一、单项选择（每小题1分，共20分）

1. I couldn’t remember the exact date of the storm，but I knew it was________ Sunday

because everybody was at________ church.

A．a；the B．a；/ C．/; a D．/；/

2．She devoted herself _____to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.

A．strongly B．extremely C．entirely D．freely

The natural scenery and the newly-built tall buildings along the streets ________the

beauty of my hometown.

A．add up B．add to C．are added up D．are added to

7．—Why didn’t you say hello to him last night?

—I smiled at him，but he ________me and walked on.

A. ignored B．refused C．denied D．Missed

8. It is the third time so far that such a festival ________in my hometown.

A．is held B．has been held C．will be held D．had been held

9. ___life in a new country can be difficult，it can broaden a person’s view of the world.

A．If B．Although C．Because D．As

10．When________ into a warm house，a piece of ice becomes smaller and smaller，until

in the end it disappears completely.

A．takes B．taking C．took D．Taken

11．It is ________ to argue with him. He won’t change his mind.

A．useful B．useless C．hopeful D．helpful

15. Mary decided to attend the party, _____ to see her friends whom she hadn’t seen for

years.

A. hoped B. hoping C. to hope D. Hopes

Tom was the first man ___ after the accident.

A. questioned B. to question C. to be questioned D. being questioned

Everyone was ___ when they heard the ____ news the Sichuan was hit again by an

earthquake.

A. frightened; frightened B. frightened; frightening

C. frightening; frightening D. frightening; frightened

If you want more information about the design, please ___ us online at any time.

A. connect B. contract C. contain D. Contact

But for the ___ of our car, we would have arrived twenty minutes earlier.

A. mistake B. obstacle C. difficulty D. breakdown

20. -- Could I use your computer? I need to get some information about the product.

--__________!

A. Take it easy B. Don’t mention it C. Go ahead D. It’s up to you

二、完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）

Two veterans(老兵) both fought in Vietnam war and witnessed the loss of their friends. But after the war, they led very different lives. 30 years after the war, one was 21 and lonely while the other was happy and healthy, 22 by a loving family and close friends.

So, what made the 23 ?

One man thought, “What is the point of being 24 to someone? I’ll lose them anyway. ” So he lived his life in bitterness, not being close to anyone to

25 having to feel the pain of losing them.

26 , the other man thought, “Life is precious. I have to live it to the

27 and cherish every moment of it. ” So he lived his life in gratitude, 28

every moment he has with his loved ones. What a big difference that made!

When I was studying in Cambridge, Mr. Beadsworth, a mathematics teacher 29 his famous “Rainbow Talk” in the auditorium. He said, “It seems that you and your friend are looking at the 30 rainbow, but you are looking at two different rainbows. ”

When I 31 the “Rainbow Talk” now, it is true that two persons may be looking at the same rainbow, but they still see it 32 .

33 has meaning except the meaning you give it. You are 34 for giving meaning to everything that has 35 in your life. So, the question is, would you rather be 36 the first veteran who lived his life with 37 and fear? Or would you rather be like the second, who saw the38 the war had taught him and created a more powerful meaning for it?

Either way, the good news is that, with 39 , you now have the choice of 40 to any incident in your past that may be the source of your pain or you are suffering now, and create a new, more powerful meaning for it.

37. A. bitterness

B. worry

C. disappointment

D. difficulty



38. A. truth

B. lessons

C. price

D. message



39. A. effort

B. intelligence

C. awareness

D. ideas



40. A. putting back

B. coming back

C. dating back

D. going back





三、阅读理解（共50分，25个小题，每小题2分）

A

Amanda took whatever pills she could get, largely because she was finding life hard to take. “There were a lot of problems，” she says. She had just found out that her parents were splitting (分开). It took her by surprise—and she was shocked. “I woke up one morning, and they told me. ”

On a few occasions during her two years of going to pharming parties(品药聚会). “My heart would race so fast that it felt like it was going to explode. I felt weak and confused sometimes and even passed out several times，” she recalls. “But I picked up from the ground because I had a lot of pride in my drinking and drugging. I was really crazy about it and proud of the fact that I could take more than a lot of people. I could come home and have a conversation with my parents.”

