第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

      根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多于选项。

Britain’s high streets are dying slowly

Twenty years ago, the prosperous high street(繁华商业区) was the heart of most cities. It was crowded with customers.   36   Nowadays, high streets are declining, with very few shops and shoppers. With about 14 shops down every day, Britain’s high streets are dying little by little.

  37   It’s fairly easy to understand. To start with, people are spending less because of the economic recession(衰退). On top of that, more and more people are using the Internet to do their shopping. And it is not easy for shopkeepers in the high streets, either.   38   Finally, there are the out-of-town retail parks with free car parking that sell just about everything at very low prices.

What can be done? Prime Minister David Cameron has hired Mary Portas, a British business woman and star of TV show Mary Queen of Shops, to bring some life back into Britain’s high streets. She’s talked about creating “magnets(磁石)” to attract people back to the centre.   39   In one town, a bicycle rickshaw(人力车) service is delivering people’s shopping to their homes.   40  , where children can be cared for while parents are shopping.

Members of the public have also voiced their opinions. “My ideal shopping center is one where there’s a wide selection of attractive looking shops, with cheap parking and good public transport links,” said a 28-year-old man. “I’d like to see Night Shopping evenings where shops are open through to 10 pm or later,” said a 22-year-old girl.

A. They have to pay increasing high rents.

B. But he is not the only one to solve the problem.

C. But that’s all changed.

D. In another town, they set up night shopping centers,

E. In another town, they set up a nursery,

F. They can make a fortune overnight.

G. Why are high streets in such a desperate situation?

 

第三部分：英语知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（Ａ，Ｂ，Ｃ和Ｄ）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。

A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, __41__ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, __42__  , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the __43__ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

He stood on tiptoe, __44__ as high as he could, but even at his tallest __45__ he was unable to touch It. He began to __46__ up and down, as high as he could, at the __47__ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of __48__.

Not giving up, he thought , if only he had something to __49__ on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to __50__the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Game boy. Looking __51__ he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, __52__ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.

He had tried everything he could think to do. __53__ seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk __54__ . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his __55__, and how he really wanted that apple. The more he __56__ like this, the more unhappy he became.

__57__, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted .He started to say to himself. This isn’t __58__, I   don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s __59__ more I can do to get the apple. That is unchangeable, but we are supposed to be able to __60__ our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?

41. A. preferring  B. offering C. receiving D. allowing

42. A. so  B. then C. but D. or

43. A. sadder   B. angrier C. hungrier D. tastier

44. A. expanding B. stretching C. swinging  D. pulling

45. A. strength  B. length  C. range D. height

46. A. jump  B. look C. walk  D. glance

47. A. tip B. stage C. top  D. level

48. A. hope B. hand  C. sight D. reach

49. A. put B. stand  C. get   D. hold

50. A. break B. shake  C. take  D. strike

51. A. up  B. forward  C. down D. around

52. A. for    B. with  C. .on D. of

53. A. After  B. Through C. Without D. Upon

54. A. back B. away C. up D. down

55. A. wishes B. beliefs C. efforts D. goals

56. A. thought    B. imagined C. tried D. claimed

57. A. Therefore B. However  C. Moreover  D. Otherwise

58. A. skilful  B. cheerful C. harmful  D. helpful

59. A. something  B. anything  C. everything D. nothing

60. A. change  B. express  C. forget D. remember

 

 

第II卷

 

第二节 语法填空

（共10分；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Long ago, there was a mother and a son living in a house. She worked hard every day, ____61_____ they were always poor.

One day, her son stole his friend’s bag. “Mom, what do you think of this bag?” His mother praised her son instead of scolding him. The next time, he stole ___62____ overcoat. She praised him again. A few years ____63____ (late), he grew up to be a young man. He stole jewelry and brought them to his mother. This time, she ____64_____ did not scold her son. Then, he started to steal more expensive things.

One day, the police caught him. Before he ____65____ (put) in prison, he begged the police to meet his mother. They took him ____66____ his mother. As soon as he saw his mother, he suddenly bit her ear. “Ouch! What is the matter with you?” She finally scolded him. Her son answered. “If you had given me a scolding like ____67____ when I stole the first bag, I could not have become a thief.” ____68____ (look) at her son heading to prison, “If only I ____69____ turn back time, I would scold him severely.” She said ____70____ (regret).

61. __________  62. __________  63. __________  64. __________  65. __________

66. __________  67. __________  68. __________  69. __________  70. __________

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

    假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

    增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

    删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

    修改：在错的词下划一横线，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；只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

 

This morning I went to the shoes shop to buy a pair of new shoes. When I got there, I noticed a foreign lady talk to a salesgirl. But the salesgirl didn't understand that the foreigner was saying. They both looked worrying. I went up to help them. The lady is Australian. She wanted to buy a pair of traveling shoes. So I told it to the salesgirl. The lady was very much glad when she took it. She sings high praise for my spoken English. All of them expressed their thanks to me. I felt happy that I expressed myself free in English.

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

请以“My hobby”为题用英文写一篇短文，内容要点如下：

1. 最喜欢的爱好；

2. 喜欢的时间及原因；

3. 喜欢的程度；

4. 未的愿望和打算。

注意：

　　1. 根据所提供的内容，适当拓展想象空间，灵活地将提供的信息体现在短文中；

　　2. 条理清楚，语句通顺，书写清晰、规范；

3. 词数100左右。

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