He didn't____ what I said because his mind was on something else．

 A．hold on        B．catch on    C．take in   D．get over

. He wasted a lot of time playing football, otherwise he ________the exam.

A. had passed           B. passed             C. would pass          D. would have passed

     The Fourth "21th Century Cup" National English Speaking Competition is to be held in Shanghai.

     Organizers: China Daily and Shanghai Broadcasting Network.

     Co-ordinater: China University English Speaking  Association  ( CUESA).

     Co-sponsors (联办单位): English Speaking Union (ESU), Lotus Software (China) Co. LtD.,Times Publishing Group of Singapore, Hilton Shanghai, Pearson Education, Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press.

     Date: March 26 ( Friday), 2011

     Place: Hilton Shanghai.

     Competition Format (形式): Each student will present a prepared speech on the given topic, followed by a three-minute off-hand speech and a three-minute question and answer period with the judges.

     Prepared speech period: six minutes.

     Q & A period: three minutes.

     Speech topic: People and Nature: In search of harmony (和谐）in a new age + your personal opinion. (Topics for the off hand speech will be given on the day of competition).

     Prizes: Besides books and certificates (证书), the top two winners will be offered scholarships to travel to the annual international English-speaking competition which will be held by the English Speaking Union in London in May, 2011. The third and fourth place winners will be offered a study trip to Singapore, sponsored by the Times Publishing Group. The fifth through 10th place winners will be offered cash prizes. All the competitors will receive certificates from the English Speaking Union and book prizes provided by Pearson Education and Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press. The teachers of the top winners will also receive a one-year membership to the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL).

1. The main purpose of this passage is ________________________ .

A. to invite you to take part in the competition

B. to tell you some information of the competition

      C. to help to improve your spoken English

    D. to show you how to win the competition

2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Shanghai English Speaking Competition?

A. Where and when it will take place.              B. Its program. 

C. What each winner will be offered.                 D. The number of its competitors.

3. Suppose you get the sixth place, you'll________________________ .

    A. travel to London for free.

    B. become a one-year member of IATEFL

    C. get some money, some books and a certificate

    D. get a chance to study in Singapore

4. An "off-hand speech" is________________________ .

A. a speech not longer than three minutes           B. a speech with a piece of paper in hand

C. a speech without preparation                         D. a speech which is well prepared

第四部分  单词拼写和短语（共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分）

1. Sports, though important, should not ____________（主宰）our school.

2. I’d like to work as a peer ____________ (调解员) in school life, someone who helps students to settle problems that they have with other students .

3. The villagers treated us like heroes, and for a brief instant, I felt all the fear and danger had been w______________.

4. The film opens with a 30-minute sequence of the invasion of Normandy, probably the most violent ______________(图像) of war ever shown in a film.

5. The bombing c ______________ in London lasted until May 1941.

6. 对……感到疲倦的（weary）_________________  

7. 为……做出牺牲 ___________________

8. 绕……一圈     ___________________        

9. 拥有；占有 ??????????????????    ____________________

10. 从竖直到水平  ______________________

       Army personnel_____often forbidden to fraternize (与……友善) with the civilian population.

A. are                         B. is              C. have been          D. has been

A sudden hurricane occurred in Tokyo last night ,____ great inconvenience in transport .

   A. caused                B. causing             C. affecting           D. brought  

.The teacher used to stay up deep into the night. ______ , he made himself ill.

   A. However    B. Eventually     C. Moreover       D. Also

.The farmer who admitted ______ the tiger was severely punished.

A. to kill      B. killing        C. killed            D. to have killed

This research attracted wide______ coverage and BBC television’s Tomorrow’s World had a

special programme about it last week.

A. message        B. information           C. media          D. data

第二节  完形填空   阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As a music teacher，I have always known that music touches the soul．It can  3 6  all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way．It can be the  37  for each child to find their light．1 would like to  38  a story about it．

For a few years 1 was blessed with the opportunity to teach 39 students．One of my most  40  students was a five-year-old girl called Vanessa，who had difficulty walking，and could not speak．We  41  sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to 42 on my lap(膝上)．One of her favorite songs was “John the Rabbit．”It was a clapping and response song where I sang the call and the students  43  twice while singing the repeating phrase，“Oh，yes” Vanessa liked to  44 her hands together with mine and clap with me．We probably performed that song during every class，Vanessa and I clapping together．But she 45  said or sang a word．

One day，when the song was finished，Vanessa turned around，46  me in the eye，clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words “Oh，yes!” I opened my mouth in 47  and for that moment 1 was the one who could not speak．When my heart 4 8  started beating again I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also 49 .k^s*5#u Through music we had made an awesome connection．

Several years later，I met Vanessa on the street in town．She waved with a big  50 on her face and then clapped her hands twice，imitating the song we had  51 so many times in our music class．The little girl，52 her connection with music，left an impression on me that will last forever．Every child has the  53 to learn and grow．It is up to us to 54  the way to reach each and every one of our students．We all must find each child’s  55．

36．A．get across    B．put away        C.take over          D．break through

37．A．means       B．direction          C.process         D．effort

38．A．add               B．talk                C.share              D．write

39．A．disabled         B．normal                 C.sad                 D．silly

40．A．troublesome  B．hardworking   C.memorable     D．sensitive

41．A．most            B．almost          C.nearly                   D．mostly

42．A．stand            B．sit                C.1ie                    D．jump

43．A．sang             B．said              C.followed            D．clapped

44．A．strike           B．put               C.give                  D．shake

45．A．ever             B．never            C.still                   D．even

46．A．1ooked         B．saw              C.glared                   D．noticed

47．A．horror          B．delight          C.astonishment      D．embarrassment

48．A．immediately  B．fortunately    C.slowly             D．finally

49．A．happy           B．grateful        C.speechless        D．hopeless

50．A．greeting        B．smile            C.expression     D．sign

51．A．performed    B．operated        C.trained              D．organized

52．A．upon            B．through        C.from              D.  beyond

53．A．standard       B．ability          C.plan                  D．necessity

54．A．discover       B．invent           C.test                    D．make

55．A．virtue           B．dream           C.1ight            D．rhythm