23. She just couldn’t believe that her husband, to whom she had been loyal for so many years, _______ desert(抛弃) her after he became rich. A. might B. should C. shall D. must 24. Deep in ______, he had to cut down the expense on his new flat.. A. sorrow B. anger C. business D. debt 25. He is such a man who is always ______ fault with other people. A. putting B. seeking C. finding D. searching 26. Whether you believe it or not, it is ________ that causes your illness. A. because of your overweight B. you are so overweight C. because you are overweight D. your being overweight 27. The other day, Tom drove his car down the street at _____ I thought was a dangerous speed. A. as B. which C. what D. that 28.Jenny Bancroft,an American author, teacher, and adventurer, received a number of _______ and honours for her adventures. A. prizes B. rewards C. harvests D. awards 29. People have come to realize that they should go on _____ balanced diet and make ______ room in their day for exercise. A. a; / B. the; a C. the; the D. /; a 30. It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot ______ easy reach. A. near B. upon C. within D around 31. He had quarreled with his neighbour and ______ at her every time he met her. A. glanced B. stared C. glared D. looked 32. Some children want to challenge themselves by learning a language different from ______ their parents speak at home. A. what B. that C. which D. one 33. ______ you are an adult, you should carry out your responsibility and never rely on your parents. A. Even though B. The moment C. For D. Now that 34. ---Has Tim started? He said he would join in the party. ---He ______. He is a man of keeping his word. A. could have left B. must have left C. can’t come D. won’t be coming 35. The discover of gold in Australia led thousands to believe that a fortune ______. A. is made B. would made C. was to be made D. had made 第二节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—50各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 When I was about twelve years old, my mother told us that we would not be __36__ Christmas gifts for lack of money.I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ___37___?” Then,three women ___38___ at our house with gifts for all of us.For me they bought a doll.I would no longer have to be embarrassed(难堪的) when I returned to school. Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my ___39___ Christmas special and memorable there, I ___40___ remembered the women’s visit.I decided that I wanted to create the same feeling of ___41___ for as many children as I could possibly ___42__. So I ___43__ up with a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help.We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party.For every child, we ___44__ wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, each with a child’s name.We wanted all of them to know they were __45__.Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I ___46__ them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward.Finally the __47__ they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three.Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles ___48__ up the room.The __49___ in the room was obvious, and it wasn’t just about toys.It was a feeling---the feeling I knew from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit.I wasn’t forgotten.Somebody still remembered me.I know I___50___. 36.A.sending B.receiving C.making D.exchanging 37.A.found B.prepared C.got D.expected 38.A.broke in B.settled down C.showed up D.turned off 39.A.present B.first C.recent D.previous 40.A.hardly B.suddenly C.regularly D.occasionally 41.A.strength B.sadness C.importanceD.safety 42.A.know B.reach C.remember D.mention 43.A.kept B.caught C.came D.put 44. A. wrapped B. covered C. packed D. rolled 45.A.fine B.special C.helpful D.normal 46.A.reminded B.waited C.explained D.promised 47.A.chance B.gift C.moment D.reward 48.A.lit B.took C.burned D.cheered 49.A.atmosphereB.sadness C.calmness D.joy 50.A.matter B.wonder C.doubt D.suppose 第三节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分) 阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卷标号为51—60的相应位置上。 Nowadays, many Shanghai white-collar workers have received native English-speaking international students 51 their host families in order to learn English from them. It is usually free for a foreign student to stay in a host family in Shanghai, but he/she must take the 52 (responsible) of teaching English to at least one certain member of the family. Miss Li has always worried about her 53 (limit) English. “I never knew what to say to an English-speaking person,” said she. She has taken a number of English courses, but 54 has proved to be useful. Last year, she saw 55 advertisement recruiting(征募) host families for foreign students, and that was how Carey (from Chicago, US) came to her home. Carey is actually not a student, but a manager. She stays in Li's apartment for free, 56 has to teach Li oral English for 1 hour every day. “She could hardly speak Chinese at the beginning, and we had to guess 57 each other meant through gestures, ”said Li. Two months later, they could talk to each other 58 gesticulating(做手势). Now, Li can communicate with any English-speaking person freely. About one hundred Shanghai families have received foreign boarding students, and the figure 59 (rise). However, foreign boarding students can only help improve oral English, but 60 examination skills. III.阅读理解(共两节,满分40分) 第一节 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect. But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax(税收) more than doubled----to $1.01 per pack---smokers have jammed telephone ‘quit lines’ across the country seeking to kick the habit. This is not a surprise to public health advocates. They’ve studied the effect of state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teens, are price sensitive. Nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every tax increase. (责任编辑:admin) |