第一部分： (共两节，满分30分) 第一节: 单项填空(共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10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．______ vivid picture describes ______ very common phenomenon in our society． A．The, / B．The, a C．A, the D．A, / 2．Novels are often ______ for the stage, television and radio． A．adopted B．accepted C．translated D．adapted 3．I find it astonishing that he ______ be so rude to us．I ______ make a complaint to his company． A．could, must B．should, shall C．shall, should D．dare; have to 4．What a pity! I missed meeting my boss at the airport because my car was ______ in the traffic jam． A．broken up B．kept away C．held up D．kept up 5．The quality of some of our products has left much ______ and we must take measures to improve them． A．to desire B．being desire C．desired D．to be desired 6．The news spread quickly all over the world ______ Michael Jackson died a sudden death． A．that B．which C．whether D．what 7．His mother suggested he ______ to see the doctor, because his pale face suggested he ______ ill． A．would go, had been B．go, was C．went, had been D．must go, was 8．We stopped on our way to London for ______． A．an or two hours B．an and two hours C．one hour or two D．one or two hours 9．--- I think the Internet is playing an important role in our daily life．Don’t you think so? --- Yes, ______． A．Great minds think alike B．Early birds catch worms C．Facts speak louder than words D．No pains, no gains 10．Doctors warn people that one may develop skin cancer with his skin ______ to the sun too much． A．exposes B．exposing C．exposed D．being exposed
11．One side of the board should be painted yellow, and ______ A．the other is white B．another white C．the other white D．another is white 12．______, and you’ll get a better result next time． A．If you spare no effort B．Making every effort C．Once you make great efforts D．A bit more efforts 13．When we finally ______ to get home after the tiring long journey we could hardly move a step farther． A．tried B．succeeded C．attempted D．managed 14．I have never seen ______ Guilin before． A．so beautiful a place as B．so a beautiful place so C．as beautiful a place so D．so a beautiful place as 15．The film star has asked ______ but the journalists just keep following him wherever he goes． A．to be left alone B．left alone C．to leave alone D．being left 16．Mr．White works as a journalist now, but he ______ in a high school for several years． A．has worked B．worked C．had worked D．had been worked 17．I’m planning to hold a party in the open air, but I can make no ______ because it depends on the weather． A．mistake B．guarantees C．decision D．words 18．______ I’m willing to help, I do not have much time available． A．Since B．When C．While D．Unless 19．Is there a shop around ______ we can get some fruit? A．which B．that C．where D．as 20．--- Oh, we ______ you at long last． --- But is there anything that I can do for you? I don’t think I know you． A．found B．have found C．are to find D．have been finding 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分， 满分20分） 阅读下面的短文，从短文所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting．It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important ___21___: giving-away makes life so much more exciting．You need not worry if you ___22___ money． This is how I ___23___ with giving-away．If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store ___24___ to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the ___25___．If an accident takes place, the ___26___ of which I think the local police could use, I ___27___ him up and tell him about it, though I am not in ___28___ here．One discovery I made about this world is to give ___29___ getting something back, though the ___30___ often comes in an unexpected form． One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important ___31___ letter to my home, though it was ___32___ to me at my office．I wrote the postmaster a note of ___33___．More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was ___34___．I was told at the window that there were ___35___ boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long ___36___ list．As I was about to ___37___, the postmaster appeared in the ___38___．“Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said it was．“Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office ___39___ we make one for you．You don’t know what a letter like that means to us．We usually get ___40___ but complaints．” 21．A．decision B．research C．speech D．discovery 22．A．earn B．lack C．spend D．steal 23．A．experienced B．connected C．combined D．agreed 24．A．happens B．flashes C．sticks D．leads 25．A．postmaster B．headmaster C．storekeeper D．policeman 26．A．story B．damage C．challenge D．material 27．A．call B．hold C．break D．pick 28．A．need B．trouble C．common D．charge 29．A．within B．without C．for D．before 30．A．process B．goal C．return D．concern 31．A．curious B．immediate C．special D．heavy 32．A．realized B．addressed C．forgotten D．brought 33．A．invitation B．apology C．instruction D．appreciation 34．A．dealing B．providing C．operating D．starting 35．A．enough B．some C．no D．more 36．A．admitting B．relating C．examining D．waiting 37．A．leave B．shout C．guess D．conduct 38．A．window B．doorway C．library D．yard 39．A．incase B．nowthat C．evenif D．asif 40．A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something 第二部分：阅读理解（本题有两小节，第一节共20小题，每小题2分；第二节共5小题，每小题1分；满分45分） 第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 A Since weeks ago, China has been involved a worldwide A／H 1 N 1 flu that has already killed more than 80 people in the middle of May, 2009, in Mexico and has turned into a global pandemic． The central government has asked people entering China from the virus-hit countries to report flu-like symptoms to the authorities．In an emergency notice issued on Saturday night, the country’s top quality watchdog ordered the Customs to check passengers’ temperature, too． A Beijing airport official Li said Customs officers are on a high alert level． “Three temperature detectors are now in operation．We’re ready with protection garments and equipment, too．Passengers flying in from Mexico and other A／H1N1 flu-hit countries are being monitored
