_______doctors will be sent to the flooded areas soon.

A. A great deal of   B. A great many of   C. Much   D.A great many

-Shirley, can I have a look at your photos?  ---- _______.Here you are

A. By any means    B. By no means   C . By this means     D . By all means

When he knew the disappointing result of the exam, he seemed quite ____.

 A. cast down      B. cast off     C. cast out      D. cast around

---Your effort is sure to pay __________

---Thank you for your encouragement.

 A. off                B. for             C. back           D. down

When we plan our vacation，mother often offers ________ suggestions.

A．careful                              B．practical   C．effective                D．acceptable

It is difficult to ________one twin from the other. They almost don’t ________from each other.

A．differ；distinguish                B．distinguish；different

C．distinguish；differ                D．tell；different

After the long journey, the three of them went back home, ______.

A．hungry and tiredly                              B．hungry and tired

C．hungrily and tiredly                              D．hungrily and tired

I need to take more exercise regularly, because I’m really ______ these days.

A．in bad condition                                  B．out of conditions

C．on no condition                                            D．in bad state

The child is much too young; I object ______ him alone at home.

to leave                B．leave    C．leaving                D．to leaving

______a terrible storm would take place in Hainan.

A．Word came which                              B．Word came that

C．Word that came                              D．Words came that

Come and see me whenever _____.

A. you are convenient                    B. you’ll be convenient

C. it’s convenient to you                  D. you’ll be convenient

No sooner had the foreign experts arrived than they ____working with the local workers.

A. set out                       B. set about         C. set down                  D. set off

______ surprised the family most was ________ the girl played basketball very well.

A. That; that              B. That; what              C. What; that              D. What; what

My mother asked___ with me.

A. what was the wrong           B. what the matter was

  C. what matter was               D. what was the matter

To travel to the United States, you must first apply _____the American Embassy (大使馆)____your visa.

A. for ,to   B. to, for   C. for ,for   D. to ,to

Every possible means ________ to help the poor people in Africa.

A. have tried   B. have been tried    C. has tried    D. has been tried

_________has passed the test will get a prize .

A. Whoever      B. No mater who    C. Whomever      D. Who

What time do you think__?

 A. will Tom come back     B. Tom will come back

C. is Tom coming back     D. can Tom get here

The tobacco, which is used to make cigarettes, was first grown in _______ is now part of the United States.  

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

Money spent on the brain is never spent ______.

A．in ease                B．in anger   C．in vain                D．in comfort

When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much.  Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat.  He      21      her Inky.

“ I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats  22         playmates,” Kruger,  the seventy-year-old man says. “My hearing was damaged by the    23     of farm equipment , so I learned to connect with      24      .  They react to what they see and what you do.

Inky was a gentle cat,       25      the house with five other cats.  But on a January night in 2009,  Inky did    26      that would set her apart from    27      cats forever

Kruger had gone down to the basement to     28      the wood stove for the night.  When he was finished, he     29       to the top of the stairs and reached to  turn off the lights. In doing so , he slipped and    30          his back against an old shelf.  The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.

31     in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt      32     going into shock（休克）.  He shouted for help ,       33       his wife, Brenda , was asleep in their bedroom at   the opposite end of the house.      34       Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
    “Go get Brenda, ” Kruger said to Inky.

Inky     35       to the bedroom door and scratched     36      until Brenda opened it.  Then Inky led her to  the      37     Brenda found her husband     38       the stairs and called 911.  Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months   39   there,”  says Kruger .  “Although I became lame , I was blessed. ” Since the accident, Inky has   40      left Kruger’s side.

21.  A.  gave              B.  chose           C.  named             D. remembered

22.  A.  like               B.  as                C.  except            D. among

23.  A.  sound             B.  alarm           C. noise               D. voice

24.  A.  animals           B.  friends         C. farmers            D. neighbors

25.  A.  sharing           B.  visiting        C. dividing            D. discovering

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

27.  A.  familiar           B.  lovely         C. ordinary            D. outstanding

28.  A.  shut out           B.  shut off        C. shut down         D. shut up

29.  A.  marched          B.  flew             C. struggled          D. climbed

30.  A.  bent                B.  hit               C. shook             D. pulled

31.  A.  Falling           B.  Lying            C. Appearing         D. Thinking

32.  A.  it                   B.  itself            C. him                  D. himself

33.  A.  and                B.  but               C. or                    D. so

34.  A.  Thus              B.  Otherwise       C. Then                D. Rather

35.  A.  walked            B.  ran               C. returned            D. withdrew

36.  A.  rapidly            B.  suddenly        C. madly              D. urgently

37.  A.  bedroom           B.  basement        C yard               D. house

38.  A.  at the bottom of     B.  in the middle of    C. at the top of      D.  in the front of

39.  A.  regretting           B.  resting             C. relaxing            D. recovering

40.  A.  never               B.  ever                 C. still                  D. already

We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job. This article gives some suggestions on how to give an effective speech.

