单项填空
1. He was a good swimmer, so he _______ swim to the bank when the boat turned over.
A. must B. was able to
C. could D. might
2. －Tom, you are caught late again.
－Oh, _________.
A. not at all B. just my luck
C. never mind D. that’s all right
3. You must stand it, and see it through, _________ it costs.
A. no matter what B. no matter how
C. what D. which
4. A fence _____ our garden ______ the playing field.
A. divides; into B. separates; into
C. separates; from D. divides; from
5. Would you like to ______ us? We are going to _____ the school’s 20th anniversary celebration.
A. join in; take part in B. join in; join
C. take part in; join D. join; take part in
6. Thousands of athletes______ in many countries will compete _______ medals in the 2008 Olympic Games in
A. involved; in B. involving; by
C. to involve; against D. involved; for
7. After _____ practice, I have finally taken my Santana _______.
A. many a; under control B. a lot of; into control
C. plenty of; under control D. a great many; out of control
8. Naturally, after I tell my brother what to do, he ______ go and do the opposite.
A. may B. will
C. can D. should
9. _________ your mother, I found her healthy and she had me tell you to work hard.
A. Delighted to see B. Delighting to see
C. Delighted to have seen D. Delighting to have seen
10. When the rich found the poor girl unable to pay the whole for her schooling, he offered to ______ it with her.
A. share in B. cost
C. spend D. pay for
11. We all know that science plays ______ in modern society.
A. an important role B. important role
C. important roles D. important parts
12. We will hold a ceremony _______ those killed in battle.
A. for honour of B. in honour of
C. in honour to D. with honour to
13. Several houses were destroyed to ______ a building.
A. make away with B. make way for
C. make for D. make out
14. She published her novels _____ a man’s name, which she thought was easier to gain popularity.
A. in B. by
C. under D. at
15. ________ fresh air, people may start to feel sick. So make sure you open the windows while working.
A. For the absence of B. In the absence of
C. In the honour of D. In the short of
阅读理解
（A）
A four-year-old girl is wowing (博得……称赞) the New York art world with paintings that are drawing comparisons with Jackson Pollock and Wasaily Kandinsky. Marla Olmstead, from Binghampton, in
Using brushes, spatulas, her fingers and even ketchup bottles, she is creating canvases (画布) of six by six foot. The prodigy (神童) has already sold about 25 paintings, raising $ 40,000 and a new exhibition opens this week.
Father Mark, speaking to reporters while on a trip to New York city to do television interviews, said, “She does her own thing, she uses a lot of paint but is oblivious (不在意) to the whole thing.” He said she had first started painting shortly before her second birthday as her father tried to stop her distracting him from his own amateur art.
“She went at it with all colors. At first she directed me, and then it evolved to the canvas. I’m her assistant, I hand her the brushes. She doesn’t appreciate that most artists have to wait longer to have an assistant,” he joked.
Gallery owner Anthony Brunelli said of 10 pieces about to go on show, six were already sold, and that the remaining four could fetch between $8000 ~ 10,000. He said Marla’s work was unbelievable for a child. “Her paintings have bright colors. They’re very expressive in the way the paint is applied.”
Mr. Brunelli’s assessments of Marla’s future as an adult artist are cautious. But he said, “You never can tell. I’ve seen her progressing over the past year. The four she just did, each one gets better.”
36. When the passage was written, Marla Olmstead had been painting for about ______.
A. four years B. three years
C. two years D. one year
37. According to the passage, we know that Marla Olmstead’s painting skills are instructed by ________.
A. herself B. her father
C. Wassily Kandinsky D. Jackson Pollock
38. Most people who see Marla Olmstead’s pictures will feel _______.
A. sad B. dull
C. angry D. happy
39. According to the passage, we can infer that ______.
A. Marla Olmstead began painting under the influence of her father
B. Anthony Brunelli is certain about Marla Olmstead’s future
C. Marla Olmstead is considered the prodigy because of her earned money
D. Marla Olmstead shocks the
（B）
China urged Japan yesterday to keep its commitments (承诺) towards the Taiwan question and to handle former Taiwan “president” Lee Teng-hui’s possible visit to the country in the proper way.
