(时间：100分钟 满分：120分)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
The Castle of Monteriggioni
Located in central Tuscany, the Castle of Monteriggioni was built by the Republic of Siena at the beginning of the 13th century in order to defend its southern border against Florence. With their impressive towers, they feature in Dante's Divine Comedy.
Main sights
Inside the town are the Church of Santa Maria Assunta, the battlements on the town walls and the small “Monteriggioni in Arme” museum, where there are models and life-size armors (铠甲)．
Every July within the wall of the town a special event is celebrated: the Medieval Festival of Monteriggioni, one of the most beautiful festivals in the region. The city goes back in time to the Middle Ages, the streets are filled up with people in period costume creating a real atmosphere. Dances, live performances, music, theater, kids entertainment, storytellers and more entertain the public.
The surrounding area
The townlands of Monteriggioni, with the walled town as their capital, cover an area of about 100km2 directly to the north of Siena, full of woods, hills, vineyards and olive groves (小树林). The townlands also take in a large area of unspoiled nature that has been declared a Site of Community Importance (SCI). The area is crossed by a network of trails, including the Via Francigena, which can be traveled on foot, by bike or on horseback.
How to get to Monteriggioni BY CAR
Take the “Monteriggioni” exit on the Florence－Siena motorway link. BY BUS
Line 130 from Siena for Colle di Val d'Elsa－Poggibonsi－San Gimignano. BY TRAIN
The closest station is “Castellina in Chianti－Monteriggioni”． Tourist Office Piazza Roma, 23
53035 Monteriggioni (SI)－Italy Tel/Fax＋39 0577 304834 info@Monteriggioniturismo. it.
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语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章简要介绍了蒙特里焦尼城堡，包括它的地理位置、主要景点、周边地区、抵达方式以及旅游咨询处的联系方式等。
1．Which of the following you cannot see in the Castle of Monteriggioni? A．A museum. C．A church
B．Vineyards. D．Performances.
详细分析：选B 细节理解题。根据Main sights部分可知，在城堡内可以看到教堂、有枪眼的防御墙、博物馆、现场表演等，由此可知，A、C、D三项都能够在城堡内看到；根据The surrounding area部分的“full of woods, hills, vineyards”可知，葡萄园在城堡外。故选B项。
2．One of the best ways to travel around the surrounding area is ________. A．by car C．by train
B．by bus D．on foot
详细分析：选D 细节理解题。根据The surrounding area部分最后一句“...be traveled on foot, by bike or on horseback.”可知，可以步行、骑自行车或骑马来参观周边地区。故选D项。
3．Where can this article be probably found? A．In a travel guidebook. C．In a fashion magazine
B．In a textbook. D．In a newspaper.
详细分析：选A 文章出处题。由全文可以看出此文是关于蒙特里焦尼城堡这一旅游景点的介绍，很可能会出现在旅行指南中，故选A项。
B
It's never been easier to find vacant jobs or to apply for them nowadays. “With technology, it's much easier，” says Dennis Masel, chief operating officer of a US staffing agency. Mr. Masel says PDF files, mobile devices and fast Internet have changed the way he works. “I used to personally send my resumes (简历) to a client's office，” he says. “Now I can send an application to a client within seconds via the Internet.”
Some companies have developed their own mobile
apps to simplify the process. Job seekers can post their resumes online and apply for posts with a single mouse click. And it is not only computers but also mobile phones. However, some employers do not follow up on the applications they receive. It results in candidates becoming disillusioned and less inclined to click on new jobs. Dennis Masel says three steps can help you stand out.
First, he advises candidates to reach out to online networking connections at the company where you want to work. “By making a personal connection, you could essentially make your
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application stand out and get noticed by people.”
Second, he says, you must react quickly when you see a job you want. “For every position that you are interested in, you have to imagine that thousands of job-seekers are all coming after the same position. You've got to be quick. Sometimes positions are filled within the span of hours.”
Third, use email notices on job listing sites and choose to get only the ones you want.
“I absolutely love email notices because I can get exactly the jobs that interest me, and it's really easy for me to basically in，” he says. “Put keywords in, such as the location you want to search and your experience, and get exactly what you want.”
语篇解读：本文介绍了在智能手机时代，如何利用手机快速找到自己心仪的工作，并且给出了三条实用的建议。
4．According to Paragraph 1, people nowadays change the way they work NOT because of________.
A．fast Internet C．resume
B．PDF files D．technology
详细分析：选C 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Mr.Masel says PDF files, mobile devices and fast Internet have changed the way he works.”可知，只有简历没有提到，选项C正确。
5．The underlined word “disillusioned” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”． A．desperate C．anxious
B．encouraged D．interested
详细分析：选A 词义猜测题。根据第二段的“some employers do not follow up on the applications”和画线部分后面的“...less inclined to click on new jobs”可知，一些雇主并不会深入地看完申请，所以申请人会沮丧，故选项A正确。
6．What can we infer from this passage?
A．Every position is filled within the span of hours. B．Email notices will play important roles in job hunting. C．Mobile phones will take the place of computers in job seeking. D．Employers do not acknowledge the applications they receive online.
详细分析：选B 推理判断题。根据最后两段可知，邮件检索在搜寻工作中作用很大。A项、C项过于绝对。D项在文章中没有体现。故可推断选项B正确。
7．By writing the passage, the author intends to________. A．highlight the stress of job hunting B．analyze the cause of failure in job hunting
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C．introduce some currently popular tools
D．offer readers some useful advice about job hunting
详细分析：选D 写作目的题。作者主要就找工作为读者提供了一些有用的建议。
C
A man walked into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. The bartender was surprised, but he served that man three beers. One hour later the man ordered three beers again. The very next day that man ordered three beers again and drank quietly at a table. This repeated several times and shortly after the people of the town were whispering about the man, who was ordering three beers at once.
A couple of weeks later, the bartender decided to figure this out and inquired, “I do not want to pry, but could you explain, why do you order three beers all the time？” The man replied, “It seems strange, isn't it? You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment, one — in France and another — in Italy. We have made an agreement, that every time we go to the pub each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keep up the family bond.”
Soon the whole town heard about the man's answer and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity. Residents of the town were telling this story to newcomers or tourists and even invited them to that pub to look at Three Beers Man.
However, one day the man came to the pub and ordered only two beers, not three as usual. The bartender served him with bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day the whole town was talking about this news; some people prayed for the soul of one of the brothers; others quietly grieved.
When the man came to the pub the next time and ordered two beers again, the bartender said, “I would like to offer condolences to you, due to the death of your dear brother.” The man considered this for a moment and then replied, “Oh, you are probably surprised that I order only two beers now? Well, my two brothers are alive and well. It's just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking.”
语篇解读：一位男子去酒吧喝酒，每次都是点三杯啤酒，其中有两杯是为他两个在国外的兄弟点的，但有一天他只点了两杯酒，结果引发了误解。
8．The man ordered three beers all the time because ________. A．people were fond of drinking beers in this pub B．he missed his two brothers living abroad very much
C．it was an agreement with his brothers to keep up the family bond D．this would help him become a local celebrity
详细分析：选C 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“...We have made an agreement, that every time we go to the pub each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keep up the family
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bond.”可知，男子每次去酒吧点三杯酒是因为与两个兄弟有约定。故选C项。
9．We can infer from the passage that ________. A．news traveled fast in the town
B．the man became famous in the town because he was a heavy drinker C．the man's brothers liked drinking beer very much D．the man was strong-minded to give up drinking
详细分析：选A 推理判断题。根据第一段中“This repeated several times and shortly after the people of the town were whispering about the man, who was ordering three beers at once.”及倒数第二段的“The very next day the whole town was talking about this news”可知，在这个小城镇，消息传播得非常快。故选A项。
10．The bartender served the man with bad feeling because ________. A．he would earn less money
B．he thought the man should order three beers
C．he thought one of the man's brothers had passed away D．the man decided to drink two beers
详细分析：选C 细节理解题。根据最后一段中酒吧招待的话可知，他以为饮酒男子的一个兄弟去世了。故选C项。
11．The underlined word “condolences” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “________”． A．gratitude C．surprise
B．appreciation D．sympathy
详细分析：选D 词义猜测题。根据画线词后的内容“...due to the death of your dear brother.”可知，酒吧招待是在向失去兄弟的饮酒男子表达慰问。由此可猜测，condolence意为“同情”，与sympathy意义相近。故选D项。
D
If you're only going to read one parenting book in your life, make this one be your choice: How to Raise an Adult, written by former Stanford president Julie Lythcott-Haims.
