英语ATheDonkeyMobileLibraryItisabrightmorningintheEthiopiancountryside.Yohanneswalksbesideapairofdonkeysthatarepullingatwo-wheeledcart.TheyarriveattheagriculturaltownofAwassawhereYohannesopensthesidesofthecarttodisplay,nottheusualvegetablesortools,butchildren’sbooks.ThisistheDonkeyMobileLibrary,thefirstofitskindinEthiopiaandoneofonlyafewintheworld.YohanneswasborninEthiopia,NorthAfrica,buttrainedtobealibrarianintheUSAandreturnedtoEthiopiayearsago.ThecartisfullofpicturebooksdonatedbyAmericanlibraries,teachersandschoolchildren.Yohannesarrangessmallpaintedbenchesintheshadeofthetrees,andsuddenlyEthiopianchildrencomeshoutingandracingdowneveryroadandpath.It’smobilelibraryday!Theycirclethebookshelveswithgreatexcitement.UntiltheDonkeyMobileLibrarybeganitsregulartwo-monthlyvisits,manyofthesechildrenhadneverseenabook.“Withoutbooks,educationisverydull,likefoodwithoutsalt.Youcansurvivebutyoucan’treallycomealive,”saysYohannes.“Theabilitytoreadisthebasisforgreaterproductivity,betterhealthandlongerlife.Eventhoughthechildrenlackmaterialgoods,withbookstheycanimagineaworldofpossibilities.”Yohannesfirstworkedinthechildren’ssectionofthemainlibraryinAmerica.Surroundedbybookshehadneverseenbefore,herealizedhowjoyfulandimaginativechildren’sliteratureis.Hesays,“IalwaysthoughtofEthiopia.ButhowcouldIbringchildren’sbookstomyhomecountrywhenithadalmostnolibrariestokeepthebooksin?”HecontactedJaneKurtz,awriterborninAmericabutbroughtupinEthiopia,andtogethertheycreatedtheDonkeyMobileLibrary.ThechildrensaythattheLibraryhasgiventhemideasaboutwhattheymightdointhefuture.AchildcalledDarejewantstobeascientistandfindacureforlife-threateningdiseases.Aneleven-12-year-oldgirl,Fikerte,wantstodoresearchaboutthemoonanddiscovernewfactsaboutouterspace.Tamrat,aged10,comeseverytime.“Whatbringsyoubackheretimeandtimeagain?”thelibrarianaskshim.“Thestories,”Tamratrepliesinstantly.1.HowdothechildrenfeelwhentheyseetheDonkeyMobileLibrary?A.Curious.B.Surprised.C.Interested.D.Excited.2.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.A.EthiopianchildrenhavenoideaabouttheirfutureB.YohannesandKurtzsharesimilarlifeexperiencesC.donkeycartsinAwassausuallycarryvegetablesandtoolsD.mostbooksintheDonkeyMobileLibrarywereboughtinAmerica3.Accordingtothepassage,theDonkeyMobileLibrary.A.visitsthecountrysideeverydayB.benefitsEthiopianchildrenalotC.wascreatedbyYohanneshimselfD.wasthefirstofitskindintheworld4.Whereisthepassagemostlikelytohavebeentakenfrom?A.Anewsreport.B.Abookreview.C.Ahistoricalstory.D.Anadvertisement.BSir,Justoversixmonthsago,IsawanadvertisementintheMorningMailforasetofthecompleteworksofWilliamShakespeare.Yourcompany,CosmobooksLtd.,offeredthisset(eightbooksofplaysandtwobooksofpoetry)atwhatwasclaimedtobea‘remarkable’price:fifteenpoundsandfiftypence,includingpostageandpacking.IhadwantedasetofShakespeare’splaysandpoemsforsometime,andthesebooks,inredimitationleather,lookedparticularlyattractive;soIsentforthem.Twoweekslater,thebooksarrived,togetherwithasetofthecompleteworksofCharlesDickenswhichIhadnotordered.SoIreturnedtheDickensbookstoyou,withachequeforfifteenpoundsandfiftypencefortheworksofShakespeare.Twomoreweekspassed.Thentherearrivedonmydoorstepasecondsetoftheworksof-12-Shakespeare,thesamesetofnovelsbyDickensandasixbooksetoftheplaysofMoliere,inFrench.SinceIdonotreadFrench,thesewereofnousetomeatall.However,Icouldnotaffordtopostallthesebooksbacktoyou,soIwrotetoyouattheendofAugustoflastyear,instructingyoutocomeandcollectallthebooksthatIdidnotwant,andaskingyounottosendanyotherbooksuntilfurthernotice.Youdidnotreplytothatletter.Insteadyousentmeabillforfortytwopounds,andasetoftheplaysofSchiller,inGerman.Sincethen,anewsetofbookshasarrivedeverytwoweeks,theworksofGoethe,thepoemsofMilton,theplaysofStrindberg;IhardlyknowwhatIhave.Thebooksarestillallintheirboxes,inthegarage,andmycarhastostandintherainoutside.Ihavenoroomforanymorebooks,andevenifIreadfromnowuntiltheLastJudgment,Ishouldnotfinishreadingallthebooksthatyouhavesentme.Pleasesendnomorebooks,sendnomorebills,sendnomoreangrylettersdemandingpayment.Justsendonelargelorryandtakeallthebooksaway,leavingmeonlywiththeonesetofthecompleteworksofShakespeareforwhichIhavepaid.Yoursfaithfully,SIMONWALKER5.SimonWalkerwrotetheletterto________A.showhisangertoCosmoBooksLtd..B.complainaboutgettingbookshedidn’twant.C.advisereadersnottoorderbooksfromCosmoBooksLtd..D.urgeforthefinalsolutiontotheproblemwiththeunwantedbooks.6.TheadvertisementthatMr.WalkersawintheMorningMailwasfor________A.unlimitednumberofCosmoBooks.B.asetof10booksoftheworksofShakespeare.C.fifteenpoundsandfiftypence.D.abookcontainingalltheplaysandpoemsofShakespeare.7.Mr.Walkeransweredtheadvertisementbecause________A.hewantedasetofShakespeare’sworkswhichwasagoodbargainB.heclaimedthatthebookswerebeingofferedataremarkableprice.C.hehadorderedthesetandhadbeenwaitingforthemtocomeforsometime.D.thesethealreadyhadwasnotparticularlyattractive.CFormanybusinessmenonlineeducationhasbeenadream.Nowithascometrue.-12-Theinvestment(投资)inhighereducation,whetherfinancialorintermsoftime,haslongbeenimpossibleformanyofthem.Butwell-knowneducationalinstitutionshavechosentodeliveraninternet-basedprogram,andthesebarriershavebeenlifted.Thatisgoodnewsforpeopleeagertoimprovethemselvesandismoreattractivetoemployers.Itisalsoabenefittoindustrywithbetterqualifiedcandidatesapplyingforjobsateverylevel.Havingthebenefitsofahigherqualificationwithoutgoingtotheuniversitycampusisattractivetomanystudents.Campusstudymeansgreatercost,whileonlineprogramsareflexibleandsavetime,whetherathomeoratwork.Studentscanachievetheirdegreeswithoutcausingtoomuchdisruptiontotheircareerorhomelife.Inadditiontoaffordable,flexibleclassesandgreaterconvenience,studentsalsohaveaccesstotheonlinelearningresourcesofmanyoftheworld’stopeducationalinstitutions.Theycanalsocommunicatewiththeirtutorsnomatterwhattimeitisorwhethereitherpartyisawayforanyreason.Thishasopenedupthepossibilityofgettingaqualificationfromauniversityorcollegethatmanystudentscouldonlyhavedreamedofinthepast.Italsoallowsspecialiststogettheprecisequalificationsandfocusontheirstudies.Aswellasseeingtheincreaseofapplicantsfromlower-incomesandhousewives,studyingonlineintheUSisevenbecomingpopularwithyoungerpeopleofcollegeage.Employershavebecomeincreasinglywelcomeandpositivetoonlinequalificationsasmorecandidatesearnthem,especiallyifthey’reproperlyapprovedbytheUSDepartmentofEducation.USinstitutionshaveledthewayinonlineeducationprovision.ManytopUScollegesanduniversitiesofferarangeofonlineprogramsthatarehighlyrespectedandineverywayperfectlyfitforadultswhoneedtocombinetheirstudieswithaworkinglife.8.AccordingtoParagraph1,manyUScollegesanduniversities.A.havebeguntoliftthebarrierstofinancialinvestmentB.havebeguntorunaninternet-basedprogramC.havehadadreamofofferingonlineeducationD.havegainedfinancialinvestment9.Whydopeoplechooseonlineeducation?A.Theycanfindjobsmoreeasilythanon-campusgraduates.B.TheycangetqualificationsfromUSDepartmentofEducation.