“I couldn’t survive without music，” says fifteen­year­old Steve.In the morning，Steve wakes up__36__his favorite radio station.He listens to rock on the radio while he eats__37__.He puts on his personal stereo before he leaves the house and listens to cassettes on the bus to__38__.

“Last week I put my head­phones on in the maths__39__，” admits Steve.“The teacher was really__40__.She took my head­phones away and I couldn’t use them for a week.It was__41__.”At home Steve does his homework to music—loud music.

“My mother__42__shouts‘Turn it down！’” says Steve.“She can’t__43__how I can work__44__music on，but music__45__me to concentrate.”Steve would like to make music himself.“I’m learning to play the guitar.__46__，it doesn’t sound too good at the__47__.But I’m going to keep practising！”

For__48__like Steve，music is a very important part of__49__.Music is social；it brings people together at discos，parties and concerts.Fast，__50__music is full of energy；it helps people to__51__their problems and have__52__.Music talks about love，freedom and imagination.There are always new songs and new styles.

__53__Steve’s mother agrees that music brings some problems.“Steve is a sensible boy，” she says.“I don’t think he would ever take drugs hearing rock.But I__54__worry about his hearing with all that loud music.And it__55__me crazy！”

36．A.from                                             B．for

C．with                                                   D．to

37．A.breakfast                                       B．lunch

C．supper                                               D．dinner

38．A.work                                             B．office

C．school                                                D．party

39．A.workshop                                        B．class

C．dormitory                                           D．schoolroom

40．A.excited                                          B．worried

C．angry                                                 D．tired

41．A.terrible                                           B．hopeless

C．poor                                                  D．surprising

42．A.usually                                           B．seldom

C．frequently                                           D．always

43．A.expect                                           B．bear

C．understand                                         D．believe

44．A.while                                             B．at

C．for                                                     D．with

45．A.helps                                             B．leads

C．causes                                               D．forces

46．A.Unluckily                                       B．Actually

C．Disappointingly                                   D．Necessarily

47．A.first                                               B．last

C．moment                                             D．time

48．A.boys                                              B．girls

C．friends                                               D．teenagers

49．A.study                                             B．life

C．family                                                D．school

50．A.sound                                            B．noisy

C．light                                                   D．loud

51．A.forget                                            B．settle

C．remove                                              D．leave

52．A.smiles                                            B．future

C．fun                                                    D．sense

53．A.And                                               B．However

C．Meanwhile                                          D．But

54．A.can                                               B．do

C．will                                                    D．should

55．A.causes                                           B．results

C．drives                                                D．leaves

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

Some of you must have complained why there are so many English words that you have to memorize every day.   36  , do you know how many words the English language has exactly? Maybe ten thousand, one hundred thousand, or   37   one million!

Every 98 minutes, there is a new English word being   38  . Last time when words were being   39   to the language at this rate was during the   40   of William Shakespeare. The   41   popularity of English has   42   the most fertile (丰富的) period of word creation. About 1.53 billion people speak English as a   43  , a second or a business language. The Global Language Monitor,   44   in the state of Texas in the US, has been recording English word creation since 2003. Now, there are almost one million English words.

Words that are predicted to be the one millionth   45   “defollow”, “defriend”, “noob”, and “greenwashing”. “Defollow” and “defriend” are Internet words,   46   what users do with a person they do not wish to   47   in touch with on the Internet. “Noob” is an offending name for someone new   48   a particular task or community. The word “greenwashing”   49   what companies do to appear   50   friendly. And “chiconomics” means a difficult time in fashion. Of course, there is a   51   that the one millionth word will be a sixth choice. The Global Language Monitor once   52   that the millionth English word would be “imminent” in 2006, but the organization has   53  that expected date  54  once. Other experts have   55   doubts about its methods because they don’t think that there is an agreement about how to classify a word.

