I: 单项选择：(共15小题，每题1分；满分15分) 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 1. He looks sad. Let’s ______ him up. A. cheer B. warm C. pick D. mix 2. --- Has David donated any money for people in the earthquake-hit areas? --- Yes. Quite a lot, ______. A. entirely B. actually C. certainly D. usually 3. It was nothing but 10 years of hard work that ______ his success in business. A. led to B. turned to C. belonged to D. applied to 4. Our students receive an excellent all-round education. ______, we expect them to work hard. A. In sight B. In use C. In case D. In return 5. --- What’s wrong with you, Kate? --- My legs have ______. I’m afraid I can’t go any farther. A. given away B. given off C. given up D. given out 6. I do every single bit of housework ______ my husband just cleans the garden once a week. A. when B. since C. after D. while 7. John was so ______ of flying that he would not get on a plane. A. careful B. afraid C. proud D. ashamed 8. --- Do you like the cake? --- It’s ______. I’ve never had a better one.. A. terrible B. wonderful C. OK D. well 9. You can ______ the TV a bit. The baby is awake now. A. turn off B. turn up C. turn down D. turn on 10. --- I have been driving for four hours in the heavy rain. --- You must feel ______ now. A. tired B. relaxed C. surprised D. confused 11. I won’t do it right away ______ I am asked to do so. A. when B. unless C. as D. while 12. In winter, we ______ staying warm inside with a cup of cocoa.
A. need B. prefer C. would like D. regret 13. Many working women ______ relatives to help take care of their children. A. rely on B. decide on C. try on D. take on 14. Teamwork, which should be encouraged, ______ in the end. A. turns off B. puts off C. shows off D. pays off 15. It's worth checking the details of the contract before you ______ it. A. write B. copy C. read D. sign
II: 完形填空(共20小题，每题2分；满分40) 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。
About ten years ago, a young and very successful manager named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too __16__ in his two-month-old car. He was __17__ for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw __18__. As his car passed, no child darted out, __19__ a brick sailed out. It smashed into the side door of his new car! Josh __20__ his car immediately. He jumped out, grabbed the kid and pushed him up __21__ a parked car. What was that all about and who are you? Do you know __22__ you’re doing?” He shouted at the kid, “That's my new car. The brick you threw is going to __23__ you a lot of money. Why did you do it? Please, sir, please. . . I'm __24__! I didn't know what else to do! said the youngster. I threw the brick because no one else __25__ stop! Tears were dripping down the boy's chin as he pointed around the parked car. It's my brother, mister, he said. He rolled off the curb and __26__ out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up. Still weeping, the boy __27__ the manager, Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too __28__ for me. Moved beyond words, Josh went up. He lifted the young man back into the wheelchair, __29__ out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts, checking to __30__ that everything was going to be OK. He then watched the younger brother __31__ him down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long walk __32__ to his two-month-old new car. It is a long and slow walk. Josh never did __33__ the side door of his car. He kept the dent to __34__ him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to __35__ his attention. . . Some bricks are softer than others. Feel for the bricks of life coming at to you. For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, positive answers do exist.
16. A. slow B. fast C. carelessly D. casually 17. A. looking B. seeing C. thinking D. watching 18. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something 19. A. but B. so C. for D. or 20. A. left B. started C. stopped D. fixed 21. A. into B. against C. before D. on 22. A. what B. how C. why D. where 23. A. pay B. cost C. bring D. charge 24. A. careless B. hopeless C. sorry D. safe 25. A. should B. would C. could D. might 26. A. jumped B. ran C. walked D. fell 27. A. asked B. ordered C. told D. helped 28. A. heavy B. sick C. serious D. strong 29. A. took B. made C. turned D. found 30. A. notice B. realize C. see D. understand 31. A. pull B. push C. carry D. walk 32. A. back B. in C. on D. up 33. A. wash B. paint C. fix D. replace 34. A. regard B. relate C. remember D. remind 35. A. get B. pay C. give D. concentrate
III: 任务型阅读：(共10小题，每题1分；满分10分) 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请在答题卷上作答。 Friends Friend is my favourite word in the English language because friendship is very important to me. I am sure that the word “friend” must exist in every language and in some ways it is a very easy word to understand. If you really think about it, however, you might agree with me that we need different words to describe different types of friend. There are friends who at some time in your life did the same things as you. Perhaps you played together when you were very small, or perhaps you went to the same school or lived in the same street. Your lives have gone in different directions and the only thing you have in common now is your background. It’s fun to see these friends from time to time and tell stories about what you used to do, but if you saw each other more often you would find it difficult to make conversation. There are also friends who have the same hobby or interest as you. Perhaps you play in the same football team or&nb