So, you have to give a speech-- and you’re terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. Later you think, “Thank goodness, it’s over. I’m just no good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again. ”

Cheer up! It doesn’t have to be that bad. Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of time doing your research. Then spend plenty of time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they will help you make your points more clearly. Never forget your audience. Don’t talk over their heads, and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.

Just remember: be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief. Say what you have to say and then stop. And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to -person contact with your audience.

If you follow these simple steps, you’ll see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You’re not convinced yet? Give it a try and see what happens.

41. The main idea of this article is _________.

A. you can improve your speaking ability  B. a poor speaker can never change

C. always make a short speech           D. it is hard to make a speech

42. Paragraph 2 implies that ________.

A. many people are afraid of giving a speech  B. many people are happy to give a speech

C. many people do not prepare for a speech   D. many people talk too long

43. The phrase “talk over their heads” means ________.

A. speak too loudly      B. look at the ceiling

C. look down upon them   D. use words and ideas that are too difficult

44. All of the following statements are true except that ___________.

A. few people know how to make good speeches

B. a lecturer does not need to organize his speech

C. research is important in preparing a speech

D. there are simple steps you can take to improve your speaking ability

45. The title for this passage may be _______.

A. Do Not Make a Long Speech  B. How to Give a Good Speech

C. How to Prepare for a Speech   D. Try to Enjoy a Speech

Most mornings, the line begins to form at dawn: scores of silent women with babies on their backs, buckets balanced on their heads, and in each hand a bright-blue plastic jug. On good days, they will wait less than an hour before a water tanker goes across the dirt path that serves as a road in Kesum Purbahari, a slum on the southern edge of New Delhi. On bad days, when there is no electricity for the pumps, the tankers don’t come at all. “That water kills people,” a young mother named Shoba said one recent Saturday morning, pointing to a row of pails filled with thick, caramel (焦糖)-color1ed liquid. “Whoever drinks it will die.” The water was from a pipe shared by thousands of people in the poor neighborhood. Women often use it to wash clothes and bathe their children, but no­body is desperate enough to drink it.

There is no standard for how much water a person needs each day, but ex­perts usually put the minimum at fifty li­tres. The government of India promises (but rarely provides) forty. Most people drink two or three litres—less than it takes to wash a toilet. The rest is typically used for cooking and bathing. Americans consume between four hundred and six hundred litres of water each day, more than any other people on earth. Most Europeans use less than half that. The women of Kesum Purbahari each hoped to drag away a hundred litres that day—two or three buckets’ worth. Shoba has a husband and five children, and that much water doesn’t go far in a family of seven, particularly when the temperature reaches a hundred and ten degrees before noon. She often makes up the difference with bottled water, which costs more than water delivered any other way. Sometimes she just buys milk; it’s cheaper. Like the poorest people every­where, the people of New Delhi’s slums spend a far greater percentage of their incomes on water than anyone lucky enough to live in a house connected to a system of pipes.

46. The underlined word “slum” most likely means ______.

A. a village

B. a small town

C. an area of a town with badly-built, over-crowded buildings

D. the part of a town that lacks water badly

47. Sometimes the water tanker doesn’t come because ______.

A. the weather is bad               B. there is no electricity

C. there is no water                D. people don’t want the dirty water

48. A person needs at least ________ litres of water a day.

A. a hundred          B. four hundred         C. forty          D. fifty

49. Which of the following statements is wrong?

A. a hundred litres of water a day is enough for Shoba’s family

B. Americans uses the largest amount of water each day

C. in Kesum Purbahari milk is cheaper than bottled water

D. Shoba has a family of seven people

50. The passage mainly tells us ______.

A. how women in Kesum Purbahari gets their water

B. how much water a day a person needs

C. that India lacks water badly

D. how India government manages to solve the problem of water

I’m a 21­year­old boy，and this is my story.

