Ⅰ.单项填空(每小题1分，共15分)

从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

1．It was ________ your timely help that we finished the task on time.

A．thank to　　　　　　　 B．thanks to

C．thanks for D．thank for

2．All my classmates were ________ my idea that we should go on an outing next week.

A．in honor of B．in memory of

C．in favor of D．in case of

3．He was ________ by the committee for failing to report the accident.

A．settled B．complained

C．informed D．criticized

4．The instructions on the bottle are really ________. I can't understand them at all.

A．encouraged B．various

C．confusing D．standard

5．Modern Chinese magic ________ good progress in the last decade, but still falls behind developed countries.

A．made B．had made

C．makes D．has made

6．Many people have great difficulty ________ any decision, which can be because they were blamed and criticized for choice they made as children.

A．to make B．make

C．making D．made

7．The engine of the ship suddenly failed and then came a big storm, which ________ the helplessness of the crew at sea.

A．resulted from B．added to

C．turned out D．brought about

8．________ other good students, in my opinion, Tom is _____ ___ student.

A．Comparing with; a most satisfied

B．Compared to; the most satisfied

C．Comparing to; the most satisfying

D．Compared with; a more satisfying

9．In preparing scientific reports of laboratory experiments，a student should ________ his findings in logical order and clear language.

A．furnish B．propose

C．raise D．present

10．Don't worry, Teddy. In this way you'll be able to ________ the technical skill, too.

A．dress up B．make up

C．turn up D．pick up

11．—Let's go to the seaside and enjoy fresh air, OK?

—________. I'll wait for you at the gate.

A．I don't get it

B．You made a fuss of me

C．I get used to it

D．That's a good point

12．—Have you ever seen two leaves that are exactly the same?

—Never. Leaves differ ________ each other ________ size and shape.

A．from; in B．in; in

C．in; from D．from; from

13．Some environmentalists believe that the greenhouse effect could ________ unexpected results in the next century.

A．get around B．lead to

C．wear off D．get on

14．It is ________ that even if we can save much energy, we can only delay the energy crisis.

A．similar B．steady

C．distinctive D．obvious

15．They seem to be good friends although they have nothing ________ common.

A．on B．for

C．in D．with

Ⅱ.完形填空(每小题1分，共20分)

阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

The British Isles is made up of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other __16__. Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is __17__ into three parts：Scotland, Wales and England.

The United Kingdom is that __18__ of the British Isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the __19__ of Britain, and also about one sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The __20__ of Ireland is self-governing. The __21__ name of the Untied Kingdom is __22__ “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.”

__23__ is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the largest __24__ of the United Kingdom, so people often use the __25__ “England” and “English” when they __26__ “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little __27__. The Scots in particular are very __28__ of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard __29__ as English, and have a culture and even a __30__ of their own.

Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish __31__ ”was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. __32__， Ireland is divided into two：Northern Ireland still __33__ to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland __34__ to found an Irish Free State, later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland.

The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain, and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations (英联邦). Unlike the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to __35__ British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.

16．A.Wales B．Britain C．England D．Scotland

17．A.divided B．cut C．broken D．separated

18．A.piece B．island C．country D．part

19．A.south B．north C．part D．whole

20．A.smaller B．larger C．rest D．island

21．A.correct B．true C．full D．complete

22．A.also B．therefore C．likely D．perhaps

23．A.The UK B．The British isles C．Great Britain D．England

24．A.colleges B．officials C．cities D．population

25．A.words B．names C．spellings D．pronunciations

26．A.call B．forget C．speak D．write

27．A.angry B．difficult C．tired D．lonely

28．A.proud B．fond C．full D．kind

29．A.it B．Wales C．them D．themselves

30．A.capital B．language C．history D．programs

31．A.Country B．Question C．Disease D．Republic

32．A.At last B．So C．Meanwhile D．Also

33．A.returns B．belongs C．gets D．speaks

34．A.hoped B．refused C．broke away D．used

35．A.feel B．touch C．fight D．help

Ⅲ.阅读理解(每小题2分，共40分)

阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Language experts say that spoken English was almost the same in the American colonies and Britain two hundred years ago. Americans began to change the sound of their speech after the Revolutionary War in seventeen-seventy-six. They wanted to make it different to separate themselves from the British in language, in the same way they separated themselves from the British government.

Some American leaders proposed major changes in the language. Benjamin Franklin wanted a whole new system of spelling. His reforms were not accepted. But his ideas did influence others. One was Noah Webster.

Webster wrote language books for schools. He believed the United States should have a system of its own language as well as government. Webster published a dictionary of the American language in eighteen-twenty-eight. It established rules for speaking and spelling the words used in American English.

Webster wrote that all words should be said in the order of the letters that spell them. This is why Americans use the letters “e-r” to end many words instead of the British “r-e.” He spelled the word “center，” for example, “c-e-n-t-e-r，” instead of the British “c-e-n-t-r-e.”

Webster's rule for saying every part of a word made American English easier for foreign settlers to learn. They learned to say “waist-coat，” for example, the way it is spelled instead of the British “wes-kit.”

The different languages of many people who came to the United States also helped make American and British English different. Many of their foreign words and expressions became part of English As Americans speak them.

Sometimes Americans and British people do not understand each other because of different word meanings. For example, the word “jumper” in Britain means a sweater. In the United States, it is a dress. The British word “brolly” is an “umbrella” in America. And the British call potato chips “crisps”. All of these differences led British writer George Bernard Shaw to joke that Britain and America are two countries separated by the same language!

36．What does the underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refer to?

A．Separating themselves from the British in language.

B．Written English in America.

C．Spoken English in America.

D．Spoken English in Britain.

37．Why did American want their language to differ from British English?

A．Because they found British English hard to speak.

B．Because they found British English hard to spell.

C．Because they wanted to have their own language and government.

D．Because foreign settlers wanted them to change their language.

38．Why do Americans use the word “meter” instead of the word “metre”？

A．Because Benjamin Franklin didn't like the word “metre”．

B．Because the word “meter”was absorbed from other languages.

C．Because Webster thought the word should be said in order of the letters that are spelt.

D．Because Webster thought American English should be made easier for foreign settlers to learn.

39．Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why English began to change in America?

A．The government leaders.

B．Noah Webster.

C．Immigration to America.

D．The difficulty Americans had in understanding the British.

B

You may know the English letters A, B and C, but do you know there are people called ABCs? You may like eating bananas, but do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”？ How strange! Are these people from another earth? No. They are just Chinese people like you and me.

ABC means America-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the US. Sometimes, people call an ABC“a banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside—thinking like a westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.

Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them can not speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics.

But if ABCs can't speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas Chinese. These people may be citizens of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore, but they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even greatgrandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.

But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the People's Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C．N. Yang(杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.

40．“ABC” in the passage stands for ________.

A．3 English letters

B．a kind of banana

C．Chinese born in America

D．Americans born in China

41．Chinese in western countries are called “banana persons” because ________.

A．their bodies are white inside but yellow outside

B．they think like westerners but look like Chinese

C．they were born in China but go to study in America

D．they like to eat banana