After ten years of working as a student consultant at Stanford, Lythcott-Haims found that the students coming into Stanford were not fully formed as humans. She said America's present young adults are helpless in
the face of real life, are sad and disturbing. These young people, who should be going on an exciting
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new stage in life, are unnaturally dependent, and even unable to perform such basic tasks as speaking with professors and furnishing an apartment without parental assistance.
There's another problem with parenting, Lythcott-Haims said. Children are losing out on a normal childhood that includes free time and free play; parents, particularly mothers, are sacrificing their own interests in order to guarantee their children's extra-curricular activities, all in hopes of forming the perfect college applicants in the eyes of one of the eight traditional universities in the eastern US with high academic standards and a high social status that will only accept 5 to 10 percent of applicants.
Lythcott-Haims suggests that parents adopt an authoritative parenting style — one that balances warmth with strictness, direction with freedom, and seeks to put chances for independence into their children's lives. She insists on the importance of play time, teaching life skills through chores, preparing them for hard work by setting high expectations for their help at home, and normalizing the idea of struggle, which is something so many parents try to erase on behalf of their children.
The book has challenged me to examine the many things I do around the house that could (and should) be done by my kids instead. As a result, they've received revised chore lists for this school year that are much longer than anything they had before. So far, they've proven to be perfectly capable.
语篇解读：本文是议论文。文章通过How to Raise an Adult这本书，指出美国现在的年轻人由于受到父母的过度干涉，自身的成长受到限制。
12．What's wrong with American young adults nowadays? A．They lead a purposeless life. B．They are under great pressure.
C．They are cared for too much by their parents. D．They don't communicate with their parents.
详细分析：选C 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句可知，父母们过于关心孩子，导致现在的美国年轻人缺乏自理能力，不能独立。
13．What do American parents expect of their children? A．Always trying their best. B．Becoming a normal adult. C．Learning more useful skills. D．Entering a famous university.
详细分析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段可知，美国父母期望孩子能上一所名牌大学。 14．What is the main idea of Paragraph 4? A．The ways to raise a perfect adult.
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B．The things children can do at home. C．The things parents should avoid doing. D．The ways parents can change themselves.
详细分析：选A 段落大意题。根据第四段可知，本段就如何养育孩子提出了切实可行的建议。
15．What does the author think of Lythcott-Haims' advice? A．Surprising. C．Complex
B．Practical. D．Interesting.
详细分析：选B 推理判断题。分析最后一段可知，作者按照Lythcott-Haims的建议重新调整了自己教育孩子的策略，而且孩子们现在也很有能力，由此可知，作者认为Lythcott-Haims的建议是切实可行的。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五(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处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Make a Chinese Hot Pot
Eating a Chinese hot pot is a very common experience. People gather around the pot, dipping their food, waiting for it to cook, mixing their own seasonings (调味品) and enjoying each other's company. __16__. Firstly, prepare a large pot of soup. There is no right or wrong way to prepare a soup, so feel free to make your own. A simple soup can be made by boiling water with the addition of meat bones or fish heads and a mixture of herbs, seasonings and vegetables.
Then, cut a variety of meats and fish into thin slices. __17__. Choose any food that you enjoy. Some common choices for a Chinese hot pot include thin pieces of beef, pork, lamb and so on. You can make your hot pot using the more traditional method of using the meats and seafood that are local to you. Meanwhile, select, wash and prepare some vegetables. __18__. Mushrooms of all kinds are also common to Chinese hot pot preparations.
