12、When interviewed, the family members of the victims in the air accident said that they didn’t know what       without their loved ones.

A．they expect                 B．to expect             C．to be expected     D．expect

11、When the guests check out from a hotel, they are always reminded to          their belongings.

A．keep                          B．hold                    C．take                    D．catch

10、It’s always boring wandering in the street,          if you don’t have enough money with you.

A．naturally                     B．especially             C．basically              D．extremely

9、--- Su Xing went to study in Australia at 16 and he lived on himself for many years.

--- Oh, dear! He           a lot of difficulties.

A．could have gone through                             B．would have gone through

C．will have gone through                                D．must have gone through

8、The shoes made in Chengdu are usually of high quality, so they        long.

A．wore                          B．are worn             C．wear                   D．will be worn

7、Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a bunch of white flowers was   1   to my house in Bethesda, Maryland.   2   card or note came with it. Calls to the flower store were always   3   - it was a cash purchase. After a while I   4   trying to discover the sender’s identity and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of that magical, perfect white flowers packed    5   soft pink paper.

But I   6  stopped imagining who the mysterious giver might be. Some of my   7   moments were spent in day dreams about someone wonderful and exciting but too   8   to make known his or her identity.

My mother contributed to these imaginings. She’d ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special   9  who might be showing appreciation. Perhaps the neighbor I’d helped when she was   10   a car full of groceries. Or maybe, it was the old man across the street whose mail I’d helped to fetch during the winter so he   11   have to risk going down his   12   steps. As a teenager, though, I had more   13   guessing that it might be a boy I was in love with or someone who had noticed me even though I didn’t   14   his name.

When I was 17, a boy broke my   15  . The night he called for me the last time, I cried myself to   16  . When I awoke the next morning, there was a   17   written on my mirror in red lipstick: “Heartily know when half – gods go, the gods arrive.” I thought about that saying from Emerson for a long time, and I left it   18   my mother had written it until my heart   19  . When I finally went for the glass cleaner, my mother knew   20   was all right again.

1．A．delivered               B．sold                    C．grown                 D．carried

2．A．The                      B．A                        C．Either                  D．No

3．A．in surprise             B．in return              C．in need                D．in vain

4．A．started                  B．stopped               C．kept                    D．continued

5．A．by                        B．in                        C．of                       D．for

6．A．even                     B．ever                    C．never                  D．usually

7．A．loneliest                B．happiest               C．darkest                D．hardest

8．A．shy                       B．busy                   C．tired                    D．forgetful

9．A．kindness               B．request                C．politeness            D．performance

10．A．repairing              B．buying                 C．pulling                 D．unloading

11．A．shouldn’t             B．couldn’t              C．wouldn’t             D．mustn’t

12．A．high                    B．icy                      C．wide                   D．long

13．A．hope                   B．fun                     C．time                    D．mind

14．A．miss                   B．call                     C．write                   D．know

15．A．promise               B．glasses                C．heart                   D．mirror

16．A．sleep                   B．stay                    C．think                   D．wait

17．A．sign                    B．word                   C．notice                 D．message

18．A．how                    B．after                    C．where                 D．when

19．A．recovered            B．changed              C．beat                    D．jumped

20．A．nothing               B．something            C．everything           D．anything

6、On July 4,1986, Americans celebrated the Staue of Liberty’s 100th birthday. Parades, speeches, fireworks, and other activities contributed to the great joy of the event. The celebration caused reporters and the local people to look back a century to the similar great joy that marked the official opening of the statue. The Statue of Liberty was completed in 1886, but the story began earlier. The idea for a statue was first suggested at a dinner party by Edouard de Laboulaye, a French historian. A guest at the party was Frederic Bartholdi, a young sculptor.

Most people who attended the dinner party soon forgot the idea, but Laboulaye and Bartholdi remembered it. In 1871, Bartholdi came to the United States to interest Americans in a statue that would link France and the United States in friendship. Many people in France had already been persuaded and contributed money to the project. Americans were also persuaded to build a fund (基金) for the statue. Much of the money came from schoolchildren.

After the idea had been accepted, Bartholdi set to work. He worked hard for many years. His friend Laboulaye died before the statue was completed. At last, in 1885, the statue was sent to the United States. It had to be shipped in sections and then put together for its weight and size.

Ever since then, 1886, the Statue of Liberty has stood as a symbol of freedom to millions of immigrants entering New York harbor.

1．Bartholdi made his first trip to the United States to talk about the Statue of Liberty in        .

       A．1986                   B．1871                   C．1885                   D．1886

2．The Statue of Liberty was shipped in sections because          .

       A．it was too large and heavy to move to USA as a whole

       B．USA had better means of putting it together than France

       C．the completed statue was a symbol of friendship for Americans

       D．putting it together cost less money and labour in USA

3．From the content, we may feel that the writer is        when he is writing the passage.

       A．calm                   B．curious                C．worried               D．modest

4．Which of the following titles best summarizes the content of the passage?

       A．Laboulaye and Bartholdi: Makers of the Statue of Liberty

       B．How People Made the Statue of Liberty Possible

       C．The 100 th Birthday of the Statue of Liberty

       D．The True Story of the Statue of Liberty

5、In this farming community where nightfall usually brings clear. starry（满天星斗的）skies,   people are devoted to reported sightings of what many believe is a UFO.

