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2007•8•15 命题人:刘海英 乔会波 第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分35分) 第一节 单项填空(共15小题:每小题1分,满分15分) 从所给A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,井在答题卡上将该项涂黑. 21. I invited Joe and Linda to dinner, but ______ of them came. A. neither B. either C. none D. both 22. -What’s that terrible noise? -The neighbors _______ for a party. A. have prepared B. are preparing C. prepare D. will prepare 23. My advisor encouraged _______ a summer course to improve my writing skills. A. for me taking B. me taking C. for me to take D. me to take 24. The Foreign Minister said, “_______ our hope that the two sides will work towards peace. ” A. This is B. There is C. That is D. It is 25. Now that she is out of a job, Lucy _____ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet. A. had considered B. has been considering C. considered D. is going to consider 26. George Orwell, _______ was Eric Arthur, wrote many political novels and essays. A. the real name B. what his real name C. his real name D. whose real name 27. The mayor of Beijing says that all construction work for the Beijing Olympics _____ by 2006. A. has been completed B. has completed C. will have been completed D. will have completed 28. The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, _______ visiting a museum when the earthquake struck. A. was B. were C. had been D. would be 29. _____ in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home. A. To wait B. Have waited C. Having waited D. To have waited
30. There’s _____ cooking oil left in the house. Would you go to the corner store and get _____? A. little; some B. little; any C. a little; some D. a little; any 31. We cannot figure out _______ quite a number of insects, birds, and animals are dying out. A. that B. as C. why D. when 32. _____ on -going division between English - speaking Canadians and French-speaking Canadians is _______ major concern of the country. A. The; 不填 B. The; a C. An; the D. An; 不填 33. ______ two exams to worry about, I have to work really hard this weekend. A. With B. Besides C. As for D. Because of 34. ______ is reported in the newspapers, talks between the two countries are making progress. A. It B. As C. That D. What 35. I don’t _________ rock ’n’ roll. It’s much too noisy for my taste. A. go after B. go away with C. go into D. go in for 第二节: 完型填空(共20小题;每小题l分,满分20分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55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。 Don’t Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach (教练)said that I had lots of potential (潜力), and I became captain of my 36 . That was before all the fun was taken out of 37 . At first, everyone on the team got 38 playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the 39 started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have 40 one-on-one training, got angry when she didn’t give them more playing time in our 41 . The coach was replaced. The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: All we did during practice was 42 . I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the 43 . Of course, all teams run drills; they are 44 . But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble 45 . Younger people shouldn’t be doing exercises 46 for 18-year-olds. I was very thin 47 I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn’t eat much, because I was afraid of being too 48 to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual 49 . Is all this pressure necessary ? I 50 up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That’s 51 , because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they 52 from the coach or their parents. I continued playing football at school and 53 my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing 54 him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I 55 down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it’s a lot easier to do it well. 36. A. class B. club C. team D. board 37. A. playing B. living C. learning D. working 38. A. great B. equal C. right D. extra 39. A. business B. struggle C. attempt D. pressure 40. A. free B. private C. good D. basic 41. A. matches B. courses C. lessons D. programs 42. A. jump B. play C. run D. shoot 43. A. duty B. meeting C. operation D. training 44. A. necessary B. boring C. scientific D. practical 45. A. speaking B. moving C. sleeping D. breathing 46. A. used B. intended C. made D. described 47. A. till B. since C. before D. because 48. A. full B. tired C. lazy D. big 49. A. size B. share C. space D. state 50. A. gave B. kept C. ended D. picked 51. A. sad B. shameful C. silly D. serious 52. A. received B. suffered C. brought D. felt 53. A. reconsidered B. rediscovered C. re-formed D. replaced 54. A. at B. by C. for D. around 55. A. fell B. stepped C. slowed D. calmed 第二部分:阅读理解(共对小题;每小题1.5分,满分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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A English as a Foreign Language Who taught you to speak Engl