1、m thinking of the test tomorrow I m afraid l cant pass this time ! Im sure youll make it AGo ahead BGood luck CCheer up DNo problem2If you can be quiet, Id like tomake a comment on China has benefited from the Bei-jing APEC meeting A when B how Cif Dwhich3It seems to be ages we can have a strong say
2、 in world affairs Awhen Bafter C before D since4To pay for her son s education, she has to work three-jobs a day, she does street cleaning, babysitting and writing as well A that Bwhich Cwhen Dwhere5Amy, please tell the people seated and for their turns to come to my office five minutes later Await
3、B waiting C waited D to wait6If you leave in this bad weather, please take an umbrella in case Amust B shall C would Dshould7Excuse me, is the book Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell available now? Sorry, but it so well that we dont have any in store A sells B is sold C has sold D has been sold
4、8 Believe it or not, I have made a new friend She is a（n） woman Atall young beautiful American BAmerican young tall beautiful Cbeautiful tall young American Dbeautiful young American tall9 a push, an object will move forward and do work AGiving BTo give C Being given DGiven10 Why dont you do to end
5、all this mess? A anything Bnothing C everything Dsomething第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 There was once a family of three sonsThe boys were not kind to oneanotherIn fact, they _11 constantly, each one trying to outdo the others in some sort o
6、f sport 12 , if one boy were building a raft, _ 13 had to build a canoe Then the third had to build an even larger and finer boat Because each of them worked 14 , their work was difficult, and the results were not al-ways 15 Of their three boats, not one was seaworthy ,There was little 16 in their h
7、ome Their father despaired He 17 they would never learn to cooperate He decided to try to teach them a 18 He gathered up a cartful of thin reeds（芦苇） and tied them together with strong vines（藤） At dinner, he announced a（ an） 19 : “Look at this bundle of twigs（嫩枝） , he shouted“I 20 you to break it in
8、half, for whoever 21 the secret will win a life of rich rewards” The oldest son took the bundle in his 22 hands He was strong, and he used all of his 23 to try to break the reeds, but they would not be broken Finally he gave up, and his younger brother 24 the challenge He balanced the reeds across t
9、he tabletop and used all of his weight to try to break the bundle, 25 it did not breakFinally, he gave up, and the youngest brother took the 26 bound twigs in his hands He, too, struggled with all of his strength to snap the bundle into two pieces, but it would not break Finally, the father took the
10、 bundle from them Heuntied the vine that 27 the reeds together He then divided the bundle into three 28 piles of twigsNow break your twigs into two, he said Each boy, one _ 29 , did as his father asked The task was easy Each bundle broke with hardly any effortWhen you divide your work, it is easy an
11、d you can 30 _ much, the old man said And with that, the young men understood that alone each of them was weak But together, they had great strength11A struggled B fought Claughed D cried12A For instance B For sure CIn person D In fact13A other B the other Cothers D another14A together B in person C
12、alone- D in group15A seaworthy B trustworthy C worthless D worthwhile16A peace B love C war D envy17A believed B feared C realized D noticed18A trick B lesson C lecture D skill19A discussion B argument C competition D game20A dare B encourage C challenge D urge21A try out B figure out C carry out D
13、take out22A thickened B thin C soft D skilled23A energy B strength C power D force24A put on B insisted on C carried on D took on25A and B or C but D so26A tightly B roughly C loosely Dtoughly27A stuck B struck C held D tied28A modest B equal C average D common29A at a time B at one time C at the ti
14、me D at times30A defeat B lose C learn D accomplish第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、 B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ACool CatsCheetahs Cheetah cubs（babies） are cute, furry, energetic, and downright lovely And when they get older, theyll run faster than any other animal on
15、the planet Five cheetah cubs were born in the summer of 2005 at the National Zoo in Washington, DCTheir mother, Zazi, was 4 years oldWhen the cubs were 10 weeks old, they weighed 9 pounds and were about the size of house catsThey were the second cheetah litter（一窝） to be born at the zoo in seven mont
