第一节：单项选择（共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 21. What lessons China can draw from ___ global financial crisis has become ____ hot topic among us students. A. a; the B. /; a C. the; a D. /; the 22.——Have you finished the book? ——No. I’ve read up to the children discover the secret cave. A. which B. what C. that D. where 23. ——The weather has been very hot and dry. —— Yes. If it had rained even a drop, things would be much better now. And my vegetables . A. wouldn’t die B. didn’t die C. hadn’t die D. wouldn’t have died. 24. _________along the quiet road at forty miles an hour, and then an old man suddenly started to cross the road in front of me. A. Driving B. when I was driving C. I was driving D. Having driven 25. In all kinds of competitions, Jackie ________ a most excellent athlete. He has won so many gold medals. A. practises B. conducts C. behaves D. proves 26. ——How did you like Nick’s performance last night? —— To be honest, his singing didn’t to me much? A. appeal B. belong C. refer D. occur
27. The girl had hardly rung the bell the door was opened suddenly, and her friend rushed out to greet her. A. before B. until C. as D. since 28. Don’t worry about the child. Next to him ___ a lady, ____ he can turn when he is in trouble. A. sits; whom B. sits; to whom C. is sitting; with whom D. was sitting; to whom 29. Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical, and this special chemical, ________, affects our brains, making us feel happy. A. in turn B. in particular C. in advance D. in short 30. Helping others is a habit, you can learn even at an early age. A. it B. that C. what D. one 31. Mr. Lee, who as a carpenter for over 10 years, is now a very famous statesman in this country. A. has worked B. had worked C. worked D. works 32. ——I can’t get on with some of my classmates. They just leave me in the cold. —— . But what’s the reason? A. Sorry to hear that. B. How about that? C. Don’t mention it. D. Never give up. 33. He doesn’t spend any more money on clothing than I do, but he manages to look so stylish. A. therefore B. somehow C furthermore D. otherwise 34. abroad for a tour can be a great honor for an ordinary person like me. A. Taken B. Taking C. Having been taken D. Being taken 35. Three criminals were caught and asked to aid in the . A. interview B. investigation C. question D. request 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） God’s coffee A group of class friends, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon 36 into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the 37 and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of 38 ---porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some 39 looking, some expensive, some delicate --- telling them to 40 themselves to the coffee. When all the students had a cup of coffee in 41 , the professor said :“ If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, 42 behind the plain and cheap ones. Whiles it is normal for you to 43 only the best for yourselves, that is the 44 of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself 45 no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. 46 all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you 47 went for the best cups… And then you began __48___ each other’s cups. Now consider this: Life is the ___49____; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not 50 , nor change the quality of life we 51 . Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 52 to enjoy the coffee God has 53 us. God brews the coffee, not the cups… Enjoy the coffee!” The happiest people don’t have the best of everythin
