阅读下面短文．从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

When my brother and l were growing up, we mowed(割)yards during the summer to earn pocket change．Dad traded our service to neighbors and? ? ? a price they could not refuse. We got $ 10 per yard．I later found out our friends ? ? $20 or more for the same amount of work.

One day we were? ? ? our next-door neighbor’s yard．She always waited until the grass was knee—high to call us over．? ? we had an old lawn mower．This particular hot afternoon, I was finishing up and was tired .I ? ?? the tall grass as a cold drink to cool down.

I was just about to cut off the lawn mower? ? ?? I saw Dad pointing to one lone piece. I thought about the ? ? change l was getting paid for cutting grass so high that it ? ?? broke the mower. I ignored him and kept walking. Dad called me out,“You ? ? a piece.” I frowned, hoping he would let me go home. He kept pointing .So ? , 1 went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myseIf, “That one piece? doesn’t?? ? ? anyone .Why won’t he just let it? ? ?”

But when I reached adulthood，I understood his?? ? ? : When you’re? running? a business, the work you do ? ? ? much about you If you want to be seen as a businessman with? ? ? ，you? must deliver a quality product .That single piece of grass meant the job was not done.

The ? ? my father taught me stayed with me：if you say you are going to ? ? a job at a certain time，keep your ? ? ．Give your customers the kind of ? ? you would llke t0 receive. It shows how sincere you are and how much ? ? you take in your work.

1.A. kept????????????? ?????????? B. calculated????????????? ?????? C. lowered?? ??????? D.offered

2.A. charged????????????? ??????? B. paid??? ???????? C．afforded??? ????? D.spent

3.A. cleaning????????????? ??????? B. exploring??? ???? C .cutting? ????????? D.searching

4.A. To be honest? ?? B．Worse still??? ??? C．Believe or not??? D .Above? all

5.A .picmred??? ???? B. watered??? ?????? C. planted? ???????? D.enjoyed

6.A. after??? ??????? B．before??? ?????? C .when?? ????????? D.while

7.A .total??? ??????? B .exact??? ???? ??? C .loose???? ??????? D .poor

8.A. hardlv??? ?????? B．almost??? ????? C. never?? ????????? D. merely

9.A．lost??? ??????? B．1eft??? ??????? C．missed?? ??????? D.forgot

10.A. angry??? ????? B．happy??? ?????? C. astonished?? ????? D.stubborn

11.A .attract??? ????? B. hurt??? ???????? C. attack??? ???????? D.comfort

12.A．come??? ????? B. live??? ???????? C .go?? ??????????? D. pass

13.A. action??? ?????? B. instruction??? ?? C. feeling?? ???????? D. message

14.A. says??? ??????? B. expresses??? ??? C. explains?? ??????? D.knows

15.A.fortune?? ?????? B. pleasure?? ????? C. content?? ???????? D .honesty

16.A.lesson?? ??????? B．experience?? ?? C. skill?? ?????????? D. business

17.A. quit?? ????????? B .find?? ???????? C. create?? ? ??????? D．perform

18.A．word?? ??????? B. secret? ???????? C. mind?? ????????? D. watch

19.A. dignity? ???????? B．service? ????? C .reward?? ???????? D. praise

20.A．trouble? ??????? B.surprise? ?????? C．pride? ????????? D .responsibility

One day an out of work mimic(滑稽演员) is visiting the zoo and attempts to earn some money as a street performer. As soon as he starts to draw the crowd，a zoo keeper grabs him and drags him into his office. The zoo keeper explains to the mimic that the zoo's most popular attraction，a gorilla(大猩猩)，has died suddenly and the keeper fears that attendance at the zoo will fall off. He offers the mimic a job to dress up as the gorilla until they can get another one. The mimic accepts.

So the next morning the mimic puts on the gorilla suit and enters the cage before the crowd comes. He discovers that it's a great job. He can sleep all he wants，play and make fun of people and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mimic. However，eventually the crowds tire of him and he tires of just swinging on wires. He begins to notice that the people are paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his. Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience，he climbs to the top of his cage，crawls across a partition(隔离物)，and dangles from the top to the lion's cage. Of course，this makes the lion very angry，but the crowd loves it.

At the end of the day the zoo keeper comes and gives the mimic a raise for being such a good attraction. Well，this goes on for some time－the mimic keeps taunting the lion，the crowds grow larger，and his salary keeps going up. Then one terrible day when he is dangling over the angry lion he slips and falls. The mimic is terrified.

The lion gathers itself and prepares to attack. The mimic is so scared that he begins to run round and round the cage with the lion close behind. Finally，the mimic starts screaming and yelling，“Help me，help me！”But the lion is quick and attacks. The mimic soon finds himself flat on his back looking up at the angry lion and the lion says，“Shut up，you idiot！Do you want to get us both fired？”

36．The mimic visits the zoo to________.

