段瑞敏

第一部分： 聽力略（共30分）

第二部分： 英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用

Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)選擇(共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分)

1. Mrs. Zhang, can you ____ me a few minutes to have a word with me? I have something important to tell you.

A. offer B. spare C. draw D. pull

2. I have not made up my mind when to go abroad for further

education, but I ____ to go abroad next month.

A. intend B. tend C. attend D. attempt

3. ____ handwriting, this beautiful actress really fades next to her youngest sister.

A. In terms of B. In case of C. In favour of D. In honour of

4. ——How do you think about her performance at the party?

——____, her performance is almost excellent.

A. In the eyes of me B. In general

C. In fact D. In need

5. Whenever I am in trouble, his eldest sister always ____ me a hand in time.

A. passes B. borrows C. offers D. lends

6. Im not the leader here, so Im afraid that I cant have a ____ in how to settle this problem.

A. hand B. part C. share D. role

7. What you told your daughter just now ____ me of my experiences with my girl friend in a faraway town.

A. tells B. reminds C. remembers D. informs

8. Until now, I still remember that at that time at the back of our factory ____.

A. stood a high tower B. a high tower stood

C. did a high tower stand D. a high tower did stand

9. Mary is not at home; I think that she ____ to the airport to see her best friend off.

A. may have gone B. can have gone

C. should have gone D. need have gone

10. What an interesting book it is! To tell you the truth, I have never seen ____ before.

A. a such good book B. such good book

C. so good a book D. so a good book

11. The match was cancelled because most of the members ____ a match without a standard court.

A. objected to having B. were objected to have

C. objected to have D. were objected to having

12. He hasnt slept at all for three days. ____ he is tired out.

A. There is no point B. There is no need

C. It is no wonder D. It is no way

13. The old buildings possibly ____ the Ming Period.

A. are dated back to B. date from

C. are dated from D. date

14. The book has been well received, but ____ actual sales, it hasnt been very successful.

A. in terms of B. in term of

C. considering to D. with regarding to

15. The archeologists have dug ____ some interesting Neolithic(新石器 時(shí)代) remains.

A. at B. down C. through D. up

Ⅱ.單詞拼寫(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)

1. The American President stepped out of the aircraft, ____(陪同) by his wife.

2. In the near future the Internet will touch the lives of people in r____ mountain villages.

3. As we all know, ____(好奇心) is part of a childs nature.

4. What is the a____ temperature for February?

5. The food supplies came in q____ and therefore we were seldom short of food.

6. A woman t____ to cry so as to let out her feeling of anger or

sadness.

7. He is one of my closest relatives while those two girls are my d____ relatives.

8. What is your s____ in this country? Are you a citizen?

9. E____ Qingshihuang had all the walls joined up; thus the Great Wall came into being.

10. This pillar(柱子) is a ____(紀(jì)念碑) to all those who died in the war.

Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分)

It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education. __1__, it has been said that today children __2__ their education to go to school. The __3__ between schooling and education suggested by this remark is important.

Education is __4__, compared with schooling. __5__ knows no edges. It can take place anywhere, __6__ in the shower or in the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the standard learning that __7__ in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class. Though the experience of schooling can be known in __8__, education quite often produces __9__. A chance talk with a __10__ may lead a person to discover how __11__ he knows of another country. People obtain education from __12__ on. Education, then is a very __13__ and unlimited term. It is a lifelong experience that starts long __14__ the start of school, and __15__ that should be a necessary part of ones entire life. Schooling, on the other hand, is a __16__ experience, __17__ style changes little from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the __18__ time, take fixed seats, use similar textbooks, do homework, and __19__ exams, and so on. Schooling has usually been limited by the edges of the subjects being __20__.

1. A. Though B. However C. Thus D. Therefore

2. A. interrupt B. need C. break D. bother

3. A. difference B. importance C. problem D. summary

4. A. unexpected B. endless C. countless D. simple

5. A. Schooling B. Experience C. Education D. Knowledge

6. A. whether B. either C. if D. or

7. A. takes place B. happens C. occurs D. comes about

8. A. progress B. time C. order D. advance

9. A. pleasures B. surprises C. imaginations D. successes

10. A. passer-by B. friend C. foreigner D. teacher

11. A. much B. well C. badly D. little

12. A. babies B. teenager C. grown-ups D. children

13. A. long B. broad C. narrow D. short

14. A. as B. when C. after D. before

15. A. one B. it C. that D. those

16. A. basic B. strict C. final D. first

17. A. its B. which C. that D. whose

18. A. same B. different C. similar D. alike

19. A. take B. hold C. pass D. give

20. A. taught B. used C. chosen D. liked

Ⅳ.閱讀理解(共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分)

(A)

People have been painting pictures for at least 30,000 years. The earliest pictures were painted by people who hunted animals. They used to paint pictures of the animals they wanted to catch and kill. Pictures of this kind have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain. No one knows why they were painted there. Perhaps the painter thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals. Or perhaps human beings have always wanted to tell stories in pictures.

