I. 听力

II. 单项填空

21. -Did you see the new movie directed by that famous director? It's said to be _______ great fun.

-No. I have been busy repairing all the broken office _______ these days.

A. a; equipment B. the; equipments C. \ ; equipment D. \ ; equipments

22. -Hi, Wang Ling, can't you recognize me?

-Oh, Ma Yan!I ________ you ________ your sister. It's so nice to meet you here!

A. thought; were B. thought; are C. think; are D. think; were

23. -Are you feeling _______ now?

-Yes, and I feel much happier than ever.

A. any good B. quite better C. more better D. any better

24. Thanks to the computer, I got several times _______ information _______ they did.

A. as more; as B. as much; than C. as much; as D. as many; as

25. Look! Tony, your books are everywhere. Please put them _______ .

A. on order B. in order C. at order D. out of order

26. In the last ten years, they _______ three great scientific experiments.

A. finished B. have finished C. had finished D. have been finished

27. He is always _______ his excellent spoken English; while his sister takes _______ her beauty.

A. proud of; pride of B. proud in, pride in

C. proud in; pride of D. proud of; pride in

28. -I have driven for so long, and now I want to have a rest.

- _______ . _______ to drive.

A. No; It's my turn B. Yes; It's your turn

C. Go ahead; It's your turn D. Go ahead; It's my turn

29. There was no good news still, and as time went by, he got _______ .

A. disappointed and disappointed B. disappointing and disappointing

C. more and more disappointed D. more and more disappointing

30. Almost _______ of the students in this class wear glasses, that is, _______ of them.

A. two thirds; 60 percent B. two thirds; 60 percents

C. two third; 60 percent D. two third; 60 percents

31. Cleaning women in big cities usually get _______ by the hour.

A. pay B. paying C. paid D. to pay

32. -Peter!Hurry up! You _______ on the phone.

-Oh, I _______ . Thank you.

A. are being wanted; come B. are wanted; am coming

C. want; come D. will want; should come

33. -Tom, why didn't you go to the flower show?

-I think it's something _______ pleasant.

A. far less B. far more C. too much D. much too

34. It's impossible for all the people to get jobs because _______ of them are not fit for them.

A. none of B. all C. not all D. every one

35. -Do you think the bad weather will _______ ?

-I hope not.

A. keep on B. go on C. take up D. keep up

III. 完形填空

Americans are????36????about an international sporting event now taking place in the United States. It is the biggest women's soccer????37??? in the world, the World Cup. The game Americans call soccer, is known around the world as????38??? . And more and more Americans are learning to????39??? it. Only in the last 35 years, large numbers of young Americans have become????40??? in soccer. Baseball and basketball are still popular professional sports,????41??? American boys and girls love to play soccer.

The United States Soccer Federation is the major soccer????42??? in the country. It says more than eighteen million people play soccer in the United States. This means that????43??? Americans play soccer than any other sport.

???44??? , more people in the United States are watching soccer, too. They are attending the 3rd Women's World Cup games that are????45??? in several American cities. 460,000????46??? have been sold for the three-week contest that will end July tenth.

Women's soccer teams from 16 nations are????47??? . Americans are closely????48??? the progress of the United States' Women's World Cup team. And the team is already setting????49??? . On June 19, the American team????50??? Denmark in the opening game. Almost 79,000 people watched the game at Giant Stadium near New York City. That is a world record.

One of the most popular players????51??? the American team is 27-year-old Mia Hamm. She became well known in 1996 when the United States women won the soccer????52??? medal at the Olympic Games, defeating other teams. Experts say Mia Hamm can play soccer better than????53??? woman in the world. She has scored more goals than any man or woman ever to play international soccer. Mia Hamm is a????54??? to many young American girls. Television????55??? say that at present thousand million people around the world are watching the game on television.

