阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中， 选出最佳选项。

As soon as I learned to say the word “beauty”, I set out to look for it. Before I could find it, I asked my mother what a beauty was like. She said that a beauty is  36  who has large bright eyes and fine skin.

When I was in Grade Four, I  37  such a girl. I sat right in front of her and  38  her to see if she was a real beauty. She  39  a beauty in my eyes until the day she  40 with me. She demanded that I  41  her pencil box which I  42  knocked on to the floor. I  43 . Suddenly she flew at me and threw me onto the ground and we rolled about  44  each other.

During the years that followed, I came across  45  explanations given to me by different people. Some said a girl with a thin figure(体形) is a beauty,  46  that a girl with a gentle voice is beautiful,  47  said it is a girl with hair that is like a waterfall. I  48  give these a second thought.

I searched for a beauty  49  had told me before, but it was useless. Then I met an old man. He told me that a beauty is a girl who might not be quite  50   with natural beauty. However, she becomes a beauty  51  experiencing hardship. After a 10-year hunt for a beauty, I found her. She became my  52 . She was not very pretty but she was 53 . She was born in a  54  family and had to take care of herself from young. When we married, I really got the idea about a beauty. She was the one the  55  old man had described to me.

36.A. your classmate    B. a girl               C. an experienced girl   D. an ugly girl

37. A. liked                 B. was tired of      C. was against                D. found

38. A. stared at            B. scolded            C. beat                D. laughed at

39. A. wasn’t              B. pretended to be        C. treated himself       D. was

40. A. quarreled           B. talked              C. played                       D. studied

41. A. steal                  B. rob her of        C. like                        D. pick up

42. A. by chance          B. by no means  C. by herself              D. by the way

43. A. agreed                  B. refused              C. was happy                  D. did so

44. A. talking with      B. helping          C. hitting                   D. leaving

45. A. the same            B. different  C. the opposite        D. some correct

46.A. but                       B. or                     C. as                              D. so

47. A. Everyone          B. The others        C. Nobody             D. Others

48. A. did                      B. must          C. didn’t                    D. should

49. A. an old man               B. some people  C. nobody              D. my mother

50. A. lucky                       B. sad                 C. willing                     D. happy

51.A. after                  B. without            C. liking                       D. against

52. A. friend                      B. teacher            C. classmate                  D. girlfriend

53.A. ugly                  B. beautiful  C. lovely                       D. kind

54.A. rich                      B. farmer’s     C. happy                       D. poor

55.A. foolish                  B. kind-hearted      C. wise                      D. honest

Before you leave for the airport

    Ensure that you have your passports (and any necessary visas), tickets and money in your hand luggage.

    If packing medicines, ensure that they are in their original packaging as this will avoid delays or prevent them from being taken away at customs.

    Do not wrap presents as they may have to be unwrapped by security staff or customs. 

    The Department of Health has devoted a section of their site to health advice for traveling abroad.

Getting to the airport

    Always allow plenty of time to reach the airport. You should arrive there 2 hours before the take-off for international flights and one hour before the take-off for domestic flights.

    If you are driving to the airport, ensure that you have booked airport parking in advance.

    If you are being driven by a friend who wants to see you off, ensure that he / she knows where the short stay parking is located.

    If taking a taxi, ensure that the firm you intend to use has taxis available at the time you wish to travel.

At the airport

    Be aware that increased security has considerably lengthened the time it takes to go through check in and security.

    Make sure you keep your baggage with you at all times and alert any member of airport staff to any unattended package.

    Never look after baggage belonging to other people or carry anything onto the aircraft for someone else.

    Keep a close eye on the display boards announcing which gate flights depart from.

In the air

    If on a long flight, move your feet around, or get up and walk around regularly if you can.

    Avoid dehydration (脱水) by drinking plenty of water or other non-alcoholic drinks.

    Don’t eat too heavily before or during a long flight as this will help to avoid indigestion and hypertension (高血压).

    To reduce jet lag (时差反应), have some extra sleep before the trip, get some sleep during the flight and try to make mealtimes the same as the time of meals at your destination.

Before leaving for the airport, you should NOT ______.

A. make sure that you have all the necessary things with you

B. ensure that any packed medicines are in their original packing

C. wrap presents up tightly for the safety

D. know some advice for traveling abroad from the website

You should ensure that you have booked the airport parking in advance if _______.

