I. 单项选择:(每小题1分;共15分) 1. – How do you find your new classmates? – Most of them are kind, but ____ is so good to me as Bruce. A. none B. no one C. every one D. some one 2. ______ in the queue for half an hour, the old man suddenly realized he had left the cheque in the car. A. Waiting B. To wait C. Having waited D. To have waited 3. A great man shows his greatness _____ the way he treats little man. A. under B. with C. on D. by 4. It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it _____ be rather cold sometimes. A. must B. can C. should D. would 5. So far this year we ______ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent. A. saw B. see C. had seen D. have seen 6. In spite of repeated wrongs done to him, he looks _____ to people greeting him. A. friendly B. lively C. worried D. cold 7. _____ is known to us all is that the 2008 Olympic Games will take place in Beijing. A. It B. What C. As D. Which 8. Nancy enjoyed herself so much ______ she visited her friends in Sydney last year.
A. that B. which C. when D. where 9. _____ a moment and I will go to your rescue. A. Go on B. Hold on C. Move to D. Carry on 10. – Who should be responsible for the accident? – The boss, not the workers. They just carried out the order _____. A. as told B. as are told C. as telling D. as they told 11. By nine o’clock, all the Olympic torch bearers had reached the top of Mount Qomolangma, ____ appeared a rare rainbow soon. A. of which B. on which C. from which D. above which 12. What’s the _____ of having a public open space where you can’t eat, drink or even simply hang out for a while? A. sense B. matter C. case D. opinion 13. – Can those ____ at the back of the classroom hear me? A. seat B. sit C. seated D. sat 14. You have no idea how she finished the relay race ____ her foot wounded so much. A. for B. when C. with D. while 15. – Would you like to join us in the game? –_____, for I have something important to attend to. A. I will B. I’d love to C. I won’t D. I’m afraid not II.完形填空 (每小题1分;共20分) The position of children in American family and society is no longer what it used to be. The 16 family in colonial(殖民时期的) North America was mainly concerned with survival and 17 that, its own economic prosperity. Thus, children were 18 in terms of their productivity(生产能力), and they played the role of producer quite early. 19 they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of subordination(附属) With the 20 of the society, the position of children in the family and in the society became more important. In the complex and technological society 21 the United States has become, each 22 must fulfill a number of personal and occupational 23 and be in contact with many other members. 24 , viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are 25 more as people in their own right than as those of subordination. This acceptance of children as 26 participants in the family is reflected in various laws 27 the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs. This new 28 of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also 29 an increasing interest in child-raising techniques. People today spend much time 30 the proper way to 31 children. Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a 32 transaction(事务) between parent and child 33 a one-way, parent-to-child training 34 . As a consequence, socializing children and 35 with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems. 16. A. poor B. ordinary C. happy D. wealthy 17. A. except B. for C. beyond D. through 18. A. supported B. received C. encouraged D. valued 19. A. Until B. After C. Although D. When 20. A. movement B. achievement &nb