is, perhaps, the best part of education. Travelling satisfies all demands of a good hobby-it is absorbing education and refreshment to the mind, body and soul. 9. What is the first paragraph mainly about? A. Different views on travel. B. The shortcomings of travel. C. The importance of touching nature. D. Differences between a hobby and travel.
10. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “cravings” in the second paragraph? A. changes. C. desires
B. researches. D. problems.
11. What can a person do to benefit himself both in his mind and body? A. Travel about at his rush hours.
B. Interact with people from diverse cultures. C. Stay curious to know things around every day. D. Take a break from daily routine by travelling. 12. What is the best title for the text? A. Curiosity Killed the Cat B. Travel Is a Good Hobby
C. Absorb Education & Refresh Yourself D. Stay Hungry & Never Forget Your Ambition
第二部分
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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When my sister Diane began playing the violin, she was seven. How did she sound? Terrible. But she didn’t 13 . At twelve, she asked our parents if she could 14 a full-time music school. They said no. Actually, everyone agreed that my sister 15 talent. I was better at my 16 . My teacher had told my parents that I had great 17 . So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to 18 me. But the only time he was 19 was Saturday afternoons at 3 pm. Back then, I was 20 by the British TV show \
was 21 every Saturday at 3 pm. I let nothing take up my \ 22 this amazing opportunity. Today, I don't even have a 23 in my house. My sister became an engineer, but she 24 stopped making music. When she was in her 40s, she changed her 25 . She went back to college, got a(n) 26 in music education, and became a music teacher. She starts kids out on their first instrument and gives them all the encouragement and support she never 27 . Recently, she and a pianist pal put on a recital. A big crowd of friends and family 28 for her. As she played, I looked around at the 29 . Everyone was 30 enjoying the music. It occurred to me that I was the only person who remembered that 7-year-old kid making those perfectly 31 sounds and knew how far she had come, despite 32 . Talent is important. But enthusiasm is even more important. 13. A. admit 14. A. attend 15. A. admired 16. A. major 17. A. ambition 18. A. examine 19. A. available 20. A. sensitive 21. A. aired 22. A. jumped at 23. A. tutor 24. A. already 25. A. attitude 26. A. degree 27. A. expected 28. A. paid off 29. A. audience 30. A. appropriately B. advance B. join B. lacked B. project B. patience B. train B. late B. serious B. filmed B. opened up B. musician B. even B. career B. chance B. provided B. showed off B. students B. anxiously C. quit C. leave C. had C. composition C. enthusiasm C. correct C. skillful C. fascinated C. designed C. waited for C. piano C. never C. plan C. scholarship C. imagined C. stayed up C. spotlights C. obviously
D. improve D. visit D. found D. instrument D. potential D. challenge D. busy D. particular D. commented D. turned down D. violin D. once D. position D. sponsor D. received D. turned up D. platform D. possibly 31. A. sweet 32. A. everybody
B. bad B. everything C. powerful C. something D. pleasing D. somebody 第Ⅱ卷
第三部分
原文填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词。
Students at Shady Side are exposed to a 33 curriculum in a safe and 34 environment; the joy of learning becomes their bridge to 35 lifelong learners.
In the 36 of this journey they are provided an experience in Kindergarten 37 Twelfth Grade, 38 enables them to mature academically, 39 , emotionally and socially. As they walk down the halls during their years together at Shady Side, our boys and girls---so soon to become men and women---are learning to think, to work, to question, to be 40 and responsible, to relate with others, to laugh 41 their mistakes and to act graciously when success 42 their way.
第四部分
原文书写（共 6 分）
People take up hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendships, knowledge, and relaxation. Sometimes they even yield financial profit. Hobbies help people relax after periods of hard work, and provide a balance between work and play.
第五部分
单词短语填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
用下列词或短语的适当形式填空，其中每组有两个多余选项。
determine exhaust necessity perform profit recover ultimate 43. A poor diet will lead to illness.
44. Jie Sun gets home at midnight and falls asleep, completely . 45. He fought the illness with courage and .
46. Water and electricity are basic of life. 47. She is always well in her English exams.
be accustomed to expose...to have…in common in theory make sense take…for granted take up 48. Unit Two students some topic areas of hobbies. 49. , the journey ought to take two hours, but in practice, it usually
takes three because of roadworks.
50. As an English teacher, I have going to bed late and getting up
early.
51. James what his parents have done . 52. The twins don’t a lot in character.
第六部分
单句改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
每句有1处语言错误，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
53. Up to 40% of students leave the school with no qualifications. 54. I look forward to receive your letter.
55. This is the biggest gym which we have ever built in our city. 56. We overlook all sorts of warning signals about their own health. 57. Regardless danger, he climbed the tower.
58. It makes preciously little difference what the outside interest may be. 59. A lot of money was spent on the equipments. 60. By the end of last month, we have learnt two units.
61. Tom has lived in Shanghai for 4 years, but he enjoys his life in Changchun
now.
62. This is the second time that I had seen her performance.
