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编写人:张玉华 2008.9 1．单项选择 (40分) 1. — Let’s hurry. Perhaps we can catch the train. — It’s too late now, _______ . A. otherwise B. therefore C. anyway D. however 2. Some people argue using _____ nature to meet our own needs may spell disaster, unless we start to look around and understand how ______ clean environment benefits us all. A. /; a B. the; the C. the; a D. a; a 3. Many children think they are ______ with when their parents are trying to show concern about them. A. interfered B. separated C. disturbed D. offended 4. When the headmaster spoke out his plan, the _____of the students in the class _____ against it. A. majority; were B. most; were C. most; did D. majority; did 5. All the candidates were ______ the street to be named after a great man ______ his great contributions to the city. A. in favor of; in need of B. in praise of; in favor of C. in praise of; in need of D. in favor of; in honor of 6. When the stranger was dragging him away, the baby reached out his hands in ______ want of his mother. A. curious B. desperate C. sincere D. serious 7. The explorer traveled to several remote villages, _____a lot of unusual information. A. gathering B. having gathered C. to gather D. gathered 8. It was more than he could bear when his old friend ______ him to accept a cigarette. A. invited B. urged C. persuaded D. agreed
9. —Where are you going to spend your summer holiday? —I’ll go _____ it is already cool. A. what B. that C. whether D. where 10. It is _________ him to praise his great achievement in research work. A. due to B. due for C. because of D. owing to 11. It is human beings who should be responsible _______ the harm done ________ nature. A. to, to B. for; to C. for; at D. at; to 12. We saw new houses ___________ wherever we went on our visit. A. built B. being built C. building D. to build 13. Entering the room, I found Mary _________ at the desk and _________ a letter. A. seated; wrote B. sitting; wrote C. seating; writing D. sitting; writing 14. To protect the environment, the local government has_______ such firm measures ______ birds of many kinds, which disappeared in the past, are returning now. A. made; that B. taken; so that C. given; because D. taken; that 15. I’d like to have myself _______. I want to lose some weight. A. to be weighed B. be weighed C. weighed D. weighing 16. Much to the couple’s comfort, their income is now double _______ it was five years ago. A. that B. what C. which D. than 17. Your money could ______ good use instead of ______ idle in the bank. A. put to; being left B. be put to; leaving C. put to; leaving D. be put to; being left 18. I appreciate _____ in the contest when one competitor gets the first prize. A. this B. that C. it D. of 19. The party was _____ success. We sang and danced until it came to ____ end at midnight. A. a, an B. a, the C. the, an D. /, an 20. ________ I am concerned, some other arrangement would have been better. A. So far B. As for C. As far as D. So far from II：完形填空 (30分) Learning to Accept I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 21 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 22 and ill. My father was 23 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 24 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 25 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 26 about life, and I told them about one of my 27 . I said that we must very often give things up 28 we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always 29 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 30 up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 31 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. 32 , he answered his own question: “I 33 the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness. I was also 34 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I 35 remember his words and become 36 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 37 to give up my small irritations. In this 38 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father. Sometimes I 39 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 40 . 21. A. Afterwards B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile 22. A. tired B. weak C. poor D. slow 23. A. already B. still C. only D. once 24. A. took B. threw C. sent D. put 25. A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. Hopeless 26. A. worrying B. caring C. talking D. asking 27. A. decisions B. experiences C. ambitions D. beliefs
