( )22. Mr. Li is ill. Let Mr. Wang ____ us instead of him.

A. to teach B. teach C. teaches D. taught

( )23. —You ____ very happy this afternoon. Why?

—Because we are going to spend the evening at Lily’s house.

A. taste B. sound C. look D. smell

( )24 Helen is 15 years old, and Joan is 15, too. So Helen is ____ Joan.

A. as big as B. as older as C. as old as D. so old as

( )25 Tom didn’t go hiking with his classmates ____ his illness.

A. because B. because of C. as D. since

( )26—I’m always afraid of giving a speech in front of the class.

—____ You can do it well.

A. Not afraid. B. Take it easy. C. You are silly. D. Good luck.

( )27—I’ll go on a visit to Mount Huang.

—____

A. Thank you. B. My pleasure. C. Never mind. D. Have a good trip!

( )30 —Where is Japan, do you know?

—It’s ____ the east of China.

A. in B. at C. to D. on

( )31 My father was watching TV ______ my mother came in。.

A. when B. until C. while D. as soon as

( )32 —I’m sorry that John is out.

—Please ask him to call me as soon as he ____.

A. returned B. returns C. will return D. is returning

( )33. I don’t know if he_______to my party, if he______,I will say thanks to him.

A. will come, will come B.comes, comes

C. comes, will come D. will come, comes

( )34. —The girls ____ the boys in that exciting football match.

—How surprising!

A. win B. beat C. hit D. hurt

( )35At last, the truck avoided ____ the tree.

A. hit B. to hit C. hitting D. hits

五、完形填空。(每小题两分，共10分

Reading newspapers has become an important part of our everyday life. Some people read newspapers 26 the first thing to do in the morning, others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day 27 they can learn what 28 in the world.

People just choose their favorite newspapers. Some like the world news, and 29 prefer short stories. Sometimes we don’t have enough time 30 all the news carefully, so we just 31

a quick look at the front page. At other time, we 32 be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the titles(标题) of the passages.

Today, newspapers in English have 33 of readers in the world. The English language is so popular 34 many Chinese students are reading English newspapers, such as China Daily, 21st Century and so on. They bring 35 information together with the Internet. We can’t live without newspapers.

( )36. A. for B. to C. like D. as

( )37. A. because of B. so that C. though D. such that

( )38. A. happens B. happened C. is happening D. will happen

( )39. A. some B. others C. the others D. else

( )40 A. to read B. read C. reads D. reading

( )41. A. get B. take C. bring D. give

( )42. A. must B. need C. should D. may

( )43. A. the large number B. the larger number

C. the largest number D. the most large number

( )44. A. if B. that C. because D. though

( )45. A. many and many B. many and more C. more and more D. most and most

六.阅读理解。(每小题2分，共22分)

(A)

Bicycles in China

Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to school, shops and anywhere else. Therefore(因此), China is known as “the kingdom of bicycles”. In China, many families have one or two bicycles.

Compared(与……比) with cars, bicycles have many advantages. First, they are much cheaper than cars. Most Chinese can’t afford cars, but they can afford bicycles. Second, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to park. What’s more, with lower speed, bicycles are safer than cars.

However, bicycles also bring some problems. Some riders don’t obey the traffic rules and some riders don’t think about others’ safety. So they ride too fast. During rush hours, too many bicycles may cause traffic jams. We still have a long way to go to solve the problem.