A．take care of the dying gorilla           B．beg some money from the zoo keeper

C．ask for a job there                     D．perform and earn some money there

37．The zoo keeper offers the mimic a job to act as the gorilla because________.

A．it is more expensive to hire a real gorilla

B．the real gorilla died but the keeper does not want to lose its visitors

C．he likes the mimic's performance

D．he wants to help the mimic who is out of work

38．What does the mimic feel about the new job at first?

A．He likes it because he has enough freedom in the job.

B．He likes it but he prefers to working as a mimic.

C．He doesn't like it for people do not respect him.

D．He doesn't like it because he gets little pay.

39．The mimic climbs to the lion's cage because________.

A．he finds it more interesting to climb the cage

B．he wants to play with the lion

C．he wants to attract the attention of his audience

D．he has never seen a lion before

40．What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. The mimic and his job                B. The mimic and his success

C. The actor and the mimic              D. The mimic and his animals

第二卷（非选择题，满分35分）

第四部分：写作（共两节；满分35分）

第一节 对话填空（本节共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确的形式，使对话通顺。

Jack(J)：Where have you been, Laura?

Laura(L): Oh, I’ve just been to a s   76     made           76. ________

by a famous p  77  from Beijing University                77. ________

J: What is it about?

L: He mentioned something c  78    the concept            78. ________

of “harmonious society” in his speech.

J: Oh, that’s something people keep t  79  about             79. ________

nowadays! Then what did he say about it?

L: He said that we should not only get a  80 well with      80._________

other people, but also live in harmony with n  81 .           81._________

J: I’m in complete a  82 with him. While developing        82._________

the economy, we are interfering(妨碍) with the ecology.

L: Yes. It’s high time we c  83  doing something            83._________

to improve the environment p 84  by human beings.  84._________

J: Hopefully, our government is taking m  85  to           85._________

deal with the consequences.

对话填空（10分）

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

A: Betty, we haven't been out for over a month. Let's go (76)s______this evening.

B: Fine. Where would you like to go? To see a film or to watch a play?

A: A modern (77)t_____is on this week. Let's go and watch it, shall we?

B: The newspaper said it was the (78)l______interesting play of the year.

 A: How about the film "World Without Thieves"? That should be (79)e_______.

B: We've already seen it. Don't you (80)r_______?

A: Then let's go to the (81)n_____cinema. The film "Not One Less" is being (82)s_______.

B: Good. What time does it (83)s________.

A: 15 minutes ago. We just (84)m________it.

B: Well, Will you please go back together with me to get my (85)d______camera and then go to the park?

A:That’s a good idea.

   Hire charges

What’s included:

1)Unlimited mileage (英里数).

2)Expenses on oil , maintenance (保养)and repairs, which will be repaired on production of invoices(发票).

3)Full insurance except personal accident (see below) and contents.

What’s not included:

1)Personal accident insurance.

2)Garaging, petrol, parking and traffic fines

                            Conditions of Hire

l  The shortest rental period at these special low prices is three days. For prices for periods of one or two days you only see our representative (代理人)at the hotel.

l  Car hire must be booked six weeks or more before arrival in London to guarantee(保证) a car.But if you have been unable to make a booking in advance, please see our representative at the hotel who may still be able to help you.

l  The car types on the sheet are examples of the types of cars in each price range, but a particular car cannot be guaranteed.

l  Upon delivery the driver(s) will be asked to sign the car hire company” Conditions of Hire.

l  If you decide to hire a car , just fill in the Booking Form and return it to us . A booking fee of ￡12 as part of the car hire cost is required.

l  Should you be forced to cancel (取消)your car hire booking after payment in full (two weeks before the date of hire), a cancellation charge of ￡12 will be made.

1.from the advertisement we can see a car hirer will pay extra money for_____.

  A.insurance against damage to the car  B.insurance against injury to the driver

  C.the cost of maintenance of the car    D.the cost of repairs to the car

2.Which of the following conditions , you have to accept when hiring a car?

  A.When you hire a car from the company, the driver will go together with you

  B.It’s unnecessary for you to give invoices if you want to be repaid for repairs

  C.If you have paid a booking fee , you don’t have to fill in the Booking Form.

D.You have to accept the terms of car hire company’s Conditions of Hire

3.If you change your mind after paying the whole cost of hiring , the ￡12

Booking fee is_____.

  A. partly returned                B.doubtly paid 

C.not returned at all              D.returned within six weeks

4.The prices for car hire are especially low when _____.

A.it is booked for at least three days    B.it is booked two weeks in advance

C.it is booked for two days           D. the booking is made in London