers thinking , not especially about Kenndy's killing , but about what would happen after .
21. What kind of a book is Promises to keep ?
A . A .kind of study of Kennedy' killing B. An American horror novel . C. A life story about Kennedy.
D. A story book developed from a true story . 22 The book Promises to Keep tells us .
A. how to w rite a ―stuff book‖ like the one written by Jone Bernau . B. how to write about history .
C. what would happen when Kennedy was brought back to life . D. how to make up a story about the presidents .. 23. Although the story is , readers like to read it very much . A. not interesting B. long C sad D not exciting
24. The book not only keeps the readers interested until the end , but also makes them . A. feel terrible B stop things C laugh at something D thinking about something 25. The phrase ― come back to life‖ means . A. never die again B become alive again C know one is stilling living D live for ever
（D）
Tom Smith was writer. He wrote detective stories （侦探小说）for magazines(杂志). One evening he could not find an end for a story. He sat with his typewriter（打字机）in front of him , but he has no ideas . So he decided to go to see a film . When he came back, he found that he had had a visitor. Someone had broken into his room. The man had had a drink, smoked several of Tom's cigarettes(香烟) and had read his story. The visitor left Tom a note :
―I have read your story and I don't think much of it .‖ Please read my suggestions and
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you can finish it , By the way , I'm a burglar(窃贼). I'm not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a successful writer I will return .‖
Tom read the burglar's suggestions , then he sat down and wrote the rest of the story. He was still not a successful writer and he was waiting for the burglar to return. Before he went out in the evening , he always left a half ---finished story near his typewriter. 26 、 The burglar broke into Tom' s room because
A. Tom was a successful writer . B. He wanted to visit Tom C. He tried to steal something
D. He wanted to help Tom to finish his story. 27 、 The burglar read Tom's story
A. because the story was very good B. but he didn't like it
C 。because Tom asked him to give help D．while he was waiting for Tom 28 、 Why did the burglar leave Tom a note? Because he .
A. wanted to tell Tom that he was only a visitor B. wanted to tell Tom what he thought of his story
C. was sure that Tom would become a successful writer D. wanted Tom to wait for him the next day 29 、 Tom read the burglar's suggestions
A. and he thought that they were helpful to him B. and he wanted to make friends with him
C. but he still didn't know how to finish his story D. but he didn't pay any attention to them 30 、 Tom decided to go to see a film because he .
A. wanted the burglar to read his story B. wanted to visit Tom someone.
C. Wanted to ask someone to help him D. didn't know how to finish his story
英语答卷 3
一、完形填空 10 分 题号 答案 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
二、阅读理解 20 分 题号 答案 题号 答案 21 11 22 12 23 13 24 14 25 15 26 16 27 17 28 18 29 19 30 20
三、书面表达 10 分
假如你是 Ann，你有一位好朋友叫 David，他准备到美国读高中，正在寻找提高英语听说能力的办法。你在报纸上看到有关“English Corner”的消息后， 你给他发一封电子邮件，告诉他有关“English Corner”的内容（时间、地点、参加者、内容）建议他去参加活动，并说明你建议的理由。（80-100 字左右。） Dear David, Good news for you! Best wishes! Ann
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