1. ---I'm sorry there's nothing we can do about it.

--- .

A. Thanks anyway. B. No, thanks. C. Thanks a lot. D. Sure, thanks.

2. It is one of the funniest joke _ _ on the Internet so far this year.

A. finding B. being found C. to find D. found

3. Animals do not “talk” with words. They use smells, sounds and movements to communicate

with _ _ animal.

A. any B. the other C. another D. each

4. ---Do you know if Terry will go camping this weekend?

---Terry? Never! She tents and fresh air.

A. has hated B. hated C. will hate D. hates

5. ---Can you spare me a few minutes?

---OK,___ _ you make it short.

A. now that B. incase C. so long as D. if only

6. ---You look rather tired today.

--- not to miss the 4:20 flight, I didn't dare to close my eyes.

A. Reminding B. Reminded C. Being reminded D. Having reminded

7. ---Do you really hate Mary that much*?

---Yes, indeed. And I feel sorry for _ marries her.

A. whoever B. whomever C. who D. whom

8. ---Helen, what's your plan for Saturday?

---Well, I've got nothing this weekend.

A. with B. in C. down D. on

9. So much of interest that most visitors regret not having time to it all.

A. offers Chongqing B. Chongqing offers

C. does Chongqing offer D. Chongqing does offer

10. ---We could have walked to the restaurant; it was so close.

---Yes. A taxi _ at all necessary.

A. won't be B. hadn't been C. wouldn't be D. wasn't

11. My roommate asked me to go for walk but I don't think I've got energy.

A. a; 不填 B. the; the C. 不填; the D. a; the

12. ---Did you watch the football match yesterday?

---Yes, I did. You know, my boyfriend in the match.

A. is playing B. was playing C. has played D. had played

13. There were only as ten years ago on the hill.

A. a third as many trees B. as a third many trees

C. one third trees as many D. as one third trees

14. ---There are aliens living on the back of the moon.

---Oh, ! You know that's not possible at all.

A. don't mention it B. come on

C. I couldn't agree more D. that's an interesting point

15. ---Where is my dictionary? I remember I put it here yesterday.

---You it in the wrong place.

A. must put B. should have put C. might have put D. may put

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

A

I was blind, but l was ashamed of it if it was known. One evening,1 was walking to a bus stop,

and as usual I ran into something, “I'm awfully sorry ,”I said and stepped 16 only to run into

it again. When it happened a third time, I 17 I had been apologizing to a lamppost. This was

just one of the 18 things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus

stop, which was a 19 stop, where the bus wouldn't stop unless passengers wanted to get on or

off. No one else was there and I had to try to 20 if the bus had arrived.

Generally in this situation, because I 21 showing I was blind by asking for help, I tried to

guess at the 22 . Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew

away. In the end, usually managed to swallow my 23 and ask someone at the stop for help.

But on this particular evening no one 24 meat the stop. It seemed that everyone had 25

decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass,_ _26 I thought I did. But

because I had given up stopping them 27 making a fool of myself, I let them all go by. I stood

there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next

stop.

16. A. back B. forward C. aside D. out

17. A. realized B. suggested C. agreed D. admitted

18. A. curious B. tiresome C. interesting D. foolish

19. A. help B. night C. request D. disability

20. A. remember B. check C. guess D. question

21. A. disliked B. missed C. appreciated D. regretted

22. A. sign B. sound C. smell D. distance

23. A. bitterness B. courage C. pride D. sorrow

24. A. observed B. received C. joined D. liked

25. A. eagerly B. suddenly C. naturally D. nervously

26. A. otherwise B. or C. unless D. once

27. A. in case of B. for fear of C. in terms of D. regardless of

B

Americans value competition. They believe that competition 28 out the best in any

individual. They claim that it challenges or even 29 each person to produce the very best that is

humanly possible. 30 , the foreign visitor will see competition encouraged in the American

home and in the American classroom, 31 at the youngest age levels. You may find the 32

placed on competition confusing, especially if you come from a society that promotes cooperation

33 competition among individuals. But Americans teaching in the Third World countries find the

lack of competition in a classroom situation equally 34 , They soon learn that what they had

thought to be one of the universal human qualities _35 _only a particularly American or Western

value.

28. A. carries B. brings C. picks D. comes

29. A. forces B. causes C. leads D. teaches

30. A. Particularly B. Occasionally C. Consequently D. Accidentally

31. A. even B. still C. only D. already

32. A. thoughts B. interest C. attitude D. value

33. A. together with B. rather than C. in spite of D. along with

34. A. puzzling B. unacceptable C. unfortunate D. discouraging

35. A. encouraged B. respected C. represented D. produced

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

A

One morning, Ann's neighbor Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary

school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on the dog. Ann said that she could watch it only for

the day. Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off400 FOUND fliers, and put them in mailboxes.

Meanwhile, Ann went to the dollar store and bought some pet supplies, warning her two sons not to

fall in love with the dog. At the time, Ann's son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was

recovering from a heart operation, was 21 years old.

Four years later Ann was still looking after the dog, whom they had started to call Riley. When

she arrived home from work one day, the dog threw itself against the screen door and barked madly

at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley dashed into the boys' room where Ann found Jack

suffering a heart attack. Riley ran over to Jack, but as soon as Ann bent over to help him the dog

went silent.

“I fit hadn't come to get me, the doctor said Jack would have died,” Ann reported to a local

newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to keep it.

The next morning Tracy got a call, A man named Peter recognized his lost dog and called the

number on the flier. Tracy started crying, and told him, “That dog saved my friend's son.”

Peter drove to Ann's house to pick up his dog, and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window.

After a few moments Peter said, “Maybe Odie was supposed to find you, maybe you should keep

It.”

36. What did Tracy do after finding the dog?

A. She looked for its owner. B. She gave it to Ann as a gift.

C. She sold it to the dollar store. D. She bought some food for it.

37. How did the dog help save Jack?

A. By opening the door for Arm. B. By leading Ann to Jack's room.

C. By dragging Jack out of the room. D. By attending Jack when Ann was out.

38. What was Ann's attitude to the dog according to Paragraph 4cl

A. Sympathetic B. Doubtful C. Tolerant D. Grateful

39. For what purpose did Peter call Tracy?

A. To help her friend's son B. To see how the dog is doing

C. To take back his dog D. To return the fliers to her

B

Rather than spend my senior year taking a lot of elective courses, I intended to get involved in

a particular work-study project where I could volunteer my services at the local hospital. It's the

best decision I've ever made.

As students, we aren't always able to understand information in our classes because we hardly

ever see it applied in our everyday life. We are taught a new concept one day, and the next day we

have no recollection of what the teacher was even talking about. Studies have shown that students

become more knowledgeable through visual aids. If the learning process can be greatly improved

by seeing concepts in the classroom, imagine the possibilities of absorbing new information by

experiencing it in real-life situations, I know how precious that experience can be.

I learned a