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一、听力测试（25分）
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二、单项填空（10分）
请阅读下面各小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（每小题1分）
26. Our teacher was very happy because _____failed the examination.
A.somebody
B.nobody
C.anybody
D. everybody.
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：我们的老师非常高兴，因为没有人考试不及格。Nobody意为“没有人”。somebody意为“有人，某人”。anybody意为“任何人”。everybody意为“每个人，人人”。根据句意，B项答案正确。
27. There will be less pollution _____ morepeople use public transportation.
A.but
B.though
C.unless
D. if
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：如果更多的人使用公共交通，污染就会少一些。本题考查if引导的条件状语从句，当从句为一般现在时，主句用一般将来时，表示某事很可能发生。but意为“但是”，表示转折。though意为“虽然，尽管”，表示让步。unless意为“除非”，表示条件，相当于if...not...。结合句意，此题应该选择D项。
28. Fresh food is good for you. But you have to _____ it firstbecause sometimes it a little dirty.
A.taste
B.smell
C.wash
D. plant
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：新鲜食物对你有好处。但是你必须首先洗一洗，因为有时候它有点脏。wash 洗，冲刷。taste品尝。smell闻，嗅。plant种植。由题意可知，此题正确答案为C项。
29. There are lots of _____ that studentshave to follow in school.
A. exercises
B.problems
C.skills
D. rules
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：学生在学校有很多规则要遵守。考查固定搭配follow the rules，表示“遵守规则”。exercise作可数名词时，表示“练习”；作不可数名词时，表示“锻炼”。problem意为“难题，问题”。skill意为“技术，技能，技巧”。D项符合句意。
30．—Ben and Sue aren’t home, are they?
—No. They _____to London on business.
A. havegone
B.go
C. havebeen
D. will go
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：—Ben和Sue不在家，是吗？—是的，他们去伦敦出差了。由句意可知，Ben和Sue不在家，推断他们出差了还没回来。此题重点考查have/hasgone to 与have/hasbeen to 的区别。前者意为“到某地去”，表示去了还没回来；后者意为“曾经去过某地”，表示去了已经回来。所以，选择A项。
31．—The scarves are all beautiful. I can’t decide which one to choose.
—Oh, look at this red one. I think it’s _____.
A.beautiful
B. morebeautiful
C. the mostbeautiful
D. lessbeautiful
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：—这些围巾都很漂亮，我不知道要选哪一个。—噢，看看这条红色的。我觉得它最好看。考查形容词的最高级的用法。由第一句中的all可判断，至少有三条围巾。所以此处应该用形容词的最高级，而不用比较级，故排除A、B、D选项。因此，C项为正确答案。
32. —Nathan likes hisjob because he _____ enjoy the beauty of nature.
A.can
B. must
C.should
D. is supposedto
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：Nathan喜欢它的工作，因为他可以享受自然之美。can可以，能够。must必须，一定。should应该，应当。be supposed to应该。根据句意，此处选择A项。
33. —I lost my ticket, but _____ the travelagent gave me another one.
A.actually
B.firstly
C.luckily
D. exactly
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：我丢了我的票，但是幸运的是，旅行社另外给了我一张。考查副词的辨析。luckily意为“幸运地”。actually意为“实际上，事实上”。firstly意为“首先，第一”。exactly意为“正确地，精确的”。C项符合句意。
34．—Do you have any plans for tonight?
—Yes, I _____ atthe new Italian restaurant in town.
A.eat
B. haveeaten
C.ate
D. am going toeat
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：—你今晚有安排吗？—有，我打算去镇上一家新开的意大利餐馆。由句意可知，此处谈论的是将来发生的事情。be going to意思是“打算，将要”，表示按计划或者安排将要发生的动作。故选择D项。
35. You can’t wear shoes inside this place.It _____.
A. doesn’tallow
B. isn’tallowed
C. hasn’tallowed
D. wasn’tallowed
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：你不能穿着鞋子进来。这是不允许的。根据句意，此处应该表示被动，排除A、C两项。be allowed意为“被允许”。由上文可知，应该用一般现在时态，排除D项。因此，正确答案为B项。
三、完形填空（25分）
请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑（每小题1分）
Most of us havethree meals a day .We take food for granted (想当然). And we don’t think about it. 36 experts argue a food crisis (危机) is coming. This crisis is going to make us 37 the way we think about food.
