听第三段短文, 回答第21-25题。

21. What’s the relationship(关系) between the speaker and Kate?

A. Workmates. B. Classmates. C. Neighbours.

22. What does Kate look like?

A. She’s short and fat. B. She has a round face. C. She has a long nose.

23. What’s Kate?

A. A teacher. B. A worker. C. A doctor.

24. How does Kate usually go to work?

A. By bus. B. By train. C. By car.

25. Ho w long does Kate work a day?

A. For 10 hours. B. For 8 hours. C. For 6 hours.

二、单项选择从下列每题所给的四个选项中, 选择一个最佳答案。(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

26. –I missed the first part of ________ film Back to 1942.

–What a pity ! You should be here half _______ hour earlier.

A. a, the B. a, an C. the, a D. the, an

27. Could you say _________ about it, please ? I’d like to know more.

A. nothing else B. anything else C. something else D.something other

28. Bob swims ________ than I, but he doesn’t swim_________ my brother.

A. much well, as well as B. better, as good as

C. better, so well as D. better, so good as

29. –Wow, your new bicycle looks the same _________.

– Really ?

A. like me B. as me C. like mine D. as mine

30. Mr. Fat has _______ money than Mr. Thin, but he has _______ friends.

A. more, fewer B. more, less C. fewer, more D. less, fewer

31. The boys even have no time for their homework _________ the basketball match.

A. because of B. because C. as D. since

32. The old man got on the bus, but nobody _________ for him.

A. made a space B. made spaces C. made space D. made a room

33. Parents ________ good conditions ________ us. We should be grateful to them.

A. provide, to B. provide, for C. protect, to D. protect, for

34. – _______ useful information you gave us! Thanks a lot!

– You are welcome.

A. How B. What C. What an D. What a

35. – I’m afraid I can’t go to the party tomorrow.

– _______ you told me you would.

A. And B. But C. Or D. So

36. _____of giant pandas is getting _________ because their living areas are becoming farmland.

A. The number, larger and larger B. A number, larger and larger

C. The number, smaller and smaller D. A number, smaller and smaller

37. The trip from my school to the park _______ about twenty minutes by bike.

A. takes B. spends C. costs D. uses

38. – How many babies can a mother giant panda have _________ ?

– One or two.

A. one time B. at a time C. at times D. some time

39. Let’s enjoy the song “Yesterday Once More”. It sounds________.

A. bad B. sadly C. well D. wonderful

40. — I don’t think their going swimming ____telling adults is a good idea.

— But things are now better ____worse. They’ll let their parents know before going.

A. instead of; without B. without; instead of

C. without; than D. instead of; than

三、 完形填空 阅读短文, 从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

When I was young，my father told me that little acts of kindness may give one great happiness. Since then I have always tried to help people in 41 .

One hot summer afternoon, I was 42 down the highway to New York when another car suddenly 43 into my lane(车道). My car was in the far right lane，so it ran onto the roadside. As a(n) 44 driver，I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing any accident.

I was 45 with that driver，but I thought that he just did not pay attention to(注意) the lane change, and he 46 did not do that on purpose(故意).The car ran away 47 after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared from sight. After a whi le，I came around a curve(弯道) and found the 48 car. The driver was walking along the roadside. He was an elderly man and looked 49 . As there was no telephone nearby and the nearest services were twenty miles away, I decided to 50 and see what the problem was.

The man’s car had a flat tire(瘪胎). Although he had another tire，he had nothing to work with. I decided to 51 him. I changed the tire for him and allowed him to sit in my air-conditioned car while I did it. Fifteen minutes later，I 52 the work. I was hot and tired，but I really felt 53 after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier 54 my car run off the road.