36．A．However  B．Besides     C．Moreover  D．Therefore

37．A．ever  B．never C．even  D．sometimes

38．A．commented      B．created     C．memorized       D．motivated

39．A．added       B．acquired   C．adopted    D．devoted

40．A．years B．days  C．months     D．hours

41．A．appropriate      B．widespread       C．fundamental     D．awful

42．A．taken B．led    C．found       D．brought

43．A．physical    B．social       C．primary    D．typical

44．A．lay    B．located     C．built  D．found

45．A．conclude   B．include     C．have  D．set

46．A．saying      B．writing     C．describing D．accounting

47．A．lose   B．pay   C．have  D．stay

48．A．with  B．of     C．to      D．at

49．A．refers to   B．prefers to  C．comes to   D．sticks to

50．A．constantly B．eventually C．environmentally      D．finally

51．A．fact   B．possibility C．result D．bond

52．A．published  B．declared    C．expected   D．claimed

53．A．put up      B．put off      C．put down  D．put out

54．A．more than B．other than C．rather than       D．less than

55．A．expressed  B．instructed  C．associated D．consulted

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    It was a dark day, one of depression, sorrow and anger. As I climbed out of the   36    , after witnessing my time in the 100 yard freestyle, I did not feel like speaking to anyone. I saw the bright smiles of swimmers who had just   37  a best time.   38    , I had failed. Or at least that is what I thought at the time.

    I was lying on my cool bed when an idea   39   me. Success is the   40   to go from failure to failure without losing your   41   . At practice the next day, I told my swimming teammates about my goal time and they all either laughed or replied with a   42   similar response like, “You can’t do it” or “Probably not”. Believe it or not, these are the responses that make my goal   43  .

    Finally came the day when I had to   44   to myself and others that with     45     there is no limit to your achievements.

    With the starting gun   46   , I dived with perfect form into the pool. I felt the cool water running   47   my back. I swam like a fish, bouncing off each    48    at the wall as if it was a spring board. On the   49   turn, I came back to the wall with every piece of strength I had. I   50   the final wall with my fingertips and I knew that I had swum the   51   race.

    I had done it! I had achieved my best time! Joy filled my   52   like water does a cup. I saw the   53   on all of my friend’s face as I   54   out of the pool; their jaws dropped to the ground. I began to laugh and gave them the thumbs up.

    I have   55   in life that having belief in yourself opens all gates. Never forget that anything the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve.

1.A. pond                    B. sea                           C. pool                         D. river

2.A. made          B. achieved                 C. reached                  D. realized

3.A. Otherwise           B. However                 C. Besides          D. Overall

4.A. occurred             B. broke                      C. came                       D. hit

5.A. opportunity        B. action                 C. cause                        D. ability

6.A. enthusiasm         B. interest                   C. strength                  D. friendship

7.A. somehow            B. somewhat               C. anyhow                   D. anywhere

8.A. available              B. reasonable        C. reliable           D. achievable

9.A. promise               B. provide                   C. present                   D. prove

10.A. considerationB. Impression    C. belief                     D. desire

11.A. setting out        B. going off                 C. breaking out D. getting off

12.A. through             B. above                 C. across                  D. to

13.A. turn          B. jump                        C. struggle                   D. shoot

14.A. next                            B. previous                 C. very                         D. last

15.A. pushed              B. reached                  C. got                           D. touched

16.A. whole                B. perfect              C. first                           D. best

17.A. heart                 B. head                  C. mind                         D. mood

18.A. expressions      B. emotions                C. feelings                   D. responses

19.A. ran                     B. climbed                   C. stood                       D. jumped

20.A. acquired           B. dreamed                 C. learned                   D. Remembered

 

