第一节 语法和词汇（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。

1. The government takes measures to _____ the pupils in poor areas _____ all the books that they need.

A. provide; with B. give; to C. provide; for D. give; with

2. If it is quite ____ to you, I will visit you next Tuesday.

A. convenient B. fair C. easy D. comfortable

3. _____ me another ten minutes and I can work out the problem.

A. Given B. Giving C. To give D. Give

4. I know_____ it’s you rather than anyone else that are to blame for the mistake.

A. for sure B. to be sure C. for the sure D. for a sure

5. You can take as many as you like because they are free of_____.

A fare B. charge C. money D. change

6. The murderer was brought in, with his hands_____behind his back.

A. being tied B. having tied C. to be tied D. tied

7. — Mary, you should say sorry to your brother immediately.

— _________; I did nothing wrong.

A. No problem B. No way C. No hurry D. No chance

8. Traveling in a big city isn’t that difficult. Raise your hand, and a taxi will appear _________.

A. in no time B. all the time C. of the time D. at no time

9. Many people coming from all over the country arrived at the same ____, a small village, to attend a live meeting.

A. direction B. game C. destination D. time

10. Dream of the Red Chamber is _____ worth _____ because we can learn a lot about the noble families in the feudal society.

A. very; reading B. well; to be read

C. well; reading D. very; to be read

11. — ________ for the glass!

— It’s OK. I’m wearing shoes.

A. Look out?????? B. Walk out????? ?C. Go out?????? D. Get out

12. Food supplies may ________ towards the end of the trip, so we can’t waste any food.

A. run out B. run up C. run in D. run away

13. Why not ________ an order ________ a TV set of this new type?

A. placing; on 　B. place; on C. place; for 　 D. placing; for

14. — Hello! What about your journey tomorrow?

— You know, this time tomorrow I _____ on the beach in Hawaii.

A. will lie B. is going to lie C. will be lying D. is lying

15. We can communicate _______ people in every part of the world ______ the Internet.

A. with; with B. with, through C. through, through D. through, with

16. _______ he goes, Juan makes new friends and has wonderful adventures.

A. However B. Wherever C. Whenever D. Whatever

17. — Can I ask you a favour?

— ______.

A. It’s my pleasure????? B. I’ve no time C. What is it? ? D. Sure, go ahead

18. People always shake hands and say “How do you do?” when ______ to each other.

A. introduced B. introducing C. to be introduced D. to be introducing

19. After the three-year war, the two sides _____ a deal at last with each other and stopped fighting.

A. arrived B. did C. agreed D. made

20.________difficulties?we?may?come?across,?we’ll?help?one?another?to?overcome?them.?A.?However????? B.?Whenever???? C.?Wherever???? D.?Whatever

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

A taxi driver ended up with an extra passenger when he gave a young couple a lift-after the heavily pregnant woman gave birth in his car-Vauxhall Astra estate(沃克斯豪尔雅特旅行车) .

When Pavla Machacova went into labor(分娩) , her husband Pavel Stupka called a taxi to 21 them to hospital. Driver Tesfaldet Abraham 22 the phone, decided to use his own car to pick them up at their home in Manchester and took them on the short drive to North Manchester General Hospital ,but by the time they got there the 23 was on its way .

Tesfaldet 24 to get a trolley(担架车)for Pavla ,and shouted to the waiting 25 for help. They _26_ to the car and within minutes delivered the baby on the 27 seat of his car. Tesfaldet , who 28 for city centre taxi firm Cresta Cars, told the Manchester Evening News, "It was not a very 29 distance to the hospital and we were not thinking the baby would come as soon as that , and 30 the husband didn't seem to know how far gone(怀孕）she was."

