1 . 完形填空。
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。
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling_______，but I always knew he was_______He never criticized us，but used_______to bring out our best. He’d say，“If you pour water on flowers，they flourish. If you don’t give them water，they die.” I_______as a child I said something_______about somebody，and my father said，“_______time you say something unpleasant about somebody else，it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best_______people，I would get the best_______From then on I’ve always tried to_______the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very________At 15，I started a magazine. It was________a great deal of my time，and the headmaster of my school gave me a________：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave，and Dad tried to sway me from my decision，________any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind，he said，“Richard，when I was 23，my dad________me to go into law. And I’ve________regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist，________I didn’t pursue my________You know what you want. Go and fulfill it.”
As________turned out，my little publication went on to become Student，a national________for young people in the U．K. My wife and I have two children，and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad________me.1.

A．biologist

B．manager

C．lawyer

D．gardener

2.

A．strict

B．honest

C．special

D．learned

3.

A．praise

B．courage

C．power

D．warmth

4.

A．think

B．imagine

C．remember

D．guess

5.

A．unnecessary

B．unkind

C．unimportant

D．unusual

6.

A．Another

B．Some

C．Any

D．Other

7.

A．on

B．in

C．at

D．about

8.

A．in case

B．by turns

C．by chance

D．in return

9.

A．revise

B．set

C．review

D．follow

10.

A．understanding

B．experienced

C．serious

D．demanding

11.

A．taking up

B．making up

C．picking up

D．keeping up

12.

A．suggestion

B．decision

C．notice

D．choice

13.

A．and

B．as

C．even if

D．as if

14.

A．helped

B．allowed

C．persuaded

D．suggested

15.

A．always

B．never

C．seldom

D．almost

16.

A．rather

B．but

C．for

D．therefore

17.

A．promise

B．task

C．belief

D．dream

18.

A．this

B．he

C．it

D．that

19.

A．newspaper

B．magazine

C．program

D．project

20.

A．controlled

B．comforted

C．reminded

D．raise

2 . Over the past decades, sea ice ________ in the Arctic as a result of global warming.

A．had decreased	B．decreased
C．has been decreasing	D．is decreasing

3 . It was the principles I learned from my reading _____ enabled me to get bigger and better jobs.

A．that

B．which

C．what

D．who

4 .     1    But by using a college admissions consultant (咨询员), you can greatly increase your chances of getting accepted into the first college on your list. These consultants are people who are expert at getting people just like you into the college of their dreams.    2    They can make a difference in your college admission quest. Help finding schools. Perhaps you don’t know where you want to go or only have an unclear idea as to where you would like to go. Your consultant can give you many ideas as to which schools would be fit for you and then you can go from there. Help with applications.    3    They will be able to review your application before it is sent off to the college you are applying to and be able to tell you if there is anything that needs to be added or taken away. Imagine how terrible it would be to get refused by the college of your choice only because of some small mistakes. Help with student loans (贷款). It may be necessary for you to get student loans in your college.     4    Your consultant will know exactly where to look and can even help you determine what type of aid you can get. They can even give you some ideas of specific scholarships for you. It is true that it costs money to hire a college admissions consultant. If they can provide you with ideas for your need, the money is good for the value    5    I think it is necessary to get into the school you want with the consultants’ help.