Hidden in our subconsciousness(潜意识）is a perfect mental picture.  We see ourselves on a long trip that goes across the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows, we think in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways,  of children waving at a crossing , of cattle feeding on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, or row upon row of corn and wheat, of flat lands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hills, of city skylines and village halls.
But uppermost in our minds is the final destination.  On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, condemning(谴责）the minutes for loitering(虚度）— waiting, waiting,  waiting for the station.
"When we reach the station, that will be it!”we cry. "When I’m 38." "When I buy a new 450SL Mercdes Benz!""When I put the last kid through college.""When I have paid off the debt!" "When I get a promotion.""When I reach the age of rement, I shall live happily ever after!"
Sooner or later, we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream.It constantly outdistances us.
"Relish(appreciate) the moment" is a good motto,  actually it isn’t the burdens of today that drive man mad. It is the regret over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today.
So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, swim more rivers,  watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. Then the station will come soon enough.
【小题1】
Why does the author describe the mental picture?

A．To lead us into a perfect world.	B．To let people enjoy the scenery.
C．To introduce an actual trip of his.	D．To compare it to our life’s journey.

【小题2】
How do people feel when they’re on their trip?

A．Puzzled.

B．Happy.

C．Relaxed.

D．Impatient.

【小题3】
What does the author mean by "Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of
today" in Line 2 Paragraph 5?

A．Regret and fear are responsible for the loss of today.

B．We must be careful of the two thieves: regret and fear.

C．Regret and fear stop us from enjoying our present life.

D．We’re frequently challenged by the two: regret and fear.

【小题4】
Why does the author write the passage?

A．To teach us a good lesson.

B．To tell us the right attitude to life.

C．To advise us to forget our worries.

D．To stop us wandering along the aisles.

Imagine an eco-conscious city where rooftops have been transformed into fertile, green gardens. It's a place where every home is equipped with a system that recycles valuable water resources. In this town, protecting the planet is a way of life. That's how Abby Sharp, 14, Wyatt Peery, 13, and Tom Krajnak, 14, saw their city of tomorrow. The vision won the eighth-graders from Bexley, Ohio, first prize at the 2009 National Engineers Week Future City Competition.
The annual design competition challenges middle school students to use engineering to deal with issues that affect the earth. This year the competition focused on water conservation. Participants had to come up with ways to improve water use in the home. Kids from 38 middle schools across the country competed in the finals. The event took place from February 17-18 in Washington, D.C. More than 30,000 students entered the competition.
Abby, Wyatt and Tom call their winning city Novo Mondum. The name means "new world" in Latin. Novo Mondum sits on the coast of Iceland. The group chose the spot for its wealth of clean energy resources, such as geothermal（地热的） energy and hydropower. Both sources use the power of nature to generate electricity. Geothermal energy draws heat from deep inside the Earth. Hydropower gets energy from flowing water. "Our city is very globally aware," Abby told TFK.
Students team up with a teacher and a volunteer engineer mentor（顾问）to develop their cities. Each group creates a fictional city on SimCity 4 Deluxe, a computer game that allows players to build virtual towns. Then they construct tabletop models of the cities and write essays describing their project. The models must be made using recycled materials and cost no more than $100 to build.
【小题1】 What’s the main feature of the city designed by the three winners?

A．Making full use of water resources.

B．Turning rooftops into green gardens.

C．Protecting our home — the earth.

D．Costing no money to build

【小题2】It can be inferred that water conversation is __________.

A．one of the problems that influence the Earth.

B．the main theme of 2009 Future City Competition.

C．one of the issues for the participants to deal with abroad.

D．an easy topic for all the students to design.

【小题3】According to the passage, Abby, Wyatt and Tom are _____.
A. ninth-graders from Bexley, Ohio.
B. second prize winners at the 2009 Future City Competition.
C. lucky to get the first prize at the 2009 Future City Competition.
D. eighth-graders from Washington, D.C.
【小题4】The underlined word “hydropower” means ______________.

A．electric power from burning oil.

B．electric power from burning coals.

C．electric power from deep inside the earth.

D．electric power from moving water.

【小题5】 What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．The process of developing a Future City.

B．How teachers instruct the students in the competition.

C．The process of building virtual towns.

D．What materials should be used in the competition.