24.     several parking tickets, the driver was also fined for speeding on the highway, which is likely to contribute to his driving license being cancelled.

A. Far from       B. Apart from     C. In terms of     D. In spite of

25. ---Are you confident of the interview tomorrow?

---Absolutely! I    for it the last two weeks.

A. will prepare                      B. prepared

C. had prepared                     D. have been preparing

26.     she can't understand is     fewer and fewer people showed interest in helping others.

A. That; what     B. What; why       C. What; because    D. Why; that

27. Anyone     be a victim of road accidents if he doesn't observe traffic regulations.

A. should         B. must            C. can            D. need

28. What happened in the Bermuda Triangle is hard to explain,      many people puzzled about mysterious disappearances of ships and planes in this area.

A. left            B. leaving          C. to leave        D. having left

29. About 259,000 students will graduate from college this year in the capital, 102,000 of    are native Beijingers.

A. that            B. which            C. whom            D. who

30. ---How do you find your trip to Australia?

---Very exciting. I    there for eight weeks. It's a fantastic place.

A. stay            B. stayed           C. have stayed     D. had stayed

31. Big boy       I am, my mother asks me to keep it in mind that under no circumstance     go to swim alone.

A. so; will I      B. though; I will   C. as; I will      D. as; will I

32. In China, the number of smokers exceeds 350 million, with at least 750 million non-smokers regularly _ to second-hand smoke.

A. exposed         B. exposing         C. being exposed   D. expose

33. The figure is to warn us that      something useful is done soon to change this trend, things can only get worse.

A. if        B. unless           C. after           D. when

34. I told you about it many times. If you    my suggestions, you     your failure now.

A. had followed; wouldn't be crying over    B. followed; wouldn't cry over

C. had followed; wouldn't have cried over   D. followed; aren't crying over

35. ---Jack, I think all jobs, whether popular or ordinary, are necessary to our society.

--- All of them together help society function well.

A. Don't be silly               B. That's not the case

C. You can say that again        D. I didn't mean that

第二节：完形填空(共20小题：每小题1分，共20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。

Johnny Depp was my English teacher at high school. It was him 36 realized my potential in writing, and his   37 made me a writer eventually.

He was kind to me, but I had no 38 that he took particular notice of me. There were other 39  kids in the class, and soon，fell back into my usual  40 and thought that I was just a little over average in most things. Near the end of the term, we began to read the play-Macbeth. Believe me, this is not an easy play for high school students to understand, 41 I spent a lot of time reading it. After working till the night before it was due, I wrote a paper about the 42一the first paper I typed on a typewriter—and turned it 43 the next day.

I got a good 44 on it, and below the grade Mr. Depp wrote, "Sure 45 you become a writer." That was it. Those six words were written in his clear and neat handwriting. It was the first time he or anyone had 46 in any way that writing was a 47 option for me. We'd never had any writers in our family line, and we didn't know any writers personally, even 48 , so writing for a living didn't seem something 49 to me. But then, just like that, Johnny Depp tapped my hidden 50 and let me see a wider world.

Mr. Depp's six words always rang in my  51  over the next 10 year. Whenever I felt discouraged, it was those six words that came back to me and gave me 52. When a few instructors in college gently and not-so-gently tried to tell me I had no talent, I held Mr. Depp's words before me to 53 myself. I didn't 54 what anyone else thought. Mr. Depp, head of the whole English department of our high school, 55  I could be a writer. So I put my head down and struggled forward.

36. A. when           B. who          C. how D. where

37. A. knowledge B. confidence C. influence D. assignment

38. A. intention B. concern C. doubt D. sense

39. A. older B. smarter C. richer D. luckier

40. A. location B. position C. motivation D. qualification

41. A. so B. but C. or D. for

42. A. work B. term C. class D. play

43. A. on B. off C. in D. up

44. A. grade B. praise C. idea D. start

45. A. wonder B. hope C. make D. help

46. A. arranged B. persuaded C. announced D. indicated

47. A. career B. study C. hobby D. method

48. A. distantly B. frequently C. actually D. obviously

49. A. necessary B. precious C. different D. available

50. A. talent B. memory C. secret D. opinion

51. A. mind           B. eyes           C. ears          D. hand

52. A. impression     B. improvement    C. imagination      D. strength

53. A. help           B. show           C. protect       D. tell

54. A. care           B. predict        C. ignore        D. learn

55. A. proved         B. said           C. promised      D. answered

第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

A

The Best Movies to See This Month

Need a hand picking a film to watch this month? Here are the films you mustn't miss.

