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第一部分：单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分） 1. — When will you be through with your work, Jones? — ______ My boss usually finds something for me to do at the last minute. A. Who knows. B. Would you help me? C. I beg your pardon? D. Anything the matter? 2. When I got to the cinema, the film ______ for five minutes. A. had begun B. has been on C. has begun D. had been on 3. With the development of science and technology, people’s life ___ in the past few years. A. improved B. has improved C. is improving D. had improved 4. Nowadays ______ Internet is becoming increasingly popular and ______ new high speed broadband network was recently started. A. a; the B. the; a C. a; a D. the; the 5. The manager decided to give the job to ______ he believed had a strong sense of duty. A. whoever B. whomever C. who D. those 6. — Tod hadn’t passed the exam and was afraid of being scolded. — ______. A. So it was with Jim B. So was Jim, his classmate C. It’s the same with Jim D. Neither had Jim, his classmate 7. Mike, as for as I know, ______ like to play music. A. seems B. appears C. feels D. does 8. Storms most commonly occur ____ a warm air mass and a cold air mass touch each other. A. in case B. where C. in which D. unless 9. ______ abroad for a tour can be a great honour for an ordinary person like me. A. Taken B. Taking C. Being taken D. Having been taken 10. — Why didn’t you come to Mike’s birthday party yesterday? — Well, I ______, but I forgot it. A. should B. must C. should have D. must have 11. Listen! His family must be quarrelling, ______? A. mustn’t it B. isn’t it C. aren’t they D. needn’t they
12. Now a lot of new technology can ______ problems in industry. A. be applied to solve B. be applied to solving C. apply to solve D. apply to solving 13. Along the road ______ many newly-built buildings. A. lies B. has C. have D. are 14. There have been several new events ____ to the program for the Beijing Olympic Games. A. add B. to add C. adding D. added 15. The house rent is expensive, I’ve got about half of the space I had at home and I’m going to pay ______ here. A. as three times much B. as much three times C. much as three times D. three times as much 16. We are living in an age ______ many things are done on computers and the Internet. A. where B. when C. which D. while 17. When he realized the police had seen him, the man ______ the exit as quickly as possible. A. made up B. made for C. made out D. made off 18. Mr Smith, ______ of the ______ speech, started to read a novel. A. tired; boring B. tiring; bored C. tired; bored D. tiring; boring 19. The other day, my brother drove his car down the street at ______ I thought was a dangerous speed. A. as B. which C. what D. that 20. — Will you please spare me a few minutes to accept my interview now? — ______. But I’ll be free this evening would you mind? A. No, I don’t B. Yes, with pleasure C. I’m afraid not D. Yes, I’d be glad to 第二部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） “Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I 21 asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt I’ll be able to 22 it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied. My mind could not 23 the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to 24 my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same 25 . Why had I even bothered to ask? 26 , there was always a slight hope that tonight would be 27 . As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends 28 me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the 29 as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called, 30 three others. I followed my classmates to the 31 . When I reached out my hand to shake the 32 , a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera 33 my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat 34 . Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage, I told myself he would not be 35 . But the strong smell of alcohol (酒精) hit me as soon as I 36 inside, and I could feel my tears 37 . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him 38 on the couch. 39 did father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more 40 than his whiskey bottle. 21. A. confidently B. eagerly C. proudly D. fearfully 22. A. reach B. keep C. take D. make 23. A. create B. support C. appreciate D. accept 24. A. watch B. avoid C. attend D. speed 25. A. excuse B. reply C. promise D. trick 26. A. Besides B. Thus C. Otherwise D. However 27. A. active B. formal C. different D. serious 28. A. recognized B. greeted C. encouraged D. showed 29. A. air B. audience C. school D. playground 30. A. apart from B. other than C. except for D. along with 31. A. stage B. position C. office D. exit 32. A. Jill’s B. teacher’s C. mother’s D. father’s 33. A. fixed B. touched C. hurt D. inserted 34. A. successfully B. disappointedly C. delightedly D. hopefully 35. A. drunk B. woken C. forgiven D. hidden 36. A. stepped B. noticed C. examined D. glanced 37. A. getting off B. taking down C. building up D. turning around 38. A. leaning B. lying C. putting D. carrying 39. A. How B. Where C. Why D. Whether 40. A. perfect B. comfortable C. fortunate D. important 第三部分：阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50） A I entered St Thoma’s Hospital as a medical student at the age of 18 and spent five years there. I was an unsatisfactory student, for my heart, as you might have guessed, was not in it. I wanted, I had always wanted to be a writer, and in the evening, after my high tea, I wrote and read. Before long, I wrote a novel, called “Liza of Lambeth”, which I sent t
