说明：本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，满分100分，考试时间100分钟。答案写在答题卷（卡）上，交卷时只交答题卷（卡）。

第I卷

I.单选填空（共20小题，每题1分，计20分）

1.Animals are obviously ______ lower form of life than ______ human beings.

A.a; the B.不填；不填 C.a; 不填 D.the; the

2.In summer I often rub sun cream on my face, which ______ a lot of things to help me not to get sunburnt.

A.selects B.contains C.admits D.includes

3.The naughty boy was sitting at the desk, ______ hard when the teacher came into the classroom.

A.pretended to study B.pretending to be studying

C.pretending to study D.pretended to be studying

4.It must have taken a long time to ______ all the facts of these old books.

A.take apart B.watch over C.break up D.dig out

5.American women usually identify their best friend as someone ______ they can talk frequently.

A.who B.about whom C.that D.with whom

6.Our government took action right away after the terrible weather disaster, leaving the nation ______.

A.in return B.in case C.in relief D.in practice

7.—The telephone is ringing.

--I ______ answer it.

A.am going to B.am to C.am about to D.will

8.We must be aware that we shouldn’t waste anything. ______, we shouldn’t waste time.

A.After all B.Above all C.In all D.All in all

9.So far every possible means ______ to save the rare plants.

A.was tried B.were tried C.has been tried D.have been tried

10.He is always busy with his research work so the films aren’t _________ to him.

A.sensitive B.familiar C.similar D.limited

11.______ life pace continues to speed up, we are quickly losing the art of enjoyment.

A.With B.When C.As D.While

12.—Were you pleased to see your old friend?

--______ pleased, even excited.

A.More than B.No more than C.More or less D.Other than

13.With no rain for three months, and the food supplies running out, the present ______ here is getting worse and worse.

A.case B.condition C.state D.situation

14.The tall man ______ the car to stop by raising his hand.

A.let B.signaled C.fancied D.removed

15.—What has Johnson been doing recently?

--I don’t know, ______ care.

A.nor am I B.nor I do C.neither do I D.neither am I

16.—Shall we take a trip to the Great Wall this afternoon?

--Sorry. I won’t have any time. I _______ an important experiment then.

A.will have been doing B.will be doing

C.will be done D.will have done

17.It was reported that a chemical factory had ______ last night, which killed______

thirty workers.

A.cracked; about B.ruined; around

C.explored; some D.hurted; or so

II．完形填空（共20小题，每题1分，计20分）

It was a dark day, one of depression, sorrow and anger. As I climbed out of the 21 , after witnessing my time in the 100 yard freestyle, I did not feel like speaking to anyone. I saw the bright smiles of swimmers who had just 22 a best time. 23 , I had failed. Or at least that is what I thought at the time.

I was lying on my cool bed when an idea 24 my head. Success is the 25 to go from failure to failure without 26 your enthusiasm. At practice the next day, I told my swimming teammates about my goal time and they all either laughed or replied with a 27 similar response like, “You can’t do it” or “Probably not”. Believe it or not, these are the responses that made my goal 28 .

Finally came the day when I had to 29 to myself and others that with 30 there is no limit to your achievements.

With the starting gun 31 , I dove with perfect form into the pool. I felt the cool water running 32 my back. I swam like a fish, bouncing off each 33 at the wall as if it was a spring board. On the 34 turn, I came back to the wall with every piece of strength I had, I 35 the final wall with my fingertips and knew that I had swum the 36 race.

I had done it! I had achieved my best time! Joy filled my 37 like water does a cup. I saw the 38 on all of my friends’ faces as I 39 out of the pool: their jaws dropped to the ground. I began to laugh and gave them thumbs up.

I have 40 in life that having belief in yourself opens all gates. Never forget that anything the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve.

21.A.pond B.sea C.pool D.bed

22.made B.achieved C.reached D.realized

23.A.Otherwise B.However C.Besides D.In addition

24.A.occurred B.broke C.stuck D.hit

25.A.oppotunity B.action C.cause D.ability

26.A.keeping B.losing C.reducing D.decreasing

27.A.somehow B.somewhat C.anyhow D.however

28.A.magical B.reasonable C.confident D.achieveable

29.A.promise B.provide C.present D.prove

30.A.consideration B.impression C.belief D.desire

31.A.setting out B.going off C.breaking out D.getting off

32.A.through B.above C.across D.to

33.A.turn B.jump C.struggle D.shoot

34.A.next B.previous C.very D.last

35.A.pushed B.reached C.got D.touched

36.A.whole B.perfect C.first D.best

37.A.heart B.head C.mind D.face

38.A.expressions B.emotions C.feelings D.reeponse

39.A.ran B.climbed C.stood D.jumped

40.A.gained B.dreamed C.learned D.remembered

III.阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，计30分）

A

If there is one thing I’m sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.

The nature of what is news change. What basically makes news is what affects our lives—the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic(基因)engineering. In the future, I think there will more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do—as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operate and what our feelings really are.

It’s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted(传递)electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I’m pretty sure that how it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read.—sports and international news, etc.

I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media. They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspaper, but that hasn’t happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screens or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it’s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.

41.What is the best title for the passage?

A.The Best Way to Get News B.The Changes of Media

C.Make Your Own Newspaper D.The Future of Newspapers

42.In the writer’s opinion, in the future, ______.

A.more big political affairs, wars and disasters will make news

B.mewspaper will not be printed in publishing houses any longer

C.newspapers will cover more scientific research

D.more and more people will watch TV

43.From the passage, we can infer ______.

A.newspapers will win the competition among the different media

B.newspapers will stay with us together, with other media

C.television will take the place of newspapers

D.the write believe some media will die out

44.The phrase “feed off” in the last paragraph means ______.

A.compete with B.depend on C.fight with D.kill off

B

Charlie, a master carpenter, was very well respected in his community. Everyone knew that if he wanted the best, he should call on him. Of course that meant that Charlie would never be rich. His fellow carpenters always told him that if you used inferior(较差的)materials and cheap labour than you could make a lot of money. Charlie would not hear of it.

One day, John, the richest man in town came to Charlie. He said that he had just bought the piece of land in town. It overlooked the entire city. He was going to Europe for 4 months and wanted Charlie to build him the best house in town. “Spare no expense and give me the best.”

Charlie thought about this and decided finally he would make some money. He did not get his usual great carpenters and fine materials from his normal supplies. He built the house and covered up the flews(瑕疵). After 4 months he spent about 50% of what he usually spent on a house.

John came back from Europe and immediately called Charlie and asked him to meet him at the house. When they met, John asked him if he had used the finest materials and spared no expense. Charlie, then told him that he knew he was not rich and had always struggled. So he wanted to reward Charlie for all of his years of service to the community by giving Charlie th