本试卷共两节，共60个小题，其中第一节有40个小题，第二节有20个小题。全卷满分100分，考试用时120分钟。

  第一节

  单选：从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共40小题；每小题1.5分，满分60分）

  1.Duringthelast______yearslotsofChinesefamilies______cars.

  A.afew;buyB.few;boughtC.few;haveboughtD.afew;wouldbuy

  1C

  2._______whatyearwilltheworld’spopulation______7billion?

  A.At;riseB.For;getC.Past;beD.By;reach

  2D

  3.Afteryoufinishthebook,youwillknowthatthebook_______.

  A.iswellworthreadingB.isgoodworthtoread

  C.iswellworthbeingreadD.isgoodworthtoberead

  3A

  4.Nokidsfeellike_______,I’msure.

  A.getaninjectionB.gettinganinjection

  C.getinjectedD.togetinjected

  4B

  5.Hesaidthatmaybehehadgot_______acold.

  A.abitofB.someofC.alotofD.rather

  5A

  6.Hergrandmaseems_______ill.Wemusttakehertoahospitalatonce.

  A.terribleB.terriblyC.muchD.bad

  6B

  7.Hewantedtobuyablueshirtand_______.

  A.sodidheB.sohedoesC.sohedidD.sodoeshe

  7C

  8.Miyoko’sdecisionwasto_______aCanondigitalcamera________her.

  A.order;toB.want;tosendto

  C.have;senttoD.make;sendto

  8C

  9._______theplaceisn’tworth_______,westillwanttopayavisittoit.

  A.Though;tovisitB.Eventhough;visiting

  C.Although;beingvisitedD.As;tobevisited

  9B

  10.Howlong_______youjoinedthisfootballteam?

  A.isitthatB.wasitafterC.wasitwhenD.isitsince

  10D

  11.Evensis_______goodplayerthateveryonelikesher.

  A.aquiteB.soaC.suchaD.atoo

  11C

  12.Thegirlplayersfound_______notverydifficulttobeattheboyplayers.

  A.ourselvesB.itC.thisD.that

  12B

  13.-Areyoufeelingallrighttoday?

  -Notreally.

  -_______.

  A.Oh,IseeB.Itdoesn’tmatter

  C.You’dbetterbehappyD.I’msorrytohearthat

  13D

  14.–Yourdressisverybeautiful.

  -_______Iboughtityesterday.

  A.Oh,no.B.Oh,really?C.Justso–so,Ithink.D.Thankyou.

  14D

  15.Was______possibletofindthemissingnecklace?

  A.itB.thisC.thatD.he

  15A

  16.Thewoman’sjobistofeed________twiceaday.

  A.thechickenstofoodandwaterB.foodandwaterforthechicken

  C.foodandwatertothechickenD.thechickensfoodandwater

  16C

  17.Thebadmanrobbed_______whenshewalkedoutofthebankwiththemoney.

  A.thewomanofhermoneyB.thewomanhermoney

  C.thewoman’smoneyD.themoneyfromthewoman

  17A

  18.The_______ofthemoney_______wastakenoutofthebankbyherwaslarge.

  A.number;thatB.amount;which

  C.number;不填D.amount;不填

  18B

  19.Hisparentswereworriedthathe___________toomuchtimechattingonline.

  A.spentB.costC.paidD.had

  19A

  20._______whatyearwilltheworld’spopulation______7billion?

  A.At;riseB.For;getC.Past;beD.By;reach

  20D

  21.Afteryoufinishthebook,youwillknowthatthebook_______.

  A.iswellworthreadingB.isgoodworthtoread

  C.iswellworthbeingreadD.isgoodworthtoberead

  21A

  22.Nokidsfeellike_______,I’msure.

  A.getaninjectionB.gettinganinjection

  C.getinjectedD.togetinjected

  22B

  23.Hesaidthatmaybehehadgot_______acold.

  A.abitofB.someofC.alotofD.rather

  23A

  24.Hergrandmaseems_______ill.Wemusttakehertoahospitalatonce.

  A.terribleB.terriblyC.muchD.bad

  24B

  25.Duringthelast______yearslotsofChinesefamilies______cars.

  A.afew;buyB.few;boughtC.few;haveboughtD.afew;wouldbuy

  25C

  26.Itissaidthatpotatochips___________bymistakeaboutahundredyearsago.

