1．—Why haven't you bought any butter?

—I__________to, but I forgot about it.

A．liked　　　 B．wished　　

C．meant　　 D．expected

2．She smiled happily，________ a set of amazing white teeth.

A．exposing B．being exposed

C．exposed D．to expose

3．We hope your suggestion will contribute__________the problem.

A．to solving B．to solve

C．solve D．solved

4．__________admitted to famous universities，parents should try to cure their children__________bad habits.

A．In order to；from B．So as to be；of

C．So as to be；from D．In order to be；of

5．—Let's go for a walk，shall we?

—It's too late now；__________，it's beginning to rain.

A．in addition B．in a word

C．as a result D．in general

6．Before us lies the biggest room，________with things like guns，dolls and old clothes.

A．filling B．filled

C．being filled D．having been filled

7．The two men discussed and came to ________ conclusion that the helicopter would take ________ place of a car some day.

A．/；/　 　 　 B．a；the 　 　

C．a；/　　 　 D．/；the

8．It was so hot in the small room that he was__________by the idea of swimming in that river with his brother.

A．annoyed B．worried

C．attracted D．collected

9．He received a set of china yesterday from his parents ________ sixty pieces.

A．consisted of B．consisting of

C．consist of D．to consist of

10．As we joined the big crowd，I got__________from my friends.

A．separated B．spread

C．lost D．divided

11．—Did you telephone Uncle Sam our plan for the Christmas holidays on his farm?

—Yes，he was happy about our arrival，and he eagerly asked when ________.

A．has we arrived B．we had arrived

C．were we arriving D．we were arriving

12．He tried to deal with the increasing burden of his work，but he finally__________and had to take a complete rest.

A．broke off B．broke away

C．broke out D．broke down

13．—How many people attended the exhibit?

—________ speaking，about 200.I didn't count.

A．Strictly B．Roughly

C．Generally D．Honestly

14．I shall stay in the hotel all day ________ there is news of the missing child.

A．in case　　　　　　　　 B．no matter

C．in any case D．in case of

15．_______ read newspapers for pleasure，but also to improve their minds.

A．Not only old men B．Not only old men do

C．Not only do old men D．Old men not only do

16．I hope you will keep us ________ of how you are getting on with your work.

A．informed　 B．informing　

C．to inform　 D．inform

17．He__________of__________he had said at the meeting.

A．was accused；that B．was accused；what

C．was charged；what D．accused；what

18．At the conference，political leaders from many countries promised to work together to defend the world ________terrorism and other threats.

A．for B．without

C．beyond D．against

19．—Hi，are you an engineer in Lenovo Group?

—No，but I ________.

A．want to B．want to be

C．want so D．want it

20．—I can't find Mr.Smith. Where did you meet him this morning?

—It was in the hotel ________ he stayed.

A．where B．which

C．the one D．that

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,掌握其大意,然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。)

Waiting with her mother at the check-out stand，a little girl saw a circle of white pearls in a box.“Oh，please，Mommy. Can I have them？”The mother ___21___ the back of the box.“ A dollar ninety-five. If you really want them，I'll ___22___ some extra chores (杂活)for you and soon you can save enough money to buy them for ___23___.”

After she got home，Jenny did ___24___ her share of chores，and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace. She wore it everywhere—school，park，___25___ to bed. The only time she took it ___26___ was when she had a bath.

Jenny had a very ___27___ daddy and every night when she was ready for bed，he ___28___ stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a fairy tale. One night when he finished the ___29___，he asked Jenny，“Could you give me your ___30___，darling？”“Oh，no，please，Daddy. But you can have my toy horse ___31___.”Dad kissed her and said good night. About a week later，___32___ the story time，Daddy asked for pearls again.“Oh Daddy，you can have my baby doll，”was Jenny's reply. And ___33___，Daddy kissed her good night.

