97.The information on the Internet gets around much more rapidly than ____ in the newspaper.

A. it                     B. those            C. one             D. That

77.Does ______ matter if he can’t finish the job on time?

A. this　　　　   B. that　　　　     C. he　　　　　        D. it　　　　

57. Few pleasures can equal _____ of a cool drink on a hot day.

A. some                B. any                 C. that         D. those    

37.________________certain that his invention will lead to the development of production.

A.That's　　　          B.This is　　　   C.It's　　　    D.What's

.Someone is at the door, who is_________?

A. this　　　     B .that　　　       C. it　　　        D. He

C

People think being an artist must be a wonderful way to earn one's living. Of course, there are lots of great things about working for oneself, at home alone. What I really like is that nobody tells me what time to start in the morning, what to wear; or whether I can take the afternoon off and go to a football match.

But then, I have no one to chat with when I'm bored, no one to discuss last night's match with during the lunch-hour. Sure, I can spend the afternoon doing something I enjoy like swimming, walking the dog, or even sleeping, if I choose. But the work will still be there when I do finally get back home, and it's still got to be finished in time. Unfortunately, working at home means that people can always find me, whether I’m bored or not and once I’ve answered the doorbell, it's too late——my thoughts have been interrupted. No one would dream of calling if I worked in an office, but in an office I find myself making cups of coffee and listening to friends' troubles. As they talk, my ideas disappear and I feel increasingly stressed thinking of my work waiting to be done.

66. What is the writer trying to do in the text?

A. To encourage readers to work at home.     

B. To explain why he has changed his job.

C. To describe his working life.             

D. To say how he would like to work.

67. What can the reader learn from the text?

A. How to start working for oneself.         

B. What it's like to work at home.

C. Why the writer decided to work for himself. 

D. How artists become successful?

68. What does the writer like about his life?

A. He has plenty of opportunities for sport.     

B. He is his own boss.

C. He can see people when he wants to.        

D. He has a comfortable place to work.

69. What does the writer imagine he might do with colleagues ( 同事 ) ?

A. Have meals in restaurants.                

B. Go to the swimming pool.

C. Spend time in the countryside.                    

D. Talk about sport.

70. Which of these notices would be most useful for the writer to put on his door?

第二卷 （共35分）

第一节 单词填空  (共10小题 满分10分)             

 J=Jean   T=Tom

T: Hi, Jean. Where have you been?

J: I went to the (76) c_____ to have seen a film.

T: Oh, how (77) a_____ the film?

J: Fantastic! It (78) t____ a story of a little monkey (79) w____ mother died.

T: How (80) t_____! What’s up then?

J: The little monkey (81) e_____ a lot of dangers and was (82) a____ killed in an accident.

T: That is life. I (83) t____ the ending must be good.

J: You are (84) r_____.

T: I’d like to see the film (85) m_____.

22. Was it _____the conference of APEC that made Shanghai the focus of the world then?

A. holding　　                    B. to hold　                 C. held　　                  D. having held

12. Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desks, ________ themselves.

A. expanding    B. extending    C. expressing    D. Stretching

31. -- If you don’t bring a birthday present to Lucy, you may     .

-- Thank you for reminding me. Surely I’ll buy her one this evening.

A.leave her alone      B. let her down       C. hold her back     D. cheer her up