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一.单项选择：(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

1. Many people dream of having cars of their own. However, others strongly ________ developing private cars.

A. against B. object to C. prepare for D. long for

2. Since the banks do not believe in you, there arose the question ______ you could get the loan.

A. that B. / C. where D. why

3. They are all ________ to mention the subject again.

A. forbidden B. resisted C. prevented D. looking forward

4. First I read the poem to myself and then ________ to the class.

A. out B. loudly C. loudness D. aloud

5. ________, Henry studied even harder after he entered the university.

A. That always a diligent student B. Always a diligent student

C. Always to be a diligent student D. Diligent student as he is

6. Though they don’t live in the same city now, he manages to be informed ________ how Tony is getting along.

A. at one time B. for a time

C. at no time D. from time to time

7. – Bad luck! The car breaks down again. I wish I knew about car repair.

23.________ you learn? Courses are offered at Seamine College.

24.________. I wonder when courses begin.

A. Why don’t; That’s a good idea B. Did; That’s reasonable

C. Why don’t; I don’t care for it D. Did; Your idea sounds very encouraging

8. The house is finished at last. All their hard work has ________.

A. paid back B. paid up C. paid off D. paid for

9. At times, worrying is a normal, ________ response to a difficult event or situation – a loved one being injured in an accident, for example.

A. effective B. individual

C. inevitable D. unfavorable

10. We are ________ in our views of what should be done.

A. identical B. similar C. exact D. moral

11. My ________ of this weekend’s activity is going out with some good friends.

A. idea B. opinion C. mind D. thought

12. ________ is as much an art as it is ________ science.

A. Cloning; a B. Clone; / C. To clone; the D. Cloning; the

13. Cloning an animal is a complex ________ that can go fatally wrong at any stage.

A. process B. regulation C. step D. method

14. His novel has ________ him such a reputation.

A. earned B. won C. obtained D. acquired

15. She was surprised to find the house _____ into when she went back home.

A. broke B. broken C. break D. breaking

16. Do you know the name of the play___ in the hall now?

A. to be put on B. being put on C. put on D. putting on

17. It’s a bad habit to leave the work ______.

A. undo B. undone C. undoing D. done

18. Please don’t forget him. He is one of _______.

A. those invited B. invited those C. those inviting D. inviting those

19.The salesman scolded the girl caught ________ and let her off.

A. to have stolen B. to be stealing C. to steal D. stealing

20. I expect them _______ and I wish all the rooms _____________.

A. to come; to clean B. come; to clean

C. to come; to be cleaned D. come; to be cleaned

二.完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项.

The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California , USA.

“Police station? A train for Santa Fe hit a truck at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please ____21____ there at once. With an ambulance, too. A man is badly ____22_____.” said an anxious voice of a young man. “ And you know I am the ….”

“Please wait! Hi! Hi!” the policeman kept on ____23____ though the line was cut off. Within a minute , a police car and an ambulance car started off. Before long they got to the crossing, but they ___24____everything was fine. No accident, no wounded man.

“What a dirty trick!” said the policeman ____25____. “ We must find out that bad___26_____ and …..”They were just talking about the _____27___when they heard the whistle of a train which was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came ___28_____towards them, too. When the truck was passing the crossing, it suddenly ____29___ to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the policemen __30_______, the train hit the truck heavily and ___31____it dozens of meters away.

When Randolph Bruce, the driver, was ___32_____ out of the damaged truck, he was seriously wounded just as the young woman had told on the phone. As he was taken to the ___33______ in time, his life was saved

Later the police did whatever they could to _____34___the woman who had telephoned them. It turned out that the woman was a very excellent police officer working far in the neighboring state, who had got the first-hand ____35_____ of this crime as described above.

21.A .call B. come C. go D. notice

22.A . beaten B. treated C. needed D. injured

23.A .talking B. laughing C. crying D. shouting

24A..realized B.found C. proved D. wondered

25A.nervously　 B. Disappointedly C. angrily D. surprisingly

26.A. man B. woman C. child D. driver

27.A. trial B. warning C. program D. punishment

28.A.passing B. turning C. running D. rolling

29.A.refused B. stopped C. continued D. began

30.A..above B. below C. alive D. present

31.A..struck B. met C. caught D. missed

32.A..pushed B. helped C. let D. asked

33.A .company B. house C. station D. hospital

34.A .meet B. punish C. find D. arrest

35.A..information B. result C. advice D. news

三：阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)

A

Everyone has got two personalities — the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real.You don’t show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control your behavior，but when you're asleep， your sleeping position shows the real you.In a normal night，of course，people frequently change their position.The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.

If you go to sleep on your back，you’re a very open person.You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas.You don’t like to upset people，so you never express your real feelings.You’re quite shy and you aren't very confident.

If you sleep on your stomach，you are a rather secretive(不坦率的)person.You worry a lot and you're always easily upset.You’re very stubborn(顽固的)，but you aren't very ambitious.You usually live for today not for tomorrow.This means that you enjoy having a good time.

If you sleep curled up(卷曲)，you are probably a very nervous person.You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive.You're shy and you don't normally like meeting people.You prefer to be on your own.You're easily hurt.

If you sleep on your side，you have usually got a well-balanced personality.You know your strengths and weaknesses.You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality.You sometimes feel anxious，but you don't often get depressed.You always say what you think even if it annoys people.

36.According to the writer，you naturally show your secret and real personality __________.

A.only in a normal night

B.only when you go to sleep

C.only when you refuse to show yourself to the world

D.only when you change sleeping position

37.Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a person's personality?

A.He or she is always open with others.

B.He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others.

C.He or she is always easily upset.

D.He or she tends to believe in others.

38.Point out which sentence is used to show the personality of a person who is used to sleeping

on his or her stomach?

A.He or she is careful not to offend others.

B.He or she doesn’t want to stick to his or her opinion.

C.He or she can't be successful in any business.

D.He or she likes to bring others happiness.

39.Maybe you don’t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up.Why?

A.He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.

B.He or she is rarely ready to help you.

C.He or she prefers staying at home to going out.

D.He or she wouldn’t like to get help from you.

40.It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because ________________.

A. he or she always shows sympathy for people

B. he or she is confident，but not stubborn

C. he or she has more strengths than weaknesses

D. he or she often considers annoying people