一、单项选择题
1、mrs. white found her husband surrounded by letters ａnd papers ａnd（） very worried.
A．looking
B．looks
C．looked
D．to look
2、I don’t quite remember the key（） the question though I answered it correctly.
A．of
B．to
C．for
D．about
3、We were so late getting to the theatre that we missed most of（） .
A．the act first
B．act one
C．act first
D．first act
4、You never told us why you were one hour late for the last meeting,（ ） ?
A．weren’t you
B．didn’t you
C．have you
D．did you
5、（）took us several hours to clear the snows ａnd open the road to traffic.
A．They
B．All
C．He
D．It
6、The moon（） to a large mirror which reflects the sun’s light to the earth.
A．compares
B．can compare
C．can be compared
D．may compare
7、I bought a shirt because it was good in quality and（） in price.
A．reasonable
B．valuable
C．comfortable
D．enjoyable
8、Most students in this class ( ) from the countryside.
A．is
B．are
C．will
D．would
9、Tim ( ) a great number of different places in Australia.
A．already has visited
B．has already visited
C．has visited already
D．has ever visited
10、it’s interesting to watch so many boats（） up ａnd down the river in the morning.
A．to come
B．having come
C．coming
D．come
11、（）, it was finished in time.
A．As the work was difficult
B．Difficult as the work was
C．Difficult as was the work
D．As was the work difficult
12、“Where is Mary?” “She ( ) to school.”
A．will go
B．has been
C．has gone
D．went
13、His grandma（） in bed for a week.
A．lies
B．has lain
C．has laid
D．has lied
14、Not only（） the data fed into it, but it can also analyze them.
A．can the computer memorize
B．the computer can memorize
C．do the computer memorize
D．can memorize the computer
15、very seldom（） that two clocks ｏr watches exactly agree.
A．you find
B．you will find
C．you do find
D．do you find
16、He called the police for help,（） that the problem was more than he could deal with.
A．to realize
B．having been realized
C．realized
D．realizing
17、i got a letter ｆrom my sister,（） me that she would visit us next month.
A．tells
B．told
C．telling
D．to tell
18、( ) we need more practice is quite clear.
A．If
B．What
C．That
D．/
19、Although many young people are eager to go abroad, he prefers ( ) in his own country.
A．stay and work
B．stayed and worked
C．to stay and work
D．to be stayed and worked
20、The doctor suggests that I should sleep with the window open（） it’s very cold.
A．if
B．unless
C．when
D．since
21、As soon as he comes back, I’ll tell him when ( ) and see him.
A．will you come
B．you will come
C．you come
D．do you come
22、Science has made（） possible for machines to take the place of human labour.
A．this
B．that
C．its
D．it
23、The coffee is wonderful! It doesn’t taste like anything I ( ) before.
A．was having
B．have
C．have ever had
D．had ever had
24、He said that he ( ) to the United States.
A．had never been
B．had never gone
C．was never
D．has never been
25、Years ago we didn’t know this, but recent science ( ) that people who don’t sleep well soon get ill.
A．showed
B．has shown
C．will show
D．is showing
26、“I’m sorry to keep you waiting.” “Oh, not at all. I( ) here only a few minutes.”
A．have been
B．had been
C．was
D．will be
27、Not until the early years of the 19th century（） what heat is.
A．man knew
B．didn’t man know
C．man did know
D．did man know
28、You’re（） your time trying to persuade him. He’ll never join us.
A．spending
B．wasting
C．losing
D．missing
29、By the time Jane gets home, her aunt ( ) for London to attend a meeting.
A．will leave
B．leaves
C．will have left
D．left
30、（）he said at the meeting astonished everybody present.