__19__. At home, a single hot pot would work well up to 8 people depending on the size of the pot. Make sure everyone is sitting in a circle and has easy access to everything on the table. Prepare a separate small dish for each guest to mix their seasonings. __20__！
A．Finally, arrange the seating reasonably B．Now comes the turn to enjoy your hot pot
C．It will guarantee that the items will cook quickly and fully D．Here are some easy steps to make a Chinese hot pot at home E．For more variety, consider dumplings, rice cakes and tangyuan
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F．Popular choices include: cabbage, pea leaves, winter melon and tomato
G．It usually lasts a couple of hours because you are cooking and eating in small parts 答案：16～20 DCFAB
Ⅲ.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Singing or listening to music during math class is usually not accepted. However, in Kurt's classroom, it's not the __21__.Kurt is a math teacher in a high school. This former hip-hop artist is using his __22__ background to make math a lot easier and less __23__ for his students. As a child, he had problems __24__ math. However, as he grew older, he __25__ that it wasn't completely his __26__ and that the traditional education system just doesn't work for all the students. So he decided to come up with a new __27__， which would make kids more interested in school. Finally a good idea __28__ him. With the help of some friends, Kurt __29__ 60-second math tracks. They are given a certain name, like“Van Guard” and he __30__ multiplication tables (乘法表) to hip-hop beats. He also encourages dancing during class, __31__ it helps the children get into the mood and __32__ them in their learning. So far, Kurt has only invented musical materials for the multiplications, but the __33__ have been so positive that he is now working on new learning materials.
Ever since Kurt __34__ hip-hop into the classroom, he has had __35__ trouble during class. And attendance (出勤率) is __36__ at 100% and the students' grades have gone up greatly. What's more, the kids __37__ love learning math now. Kurt wants to __38__ the traditional way of teaching, but he's not saying that it doesn't work. It just doesn't work for __39__， because not all students learn the same way. He only aims to show that we need to keep a(n) __40__ mind when it comes to children's education.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，科特老师原来是一个说唱艺术家，后来他在一所高中教数学。他把说唱音乐形式和数学教学结合起来，让自己的课堂顿时受到学生的青睐。
21．A.plan C．duty
B．case D．problem
详细分析：选B 根据下文的内容可知，在科特老师的课上，情况并不是这样。case意为“实况，情况”。
22．A.musical C．secret
B．humorous D．famous
详细分析：选A 根据上文的“This former hip-hop artist”及下文的内容可知，以前科特
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是说唱艺术家，他把自己的音乐跟乏味的数学结合起来。
23．A.strange C．boring
B．pleasant D．difficult
详细分析：选C 根据上文的“make math a lot easier”及下文的“make kids more interested”可知，他的这种教学方式使得数学的学习变得容易许多，并且没那么枯燥了。
24．A.acting on C．focusing on
B．taking on D．holding on
详细分析：选C 根据语境可知，当科特还是孩子时，学习数学就有困难，很难把注意力集中在数学上。
25．A.stressed C．admitted
B．suggested D．realized
详细分析：选D 然而，随着年龄的增长，他明白了不喜欢数学并不完全是他自己的错，传统的教育制度并不适合所有学生。
26．A.interest C．choice
详细分析：选B 参见上题解+析。 27．A.record C．tool
B．attitude D．approach B．fault D．trouble
详细分析：选D 他决定提出一种新的教学方式。 28．A.hit C．met
B．found D．trusted
详细分析：选A 他终于想出了一个好办法。 29．A.created C．remembered
B．kept D．chose
详细分析：选A 根据下文的“invented musical materials”可知，创作出了一些数学音乐素材。
30．A.shouts C．sings
B．copies D．moves
详细分析：选C 科特把乘法表按节奏唱出来。 31．A.though
B．because
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C．unless D．when
详细分析：选B 根据语境可知，上下文是因果关系，科特老师鼓励学生在课堂上跳舞，因为那样可以帮助学生提高学习的热情。
32．A.benefits C．changes
B．traps D．trains
详细分析：选A 学生的学习热情被激发了，从而有助于他们学习乘法表。 33．A.materials C．results
B．answers D．ideas
详细分析：选C 根据语境可知，尽管科特只创作了乘法表的音乐素材，但结果却证明非常好的，他决定继续创作其他素材。
34．A.rushed C．forced
B．drove D．brought
详细分析：选D 后文描述自从科特老师把说唱音乐带进课堂之后的学习效果。 35．A.real C．big
B．more D．less
详细分析：选D 根据语境可知，效果很好，科特老师在课堂上少了很多烦扰。 36．A.sometimes C．still
B．always D．hardly
