-
2016
英语试题
Ⅰ
.
语言知识及应用
(
共两节。满分
45
分
)
第一节
完
形填空
(
共
15
小题；每小题
2
分，满分
30
分
)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从
1~15
各
题所给的
A
、
B
、
C
和
D
项
中，
选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Robby
was
11
years
old
when
his
mother
dropped
him
off
for
his
first
piano
lesson. I
1
that students begin at an earlier age,
which I explained to Robby, but
Robby
said
that
it
had
been
his
mother’s
2
to
hear
him
play
the
piano.
So
I
took him as
a student.
Hard
as
Robby
tried,
he
3
the
basic
sense
of
music.
However,
he
persisted
,
and
at
the
end
of
each
weekly
4
,
he
always
said,
“
My
mom’s
going to
hear me play some day.” But it seemed
5
. He just did
not have any
inborn
(
天生的
) ability.
I only knew his mother from a distance
as she
6
Robby off or
waited
in her old car to pick him up.
She always
7
and smiled but never visited my
class. Then one day Robby stopped
coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said
his mother was
8
.
Several weeks
later I was preparing my students for the upcoming
recital
(
独奏
会
) when Robby
came and asked me if he could be in the recital.
“Miss Hondorf…
I’ve just got
to
9
!” he insisted.
The
night
for
the
recital
came.
The
high
school
gymnasium
was
packed
with
parents, friends and relatives. The
recital went off well.
10
Robby came up
on
stage.
I
was
11
when
he
announced
that
he
had
chosen
Mozart’s
Concerto
(
协奏曲
) No. 21 in C Major. I
was not prepared for what I heard next. His
fingers
were
light
on
the
keys.
He
played
so
12
that
everyone
rose
to
applaud
him. In tears I ran up on
13
. “Oh
!
Robby! How
did you do it?”
“Well,
Miss
Hondorf…
I
kept
on
practicing
at
home.
Remember
I
told
you
my
mom was sick? Well,
14
she had cancer and passed
away this morning. And
well…she
was
born
deaf,
so
tonight
was
the
15
time
she
ever
heard
me
play…”
1. A.
prefer
B. imagine
2. A. plan
B. belief
3. A. held
B. lacked
4.
A. seminar
B. lesson
C. suppose
C. need
C. hid
C. test
D. wish
D. dream
D. showed
D.
show
5. A. meaningless
B.
senseless
C. useless
D. hopeless
6. A. put
B. saw
C. dropped
D.
sent
7. A. waved
B. waited
C. jumped
D. left
1
8. A. tired
B. deaf
C. sick
D.
unhappy
9. A. succeed
B.
learn
C. play
D.
act
10. A. Suddenly
B Then
C. Finally
D. Later
11. A. surprised
B. puzzled
C.
disappointed
D. annoyed
12. A. badly
B. hardly
C. differently
D. wonderfully
13. A.
platform
B.
stairs
C. stage
D. floor
14. A.
unluckily
B. therefore
C.
however
D. actually
15. A. best
B. first
C.
last
D. worst
第二节
语法填空
（共
10
小题；每小题
1.5
分，满分<
/p>
15
分）
阅读下面短文，
按照句子结构的语法
性和上下文连贯的要求，
在空格处填入
一个适当的词或使用括号
中词语的正确形式填空，
并将答案填写在答题卡括号为
16-2
5
的相应位置上。
Over
years,
I
’
ve
been
teaching
children
about
a
simple
16
powerful
concept
—
the ant
philosophy. They have an amazing four-part
philosophy. First, ants
never
quit.
They
’
ll
climb
over,
they
’
ll
climb
under,
and
they
’
ll
climb
around.
They
keep looking for
another way. What a neat
(
了不起的
) philosophy, to never
quit
17
(look) for a way to get
18
you are supposed to go.
Second, ants think winter all
summer.
That
’
s
19
important
perspective.
You
can
’
t
be
so
naive
(
幼稚的
)
as
to
think
summer will last forever. So ants are gathering
their winter food in the middle of
summer.
It
’
s
important
to
be
20
(reality).
You
have
got
to
think
rocks
as
you
enjoy the sand and sun.
Think ahead. The third part is
21
ants think summer all
winter. During the winter, they remind
22
,
“
This
won
’
t last long;
we
’
ll soon
be out
of here.
”
And
23
the first
warm day, the ants are out. If it
24
(turn)
cold again, they will
dive back down. Last, how much will an ant gather
during the
summer to prepare for the
winter? All he
25
(possibility) can. Never give up,
look ahead, stay positive and do all
you can.
