第I卷（共90分）

I.单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

1. Nobody wants to___________ especially in public.

A. make fun of B. be made fun of C. making fun of D. made fun of

2. — Mr President, do you plan to educate your two daughters to be officials?

— To tell you the truth, I hope they can do whatever__________ their interests.

A. fits B. matches C. suits D. needs

3. I went there yesterday_________ to see my uncle.

A. special B. especially C. specially D. especial

4. My friend, David, was not used __________ by air, so he felt unwell.

A. to traveling B. to travel C. traveling D. travel

5. —I' m sorry, but I didn’t mean__________ out your secret.

—But you know, letting out one's secret means________ one’s feelings.

A. to let; to hurt B. letting; hurting C. to let; hurting D. letting; to hurt

6．The plane is ________ to arrive at 8 p．m.，but the foggy weather makes it hard to say.

A．sure B．possible

C．owing D．due

7．Don’t be ________ by products promising to make you lose weight quickly.

A．taken off　　　　　　　 B．taken out

C．taken away D．taken in

8．It took Susan weeks to regain her ________ after a bad ________.

A．strengthen；illness B．strength；illness

C．strength；ill D．strengthen；ill

9.There are some spelling mistakes in your composition，but ________ your composition is good.

A．as a whole B．on the whole

C．on one hand D．on the other hand

10．The little chick the ________ earthworm，deciding whether to swallow it or let it go.

A．glimpsed at B．looked into

C．stared at D．glared at

11．The book published by the government ________ the case of the women’s rights and responsibilities of last year.

A．states B．tells

C．starts D．says

12．One of the ________ that ________ my attention was magnetism.

A．phenomenon；drew B．phenomena；attracted

C．phenomenons；paid D．phenomenon；paid

13．Although different in many ways，the British and the Americans ________ many of the same customs.

A．make　　　　　　　　 B．take

C．share D．give

14．Do you think that prices of vegetables will ________？

A．rise up B．bring down

C．go up D．raise

15．Though the girl ________ to learn Japanese，she couldn’t catch up with her classmates.

A．made effort B．made all her efforts

C．took every effort D．gave her efforts

16．Always acting in a strange manner，Einstein must have ________ to people around to be mad.

A．appeared B．showed

C．thought D．imagined

17．Hibernating animals have stored ________ fat in their bodies during the summer and autumn.

A．a good many B．supplies of

C．a large quantities of D．a few

18．It is known that the weight of an object ________ from place to place on the earth.

A．exchanges B．varies

C．translates D．ranges

19．Cleverness is not always a ________ of high grades in exams. You’d better learn knowledge carefully and practice more.

A．result B．record

C．guarantee D．reaction

20．We can see monuments here and there. Those who have made great ________to human beings and society will never be forgotten.

A．advance B．effort

C．contributions D．achievements

II．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it 21 with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to 22 some actions. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home 23 .

Join a club or group, talk with those who like the same things 24 you do is much easier. Or join someone 25 some activity.

Many people are nervous when talking to new people. 26 all,meeting strangers means 27 the unknown. And it’s human nature to 28 a bit uncomfortable(不舒服)about the unknown.

29 our fears about dealing with new people comes from doubts(怀疑)about 30 . We imagine other people are judging us, finding us too tall 31 too short, too this or too that, but don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself 32 you are, and try to put the other person at ease(不拘束).You’ll both feel more comfortable.

Try to 33 self-confident(自信)even if you don’t feel that way when you 34 a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look directly 35 other people and smile.

If you see someone, you’d like to 36 , say something. Don’t wait for 37 person to start a conversation(谈话).

Just meeting someone new does not mean that you will 38 friends with that person. Friendship is based on mutual(相互的)liking and “give and take”. It 39 time and effort to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from 40 .

21. A. produces B. improves C. grows D. raises

22. A. take B. make C. do D. carry

23. A. lonely B. yourself C. alone D. with yourself

24. A. as B. that C. which D. more

25. A. with B. in C. on D. to

26. A. For B. Above C. In D. After

27. A. touching B. facing C. meeting D. seeing

28. A. see B. touch C. feel D. do

29. A. Many B. Some C. Some of D. Most of

30. A. yourself B. oneself C. yourselves D. ourselves

31. A. and B. but C. or D. as

32. A. like B. as C. what D. that

33. A. make B. act as C. like D. express

34. A. come to B. go to C. enter D. step to

35. A. for B. to C. at D. about

36. A. speak to B. talk to C. say to D. call up

37. A. other B. the other C. another D. others

38. A. make B. do C. turn D. put

39. A. costs B. takes C. spends D. uses

40. A. growing B. living C. increasing D. happening

III.阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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Nearly everyone is shy in some ways. If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence. You can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists.

Make a decision not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as what other people say. And don’t turn down party invitations just because of your shyness.

Prepare for yourself for being with others in groups. Make a list of the good qualities you have.

Then make a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to share with other people . I think about what you would like to say in advance. Then say it.

If you start feeling self-conscious in a group, take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people, Remember, you are not alone. Other people are concerned about the impression they are making, too.

No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness. Even entertainers admit that they often feel shy. They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can face the cameras and the public. Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards. But perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know about you.

41. Where would this article probably appear?

A. In a popular magazine

B. On the top-line position of a newspaper

C. In a science textbook

D. In an encyclopedia (百科全书)

42. The main purpose of the article is to _____.

A. explain how shyness developed

B .recommend ways of dealing with shyness

C. persuade readers that shyness is natural

D. prove that shyness can be overcome

43. Which of these can you conclude from reading the article?

A. Shy people never have any fun

B. Entertainers choose their work to fight shyness

C. The attempt to overcome shyness is always successful

D. The attempt to overcome shyness is always rewarding

44. Who probably gives the suggestion for fighting shyness?

A. The author of the article B. Shy men and women

C. Doctors and psychologists D. Popular entertainers

B

A new plan for getting children to and from school is being started by a local government in Eastern England. This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their children’s safety on the roads.

Until now the local government have only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special reasons existed. Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will be prepared to go ahead, as long as the arrangement will not lose money and children taking part will be attending their nearest school.

The new plan is to be fired out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington School. The children live just within the three-mile limit and the local government said in the past that they would not undertake to provide free transport to the school. But now they have agreed to offer a sum of money for a bus service from Milton to Impington and back, a plan which has the support of the school’s headmaster. Between 50 and 60 parents have said they would like their children to take part. Final calculations have still to be carried out, but a government official has said the cost to parents should be less than ￡20 a term. They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to Impington. The same bus would now just make one more journey to pick up the Milton children. The official said they would get in touch with other groups of parents who in the past had asked if transport could be provided for their children, to see if they would like to take part in the new plan.

45. What is the aim of the plan?

A. To prevent the students’ road accidents

B. To relieve the traffic pressure

C. To save time for the parents and students

D. To help the parents save money

46. How can the local government arrange the new bus service at a low cost?

A. By letting the bus run in the morning only

B. By limiting the number of the students

C. By getting the support from the headmaster

D. By linking the new bus service with the existing one

47. Which of the following is possible if the plan is carried out?

A. The bus company will make much more money

B. The children can choose whatever school they like

C. The parents can get rid of thei