I．单项选择（每小题1分，共15分） 1．—Go for a picnic this weekend, OK? —______ I love getting close to nature. A．Why not? B．I’m afraid not. C．I believe not. D．I don’t think so. 2．There was ______ time when the two countries were at ______ war. A．the; / B．the; the C．a; / D．a; a 3．— What has Tom been doing recently? — I don’t know; ______ care. A．nor do I B．nor I do C．I don’t also D．neither I do 4．As we all know, the 2008 Olympic Games ______ in Beijing. That’s ______ Mr. Smith is looking forward to visiting China now. A．are to be held; because B．will be held; why C．are held; why D．will hold; because 5．He is wearing sunglasses to ______ his eyes from the strong sunlight. A．protect B．perform C．pretend D．prevent 6．A new cinema ______ here and they hope to finish it next month. A．will be built B．is built C．has been built D．is being built 7．No one likes the way ______ he speaks to others. A．which B．/ C．how D．if 8．---What will happen to the children if Jim and Mary _______? --- I don’t know but I think it’s a really terrible thing. A．break down B．break out C．break up D．break in
9．This is a rather old book, but it is ______. A．very worth reading B．well worth reading C．very worth to be read D．well worth to be read 10．All the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling, a poor single mother ______ in Edinburgh, ______ all over the world. A．lives; are well sold B．lives; sell well
C．living; sell well D．living; are well sold 11．I go to the cinema ______. A．every two weeks B．every second weeks C．each two weeks D．each other week 12．The clever dog buried the bones ______ the other dogs wouldn’t find them. A．even if B．as if C．so that D．now that 13．He is always serious and doesn’t like ______. A．play jokes B．being played jokes on C．being played jokes D．to play jokes on others 14．I don’t doubt that Amy is the lady______ the gold ring belongs. A．whom B．to whom C．whose D．to her 15．People may have different opinions about Karen, but I admire her._______, she is a great musician. A．In all B．As a result C．After all D．As usual II. 完形填空（每小题1分，共20分） 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 fast in his expensive new car, __16__ was only two months old. He was __17__out for kids rushing out from between parked cars and __18__ down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no child rushed out, ¬¬__19__ a brick (砖) sailed out and --WHUMP! -- it smashed (砸向) into the Jaguar XKE’s (美洲豹车) shiny black side door! SCREECH...!!!! Josh became very __20__. He drove back to the place from where the brick had been thrown. Josh __21__ out of the car, caught hold of the kid and pushed him up against a parked car. He shouted at the kid, “What was that all about and who are you? Just what __22__ are you doing?!” Still angry, he went on. “That’s my new car and that brick you threw is going to __23__ you a lot of money. Why did you throw it?” “Please, mister, please ... I’m sorry! I didn’t know what else to do!” begged the boy. “I threw the brick __24__ no one else would stop!” Tears were running down as he pointed around the parked cars. “It’s my brother, mister,” he said. “He fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t __25__ him up.” Crying, the boy asked the manager, “Would you please help me get him back into his __26__? He’s hurt and he’s too __27__ for me.” Deeply __28__ by his words, the young manager tried hard to hide his feelings. With great effort, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts (伤口), __ 29__ to see that everything was going to be __30__. He then watched the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their __ 31__. It was a long walk back to his expensive Jaguar XKE – a long and __32__ walk. Josh never __33__ the side door of his Jaguar. He kept the dent (痕迹) to __34__ himself not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his __35__... 16．A．which B．that C．it D．what 17．A．searching B．watching C．listening D．finding 18．A．walked B．looked C．turned D．slowed 19．A．but B．however C．still D．and 20．A．surprised B．excited C．angry D．sad 21．A．walked B．stepped C．jumped D．looked 22．A．in all B．on earth C．in world D．at last 23．A．spend B．take C．cost D．pay 24．A．because B．although C．as D．even if 25．A．save B．rise C．take D．pick 26．A．home B．wheelchair C．room D．way 27．A．heavy B．much C．old D．hard 28．A．surprised B．moved C．excited D．interested 29．A．hoping B．looking C．testing D．checking 30．A．OK B．necessary C．important D．fun 31．A．office B．school C．parents D．home 32．A．slow B．relaxing C．mad D．harmful 33．A．touched B．repaired C．matched D．covered 34．A．hope B．encourage C．remind D．remember 35．A．explanation B．donation C．introduction D．attention III. 阅读理解（每题2分，共30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five, he gave￡12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children’s playground. As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson said th
