【题目】We walked as fast as we could, ________ to get there on time.

A．hoping B．to hope

C．hoped D．being hoped

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Arthur Miller(1915-2005)is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Miller` s father had moved to the USA from Austria Hungary,drawn like so many others by the“ Great American Dream”. However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early l930s.

Millers' s most famous play, Death of a Salesman , is a powerful attack on the American system ,with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth. In Willy Loman , the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into trouble with his worth. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment : if he can't do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.

When it was first staged in 1949 ,the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews ,and it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics` Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.

Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut ,on the evening of February 10,2005,the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.

【1】The play Death of a Salesman

A. exposes the cruelty of the American business world

B. discusses the ways to get promoted in a company

C. talks about the business career of Arthur Miller

D. focuses on the skills in doing business

【2】What can we learn about Willy Loman?

A. He treats his employer badly.

B. He runs the Wagner Company.

C. He is a victim of the American system.

D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.

【3】 After it was first staged, Death of a Salesman

A. achieved huge success

B. won the first Tony Award

C. was warmly welcomed by salesmen

D. was severely attacked by dramatists

【4】 What is the text mainly about?

A. Arthur Miller and his family.

B. The awards Arthur Miller won.

C. The hardship Arthur Miller experienced.

D. Arthur Miller and his best-known play.

【题目】用所给词的适当形式填空

【1】The plan ____________(study) by the experts for three times now.

【2】I like these English songs and they ____________(teach) many times on the radio.

【3】Though we don’t know what was discussed, yet we all feel the topic ____________(change).

【4】—____________ the letter ____________(send) to Mr. Black?

—No. It’s still on the desk.

【5】—Your English is very good.

—I’m still nervous. After all, it is only the second time that I ____________(meet) foreign guests.

【6】If the paper ____________(finish), please hand it in.

【7】I don’t believe you’ve already finished reading the book—I ____________(lend) it to you this morning!

【8】You’ve failed to do what you ____________(expect) to and I’m afraid the teacher will be angry with you.

【9】—How long ____________ you ____________(employ) at this job?

—Since 2000.

【10】With the help of high technology, more and more new ways ____________(discover) in the past years.

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“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton (骨骼) in the closet (衣橱)?”Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully. “Well, it's something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad's family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a skeleton in his family's closet’. He really wouldn't want any neighbor to know about it. ”

“Why pick on my family?” Jessica's father said with anger. “Your family history isn't so good, you know. Wasn't your great－great－grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?”“Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners. ” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now, ” Jessica cut in before things grew worse.

After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica's parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica's closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica's mother sank into a faint(晕倒), waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.

“What happened?Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school's skeleton, Mum, ” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad. ” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They're both crazy, ” she thought.

【1】 According to Jessica's mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means______.

A. a family honor

B. a family secret

C. a family story

D. a family treasure

【2】 Jessica's mother fell down into a faint because she was______.

A. knocked

B. frightened

C. injured

D. surprised

【3】 Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?

A. She was curious about it.

B. She planned to keep it for fun.

C. She needed it for her school task.

D. She intended to scare her parents.

【40】 Jessica's parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because______.

A. they were crazy

B. they were overexcited

C. they realized their misunderstanding

D. they both thought they had won the quarrel

【题目】Only when I left my parents for Italy ________ how comfortable it was to live in our home country.

A．I realized B．I had realized

C．did I realize D．had I realized

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

My mother is a kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 【1】___________ Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us. My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 【2】____________ She treats them with patience and teaches them well.

【3】___________ Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself. 【4】__________

Often she says to us, “Work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be a happy person. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is! 【5】__________ This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.

A. She enjoys listening to classic music.

B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.

C. She loves her students and cares for them.

D. She often buys expensive and high quality clothes for us.

E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.

F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.

G. Can you tell us something about your mother？

【题目】I you a valuable present for your birthday, but I was short of money at that time.

A. would like to give

B. liked to have given

C. would have liked to give

D. like to give

【题目】语法填空

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining(请客) at home. They often invite friends over【1】___________ a meal, a party, or just for coffee and conversation.

Here are the 【2】____________ (kind) of things people say when they invite someone to their home: “Would you like to come over for dinner Saturday night?” “Hey, we 【3】__________(have) a party on Friday. Can you come?”

【4】__________(reply) to an invitation, either say thank you and accept, or say you’re sorry and give an excuse: “Thanks, I’d love to. What time would you like me to come?” 【5】____________“Oh, sorry. I’ve tickets for a movie.”

Sometimes, 【6】__________, people use expressions that sound like invitations(邀请) but which are not real invitations. For example: “Please come over for a drink sometime.” “Why not get together for a party sometime?” “Why don’t you come over and see 【7】_________(we) sometime soon?”

They are really just polite ways of 【8】___________(end) a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention a specific(确定的) time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be【9】__________(friend). To reply to expressions like these, people just say “Sure, that would be great!” or “OK. Yes, thanks.”

So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen 【10】___________(careful). Is it a real invitation or not?

【题目】For breakfast he only drinks juice from fresh fruit ________ on his own farm.

A．grown B．being grown

C．to be grown D．to grow

【题目】完形填空。

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A businessman, with a lot of money, was walking through a remote(偏远的) area. Upon __ __ this, a thief followed him, planning to ___ his money at a certain time. The businessman(商人) noticed something was ____, and he started to pay much more ____ to the thief.

The businessman asked the thief if he ____ help find some water nearby, and when the thief went to ____ the water, the businessman put all of his ____ into the thief’s bag. Then the thief returned and told the businessman ____ the water was. ____ the businessman left to get some water, the thief quickly ____ the businessman’s bag. Certainly, there was nothing that the thief ____.

The thief was ____, but he still did not give up hope. After some time, the businessman returned and they both ____ for a long time. Then the businessman got tired and ___ under a big tree. The thief again checked the businessman’s bag and still did not find any money. So the thief ___ that the businessman did not actually have any money with him.

Finally, they arrived at a city. When the thief went after a job and left his own bag behind, the businessman ____ in and took back all of his own money he had put there ___. When the thief came back, he was surprised to see that the businessman was ___ some jewels with the money in his bag. The thief couldn’t ____ asking the question, “I didn’t know you had money on the ____.” The businessman smiled to him, “Of course you didn’t, because it is not yours.”

【1】A. talkingB. learningC. thinkingD. speaking

【2】A. keepB. borrow C. stealD. put

【3】A. new B. commonC. strangeD. dangerous

【4】A. care B. love C. needD. attention

【5】A. wouldB. couldC. shouldD. must

【6】A. carry on B. look forC. watch overD. bring along

【7】A. goodsB. foodC. moneyD. clothes

【8】A. how B. whatC. thatD. where

【9】A. As soon as B. As far as C. As well as D. As long as

【10】A. hid B. searchedC. exploredD. changed

【11】A. savedB. plannedC. ownedD. wanted

【12】A. frightenedB. angryC. surprisedD. nervous

【13】A. drankB. walkedC. rested D. discussed

【14】A. satB. stoodC. sleptD. stopped

【15】A. agreedB. wishedC. doubtedD. believed

【16】A. put B. gotC. reachedD. broke

【17】A. rightlyB. luckilyC. reallyD. formerly

【18】A. buyingB. wearingC. havingD. showing

【19】A. keepB. helpC. enjoyD. avoid

【20】A. tripB. visitC. holidayD. business