Food is in greatneed 38 a growing of world population. By 1960,the population was three billion. It doubled to six billion by 1999.By 2050, thisplanet will need to 39 at least nine billionpeople. As a result, the food prices get higher and higher.
So, what can a 40 crowed world do? One suggestion is to eat 41 meat.Meat uses more natural resources (资源) than grains (谷物). It requires more 42 to produce onepound of meat than to produce one pound of grain. It also requires between 5and 10 times more 43 than vegetables. So, eating less meatwill 44 more land for farming, and it will savewater.
To eats lessmeat, people will need to change their eating habits. That will not be 45 .Americans, for example, have 46 loved meat. Ingeneral, they eat twice as much meat as people in other countries. At the sametime, in developing countries like China and Brazil, sales of meat have doubledin the last 20 years. 47 will double again by 2050.Growing need of meat will 48 to put pressure onnatural resources.
World populationis increasing, resources are becoming fewer, and food prices are rising.Therefore, we need to rethink 49 we eat everyday. For meat lovers, we don’t need to give up meat 50 .But we need to eat more grains and less meat.
36. A. And B.But C.Or D.Until
37. A. change B.find C.get D.tell
38. A. instead of B.thanks to C.because of D. as for
39. A. help B.have C.feed D.meet
40. A. busy B.tired C.thirsty D.hungry
41. A. less B.more C.much D.little
42. A. time B.land C.people D.place
43. A. air B.meat C.money D.water
44. A. provide B.produce C.waste D.need
45. A. important B.hard C.easy D.necessary
46. A. never B.seldom C.hardly D.always
47. A. It B.They C.We D.That
48. A. continue B.stop C.have D.start
49. A. how B.when C.what D.where
50. A. quickly B.completely C. finally D.especially
【文章大意】 本文主要围绕粮食危机展开论述。首先提出粮食危机的现状，随着世界人口的增多，粮食需求量增大，粮食价格提高。其次给出建议，提倡少吃肉食多吃谷物，节约自然资源。
【答案及解析】
36.B 句意：但是专家认为粮食危机正在到来。考查连词的辨析。由上下文可知，此处应该填入一个表转折的连词。but意为“但是”，表转折。and意为“和，而且”,表并列。or意为“或者”，表选择。until意为“直到……才”。结合上下文，故B项正确。
37.A 句意：粮食危机将使我们改变对粮食看法。change改变，变化。find发现；认为。get获得；变成。tell告诉。根据句意，此处选择A项。
38.C 句意：由于世界人口持续增长，粮食紧缺。考查短语辨析。because of因为，由于。instead of代替；而不是。thanks to幸亏；由于。as for关于；至于。根据上下文，此处表示原因。所以，选择C项。
39.C 句意：到2050年，地球将会养活至少90亿的人口。考查动词辨析。feed意为“喂养，饲养；供给”。help意为“帮助”。have意为“有，具备”。meet意为“遇见；满足”。C项符合句意，表示“供给，养活”。
40.D 句意：那么，一个饥饿拥挤的世界应该怎么办呢？考查形容词辨析。本文的主要内容与粮食相关，所以应该选择表示“饥饿”的词。hungry饥饿的。busy忙碌的。tired累的，疲倦的。thirsty口干的，口渴的。故选择D项、
41.A 句意：有一个建议是少吃肉。考查形容词的比较级的用法。由下文可知，肉比谷物的生产需要更多的自然资源，推断这个建议应该是少吃肉以节约资源，故排除B、C项。根据句意，应用比较级less，排除D项。所以，A项答案正确。
42.B 句意：生产一英镑的肉比生产一英镑的谷物需要更多的土地。考查名词辨析。land土地。time时间。people人，人们。place地方。B项land符合句意。
43.D 句意：生产肉所需的人水资源比种植蔬菜所用的水多5到10倍。考查名词辨析。water水。air空气。meat肉。money钱。根据上下文和句意，此处应选择D项。
44.A 句意：所以，吃更少的肉可以为农业耕作提供更多的土地，节约更多的水资源。本题考查动词辨析。provide表示“提供”。produce意为“生产”。waste表示“浪费”。need意思是“需要；要求”。由句意可知，此处应表示“提供”，故选择A项。
45.C 句意：改变饮食习惯不是那么简单。考查形容词辨析。easy容易的，简单的。important重要的，重大的。hard困难的；坚硬的。necessary必要的，必需的。结合上下文，正确答案为C项。
