“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I 11 want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me 12 there’s a phone box?”

“Oh!” he said, “there’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.

“Don’t worry,” she said to me. “I had so many 13 at first. There are lots of words which the Americans 14 differently in meaning from the British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time British and American people 15 each other!

1. A. visit

 B. voyage

 C. curtain

 D. identity



2. A. foreign

 B. good

 C. fluent

 D. beautiful



3. A. buying

 B. having

 C. giving

 D. receiving



4. A. time

 B. human

 C. language

 D. money



5. A. happy

 B. moved

 C. exited

 D. wrong



6. A. cheap

 B. popular

 C. public

 D. good



7. A. ring

 B. letter

 C. news

 D. information



8. A. new

 B. lost

 C. strange

 D. pale



9. A. worried

 B. tired

 C. punished

 D. married



10.A. young

 B. little

 C. old

 D. small



11.A. very

 B. just

 C. just now

 D. so





12.A. where

 B. which

 C. what

 D. that



13.A. laughter

 B. difficulties

 C. things

 D. funs



14.A. write

 B. speak

 C. use

 D. read



15.A. disagree

 B. recognize

 C. know

 D. understand





第二节 语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）

Only several million people spoke English __16__ the end of 16th century. Next century, English began to be ____17____(speak) in many other countries. English has _____18_____ (change) a lot ___19____ time. It is quite diffrent _____20__ the English which people spoke at first. Shakespeare made use of a _____21___(wide) vocabulary than ever before. Noah Webster gave ___22___ separate indentity to American English spelling. Even __23___ people don’t speak the same kind of English, they can understand each other. Now, English is spoken ___24__ a forengn or sencond language in South Asia. The number of people learing English in the world is increasing ___25___(rapid).

第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

(A)

Modern life is impossible without travelling. The fastest way of travelling is by plane. With a modern airline you can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to hundred years ago.

Travelling by train is slower than by plane, but it has its advantages(便利). You can see the country you are travelling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.

Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them. Ships are not so fast as trains or planes, but travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.

Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish where there is something interesting to see, at good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is why travelling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or plane when they are travelling on business.

26. From the passage, we know the fastest way of travelling is .

A. by train B. by sea C. by plane D. by car

27. If we travel by car, we can .

A. make the longest journey enjoyable B. travel to a very far place in several minutes

C. make our own timetable D. travel only fifty or one hundred miles a day

28. When people travel on business, they usually take .

A. a plane or a car B. a car or a boat C. a boat or a train D. a train or a plane

29. According to the passage, if you want comfortable seats and dining-cars, you can travel _______.

A. by train B. by sea C. by car D. by plane

30. How many ways of travelling are mentioned in the passage?

A. Four B. Three C. Two D. Six

(B)

When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left.

Before you cross a street, you must look to the right first and then the left.

If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. Then the people on foot can cross the road.

If the traffic lights are green the traffic can go. People on foot mustn’t cross.

In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work the streets are very busy. Traffic is most dangerous then.

When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first or you will go the wrong way.

In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very well. It’s very interesting.

31. In China, before you cross a street, you must look to first and then .

A. the left, the right B. the right, the left

C. the front, the back D. the back, the front

32. You must be careful when you go by bus in England because .

A. there are too many buses there B. the traffic lights are different

C. crossing the street is dangerous D. you may go the wrong way

33. In England, it is very interesting to .

A. cross the streets

B. look at the traffic lights

C. sit on the second floor of a big bus and see the beautiful city

D. look at the busy streets in the morning

34. Which of the following is true?

A. The meanings of the traffic lights in England are different from those of China.

B. The buses in England has only one floor.

C. The traffic drives on the right in England.

D. Traffic is most dangerous when people go to or come from work.

35. Which is the best title?

A. Buses in England B. Traffic in England

C. Traveling in England D. Traffic Lights in England

(C)

Jean is a bright（聪明） young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely.

So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.

Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.

When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!

36. Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is _______.

A. rich B. famous C. young D. lonely

37. Jean thought “David” was special because he _______.

A. made her quite happy on QQ???? ?B. was from San Francisco

C. sent her a picture of himself??????? D. was tall and good-looking

38. When Jean and “David” met and introduced themselves to each other, who felt surprised?

A. “David”.??????? B. Both “David” and Jean.

C. Jean.?????? D. Neither “David” nor Jean.

39. What does the underline word “common”in the third paragraph mean in Chinese?

A. 共同的 B. 常见的 C. 普通的 D. 共有权

40. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Don’t believe those you get to know on QQ so easily.

B. People don’t use their real names on QQ so often.

C. Don’t go to meet those you get to know on QQ.

D. People should tell their real names to others on QQ.

(D)

Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today’s world to find work for everyone. The economy (经济) of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in short time. Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holiday. In all of the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine can often do the work from forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs.

41. It was _______ for people to find work before than today.

A. not possible B. difficult

C. more difficult D. easier

42. If the economy of the world grows by 4% each year, _______.

A. people will have no jobs B. people can still have jobs as before

C. 4% of the people will have jobs D. 97% of the people will have jobs

43. One machine can do as much work as _______.

A. 40% of the people B. 4% of the people in the world

C. 40 people D. 75,000 people

44. How many people outside cities go into to look for jobs each day?

A. 70% of the people. B. 4% of the people in the world.

C. More than 75,000. D. About 75,000 people.

45. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Machines are taking work instead of people.

B. Now more people are out of work.

C. Machines need more money and longer holidays.

D. Most