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1. There have been several new events________ to the program for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

A. add B. to add

C. adding D. added

2. ―Can you think of _______ person who can help me with my English?

―How about John? ________, he’s always helpful.

A. the; I think B. a; Personally

C. a; Generally D. /; Often

3. What he told us about the affair simply doesn’t make any ____________.

A. sense B. idea

C. meaning D. mistake

4. As the plane came down through the clouds, green fields and white houses came into ______.

A. light B. sight

C. eyes D. effect

5. He’s not got another job yet and it’s not ________ he will for some time.

A. likely B. easily

C. nearly D. lonely

6. If you live in the country or have ever visited there, _______ are that you have heard birds singing to welcome the new day.

A. situations B. facts

C. chances D. possibilities

7. The child had only _______ slight temperature, but the doctor regarded _____ illness as serious enough for ______ hospital treatment.

A. /; /; the B. a; /; /

C. a; the; / D. /; the; the

8. He tried to keep __________, but his trembling hands gave him away.

A. quiet B. still

C. silent D. calm

9. Dogs are clever animals and they can be trained to _________ houses.

A. look for B. watch

C. watch out D. watch out for

10. The doctors are trying to reduce the patient’s fear ________ he would die of the disease.

A. which B. when

C. that D. if

11. —Not getting that job was a big disappointment.

—Don’t worry. Something better will _________

A. come along B. take on

C. go on D. carry on

12. Recently CCTV station has taken great _______to make a program that reviews the important _______ of the past 20 years.

A. steps; affairs B. efforts; matters

C. pains; events D. efforts; incidents

13. —Have you got ________ with your composition?

—No, I need another twenty minutes.

A. through B. up

C. along D. well

14. In the spring sun, local residents ______ the Chengdu Botanical Garden where the Spring-greeting Flower Show is on.

A. are to attract to B. are to be attracted to

C. are attracted to D. are attracting to

15. Tigers ________ meat-eating animals ______ meat.

A. belonged to; fed on B. belonging to; feed on

C. were belonged to; feed on D. belonging to; feeding on

完形填空

Now I had thought I would have to go down into the pit with snakes in order to catch them, and so I was wearing the 16 sort of clothes. I explained this to my friends, yet they very kindly lent me these trousers and shoes, 17 were quite thick and strong. So, as I could think of 18 excuses, they tied the rope round my waist and started to 19 me into the pit. Just before I landed on the bottom, I 20 up and told them to stop lowering me. I wanted to 21 the ground that I was going to land on, to make sure there were no snakes in the way. The area being 22 , I shouted to them to lower away, and at that moment 23 things happened.

Firstly, the 24 went out; secondly, one of the shoes which I had 25 from my friends and which were too 26 for me, came off. So there was I, standing at the 27 of ten-foot-deep pit, with no light and no shoe on one foot, 28 by seven or eight deadly Baboon snakes. I had never been more 29 I had to wait in the dark, without daring to move while my friends 30 the lamp out, lit it again and lowered it into the pit again.

With plenty of light and both shoes on, I felt much 31 and began with the task of catching snakes. This was really easy enough, I had a 32 stick in my hand, and with this I came near each snake, pinned it down with the fork and then picked it up by the back of the neck, and put it into my snake bag. What I had to 33 out for was that while I was busy catching one snake, another might move round 34 me and I might step back on it. However, it all passed without 35 . And at the end of half an hour I had caught eight of the Baboon snakes.