46.D 句意：比如，美国人一直喜欢吃肉。考查副词辨析。下文提到美国人比其他国家的人多吃两倍的肉，可见美国人爱吃肉。always意为“一直，总是”。never意为“从来，决不”。seldom意为“很少，不常”。hardly意为“几乎不”。A项always表示肯定意义，其他项均表示否定意义。因此，D项为正确答案。
47.B 句意：到2050年，肉的销售量将会再翻两番。考查代词的用法。根据句意，这里的代词应该指代前面提到的“sales of meat”，而且是复数。所以选择B项they。
48.A 句意：持续增长的肉类食品的需求将会继续给自然资源带来压力。考查动词词组辨析。continue to do表示“继续做（同一件事）”。stop to do表示“停止做（另外一件事）”。have to do表示“不得不做”。start to do表示“开始做”。前文已经提到生产肉已经给自然资源带来了压力，随着人口的增长，肉类食品需求的增加，这种压力将会继续增大。所以应选择A项。
49.C 句意：因此，我们需要重新思考我们每天该吃什么。本题考查疑问词引导宾语从句的用法。根据句意，此处应该选择what，what引导宾语从句，在从句中作宾语，what to eat意为“吃什么”。故C为正确答案。
50.B 句意：对于爱吃肉的人来说，也不必完全不吃肉。考查副词辨析。completely完全地，彻底地，完整地。quickly迅速地，很快地。finally最后，终于。especially特别，尤其。根据句意，应选择B项。
B)请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框所给的词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卷的相应位置，每个词限用一次。（每小题1分）
Animals areimportant in Indian culture and are treaded in a special way. For example, alot of elephants aren’t 51 . they are domesticated (驯养). They aren’t kept as pets,but as working animals. Every working elephant 52 itsown keeper. An elephant and its keep meet for the first time when they are bothyoung, and they grow up together. In fact, their relationship continues for therest of the elephant’s 53 perhaps 40 years. Lotsof elephants work in the forest, moving heavy 54 whenthey are cut down. Some give rides to tourists, or 55 peopleduring celebrations and festivals. Keepers take excellent care of theirelephants, feeding them 56 and giving them abath at the end of the working day.
57 special animal in India is the cow.Cows are protected animals, 58 they aren‘t kepton farms or killed for food, although people do use their milk. So in India youcan often see cows walking around towns and cities, and nobody tries 59 them. If they sit down in the middle of the road, people 60 drive around them! Do you think it’s interesting?
【文章大意】 文章以大象和奶牛为例，介绍了印度文化中，动物有着很重要的地位，它们经常受到特别的待遇。
【答案及解析】
51.wild
此处在表达，在印度，很多大象都不是野生的，而是被驯养的。根据句意，此处应填入一个与domesticated意思相反的形容词，故填入wild，意为“野生的”。
52.has
该句意思是，每一头工作的大象都有一个饲养员。Everyworking elephant表示“每一头工作的大象”，其作主语时，谓语动词应用单数，结合句意，此处应填入has。
53.life
该句的句意为，大象和饲养员之间的关系一直贯穿大象的余生，大约40年。考查固定结构，the rest of life意为“余生”。故此处应填入life。
54.trees
此句主要表达，许多大象在深林劳作，当树木被砍伐以后，他们负责搬运。由前文的forest可知，此处应该填入tree；由于前空格前有heavy修饰，所以应用其复数形式trees。
55.carry
该句句意为，有些大象用来运送游客，有的在过节的时候载运人们。此句是or连接的两个并列谓语，前后应意思相近，时态一致。所以，应填入carry，表示“运送，携带”。
56.well
此句主要表达，饲养员精心照顾大象，把他们喂养得很好。根据上下文意思和方框内的提示，此处应该填入well。
57.Another
此句的意思是，在印度，另外一种特别的动物是奶牛。根据上下文，这里表示“另一个”，故填入another，由于该词位于句首，首字母需要大写。
58.so
此句的句意为，奶牛是被保护的动物，所以它们不被用来劳作和作为食物被宰杀。此句主要表示的是因果关系，所以填入so，表示结果。
59.to control
此句意思为，在印度，你经常会看到奶牛漫步在大街小巷，没有人试图要限制它们。根据空格前的tries可知，应填入一个动词不定式，try to do意为“试图做某事”。结合句意，此处应填入to control。
60.usually
此句句意为，如果奶牛在道路中间蹲下来，人们经常会绕道而行。根据句意，此处应填入usually，表示“通常，经常”。
四、阅读理解（40分）
A)请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题 所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。（每小题2分）
