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第I卷 I. 单项填空 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 ( ) 1. Polar bears live mostly on ____ sea ice, which they use as ____ platform for hunting seals. A. a; a B. a; are C./; a D. the; / ( ) 2. The great success of this programme has been ____ due to the support given by the local businessmen. A. rather B. very C. quickly D. largely ( ) 3. The books in this reading room ____ outside. A. are not to take B. are to be not taken C. are not to be taken D. are not taken to be (选自《二十一世纪中学生英文报》第199期) ( ) 4. He is inferior ______ me in maths but he can speak better English. A. on B. at C. to D. for (选自《二十一世纪中学生英文报》第199期) ( ) 5. The Great Wall, _____ to be the longest wall in the world, runs across China like a huge dragon. A. saying B. to say C. said D. being said (选自《二十一世纪中学生英文报》第217期) ( ) 6. How can you possibly miss the news? It ____ on TV all day long. A. has been B. had been C. was D. will be (选自《二十一世纪中学生英文报》第217期) ( ) 7. A driver is asked to keep his safety belt _____while _____on the freeway. A. fasten, driving B. fastened, driving C. fastened, drive D. fastening, driving (选自《二十一世纪中学生英文报》第217期) ( ) 8. Do you mind if I open the window? _______, I feel a little bit cold. A. Of course not B. I'd rather you didn't C. Go ahead D. Why not (选自《二十一世纪中学生英文报》第222期) ( ) 9. When I handed the report to John, he said that George was the person ____. A. to send B. for sending C. to send it to D. for sending to
(选自《二十一世纪中学生英文报》第222期) ( ) 10. Do you think your composition wants _______? A. rewritten B. to rewrite C. rewriting D. being rewritten (选自《二十一世纪中学生英文报》第222期) ( ) 11. At minus 130℃, a living cell can be ____ for a thousand years. A. spared B. protected C. preserved D. developed ( ) 12.Alice trusts you; only you can ____ her to give up the foolish idea. A. suggest B. attract C. tempt D. persuade ( ) 13.Being much too fat, Maria was advised to reduce her food for each meal, yet, she would ____ that. A. have none of B. accept C. take care of D. listen to ( ) 14.Although the wind has ____ , the rain remains steady, so you still need a raincoat. A. turned up B. gone back C. died down D. blown out ( ) 15. With no one to _____ in such a frightening situation, she felt very helpless. A. turn to B. turn on C. turn off D. turn over
II. 完型填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 I'm 16. On a recent night, while I was busy thinking about important social issues, like what to do over the weekend and 16 to do it with, I overheard my parents talking about my 17 . My dad was upset – not the 18 stuff that many parents worry about. 19 , he was upset about the world his generation is turning over to 20 — a world he fears has a dark and difficult future, 21 it has a future at all.
He sounded like this: There will be a pandemic (流行性疾病) that kills millions, a devastating energy crisis and a nuclear explosion 22 in anger.
As I eavesdropped (偷听) on their conversation, starting to 23 the future my father was describing, I found myself looking at some 24 family photos. There was a picture of my grandfather, a member of the class of 1942, the war class. Next to his picture were photos of my 25 , Ellis Island immigrants (移民). Seeing those pictures made me feel 26 . I believe tomorrow will be better than today. Those 27 helped me understand why.
I considered some of the 28 things my grandparents and great-grandparents had seen in their lifetimes: two world wars, killer flu, segregation, a nuclear bomb. But they saw other things, too, better things: the 29 of two world wars, the polio vaccine (小儿麻痹症疫苗), passage of the civil rights laws. They even saw the Red Sox win the World Series —twice.
I believe that my 30 will see better things, too – that we will 31 the time when AIDS is cured and cancer is defeated; when the Middle East will find peace and Africa grain, and the Cubs win the World Series – probably only once. I will see things as 32 to me today 33 a moon shot was to my grandfather when he was 16, or the Internet to my father when he was 16.
Ever since I was a little kid, whenever I've had a lousy (不愉快的) day, my dad 34 put his arm around me and promise me that omorrow will be a better day. I challenged him once, How do you know that? He said, I just do. I believed him. My great-grandparents believed that, and my grandparents, and 35 do I.
16. A. who B. when C. what D. how 17. A. outline B. future C. disadvantages D. education 18. A. usual B. unusual C. essential D. significant 19. A. Still B. Besides C. Instead D. Also 20. A. tomorrow B. 不填 C. next D. mine 21. A. unless B. but C. though D. if 22. A. put off B. set off C. blown off D. start off 23. A. allow B. get stuck in C. feel D. worry about 24. A. plain B. old C. valuable D. brilliant 25. A. pets B. class C. friends D. great-grandparents 26. A. even worse B. a lot better C. still more worried D. much more content 27. A. pictures B. elders C. sufferings D. beliefs 28. A. amazing B. unbelievable C. awful D. frustrating 29. A. benefit B. victory C. end D. change 30. A. generation B. life C. country D. eyes 31. A. predict B. expect C. witness D. prepare 32. A. exciting B. new C. strange D. inconceivable (不可想象的) 33. A. for B.