16. A. right B. wrong C. terrible D. favourite

17. A. they B. that C. which D. who

18. A. too many B. so few C. any other D. no more

19. A. put B. lower C. throw D. make

20. A. called B. climbed C. got D. jumped

21. A. search B. find C. cover D. examine

22. A. clear B. flat C. big D. terrible

23. A. some B. two C. several D. three

24. A. snakes B. birds C. light D. rope

25. A. bought B. worn C. took D. borrowed

26. A. large B. small C. tight D. heavy

27. A. top B. bottom C. side D. centre

28. A. bitten B. hit C. surrounded D. watched

29. A. excited B. delighted C. frightened D. surprised

30. A. put B. helped C. sent D. pulled

31. A. braver B. happier C. easier D. warmer

32. A. sharpened B. forked C. straight D. strong

33. A. take B. turn C. look D. reach

34. A. before B. from C. above D. behind

35. A. accident B. success C. effort D. difference

阅读理解

（A）

370 S. Perry St., Denver, Colorado

Price: $164,500 For sale by: Resale Homes by Owner

Bedrooms: 3 Bathroom: 1 Garage: 1

Square Feet: l, 003 Lot Size: 2

Year Built: —

School District: —

Open House Date: —

Open House Time: —

Date Posted: January 21, 2007

Best value in Denver: This Garden style home is equipped with a grape vine that wraps around the front of the house. There is a small-unfinished basement, attic (阁楼) and an additional room in the garage. It is zoned (划成区域) R2 (two families can live here) and positioned at the back of the double sized lot (plenty of room to build) It is fully landscaped (美化) with sprinkler (洒水装置) system and privacy (独处而不受干扰) fence. It is 5 minutes from downtown. The neighbors are great, and security is good. Viewing anytime.

Home Features: Carpeted Floors ● Dishwasher ● Patio

Community Features: Public Transportation ● Wheelchair Access

36. If one dollar equals 8 Yuan, one square feet equals 0.093 square meters, how much does one square meter of the house cost?

A. About 15,140 Yuan. B. About 13,120 Yuan.

C. About 13,160 Yuan. D. About 14,150 Yuan.

37. During summer time, the front of the home may look _________.

A. green B. white

C. red D. black

38. Which of the following statements about the house is NOT true?

A. You will spend extra money to build a room in the garage after buying the house.

B. You can have enough room to enlarge your house after you buy it.

C. You don’t need to water the plants in the garden by yourself.

D. If you buy the house, you can also have the dishwasher and carpet.

39. What does the “Wheelchair Access” probably mean?

A. It’s a kind of sidewalk built for disabled people.

B. It’s an entrance to a house built for the disabled people.

C. It’s a street built for the disabled people to have a walk.

D. It’s a special path for the disabled people to get to the garage.

(B)

Many people believe the glare from snow causes snow blindness. Yet, with dark glasses or not, they find themselves suffering from headaches and watering eyes, and even snow blindness, when exposed to several hours of “snow light”.

The United States army has now determined that glare from snow does not cause snow blindness in troops in a snow-covered country. Rather, a man’s eyes often find nothing to focus on in a broad space of snow-covered without-grass land. So his gaze continually moves and jumps back and forth over the entire landscape in search of something to look at. Finding something, hour after hour, the eyes never stop searching and the eyeballs become tired and the eye muscles ache. Nature makes up for this discomfort by producing more and more fluid (液体) which covers the eyeball. The fluid covers the eyeball in increasing quantity until it makes eyes difficult to see clearly, and the result is total, even though for a short time, snow blindness.

Experiments lead the Army to a simple method of overcoming this problem. Scouts (侦察员) ahead of the troops are trained to shake snow from evergreen bushes, creating a dotted line as they cross completely snow-covered landscape. Even the scouts themselves throw lightweight, dark-colored objects ahead on which they can focus too. The men following can then see something. Their gaze is arrested. Their eyes focus on a bush and having found something to see, stop searching the snow-blanketed landscape. By focusing their attention on one object at a time, the men can cross the snow without becoming hopelessly snow-blind or lost. In this way the problem of crossing a continuous white land is overcome.

40. To prevent snow blindness caused by the strong light from snow, wearing glasses or not _________.

A. depends on whether the snow is white enough

B. makes no difference

C. makes much difference

D. depends on whether the snow is thick

41. When the eyes are tired, tears flow out __________.

A. to clear the vision

B. to make the eyes stop searching

C. to make the vision unclear

D. to produce more and more liquid

42. Snow blindness can be prevented by ___________

A. moving one’s gaze back and forth

B. walking ahead and keeping looking around

C. making up for the discomfort of one’s eyes

D. providing the eyes with something to focus on

43. What is the probable meaning of the underlined part “Their gaze is arrested.”?

A. They get something to look at.

B. They can only look at one spot.

C. Their eyes are clear.

D. They can’t see freely.

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M: You don’t look happy. What (44) s____ to be the problem?

W: I’ve got to write a long composition for my English class, but I can’t come up (45) w_____ any idea.

M: That shouldn’t be too difficult. Remember those pictures you were (46) s_____ me last week?

W: (47) S_______, I’ve got them here from someplace.

M: Why don’t you write (48) s________ about the camel ride you took?

W: That (49) s_________ like a good idea. I can also tell about our visit to North Africa.

M: Well, now that you’re (50) f_______, I think I’ll be on my (51) w_______. I’ve got to finish my composition too.

W: (52) T______ for your help. I’m much more relaxed now and once I get it organized, it won’t be so (53) d________.

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