1. Early in the day came ______ news that he had been elected ______ president again.
A. the, a
B. a, the
C. /, the
D. the, /
2. It was unknown ______ the people that his discovery would be ______ great value.
A. by, of
B. by, with
C. to, of
D. to, with
3. On December 26th, 2004, a tsunami（海啸） ______ some Asian countries.
A. beat
B. hit
C. stuck
D. scanned
4. ______ I shouted at the top of my voice ______ turn his head.
A. Until, did he not
B. Until, he didn't
C. Not until, did he
D. Not until, he did
5. ______ to the accident scene, she couldn't help ______.
A. On being taken, crying
B. Having been taken, to cry
C. Upon taking, crying
D. Having taken, to cry
6. — Hi, Jack! Long time no see. How are you?
— Oh, Martin! I ____ you. I'm fine. Let's have a drink, shall we?
A. don't recognize
B. didn't recognize
C. can't recognize
D. haven't recognize
7. _______is known to everybody, Taiwan is a part of China. We must unify it.
A. As
B. That
C. It
D. What
8. He cares so little about his meals that _____ will do so long as it fills his stomach.
A. everything
B. something
C. anything
D. nothing
9. David apologized for ________ to inform me of the change in the plan.
A. his being not able
B. him not to be able
C. his not being able
D. him to be not able
10. It is a beautiful cell phone but it is not ________ the price that I paid for it.
A. reasonable
B. valuable
C. fit
D. worth
11. ____ with the new machine, a search party went into the mountains ____ to find gold.
A. Armed, hoping
B. Equipped, hoped
C. Fixing, to hope
D. Carrying, in the hope
12. Entering the garden, I found it ____ with ____ leaves.
A. covering, fallen
B. covered, falling
C. covering, falling
D. covered, fallen
13. Surprisingly, the man always in a worn-out suit finally ____ to be a millionaire.
A. set out
B. turned out
C. showed up
D. converted
14. He returned home very late yesterday, ______ early this morning.
A. or rather
B. or else
C. rather than
D. other than
15. John is really a nice friend ______.
A. to talk to him
B. to be talked to
C. with whom to talk
D. who talking with
二、完形填空
Last Tuesday I took my two daughters, aged five and seven, to town by car. It began to rain __16__ so I decided I would leave the children in the __17__ before I rushed into a shop. I warned the girls not to __18__ anything and told them I would be back within a few__19__. Then I locked all the doors and __20__ them happily looking out of the window.
I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had __21__! I could hardly believe my __22__. The car doors were __23__ locked, the windows tightly shut and in the back seat __24__ only two coats. Being __25__, I ran to the corner of the street __26__ there was no sign of them. I __27__ up to an old lady nearby and asked __28__ she had seen two small girls but she said "No".
Feeling quite sick with __29__, I sat on the driver's seat, and tried to stop trembling. Suddenly, I __30__ a merry laugh behind me. I got out of the car, ran round to __31__ the BOOT and there inside were two very red-faced and excited __32__. They had obviously pulled out the back seat, __33__ behind it and then been unable to push the __34__ forward again. With tears in my eyes, I leaned forward and __35__ their ears.
16.
A. heavy
B. hard
C. hardly
D. big
17.
A. car
B. bus
C. house
D. school
18.
A. ask
B. eat
C. read
D. touch
19.
A. hours
B. minutes
C. seconds
D. days
20.
A. had
B. made
C. left
D. let
21.
A. disappeared
B. died
C. quarrelled
D. cried
22.
A. ears
B. words
C. eyes
D. brains
23.
A. too
B. again
C. already
D. still
24.
A. hanged
B. put
C. had
D. were
25.
A. stupid
B. proud
C. frightened
D. pleased
26.
A. where
B. which
C. that
D. when
27.
A. jumped
B. rushed
C. drove
D. flew
28.
A. that
B. when
C. whether
D. how
29.
A. fear
B. happiness
C. excitement
D. anger
30.
A. felt
B. smelt
C. saw
D. heard
31.
A. shut
B. repair
C. start
D. open
32.
A. child
B. boys
C. women
D. girls
33.
A. climbed
B. flew
C. threw
D. landed
34.
A. window
B. door
C. seat
D. boot
35.
A. hit
B. pulled
C. cut
D. bit
三、阅读理解
A
A man in a very splendid restaurant started to take off his jacket. Seeing this, the head waiter dashed to his table and said, "I'm afraid I must ask you to keep your jacket on, sir, for it is not good manners to do it in such a smart restaurant."
"Now listen", said the man, "I'll let you know that the Queen of England gave me permission to remove my jacket here."
"The Queen of England?" said the waiter in great surprise.
