3. The foreigner speaks Chinese as if he_____ a Chinese.
A. should be
B. be
C. is
D. were
4. My sister met him at the Grand Theatre yesterday afternoon, so he _______ have attended your lecture.
A. mustn't
B. shouldn't
C. can't
D. needn't
5. If you drive in England, you will have__________ on the left side of the road.
A. to get used to driving
B. used to drive
C. to be used to drive
D. used to driving
6. — Will our team win the match?
— _________. Our players are the best!
A. There's not much doubt about it.
B. There's some doubt about it.
C. No problem!
D. It's hard to say.
7. The news _____ he brought us yesterday is not true, but the news _____ our volleyball team has won is true.
A. that, which
B. 不填, that
C. 不填, which
D. which, 不填
8. Though he was given unfair treatment, he acted _______ nothing had happened.
A. so that
B. as if
C. even if
D. as
9. Boy_______he is, he knows a lot in literature.
A. for
B. like
C. as
D. although
10. Of all the subjects she spent______ time on English but got_____ marks last term.
A. much, good
B. less, better
C. the least, the best
D. the more, the less
11. Hardly _____ the room when the telephone rang.
A. he entered
B. he had entered
C. did he enter
D. had he entered
12. No one but her parents ______ it.
A. know
B. knows
C. is knowing
D. are knowing
13. In what way can the manufacturers ________ us to buy more food?
A. try
B. suggest
C. persuade
D. manage
14. A well-written composition _________ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.
A. calls up
B. calls for
C. calls on
D. calls in
15. Will you drop in at my house this afternoon if _________?
A. it is convenient for you
B. you are convenient
C. it is convenient of you
D. you will be convenient
二、完形填空
Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have 16 how difficult it is to write a 17 children's book. Either the author has aimed too 18 , so that the children can't follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, 19 the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children's books are neither very difficult nor very simple, and 20 both the 21 who hears the story and the adult who 22 it. Unfortunately, there are in fact 23 books like this, 24 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 25 to solve.
This may be why many of books regarded as 26 of children's literature were in fact written for 27 . "Alice's Adventure in Wonderland" is perhaps the most 28 of this.
Children, left for themselves, often 29 the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in bookshop or 30 and he will 31 willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children's comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the 32 of teachers and right-thinking parents.
Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash children 33 our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so 34 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 35 books. So I suppose we'll just have to compromise over that bedtime story.
16.
A. hoped
B. realized
C. told
D. said
17.
A. short
B. long
C. bad
D. good
18.
A. easy
B. short
C. high
D. difficult
19.
A. and
B. but
C. or
D. so
20.
A. interest
B. satisfy
C. meet
D. attract
21.
A. child
B. father
C. mother
D. teacher
22.
A. hears
B. buys
C. understands
D. reads
23.
A. few
B. many
C. a great deal of
D. a great number of
24.
A. but
B. however
C. so
D. because
25.
A. hard
B. easy
C. possible
D. fast
26.
A. articles
B. work
C. arts
D. works
27.
A. grown-ups
B. girls
C. boys
D. children
28.
A. difficult
B. hidden
C. obvious
D. easy
29.
A. have
B. show
C. find
D. add
30.
A. school
B. home
C. office
D. library
31.
A. more
B. less
C. possible
D. be
32.
A. lovingness
B. interests
C. objections
D. readings
33.
A. receiving
B. accepting
C. having
D. refusing
34.
A. same
B. friendly
C. different
D. common
35.
A. common
B. average
C. different
D. same
三、阅读理解
A
Isn't it astonishing how much time we spend talking about food? "Have you ever eate...?" "What did you have for lunch?" and yet when you travel from one country to another, you find that people have quite different feelings about food. People often feel that what they eat is normal, and that what other people eat is strange or silly. Eating, like so many things we do, become a habit, which is difficult to change. Americans like to drink a lot of orange juice and coffee. The English drink tea four or five times every day. Australians drink a great deal of beer, and the French drink wine every day.