A. After all, you are only going to go to college once.

B. You may be puzzled by so many kinds of applications.

C. But you may have no idea where to begin your search.

D. They know how to do with the scholarship at the college.

E. They know all the ins and outs (细节) of the college admissions.

F. Getting accepted into the college of your choice is sometimes a difficult thing.

G. They know exactly what schools do and don’t want to see on applications.

5 . Winning the lottery (彩票) is not the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for many past winners. Sad stories do exist in large numbers for the past lottery winners and that's why some financial experts say "70 percent of lottery winners will squander away (乱花) winning within a few years." Some end up losing all within two years, family relationships destroyed or even worse.
Wayne Schenk was an old soldier diagnosed with lung cancer. When he won a million dollars in a lottery he thought his troubles were over and he would get the advanced medical treatment that might save his life. But Lottery officials refused to pay him the total sum in a single payment and they said they could not make an exception to the regulations. When Schenk died in 2007, he'd only received one payment of $34,000.
Another lottery winner, Billy Bob Harrell, Jr. killed himself two years after winning 31 million dollars in the Texas lottery in 1997.He'd spent large amounts of money and given large amounts away, but he didn't end me expected peace that should have come with the freedom of money.
Other lottery winners have ended up in prison for crimes. Many suffer bankruptcy (破产) after the big jackpot (头奖) is spent and given away, including some of the eight people who won the 365 million Powerball in 2006.
The examples given paint a sad picture of what can happen if you win a big lottery jackpot, but fortunately, these examples don't tell the stories of all jackpot winners.
1. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．Most lottery winners use up money quickly.

B．Most lottery winners don't really end up well.

C．Winning lottery means relationships destroyed.

D．Financial experts are against the lottery industry.

2. Why did lottery officials refuse to give Wayne Schenk the million dollars in one payment?

A．He was diagnosed with lung cancer.

B．He was unwilling to give away his money.

C．They had to observe the official rules.

D．They didn't want to disturb his peace.

3. The author supports his main idea by ____.

A．giving examples	B．making comparisons
C．listing numbers	D．listing reasons

4. In the following paragraph, the author will probably talk about_____.

A．advice given by financial experts

B．happy stories of the lottery winners

C．conclusion drawn by the author

D．regulations about lottery winning

6 . “Don’t you believe me?” “______, I’ll believe _______ you say.”

A．No; whatever

B．Yes; no matter what

C．No; no matter what

D．Yes; whatever

7 . “Do you know ______ English for ‘帅哥’?” “I’m afraid I don’t. I’m not interested in _______ English language.”

A．the, the	B．the, 不填
C．不填, the	D．不填, 不填

8 . The Channel is the name given to the stretch of water which separates England and France. Ferries operate all year round to carry people across the Channel, and they are busy most of the year. January is the only quiet month nowadays. As well as summer holiday-makers, there are day trippers and coach traffic, not to mention lorries and other commercial vehicles. Some ferries carry cars and their passengers, while others also connect train passengers with the Continental rail network.
The biggest hazard for the ferry is the wind. The crew listens to BBC weather reports four times a day. Or they sometimes get gale warnings from local radio station.
Crossing the Channel by ferry is a bit like trying to cross Oxford Street on a busy afternoon, according to one ferryboat captain. The ferries from Folkstone and Dover to Calais and Boulogne have to cross the main flow of traffic. This consists of ships traveling through the Channel to and from Northern Europe. There may be four hundred ships making the journey at any one time, and they all pass through a “choke point” which is only fifteen miles (twenty-five kilometers) wide. The cross-channel ferries have to sail right through the middle of all this traffic.
1. The passage is mainly concerned with _____.

A．the English Channel	B．the weather on the Channel
C．cross-channel ferries	D．what crossing the Channel by ferry is like

2. The word hazard is closest in meaning to ________.

A．trouble

B．danger

C．enemy

D．problem

3. We can infer from the passage that _______.

A．if there is a gale warning from the BBC, the ferries will stop operating.

B．the traffic on the Channel is very busy only in winter

C．ferries are busiest in the afternoon

D．the crew of the ferry listens to the weather reports four times a day

4. Where does this passage most probably appear?

A．In a dictionary.	B．In a novel.
C．In a transportation magazine.	D．In a geography textbook.

9 . Lack of money led the company to a situation _____ they had to decide whether they should keep on with their production.

A．when

B．where

C．that

D．which

10 . The strange man asked me to hand the letter to _____ I met in the police station, saying it was very important.

A．whoever

B．whatever

C．whichever

D．whomever