二．单项选择：（15分）

22. The big snow caused great ________ to the people living in the south of China, ________ some of them homeless.

A. destroy; left B. damage; leaving C. ruin; having left D. wound; leaving

23.________, you need to give all you have and try your best.

A. Being a winner B. To be a winner C. Be a winner D. Having been a winner

24.Not until she took off her dark glasses ________ she was a famous film star.

A. I realised B. that did I realise C. did I realise D. that I realised

25. It was the training ________ he had as a young man ________ made him so excellent.

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

26. –We are _____ our food.Will you go to the supermarket and buy some?

-- No problem.

A.running out B.running out of C. giving out D.getting out of

27. —Tom has passed the final exam.

—______! He never really worked hard before.

A. Congratulations B. What a good news

C. What a good surprise D. How exciting the exam

28. ________ the help of her teacher, Mary ________ in the past few months.

A. With; has made progress B. Under; has made a progress

C. With; had made progress D. Under; had made a progress

29. _____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.

A.In spite of B.But for C.Because of D. As for

30. –Would you feel like ____ a cigarette?

---Yes.I would like _____ . But my doctor asked me not to do so.

A.having,\ B.having ,to C.have , \ D. to have, \

31.—Do you think _____ worthwhile to go all the way to Los Angles to buy that computer?

--- Well, I’m going to visit some relatives, too.

A.it B.\ C.this D.that

32. Look at the trouble I’m in! If only I ____ your advice.

A.followed B.would follow C.had followed D. should follow

33. As far as I see, ________ is no possibility ________ he will win the tennis match this time.

A. it; that B. there; that C. it; whether D. there; whether

34.The boy burst into tears ________ he saw his mother.

A. at the moment B. in a moment C. for a moment D. the moment

35.____ , we’ll go camping.

A.Weather permits B.Weather permitting

C.Weather permitted D.If weather will permit

三. 完型填空： （共20小题， 40分）

Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a 36 the summer before my busy senior year, but my mother asked me to do her a 37 . One of her colleagues needed a full-time 38 . “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital, why not volunteer to 39 Nick instead?” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a 40 child.

Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centres would not 41 him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium (平衡) problems. He couldn’t 42 or run properly. I was hesitating (犹豫) 43 I was to take the job when my mother 44 , “Don’t you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the 45 .” Then I told her I was 46 for the job.

The day started at 7:00 a.m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little 47 , he was quite a mix.

At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings (秋千)， the boy’s face 48 up — How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be 49 to get a child to go down a slide (滑梯). Believe me, it wasn’t! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his 50 and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.

Halfway through the summer, he 51 it to the top of the slide. With my arms 52 him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his?reaction. After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big? 53 and asked, “May I go down again, alone?” I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children? 54 ?for granted. This? 55 ?child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.36. A. grade ? ? ? B. course C. project? ? ? ? D. relaxation37. A. service? ? ? ? B. favour? ? ? ? C. business? ? ? ? D. trade38. A. nurse? ? ? ? B. waitress? ? ? ? C. guard? ? ? ? D. guide39. A. protect? ? ? ? B. defend? ? ? ? C. attend? ? ? ? D. comfort40. A. normal? ? ? ? B. naughty? ? ? ? C. clever? ? ? ? D. happy41. A. admit? ? ? ? B. receive? ? ? ? C. accept? ? ? ? D. adopt42. A. speak? ? ? ? B. play? ? ? ? C. stand? ? ? ? D. walk43. A. if? ? ? ? B. what? ? ? C. why? ? ? ? D. where44. A. suggested? ? ? ? B. argued? ? ? ? C. challenged? ? ? ? D. commented45. A. energy? ? ? ? B. courage? ? ? ? C. faith? ? ? ? D. time46. A. eager? ? ? ? B. sorry? ? ? ? C. grateful? ? ? ? D. ready47. A. awareness? ? ? ? B. balance? ? ? ? C. knowledge? ? ? ? D. control48. A. delighted? ? ? ? B. cheered? ? ? ? C. lit? ? ? ? D. shut49. A. difficult? ? ? ? B. simple? ? ? ? C. interesting? ? ? ? D. terrible50. A. fears? ? ? ? B. worries? ? ? ? C. chances? ? ? ? D. situations51. A. climbed? ? ? ? B. got? ? ? ? C. managed? ? ? ? D. made52. A. taking? ? ? ? B. holding? ? ? ? C. bringing? ? ? ? D. greeting53. A. kiss? ? ? ? B. clap? ? ? ? C. welcome? ? ? ? D. surprise54. A. play? ? ? ? B. do? ? ? ? C. take? ? ? ? D. enjoy55. A. miserable? ? ? ? B. smart? ? ? ? C. brave? ? ? ? D. special

四． 阅读理解（共15小题，30分）

A．

Have you ever heard your own voice? “Of course,” you say.

