1、一、单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)。( ) 1. _Hong Kong is often regard as _ international centre for business, finance and tourism.A. 不填; an B. An; 不填 C. The; 不填 D. 不填; the ( ) 2. Washing State was named _ one of the greatest American presidents.A. in favor of B. in need of C. in search of D. in honor of( ) 3.
2、 We all _ him and regard him as a hero.A. look up B. look up to C. look down D. look down to( ) 4. There is a great evidence _ that music activities engage different parts of the brain.A. indicate B. indicating C. to be indicating D. to indicate( ) 5. I want to put the photo _ I can see it every day
3、, because it can remind me of the happy days _ I spent in the countryside.A. in which; when B. where; when C. in which; which D. where; which( ) 6. To finish the task on time, the constructors kept working _ the heavy rain.A. because of B. regardless of C. in memory of D. in defence of( ) 7. Dont co
4、mplain _ your teachers _ doing too much homework, because they want you to be the best.A. to; to B. to; about C. about; to D. about; about( ) 8. This is the problem that we all should _.A. pay attention o it B. attract our attentionC. pay attention to D. attract our attention to it( ) 9. You can wea
5、r casual clothes at the party. After all, this is not a(n) _ occasion. A. normal B. formal C. common D. ordinary( ) 10. My parents words had a great _ on me. I decided to make every _ to learn English well.A. effect; effort B. effect; effect C. effort; effect D. effort; effort( ) 11. Experts believe
6、 that language learning is a process _ skills are more important than grammar rules.A. whose B. when C. of which D. in which( ) 12. The worker earned little money a month, so he had to _ only fast noodles.A. exist on B. exist in C. lie in D. lie on( ) 13. I wonder how many years ago _.A. did your fa
7、ther retire B. your father retired C. has your father retired D. your father has retired( ) 14. The young couple will have to rent a house, for their newly bought one _.A. is being decorated B. was decorated C. will decorate D. had decorated ( ) 15. We should consider the students request that the s
8、chool library _ more books _ popular science.A. provide; on B. provides; about C. should provide; with D. provides ; on二、 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16-35各题所给的A、B、 C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。 My name is Alice and Im an equestrian ( 马术骑师). For a long time, horses have been my thing. I was a pa
9、rt of a sport that is _16_ to the general population. I didnt need the world to understand my _17_. I loved it for myself and thats all I needed. I started _18_ at a farm when I was 8 years old. I went every Friday afternoon after school and spent hours _19_ horses and having lessons. When I was 10,
10、 I _20_ taking part in horse shows but not before I could _21_ care for my own horse and put _22_ every piece of my equipment (用具). From the day that I started riding, I was _23_ that my horse comes before all else. No matter how hot, cold, tired, or _24_ I was, I had a horse to _25_ and thats just
11、how it _26_. Once I started high school I went to a more competitive farm in my area where I had to _27_ as a working student every day after school to be able to _28_ my pricey habit. _29_ never once in my entire junior career crossed my mind. Working hard to do what I love was all I knew. It was n
12、ever as _30_ as putting on my uniform (制服) and showing up to practice.After I turned 18 and my _31_ career ended, I went off to school as an amateur (业余运动员) where I now ride on the Syracuse English Equestrian team.My biggest _32_ have all been “horse” related. I love hearing my name get announced (宣
13、布) for first place. Riding wasnt just my sport; it was my _33_. My trainers are like second moms to me. The girls that I grew up riding with are my best _34_. I cant imagine my world without _35_ and the people they have brought into it.( ) 16. A. uniqueB. unfamiliarC. usefulD. unfair( ) 17. A. styl
14、eB. sportC. showD. skill( ) 18. A. tradingB. stayingC. walkingD. riding( ) 19. A. making use ofB. making fun ofC. taking care ofD. taking control of( ) 20. A. startedB. continuedC. stoppedD. avoid( ) 21. A. hardlyB. secretlyC. properlyD. typically( ) 22. A. awayB. backC. downD. together( ) 23. A. im
15、pressedB. promisedC. taughtD. proved( ) 24. A. anxiousB. popularC. strangeD. comfortable( ) 25. A. meetB. sellC. chooseD. love( ) 26. A. missedB. wentC. remainedD. changed( ) 27. A. workB. leaveC. waitD. live( ) 28. A. breakB. introduceC. affordD. develop( ) 29. A. SatisfactionB. FreedomC. SadnessD.