A. you are going on an international flights   B. you drive to the airport yourself

C. a friend drives you to the airport         D. you take a taxi to the airport

When waiting for your flight at the airport, you should pay the most attention to _______.

A. the display boards showing which gate the flight departs from

B. baggage belonging to other people

C. unattended package   D. the time it takes to go through check in and security

During the flight you should follow the following advice EXCEPT _______.

A. always to sit on a long flight    B. to drink enough water to avoid dehydration

C. not to eat too much so as to avoid indigestion and hypertension

D. to make mealtimes the same as the time of meals at your destination

第二卷

第四部分: 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节: 短文改错（共10小题；每小题I分，满分10分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（V）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Everyone can do something for our environment. For me, I               76.___________　

should try to save electricity in my daily life.  For an example,            77.___________

if I am the last person leave the classroom in the evening,                 78.___________

I will always remember to turn on the lights. In order to                  79___________

protect our forests, I will use paper wise. I should try                     80____________

to use all sides of paper whenever it is possible. I will                    81___________

not use things like paper cup and disposable chopsticks                   82___________

because they are made up of wood. I believe that doing all                83___________

these small things will improve our environment but help                 84___________

making our world a better place to live in.                              85___________

.Americans eat______ vegetables per person today as they did in 1990.

A. more than twice    B. as twice as many  C. twice as many as   D. more than twice as many

The soccer team has been doing well this season，so they________win the championship．

    A．should          B．might           C．would      D．could

I’m not sure whether John ______ his parents has arrived.

A. as well          B. as well as      C. as usual         D. as soon as

Don’t all speak at once!  _____, please.

A. Each at one time     B. One by one time    C. One for each time   D. One at a time

John plays football __________, if not better than, David.

A. as well        B. as well as       C. so well       D. so well as

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    You get all sorts of demands, and the mark of a good hotel is to supply whatever is asked for without sounding surprise. If a guest asks for rubber gloves. You don't ask why. You say, “No problem. What colour do you want？”

　　There have been some demands which, much as I would have liked to fill, I couldn't. A Japanese businessman， for example， thought the manager of a hotel was like the captain of a ship so he asked me to marry him and the woman he loved. There was one time, however, we did help out. A young man thought that if he asked his girlfriend to marry him at the Ritz she would say yes. He asked us to put the ring in a cake, and she accepted.

　　Top hotels are used more and more to impress. They are used for doing business. If you've got something to sell, take your clients(客户) to the best hotel where the surroundings are quite helpful. A friend of mine working at Savoy Hotel tells story about a man who gave him 5 pounds to say “Good morning, Mr. Smith” when he walked through the door with two other men. This he did， and could hear Mr. Smith saying, “I do wish they would leave me alone at this place.”

　　According to Julian Payne， the most powerful people in any hotel are the porters， who carry bags for hotel guests. “Porters can do almost anything. They can get you tables at the best restaurants or tickets for a popular concert. Don't ask me how they do it or what their deal is because I don't know. Most of them have been there for years. They know more about the history of the hotel and the guests than anyone else. They are invaluable. A head porter will come in even on his day off so he can say hello to someone he remembers visiting the hotel years ago.”

56．When guests ask for something strange，the manager of a good hotel would think ______.

　　A．how he can meet their needs

　　B．why they have such demands

　　C．what problems the hotel has

　　D．who is the best person to go to

57．Which of the following examples explains “we did help out？”

　　A．The hotel bought a ring for a young lady.

　　B．A Japanese married the woman he loved.

　　C．The manager once acted as a captain.

　　D．A young lady agreed to marry her boyfriend.

58．Which of the following statements is true about the porters in expensive hotels?

       A．They sell tickets for concerts.

       B．They know how to make a good deal.

       C．They know a lot about the hotels and the guests.

       D．The come to work even on their days off.

59．By saying “I do wish they would leave me alone at this place”， Mr. Smith ______.

　　A．showed that he disliked such people at the hotel

　　B．gave the impression that he was a constant guest

　　C．tried to make his clients feel sorry for him

　　D．sounded as if he was tired of such greetings

第Ⅱ卷(客观题 共35分)

一、根据语境、首字母或汉语提示写出词汇(共2分)

76. How many people p__________ in the opening ceremony?

77. Everyone should o________ the traffic rules..

78. Would you please do me a f_______ to push the car to start.

79. As a _________(目击者), he gave the police a vivid description of the accident.