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第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。 1．Look! The old house . A. is catching fire B. catch fire C. is on fire D. is firing 2．At the age of twenty-two, Joe a businessman of her own choice. A. had been married B. had married C. was married D. married 3．—Where is Wang Li? —I heard in the next room just now. A. him sung B. his singing C. him singing D. him sang 4．After a short battle, the French were defeated and the city of Quebec was . A. caught B. taken away C. seized D. reached 5．When they got there, the clock 12. A. beat B. fought C. struck D. hit 6．He was so surprised at all she had done he had nothing to say. A. which; that B. that; that C. what; that D. that; which 7． It’s a great shame that all those old trees are going to be . A. cut up B. cut off C. cut down D. cut out 8．Suddenly I saw a boy peaches the tree. A. who picks; to fall down B. who is picking; fall off C. picking; to fall off D. pick; fall down 9．—Have you heard today’s weather forecast?
—Yes. Better weather is ____. We can expect an outing. A．in the way B．by the way C．in this way D．on the way 10．John was caught ____ the earthquake ____ caused a lot of damage. A．by; which B．in; which C．by; in which D．in; in which 11．— Are you good ___ playing football? —I’m sorry to say not. I just play it ___ fun. A．at; for B．for; for C．to; as D．at; in 12．____ my surprise, ____ I could have a word with him, he left. A．In; before B．To; before C．In; when D．To; since 13．The teacher advised Tom to ___ before deciding to quit school. A．think about B．think twice C．think up D．think over 14．The dentist had ___ patients and he was ___ his feet all day. A．many ; on B．a few; by C．many; by D．only a few; on 15．Helen is much kinder to her youngest child than to the others, _______, of course, makes the others unhappy. A．who B．which C．that D．what 16．—Would you like to come to the dinner party here on Saturday? —Thank you． I’d love to, _____I’ll be out of town at the weekend． A．because B．and C．so D．but 17．His invention ______ of no use by the scientists of that time． A．considered being B．considered to be C．was considered to be D．was considered being 18．As your spoken English gets better, ______ your written English． A．so does B．so will C．so do D．neither will 19．The man ______ was a friend of mine． A．you just talked to B．whom you just talked to him C．who you just talked to him D．which you just talked to 20．Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up _______I could answer the phone． A．as B．since C．until D．before 21．He is a man of _____ and he had a lot of interesting _____ in his life． A．much experience; experiences B．many experiences; experience C．much experience; experience D．many experiences; experiences 22．Towards _____evening, there was _____ heavy rain in the countryside． A．the; a B．an; 不填 C．不填; a D．the; 不填 23．Talking over such matters with a foreigner is __________ for me. A. quite a new experience B. quite new experience C. a quite new experience D. quite new experiences 24．I had not driven many miles when I was __________ by a policeman. He asked to see my license. A. pulled up B. picked up C. brought up D. taken up 25．We lost the match __________ one goal. The score is 2-3. A. by B. for C. with D. off 26．__________ in a heavy traffic jam is quite an unpleasant experience. A. Caught B. Having caught C. Being caught D. To catch 27．—I knocked but nobody answered the door. —They __________ asleep then and didn’t hear you. A. must be B. should be C. must have been D. should have been 28．She ran to the second floor. There she stopped, listening to the strange sounds,______ the whole house moved. A. when B. while C. before D. after
第二部分：阅读理解 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。
Foreign attacks on U． S． soil（美国领土遭受的外来袭击） 1812 ---- During the War of 1812, British forces（军队） burned the new capital at Washington, D． C． They also attacked Baltimore and New Orleans and seized Detroit, which at the time was a remote military outpost (前哨基地)． 1846 ---- A brief invasion（入侵）by Mexican troops across the Rio Gande began the U． S． - Mexican War in 1846． But the remaining action in that conflict（冲突）&n
