单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分，把答案涂在答题卡上）

1. Being able to afford ______ drink would be ______ comfort in those tough times.

A. the; the B. a; a C. a; 不填 D. 不填；a

2.You’d be exposed to a lot ______ pollution if you moved to a town with pure water and air.

A. more B. most C. less D. least

3. The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common __ __ in many parts of the city.

A. look B. sign C. sight D. appearance

4. Mum, I was wondering if you could lend me a few dollars until I on Friday.

A. get paid B. got paid C. have paid D. had been paid

5. I _____ thank you too much for all your help to my son while we were away from home.

A. won’t B. can’t C. can D. will

6. This machine is very easy . Anybody can learn to use it in a few minutes.

A. operating B. to be operating C. operated D. to operate

7. It suddenly occurred to him he had left his keys in the office.

A. whether B. where C. which D. that

8. A lot of language learning, has been discovered, is happening in the first year of life, so parents should talk much to their children during that period.

A. as B. it C. which D. This

9. No matter how ______ , it is not necessarily lifeless.

A. a desert may be dry B. dry a desert may be

C. may a desert be dry D. dry may a desert be

10. China has been pushing the reform of public hospitals __ __all its citizens.

A. in charge of B. for the purpose of C. in honor of D. for the benefit of

11. I’m so glad you’ve come here to ________ this matter in person.

A. lead to B. see to C. turn to D. refer to

12. It sounds like something is wrong with the car’s engine. _______ , we’d better take it to the garage immediately.

A. Otherwise B. If not C. But for that D. If so

13. --Is everyone here?

--Not yet. Look , there_______ the rest of our guests!

A. come B. comes C. is coming D. are coming

14. – In this day and age, women can have children and jobs as well.

--I can’t agree more. It’s great to have the two .

A. linked B. related C. connected D. combined

15. -- _______?

--That would be great! Please drop me off at the library

A. could you bring me the bill

B. would you like me to give you a lift

C. Could you tell me the postcode for

D. would you like to have my e-mail address

II．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30分，把答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she 16 play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill. 17 She loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and 18 all day about how wonderful and exciting 19 must feel to live there.

At the age when she gained some 20 skill and sensibility(识别力), she

21 her mother for a bike ride 22 the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go, 23 her keeping close to the house and not 24 too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew 25 where she was heading! 26 the hill and across the valley, she rode to the 27 of the golden house.

28 she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path 29 to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she 30 that all the windows were 31 and rather dirty.

So 32 and heart-broken, she didn’t go any further. She 33 and all of a sudden she saw an amazing 34 . There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she 35 that she had been living her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!

A. might B. should C. would D. must

A. Unless B. Although C. Since D. But

A. dreamed B. worried C. asked D. shouted

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

A. different B. scientific C. musical D. basic

A. begged B. blamed C. invited D. paid

A. inside B. outside C. through D. along

A. insisting on B. relying on C. arguing about D. wondering about

A. traveling B. running C. riding D. walking

A. madly B. rapidly C. exactly D. possibly

A. Over B. Down C. Around D. Beside

A. windows B. steps C. centre D. gate

A. Until B. As C. While D. because

A. getting B. introducing C. leading D. moving

A. felt B. learned C. concluded D. found

A. transparent B. bright C. plain D. wide

A. anxious B. angry C. serious D. sad

A. turned around B. cheered up C. settled down D. dropped in

A. hill B. valley C. background D. sight

A. imagined B. decided C. realized D. guessed

III: 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分，把答案涂在答题卡上）

A

I hated dinner parties. But I decided to give them another shot because I'm in London. And my friend Mallery invited me. And because dinner parties in London are very different from those back in New York. There, “I’m having a dinner party” means: “I'm booking a table for12 at a restaurant you can't afford and we'll be sharing the cheque evenly, no matter what you eat.” Worse, in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives. They'll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who don’t drink, end up paying even more. But if I try to use the same trick, the hostess will shout: “Where are you going?” And it's not like I can say I have somewhere to go: everyone know I have nowhere to go.

But in London, dinner parties are in people's homes. Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix. The last time I went to one, the guests were from France, India, Denmark and Nigeria; it was like a gathering at the United Nations in New York. The mix is less striking. It's like a gathering at Bloomingdale's, a well-known department store.

For New Yorkers, talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York. But at Mallery's, when I said that I had been to Myanmar recently, people knew where it was. In New York people would think it was a usual new club

36. What does the word “shot” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Choice. B. Try C. Style. D. Goal

37. What does the writer dislike most about dinner parties in New York?

A There is a strange mix of people. B. The restaurants are expensive.

C. The bill is not fairly shared. D. People have to pay cash

38. What does the author think of the parties in London?

A. A bit unusual B. Full of tricks. C. Less costly. D. More interesting.

39.What is the author's opinion of some New Yorkers from her experience？

A. Easy-going. B. Self-centered. C. Generous. D. Conservative.

B

"I didn't hear them call my name," explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004. "Are you ready?" is what she heard. Then she said, "I shook my head no, and then they said ‘yes’ and it was announced again."

It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana----she was still on cloud nine．

"I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen." Present in the audience（观众）that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.

Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, AT asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete（比赛）．"She's always been my role model．I've danced with her since I was six. She's been through so many difficulties and came through them all. I've learned to get over bad life's experiences and learned how to move on because of her."

One of those bad life's experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. He was 18. She found writing helped her get through the rough days. She said, "I write a lot about my brother. I write a lot, a lot, a lot...”

As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens（青少年）about the dangers of drinking and driving. In her role as Miss Teen USA, Sheiley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to many other things to help the youth.

When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, "Don't let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself."

40. Shelley takes her dance teacher as a role model mainly because she is_____.

A. determined B. friendly C. strict D. experienced

41. How many children did the Hennigs have according to the text?

A. 1． B．2. C. 3． D. 4.

42. What did Shelley often do after she became Miss Louisiana Teen?

A. She visited drunken drivers.

B.She gave dance performances.

C. She made speeches on safe driving.

D. She helped other teens with their studies.

43. What suggestion does Shelley give to the teens?

A. Be yourself with the support of friends.

B. Meet friends whenever possible.

C. Go easy on yourself and others.

D. Have a good role model.

C

How is it that siblings (兄弟姐妹) can turn out so differently? One answer is that in fact each sibling grows up in a different family. The firstborn is, for a while, an only child, and therefore has a completely different experience of the parents than those