一．单项选择(30小题,每题1.5分,共45分)

1. ?I often have conversations with John over ______ telephone, while?I keep in touch with Tom by ______ letter.

A. /;the B. /;a C. the; / D. the; a

2. ---What shall we do tonight then? ---___ – whatever you want.?A. Help yourself B. It’s a deal C. No problem D. It’s up to you

3. At last his parents _____him to move to the south alone in search of a job.

A. agreed B suggested C. hoped D. encouraged

4. I ’ve made _____a habit to sleep early and rise early, which enables me to keep energetic .

A. this B. it C. that D. /

5. _____terrible weather we’ve been having these days!

A. How a B. What a C. How D. What

6.Mary is a ______customer of that shop; That’s why sometimes she is given a small discount(折扣)

A. common B. usual C. regular D. average

7. Don’t worry. You can _____he ‘ll turn up on time. He always keeps his promises.

A.depend on B. depend on it that C.depend on that D.depend upon

8. ---Can I pass the exam this time，Mr.Li?

---I don’t think you can________ you work hard.

A.unless B.until C.if D.when

9. I’m calling to enquire about the position_______ in yesterday’s China Daily.

A. advertised B. to be advertised C. being advertising D. having advertised

10. The population of Wellington ____343,000, most of ____like water sports.

A. is ;who B are ;who C. is; whom D. are ; them.

11.Qingdao is an________ city________ the eastern coast of China.

A.unique；locating in B.impressive；lying in C.attractive；located on D.seaside；lay on

12.One advantage of living on the top floor of a high rise is that you can get a good______of the city.

A . sight B. scene C. view D.scenery

13.---Do you fancy going to the cinema with me now?

---Sorry .I have to prepare for tomorrow’s lesson.______, it is freezing cold outside.

A .What’s more B. What’s worse C.Therefore D.Anyway

14.As a heavy smoker , he finds it hard to get rid of the habit, which has a bad _____on his health.

A .affect B. effect C. effort D.affection

15.With all the things he needed _______, he went home happily.

A .bought B. buying C . to be bought D. to buy

16.It is the third time that our water supply _______during the day.

A. was cut out B. has been cut off C . has been call off D. was cut down

17.__ it to clear up tomorrow, the tourists would climb to the top of the mountain to see the sun __.

A. If; to raise B. Were; rise C. Should; rise D. If; raising

18. As the light turned green, I stood for a moment, not _____, and asked myself what I was going to do.

A. moved B. moving C. to move D. being moved

19. Not only ___ given to people to find jobs, but also medical treatment will be provided for people who need it.

?? A. will help be ??????? B. help will be C. is help?????? ??????? D. help is

20.What is the way George thought of ______ enough money to buy the house?

A. to get B. getting C. having got D. being got

21. Some green beans, ______ long enough, can be poisonous (有毒的).

A. if not be cooked B. if not cooked C.if not cooking D.if not being cooked

22. Finding her car stolen, ______

A. a policeman was asked to help B. the area was searched thoroughly

C. it was looked for everywhere D. she hurried to a policeman for help

23. When the man with a scar came into the café I noticed a ______ look come over the waitress face although she did not say anything.

A. surprise B. surprising C. surprised D. surprisingly

24. Once people have seen something actually happens, they are much more_______to accept the change.

A. likely B. possible C. unlikely D.probably

25 . He hesitated(犹豫) for a moment before kicking the ball, otherwise he _____the goal.

A. had scored B. scored C. would score D. would have scored

26. The word “media”, basically refers to ______ we commonly call newspapers, magazines, radios and televisions.

A. which B. that C. what D. where

27.We are looking forward to seeing the new exam system_____ in the near future.

A . to be carried out B. carried out C. being carried out D. carrying out

28. New Zealand, in the south Pacific , ______ two large islands plus other smaller islands .

A . is consisted of B. consists of C. consists with D. consists in

29.You’ll never guess who I met today—my old teacher! We_____for twenty years.

A.don’t meet B.haven’t met C.hadn’t met D.couldn’t meet

30. Five minutes earlier, and we______the last bus.

A. had caught B. should have caught C. could have caught D. caught

二.完型填空(20小题,每题1.5分,共30分)

The western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool. It is a division that?? 31? ?in school. The cool kids are good at ?32?? ?.They are ??????33 with the opposite sex .They are good-looking and people want to? ??34? ?their style. They can do their homework but they don’t make a big effort. That would ??35???? ?be cool.