A．What
B．That
C．The fact
D．The matter
三、填空题
31、
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1. a. see b. know c. ask d. answer
2. a. answer b. solution c. question d. problem
3. a. works b. costs c. sells d. buys
4. a. guarded b. granted c. guided d. guaranteed
5. a. pay b. send c. receive d. buy
6. a. titles b. summaries c. names d. prices
7. a. ｏriginal b. first c. same d. another
8. a. spending b. costing c. taking d. sitting
9. a. publicized b. polished c. published d. popularized
10. a. dozen b. little c. hａndful d. couple
32、
mr. gray traveled a lot on business. he sold machines of various kinds to farmers, which he thought not really a very exciting job, but mr. gray had always been interested in _ 1 , ａnd he was quite satisfied with his life.
he had a big car, ａnd usually enjoyed driving it long distances, but he was also quite 2 to go by train sometimes too — especially when the weather was bad．he was a little frightened of driving in the rain ｏr snow, ａnd it was 3 tiring to sit comfortably in a train ａnd look out of the windows without being worried about how one was going to get to the next place.
one of mr. gray's problem was ｗhere to stay when he reached some small 4 in the country．he did not expect comfort ａnd wonderful food, but he found it annoying(恼火的)when he was given a cool room, ａnd when there was no hot water 5 good food after a long ａnd tiring day.
late one winter evening, mr. gray arrived at a small railway station．the journey by train that day had not been at all interesting, ａnd mr. gray was cold ａnd tired ａnd 6 ．he was looking forward to a simple but satisfying meal by a brightly burning _7 , ａnd then a hot bath ａnd a comfortable bed.
while he was walking to the taxi stand, he said to a local man who was also walking there,“as this is my 8 visit to this part of the country ａnd i was in too much of a hurry to find out about hotels before i left home, i would very much like to know how many you have here．”
the local man answered,“we have two．”
“and which of the two would you 9 me to go to?”mr. gray asked then．
the local man scratched(搔)his head for a few moments ａnd then answered,“well, it’s like this, 10 one you go to, you’ll be sorry you didn’t go to the other．”
1. a. farming b. gardening c. travelling d. driving
2. a. satisfied b. tired c. excited d. encouraged
3. a. more b. less c. much d. so
4. a. room b. restaurant c. hotel d. place
5. a. ｏr b. ａnd c. but d. nｏr
6. a. cross b. thirsty c. sleepy d. hungry
7. a. fire b. cａndle c. oil d. light
8. a. last b. best c. first d. only
9. a. want b. advise c. allow d. permit
10. a. whichever b. whatever c. any d. each
33、
day after day, a small blue truck speeds along the streets of funen. a dog sits besides the driver, looking at him as if listening to his ｏrders. whenever the truck goes by, the people of funen turn ａnd stare, some in 1 , others in admiration, for on its sides are printed the words tracker dog ａnd a telephone number.
yes, the passenger in the blue truck is a dog that is used to find lost things ｏr follow the 2 of persons ａnd animals. within seven years, the dog ａnd his owner ａnderson have found lost things 3 nearly $ 400,000, among which are watches, jewelry, money, cows, pigs, ａnd 4 dogs. of course, the secret of the dog is his sensitive nose.
each year the dog ａnd anderson 5 700 calls for help. four out of five times they find what they are 6 to look for. whenever the phone rings in ａndersons’ house, the dog is immediately excited. he quickly runs to the truck, 7 to be off in search of the lost.
8 the way, ａnderson repeats the names of what they are looking for. so by the time they arrive, the dog is 9 to get to work. he circles here ａnd there until he picks up the smell of an object in a place 10 it doesn’t belong.
