25. The neighbors often visit the old man, so he doesn’t feel ______any longer.

A alone            B lovely          C lonely            D friendly

26.He’s never late for class, _______he?

A  has            B hasn’t          C is              D isn’t

27. Which do you enjoy ________ your summer holidays, staying at home or travelling abroad?

A. to spend     B. spending   C. spend      D. spent

28.——When _______ you ______breakfast?

—— At 7.00a.m.

A.have  had     B. did   have   C. have  eaten     D. had  had

29.The girl _________ the basketball team for 3 years.

A. has been on     B. joined    C. joins        D. has joined

30. –I bought this dictionary two weeks ago.

–You mean you ________ it for only half a month.

A. have kept       B. have had   C. have bought    D. have taken

Ⅱ、完型填空(10%)

Each morning, I walked past a security guard(保安)。He 31 everyone that walked by him. I 32 how he knew so many people by their first names.The first few times I saw him. I didn’t say hello back to him 33 he greeted me. I was lost in my own world. On Monday he asked, “How was your 34 ?” I told him about my visit to my sick, elderly mother. He told me how 35 he was for my mother’s sickness. As I walked away, I realized I did not even know his 36. The following day, I asked, “What’s your name?” He answered , “Gary.” I said, “I’m Deborah.” After that, we talked a couple of times a week. We 37 stories about our weekends , our dreams, and our families. Gary got a new job and moved 38 . It has been years since I last spoke to him, yet the memory feels like yesterday.

I look back at what became a friendship of sharing stories from the heart. When you say 39 to a stranger(陌生人) you become a pebble(鹅卵石)thrown into a lake. With each ripple(涟漪)you create, you spread(传播) 40 that continues to give.

31.A. watched        B. believed      C. thanked     D. greeted

32.A. forgot          B. admired      C. expected    D. complained(抱怨)

33.A. when          B. until         C. before       D. and

34.A. visit           B. weekend      C. mother      D. sickness

35.A.afraid          B. glad          C. sorry        D. surprised

36.A.age            B. job           C. name       D. family

37.A. wrote          B. heard         C. read        D. shared

38.A. away          B. over          C. on          D. in

39.A.yes            B. hello          C. no         D. goodbye

40.A.news           B. virus(病毒)    C. love        D. sadness

Ⅲ、阅读理解(20%)

(A)

Mary Cassatt is considered as(被认为是) one of American most famous female artists.She was born in Pennsylvania in 1844.When she was a child，Mary and her family spent five years travelling and living in Europe(欧洲).Mary saw the great art museums，and she wanted to become an artist.

When she was seventeen，she said that she wanted to go to Paris to study art.At that time people thought that only men could become painters.It was not considered proper work for a woman. Her father refused to let her study art.Finally he said she could study it if she went to a school near their home.She attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

At her graduation(毕业)in 1866，she again said that she had to go abroad to learn more about painting.Her father agreed to let her go.At 22 she sailed for Paris.She lived in France，but she went to other countries in Europe.She spent a lot of time in museums.She worked hard to improve her work.She studied the famous paintings of the old masters，and she copied and sketched(画素描)for hours.

She found，though，that she preferred(更喜欢) the new ideas used by a group of artists living in Paris.They called themselves impressionists(印象派画家).Like them Mary Cassatt tried to show real people and the real world.Because these ideas were new，it took some years before people recognized(承认)her as the great artist.

41.Mary Cassatt went to art school near home because________.

A.she did not have enough money to go away

B.she was frightened about leaving home

C.her father would not let her leave home

D.it was the best school

42.Mary Cassatt showed that she was serious about becoming an artist by________.

A.spending long hours painting

B.taking many trips to Europe

C.reading many art books

D.talking to older artists

43.From this passage we can learn that in the 1800s_________.

A.all jobs were open to women

B.some jobs were not open to women

C.all women wanted to stay at home and have children

D.male artists welcomed female artists