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一．单项选择（1×15）

1. Jack described his father, who _________ a brave boy many years ago, as a

Strong– willed man.

A. would be B. would have been C. must be D. must have been

2. Jenny nearly missed the flight_________ doing too much shopping.

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

3.—I don’t know about you, but I’m sick and tired of this weather.

—___________. I can’t stand all this rain.

A. I don’t care B. It’s hard to say C. So am I D. I hope so

4. Studies show that people are more_______ to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hour.

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

5. This special school accepts all disabled students, ________ educational level and background.

A. according to B. regardless of C. in addition to D. in terms of

6. Joining the firm as a clerk, he got rapid promotion, and________ as a manager.

A. ended up B. dropped out C. came back D. started off

7. He hurried to the booking office only________ that all the tickets had been sold out.

A. to tell B. to be told C. telling D. told

8.— I hate cities. The roads are dirty and they are always crowed.

— Do you know the word’s population has grown to_______

A. more than six times what it was in 1800 B. more than six times large as it was

C. six times more as what it was in 1800 D. more than six times large as in 1800

9. An awful accident_________, however, occur the other day.

A. does B. did C. has to D. had to

10. On his way home, he found a wallet_______ on the ground, which he picked up and ________ in his school bag.

A. lying; laid B. laying; laid C. laid; lay D. lain; lay

11. With food, water and electricity_______, the village is suffering a humanity disaster.

A. cut down B. cut up C. cut off D. cut in

12.The war between the government and the activists has lasted for 18 months, _______ nearly 30,000 people dead.

A. to leave B. leaving C. left D. having left

13. Two special government projects are also _______ to protect the river.

A. on the way B. in the way C. under the way D. by the way

14. She was so _______ in her job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door.

A. attracted B. absorbed C. drawn D. focused

15. Any country must have a clear belief________ cooperation between them can contribute to global peace, stability and development.

A. that B. which C. where D. whether

二．完形填空（1×20）

The hotel was in a　1　street and seemed to agree with one who　2　a good sleep after a tiring trip. The woman manager　3　me to my room. When I asked her about dinner, she said it was　4　at six and I had　5　it. 　"　6　, I'm not very hungry." I said in a friendly voice. " I'll just have a　7　and then go to a restaurant."

　　"What!" she said, raising her eyebrows (眉毛). "This is a respectable (体面的) hotel, young man. If you want,　8　go somewhere else. " She spoke as if a glass of beer were a　9　liquid.

　　I felt my　10　back through the dark streets after dining outside. I knocked loudly on the door but nobody　11　. It was a long time　12　the lady opened the door. "What's going on?" she said　13　." Guests are to be back by ten. The rule is for everyone."

　　I went to my room and　14　to sleep. The bed was hard and the sheets and blankets were damp.　15　of all, the whole hotel trembled when the church clock　16　every quarter of an hour. Just before dawn, I finally went to sleep.

　　"Did you sleep well last night, young man?" asked the old lady the next morning.

　　"17speaking, I don't think I could　18　another night here." I replied. "I　19　slept at all."

　　"That's because you were　20　all night drinking!" She said disapprovingly.

16. A. modern B. dark 　　　　 C. crowded 　　　 D. quiet

17. A. needed B. took 　　　　 C. slept 　　　　 D. tried

18. A. called 　　　 B. showed 　　 C. pointed 　　　 D. sent

19. A. eaten 　　　　 B. prepared 　　 C. cooked 　　　　 D. served

20. A. forgotten 　　 B. taken 　　　　 C. missed 　　　　 D. ordered

21. A. Thank you 　　 B. Never mind 　 C. I'm sorry 　　 D. Too bad

22. A. sleep 　　　　 B. cake 　　　　　C. drink 　　　　 D. rest

23. A. have to 　　　 B. must 　　　　　C. rather 　　　　 D. better

24. A. dangerous 　　 B. ugly 　　　　　C. cruel 　　　　 D. strange

25. A. direction 　　 B. feet 　　　　　 C. path 　　　　　 D. way

26. A. answered 　　 B. heard 　　　　 C. opened 　　　　 D. went

27. A. before 　　　 B. when　 　　　　C. after 　　　　 D. until

28. A. in surprise 　 B. kindly 　　　　 C. coldly 　　　　 D. cruelly

29. A. planned 　　　 B. tried 　　　　　 C. went 　　　　　 D. had

30. A. Above 　　　　B. Last 　　　　　 C. Worst 　　　　　D. First

31. A. struck 　　　 B. broke 　　　　　C. beat 　　　　　 D. hit

32. A. Correctly 　　 B. Generally 　　 C. Really 　　　　　D. Truly

33. A. need 　　　　 B. spend 　　　　　C. afford 　　　　　D. manage

34. A. never 　　　　B. hardly 　　　　 C. seldom 　　　　　D. haven't

35. A. dreaming　　　B. awake 　　　　 C. up 　　　　　　　D. down

三．阅读理解（2×10）

A

Hearing live music is one of the most pleasurable experiences available to human beings. The music sounds great, it feels great, and you get to watch the musicians as they create it. No matter what kind of music you love, try listening to it live.

