第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分） 第一节：语法和词汇知识（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1．As ____ NBA star, he hasn’t lost _____game in the past two years. A．the; / B．an; a C．the; the D./; a 2．—Was the manager in the office when you got there ? — Yes, but she ____ soon afterwards. A．left B．had left C．will leave D．would leave 3．—What are you busy with? —The conference ___ in our city , as you know. A．held B．will be held C．be holding D．to be held 4．That was not a good place to go skating. You ____your leg. A．can break B．may break C．might have broken D．could have been broken 5．As is known to all, ____ attention you pay to your spelling, ____ mistakes you will make. A．the less; the fewer B．the less; the more C．the more; the less D．the more; the more 6．Of all the books on the desk, ____is of any use for our study. A．nothing B．no one C．neither D．none 7．—Has Sam finished his painting? —No idea．He ________ it this morning. A．did B．has done C．was doing D．had done 8．Although medical science ______ control over several dangerous diseases, what worries us is that some of them are returning. A．achieved B．has achieved C．will achieve D．had achieved 9．In this country it is required that anyone who _______recently come here ______ to pass this kind of test. A．has, has B．has, had C．have, have D．has, have 10．There have been several new events _____ to the program for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. A．added B．to add C．add D．adding 11．The camera isn’t___. It still ___where I ___ it a month ago.
A．missed; lies; lay B．gone; lays; laid C．missing; lies; laid D．lost; lays; lay 12．I lost a book, ___ I can’t remember. A．the title of that B．its title C．the title of it D．whose title 13．Your performance in the driving test did not reach the required standard, ____, you failed． A．on the contrary B．after all C．in other words D．at the same time 14．— What are George’s family like? — _______. A．They are all warm-hearted and thoughtful B．Oh, its a big one. C．They all like sports and games. D．His family is very similar to yours 15．_____ hard the work is, he will keep it up. A．No matter B．Even though C．As if D．However 16．I’m sorry it’s ______ my power to make a final decision on the project. A．over B．above C．off D．beyond 17．—Who is making so much noise in the garden? —_________ the children. A．It is B．They are C．That is D．There are 18．—Julia said she sent you a birthday card yesterday. Have you got it? —Oh, really! I haven’t ______ my mailbox yet. A．examined B．reviewed C．tested D．checked 19．Mrs. Smith was so about everything that no servants could please her . A．exact B．particular C．special D．specific 20．His letter was so puzzling that I could hardly make any __________. A．explanation B．meaning C．sense D．guess 第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Every culture has a recognized point when a child becomes an adult, when rules must be followed and tests 21 . In China, 22 teenagers can get their ID cards at 16, many only 23 themselves as an adult when they are 18. In the US, where everyone drives, the main _24_ to the freedom of adult life is learning to drive. At 16, 25 teens take their driving test. When they have their 26 , they drive into the grown-up world. “27 wants to ride the cheese bus to school, said Eleanor Fulham, 17. She recalled the pressure 28 from kids from wealthier families. It's like you're not cool 29 you don't have a car,” she said. 30 recent researches, 41 percent of 16 to 19-year-olds in the US own cars, 31 from 23 percent in 1995. Although most of these cars are bought by parents, some teens get part-time jobs to help 32 . Not all families can 33 cars for their children. In cities with subways and 34 park-ing, some teenagers don't want cars. But in rich suburban areas without subways, and where bicycles are more for fun than 35 , it is strange for a teenager not to have a car. 36 police say 16-year-olds have almost three times more accidents than 18 and 19-year-olds. This has made many parents 37 before letting their kids drive. Julie Sussman, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to 38 his learner's permit. Chad said he has accepted his parents' decision, although it has caused some teasing (奚落) from his friends. They say that I am 39 , he said．But I'd rather be alive than driving, and I don't really trust my friends on the road either. In China 40 more families get cars, more 18-year-olds learn to drive. Will this become an important sign to becoming an adult? 21． A．passed B．overcome C．happened D．existed 22．A．unless B．while C．as D．though 23．A．rate B．insist C．see D．resist 24．A．entry B．step C．pace D．stage 25．A．few B．more C．Chinese D．American 26．A．license B．visa C．cheque D．budget 27．A．Someone B．Anyone C．Everybody D．Nobody 28．A．formerly B．physically C．especially D．eventually 29．A．that B．unless C．once D．if 30．A．According to B．Thanks to C．Compared to D．Devoted to 31．A．up B．down C．almost D．only 32．A．earn B．sacrifice C．pay D．buy 33．A．accept B．supply C．gather D．afford 34．A．limited B．economical C．free D．vain 35．A．independence B．convenience C．transportation D．Or 36．A．So B．Also C．But D．Besides 37．A．refuse B．pause C．continue D．promise 38．A．insist on B．leave alone C．apply for D．put out 39．A．fortunate B．willing C．greedy D．unlucky 40．A．with B．although C．as D．while 第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题；第一节每题2分，第二节每小题2分；满分50分） 第一节：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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Brazil has become one of the developing world’s great successes at reducing population growth－but more by accident than design. While countries such as India have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates, Brazil has had better result without really trying, says George Martine at Harvard. Brazil’s population growth rate has dropped from 2.99% a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1.93% a year between 1981 and 1990, and Brazilian women&nbs
