一：完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge debt(债务) and hardly any income. 36 , I stopped giving and became very bitter.
Several years later, things started to 37 . I became rich enough to have a home, and even a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with a(n) 38 , “Will work for food.”I passed by. My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in 39 . I replied,“Honey, they just use that money for alcohol or other bad things.”She didn’t answer. But when I said that, I didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was 40 to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside 41 me to help him. So I stopped my car, and he ran over with enthusiasm(热情). He said,“God bless you, I only need 77 cents.”I 42 into my ashtray and it was strange enough that there was just 77 cents.
Greatly shocked by this coincidence(巧合), I gave him all the 43 in the ashtray. He burst out with joy and tears in his eyes, “You just made it 44 for me to see my mom for Christmas! The bus offering this great sale is leaving right away!”It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I am the one who gets the best 45 in my life. It also reminds me that nothing is a coincidence, and everything has meaning. 36. A. In fact B. In other words C. As a result D. In all 37. A. develop B. operate C. show D. change 38. A. sign B. expression C. decoration D. letter 39. A. safety B. danger C. need D. Fear 40. A. jogging B. driving C. walking D. cycling 41. A. directed B. challenged C. prevented D. drove 42. A. reached B. turned C. broke D. searched 43. A. food B. dollars C. money D. value 44. A. necessary B. possible C. difficult D. suitable 45. A. time B. award C. record D. gift
二、阅读理解（共15小题, 每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 A FOOTBALL MATCH CECF CINEMA presents “England” VS “Germany” Place: Capital Sports Centre Time: 3:30 p.m., May l8 Come and Cheer for them! THE SWORD SOCIETY A Classical Chinese Dance Drama May 9th, Monday FREE LECTURE Speaker: Prof. Jones of University of Southern California, who ever visited our university. 第 1 页 共 5 页
Please apply at Ticket Office for tickets. Doors open 7:15 p.m. Starts 7:30 p.m. Subject: The Contemporary American Literature Time: 2:00 P.M., May 16, 2014 Place: Room T008, The Second Teaching Building
46. Where can we watch an international football match? A. At the Ticket Office. C. At CECF Cinema. A. On May 18.
B. At Capital Sports Centre. D. At the Second Teaching Building. C. On May 16.
D. On 23rd April.
47. On which day can you listen to a lecture?
B. On May 9.
48. When does the Classical Chinese Dance Drama start?
A. 3:30 p.m. B. 7:15 p.m. C. 7:30 p.m. D. 2:00 p.m. B
He is considered by many people as the school beau(校草) and he is one of the most popular actors in China. The cool boy is Li Yifeng. He was born on May 4th, 1987. Many young girls like him because of his sweet smiles. He acted in the TV series Fighting! Prince of Tennis for the first time in 2009. Two years later, he acted in the popular TV series Sunny Happiness (幸福最晴天). In the same year, he played the lead role in his first film. His excellent acting made him get many prizes and receive a lot of praise. He has become famous and has a large number of fans in different countries now. And he keeps on acting in other TV series. All of them are welcomed by people at different ages.
Li Yifeng was born in Chengdu and he graduated from Sichuan Film and Television College. He is not only an actor but also a singer. He is also good at dancing. He held his personal concert in 2008 in Shanghai. It was a big success. In many people’s eyes, he is a hard-working and humorous boy. The latest TV series Swords of Legends (古剑奇谭) made his acting career get to the top. 49. Li Yifeng acted in his first film in . A. 2008 B. 2009 C. 2011 D. 2012 50. Li Yifeng keeps on after he has become famous.
A. studying in the college B. acting in other TV series C. acting in different advertisements D. acting in lots of films 51. According to the passage, Li Yifeng isn’t good at . A. drawing B. dancing C. acting D. singing 52. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Li Yifeng played a lead role for the first time in the film in 2009.
B. Li Yifeng held his first personal concert in Sichuan and it was a success. C. Li Yifeng’s acting in Swords of Legends marked his beginning of being a famous actor.
D. Before acting in films, Li Yifeng acted in some TV series such as Sunny Happiness and Fighting! Prince of Tennis. C
Ye Xiaogang is known as one of the most famous modern Chinese composers.
He learned to play the piano at the age of four. His father was a composer who wrote a lot of music for films. But when his father was sent to a farm to work, Ye was only 11 at that time.
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Ye had to work on another farm for a year before entering a factory. He worked in the factory for six years until he was 22.
The workers in the factory were friendly and helped him a lot, but he could not play the piano any more. No matter how hard he worked on the farm or in the factory, he never left music. He just waited for chances. He dreamed of becoming a pianist.
When Ye could play the piano again, he practiced hard every day in order to go to the Central Conservatory of Music(中央音乐学院) in 1978, but the school would not recruit(招收) piano students that year. In the end, Ye chose composition(作曲) as his major(专业), although he was not familiar with it.
In 1980, he studied at Cambridge University. Then he went to a famous school of music in the US in 1987 to take more courses.
As a famous composer in China, Ye worked for many organizations.