-12-C.Theycansavemoneyandarrangetheirtimeandcoursesfreely.D.Theycaninvestmoneyindifferentcoursesprovidedonline.10.Theunderlinedword“disruption’’inthethirdparagraphprobablymean.A.dissatisfactionB.attentionC.attractionD.interruption11.Whichwouldbeagoodtitleforthepassage?A.AdultEducationOnlineB.TheBestofUSA’sOnlineEducationC.TopUSUniversitiesOfferingOnlineEducationD.OnlineEducationTakingthePlaceofCampusEducationDSometimesyoumayhaveastrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterrible.However,chancesarethatyoudon’tactonyourimpulse(冲动),butletitpassinstead.Youknowthattotaketheactioniswronginsomewayandthatotherpeoplewillnotacceptyourbehavior.Perhapsthemostinterestingthingaboutthephenomenonoftaboobehaviorishowitcanchangeovertheyears,howcertainbehaviorandattitudesonceconsideredtaboocanbecomeperfectlyacceptableandnaturalatanotherpointintime.Topicssuchasdeath,forexample,wereonceconsideredsoupsettingthatitwasatabootoeventalkaboutthem.NowwiththepublicationofimportantbookssuchasOnDeathandDyingandLearningtoSayGoodbye,peoplehavebecomemoreawareoftheimportanceofexpressingfeelingsaboutdeathand,asaresult,aremorewillingtotalkaboutthistaboosubject.Oneofthenewesttaboosisthetopicoffat.Unlikemanyothertaboos,fatisatopicthatpeopletalkaboutconstantly.It’snottaboototalkaboutfat;it’stabootobefat.The“in”lookisthin,notfat.Intheworkworld,mostcompaniespreferyouthful-looking,slimmanagertoselltheirimageaswellastheirproductstothepublic.Thethinlookisassociatedwithyouth,vigor,andsuccess.Thefatperson,ontheotherhand,isthoughtofaslazyandlackinginenergy,self-disciplineandself-respect.Afterall,howcanpeoplepermitthemselvestobecomefat?Inanimage-conscioussociety,thinis‘‘in”,fatis“out”.It’snotsurprisingthatmillionsofpeoplehavebecomeobsessed(着迷)withstayingslimand“inshape”.Thepursuitofayouthfulphysicalappearanceisnot,however,theonlyreasonforpeople’sobsessionwithdietandexercise.Recentresearchhasshowntheimportanceofdietandexerciseforpersonalhealth.Asin-12-mosttechnologicallydevelopednations,thelife-styleofpeoplehaschangedsincelastcentury.Modernmachinesdoallthephysicallabor.Carsandbusestransportusquicklyfrompointtopoint.Asaresultofinactivityanddisuse,people’sbodiescaneasilybecomeweak.Inanefforttoavoidsuchafate,millionsofpeoplearespendingmoreoftheirtimeexercising.Parksarefilledwithjoggersandbicyclists,andmanycompaniesareprovidingspecialexerciseequipmentfortheiremployeestouseduringtheworkday.12.Whatdoestheword“taboo’’refertointhepassage?A.Acrimecommittedonimpulse.B.Anunfavorableimpressionleftonotherpeople.C.Astrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterrible.D.Behaviorconsideredunacceptabletothesociety.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“in”lookprobablymean?A.Thefashionablelook.B.Thehiddenlook.C.Theusuallook.D.Theinsidelook.14.Accordingtothepassage,thecommonbeliefisthat_________.A.fatpeoplearefullofenergyB.thinpeoplearemoresuccessfulC.fatpeopleprefertohavefatbossesD.thinpeoplearelessimage-conscious15.Peoplepaymoreattentiontodietandexercisebecauseof_________.A.theirneedtokilltimeB.theirloveforsportsC.theirconcernforhealthD.theirbeliefinhardwork第二节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。