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­―Yes, Sir. In the meeting room.

A．is expecting         B．has expected        C．expected              D．was expecting

31．―Will you be paying      cheque?

―No. Cash.

A．for                     B．on                      C．by                      D．in

32．        you disagree with her, her idea is still worth considering.

A．If only                B．Even if               C．Instead of            D．Despite of

33．He liked to go to dances and parties.      he could have a good time just sitting and watching.

A．where                 B．when                  C．which                 D．why

34．Can it be in the drawer      you put your keys?

A．where                 B．that                     C．what                   D．when

35．           a full discussion of the problem, the committee spent a whole hour exchanging their ideas at the meeting.

A．Have                                                  B．Having

C．Had                                                    D．To have

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

Sometimes you can’t believe what is happening before your eyes. With all her big brothers and sisters off to school, our four-year-old daughter, Becky, felt   36  at home. Cattle and horses were too big for her to   37  with. Oh, my poor daughter.

One day I had just finished washing the lunch dishes when Becky rushed in with   38   . “Mama!” she cried, “Come to see my new dog! I gave him water two times already. He’s so thirsty.”

I   39  , another of Becky’s imaginary  40  .

“Please come, Mama.” She pulled  41  my jeans, her brown eyes pleading（肯求）. “He’s crying―and he can’t walk!” “Can’t walk?” I could   42   it must be a certain animal this time. “All right, honey,” I said. By the time I tried to   43   her, Becky had already disappeared into the   44  . “Where are you?” I called. “Over here by the oak stump（橡木桩）. Hurry , Mama!” I   45  the branches and raised my hand   46  the glare of the sun. To my   47  , she was touching an unmistakable head of a wolf!

“Becky,” My mouth felt dry. “Don’t move.” I   48   closer. Yes, it was a big wolf which was badly hurt. Suddenly the wolf   49  . “It’s all right, boy.” Becky   50   it. “Don’t be afraid. That’s my Mama, and she loves you, too.” Then the unbelievable thing happened. As her tiny hands 51   the great shaking head, I found the wolf   52   down and waved his tail gently. “Honey,” my   53   tightened. “Put his   54   down and come to Mama. We’ll go and find help.”

Becky got up and kissed the wolf on the nose before she walked slowly into my arms. With Becky  55  in my arms, I ran home quickly. I can’t understand why my little girl could get along well with the wolf, but I always think if only all of us could get on well with other animals, like my slaughter and the wolf.

36．A．lonely          B．afraid                  C．free                    D．happy

37．A．go               B．deal                    C．play                    D．compete

38．A．sadness        B．excitement           C．caution                D．fear

39．A．regretted      B．complained          C．laughed               D．sighed

40．A．plans           B．dogs                   C．tricks                  D．discoveries

41．A．on               B．over                    C．up                      D．at

42．A．recognize     B．suspect                C．say                     D．declare

43．A．follow         B．catch                   C．trust                    D．convince

44．A．gate             B．house                  C．crowd                 D．woods

45．A．parted          B．split                    C．struck                 D．surrounded

46．A． to              B．for                      C．from                   D．against

47．A．joy              B．astonishment        C．curiosity              D．disappointment

48．A．reached        B．sought                 C．stepped               D．watched

49．A．shook          B．attacked              C．jumped               D．stood

50．A．stopped        B．comforted           C．blamed                D．ordered

51．A．beat             B．felt                     C．waved                 D．held

52．A．went            B．slowed                C．calmed                D．got

53．A．teeth            B．mind                   C．feet                     D．throat

54．A．body            B．tail                     C．head                   D．hand

55．A．safe             B．happy                 C．nervous               D．proud

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Nothing is more upset than not being able to sleep, tossing and turning. Your mind is racing, going over everything that happened that day. Night noises keep you awake, what can you do? Here are some things you can do to help you to fall asleep.

Sleep only when sleepy

This reduces the time you are awake in bed.

If you can't fall asleep within 20 minutes, get up and do something boring until you feel sleepy.