About 5,000 years ago the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began to use pictures as a kind of writing. They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas, and also to represent the sounds of their language. The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet.

The Egyptians used to record information and to tell stories by putting picture-writing and pictures together. When an important person died, scenes and stories from his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried. Some of these pictures are like modern comic-strip(連環(huán)漫畫) stories. It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip. But, for the Egyptians, pictures still had magic power. So they did not try to make their way of writing simple. The ordinary people could not understand it.

By the year 1,000 BC, people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea had developed a simpler system of writing. The signs they used were very easy to write, and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system. This was because each sign, or letter, represented only one sound in their language. The Greeks developed this system and formed the letter of the Greek alphabet. The Romans copied the idea, and Roman alphabet is now used all over the world.

These days, we can write down a story, or record information, without using pictures. But we still need pictures of all kinds: drawings, photographs, signs and diagrams. We find them everywhere: in books and newspapers, in the street, and on the walls of the places where we live and work. Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily, and they can make a story much more interesting.

1. Ancient people in France and Spain painted pictures on walls of caves because ____.

A. they loved animals

B. they enjoyed seeing pictures

C. they thought pictures helpful

D. they preferred painting pictures to telling stories

2. From this passage we know that ____.

A. Egypt is well-known for their comic-strip stories

B. the Roman alphabet was developed from Egyptian alphabet

C. the Egyptian signs made a particular alphabet come into being

D. people in other parts of the world copied their written system from the Egyptians

3. The possible title of this article may be ____.

A. Pictures and Writing

B. The Best Way of Writing

C. Home of the Comic-Strip Stories

D. The Earliest Language in the World

(B)

Human Brain and Its Size

Two studies suggest that the human brain continues to change through the process of evolution. The findings conflict with a common belief that the brain has evolved about as much as it ever will. Scientists say modern humans developed about two hundred thousand years ago. Bruce Lahn of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the University of Chicago led the studies. The findings appeared in Science magazine.

Scientists looked at changes in two genes related to the size of the brain. These two genes do not work right in people with microcephaly.Microcephaly is a rare condition in which people are born with a brain that is much smaller than normal. Some scientists believe this is what the brain of early humans might have looked like.

In the new studies, the scientists looked at different versions of the two genes. They studied genetic material from people of different ethnic(種族的) groups. They found that one version of each gene appeared again and again. The scientists say the changes appear to have spread because they improved the brain in some way. They say the new versions are so common that they cannot be considered an accident. Instead, the scientists suggest there was pressure to spread through natural selection. Natural selection is a process in which genetic changes that are helpful to a species survive and spread quickly.

The scientists found that the new versions of the two genes evolved much faster in apes than in mice and rats. They decided that these changes might have had an important part in human evolution. The scientists studied how often the changes appeared in the genes of many different populations.

They found that a version of the gene called microcephalin formed only about thirty-seven thousand years ago. This version appears today in about seventy percent of humans. The scientists say it is more common outside southern Africa. The second gene is called ASPM. The studies showed that a version of this gene developed just about six thousand years ago. Today it is found in about thirty percent of all people. It is more common in people from Europe and areas including North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Different populations make use of different genetic changes. Genes must react to the pressures of many environments and threats such as disease.

The scientists who did the studies now want to see whether the two genes only act on brain size or also perform other duties. They point out that the genetic changes took place around the same time as important cultural changes. These include the development of things like art and religion and, more recently, civilizations. Scientists do not know, however, whether the two genes, are connected to intelligence or problem-solving abilities. Such questions about the mind produce debate. Some scientists are concerned that the new findings might be used to claim that not all groups are created equal.

1. What is the passage mainly about? ____.

A. Recent research on genetic changes

B. Natural selection

C. The size of the brain

D. People with microcephaly

2. The scientists think that different versions of the two genes appear to have spread ____.

A. only by accident B. through natural selection

C. to increase the size of brain D. to prevent some diseases

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text? ____.

A. New versions of the two genes evolve slower in apes than in mice and rats

B. The gene called microcephalin is more common in the people of South Africa

C. The gene ASPM can be widely found in Europeans, Arabs and Asians

D. The new versions of the two genes have nothing to do with the environment and disease

4. We can infer from the last paragraph that ____.

A. the scientists believe that the two genes relate to intelligence and problem-solving abilities

B. some ethnic groups are more intelligent than others when they are created

C. the developments of human cultures have a great effect on the evolution of the two genes

D. the scientists are sure that the two genes affect not only the brain size but also peoples creativity

(C)

LONDON—Big Ben, the landmark London clock renowned for its accuracy and chimes (鐘聲), stopped ticking for 90 minutes, an engineer said Saturday.

Officials do not know why the 147-year-old clock on the banks of the River Thames stopped at 10:07 pm on Friday. It resumed keeping time, but stalled again at 10:20 pm and remained still for about 90 minutes before starting up again, a spokeswoman for the House of Commons said.

There has been speculation(推測(cè)) that a recent period of hot weather may have been to blame. Temperatures in London reached 90°F on Saturday, and forecasters called it Englands hottest day in May since 1953.