Finally, though, things got out of control. “I couldn't go a day without taking something，” she recalls, “and after a while, the pills upset my stomach；it hurt all the time, and I hardly ate. Finally, I couldn't take it any more. I went to my parents and told them I needed help.”

Amanda entered a treatment program and has been calm since her release last January. “Detox(戒瘾)was the worst four days of my entire life，”she says.“I was throwing up all the food and had the shakes.”

She doesn't care about drugs. “I'm so hurt from this，” says Amanda，who has uleers(溃疡)and damaged kidneys from the drugs and alcohol. “I have to struggle daily to stay calm. But in some ways，I feel lucky I went through it, and I'm out of it now.” Amanda wrote a song called “Goodnight to the Moonlight”. Amanda says，“It's about how it feels to be taking drugs and alcohol, how it hurts, how it makes you feel like you're losing yourself.”

45．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ________.

A．Amanda had such a strong will that she didn't lose herself

B．her song expressed her thanks and delight

C．Detox was not really a success to Amanda

D．drugs and alcohol ruined her health as well as her spirit

B

Based on Sue Monk Kidd's best selling novel, The Secret Life of Bees is a movie of hope and faith for even the unloved and oppressed. Just as in the book, young Lily's thoughts sound and read like poetry, from the first moment when her room fills with bees.

The movie tells the story of the young white girl who runs away from her cruel father. Lily convinces Rosaleen, the black housekeeper to escape with her, after Rosaleen is beaten when she attempts to vote. When Lily asks Rosaleen why she risked her life standing up to the angry men who wanted to kill her, she hears “Giving in to them would be just another way of dying”.

That's Lily's story, too. She finally stands up to her father. They come to Tiburon, a town whose name is written on a label from a jar belonging to her mother before her death.

In Tiburon, there is no place where Rosaleen can eat or stay, despite the fact that President Johnson just signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964. ( It's still just a piece of paper, Rosaleen says. ) So Lily goes in to buy food for them, and sees the jar on sale. When Lily finds out it's made right there in a farmhouse, they go there and ask for help.

The good-hearted August who runs a successful company, offers them the honeycomb to live in. From August, Lily learns honey business and a life lesson from the bees. She sees a world where intelligence, independence and culture are honored and rewarded. She watches Rosaleen begin to understand that the dream of freedom from oppression she gave up when she was beaten is now possible for her. It is August who helps Lily see that love is all around her and all the others.

50．The passage is written to ________.

A. advertise a book B. explain the secret of bees' life

C. introduce a movie D. tell about American politics

C

Did you ever want to see Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey in 15 minutes? Then BA London Eye, is the one for you.

British Airways London Eye, formerly called as the Millennium Wheel, is situated on the south bank of the River Thames on the Jubilee Gardens. It is situated between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Footbridge in Lambeth and adjacent to (比邻) Old Country Building. It stands opposite to Houses of Parliament.

It started with a vision of Architect couple David Marks and Julia Barfields, who had competed for millennium ideas contest conducted by Sundy Times, a British newspaper in 1993 to welcome year 2000 splendidly. Regrettably, the contest was scrapped, but the couple persisted with their dream project by forming a company for this undertaking, eventually grabbing the attention of Evening Standard, another British newspaper. British Airways, after noticing this widely publicized article, agreed to fund, foreseeing the vital contribution of this project to London's skyline and its tourism, giving a spectacular view of this fascinating city that was otherwise not visible to the Londoners.

The entire construction resembles a giant cycle wheel, with a diameter of 135m(443 ft) and weighing 1,700 tons of steel and 2,000 tons at the foundation reaching almost 30m deep! It is the largest observation wheel built so far, making even Statue of Liberty, Big Ben, St. Paul's Cathedral, look up to it. It is the 4th highest structure in London. Canary Wharf Towers, BT Tower and Tower 42 are the higher three.

54．We can learn from the third paragraph that David Marks and Julia Barfields ________.

A．had wanted to complete their dream project on their own

B．won the first prize in millennium ideas contest

C．asked for another newspaper for help

D．would have given up their idea without British Airways

55．Why was the public opening of British Airways London Eye delayed?

A．The structure wasn't completed in time.

B．The structure was design