Don't expose yourself to bright light while you are up. The light tells your brain that it is time to wake up.

Don't take naps

This will ensure that you are tired at bedtime. If you just can't make it through the day without a nap, sleep less than one hour, and take a nap before 3 p.m.

Get up and go to bed the same time every day

Even on weekends! When your sleep cycle has a regular rhythm, you will feel better.

Regular exercise can help you sleep well, but the time to do exercise is important. Exercising in the morning or early afternoon will not interfere（干扰）with sleep.

Have a snack before bedtime

If your stomach is too empty, that can interfere with sleep. However, if you eat a heavy meal before bedtime, that can interfere as well. Have a warm glass of milk.

Take a hot bath 90 minutes before bedtime

A hot bath will raise your body temperature, but it is the drop in body temperature that may make you feel sleepy.

56．If you want to have a good sleep at night, you can         .

A．take a bath before bedtime

B．sit quietly with the light on

C．read an uninteresting magazine

D．think over what happened in the day

57．According to the passage, one had better not take naps         .

A．before 3 p.m

B．for over one hour

C．when they are tired

D．when they have many things to do

58．What can we infer from the passage?

A．A lot of people have problems in sleeping.

B．Taking exercise before bedtime can help you sleep well.

C．The rise in your body temperature makes you feel sleepy.

D．Have a little food when you feel very hungry before bedtime.

59．What is the best title for the passage?

A．How to sleep well

B．Why can’t we fall asleep

C．Developing a regular sleep cycle

D．Sleep habits and health

B

We all know that when leaves fall to the ground they die and become food for worms. When worms pass the leaves, their waste can help to make the soil rich, from which the plants use to get their nutrition. The plants grow and provide food for animals. When the animals eat the plants, their waste goes back into the soil. It’s a perfect cycle.

But at the Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang, Northern Thailand, they are using elephant waste for something more―to make 100% natural, beautiful colorful paper products! 100 years ago over 100,000 elephants in Thailand worked on farms, building sites and even in the army. However, only 6,000 remain there today because of advances in technology that have made elephants’ old word less necessary. Elephants are doing new jobs now, including entertaining tourists by painting and playing football, and now by helping in the paper making industry. And their keepers, called Mahouts, can earn a living for their families and help their elephants by using elephant waste, also called “dung” to make beautiful, natural, paper products without any bad smell.

Every day an adult elephant eats about 200kg of plants like bamboo, grass and watermelon seeds. His body system breaks the plants into 50kg of fibers, which can produce 115 sheets of fibrous paper.

The first step to make this special natural paper is to collect the fiber rich “dung” from the elephant. The next step is to wash it and boil it for five hours to kill bacteria. （The water the use in this process is reused to water plans at the Centre, which, in turn, feed the elephants）. After it’s boiled, they cut fibers up. During the cutting process, they add in the desired color of the paper. For the fourth step, they take the mixture and make balls of 300g. Each ball is then speeds lightly over bamboo frames to dry into one large sheet of paper. After a few hours in the sun, the sheets are dry enough to remove. The result is a wonderful, 100% natural, recycled paper. People around the world are getting interested in buying this special elephant paper for their holiday cards, writing paper and much more, because it’s beautiful, natural and helps so many.

60．Why are there few elephants in Thailand today than before?

A．Because they don’t have enough food.

B．Because they were killed in the war.

C．Because they technology develops very fast.

D．Because they Mahouts don’t want to keep them.

61．What is the famous product mentioned in the passage?

A．Paper.                 B．Dung                  .C．Fibers.               D．Bamboo frames.

62．What are the exact words to describe the whole process of the product?

A．Common, interesting, and inexpensive.

B．Unusual, amazing, and perfect.

C．Impossible, special, but necessary.

D．Natural, wonderful and common.

C

Somehow Rey had managed to struggle free from the rope around his neck, after being left to die a slow death as punishment for being a bad Spanish greyhound（猎狗）.