15. The village is a very different place 　　　　　　　it was when I was a boy and there are

　 many 　　　　　　　the villagers’ points of view.

　　 A. from what; differences from　　　　　　　

　　 B. from what; differences in

　　 C. from that; differences from　　　　　　　

　　 D. from that; differences in

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

What will city life be like in the future? Some people think that life in the cities is going to be　　 16　 . They 　　17　　 that cities will become more and more crowded. 　　18　　 the number of people increases, there will be less space for each person. This　　 19　 　will cause other problems-more crimes, dirtier streets, and worse problems with traffic 　　20　　 we have now. How will people find enough drinking water, energy (such as gas and electricity), and housing?　　 21　　 life will be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick.　　 22　　 these reasons, some say that nobody will want to live in urban areas.

How can we 　　23　　 such problems as overcrowding, crime, and traffic? In some cities, thousands of people are already 　　24　 　in the streets because there is so little suitable housing-and because 　　25　 　are so high. The crime rate isn’t going down. 　　26　 , it is　　 27　 　so fast that many people are afraid to go out at night. Traffic jams are so bad that cars don’t move at all for several blocks. These 　　28　　 problems have been getting worse, not better, so many people see no　　 29　 　for the future of the city.

However, not all people believe in the horrible 　　30　　 for cities of the future. Instead, they feel that they can solve present urban problems and 　　31　　 future ones.

The disadvantages of any modern city are not unique(独特的) to that city.

　 32　 , all the cities in the world have to solve the problems of traffic jams, crime, housing, energy, drinking water, and overcrowding. Yet many cities have found answers to one or more of these difficulties. Some European　 cities, such as Stockholm, Sweden, or London, England, have planned communities that 　　33　　 people with apartments, jobs,　 shopping centers, green space, entertainment, and transportation. Many U.S. cities are building their downtown areas. Urban 　　34　 　can learn from one another. They can 　　35　　 solutions that have been successful in other parts of the world.

14. Can you move the desk a little further, for it 　　　　　　　most of the office？

　　 A. takes up　　　 　　　　　　 B. takes off　　　　　

　　 C. takes in　　　　　 　　　　 D. take on

13. The project has now received 　　　　　　　from the government and will be put into practice soon.

　　 A. agree　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. approval　　　　　

　　 C. nod　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. remark

12. -Would you mind taking me home?

　 　- 　　　　　　

　　 A. Of course, I’m going that way anyway.

　　 B. Of course, I’m going to go with you.

　　 C. Of course not, I’m going that way any- way.

　　 D. Of course not, I’m going to go home as quickly as possible.

11. We did so well - beyond all our 　　　　　　.

　　 A. hope　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. wish　　　　　

　　 C. understanding　　　 　　　 D. expectations

10. The girl seems not to get along well with her classmates. Is it because she comes

　　 from a 　　　　　　　home?

　　 A. broken　　　　　 　　　　 B. breaking　　　　　

　　 C. plain　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. upsetting

9. We 　　　　　　　a sentence when we explain the form and use of every word in it.

　　 A. separate　　　　 　　　　　 B. analyse　　　　　　

　　 C. explain　　　 　　　　　　　 D. summary

8. The desks and seats can be　 　　　　　　　to the height of any child.

　　 A. adopted　　　 　　　　　　 B. adapted　　　　

　　 C. adjusted　　　　 　 D. admired

7. -Why are you so late?

　　 -The bus was 　　　　　　　for an hour because a tree had fallen across the road.

　　 A. held out　　　　　 　　 B. held on　　　　

　　 C. held back　　　 　 D. held up

6. -Yangyang carried off the first winter Olympic 　　　　　　　medal for China.

　　 -Great! What 　　　　　　　she won for our motherland!

　　 A. golden; honor　 　　　 B. gold; honor　

　　 C. golden; honors　 　　 D. gold; honors