16、hs and the second litter to be born in the zoos 116year history “Theyre pretty quick, Lauren Afdahl, an animal keeper at the zoo, told Senior EditionWhenever they see something moving, they take off an run And, boy, cheetahs do like to run! They can reach speeds as high as 60 miles per hourThe cubs
17、reach their top speed when they are about a year old The National Zoos first litt8r of cheetah cubs was born in November 2004 When almost a year old, those cubs weighed more than 30 pounds Zazis cubs stay with her for at least a year When they are fully grown, the cats may be sent to other zoos Chee
18、tahs are endangered animalsAbout 100 years ago, the wild cats roamed an area from North Africa to IndiaToday, cheetahs inhabit only the countries south of the Sahara desertJust 12,000 to 15,000 now live in the wild31The writers attitude toward cheetahs seems to be A doubtful and afraid B caring and
19、admiring C uncaring D complaining32Animal keeper Lauren Afdahls comments are A disappointed Bsoft C descriptive and matteroffact Dangry and unfriedly33The main idea of this passage is ACheetahs are interesting animals BWben the cubs were 10 weeks old, they weighed 9 pounds CFemale cheetahs can give
20、birth only once a year DCheetahs like to run34Based on the article, we can guess that the author is probably Aafraid of cheetahs Bworking at a zoo Ca trained animal doctor Din favor of protecting cheetahsB The hit movie Finding Nemo follows a clownfish from the Great Barrier Reef In real life, clown
21、fish are among the thousands of colorful sea creatures that call the Great Barrier Reef homeStretching l,250 miles along Australia s northeastern coast, the Great Barrier Reef is the longest coral reef in the world A coral reef is a living underwater structure But these days, the Great Barrier Reef
22、has found itself in troubleOverfishing, pollution, and high temperatures are harming its health Thats whythe government in Australia is trying to help rescue the reefUnderwater Garden While coral may look like a plant, it is actually made up of tiny sea animalThose sea animals are called coral polyp
23、s As polyps die, they leave hardshells behind Other polyps grow on top of the shellsOver thousands of years, they form a coral reef in warm water that is not very deep In many ways, the Great Barrier Reef resembles an underwater garden Coral can be hard or softIt forms in different colors and in str
24、ange shapesSome coral looks like hardened brains Other coral looks like fans and lettuces The reef bursts with schools of tropical fish, dashing among gaps in the coral. The reef supplies food and shelter to creatures living in and around the coral Turtles, sharks, sea horses, and crabs are among it
25、s many inhabitantsHelping Humans While the reef is important to ocean life, it helps humans, too People rely on the reef for both food and jobs It also provides medicine used to treat disease Each year, the Great Barrier Reef contributes about $ 975 million to the economy through tourism and fishing
26、Stressed Out Is it surprising, then, that the Great Barrier Reef is under too much stress? Fishing nets and ships break off sections and damage the reef Air and water pollution are also doing harm At the same time, warmer sea temperatures have caused coral bleaching（漂白） on half of the reef The high
27、temperatures cause the coral to turn white, often killing itReef Rescue In an effort to help save the reef, the government has limited fishing to two thirds of it That plan increases the number of green zones”Those are areas that are off -limits to fishermen and boats However, tourists and researche
28、rs can still visit them Many fishermen are upset about the plan because they rely on the reef for jobs The Australian government says that its plan will help keep the reef safe from some threats It is very important that we give B reef proper protection for the future, said one government official T
29、he reef is Australia s greatest natural treasure35Which of the following is not a creature that lives in the Great Barrier Reef? A Coral polyps B Turtles C Sea horses D Whales36 Which section describes the problem in this passage? A Underwater Garden B Helping Humans C“Stressed Out D“Reef Rescue37Wh
30、at picture can the reader get from the underlined sentence The reef bursts with schools of tropical fish, dashing among gaps in the coral in Paragraph 6? A Many fish quickly moving through the coral B Fish moving toward the center, or target, of the coral C Structured, orderly groups of young fish without a clear path
