Ⅰ.單項選擇

1. There are a great number of styles ____, but I am at a loss which

to buy.

A. to be chosen B. to choose from

C. to choose D. for choosing

2. The old man kept all the children around him ____ with his stories.

A. amuse B. amusing C. amused D. to amuse

3. ——Do you think its going to be sunny over the weekend?

——____. It is raining all these days.

A. I dont believe B. I dont believe it

C. I believe not so D. I believe not

4. I ____ Mr. Johnsons house, but he wasnt in. Then I ____ him, but I couldnt get through either.

A. called at, called on B. called on, called at

C. called at, called up D. called on, called on

5. He didnt answer my phone. He ____ asleep.

A. must be B. must have been

C. should be D. may be

6. In order to improve listening, ____.

A. Mary bought a lot of tapes for herself

B. Marys father bought her a lot of tapes

C. a lot of tapes were bought by Mary

D. a lot of tapes were bought by Marys father

7. ____ role she played in the class!No wonder she has been elected

as the monitor for so many years.

A. How important B. How an important

C. What important D. What an important

8. ——The light in the office is still on.

——Oh, I forgot ____.

A. turning it off B. turn it off

C. to turn it off D. having turned it off

9. The director had him ____ the hero in the film all the time,

____ made him a deep impression.

A. act as, that B. to act, which

C. acting as, which D. acting as, it

10. I think ____ important ____ my spoken English half an hour a day.

A. this; practise B. it; to practise

C. this; to practise D. it; practicing

11. The ancient coins are well worth ____.

A. collect B. being collected

C. collecting D. to collect

12. I will do ____ I can to help you. I wont ____ your trouble.

A. whatever; add to B. what; add up to

C. as; add to D. what; add up

13. To his surprise, he found himself ____ in the direction of the

countryside.

A. walk B. walking C. walked D. to walk

14. It was ____ I arrived there ____ I heard about the terrible traffic

accident.

A. until, when B. until, that

C. not until, that D. not when, that

15. They put the plants in the greenhouses so that they ____ the cold

weather.

A. protected from B. prevented from

C. were protected from D. were prevented from

16. I soon realized that what I was doing has already been finished by

someone else. ____, I was wasting my time.

A. In a word B. Whats more

C. By the way D. In other words

17. I came into ____ with all kinds of people in my work.

A. contract B. contact C. attract D. attack

18. ____ finished my homework, I asked my brother ____ interrupt.

A. Having not, not to B. Having not, to not

C. Not having, to not D. Not having, not to

19. Our country now is trying to ____ more advanced technical

information from abroad to develop economy.

A. bring about B. bring in C. bring out D. bring back

20. You like music, ____ Id rather read.

A. while B. since C. when D. as

Ⅱ.完形填空

__1__ the past hundred years, the railway, the car, the radio, the cinema and now the TV, have produced very great __2__ in the amusement(娛樂活動) with which people pass their __3__ time.

A __4__ years ago, people were in the habit of making their own amusements. When a group of people __5__ together, they talked, played cards or __6__ games, read aloud to each other, or went __7__ riding,shooting or walking. Most people could sing __8__, or play the piano, so at a party the guests amused each other. Above all, conversation was an art: amusing conversation could __9__ people happy for hours.

As for games __10__ football and tennis, people were also in the habit of playing __11__ themselves. Most of them did not play very well, but they amused themselves and their friends. Nowadays we are amused__12__ professional(專業(yè)的) singers or players. __13__ listen to your friends __14__ when you can hear the great singers of the world __15__the radio or on TV? Why play football with players who __16__ very good at it when you can see some of the best players playing an important match? You may just sit comfortably __17__ and watch the game __18__ the trouble of going outside.

The art of conversation and the habit of playing and singing are dying: people are becoming more and more lookers and listeners, and __19__ doers and talkers. This change does people more harm than good; it is better to do something not very well oneself than __20__ to sit and watch others doing it.

1. A. On B. At C. After D. During

2. A. singer B. pleasure C. changes D. danger

3. A. busy B. free C. work D. day

4. A. hundred B. thousand C. century D. few

5. A. came B. put C. got D. worked

6. A. other B. the other C. another D. else

7. A. out B. on C. inside D. to

8. A. little B. a little C. lot D. a lot

9. A. made B. bring C. let D. keep

10. A. such as B. for example C. like D. for

11. A. it B. them C. that D. ones

12. A. of B. by C. in D. on

13. A. Why B. Why not C. What about D. How about

14. A. saying B. talking C. playing D. singing

15. A. from B. in C. by D. over

16. A. is not B. are not C. is D. are

17. A. at home B. at a cinema C. at school D. at a hospital

18. A. with B. in C. within D. without

19. A. much B. little C. more D. less

20. A. sometimes B. usually C. always D. never

Ⅲ.閱讀理解

(A)

Crosstalk is a kind of Chinese two-person stand-up comedy. Comedy has a comparatively small role, song and dance. The crosstalk comedy was really easy to understand and quite entertaining. As early as the Qin Dynasty, the traditional crosstalk shows had made people all over China roar with laughters for centuries. To the Song Dynasty, there had been many forms and this kind of art had been perfect.

