Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more __36__wthting for the final school bell. Upon its _37____everyone would run for their coats and go hone, everyone except David   

David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often _38___what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so __39__for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David __40__I can still remember he was always __41____a smile and willing to help. He always __42__after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much He__43___just smile and ask what else he could do ,then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44___home   

Weeks passed and the __45___ovre the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__46__before the holiday break. I smiled in ___47 __as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David ___48___standing by my desk.    

“I have something for you” he said ____49____from behind his back a small box. __50___it to me, he said anxiously. “Open it “I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lift the lid and to my __51__saw nothing I looked at David‘s smiling face add back into the box and said. “The box is nice, David, but it’ s__52__”   

“Oh no it isn’t” said David “It’s full of love, my mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there”   

Tears filled my eyes ___53___Iooked at the proud dirty race that I had rarely given____54___to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ___55___the little empty box set on my desk         

36. A. anxious

B. courageous

C. serious

D. cautious   

37. A. warning

B. ringing

C. calling

D. yelling   

38. A. scolded

B. wondered

C. realized

D. learned   

39. A. modestly

B. naturally

C. inaccurately

D. inappropriately   

40. A. popular

B. upset

C. special

D. funny   

41. A. expressing

B. delivering

C. wearing

D. sharing   

42. A. practised

B. wandered

C. studied

D.  stayed   

43. A. would

B. should

C. might

D. could   

44. A. aim at

B. turn to

C. put off

D. head for   

45. A. argument

B. excitement

C. movement

D. program   

46. A. school

B. year

C. education

D. program   

47. A. relief

B. return

C. vain

D. control   

48. A. weakly

B. sadly

C. quietly

D. helplessly   

49. A. searched

B. found

C. raised

D. pulled   

50. A. Holding

B. Handing

C. Sending

D. Leaving   

51. A. delight

B. expectation

C. appreciation

D. surprise   

52. A. cheap

B. empty

C. useless

D. improper   

53. A. as

B. until

C. because

D. though   

54. A. advice

B. support

C. attention

D. command   

55. A. from

B. behind

C. over

D. towards   

 

 


II. Cloze 20%
Directions:  For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management. He 21a glass of water and asked the audience, “How 22 do you think this glass of water is?”
The students’ answers 23 from 20g to 500g.
“It does not matter on the absolute 24 . It depends on how 25 you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for a(n) 26 , I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to 27  an ambulance. It is exactly the 28 weight, but the longer I hold it, the 29 it becomes.” The whole audience became silent, lost in thought.
After a moment, the lecturer continued, “ 30 we carry our burden all the time, 31 , we will not be able to carry on with the burden becoming increasingly heavier, 32 heavy for us to bear.
“What you have to do is to 33 the glass, rest for a while 34 holding it up again.”
As is shown in the story above, we have to put down the burden periodically, 35 we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.
So before you 36 home from work tonight, put the burden of 37 down. Don’t carry it back 38 . You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burden you are having now on your 39 , let it down for a moment if you can.
Life is short,  40 it!
21. A. supported            B. drank                C. needed                        D. raised
22. A. heavy                 B. pure           C. sweet                       D. many
23. A. differed             B. ranged              C. numbered                 D. limited
24. A. weight            B. volume             C. height                     D. quantity
25. A. tight                   B. long                  C. difficult                   D. high
26. A. day                  B. second              C. hour                D. half
27. A. require                  B. invite          C. call                D. ask
28. A. proper                  B. same         C. right                      D. usual
29. A. less                  B. lighter              C. more                   D. heavier
30. A. If                     B. Unless         C. While                   D. Since
31. A. now and then    B. little by little        C. sooner or later      D. sometimes
32. A. too              B. so              C. rather                D. Quite
33. A. put away       B. put down          C. put aside            D. put back
34. A. after            B. for              C. by                       D. before
35. A. so that                B. even if            C. as if                D. as soon as
36. A. leave                  B. clean                C. approach                  D. return
37. A. life                  B. duty                      C. task                     D. work
38. A. home                  B. office             C. company             D. family
39. A. shoulders            B. heart              C. body                   D. hands
40. A. do                   B. like                C. love                D. Enjoy

III. 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)

第一节 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It’s hard to believe that before 1985, people in Britain didn’t use mobile phones. That was the year when the first mobile phone company began operation in the UK, although in other parts of Europe mobiles had been used for several years.

Early mobiles were much larger than they are today. Some of them weighed about 5 kg and the owners had to pay several thousand pounds for them. By the beginning of the 1990s, companies in the UK had updated their mobile phones so they were more like the mobiles used all over Europe. Those phones weighed about 500g, and the batteries lasted longer,whereas before they had lasted for only one hour’s talk-time.

Nowadays, some of our mobiles weigh as little as 50g and have a talk-time of up to five hours and a battery life of up to 10 days. About 80% of UK adults now own a mobile phone, and there are now almost 50 million mobile phone users in the UK.

Nobody had ever expected mobile phones to become so popular. One huge surprise was the increase in the use of text messages. Twenty years ago, people didn’t hear of “texting”. Now, over one billion text messages are sent every month in the UK. People are also using their mobile phones as music centers, as personal organizers and to surf the Internet.

Mobile phones are developing all the time and people are predicting that soon nobody will want to leave his house without one in his pocket. Mobile phones will no longer be just useful, but necessary for people in the UK.

41. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Mobile phones in the UK are getting smaller and lighter.

B. Mobile phones in the UK have more functions now.

C. Mobile phones in the UK are developing very slowly.

D. The history development of mobile phones in the UK.

42. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Mobile phones in the UK appeared earlier than in other parts of Europe.

B. In the UK some early mobile phones were about 100 times as heavy as those today.

C. In the UK more than twelve billion text messages are sent every year.

D. The British use mobiles to enjoy music, organize personal lives and surf the Internet.

43. When was the first mobile phone company started in the UK?

A. In 1985.            B. Before 1985.            C. In 1990.            D. In 1970.

44. Which word can replace the underlined “whereas” in the second paragraph?

A. when                B. while                       C. just                   D. till

45. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?

A. Mobile phones will be predicting daily life in the UK.

B. Mobile phones will be more popular in the UK.

C. Mobile phones will be necessary for people in the UK.

D. Mobile phones will develop quickly.

 

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