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2.Thereare_________carrotsinthefridge.Youdon'
thavetobuyany.
A.few
B.afew
C.any
D.little
3.—WhoisTina?
—Thegirlwhoiswearinga_________dress?
A.beautifulredB.redandprettyC.redniceD.redbutlong
4.He_____upverylateinthemorning,butnowhe_____upveryearly.
A.usedtoget;
isusedtogetB.usedtogetting;
isusedtoget
C.isusedtogetting;
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D.usedtoget;
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5._________,hehadstudiedartinParis.
A.Whenaboy
B.Asboy
C.Asaboy
D.Asheisaboy
6.—Ihatespaceadventures.—_________.
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7.—Areyougoingtobuythatcar?
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B.goodenough
C.tooexpensive
D.cheaptoo
8.BythetimeI_________,IrealizedthatIhadleftmyumbrellaintheshop.
A.gothome
B.reachhome
C.gottohome
D.wenttohome
9.—Wherearetheletters?
—Thoseletters_________already.
A.weresent
B.wasfound
C.hadbeenreached
D.havebeenposted
10.Mywatchdoesn'
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II.阅读理解(Readingcomprehension)(共20小题,计30分)
阅读下列短文或图表,然后完成文后各题。
(51-60小题为选择题,每题只有一个最佳答案;
61-70小题为非选择题,请按题目要求答题。
)
A
TheideaforthebookHarryPotterandthePhilosopher'
sStonecametoJoanneKathleenRowlingin1990.Ittookhersevenyearstofinishwritingit.Duringthosesevenyearsshehadanumberofjobs,includingonejobasanEnglishteacherinPortugal.
Rowlingsentthebooktofourpublishersbeforeoneofthemboughtit.Shewasveryhappytosellherbookbecauseitwasherlife'
sdreamtobeapublishedwriter.Beforeshesoldherbook,Rowlingwaslivinginasmallapartmentwithherdaughterandwassopoorthatshecouldnotaffordheatinthewinter.
HarryPotterbecameverysuccessfulwithchildrenandadultsinEngland.ThebookalsoreallytookoffintheUnitedStates.Afterhersecondandthirdbookswerepublished,thethreeHarryPotterbooksfilledthetopthreeplacesonmanynewspapers'
listsofbest-sellers.Thenthebooksweremadeintopopularmovies.Withoutquestion,Rowling'
slifehadcompletelychanged,injustthreeyears.
HarryPotterbookshavenowsoldmorethan30millionbooksaroundtheworldandhavebeentranslatedintomorethanthirty-fivelanguages.In1997,Rowlingwasearning£70(aboutUS$110)aweek.Bytheendof2001,shehadearnedover£150million($250million),makingheroneofthemostsuccessfulfemalewritersofalltime.
211.Thisreadingisabout_________.
A.HarryPotter'
slife
B.thewriter'
C.howthebookbecameamovie
D.whyHarryPotterispopular
12.WhichsentenceistrueaboutthefirstHarryPotterbook?
A.Fourpublishersboughtit.
B.Ittookthewriterseveralyearstofinishit.
C.ItwasfirstpublishedinPortugal.
D.Rowlinggottheideafromherdaughter.
13.Rowling'
sdreamwas_________.
A.tobeamagician
B.tomakeamovie
C.tohaveherbookspublished
D.tobeanEnglishteacher
14.HowmanylanguageshasHarryPotterbeentranslatedinto?
A.morethan35
B.about135
C.about90
D.morethan150
15.WhichsentenceistrueaboutRowling?
A.Manyotherwritershavebeenmuchmoresuccessfulthanshe.
B.Notmanywritersareassuccessfulassheis.
C.Sheismoresuccessfulthanallotherwriters.
D.Shebecamesuccessfulbecauseofamovie.
B
Everyfouryears,theworldturnsitsattentiontothesoccerWorldCup.ThemostsuccessfulteamsinthetournamenthavetraditionallycomefromSouthAmericaandEurope.However,overtheyears,therehavebeenanumberofsurprisingresults.
Inafamousmatchin1950,theUSAcameupagainstEngland,oneofthefavoritestowinthetournament.ManyoftheAmericanplayerswereamateursfromcollegeteams.Surprisingly,theUSAwon1-0.OtherWorldCupsurpriseswereNorthKorea'
swinoverItalyin1966,andCameroon'
swinoverArgentinain1990.
The2002FIFAWorldCupstandsoutasprobablythemostsurprisingWorldCupofalltime.Intheopeningmatch,SenegalsurprisedeveryonebybeatingFrance,theWorldCupwinnerin1998.JapanthenbeatRussia,theUSAbeatPortugal,andSouthKoreabeatItaly,Spain,Poland,andPortugal.SouthKoreamadeitallthewaytothefinalfour,beforefinallylosingtoGermany.
Inthefinalgame,whichwaswatchedbyonebillionpeoplearoundtheworld,Brazilwon2-0overGermany.BrazilsetaWorldCuprecordbybecomingthefirstteamtowinsevengamesinarow.Also,Brazil'