第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
Fine art fairs（艺术博览会）are the trend of the 21st century, with new art and antique（古玩）fairs and festivals springing up in diverse parts of the world. Here is a list of four noteworthy art fairs.
Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland
The granddaddy of art fairs, Art Basel, was established in 1970 by a group of local art gallerists and is the biggest contemporary art fair in the world. Art Basel takes place over a 5-day period each June in Basel, Switzerland. The high cost of renting space for gallery owners is offset（抵消）by the huge attendance at the fair. For example in 2010, about 60,000 visitors attended Art Basel.
Frieze Art Fair, London
“Frieze Art Fair was established in 2003 and is one of the few fairs to focus only on contemporary art and living artists.v\"Thefair takes place every October in Regent's Park, London. It features over 170 of the most exciting contemporary art galleries in the world. ”
In addition to the fair which began in 2003, the fair owners Matthew Slotover and Amanda Sharp publish Frieze, an international art magazine established in 1991 and devoted to contemporary art.
TEFAF Maastricht, the Netherlands
Established in 1975 as The Pictura Fine Art Fair, and renamed The European Fine Art Foundation（TEFAF）, Maastricht in 1996, the fair includes 260 of the world's most famous art and antique dealers from 16 countries.
The 24th edition of the TEFAF fair held March 18 — 27, 2011 featured 260 dealers exhibiting approximately 30, 000 artworks and antiques with an overall value of $ US 1. 4 billion.
ARCO, Madrid
ARCO Madrid was established in 1982 and is one of Europe's leading and popular art fairs. In addition to the exhibiting galleries（in 2011, 197 international art galleries participated）, a seriesof lectures and specially focused exhibitions take place.
1.How does Art Basel cover the expense of renting space? A.By selling tickets. B.By selling expensive exhibits.
C.By donation from dealers. D.By support from the government.
2.The owners of Frieze Art Fair are also in charge of____.
A.170 living artists. B.An international art magazine. C.30,000 artworks and antiques. D.A series of lectures. 3.Which of the following has the longest history?
A.Art Basel B.Frieze Art Fair C.TEFAF D.ARCO
B
A crew（全体成员）of six teenage girls completed a nine-day sailing trip in the US recently, after having seasickness and strong winds.
For the past three years, the Sea Cadet teenagers whoset sail were all male. Roger Noakes, who captained（担任队长）the boat, said this was the first time he’d taken out an all-female crew.
The girls asked for an all-girls trip in August this year. The crew set sail along with three adults, Noakes and two Sea Cadet representatives. The original plan was for the girls to sail 24 hours a day in rotating shifts（轮流换班）along the coast and then return. Things turned out differently, however. “The first night was difficult because the wind was really hard. The waves were going up and down,” said Abby Fairchild,16. “Everybody got seasick.” Noakes gave the girls the choice of just sailing in the bay and not going into open water. “But they decided they were going.”
The teenagers then sailed a long way overnight and slept in shifts. “We’ve learned everything from controlling the boat to putting up the sails while we have rough seas,” said 15-year-old Olivia Wilcox.
The teenagers stopped on land in Massachusetts. They didn’t make it to their original destination（目的地）in Maine, where they were supposed to have a celebratory dinner, due to the weather and winds. They said they weren’t disappointed, however, as they’d learned a lot. “They learned about boating, and above all, they built confidence and character,” said Noakes.
4. What was special about the Sea Cadet trip this year? A. It was the longest sailing trip ever. B. It was the first all-female-crew sailing trip. C. It was the most dangerous sailing trip ever. D. It was the first sailing trip for teenagers.
5. What happened on the crew’s first day of the trip? A. They all felt sick on the boat. B. Some of them were hurt.
C. Their boat was out of control. D. They went into open water by mistake.
6. Which of the following best describes these young sailors? A. Strong-minded and having a strong sense of teamwork. B. Hard-working and having great leadership skills. C. Understanding and creative. D. Adventurous and skillful.
7. According to Noakes, what was the sailors’ greatest benefit from the trip? A. They knew the sea better. B. They made many friends. C. They got excellent sailing skills. D. They developed good personalities.
C
A maverick describes a person who thinks independently. A maverick refuses to follow the customs or rules of a group to which he or she belongs. In the US, a maverick is often admired for his or her free spirit, although others who belong to the maverick’s group may not like the maverick’s independent ways.
But where did the word “maverick” come from?
Early in the 1800s, a man named Samuel Augustus Maverick settled down in Texas, which was a place of wide-open land, rich soil, cattle ranches(牛场) and cowboys. As the years passed, Mr. Maverick increased his property(财产) in Texas. Before long, he owned huge pieces of land that were good for raising cattle. But he had no cattle. He wasn’t a rancher.
One day, a man came to Samuel Maverick to pay him an old debt. But the man didn’t have enough money. So he offered Mr. Maverick 400 head of cattle. Mr. Maverick accepted them, but he didn’t really want them. He simply put the cattle on his land to eat and care for themselves.
