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，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并填在答题卡上。

When someone takes shoes to a shop to be mended, he is given a ticket with a number on it. Then,  36  his shoes are ready, he goes back to the shop, gives the ticket to the shoemaker, gets his shoes and  37 for them.

One day Mrs. Smith gave her husband a  38  of her shoes which needed mending and asked him to  39  them to the shop. Mr. Smith did so, and put the  40  for them in his pocket.

He went back four days  41  to get the shoes,  42  when he went into the shop, he was not able to find his ticket  43  ,and the shoemaker did not want to give him the  44  until he got the ticket.

“How do I know that the shoes are  45  unless you give me the ticket?” he said. “If I give them to you now, somebody  46  may come into my shop with the ticket tomorrow, and then I shall not be able to give him the shoes.”

Mrs. Smith needed the shoes very much, so her husband  47  for a moment and then went out to his  48  , which was at the side of the road   49  the shop. He  50  the door, and whistled(耳语)to his wife’s small  51  , which was sitting on the back seat. Then he went back into the shop and  52  it, “Get the shoes!” The dog began to  53  around the shop, and soon it found Mrs. Smith’s shoes and brought them to Mr. Smith one after the  54  .

“That should prove(证明)that they are my wife’s.” Mr. Smith said.

The shoemaker  55   and then he gave the shoes to Mr. Smith.

36.A.before          B. when         C. since        D. unless

37.A.cares           B. looks         C. pays         D. waits

38.A. pair           B. set          C. kind        D. piece

39.A. show            B. change        C. lead        D. take

40.A. bill(帐单)      B. paper           C. ticket           D. list

41.A.late       B. later            C. ago      D. long

42.A.but         B. because        C. and             D. or

43.A.everywhere       B. anywhere        C. nowhere        D. somewhere

44.A. return       B. idea            C. shoes          D. answer

45.A.what        B. whose           C. where          D. yours

46.A.else         B. some           C. every           D. all

47.A.worried      B. cried           C. thought        D. hoped

48.A. train          B. bus             C. boat           D. car

49.A.inside       B. outside          C. up            D. round

50.A.opened      B. closed           C. broke         D. built

51.A.clock        B. dog         C. cat           D. hen

52.A.said to       B. replied      C. answered     D. talked

53.A.hear         B. taste       C. smell         D. see

54.A. each       B. once      C. any           D. other

55.A.surprised  B. frightened        C. cried out      D. laughed

第三部分：阅读(共两节，满分40分)

第一节 (共15小题，每题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you!

Dinner parties usually start between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. and end at about 11 p.m. Ask your host(主人)what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift.

Do you want to show that you are polite? Then you can say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember—it’s not polite to ask how much things cost.

In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other side. They eat with their guests.

You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert(甜点心), followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want .

Whether you enjoy the evening or not, you should call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “Thank you” letter. British and American people like to say “Thank you, thank you, thank you” all the time!

56. If an English friend doesn’t invite you to his or her dinner, it       .

A. means he or she doesn’t like you

B. means he or she likes you

C. doesn’t mean he or she likes you

D. doesn’t mean he or she doesn’t like you

57. If you are going to attend a dinner party,         .

A. you’d better bring a certain present with you

B. you must leave home for it at 7 p.m.

C. you should ask your host what to bring as a gift

D. you must arrive before 7 p.m.

58. It’s impolite      .

A. to say that you like the host’s room very much

B. for a guest to ask the host the price of the things in the room

C. for a guest to have drinks and snacks before the evening.

D. for the host and the hostess to sit and eat with their guests

59. In which order will you eat or drink the following things at a meal?

A. Snacks, vegetables, meat, coffee.

B. Coffee, drinks, soup, fish, vegetables, dessert.

C. Soup, meat with vegetables, dessert and coffee.

D. Drinks, soup, something small, fish and vegetables.