"Sure," replied the man, "When I was in England last month, a friend of mine who had a very important position in high society took me to see the Queen". It was rather hot, so I started taking my coat off. The Queen looked over and said, "You may do that in the United States, but you may not do it here." So I got the Queen's permission, right?
36. It is certain that the story happened _______.
A. in England
B. in the Queen's party
C. in America
D. in an ordinary restaurant
37. When the head waiter asked the man not to take off his jacket, the man _______.
A. took his advice immediately
B. obeyed him without any hesitation
C. apologized for his bad manners
D. refused to listen to him
38. The man thought he could take off his jacket because _______.
A. he was permitted by the Queen of England to do so in the U. S.
B. the weather was so hot that no one could stand it
C. he had the freedom of taking off his clothes anywhere
D. he was in such a shabby restaurant
39. What the Queen really meant was that _______.
A. people in the U. S. were less polite
B. he shouldn't take off his coat in such a formal occasion in England
C. she permitted him to take off his jacket in America
D. the English and the Americans enjoyed different ways of life
40.
From the story, you can see the man was _______.
A. one who didn't have good understanding
B. such a man as used to make trouble
C. always ready to do what the Queen told him to
D. needn't to be changed
B
Mother Teresa was born in Yugoslavia（南斯拉夫）, on August 27,1910. She attended the government school near her home until she was eighteen. At that time, some doctors and nurses from Yugoslavia were working in India, and they often wrote to the school about their work. She decided to join them one day.
When she left school, she went first to Britain. Then a year later she went to India, where she began to train to be a teacher. After training, she was sent to Calcutta（加尔格答）, where she taught geography at a school and soon after became headmistress（校长）.
However, although she loved teaching, in 1946 Mother Teresa left the school and went to work in the poor parts of Calcutta. Later she trained to become a nurse in Patna, and then began her work helping the poor and comforting the dying in the streets of the city. Slowly, others came to help her, and her work spread to other parts of India.
Mother Teresa is now a well-known person. Many photos have been taken of her, as she travels the world to open new schools and hospitals in poor countries. In 1979, she was given the Nobel Peace Prize for the lifetime of love and service she has given to the poor.
41. Where did Mother Teresa receive her education?
A. In Yugoslavia and India.
B. In Yugoslavia and Britain.
C. In Britain and India.
D. In Yugoslavia, Britain and India.
42. What first made Mother Teresa work in India?
A. Her visit to the poor parts of Calcutta.
B. Her visit to Britain after she finished school.
C. The medical workers' letters to her school.
D. The work of the nurse in the city of Patna.
43. In which order did Mother Teresa do the following things?
a. Trained to be a nurse
b. Went to India
c. Helped the dying
d. Studied to be a teacher
e. Went to Britain
f. Worked as a headmistress
A. b, a, c, e, d, f
B. b, f, a, d, e, c
C. e, b, d, f, a, c
D. e, a, b, c, d, f
44. Mother Teresa gave up teaching because she wanted ____.
A. to look after the poor
B. to travel to poor countries
C. to build hospitals for the poor
D. to train nurses to care for the poor
45. Mother Teresa is now a famous person because she has _________.
A. saved many poor people in India
B. helped to bring about world peace
C. helped to make India a more peaceful place
D. taken care of many poor people in the world
C
When I was a boy, I belonged to the Boy Scouts（童子军）, so I used to go camping every summer, and once something happened which I have never been able to explain.
We were camping in a place above a river. After arriving, we all rushed down to the river had a swim. Standing by the river, we noticed that it was surrounded（环绕）by cliffs（悬崖）. If someone wanted to reach the river at this point, he had to walk past our camp.
Several days later, the scoutmaster had to he away for a day. That afternoon, we had supper early. We were sitting round the fire, eating and talking, when a man walked past and went down towards the river. We all felt that this man looked very strange, but, because each of us was afraid of looking very stupid, no one said anything.
We ate rather slowly, taking as long as possible. After finishing, we collected our plates together so that we could take them to the river where we always washed them. But no one moved towards the river— we stood looking at each other ashamed. Then all shouting at once, we began talking about the man who had walked past us. We agreed how strange he looked and we wondered what he could be doing by the river. We knew that he could only return by passing through our camp.
An hour passed. Then one of the boys suggested we should creep（悄悄移动）down by the river so that we could see what the man was doing. Moving very slowly and keeping in the shadow, we crept down towards the bank. One boy climbed a tree so that he could see everything clearly. He called to us that there was no one there, so we ran down to the bank, looking everywhere carefully. We could not understand where the man had gone.
When it got dark, we went back to our camp feeling bewildered. We told the scoutmaster what had happened in the evening. Smiling, he doubted that we had seen the man, but finally suggested we go and look again. We did, but there was no one there.