Has anyone else ever heard your voice? Again you say, “Of course.”

But that’s not quite true. Nobody else has ever heard your voice-the way you hear it. When you talk, you set up sound waves. The air outside your head carries the sound waves to your outer ears. But, of course, the sound of your voice begins inside your head. The bones of your head pick up the sound waves, too. They carry the sound waves straight to your inner ears. You get the sound from the outside and the inside too. Other people get just the sound waves from the outside. That is why they don’t hear your voice the way you do.

56.You ______hear your voice the same way others hear it.

A.can’t B.seldom C.sometimes D.always

57.The underlined phrase “pick up ”here means _______.

A.to raise B.to gain C.to select D.to pull

58.The passage is mainly about________.

A.waves in the air B.the way you hear your own voice

C.voice spreading far and wide D.the different way people hear their voices

B

To: Jenny@ comp mail． ca From: Li-Ming@ yahoo, com

Subject: Autumn! Date: 29 /09 8: 02 PM



Hello, Jenny!

I love autumn! Mid-autumn Festival is this week． We will watch the moon tonight, and look for Chang’e and Wu Gang． My mother bought moon cakes, and I have eaten many of them!

National Day is also in the autumn, on October 1． My mother and father will not have to work for three days! We will do many things together, I like going to the National Day celebration(庆祝)．

The best thing in autumn is my birthday; K is in October． I will be fifteen years old．

Good-bye!

Li Ming



?To: Li-Ming@yahoo．com From: Jenny@ compmail． ca

Subject: Thanksgiving Date: 29/09 9:12 PM



Dear Li Ming,

Thank you for your e-mail! I love autumn, too． In Canada, we have an autumn holiday called Thanksgiving． Families always celebrate Thanksgiving together． I will go to my grandmother and grandfather’s house． My uncles, aunts and their children will be there, too．

Canadian Thanksgiving is in early October． In the U．S．, they celebrate Thanks-giving in late November．

Have a good time on your birthday, Li Ming! On my birthday, I have a cake with candles． Everyone sings ‘Happy Birthday’． Then I blow out the candles! Will you have cake on your birthday?

Your friend,

Jenny



59．When is Li Ming’s birthday?

A．On September 29． B．In September．

C．Before September 29． D．After September 29．

60．Americans celebrate Thanksgiving __ later than Canadians．

A．one month B．less than two months

C．two months D．more than two months

61．What do Canadians usually do in Thanksgiving?

A．Eat cakes． B．Stay together．

C．Watch the moon． D．Sing the song．

62．What must Li Ming and Jenny use when they wrote to each other?

A． Pens． B．Paper． C． Computers． D． Telephones．

C．

Margaret, married with two small children, has been working for the last seven years as a night cleaner, cleaning offices in a big building.

She trained as a nurse, but had to give it up when her elder child became seriously ill. “I would have liked to go back to it, but the shifts（工作班次）are all wrong for me, as I have to be home to get the children up and off to school.”

So she works as a cleaner instead, from 9 p.m. till 6 a.m. five nights a week for just ￡90, before tax and insurance. “It’s better than it was last year, but I still think that people who work ‘unsocial hours’ should get a bit extra.”

The hours she’s chosen to work mean that she sees plenty of the children, but very little of her husband. However, she doesn’t think that puts any pressure on their relationship.

Her work isn’t physically very hard, but it’s not exactly pleasant, either. “I do get angry with people who leave their offices like a place for raising pigs. If they realized people like me have to do it, perhaps they’d be a bit more careful.”

The fact that she’s working all night doesn’t worry Margaret at all. Unlike some dark buildings at night, the building where she works is fully lit, and the women work in groups of three. “Since I’ve got to be here, I try to enjoy mys