TheWinner’sGuidetoSuccessHowdosuccessfulpeoplethink?Whathelpsthemtomakesuccess?Tofindouttheanswers,anAmericanscholarrecentlyvisitedsomeofthemostsuccessfulpeopleinAmerica.16BeresponsibleforyourselfSometimesyoumaywanttoblameothersforyourfailuretogetahead.17-12-You’resaying,“YouhavemorecontrolovermylifethanIdo.”Livelife“onpurpose”Almostallsuccessfulpeoplelivelife“onpurpose”—theyaredoingwhattheybelievetheyshouldandwanttodo.Whenyouliveyourlifeonpurpose,you’lltryyourbesttodoyourjoborstudyaswellasyoucan.Youlovewhatyoudoandyoucanfindpleasureinwhatyoudo.WriteaplanItisverydifficulttryingtogetwhatyouwantwithoutagoodplan.18Agoodplanislikeamaptoyou.Withoutthis“map”,youmaywasteyourtime,moneyandalsoyourenergy;whilewiththe“map”you’llenjoythe“trip”andgetwhatyouwantintheshortestpossibletime.BewillingtopaythepriceNothinggreatiseasytoget.Soyoumustbereadytoworkhard—evenharderthanyouhaveeverdone.Ifyouarenotwillingtopaytheprice,youwon’tgetanythingvaluable.Nevergiveup19Whenyouaredoingsomething,youmusttellyourselfagainandagain:Givingupisworsethanfailurebecausefailurecanbethemotherofsuccess,butgivingupmeansthedeathofhope.20OnceanAmericanwriterwaswritinganovel.Hecouldnothaveagoodendingforhisbookuntilonenightwhenhehadaverygoodidea.Hewassoexcitedthathemadeaphonecalltooneofhisbestfriends.“I’vegotaperfectidea,”hesaid,“I’llputitdownlaterandshowittoyou.”Butheneverdid,becausehediedthatnight.Hisbookwasleftwithoutaperfectending.Soremember,dowhatyoucanrightaway.Neverdelayatall.A.Itisjustliketryingtodrivethroughstrangeroadstoacityfaraway.B.Itseemstousthateveryoneknowsthis.Butitiseasiersaidthandone.C.Somepeopleachievesuccessmuchlaterinlifebecausetheyfailtorealizeearliertheimportanceofhardwork.-12-D.Infact,whenyousaysomeoneorsomethingoutsideofyourselfisstoppingyoufrommakingsuccess,you’regivingawayyourownpower.E.Someoneelse’sopinionofyoudoesn’thavetobecomeyourreality.F.Don’tdelayG.Herearesomekeystosuccessthattheygive.第二部分：语言知识运用（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，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Iwalkedintothegrocerystorenotparticularlyinterestedinbuyingsomething.Thesorrowof21myhusbandof22yearswasstilltoopainful.Andthisgrocerystoreheldsomanysweet22.Boboftencamewithmeandalmosteverytimehe'd23togooffandlookforsomethingspecial.I'dalwaysseehimwalkingdownthewalkway24thethreeyellowrosesinhishands.BobknewIlovedyellowroses.Withaheart25withpain,Icametothemeatshelf,Isearchedforthe26smallsteakandrememberedhowBobhadlovedhissteak.Suddenlyawomancamebesideme.Shewasinasoftgreendress.I27asshepickedupalargepackofT-bones,28theminherbasket,hesitated,andthenputthemback.Shesawmewatchingherandshesmiled."MyhusbandlovesT-bones,but29,attheseprices,Idon'tknow.""Myhusbandpassedawayeightdaysago,"Itoldher."Buyhimthesteaks.Andvalueevery30youhavetogether."ShesmiledandIsawthefeelinginher31assheplacedthepackageinherbasketand32away.Iturnedandpushedmycartforwardtoo.SeveralminuteslaterIsawfirstthegreensuitandthen33theprettyladycomingtome.Inherarmsshecarriedsomething.Onherfacewasthe34smileIhadeverseen.Asshecamecloser,Isawwhatsheheldand35welleddown."Theseareforyou,"shesaidandplacedthreebeautifulyellowrosesinmyarms.Sheplacedagentlekissonmycheek,thensmiledagain.Iwantedtotellherwhattheroses36,butstillunabletospeak.Iwatchedasshewalkedawayastearscloudedmy37.Ilookeddownatthebeautifulrosesandfounditalmost38.Howdidsheknow?-12-Suddenlythe39seemedsoclear.Iwasn'talone."Oh,Bob,youhaven't40me,haveyou?"Iwhispered,withtearsinmyeyes.Hewasstillwithme,andshewashisangel.21.A.losingB.leavingC.passingD.failing22.A.flowersB.rosesC.memoriesD.thoughts23.A.decideB.happenC.refuseD.pretend24.A.byB.withC.duringD.between25.A.fullB.filledC.pleasedD.crowded26.A.veryB.beautifulC.prettyD.perfect27.A.watchedB.sawC.foundD.glared28.A.fellB.carriedC.droppedD.took29.A.exactlyB.generallyC.usuallyD.honestly30.A.momentB.dinnerC.timeD.year31.A.handsB.eyesC.voiceD.basket32.A.leftB.ranC.slippedD.wheeled33.A.realizedB.recognizedC.receivedD.thought34.A.saddestB.funniestC.brightestD.strangest35.A.wordsB.tearsC.feelingsD.sweats36.A.stoodB.describedC.meantD.designed37.A.sightB.cartC.rosesD.package38.A.unknownB.uncommonC.unrealD.unlike39.A.questionB.answerC.caseD.