六、根据所给中文完成句子(20空，每小题0.5分，满分10分)

请将答案写在答卷纸相应的题号的横线上。

1. 与我们想象的正相反，这条曾经污染非常厉害的小河竟成了天然游泳池。

_______ _______ our imagination, this river should have become a natural swimming pool.

2. 我迷路了。幸运的是，一个好心人过来帮了我的忙，使我最终找到了我所住的饭店。

I lost my way. Luckily, a kind man _______ to my _______, and finally I found the hotel in which I stayed.

3. 象征着美和爱的玫瑰花是1985年被美国定为国花的。

The rose _______ _______ beauty and love was made its national flower by the USA in 1985.

4. 老师建议我们在英语阅读中不要一碰到生词就查词典，因为在上下文中生词的意思会被带出来。

Our teacher suggested we _______ _______ _______the word in the dictionary whenever we meet a new word, for its meaning will be brought out in the context.

5. 我所说的就是要你意识到学习英语的重要性。

What I said is to make you _______ _______ the importance of learning English.

6. 这幢红砖墙的教学大楼受到了学校的保护，以至于可以保留下去。

The red-bricked teaching building has been _______ _______ school _______so it can be well preserved.

7. 由20人组成的这支球队将由外籍教练执教。

The team _______ _______20 people will be coached by a foreigner.

8. 在人们介绍他看书时，那位盲人逐渐学会了布莱叶盲文。

When _______ _______reading, the blind man gradually learned Braille.

9. 那男孩对在这所美丽的学校所见的一切都感到好奇。

The boy was _______ _______everything he saw in this beautiful school.

七、单项填空(共20题，每小题1分，满分20分)

从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。

21. --- I’m thinking of the driving test tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t pass it this time.

---I’m sure you will make it. _______!

A. No wonder   B. Cheer up   C. No problem     D. No way

22. The Chinese language is different from many Western languages _______ it uses characters which have meanings and can stand alone as words.

A. unless     B. until     C. now that    D. in that

23. The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from _______ spoken in England.

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

24. A good story does not necessarily have to have a happy ending, but the readers must not be left_______.

A. unsatisfied       B. unsatisfying     C. to be unsatisfying    D. being unsatisfied

25. He expects to _______ the business when his father retires.

A. pick up       B. make sense     C. take over     D. make up

26. We were finally able to make the customers _______ of the quality of the refrigerator.

A. to convince      B. convincing      C. convince         D. convinced

27. In front of our house _______ we used to swim.

A. a river lies that       B. does a river lie where

C. lies a river which      D. lies a river where

28. I’m afraid this is the best way _______we can think of_______ you.

A. that; helping    B. that; to help     C. which; helping    D. which; to help

29. Father made a promise _______I passed the examination he would buy me an MP4 player.

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

30. “This is ______ most useful reference book,” a teacher from ______ European country told us in class.

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

31. Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and ______ jokes.

A. turning up    B. putting up     C. making up      D. showing up

32. It was quite a long time ______ he really realized the serious situation.

A. since        B. when       C. after        D. before

33. The little boy still needed the ______ 20 dollars to do with the things ______.

A. remaining; remained to be settled    B. remaining; remaining to be settled

C. remained; remained to settle        D. remained; remaining to settled

34. It is known to all that a proper amount of exercise ______ to good health.

A. benefits   B. contributes   C. values    D. improves

35. Our city has developed into a big city, which is ______ it used to be.

A. four times larger than that    B. four times the size of what

C. four times the size larger than what  D. as four times the size as that

36. The boy the teacher considered ______ was caught ______ in the exam, which surprised us very much.

A. to be the best; cheating     B. as the best student; to cheat

C. being the best; cheating     D. as a good student; to cheat

37. They are just college graduates and don’t realize what ______ takes to start and run a company.

A. this           B. he               C. that             D. it

以下为21世纪报和新概念阅读理解题。

38. It was my 28th birthday, and I was seriously depressed because _______. ( From 21st Century “ I have wonderful children” )

A. I couldn’t afford a birthday present for myself

B. It was too cold in Utah

C. I was a newly divorced mom, raising two small children on my own

D. I had just lost my job

39. Why did Jenny want to leave the wedding reception? ( From NCE “ She was not amused” )

A. Because she didn’t like the funny stories in her father’s speech.

B. Because she didn’t like the food there.

C. Because she didn’t think her father’s speech was a success.

D. Because she didn’t like to see so many people laughing at her father.

40. Why did the police have to push Jumbo off the main street? ( From NCE “ Jumbo versus the police” )

A. Because Jumbo was holding up the traffic.

B. Because Jumbo liked to walk on the side street.

C. Because the police had a difficult time pushing Jumbo.

D. Because the police wanted to arrest Jumbo.