第一部分 词汇知识运用 （共二节，满分50 分）

第一节 单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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

1.---Have you ________？

---No. I had the wrong number.

A. got in B. got away C. got off D. got through

2．He always tells ________ lies; to tell you ________ truth, I don't believe what he said at all.

A．不填； 不填 B．the; the C．不填； the D．the; 不填

3. What he said just now _____ me of that American professor.

A .mentioned B .informed C .reminded D. memorized

4. I promise that you ______ have five dollars if you type the letter for me.

A. can B. will C. may D. shall

5. The letter he looked forward to ______ yesterday.

A. coming B. come C. came D. have come

6. —Who______ it be that is knocking at the door?

—It ______ be Father, but I’m not sure.

A. can; must B. can; may C. must; can D. may; must

7. The two sisters are ________ different in character --- one talks a lot while the other is a girl of few words.

A. exactly B. entirely C. frequently D. finally

8．The children lit the candles ________ their teacher who died in the earthquake.

A．in danger of B．in place of C．in memory of D．in charge of

9．Mr Smith ______ his living by teaching ten years ago and he ______ greatly from his work.

A．earned; earned B．earned; gained C．gained; gained D．gained; earned

10．According to the law, anyone who destroyed the forest will not _______ what he has done.

A．get away from B．get along with C．come up with D．get away with

11．We suggest that students should not buy computers _______， because most of them are of bad quality and do harm to them.

A．at a discount B．at any cost C．at a price D．at any price

12．— Our women athletes achieved great success in the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.

— Yes. No one could perform ________， I think.

A．well B． better C．best D． the best

13．Children show strong ______ about everything; they like to find out the ins and outs of everything they can't understand.

A．concern B．purpose C．curiosity D．advantage

14．The young engineer was______ a gold cup because of his creative achievements for the development of the company.

A．awarded B．admitted C．applied D．accepted

15．She is too busy to spend any time playing with her children________ she hopes to.

A．as though B．even though C．as long as D．as soon as

16．After I graduated from college, my parents encouraged me to be ______ and make a living on my own.

A．honest　　B．heart-broken C．independent D．reliable

17. -----Hello, may I speak to Bob?

------ _______ . May I take a message?

A. Hold on, please B. I’ll ring him later C. Sorry, he isn’t here now D. Just a moment, please

18. Mr. White _____ at 8:30 for the meeting, but he didn’t turn up.

A. should have arrived B. should arrive

C. should have had arrived D. should be arriving

19．Too many sweets and not enough exercise will make you ________ weight.

A．put on B．put up C．get up D．get on

20. ---How bright the sun is!

---You’d better wear your dark glasses to ___ your eyes from it.

A. protect B. prevent C. keep D. stop

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。

When my husband and I got married, he worked as a mechanic (机修工) from midnight to 8 a．m. However, I worked during the _21_. So as he came home from work each morning, I was getting ready to _22_.

We had very little _23_ then, so when Valentine's Day came around that first year, I knew we couldn't _24_ anything for each other. After he left to go to work the night before Valentine's Day, I decided to _25_ and make a Valentine's Day card for him. I _26_ wrote a poem on the front of the card. When he came home the next _27_， I felt foolish as I handed him the card, _28_ that he wouldn't laugh at it. When he had finished _29_ it, he slowly raised his head and looked at me. Then he reached down into his pocket. When he pulled his _30_ out, he was holding _31_.

He told me that he had _32_ it for me during his lunch hour, but he had been _33_ to give it to me because he thought I might think it was _34_， and that I might laugh at it.

It was a small heart made out of aluminum (铝). _35_ I had stayed up all night making him a valentine card, he had been cutting out a _36_ for me. I still have the aluminum heart, and I _37_ it in my desk. Every time I see it, all those _38_ come flooding back to me. Over the years, we've been able to buy each other very nice, _39_ presents for Valentine's Day. But none has ever been as dear or _40_ as much as those handmade gifts made from our hearts the first year that we were married.

21．A. day B. night C. weekend D. holiday

22．A. cook B. leave C. rest D. help

23．A. time B. chance C. money D. energy

24．A. buy B. choose C. find D. borrow

25．A. look out B. call back C. slow down D. stay up

26．A. still B. only C. even D. again

27．A. morning B. noon C. afternoon D. evening

28．A. imagining B. hoping C. guessing D. noticing

29．A. studying B. reading C. examining D. playing

30．A. hand B. foot C. arm D. leg

31．A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something

32．A. written B. drawn C. made D. invented

33．A. surprised B. happy C. angry D. afraid

34．A. wrong B. difficult C. dangerous D. silly

35．A. Before B. Though C. While D. If

36．A. heart B. card C. toy D. book

37．A. change B. keep C. cut D. divide

38．A. problems B. pains C. memories D. choices

39．A. strange B. special C. expensive D. satisfying

40．A. meant B. proved C. influenced D. explained

第二部分：阅读理解（满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

I have been in England three months now. I hope you don’t think I’ve forgotten you. There have been so many places to see and so many things to do that I’ve not had much time for writing letters．

??? I? shall? soon? be? starting? my? studies? at? King’s College．So far I’ve been learning about England and British ways of living．I won’t tell you about London．There are lots of books you can read and lots of pictures you can look at about this famous city．I’m sure you’ll be more interested to know what I think about life here．

??? I find some of the customs?interesting．People here do not shake hands as much as we do in the mainland（大陆）of Europe． During the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them．Men raise their hats to women but not to each other．

41．The writer came to London from ___________．

??? A. Asia???? B．the mainland of Europe???? C．America????? D．Africa

42．The writer did not write the letter earlier because ___________．

?? ?A. she had forgotten her friend

?? B. she was lonely and sad in this strange land

?? C. she was too busy to write

?? D. she was too busy with her courses（课程）at King’s College

43．How does the writer feel about British ways of living？___________

?? ?A. Happy．???????? B. Angry．??????? C. Sad．?????? D. Interesting．

44．The writer came to London ___________．

??? A. to make a living????? B. to study

??? C. to learn British ways of living? D. for sightseeing only

B

A young father was visiting an old neighbor．They were standing in the old man’s garden，and talking about children．The young man said， “How strict should parents be with their children？”

??? The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one．“Please untie（解开）that string，” he said. The young man untied it，and the young tree bent（弯）over to one side．“Now tie it again， please，” said the old man，“but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．”

??? The young man did so．Then the old man said， “There，it is the same with children．You must be strict with them，but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again． But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away．”

45．The story is about ___________．

??? A．how to take care of young trees

??? B．how strict parents should be with their children

? ?? C．how the young father should get on with his old neighbor

??? D．how to tie and untie the string

46．The young man untied the string ___________．

???? A．in order to throw it away

?? B．so that both of the trees would grow straight

?? C．only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side

???? D． in order to let the old man teach him

47．At last the old man told the young man ___________．

? A． that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand alone

? B． that he should always be strict with his children

??? C． that he should be hard on them

??? D． that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone

48．In the story the relation（关系） of the big strong tree to the thin one is like?that of ＿．

?? A． the young father to the old neighbor B． parents to their children

? ? C． the old neighbor to the children of the young father D． grown up to their parents

C

On Boy's Day, children don't have to go to school. Every family with a boy hangs up huge carp-shaped flags. The flags are usually three colors: black (representing the father), red (representing the mother) and blue (representing the son). Japanese parents believe that the flags will bring their boys good luck and give them courage and power.

May 5th is Japanese Children's Day. But since the festival is mainly celebrated