This guide focuses on classical music, a tradition that originated before recordings, radio, and the Internet, back when all music was live music. In those days live human beings performed for other live human beings, with everybody together in the same room. When heard in this way, classical music can have a special excitement. Hearing classical music in a concert can leave you feeling refreshed and energized. It can be fun. It can be romantic. It can be spiritual.

Classical music concerts can seem like snobby (高傲的) affairs full of foreign terms and unusual behavior. It can be hard to understand what’s going on. It can be hard to know how to act. But don’t worry. Concerts are no stranger than any other amusement, and the rules of behavior are much simpler and easier to understand than the stock market, football, or system software upgrades.

If you haven’t been to a live concert before, or if you’ve been confused by concerts, this guide will explain, so you can relax and enjoy the music.

36. From Paragraph 1, we can see that the author encourages us _______.

to watch the musicians to compose music

to experience the spirit of classical music

to attend live concerts and enjoy live music

to obtain pleasure from different kinds of music

B

Jesse Owens was born in Alabama in the USA, in 1913. There were ten children in his family. Jesse was the youngest. He went to school in the city of Cleveland. At school he showed he had a special talent for athletics (田径). He could run fast. He could jump high. He could jump far. Because he was good at athletics, Jesse became a student at Ohio State University.

In May, 1935 in Michigan, USA, he broke the world record for the long jump. This was his first world record. On the 25th May Jesse did something unusual. In 45 minutes he broke six world records. Some people think that this was the greatest athletics achievement ever.

In 1936 Jesse went to the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. There were only nineteen black athletes in the USA team. He won gold medals in the 100 meters race, the 200 meters race, the long jump and the relay race.

Jesse was not a professional athlete. This meant that he could not get money for running. Later, he became a professional athlete. To make money he had to appear in strange races. Sometimes he had to race against horses.

In 1960 somebody broke Jesse’s last world record. In 1980 Jesse died.

39. Jesse Owens was born in _____in the USA.

A. Alabama B. Cleveland C. Ohio D Michigan

40. Jesse’s first world record was for the ______.

A. running B. relay race C. high jump D. long jump

41. He won ______ gold medals in 1936 in the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.

A. two B. four C. six D. eight

42. This text mainly tells us a story about _____.

A. Jesse’s life B. Jesse’s family

C. the records Jesse broke D. the gold medals Jesse won

C

While homework in kindergarten requires coloring and learning the ABC’s, the high school homework load has become increasingly difficult and time-consuming.

“I think homework takes a long time to do,” Ross Perry, Grade 10, said. “It helps you learn sometimes, but not really that much. I stay up until midnight doing homework and sometimes there is no point in even starting to do it.”

Hallie Rojeski, a junior high teacher, tries not to give her classes homework, hoping not to discourage students. “I try to give minimal homework because students should be playing and taking exercise more than working inside all day. Students usually don’t have good study habits when they come into the 7th and 8th grade. I offer a necessary after-school assignment so they will learn them.”

Teenagers are encouraged to get 8-9 hours of sleep and participate in sports or physical activity outside school. With 2-3 hours of homework it can be difficult to do everything.

Homework takes different amounts of time based on what courses students take. “I give my Spanish students little bits of homework,” Melody Downie, a Spanish teacher, said. “That is about what we learned in class, because for a foreign language you need to do work that reinforces (巩固) what we learn. I hardly give my history class homework.”

“When students do their homework they should be in a quiet area,” Hallie Rojeski said. “They also need to do work for 30 minutes and then take a 10-minute break because it is hard for students to keep focused for a long time.”

The University of Michigan found in a recent study that the amount of homework had increased by 51% since 1981. Harris Cooper at Duke University says that students who do small amounts of homework do better on their tests, but when they exceed 60-90 minutes of homework，the test scores fall.

“Homework is given to motivate stude