It was not long before the cows reproduced(繁殖). The calves grew and had more calves. Soon, hundreds of cows and calves moved freely across Samuel Maverick’s land. They also moved across the land of nearby ranch owners.
It was a tradition among ranchers in the West to put a mark of ownership on newborn calves. They burned the name of their ranch into the animal’s skin with a hot iron. The iron made a clear mark called a “brand”. Brands allowed ranchers to easily see who owned which cattle.
Samuel Maverick refused to brand his calves. “Why should I?” he asked. If all the other cattle owners branded theirs, then those without a brand belonged to him.
And this is how the word “maverick” entered the American language. It meant a calf without a brand. As time passed, the word “maverick” took on a wider meaning. It came to mean a person who was too independent to follow even his or her own group.
8. Why did the man give Samuel Maverick 400 head of cattle? A. To get some money. B. To return what he owed him. C. To buy some of his land. D. To ask him to raise them. 9. How could the ranchers easily know who the cattle belonged to?
A. Through the brand on the cattle. B. Through the name of the cattle.
C. Through the appearance of the cattle. D. Through the land on which the cattle stayed. 10. What can we learn about Samuel Augustus Maverick from the text? A. He was born in Texas. B. He took good care of all his cattle.
C. He didn’t really want to accept the cattle. D. He followed the tradition of ranchers in the West. 11. What is the text mainly about?
A. How to become an independent thinker. B. “Maverick” means a calf without a brand.
C. The life story of Samuel Augustus Maverick. D. How the word “maverick” got into American English.
D
Remember when your mom told you not to eat too many candy bars or sweets because they can cause tooth decay (蛀牙)? However, it turns out that chocolate can be moresalutaryto your teeth than you might expect. Recent studies show that chocolate can effectively fight against tooth decay, as if we need another excuse to eat chocolate.
Chocolate offers protection like fluoride, a main ingredient in most household toothpastes. Not only does chocolate protect our teeth, but it can do so very effectively. Studies show that chocolate has compounds that provide strong protection for teeth. One of the compounds in chocolate, CBH, is shown to protect even more effectively than fluoride.
Tooth decay happens when bacteria work to turn sugar into acids in our mouth. This is why eating foods with high sugar content can lead to more tooth decay. The compounds in chocolate, however, are anti-bacteria and can fight against bacteria in your mouth. The CBH compound in particular also works to strengthen tooth enamel (牙
釉质), andprotects against tooth decay.
Does this mean you can cat as much chocolate as you want without worrying about your teeth? It depends on the types of chocolate that you like. The protective effect of chocolate is most effective when you chew on cocoa beans. Of course, this option is not very appealing to; most people. A more tasty option is to choose dark chocolate with little sugar content, ideally no more than 6 to 8 grams per serving. For other types of chocolate with higher sugar content, the effect will be lessened. However, because of the protective compounds, it is still better for your teeth than other sweets and desserts containing the same amount of sugar. 12. The word “salutary” in paragraph 1 means?
A. Beneficial. B. Harmful. C. Familiar. D. Useless. 13. What can we know about the compound CBH in chocolate? A. It can help chocolate cure tooth decay. B. It can effectively stop teeth from decaying. C. It may protect teeth better than toothpastes do. D. It may soon replace most household toothpastes. 14. How does chocolate fight tooth decay?
A. By breaking down acids. B. By building up compounds. C. By fixing up tooth enamel. D. By fighting against bacteria. 15. What's the main idea of the text? A. Chocolate plays the role of toothpaste. B. Chocolate protects against tooth decay. C. Chocolate is the best choice for teeth protection. D. Chocolate is healthier to teeth than other sweets. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项
How to Teach kids About Setting Goals
___16___It can become an easy process for a lifetime if kids are taught goal setting at anearly stage. They need to be offered a project to make them work on accomplishing something personal.
Set smart goals. A goal needs to be measurable, specific, realistic and timely in order to be effective. Kids prefer generalizing(泛化)when it comes to goalsetting. For example, one may want to be the best basketball player in the team.___17___What exactly does a goal like this mean? You need to ask them to be specific. Begin
with scoring two baskets in each game (or however many; just something measurable!) so that they can continuously push the barriers to accomplish greater goals.
Write down goals.___18___Recent studies show that when goals are written down, the individual is likely to achieve them.
___19___Kids have the habit of choosing goals that just seem impossible to achieve. You need to teach them the concepts of short and long-term goals and give your child reality checks.
Set up review points. You can ask them to write their main goal on the poster and mention the steps they would take for attaining their goal.___20___It is important to help your children have their own checkpoint systems that actually work for them.
A. Goals can’t be accomplished ly unless they are written down. B. This tip is supported by science as well. C. How isa goal like this measured?