A
61. Where can we get funny cards when wevisit English?
A. In the Cartoon Museum.
B. On Stratford Butterfly Farm.
C. At Cox’sHotel.
D. At Cox‘spub.
62. Which is the proper time to go to thepub at Cox‘s Hotel?
A. 9:00-18:00on Friday.
B. 10:30-17:30on Tuesday.
C. 12:00-1:30on Saturday.
D. 10:00-16:30on Monday.
63. How much should four college studentspay for a visit to Startford Butterfly Farm?
A. £ 16.
B. £ 32.
C. £ 18.
D. £ 22.
【文章大意】 本文是一篇广告类说明文，对The Cartoon Museum，Cox’s Hotel和Stratford Butterfly Farm 三个地方的相关信息进行说明。
【答案及解析】
61.A 细节理解题。根据对The Cartoon Museum的介绍可知，参观这个卡通博物馆可以看 到著名的卡通人物，商店里有各种有趣的卡片和书籍，故选择A项。
62.C 细节理解题。根据文章第二部分对Cox’s Hotel的介绍，可以知道去酒吧合适的时间是周日到周四的12：00-midnight,以及周五和周六的12：00-1:30a.m.。因此C项正确。
63.D 分析推断题。根据第三部分对Stratford Butterfly Farm介绍可知，一个成年人的价格是￡5.50。由此可推断四个大学生应支付￡22.0，因此，正确答案为D项。
B
Have you everwanted to achieve something really amazing in life? Well, Greg Mortenson wantedto climb a mountain, but he ended up helping thousands of people to have abetter life.
Greg’s storybegan with failure. In 1993, he set out to climb K2, the world’s second highestmountain. But Greg never made it to the top. After five days, he stumbled (踉跄) into the village of Korphein northern Pakistan, injured (受伤) and hungry. The kind villagers there looked after him for severaldays.
Greg saw thatthe villagers were very poor and hungry, and some of them were ill. Also, thevillage school didn’t have a roof (屋顶) and the children wrote on the ground with sticks. Greg knew hewanted to do something to help.―“I’ll build you a school,” he told thevillagers.—I promise.”
Greg went backhome to the USA to raise money for the school. He even lived in the car to savemoney! Finally he went back to Korphe and built the school. But this was justthe beginning of something bigger! Since then, Greg’s organization has builtaround 80 schools and runs many others in Pakistan and other countries, too.
Greg hasn’tfinished yet. He does many other things to help people in poor countries. Hehas got many prizes, but it’s the smiles of the children he has helped that makehim happy!
Greg has justwritten a best-selling book about his story called Three Cups of Tea. It’s aninteresting and exciting book which tells us what ordinary (普通的) people can do with courageand determination (决心)!
64. What was wrong with Greg when he got tothe village for the first time?
A. He fellill.
B. He was badlyhurt and hungry.
C. He lost hisway.
D. He failed inhis business.
65. How did Greg keep his promise to builda school?
A. He raisedand saved money.
B. He didbusiness to make money.
C. He wrote abook to sell for money.
D. He borrowedmoney from his friends.
66.What does the underlined word―“ this ” refer to?
A. Savingmoney.
B. Living inthe car.
C. Raisingmoney.
D. Building theschool.
67.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Buildingschools can help people to have a better life.
B. We have todo something in return to those who help us.
C. Ordinarypeople can make a difference to people‘s lives.
D. Climbingmountains is a good start to help poor people.
【文章大意】 本文主要讲述Greg在登山过程中，不幸受伤，落难于village of Korphe，受到当地村民的照顾，而村里的贫困落后情形让他深受触动，于是决定筹款帮助当地建学校和帮助世界其他贫困地区。通过它故事，启发我们普通人也可以改变人们的生活。
【答案及解析】
64.B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段倒数第二句“he stumbled into the village of Korphe in northern Pakistan, injuredand hungry”可知，当Greg严重受伤，并且饥饿之时，他第一次来到了这个村子。故选择B项。
65.A 细节理解题。文章第四段前两句提到，Greg回到美国之后，为了兑现帮助村子建学校的承诺，它积极募款，甚至为了省钱住在车里。可见，A项符合题意。
66.D 分析推断题。this指代前文提到的内容。根据文章第四段倒数二、三句可以知道，这里主要指代的是building the school这件事情。所以，选择B项。
67.C 主旨大意题。文章最后一句“It’s an interesting and exciting book which tells us what ordinary peoplecan do with courage and determination!”点明了中心思想。主要是通过Greg的事迹，告诉我们普通人也能改变人们的生活。所以，C项正确。
C
Today there aremany fires than in the past. Over 100, 000 wildfires burn each year in America. Russia has 20,000 to 35,000 wildfires every year. Australia has on average 60,000 each year. These fires destroy (损害) huge areas of forests and burn hundreds of homes.
