一．单项选择（每小题1分，满分15分）

1. The woman is always looking forward to ________rich life.

A. live B. living C. to live D. lived

2. My new coat is similar _____yours ____color.

A. in; with B. to; with C. to; in D. from; in

3. The newly built dinning hall in our school is ____the old one.

A. as three times as large B. three times larger than

C. large as three times as D. the size of three times

4. ---Jack is a student and studies in No.8 High School.

---_____________________.

A. It was the same with Mary. B. so is Mary.

C. So it is with Mary. D. So does Mary.

5. The football match will be put off if it ________________.

A. will rain B. rains C. rained D. is raining

6. She felt very _________when her mother forgot her birthday.

A. disappointed B. disappoint C. terrified D. bored

7. Jenny nearly missed the train _________doing too much shopping.

A. as a result of B. on top of C. in front of D. in need of

8. ---Shall I go to the meeting?

---You decide---____________.

A. Have you got there? B. That's settled.

C. it's up to you. D. I have no idea.

9. I'll do well with Mrs. Chen _________me.

A. teach B. taught C. teaches D. teaching

10. Mrs. Li explains English grammar so ____that even I can understand it.

A. clear B. clearly C. more clearly D. good

11. The water in this glass is too hot, I prefer some cold ____ water.

A. to boil B. having boiled C. boiling D. boiled

12. --Your daughter has two children, doesn’t she?

--That’s right. She ____ in 1983.

A. marries B. had married C. was married D. got married

13.--Would you mind me closing the door?

--_______, I feel a little bit cold, too

A. definitely B. Absolutely C. Oh, I see D. Certainly not

二．完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分30分）

One morning a student was walking with his teacher when they noticed a pair of old shoes by the roadside. They__ 1__the shoes might belong to a poor man. In fact, the ___2__ of the shoes was working in a field nearby, and he had nearly__ 3__ his work.

The student said to his teacher: Let's play a trick on the man; we hide his shoes, and wait to see what he will do __4__ he can't find them.

My young friend, we should never have__ 5__ by tricking others like that," answered the teacher.

“__6___ , let's put a __7__ in each of the shoes, and watch what he will do.”

The student did so, and then they__ 8__ nearby.

The man soon came back to get his __9__ but when he slipped his foot into one of his shoes, he felt something ___10__ in it. He bent down and found the coin (硬币).

 __11__ appeared on his face. He looked at the coin for a minute, and then__ 12 __ but nobody could be seen. He then went on to put on the other shoes, 13 he was even more surprised to find the 14 coin

He then knelt down (跪下), looked up to heaven and said 15 aloud, in which he spoke of his wife, 16 and helpless, and his children without bread.

The student was deeply moved (感动的), and his eyes were filled with tears. "Now,"

said the teacher, “you must be much more pleased than if you had played your 17 ”

The boy replied,“You have taught me a lesson which I'll never 18 I feel now the truth of these words, which I didn't 19 before:"It is more blessed (神圣的) to 20 than to receive.”

16. A. believed B. found C. decided D. thought

17. A. owner B. maker C. seller D. repairer

18. A. enjoyed B. changed C. finished D. started

19. A. since B. when C. while D. until

20. A. lessons B. experience C. fun D. games

21. A. Instead B. Generally C. Afterwards D. Maybe

22. A. stone B. coin C. sweet D. clip

23. A. hid B. stood C. worked D. rested

24. A. lunch B. coat C. drink D. shoes

25. A. terrible B. hot C. hard D. soft

26. A. Surprise B. Fear C. Pity D. Courage

27. A. looked up B. looked around C. looked down D. looked out

28. A. for B. so C. but D. or

29. A. strange B. second C. interesting D. lost

30. A. goodbye B. yes C. hello D. thanks

31. A. homeless B. lively C. careless D. sick

32. A. trick B. role C. game D. cards

33. A. learn B. take C. forget D. accept

34. A. hear B. understand C. remember D. write

35. A. work B. refuse C. advise D. give

三．阅读理解（每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Mr. Smith( John’s English teacher): John Brown? Yes, I remember John. I know he was an usually bright boy from the moment he entered the school. Writing came as naturally to him as walking. He enjoyed playing with words, in the same way that other boys play with a football. He wrote stories whenever he had the chance: stories that most of us couldn’t hope to write, with the experience of a person two or three times his age.

Mrs. John Brown (John’s mother): When he was young, John was always writing. He wrote in bed; he wrote while the rest of us were watching television, in the half darkness; he would even write at the breakfast table if I let him. He was a very quiet boy. Even now, I’m not sure that I’d know my son very well, if I didn’t read his stories!

36. Mr. Smith ______.

A. recognized John Brown as soon as he entered the school

B. knew that John was a clever boy as soon as he met him

C. remembered John as a boy to whom walking came naturally

D. remembered writing to John when he entered the school

37. To John words _______.

A. were what football to other boys

B. were like a game, not to be taken seriously

C. came more naturally than walking

D. came almost as naturally as playing football

38. The stories that John wrote were _____.

A. about the experiences of someone two or three times his age

B. two or three times better than the stories that most people wrote

C. of the kind that few people can write, even after years of experience of life

D. of the kind that most people older than John hope to write

B：

Ten years ago, when I was in junior school, Mrs. Amatuli was my language teacher. One day at lunch time, I was getting ready to eat my cold fish sandwich as usual and suddenly Mrs. Amatuli asked me if she could buy the sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria(自主食堂). I was very pleased. I never bought my lunch from the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family, and I always carried my lunch and took the bag back home to use again the next day.

Seeing other students went to the cafeteria after class, I felt my heart was filled with admiration(羡慕). You can imagine how pleased I was when I had the opportunity(机会) to buy a hot lunch. Kids always complained about the cafeteria food but I really wished to buy it. When we finished lunch that day, Mrs. Amatuli took me aside and explained why she had bought my sandwich. She said she was a Catholic and Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays—they ate fish on Fridays. From then on, every Friday Mrs. Amatuli bought my fish sandwich and with the money I could get in line with other kids for a hot lunch.

One year later, I knew from a classmate that Mrs. Amatuli was not a Catholic and her family was not rich. She bought my cold sandwich because she knew that a poor girl would be excited at the simple act of having a hot lunch. She wanted to help me! I will never forget her sympathy and generosity(同情与慷慨). I will be grateful (感激的) to my dear teacher, Mrs. Amatuli, forever.

56. From the passage we can know that____.

A. Mrs. Amatuli was a Catholic and didn’t eat red meat on Fridays

B. the author was too poor to buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria

C. Mrs. Amatuli bought the author’s cold sandwich every day

D. the author and her classmates all liked the cafeteria food

57. When Mrs. Amatuli told the author to use the money to buy a hot lunch, she felt____.

A. happy B. worried

C. disappointed D. surprised

58. Why did the author admire other kids in his class?

A. Because they were good at their lessons.

B. Because they could eat the fish sandwich.

C. Because they could carry lunch from home.

D. Because they could buy hot lunches from the cafeteria.

59. Mrs. Amatuli bought the author’s sandwiches in order to_____.

A. save time to prepare for her lessons.

B. show the author she liked the fish sandwich.

C. let the author buy hot lunch as other kids did.

D. make others believe she was a real Catholic.

60. Mrs. Amatuli was a teacher_____.

A. who was sympathy(同情)and generosity.

B. who was strict with her students.

C. who had special teaching methods.

D. who cared little about her students.

C

It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.

Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.

The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They f