?????? The uncool kids are in the other corner of the playground. They are very bright ,but they don’t have great?? 36?? skills and they are ????37?? ?at sports .When they are not programming computers or doing calculus（微积分）in their heads ,they are reading comic books and watching shows like the “X Files” .They are ??38?? ?as the geeks.

?????? Here’s the news. The geeks are ?39?? .Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and? 40??? ?your maths homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations ,and they might not be too popular at university, but? ?????41? ?good degrees.

?????? The most important?? 42?? ?of the 21st century ,computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks .Geek heroes like Bill Gates?? 43?? ?others to follow their example .Being a geek is a way of earning good money .And the creation of the Internet gave them a?? 44? ?of their own to work and play in ,making them a global?? 45????.Besides ,the effect of the geeks ???46???? ?popular culture has started a new trend（趋势）.It is now cool to be ???47? ?.Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture ,in which what you know is more important than?? 48???? ?you look like.

But there are also 49?? ?. Geeks were often bullied or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss .Perhaps it is time for ?50 ?.

31．A．continues??????????? B．makes???????????????? C．remains?????????????? D．starts

32．A．computers?????????? B．studies??????????????? C．sports???????????????? D．maths

33．A．pleasant ???????????? B．popular??????????????? C．crazy????????????????? D．average

34．A．copy?????????????????? B．advance?????????????? C．take??????????????????? D．act

35．A．not???????????????????? B．indeed???????????????? C．perhaps?????????????? D．actually

36．A．speaking????????????? B．operating???????????? C．social????????????????? D．experimental

37．A．speechless?????????? B．sharp????????????????? C．active????????????????? D．hopeless

38．A．known??????????????? B．referred?????????????? C．thought?????????????? D．admired

39．A．taking on ?????????? B．taking up???????????? C．taking over????????? D．taking in

40．A．put???????????????????? B．cause??????????????? ?C．bring?????????????????? D．serve

41．A．win???????????????????? B．take????????????????? ??C．wish?????????????????? D．finish

42．A．industry????????????? B．discovery??????????? C．progress????????????? D．development

43．A．promise?????????????? B．discourage?????????? C．demand?????????????? D．excite

44．A．chance??????????????? B．space????????????????? C．world????????????????? D．career

45．A．force???????????????? ? B．company???????????? C．organization???????? D．department

46．A．of?????????????????????? B．on?????????????????????? C．in?????????????????????? D．for?

47．A．rich??????????????????? B．attractive???????????? C．handsome??????????? D．uncool

48．A．how??????????????????? B．that???????????????????? C．what?????????????????? D．how much

49．A．opportunities??????? B．dangers????????????? C．possibility??????????? D．question

50．A．punishment????????? B．argument????????????C．competition???????? D．employment

三.阅读理解(20小题,每题2分,共40分)

A

To me，life without music would not be exciting.I realize that this is not true for everybody.Many people get along quite well without going to the concert，and listening to the record. But music plays an important part in everyone’s life，whether he realizes it or not.Try to imagine，for example，what films or TV plays would be like without music.Would the feelings，the moving plot，and the greatest interests，be so interesting or dramatic? I’m not sure about it.

Now we have been speaking of music in its more common meaning—the kind of music we hear in the concert hall.We discover them in our everyday life too—in the rhythm of the sea，the melody of a bird in the woods and so on.So music surely has meaning for everyone，in some way or other. And，of course，it has special meaning for those who have spent all their lives working on playing or writing music.

It is well said，“Through music a child enters a world of beauty，expresses himself from his heart，feels the joy of doing things alone，learns to take care of others，develops his mind and makes his body strong.”

52. In the writer’s opinion，if there was no music in the films or TV plays，_______.

A.the cinema and theatre would be quiet B.we would lose some of the audience

C.everything would be as exciting as before D.it would be hard to imagine the result

53. The underlined word “melody” in the second paragraph means “______”.

A.flying B.looking C.singing D.living

B

Have you ever noticed what happens to an idea once you express it？Just talking about it or writing it down causes you to make it clear in your own mind. How can you use this to increase your brain power？Start writing.

By putting thoughts into words，