The sort of meat people like to eat also differs from one country to another. Horse-meat is thought to be delicious in France. In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes. New Zealanders eat sheep, but they never eat goat meat. The Japanese don't like to eat sheep meat because of its smell, but they enjoy eating raw fish.
So it seems that although eating is a topic we can talk about for hours, there is very little common sense in what we say about it. People everywhere enjoy eating what they have always eaten, and there is very little we can do to change our eating habits.
36. The topic people spend much time talking about is_______.
A. lunch
B. food
C. bread
D. meat
37. People often feel that what others eat is__________
A. normal
B. bad
C. strange
D. terrible
38. According to this text, English people drink tea_______ times every day.
A. three
B. four
C. three or four
D. four or five
39. The French drink _______ every day.
A. wine
B. tea
C. coffee
D. orange juice
40.
People's eating habits_______.
A. are easy to change
B. should be changed
C. are difficult to change
D. needn't to be changed
B
Learning English is a great challenge, but with a little help from technology it can be as easy as a piece of cake.
As well as the classroom, teachers and textbooks, the Internet, TV and radio programmes can play an active role in helping learn English.
The Internet is full of rich and up-to-date information. English learners might wish to try http://www.in2english.com.cn./
This website is co-established by the British Council, the BBC World Service and Central Radio and TV University.
It provides cultural information about Britain and has an example of the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) that students can use for practice. Different levels of grammar tests can also be found. Make friends online
Another useful website for middle school students and teachers is www.21se.com.cn. Besides reading 21st Century School Edition online, students are also invited to put their views on different topics up on the website.
Users have the opportunity to make friends with people who share their interests.
In the teaching and learning section, there are reading and vocabulary tips for students.
Compared with the Internet, TV programmes have their own advantages: one does not have to sit at a computer and the audio and visual effects can even be relaxing.
One popular English-learning program is called "Modern English". This focuses on oral English in practical situations such as taking photos and shopping.
The short dialogues and useful phrases may help students to express themselves if they go abroad or meet foreigners in China. More than 50 TV stations in about 300 cities have aired the program. Word to World
If you watch Beijing Television Channel 8, you might see a program titled "Study Abroad". On this show Professor Wang Qiang from New Oriental School hosts "From Word to World".
He selects words with a deep cultural background and teaches useful phrases related to that word. Cartoons are also used to explain how to use the word in daily life. Listening to the radio may not be a new way to learn English but it is easy.
China Radio International airs a program called "Studio Classroom" at 6:30 a.m. every day. This 25-minute program is aimed at middle school students and covers subjects from current news to travel and history, all in simple language.
41. This passage ______.
A. introduces some new websites and TV and radio programmes
B. focuses on advantages and disadvantages of different medium forms
C. recommends technological help in learning English
D. aims at advertising various English courses
42. If you want to read an English newspaper and make comments on different topics, you try _____.
A. www.in2english.com.cn
B. www.21se.com.cn
C. Modern English
D. Studio Classroom
43. One can practise oral English in everyday situations in _____.
A. Studio Classroom
B. From Word to World
C. Study Abroad
D. Modern English
44. According to the author, one superiority of TV programmes over the Internet is that they ____.
A. offer more English learning resources
B. cost you nothing
C. have better audio and visual effects
D. have English courses available whenever you need them
45. The author wants the readers to know that learning English ______.
A. is difficult
B. is easy
C. is neither easy nor difficult
D. can be made much easier with a little help of modern technology
C
Dear Sir,
I'm interested in the furnished cottage near Dedham which you advised in yesterday's Times, for my husband and I are coming to England in June and require accommodation for three months. Would you please tell me exactly where it is and give me details of bus and train services in the area? We need a cottage on a busy route. And I would also like to know about the local shops. Do the local shops still deliver? I know they did ten years ago.
I would be grateful also if you would tell me whether you supply sheets etc. and whether a laundry calls at the house. The rent you ask sounds reasonable for the size of the cottage. How do you like it paid ? Weekly, monthly or in advance?
