.How beautifully she sings! I have never heard________.

 A. the better voice       B. a good voice      C. the best voice     D. a better voice

The possibility____ pleasant smells might reduce pain has recently been suggested by new research.

   A. which          B. why              C. that           D.whether

The young tribal man helped Mrs．Davidson find her way back, in return for________ medical equipment was offered to him by the latter.

       A．that           B．whose               C．which               D．whom

Joe ________ his anger, remembering the mistakes he had made before．

     A．held back  B．held up     C．held on     D．held down

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

    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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

       When I was young, I went looking for gold in California．I never found enough to make me rich．But I did discover a beautiful part of the country．It was called "the Stanislau"．The Stanislau was like Heaven on Earth．It had bright green hills and deep forests where soft winds touched the trees．

       Other men, also looking for gold, had reached the Stanislau hills of California many years before I did．They had built a town in the valley with sidewalks and stores, banks and schools．They had also built pretty little houses for their families．

       At first, they found a lot of gold in the Stanislau hills．But their good luck did not last．After a few years, the gold disappeared．By the time I reached the Stanislau, all the people were gone, too．

       Grass now grew in the streets．And the little houses were covered by wild rose bushes．Only the sound of insects filled the air as I walked through the empty town that summer day so long ago．Then, 1 realized I was not alone after all．

       A man was smiling at me as he stood in front of one of the little houses．This house was not covered by wild rose bushes．A nice little garden in front of the house was full of blue and yellow flowers．White curtains hung from the windows and floated in the soft summer wind．

       Still smiling, the man opened the door of his house and signed to me．1 went inside and could not believe my eyes．I had been living for weeks in rough mining camps with other gold miners．We slept on the hard ground, ate canned beans from cold metal plates and spent our days in the difficult search for gold．

       Here in this little house, my spirit seemed to come to life again．

I saw a bright rug on the shining wooden floor．Pictures hung all around the room．And on little tables there were seashells, books and china vases full of flowers．A woman had made this house into a home．

       The pleasure I felt in my heart must have shown on my face．The man read my thoughts．"Yes," he smiled, "it is all her work．Everything in this room has felt the touch of her hand．"

       One of the pictures on the wall was not hanging straight．He noticed it and went to fix it．He stepped back several times to make sure the picture was really straight．Then he gave it a gentle touch with his hand．

56．According to the passage, the Stanislau was _____．

       A．an independent country        B．a beautiful part of California

       C．a rough mining camp     D．an almost bare mountain

57．The writer writes the passage mainly to _____．

       A．recall his experience in California B．persuade people to visit the Stanislau

       C．introduce the couple he met         D．offer tips on searching for gold

58．Which of the following can best describe the couple?

       A．Ambitious but selfish．            B．Hopeful and merciful．

       C．Warm-hearted and contented．      D．Enthusiastic but hopeless．

59．What's the correct order of the events?

       a．I went to California in search of gold．

       b．A town was built in the valley．

       c．I came to the front of a little house．

       d．The man put the picture straight．

       e．I walked through the empty town．

       A．b, a, e, c, d                 B．b, a, c, e, d      

     C．a, b, e, c, d              D．a, b, e, d, c

III. 课文内容填空（共5分，每空0.5分）

Finally about 2.6 million years ago some small clever animals now with hands and feet, appeared and 1___________ all over the earth. Thus they have, in their 2________, become the most important animals on the planet. But they are not looking after the earth very well. They are putting too much carbon dioxide into the 3_____________, which 4______________ heat from 5_______________ from the earth into space. As a result of this, many 6_________ believe the earth 7________ become too hot to live on. So 8________ life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will 9_______ on whether this problem can be 10_______.

. Hotel Belvedere is popular with the travelers as it’s ______ easy reach of the beach.

A. beyond               B. within          C. out of            D. from

 ---You look unhappy. Did you fail the tests?

   --- I ______ the written papers but didn’t pass the oral examination.

   A. went through         B. went over             C. got over                      D. got through

 This picture was taken a long time ago . I wonder if you can _______ my father.

       A．find out                  B．pick out          C．look out                  D．speak out

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When my son was 11 years old, he got a small job helping out with a traveling carnival in our town. He didn't come home at lunch time, phoning  36  to tell me he was fine and had found a few days' work  37  out at an exhibit. However, after he finished work he  38  for supper as usual.

I asked him how he had  39  at lunch and he told me he had made some new  40  at the carnival, some young men who were twin brothers, and their mom and dad. They had  41  him a few dollars and invited him for lunch  42  for helping them set up their exhibit and wanted him to  43   the next day to help with other chores (杂务).

I was glad he had found new friends but a little  44  about the type of people who might be traveling in a carnival. "Oh, Mum, these are just  45  everyday people like anyone else. They  46   work at a carnival instead of in a store or something". "Come down tomorrow and  47  them yourself," he said.

So the next day I went to the carnival and to the exhibit he had  48  me to. The twin brothers   _49  out to be Siamese (连体的) twins, joined at the chest. He hadn't thought this  50  was noteworthy enough to mention. When I brought it to him, he said, "yes, I  51  that too. Do you know that their mum has to make all their clothes  52  it's so difficult to find anything to fit them? They're also really good  53  . Today, Joe, one on the fight, made me spaghetti (意大利面条) for lunch. "

What others see first in a person is not what a child considers  54  . Where I saw Siamese twins, he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit, and young men who were good cooks. It was a   _55  I have thought about many times over the years.

36. A. instead                 B. even               C. also              D. besides

37. A. helping              B. helping                    C. taking              D. showing

38. A. did up                       B. gave up                    C. took up                    D. turned up

39. A. sought                       B. managed                  C. worked                    D. acted

40. A. clothes                       B. friends                            C. choices                     D. differences

41. A. paid                          B. charged                    C. lent                          D. owed

42. A. by chance                  B. in return                   C. by turns                   D. in advance

43. A. return                        B. promise                    C. consider                   D. decide

44. A. excited                      B. regretful                   C. worried                    D. optimistic

45. A. humorous                  B. obvious                    C. particular                 D. normal

46. A. just                           B. never                       C. hardly                      D. always

47. A. teach                         B. meet                        C. affect                       D. join

48. A. ordered                      B. directed                    C. forced                      D. persuaded

49. A. worked                      B. left                          C. came                        D. turned

50. A. expression                  B. change                            C. fact                          D. idea

51. A understood                  B. made                       C. noticed                     D. formed

52. A. before                       B. if                             C. after                        D. because

53. A. cooks                        B. doctors                     C. artists                       D. singers

54. A. necessary                   B. important                 C. impossible                D. unlucky

55. A. lesson                        B. festival                     C. task                         D. match