“ I ______ asleep all afternoon, so I didn’t hear the phone,” he ____ to me.

A. lied; lay     B. lay; lied     C. lay; lay      D. lied; lied

It was the first time that she _______________ her motherland.

The question of _______ English will continue changing in the future is easy _______.

A. if; to be answered                B. whether; to be answered 

C. whether; to answer              D. If; to answer

SECTION B

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C or D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Handshaking, though a European way of greeting people, is now often seen in big cities of China．Nobody knows exactly when the practice    36    in Europe．It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed hands to each other as a sign of    37   ．As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other’s hands to make a(n)    38    or to reach an agreement．This was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or    39    each other．"Let' s shake (hands) on it" sometimes means agreement reached.

    Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet?    40   ．Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be    41   ．It is really very impolite to    42    your hand when the other person, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not    43    anything to him or her．   44   , for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly．There is generally a misunderstanding among the    45   that Westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved(矜持的)    46   ．But the truth is that some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today．So it is a good idea to shake hands with a Westerner    47    when he or she shows interest in further relations with you.

36．A．came          B．grew      C．turned      D．started

37．A．interest         B．eagerness  C．goodwill       D．patience

38．A．signal           B．noise     C．offer         D．deal

39．A．leaving         B．seeing       C．kissing          D．visiting

40．A．Yes           B．Maybe      C．Well          D．No

41．A．polite          B．kind      C．helpful         D．interested

42．A．hold          B．give     C．shake         D．display

43．A．mean          B．matter      C．count           D．make

44．A．As long as           B．However   C．Even if         D．Therefore

45．A．people          B．Chinese    C．Europeans     D．public

46．A．in person      B．in manner C．in harmony      D．in secret

47．A．absolutely     B．possibly    C．only          D．definitely

Wugging, or web use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the user．By using Everyclick.com, which is being added to a number of university computers across the UK, students can raise money every time they search, but it won’t cost them a penny.

    Research shows that students are extremely passionate about supporting charity — 88% of full time students have used the Internet to give to charity．This age group is often the least likely to have their own income．19% of 22 to 24 year olds have short-term debts of more than ??5,000．With rising personal debt levels in this age group, due to university tuition fees or personal loans and a lack of long-term savings, traditional methods of donating to charity are often not appealing or possible.

    Beth Truman, a 21-year-old recent university graduate, has used Everyclick.com to donate to her chosen charity, the RSPCA, for two years and has seen the “wugging” movement grow in popularity with students．“When you’re at university you become more socially aware, but it’s sometimes hard to give to others when you have little money yourself,” says Beth．“Wugging is great for people in this age group as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give to charity, without costing them a single penny.”

   Wugging is perfect for people who want to be more socially aware and supportive but don’t feel they have the means to do so．Students using the web can raise money for causes they care about without costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of funding．

    Everyclick.com works like any other search engine, allowing users to search for information, news and images but users can decide which of the UK’s 170,000 charities they would like to support through their clicks．Everyclick.com then makes monthly payments to every registered charity．Launched in June 2005, Everyclick.com is now the eighth largest search engine and one of the busiest charity websites in the UK.

63．According to the passage, “wugging” is actually ______.        

       A．a website                   B．a charity-related action

     C．a school organization         D．a student movement

64．In the case of charity, Everyclick.com ______.

     A．frees students from the financial worries

     B．receives much money from students

     C．offers valuable information to students

     D．praises students for their money-raising

65．What does Beth Truman think of the “wugging” movement?

     A．It makes Everyclick.com popular in the UK．

     B．It becomes easy to do charity because of it.

     C．It results in students’ more social awareness．

     D．It helps students to save money.

66．What would be the best title for this passage?

     A．“Wugging”, a new popular term on the Internet.

     B．British people show strong interest in charity.

     C．More Britain charities benefit from the Internet.

     D．Students raise money for charity by “wugging”.

Ⅲ 阅读 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节 阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

    阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

      The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop．The room was filled with boxes and

 photographs of people dressed in old-fashioned clothes，holding packages in their hands．

     “Who are these-people?”I asked．   

     “Satisfied customers，”answered young Mr. Hopkins．“We have a very wide choice of items for

 sale．Whenever I serve a new customer, I always take their picture．”Mr. Hopkins pointed to an ancient

 camera standing next to one wall．“Now, how can I serve you?”he added．

     By this time，I had started to trust Mr. Hopkins and had begun to appreciate the lovely items on

 sale. I needed to buy Christmas presents for my family and friends，and this seemed to be the perfect

 place to purchase them．I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodities in Mr. Hopkins’shop．

No matter what I asked for, Mr. Hopkins found it for me．Finally, I bought an antique jewelry box，a pair

 of riding boots，a leather-bound edition of the Complete Works of Mark Twain, and a sewing machine．

