1、Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really knows. But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea. Hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure.1. If something is mysterious, it is _.A. hard to stop B. easy to hurt C. hard to understand D. easy to take care of2. W
2、hich cure is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 2?A. A good scare. B. A special tool. C. A teaspoon of sugar. D. A glass of water with a knife in it.3. How many times did Jack OLeary claim to have hiccupped over a period of eight years?A. 8. B. 160. C. 60，000. D. 160，000，000. 4. The British engineers hiccup
3、s were cured by _.A. taking a spoonful of salt B. taking a deep breathC. drinking a secret mixture D. drinking some water for 15 seconds5. The passage is mainly about _.A. a British engineers hiccups B. what makes hiccups happenC. Jack OLearys hiccups D. different ways to stop hiccupBYoung Music Sce
4、ne ConcertYoung musicians from all over Germany perform at Young Scene Concert at Berlins famous Quasimodo music hall. The concert is part of the Berlin Festival.Time: 1520 Nov. Place: 45, 18756 Berlin, Germany Cost: Various Email: infoquasimodo.dePhone: +34 （0） 45 839 5986 Documentary Film Month Ci
5、nemas, schools and libraries across France and the French-speaking world take part in Novembers Documentary Film Month. About 120, 000 visitors take part each year. Time: 120 Mar. Place: 25 Road Pyramids, 75001 Paris Cost: Various Phone: +12 （0）1 43 38 19 73 Email: infoparis-Craft （工艺） ShowYou can c
6、ome to the show twice a year in spring and at Christmas. There are hundreds of artisans （手艺人） from across Canada selling jewellery, pottery, glass, ironwork and clothing.Time: 26 Nov.7 Dec. Mon.Fri. 11 am10 pmSat. 10 am8 pm Sun. 9 am6 pmPlace: Direct Energy Centre Cost: $10Phone: +7 658 198 3245 Ema
7、il: askus Toronto Garden and Flower Show The Canada Flower Show every year at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre is the countrys largest indoor garden show. Mar. 9 am6 pm Sun. 11 am5 pm Metro Toronto Convention Centre Cost: $18; under 12 freePhone: +1 235 447 87686. People can enjoy music at Young
8、Scene Concert from _. A. 120 Mar B. 1520 Nov C. 26 Nov7 Dec D. 1 Mar20 Nov 7. You can e-mail _ if you want to see Documentary Film. A. info B. askus C. infoparis- D. infoquasimodo.de8. You can buy _at the Craft Show. A. glass, ironwork and clothing B. different kinds of flowers C. classic music CDs
9、D. some books about film9. If two adults and two boys of 9 want to see Flower Show and Craft Show, it will cost them _. A. $40 B. $56 C. $76 D. $11210. Where can you probably find the passage? A. a music magazine B. a daily newspaper C. a book review D. a travel guideC Maria was worried. She was to
10、have a job interview, and she wanted to look good. She decided to get some new clothes. The store owner, Pallas Hansen, helped Maria find a suit. But when she left the store, she didnt pay for the suit!How could Maria do this? She was in a special store called Career Closet （职业壁橱） in San Jose, Calif
11、ornia. Pallas Hansen and Charlotte Krumwiede started this nonprofit store to help women. They knew that many women dont find jobs because they dont have the right clothes for a job interview. Women who dont have a lot of money have to use their money to buy food and clothes for their children. They
12、cant buy clothes for themselves.Pallas and Charlotte started the store after they heard about a store like this in Chicago. Volunteers work in the store. Working women gave away most of the clothes to the store. This makes it possible for the customers at Career Closet to get clothes for free.Career
13、 Closet has helped 2,500 San Jose women, but clothes arent the only things women get at the store. They also get confidence. Maria is 36 years old. Her husband was hurt in an accident, and Maria needed a job to support her seven children. She went to Career Closet and got a jacket, a skirt, and a bl
14、ouse. “The whole day made me feel special,” she said. Maria was a success at her interview, and she got the job. One reason she got it was because she was wearing the right clothes for the workplace.Pallas says, “I love this job. Sixty percent of the women get jobs. Its like a magic godmother.”11. P
15、allas Hansen started the non-profit store to _.A. help women B. make moneyC. support children D. collect beautiful clothes12. We can know from the passage that _.A. dressing properly in working place is important B. women need to wear fashionable dress for work C. women are trained for the interview
16、 in Pallass shop D. women get the job training in Pallass shop13. Which is not true according to the passage?A. Chicago has a similar clothes store. B. Pallas makes clothes for workingwomen.C. Customers gain confidence in Pallas shop. D. All the clothes in Pallas shop are free. 14. The main idea in
17、Paragraph 4 is _.A. Marias husband had an accident B. Right dress helps to build peoples confidenceC. Maria needed a job to support her family D. Maria has found the right dress for the workplace15. The best title for the passage might be _.A. Job interview B. Fashion on the wayC. Dressing for succe
18、ss D. Getting clothes for freeDThe tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. People thought that there was a special danger from evil（邪恶） spirits, so friends and family came together to bring good thoughts and wishes and even presents. There are some traditionssuch as sending birthday c
19、ards, blowing out the candles on a birthday cake and singing the “Happy Birthday” song, that you can find almost anywhere, any time. Others are more specific（特定的） to certain agesand certain countries.1 In China, everyone celebrates their birthday on New Years Day: they become one year older on that
20、day. On a childs second birthday, family members put different kinds of objects on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the first object that the child picks up tells you what profession（职业） the child will choose later in life.15 In Argentina, Mexico and several other Latin Am
21、erican countries, girls have a special birthday celebration when they reach the age of fifteen. After a religious ceremony, the girls dance a waltz with their father and other boys.21 In many English-speaking countries, a twenty-first birthday cake often has key on top, or the cake itself is sometim
22、es in the shape of a key. The key means that the young person is now old enough to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to!30 In the past in parts of Europe, men who reached the age of thirty and were still single, had to clean the stairs of the City Hall. This way every girl could
23、see that the man didnt have a girlfriend, and how good he was at cleaning the house!16. Which is NOT the usual way for people anywhere to celebrate birthday? A. Sending birthday cards. B. Dancing a waltz with others. C. Singing the “Happy Birthday” song. D. Blowing out the candles on a birthday cake
24、.17. People in China celebrate a childs second birthday by _. A. teaching the child to dance a waltz B. sending the child to clean the stairs of the City Hall C. allowing the child to leave the family home at any time D. getting the child to pick up objects put on the floor18. A twenty-first birthda
25、y cake often has a key on top in_. A. China B. many English-speaking countries C. parts of Europe D. several other Latin American countries19. The passage is developed in order of _. A. event B. importance C. age D. size20. What can be the best title for passage? A. Birthday Traditions around the Wo
26、rld B. Public Holidays in English-speaking Countries C. Special Days Celebration in Parts of Europe. D. Different Traditions around the World第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节；满分35分）第一节：完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。Howard walked across the vast desert, planning to walk through
27、it for one month. Twenty21 passed, the journey had been so 22 and it seemed that he had enough food and water to finish it. Soon Ill able to walk out of this 23 ,he thought gladly. But the desert 24 cared for travelers. 25 this idea could disappear, the sandstorm had arrived suddenly. He hurriedly 26 his head with the clothes, lying on the sand. After about ten minutes, the sandstorm stopped. When he shook the clothes and stood up, he found a horrible thing: the back bag 27 wit
