I: 单选：（30分）

1.It’s quite strange that the man sleeps with his mouth ____ and his eyes _____.

A. closing; open B. closed; opened C. closing; opening D. closed; open

2.—What about ____ book?　?—It’s too difficult ____ book for beginners.? A．the; the 　　　　?B．a; a 　　?C．a; the 　　　　　?D．the; a

3.– It was two months ago ______ you luckily got a chance to spend your holiday in Hainandao,Yes?

_______. John was the lucky dog.

when Not I B. when Not really C. that Not me D. that Not at all

4. With the horse ______the tree, he lay on the ground, ___________into the sky.

?? A. tied to, looking up????? B. tied with, looked up??

???C. tying to, looking up????? D. tying with, looked up

5.---- Why not go out for a walk ?

---- ________

A. Good idea . B. Help yourself.

C. Make yourself at home. D. What about

6.He _______ all the “No Smoking” signs and lit up a cigarette.

A. ignored B. checked C. disliked D. obeyed

7. _______ miss the exam , the girl got up earlier this morning .

A. In order to not B. In order not to C. So not as to　Ｄ.So as not to

8.I can’t spend ________ money on the car which is ______ expensive for me .

A. too much , much too B. far too, too much

C. much too, too much D. too many , much too

9.I was really anxious (担心)about you . You _______ home without a word .

A. mustn’t leave B. shouldn’t have left

C. couldn’t have left D. needn’t leave

10. Sam always forgets my name . Do you think he does it ______ ?

A. right away B. at present C. at an end D. on purpose

11.Although we often send e-mails to each other , we have never seen each other _______ .

A. in my eyes B. eye to eye C. in my face D. face to face

12.----- Will Joe attend the party? ----- If his wife won’t go to the party,_________.

A. he will either B. neither does he C. he neither will D. neither will he

13 As time _____, she became more and more anxious about her son’s safety.

A. passing B. going by C. went by D. has passed

There was s time ____ women were not allowed to go to school.

A. before B. when C. that D. after

15.I found ______ impossible for ________ to work out the maths problem .

A. if , he B. that , he C. that , him D. it , him

16.To the parents’ worry, some middle school students are ______ computer games and completely forget their studies.

A. crazy about B. very fond of C. concerned for D. serious about

17.I am tired _____ the partner I have been working with; he is too hard a person______.

A. with; to get along with B. from; to be got along with

C. of; to get along with D. of; getting along with

It was the first time that I ______ the Great Wall.

A. have visited B. visited C. had visited D. has visited

19.His whole school education? ________ only 2 years because of his illness.A. added up B. added up in C. added up to D. was added up20. Some students have trouble _____ grammar while others have difficulty______ new words.

A. in; remember B. for; to remember

C. on; remembering D. with; remembering

II： 完形填空：（30分）

Every morning a woman made some bread for members of her family and an extra piece for whoever needed it. She would always 21______ the extra piece on the windowsill (窗台)。

She 22_____ an old man came every day and took the extra piece without expressing his 23______. This went on day after day. The woman felt very 24_____. In order to punish（惩罚） him, she decided to add 25______ to the bread she 26______ for him! As she was about to place it on the windowsill, she 27_____and gave up at last. Immediately, she prepared another one and put it on the sill.28_____, the man came that day, picked up the bread and left, totally 29_____ of the anger in the heart of the woman.

That evening, there was a 30_____ on the door. As she opened it, she was 31_____ to find her son standing in the doorway. He had gone to a faraway place to seek his fortune. (碰运气) For many months she had heard 32_______ news of him.

Looking at his mother he said 33______, “ Mom, it is truly 34______ I’m here. My business 35______ so I had to beg for food on my way home. I would have died this morning, but just then an old man passed by. He was 36_____ enough to give me a piece of bread, and said, “ this is what I eat every day. Today, I shall give it to you, for your 37______ is greater than mine!”

As the mother 38_____ those words, her face turned pale. She 39______ the poisoned bread that she had made that morning. If she had not thrown it away, it would have been eaten by her own son and he would have 40______ his life!

