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一、单项填空 (共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)

1. — Could I have a look at the menu for a few more minutes before I decide?

— Sure. 　　　, sir.

A. Enjoy yourself              B. Take your time

C. It’s my pleasure             D. Never mind

2. In order to find 　　　 better job, he has decided to study 　　　 second foreign language.

A. the; a B. a; a   C. the; the       D. a; the

3. Henry 　　　 on the pavement in London when he heard someone calling behind him.

A. wandered        B. had wandered

C. was wandering       D. would wander

4. The Wall Street Journal used the term dama, 　　　 comes from Chinese pinyin for “big mother”, to describe the middle-aged Chinese women driving the global gold market.

A. which      B. that         C. what          D. as

5. Though I hadn’t seen Susan since we graduated from university, I 　　　 her in the crowd at first sight.

A. admired    B. gathered     C. spotted        D. stared

6. — A Mr. Smith is waiting outside. 　　　 he come in?

— Wait a minute. I’m reading an important paper.

A. Shall       B. Must         C. Need          D. Should

7. If you don’t mind, may I ask you 　　　 you will do to get your stubborn father to change his mind?

A. that        B. whether      C. which         D. what

8. It’s said that the boy, who was born and 　　　 in the mountains, later became an excellent general for his bravery.

A. set up B. made up  C. brought up     D. taken up

9. — Kitty, how do you 　　　 your being late again? Your bike went wrong again?

— No. My mother was ill.

A. account for B. pay for      C. apologize for   D. stand for

10. Charlie was late for school again this morning. That was 　　　 he was criticized by the head teacher.

A. because   B. why         C. whether        D. which

11. A large amount of money 　　　 on this advertisement last year. However, the product didn’t sell well.

A. was spent    B. were spent    C. has spent       D. have spent

12. My father pays special attention to good manners. 　　　 guests leave, he will show them to the door.

A. Whatever   B. Whichever    C. Wherever      D. Whenever

13. — Sorry, I broke your window while playing football.

— It doesn’t matter. I know you didn’t do it 　　　.

A. on purpose   B. by accident   C. as usual        D. by mistake

14. — Would you permit me 　　　 here?

— Sorry, we don’t permit 　　　 in the library according to the rules.

A. smoking; smoking        B. to smoke, to smoke

C. smoking; to smoke           D. to smoke; smoking

15. 　　　 he was in last place, the Olympian showed his willpower by finishing his race.

A. As for     B. As if        C. As though     D. Even though

二、完形填空 (共20小题; 每小题1.5 分, 满分30分)

I was living in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It is a huge city with more people living in it than in my country, Hungary. We rented a(n)   16   in a very good community, but there was a favela (简陋小屋) quite near.

For several months I didn’t have a car,   17   three times a week, I took buses to go to the city centre. During these   18  , I would ride with the people who took the same bus from the favela to go to work.

When I got on the bus, all the   19   were already taken. But when people saw that my bag was   20  , they offered to put it on their legs to make me feel lighter   21  . At first, I was   22  . Then I realized that these people had no   23   to steal from me: they only wanted to   24  .

Once, on my way back, I had to   25   a long time at a bus stop. I was alone, except for a woman who was very poor. She   26   a small paper bag of popcorn and nothing else.

While we were waiting, she walked over and   27   me some popcorn. I   28   her, but didn’t want to help myself to it. She then repeatedly   29   that I should take from what was clearly her only food.

That was the first time I   30   how people who have almost nothing are sometimes able to   31   the little they have so much more “easily” than those who   32   a lot. I wonder if it’s true that the more you have, the bigger the burden (负担), and the   33   to share anything with others.

I was so moved by that woman’s simple   34   that day. I clearly had more than she did, but she naturally and   35   shared what little she had with me.

16. A. school B. garden C. apartment D. bedroom

17. A. so B. but C. while D. as

18. A. visits B. trips C. greetings D. holidays

19. A. entrances B. passengers C. seats D. goods

20. A. empty B. broken C. good D. heavy

21. A. walking B. standing C. reading D. chatting

22. A. satisfied B. excited C. shocked D. interested

23. A. chance B. method C. patience D. plan

24. A. help B. meet C. stop D. change

25. A. wait for B. look for C. ask for D. sit for

26. A. found B. carried C. collected D. packed

27. A. bought B. sold C. made D. offered

28. A. thanked B. refused C. doubted D. promised

29. A. pretended B. argued C. insisted D. complained

30. A. dreamed about B. talked about C. cared about D. thought about

31. A. sell B. share C. keep D. drop

32. A. own B. expect C. discover D. manage

33. A. trouble B. permission C. agreement D. difficulty

34. A. courage B. respect C. kindness D. confidence

35. A. hardly B. happily C. gradually D. carefully

三、阅读理解(共两节, 满分40分)

第一节 (共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)

A

Maeve Binchy, one of Ireland’s best-loved writers, died after a short illness, aged 72.

The books of Binchy, a former journalist, sold 40 million copies and were translated into 30 languages. Her novels included Circle of Friends, which was adapted into a 1995 film starring Chris O’Donnell and Minnie Driver.

Her novels and short stories focused on the details of Irish life and the friction (矛盾) between tradition and modernity.

She worked as a teacher before becoming a journalist, columnist and later women’s editor at the Irish Times. She then moved to London, where she became a London editor. Her first collections of short stories were set in London and Dublin.

Her first novel, Light a Penny Candle, was published in 1982 and became a bestseller. It was set during and after the Second World War and it featured the elements that typified (作为……的典型) her later works: life in small-town Ireland, family relationships, humor and gripping plots.

She went on to publish many other novels and short story collections, among them Circle of Friends and Tara Road were adapted for feature films. Although she announced her retirement in 2000, she continued writing and her last novel, Minding Frankie, was published in 2010.

On her website she wrote recently: “My health isn’t so good these days and I can’t travel around to meet people the way I used to. But I’m always delighted to hear from readers, even if it takes me a while to reply.”

36. The fourth paragraph mainly tells us       .

A. how Binchy became an editor B. Binchy’s changing careers

C. Binchy’s hard life D. the origin of Binchy’s stories

37. Light a Penny Candle        according to the passage.

A. showed the cruelty of World War ｢ò

B. was well received by the readers

C. made Binchy known to people worldwide

D. represented the greatest achievement of Binchy’s works

38. In her later life, Binchy       .

A. was still devoted to writing B. kept staying in hospital

C. interviewed her readers often D. continued encouraging readers