1 . 阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about     1     (be) late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop,     2     some of them looked very anxious and     3    (disappoint) . When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next     4     the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike     5     (catch ) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused     6     (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept     7    (ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked,“    8     anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It s     9     (I )”. She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully, Five others on the bus began talking about what the boy had done and the crowd of strangers         10    (sudden) became friendly to one another.

2 . Not until he retired from teaching three years ago ________ having a holiday abroad.

A．had he considered	B．he had considered
C．he considered	D．did he consider

3 . 假如你是大学一年级新生李华。开学之初，你的英语老师Ms Li希望了解每位同学的英语学习情况，并征求教学建议。请按以下要点用英语给她写一封信。
1. 对英语学习的认识；
2. 自己目前的英语水平；
3. 自己英语学习存在的主要问题；
4. 对英语教学的两点建议。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 信的开头和结尾已给出。
Dear Ms Li,
I’m very happy to have you as our English teacher.                       
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                             
Thank you!

Li Hua

4 . It was from only a few supplies that she had brought in the village ____ the hostess cooked such a nice dinner.

A．where

B．when

C．that

D．which

5 .         Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.
        In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on January 1st. People may go to parties, dress in formal clothes -- like tuxedos (小礼服) and evening gowns, and drink champagne at midnight. During the first minutes of the New Year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the New Year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. They welcome the New Year with the first light of the sunrise.
        It is also a common Western custom to make a New Year’s promise, called a resolution. New Year’s resolutions usually include promises to try something new or change a bad habit in the new year.

Many cultures also do special things to get rid of bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh (again). Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year.

       Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day. The more grapes a person eats , the more good luck the person will have in the year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas (豇豆) for good luck -- but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!
1. Which culture celebrates New Year in the morning?

A．The passage doesn’t say.	B．Spain.
C．France.	D．The United States.

2. What is a resolution?

A．Something you say.	B．Something you eat.
C．Something you burn.	D．Something you wear.

3. What is the topic of the fourth paragraph?

A．Bringing good luck.

B．Remembering the past.

C．Planning for the next year.

D．Keeping away from bad luck.

4. Which is probably true about eating black-eyed peas on New Year?

A．Black-eyed peas taste bad.

B．The peas are very difficult to cook.

C．One pea brings one day of luck.

D．It is bad luck to eat a lot of black-eyed peas.

6 . I drove to a local supermarket the other day. My shopping list was ____ and my wallet was light. Still, I needed to get a week’s worth of groceries for my family. I parked my car, looked down at my list, and hoped I could ____it all.
As I ____ the door, I saw a man with kind eyes and a gentle ____ He said he was collecting for a local food bank that helped to____the hungry in my area. He handed me a second shopping list of things they could use and asked me to ____if I could. I smiled back, took the ____ and walked into the store. I really wanted to help, but wasn’t sure if I could this time.
I walked through the store, picking up vegetables, soup, spaghetti, bread, milk, cereal, macaroni, bananas, and a dozen other things. I slowly ____ each item off my list until I was done. When I looked down at my full cart I____again if I even had enough to pay for it all. Then, as I put my own list back into my pocket, I saw the food ____ list under it. I smiled and decided to trust my heart.
With the food bank in mind, I went over and ____two of the biggest boxes of rice the store had and put them in my cart. It took ____six dollars out of my wallet to pay for them, ____ my heart felt six times larger when I did. And when everything was ____, I had just enough to pay for it all.
It ____so little to make our world a better place. A few dollars can help to fill a child’s ____belly(肚子). A smile and hug can help to ____ a hurting heart. An encouraging word can inspire someone else to live and to love. A random ____ of kindness can change another’s day and life. It is up to us, ____ If we can ____a few dollars on rice , then we can share a love that will last forever.1.

A．heavy

B．short

C．frequent

D．long

2.

A．afford

B．offer

C．exchange

D．accept

3.

A．painted

B．approached

C．cleaned

D．left

4.

A．attitude

B．smile

C．anger

D．manner

5.

A．share

B．train

C．protect

D．feed

6.