     I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop．I promised Mr. Hopkins that l would

 come back soon. “I will tell all my friends about your lovely place，”I told the shopkeeper．

    “Please do not do that, sir" , said Mr. Hopkins．“This is a special place for special people．You must

 keep this shop a secret．” Then he took my photograph and handed me the picture straight away．

    “That was quick!”I exclaimed．I looked at the photograph．In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought in Mr. Hopkins’dusty shop．

    On Christmas Day, my friends and relatives were delighted with the presents I had bought for them．

For weeks．my brother begged me to show him where to find this wonderful little shop．I finally agreed to take him to London to show him．   

    When we arrived in London，we walked along Oxford Street，past the department store and

Found nothing．The little shop was no longer there．In its place was an empty space being used as a car

park．I checked the area again。There was the music shop，and there was the department store．In between

should have been Hopkins and Son, but it wasn’t there．

    As l was staring at the place where the shop should have been, a old policeman came along．“Are

you looking for something sir?”he asked．

    I turned and said“I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son．I thought it was here．”

   “Oh yes，”said the policeman．“There was a shop here once called Hopkins and Son．It sold all

sorts of things，but it was knocked down over 30 years ago．”

    I looked again at the place where the shop had been．Then I reached into my pocket and took out

 the photograph that Mr. Hopkins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop．   

    “How strange”I exclaimed．

41．The photos in the back of the shop showed

    A. the items that Mr. Hopkins had sold          B．Mr. Hopkins’family members

    C．Mr. Hopkins’former customers           D．the antique paintings

42．How did the writer like the shop?

    A．He found it a modem big shop．

    B．He thought it a wonderful shop for all Christmas presents．

    C．He thought it a good shop with an ancient camera．

D．He found it a dusty, old but friendly and lovely little shop．

43．Which of the following is true about the shop?

    A．It was a well-known little shop in London。

    B．It was a special shop selling special presents．

    C．It was between a music shop and a department store．

    D．It was knocked down a few weeks ago.

44．The word “the commodities’in the 4th paragraph means          ．

    A．the goods in the shop                    B. the writer’s works

    C．Mr. Hopkins' photographs                D．Some presents left by other customers

45．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

    A．Christmas Shopping                    B．Hopkins and His Son

    C．The Strange Experience                 D．The Strange Little Shop 

Passengers on board aren't allowed _____ calls during take-off．

       A．making or receiving               B．to make or receive

       C．to have made or received      D．having made or received

 ---“Excuse me, sir? Would you mind moving a little bit to the left? You ______ my view of the screen.”

   ---Oh, sorry I ________ it.

   A. are blocking out; didn’t realize       B. are blocking up; haven’t realized

C. have blocked up; don’t realize      D. have blocked out; didn’t realize

III. 完型填空 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36题至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the  39  shelter to pick out a dog to keep her  40  . Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye.  41  these spots, the dog was named Penny.

Grandma and Penny quickly became very  42  to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later  43  Grandma had a stroke（中风）. Grandma could no longer

  44  , so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were  45  companions.

After her stroke, it became a real  46  for Grandma to let Penny in and out because  47  was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism（机械装置）using a rope and pulley（滑轮）was   48  from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was   49  Penny’s favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us  50  Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember   51  my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.

As the years passed, it was not  52  for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she  53  . As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she   54  on the rug （垫子）beside the bed. If Grandma went into the   55  , Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her   56  to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her   57  companion by her side.

The time came when both my grandmother’s and Penny’s   58  were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.

39．A．animal      B．toy            C．fish          D．bird

40．A．business    B．firm          C．company       D．friend

41．A．In spite of B．Because of       C．Instead of     D．In front of

42．A．linked      B．fastened        C．attached        D．tied

43．A．before      B．while         C．until          D．when

44．A．think     B．speak         C．work         D．walk

45．A．contrary   B．content         C．confident      D．constant

46．A．problem   B．question        C．practice        D．rule

47．A．the door   B．Grandma      C．the window      D．Penny

48．A．repaired    B．fixed         C．bought          D．loaded

49．A． out of     B．ahead of       C．away from           D．apart from

50．A．show     B．hand          C．buy           D．cook

51．A．drawing attention to         B．making use of 

       C．breaking away from         D．making fun of

52．A．necessary  B．possible        C．important      D．convenient

53．A．recovered B．awoke          C．slept          D．screamed

54．A．rolled       B．stood         C．waited          D．lay

55．A．kitchen     B．bedroom       C．living-room     D．bathroom

56．A．back      B．up             C．off            D．down

57．A．splendid   B．remote          C．faithful         D．legal

58．A．smell     B．health           C．habit         D．living