17. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the conversation? A. The woman knows the club over the radio. B. The club has 15 members now. C. The woman is British.

听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。 18. What is the main idea of the text? A. American states.

B. American life.

C. American climate.

19. What is the weather like in the summer in the eastern part of the United states? A. Very hot.

B. Very cold.

C. Cool.

20. What does the sentence “Americans send their climates to people in other states” mean? A. Americans are trying to change their climates.

B. Americans carry fruits and vegetables to all parts of the United States. C. Americans are showing their cares to each other.

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分）

21. For a long time, they walked without saying _________ word. Jim was the first to break ________

silence. A. the; a

B. a; the

C. a; 不填

D. the; 不填

22. — Look, where are you going?

— I can’t ________ the map and drive at the same time, can I? A. watch

B. read

C. see

D. notice

23. A clean environment can help the city bid for the Olympics, which _______ will promote its economic

development. A. in nature

B. in return C. in turn

D. in fact

24. American fathers ______ more than twice the amount of time with their children than they used to in

years past, due to a sweeping new trend called \

A. were spending B. spent C. are spending D. have spent 25. --- I don’t mind telling you what I know. --- You_________. I’m not asking you for it.

A. mustn’t

B. may not

C. can’t

D. needn’t

26. Mr. Smith was so angry at all ________ Robert was doing _________ he walked out angrily.

A. that; what B. that; that C. which; which D. what; that 27. ______ at the news that her eyes rained tears.

A. So was Rebecca sad C. So sad was Rebecca

B. So sad Rebecca was D. Was Rebecca so sad

28. They are just trying to reach a point ______ both sides will sit down together at the table.

A. where

B. that

C. when

D. which

29. --- Seems that Jack is very rich. He is always changing his cars. What is he?

--- ______, but I am not quite sure. A. Somebody of a manager C. Anyone of a manager

B. Something of a manager

D. Anything of a manager

30. Written in a hurry, ______. How can it be satisfactory?

A. they find many mistakes in the report B. lots of mistakes have been made in the report C. there are many mistakes in the report D. the report is full of mistakes

31. Having been out of touch with his parents for two years, John returned home, A. safe and sound

B. safely and sound D. safely and soundly

C. safe and soundly

32. Johnson, to grasp the chance to become a doctor, decided to take up teaching. A. fails

B. failed

C. to fail

D. having failed

33. They didn’t turn up at the meeting yesterday. Otherwise, they _________ the report. A. had listened to B. would listen to C. should listen to D. would have listened to 34. When you get your paper back, pay special attention to ______ have been marked A. where

B. what

C. which

D. that

35. ---Do you know if Linda is willing to take charge of the program? --- _________, does it?

A. It takes no time C. It doesn’t hurt to ask

B. It counts for nothing D. It doesn’t make sense

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分）

There is a small shop about 200 meters from where I live that sells groceries, meat and other basic necessities. About 10 years ago, there was a beggar who would go into the shop every day and ask the owner for a 36 . The owner, 37 he would love to help, simply didn’t have any jobs available, so he kept 38 the man’s request.

This situation continued 39 for a few months, until the owner 40 to give the homeless

man a job which 41 sweeping outside the shop. Every single day from 5 am, the homeless man was there doing the very 42 he could for the 43 , even though it did earn him some pennies. 44 , the owner saw how good a job the man was doing and gave him a job working 45 a cashier. He was watched closely to make sure that he didn’t 46 any of the money received from the sales. He was still homeless, after all. The homeless man did a/an 47 job as a cashier for over 2 years, and did such a good job that he was promoted to 48 the finances for the whole shop.

To my 49 , this was the arrangement up until 2 years ago, when the owner 50 . In his will, he only had one 51 , to give the whole shop to the now stable, “homeless” man. Now, I could walk into that shop and see him working as hard as 52 , with his own business that is still 53 and active 10 years after getting his job as a sweeper.

From this story, we can probably get the inspiration work hard and give everything your best effort, even if it isn’t your 54 situation, it very well may turn out to 55 some day in the future. 36. A. coin

B. home B. unless

C. job

D. meal

D. if D. refusing

37. A. although 38. A. expecting 39. A. again

C. because

B. considering B. often B. agreed B. involved B. least

C. accepting

C. weekly C. planned C. included C. better C. interest

D. daily

D. failed

40. A. allowed 41. A. meant 42. A. best

D. trained D. less D. moment

D. Eventually

43. A. family 44. A. Suddenly 45. A. for 46. A. lose

B. owner

B. Accurately

C. Quietly

B. with

C. as D. like D. save D. kind D. manage D. joy

D. gave up D. suggestion

B. pocket B. loyal B. raise

C. spend C. fantastic C. provide C. scare

47. A. honest 48. A. guard

49. A. knowledge 50. A. got tired 51. A. thought 52. A. ever 53. A. big 54. A. ideal

B. mind

B. became old B. purpose

C. passed away

C. request

B. necessary B. new

C. expected C. shabby C. own

D. required D. popular D. financial D. do

B. current B. be

55. A. become

C. happen

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分）

A

I really hadn't meant to yell at them. But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen.

With a tiresome report to write, I felt bothered at my desk. Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault. A voice inside me insisted that I do something quickly.

“O, you two here, but what an awful thing you are attempting!” shouting angrily, I made for them, while it became evident that the boy wanted no part of me. “Get away from us!” he shouted back, there being expression of support from his sister.

All of a sudden, I found the fault in myself. Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers（螃蟹螯;钳子）and crawled towards them, “Crabby（似螃蟹的）Daddy is here. Ha, Ha, Ha, he likes to yell at children, and then eat them!” My son continued to keep me away, but now he was laughing and crying at the same time. My mission to repair the damage caused by my yelling seemed to work well. Still, I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way that my children could do after.

Need I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming? This is a lesson that serves myself. It only shows just how to get rid of something（ill-feelings, responsibility）by blaming others. It's not my “best self”.

We have to search for our “best self” when with our children. They don't need perfect parents, but they do need parents who are always trying to get better. Here, I'm reminded of the words of a great thinker, “When a man lives with God, his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the brook…” Then, in our lifetime, couldn't we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level, what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?

56. The author couldn't help yelling at his kids this time probably because___________.

A. the weather was so unpleasant

B. a Daddy has his right to do so

C. the kids didn't ask him to join them D. he was tired of his boring work 57. Which of the following made the author aware of his fault?

A. No obvious reason. C. His self-control.

B. The children’s reaction. D. The mess made by the children.

58. According to the passage the author will __________in another similar situation.

A. play a crab again like this time C. avoid blaming kids in a hurry

B. apologize to kids in a sincere way D. beat them up about such things