Many expertsbelieve there are several reasons for this sudden increase in fires. The firstreason is climate (气候) change. Recent weather has been warmer and drier. This leads todangerous fire conditions. When lightning strikes (发生雷电), dry grass easily catchesfire. Hot winds add to the problem. The wind spreads a fire quickly. In 2010, Russia had the hottest and driest summer in a century. In just one month, 500 firesdestroyed over 2,000 homes. Some people lost their lives.
Traditionalfire-fighting practices are another reason for the increase in fires. In America, firefighters used to quickly put out every fire. They didn’t allow the grass andtrees to burn. As a result, today many forests have thicker vegetation (植被). Thicker vegetation meansmore fuel (燃料) forfires. Also, without fires from time to time, forests become overcrowded andunhealthy. Some trees are dead. The dead wood then easily catches fire. Sosurprisingly, America has many more fires today partly because of its pastfire-fighting practices.
Scientists nowunderstand that a fire can be a natural part of a healthy forest. As a result,countries like Australia allow more fires to burn naturally. Sometimes, firefighters even start fires to get rid of (去除) dead wood. Of course, they carefully control the fires. The firethins out old trees. This allows sunlight to reach the ground. As a result,fires help new trees to grow. Therefore, if a fire is not a serious threat (威胁) to people, firefighters maylet it burn naturally.
68. Why did Russia have so many fires inone month in 2010?
A. Becauselightening spread the fire.
B. Becausethere was much fuel for fires.
C. Becausethere were not enough firefighters.
D. Because itwas unusually hot, dry and windy.
69. What happens because of the traditionalfire-fighting practices in the USA?
A. There arefewer wildfires.
B. Trees andgrass become thicker.
C. The weatherbecomes warmer and drier.
D. Sunlightreaches the ground to help forests.
70. What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A. Fires areserious threats to human beings.
B. Australianfirefighters don‘t put out fires.
C. Fires canplay an important role I forests.
D. It‘sdifficult for firefighters to control the fires.
71. Which of the following is trueaccording to the passage?
A. Not all thefires in the forests must be put out.
B. People‘scarelessness leads to dangerous fires.
C. Australiaallows all the fires to burn naturally.
D. There aremore fires in Russia than in the USA.
【文章大意】 本文主要分析了造成现在越来越多的地区发生森林火灾的原因，并强调有控制的森林火是有必要的，有助于促进植被的更新。
【答案及解析】
68.D 细节推断题。根据文章第二段倒数第三句“In 2010, Russia had the hottest and driest summer in a century”可知，2010年俄罗斯发生多次火灾的原因是天气炎热，气候干燥，故选择D项。
69.B 细节理解题。文章第三段提到美国传统的消防方式能很快地将火扑灭，使得很多森林没有被烧毁，植被茂密，保存完好。所以，此题的正确答案为B项。
70.C 主旨大意题。通读第四段可知，该段主要讲森林火灾的好处，在不威胁人们生活的条件下，森林火灾可以烧掉森林里的枯枝败叶，让阳光直射大地，促进新的植被的生长。因此，选择C项。
71.A 分析判断题。本文重点强调森林火灾的好处，一定的火灾是有必要的。A项说不必扑灭所有的森林火灾，符合文章的观点。B选项指出是人们的大意导致了严重的火灾，根据文章第二、三段的首句可知，引起火灾的原因是气候变化和传统消防，排除B项。根据文章第三段第二句“as result, countries like Australia allow more fires to burnnaturally”可知，C项错误。D选项文章没有提及，所以排除。故选择A项。
D
The first partof a new science-fiction series (系列剧) was shown on NBC last night. Star Trek is about a spacecraft (宇宙飞船) which travels faster thanthe speed of light. The show is developed from three ideas about the 22ndcentury. First, we’ll find other life forms great tools which will make amazingthings possible.
