8．The employees have not been paid ____ since the new manager took over this company last

month.

     A． regularly B． commonly      C． absolutely      D． Ordinarily

13．—I think the real－name system for the train tickets can effectively crack down on scalpers（黄牛党）．

       — ________. I hate scalpers.

       A．I hope so                                                   B．Believe it or not

       C．Not at all                                                   D．No way

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

  Until I took Dr. Offutt’s class, I was an underachieving student. But I left that class

   __50 _never to underachieve again. He not only taught me to think, he convinced me, as much by examples as words, that it was my  _51   obligation to do so and to serve others.

Neither of us could know how our relationship would   52   over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr. Offutt, the department chair. My discussions with him as he mentored me were like graduate seminars in adolescent (青少年)  __53_  , classroom management and school leadership.

After several years, I was   54   department chair, and our relationship shifted again. I thought that it might be __55_  to chair the department, since all of my former English teachers were __56_  there, but Dr. Offutt supported me __57_ . He knew when to give me advice about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me __58_  my own course.

In 1997, I needed his __59_  about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school.  __60_  he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have. __61_ , he encouraged me to seize the new opportunity.

Five years ago, I became the principal of DeMatha. __62_ , Dr. Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could __63_  him as I tried to fill such big shoes. I’ve learned from him that great teachers have an inexhaustible wealth of lessons to teach. Even if his students don’t know it yet, I know how __64_  they are: I’m still one of them.

50. A. anxious           B. eager         C. determined          D. worried

51. A. family            B. legal         C. academic           D. moral

52. A. evolve            B. stay          C. remain              D. worsen

53. A. process           B. procedure     C. development        D. movement

54. A. called                 B. appointed     C. entitled           D. offered

55. A. awkward          B. uneasy         C. unnatural           D. insensitive

56. A. once           B. already       C. still               D. never

57. A. through           B. throughout    C. at the beginning      D. in the end

58. A. chart            B. head           C. describe            D. manage

59. A. opinion          B. request         C. permission          D. promise

60. A. Even if          B. Although       C. If                 D. When

61. A. Naturally         B. Instead         C. Consequently        D. Peacefully

62. A. Once again       B. Now and then  C. Hopefully           D. Surprisingly

63. A. count on         B. account for      C. call on             D. appeal to

64. A. earnest           B. worried        C. fortunate           D. desperate

(D)

At a certain time in our lives we consider every place as the possible site for a house. I have thus searched the country within a dozen miles of where I live. In imagination I have bought all the farms, one after another, and I knew their prices.

The nearest thing that I came to actual ownership was when I bought the Hollowell place. But before the owner completed the sale with me, his wife changed her mind and wished to keep it, and he offered me additional dollars to return the farm to him. However, I let him keep the dollars and sold him the farm for just what I gave for it.

The real attractions of the Hollowell farm to me were its position, being about two miles from the village, half a mile from the nearest neighbor, bounded(相邻) on one side by the river, and separated from the highway by a wide field. The poor condition of the house and fences showed that it hadn’t been used for some time. I remembered from my earliest trip up the river that the house used to be hidden behind a forest area, and I was in a hurry to buy it before the owner finished getting out some rocks, cutting down the apple trees, and clearing away some young trees which had grown up in the fields. I wanted to buy it before he made any more of his improvements. But it turned out as I have said.

I was not really troubled by the loss. I had always had a garden, but I don’t think I was ready for a large farm. I believe that as long as possible it is better to live free and uncommitted(无牵无挂). It makes but little difference whether you own a farm or not.

57.What do we know about the author?

  A. He wanted to buy the oldest farm near where he lived.

  B. He made a study of many farms before buying.

  C. He made money by buying and selling farms.

  D. He had the money to buy the best farm in the country.

58.Why did the author want to buy the farm in a hurry?