II
阅读（共两
节，满分
50
分）
第一节
阅读理解（共
20
小题；每小题
2
分，满分
40
分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的
A
、
B
、
C
和
D
项中，选出最佳选项，并在答
题卡将该项涂黑。
A
Born
in
1936
in
Oak
Park,
Illinois,
the
American
Richard
Bach
is
the
direct
descendant
(
后代
) of J.S. Bach, the
famous composer. He attended Long Beach State
College in 1955.
As an
airplane pilot, Bach got married to his first wife
and had six children, but
divorced
later
and
then
left
his
family
because
he
didn
’
t
believe
in
marriage.
2
Everything concerning airplane was his
field, including an
aviation
(
航空
) technical
writer and flight instructor.
Though aviation was his true love, Bach
always wanted to write. During his high
school years, one of his teachers made
him realize his potential. In 1959 he had this
idea
of
a
bird
learning
to
pass
beyond
the
walls
of
limitations-
Jonathan
Livingston
Seagull
.
In
almost all his books he used airplanes as a way to
pass the message.
In
Running
from Safety
, Bach shares with us his
childhood: at age 8, he lost one of his
brothers: Bobby.
In 1970,
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
,
a story about a seagull who flew for the
sake
of
flying
rather
than
merely
to
catch
food,
was
published
by
Macmillan
Publishers
after
the
manuscript
(
手稿
)
was
turned
down
by
many
other
publishers.
The book, which
included unique photos of seagulls in flight,
became a best-seller. In
1973, the book
was
turned into a movie.
It
’
s said that
Bach charged the production
with
changing
the
movie
without
his
permission.
In
fact,
those
who
saw
the
movie
noticed that his name
wasn
’
t mentioned.
26.
About Richard
Bach, we know from the passage that____________
A.
his grandson
was a famous composer
B.
he stayed with his family all the time
C.
he began to
study in college at age 19
D.
he majored in
music in college
27.
Bach used to be all the following
EXCEPT ______________.
A.
a pilot
B.
a writer
C. an instructor
D. a fighter
28. Who
probably led Richard Bach to his writing career?
A.
His family
B.
His teacher
C. His publisher
D.
His brother
29. What do we know about
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
?
A.
It took Richard Bach a year to finish it.
B.
It tells about Richard
Bach
’
s childhood.
C.
It is about a pilot
’
s
experiences in flight.
D. The idea for the book
dates back to 1959.
30. We can learn
from the last paragraph that ________.
A. few
publishers thought highly of the manuscript at
first
B.
Jonathan
Livingston
Seagull
was
turned
into
a
movie
five
years
after
it
was
published
C. Bach
didn
’
t agree to turn the
book into a movie.
D. the movie
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
made Bach rich.
3
B
Brian arrived
at the San Francisco airport two hours before the
flight to Paris. He
was wearing three
shirts, a jacket, two pairs of socks, a pair of
shorts, and two pairs of
jeans. He was
carrying one small backpack, which was very full,
but he
didn’t have
any other
luggage. Brian needed to meet a man named Tony
before he checked in for
his
flight.
He
found
Tony
near
the
Air
France
counter.
Tony
gave
him
a
round-trip
ticket and a
small package.
“Give this package to
Jean
-Paul at the airport in Paris. He
will have a sign with
your
name
on
it.
I
think
you
can
find
him
easily,”
Tony
said.
“You
don’t
have
any
luggage,
right?”
“Only
this
backpack,”
Brian
answered.
“You
said
I
could
bring
one
carry
-on
bag.”
“That’s
right. One carry
-on bag is fine. Have
a good trip.”
“Thanks.”
Is
Brian a criminal? Not at all. He is an air
courier. And he paid only $$110 for the
round-trip
ticket
to
Paris.
Air
couriers
get
cheap
airline
tickets
because
they
take
important packages and papers to
foreign countries. Businesses sometimes need to
get
packages and papers to people in
foreign countries by the next day. Often, the only
way they can do this is to use an air
courier company. It is not cheap for a business to
send a package with an air
courier
航空快递
, but it is
quick.
Every year about 80,000 people
worldwide travel as air couriers. The number of
tickets for courier travel is growing
by about 10 percent a year. However, air-courier
travel isn’t for everyone. But if you
have very little money, can b
e flexible
about your
travel plans, and don’t
mind wearing the same clothes for a
week, it can be a great
way to take a
vocation!
31. Why was Brian wearing so
many clothes for his travel?
A. Because
they were the uniforms for air couriers.
B. Because that made him easier to be
recognized.
C. Because his backpack had
no room for his clothes.
D. Because he
did not have any luggage with him.
32.
An air courier is a person who ______________.
A. manages a business company in
foreign countries
B. organizes
international flights for tourist
C.
travels around the world with cheap tickets
D. delivers papers and packages to
foreign countries
33. Businesses choose
the air-courier service because ____________.