A few nights later when Daddy came in，he ___34___ Jenny was trembling on the bed，crying. She said ___35___ but lifted her little hand up to Daddy. And，when she ___36___ it，there was her pearl necklace.” It’s for you，Daddy，”she said. Tears in eyes，Daddy reached out with one hand to ___37___ the necklace，and with the other hand he pulled out from his pocket a blue case with a ___38___ of beautiful genuine(真正的)pearls. He had had them all the time. He was just waiting for her to give up the false stuff(东西) ___39___ he could give her genuine treasure.

In our life，how many false things are we holding on to that ___40___ us from receiving God 's genuine treasures?

21．A. found B．turned

C．checked D．felt

22．A. smooth away B．think of

C．take over D．cut down

23．A. ourselves B．yourself

C．themselves D．myself

24．A. so much as B．no more than

C．more than D．less than

25．A. hardly B．still

C．almost D．even

26．A. in B．up

C．away D．off

27．A. humorous B．loving

C．strict D．strange

28．A. would B．might

C．could D．should

29．A. housework B．work

C．bath D．story

30．A. kiss B．greetings

C．pearls D．toy

31．A. instead B．also

C．probably D．actually

32．A. after B．during

C．before D．until

33．A. surprisingly enough B．once again

C．in return D．as usual

34．A. remembered B．noticed

C．realized D．expected

35．A. something B．all

C．nothing D．much

36．A. opened B．closed

C．removed D．showed

37．A. reject B．touch

C．take D．put

38．A. pile B．piece

C．circle D．set

39．A. until B．so that

C．in case D．though

40．A. stop B．protect

C．save D．get

第二部分阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

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。

A

I recently read about a wonderful act of kindness. It is about the country singer, Jan Howard, and it happened in the mid 1950s. You can read about it in her autobiography(自传), Sunshine and Shadow. She suffered a lot with her three children, two of whom were babies. She was forced to leave her husband because he didn’t care about the family. At one point she suffered a nervous breakdown due to his cruel and uncaring behavior.

She took her children with her and decided to leave their home, but didn’t know her destination (目的地). This all took place in a small town in Kansas, called Frontenac. She had very little gas in the tank and no money at all and she didn’t even manage to make it out of Frontenac. As she used up the gas she got into a panic. She then went to a house, not knowing the owner. She "put her pride in her pocket" and went to the door.

After she explained her situation to an old lady who answered the door, the lady asked her husband to help Jan carry the children into the house. These kind people allowed her to stay for two weeks until she received some money in the mail from a relative. They fed and cared for Jan and her children. This is one of the most exciting acts of kindness I have ever come across in my fifty years. These angels were named Henry and Sarah and they would always be warmly remembered by me for what they did for Jan and her children.

41. What is the passage mainly about?

A. A singer’s autobiography.

B. The life of an old couple.

C. An act of kindness.

D. The difficulties Jan met.

42. What happened to Jan Howard in Frontenac?

A. She found a friendly couple as she had expected.

B. She didn’t have enough money to go on with her journey.

C. She couldn’t live with her children.

D. She suffered a lot because her husband left her.

43. From the passage we learn that the author ________.

A. believes Jan Howard met with angels

B. doesn’t know the old couple’s names

C. doesn’t know where the old couple lived

D. thinks highly of the old couple

44. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Jan suffered a lot but at last became a famous singer.

B. The author got the old couple’s help in Frontenac.

C. Jan went to Kansas to realize her dream of becoming a singer.

D. The author wrote the autobiography Sunshine and Shadow.

B

The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public place. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700’s the world’s first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.

The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant (每日新闻). It came out in March 1702.

In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter (波士顿新闻通讯), the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.

Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (发行量) in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun (朝日新闻).It sells more than 11 million copies every day.

45. The first daily newspaper came out in _____.

A. 59 BC B. 700’s C. 1609 D. 1620

46. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was

printed in Amsterdam.

B. English language newspaper sells more than 11 million copies every day.

C. Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper in 1608.

D. The first daily English newspaper came out in March 1702.

C

With more and more cars on the road，traffic jams are inevitable. Traffic jams can lead to increased accidents as there are more cars， with more people trying to get to their destinat