第一节  单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. ----Thank you for your wonderful meal .

---- ______.

A. No, it was just so-so                  B. The same to you

C. No, that’s all right                  D. It’s my pleasure

22. This book tells _____ life story of John Smith，who left _____ school and worked for a newspaper at the age of 16.

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

23. ----Do you think the weather is good enough for a picnic?

---- Yes . You can’t hope for        day at this time of the year .

A. a nicer          B. a nice            C. the nicer               D. the nicest

24. What time do you think ______?

A. will Betty come here          B. Betty will come here

C. is Betty coming here          D. can Betty get here

25.She looks forward every spring to________ the flower-lined garden.

A. visit      B. paying a visit        C. walk in           D. walking in

26. Can you tell us what _____ the train’s delay?

A. accounted for  B. took into account      C. on account of      D. on all accounts

27. Being a teacher for many years, he has learned a ______ to remember students’ names.

A. idea        B. thought              C. trick            D. mean

28. Her eyes were red . She 　　.

A. must cry        B. must be cried       C. must have been crying     D. may cry

29. Choosing the right dictionary depends on _____ you want to use it for.

A. what         B. why                C. how               D. whether

30. In the end I lost my ______ and shouted at her.

A. character     B. manner             C. benefit        D. patience

31. Joe , ____ the music. Why _____ you dance like crazy at 2o’clock in the morning?

A. turn up, could   B. turn to , should      C. turn down , must     D. turn off , would

32. ----Daddy, can you buy me a new MP3 when you go to Beijing ?

----You ______ get one if you are admitted to a key middle school .

A. could           B. shall        C. may       D. can

33. The weakness of the diet in Yong Hui’s restaurant lay in ___ it did not offer enough energy giving foods.

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

34. The chairman asked me to ______my speech to 20 minutes .

A. make              B. give               C. limit               D. explain

35. --- I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays .

--- That’s  _____ I don’t agree . You should have a more active life .

A . where   B. how       C. when        D. What

第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a  36  in a cotton mill (纱厂), but he was often  37  to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t  38  to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went  39 .  After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was  40  what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own  41  .

It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a  42  in scrap metal(废弃金属). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and  43  plenty of money.

Jack  44  working hard. After one year he succeeded in  45  the ￡100.

By the time Jack was 30 years old he had  46  his first million, and he wanted to  47  this achievement by doing something “ 48 ”. With all his money it was  49  to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the  50  of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.

Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million,  51  Jack still can’t get used to  52  the good life. He can  53  be found drinking with the locals at the local pub(酒吧).

“I remember being very  54  as a child, but never  55  as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”

36. A. job   B. work    C. company  D. house

37. A. able   B. glad     C. unable     D. eager

38. A. offer  B. like       C. expect           D. afford

39. A. wrong B. hungry    C. ill      D. bad

40. A. seeing B. wondering C. doubting   D. preparing

41. A. school  B. farm     C. business   D. store

42. A. problem B. purpose C. future    D. principle

43. A. spent    B. borrowed C. wasted           D. earned

44. A. enjoyed B. preferred C. promised  D. hated

45. A. developing       B. saving C. repaying   D. paying

46. A. given   B. made    C. taken      D. lost

47. A. remember      B. honor   C. celebrate D. recognize

48. A. common       B. simple C. interesting  D. grand

49. A. impossible     B. possible C. obvious    D. basic

50. A. ground B. front     C. spot      D. heart

51. A. so     B. and    C. or        D. but

52. A. using  B. sparing C. living     D. keeping

53. A. often  B. never    C. sometimes D. seldom

54. A. rich   B. poor    C. healthy    D. well

55. A. proud B. satisfied C. unhappy D. happy

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)