详细分析：选B 自从引进说唱形式之后，学生热情很高，课堂上总是无人缺席了，同时学生也进步非常大。
37．A.suddenly C．truly
B．slightly D．possibly
详细分析：选C 根据语境可知，学生也真正爱上了数学。 38．A.challenge C．replace
B．refuse D．fight
详细分析：选A 根据下文的“but he's not saying that it doesn't work”可知，科特老师想挑战传统的教学方式，但他并不是说传统的教学方式没有效果。
39．A.nobody C．anybody
B．somebody D．everybody
详细分析：选D 根据上文的内容可知，传统的教学方式并不是适合每一个人的。not跟
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everybody连用，表示部分否定。
40．A.smart C．simple
B．open D．clear
详细分析：选B 科特老师通过自己的方式只想表明：当谈到孩子的教育时，我们不要有偏见，因为每个学生的学习方式是不一样的。keep an open mind 意为“不抱成见，不抱偏见”。
Ⅳ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Shadow puppetry (木偶表演艺术), also called shadow play, got its start thousands of years ago in China and India. This unique form of storytelling is __41__ oldest type of puppetry in the world. Shadow puppets are figures that __42__ (place) between a light and a screen. Moving them creates the illusion (假象) of moving pictures on the screen. An experienced puppeteer can make figures appear to walk, talk, fight and dance.
China, India, Indonesia and Turkey have been especially important in the __43__ (develop) of this art form over time. The types of stories __44__ (tell) with shadow puppetry vary from country to country. For example, in China, shadow plays are __45__ (usual) based on Chinese folk tales. Shadow puppets can be made of a wide variety of materials. Today, you might see shadow puppets __46__ are made of paper, plastic, wood or cloth. There's really no end to how creative puppeteers can be when __47__ (make) their puppets. Shadow puppets are usually constructed from separate __48__ (piece) that are then put together with strings or wires. The strings or wires are usually attached __49__ long sticks that the puppeteer will use __50__ (control) the movement of the puppet. 答案：41.the 42.are placed 43.development 44.told 45.usually 46.which/that 47.making 48.pieces 49.to 50.to control
Ⅴ.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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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(∧)，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；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。 Dear Jack，
I am terrible sorry that I won't be able to go to your birthday party this Saturday afternoon. So yesterday my mother didn't feel better and I took her to the hospital. The doctor suggest that she
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should have an operation immediately. I have to accompany her in the hospital for a few day. I sincerely hope something will go well and that you can have happy birthday party. By the way, I have sent to you the latest CD of Jay Chou as a birthday gift. I know you are a fan of Jay Chou and I hope he will enjoy it.
I am looking forward to see you soon.
Yours， Li Hua
答案：第一句：terrible→terribly 第二句：So→Because; better→well 第三句：suggest→suggested 第四句：day→days
第五句：something→everything; happy前加a 第六句：去掉 to 第七句：he→you 第八句：see→seeing Ⅵ.书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是李华，在澳大利亚做交换生，你准备在学校附近的麦当劳做兼职，请用英语写一封申请信，介绍自己的优势以获得这份工作。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考范文： Dear Sir or Madam，
In the following several months you will be really pleased, because someone who can really help the work will join you. Yes, that's me. I think I'm the very person for the work. Let me introduce myself.
First of all, I won't be late for work. Living near the McDonald's restaurant, I can arrive in ten minutes. Thus, I can work at any time when there is no class. Besides, I worked as a waiter in a restaurant last summer. Having gained much experience, and being good at communication, I can definitely work wonderfully here. What's more, I can speak English fluently and never complain about my work, no matter how hard it is.
I would appreciate it if you could employ me. And I would try my best to do the job. Thank you!
Yours， Li Hua
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