Crosstalk show is very typical for China. The artists play on words, together with body language. They also perform in different forms, such as talking, learning a certain kind of skill, amusing, and tongue twister. Skilled artists make use of all the richness of the spoken language to create a rapid flow of fun. The funny performances always make the audience applaud. In China, there are many famous crosstalk artists, such as Hou Baolin, Hou Yaowen, Niu Qun and Feng Gong, Li Guosheng and Xiao Lin and so on. There is also a famous crosstalk show artist from abroad that is Dashan from Canada.

“Dashan” is the stage name of Mark Rowswell, a Canadian performer in China. Almost unknown by his English name, Dashan is the most famous foreigner in China. He has become a regular fixture on Chinese television and a cultural icon across the nation. Ask anyone in Mainland China—8 out of 10 will be able to tell you who Dashan is.

For the past 17 years Dashan has been appearing on Chinese television to audiences as large as 800 million viewers. Dashan first made his name performing xiangsheng, a traditional form of Chinese comic dialogue often translated as “crosstalk”, which Rowswell began study in 1988 while at Peking University. Dashan still makes guest appearances during the holiday season to perform comedic skits, but more as a hobby than a profession.

1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is wrong?

____.

A. Crosstalk is a typical art form in China

B. Crosstalk performance has many different forms

C. Crosstalk shows often make audience laugh or cry

D. Crosstalk is often performed by two persons

2. ____ is not the form of crosstalk performance.

A. Talking B. Singing C. Tongue twister D. Magic

3. The first two paragraphs mainly tell us that ____.

A. crosstalk is a typical Chinese two-person stand-up comedy that

brings happiness

B. Dashan is successful at crosstalk performance

C. the crosstalk artists play on words, together with body language

D. in China, there are famous crosstalk artists, such as Hou Baolin,

Hou Yaowen and so on

4. Dashan, a Canadian performer in China, ____.

A. is the most famous crosstalk show artist in China

B. has been a household name in China

C. is known by his English name Mark Rowswell by 88 percent of

Chinese.

D. began studying crosstalk from 15 years ago in Peking University

5. The correct order of the following events is ____.

a. Dashan has become the most famous foreigner across the whole

nation

b. Dashan began to perform on Chinese television

c. Dashan began learning crosstalk while at Peking University

d. Dashan attracted about 800 million viewers

A. b-a-c-d B. c-d-b-a C. b-c-d-a D. c-b-d-a

(B)

David Brown and Anne are two patients in the Adult Day Care Program at Merey Hospital． David Brown is seventy-two years old． Hes friendly and likes to talk． He lives with his wife in the city． But David is becoming forgetful． His wife says， “Hell heat up some soup， then forget to turn off the gas．” She is sixty-one and still works． She is worried about leaving her husband alone by himself.

Anne is eighty and lives with her daughter， who is sixty． Her daughter says that she needs a rest， “Mom follows me everywhere． She follows me from room to room when I clean． She sits down next to me when I read the newspaper． I need a rest and she does， too．”

And so， several times a week， David and Annes families take them to the Adult Day Care Centre． Many hospitals have this program. Patients come to the centre for a full or half day， from one to five days a week．All the patients live with their families and most are old people．

In the centre， patients learn many things， such as dancing and painting． Many patients like to cook their meals every day． Several men and women enjoy playing games． All the patients enjoy talking， singing and being with one another．

Mrs. Carol Johnson is the director of the Centre． She says， “We are offering both the patients and their families a service of great value． Patients have the chance to get out of their houses． Husbands， wives or grown children can work or have a rest． Most important of all， families are able to stay together．”

6. Why does David Brown become a patient of the Adult Day Care

Centre? ____.

A． He is seventy-two years old

B． He is lonely at home

C． He is becoming forgetful

D． He is seriously ill

7. What happens to Annes family? ____.

A． Her daughter is too old to look after her

B． Anne cleans all the rooms every day

C． Her daughter doesnt want Anne to live with her

D． Her daughter is very tired because Anne always follows her

8. Which sentence is NOT true about the patients of the centre? ____.

A． Most patients are old enough

B． All the patients live with their families

C． The patients learn many things in the centre

D． They come to the centre six days a week

9. Many patients prefer to stay in the Adult Day Care Centre because ____.

A． they are free to do anything they like

B． the centre can help husbands and wives to live peacefully together

C． they cant live by themselves

D． it makes the whole family enjoy themselves

10. The best title of the passage should be ____.

A． How to Spend the Rest Years

B． The Adult Day Care Program

C． A Valuable Place

D． Happy Families at the Adult Day Care Centre

(C)

LONDON—Sheep, like turkeys and ostriches, are not considered the most clever animals. British scientists said last Wednesday humans may have underestimated(低估) the woolly creatures. They could be much smarter than we think.

Researchers at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, southern England, have shown that the animals have a good memory system and are extremely good at recognizing faces—which they think is a sure sign of intelligence.

Behavioral scientist Keith Kendrick and his friends trained 20 sheep to recognize and distinguish 25 pairs of sheep faces and used electrodes(電極) to measure their brain activity, which showed they could remember 50 faces for up to two years.

