第二部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)

单项选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

21. The naughty boys would play ______trick on ______neighbours who didn’t give them any sweets on Halloween.

A. a; 不填 B. a: the C. the; 不填 D. 不填; the

22.The next morning I found the whole world is covered _________ snow and it looked___________ it were a white world.

A. by; as if B. with; as though

C. with; though D. with; even though

23. Daddy, can you buy me a new MP3 when you go to Beijing?

You ______ get one if you are admitted to a key middle school.

A. could B. shall C. may D. Can

24. Great changes ________ in the city since 1979.

A. have taken place B. have taken the place

C. have been taken place D. have been happened

25. Oh, I’m not feeling well in the stomach, I_______ so much fried chicken just now.

A. shouldn’t eat B. mustn’t have eaten

C. shouldn’t have eaten D. mustn’t eat

26. Noticing her husband _______ weight, Mrs. Li decided to ______ the daily food ration and cooked meals with less fat for him.

A. putting on; cut down B. put on; cut up

C. putting up; cut down D. put up; cut up

27. May I ask where you are from, Madame?

If you ______, I would like to tell you I came from my mother.

A. must B. ought to C. may as well D. Should

28. Do you know _______ he turned off the lights or not when he left the classroom?

Sorry. I don’t know.

A. what B. if C. whether D. why

29. The boy had no other choice but ______ the woman ______ breaking the window.

A. to apologize to; for B. to apologize; for

C. apologizing for; to D. to apologize for; for

30. His wife is constantly finding ________ with him, which makes him very angry.

A. errors B. shortcomings C. fault D. mistakes

31.She has been working hard day and night, which of course, _______ her pale face.

A. accounts for B. stands for C. goes for D. answers for

32. I lived with my brother this winter and didn’t have to pay rent. So I ________ save most of my salary.

A. could B. would C. was able to D. should

33. Since the headteacher didn’t turn _____, the naughty boys turned off the lights and turned on some terrible music. They all had fun ______ dressing ______ as ghosts.

A. out; with; up B. out; in; in C. up; with; up D. up; in; up

34. Filled with anger, he didn’t shout , but just ________ silently at me.

A. looked B. stared C. glared D. glanced

35. What do you think of his opinion?

None has given me ___________ piece of advice.

A. a better B. a best C. the best D. the better

36. A. always B. seldom C. often D. sometimes.

37. A. funny B. sad C. bad D. strange

38. A. was to B. was about to C. had to D. ought to

39. A. happened B. liked C. pretended D. Wanted

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

41. A. early B. quietly C. quickly D. suddenly

42. A. surprise B. joy C. sorrow D. delight

43. A. matter B. date C. time D. price

44. A. hall B. theatre C. office D. cinema

45. A. man B. woman C. boy D. stranger

46. A. interested B. surprised C. frightened D. disappointed

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

48. A. Seat 1 B. Seat 2 C. Seat 3 D. Seat 4

49. A. different B. unusual C. the same D. strange

50. A. bring B. get C. see D. show

51. A. said B. named C. told D. shown

52. A. designs B. colors C. prices D. owners

53. A. .But B. However C. So D. Yet

54. A. sad B. sorry C. wrong D. worried

55. A. exhibition B. play C. concert D. film

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

Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States or Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.

However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.

Parents can see that their children’s skills vary, skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children lack self-respect and self-confidence.

The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever.

Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.

Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self-confidence.

Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.

56. Parents in China, according to this passage, _______.

A. are too strict with their children

B. are too rich to educate their children

C. have some problems in educating their children correctly

D. are too poor to educate their children

57. Generally speaking, children’s skills ______.

A. come from their parents

B. have nothing to do with their education

C. may be different

D. have something to do with their marks in the exams

58. The writer of the passage does not seem to be satisfied with ______.

A. the parents’ ideas of educating their children

B. the education system

C. children’s skills

D. children’s hobbies

59. Doing some cooking at home helps children ______.

A. learn how to serve their parents

B. learn how to become strong and fat

C. benefit from it and prepare themselves for the future

D. make their parents believe that they are clever

60. According to the last paragraph we can conclude that ______.

A. broken radios and television sets are useful

B. one’s curiosity may be useful for his later life

C. an engineer must fix many broken radios

D. a good student should spend much time repairing radios