Three-fourths of the homework _____today.

A.has finished                                B. has been finished 

C. have finished                              D. have been finished

His “Selected Poems” _____first published in 1965.

A.were                    B. was              C. has been     D. are

Most of his spare time ____spent in reading.

A. are                 B. were                 C. was             D. have been

The following ____ some other examples.    

A. are              B. is                    C. was           D. were

The police ____ the murderer everywhere when he suddenly appeared in a theatre.

A. is searching for                        B. were searching for

C. are searching for                       D. were searching

Not only my brother but also I ____ good at painting. Both of us ____ good painters.,

A.are;are              B.am;am            C.ani;are            D.is;is

The football match between Class One and Class Three was going on. You were one of the players of Class One. In the first half, your team lost a goal. What happened in the second half?

D

“Can I see my baby?” asked the happy new mother. The bundle (嬰兒包) was placed in her arms and when she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped—the baby had been born without ears. Time, however, proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect except his appearance. www.

  One day when he rushed home from school and threw himself into his mother’s arms, he cried out bitterly, “A boy, a big boy … called me—a f-…freak.” She sighed, knowing that his life was to be endless of heartbreaks.

  He grew up, handsome for his misfortune. A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift for literature and music.

  The boy’s father had a talk with the family doctor. Could nothing be done? “I believe we could graft(移植) on a pair of outer ears, if they could be donated (捐獻(xiàn)),” the doctor decided. So the search began for a person who would make such a sacrifice for a young man. Two years went by. Then, “You’re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it’s a secret.” said the father.

  The operation was a brilliant success. His talents blossomed into genius. School and college became a series of successes. Later he married and entered the diplomatic(外交) service. “But I must know!” he urged his father. “Who gave so much for me? I could never do enough for him.”

  “I do not believe you could,” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know … not yet.” The years kept the secret, but the day did come … one of the darkest days that ever pass through a son. He stood with his father over his mother’s casket(棺材). Slowly and tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish-brown hair to let out the secret.

52．The story is mainly about _______.

       A．how a boy had new ears through an operation

       B．what a devoted parent privately did for the child

       C．how a disabled boy turned into a useful person

       D．why a donator made a sacrifice to a bright boy

53．From the first paragraph we know that the mother _______.

       A．was determined to donate her ears to perfect her son

       B．kept her husband unknown about the baby’s situation

       C．felt shocked and disappointed to see her new baby

       D．complained of her bad luck to have a disabled child

54．The underlined word “freak” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to “_______”.

     A．slow-acting person

     B．ugly-looking child

     C．badly-behaved student

       D．strangely-shaped creature

55．What can be inferred from the passage? www.

       A．The agreement was between the donator and the family.

       B．The boy was so popular that he was made class president.

    C．Finally the boy came to know who the donator was.

       D．The mother donated her ears to her son after she died.

56．What moral lesson can we draw from this reading?

       A．Real love lies in what is done unknown rather than what is done known.

       B．It is up to parents to help their children heart and soul.

       C．True beauty lies only in the heart not in appearance.    

       D．It is a virtue(美德) for young generations to learn to be grateful.

第一部分：英語知識運(yùn)用(共三節(jié)，滿分50分)

第一節(jié)：語音知識（共5小題；每小題1分；滿分5分）

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

1. accompany    A. accept    B. success    C. account    D. access

2. worthy       A. healthy    B. wealthy    C. thunder    D. breathe

3. negative      A. material    B. character    C. village    D. bacon

4. garbage      A. forgive     B. government    C. gesture    D. grammar

5.cycle         A. bicycle     B. modify      C. sympathy    D. Royal

C

Poorer children would be offered the chance to attend lessons on Saturday to help catch up with their middle?class peers (同齡人), the shadow schools secretary, Michael Gove, said today.?The Conservatives would give English state schools the freedom to choose to have longer teaching hours and extra classes at the weekend, he told the Association of Teachers and Lecturers’annual conference.?

Gove said the move would help to close the achievement gap with richer children whose parents could afford extras such as tutoring and music lessons.?

He told delegates (代表) in Manchester: “For children who come from homes where parents don’t have the resources to provide additional stretch and cultural experiences, there are benefits in having those children in the learning environment, in school, for longer.”?

“Parents would love to have schools starting earlier in some circumstances, and certainly going on later in the afternoon, given the reality of their working lives,” he said. He held up the example of Kipp (Knowledge is Power Program) schools in the US, which are often based in the poorest communities and open from 7:30 am to 5pm on weekdays, plus Saturdays.?

But it would be up to schools to decide to offer longer hours, Gove added. ?

Parents said Saturday classes could become a “badge of dishonor”if pupils were forced to go, while teachers raised concerns about their workload.?

Margaret Morrissey, of Parents Outloud, said: “I think the suggestion the government made about one-to-one teaching for these kids would be a more preferable way of improving these children’s performance. I’m just not sure whether taking away a child at weekends is actually going to make them cleverer in the week.”?

The ATL’s general secretary, Mary Bousted, said: “If we want Saturday schools, then we need more teachers doing the extra hours, not the same teachers working longer.”?

66. The program is intended for children____________. ?

A. who are from middle-class families?     B. whose parents can’t afford extra help ?

C. who perform poorly academically ?      D. whose weekends are mostly unoccupied

67. “Additional stretch” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to_________.?

  A. music lessons                  B. physical relaxation ?

  C. entertainment activities?        D. out-of-school improvement

68. Why did Gove mention Kipp schools in the US? ?

A. To make a comparison.?         B. To introduce a new program.?

C. To seek supportive evidence.?     D. To prove his program is better.

69. What is Margaret Morrissey’s opinion about the new program? ?

A. Favourable.          B. Doubtful.           C. Optimistic.         D. Acceptable.

70. Which of the following is true??

A. Teachers may not like the program. ?   B. Schools are trying to make profits.?

C. The program is already under way. ?    D. The program is popular with children. ?