minimum 80% Gaokao score and meet additional academic and English language requirements． Professor J on Frampton， Director of the University of Birmingham's China Institute said：\our most famous graduates is Li Siguang﹣the founding father of Chinese geology． I am delighted that the University is now accepting the Gaokao． This gives the brightest and best Chinese students an opportunity to move straight into the first year of our undergraduate programmes and experience the benefits of studying at a global Top 100university， such as Birmingham． \

（1）What do Chinese students have to do to enter the University of Birmingham before 2019？ A．Go through a foundation year．

B．Prepare Birmingham degree programmes． C．Acquire the right to permanent residency．

D．Score over 800% of the university's qualification examination． （2）Who is the announcement intended for？ A．The foreign students in China． B．All people living in the UK． C．The students of the UK． D．Chinese students．

（3）Which of the following best explains \？ A．Complete． B．Necessary． C．Indifferent． D．Unimportant．

（4）What does the text mainly talk about？ A．The introduction to the \． B．The history of the University of Birmingham． C．The high quality students accepted by top universities． D．The University of Birmingham's admission to Gaokao．

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第二节根据短文内容，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．

15．Porridge doesn't have a very tasty name， does it？ （1） I'm here to try and convince you that porridge can be a delicious， convenient and very healthy way to start the day． Porridge is a type of food served for breakfast， usually a type of grain with either milk or water． It is thicker than liquid， but not solid．（2） ， so it's a very good option for people who are ill， and it provides long﹣lasting energy for the day．

Porridge preparation， such as the amount of materials and cooking time depends on what you choose to use as your porridge base． （3） ， I put a very big handful of oats （麦片） in a pot， add a little bit of water and about 200ml of milk， and let the mixture boil． It takes about five minutes to cook．

Once it's cooked， the fun part is adding the flavors （味道）． Porridge alone doesn't have a very strong flavour． （4） ， I think this is what makes porridge exciting! It is like a blank piece of paper﹣you can add almost anything you want to the porridge base． Seeds， nuts and dried fruits are very healthy options to add and can give you energy for the day． But if you don't like these， or you're allergic， then sugar and chocolate are also very tasty options． （5） ． Either oats or corn or both are \foods\for most people on the earth． You can usually buy big bags of either， then add local materials to make your porridge interesting﹣whatever is cheap and convenient to find， wherever you are． Hopefully porridge sounds a lot tastier now!

A．If you've never eaten it B．If I'm cooking for myself

C．The porridge base is very easy to digest D．It doesn't have a very tasty reputation， either E．It is often heated up but lacks all kinds of nutrition F．You can make porridge almost anywhere in the world G．Although some people think this makes porridge boring

第三部分语言知识运用第一节阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．

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16．After my husband's Chinese kung fu school was open for about a week， my daughters and I decided to see how it was going． We were deeply （1） to see there wasn't a single student in the school． My husband was standing （2） in the school waiting for customers．

We had to （3） ! We decided to be his （4） until he got some \ones． We thought it was better to have five people in the school （5） just him if a passerby looked in the window． He started teaching us（6） and forms． We found that some of them actually were（7） to ballet moves but much more difficult． It was kind of fun but （8） ， too! We were attracted by then， so we （9） as learners．

（10） ， we got actual students in our school． There were many men and teenage boys， and we （11） lots of other girls and women as well． One special student was a（12） sevenyear﹣old girl． She was going（13） and had other health problems． With my daughters' help and （14） ， this little girl got to be a real kung fu kid． Although she is now a sightless， grown adult， I'm confident she can （15） herself if she needs to．

I am （16） to say my daughters are more confident in every area of their lives． This experience taught me to （17） things I never would have （18） before kung fu． I haven't been （19） in all of my efforts， but I'll give almost （20） of niceness a try! （1）A．bored （2）A．cheerfully （3）A．act （4）A．families （5）A．more than （6）A．speeches （7）A．useful （8）A．challenging

B．upset B．aggressively B．joke B．workmates B．in place of B．moves B．accessible B．astonishing

C．nervous C．alone C．appear C．consultants C．rather than C．manners C．similar C．relaxing

D．moved D．forever D．learn D．students D．in case of D．designs D．comparable D．inspiring

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（9）A．got together （10）A．Eventually （11）A．discovered （12）A．traditional （13）A．blind （14）A．threat （15）A．protect （16）A．stubborn （17）A．apply to （18）A．appreciated （19）A．helpful （20）A．some

B．signed up B．Unfortunately B．joined B．homeless B．deaf

B．encouragement B．recognize B．proud B．give up B．predicted B．successful B．either

C．broke away C．Obviously C．united C．disabled C．lame C．adjustment C．feed C．sensitive C．try out C．ignored C．cheerful C．none

D．stayed on D．Regularly D．attracted D．typical D．stupid D．approval D．educate D．tentative D．hold back D．considered D．enthusiastic D．any

第二节阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式． 17．

The Truth about Whisky

Whisky is probably （1） most famous product of Scotland． Whisky making provides work （2） several thousand people in the Scottish Highlands and islands， and whisky is Scotland's biggest goods （3） （sell） to every corner of the world． The qualities of whisky come from the water which （4） （use） to make it the rich \（多泥炭的）water of Scotland． When whisky is first made， it is（5） （actual） clear，

not brown in colour． The colour comes from the wooden （6） （container） in which the whisky is stored for several years to allow it （7） （mature） from a little added sugar．

For many years， whisky has been one of the most popular drinks all over the world， and Scotland（8） （produce） more and more of it so far． But whisky sales have not increased as fast， so there are now large reserves of whisky in Scotland， especially the better and （9） （much） expensive whisky． So a lot of the whisky sold today was made

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