We need      water to irrigate the fields.

A. a great deal  B. a great many C . a large quantity D. plenty of

Tom has been out of work for two years, so he has difficulty______.

A. earning living         B. earning his living      C. to earn livings       D. to earn his living

The judge declared, “Everything that Shylock owns___ be taken away from him.”

  A. shall           B. will            C. would          D. could

When I did well in the exams, my father usually looked    at me and reminded me to keep modest.

A. happy  B. happily   C . more happy  D. happiness

B

Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.

Many roads and places in Singapore（新加坡） are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries ---- in both the West and the East.

Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus ---- obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.

Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, “Base Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay（马来语）. Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.

A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road” for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like “Paya Lebar Crescent”. This road is called a crescent（月牙） because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.

45. We learn from Paragraph 1 that _____.

A. the government is usually the first to name a place

B. many places tend to have more than one name

C. a ceremony will be held when a place is named

D. people prefer the place names given by the government

46. What does the underlined phrase “die hard” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Change suddenly.                                  B. Change significantly（有重大意义的）.

C. Disappear mysteriously.                         D. Disappear very slowly.

47. Which of the following places is named after a person?

A. Raffles Place.                                       B. Selector Airbase.             

C. Piccadilly Circus.                                  D. Paya Lebar Crescent.

48. Bras Basah Road is named _______.

A. after a person           B. after a place              C. after an activity         D. by its shape

VIII. 单词完形（共10题，每题1分，共10分）

81.I don’t mind _______________(apologize) to others if I make a mistake.

82.Be careful, the snake is h________(harm)

83.His experience is very  ______________(limit) for this job.

84.The house was 　　　     (surround) by high walls.

85.People with good _________(manner) will be welcome everywhere.

86.I felt my heart beating __________(violent).

87.You are too fat ,tou had better keep a ______(balance) diet.

88.We were deeply _________(impress) by his words.

89.I saw a house in the __________(distant).

90.He is too slim, _______(like)his brother who is much fatter.

_______sheB. Whether;  whether       C. What; because         D. Why; that

.It is no use ______ after you know your failure.

       A. cry                          B. to cry                     C. crying               D. cried

第二部分 语言知识及应用（共两节, 满分35分）

第一节：完形填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Secondhand smoke clearly kills people and the only way to control it is to ban smoking in all workplaces, US Surgeon-General Dr Richard Carmona said.

In 1964Surgeon General’s report first laid out the  21  of smoking. Years later, in another report Dr Richard Carmona  22  the effects of secondhand smoke and said no one should be forced to inhale it.

“Secondhand smoke causes early death and disease in children and in   23  who do not smoke,” the report reads. “Children   24  to secondhand smoke are at an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome（综合症）, acute respiratory（呼吸道） infections, and ear problems,” it adds.

Smoking by   25   causes respiratory symptoms and slows lung growth in their children. A 2005 report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 430  26  died every year in the United States from sudden infant death syndrome-all   27  by secondhand smoke.

States,  28  and other local authorities have battled over instituting（制定）smoking bans. Some   29  , especially bars and restaurants, have said they will lose business if smoking is completely banned. But the report said it is impossible to protect non-smokers even with designated smoking areas, and at least one report from California, which has strict bans, has shown no   30  on businesses.

21．A．advantages       B．dangers         C．poisons     D．elements