  A.inventB.inventedC.areinventedD.wereinvented

  26D

  27.-Johnhashurthisleg.

  -Really?___________?

  A.WhodidthatB.Howdidthathappen

  C.What’swrongwithhimD.Whywashesocareless

  27B

  28.WetraveledallnighttoLondonandgotthere__________Sundaymorning.

  A.forB.onC.atD.to

  28B

  29.-__________didyouhavethepartylastnight?

  -Inthepark.

  A.WhatB.WhyC.WhenD.Where

  29D

  30.________iswatchingTV.Let’sturnitoff.

  A.SomebodyB.AnybodyC.NobodyD.Everybody

  30C

  31.-______________lovelyday!Let’sgoforapicnic,shallwe?

  -Goodidea!

  A.WhatB.HowC.WhataD.Howa

  31C

  32.Hehasfailedseveraltimes,buthewon’t___________.

  A.goonB.comeonC.getupD.giveup

  32D

  33.Janelikessinging.Weoftenhearher__________afterclass.

  A.singB.tosingC.singsD.sang

  33A

  34.He’sflowntoQingdaoforsummerholidays,____________he?

  A.isn’tB.wasn’tC.hasn’tD.doesn’t

  34C

  35.Thebook___________heboughtyesterdayisveryinteresting.

  A.不填B.whyC.whenD.what

  35A

  36.Parisisoneof_________citiesintheworld.

  A.morebeautifullyB.morebeautifulC.themostbeautifullyD.themostbeautiful

  36D

  37.Popmusicissuchanimportantpartofsociety______ithaseveninfluencedourlanguage.A.asB.thatC.whichD.where

  37B

  38.Afteraknockatthedoor,thechildheardhismother’svoice______him.

  A.callingB.calledC.beingcalledD.tocall

  38A

  39.______hereferredtoinhisarticlewasunknowntothegeneralreader.

  A.ThatB.WhatC.WhetherD.Where

  39B

  40.TheTownHall______inthe1800’swasthemostdistinguishedbuildingatthattime.

  A.tobecompletedB.havingbeencompleted

  C.completedD.beingcompleted

  40C

  第二节

  组合：阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

  A

  Christiecouldneverforgetthenightshemetarobberonanightmanyyearsago.Thatevening,shewasinvitedtoabirthdaypartywhichlasteduntil2o’clockinthemorning.Shewalkedhomealonealongthequietstreet.

  Suddenlyfromtheshadowofadarkbuilding,atallmanwithasharpknifeinhisrighthandranoutather,“Goodmorning,lady,”themansaidinacoolvoice,“Idon’tthinkyouwishtodiehere.”

  “Whatdoyouwant?”sheasked.

  “Yourearrings.Takethemoff!”therobbersaid.

  Christietriedtocoverhernecklacewiththecollarofherovercoatwhilesheusedtheotherhandtotakeoffbothofherearrings,andthemshequicklythrewthemontheground.

  “Takethemandletmego,”shesaid.Therobberlookedatherfeelinguncertain.Hesawthegirldidn’tcarefortheearringsatall,onlytryingtoprotectthenecklace.Herealizedthenecklacewouldcostmuchmore.Sohesaid,“Givemeyournecklace.”

  Withshakyhands,Christietookoffhernecklace.Assoonastherobberdisappear,shepickedupherearringsandranhomeasfastasshecould.

  Theearringcost480poundsandthenecklacetherobberhadtakencostonly6pounds.

  41.Christieneverforgotthatnightbecause________.

  A.shewasrobbedofhernecklace

  B.shehadagoodtimeatthepartyheldthatnight

  C.sheheldabirthdaypartyforherselfsuccessfully

  D.shewasfooledbytherobberthatnight

  42.Theparty_________.

  A.didn’tendat2a.m.B.endedbefore2a.m.

  C.lasted2hoursD.wasoverat2a.m.

  43.Shetriedtoprotectthenecklacebecause________.

  A.itwasmoreexpensive

  B.shewantedtomisleadandfooltherobber

  C.shelikeditbetterthanherearrings

  D.itwasherbirthdaypresentfromherfriends

  44.Asaresult,__________.

