25. Who does Veterans Day honour? A. Those who lost their lives in wars. B. Those who served in the wars. C. Those who served in the army.

D. Those who served in the army in World War I. 26. Why was November 1l made Veterans Day?

A. Because World War I ended at 11: 00 on November 11. B. Because Woodrow Wilson signed a statement to celebrate it. C. Because the USA entered the war on November 11. D. Because November 11 was once called Armistice Day. 27. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Women were not included in the army in the wars. B. Armistice Day was not a national holiday until 1954.

C. Armistice Day was at first to honor those who died in the war. D. More people from the USA served in World War II than in World War I. 28. Which can be the best title of the passage? A. Celebrations on Veterans Day B. Meaning of Veterans Day

C. Veterans Day---a Day for the Army D. Veterans Day in the U.S.

C

I was at a dinner in London given in honor of one of the most celebrated English military (军事的)men of his time. I do not want to tell you his real name and titles. I will just call him Lieutenant General Lord Arthur Scoresby.

I cannot describe my excitement when I saw this great and famous man. There he sat, the man himself, in person, all covered with medals. I could not take my eyes off him. He seemed to show the true mark of greatness. His fame had no effect on him. The hundreds of eyes watching him, the admiration of so many people, did not seem to make any difference to him.

Next to me sat a clergyman(牧师), who was an old friend of mine. He was not always a clergyman. During the first half of his life he was a teacher in the military school at Woolwich. There was a strange look in his eye as he turned to me and said in a low voice-\is a complete fool.\He meant, of course, the hero of our dinner.

This came as a shock to me. I looked hard at my friend. I could not have been more surprised if he

had said the same thing about Napoleon, or Socrates, or Solomon. But I was sure of two things about the clergyman. He always spoke the truth. And, his judgment of men was good. Therefore, I wanted to find out more about our hero as soon as I could.

Some days later I got a chance to talk with the clergyman, and he told me more. 29. What did the author think about the clergyman's words? A. Completely unbelievable. B. Funny.

C. Probably true. D. Foolish.

30. What can we conclude from the passage? A. The hero might not be a real hero. B. The clergyman was the hero's best friend.

C. The hero was respected by all, including the clergyman. D. The author strongly believed the hero was a great person. 31. What will be talked about following the passage? A. How the clergyman got to know the hero. B. What really had happened to the hero. C. The clergyman's past life. D. The hero's struggle for success.

D

For Suilasaikhan, a man living in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(IMAR)(内蒙古自治区), life was hard years ago. When the wind blew, the sand made it almost impossible for him to see anything. He had to find his way back home by following the barking of dogs.

Thankfully, things are much better today. About one third of the desert is now covered with trees, and sandstorms are less common. Ian Teh, who comes from Malaysia, came to China last year and was amazed to see people planting trees in the several deserts in northern China. \be honest, it was hard to imagine it was ever a desert at all,\

These are the results of Chinas years-long efforts to deal with desertification (沙漠化). In the 1950s, this widespread problem affected the life of about 400 million people in 18 provinces and autonomous regions in China. So China started several programs to deal with it. For example, the Three-North Shelter Forest Program, saw thousands of trees planted in northern China.

In 1994, China joined the United Nations' convention (公约) against desertification and created the world's first law on sand prevention in 2001. With these efforts, the past five years have seen the area

of desert in China decrease by 242,400 hectares.

Desertification isn't the problem only in China. With china's success in dealing with desertification, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) believes the country is a good example for other countries to follow. \with the world.\

32. What is the passage mainly about? A. The desertification in North China. B. China's efforts to stop desertification.

C. Foreigners' amazement at China's dealing with deserts. D. The importance of dealing with desertification in China. 33. What can we know from what Ian Teh said? A. He had never seen the deserts in North China. B. He thought it impossible to plant trees in deserts. C. He was excited to see so many trees in North China

D. China has made great progress in fighting against desertification. 34. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. China has set a good example in greening the desert. B. China created the world’s only law on sand prevention.

C. China is the only country to deal with desertification successfully. D. By 1994, the area of desert in China had decreased by 242,400 hectares. 35. What is the purpose of writing this article? A. To tell us the difficult life of the IMAR people. B. To introduce United Nations Environment Program.

C. To show us china's success in programs against desertification. D. To compare the differences between the past and the present. 第二节 （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。

English has been called one of the most difficult languages for non-native speakers to learn. One reason is that English has so many rules. 36 Sometimes, this leaves learners confused(混淆). For example, the order of words in a sentence can be tricky.

37 The pronunciation of English words cannot always be judged by their spelling. For example, there are at least six ways to pronounce the group of letters spelled o-u-g-h. And, maybe the worst thing of all is that there are many idioms, or expressions, in English. 38

So, it is comforting to know that learning root words can help a non-native speaker use English. 39 Root words can help you to break down large, new words into smaller units to discover their meanings.

Learning just one root word can help you understand several words in English. 40 Then where can a root be found? A root can be any part of a word that carries meaning: the beginning, middle or end. Prefixes, bases, and suffixes are types of roots. The prefix appears at the beginning of a word, the base in the middle and the suffix at the end.

A. A root word is the most basic form of a word.

B. The English have always been fond of all kinds of rules. C. You could say we use idioms like they’re going out of style. D. And there are almost as many exceptions(例外)of those rules! E. Most English root words came from the Greek and Latin languages.

F. Another reason why English is hard to learn is the pronunciation of its words.

G. So, by learning 20 or 30 root words, you can increase your vocabulary to hundreds of more new words.

第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Growing Up

I fell in love with driving before I could ride a bike. For my second birthday I 41 my first car. It was the most 42 car with leaves as fuel and my feet as its engine. I would try to 43 my elder sister or parents to push me and was always waiting for that day 44 I could drive for real.

My sixteenth 45 finally arrived. After all the 46 , I got my permit(驾驶证). 47 at it, I couldn't wait to drive. After tons of begging, my dad 48 me to an empty parking area. I sat in the driver's seat, 49 and scared. I put one foot on the gas pedal(脚踏板)and 50 on the brake(刹车). %use your left foot,, switch(转换) between the brake and gas pedal 51 your right foot only.\Dad 52 . That's when I realized I didn't know what I was doing, but I was too excited to 53 . Dad and I spent the whole afternoon 54 the basic skills of driving. For the next month I 55 to drive almost every day in all kinds of parking lots, and 56 on the road.

Driving is an important 57 in my life. It not only shows I have become more 58 , but also that I have grown up. In some ways I'm still that little girl trying to get my 59 to push her, but now I'm starting to push 60 .

41. A. received 42. A. expensive

B. accepted B. attractive

C. found

D. discovered

D. powerful

C. environmental