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Why we're excited?

Let us count the ways: original ‘X-Men’ director Bryan Singer is back along with the casts of both the original series and the recent prequel (前传) (so that's Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and way too many more to count) for a time-hopping adventure.

What could wrong?

With that many characters running about it could get confusing, and Singer's post 'X-Men' work (‘Valkyrie’, ‘Jack the Giant Slaver') hasn't been great. But anyone who says they're not excited for this one is absolutely a massive liar(说谎者)。

Maleficent

Why we're excited

Because no matter what six-year-old girls tell you, Disney villainesses(坏女人)are way more interesting than Disney princesses. And Angelina Jolie is frankly terrifying in the trailer(预告片) as Maleficent---the evil fairy from ‘Sleeping Beauty'.

What could wrong?

Recent live action films of fairytales haven't exactly dazzled. ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ bored us brainless and ‘Mirror Mirror’ rambled. Could ‘Maleficent’ be the exception?

Edge of Tomorrow

Why we're excited

Okay, we admit it. We're a little bit excited at the prospect of seeing Tom Cruise get killed on the battlefield a 100 times lighting aliens. This sci-fi-meets- ‘Groundhog Day’ concept finds him I replaying the same day over and over.

What could wrong?

Everything that usually goes wrong with big summer movies—blockbuster bloat. Could this be another smashy-smashy film with forgettable characters?

The Wind Rises

Why we're excited?

Because this is the final film from one of the world's truly original filmmakers, ‘Spirited Away’ director Hayao Miyazaki. Unusually for animation, it's a biopic - looking at the life of WW2 Japanese aviation inventor Jiro Horikoshi.

What could wrong?

Um… good question. Little kids who love ‘My Neighbour Totoro’ might not thrill to the tale of a real-life warplane designer but pretty much everyone else ought to be charmed.

56. Which of the following is WRONG about X-Men: Days of Future Past or its director?

A. It is also directed by Bryan Singer.

B. This is the final film of the "X-Men" series.

C. The audience may get confused by so many characters.

D. Not all the Bryan Singer's films are successful.

57. What may be inferred from this passage?

A. Angelina Jolie acts a princess in Maleficent.

B. Tom Cruise gets killed a 100 times in Edge of Tomorrow

C. The Wind Rises is a tale of a real-life warplane designer.

D. The Wind Rises shows a different style compared with other animations.

58. Which of the following films does the author like or expect most?

A. Maleficent                        B. Snow White and the Huntsman

C. Mirror-Mirror                     D. X-Men: Days of Future Past

B

As a professor I have grown accustomed to the opinion regarding American education. We are repeatedly told that American schools are failing, that colleges are not teaching, and that the students of today are not as good as the students of the past.

There are, of course, problems with the education system. Because of economic inequality some schools are significantly better than others and the ideas of equality of education and equality of opportunity are cruel jokes. However, the mere fact that there are some serious problems does not mean that all the dire claims are true.

One stock (陈腐的) claim is that America has fallen behind the world in education in terms of performance on various tests. While the fact that America is behind other countries is a point of concern, there are at least three points worth considering here. The first is the above-mentioned economic inequality which will tend to result in poorer performance when taking the average for America. The second is that many countries have put considerable effort into improving their education systems and hence it is worth considering that America's decline is also due to the improvement of others. The third is the matter of the measures-do they, in fact, present an accurate picture of the situation? I am not claiming that the data is bad. I am merely raising a reasonable concern about how accurate our picture of education is at this time.

Another stock claim is that American students are doing badly on standardized tests. While there is clearly value in assessment, it is reasonable to consider whether or not such tests are a proper and adequate measure of education. It is also worth considering whether the puzzle with these tests is itself causing damage to education. That is, as teachers teach for the test and students learn for the test, it might be the case that what is being taught is not what should be taught and what is being learned is not what should be learned.

59. According to the professor, many people's attitude towards American colleges is

A. negative       B. positive            C. approving         D. indifferent