语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

1.anxious                    A. change              B. twentieth              C. January           D. distinguish

2.privilege                  A. private            B. prison              C. tide                 D. visa

3. accustomed              A. flu                        B. sculpture        C. occupy            D. bonus

4. bury                        A. thus                 B. gunshot            C. solute               D. meant

5. forced                      A. fetched             B. pleased             C. pretended         D. ordered

 The lift ______ and we were trapped inside it.

A. broke down 　   B. broke up 　  C. broke out　   D. broke in 

          a diary every day and you’ll improve your writing．

       A．Keeping                                      B．To keep          C．Keep                   D．If you keep

_____ the weather, the athletic meeting will be held on time.

A．In contrast with      B．In relation to         C．On behalf of  D．Regardless of

第二节：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36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Our area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history. We were on “evacuation alert (疏散警报)”. If we got the  36  to evacuate, we would have to leave immediately.

We  37 suitcases with some clothes and set them by the door. We didn’t 38  these things were valuable, but time was. We moved the computers, with which I wrote for newspapers and made a  39 . We took family pictures off the  40  and packed them in boxes.

Then we took a hard look at all that  41 . There was a lamp that belonged to my great grandmother. It was a  42  to my family. And there was the piano my wife Bev  43  to play when she was a little girl. Not of great  44  in itself, but another family connection.

The thought of  45  something passed down from our families saddened me deeply, 46  I’d never been much attached to things. It’s about what they  47  －family and love. They each had a(n)  48  to tell, and some of them spoke in the  49  of our parents and grandparents.

The fire  50  reached our home. We were lucky. And though I felt grateful that all was 51 , I also realized just how fortunate I had been  52  . I saw just how rich my life had been. Someone  53  said, “There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money.” And now I  54 . I was indeed rich. I was rich in family, rich in memories, rich in everything that really  55 .

I wonder if there is any other kind of wealth worth seeking.

36．A．answer    B．call       C．chance          D．task

37．A．sold      B．bought    C．searched         D．packed 

38．A．worry      B．care        C．think       D．doubt

39．A．mark      B．living      C．sign        D．plan

40．A．walls      B．ceilings  C．windows        D．albums

41．A．left         B．burnt      C．remained        D．unmoved

42．A．present    B．connection     C．symbol          D．treasure

43．A．learned          B．agreed   C．forgot     D．refused

44．A．quality    B．taste        C．value      D．sense

45．A．knocking out   B．picking out     C．giving away    D．leaving behind 

46．A．but         B．unless     C．even though          D．or

47．A．contained      B．included   C．represented   D．gathered

48．A．idea      B．lie          C．right       D．story

49．A．sounds          B．voices   C．speeds   D．feelings

50．A．never     B．once       C．seldom          D．finally

51．A．returned        B．spared     C．stopped         D．found

52．A．in another way       B．in return         C．at last      D．at most

53．A．curiously        B．accidentally          C．wisely     D．coldly

54．A．promised       B．knew      C．announced     D．thanked 

55．A．affects    B．desires    C．helps       D．counts

    A 1.6-meter tall robot may soon become the best friend for lonely elderly people，as Chinese scientists are making the final sprint(冲刺)toward its market launch(投放)，said a senior researcher on the robot project on Saturday．

    “We are working on testing the exact functions and ways to reduce the cost in preparations for an expected market launch of the robot in two to three years，”said Li Ruifeng，a member of  the project．  

    He said the team hoped to reduce the cost so that the robot can be priced at 30，000 to 50，000 yuan，which is expected to be an affordable price for most of China’s better-off families．

    The robot has been developed with the functions of fetching food，medicine，sounding alarms in case of water or gas leakage，sending texts or video images via wireless communications，and even singing a song or playing chess to entertain its masters．

    Li said that the robot，developed independently in China, has technology at the same level as those in western labs．   

    China set about the research of the robot in 2007，when it was listed as a national key project．It is backed by government funding(拨款)．China has the world’s largest elderly  population with 159 million people over 60，accounting for 12 percent of its total population． According to a survey by the Ministry of Civil Affairs，more than 10 million caregivers and nurses are needed to attend the elderly population，as most of Chinese elderly prefer to live their retired lives at home．   

61．The passage mainly talked about          ．

    A．the problems of Chinese elderly population

    B．the advantages of the Robot caregivers

    C．robot caregivers for the elderly to lilt market

    D．the government’s attention to the elderly

62．The underlined word “backed” in the last paragraph means      ．

    A. supported  B．suggested C．controlled       D．stopped

63．From the last paragraph we know that        ．

A．our government pays no attention to the elderly people

    B．China has the world’s largest elderly population

    C．Chinese elderly people prefer to be looked after by robot caregivers

    D．robots are the best friends for the lonely elderly people

64．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

    A．Robot caregivers will appear in the market in 2 or 3 years．

    B．Robot caregivers can help elderly people do everything．

    C．The robot needs some technology from western labs．

    D．The robot is expected to be bought by every people．

65．The author wrote the passage to         ．

    A．advertise a robot caregiver to the elderly

    B．tell China elderly not to worry about their life  

    C．explain how robot caregivers work in the future

D．introduce a newly-developed robot caregiver

The train was already half an hour late. I had to arrive in Vienna at 7:15 in time to catch the 7:20 train to Paris, but there was no hope of that now. I told my problem to the conductor (列车员). He advised me to get off two stops before Vienna Station and take a taxi. When the time came, he even helped with my bag. He wished me good luck as I jumped off. A few minutes later I was racing towards the center of the city in a taxi. It was almost 7:25 when we stopped outside the station. I paid the driver quickly, picked up my bag and hurried inside. “Paris train?” was all I had time to say to the official I saw. You can see how I felt when he pointed to a train that was just moving out of the station.

The writer couldn’t arrive in Paris in time because       .

A. he didn’t pay the driver           B. he took the wrong train

C. the train was late                D. the conductor advised him to get off early

The conductor advised the writer to get off before Vienna and take a taxi       .

A. as soon as the train stopped       B. after he heard the writer’s explanation

C. after he was passing the writer     D. when the train arrived in Vienna at 7:15

Which of the following did the conductor do to help the writer?

A. The conductor advised him to get off two stops before Vienna.

B. The conductor took him to the center of the city in a taxi.

C. The conductor carried the bag for him.

D. The conductor showed him out of the station and called a taxi.

When the writer saw that the train was just moving, he felt        .

A. happy         B. angry    　　 C. disappointed    　   D. sorry

Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The writer was lucky to catch the train.　

B. The driver helped the writer catch the train.

C. The writer paid the bus driver quickly.  　

D. The conductor was very kind to the writer.

假设你叫李华，在暑期即将到来之际，你看到一家国际旅行社招聘短期助理的广告。请你根据以下情况，用英语给该旅行社写一封120词左右的求职信。

个人特长: 1.英语流利；喜爱旅游；有丰富的历史、地理知识；熟悉本地情况；

2.善于交际，乐于助人；

3.。。。。。。

注意：1.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2.信的开头已给出，但不计入总词数。

参考词汇:  旅行社 travel agency

Dear Sir / Madam,

…

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

It suddenly       to me that this was something that I should never do, so I

   turned down her request.

       A. happened        B. hit          C. struck    D. occurred

---- How was your chemistry exam?

   ---- It was the hardest test I had _____ seen.

   A. ever            B. never           C. not ever            D. yet