I. 单项填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1. Mr. Smith has a great interest in ____ history, especially in ___ history of the Ming Dynasty. A. /; the B. the; a C. a; the D. the ; / 2. I was so familiar with him that I ___ his voice ___ I picked up the phone. A. recognized, the minute B. remembered; immediately C. picked out; upon D. got to know; in case 3. One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to ___ healthy eating habits. A. grow B. develop C. increase D. raise 4. Your speech given at the meeting, ____ everyone is taken into careful consideration, means much to us all. A. where B. what C. as D. which 5. --- What did you say? --- So you ___ to me. Be open-minded, but focused on some key points, _____? A. didn’t listen; aren’t you B. weren’t listening; will you C. haven’t listened; isn’t it D. won’t listen; are you 6. ---I think I’ll just have coffee for a change. --- _____. The coffee and sugar are in the cupboard. A. So do I B. Coffee would be better C. Help yourself D. Change it please. 7. She dressed quickly, ____ her handbag and went to work.
A. to carry B. carrying C. carried D. to be carried 8. ---Was it the famous restaurant in the city ____ you met him for the first time? --- No, earlier than that. It was in the factory ___ I used to work. A. that; that B. where; that C. where; where D. that; which 9. The suit ____ him quite well ___ the color was a little brighter. A. fit; except that B. fitted; except for C. matched; besides D. suited; except 10. Though we take a great risk of investing in the project, yet it will ______ in the long run. A. go off B. turn up C. pay off D. come up 11. No one can _____ him in the knowledge of Chinese literature. A. go B. compare C. pass D. match 12. ——Is Bob still performing? ——I’m afraid not. He is said _______ the stage as he has become an official. A. to have left B. to leave C. to have been left D. to be left 13. In some parts of London, missing a bus means _______ for another hour. A. waiting B. to wait C. wait D. to be waiting 14. A new ________ bus service to Tianjin Airport started to operate two months ago. A. normal B. usual C. regular D. common 15. Doctor Smith has made another wonderful discovery, ____ great importance. A. which I think is of B. which I think it is of C. which is I think D. I think which is 16. It’s the third time that you _______ late for school this week. A. were B. are C. had been D. haven’t been 17. It is ___ beautiful a picture ___ I even wonder where to hang in my room. A. so ; as B. such a ; that C. so; as to D. so; that 18. The wealthy merchant went into the house, with two bodyguards ________ him. A. followed B. following C. follows D. to follow 19. My mother suggests that we ______ a list of goods before shopping tomorrow. A. will make B. must make C. make D. had better make 20. When ____ the frustrating news, she couldn’t help ____ ; but she could do nothing but wait. A. hearing; crying B. heard; crying C. hear; to cry D. hearing; to cry II. 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Mr. Flower was well-known around for growing the best flowers of the year and his four glass-houses were taken good care of. These glass-houses were close to a public path, which was always used ___21__ children and young people walking to and from __22__. Boys of about thirteen years of age, especially, were often tempted（尝试） to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flower’s __23__ . They managed to resist the temptation(抵制诱惑) when Mr. Flower was around, but the temptation often seemed to be too __24__ when Mr. Flower was __25__ to be seen. For this reason, Mr. Flower did his best to be __26__ his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school days. However, it was not always possible for him to be on guard at these times. Mr. Flower had tried __27__ to prevent the damage to his glass; but nothing that he had done had been__28__. He had been to the school to complain(抱怨) to the headmaster, but this had not done any__29__. He had hidden in the bushes（灌木丛）and __30__ those boys that threw stones __31__ his garden, but the boys could run __32__ faster than he, and they even __33__ at him at a distance. He had even walked along the path and picked up all those __34__ that he could find so that the boys would have nothing to __35__, but they soon found others, or threw lumps of earth instead. Then just as he had given __36__ hope of winning the battle, a truly wonderful __37__ came up to him. He set up a large notice board made of good strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses __38__ it could be clearly seen from the path. On the board he painted the __39__ : DO NOT THROW AT THIS NOTICE. After this,