Reports said that Lee planned to travel to
Lee is the chief representative of the radical (激进的) force for “Taiwan independence”.
“The
Kong told reporters at a regular briefing yesterday that Lee’s repeated request for a visit to Japan was an attempt to find a speaking platform for Taiwan separatists, so as to undermine (破坏) the peaceful reunification (统一) across the Taiwan Straits and Sino-Japanese ties.
Kong said the Chinese side has asked the Japanese Government to abide by the principles of the three political documents including the Sino-Japanese Joint Statement, and to keep its promise on the
Kong yesterday also made a response to the pledges made by Japanese leaders in their speeches to parliament on January 20 to improve ties with its Asian neighbours.
Kong said
“And we want to see the Japanese side improve bilateral ties with practical actions,” Kong said. He also vowed that
40. The
A. the interests of
B. the national feeling of the 1.3 billion Chinese people
C. the political foundation of Sino-Japanese relations
D. all of the above
41. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The Taiwan question has nothing to do with Sino-Japanese ties.
B. Japan wants to improve ties with its Asian neighbours.
C. Lee Teng-hui will travel to
D.
42. It can be inferred that ________.
A. Lee Teng-hui is the chief representative of the radical force for “
B. Japan supports Lee Teng-hui in “
C. the “
D.
43. The best title may be “________”.
A. Lee Teng-hui’s visit to
B. Japan was urged to keep its commitments
C. The Taiwan question
D. Sino-Japanese relations
对话填空
Tony：I’m from
Jim: Oh really? Where is
Tony: Yes, that’s right. It’s about the (45) s______ of your
Jim: That’s interesting. Who’s the president, and how long a term does he (46) s________?
Tony: His name is Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. He is (47) e______ for a five-year term.
Jim: Oh, yeah… I think I’ve heard of him. By the way, you speak English very well. Is that your (48) o_______ language?
Tony: Yes, but it is only (49) s_______ by 20 percent of the population.
Jim: Really? I understand that (50) m______ is a major industry in
Tony: Yes, they are a big export for us. But many people still live by simple subsistence farming (51) l______ my father.
Jim: Tony, it has been really nice meeting you. I’d like to (52) i______ you to my wife. She’s over there.
Tony: Thank you. I’d like to meet (53) h_________.
(44)________
(45) ________
(46) ________
(47) ________
(48) ________
(49) ________
(50) ________
(51) ________
(52) ________
(53) ________
书面表达
国内某家英文报纸设有一个求助信箱 (Letters to Dr. Helper)。请根据一份学生现状中列出的部分信息，以高三学生李华的名义，用英语给Dr. Helper写一封短信。
学生现状
1。天天在校时间：9小时
2。每日作业时间：3－4小时
3。每日课外活动时间：几乎没有
4。每日睡眠时间：不足
负担过重原因
考试压力大，作业多，家长期望高
注重：1。词数：100左右
2。信的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
3。生词：负担过重：overlord；期望：expectations
Dear Dr. Helper,
I am a Senior 3 student. I am now in great need of your help because I can hardly stand the great pressure.