A．help

B．write

C．advertise

D．search

7.

A．list

B．name

C．project

D．budget

8.

A．signed

B．rid

C．marked

D．separated

9.

A．wondered

B．wandered

C．fancied

D．amazed

10.

A．store

B．cart

C．bank

D．nutrition

11.

A．picked out

B．picked up

C．lifted up

D．folded up

12.

A．another

B．other

C．others

D．more

13.

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．since

14.

A．ordered

B．replaced

C．packed

D．totaled

15.

A．spends

B．takes

C．pays

D．wastes

16.

A．hungry

B．adequate

C．anxious

D．full

17.

A．treat

B．cure

C．recover

D．heal

18.

A．ability

B．act

C．appreciation

D．allowance

19.

A．still

B．yet

C．although

D．though

20.

A．rescue

B．save

C．accumulate

D．reserve

7 . In our whole life，we will come across different kinds of people and things.____，our views of the world，life and value have been changing all the time.To be honest，one of my English teachers has made a great ____on me.
Although she was short，old and ugly，she was talented，____and passionate(热诚的)．Thus，we called her “a crazy stone”．She didn't mind it____；instead，she seemed to love her____very much.In addition，she was so____with students that she knew how to raise our____and get along well with us.Therefore，we studied English well and___her.
To be honest，I am fond of listening to____told by others in my daily life.Maybe I have heard so many that it is____for me to laugh.But she was a(n)____．Her jokes were always so funny，for she always led you to the scenes of them and____an interesting atmosphere.Although I____the university ten years ago，I still remember several jokes，one of which I would like to____with you.
Before having an English lesson，there was a handsome boy who made a self­introduction.He said that he was able to do____and finally made a conclusion that he was rather untalented.After hearing that，Stone____the teacher's desk and said an old saying: “Innocence is the virtue(美德) for____”．Hearing this we all burst into laughter.
Although I met several good teachers when I was in the high school and during my college，“a crazy stone” is the best teacher in my____．It was she that made me get____in English.It was she that educated me how to fight for success and____difficulties.1.

A．But

B．Although

C．Because

D．Therefore

2.

A．expression

B．promise

C．influence

D．reputation

3.

A．humorous

B．serious

C．active

D．bright

4.

A．after all

B．at all

C．above all

D．in all

5.

A．description

B．occupation

C．nickname

D．students

6.

A．strict

B．friendly

C．popular

D．familiar

7.

A．force

B．enthusiasm

C．inspiration

D．power

8.

A．respected

B．agreed

C．pushed

D．thanked

9.

A．lessons

B．experiences

C．tales

D．jokes

10.

A．impossible

B．easy

C．difficult

D．likely

11.

A．model

B．teacher

C．laugher

D．exception

12.

A．enjoyed

B．came

C．created

D．reduce

13. ．

A．lived in

B．came into

C．left for

D．graduated from

14.

A．spend

B．communicate

C．share

D．talked

15.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．everything

D．something

16.

A．stood on

B．walked to

C．broke down

D．pushed away

17.

A．men

B．students

C．women

D．teachers

18.

A．heart

B．life

C．school

D．world

19.

A．hurt

B．down

C．interested

D．rewarded

20.

A．ignore

B．overcome

C．escape

D．face

8 . As a junior at McGill University, Doreen Sykora had a difficult time when she first began college. She said, “I was always well prepared for my examinations. But when I go into class to take the exam, I would fall apart. I could just ____ because of nervousness and fear.” Hitoshi Sakamoto, an anthropology(人类学) student at Temple University in Tokyo reports similar experiences.
These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is stressed about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student cannot write or think clearly because of the severe tension and nervousness.
Now there are special university courses to help students. In these courses, advisors and psychologists try to help students by teaching them to manage test anxiety. Such a course helps students learn to live with stress and not fail because of it. First students take a practice test to measure their worry level. If the tests show that their stress level is high, the students can take a short course to manage the fear. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. They get training to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work more easily. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.
Doreen Sykora saw immediate results after taking such a course. She now has enthusiasm about the relaxation methods. “Mostly, what I do is imagine myself in a very calm place. Then I imagine myself picking up a pencil. I move slowly and carefully. I breathe easily and let all the tension out. With each breath, more worry leaves me. It really works too. My grades have improved greatly! I’m really doing well at McGill now. This relaxation method works not only on examinations, but it has improved the rest of my life as well.”
For Hitoshi in Tokyo, the results were much the same. He is enjoying school a lot more and learning more.
1. What is the similarity between Doreen Sykora and Hitoshi Sakamoto?