Let’s thinkabout these predictions. If we find life forms on other planets, will they beintelligent? I hope so. But we human beings might not be friendly—I don’t thinkwe‘ll believe in the idea of peace one hundred years from now. But this isscience fiction, so we can be optimistic! And Star Trek’s idea of life in thefuture is “communicators”. And we will be able to have conversations withpeople who are on because you’ll have an electronic notebook. And if you getill, the doctor won’t have to examine you—a machine will read your body. Thestrangest machine includes a teleport which will take people to a differentplace in a second!
The ideas areinteresting, and in my opinion there’s only one problem with star trek: theacting. The TV company (公司) will have to get better actors. If they do that, the show might bea success. If the acting doesn’t improve, Star Trek won’t last for more thanone series. Of course, my prediction may be wrong. I can’t see into the future!
72.What is Star Trek?
A. A TVplay.
B. A popularsong.
C. Aspacecraft.
D. An alien.
73. What does the underlined word―optimistic mean?
A. Lucky andhappy.
B. Hopeful andconfident.
C. Helpful andcreative.
D. Thankful andpopular.
74. What’s the writer’s opinion about StarTrek?
A. The lifeforms on other planets are stupid.
B. Interestingideas make a new series popular.
C. The newseries might not be successful without better actors.
75. Which would be the best title for thepassage?
A. Aliens onOther Planets.
B. The Idea ofHuman Life.
C. A ScienceFiction.
D. A New Seriesabout Future.
【文章大意】 本文是一片科幻类说明文。主要介绍Star Trek这部科幻新剧，该剧主要从科幻和智能的角度对人们的未来生活提出了构想。并提到这部剧对演员提出了很高的要求。如果表演不到位，很可能达不到预期的收视效果。
【答案及解析】
72.A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二、三句，可以知道Star Trek是一个关于宇宙飞船的科幻系列剧。所以，A项符合题意。
73.B 分析推断题。第二段画线单词后面的内容是对“optimistic”的解释。该部分主要阐述了Star Trek里面未来生活的变化，以及给人们生活带来的便利。因此，选择B项，意为“有希望的和有信心的”。
74.C 细节理解题。文章最后一段第二、三句提到如果没有很好的演员，这部新剧不会成功。所以，C项为正确答案。
75.D 主旨大意题。全文主要介绍了Star Trek这部科幻新剧，该剧主要从智能的角度，构想了人们的未来生活。故选择D项。
B) 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整，并在答题卷上将其序号涂黑。（每小题2分）
Hip-hopPlanet
76 Countries like France, Brazil and evenJapan have their own hip-hop culture. But where did this strangespeaking-singing style come from? Many centuries ago, in West Africa,traditional storytellers played musical instruments while they were tellingstories. When this tradition travelled from West Africa to the USA, it developed into different musical styles. For example, blues and jazz. 77 And in the 1970s, there were many poor areas in New York. Therewasn’t any money for music lessons in schools, so kids made their own music.Teenagers Africa and DJ Here played their records outside in the streets.Everybody joined in MCs had rapping (说唱) competitions. Every week, there were talented new dancers, new DJsand new MCs. Hip-hop culture was born.
78 It was 1980. I was at a party in New York.There was a young DJ at the party. He was playing records. While he was puttinga record on, a kid picked up a microphone (话筒) and began tapping. Some other kids werebreak-dancing to the music. It was loud and boring, and I hated it. I preferredjazz.
79 Today’s successful American artists likeMissy and her friend Tim heard it on the radio when they were growing up.
The last time Iheard hip-hop, I was in West Africa. 80 I wasgoing to interview a traditional storyteller when I met a young hip-hop artist.He told me there are hundreds of rap groups in Africa today. We live on ahip-hop planet.
