The old man lives alone on an island, and his home is not accessible ______ by boat.
A. rather than B. or rather C. other than D. no less than
Please keep ______; I’m taking a photo of you all. Say “Cheese”.
A. calm B. still C. quiet D. silent
An American man from Las Vegas opened a dog and cat hotel recently. Pats can rest on soft rugs(小地毯), watch television and get to know some new friends while their masters have fun in the city
The American Dog and Cat Hotel opened officially on a Wednesday in March. There is everything a pet could want --- and more.
“We hear time and time again. ‘This is so nice, I’d like to stay here.’ ” the hotel manager said in an interview. He believed that people would want for their pets what they wanted for themselves.
Kennels(狗舍) have been around for a long time, but nowadays masters want to put their loved pets in some better places, he added.
He said the cats and dogs like to watch images(图像) on TV although they may not understand them. Anyway, they don’t have to know Britney Spears or Emimem to enjoy the pop music. Also, “The dogs don’t know it is a rug, but they know it is soft,” he said.
Pet masters can book a dog suite(套房) for $79 a night. Baths and other services are also offered.
The pet hotel manager believes that all the animal lovers in the world will love this great idea.
1. By “--- and more” in the last sentence of the 2nd paragraph the writer means that ______.
A. there’re also things for the pet masters
B. some of the things are unnecessary
C. there’re things a pet cannot fully enjoy
D. all the things are plenty in amount
2. In the pet masters’ opinion, the kennels are _____.
A. not good enough B. too old to live in
C. just an equal choice D. no longer in existence
3. The 5th paragraph suggests that ______.
A. some pets know some pop stars
B. “rug” is a difficult word for a pet to learn
C. pets enjoy things the same way humans do
D. pets enjoy things at a sensational level
四、单词拼写 (共10小题，计10分)
51. She enjoys p_________ the beautiful scenery.
52. The judge found her g___________ of killing people.
53. A pocket e__________ of the dictionary will come out soon.
54. You must buy a good piano for your son, for he is a g___________ pianist.
55. The restaurant has just e_____________ five new waiters.
56. I’m looking forward to attending my sister’s wedding c______________.
57. Her health broke down under the p______________ of work.
58. The boys a__________ to leave for camping but were stopped by their parents.
59. When his father died, he came into p__________ of a large fortune.
60. There are many art g__________ in New York such as Museum of Modern Art.
During the Second World War, it was difficult to travel by plane, because the
seats were needed for important government officials and army officers. Mr Brown worked for the government during the war and he was doing very secret work. Nobody was allowed to know how important he was except very few people. One day he had to fly to London to give a talk to a few top people there, but an important army officer came to the airport at the last minute. Mr Brown’s seat was given to him, so he was not able to fly to the city to give his talk. When the important army officer reached the city , he found that the man whose seat he had taken was the one whose talk he had flown to hear.
1.Mr Brown was ___________.
A．an army officer B．a bad speaker
C．a government official D．a public speaker
2.Plane tickets were hard to get for _________.
A．ordinary people B．government officials
C．army officers D．secret workers
3.Mr Brown could not take the plane, because _________.
A．his secret work was discovered.
B．he wanted to change for another plane.
C．his seat was given to an important army officer.
D．he was unable to go by air.
4.What did the army officer discover in the end? ________.
A．He had taken a very important person’s seat.
B．Mr Brown’s talk was important
C．Mr Brown didn’t do important secret work
D．Mr Brown was a kind person.
第二节 短文改错 （共10小题，每小题10分；满分10分）
假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一篇作文。文中共有10处语言错误， 要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2 只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不记分。
I have been having problems with my parent these days because they always expect me do better even though I am a very good student in my class. They care too many about the exams but often ask my teachers about my grades. When I get the second place or the third one in test, they keep asking me,“Why ? You should be carefully next time.” So I begin to fear the exams. I don’t want to take part in some exams now .Now it hurt me to see them acting in this way. I think no matter how harder I try, it never seems to be enough .Am I wrong ? Now I don’t know that what I should do.
. I was disappointed with the film. I had expected ________ to be much better.
A. that B. it C. this D. one
Mr King, _____ legs were badly hurt, was quickly taken to hospital.
A. who B. that C. whom D. whose
. ____ of the land in my hometown ____ covered with trees and grass.
A. Two-fifths; is B. Two-fifth; are C. Two-fifth; is D. Two-fifths; are
二 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
The Parking-Lot（停车场）Sweeper
Both my parents came from towns in Mexico. I was born in E1 Paso, Texas, and when I was four, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles.
Even though we struggled to make ends meet, my parents stressed to me and my four brothers and sisters how 21 we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities. They 22 us with the ideas of family, faith and love.
I got my first 23 job when I was ten. My dad injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist. He 24 space in a little shopping center and gave his shop the flowery name of Mr. Ben’s Coiffure.
The owner of the shopping center 25 my Dad’s payment for cleaning the parking lot three 26 a week, which 27 getting up at 3 a.m. Mom and I helped 28
dustbin and pick up rubbish by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot. I 29 sleep in the car on the way home.
I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have 30 a lifetime. I obtained discipline（自律）and the importance of work, and learned at a(n) 31 age the importance of balancing life’s competing interests——in my 32 , school, homework and a job. This
33 helped during my school years, when I worked 40 hours at a fast-food restaurant while taking a full 34 of college preparation courses.
The hard work 35 off. I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to 36
graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard. 37 , I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California state assembly（州议会）. In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have 38 forgotten those nights in the parking lot. The experience taught me that there is value in all work and that if people are working to 39 for themselves and their families, that is 40 we should honor.
21. A. important B. different C. competitive D. fortunate
22. A. mixed B. filled C. piled D. left
23. A. true B. new C. real D. good
24. A. hired B. bought C. cleaned D. created
25. A. reduced B. afforded C. collected D. charged
26. A. mornings B. evenings C. dawns D. nights
27. A. meant B. overcame C. admitted D. allowed
28. A. lift B. empty C. throw D. hold
29. A. must B. need C. would D. should
30. A. existed B. lasted C. kept D. stayed
31. A. small B. exact C. early D. golden
32. A. mind B. way C. part D. case
33. A. really B. nearly C. simply D. merely
34. A. piece B. length C. mass D. load
35. A. made B. took C. paid D. started
36. A. receive B. offer C. require D. study
37. A. Thus B. Later C. Again D. Instead
38. A. seldom B. just C. even D. never
39. A. account B. enter C. provide D. call
40. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything