一、单项选择 （每小题1分，共20分）

1. ---I heard that as many as 100 people were killed in that coal mine accident

---Yes, ______news came as ______ shock to us.

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

2. 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

3. The girl looked at me with a _______expression. Maybe the problem was quite___.

A. puzzled; puzzling B. puzzling; puzzled

C. puzzled; puzzled D. puzzling; puzzling

4. Electric trains have now _______ steam trains in England?

A. taken place B. taken up C. taken on D. taken the place of

5. This wire connects _____ that one.

A. to B. of C. on D. with

6. The doctor telephoned to say that he couldn’t ____ the meeting because he had to ____ a patient.

A. come to, attend to B. attend, attend

C. join, treat D. attend on, look after

7. My interest in surfing on the Internet has ____ most of my spare time.

A. taken off B. taken up C. taken down D. taken away

8. It is sleeping late in the morning that ____ being late for work.

A. devotes to B. sticks to C. refers to D. leads to

9. John is _______London tomorrow and I will ________ at the Beijing Airport.

A. leaving for; meet him B. leaving for; see him off

C. leaving; see him off D. leaving; say good-bye to him

10. The computer system _____ suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.

A. broke down B. broke out C. broke up D. broke

11. ---Can you read the sign, sir? No smoking allowed in the lift!

---______.

A. Never mind B. Don’t mention it

C. Sure, I don’t smoke D. Pardon me

12. The book is________ and I’m ________ in it.

A. interesting, interesting B. interested, interesting

C. interesting, interested D. interested, interested

13. ________is no need to worry about her . She is no longer a little girl.

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

14. He was told to be responsible ___ the answer ____ the question.

A. to; of B. at; to C. for; to D. with; of

15. Silk ________ soft and a lot of women like wearing it.

A. looks B. sounds C. feels D. is felt

16. You will _____ sooner or later if you keep working like that.?? ?

?　?A. break off?????????????? B. break down?????? ? C. break into????????? ???D. break out

17. ——Are you going there with us?

——If Mary wants to go, ______.

A. I also go B. so do I C. so I will D. so will I

18. Green products are becoming more and more popular because they are environmentally _______.

A. friendly B. various C. common D. changeable

19. That rich woman is tired of city life, so she is ____ to live in the country.

A. afraid B. willing C. discontent D. tiring

20. The long speech given by that old professor seemed ____ and endless. He felt so

_____ that he Nearly fell asleep.

A. disappointed; boring B. disappointed; bored

C. disappointing; bored D. disappointing; boring

二、完型填空 （每小题1分，共16分）

When I was 15 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time I had been __21___. Like most English children, I learned French at school and I had often been to France, so I ___22___ speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand ___23___. When I went to American, I was really looking forward to having a nice and easy holiday without any __24__ problems.

However, I was wrong . The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a __25__ telephone to give my friend Danny a ring to tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me and asked ___26__ he could help me. “ Yes ,” I said , “ I want to give my friend a ring .”“Well, that 's __27___, ” he cried out in surprise . “ Are you getting __28___? But aren't you a bit __29___? ” “Who is talking about marriage ?" I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived. Can you tell me __30__ there 's a phone box ?" “Oh,” he said, “there’s one downstairs.".

When at last we __31__ meet each other, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me. “Don't worry,” she said to me .“I had so many __32___ at first. There are lots of words which the Americans ___33__ differently in meaning from us British. You 'll soon get used to __34__ funny things they say. Most of the ___35___ British and American people understand __36__ other.

21. A. out B. away C. outside D. abroad

22. A. get used to B. was used to C. used to D. used

23. A. English B. French C. Russian D. Chinese

24. A. time B. human C. language D. money

25. A. cheap B. popular C. public D. good

26. A. that B. if C. where D. when

27. A. well B. over C. nice D. right

28. A. to marry B. to be married C. marrying D. married

29. A. small B. little C. old D. young

30. A. where B. in which C. over there D. that

31. A. did B. do C. could D. had

32. A. pain B. difficulties C. things D. fun

33. A. write B. speak C. use D. read

34. A. every B. these C. some D. all the

35. A. chance B. situation C. condition D. time

36. A. a B. each C. one D. /

三、阅读理解 （每小题3分，共36分）

A

Will it matter if you don't have your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in the United States. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well their bodies worked when they had different kinds of breakfasts.

The rules show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast. If a student has fruit , eggs, bread and milk before going to school ,he or she will learn more quickly and listen more carefully in class.

The result is opposite to what some people think. Having no breakfast will not help them lose weight. This is because they are so hungry at noon that eat too much for lunch. They will gain weight instead of losing it. You will lose weight if you reduce your other meals.

37. During the test, the people were given _________.

A. no breakfast at all.

B. different breakfast or sometimes none

C. very rich breakfasts

D. little food for breakfast

38. Scientists wanted to know whether __________.

A. breakfast had any effect on work and studies.

B. people were interested in breakfast

C. breakfast did harm to people’s health

D. people would work better without breakfast

39. According to the passage, some people think without breakfast they will ____ A. lose weight B. get a good result in their work

C. gain weight D. not be hungry at all.

40 Which of the following sciences is not right?

A. It is bad for your health to have no breakfast.

B. No breakfast and more lunch may make you fatter.

C. The more breakfast you have, the more quickly you will learn in class.

D. If you don't eat much for lunch and supper, you may lose weight.

B

A group of travelers were having dinner in a restaurant. While they were eating fish, they began to tell stories about finding valuable stones inside fish.

An old man, who had listened to their conversation quietly，said at last ,”Now I’m going to tell you a true story of my own. When I was young, I worked in a large company in London. As is usual with other young people, I fell in love with a pretty girl. Soon we were engaged .Two months before our marriage， I was suddenly sent to Edinburgh on business. My stay was a bit longer than I had expected. At last my work was done and I left for home. Before I left Edinburgh, I bought a nice diamond ring for my sweet-heart. On my way to London, I was looking through a newspaper. It was then that I learned of my sweet-heart’s getting married to another man. I was so sad that I threw the diamond ring into the water. A few days later, when I was eating fish, I bit on something very hard .What do you think it was?

“The diamond ring,” shouted his friends. “No,” said the old man sadly, It was a fish bone.

41. Where was the old man sent to?

A. London B. Edinburgh C. Beijing D. Washington D.C.

42. The young man bought a diamond ring ______

A. soon after he started working in Edinburgh .

B. when he got engaged to his sweet-heart .

C. after her marriage.

D. when he was going to return.

43. The man was very angry because _______

A. he threw away his diamond ring.

B. his sweet-heart had married someone else

C. he had been away longer than expected

D. a hard stone gave him a terrible pain

44. The other travelers expected the old man to ____

A. get back the diamond ring

B. bite on a stone

C. find a fish bone

D. tell an interesting but untrue story.

C

Events

Long March exhibit

The Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of the Long March. On show are more than 220 photos and 40 items that explain with pictures how the communist Red Army drew back from its besieged (被围困的) bases in Jiangxi Province and fought its way to northern Shanxi province in the mid-1930s. Explanations are all in Chinese. The show will end on November 20.

Time: 10:00 am—4:00 pm.

Address: 1286 Hongqiao Road

Admission: 8 yuan for Chinese/ 15 yuan for foreigners

Thai elephants

Eight elephants from Thailand are entertaining visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes,