—Let’s go to the school library to borrow some books，shall we?

—        They’ve just bought some new books．

A．Never mind．     B．Why not?         C．What for?      D．Not at all．

—Who did you stay with when studying in London?

—            ．

A．The Whites        B．Mr. White’s    C．Whites        D．The Mr. White’s

Think everything         might stand in your way，and then decide             you can do about each obstacle．

A．which；that        B．that；that        C．which；what   D．that；what

         students in our grade are almost of              age．

A．The；an           B．不填；the        C．不填；不填    D．The；the

What a nice smell! What            in the kitchen，Mom?

A．is cooking          B．cooks            C．is being cooked  D．cooked

President Obama has said his government is issuing new guidelines to make               easier for Iranians to get access to the Internet．

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

He is very cautious．Under no circumstances                  his money to others．

A．does he lend        B．he lends          C．1ends he        D．he does lend

He             for so many years that his teeth are permanently stained yellow．

A．has smoked        B．smoked           C．had smoked      D．Smokes

We were studying quietly in the classroom when the lights suddenly               .

A．put out            B．turned off         C．went out         D．got out

Drinking water can be                in every office and classroom．

A．acceptable         B．            C．sensitive         D．accessible

In teachers’ opinion, most parents，though       from different backgrounds，are pleasant to deal with．

A．came              B．come            C．coming          D．are coming

To get a good mark，you          be too careful when answering all the questions in the exam papers．

A．shouldn’t          B．can’t             C．needn’t          D．mustn’t

This time she’s leaving               ，that is, she will never return．

A．for nothing         B．for good          C．for no reason     D．for free

—              that we are taking next exam?

    —On June 7．

A．It is when          B．When it is        C．Is it when        D．When is it

The young man ran away              the old woman could say“Thank you”．

A．unless             B．until             C．before          D．after

完形填空(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。

A man and a woman were married．All the families and friends were invited to the lovely  16  ceremony. The bride looked beautiful in her white wedding gown and the groom was very smart in his black suit．Everyone could  17  that the love they had for each other was true．

A few months later，the wife came to the husband with a  18  ，“In order to make our lives happier together，each of US will  19  a list of the things that we find a bit annoying with the other．”The husband

  20  .Each of them thought of the things that  21  them about the other．The next morning at the breakfast table，they decided to go over their  22  ．

“I’ll start．”said the wife，  23  her list with many items on it，enough to fill three  24  ．As she started reading the list of the little annoyances，she noticed that tears were starting to  25  in her husband’S eyes. "What's wrong?”she asked．“Nothing，”the husband replied. The wife continued until she had  26 

reading all three pages．She neatly placed her list on the table and folded her hands over the top of it．“Now is your turn．”she said  27  with a smile on her face．Quietly the husband  28  ，“I have nothing on my list．You are  29  the way you are．I don’t want you to change  30  for me．You are lovely and wonderful and I wouldn’t want to try and change anything about you．”The wife，touched by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his  31  of her，turned her head and  32  ．

    There are  33  when we feel disappointed，depressed and annoyed，but we have a wonderful world that is full of beauty，sunshine and hope．Why  34  time looking for the bad，disappointing or annoying  35  we can look around US and see so many wonderful things before us?

16．A．opening                              B．closing                          C．graduation                                     D．wedding

 17．A．tell                                       B．afford                           C．confirm                                  D．admit

 18．A．decision                              B．proposal                       C．conclusion                             D．purpose

 19．A．spell                            B．match                           C．write                                      D．test

 20．A．agreed                                B．refused                         C．satisfied                                 D．complained

 21．A．puzzled                               B．ashamed                      C．amused                                 D．annoyed

 22．A．1essons                               B．lists                               C．habits                                     D．plans

 23．A．picking out                         B．showing off                  C．taking out                             D．looking into

 24．A．boxes                                   B．pages                                     C．bottles                                   D．bags

 25．A．appear                                B．fall                                 C．pile                                         D．roll

 26．A．regretted                                    B．avoided                        C．practiced                              D．finished

 27．A．angrily                                 B.happily                            C．thankfully                              D．doubtfully

 28．A．joked                                   B．added                           C．stated                                             D．declared

 29．A．sensitive                             B．ridiculous                     C．original                                  D．perfect

 30．A．something                          B．anything                      C．everything                            D．nothing

 31．A．acceptance                        B．ignorance                    C．annoyance                            D．resistance

 32．A．laughed                              B．smiled                           C．wept                                      D．nodded

 33．A．chances                              B．points                           C．results                                    D．times

 34．A．enjoy                                   B．value                            C．waste                                              D．arrange

 35．A．when                                   B．though                         C．what                                      D．where

Twenty years seems like a long time to remember the name of a mere acquaintance．I have forgotten the  name of an old lady，who was a customer on the paper route in my hometown when I was a twelve-year-old boy．Yet it exists in my memory that she taught me a lesson in forgiveness which I shall never forget．

    On a winter afternoon．a friend and I were throwing stones onto the roof of a house for fun．I was brave  enough to find a big rock and threw it out．Unfortunately，the rock was so heavy that it didn’t fly onto the roof  but into the room through the window．At the sound of crashed glass，we knew we were in trouble and ran  away．

    I was so scared about being caught that I didn’t go to deliver newspapers to the old lady for a few days．The next week，when I gave her the paper again，she still greeted me with a big smile as usual．I felt so guilty，however，so I made up my mind that I would save my paper delivery money to cover the cost of her window．I made it．Three weeks later，I saved seven dollars and put them in an envelope with a note explaining that 1 was sorry for breaking her window and that I hoped the money could repair it．I waited until it was dark，and put the envelope in her door secretly．

    The next day，I handed the old lady her paper and was able to return the warm smile that I was receiving  from her．She thanked me and gave me a bag of delicious cookies she had made herself．

    Reaching for the cookies，I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag．When I opened the envelope，I  was surprised．Inside were the seven dollars and a short note saying，“I am proud of you．"

  36．Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?

    A．The author was a newsboy when he was twelve years old．

    B．The old lady didn’t know who broke the window．

    C．The author felt guilty of breaking the old lady’s window．

    D．The story happened twenty years ago．

  37．What did the author learn from the old lady?

    A．Be brave when playing games．              B．Greet others with big smiles．

    C．Cook cookies to hide an envelope．           D．Forgive others when they make mistakes．

  38．What’s the author's attitude towards the old lady now?

    A．Scared           B．Surprised            C．Proud            D．Grateful

  39．Which of the following might be the best title of the article?

    A．Delicious Cookies                         B．A Broken Window

    C．The Secret in the Cookies                   D．A Painful Lesson

    “Wanted by the FBI”．To the murderer，or the bank robber，these are the most frightening words in the world．When the criminal hears them，he knows that six thousand trained persons are after him．

Why should he be so afraid? There are thousands of cities and villages where he can hide，and forests and deserts，as well．Besides，he’s usually rich with stolen money．

    Money can make it easier to hide．With money，the criminal can even pay a doctor to operate on his face and make him hard to recognize．But the criminals know that as public enemies，they can be found by the FBI，no matter where they hide．

    They know every trick the criminal knows and many more．If he makes just one mistake，they'll get him．That’s why the man who is wanted can’t sleep．That’s why he becomes nervous，and why he jumps at every sound．

    The FBI began on May 10th，1924．General Harlan Stone chose Edgar Hoover，a young lawyer，to hold the new agency．“What we need is a wholly new kind of police force．”he said．“Criminals today are smart．They use stolen cars and even planes to make their gateways．They have learned to open any lock，using advanced technology．We can’t beat them with old methods．We have to train officers to work scientifically．"

    Edgar Hoover quietly went ahead with his plans．He picked his men carefully．They had to be between the ages of twenty-five and thirty-five．He wanted only men with good manners and good character．When working as his officers，they would have to meet all kinds of people．Hoover wanted men who could handle a teacup as well as a gun．But the FBI cannot help in every police problem．It can look into only certain crimes against the government．Solving all other crimes is the duty of local police forces．

40．The FBI was begun in order to                    ．

  A．bring young men into police work                 B．reduce crimes

  C．change people’s attitude towards police            D．fight crimes scientifically

41．A man wanted by the FBI will find that money                     ．

  A．can lead to a successful escape                    B．is of no use at all

  C．can help him for a while                         D．is necessary for staying free