A month after I graduated from high school in 2004，I was coming home from swim practice and was involved in a car accident. I was so seriously injured that I was in a coma (昏迷) for over two months at Prince Georges Hospital.

I died eight times during my coma and I couldn’t talk or communicate when I woke up. Walking was never going to happen again due to all the extreme injuries. Just like my body，my dreams were shattered  (破灭)．But I was not going to let my injuries stop me from living my dream.

After 14 operations and 36 blood transfusions，I had to learn how to talk，eat，walk，shower，and live independently again. When I was out of hospital，I still had to go to outpatient therapy (门诊治疗) in Waldorf，Maryland. After spending a few months in a wheelchair，I took baby steps to walk on my own. It was a miracle (奇迹) that I  could walk again，but I wanted to prove that I could not  only walk，but run. When it came true，I wanted to get  back in the pool again. After a few lung tests，I was able  to go in the pool a little bit each week. After a few months  of swim training，I began my freshman year at St.Mary’s College of Maryland and became a proud member of the swim team.

By telling my story，I want to make a positive influence on the world. I am just trying to live each day to the fullest and inspire other people to never give up on their dreams no matter how bad a situation is. I remember when I was still in my hospital bed，I would have my mom and dad push me around in my wheelchair to the other rooms to see the other patients and talk to them and their families. I wanted to let them know that everything was going to be okay. Somehow，things would work out for the best.

51.When the car accident happened，the author________.

A．was a high school student

B．had finished his high school education

C．was a college student

D．was returning home from a swim competition

52．It can be inferred that the author________after he woke up from his coma.

A．was out of hospital                         B．was in surprise

C．faced physical and mental challenges          D．was worried about his lung

53．What can we learn from the author’s recovery?

A．Attitude is everything.

B．Actions speak louder than words.

C．Everything happens for a reason.

D．A good beginning is half done.

54.What procedure did the author follow to full recovery?

a．ran                          b．received membership of the swim team

c．trained for swim               d．baby walked

e．learnt to live all by himself

A．d，a，c，b，e                                            B．e，d，a，c，b

C．d，a，b，c，e                                            D．e，d，a，b，c

55．What does the author mainly want to show in the last paragraph?

A．His purpose of sharing his story.    B．His painful experiences.

C．His influence on others.           D．His great achievements.

Solar energy for your home is coming. It can help you as a single home owner. It can help the whole country as well. Whether or not solar energy can save your money depends on many things. Where you live is one factor and the type of home you have is another. Things like insulation (绝缘材料), present energy costs, and the type of system you buy are added factors.

Using solar energy can help save our precious fuel. As you know, our supplies of oil and gas are very limited. There is just not enough on hand to meet all our future energy needs. Sooner or later Mother Nature will say that’s all. The only way we can delay hearing those words is by starting to save energy now and by using other sources, like the sun.

We won’t have to worry about the sun’s running out of energy for another several billion years or so. Besides, the sun doesn’t offer as many problems as other energy sources. For example, fossil fuel(矿物燃料) adds to already high pollution levels. With solar energy, we will still need sources of energy, but we won’t need as much. That means we can cut down on our pollution problems

With all these good points, why don’t we use more solar power? There are many reasons for this. The biggest reason is money. Until now, it was just not practical for a home owner to put in a solar unit. There were cheaper sources of energy.

All that is changing now. Solar costs are starting to equal the costs of oil and electricity. Experts say that gas, oil and electricity prices will continue to rise. The demand for electricity is increasing rapidly. But new power plants will use more gas, oil or coal. Already in some places the supply of electricity is being rationed (限量供应). Solar energy is now in its infancy (初期). It could soon grow to become a major part of our nation’s energy supply.

56. What’s this passage mainly about?

A. Something about solar energy and pollution.   B. Solar energy.

C. Energy and pollution.    D. Energy and money.

57. Solar energy can help us _____.

A. escape punishment from nature   B. become home owners

C. get rid of present energy         D. save our precious fuel

58. The sun is an endless source of energy, and it will not run out of energy for _____.

A. several million years   B. several hundred years

C. several billion years   D. several thousand years

59. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Energy from coal would not pollute our living environment.

B. Energy from natural gas would not pollute our living environment.

C. Energy from the sun would not pollute our living environment.

D. Energy from oil would not pollute our living environment.

60. Solar energy is now in its infancy, _____.

A. but in the future it will become an important part of our nation’s energy supply

B. so we will build more power plants

C. and the supply of electricity will be rationed throughout the country

D. so we don’t need it