二、 单项选择 (15分)

(    )31. — Some students think that English is _______ unimportant subject now.

— I don’t think so. It will always be _______ useful tool.

A. a; an  B. an; a   C. a; a   D.  an; an

(    )32. ---I think cycling isn’t as exciting as climbing.

---That’s because you can’t ride well. _________, both of them are interesting.

A. In fact  B. As a result  C. In order that D. In the beginning

(    )33. If we don’t do ___________, there will soon be no Milu deer in China.

A. something B. anything  C. nothing  D. everything

(    )34. The whole family of Jim _____ the TV game show Running Man at 9:30 PM. last

Friday.

A. watch       B. are watching  C. were watching D. will wtach

(    )35. Simon was playing computer games ______ Millie was watching TV.

A. since   B. when   C. while   D. as

(    )36.---You can hear ‘Xi Dada loves Peng Mama’ everywhere these days.

---Yeah, It became one of the _______ songs in China in 2014. .

A. most exciting B. most boring    C. most popular   D. most interesting

(    )37. ---Do you know that there are not many cranes left in the world?

---Yes, I do. And 40 per cent of them ________ in Zhalong.

A. am B. be C. is    D. are

(    )38. It is said that the Chinese government provides free milk powder ____ children in

poor areas.

A. with      B. for   C. to    D. by

(    )39 .--- I’d like to buy Guo Jingming’s Tiny Times.

---You had better _______ his books. The stories he tells are far from real life.

A. read   B. not read  C. mean   D. not men

(    )40. They asked me to go swimming. I don’t like it, so I went to the park ______.

A. instead        B. either         C. too           D. together

(    )41. ---Hello, Jim. ________ do members of the Birdwatching Society visit Qinghu?

---Once a year, usually in spring.

A. How long     B. How many times C. How soon  D. How often

(    )42. ---Daddy, will you come home for dinner with us?

---_______, but I may be a little late.

A. It’s hard to say.      B. I’m so busy

C. You are welcome    D. No problem

(    )43. ---Have you heard about the temperature of the earth will rise to 59℃ in 2016.

---Don’t worry! The news _______ be true.

A. must   B. may not     C. needn’t     D. should

(    )44. Don’t worry! Your children are old enough to take care of _______ .

A. they       B. them      C. themselves        D. theirs

(    )45.---My mother says that we won’t go on a trip to Malaysia because it is too dangerous.

--- ______. You were looking forward to it.

A. Never mind.    B. Don’t worry about it.

C. Enjoy yourselves.   D. What a pity.