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30. Most people prefer _____ mony _____ it . A. spending ; to earning B. to be spending ; to be earning C. to spend ; to earn D.having spent ; to having earned 31.At the age of fourteen , Betty went to a _____ girls’ school along with her sister . A.Near B. nearby C. close D. neighbor 32.The rent is high , ____ the house is quite satisfactory . A. otherwise but B. but otherwise C. and otherwise D. otherwise and 33. It is difficult for us to learn a lesson in life _____ we’ve actually had that lesson . A. until B. after C.since D. when 34.It was _____ weather that everyone wanted to go outing . A. so fine B. such fine C. so a fine D. such a fine 35. ------- I was wondering if we could go skiing on the weekend . ------- _____ good . A. Sound B. Sounded C. Sounding D. Sounds 第二节 完型填空 (共20小题 , 每小题1. 5分, 满分30分) 阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从每题所给的 A , B , C , D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 It was a winter afternoon.Some friends and l were eating at a restaurant and talking.We talked and talked and soon 36 became the topic.Suddenly I 37 upon an idea.“Wouldn’t it be fun to go swimming ? Others go 38 in winter，but why couldn’t we ? 39 , we could be healthier if we did.”I told them about this , and they all said it was a good idea 40 . Early the next morning , we four were standing at the bus stop，with bags in our hands 41 for a bus to take us to the 42 .The sky was clear;the sun was shining，but it was very cold all the same. 43 0ur heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us wall.We all felt we should go ___44__ but no one wanted to speak out . We soon reached the sands.There was nobody there，but we were not discouraged.Instead we were 45 that we were the only ones that dared to challenge the weather. 46 we changed our clothes quickly. But things were not going so 47 .The freezing sea wind was blowing.We left very cold and 48 all over.At last we made up our minds to 49 into the water.We put our feet in first, __50__ to take them back very quickly.The water was unbelievably cold. Then I suggested we all jump in.We all went back ten steps . I gave the 51 ，and we all rushed forward and jumped in.I shall never forget the moment I was in the water. I was up __52__ and rushed again to the shore.So it was with my friends.We 53 0ur clothes as quickly as possible. On the way back home，we talked about this unforgettable 54 .The four of us did not __55____ school for the following three days.We all suffered a lot from a very bad cold，but we thought it was all worth it. 36.A.films B. music C. sports D. plays 37.A.caught B. fell C. came D. hit 38.A.swimming B. skating C. skiing D. camping 39.A.Specially B. Besides C. Really D. Clearly 40.A.indeed B. surely C. certainly D. truly 41.A.1ooking B. searching C. waiting D. asking 42.A.river B. lake C. pool D. sands 43.A.Even B. Yet C. If D. And 44.A.ahead B. forward C. away D. back 45.A.excited B. happy C. proud D. lonely 46.A.So B. However C. Still D. Or 47.A.wrong B. right C. bad D. smooth 48.A.walked B. changed C. trembled D. hid 49.A.go B. drop C. fun D. rush 50.A.just B. then C. only D. but 51.A.message B. order C. mark D. information 52.A.slowly B. nervously C. happily D. immediately 53.A.had on B. put on C. wore D. dressed 54.A.1ife B. experiment C. chance D. experience 55.A.attend B. reach C. enter D. go 第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题，每下题2分，计40分) 阅读下面短文，然后从每题所给的 A , B , C , D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true ? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves. Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day. They never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one. (责任编辑：admin) |