阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to pour heavily. When it became lighter. I decided to  16  the rain to get my car. which was parked at my office three streets away.

My friends  17  that I shouldn't go,  18  I was seven months pregnant (怀孕的) then. I told them that I'd be very  19 . One of them wanted to come with me but I  20  that she should stay with another friend who needed  21  with her baby.

I walked out of the hotel and started making my  22  to the car. At the traffic junction (交叉路口), a car  23  and the passenger got off with an umbrella.  24  I knew what was happening, he walked right beside me and told me he'd accompany me to my  25 . I was very embarrassed and  26 , but he was very persistent (坚持的).

During our walk, he kept telling me to walk  27 , as the ground was wet. When we got to the car park. I thanked him and we  28 . I did not get his name and may not even  29  him now. Did he purposely stop for me? I'll never know.

So how did I pay it  30 ? I was at home when I  31  two Indian construction workers walking in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the construction site near my home, which was a long walk. I went out and  32  them an umbrella. The two men were wet through. They were  33   by my gesture, and I told them they should take the umbrella and keep it. They were very  34  and like me, probably wondered why a stranger was  35  such kindness.

A. carry B. keep     C. brave       D. collect

A. guessed                B. argued     C. complained    D. promised

A. because   B. though C. unless     D. if

A. cheerful   B. hopeful      C. careful          D. regretful

A. learned   B. insisted      C. begged          D. worried

A. help   B. advice  C. food            D. shelter

A. call     B. change C. way             D. choice

A. disappeared B. left  C. started          D. stopped

A. Before     B. Since    C. When     D. For

A. home     B. station C. hotel            D. destination

A. agreed    B. declined     C. smiled           D. cried

A. slowly   B. quickly C. heavily          D. gracefully

A. waited   B. ran C. parted           D. rested

A. like B. spot     C. thank     D. recognize

A. up    B. off  C. forward        D. out

A. noticed B. imagined    C. invited          D. heard

A. made     B. passed C. bought          D. sold

A. disturbed    B. impressed  C. encouraged     D. surprised

A. scared    B. grateful      C. sad              D. anxious

A. appreciating     B. repaying    C. accepting     D. offering

He had travelled thousands of miles in the hope of earning some money，but 18-year-old Lin Kongming never knew danger was waiting for him.

He and six other migrant workers from Fujian Province spent 36 hours in Iraq as international hostages（人质）. But luckily，they were set free last Tuesday morning，unharmed by the people who had taken them hostage.

After hard work by Chinese diplomats（外交官）in the region the Iraqi kidnappers（绑架者）agreed to hand them over to a local religious group.“The friendly relations between the Chinese and Iraqi peoples have played a key role in the release of the hostages,”said Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan. China refused to join the US-led coalition（联军）in the Iraq war.

Since April 4，over 60 hostages from 12 countries，including America，Italy and Japan，have been taken in Iraq. Some have been released, others were killed.

The Iraqi resistance groups have started taking foreigners hostage in an attempt to force the US-led troops out of their country. As a result，many foreigners have left，fearing the situation will get worse. Some nations are also considering removing their troops from Iraq. Thailand has ordered its forces not to leave their camp and may bring them home before September as originally planned. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark is considering similar action.

But Dan Senor，spokesman for the US-led coalition in Baghdad，said that it would not negotiate（谈判）with “terrorists or kidnappers” to get hostages released.

The seven workers from Fujian were set free mainly because ______.

A. they were too poor to pay anything

B. kidnappers didn’t know they were Chinese

C. China didn’t take sides with the US-led coalition

D. kidnappers were friendly to the Chinese

Why did the Iraqi resistance groups start to take foreigners hostage？

A. To show their anger towards the occupation of foreign troops.

B. To tell the world they would fear nothing.

C. To make foreign armies leave their country.

D. To resist the American troops.

The author mentioned Dan Senor to show the US ______.

A. wouldn’t give in to Iraqi terrorists or kidnappers

B. had enough power to station in Iraq

C. wouldn’t give up unless it could get something

D. had no plan to bring its troops home

The passage mainly tells us ______.

