1. There was ______ time ________ I hated to go to school.

A. a; that B. a; when C. the; that D. the; when

2. The child asked his mother _________ to out to play tennis.

A. that he could B. if he could C. whether could he D. that if he could

3. Mr. Smith has done some research on wild animals for 20 years.

--- Oh! He must have _________ a lot of difficulties.

A. given in B. cared about C. joined in D. gone through

4. Every minute is made full ________ of ________ our lessons well.

A. to use; study B. use; studying C. use; to study D. used; studying

5. She pretended to be calm, but ________ she was more nervous at that time she was being questioned.

A. actually B. in actual C. as matter of fact D. in a fact

6. A notice was ___________ in order to remind the students of the changed lecture time.

A. sent up B. given up C. set up D. put up

7. My brother trusts you; only you can _________ him to give up the unrealistic plan.

A. suggest B. attract C. persuade D. concern

8. She was in class on Friday afternoon, but no one has seen her ____________.

A. after that B. from then on C. ever since D. by then

9. If nothing ____________, many endangered animals will die out in the near future.

A. does B. had been done C. will do D. is done

10. The audience waited until the curtain rose and then ________ laughter at the sight of the funny actor.

A. burst out B. burst into C. broke into D. began with

11. _________ myself in the newspaper, I didn’t notice he came in.

A. Having buried B. Burying C. Buried D. To be buried

12. It was a ________ story and we all got _________.

A. shocking; shocking B. shocked; shocked C. shocking; shocked D. shocked; shocking

13. Tina was much more friendly to Peter than she was to the others, __________ made all the others upset.

A. who B. which C. what D. that

14. The settlement is home to nearly 3,000 people, many of left their homes for a better life in the city.

A．whom B．which C．them D．those

15. Tommy ___________ his bike, because he went to office by taxi this morning.

A. can have found B. could have found C. can’t have found D. mustn’t have found

16. In my opinion, the film “Saving Private Ryan” is ________worth _________ a second time.

A. much; to see B. very; to be seen C. well; seeing D. quite; being seen

17. --- How often do you go home?

--- _________________.

A. For three weeks B. Three weeks ago C. Every three weeks D. In three week’s time

18. Was it because Jack came late for school _________ Mr. Smith got very angry?

A. why B. who C. where D. that

19. Our new teaching building _________ in about 3 months.

A. will finish B. will be finished C. be finished D. finish

20. Kathy _________ a lot of Spanish by working as a volunteer.

A. picked up B. took up C. made up D. gave up

二．完形填空（共20小题，每题1分，共20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods 21 she realized that she was lost.

Sitting on a rock and 22 what to do, she began crying. After a while, she 23 to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. 24 it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and 25 stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the 26 . Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a 27 .

The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy sensed that his mistress（女主人）was in _28__. He jumped through a window, __29__ the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a 30 scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He 31 the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking(吠叫) 32 into the air, the dog 33 through the woods until he found the 34 . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his 35 , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He 36 over some bushes and saw the little stream (小溪)，where the girl was 37 .

When she opened her eyes and 38 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 39 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 40 . That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of steak.

21. A. before B. since C. while D. as

22. A. wondering B. forgetting C. remembering D. knowing

23. A. preferred B. expected C. failed D. decided

24. A. When B. For C. If D. Because

25. A. carelessly B. carefully C. hopelessly D. unwillingly

26. A. trees B. bushes C. woods D. grasses

27. A. stream B. rock C. tree D. house

28. A. prison B. danger C. peace D. charge

29. A. rubbing B. breaking C. mopping D. protecting

30. A. terrible B. strange C. pleasant D. familiar

31. A. missed B. discovered C. followed D. ignored

32. A. calmly B. loudly C. happily D. swiftly

33. A. searched B. visited C. lived D. travelled

34. A. window B. girl C. house D. hero

35. A. surprise B. sadness C. disappointment D. delight

36. A. jumped B. climbed C. walked D. flew

37. A. awake B. active C. shocked D. asleep

38. A. knew B. watched C. looked D. saw

39. A. upset B. harmed C. rescued D. frightened

40. A. pain B. shock C. sorrow D. relief

三．阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，共40分）

A

Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.

Many roads and places in Singapore are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries ---- in both the West and the East.

Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus ---- obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.

Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, “Bras Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay(马来语). Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.

A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road” for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like “Paya Lebar Crescent”. This road is called a crescent (月牙) because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.

41. We learn from Paragraph 1 that _____.

A. the government is usually the first to name a place

B. many places tend to have more than one name

C. a ceremony will be held when a place is named

D. people prefer the place names given by the government

42. What does the underlined phrase “die hard” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? ______________.

A. Change suddenly. B. Change significantly.

C. Disappear mysteriously. D. Disappear very slowly.

43. Which of the following places is named after a person? ______________.

A. Raffles Place. B. Selector Airbase. C. Piccadilly Circus. D. Paya Lebar Crescent.

44. Bras Basah Road is named _______.

A. after a person B. after a place C. after an activity D. by its shape

45. What can be inferred from the passage? ______________.

A. Some place names in Singapore are the same as in Britain.

B. Some places in Singapore are named for military purposes.

C. The way Singaporeans name their places is unique.

D. Young Singaporeans have forgotten the pioneers.

B

It’s the lunchtime break at Shanghai Xianxia Middle School. No mobile phones can be heard ringing anywhere. The common sight of crowds of children chatting on their phones or sending short messages has disappeared.

A grade-2 student said, “I couldn’t concentrate during classes if the cell phone was with me. I couldn’t help checking if there were messages or missed phone calls. I even played games on the phone sometimes.”

The school authorities say they feel the ban is necessary to keep order in class. They even gave out an open letter to remind parents not to let their children bring mobile phones to school. More than 96 percent of parents say they welcome the school decision. The school is also being flexible (灵活的) in implementing the ban. Those students who live far from school are allowed to bring mobile phones to contact their parents. But they still have to switch them off in classrooms.

Medical experts have also welcomed the school decision. They say too much dependence on mobile phones can