一、单项选择 (共15'题；每小题1分，满分l5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：A computer can only do __________ you have instructed it to do．

A．how B．after C．what D．when 答案选C。

l．It’s __________ bad news for drivers that running a red light will result in __________ 200-yuan-and-6-point punishment．

A．／；the B．/；a C．a；the D．a；a

2．The value of life lies not in the length of days，but in the use we make __________ them．

A．from B．with C．of D．through

3．A leading British newspaper runs a number of articles and reviews full of words of praise，even with the conclusion __________ China，the sleeping lion，is waking up．

A．why B．that C．what D．whether

4．---Could you please buy me the ice-cream and a cup of hot coffee．mommy?

---You can choose __________；they will do harm to your stomach when taken at the same time ．

A．both B．neither C．any D．either

5．If the world __________ too smooth，how __________ we enjoy the pleasure and comfort of being successful?

A．is，should B．were，could C．was，can D．should be，can

6．He will shoot higher __________ shoots at the moon than one aiming at a tree．

A．when B．which C．who D．as

7．Just as John Wooden once put，failure is not fatal(致命的)，but failure __________ might be．

A．to change B．changing C．changed D．change

8．---How long have you kept the house，Mike?

---Only half a year．They __________ for a million dollars．

A．ask B．asked C．have asked D．had asked

9．---Would you please give me some help? I can hardly make myself understood in English．

--- __________．I will help you．

A．Take your time B．That’s right C．Take it easy D．Make yourself at home

10．Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning __________ save a whole lot of pain down the road．

A．must B．can C．may D．shall

11．Positive emotions not only contribute to people __________ good，they also bring us wellbeing．

A．feel B．feeling C．felt D．to feel

12．--- Listen! What is the big noise for?

--- A new subway station __________ around the corner．

A．is being built B．has been built C．is built D．is building

13．It takes no time to fall in love，but it takes you years __________ you know what love is．

A．until B．after C．before D．when

二、完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面两篇短文，从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入窄白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

A mall had a little daughter--an only and much-loved child．He lived for her--she was his 16 ．

So when she became ill，he became like a man possessed(疯狂的、着魔的)，moving heaven and earth to 17 her recovery to health．

His best l8 ，however, proved ineffective and the child died．

The father became a bitter recluse(隐居者)， 19 himself away from his many friends and refusing every activity that might 20 his coolness and calmness and bring him back to his 21 self．But one night he had a dream．

He was in heaven，witnessing a grand show of all the little child angels．They were 22 in a line passing by the Great White Throne．

Every white-robed angel-like child carried a candle．He noticed that one child’s candle was not burning．Then he saw that the child with the dark candle was his own little girl．

Rushing to her, he seized her 23 his arms，kissed her tenderly，and then asked，“How is it，darling，that your candle alone is unlighted?’’ “Daddy，they often relight it，but your tears always put it out．”

Just then he awoke from his dream The 24 was crystal clear(显而易见的)，and its effects were 25 ．

From that hour on he was not a recluse，but associated freely and 26 with his former friends and fellow workers．No longer would his darling’s candle be extinguished by his 27 tears．

16. A. daughter

B. possession

C. life

D. diamond



17. A. bring forward

B. bring up

C. bring back

D. bring about



18. A. preparations

B. performances

C. efforts

D. actions



19. A. taking

B. shutting

C. tearing

D. putting



20. A. regain

B. return

C. reward

D. remove



21. A. formal

B. normal

C. true

D. ordinary



22. A. wandering

B. driving

C. marching

D. running



23. A. with

B. by

C. over

D. in



24. A. lesson

B. story

C. experience

D. information



25. A. immediate

B. unexpected

C. great

D. small



26. A. tearfully

B. cheerfully

C. carefully

D. clearly



27. A. loveless

B. useless

C. priceless

D. senseless





B

Read fur life．all your life．Nothing ever 28 provides such substance，such infinite(无限的) reward for time spent，as a good book．Read to your heart’s content．Let one book lead to another．They 29 always do．

Take up a great author and read everything he or she has written．

Read about places where you have never been．Read books that changed history：Tom Paine’s Common Sense，heaven stairs，Uncle Tom’s Cabin，Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring．