A. the hostage crises in Iraq

B. foreigners were not welcome in Iraq

C. the Chinese hostages were set free

D. keeping away from Iraq is a wise choice

The Shanghai Expo Site covers a total area of 5.28 sq km, ______12 pavilion groups, of _____ Zone A hosts China Pavilion, and other national Pavilions for Asian countries except Southeast Asian ones.

A. included, who  B. including, which  C. included, which  D. including, what   

The coach, because of the driver’s carelessness, was __________ and crashed over the cliff on such a cold December morning.

A．in support　　　　　　　　　　　 B．out of control

C．in charge　　　　　　　　　　　　D．at the mercy

 I haven’t seen Tom  for several  months. The last time I saw him, he  ______ to find a job in London..

  A.has tried         B. is trying        C.tries          D.was trying

 Such animals as dinosaurs died out because they couldn’t ___ to the sudden change of the climate.

  A. suit        B. keep        C. adapt        D. switch

       — When can I see you, Mr Black? Three o’clock this afternoon?

— Oh, no. I ________ a meeting then.

A. will have    B. will be having   C. am having     D. have

二、完形填空

    Everybody knows Charlie Chaplin，a world-famous funny actor.People　21have laughed at Charlie Chaplin’s films　22　tears run down their faces.From his very first　23　they know what will happen. The little man is always with black moustache，wide-open eyes，round black hat and　___24　too large for his feet.He’ll?25　?through snow，and fall from windows.He’ll fight men who are twice his　26　,fall in love with women，who　27　notice him and try to hug（拥抱)them.

The poor man that Charlie Chaplin　28　in dozens of films makes all kinds of stupid mistakes.He is always in　29　,but he never　30　.He dreams of becoming a great man.Even people who　31　understand English can　32　Chaplin’s films，because they are mostly?　33___.It isn’t what he　34　that makes people laugh.His comedy（喜剧)doesn’t depend on words.It depends on little?　35　?which mean the　36　thing to people all over the world.

Chaplin raises his thick eyebrows or rolls his eyes.He hides behind a fat lady or under a table to escape from his　37　.He dresses well and pretends to be a　38　and important man. It is all so hopeless and　39　that he makes us laugh.This is the　40　of Chaplin’s huge success.

21.A.here                         B.everywhere?     C.abroad                         D.who?

22.A.if                      B.once?          C.because                         D.until?

23.A.disappearance        B.appearance?     C.words                           D.emotions?

24.A.trousers                B.stocks?         C.shoes                            D.hands?

25.A.sleep                    B.sit?            C.play                             D.struggle?

26.A.length                  B.size?           C.greatness                      D.width ?

27.A.hardly                  B.deeply?         C.widely                         D.luckily

28.A.played                  B.recognized?     C.loved                                D.fooled?

29.A.joy                       B.excitement?     C.sorrow                          D.trouble?

30.A.comes down          B.gets away?      C.goes back                         D.gives up?

31.A.don’t                    B.can?           C.do                                D.may?

32.A.understand            B.watch?         C.enjoy                                   D.see?

33.A.frightening           B.silent?          C.pleasant                       D.moving?

34.A.plays                    B.acts       ?    C.expects                         D.says?

35.A.actions                 B.expressions ?   C.stories                           D.words?

36.A.some                    B.different?    C.same                                D.bitter?

37.A.enimies                B.own?         C.characters                         D.films?

38.A.poor                     B.sad              C.rich                                 D.beautiful?

39.A.possible                B.impossible  ?   C.instructive                        D.tired?

40.A.way                            B.beginning?   C.theory                              D.secret?

Mary as well as her sisters____________Chinese in China.

      A.are studying    B.have studied              C.studies        D.study

第一节  完成句子(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

71.The twin brothers have many similar              (特征).

72.______________ (感到兴奋) with the exam result, my mother took me on a trip around China.

73. R          (粗略地) speaking, we receive about fifty letters a week on the subject.

74.Dressed in white            (制服), they look more like cooks than doctors.

75.After            (划分) the books into five parts, they were much easier to be handed out .

76.You don’t sound  e           (热心的) about the ideas.

77.To their  c         (赞扬), the twins never told anyone exactly what had happened

78.He is a man whose actions are often          (一致的) with his words.

79.You can easily  c          (弄清) the problems if you study British history.

80.For their c_____________, they took a shortcut and arrived work in time.