单项填空

1. What you said just now has ______ the matter we are discussing. Let’s come to the point.

A. something to do about B. nothing to do about

C. something to do with D. nothing to do with

2. By the time Einstein was 14 years old, he ________ himself advanced mathematics.

A. has taught B. taught

C. had taught D. was teaching

3. ______ at the airport, he telephoned his wife and bold her what he would do when he got home.

A. Once arrived B. As soon as he reached

C. When he got D. Upon arriving

4. ―They decide to take _____ sail around the island.

―When will the ship set _____ sail?

A. a; / B. /; a

C. a; the D. the; /

5. Living in a city can’t ______ living in the country.

A. be compared to B. compare between

C. compare with D. compare to

6. Let’s put off the picnic until next week, _____ the weather may be better.

A. then B. if

C. as D. when

7. We all ______ Yang Liwei as an example of a man who managed to live hid dream.

A. look forward to B. look back

C. look up to D. look over

8. Here are some toys. You can _______ one for your little son as a birthday gift.

A. rule out B. pick out

C. take out D. carry out

9. She ______ behind the door in order not to be found. Two minutes later she was safe again.

A. hold her breath B. catch her breath

C. held her breath D. lost her breath

10. They kept trying, and their efforts finally _______.

A. make it B. paid off

C. are made it D. are paid off

11. Much to our surprise, the first performance was well _______.

A. accepted B. received

C. accepting D. receiving

12. I’m afraid that it is you, ________ Bernard, _______ to blame.

A. more than; who is B. rather; that are

C. other than; that is D. less than; which are

13. The TV sets made by our factory sell best, but 10 years ago no one could have guessed the place in the markets that they _______.

A. were having B. had had

C. were to have D. had

14. Online paper-checking requires that more attention _______.

A. be paid to spelling B. to be paid to spelling

C. should pay to spelling D. and spelling be paid to

15. ―May I take your order now?

―_________

―OK, I’ll come back in a few minutes.

A. No, we need more time. B. Could you bring us the bill?

C. Yes, here it is. Thank you. D. Sure, we’d love to.

完形填空

Time is very important in our lives. It 16 our everybody moments. However, time never had any 17 in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more 18 .

It’s round in the center with two silver bands that go around my wrist. And all of it is made of silver. This 19 tells me the importance of time in my life.

I received this 20 on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to 21 up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house 22 , I was late because I was 23 out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I 24 my uncle, but I was very 25 for him. He had 426 the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.

I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm on the same day and looking at my angry father’s face I felt 27 of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my 28 father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him where he handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Essa, did you have 29 with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes, father, and I’m sorry about not picking up my uncle Ali.” He said, “What you 30 was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 31 .” I was ashamed and said, “Father, I’ll never do it again, I promise.” He said, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a 32 for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my 33 .

I learned a very important lesson from my father: to 34 time and never be late to get someone. This watch is 35 to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

16. A. appreciates B. organizes C. orders D. explains

17. A. importance B. similarity C. necessity D. interest

18. A. confident B. independent C. efficient D. responsible

19. A. object B. belonging C. matter D. stranger

20. A. card B. letter C. gift D. thing

21. A. call B. pick C. put D. bring

22. A. Otherwise B. Fortunately C. However D. Hopefully

23. A. going B. hanging C. standing D. leaving

24. A. forgot B. remembered C. saw D. visited

25. A. anxious B. nervous C. early D. late

26. A. reached B. recognized C. left D. found

27. A. ashamed B. frightened C. disappointed D. shy

28. A. kind B. happy C. angry D. doubtful

29. A. pleasure B. fun C. appointment D. quarrels

30. A. said B. did C. thought D. forgot

31. A. ideas B. words C. actions D. promises

32. A. wonder B. hope C. requirement D. reminder

33. A. life B. day C. way D. thought

34. A. waste B. respect C. neglect D. enjoy

35. A. useful B. necessary C. different D. important

阅读理解

（A）

Every night for a year, Neil Simons quietly went out of his house. He wanted to “talk” to an owl settling for the night at the end of his garden. He made owl cries like a real wild owl and was happy to hear the bird “hooting (大声叫嚣)” back to him.

Last year Fred Cornes moved in next door. He heard an owl hooting and answered back. For 12 months the neighbors got into the back gardens of their homes, thinking they were talking with nature. Mr. Simmons kept a diary of all his talks with his bird friend. They would both be out again tonight if it wasn’t for a chance talk between their wives.

Mr. Simmons said. “My wife Kim was telling Fred’s wife Wendy about my owl watching and described how I got the birds to boot back. She said, ‘That’s funny — that’s just what Fred has been doing.’ Then the penny dropped, I felt such a fool when I found out. The trouble is that owl calls aren’t exactly the same and it’s easy to make a mistake.”

Mr. Cornes said, “I’m really flattered (过奖). I didn’t know I sounded so real. I love nature and I couldn’t resist hooting at the owls. I was very excited when they hooted back. I’m sorry that I was fooling my neighbor who was fooling me.”

36. After the talk between the wives, the two men would probably _________ .

A. stop observing owls B. not stay up hooting again

C. not enter the back garden again D. make no mistakes about wild owl cries

37. “Then the penny dropped.” most probably means “Then __________.”

A. I understood B. everybody knew about it

C. I heard the noise D. no money was paid

38. Mr. Simmons felt upset about the whole thing because __________.

A. all his efforts seemed to be meaningless

B. his wife let out his secret by chance

C. garden owls hooted so differently

D. Fred had been doing the same

39. The text suggests that __________.

A. Nail seldom heard natural owl calls

B. the owl never hooted back to Neil

C. Fred was always good at pleasing owls

D. owl watching is no longer interesting to Fred

（B）

There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外在的) result or a product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, and the foreigner who learns a new language—all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.

By contrast (对照), the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties. In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.

In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential to our ability to grow. Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, then we tend to take more changes and to be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we’re shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and not to take a step until we know the ground is safe. Do we think we’re slow to adapt to change or that we’re not smart enough to deal with a new challenge? Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.

These feelings of insecurity and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not face and overcome these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.

40. In the author’s eyes, one who views personal growth as a process would __________.

A. succeed in climbing up the social ladder

B. judge his ability to grow from his own achievements

C. face difficulties and take up challenges

D. aim high and reach his goal each time

41. Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growth?

A. Our manager was always willing to accept new challenges.

B. Little Tom won the first prize in the Speech Contest.

C. Max picked up French while he was in Paris.

D. Daddy’s salary rose from $3,000 to $3,800.

42. About personal growth, the author advocates all of the following except _________.

A. curiosity about more changes

B. quickness in self-adaptation

C. open-mindedness to new experiences

D. avoidance of internal fears and doubts

43. The best title for this passage should be _________.

A. Facing new challenges

B. Growth ―product or process

C. Unavoidable feeling of self-doubt

D. Overcoming internal fears

对话填空

A: It’s good to see you again. You’re an engineer, aren’t you? Did you stay in England after you (44) l_________ the university?

B: I worked in Canada for two years. It’s a good place.

A: That (45) s_____ interesting, but I’m sure you’re glad to be (46) b_____. What have you been doing since you came back?

B: I’ve been (47) s______ old friends, visiting my family things for my new flat and just having a holiday.

A: Haven’t you got another (48) j______?

B: Yes, I (49) s_____ a new one a week ago. But what about you?

A: I’ve got a job in a company that sells office (50) e______― paper, typewriters you know the sort of thing. It may sound rather dull, but I’ve been (51) t______ all over Europe for the last two years. I’m still traveling and still (52) s_______. I like working (53) a________.

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