21. A. cut B. taste C. put D. sell

22.A. doubted B. noticed C. hoped D. worried

23.A. appreciation（感激） B. concern C. regret D. sympathy

24. A. strange B. sad C. satisfied D. angry

25.A. sugar B. salt C. poison D. milk

26.A. cared B. applied C. prepared D. begged

27. A. agreed B. hesitated C. accepted D. understood

28.A. As usual B. On the way C. As a result D ON the other hand

29.A. uncertain B. ignorant C. unashamed D. unafraid

30.A. message B. key C. knife D. knock

31.A. curious B. surprised C. nervous D. disappointed

32.A. few B. much C. no D. many

33.A. cheerfully B. carefully C. proudly D. weakly

34.A. normal (正常的) B. amazing C. terrible D. necessary

35.A. failed B. succeeded C. grew D. continued

36. A. unique (独一无二) B. smart C. kind D. mean

37.A. strength B. job C. help D need

38.A. said B. wrote C. read D. heard

39.A. threw B. remembered C. kept D. discovered

40.A. lost B. saved C. started D. Built

III：阅读理解：（42分）

A

Mary did not understand such sentences as “ She is blue today!” “You are yellow !” “He has a green thumb!” “ He has told a white lie.” and so on. And she went to Mrs Smith for help..

M: Mrs. Smith, there is a color in each of the sentences. What do they mean?

S: In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad, yellow--------afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well. And a white lie is not a bad one.

M: Would you give me an example for “a white lie”?

S: Certainly. Now I just give you some cake. In fact you don’t like it but you won’t say it. Instead you say “ No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.

41.Most of my plants ________ because I don’t have a green thumb.

A. look nice B. grow well C. are bad D. are strong

42.Today he is ________. He’s known that he failed in the exam.

A. blue B. green C. white D yellow

43. Tom is yellow. He is _______ to go to the dark room alone.

A. brave B. clever C. glad D. frightened

44 You told her _______ when you said she looked good.

A. a white lie B. an answer C. a truth D. a humour

B

A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maliyuwa, a nearby village. They lived with the man’s big family _____his parents, his brothers, their wives and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the young woman soon took a great interest . Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.

Three months later the woman went back to her parents’ home, having quarrelled with her husband. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heart-broken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.

It went to the woman’s home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal that she returned to her husband’s home.

45. Their writer wrote the story in order to ______.

A. show that elephants are very clever

B. tell how a woman trained a wild animal

C. show that women care more for animals than men do

D. tell how an animal reunited a husband and wife

46 The woman left her new home______.

A. to visit her own parents in Maliyuwa

B. to see if the elephant would follow her

C. because she was angry with her husband

D. because she was tired of the large family

47. After the young woman left her husband’s home, the elephant ______.

A. returned to the forest B. was sad because it missed her

C. went to look for a new home D. was sick because nobody fed it

48. The young wife went back to her husband because ______.

A. she knew he had sent the animal to her

B. the elephant had come to look for her

C. her parents persuaded her to

D. she missed her new home

C

A

Guitar lessons

An excellent musician.

Good-at teaching kids for 5 years.

Your home or mine.

Call Larry at 6087593.



B

Lost dog

Medium size, spotted white short hair.

Answer you when you call it David.

Many thanks for returning it.

Call Susan at 7328059.



C

Taxi driver wanted

Full time.

Experience and good knowledge of the city are necessary.

Under 45 years old.

Call Mr. White at 5132633 or 13935728866.



D

Apartment for sale

Two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom.

Hot water 8:00 - 18:00.

Beautiful sights out of the windows.

E-mail: sdgt@ 163.com.





49．Which number should you call at if you find the lost dog?

A．6087593. B．7328059. C．5132633. D．13935728866.

50．Which of the four people may get the job as a taxi driver?

A．A 50-year-old person.

B．A 40-year-old person who can drive well in the city.

C．A person who has just got his driver's license.

D．A person who can drive and has free time on weekends.

51．When is hot water provided in the apartment according to the ad?

A．In the daytime. B．At night.

C．At any time. D．Only in the afterno