1、 A. known B. to be known C. having known D. being known( ) 5. His _ is so great that money doesnt mean much to him. A. idea B. richness C. health D. wealth( )6. My husband and I both go out to work, _ we share homework at home. A. for B. so C. yet D. or( ) 7. -Would you like to go to the cinema with
2、 us tonight? - _, but I dont think I can afford the time. A. Id like to B. Id better go C. I didnt want to D. I wouldnt( ) 8. It is recorded that in 1892 the weather became so cold that the river _ over. A. freezes B. was freezing C. has frozen D. froze( ) 9. The president gave the Secretary of Stat
3、e 30 days _ the report. A. completes B. to complete C. completing D. completed( ) 10. Who do you think has made my room so dirty, mum?- It _ be your younger brother.A. must B. shall C. will D. would( )11. Hold on, please, Ill put you _ to the manager.A. across B. through C. off D. over( ) 12. People
4、 were disturbed and began to see where the noise _. A. is coming B. was coming C. has come D. had come( ) 13. _ in the letter did the young man say anything about his mistake. A. Anywhere B. Everyone C. Nowhere D. Somewhere( )14. The Greens chose to live _ life was cheap, and they moved to a small t
5、own years ago. A. if B. until C. when D. where( ) 15. I wrote a letter to the car dealer, _ what had happened to my new car. A. explaining B. to explain C. explains D. explained二、词形填空1. The parcel was returned to the sender because the address was _. (correct)2. _too much fast food is bad for your h
6、ealth. (eat)3. We arrived at the small village _ (final). 4. The Great Wall is a good place _ (visit). 5. The busier my father is, the _ (happy) he is. 6. _ (walk) to the museum took a long time. 7. Dont worry. We ll do what we can _ (help) you. 8. The sick woman needs _ (look) after. 9. Are you bet
7、ter than him at _ (swim)10. Smoking _ ( not allow) in the bus. 11. Would you mind my _ (talk) here?12. When did you get your room _ (paint)13.Do you know the topic of the _ at the meeting? (speak)14.Please wash your feet before _ the swimming pool. (enter)15.I find the book quite _ because it doesnt
8、 contain any information I want. (help)16.The president has accepted the _ to visit China. (invite)17.I am _ to read your letters. (please )18.Ill strongly _ Eric to apply for that job. Its a wonderful chance for him. (advice)19.Without _ he went into the office of the boss. (hesitate)20._ between p
9、eople who speak different languages is difficult. (communicate)21.Please fill out the form with your _ information. (person)22.People in this country can enjoy free _ care. (medicine)23.I made a decision _ (am) a doctor when I grow up. 24.I received an invitation _ (visit ) my old friend. 25.The wor
10、kers are made _ (work) twelve hours every day. 三 阅读理解 阅读下列短文,然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项选出最佳的一项。AProbably no other musical instrument (乐器) is as popular around the world as the guitar (吉他). Almost every kind of music needs a guitar. Country and western music would not be the same without a guitar. The Spani
11、sh music called flamenco could not exist without a guitar. The sound of American blues music would not be the same without the sad cry of the guitar. And rock and roll music would almost be impossible without this instrument.People don not agree about where the guitar was first played, but most agre
12、e it is very old. Some say an instrument very much like a guitar was played in Egypt more than one thousand years ago. Some other say that an old form of the modern guitar was brought to Spain from Persian sometime in the 12th century. The guitar continued to develop in Spain. In the 1700s it became
13、 similar to the instrument we know today.Many famous musicians played the instrument. The famous musician Niccolo Paganinni played and wrote music for the guitar in the early 1800s. Franz Schubert used the guitar to write some of his famous works. In modern times Andres Segovia helped make the instr
14、ument extremely popular.One kind of music for the guitar developed in the southern area of Spain called Adalusia. It will always be strongly connected with the Spanish guitar.36. What is discussed about the guitar in Paragraph 1? A. Its history in America. B. Its value in the music world.C. Its impo
15、rtance for music lovers. D. Its use in musical performance.37. Where could be the oldest form of the guitar probably exist according to the text? A. In Spain B. In Persian C. In Egypt D. In America.38. Who did most to make the guitar very popular? A. Adalusia B. Andres Segovia C. Franz Schubert D. N
16、iccolo Paganinni39. What would be the best title for the text? A. Music and Musicians B. The history of the guitarC. Music and Musical Instrument D. The Most Popular Musical InstrumentBEight years ago, officials in Chicago, Illinois, decided to replace the black roof on the city government building
17、with a planted garden. The aim was to reduce energy costs, improve air quality and control the rainwater entering the citys waste system (系统). Green roofs also help reduce a problem called urban heat islands (城市热岛现象). During hot weather, the buildings roof could reach temperature of up 76. With the
18、garden, the temperature of the roof area was reduced by at least 30. Workers planted over 150 kinds of plants that could stand bad weather. Now, the area is cooler, the building requires less energy to keep cool, and the roof looks nice. Chicago also offers money to help people pay for building thei
19、r own green roofs.About in five years ago, officials in Thane, India, decided to reduce the citys depending on power from coal. The city often experiences lack of power because of the large numbers of people using electricity. Officials decided to save energy by putting water heaters (热水器) powered b
20、y the sun on top of the citys main hospital. The hospital saved thousands of dollars in energy costs every year. Officials then began building this kind of water heater around the city.China has announced plans to build a city called Dongtan. The company designing the city says it will produce its e
21、nergy from the wind, sun and waste. The aim is for the city to be an example to the rest of China.40. What did the officials in Chicago decide to do? A. To grow plants on the roof of the government building.B. To make use of the rainwater in the citys waste system.C. To improve the air quality of th
22、e city greatly.D. To build another government building.41. What problem does Thane have according to the text? A. The city doesnt have enough electricity for its people.B. The citys main hospital lacks money for energy costs.C. The city needs more water heaters for its people.D. The city needs to co
23、ntrol its population growth.42. Why does China plan to build the new city? A. To set an example of using clean energy.B. To provide energy for the rest of ChinaC. To learn how to use new energy forms.D. To gain experience in city design.43. What does the author try to tell the readers about? A. Prob
24、lems in big cities of the world. B. The rising energy costs in cities.C. Different ways of going green. D. Energy problems in the world.COn my way home from work one day in 1994, I stopped at a supermarket for shopping. I was behind two customers. The person checking out was a young mother with her
25、little girl. As the clerk was scanning (扫描) the things she chose, the young lady was carefully counting her money, worried. After the last thing was scanned, the clerk told the young mother the total.The young mothers expression turned out to embarrassment (尴尬) as she realized she did not have enoug
26、h money. She started to see which things to put back, and nervously looked behind her, knowing she was holding up the line. I was smiling and trying to look sympathetic (同情)I had been in situations where I did not have enough money plenty of times myself. Finally, the young mother gave something bac
27、k to the clerk, and asked for a new total.At that moment, the woman in front of me asked the clerk to wait a moment. She took out 5 and handed it to the clerk to pay what the young mother was short of. When the clerk tried to give the woman the fifty cents change, she pointed to the little girl and told the clerk to give it to her. The little girl smiled and ran to one of the machines to spend the money. Naturally, the young mother was thankful and said so. The woman smiled and told her she was welcome.I will never forget the look on that little girls facenot when she was
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