Read those books you know you are supposed to have read but imagine as 30 ．A classic may be defined as a book that stays long in print，and a book stays long in print only because it is 31 ．Why leave out the wonderful from your experience? And when you read a book you love—a book you feel has 32 the experience of being alive，a book that “lights the fire”—then spread the world．

To carry a book with you wherever you go is old advice 33 good advice．John Adams 34 his son John Quincy to carry a volume of poetry．“You will never be 35 ，” he said，“with a poet in your pocket．’’

28．A．created

B．discussed

C．written

D．reposed



29．A．hardly

B．nearly

C．narrowly

D．merely



30．A．dull

B．interesting

C．gorgeous

D．impressive



31．A．beautiful

B．excellent

C．worthwhile

D．typical



32．A．affected

B．accomplished

C．enlarged

D．forgotten



33．A．or

B．so

C．while

D．and



34．A．hoped

B．demanded

C．suggested

D．urged



35．A．happy

B．alone

C．silent

D．asleep





三、阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

One day I received a call from a colleague．He was about to give a student a zero fur his answer to a physical problem，while the student claimed a perfect score．I was elected as their arbiter(仲裁人) ．I read the examination problem：“Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer(气压计) ．” The student had answered：“Take the barometer to the top of the building，attach a long rope to it，lower it to the street，and then bring it up，measuring the length of the rope．The length of it is the height of the building．”

The student had really answered the question completely，but the answer didn’t confirm his competence in physics．I suggested the student have another try I gave him six minutes to answer the question，warning that the answer should show some knowledge of physics Five minutes later，he said he had many answers and dashed off one，which read：“Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof．Drop the barometer, timing its fall with a stopwatch．Then，use the physical formula to calculate the height of the building．”

At this point，my colleague had to accept it，and then the student made almost full marks．I couldn’t help asking the student what the other answers were．He listed many others，and then added，“Probably the best is to take the barometer to the administrator and spoke to him，“Sir, here is a fine barometer．If you tell me the height of the building，I will give it to you．”

Then，I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question．He admitted that he did，but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think．

The name of the student was Bohr who later was famous all over the world．He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in l922．

B

If you didn’t look at them，they weren't there，right? On seeing those in rags on the comer, I only wanted the light to turn green fast enough so that I wouldn’t have to keep pretending not to see them．

Then，one day, as I was holding the hand of my best friend Jane who was young but dying of breast cancer，she told me that she made every moment count by slowing down and by seeing everything．I held her hand for five years and then she passed away．She did teach me something．It took a while for her words to really sink in．I can be a slow learner．

I started by seeing everything，and focused on their presence．One day I saw a Vietnam veteran(老兵)．I asked him what would make his day．

“A hot cup of coffee，” he told me．

I bought him a cup of coffee，a stack of pancakes，some eggs，and so on．After our meal together, I asked him if there was anything else that would make his life a bit easier．

”A new pair of socks，” he said．

Socks，really? I actually happened to be wearing a nice pair of wool hiking socks at that very moment．I told him that I wanted to give him the pair l was wearing，if he would accept it．Finally, he agreed．We sat down on a bench，and he started to first take off his boots，then remove the black socks that had once been white off his feet．I think a layer or two of skin might have come off with them．Taking his new pair of socks，he held the socks up to his cheeks and said they were warm and smelled as good as me，pools of tears in his eyes．

Such a simple luxury(奢侈品)I used to take for granted Now, I always have an extra pair with me in my car．They are always my best pair, just waiting to be given away．

40．When he saw the homeless，the author used to __________．

A．show mercy to them B．keep away in the comer

C．laugh at them C．act as if they were not there

41．We can learn about the author from Paragraph 2 that __________．

A．He was not so good a learner as his friend B．His best friend was once his instructor

C．He didn’t understand Jane‘s words at first D．He was sad that his friend was dying

42．The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph but one refers to __________．

A．the veteran’s boots． B．the veteran’s feet．

C．the veteran’s old socks． D．the wool hiking socks．

43．The author intends to tell us in this passage that __________．

A．men are all born equal B．we can’t miss doing any good thing

C．a beggar’s purse is bottomless D．we shouldn’t trouble tr