I would be grateful for an early reply and enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
Yours faithfully,
Pamela Smith
46. Pamela Smith got the news about the cottage from _______.
A. local shops
B. her friends
C. an old company
D. newspaper
47. Most probably, Mr. and Mrs. Smith______.
A. are coming to England from America
B. want to live in a beautiful place
C. once lived in Dedham ten years ago
D.
are very rich
48. Why do they need a cottage on a busy route?
A. Because they don't want to drive.
B. Because they like the downtown area very much.
C. Because there is a laundry.
D.
Because the rent is the cheapest.
49. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? Mr. and Mrs. Smith________.
A. want to be in England for 3 months
B. will be on vacation in England
C. are puzzled at the rent
D. do not want to wash their clothes
50. The word "accommodation" means________.
A. cool weather
B. furnished rooms
C. beautiful scenes
D. good services
D
Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is how to get rid of it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem — how to collect body heat. They have designed a collection system which uses not only body heat, but the eat given off by such objects as light bulbs（灯泡）and refrigerators as well. The system works so well that no fuel is needed to make the campus' six buildings comfortable.
Some parts of most modern buildings — theaters and offices as well as classrooms — are more than sufficiently（足够）heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air conditioned even in winter. The technique of saving heat and redistributing it is called "heat recovery". A few modern buildings recover heat, but the University's system is the first to recover heat from buildings and reuse it in others.
Along the way, Pitt has learned a great deal about some of its producers. The harder a student studies the more heat his body gives off. Male students send out more heat than female students and the larger a student, the more heat he produces. It is tempting to conclude that the hottest prospect for the Johnstown campus would be a hard-working over weight male genius（天才）.
51. Which of the following is true of the heating system of the Johnstown campus? The heat is supplied by ________.
A. human bodies, other heat sending objects, and fuel
B. both human bodies and other heat sending objects
C. both human bodies and fuel
D. human bodies
52. The technique of heat recovery is used ________.
A. to produce a special form of air-conditioning
B. to provide heat for the hot water system
C. to find out the source of heat
D. to collect and reuse heat
53. Which of the following persons would produce the least amount of heat?
A. A thin male who studies hard.
B. A fat female who studies hard.
C. A fat male who does not study hard.
D. A thin female who does not study hard.
54. A good title for the passage would be_______.
A. MODERN BUILDING'S HEAT SYSTEM
B. A NEW HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM IN PITTSBURGH
C. A STRANGE OBJECT IN HEATING SYSTEM
D. RECOVERY OF BODY'S HEAT
E
Ancient people made clay pottery because they needed it for their survival. They used the pots they make for cooking, storing food, and carrying things from place to place. Pottery was so important to early cultures that scientists now study it to learn more about ancient civilizations. The more advanced the pottery in terms of decoration, materials, glazes, and manufacture, the more advanced the culture itself.
The artisan who makes pottery in North America today utilizes his or her skill and imagination to create items that are beautiful as well as functional, transforming something ordinary into something special and unique.
The potter uses one of the Earth's most basic materials, clay. Clay can be found almost anywhere. Good pottery clay must be free from all small stones and other hard materials that would make the potting process difficult. Most North American artisan potters now purchase commercially processed clay, but some find the clay they need right in the earth, close to where they work.
The most important tools potters use are their own hands; however, they also use wire loop tools, wooden modeling tools, plain wire, and sponges. Plain wire is used to cut away the finished pot from its vase on the potter's wheel.
After a finished pot is dried of all its moisture in the open air, it placed in a kiln and fired. The first firing hardens the pottery, and it is then ready to be glazed and fired again.
For areas where they do not want any glaze, such as the bottom of the pot, artisans paint on melted wax that will later burn off in the kiln. They then pour on the liquid glaze and let it run over the clay surface, making any kind of decorative pattern that they want.
55. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Different kinds of clay.
B. The training of an artisan.
C. The making of pottery.
D. Crafts of ancient civilizations.
56. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a way that ancient people used pottery?
A. To hold food.
B. To wash clothes.
C. To cook.
D. To transport objects.
57. According to the author, what do potters use to remove the pot from the wheel?
A. Melted wax.
B. A wire loop.
C. A sponge.
D. Plain wire.
58. The word "pattern" in the last sentence is closest in meaning to which of the following?