16、 Complaining( ) 30. A. tiringB. quietC. confusingD. easy( ) 31. A. juniorB. shortC. successfulD. playing( ) 32. A. achievementsB. challengesC. movementsD. losses( ) 33. A. labB. homeC. palaceD. garden( ) 34. A. neighborsB. coachesC. friendsD. audience( ) 35. A. petsB. horsesC. trainersD. books三、阅读理解
17、 (共20个小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分50分)阅读下列短文, 从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AThere are many idioms in English. An idiom is a phrase that we cant understand from the meaning of each word. The following are some of them.As the crow fliesWhen a bird flies from place to place, it takes the most direct route. But when peopl
18、e drive, they have to follow roads and often go farther. When people give a distance “as the crow flies”, they mean the shortest distance between the two points, not the distance you would have to travel by following roads. As Dan and his mum drove along the river,they could see the beach on the opp
19、osite side, Dan asked “How far is it to the beach?” “Its only about a quarter of a mile as the crow flies” his mother said.Blow hot and cold In one of Aesops Fables, a man blow on his fingers to warm them up and then blow on his soup to cool it down. In both cases, the man is opening his mouth, but
20、what comes out is different. If a person says one thing and later says the opposite, we say that the person is blowing hot and cold. “Is Felicia going to try out for the soccer team this year?” Stacy asked.“I dont know,” Tricia replied. “ Last week she was saying yes,but this week shes saying no. Sh
21、es really blowing hot and cold.”Break the ice Nowadays people use the phrase to refer to ending an awkward silence by beginning a conversation. It was the first day of summer camp. The four girls began to make their beds in silence. None of the girls knew each other, and no one knew what to say. Fin
22、ally, one of them broke the ice by saying“ Hey, wheres everybody from?”Bury the hatchet In native American culture, when two nations agreed to end their war, they buried the hatchet. So to bury the hatchet is to make peace with someone else. Colin could not excuse his sister for breaking his tennis
23、racket. Finally, his sister said, “Colin, cant we bury the hatchet?”36.What does “as the crow flies” mean?A. In the smoothest way B. By plane C. In a straight line D. At top speed.37. “Blow hot and cold” can be used to talk about someones _.A.poor health B. bad manner C. communication skills D. chan
24、ging attitudes38. When the four girls were making their beds in silence, they probably felt _.A.shy B. disappointed C. excited D. curious39.It can be inferred that Colins sister hoped that Colin would _.A.buy a new tennis racket B. forgive her mistakeC. stay away from her D. make an apology to her40
25、. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. Its difficult to understand the meaning of an idiom by each word.B. What Felicia thought was different from what he said C. Dan and his mother need drive a quarter of a mile to the beach.D. “Bury the hatchet” is an idiom from Aesops Fables. B
26、A couplefromMiami, Bill and Simone Butler, spent sixty-six days in a life-raft (救生艇) in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Simony, they met some whales(鲸鱼). “They started tohitthe side of the boat,” said Bill, “and then suddenly we
27、 heard water.” Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water.For twenty days they had tins offood, biscuits, and bottles of water. They also had a fishing-line and amachineto make salt water into drinking water two things which saved
28、their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw (生的). Then thelinebroke. “So we had no more fish until somethingvery strange happened. Some sharks(鲨鱼) came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.”About twenty ships pass
29、ed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldnt stand up. So the captain carried them ontohisboat and took them toCosta Rica. Their two months at sea was over.41.
30、Bill and Simone were traveling_ when they met some whales.A. in a life-raft B. in Miami C. in Simony D. inPanama42. The whaleshitthe side of the boat, and then _.A. they brought in a lot of water B. they broke the side of the boatC. they pulled the boat D. they went under the water43. After their bo
31、at sank, the couple_.A. jumped into the life-raft B. heard waterC. watched the boat go under water D. stayed in the life-raft44. During their days at sea, _ saved their lives.A. tins offoodand bottles of water B. a fishing-lineand amachineC. whales and sharks D. Twenty passing ships45. When they saw
32、 the fishing boat which later picked them up, _.A. they were too excited to stand up B. they couldnt wait to climb onto the boatC. their life-raft was beginning to break upD. they knew their two months at sea would be overCBelieve it or not, optical illusion(错觉) can cut highway crashes.Japan is a ca
33、se in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. But stripes, called chevrons(人字形), painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down. Now the American Automobile Ass
34、ociation Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. isplanning to repeat Japans success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.Excessive (too great) speed pl
35、ays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents,according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards (danger) are the greatest curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges.Some studies sug
36、gest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become usedto seeing the painted bars.Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are dr
37、iving faster than theyreally are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.46. The passage mainly discusses _. A. a new way of highway speed control B. a new method of training driveC. a new pattern for p
38、ainting highways D. a new type of optical illusion47. On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that _.A. they should avoid speed-related dangers. B. they are driving in the wrong laneC. they should slow down their speed D. they are reaching the speed limit48. Compared to horizontal bars,
39、 the advantage of chevrons is that _.A. it can keep drivers awake B. it will have a longer effect on driversC. can cut road accidents in half D. will look more attractive49.The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to_. A. try out the Japanese method in certain areasB.
40、change the road signs across the countryC. replace straight, horizontal bars with chevronsD. repeat the Japanese road patterns50. What of the following is true about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?A. They are suitable only on broad roads.B. They are falling out of use in the United S
41、tates.C. They cannot be used successfully to traffic circles.D. They are ignored in a long period of time.DSherlock Holmes is considered by many people as the greatest detective in fictional literature. He is, in fact, more famous than his own creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In the popular series o
42、f stories, Holmes is described as “tall and lean, pope-smoking, always in his cape and speaks in a splendid manner”. Doyle gave Holmes address as 221-B Baker Street, London, and to this day some visitors to London still go to Baker Street to search for 221-B. Of course, there never was really any such addr
