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1、1.-We could invite John and Barbara to the Friday night party. -Yes, ? Ill give them a call right now.A. why not B. What for C. why D. what 2. Lin Shuhao was _ instant hit among basketball fans worldwide after leading _ Knicks to one victory after another.A. a; the B. the; 不填 C. an; the D. an; 不填 3.

2、 It is uncertain _ side effect medicine will bring about, although about two thousand patients have taken it.A. that B. what C. how D. whether4. Jack would love to go to the cinema with his dad, but the film is _ for adults only.A. admitted B. intended C. promised D. permitted5. Not until he left hi

3、s home _ to know how important the family was for him.A. did he begin B. had he begun C. he began D. he had begun6Since our research so far has not produced any answers to this problem, we need to adopt a different _ to it.A. means B. approach C. method D. way7A few years ago, I was _ the opportunit

4、y to teach pre-school students one afternoon a week.A. regarded as B. set off C. tried out D. blessed with8_ an important role in a new movie, Andy has a chance to become famous.A. Offer B. Offering C. Offered D. To offer9She _ an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department

5、 store.A. turned down B. dealt with C. took after D. came across10_, the teachers at my school use too much paper. So the principal yelled at everyone at the last staff meeting for ten minutes.A. Luckily B. Apparently C. Excitedly D. Basically11Teachers recommend parents _ their children under 12 to

6、 ride bicycles to school for safety.A. not allow B. do not allow C. mustnt allow D. couldnt allow12_ you and me, I dont think there is anyone here under thirty.A. Apart from B. Far from C. Instead of D. Ahead of13 - How far apart do they live? - _ I know, they live in the same neighbourhood.A. As lo

7、ng as B. As far as C. As well as D. As often as14By the time Jack returned home from England, his son _ from college.A. graduated B. has graduated C. had been D. had graduated15The Naxi Orchestra took place in _ and was played by Naxi men.A. an old wood hall B. a wooden old hall C. a hall old wooden

8、 D. an old wooden hall第二节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分） 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 When I was in seventh grade, I was a volunteer at a local hospital in my town. Most of the 16 I spent there was with Mr. Gillespie. He never had any 17 , and nobody seemed to care about his 1

9、8 . I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, 19 anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, 20 he responded with only an occasional squeeze（捏）of my hand. Mr. Gillespie was in a coma（昏迷）. I left for a week to vacation with my parents, and when I came back, M

10、r. Gillespie was 21 . I didnt have the 22 to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear that they might 23 me he had died. Several 24 later, when I was a senior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face. When I 25 who it was, my eyes filled with tears. He was 26 ! I g

11、ot up the nerve to ask him if his name was Mr. Gillespie, With a（n） 27 look on his face, he replied yes. I 28 how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital. His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever 29 . He began to tell me how, 30 he

12、 lay there comatose, he could hear me talking to him and could 31 me holding his hand the whole time. Mr. Cillespie 32 believed that it was my voice and 33 that had kept him alive. Although I havent 34 him since, he fills my heart with 35 every day. I know that I made a difference between his life a

13、nd his death. 16Amoney Benergy Ctime Deffort17Avisitors Brelatives Cpatients Dproblems18Ainterest Brequirement Ccondition Dthought19Atalking about Blooking for Cpointing out Dhelping with20Aso Beven though Cyet Das if21Adead Bmad Cgone Dsurprised22Aright Bchance Ccourage Dtime23Acheat Btell Cremind

14、Dwarn24Adays Bweeks Cmonths Dyears25Arealized Bwondered Cheard Dasked26Agreat Balive Csuccessful Dlucky27Ahappy Buncertain Cexcited Dproud28Aapologized Bremembered Cexplained Dtold29Adreamed Bshown Cwanted Dreceived30Abecause Bif Cunless Das31Anotice Bfeel Cimagine Dappreciate32Ahardly Brightly Cfir

15、mly Dwrongly33Ahumour Bworry Ctouch Dtreatment34Aforgotten Bcalled Cmissed Dseen35Ajoy Bregret Crespect Dsympathy第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Happy April Fools Day! In celebration of the day, we have put together a list of some of the gre

16、atest hoaxes in history. They have been designed for innocent people who are ready to believe them. INSTANT COLOUR TVIn 1962 there was only one TV channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white. The stations technical expert, Kjell Stensson, appeared on the news to announce that thanks to a

17、newly developed technology, all viewers could now quickly and easily transform their existing sets to display color reception. All they had to do was pull a nylon stocking over their TV screen, and they would begin to see their favorite shows in color. Reportedly, hundreds of thousands of people wer

18、e taken in. Actual color TV transmission only started to appear in Sweden on April 1, 1970. SAN SERRIFFEIn 1977 the British newspaper The Guardian published a special seven-page supplement（增刊）in honor of the tenth anniversary of San Serriffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean. A series of

19、 articles affectionately described the geography and culture of this unknown nation. The Guardians phones rang all day as readers asked for more information about the beautiful holiday spot. Few noticed that everything about the island was made up. NIXON FOR PRESIDENTIn 1992 American National Public

20、 Radios Talk of the Nation program announced that Richard Nixon was running for President again. His new campaign slogan was, “I didnt do anything wrong, and I wont do it again. ” Accompanying this announcement were audio clips（片段） of Nixon delivering his election speech. Listeners responded immedia

21、tely to the announcement, flooding the show with calls expressing shock and anger. Only during the second half of the show did the host John Hockenberry reveal that the announcement was a practical joke, Nixons voice was copied by comedian Rich Little. 36The underlined word “hoaxes” in the first par

22、agraph means . Alies Bmistakes Cstories Dprogrammes37What can we infer from the part about Instant Color TV? AKjell Stensson was a TV host. BNot many people believed Kjell Stensson. CThe Swedish People began to watch color TVs in 1962. DThe Swedish people didnt watch color TVs until 1970.38From the

23、last paragraph, we can see that Richard Nixon _. Adidnt win the election in 1992 Bdidnt do anything wrong Cwas not liked by the American people Dasked Rich Little to speak for himBEvery people has its own way of saying things, its own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based

24、 on colors. Red is a hot color. Americans often use it to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very angry about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their color and their fiery taste

25、. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland jazz.Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentiet

26、h century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health. The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling stomach may say she feels a little green. A pa

27、ssenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green. Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like a fast new car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollar

28、s or greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the color of the back side of the paper money.The color black is used often in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day. A blacklist is ill

29、egal now. But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations. In some cases, colors describe a situation. A brown out is an expression for a reduction in electric power. Brown outs happen when there is too much demand for electr

30、icity. The electric system is unable to offer all the power needed in an area. Black outs are common during World War two. Officials would order all lights in a city turned off to make it difficult for enemy planes to find a target in the dark of night. 39. Americans use “red hot” to describe the following EXCEPT_. A. something unfair B. small hot-tasting peppers C. the person who is very angry D. popular music like Dixieland jazz40. People use “in the pink”