1. a. wonder b. anger c. row d. fear
2. a. advice b. rules c. tracks d. feet
3. a. valuable b. rather than c. worth d. like
4. a. wild b. even like c. lovely d. other
5. a. make b. pay c. answer d. refuse
6. a. permitted b. asked c. guided d. willing
7. a. eager b. afraid c. nervous d. ought
8. a. by b. in c. on d. asking
9. a. pleasant b. ready c. used d. ｏrdered
10. a. which b. that c. where d. when
四、问答题
34、
susan cleveland is the young president of a candy company in the city of chicago. her father began the company in the 1960's. he died three years ago. now, the company belongs to susan.
susan, 1 , did not have any jobs before becoming head of the company. she just finished the college.
the employees(雇员) became 2 ” what does a “short leash” mean? a leash is a kind of rope. we ｕｓｅ a leash 9 our pet dogs. the leash keeps the dog ｆrom 10 away 11getting into trouble.concerned during susan's first months 3 the job. mr. cleveland had been a 4 leader. but susan permitted 5 employees to make their own 6 . one employee said, “old mr. cleveland 7 told us what to do. he kept people on a short leash. 8 the company did well.
keeping a person on a short leash means keeping him ｏr her 12 close control. the person can't make many decisions for himself ｏr herself. ms cleveland does not keep her workers on a short leash. 13 , she encourages them to get 14 ways to do business. for example, her secretary proposed(建议) an idea. she said the company should15 asum of money as a prize to the best student in the high school16the factory. the winner could ｕｓｅ the prize money to study at a university. ms cleveland 17 the idea. after the prize was announced, 18 who lived in the area of the factory began to buy 19 of the company's candy. local newspapers wrote about the competition. business 20 .
ms cleveland made her secretary the company's first director of public relations. the former secretary was very pleased.
1. a. but b. yet c. so d. however
2. a. so little b. even less c. even more d. no more
3. a. on b. in c. for d. at
4. a. weak b. strong c. kind d. clever
5. a. no b. a few c. few d. many
6. a. products b. candy c. decisions d. plans
7. a. never b. always c. seldom d. did
8. a. although b. because c. otherwise d. but
9. a. to walk b. to ｕｓｅ c. to frighten d. to play
10. a. stepping b. pulling c. running d. jumping
11. a. in b. for c. when d. ｏr
12. a. in b. on c. fｏr d. under
13. a. still b. yet c. instead d. while
14. a. other b. mｏre c. many d. better
15. a. save b. offer c. get d. lend
16. a. belonging to b. far ｆrom c. near d. in
17. a. studied b. appreciated c. refｕｓｅd d. changed
18. a. students b. wｏrkers c. businessmen d. people
19. a. some b. little c. mｏre d. less
20. a. improved b. failed c. continued d. stopped
四、翻译题
35、学校在民主的基础上运行，所有的员工都参与决策。（democratic, be involved in）
the school is run on democratic lines, ａnd all the staff is involved in making decisions.
36、这位电影明星拒绝就他的私生活发表任何评论。（comment on）
The film star refused to comment on the rumors(谣言) of his private life.
37、 那个经理亲自调查产品的质量问题。（in person）
The manager looked into the quality problems in person.
38、饮食习惯在不同的地方可能会有很大差异。（vary…from）
eating habit varies ｆrom place to place.
39、得到那份新工作使她整个人都变了。（transform）
Getting that new job has completely transformed her.
40、他过去只关心自己的家庭，可现在情况却大不相同了。（care about）
He used to care only about his own family, but has greatly changed now.
41、他父亲只在周末的时候才准他看小说。（allow sb. to do sth.）
His father only allows him to read novels on weekends.
42、大致看来，他的计划是成功的。（in general）
In general, his plan is successful.
六、写作题
43、描述空间的小短文指按物体的空间位置（自左至右、由近到远、由上至下、由下到上、由里到外、由外到里、由中间到两边等顺序）来展开段落。
按上述方法写一篇以“My Bedroom”为题的小短文。
my bedroom
i have a bedroom of my own. it is not very big, but it looks beautiful ａnd is comfortable. the window is opposite the door. the door’s color is like wood. near the door, there is a big white desk. a blue lamp is on the desk. my bed is behind the desk. it is so lovely. there is a clothes closet on the right of the bed. a pink teddy bear is on it. you can see the curtain in my bedroom. there’re some pretty flowers on it. that’s my bedroom. do you like it?
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