Several dozen people, including a pilot, a county police and some business owners, insist they have seen a large silent object with bright lights flying low and fast. Steve Allen, an air-transporting company owner and pilot, said the object he saw last week was a mile long and half a mile wide.

While David Lawrance, a federal official, insisted there’s a logical explanation, the locals  swear that it was larger, quieter, faster and lower to the ground than an airplane. They also said  the object’s lights changed shape, unlike those of a plane. People in several towns who reported  seeing it over several weeks have offered similar descriptions of the object. Jamy Sorrells said  friends made fun of him when he to1d them he saw a flat, metallic object circling about 300 feet over a farm behind his home. But he decided to come forward after reading similar accounts in the Stephenville Empire-Tribune. “It feels good to hear that other people saw something, because that means I’m not crazy. ” Sorrells said.

Karl Lewis. a spokesman for the 301st Fighter Wing at the Air Base in Fort Worth, said no F—16s or other aircraft from his base were in the area the night of January 8, when most people reported the sighting. Lewis said the object may have been an illusion（幻影）caused by two  commercial airplanes. “I’m 90 percent sure their was an airliner, ” Lewis said, “With the sun’s angle, it can play tricks on you”. Officials at the other two air force bases in this region also said none of their airplanes were in the area last week .

1．Who seems to most strongly believe in the exitence of a UFO?

       A．Steve All en.                                    B．Jamy Sorrells.    

       C．David Lawrance.                                D．Karl Lewis.                      

2．Which of the following contains the complete descriptions of the UFO mentioned in the passage?

    A．Length and width.                            B．Length, width, and Light.

    C．Light and shape.                              D．Shape, size, speed and light.

3．What the opinion of the people who don’t believe in the existence of a UFO?

    A．A UFO is a commercial airplane driven by the company owners.

    B．A UFO is actually a fighting airplane from the air force bases.

    C．A UFO is a wrong impression made upon by some people.

    D．A UFO is an imaginary object created by the locals.

4．What is the main idea of the passage?

     A．People are arguing over the existence of a UFO.

     B．Reporters have given an account of a UFO.

     C．Most people think there exists a UFO.

     D．People are doing a research into a UFO.

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1．What is the writer’s main purpose of writing this passage？

       A．To help people find some similarities of 3 famous persons.

       B．To tell people a story full of love，pity and hope.

      C．To recommend and persuade people to buy Chris-Antem.

      D．To make his personal comments on Chris-Antem.

2．Which of the following can replace the underline word uplifting?

A．Exciting.                                         B．Popular.             

C．Fashionable.                                    D．Encouraging.

3．According to the passage，we can feel that the story is written in a（n）________ tone.

    A．vivid and persuasive                          B．simple but realistic

    C．gentle and friendly                            D．critical but reasonable

4．The main reason why this book is highly thought of is that__________.

    A．it contains inspiration. 1ove and instruction of survival

    B．it helps people form a positive attitude towards the world

    C．it tells people how to overcome hardships in their future life

       D．it tells people that some of life’s hardest lessons are actually beautiful

3、    Tuesday was the eighth day of the 12 th month on the Chinese lunar calendar. I first became aware of the day as a traditional festival called laba, or the eighth day of the winter month – when I was working in a factory 30 years ago.

At lunch time，some elder co-workers opened their lunch boxes, and out came the sweet smell of well-cooked rice porridge mixed with beans，nuts and dates（枣）and they talked excitedly. Then, I wondered why there should be such an unnecessary excitement over the  laba festival. Growing up during the “cultural revolution” (1966－1976), when almost all traditional things were considered out-of-date，I had scarcely become aware of most of the traditional festivals.

I really started to value and celebrate these traditional festivals when I began to write about  Chinese culture. It is really encouraging that, despite the dramatic changes and modernization that our country has experienced over the past three decades, people have come to treasure many of our traditions more. Some people may have a complaint against the extreme commercialization（商业化）of these traditional festivals, but I believe the business promotions have at least worked to increase people’s awareness.

Most of the traditional Chinese festivals are celebrated with feasts. No wonder that on Tuesday a lot of people were buying rice，nuts，dry fruit, and beans from supermarkets and stores. A few thousand went to the Yonghegong Lama Temple to make prays for peace and happiness.  

Now that we have celebrated laba festival，we are now looking forward to the Lunar New Year, when we are supposed to have a lot more feasts. In fact, it is reported that almost all popular restaurants have been booked out for the Lunar New Year Eve dinner in major cities across the country.

1．As a whole，the passage is mainly organized by_________.

    A．space               B．examples          C．time                 D．comparison

2．What is the writer’s attitude toward Chinese Festivals?

    A．He takes them seriously all the time.

    B．He values them more than before.

    C．He expects only the Lunar New Year.

      D．He thinks Chinese Festival are too commercialized.

3．The common ways to celebrate traditional Chinese festivals in the passage are to________.

       ① stop working in the factory               ② enjoy some special delicious food

       ③ have feasts with the family or friends     ④ pray for peace in temples

       ⑤ buy rice，nuts，fruits and beans         ⑥ write about Chinese culture

       A．①③⑤            B．②⑤⑥             C．①④⑥               D．②③④

4．From the last paragraph it can be inferred that now_________.   

       A．people are eager to show their richer life

    B．people have become tired of laba festival

    C．people are living a better life than before

       D．people are always active in celebrating festivals