“If they can do that with faces, the fact is that they have to have reasonable intelligence, otherwise, what is the point of having a system for remembering faces and not remembering anything else,” Kendrick said in an interview.

So hours of seemingly mindless eating grass may not be so mindless after all.

Kendrick believes sheep got their reputation(名聲) as dumb (unable to speak) animals because they live in large groups and do not appear to have much individuality and are frightened of just about everything.

“All animals, including humans, once they are frightened dont tend to show signs of intelligent action,” he explained.

In research reported in the science journal Nature, Kendrick and his team showed that sheep, like humans, have a specialized system in the brain that allows them to distinguish between many different faces, which look extremely similar.

“The most important finding (of the study) is that they are able, both from a behavioral point of view and from looking at the way the brain is organized, to remember a large number of faces of individuals for a very long time,” said Kendrick. “It is a very strange system. They are showing similar abilities in many ways to humans.”

11. From the first paragraph we can find that ____.

A. people used to think sheep are smarter than the other animals

B. people used to raise sheep in a wrong way

C. people dont consider sheep as clever animals

D. people have done a lot of research on sheep

12. From what Kendrick said in the interview we learn that ____.

A. scientists have learned a lot about sheeps intelligence

B. scientists have learned little about sheeps intelligence

C. scientists cant do anything more about sheeps memory

D. scientists dont have to research animals memory

13. As is shown in the passage ____.

A. sheep are among the weak animals

B. it is not right for people to raise sheep in groups

C. when sheep eat grass in the fields their minds may be active

D. if people feel frightened, they may become more brave

14. When scientists found that sheep show similar abilities in many ways

to humans they may think it ____.

A. worrying B. moving C. frightening D. interesting

15. If this passage comes from a newspaper, in which page may it be?

____.

A. Culture B. Education C. Science D. Society

(D)

How to protect children Web fans from unsuitable material on-line while encouraging them to use the Internet has long been discussed inU.S.

For some parents the Internet can seem like a jungle, filled with danger for their children. But jungles contain wonders as well as dangers and, with good guides, some education and a few precautions(防范), the wilds of the Internet can be easily navigated(穿越). Kids have to beon-line.

“If we tell our kids they cant have access to the Internet, were cutting them off from their future,” said an expert.

Most kids have started to learn to use search engines. Many of them are great for finding tons of interesting Internet sites, and they can also locate places where you might not want your kids to go. There are search engines designed just for kids. A certain software contains only sites that have been selected as safe. But this cant be wholly reliable, and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know whats OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet. Another way is that mum or dad is nearby when the child is surfing the Internet.

A few other tips:

——Dont put the PC in a childs room but keep it in an area where mum or dad can keep an eye on things. That also makes the Internet more of a family activity.

——Ask your child what he or she has been doing and about any friends they make on-line.

——Tell your child not to give on-line strangers personal information, especially details like address and phone number.

——And tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet on-line over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them unless you go along.

16. The passage is mainly about the subject of ____.

A. American childrens going on-line

B. Internet in America

C. how to surf the Internet

D. disadvantages of the Internet

17. Whats the best way to protect children from improper materials? ____.

A. To install a content screener on the computer

B. To use some search engine only for children

C. To be nearby when they are surfing the Internet

D. To talk to the children and make them tell right from wrong

18. The passage tells mainly about ____.

A. software B. good guides C. precautions D. education

19. What can we infer from the passage? ____.

A. Software for children needs programming

B. The child on-line is in danger

C. Internet is a jungle full of danger

D. Internet contains lots of harmful sites

20. The word underlined in the passage can probably be replaced by

which of the followings? ____.

A. Rights B. Uses C. Instructions D. Warnings

Ⅳ.單詞拼寫

1. He is very m____ with his money. He even wouldnt lend one cent to

his brother.

2. The fifty-five ____(少數(shù)民族) in China all have their own

characteristics.

3. A ____(均衡的，平衡的) diet should include the right amount of kinds

of nutrients from all the different food groups, such as vegetables,

fruits, and so on.

4. How much do you want ____(要價) for repairing my watch?

5. She said she would never ____(后悔) contributing money to these poor

children.

6. Candy d____ the cake into ten pieces and handed them to her

friends.

7. He is only a five-year-old boy. Dont ____(使糊涂) him by asking so

many difficult questions at one time.

8. All the crops cant live without water, so ____(灌溉) is necessary

when there is not enough rainfall.

9. Time is equal and p____ to everyone. We should make the best use of it.

10. Lei Fengs spirit is always ____(鼓舞) the young men all over China.

Ⅴ.書面表達(dá)

請你根據(jù)下面的提示寫一篇短文：

你在今年寒假做了家庭教師；

每天你都要起早貪黑地工作；

在新學(xué)期開始之前，你終于堅持完成了這項工作，并且由此認(rèn)識到了勞動（labour）的意義；

同時，你學(xué)到了不少社會經(jīng)驗；

注意：1. 必須使用第一人稱

2. 應(yīng)包括所有的要點

3. 詞數(shù)100左右

4. 可適當(dāng)增加情節(jié)

Key(10)