1. ---I’be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?

　 ---Not at all, ______ .

　A. I've no time B. I'd rather not C. I'd like D. I'd be happy to

2. He always brings me a pretty gift ____ he comes to visit me.

A． by the time B. sometimes C. every time D. at times

3. Peter received a letter just now ________ his grandma would come to see him soon

A．said B．says C．saying D．to say

4. His report was so exciting that it was interrupted by applause（掌声）.

A. constantly B. constant C. seldom D. never

5．Five men and three women make up the temporary group to look into the case. In other words，it________eight people.

A．consists of B．is consisted of C．is consisting of D．is being consisted of

6.Come and see me whenever _______.

A. you are convenient B. you will be convenient

C. it is convenient to you D. it will be convenient to you

7. Most of the people __________ to the party were famous scientists.

A. invited B. to invited C. being invited D. inviting

8 He felt that he_______ the coldness that had grown between them.

A. was blamed to B. was to blame for C. was to be blamed for D. blamed

9.The manager promised to keep us _____ of how our business was going on.

A. informed B. informing C. being informed D. to be informed

10. She demanded that he _____ the books he borrowed from her.

A. return B. would return C. returned D. were to return

11. No sooner _____ themselves in their seats in the hall than the speaker began his speech.

A. they did settle B. had they settled C. did they settle D. they had settled

12. The flowers ___ sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature.

A.to smell B. smelling C. smelt D. to be smelt

13. My chest _____ when I take a deep breath, doctor.

A. hurts B. wounds C.harms D. injures

14.This is an illness that may result in total blindness if_______.

A.being left untreated B.left untreated

C.not left trrating D.not having left untreated

15.—David has made great progress recently.

--_______,and________.

A.So he has,so you have B.So has he,so have you

C.So he has ,so have you B.So has he,so you have

?16. A quarrel _________, which made him _____ his family.A. was broken out; break away?? B. broke out; break away from??? C. was broken away; break down? D. broke down; break out

17. In the dark forests_____,some large enough to hold several Englisg towns.

A.lies many lakes B.lie many lakes C.many lakes lie D.many lakes stand

18._____ in her skirt, the little girl tried to make herself ________ at the party.A. Dressed; notice? B. Dressing; noticed? C. Dressed; noticed? D. Dressing; noticing

19. As you know, it is my duty to ____ my younger sisters from being hurt when they are in danger.?? A. prevent?????? ? B. save?????????? C. stop???????? D. protect

20. The fellow felt rather ____ as he was the only person that wore sportswear at the party. A. in place???????? B. out of place C. in place of???? ? D. in the first place

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 21 I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 22 person.

I think my 23 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 24 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 25to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really 26. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) 27 . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I 28 to help. That was really a big 29 for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of 30are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new 31 , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my 32 . Every time I came into her room, she was so 33 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 34 her, so I took her place. She let me 35 that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was 36 , but I was very grateful to her.

I think I am a much 37 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 38 these experiences. They have 39 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 40 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

21. A. since B. before C. or D. unless

22. A. famous B. simple C. different D. skilled

23. A. education B. career C. tour D. change

24. A. balance C. homework C. degree D. interest

25. A. talked B. wrote C. lied D. reported

26. A. careful B. lonely C. curious D. guilty

27. A. argument B. game C. experiment D. defence

28. A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened

29. A. dream B. problem C. duty D. step

30. A. us B. which C. them D. whom

31. A. attitude B. hobby C. hope D. luck

32. A. friend B. partner C. guide D. guest

33. A. polite B. happy C. strange D. confident

34. A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted

35. A. explain B. guess C. declare D. see

36. A. homeless B. heartbroken C. bad-tempered D. hopeless

37. A. quieter B. busier C. better D. richer

38. A. forget B. face C. improve D. analyze

39. A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught

40. A. miss B. like C. wonder D. expect

第二部分 阅读理解

第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.

Born in September, 1987, Irene Curie was the first of the Curies’ two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sévigné in Paris.

Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities（设备） to help save the lives of wounded soldiers.Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgrum. Her services were recognised in the form of a Military’s Medal by the French government.

In 1918, Irene became her mother’s assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taugh him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later.

Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity（辐射能）. Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.

41．Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?

A.Because she received a degree in mathematics.

B.Because she contributed to saving the wounded.

C.Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic.

D. Because she worked as a helper to her mother.

42．Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederio joliot?

A.At the Curie Institute. B.At the Cniversity of Paris.

C.At a military hospital. D.At the College of Sevigne.

43．When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born?

A. In 1932. B. In 1927. C. In 1897. D. In 1926.

44． In which of the following aspects was Irene Cuire different from her mother?

A.Irene worked with radioactivity. B.Irene combined family and career.

C.Irene won the Nobel Prize once D.Irene died from leukemia.

B

Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers tried to conquer(征服) Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally, in 1921. The British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland, In the north, is part of the united kingdom. The republic of Ireland, in the south. is an independent country.

In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes ,was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage (短缺) of work , forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.

For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.

The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly, Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”, Since independence, Ireland has revived(复兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different are as have different styles of old Irish song which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the