第一部分：英语知识运用（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） 1．I have the same opinion as you ________ the privacy of one’s life should be kept secret． A．that B．which C．whether D．where 2．---John, where are the cookies? Don’t you tell me you ate them all? --- _________ I couldn’t help it．They were so good． A．Yes, I did． B．No, I didn’t C．Yes, I have D．Why? Sounds strange 3．Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people ________ harm them． A．more than B．rather than C．other than D．better than 4．---This passage is difficult for me．Could you please explain it to me? --- I am afraid I have to say sorry．The book is ______ me． A．beyond B．over C．after D．off 5．Since he often travels on business, he can ______ himself to sleeping in any place he can find． A．devote B．accustom C．force D．reduce 6．---I’m afraid Mr．Wood can’t see you until 4 o’clock． --- Oh, ________, I won’t wait． A．no doubt B．after all C．in that case D．in this way 7．Among mystery writers, Agatha Christie ______ as a real master． A．stands for B．stands by C．stands in D．stands out 8．The dance performed by the disabled actors is really a hit, but years ago no one ______ they were to achieve such a great success． A．must have imagined B．could have imagined C．should have imagined D．would have imagined 9．Mother was greatly ________ at the news that her son was found by the police． A．relieved B．relaxed C．satisfied D．enthusiastic 10．The factory _______ its good credit, so its products _______very well． A．keeps up; are sold B．keeps in; are sold C．keeps up; sell D．keeps on; sell
11．The cream was not so good as ___________． A．advertised B．it advertised C．advertisement D．to advertise 12．________ more and more forests destroyed, some animals are facing the danger of dying out． A．Within B．by C．As D．With 13．Will you please ______ my luggage while I’m away from here? A．have an eye for B．make eyes at C．keep an eye on D．turn a blind eye to 14．---I’ll ask our physics teacher to explain Newton’s Second Law of Motion she taught us yesterday． ---That’s just _________ most of the students still have doubt． A．what B．why C．where D．how 15．The rest of the time was _____ with writing a report． A．devoted B．occupied C．spent D．possessed 16．Because the shop _________, all the T-shirts are sold at half price． A．has closed up B．closed down C．is closing down D．had closed up 17．It was most _______ of you to lend me the money when I was in trouble． A．selfish B．generous C．relieved D．outgoing 18．---You know what? Tom wants to be Harry Potter after he graduates from school． ---Are you kidding? He will never _______ a person like him． A．make B．turn C．change D．get 19．I’d rather read than watch television; the programs seem ______ all the time． A．to get worse B．to have got worse C．that it is getting worse D．to be getting worse． 20．---Hey, look at my shoes, look what you’ve done． ---Oh, I’m sorry I’ve got your shoes dirty．But I ______ ． A．haven’t noticed B．didn’t notice C．wasn’t noticing D．hadn’t noticed 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分） 阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意，然后从21—40 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 I’ve always loved pigeons．Some years ago I persuaded my wife to let me buy a few and start racing them myself．They cost us a lot of money and 21 and they spoiled our hobby a lot, but my wife never actually stopped me so I 22 carried on．I learned so much about pigeons that I could 23 a good racer anywhere and I did buy some beauties．My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of 24 ．You see people are prepared to pay big prices if they know that your pigeons are 25 big prizes． My wife had been changing her 26 to the pigeons over the past few years anyway．She was quite 27 of all the prizes we’d won．Then came the traveling, which she liked．You see someone has to take the pigeons a 28 way off and set them free．Some of the 29 were really nice and you could enjoy beautiful sceneries all the way．I never traveled．I used to like to wait at home and 30 them come in．They’d got this wonderful sense of 31 , which could bring them back home so quickly．They’d flown hundreds of miles sometimes 32 storms or against the endless 33 ．Then I’d watch them 34 round and come down onto the landing shelf．I’d looked at my watch and thought, “My goodness, that’d be a good 35 ．” And took off the little leg ring and pushed it through the machine to 36 what time he’d arrived．Then my wife would 37 up and said, “Has he arrived yet?” Then we would work out if we’d won 38 ． Then last year we had a 39 ! One of my pigeons got some sort of flu and died, and then they all 40 one by one．It was terrible; I had to burn them all．We lost a fortune of course． 21．A．food B．time C．power D．space 22．A．just B．even C．almost D．hardly 23．A．notice B．learn C．imagine D．recognize 24．A．living B．fun C．money D．change 25．A．losing B．winning C．giving D．making 26．A．subject B．decision C．relation D．attitude 27．A．proud B．fond C．careful D．sure 28．A．different B．long C．short D．far 29．A．distance B．activities C．trips D．movements 30．A．see B．invite C．welcome D．wish 31．A．direction B．sight C．hearing D．touch 32．A．over B．along C．under D．through 33．A．lakes B．forests C．parks D．sky 34．A．show B．look C．circle D．whistle 35．A．fly B．time C．day D．look 36．A．write B．record C．count D．memorize 37．A．come B．show C．call D．cheer 38．A．again B．over C．only D．accidentally 39．A．disadvantage B．chance C．problem D．disaster 40．A．slowed down B．went down C．turned down D．let down 第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
（A） Over the years new technology have changed farming. Change in a general direction is a trend. Yet people often recognize trends only when they consider the past. Today we look back at some trends in American agriculture. We began with the change from animal power to mechanical power. In 1920, America had more than 25 million h