He wrote many symphonies(交响乐). He also wrote film and TV music, which traditional composers hardly ever worked on.
53. How old was Ye Xiaogang when he started to work in the factory? A. 11 years old. B. 15 years old. C. 16 years old. D. 22 years old.
54. From the fourth paragraph, we can 1earn that Ye Xiaogang _______. A. never gave up his dream B. wanted to be a composer
C. often practiced playing the piano after work
D. didn’t get along well with the workers in the factory 55. Which of the following is true about Ye Xiaogang? A. He never worked on a farm.
B. He used to study in the UK and the US. C. He hardly ever wrote film and TV music.
D. He mainly worked for schools instead of other organizations. 56. The writer mainly tells us ________.
A. how to realize our dreams B. how to learn the piano
C. the history of a famous music school D. the experiences of a famous musician
D
Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.
In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st-January 1st. People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal(正式的) clothes, and the may drink champagne(香槟) at midnight. During the first minutes of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. They welcome the new wear with the first light of the sunrise.
Many cultures also do special things to get rid of(摆脱) bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh(重新). Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year.
Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the tear. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some
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people eat black-eyed peas for good luck-but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!
57. The reading is mainly about ________. A. what to eat on New Year’s Day B. the meaning of “Happy New Year!” C. several different New Year traditions
D. why people dress up nicely on New Year’s Day 58. It’s clear that ________.
A. some cultures celebrate New Year in the morning B. no cultures do special things to celebrate New Year
C. people in Ecuador go to parties on December 31st-January 1st D. the Western people celebrate New Year only on New Year’s Day 59. In some cultures, people throw things into rivers or oceans to ________. A. bring good luck B. keep away bad luck C. forget everything D. plan for the next year 60. To have a happy new year, _______.
A. friends talk to each other in special ways B. families make big dolls filled with old clothes C. some people get up early to watch the sunrise D. Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Year’s Day
三、阅读填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
A) 阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后第76～85小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为76～85的相应位置上。
The history of films covers more than a hundred years, from the latter part of the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st century. Motion pictures(电影) developed from a new thing in the past into one of the most important tools of communication, entertainment and media in the 20th century. Films have had a great effect on the art, technology and politics.
Formative period (1895~1907)
The Louis of French is known as the father of films. In December, 1895, they invented and designed the “Active camera” and some films came out, such as Exciting of Factory, marking the beginning of the era(领域) of motion pictures arts. Also, they add a new kind of art to the whole world.
Development period (1908~1926)
It’s still a silent era of films. Films were silent until 1923, although some musicians played music and made some sound effects while the film was on. Even the words were spoken by the showmen or projectionists(放映员).
Maturation period (1927~1945)
In this period, with the development of technology, the practical way makes it possible to change silent films to sound films. During late 1929, Warners produced The Jazz Singer, which is generally considered as the first real film as we see in the cinema.
New development period (1945~)
It’s the golden age of film development. Meanwhile, different kinds of films appeared. In recent years, the 3D films appeared, which make you feel as if you were just the actors or actresses in the screen. We have reasons to believe that the next film can make our life richer and more colourful. Title: The 76 of films Films have a history of 77 one hundred years and greatly 78 our daily lives now. Formative period •The Louis of French is 79 to be the father of films. 第 4 页 共 5 页
Development period Maturation period New development period The invention and 80 of “Active camera” marked the beginning of motion pictures. •From 1908 to 1926, the films were always 81 . Musicians, showmen and even projectionists made sounds while the film was being 82 . •As the technology 83 , there was films with sounds in the cinemas. The Jazz Singer is considered as the 84 real film. •Different kinds of films appeared in the golden age and 3D films are the perfect examples. We are 85 that our life will become richer and more colourful because of the development of films. A、四：根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限一词。 Yesterday we had a music show in our school. My parents and I a 91 all the concerts. We went to the folk concert at the school hall first. It began at 8 a.m. Folk music has strong l 92 colour. After that, we went to the c 93 music concert in the playground. This kind of music is about country life and c 94 . The sounds of g 95 are pleasant.
The jazz concert b 96 at 1 p.m. at the school hall. Jazz musicians are great because they m 97 up the music while playing. The rock concert began at 3:30 p.m. in the playground. It was exciting, but my parents thought it was too n 98 because of the drums.
The classical music concert started at 7 p.m. At Sunshine Theatre. Classical pieces, such as Swan Lake, are serious and have a l 99 value.
It is a great day because I have learned about d 100 kinds of music.
三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
36. C 37. D 38. A 39. C 40. B 41. D 42. A 43. C 44. B 45. D 四、阅读理解（共15小题, 每小题1分，满分15分）
46. B 47. C 48. C 49. C 50. B 51. A 52. D 53. C 54. A 55. B 56. D 57. C 58. A 59. B 60. C
六、阅读填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
A) 76. history 77. over 78. influence 79. considered 80. design 81. silent 82. shown 83. development 84. first 85. sure
91. attended 92. local 93. country 94. cowboys 95. guitar 96. began 97. make 98. noisy 99. lasting 100. different
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