D. Ask them to track their progress once a week or month. E. Face goals that are not realistic. F. Is it a really big goal?
G. It is essential for everybody especially for kids, to set goals in life.
第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
Many little kids dream of changing the world, but how does someone so____21____make a difference to a place so big? This 5-year-old boy from the UK may have found a____22____.
Toby is reaching out to every country through letters. He’s___23___to contact at least one person from each country -- and get a____24____. Toby’s mission began with a___25___assignment from school. His mother, Sabine, said.
He was asked to read a book called A Letter to New Zealand, which____26____the journey a letter takes.____27____reading it, he asked, “Mummy, can I write a letter to New Zealand?” And while I was still trying to____28____how to answer that, he said, “Can I write a letter to the____29____world?”
At first she thought his_____30_____for the project would_____31_____, but 239 letters later, Toby is still going strong._____32_____he’s written to 187 countries and received many replies. But Toby’s project won’t_____33_____there. The 5-year-old also wants to find a way to help the people he’s_____34_____with.
“When we started writing letters, we_____35_____with easily accessible First World countries,” his mother
added. “Suddenly, we got a(n)_____36_____in Somalia. When we researched the country, Toby was_____37_____and asked what he could do to help. Together, we_____38_____a charity whose work was accessible to children.”
Toby
chose
the
ShelterBox,
a
charity
that
provides
for
families
and
children
who
have_____39_____everything due to disasters. Just today, Toby met his_____40_____of raising $ 950. “I want the world to be a better place,”Toby said.
21. A. small B. noisy C. lovely D. clever 22. A. partner B. skill C. friend D. way
23. A. careful B. determined C. satisfied D. proud 24. A. response B. story C. permit D. result 25. A. speaking B. writing C. listening D. reading 26. A. begins B. describes C. explains D. completes 27. A. Until B. Before C. After D. Despite
28. A. show B. understand C. prepare for D. figure out 29. A. free B. new C. whole D. other
30. A. support B. concern C. enthusiasm D. sympathy 31. A. return B. spread C. fade D. develop 32. A. After all B. However C. So far D. Therefore 33. A. pass B. end C. apply D. expand
34. A. connected B. stayed C. played D. competed 35. A. kicked off B. negotiated C. worked D. caught up 36. A. idea B. address C. question D. deal 37. A. scared B. excited C. happy D. sad
38. A. looked for B. set up C. headed for D. dropped into 39. A. requested B. lost C. recorded D. provided 40. A. standard B. match C. challenge D. goal 第二节（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
People like to be considered humorous, but few of us___41.___( actual) have the sense of humor we hope we have. Some people, on the___42.___hand, may wonder why we should bother to be humorous. These people,
I am afraid, do not know the power of humor.
A sense of humor can help you become an____43.____(admire)speaker. We can notice that there is no great speaker in the world who is not humorous. One or two humorous remarks can make the audience laugh, making your lecture___44.___enjoyable one. A sense of humor can help you win a lot of friends. A lot of people will____45.____(attract) around you if you are humorous. A sense of humor can help to ease the____46.____(tense) between people. When people are about to quarrel, a humorous remark____47.____(lead) to laughter can help settle the problem.
There are many ways____48.____( learn)how to be humorous. Being together with someone who is humorous is one way. Reading some books which contain humor or humorous____49.____( story) is another. But the most important way is____50.____we should try to be optimistic about our life at present and, moreover, our life in the future.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节短文改错（满分10分）
51.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限一词。 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I’m so glad to receive you letter, I’m writing to you so late because I have been very busy recent. I am happily to hear that you traveled to Hong Kong this winter holiday. How I wish could have gone there for you! For me, my parents take me to Taiwan to visit my uncle. It’s a beautiful place, that I could buy a lot of wonderful things, such as beautiful clothes and snacks that I had never been eaten before. I really wanted stay there and never come back! In short, I really appreciate a life there. I’m really looking forward to receive your replay. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，校剪纸俱乐部（paper-cutting club）主席，想邀请外教Henry一起参观中国剪纸艺术展。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1、展览主题；2、展览时间、地点；3、展览内容。
注意：1、词数100左右；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Henry,
I'm Li Hua, the leader of the paper-cutting club in our school.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. A 2. B 3. A
4. B 5. A 6. A 7. D
8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D
12. A 13. C 14. D 15. B
16. G 17. C 18. B 19. E 20. D
21. A 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. C C 33. B 34. A 35. A 36. B 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. D 41. actually
42. other 43. admirable 44. an 45. be attracted 46. tension 47. leading 48. to learn 49. stories 50. that
51.(1). you→your (2). recent→recently (3). happily→happy (4). for→with (5). take→took (6). that→where
(7). 去掉never后的been (8). wanted后加to (9). a→the
(10). receive→receiving
Yours sincerely,Li Hua30. C 31. C 32.
52.略
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