第I卷（选择题共70分）

单项选择（共15 小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

1. The city of Qingdao is known ____ its beautiful seaside.

A. as B. for C. since D. because

2. It smells so bad that you have to ____ until you come out.

A. lose your breath B. hold your breath

C. hold on D. hold out

3. Bad luck! I missed the last bus. ____, I had to walk home.

A. In my opinion B. After all

C. Above all D. In other words

4. Many buildings ______ on both sides of the street the next year.

A. will build B. were built C. are to be built D. will be built

5. The concert last week was ____ that his concert is expected to run for the next two years.

A. such success B. such a success

C. so a success D. such successful

6. When she saw the ______ tiger, her face turned pale ______.

A. frightening; with fear B. frightened; with fear

C. frightening; at fear D. frightened; at fear

7. He is ____ to come here tomorrow if he can finish his work on time.

A. possible B. probable C. likely D. alike

8. He didn’t catch the first train. That’s ____ he didn’t attend the meeting.

A. because B. how C. why D. when

9. First of all, please _____ me to introduce myself to you．

A. make B. agree C. let D. allow

10.Check your homework to avoid ______ mistakes again.

A. make B. making C.to make D. made

11. The teacher raised his voice ____ all the students could hear him clearly.

A. in case B. so that

C. even though D. so as to

12.--Did you tell Jane that the college had allowed her to work on a part-time work and study program this term?

--Oh, no, I forget. I ___ her now.

A. will call B. will be calling

C. call D. am to call

13. The ____ on his face told me that he was angry.

A. impression B. sight C. appearance D. expression

14. Kathy ____ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

A. picked up B. took up

C. make up D. turned up

15 .If you have no idea about how to pronounce the word correctly, you may____ the dictionary.

A. refer to B. deal with C. bring about D. look up

第二节 完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并标在答题卡的相应位置。

Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact 16 she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished 17 a driving offence (犯规，犯法). Then one day she nearly 18 her record. A police car 19 her, and the policemen in it saw her 20 a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed 21 that she would be punished. 22 Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was 23 old to drive a car, and that the 24 why she had not stopped at the red 25 was most probably that her eyes had become weak 26 old age, so that she had simply not seen it. When the judge had finished what he was 27 , Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was 28 and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she 29 a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt. When she had 30 done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your turn. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”

The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was dismissed, and her record remained unbroken.

16. A. which B. when C. that D. this

17. A. about B. on C. to D. for

18. A. kept B. won C. missed D. lost

19. A. watched B. after C. followed D. ran after

20. A. pass B. go C. run D. rush

21. A. sure B. indeed C. certain D. perhaps

22. A. Before B. While C. Until D. When

23. A. so B. very C. too D. quite

24. A. cause B. reason C. matter D. trouble

25. A. light B. lamp C. sign D. one

26. A. with B. because C. for D. of

27. A. speaking B. saying C. talking D. telling

28. A. holding B. getting C. carrying D. bringing

29. A. took B. brought C. picked D. chose

30. A. almost B. hardly C. successfully D. successful

第三节 阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并标在答题卡的相应位置。

A

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.

　　One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time.

　　“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”

　　“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”

　　“I left it at home.”

　　Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”

　　The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”

　　31. Jack was ________ when he finished middle school

　　A. sixteen　B. eighteen　C. twenty　D. fifteen

　　32. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

　　A. he's her grandson　B. he's clever C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time

　　33. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

　　A. classmate B. colleague (同事) C. aunt D. wife

　　34. The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.

　　A. 盖印 B. 跺 C. 贴邮票 D. 承认

　　35. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

　　A. to wake his grandma up　B. to make his grandma angry

C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time　

D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

B

Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.

　　Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.

　　Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.

　 “Which university (大学) will your son study in?” a woman next to her asked.

　　“In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.

　　“The most famous university?”

　　“Oxford University (牛津).”

　　 Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her, “Congratulations!”

　　 A woman said, “I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.”

　　“Who's Fred Smith?”

　　“He's my son.”

　　“Does he study in the university, too?”

　　“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors.”

　　36. The story happened in ________.

　　 A. America　 B. France　 C. Germany　 D. England

　　37. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.

　　 A. their son did well in his lessons

　　 B. they have a big farm

　　 C. they have a good harvest

　　 D. their son studied at a middle school

　　38. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ________.

　　 A. her son finished middle school

　　 B. her son was handsome

　　 C. her son was going to study in a university

　　 D. her son was very friendly to others

　　39. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that __________.

　　 A. her friend could hear her

　　 B. all the people could hear her

　　 C. she hoped to make all the people happy

　　 D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her

　　40. Which of the following is true? __________.

　　 A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words

　　 B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university

　　 C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)

　　 D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too

C

“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.

　　“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say “It's cool.”You may think, “He's so cool,” when you see your favourite footballer.

　　We all maximize (扩大) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one student's paper was just the one sentence, “It's so cool”. Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.

　　But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also