  A.therobberwasscaredandranaway

  B.therobberpickeduptheearringsandranaway

  C.therobbertookhernecklaceawayagainstthelaw

  D.herfriendcameandhelpedhercatchtherobber

  45.Theearringswereworth_________.

  A.asmuchasthenecklaceB.morethanthenecklace

  C.lessthanthenecklaceD.nothingatall

  41A42D43B44C45B

  B

  Mrs.Whitewasreadinganewspaperstorytoherclass.ItwasastoryaboutthechildreninChildren’sHospital.

  Thestorysaid:

  Wereyoueverinahospitalwhenyouweresmall?

  Howdidyoufeel?

  DoctorsatChildren’sHospitalareaskingformoneyforchildren’stoys.Somesickchildrenatthehospitalmuststayinbedformanyweeks.Toysareneededtokeepthesechildrenhappyandquiet.

  Moneyforthemcanbesenttothehospital.

  AfterMrs.Whitereadthestory,shesaid,“Thisstorygavemeanidea.”

  “Iknow,”saidoneoftheboysintheclass,“youwantustobringsomemoneyforthetoys.”

  “Well,thatwouldbenice,”Mrs.Whitesaid,“Butmostthirdgradechildrendon’thavemuchmoney.Ihadanotheridea.”

  “Iknow,”saidagirl.“Wecouldbringsomeofourowntoysforthechildreninthehospital.”

  “Thatwouldbenice,too.”saidMrs.White,“Butthatstillwasn’twhatIwasthinking.”

  “Iknow,”saidaboy,“Wecouldmakesometoys.”

  Mrs.Whitesmiled.“Doyouthinkyoucouldmaketoys?”sheasked.

  “Yes,yes.”Thewholeclassanswered.

  “Great,let’sbegintomaketoystomorrow.”SaidMrs.White.

  46.Thestoryinthenewspaperisabout_______.

  A.Mrs.White

  B.Children’sHospital

  C.thechildreninhospital

  D.Mrs.White’sclass

  47.Theword“sick”means_______.

  A.noisy

  B.strange

  C.ill

  D.worried

  48.WhatMrs.Whitewasthinkingisthatchildreninherclassshould_______.

  A.handintheirpocketmoney

  B.bringtheirowntoysformhome

  C.gotothehospital

  D.makesometoysthemselves

  49.WhatChildren’sHospitalwantedtogetforthechildreninhospitalis_______.

  A.toysmadeonlybystudents

  B.students’owntoys

  C.students’moneyforeverydayuse

  D.moneyfortoys

  50.Inclass,Mrs.Whitetaughtherstudentshowto_______.

  A.maketoysformoney

  B.savemoneyfortheirhospitalcare

  C.dothingsbythemselves

  D.writeastoryforanewspaper

  46C47C48D49D50C

  C

  Lifeusedto(过去常常)befunforyoungpeople.Theyusedtohavemoneytospendandfreetimetospenditin.theyusedtowearcolorfulclothes,andmeetincoffeehousesanddance.Someofthemstilldo.Butformanyyoungpeople,lifeishardernow.Jobsaredifficulttofind.Thingsaremoreexpensive.Andit’shardtofindaplacetolivein.teacherssaythatstudentsworkharderthantheyusedto.Theyarelessinterestedinpolitics,andmoreinterestedinpassingexams.Theyknowthatgoodexamresultsmaygetthembetterjobs.

  Mostyoungpeopleworrymoreaboutmoneythantheirparentsdidtwentyyearsago.Theytrytospendlessandsavemore.Theywanttobeabletobuildfamiliesoftheirownoneday.

  Forsome,theanswertounemploymentistoleavehomeandlookforworkinoneofthebigcites.Somefindwork,andstay.Othersdon’tfindone,andgohomeagain.

  WhenyoureadthenewspapersandwatchthenewsonTV,it’seasytogettheideathatyoungpeoplelosetheirjobsandareangryorintrouble.

  51.Theunderlinedword“unemployment”means_______.

  A.beingoutofwork

  B.beingingreattrouble

  C.beingangry

  D.beingpoor

  52.Studentsarestudyingharderbecause_______.

  A.thingsaremoreexpensive

  B.theyhavenohomestolivein

  C.theyarenotinterestedinpoliticsanylonger

  D.theywanttofindbetterjobsandgetmoremoney

  53.Manyyoungpeoplesavemoneyto_______.