Big Ben, which is operated by the Palace of Westminster, survived attacks by German Luftwaffe bombers during World War Ⅱ, continuing to mark the time to within 1.5 seconds of Greenwich Mean Time.

However, the clock has experienced occasional problems. In 1962, snow caused the clock to ring in the New Year 10 minutes late. In 1976, the clock stopped when a piece of its machinery broke. Big Ben also stopped on April 30, 1997, and once more three weeks later.

Big Ben is actually the clocks 13-ton bell, which was named after sir Benjamin Hall, the British commissioner of works at the time the clock was built.

The official name for the Gothic tower holding Big Ben is St. Stephens Tower. Standing 315 feet tall, it was completed in 1858 after an 1834 fire destroyed most of the Palace of Westminster.

1. What does the underlined word “resumed” (in Paragraph 2) mean? ____.

A. Stopped something from happening

B. Went on doing something

C. Stopped because there is not enough power to keep it going

D. Started doing something again after stopping

2. How many occasional problems has Big Ben experienced so far? ____.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the

passage? ____.

A. Big Ben was known only for its accuracy

B. Big Ben also stopped because of the hot weather on April 30, 1997

C. German Luftwaffe bombers didnt destroy Big Ben during World War Ⅱ

D. An 1834 fire destroyed most of the Palace of Westminster

including Big Ben

4. Which is the best title for the passage? ____.

A. Hot weather is to blame

B. Londons Big Ben mysteriously stops ticking

C. The history of Big Ben

D. Big Ben has experienced occasional problems

(D)

Three million people visit Pisa each year to see a tower. A look at the picture will tell you why. The tower leans(傾斜)! It is known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

The tower looks as if it might fall at any time. Engineers say that the visitors are safe—at least for a while. But the tower does lean. It slants (傾斜) 14 feet 10 inches at the present time. The tower has been leaning for 800 years. And every year it leans a little bit more. If this keeps on, the tower will fall.

If you look at the picture, you will see that one side of the tower is deeper in the earth than the other. Why has this happened?

Pisas tower weighs 14,500 tons. A heavy tower like this must have a very strong foundation(地基). The Leaning Towers foundation is just not deep or wide enough for the tower above it.

Can anything be done about the tower?

Italian engineers have special plans. They dont want to make the tower straight—just keep it from leaning any further. So all the plans ask for a new foundation that wont sink. But a new foundation cant be built while the tower is standing on the old one. The tower must be raised. One plan is to place 15 big jacks(千斤頂) around the tower. They would raise the tower and hold it up while the new foundation is being built.

The Italian engineers are searching for the best plan to rescue the tower. They know that any plan will take a lot of money. But many Italians refuse to believe that the old tower is in danger.

“It leans and leans and leans，” they say, “But it will never fall down.”

The engineers want to make sure that it wont.

1. Millions of people come to visit the tower because ____.

A. it is very high B. it is a leaning one

C. it has a strange shape D. it is too heavy

2． Engineers believe if the tower keeps on leaning, it will fall ____.

A． at present B． very soon

C． at any time D． sooner or later

3． The tower is leaning because ____.

A． the foundation of it is not strong enough

B． it was wrongly designed

C． it was designed so on purpose

D． the tower was built carelessly

4． The Italian engineers want to ____.

A． stop it from leaning further

B． make it straight

C． build a new tower

D． move the tower to a safe place

Ⅴ.短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

Dear Mr Brown,

I am writing to thank you with your kind help.1.____

Before you came to teach us, I had not interest in2.____

English. My pronunciation was terribly. I could3.____

only speak a few words. But one and a half year later. 4.____

I now think English fun to learn. I got a lot from your 5.____

encouraging words. I will always remember what you 6.____

said, “If you try to, you can be No. 1!” I hope youve 7.____

had pleasant journey home and will come to China 8.____

again sometimes in the future. I will write again9.____

and send you the photos we take together. 10.____

Yours sincerely,

Li Min

Ⅵ.書面表達(dá)(滿分25分)

假如你是你校京劇愛好者協(xié)會(huì)的成員，在一次同英國(guó)中學(xué)生代表團(tuán)的聯(lián)歡活動(dòng)中，你協(xié)會(huì)將出一個(gè)京劇節(jié)目。在演出前，由你向外國(guó)朋友介紹京劇的由來，按以下提示介紹：

1.京劇在中國(guó)很受歡迎，歷史悠久，有200年的歷史。在清朝乾隆年間，乾隆對(duì)地方劇感興趣。

2.1790年，為慶祝乾隆80歲生日，他召集各地方劇團(tuán)來京為他演出，4個(gè)來自安徽的劇團(tuán)在慶典后留在北京。

3.1828年，一個(gè)湖北劇團(tuán)來京，在京與安徽劇團(tuán)一起演出，兩種唱派合在一起，逐漸形成了一種新劇種，被稱為京劇。

4.下面演出開始，希望朋友們喜歡。

參考詞匯：地方劇Local Opera 乾隆年間the Reign of Qianlong 表演perform劇團(tuán)troupe

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