36. A. careless B. worried C. excited D. anxious

37. A. happiness B. event C. team D. incident

38. A. baseball B. football C. volleyball D. basketball

39. A. hate B. love C. give up D. played

40. A. interested B. disappointed C. satisfied D. surprised

41. A. and B. although C. so D. but

42. A. player B. event C. game D. organization

43. A. more B. less C. many D. fewer

44. A. In the past B. In the future C. just now D. At present

45. A. played B. to be played C. being played D. playing

46. A. tickets B. teams C. records D. players

47. A. taking place B. taking off C. taking part D. taking in

48. A. seeing B. watching C. thinking D. hoping

49. A. marks B. records C. points D. scores

50. A. beat B. hit C. won D. lose

51. A. in B. from C. on D. at

52. A. gold B. silver C. copper D. \

53. A. others B. the other C. other D. any other

54. A. player B. writer C. hero D. singer

55. A. broadcasters B. directors C. players D. spokesman

IV. 阅读理解

（A）

Pottery is the name given to all kinds of useful or artistic objects made from clay. Pottery can be plates or water pots or baskets. Pottery can be large or small, fancy or plain. Pottery is part of the large family of ceramics（陶器）.Ceramics are synthetic materials. For example, bricks and tiles (瓦片) are both ceramics.

How is pottery made? First, a potter takes some clay. Clay is a soft, red material from the earth. It looks a little like red dirt, but it's very different. Clay is thick and rich. Wet clay can be worked into any shape. When the clay dries, it will keep that shape. The potters takes some clay and pushes and squeezes（挤压）it until it is soft and smooth. After that, the clay can be shaped into anything. There are several ways to shape clay. Sometimes potters use their hands. Sometimes they use a special wheel. They place the clay in the center of a round, flat wheel. The wheel moves very fast, and the potter shapes the clay.

After the potter has shaped the clay, it can be decorated(装饰). Potters use glaze, which is a kind of paint, to decorate their work. Some glazes are very simple. Other glazes have beautiful colors and designs. The glaze is not just beautiful. It is also useful. The glaze makes the pottery smooth and waterproof. Potters also make some decorative lines and designs on the surface. After it is decorated, the clay must be baked, or fired, in a special oven.

Baking the clay at very high temperature makes it hard and strong. Firing also makes the glaze stick to the pottery. When the firing is over, the potter carefully removes the pottery from the oven and lets it cool slowly. If it cools too quickly, it could crack and break.

Since pottery is waterproof, it is very popular for dishes. You can find examples of pottery in almost any home. But pottery can also be found in museums. Some pieces of pottery are valuable and beautiful pieces of art.

56. It is possible that ceramics are materials of _______ .

A. metal B. plastic C. wood D. earth

57. The word "waterproof" means _______ .

A. 能盛水的 B. 防水的 C. 溶解于水的 D.吸水性强的

58. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Plates, water pots and bowls are all examples of pottery.

B. Wet clay can be made into anything of different shapes by the hands or a special wheel.

C. The clay becomes smooth and waterproof because of the glaze.

D. After the firing in high temperature, pottery is easy to break.

（B）

People in cities all over the world shop in supermarkets. When you enter the supermarket, you see shelves full of food. You walk in the aisles, pushing your shopping cart. You probably hear soft, slow music in the supermarket. This kind of music is playing to relax you and make you walk slowly. Thus, you will probably stay longer and buy more food.

Where do you go in the supermarket when you first arrive? Many people go to the meat section first. This area of the store has many different kinds of meat. Some kinds are expensive and others are not. Usually, some kinds of meat are on sale. So it has a special low price. The manager of the store knows where the customers usually enter the meat section. The meat on sale is usually at the other end of the section, away from where the customers enter. If you want to buy this specially priced meat, you have to walk by the more expensive meat first. Maybe you will see something that you want to buy before you reach the cheaper, inexpensive meat. Then you will spend more money in the meat section.

The diary section sells milk that is low in fat. Some supermarkets sell three different containers（包装盒）of low-fat milk. Each container looks different, but each contains the same product. One says "1% fat", one says "99% fat free" and one says "low-fat" in big letters and "1%"in very small letters. If you look carefully you can see that all the milk has the same amount of fat, and each container is the same size. The prices of all these three should be the same. However, in many stores these three containers of milk would each have a different price. The store will make more money if a customer chooses the milk that costs the most.

Most of the food in supermarkets is very attractive. People often stop to look at the products in attractive containers. But remember, many products will say, "Buy me!". Stop and think which ones are the best value for your money.

59. The word "aisles" in the first paragraph means _______ .

A. the entrance of a supermarket

B. the place where you pay for your goods

C. the way between the shelves

D. the place where the special priced meat is on sale.

60. When you walk by the expensive meat, _______ .