9. Some girls are _____; a few, but very few, are _____.

A. beautiful; pretty                            B. handsome; beautiful 

C. pretty; beautiful                            D.pretty; handsome

32. Once he starts a job, he won’t stop ______ it’s finished.

  A. if    B. until    C. after    D. While

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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。

After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their home town feeling glad to be back, they noticed 21  , and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a  22  in flames. Mary said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our fire, let’s go home.”

But John 23  closer and screamed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be 24  work yet, maybe there is something we could do. ” It has nothing to do with us, Mary 25  .

But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in 26  . A woman on the lawn was screaming, “The children! Get the children!” John 27  her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the 28  ,” cried the woman, “down the hall and to the left. ”

In spite of Mary’s disagreement John 29  for the basement which was full of smoke and 30  hot. He found the door and two children. 31  he left he could hear some more sobbing. He 32  the two badly frightened children into 33  arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him 34  more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s 35  ! That house will fall down any second. ”

36  he ran into the smoke-filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the 37 stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely 38 about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the  39  and fresh air, he found that he had just  40  his own children.

The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.

21．A．direction        B．mistake          C．smoke       D．danger

22．A．plant        B． home           C．store            D．kitchen

23．A．ran           B．walked               C．rode         D． drove

24．A．off         B．at                C． to                 D．on

25．A．whispered   B． disagreed          C．nodded         D．required

26．A．flames     B．pieces             C．ruins           D．silence

27．A．pushed       B．greeted            C． seized          D．stopped

28．A．hall         B．department         C．house          D． basement

29．A．went      B． rushed            C．asked            D．reached

30．A．heavily     B．terribly            C．partly           D．slightly

31．A． As        B．If                  C．Since             D．Unless

32．A．comforted  B．protected          C．recognized       D． delivered

33．A．cheering   B．freezing           C．suffering            D． waiting

34．A．many             B．several           C．two                  D．three

35．A．foolish     B． dangerous             C．practical            D．painful

36．A．But         B．So               C．Instead            D．Therefore

37．A．wide       B．dirty             C．final                D． endless

38．A．particular    B．familiar         C．interesting           D．fortunate

39．A．car          B．crowd             C． sunlight           D．arms

40．A． found     B．     rescued        C．lost                D．Missed

第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：语法和词汇知识（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。

1.－I’ve made up my mind to join “Happy Girls” —— a national singing competition.

.－_______.

A.All right   B. Best wishes   C. Congratulations   D. Good luck

11．—I passed my driving test at the first_________.

       —Congratulations!

       A．purpose    B．desire       C．attempt     D．Wish

16 My English teacher is really very kind. I’ll never forget the ??????______ he has done me.

       A．favor    B．deed      C．help D．Value

B

I am a person who does not like to wait in line. However, I realize anger will get me nowhere. Considering this, I have decided to turn my frustration(沮丧) to productive ends. In short, I am constantly hunting around for what I call “waiting in line books”, especially those that are designed for being read in snippets(文摘), so there is no extended story line to lose track of. Another requirement is that they be small enough to slip neatly into my back pocket.

The other day I went to the supermarket and was surprised to see that the place was crowded with shoppers, but no worries. I parked my cart behind five others and pulled out my vocabulary builder. Within a few seconds I was totally absorbed, and rather than seething at the 15 minutes it took to advance to the cashier, I learned that nankeen is “a yellow cotton cloth”, or, in the plural, “trousers made of it”. The acquisition of new words led me into a place where I would otherwise not have enjoyed myself so much.

Once, at a yard sale, I found two small pocket books titled Sidelights on American History (copyright 1919). The seller approached as I looked through the pages. “You want them?”

“First I need to see if they fit,” I told him. He watched as I slipped Volume 1 into my back pocket. “Perfect. I’ll take them.”

10 minutes later, I was at the carwash, where the waiting line was six vehicles long. Thank goodness for my books! By the time my car was being soaped and power sprayed, I had learned about the Annapolis Convention, the early life of Aaron Bur.

The more the world demands that I wait, the more I learn from my waiting library. In fact, I have become so fond of my “waiting” books that my spirits actually rise when I see a long line I must stand in. It is most likely I would be regarded as a bookish, lonely soul. But little would they realize that I was enjoying the company of those “waiting” books. And just as Disraeli said, “Everything comes if a man will only wait”.

60. When buying a book the writer _____.

A. has his own rules                        B. prefers books of small size

C. chooses books by famous writers            D. has no particular appetite

61. The truth behind the story is that the writer wants to tell us _____.

A. reading is not only important but also practical

B. one is expected to learn to adjust oneself rather than complain

C. reading is the best way to kill time

D. knowledge is power and wisdom is fortune

62. The underlined expression in paragraph 3 “seething at” probably means _____.

A. angry at                   B. delighted at              C. surprised at        D. excited at

63. The sentence in Paragraph 2 “there is no extended story line to lose track of” shows that _____.

A. what the writer reads is not difficult to understand

B. the writer likes to read interesting stories while waiting in line

C. the writer can stop wherever needed with no plot to leave out

D. the writer does not necessarily reach his understanding

Music died here last spring, or rather, it was killed by members of the school committee who ignored the importance of music and drama as part of the high-school curriculum.

The committee decided that teaching students how to take a standardized test is more important than a curriculum in which students can explore their interests in the arts as well as academics. Because the school system is running out of funding, it needs to make sure that students pass the mastery test or even more money will be lost. If students fail the state standardized test, it is not the fault of drama and music classes – they are failing because the academic classes are not sufficient.

It is painful to think of how many students will be discouraged from singing, acting, and playing instruments because school programs are no longer offered. Many families cannot afford private music lessons, and many potential musicians and artists may not find their calling if they are not exposed to it in school. The fact that the school committee thinks the arts are not worth the investment will certainly make some students believe the arts are not worth their time or support and the cycle will continue.

Teaching for a test does not shape students into complete, well- rounded people. It blocks the natural sense to create and express feelings through art – there is more to life than the analytical thinking that math and English provide. What happens after a test? Sure, a student might graduate, but they will have limited knowledge – certainly not a good preparation for the real world.

72. Music and drama are not included in the high- school curriculum mainly because ________.

  A. the school committee pays no attention to them

B. the school is afraid of losing financial support

C. the students are not interested in both of them

D. the state standardized test is more important

73. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The sufficiency of the classes determines students’ performance in the mastery test

B. Quite a few students are discouraged from music and art in today’ s school system

C. Students can be musicians and artists only if they can afford private music lessons

D. The school committee completely influences students’ attitude towards the arts

74. We can learn that music and art can ______.

A. motivate students in creativity and expression

B. make students round-shaped people in future

C. provide students with analytical thinking

D. prevent students graduating from high school

75. The best title of the passage can be ______.

A. Who Killed Music and Drama?                      B. Can Curriculum Go Without Music?

C. Why is Music So Important?                          D. How To Prepare For the Real World?

—Excuse me, can you spare me a few minutes?

   —_________?

  A. What’s on                      B. What’s up                    C. What is it          D. What’s more

24. He apologized for his mistake, saying that he ___________no offence.

  A. intended              B. supposed    C. considered                      D. Pretended