As Polly observed the passengers on the train, she _______that she was being watched by a tall man in a dark coat.

  A. feared                  B. sensed            C. sighted                     D. sniffed      

 More and more fast-food restaurants have _____ all over the town in the last few years.

  A. come up   B. taken up   C. sprung up   D. put up

Although she had been ill for a long time, it still came as a shock when she _____ died

A. hopefully        B. willingly           C. gradually          D. eventually   

 ____ no cash for food, he broke into an old woman's house, hoping to steal some money.

   A. Because       B. As     C. Since       D. With

 When he was in that city, he _____ go to that park once a week.

A. would         B. used to            C. might         D. should

Ⅵ.作文

请根据下面的表格提示，写一篇题为“Changes in Our Hometown”的英文短文。（词数100字左右，不包括已给出的单词）

                   Changes in Our Hometown

    Over the past ten years, great changes have taken place in our hometown. In the past,

That day he acted on the stage, ＿＿ Hamlet.

  A. starred      B. starring     C. to star     D. star

完形填空：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Good advice is like medicine for the soul. What kind of   36  have you recently received? Who do you go to get advice? Do you have a mentor（顾问）? A mentor is a   37  adviser.

Parents, teachers and friends are often great    38  . Sports figures, public officials, and nationally known figures can also be good   39   of mentors, but a person with whom you have a personal relationship will most likely be able to  40  you the best advice.

Mentors teach things that seem to be   41   sense. Proverbs are wise old sayings that are common in every language and   42   , and can sometimes be   43  for a non-native to understand. For example, all    44   glitters（闪烁）is not gold（some things are not as     45  as they appear ）.

Advice columns（栏目） 46   newspapers and magazines are another way to  47   advice.  

Talk shows on radio and television are also very popular. Americans and Canadians love to      48   themselves. Many people are not   49   to ask for help or   50  about  a problem in order to receive advice. People generally will  51    their own experience to   52   their friends. Overcoming a difficult situation is  53  respected in North America. People love to offer motivational （激发性的）   54   and encouragement. One proverb, a friend in need is a friend indeed, shares the concept that a true friend will help you out when you are in    55   .

36. A. success          B. measure         C. position         D. advice

37. A. devoted             B. united              C. trusted              D. expected

38. A. interviewers       B. mentors            C. followers          D. competitors

39. A. examples            B. mentors            C. manners         D. services

40. A. consider         B. exchange       C. get               D. offer

41. A. present               B. attractive        C. common        D. especial

42. A. experience     B. difference       C. culture           D. behavior

43. A. simple            B. difficult          C. natural            D. brief

44. A. that              B. which        C. what              D. who

45. A. different        B. same           C. exciting            D. valuable

46. A. in                B. on          C. at              D. upon

47. A. reduce               B. add                  C. keep                 D. get

48. A. enjoy                 B. teacher           C. express           D. defeat

49. A. brave         B. afraid              C. honest            D. lucky

50. A. talk           B bring                 C. care                D. look

51. A. remind               B. suggest             C. advise               D. share

52. A. lead to              B. set free             C. help out             D. look out

53. A. originally           B. highly              C. equally              D. closely

54. A. stories       B. sadness          C. movement         D. adventure

55. A. happiness      B. trouble           C. excitement       D. nature

A new study has claimed that men really are more intelligent than women . The study concluded that men’s IQs are almost four points higher than women’s.

British-born researcher John Philippe Rushton says the finding could explain why so few women make it to the top in the workplace.

The Oxford University reached his conclusion after Scrutinizing the results of university ability tests taken by 100,000 students aged 17 and 18 of both sexes.

A focus on the factors such as the ability to quickly grasp a complex concept , verbal reasoning skills(语言推理能力) and creativity—some of the key factors of intelligence ---showed the male teenagers had IQs that were an average of 3.63 points higher. The average person has an IQ around 100 . The findings , which held true for all classes and levels of education , overturn 100-year opinion that men and women average the same in general mental ability. They also conflict（冲突） with evidence that girls do better in school exams than boys.

But Professor Rushton argues that the faster maturing（成熟） of girls leads to them outshining boys in the classroom .

46. The report is mainly about________.

A. a study that shows men are clever than women        B. the “glass ceiling “phenomenon

C. Professor Ruston’s theory on IQ              D. the difference between male and female

47. The underlined word “Scrutinizing” in the fourth paragraph probably means__________.

A. making up      B. carrying out   C. examining carefully   D. looking at

48. The tests were taken by _________.

A. boy students aged 17 and 18.          B. 100,000 boy and girl students aged 17 and 18[

C. girl students aged 17 and 18           D. 100,000 girl students

49. We can infer that the average woman has an IQ of _________.

A. a little less than 100   B. 100    C. more than 100    D. 96.37

50. Which of the following opinions does Professor Rushton NOT accept?

A. Men’s IQs are almost four points higher than women’s

B. Few women make it to the top in the workplace.

C. Men and women average the same in general mental ability .

D. The faster maturing of girls leads to them outshining boys in the classroom.

The final score of the basketball match was 93--94. We were only ___ beaten.

  A. nearly           B. slightly             C. narrowly           D. lightly