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第一卷(共100分) I. 单项填空(每小题1分,满分20分) 1.After much _____, the store owner agreed to cut down the price by 25%. A.argument B.discussion C.saying D.bargaining 2.---Does he work hard at his lessons? ---Yes, he _____ no effort, I dare say. A.wastes B.spares C.spends D.shares 3.It is said that constant reviews of what you have learned will help to make your knowledge ___. A.deep B.interesting C.useful D.permanent 4.---I can’t open the top of this apple juice. ---_____ it. A.Mike has to do B.Do have Mike to do B.Mike does have D.Have Mike do 5.You should make it a rule to leave things _____ you can find them again. A.when B.where C.then D.there 6.---Why is it _____ Mr. Smith seldom mentions his childhood? ---Perhaps he suffered a lot in his childhood. A.which B.what C.how D.that 7.---I think we can’t repair the damaged car in the small town. ---We are considering _____ to Beijing to have it repaired. A.to go B.going C.to have gone D.having gone 8.---Might Mary go with me to the movie, Mrs. Wilson? ---I’m sorry, but I don’t want my daughter _____ out after dark. A.take B.to take C.taking D.taken 9.The little boy lifted as much as 50 kilograms. _____ that I saw it, I wouldn’t have believed it. A.And B.But C.Or D.So 10.No one expects you to be perfect, but we _____ you to do your best always. A.will expect B.have expected C.do expect D.are expecting
11.---Miss Brown is very busy, isn’t she? --- So she is. She has _____ greater responsibilities since she was promoted. A.taken off B.taken after C.taken in D.taken on 12.---Are you able to cover 100 meters in 10 seconds?
---_____. A.Yes, it’s a piece of cake! B.That’s all right. C.Yes, it’s a short way. D.You’re welcome. 13.Mr. Smith is coming to Beijing next Sunday. By the time he arrives we ____ here for ten days. A.have been staying B.have stayed C.shall stay D.will have stayed 14.As is known, one of the many benefits of ______ foreign travel is learning how to cope with _____ unexpected. A.the; / B./; an C.the; the D./; the 15.“Leaves are to plants ___ lungs are to human beings,” the biology teacher said to the students. A.that B.which C.what D.whose 16.While crossing the mountain area, you’d better carry a stick in case you ____ by wild animals. A.should be attacked B.might be attacked C.must be attacked D.would be attacked 17.---What are the Blacks? ---Mr. Black is a teacher, and his wife is _____. A.the other B.the rest C.another D.other 18.It is the prevention of disease _____ the successful treatment that has led to the rapid increase of the world’s population. A.less than B.rather than C.more than D.better than 19.With the development of modern electrical engineering, we can send power to ___ it is needed. A.however B.whenever C.wherever D.whichever 20.---Was Tom in the chemistry lab when you arrived there? ---Yes, but he _____ soon afterwards. A.had left B.left C.would leave D.has left II.完形填空(每小题1.5分,满分30分) My parents fixed in me the ideas of family, faith and patriotism (爱国主义) when I was young. 21 we struggled to make ends meet, they 22 to me and my four brothers and sisters how 23 we were to live in a great country with 24 opportunities. I got my first real 25 when I was ten. My dad injured his back working in a factory and had to be 26 as a hairstylist. The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a(n) 27 on his rent for cleaning the parking lot (停车场) three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a.m. To pick up waste, Dad used a little 28 that looked like a lawn mower (割草机). Mom and I emptied garbage cans and 29 waste by hand.It took two to three hours to clean the lot. I’d __30 in the car on the way home because of tiredness. I did this for two years, but the 31 I learned have lasted a lifetime. I _32__ discipline and a strong work ethic (道德准则), and learned at a(n) 33 age the importance of balancing life’s _ 34_ interests -– in my case, school, homework and a job.This really 35__during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week at a fast-food restaurant while taking college-prep _36_ . The hard work 37 . I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in 38 and business from Harvard. 39_ , I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California State Assembly (会议). In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have never forgotten those 40 in the parking lot. 21.A.Now that B.If only C.Even D.Even though 22.A.stressed B.announced C.suggested D.admitted 23.A.important B.surprising C.fortunate D.satisfying 24.A.several B.limitless C.fewer D.instant 25.A.chance B.dream C.success D.job 26.A.retrained B.regarded C.considered D.respected 27.A.increase B.order C.discount D.explanation 28.A.bag B.machine C.knife D.stick 29.A.brought up B.gave up C.made up D.picked up 30.A.sleep B.talk C.study D.sing 31.A.knowledge B.information C.lessons D.skills 32.A.cancelled B.acquired C.evaluated D.forgot 33.A.common B.legal C.old D.early 34.A.competing B.developing C.supporting D.increasing 35.A.turned B.changed C.helped D.improved 36.A.measures B.courses C.messages D.tours 37.A.came true B.took off C.went ahead D.paid off 38.A.law B.medicine C.science D.arts 39.A.However B.Indeed C.Later D.Before 40.A.people B.nights C.cars D.opportunities III.阅读理解(每小题2分,满分50分) A The interview has been going on for about 20 minutes and everything seems to be going well. Then, suddenly, the interviewer asks an unexpected question, “Which is more important, law or love?” Job applicants in the West increasingly find themselves asked strange questions like this. And the signs are that this is beginning to happen in China. Employers want people who are skilled, enthusiastic and devoted.So these are the qualities that any reasonably intelligent job applicant will try to show no matter what his or her actual feelings are. In response, employers are increasingly using the questions which try and show the applicant’s true personality. The question in the first paragraph comes from a test called the Kiersey Temperament Sorter. It is an attempt to discover how people solve problems, rather than what they know. This is often&nbs