Tesfaldet, from Broughton, 31 ,"The nurses ran out to my car and told me to 32__ towels and gloves from inside and the baby was born within five minutes. I got into the back of the car to help 33 them what they needed. I couldn't be 34 . It's amazing. I 35___two people and delivered three ! "

Baby Nicole was born weighing a healthy 7 pounds. And the following day she was allowed home with her 36 , to meet her big sister, two-year-old Kristina. Pavla said, "It was so unexpected. With Kristina the labor was 12 hours and this was 30 minutes. I'd only been in pain for about five minutes before we 37 the taxi and then she was here. It was too

38 . I'm really happy to be at home with Nicole. "

Pavel said, “We’re so 39 the driver and the hospital. We have 40 a lovely bunch of. flowers from Mr. Abraham so it's nice to know he's thinking of us. "

21. A. welcome B. invite C. take D. introduce

22. A found B answered C. called D. sold

23. A. taxi B. ambulance C. bus D. baby

24. A. jumped out B. dropped out C. walked out D. pulled out

25. A. reporters B. nurses C. housekeepers D. photographers

26. A. raced B. paced C. fled D. wandered

27. A. front B. middle C. top D. back

28. A works B. applies C. searches D. pays

29. A. bad B. good C. long D. short

30. A. still B. even C. however D. therefore

31. A. added B complained C. argued D. quarreled

32. A. design B. cover C. buy D. grasp

33. A. throw B. steal C. hand D. hide

34. A. happier B. sadder C. younger D. safer

35. A. put up B. turned out C. held out D. picked up

36 A. parents B. brother C. driver D. sister

37. A. saw B. rang C. recognized D. left

38. A slow B. fast C. small D. big

39. A curious about B. afraid of C. grateful to D. interested in

40. A. discovered B. ignored C. recommended D. received

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从所给的A 、B、 C、 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

阅读理解（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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

When you walk along a street in a big city in the United States, you may see clocks in most stores. Radio announcers give the concert time during the day. People there think that it is important to know the time. Most Americans have watches. They want to do certain things at a certain time. They do not want to be late.

But not all the people over the world value time. Suppose you visit a certain country in South America. You would find that people living there do not like to rush. If you had an appointment with someone, he would probably be late. He would not care for arriving on time.

In some countries in South America, even the radio programs may not begin on time. Nor do the radio announcers think it important to announce the exact time. Many people regard a clock as a machine. They do not want a clock or any machine to have that much power over their lives.

41. Why there are so many clocks in most stores in buildings in the US cities? Because__________.

people want to sell their clocks

B. the owners of the stores want to make the stores beautiful

C. it is a traditional way while building the store buildings

D. people think it important not to be late while doing everything

42. People living in South America might not do certain things at certain times, because_________.

A. they didn’t have watches with them

B. they were forgetful

C. they didn’t think it necessary to do things on time

D. they disliked buying watches and clocks

43. In some countries in South America，_________.

A. the radio programs may start a bit earlier

B. all people dislike to be controlled by clocks

C. people think that a machine can be used to replace a watch or a clock

D. all the people think it important to know the time

44. In some countries in South America, why many people regard a clock as a machine?

A. None of the clocks tell the time correctly.

B. People don’t know about a clock.

C. Almost all the clocks are expensive and heavy.

D. They hate a clock to control them.

B

It is well known that Canada is a caring nation. The government makes every effort to offer its citizens all kinds of public welfare. It really makes Canadians proud of their country. But when Canadians enjoy comfortable public service, they may become lazy and self-satisfied. And they may lose the motive to pursue a better life and they are very content with what they have. Especially as baby boomers（生育高峰期出生的人）retire and Canada therefore may become less productive. Therefore, they will fail to compete and their standard of living will sink.

Nowadays, Canadian weaknesses have shown up in many fields. When a country shows weakness and isn’t as competitive as before, their image is weakened. So their unique Canadian way of life appears less pleasing and loses value.

In the near future, Canadians will have to work a lot harder in order not to fall behind. They find developing countries like China are showing up, and they will have a huge influence on the future world.

So all Canadians, no matter what kind of jobs they have, need to work hard, be dedicated, and struggle for the best. Everyone has an important role to play in helping the country be successful. With their hard work and intelligence, they can set a unique, positive, impressive example and walk towards a better world. It is important that in the future the Canadian way will be still impressive, pleasing, and above all, workable in the new world orde