30.—Do you think Jack will lend us a hand?

—He is the last one to help others. He ____ lend his hand, though.

A. can    B. must            C. should     D. might

31. However much you regret doing that, there is _____ you can do about it now.

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

32._____ an area of more than 400 square kilometers, Sailimu Lake is Xinjiang's largest and highest mountain lake.

A. Having covered   B. To cover         C. Covering    D. Being covered

33.Iwould have attended your birthday party last night but for the fact that it ___       at that time.

A. was raining    B. would rain       C. had rained     D. had been raining

34. Alice _____ from her surprise, and answered her teacher's question calmly.

A. returned   B. benefited         C. survived   D. recovered

35.—Can you post the parcel for us on your way to work?

—              .

A. It's all right  B. No problem      C. Good idea   D. I hope so

第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My nephew's 10-year-old son came for a visit one hot, July weekend. I persuaded him to  36   inside and joined him in a game. After  37   for an hour, I suggested that we relax for a while. I  38  my favorite recliner (躺椅) to let my neck muscles relax. He had slipped out of the room and I was catching a few enjoyable  39   of peace and quiet.

"Look, Alice," he said enthusiastically as he   40   over to the chair where I was sitting. "I found a kite. Could we go outside and   41   it?"

Glancing out a nearby window, I noticed it was  42   outside. "I'm sorry. Tripper," I said, sad to see his  43   eyes. "The wind is not  44   today. The kite won't fly. "

The  45   10-year-old replied, "I think it's windy enough. I can get it to fly," he answered  46   he hurried out to the back door.

Up and down in the yard he ran,   47   the kite attached to a small length of string. He ran back and forth, as hard as his ten-year-old legs would carry him, looking back  48  at the kite be-hind. After about ten minutes of unsuccessful determination, he came back in.

I asked, "How did it  49 ?"

"Fine," he said, not wanting to admit  50 . "I got it to fly some. "

As he walked past me to return the kite to the closet shelf, I heard him say under his breath, "I guess I'll have to wait for the   51 ."

At that moment I heard another Voice speak to my  52 . "Alice. Sometimes you are just like that. You want to do it your way  53  waiting for the Wind. "

And the voice was right. We usually want to use our own efforts to  54  what we want to do. We wait for the Wind only after we have done all we can and have exhausted (耗尽)our own  55 . We must learn how to rely on Him in the first place!

36.A. live    B. stay              C. study     D. lie

37.A. playing    B. resting            C. challenging    D. arguing

38.A. cleaned up       B. jumped off        C. fell into      D. cut down

39.A. moments         B. hours            C. times    D. periods

40.A. sent             B. ran               C. left    D. climbed

41.A. decorate         B. drop             C. hang    D. fly

42.A. hot             B. still              C. noisy    D. fine

43.A. bright    B. disappointed       C. dull     D. satisfied

44.A. staying   B. stopping          C. going   D. blowing

45.A. clever     B. talented           C. determined   D. fearless

46.A. after  B. unless            C. as            D. until

47.A. following   B. making           C. pulling      D. watching

48.A. angrily    B. nervously         C. doubtfully    D. hopefully

49.A. go              B. come             C. make         D. fly

50.A. win    B. defeat      C. mistake     D. luck

51.A. wind   B. order         C. news        D. sunshine

52.A. heart      B. memory          C. dream      D. world

53.A. because of        B. instead of        C. except for   D. as for

54.A. imagine          B. decide           C. apply    D. accomplish

55.A. courage          B. patience         C. strength     D. knowledge

第三部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项( A. B.C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

I was going to die in Antarctica. That much was certain. A

picture of my frost-covered body, colorless and lifeless, filled my

mind as I glanced around at the scene of my unavoidable death. In

all directions spreads the empty wilderness of Antarctica, the only

feature being the division between snow and sky. I sadly stared at my

team, who were rapidly disappearing from my sight.

It happened in the year 2009 when I was head of an adventure attempting to reach the South Pole. The team was made up of ordinary women from all around the world—from Jamaica, India, Singapore and Cyprus—many of whom had never seen snow, or spent a night in a tent, before we set off. Our aim was to be the most international all-female team to reach the South Pole.

By the time I realized that my sledge (雪橇) was firmly stuck, the team were already a long way ahead of me. I called out to Era, my teammate from Brunei, who was next in line.Getting no response, I called again, but my shouts were carried away in the opposite direction by the wind. I had stood and watched the line for a while as it marched away from me, confident that at any moment one of my teammates would look behind her. Seconds passed. Nothing. I was gradually being left alone.

I pushed my sledge again, my strength suddenly increased when I thought of a cold, lonely death. This time the sledge moved a little. I kicked at the ice with my ski-pole and boot, desperately trying to break the sledge free—and pushed again. The sledge shot forward, knocking me off balance. I struggled to my feet and set off after the team.

I caught up just as they realized I wasn't there. As we continued, my panic slowly faded.I found myself laughing to myself as I noticed Reena checking behind her every few paces. In fact for the whole of the rest of the day each member of the team glanced over her shoulder every few minutes. They were not going to risk losing me again.

56. What can we know from the first paragraph?

A. The author's poor physical condition.

B. The wonderful sights of Antarctica.

C. The author's regret of being left alone.

D. The rough natural conditions of Antarctica.

57. What's the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. How the author became the team leader.

B. Brief introduction about the adventure.

C. The process of selecting the team members.

D. Complete information about the team members.