第一节:单项填空(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,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 1 Knowing the result of the exam, he went home and lay in bed, ______. A upset B was upset C felt upset D and upset 2 I wonder how he_______ that to the teacher. A dare to say B dare saying C not dare say D dared say 3 The government officials’ visit on his 80th birthday______ the famous scientist greatly. A respected B honoured C cared for D admired 4 I thought Nelson Mandela must be a kind and honest man_______ I saw his picture. A where B whether C the first time D for the first time 5. I t worried her a bit __________ her hair was turning grey. A. while B. that C. if D. for 6. With all his money and friends , he was now in great despair (绝望). A. going B. gone C. be gone D. had gone 7 He can’t _________ breaking the window. A get rid of B get away from C get away with D get away 8 Although amber feels as hard as stone, it easily melts when________. A heating B heated C it heats D being heated 9 Both of them showed a ________ to finish the fighting, so the problems will probably be ______. A willingness; solved B willing; solving C will; solved D willingness, solving 10 I was ________ to find that I won the competition to design a new computer. The news was really _______.
A amazing ; exciting B amazed ; excited C amazed ; exciting D amazing ; excited 11 Mark Twain left_____ school at _____ of twelve to look for work. A the ; the B / ; the C / ; / D the ; / 12 “I won’t have you ________ to your father like that.” said the mother. A speak B spoken C speaking D to speak 13---Lucy doesn’t mind lending you her dictionary. ---She_____. I’ve already borrowed one. A can’t B mustn’t C needn’t D shouldn’t 14---Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away ? ---Thank you.______. A It couldn’t be better B Of course you can C If you like D It’s up to you 15 This cake is very sweet. You______ a lot of sugar in it. A should put B could have put C might put D must have put 16 Our country is now short of natural gas oil and other forms of_______. A energy B strength C power D material 17 Is this the department______? A where he works in B in which he works C which he works D for which he works 18 Selecting a proper personal computer is no easy task because technology _____ so rapidly. A will change B will have changed C is changing D has changed 19 The train he was looking forward to ______ only a few minutes ago. A arrives B arrived C arriving D had arrived 20.I doubt very much _____ the tickets for tomorrow have _____. A that ; been sold away B that ; been sold out C if ; sold out D whether ; been sold out. 第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
In about 250 BC, the Greek scientist Archimedes was asked by King Hieron to find out if his crown was__21__ gold . Archimedes thought and thought about the problem Suddenly the answer__22__ to him when he was having a bath . As he got into the bath .Archimedes __23__ that if he immersed (浸入)the king’s crown in a vessel __24__ to the brim (边缘) with water, it would cause some water to __25__ .If he then immersed a piece of pure gold of the same __26__ as this crown, the same amount of water would overflow if the crown was pure gold . __27__ this way , Archimedes found that the crown __28__ pure gold. He is believed to have rushed naked (赤裸) from his bath into the __29__shouting , “ Eureka ! ” , __30__means, “ I’ve found it !” Archimedes made many important scientific discoveries, __31__pulleys (滑轮) ,and he first explained__32__things float. A __33__-word code was sent from Kissinger (基辛格) to Nixon(尼克松), “ Eureka” , meaning that the trip had been __34__.After returning from Beijing ,Kissinger and his assistant wrote a __35__ to Nixon, “We have the __36__work for you and Mao to turn a page in __37__.” On July 15 Nixon informed stunned (震惊的) television viewers of Kissinger’s __38__ trip and his own plan to visit China some time before May 1972. In October 1971, Kissinger returned to __39__, with a team of “ advance men”, to __40__ for Nixon’s own visit. 21 A special B true C simple D pure 22 A hit B came C passed D belonged 23 A realized B said C remarked D knew 24 A filled B full C exact D perfect 25 A freeze B overflow C fall D lose 26 A weight B size C length D shape 27 A On B In&nbs