一、单项选择（共20题，每题1分）

1. The boy _______ Steve, who is very good at the computer, ____ Bill Gates in our school．

A. with the name, is compared to B. who called; compared with

C. calling; is compared to 　　　D. whose name is ; compared with

2. They use computers to keep the traffic_____ smoothly.

A. being run B. run C. to run D. running

3. He’s got into the habit of running a while before going to bed, don’t ____ him from doing it.

A. ask B. prevent C. make D. refuse

4. ______ in a heavy rain, the teacher fell ill and couldn’t but ______ for a leave.

A. caught; to ask B. catching; ask C. catching; to ask D. caught; ask

5. Full of _____, she closed her eyes.

A. fright B. frighten C. frightened D. frightening

6. The reason ____ I was late for the school was _____ I was held up by traffic jam in the morning.

A. why; because B. that; why C. why; that D. that; because

7. For many cities in the world, there is no room to spread out farther, _____New York is an example.

A. for which B. in which C. of which D. from which

8. Why are you so anxious? It isn’t your problem_______.

A. on purpose B. in all C. on time D. after all

9. As a result of the serious flood, two-thirds of the buildings in the area______.

A. need repairing 　　B. needs to repair

C. needs repairing 　D. need to repair

10. ______most of the earth’s surface is covered by water, fresh water is very rare and precious.

A. As B. If C. Once D. Although

11. Between the two generations, it is often not their age, _____ their education that causes misunderstanding.

A. like B. as C. or D. but

12. The river behind our town has turned clean again as new measures are ____ to prevent it ___ any father.

A. taken; polluting B. taking; being polluted

C. taken; being polluted D. taking; to be polluted

13. In such dry weather, the flowers will have to be watered if they _____.

A. have survived B. are to survive

C. would survive D. will survive

14. John, a friend of mine, who got married only last week, spent $ 3,000 more than he ____ for the wedding..

A. will plan B. has planed C. would plan D. had planned

15. ---Where ____ the recorder_____? I can’t see it anywhere

--- I just put it right here. But now it’s gone.

A. did; put B. has; been put C. had; been put D. has; put

16. Can you make sure_____ the vase?

A. where Tom had put B. where had Tom put

C. Where Tom has put D. where has Tom put

17. I travel to Huayang by subway every day, _____ do many young men who live in central city.

A. as B. which C. when D. though

18. He came to my class every week, but his attitude ____ he was not really interested in the subject.

A. expressed B. described C. explained D. suggested

19. ------ Would you like some chocolate?

------- I'd like some, but I'm ________.

A. on diet B. in a diet C. on a diet D. in diet

20. -------- Stand over there _______ you’ll be able to see the oil painting better.

A. but B. till C. and D. or

二．完形填空(共20题，每题1.5分)

In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory 1 course about 20years ago.

The professor 2 the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans(豆), and invited the students to 3 how many beans the jar contained. After 4 shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announced the 5 answer, and went on saying, “You have just 6 an important lesson about science. That is: Never 7 your own senses.”

Twenty years later, the 8 could guess what the professor had in mind. He 9 himself, perhaps, as inviting his students to start an exciting 10 into an unknowns world invisible（无形的）to the 11 , which can be discovered only through scientific 12 . But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even 13 the invitation. She was just 14 to understand the world .And she 15 that her firsthand experience could be the 16 . The professor, however, said that it was 17 . He was taking away her only 18 for knowing and was providing her with no substitute（替代）. “I remember feeling small and 19 .” The woman says, “and I did the only thing I could do. I 20 the course the afternoon, and I haven’t gone near science since.”

1．A．art 　　B．history C. science 　D. math

2．A．searched for B. looked at C. got through 　D. marched into

3．A．count 　B. guess C. report 　　D. watch

4．A．warning B. giving 　C. turning away 　D. listening to

5．A．ready 　B. possible 　C. correct 　D. difficult

6．A．1earned B. prepared C. taught 　　D. taken

7．A．1ose 　B. trust 　C. sharpen 　D. taken

8．A．1ecturer 　B. scientist 　C. speaker 　　D. woman

9． A．described 　B. respected 　C. saw 　　D. served

10．A．voyage 　B. movement C. change 　　D. rush

11．A. professor 　B．eye 　C．knowledge D．light

12．A．model 　B．senses 　C．spirit 　　D．methods

13．A．hear 　B. make 　C．present 　　D．refuse

14．A．suggesting B．beginning C．pretending 　　D．waiting

15．A．believed B．doubted C. proved 　　　D．explained

16．A．growth B．strength 　C．faith 　D．truth

17．A．firm B. interesting 　C．wrong D．acceptable

18．A．task 　B．tool 　C．success 　D．connection

19．A．cruel 　B．proud 　C．frightened 　D．brave

20．A．dropped B．started 　C．passed 　D．missed

三、阅读理解(共20题，每题2分) 。

第一节（共１5小题，每小题2分，满分３0分）。

A

Long ago in a small town, there was a place known as the House of 1,000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit.

When he arrived, he bounced(跳) happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1,000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, “ This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit often.”

In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1,000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “This is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.”

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see on the faces of

the people you meet?

1. Why was the first dog surprised when he entered the house?

A. Because he didn’t expect to see so many happy dogs.

B. Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors in the house.

C. Because he was always in a mixed mood.

D. Because he saw so many dogs smiling at him.

2. Why did the first dog like the house?

　A. Because there were 1,000 mirrors in the house.

B. Because he thought he could keep himself warm in the house.

C. Because he liked everything presented to him.

D. Because he felt he was welcome here.

3. The underlined word “ growl” probably means ______.

A. make an unfriendly noise B. smile C. say hello D. stare

4. Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage?

A. A Small happy Little Dog B. The House of 1,000 Mirrors

C. The Wonderful Place and the Horrible Place. D. Two Little Dogs

B

Recently I spoke to some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated, and what kind of job prospects they thought they had.

Given that I teach students who are training to be doctors, I was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without “outside help”. “What kind of help is that?” I asked, expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out.

“Surgery(外科手术)”, one replied. I was pretty alarmed by that response. It seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job. One girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height. “They break your legs, put in special extending screws, and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it regrows, you can get at least 5cm taller!”

At that point, I was shocked. I am short, I can’t deny that, but I don’t think I would put myself through months of agony(痛苦) just to be a few centimeters taller. I don’t even bother to wear shoes with thick soles, as I’m not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall!

It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting “perfection”, and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality.

No one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the norm. Advertisements for slimming aids, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers, further creating an idea that “perfection” is a requirement, and that it must be purchased, no matter what the cost. In my opinion, skills, rather than appearance, should determine how successful a person is in his chosen career.

5. We can know from the passage that t he author works as ______.

　A. a doctor B. a