_____________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【答案解析】
1．B。can只能用于一般现在时和一般过去时（could）的句子中，be able to可以用在任何时态中。另外，can只表明具备某种能力，但不一定做了，而be able to表明不仅具备了某种能力，而且还实际实施了。
2．B。just my luck是习语，意为“真倒霉!”。not at all和that's all right多用于对方感谢时的应答语，“不客气”。Never mind用于对方道歉时的应答语，“没关系”。
3．A。no matter what = whatever。
4．C。divide…into…把……分成。separate… from…把……分开。
5．D。join in sth.意为“参加（活动）”。join sb. “和某人一起……”。take part in意为“参加（活动）”。
6．D。第一空考查过去分词短语作定语。第二空考查compete后的介词的用法。compete in意为“在……方面角逐”。compete for意为“为……而角逐”。
7．C。practice是不可数名词，many a修饰可数名词的单数形式，a great many修饰复数名词，故排除A、D选项。take… under control是固定搭配，意为“控制住……”。
8．B。will表示习惯，意为“经常”。
9．C。
10．A。share in意为“分担一部分”。
11．A。play an important part/ role意为“起重要作用”。在这个结构中part / role只能用单数，其前的不定冠词不能漏掉。
12．B。in honour of意为“为纪念……”。
13．B。make away with意为“偷窃（某物）”。make way for“给……让路”。make for意为“朝……走去、有利于”。make out意为“辨认出、了解”
14．C。under/ with/ by one’s name意为“用……的名字”。
15．B。in the absence of意为“在没有……的情况下”。
【完形填空】
36．B。与37小题构成对应关系，相对于“客人”的“主人”应用host；master作“主人”讲时，强调具有“控制别人的能力”。
37．D。
38．D。 think of“想到某事”。know of知道某事的有关情况；remember“记起”是及物动词，其后不须接of，故不选。
39．A。联系上文，主人拿起热水瓶，故离开的时候是把热水瓶放在桌上，而不是“茶杯”或“盖子”或“茶”。
40．B。主人离开后，客人“仍然”坐在那里。enjoy表“喜欢做某事”，imagine“想象”，hate “憎恶”都与题意不符。
41．C。父亲正要端杯子喝茶，这时候传来“破裂声”，有东西打破了，crash即“爆裂声”，“撞击声”，noise指嗓音；此句并不是指某人来了，故不能选A或B
42．D。look over one’s shoulder指“某人转头看”。
43．A。女孩转头看，盯着破裂的热水瓶，watch指下意识的观察，不合题意。
44．C。从后句中可以看出，他们并没有碰开水瓶，而开水瓶破了，故是“希奇的事”。
45．B。破的是热水瓶，因此应该是“冒蒸气的地板”。
46．A。父亲解释是因为自己“碰了”热水瓶所以它破了。因此用touch。
47．C。reflection指镜子中或静水中的“映像”，从前文中我们可以知道女孩在窗前看花，因而是从玻璃中看到了她父亲的“映像”，而不是“影子”。
48．B。坐着不动用still。
49．C。父亲和女儿对这一事件发生原因的不同看法，父亲从成人的观点出发，觉得自己承担责任更好，女儿认为不应说谎，父亲觉得女儿天真，所以“笑着说”即laughed。
50．D。
51．A。do与 will连用常表“合适的”“有用的”“行”。
52．C。指“可以接受的”。
53．A。父亲向女儿解释原因。
54．D。女儿“陷入了沉默”be lost in silence。
55．B。“只能这样解释吗？”
【阅读理解】
A篇文章主要介绍了一个四岁的小女孩以自己的画震动了纽约艺术界。
36．C。在写这篇文章时玛勒·奥姆斯戴德已经是四岁了，而她是在两岁前不久开始作画的。
37．A。由文章可知，玛勒·奥姆斯戴德的画是她自己的杰作，并没有人指导。
38．D。由第五段的“Her paintings have bright colors. They’re very expressive in the way the paint is applied.”可知，她所画的画用的是比较鲜明的颜色，因此使人看起来很兴奋。
39．A。由文章第三段的最后一句话可知，她父亲让她画画是为了不让她打搅他画画，但这却无疑培养了她对画画的爱好。
40．D。从第四段可知。
41．B。细节题。从倒数第三段后半部分可知。
42．C。从第四段推断出。
43．B。
【对话填空】
44. on 45. size 46. serve 47. elected 48. official
49. spoken 50. mining 51. like 52. introduce 53. her
【书面表达】
One possible version:
Dear Dr. Helper,
I am a Senior 3 student. I am now in great need of your help because I can hardly stand the great pressure.
Every day I have to stay at school for nine hours to have lessons and spend at least three to four hours doing my homework at home. We teenagers are eager to play and enjoy ourselves, but we hardly have any time to do what we want. Besides, we even don’t have enough sleep.
There seems to be three causes about the overload: the pressure of examinations, too much homework and the high expectations from the parents. We are often warned that if we don’t do our best, we won’t have the chance to go to university. I write this letter only to wish that I could have someone to talk to. I am looking forward to your advice.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