  A. He was afraid the owner might change his mind.

  B. He hoped to enlarge the forest on the farm.

  C. He wanted to keep the farm as it was.

  D. He was eager to become a farm owner.

59.The underlined words “the loss” in the last paragraph refer to _____?

  A. the money the author lost in buying the farm

  B. the sale of the garden in the Hollowell place

  C. the removal of the trees around the house

  D. the failure to possess the Hollowell place

60.What does the author believe as important in life?

  A. To own a farm                B. To satisfy his needs

  C. To be free from worries.        D. To live in the countryside.

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

各个时代的高中生是怎样庆祝自己的毕业典礼并留住对同窗的美好回忆的呢?假如你是校英文报的小记者，最近就此进行了一次调查。下面的表格显示的是20世纪70年代、80年代以及现在高中生毕业留念时的做法，请你根据表格内容用英语写一篇文章反映这种变化并发表在校报英文版上。

23. The customer didn’t choose______of the coats and went away without looking at a third one.

   A. both       B. all        C. any        D. Either

27. The new teacher was very quick to _________ the rules of the school

A. adapt to   B. addict to   C. concentrate on   D. depend on

10. There is_____like the taste of a glass of cold milk  it has been described as the perfect food by westerners.

   A. something       B. anything          C. nothing          D. Everything

13.Early this year the government decided to _______ the devement of agriculture.

 A. speed up  B. sweep up  C. take up  D. call up

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，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项填出。

        “What kind of Thanksgiving can I provide?”I said to myself．Living in a small house and still jobless，I  36   to make ends meet．

Still，I counted my blessing（知足）when I  37  that a young family in a nearby home lost  __38  to a flash fire．I watched as the entire community went to their  39  ：A church provided shelter；others gathered food，bedding and clothing．Lines of busy people willingly gave their time   __40   their money．

    The afternoon before Thanksgiving，two women came to our house  41  donations（捐赠物品）．Although we had  42  to spare，I helped early items to their car，  43  in my heart to give more．

As we stood   44   chatting，my little Helen，only three，shouted，“Wait! Don’t anybody move．”She rushed into the house，complaining，“We   45  something!”

    I looked apologetically at the ladies，but  46  I could follow her，Helen was back outside．

carrying her  47   toy bear，which I had made for her birthday just two months before．

    “Mommy，”her green eyes searched my   48  ，“the little girl doesn’t’t have any toys．I have to give it to her．”

    My heart quaked．I thought about the few  49  Helen had and how many hours I had spend sewing（缝）this one．Now she wanted to  50  it away．We stood in silence，the ladies  51  at me．I struggled with my feelings．I thought of all the things we needed and didn’t have．

    Everyone held their  52  as I bent down to face Helen．“Of course，Helen．”My voice nearly  __53   ，“you’re right．We forgot the toy．How  54  of you to remember!”

    And I  55   my own heart would never be as big as the one pounding（砰砰地跳）in my daughter’s little chest．

36．A．struggled  B．decided     C．prepared   D．happened

37．A．expected   B．announced       C．learned     D．believed

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

39．A．trouble     B．help  C．experience       D．work

40．A．except for B．instead of      C．rather than     D．as well as 

41．A．collecting B．reporting  C．requiring  D．allowing

42．A．less   B．more C．little  D．much

43．A．refusing    B．offering    C．waiting     D．wishing

44．A．downstairs       B．upstairs     C．outside     D．inside

45．A．needed     B．gave  C．remembered     D．forgot

46．A．since B．before      C．when D．though

47．A．expensive B．favorite    C．friendly    D．ugly

48．A．face  B．head  C．heart D．body

49．A．books       B．clothes      C．friends      D．toys

50．A．take  B．throw       C．give  D．put

51．A．aiming     B．shouting   C．glimpsing D．staring

52．A．words       B．steps  C．breath       D．hands

53．A．broke       B．failed       C．appeared   D．stopped

54．A．proud       B．thoughtful C．natural      D．clever

55．A．admitted   B．wished      C．explained  D．Realized