I. 观察所给单词的读音，从中找出其划线部分与所给单词划线部分读音相同的选项。(每题1分,5分) 1. news A. research B newspaper C Christmas D. Thursday 2. medical A. uncle B. medicine C tiresome D. society 3. terrify A. type B. physics C. primary D. oxygen 4. longer A. London B. prove C. lock D. lonely 5. right A. enough B. photo C. delight D. elephant
II．单项填空(每题1分，15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可填入空白处的正确答案。 1．I can't walk _____________fast．Please walk a bit slower． A．such B．too C．that D．the same 2．He is going to hospital _____________a medical examination next week． A．to give B．to be given C．to have given D．to have been given 3．—What will you have us _____________today，Boss？ —Type some business letters． A．to do B．do C．doing D．done 4．The accident has _____________to be a good thing after all． A．turned out B．been turned out C．turned in D．turned over 5．The professor said that your discovery was_____________． A．of great value B．great value C．greatly valued D．in great value 6．He came to the meeting _____________his serious illness． A．in spite B．even if C．as a result of D．despite 7．When I visited the city of Rome，I found the buildings，squares and parks _____________in very different styles． A．to be designed and built B．to design and build C．designed and built D．designing and building 8．_____________the top of the pagoda(塔)，the scenery of the whole city can be seen clearly under your feet． A．Viewing B．Viewed C．Seeing D．To be seen 9．At last they got the letter they____________． A．have expected B．were expecting C．had expected D．had been expecting
10.Much as he liked the book,____he didn’t have enough money to buy it． A. but B. and C. therefore D./ 11.It won’t be too long before we __________a way smooth away these difficulties. A. work out B. will work out C. had worked out D.are working out 12. Mary has been looking forward in the past 10 years to ______the Great Wall. A. paying a visit to B. call on C. being on a visit D. call at 13.We teachers must see to ________that every student can understand. A. all B. that C. it D. one 14._______the coach was content with was _____his team won the match. A. What’s; which B.That; that C. What; that D. That; what 15.---What do you think they are in praise of? ----_________________. A. For Tom to win the first prize B. Tom’s winning the first prize C. Tom won the first prize D. Because Tom won the first prize III. 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分；满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 Switzerland(瑞士) is famous for its watches. However, this country didn’t 16 the watch. It was the British 17 did it. Here is a story of 18 the watch was 19 to Switzerland. Many years ago, an Englishman was 20 to Italy. 21 his way he stopped in a small town in south Switzerland. This Englishman travelled in a carriage inside 22 there was a carriage watch. This was the 23 kind of watch. A native shop assistant 24 to see the watch. He 25 what it was and asked the Englishman 26 it. “It is a carriage watch. ”said the man. “ This machine 27 the time but now it isn’t working.” At once the shop assistant 28 to try to repair it. So the traveller 29 him the watch. The assistant was a very wise man. So it was not 30 that he managed(设法) to repair it. He 31 remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveller had 32 on his journey(旅行), he made a watch of 33 the same type. 34 the watch-making was 35 in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold in stores all over the world. 16.A.make B.invent C.produce D.develop 17.A.which B.who C.where D.they 18.A.why B.that C.how D.when 19.A.carried B.sold C.sailed D.brought 20.A.travelling B.riding C.walking D.running 21.A.On B.In C.At D.From 22.A.which B.that C.it D.whom 23.A.proper B.smallest C.earliest D.biggest 24.A.wanted B.seemed C.happened D.discovered 25.A.wondered B.thought C.understood D.discovered 26.A.on B.about C.of D.with 27.A.gives B.tells C.strikes D.counts 28.A.failed B.helped C.insisted D.offered 29.A.served B.shared C.showed D.handed 30.A.surprise B.surprised C.surprising D.surprises 31.A.however B.besides C.but D.even 32.A.gone B.done C.come D.spent 33.A.correctly B.specially C.exactly D.naturally 34.A.Thus B.So C.Otherwise D.However 35.A.opened B.started C.done D.returned
IV. 阅读理解（本题共20小题，计40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A On the first day of class, Mr Whiteson gave us a lecture about a creature(生物) called cattytiger, a kind of cat-like animal that completely disappeared during the Ice Age. He passed round a skull (头骨) as he talked, and we all felt interested and took notes while listening. Later, we had a test about that. When he returned my paper, I was very, very surprised. There was a very large cross through each of my answers. And so it was with everyone else's in our class. What had happened? Everyone was wondering and couldn't wait to get the answer. Very simple, Mr Whiteson explained. He had made up all that story about the cattytiger. There had never been such an animal. So why none of us noticed that and how could we expect good marks for the incorrect answers? Needless to say, we got very angry. What kind of teacher was this? We should have guessed it out, Mr Whiteson said. After all, at the very moment he was passing around the cattytiger skull (in fact, a cat's), hadn't he been telling us that it completely disappeared during the Ice Age? Clearly he was telling a lie. But we just kept busy making notes and none used his head. We should learn something from this. Teachers and textbooks are not always corre