A. it costs less
B.
it is flexible
C. it saves time
D. it grows
fast
34. One of the disadvantages of
traveling as an air courier is that he _________.
4
A. cannot
decide when and where to travel
B.
cannot take any luggage with him
C. has
to wear two pairs of jeans
D. saves
little money from the travel
35. The
author of the text mainly ___________.
A. describes the activities of a law-
breaker
B. suggests an ideal way to
travel
C. argues against the air-
courier travel
D. tells us about a
developing business
C
Boxing is a fist fighting sport between
two matched
combatants
(
对手
) wearing
padded
gloves.
A
boxer’s
primary
aim
is
to
land
as
many
blows
as
possible
to
the
head
and
torso
(
躯干
)
of
the
opponent,
using
strength
and
speed
to
dominate
the
contest.
One
of
the
oldest
sports
still
practiced,
boxing
dates
back
to
thousands
of
years ago. Today the sport is popular
in many parts of the world and
encompasses
(
包
括
) both amateur
and professional matches.
For most of the
20
th
century boxing
attracted huge fan and media attention in the
United
States.
Some
boxing
champions
became
legendary,
larger-than-life
figures,
such as Jack
Dempsey, Joe Louis, and Muhammad Ali. Criticized
to varying degrees
throughout its
history for its violent nature and high injury
rate, boxing has somehow
always managed
to survive
—
and even
thrive
—
as a sport.
Modern boxing regulations are based
upon the 12 rules set out by British boxing
officials
in
the
mid-19
th
century.
These
rules
became
known
as
the
Marquess
of
Queensberry
Rules,
named
after
the
8
th
Marquess
of
Queensberry,
John
Sholto
Douglas, who
sponsored and published them. In addition to in-
the-ring rules, modern
boxing also has
specific regulations regarding eligibility for the
fighters themselves.
The
modern rules
for professional
and amateur
boxing differ,
but
both
types
of
contests
are
divided
into
time
periods
called
rounds.
In
professional
boxing,
each
round lasts three
minutes; in amateur boxing, two minutes. A one-
minute rest period
between
rounds
is
standard.
Amateur
contests
consist
of
three
rounds;
professional
contests may
consist of up to 12 rounds. A bell is usually
sounded by a timekeeper to
begin and
end each round.
A key step in making
boxing safer and more respectable was the
introduction of
gloves, ending brutal
bare-knuckle competition. Boxing gloves are
heavily padded to
soften
the
impact
of
the
blow
and
to
protect
the
hands
of
the
boxer.
As
an
added
protection,
the
hands
are
taped
before
being
placed
in
the
gloves,
which
are
essentially
huge
mittens.
Professional
gloves
usually
weigh
between
170
and
226g;
5
amateur gloves average 226
to 340g.
36. Which of the
following is true according to the information in
the passage?
A. Boxing is a violent
sport with high injury rate.
B. People
enjoy boxing because of its brutal nature.
C. Only professional players are
allowed to attend boxing matches.
D.
Boxing is a popular sport with a history of only
200 years.
37.
Boxing
has
always
managed
to
survive
as
a
sport.
In
the
author
’
s
opinion,
.
A. this is because many people can
participate in this popular sport
B.
this is because boxing is a sport which can bring
good business
C. the reason for this
cannot be fully explained
D. this is
because there are many legendary boxers
38. Which of the following facts about
boxing is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. The time set for a round.
B. The weight of gloves.
C.
The size of boxing rings.
D. The signal
to begin and end each round.
39. The
author
’
s purpose in writing
this passage is
.
A.
to give a general introduction to the sport of
boxing
B. to advertise a band of
boxing-related product
C. to discourage
people from enjoying this violent sport
D. to get support for a sport with long
tradition
40.
Which
of
the
following
statements
can
best
describe
the
sport
of
boxing
as
a
whole?
A. It is a brutal and violent sport,
with little popularity in modern times.
B. It is a traditional sport, with
little room for improvement.
C. It is a
controversial sport, which nevertheless enjoys
great public support.
D. It is strictly
professional sport with rigid and exclusive rules.
D
Ten
students
have
stopped
complaining
about
gas
prices.
Instead,
they’re
competing in a nationwide contest to
redesign the cars. Final competitors were chosen
from a field of 60 applicants.
“The schools were selected
to find technology that will help our
country reach
the
needs
for
energy
sources,
so
we
don’t
have
to
depend
on
other
countries
to
provide fuel.” Pickering said. He is
vice chairman of the US House of Representatives
Energy
and
Commerce
Committee.
The
teams
received
$$
10,000
and
a
Chevrolet
Equinox which would be used as a
starting place for
modifications.
Each team can
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