第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.It is said that we are living in __ Information Age, __ time of new discoveries and great changes.

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

22. --- Did you remember to return Tom the book you borrowed the other day?

---Yes, I gave it to him ____________ I met him at the gate.

A. while B. the moment C. suddenly D. once

23.I would appreciate _________ if you give me a bit of good advice on how to solve the tricky problem .

A. you B. this C. that D. it

24. _________ from the heart attack for years, Professor Wang has to take some medicine with him wherever he goes.

A. Suffered B. Suffering C. Having suffered D. Being suffered

25. You'd better ___________ some money for your child’s schooling.

　 A．set aside　　 B．pick up C．put off 　　 D．give away

26. Mary wants to have a study of her own , ________ she can study without being troubled.

A. where B. during which C. when D. on which

27. ---Guess what ,we’ve got our visas for a visit to the Austria this fall.

---How nice! You a different culture then.

will be experiencing B. have experienced

C. have been experiencing D. will have experienced

28. Some people believe that watching violent movies is one of the major causes of ______behavior and crime in society

A. childish B. artificial C. aggressive D. absolute

29. On walking into his room he was shocked to find the floor covered with looked like tiny insects .

A．that B．something C．what D．anything

30. I had finished my homework and _____ the 85th Annual Academy Awards when the power was cut off.

A．watched B. was watching C. would watch D．was to watch

31. I can’t stand ______ with Tom in the same dorm. He just refuses _______ talking while others study.?

A. living ; stopping??? B. to live ; stopping? ??? C. living ; to stop?????? D. to live; to stop????????

32. _______ in 1983, the museum attracts about 900,000 visitors every year.

A. Found B. Founding C. Founded D. To be founded

33. ------Have you decided solve the difficult problem _______ your own?

　 ------Yes, I want nobody else to get involve ________ it.

A. of, in B. with, with C. on, with D. on, for

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Since I have been in my new neighborhood, I have had the pleasure of meeting a few of my neighbors. My gift 36 was to make small fruit baskets and leave them on each of my neighbors’ front gate the night of Christmas Eve for them to find. I 37 the cards: “Happy Holidays from 5104 Northumberland Road.”

I saved the friendly lady for last, since I was still not exactly 38 where she lived. I 39 decided upon a house nearby where I 40 her each morning and felt relatively sure that it was hers.

This morning I noticed a small 41 inside the mailbox. It was addressed simply — Resident, 5104 Northumberland Road. I opened the 42 and took out a Thank You card. The 43 said, “Thank you for the lovely fruit basket you 44 on the gate of Richard Kelly. It was very 45 of you. Richard Kelly passed away half a month ago. He never stopped 46 about how nice it was that someone remembered him in his time of 47 . He really appreciated it.”

I was sincerely 48 . I had no idea who Richard Kelly was or that he had been 49 ill. I had left that nice lady’s basket on Mr Kelly’s porch by 50 . I wanted to say by mistake, but that would be wrong. I believe that Richard Kelly was 51 to have that basket. I hate that the lady did not 52 a fruit basket from me, but I believe that 53 she knew what had happened, she would not have had the outcome any other way.

I feel blessed to have made Richard Kelly’s last days more 54 . This just further strengthen my belief that there are never any 55 in life.

36．A．thought B．idea C．expectation D．opinion

37．A．made B．signed C．wrote D．posted

38．A．certain B．aware C．forgetful D．sure

39．A．eventually B．immediately C．honestly D．terribly

40．A．greeted B．walked C．discovered D．met

41．A．basket B．note C．present D．cheque

42．A．mailbox B．window C．envelop D．book

43．A．author B．owner C．card D．picture

44．A．designed B．made C．provided D．left

45．A．considerate B．attractive C．valuable D．practical

46．A．talking B．asking C．wondering D．worrying

47．A．poverty B．trouble C．illness D．danger

48．A．excited B．interested C．astonished D．inspired

49．A．hardly B．seriously C．hopefully D．probably

50．A．hand B．chance C．day D．turn

51．A．meant B．allowed C．advised D．forbidden

52．A．find B．hide C．buy D．receive

53．A．unless B．because C．though D．if

54．A．cheerful B．hopeful C．wonderful D．meaningful

55．A．mistakes B．regrets C．changes D．secrets

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分， 满分40分）

阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Phil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle trip. White had two reasons for making this epic journey. First of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity which he did. He raised $70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam. White's second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the world. He is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.

White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June 2004 and was back 299 days later. He spent more than l,300 hours in the saddle（车座）and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains. He had the adventure of his life crossing Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas. Amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team. No jeep carrying food, water and medicine. No doctor. Nothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road.

The journey was lonely and desperate at times. He also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountains. He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in need. There were other dangers along the road. In Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he had. The worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia. For 1,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him. This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end. Now Mr. White is back and intends to write a book about his adventures.

56 When Phil White returned from his trip, he________.

A. collected some money for Oxfam B. broke the world record related

C. ruined several bikes D. travelled around 1,300 hours

57. What does the word "epic" underlined in Paragraph l most probably mean________.

A. slow but exciting B. lonely but exciting

C. interesting but tiring D. difficult but admiring

58. During his journey around the world, Phil White _______.

A. fought against robbers in Iran B. struggled against the wind in Australia

C. experienced the extremes of heat and cold D. had a team of helpful people

59. Which of the following words can best describe Phil White?

A. Imaginative. B. Determined . C. Modest. D. Creative.

B

When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.

The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her morn," I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.

Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says." I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease."

But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up ---again---and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.

Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."

60. Why did Mary feel regretful?

A. She didn't achieve her ambition. B. She didn't take her mother's advice.

C. She didn't