42．A man who can“handle a teacup as well as a gun”has both                     ．

  A．manners and courage                            B．strength and kindness

  C．wisdom and energy                             D．ability and humor

43．We can infer from the passage that                         ．

    A．the FBI agents barely have any training

    B．the FBI agents work as assistants of local police forces

    C．Edgar Hoover was a general before he worked in the FBI

    D．a man over 35 didn’t stand a chance of becoming an FBI agent

     Students often complain that they don’t have“enough time”to do all their homework．My reply is simple，“You have as much time as the president．”There are twenty-four hours in a day for everyone，thus，“not enough time”is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done．

     Once in graduate school，I tried to prove to one of my professors by saying I was working hard．His answer to me was．“That’s irrelevant．What’s important is the quality of your work．"Since then I have had time to think carefully about the“hard worker”dodge(诀窍)，and I have come to some conclusions—all relevant to the problem of how much time we have．

     If you analyze the matter，you can identify two parts of the problem：There is，of course，the matter of“time”．which we can think of as fixed．Then there is the problem of“work”during that time．But as my professor suggested，it's not how hard one works but the quality of the product that matters．

     That led me to a new idea：the quality of the work．That concept is perhaps best explained by a sign I once saw on the wall in someone’s office：“Don’t work harder；work smarter．"There is a lot of sense in the idea．

     If you can’t get more time，the only solution is to improve the quality of the work．That means thinking of ways to get more out of the same time．It should lead us to the analysis of our work habits．

     Then，as a smart student，you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study，chiefly writing and reading．If you learn to read better and write better，there are big benefits that pay off in all your studies．

44．From the passage，we know that the author is probably        ．

    A．a student           B．a novelist           C．an educator         D．an engineer

 45．If you have limited time to do a task，you'd better                   ．

    A．complain about not having enough time           B．find an excuse for not getting it done

    C．keep the work habits as before                   D．improve the quality of your work

 46. A smart student is a person who can               ．

    A．improve his or her study skills                   B．work hard without thinking

    C．focus on reading and writing                    D．find more time to study

 47．What’s the main idea of the text?

    A．Students don’t have enough time．             B．No one can get more time．

    C．Don’t work harder；work smarter．            D．Read better and write better．

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48．The underlined word“anecdote”means something                 ．

 A．touching              B．amazing             C．amusing           D．engaging

49．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

    A．Science fiction is welcomed to the magazine．

    B．The magazine is mainly intended for entertainment．

    C．It’s impolite to comment on someone's story．

    D．The more words you write，the higher you will be paid．

50．Reading this passage，one may             ．

  A．find that writing is not difficult                B．realize that joy is everywhere in our life

  C．feel encouraged to write something             D．get some wonderful stories

(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

 If you and your friends wish to share a secret，you can write it in code，and no one else will be able to read it．  51  Ciphers(暗码)are another．In the code each word is written as a secret code or word number．In a cipher each letter is changed．

  52  Julius Caesar，the Roman ruler who defeated almost all the countries in Europe about 2,000 years ago，used a cipher when he sent secret messages to his troops．During American Revolution，George Washington’s spies used a kind of code to send him information about the enemy before his military action．

  53  The codes show how much was paid for the goods or when they were added to the stock．Businessmen use codes to hide plans from their business enemies．As for ordinary people，they may enjoy figuring out codes and ciphers simply as a hobby．

In the 16th century，codes and ciphers were very popular among scientists．  54  Geronimo Gardano，an Italian mathematician，invented the trellis cipher．He took two sheets of paper and cut exactly the same holes in each one．Then he sent one sheet，which he called a trellis，to a friend and kept the other for himself．Whenever he wanted to write a message，he put his trellis，over a clean sheet of paper and wrote the secret message through the holes．Then he removed the trellis and filed the rest of the paper with words that would make sense．  55 

A．Storekeepers use codes to mark their goods．

B．Codes are one way of writing in secrets．

C．Codes and ciphers are deadly weapons appearing in wars．

D．In WWII．the American destroy a Japanese fleet by“breaking”their navy codes．

E．Codes and ciphers have played an important role in the history of the world．

F．They wrote in code SO that no one else would learn their secrets．

G．When his friend received it，he put his trellis over the writing and the secret message appeared．