  A.lookforbetterjobs

  B.gotoanothercountriesforfurtherstudies

  C.buyhousesandthingsneededforlife

  D.buyexpensivethings

  54.Thebiggestdifferencebetweentoday’syoungpeopleandyesterday’sis_______.

  A.theirideasandwaysoflife

  B.theirknowledge

  C.theirageswhenbuildingtheirownfamilies

  D.theirwayofspendingmoney

  55.Fromthepassage,wecansay_______.

  A.mostyoungpeoplearealwaysintrouble.

  B.onlypartofyoungpeoplecanfindjobsinbigcities.

  C.mostyoungpeopleareeasytogetangry

  D.whatthewritersaidasaboveisnottrue.

  51A52D53C54A55B

  D

  Inastorepuddingsareonsale.AnumberofthesedeliciousthingsarelaidoutinarowduringtheChristmasseason.Hereyoucantrythembeforecomingtoadecision.

  Ihaveoftenwonderedwhethersomepeoplewouldtakeadvantageof（利用）this.OnedayIaskedashopgirl:

  “Nowthere’soneoldgentleman,forexample,”shetoldme.“Hecomesherealmosteveryweekandtrieseachoneofthepuddings,thoughheneverbuysanythingandIdon’tthinkheeverwill.Well,lethimcomeifhewantsit,andwelcometoit.”

  Shewasstillspeakingwhenanelderlygentlemancameuptothecounter（柜台）andbeganlookingcloselyattherowofpuddingswithgreatinterest.

  “That’stheverygentlemanI’vebeentellingyouabout,“saidtheshopgirlinalowvoice.“Justwatchhimnow.”Andthenturningtohim,“Wouldyouliketotrythem,sir?Here’saspoon（勺）foryoutouse.”

  Theelderlygentlemanwaspoorlybutneatlydressed.Heacceptedthespoonandbegantotryoneafteranotherofthepuddings.

  Iwentuptohimandsaid,“Pardonme,sir,willyoupleaseletmebuyyouoneofthesepuddings.Itwouldgivemesuchpleasure.”

  “Excuseme,”hesaidwithdignity（自尊）,“IdonotbelieveIhavethepleasureofknowingyou.Youmusthavemistakenmeforsomeoneelse.”Andwithaquickdecisionheturnedtotheshopgirlandsaidinaloudvoice:“kindlypackmeupthisonehere.Iwilltakeitwithme.”

  Hepointedatoneofthelargestandmostexpensiveofthepuddings.Hepulledoutawornlittleblackpocketbookandbegancountingoutshillingsandpenniesontothecounter.Tosavehisfacehehadtobuywhathecouldnotpossiblypayfor.HowIregretted(后悔)havingsaidthesewords.

  “Youpayatthedesk,”theshopgirlwastellinghim,buthedidnotseemtounderstandandkepttryingtoputthecoinsintoherhand.AndthatwasthelastIsaworheardoftheoldman.Nowhecannevercometheretotrypuddingsanymore.

  56.Allthebuyerscan_______.

  A.buyoneofthepuddingsatlowerprice

  B.getoneofthepuddingsforfree

  C.haveabreakinthestoreafterwork

  D.trythepuddingsbeforetheydecidetobuythem

  57.Thewriterofferedtobuytheoldmanthepuddingbecause_______.

  A.hewasonefriendoftheoldman’s

  B.hewantedtomakefunoftheoldman

  C.hethoughttheoldmanmighthaveforgottentobringmoneywithhim

  D.hediditoutofkindness

  58.Whenthewriterofferedtobuythepuddingforhim,theoldmanwas_______.

  A.pleasedB.thankful

  C.movedD.surprisedaswellashurt

  59.Theoldmanfinallyboughtoneofthelargestandthemostexpensivepuddingsbecause

  _______.

  A.hewantedtosavehisface

  B.hewasextremelyhungry

  C.hewasnotpooratall

  D.helikeditbest

  60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

  A.Itwaskindoftheshopgirltogivethegentlemanthespoonandlethimtrysome.

  B.Sometimessomethingdoneoutofkindnessmayturnouttobesomethingbad.

  C.Thepuddingswerenotwelcome,sotheywerelaidinrowtocatchbuyers’eyes.

  D.Theelderlygentlemanwasoneofgreatdignity.

  56D57D58D59A60B