【文章大意】 本文作者结合自身经历，介绍了hip-hop的起源，演变及其流行。
【答案及解析】
76.B 文章第一段主要介绍了hip-hop的起源，并着重强调了它在世界各地广泛流行。根据下文可以推断，此处应该表示hip-hop在世界各地受到欢迎。B项填入此处符合逻辑，语意连贯。因此，B项正确。
77.E 空格前面的内容是在说，hip-hop从非洲西部传入美国，然后演变为其他多种形式的音乐。空格后面的句子在说，在二十世纪七十年代，美国纽约有很多贫困地地区。根据上下文和语境，此处空格应该说明这种音乐形式起源的地方。E项填入此处，与前后文链接紧密，符合逻辑。所以，选择E项。
78.A 第二段主要在讲作者自己的亲身经历。显然，这里应表示作者回忆初次接触到hip-hop的经历。A项填入此处，符合句意，衔接紧密。故选择A项。
79.F 此段第二句在说，这种音乐传入美国，并伴随美国一些著名艺术家的成长。由第二句中Missy and her friend Tim可以推断出hip-hop在美国流行的时间为大致为二十世纪八十年代。根据上下文，F项填入此处衔接紧密，语意连贯。因此，选择F项。
80.C 空格后面的句子在说，我去采访一个storyteller的时候，遇到了一位年轻的hip-hop歌手。由此推断，空格处应该说明作者去采访的原理。而storyteller提示作者可能在写一本书。根据语意，此处填入C项符合逻辑。故选择C项。
五、补全对话（5分）
（D=Darren,C= Carol）
D: Hi, Carol! 81
C: Oh, Hi, Darren. I’m just getting readyfor the Red Nose Day concert tomorrow.
D: Oh really? Well, I’m free thisafternoon. 82
C: Actually, I’ve nearly finished. Jim and I are going to put upsome ads later, though. Could you please help us with that?
D: 83
C: That’s wonderful! Oh, there’s one more thing. Would you mindcoming early tomorrow to help sell tickets at the door?
D: Not at all, 84
C: Around six would be great.
D: OK. 85
C: Great. Thanks, Darren.
【答案及解析】
81.What are you doing?
根据答句“I’m just getting ready for the Red Nose Day concert tomorrow”可知，此处应该在询问对方正在做什么，因此填：What areyou doing?
82. Can I help you?/What can I do for you?/Can I give you a hand?/Isthere anything I can do for you ?/Do you need help?/Can I do something for you?
由前文可知，Carol正在准备音乐会，而Darren说她今天下午有空。根据对话逻辑，这里应该是Darren问Caro有没有需要帮忙的。
83. Of course./OK./All right./I’d loveto./Sure./Certainly./No problem.
前文Darren问Carol能不能帮忙贴广告。由下文Darren的答句“That’s wonderful!”可知，此处Carol应该是答应了朋友的求助，所以应填入表示“愿意做某事”的句型。
84. What time?/When?/What time shall I be there?/When shall Icome?/What time shall we meet?
由下文答句“Around six would be great”可以知道，此处是在询问时间。所以应填入询问的时间的句子。
85. See you then./I’ll be there ontime./Let’s meet at 6./See you at 6 tomorrow.
对话结束，按照约定的时间，Carol表示明天会准时到。
六、书面表达（15分）
英文有句谚语——“East, west, home’s best.”某英文报以此为标题，向广大中学生征文。请根据下面图表信息写一篇短文，介绍你家的情况。
内容包括：你家的居室及居住环境、家庭成员及家庭成员之间的关系，并谈谈如何让你的家更美好。
提示：1. 短文应包括图表中的全部信息，条理清楚，行文连贯；
2．短文中不能出现真实的人名和地名；
3. 词数不少于80， 开头已给出， 不计入总词数。
East,west, home’s best
【审题构思】 写作时应注意：明确写作要点，层次分明，逻辑连贯。按照所给提示，先介绍自己家的布局和周边环境，然后说明家庭成员以及家庭成员之间的关系，最后指出自己的对家的理解，并点明让家变得更美好的计划。
【参考范文】
East, West, Home’s Best.
As an old saying puts it, “East,west, home’s best.” I live in an apartment inthe countryside. There is a sitting room, a dining room, three bedrooms, akitchen and a washroom in it. My home is always clean and tidy. There are sometrees and flowers around my house.
There’re fourpeople in my family: my parents, my sister and I. We’re helpful and friendly.And we get on well with each other.
I’m so luckythat I have a happy family. I’ll do what I can doto help my parents do housework and try my bestto keep my home clean. On the one hand, I’llstudy harder so that I can make more money in the future. On the other hand, I’ll makeefforts to improve our living environment.
【闪光词句】
①as anold saying puts it 正如一句谚语所说
②livein 居住
③get onwell with… 与……和谐相处
④do whatI can do 尽我所能做某事
⑤tryone’s best to do sth. 尽最大努力做某事
⑥ onethe one hand…on the other hand… 一方面……另一方面……
⑦ makeefforts to do sth. 努力做某事