第I卷（共 60 分）

第一节：单项选择(共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10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。

----Would you mind answering some questions on shopping habits?

----______ .

A. Yes, with great pleasure B. No, I am afraid I can’t make it

C. Yes, it is worth the time D. No, as long as it doesn’t take long

2. Your ____ as a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of thinking deeply about how you learn.

A. operation B. growth C. character D. performance

3. The Chinese government has decided to develop the west of China, ____ I dare say, will benefit the people there, especially those who are still leading a poor life.

A. what B. whatever C. which D. as though

4. I would appreciate ________, to be honest, if goods bought on TaoBao could be delivered much sooner.

A. you????????? ?????? B. this???????? ???? C. that???????????? ?? D. it

5. -----Oh, must you? Stay a bit longer. It’s been such fun having you.

------ ____, but I’ve got an early start tomorrow morning.

A. No problem B. All right C. Thanks anyway D. Never mind

6. Though Mike had been ____ Jane’s birthday now and then, he forgot to attend it, which made her angry.

A. reminded of B. in honour of C. gathered for D. hunting for

7. After a heated discussion at the meeting, a new plan came ______ being, which would have a great effect ______ the culture life of the people.

A. into; for B. into; on C. from; at D. to; to

8. On the graduation day, he received from his father a nice present ______ a note was attached, saying “I’m proud of you.”

A. on which B. to which C. with which D. in which

9. I wonder what it feels like to be one of ____ really rich. The Jenkinsons already have two rolls Royces and now they are buying ____ third!

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

10. You should inspect the wheels regularly, and replace them ______ they cause you trouble.

? ?A. while? ????????? ?B. before long?????? ???C. before?????????? D. until

11. It is Tim, my best friend in my childhood, ____ tells me he always dreams of ______ a chance

for him to go to Shanghai to study and live there.

A. that, there being B. who, there is C. when, there to be D. who, there has

12. No one ____ be more generous; he has a heart of gold.

A. could B. must C. dare D. need

13. The little girl found herself ____ forward more and more eagerly to ____ to Beijing.

A. looking, be taken B. to look, being taken C. looked, taking D. looking, being taken

14. As a result of the farmers’ hard work, they harvested the wheat this year _____ as they did the year before.

A. twice as much B. as twice much C. as much twice D. twice so much

15. Harry is feeling uncomfortable. He ____ too much at the party last night.

A. could drink B. should drink C. would have drunk D. must have drunk

16. He was searching for information online when the computer system ________ suddenly.

A. broke down B. broke out C. broke up D. broke in

17. Before a problem can be solved, it must be obvious ____ the problem itself is.

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

18. Would you please keep silent? The weather report ________ and I want to listen.

A. is broadcasted?? ???????????????????????????????B. is being broadcast?

C. has been broadcasted? ?????????????????????D. had been broadcast

19. If parents have children help with housework, the children will feel needed. ____, they will learn to take care of themselves.

A. That is to say B. In brief C. In total D. In addition

20. Only when he apologizes for his rudeness ____ to him again.

A. I will speak B. will I speak C. do I speak D. I speak

第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

Dad was having another bout（发作）of pneumonia（肺炎）. I stayed with him for the weekend but had to  21 to my job by Monday morning. 22 relatives would come and make sure he got his

___23__medicine and took him to his doctor appointments. But I 24 to be able to let him know that we cared too, though we weren’t with him.

Then I remembered a 25 tradition I had started when our children were small. When leaving their grandparents’ home after a（an） 26 , each child would 27 a love note in the house for their grandfather or grandmother to find after we were 28 . They’d put the note under a hairbrush, next to the phone or in the microwave. For days after our going away, their grandparents would smile 29 they discovered these reminders of our love.

So as I made up a bed for him downstairs in the living room, I began writing 30 . Some were practical. “Dad, remember to put the fish in the fridge so it wouldn’t go bad.” Some expressed my love. “Dad, I hope you sleep 31 in your new bed.” Most notes were downstairs 32 he had to stay for several weeks until he 33 strength, but one note I hid 34 under his pillow. “Dad, if you have found this note, you must be feeling better. We are so 35 !” While others cared for his day-to-day needs, we, of course stayed in touch 36 phone. Our notes were reminder of our 37 for him during this recovery period. Just like his medicines improved him 38 , these notes 39 his mental health.

