一、单项选择 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. ▲ boy who is performing at the party comes from ▲ European country. A. The; an B. A; the C. The; a D. A; a 2. President Xi gave a speech at the ▲ Anniversary of the Central Committee School which was held ▲ March 1st, 2013. A. eightieth; in B. eighties; at C. eighty; on D. eightieth; on 3. — Tom sings very well. Where was he trained? — He learns all by himself. He ▲ goes to any training class. A. never B. often C. usually D. sometimes 4. — Excuse me, what do you think of Iphone5? —Many people say “NO” to it because of its follow-up ▲ . A. experiment B. interest C. service D. experience 5. — Oh, he’s able to walk on the ground freely, so you ▲ worry about him. — Thank you, Dr Ma. A. can B. may C. needn’t D. mustn’t
6. — “Food Safety” receives thousands of Internet hits a day. — ▲ , it has become one of the hottest topics recently. A. Luckily B. Suddenly C. Obviously D. Usually 7. — Mum! When can my little brother go out and play with me? — Not until his homework ▲ . A. will be finished B. is finished C. has been finished D. was finished 8. — Why haven’t you asked him to come here? — He was doing an important report when I found her and she ▲ it. A. hadn’t finished B. wouldn’t finish C. didn’t finish D. haven’t finished 9. — Do you think Jack is coming to our game? — He won’t ▲ he is allowed to. His parents are very strict with him. A. if B. when C. unless D. since 10. It’s ▲ hard work for the twins that ▲ of them can deal with it in 20 minutes. A. so; neither B. such a; either C. so a; neither D. such; neither
11. — In our English study, reading is more important than speaking, I think. — I don’t agree. Speaking is ▲ reading. A. as important as B. so important as C. the same as D. the most important 12. — Is there ▲ on the Internet? —Yes. The First Lady Peng Liyuan attracts more attention than her husband on the visit to Russia and some African countries. A. something specially B. anything special C. special something D. specially anything 13. There were no vaccines(疫苗) against H7N9 virus. ▲ , a few people in China died from this disease. A. In all B. As usual C. In addition D. As a result 14. — I have two tickets for Changjiang Music Festival. Would you like to go with me? — ▲ . It’s too good a chance to miss. A. That’s right B. I’m afraid not C. Never mind D. That’s for sure 15. — Do you know ▲ , Mike? — Sure. From August 16, 2014 to August 28, 2014 in Nan Jing. A. when will the Youth Olympic Games be held. B. when the Youth Olympic Games will be held C. how soon the Youth Olympic Games will be held D. how soon will the Youth Olympic Games held
二、完形填空 (共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分) 阅读下面短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。 There’s an old saying that eyes are the windows to the soul. We should take good care of our eyes. However, when we can see well, we do not 16 our eyes often. It is only when we can not see perfectly that we come to see how 17 our eyes are. People who are nearsighted (近视) can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see things far away 18 . People who are farsighted face just the 19 problem. They can see things far away, but they have difficulty reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s 20 . If they want to do much reading, they must wear glasses too. Other people do not see clearly because of cataracts(白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to 21 the cataracts and remove them. Also, some people’s eyes are not exactly the right shape. When night falls, colors become fainter(微弱)to the eyes and finally disappear. After your eyes have become used to the dark, you can see better 22 you use the side of your eyes rather than the centers. Sometimes, after dark, you see a small thing to one side of you, which seems&