第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,共15分)
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,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。
例: It’s so nice to hear from her again. ________, we last met more than thirty years ago.
A. What’s more B. That’s to say
C. In other words D. Believe it or not
答案是D。
21. _______ with care, the car can serve you more than ten years.
A. Driving B. Driven C. To drive D. Drive
22. There’s hardly any traffic and you ______ really go fast.
A. can B. must C. would D. need
23.Twenty-five countries _______ for help in the search for the missing ship these days.
A. have asked B. was asked C. have been asked D. asked
24.——Could I use your computer this afternoon?
——Sorry, I _______ live football matches online.
A. will be watching B. will have watched
C. have watched D. was watching
25. _______ hard for many years, Li Na harvested the rewards of her efforts.
A. To work B. Working C. Worked D. Having worked
26. You’d better stop smoking, _______ your health will break down.
A. and B. but C. or D. yet
27. Studying abroad gives you a chance _______ different cultures.
A. experiencing B. to experience C. experienced D. experience
28. It is worth considering _______ the Korean drama Man from the Stars is so popular in China.
A. why B. whether C. that D. which
29. ——Come to the movies with us.
——Good idea! I do need a break. I _______ so long.
A. study B. am studying C. have been studying D. studied
30. Easter is a happy holiday _______ children enjoy hunting for Easter eggs.
A. which B. where C. what D. when
31. Yuan Longping takes up the research on farming for decades and this is ____ he devotes all his life to.
A. which B. how C. where D. what
32. ——Oh dear, you are all wet.
——I didn’t bring my umbrella. The weather report said it ______ sunny.
A. is B. would be C. will be D. had been
33. Seeing Michael so sad, I wish I _______ him the truth.
A. hadn’t told B. wouldn’t tell C. are not telling D. will not tell
34. ——Why did you come here?
——I moved here for the job. There was no work for me _______ I came from.
A. why B. what C. where D. how
35. _______ the new diets, people with high blood pressure can live an active life.
A. In case of B. Instead of C. Except for D. Thanks to
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Hard Truth
One day, Marissa noticed a spider web, shining in the sunlight. A spider was spinning 36 on it. The spider wasn’t trying to be something else, like a butterfly or a bee, Marissa thought. It was happy to be exactly what it was and to do what it was good at.
What came naturally to Marissa was 37 . She could paint or draw all day long and never get bored. However, a few weeks ago Marissa signed up for high jump. Because her mother had been a high jump 38 in school, she thought it would make her mother happy. But now she 39 that however hard she worked, she would never be a high jump star like her mother.
One night, halfway through her homework, Marissa fell 40 . When she woke up, the clock read 1:00 A.M. Marissa got into a panic. There was still so much 41 to do, but she really needed her rest for track practice. Marissa had always been a good student, but now track was risking her 42 .
Then a dark thought crossed Marissa’s mind. If she 43 some of her classes, she would be off the track team. That was one way to solve her problem.
After a week of 44 her homework, letters had been mailed out to parents listing grades, and Marissa knew the letters would show that her grades had 45 a lot. She walked home with slow heavy steps, knowing her 46 plan had worked.
Just as Marissa had 47 , her mother was waiting with the 48 in her hand. “What’s happening to your grades? And more importantly, what’s happening to you?” she asked.
With tears in her eyes, Marissa admitted her 49 . “I only joined the track team to make you proud of me. I hated it, 50 I didn’t want to disappoint you. I thought if I were failing in my classes, Coach would kick me off the team. What a 51 I’ve made of everything.”
Marissa watched her mother’s face turn from anger to 52 . “Marissa, I was always proud of you. You didn’t need to do the high jump to make me happy. Now you have a lot of hard work in front of you because you made a bad 53 .”
Marissa thought again about the spider. She realized she had lost sight of her 54 and twisted her web. Now she had to go back and 55 that web.
36. A. webs B. clothes C. balls D. boxes
37. A. music B. art C. sport D. dance
38. A. coach B. fan C. teacher D. star
39. A. realized B. wondered C. insisted D. remembered
40. A. ill B. silent C. asleep D. apart
41. A. homework B. research C. housework D. practice
42. A. health B. life C. grades D. images
43. A. gave B. took C. attended D. failed
44. A. completing B. ignoring C. preparing D. copying
45. A. risen B. meant C. dropped D. improved
46. A. ugly B. perfect C. simple D. serious
47. A. doubted B. suspected C. acted D. said
48. A. painting B. clock C. phone D. letter
49. A. feeling B. weakness C. secret D. excuse
50. A. and B. so C. or D. but
51. A. surprise B. scare C. mess D. joke
52. A. delight B. concern C. embarrassment D. disappointment
53. A. speech B. stop C. jump D. choice
54. A. balance B. example C. purpose D. success
55. A. rebuild B. break C. find D. review