Several weeks later, in one of our regular phone calls, I asked Dad how he was going. “I’ll tell you how I’m doing. I just found your note under my 40 !” he said.

21. A. get B. return C. come D. devote

22. A. Local B. Foreign C. Extra D. Powerful

23. A. popular B. normal C. daily D. monthly

24. A. longed B. inspected C. agreed D. pretended

25. A. school B. group C. nation D. family

26. A. visit B. break C. play D. invitation

27. A. hide B. bring C. pick D. send

28. A. staying B. remained C. gone D. left

29. A. before B. as C. until D. since

30. A. letters B. notes C. articles D. passages

31. A. alone B. late C. well D. much

32. A. when B. where C. on which D. of which

33. A. lost B. built C. formed D. regained

34. A. away B. outside C. indoors D. upstairs

35. A. amazed B. secure C. logic D. glad

36. A. in B. with C. by D. on

37.A. thanks B. concern C. excitement D. pain

38. A. faithfully B. briefly C. totally D. physically

39. A. benefited B. enjoyed C. replaced D. increased

40. A. blanket B. pillow C. clothing D. habitat

第三节：阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选

项。

A

“Keep your eyes on the ball.” That is good advice when you are on the playing field, and good advice for everyday life. “Keep your mind on what’s important,” is the way I’ d put it. But people are funny. They think too much about the details.

I had a secretary once. She was very hardworking. I ran a school and people used to call up to enroll for courses. Berry used to get angry at the phone. “If they keep on ringing, I’ll never get my typing done!” she’d shout.

People just don’t see the big picture. One evening, after leaving work, I was sitting next to a man on the train. I was feeling tired. My eyes fell on the paper he had spread out in front of him. You know how you feel to read over someone’s shoulder?

I read the page and leaned back. I guessed I was waiting for him to turn it. After a while, I realized—he wasn’t turning the page. He just kept on reading.

Now if you knew the page he was reading, you’d know that there weren’t many words on the page to read anyway. The layout was mostly pictures. So I turned to the man and said,” You know, you really read very slowly.”

“What do you mean?” he asked. “Well,” I told him, “I read the page in about a minute, and you have taken about ten. And you are still reading. You know,” I went on ,“If you learned to read faster, you could get more reading done.” He remained silent for a minute or two. “If I read too fast, my paper wouldn’t last me to my station.”

41. The writer wasn’t satisfied with his secretary because ___.

A. she didn’t put first thing first B. she was too busy

C. she was easy to get angry D. she couldn’t finish her work on time

42. The train rider read newspaper ___.

A. to take in information B. to enjoy pictures C. to save time D. to kill time

43. The writer thinks that people seem to need a sense of ___.

A. what to read first B. how to read fast C. what is important D. what is funny

44. The passage is mainly about the writer’s opinion on people’s ___.

A. judgment B. work C. life D. habits

B

On March 17 there will be an explosion of green colour across the world in celebration of St Patrick’s Day. The Irish traditionally wear something coloured green on this day as the colour is connected with Ireland. Another St Patrick’s Day tradition is for the non-Irish to make jokes about the Irish. Usually these jokes will be about Irish stupidity or their famous thirst for alcohol, or their reputation(名声) for telling tall(untrue) stories. These characteristics are all part of the famous Irish stereotype (成见) that Irishmen are hot-tempered drinkers, who love to fight and will do anything to avoid a day’s work.??? The real joke, however, is that this negative Irish stereotype still exists. The stereotype might have had some truth back in the 19th century when Irish was poverty-stricken and starving. Many Irish moved to the United States to escape starvation, but there they had to compete, occasionally with their fists, for jobs and housing with other immigrant groups. It was on America’s streets that the Irish earned their reputation for street fight