-12-puzzle40.A.missedB.disappointedC.hatedD.forgotten第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分）Vitaminsarecomplexchemicalsubstances1(find)inmanyfoods.Thehumanbodyneedsthemforhealthand2(grow).Thebodymakessomevitamins,butusuallyinamountstoosmalltomeetitsneeds.3vitaminsarenotmadeinthebody.Thesemust__4__(supply).Nooneknows5(exact)howallvitaminswork.Doctorsdoknowthatvitaminshaveveryspecialuses.6,Onevitamincannottaketheplaceofanother.Thesteadyabsenceofonevitamincausesadeficiencydisease.Rickets,scurvy,andpellagraareexamples7___deficiencydiseases.Itisbesttogetvitamins8eatingthefoodsinwhichtheyoccur.Therearealsopillsthatcontainasinglevitamin_9__acombinationofvitamins.Peopleshouldasktheirdoctors__10__theytakeanyvitaminpills.第二卷（共65分）第一节词汇运用（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）（一）根据下列句子所给汉语意思写出空缺处单词。1.Hisa_________(任命)asheadofdepartmenthascausedalotoftrouble.2.Wecannevere________（评估）one’ssuccessuntilhesucceedsfinally.3Theprogramdealswithsubjectsasd________(多种多样的)aspopmusicandBeijingOpera.4.TakethisopportunityandIg_________(保证)youwon’tregretit.5Therearealotofe_________(设备)needingtoberepairedinthatfactory.6Iwilldosomevoluntaryworkforour___________(社区)thissummer.7Theremotedesertareaisa___________(可进入的)onlybyhelicopter.8Myjobistoimprovethequalityoflifeforall__________(残疾的)people.9Theconcertc___________(指挥)bythefamousdirectorappealedtomanypeople.10Wedidn’treceiveanynewsduringhis__________(缺席).11Weneedyoutheretoofferwordsof___________(鼓励).12Weallwonderwhythatladyalwayslooksso__________(优雅的).13Thecourtd_________(宣布)thatthestrikeactionwasillegal.14Sheandhersisterwerecollectingmaterialsforthe___________(传记)oftheirfather.15Wefurtherdiscussthequestionlaterinthis_________(篇，章).-12-第二节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者从第11处不计分。LastSundaywewenttoseeaAIDSpatientinhospital.Weboughthersomeflowerandfruit.Shewasgladtoseeus.ManypeoplebegantoavoidseeheraftershewasinfectedtoHIVvirus.AdoctortoldusthattheHIVvirusmustn’tbeinfectedthroughdailycommunicationandthatthosewhosufferingfromAIDSshouldn’tbelookeddown.WehadatalkwiththewomanandgavehersomeCDsasgifts.Shewasmovedtotearsandpromisetobeoptimisticandconfidentinovercomingthedisease.Wepromisedtoseeheragainbeforeleft.Inmyopinion,theworldwillbecomemorebeautifulifallofusloveeachotherandhelpthoseinthetrouble.第三节：书面表达（满分25分）假如你是某中学高三学生李华，刚刚收到美国笔友Sarah发来的一封电子邮件，请你用英语给她回复一封邮件，具体内容包括：1.学习科目、作息时间；2.课余活动（运动、阅读、上网）;3.理想大学及选择的原因。注意：1.词数：120词左右；头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。2.可以适当添加细节，以使行文连贯。3.开头语和结束语以为你写好。DearSarah,I’mverygladtoreceiveyourlaste-mail.Atyourrequest,I’dliketotellyousomethingaboutmyschoollife.___________________________________________________________________________Bestregards,LiHua-12-写作：DearSarah,I’mverygladtoreceiveyourlaste-mail.Atyourrequest,I’dliketotellyousomethingaboutmyschoollife.ThisyearIamSenior3,andIhavesixsubjectstolearneveryday.Schoolhoursusuallybeginat7amandendat8:30pm.Wearemakingthemostofeveryminute,preparingforthecomingcollegeentranceexamination.Thoughtimeisprecious,Itrytodosomesportsordosomereadingafterclass.Sometimes,too,IsurftheInternettoupdateandamusemyself.It’sbeenmydreamtogotoPekingUniversityeversinceIwenttoseniorhighschoolbecauseofitsstrongculturalatmosphereaswellasitshighacademicstatus.I’dappreciateitifyoucantellmesomethingaboutyourschoollifeaswell.I’mlookingforwardtoit.Bestregards,LiHua-12-
