2. My hometown has grown so fast that it’s ________ what it used to be.[来

　 A. twice the size of　 　　　　　　　　B. the size as large as 　　　

C. twice larger　 　　　　　　　　　D. twice of the size

1. I was sleeping when the fire _________, and then it spread quickly.

　 A. broke up　　 　 B. broke out　 　 C. broke down　 D. broke in

第二节：完型填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　 There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 　36　 　you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only 　37　 　friends leave footprints (脚印).

　 I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the 　38 　. She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.

　 It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves 　39　 　in the cool 　40　　 . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, 　41　 　to the sound of them.

　 Autumn is a 　42 　season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 　　43　 　. But one day, the sound of a violin 　44　 　into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 　45　 　in playing her violin.

　 I had 　46　 　seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been 　47　 　there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.

　 Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building 　48　 　I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 　49　 . 　50　 　we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.

　 Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly 　51　 . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.

　 “You must like violin.” she said.

　 “Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.

　 Suddenly, a 　52　 　expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.

　 “I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 　53　 　me.” she said.

　 “In fact, it was your playing 　54　 　gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.”

　 The girl smiled, and so did I.

　 I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a 　55　 　-so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.

　 36. A. with　　　　 B. for　　　　 C. against　　　　 D. to

　 37. A. good 　　　　B. true 　　　　C. new 　　　　　D. old

　 38. A. sound 　　　　B. song 　　　　C. play 　　　　　D. violin

　 39. A. shaking 　　　B. hanging 　　C. falling　　 　D. floating

　 40. A. wind 　　　　B. snow 　　　　C. air 　　　　D. rain

　 41. A. watching 　　B. listening 　C. seeing 　　　D. hearing

　 42. A. lively 　　　B. lovely 　　　C. harvest 　　D. lonely

　 43. A. up　　　　　 　B. off 　　　　C. down 　　　　D. over

　 44. A. flowed 　　　B. grew 　　　　C. entered 　　D. ran

　 45. A. lost 　　　　B. active 　　　C. busy 　　　　D. interested

　 46. A. once 　　　　B. never 　　　C. often 　　　D. usually

　 47. A. waiting 　　　B. stopping 　　C. standing 　　D. hearing

　 48. A. because　　 　B. so 　　　　　C. when 　　　　D. but

　 49. A. interesting 　B. moving 　　　C. encouraging D. exciting

　 50. A. But 　　　　　B. However 　　C. Even 　　　　D. Though

　 51. A. stopped 　　　B. began 　　　C. gone 　　　　D. changed

　 52. A. happy 　　　　B. sad 　　　　C. strange 　　D. surprised

　 53. A. surprised 　　B. excited 　　C. encouraged 　D. interested

　 54. A. that 　　　　B. which 　　　C. it 　　　　　D. who

　 55. A. song 　　　　B. dream 　　　C. fire 　　　　D. sister