第I卷（共95分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）

第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．actual     A．satisfy              B．nation            C．native     D．patient

2．official      A．office               B．precious         C．article     D．service

3．height           A．neighbour         B．seize           C．receive    D．neither

4．thus       A．thirsty              B．southern        C．twelfth    D．breath

5．would       A．soul             B．country          C．should    D．Shoulder

10．I wrote emails to my sister and brother last week. To my disappointment,_____of them wrote me back.

       A．either       B．none  C．neither      D．Nobody

32. So many great events ________that it is bound to be a most special year in Chinese history.

A. 2008 saw                 B. would 2008 see         C. did 2008 see          D. saw 2008

The confidence of the Chinese film makers _______by Avatar, the release of______ has not only set a good example for the Chinese film industry but also embarrassed our directors, who lack professional ethics.

 A. has blown; which                                            B. have blown; that

  C. has been blown; which                                     D. have been blown; that

B

BUNOL, Spain (AFP) — Tens of thousands of people from around the world threw tons of ripe tomatoes at each other in an annual food fight that painted the eastern Spanish town of Bunol red.

More than 40,000 people, including many visitors from Australia, Britain and the United States, took part in the food fight known as the “Tomatina”, now in its 64th year, a spokeswoman for Bunol’s town hall said.

They were provided with over 100 tons of tomatoes by the town council for the battle which lasted about one hour and left participants covered in red.

Many men were shirtless while others wore old clothes, hardhats, goggles or protective plastic sheets.

Shopkeepers put up huge plastic covers on their store fronts or boarded them up to protect their properties from the sea of red mush (糊状物).

After the battle, governmental workers and local residents used “giant hoses” to clear the walls and streets of the tomato pulp in just half an hour while the participants headed to a nearby river where temporary showers were set up.

The event cost the town of some l0,000 residents 40,000 dollars, Spanish media reported.

The “Tomatina” is held each year in Bunol, located in a fertile (富饶的) region about 40 kilometres north of the coastal city of Valencia, Spain’s third-largest city, on the last Wednesday in August.

The origins of the event are unclear although it is thought to have its roots in a food fight between childhood friends in the mid-1940s in the city.

It has grown in size as international press coverage brought more and more people to the festival.

60. To keep their stores safe, the shopkeepers _____.

A. kept their store fronts covered                       B. hung plastic sheets on the walls

C. closed all the doors and windows               D. stopped people throwing at them

61. Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the underlined word “pulp” (in      

   Paragraph 6)?

A. skin.                      B. color.                     C. mush.                      D. value.

62. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

A. the “Tomatina” brings in huge profits

B. the festival attracted more tourists this year

C. no one knows the history of the festival       

D. tourism plays an important role in Bunol

63. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. It is fun to throw tomatoes         B. An exciting story about tomatoes

C. Fighting and sightseeing in Bunol  D. Spanish town painted red in tomato fight

(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。

    May the first is an important date in the college admission process in the United States．This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fall．But according to a recent report，there is a great change．Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever．  61

    These days，college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier．   62  On the other hand，it takes much time for top colleges to accept students．Students may not like being put on waiting lists．Also，common colleges make great efforts to get the students interested in them．Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight．Some universities send gifts．   63 

    For many families，the most important thing colleges can do is show them the money，especially this year；the weak economy makes parents nervous．  64 The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected student's loans．So lately，top colleges have to spare lots of money to increase their financial aid for students．

     65  The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down．This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finish high school．The number is not expected to start rising again until 2015．

A．Besides，top colleges are facing changes in the population．

B．What contributes to it?

C．But a mistake can be costly if it happens．

D．But top colleges ignore them．

E．They have international students who know English．

F．It Can mean several acceptances to choose from．

G．They cannot afford college as planned．

            much work you have to do every day，do get enough sleep．

    A．However                 B．Whichever      C．Whatever                   D．Whenever

30. Many of the creatures in the movie “Avatar” are not real, but much of __________ happens is attractive.

   A. which                 B. that                          C. what                        D. Them

The reason ____ you failed, I suppose, was ____ you didn’t follow your teacher’s advice.

A. why; that       B. that; why     C. which; because       D. why; because

13. —Hi, Johnson, any idea where Susan is ?

   —It’s class time, so she________in the classroom now.

   A. can be                              B. must have been         C. might have been        D. must be