A．They both had experiences of test anxiety.

B．They failed in all the examinations.

C．They are students from the same university.

D．They both had the same poor studying habits.

2. The underlined phrase “blank out” in Paragraph 1 refers to “_______.”

A．get an extra paper

B．be unable to think clearly

C．lose interest in the exam

D．refuse to take the exam

3. What’s the purpose of some special university student-help courses?

A．To learn more knowledge about test anxiety.

B．To show a stress level experienced by students.

C．To help students to reduce test anxiety.

D．To have a better understanding of test anxiety.

9 . One of the most traditional features of American culture is to respect the self-made man — the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort.
This attitude toward manual(体力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously (豪华地) furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional man may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may ______ and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education.
1. From the second paragraph of this passage we can find that _______.

A．Hagner busies herself by following a trend

B．Hagner doesn't spend much time on her full-time job

C．Hagner is interested in sports and music

D．Hagner wastes much time helping her children's lessons

2. British parents, as the writer described in this passage, _______.

A．treat their children as sports players

B．give their children little time to develop freely

C．bring up their children in a simple way

D．pay no attention to their children's lessons

3. The writer's opinion about after-school clubs is that ________.

A．activities in the country are too competitive

B．children should attend four clubs at a time

C．clubs should have more subjects for school children

D．some clubs result in competitive pressures

4. The last paragraph tells us that in Britain _______.

A．parents used to take their children to every club

B．parents have all benefited from children’s clubs

C．parents used to be wise on how to raise children

D．parents have come to know the standard of education

10 . 完形填空,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题中所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes. Mary had _______ them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting (照看) the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely _______,” she thought.

“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could!” But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she _______ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(an) _______ way to make money obviously hadn’t met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim. Mary’s _______ felt heavier and heavier. I mustn’t sleep, she thought — which was _______ what she did, of course.

Strangely enough, she soon _______ that she was a world-famous chef (主厨). She made a _______ and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or _______ — her favorite hobby. She ________ took the leading role in her own TV show.

That is, until she became too ________. “I am definitely the best in the world,” she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But ________ seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she ________ to get the chicken into the stove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. ________ set in, but Mary could not run — she was ________to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not, ________ a sharp sound awoke her.

She got shocked and confused — ________ was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three ________little faces and some very burnt bread. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were ________, so we tried to make some bread,” explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She________ them never to fall asleep on the job again!

1.

A．given

B．written

C．told

D．taught

2.

A．successful

B．helpful

C．tiring

D．surprising

3.

A．shook

B．put

C．bent

D．kept

4.

A．difficult

B．boring

C．important

D．easy

5.

A．eyes

B．mind

C．heart

D．legs

6.

A．nicely

B．exactly

C．curiously

D．carelessly

7.

A．realized

B．reminded

C．learnt

D．dreamt

8.

A．decision

B．fortune

C．business

D．plan

9.

A．cooking

B．reading

C．running

D．babysitting

10.

A．just

B．ever

C．even

D．only

11.

A．selfish

B．proud

C．stubborn

D．sensitive

12.

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

13.

A．tried

B．arranged

C．managed

D．prepared

14.

A．Panic

B．Pain

C．Noise

D．Stress

15.

A．frozen

B．dragged

C．pushed

D．brought

16.

A．because

B．until

C．as

D．unless

17.

A．smoke

B．light

C．water

D．fire

18.

A．cheerful

B．strange

C．guilty

D．confident

19.

A．busy

B．hungry

C．worried

D．asleep

20.

A．promised

B．allowed

C．expected

D．persuaded