第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 1. — Make sure you have turned off all the lights before going out — ______. A. Heard it B. Made it C. Got it D. Taken it 2. If you have ____good knowledge of the country’s culture, you are less likely to be in ______trouble. A. the; the B. the; a C. a; \ D. a; a 3. ---I’m afraid I don’t have the ability to make a speech in public. I’m too nervous. ---Don’t worry. You will overcome it _______if you practice more. A. by and by B. side by side C. hand in hand D. face to face 4. On my birthday I received a gift, _________rather popular at that time. A. which B. one C. that D. what 5. There was ______time _________I showed great interest in collecting English idioms. A. a, that B. the, which C. a , when D. the, how 6. _______________, the performance began. A. Having taken their seats C. Taking their places B. Having been taken their seats D. The audiences having taken their seats 7. ---Could you repeat what she said just now? ---Sorry, I ________. A. am not listening B. had not listened C. haven’t listened D. wasn’t listening 8._________he didn’t pay the fine, his license would be taken away made the driver worried. A. That B. That if C. If D. If that 9. He regrets the time and money he wasted ______a luxurious life. A. to lead B. to be led C. led D. leading 10. As is known to all , diligence can ____________lack of intelligence. A. make for B. make up C. make up for D. make out 11. ---He was beaten black and blue by his father. ---when was _____exactly?
---It was last Sunday afternoon_______he was caught smoking. A. this, that B. it , that C. what , when D. that , when 12.--- You shouldn’t have been late for the significant lecture. ---But I __________, because I arrived there five minutes earlier. A. didn’t B. had to C. wasn’t D. should 13. ---Can you finish the difficult task in such a short time? ---No, it is beyond my __________ A. complex B. competence C.comprehension D. competition 14. The old man is gald to hear that his son has _______his ways and earns his living by selling newpapers. A. repaired B. founded C. mended D. given 15. — That’s enough. It is not necessary for me to know too much about it. — _____________. A. A little learning is a dangerous thing C. A high building, a low foundation B. Life is made up of little things D. Many a little makes miracle. 第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) Oh God! I think I was about seven when my sisters and I pulled this stupid stunt（惊险动作）. I remember we were watching TV when we heard my 16 , Chris, yelling from the backyard. We all 17 out to see what happened. 18____ we finally located him, he was in a tree 19 ____ from the highest tree branch. Crying, he explained he had climbed up the tree and couldn’t get down. One of us should climb up but we couldn’t 20 to get him moving down. Luckily, my youngest sister, Ka, five then, had seen a(n) 21 situation. She suggested we grab a 22___, hold it under the branch, and tell him to 23____ so we could catch him. My other sister, Yams, one year younger than me, looked at me eagerly to 24 her idea and I said “Yeah, let’s try that.” Immediately we 25 a sheet and held it beneath the tree. Now mind you, the ages holding this blanket were 26 from seven to five, thus the sheet was probably being held up to our waist and also close to touching the ground. But we were 27 it could work. Chris, my brother, aged four, looked down at us with hesitation, asking in a 28____ voice, “Are you sure I’ll land on the blanket?” But because of a problem at 29 with his tongue being a bit attached to the mouth, it came out like this, “Ah you sho awill lan on da blanked?” “Yup!” I told him, “We’re sure!” and he let go. How 30 he was to trust us! And no matter how 31 we held, Chris fell right 32 that sheet and landed on his stomach. This tiny seventy-pound boy had made a big 33 right in the sheet! Because he wasn’t moving, we bent down to 34 if he was still alive. Slowly, he uttered these five words, “Ah stee hi da flow!”, in other words, “I still hit the floor!” Poor little man! Now Chris is fourteen and he still blames us about it. Any tree he climbs he can get down on his own and, 35 , he wants to be a fireman when he grows up. 16. A. neighbour B. brother C. classmate D. cousin 17. A. headed B. wandered C. waited D. stayed 18. A. After B. Since C. Though D. When 19. A. jumping B. looking C. hanging D. shaking 20. A. try B. manage C. plan D. decide 21. A. serious B. awkward C. similar D. ridiculous 22. A. sheet B. ladder C. quilt D. net 23. A. slide B. drop C. climb D. move 24. A. change B. offer C. prove D.&n
