一．单项填空（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

----- Who called me this morning when I was out?

----- A man calling _____ Robert.

A. him B. himself C. his D. 不填

2. I can’t concentrate _____ what I’m doing while the noise is going on.

A. on B. at C. in D. to

3. They _____ to escape from prison last month, and now the police are still tracking them down.

A. attempted B. succeeded C. managed D. tried

4. When the teacher asked us to write a composition in half an hour, most of us found it hard ____.

A. to finish B. to be finished

C. finishing D. finished

5. ----- We _____ gas. I’m afraid we can’t go much farther.

----- I know there’s a gas station ahead. Sure it will last us till we get there.

A. run out B. have run out

C. are running out of D. have run out of

6. ----- I’m sorry I stepped outside for a smoke. I was very tired.

----- There is no _____ for this while you are on duty.

A. reason B. excuse C. cause D. explanation

7. He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldn’t risk ____ the good opportunity.

A. to lose B. losing C. to be lost D. being lost

8. He paid for a seat, when he _____ have entered free.

A. could B. would C. must D. need

9. I can’t remember when exactly the Robinsons left ____ city. I only remember it was _____ Monday.

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

10. ______ I think of the happy old days, I can’t help smiling.

A. Every time that B. Every time as

C. Every time when D. Every time

11. They have practiced a lot and got well prepared for it. It seems to me that they are very ____ to win the game.

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

12. He said that it would be better if we made more use of the _____ provided by the sun.

A. power B. force C. strength D. energy

13. ----- The boy said he could lift the heavy stone.

----- ______ is no doubt about that.

A. There B. It C. This D. What

14. ----- I wonder if I could possibly use your car for tonight?

----- _____. I’m not using it anyhow.

A. Sure, go ahead B. I don’t know

C. Yes, indeed D. I don’t care

15. It took her ten years to _____ her fashion business.

A. take up B. put up C. build up D. bring up

16. No one knows when this old temple came into _____.

A. living B. remaining C. life D. existence

17. ----- What are you going to do?

----- I’m going to attend a _____ concert directed by Andy Liu.

A. live B. alive C. lively D. living

18. Jasmine was holidaying with her family in a wildlife park ____ she was bitten on the leg by a lion.

A. when B. while C. since D. once

19. ----- Do you know what he is doing?

----- Sorry, I don’t know. I ____ him so far.

A. didn’t see B. don’t see C. haven’t seen D. am not seeing

20. Mr. Smith, _____ of the ____ speech, started to read a novel.

A. tired; boring B. tiring; bored C. tired; bored D. tiring; boring

二、完形填空（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

　 Mr. and Mrs. Moore were invited to a Christmas party at a hotel one year. They _21__ their car outside and went in. Mr. Moore had never got drunk before, so he was__22__not to drink too much, _23___ his friends asked him to drink more _24___.

　 During the party, Mrs. Moore found that she had __25__ to bring her bag, so she asked her husband to go out to the car and__26__it for her. He_27___so,but on his way back to the hotel gate, he heard a car horn(喇叭) blowing near his own car. He thought __28__ might be in need of help and went over to the car with the _29__. He found a small black bear sitting in the driving-seat and blowing the horn.

　 When Mr. Moore_30__the party, he told several people about the bear, but of course they did not believe him and thought he was drunk. When he took them out of the hotel to _31___that his story was _32___, he found that the car with the _33___ in it had gone. There were so many _34___ about Mr. Moore's black bear during the next week that he at last put an advertisement in the newspaper;“If anyone saw a black bear blowing the horn in a car outside the Century Hotel___35__the evening of Christmas Day, please tell…”

　 Two days later___36__Mrs. Richards called him and said that she and her husband had left their pet bear in their car outside the Century Hotel for a few minutes that evening, and that __37__he had blown the horn.

　 Mrs. Richards did not _38__to think there was anything __39__about that.“Our bear likes blowing car horns,”she said,“and we don't _40___when we are not driving the car.”

21. A. pulled 　 B. stayed 　　 C. left 　　 D. hid

22. A. polite 　 B. careful 　 C. glad 　　 D. afraid

23. A. whether B. until 　　 C. or 　　　 D. though

24. A. all along 　 B. once again 　C. just then 　D. for ever

25. A. learned B. known 　　 C. remembered D. forgotten

26. A. buy 　　 B. get 　　　 C. send 　　 D. return

27. A. said 　　 B. went 　　　 C. did 　　 D. thought

28. A. one 　　 B. someone 　 C. his wife D. the bear

29. A. noise 　 B. voice 　　 C. cry 　　 D. shout

30. A. was sent to B. was seated at

C. got rid of 　 D. got back to

31. A. show 　 B. notice 　　C. require 　D. promise

32. A. interesting 　B. correct 　 C. true D. exciting

33. A. horn 　 B. bear 　 C. bag 　　　D. driving-seat

34. A. laughs 　 B. shouts 　 C. smiles 　 D. calls

35. A. for 　　 B. at 　　　 C. in 　　　 D. on

36. A. the 　　 B. a 　　　　 C. / 　　　　D. some

37. A. quickly 　 B. completely C. maybe 　 D. almost

38. A. mean 　　 B. have　　 C. know 　　 D. seem

39. A. useful 　 B. strange C. common 　 D. bad

40.A. agree 　 B. like 　　 C. mind 　　 D. worry

三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

A

In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist .So he invented a very simple camera .He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo.

The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguere, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly , even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.

Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.

In about 1840, photography was developed .Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them , for example, some in the United States worked so hard.

Mathew Brady was a famous American photographers. He took many picture of great people .The picture were unusual because they were very lifelike.

Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century .Some photos were nor just cookies of the real world .They showed and feelings, like other kinds of art.

41. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ____________

A. his business 　　 　B. his house　　　　　　 C. his garden 　　　　　D. his window

42. The Daguerrotype was____________.

A. a Frenchman　　　　B. a kind of picture 　　C. a kind of camera 　　D. a photographer

43. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840j, he had to__________.

A. watch lots of films B. buy an expensive camera

C. stop in most cities D. take many films and something else with him.

44. Mathew Brady______________.

A. was very lifelike 　　　B. was famous for his unusual pictures

C. was quite strong 　　 D. took many pictures of moving people

45. This passage tells us_____________.

A. how photography was developed

B. how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures

C. how to take pictures in the world

D. how to use different cameras

B

More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!

Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighborhood. You may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit (受益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.

Folding (折叠) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travelers.

Health Benefits of Bicycling:

? It helps to prevent heart diseases.

? Bicycling helps to control your weight.

A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.

? Bicycling can improve your mood (心情).

Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.

? Bicycling is healthier than driving.

46. From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very______.

A. surprising B. exciting C. expensive D. popular

47. When you are riding your bicycle around your neighborhood, you may_______.

A. pollute the environment around B. find something you didn’t notice

C. go everywhere and use a little oil D. get off your bike and begin to work

48. If you travel with a folding bike, you can fold it and _ .

A. get ou