Many years have passed, but I still remember it as if it were yesterday. What did we see? I do not know.
46. The writer in the text mainly tells us _________.
A. the story of his childhood
B. a strange camping experience
C. about a stranger by the rive
D. about a good place for camping
47. Why did the boys eat their supper slowly?
A. They wanted to delay going to the river bank.
B. They were sailing for their scoutmaster.
C. They had a supper earlier than usual.
D.
They were taking while eating.
48. The word "bewildered" in the text probably means________.
A. ashamed
B. nervous
C. unable to understand
D. eager to know something
49. The writer still remembers the event because________.
A. the boys acted foolishly
B. the camping place is beautiful
C. there has been no explanation for the event
D. he particularly enjoyed his camping that summer
D
Thanks to the huge success of Harry Potter, many teenagers dream about living in an ancient castle. These dreams may include beautiful silk dresses, delicious food, servants and of course, magic. However, real life in an English castle was not easy. With thick stonewalls and high towers, castles were built for defence. So they were not good places to live in. In medieval times, castles must have been noisy and smelly places. Horses, cattle, chickens and sheep walked free, blacksmiths did ironwork, soldiers practised sword（剑）fights, and children of all ages played around them. Castles did not have central heating; the only heat came from the fireplace. Even in summer the castle was cool. People living in the castles had to use blankets to keep warm while at work.
Life during the Middle Ages began at sunrise. Servants lit the fire, swept the floor and cooked the morning meal. The mid-morning meal was the main meal of the day and often included three or four courses（一道菜）. After dinner, everyone continued his or her work. The owner of the castle, the lord, sometimes took his guests hunting or shooting. His wife, the lady, spent much of the day watching the maids（女仆）work, as well as people working in the kitchen. She also kept an eye on the weavers and embroiderers who made clothes for the family. Supper was simple and eaten late, just before bedtime.
You may find some old magic books in a castle as Harry Potter once did. Read them before you go to bed, because when you fall asleep the magic of castle life may appear before your eyes.
50. For what purpose were the castles built in England?
A. To raise poultry（家禽）and livestock（家畜）.
B. To provide a working place for blacksmiths.
C. To defend the city or country against enemies.
D. To provide a place for teenagers to learn magic.
51. Why were the ancient castles noisy?
A. Because soldiers practiced sword fights there.
B. Because blacksmiths did ironwork there.
C. Because children of all ages played around them.
D. All of the above.
52. Which of the following about family life in castles is true according to the passage?
A. The servants in castles lived an easy life.
B. Supper was eaten before sunset.
C. The wife spent much of the day at home.
D. Dinner was eaten in the middle of the day.
53. The main idea of this passage is ______.
A. castles were not good places to live in
B. castles in novels are different from those in history
C. Harry Potter's story in a castle affected people
D. what real life was like in an ancient castle
E
I'm seventeen. I had worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles. People came to the counter and you put things in their bags for them. And carried things to their cars. It was hard work.
While working, you wear a plate with your name on it. I once met someone I knew years ago. I remembered his name and said, "Mr Castle, how are you?" We talked about this and that. As he left, he said, "It was nice talking to you, Brett." I felt great, he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh no. He didn't remember me at all, he just read the name plate. I wish I had put "Irving" down on my name plate. If he'd have said, "Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?" I'd have been ready for him. There's nothing personal here.
The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders. One of these was: you couldn't accept tips（小费）. Okay, I'm outside and I put the bags in the car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction（反应）is to take a quarter and give it me. I'd say, "I'm sorry, I can't." They'd get angry. When you give someone a tip, you're sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say,"Oh, thanks a lot." When you say, "I'm sorry, I can't" they feel a little put down. They say, "No one will know." And they put it in your pocket. You say, "I really can't". It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically（身体上）to prevent him from tipping you. It was not in agreement with the story's belief in being friendly. Accepting tips was a friendly thing and made the customer feel good. I just couldn't understand the strangeness of some people's ideas. One lady actually put it in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away. I would have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something.
I had decided that one year was enough. Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up.
54. What can be the best title for this text?
A. How Hard Life is for Box Boys
B. Getting along with Customers
C. Why I Gave up My Job
D. The Art of Taking Tips
55. Form the second paragraph, we can infer that________.
A. the writer didn't like the impersonal part of his job
B. with a name plate, people can easily start talking
C. Mr Castle mistook Irving for Brett
D. Irving was the writer's real name
56. The box boy refused to accept tips because_______.
A. customers only gave small tips
B. some customers had strange ideas about tipping
C. the store forbade the box boys to take tips
D. he didn't want to fight with the customers
57. The underlined phrase "put down" in the third paragraph probably means_______.