三、完形填空(本大题满分10分，每空1分)

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个可以填入

空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and signed (叹气). Dad said he could come home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back, it wouldn’t be much fun playing 41   in the dark. Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework, but couldn’t.

The phone rang at about 8:00. It was Dad: “Paul, I’m  42    , but I couldn’t play baseball with you tonight. I have to finish my work at the office. Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next weekend....”

Paul couldn’t understand why Dad was so 43     . He threw himself into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book was still opened to the first page.

The next day at school, Paul didn’t hand in his homework and 44     a test. Mrs. Green, his teacher, asked him to stay after school. “Paul, you didn’t do your homework.You didn’t pass the test and only got a D. This isn’t like you. What’s wrong?”

Paul just sat there 45     . “Paul, if you don’t want to talk, I will. I know that something’s worrying with you, but you have to get it out. You need to tell someone.”

As Paul walked home, he thought of what Mrs. Green said. Maybe he didn’t do his homework because he wanted to get his dad’s 46     . He knew Mrs. Green was right. He decided to take her advice.

When Paul got home, he 47     his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail (语音信箱). Paul began talking: “Dad, I can’t play with you next weekend. I’ve got lots of problems with my homework. Also, I really don’t want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting. Whenever you 48     our plans, Dad, it hurts me. It’s not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my 49      sometime. Dad, I love you.”

As Paul ended the call, he felt much relaxed. He didn’t know whether his dad would be different, but it didn’t matter. He himself  50    . He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening.

(    )41. A. baseball  B. cards C. chess         D. toys

(    )42. A. lucky B. sorry             C. surprised          D. pleased

(    )43. A. famous      B. helpful          C. lazy          D. busy

(    )44. A. made   B. missed  C. failed           D. chose

(    )45. A. cheerfully B. comfortably C. hopefully           D. quietly

(    )46. A. attention B. message C. praise D. trust

(    )47. A. saw B. thanked          C. called         D. greeted

(    )48. A. prepare  B. break         C. follow       D. question

(    )49. A. choice   B. homework  C. speech          D. decision

(    )50. A. regretted B. complained C. insisted D. changed

四、阅读理解(本大题满分30分，每小题2分)

阅读下面三篇材料，并根据材料内容从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一

个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

How could we tell time if there were no watches or clocks anywhere in the world?

The sun was probably the world's first "clock", except in the far north, where the Eskimos (爱斯基摩人) live.There, it's dark most of the winter, and light most of the summer. But in most of the world, people have used the sun for a clock. Even today, if you don't have a clock, you still know that when the sun shines, it's day, and when it's dark, it's night. The sun can also tell you if it's morning, noon, or afternoon.

People who live near the sea can tell time from the tides. In the daytime, for about six hours, the water rises higher and higher on the beach. And then it goes down and down for about six hours. The same thing happens again at night. There are two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours.

Seamen on a ship learn how to tell time by looking at the moon and the stars. The whole sky is their clock.

In some places in the world the wind comes up at about the same time every day or changes direction or stops blowing. In these places the wind can be the clock.

A sand clock is an even better clock. If you had fine dry sand in a glass shaped like the one in the picture, you would have what is called an hourglass. The sand in the hourglass goes from the top part to the bottom part in exactly one hour. When the hourglass is turned over, the sand will take another hour to go back again.

(    )51. According to the passage, there are ______ ways to tell time besides the clock and watch.

A. 3  B. 4    C. 5    D. 7

(    )52. The Eskimos in the far north can't use the sun for a clock because ______.

A. they know very little about the sun

B. the sun there never goes down in winter

C. it's too cold for them to go out to watch the sun

D. it has long dark winters and long light summers

(    )53. The underlined word "tides" in the passage means ______.

A. 洋流     B. 潮汐    C. 海啸    D. 波浪

(    )54. In which page of a newspaper can you most probably read this passage?

A. News.          B. Science.      C. Business.   D. Advertisement

(    )55. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Different Ways to Tell Time B. Useful Machines to Tell Time

C. The History of the Clock  D. The Development of the Clock

B

Even kids know that we should wait for the traffic light to turn green before crossing a road, but not everybody follows this basic rule.

“Chinese style road crossing” has become a hot expression recently. Chinese people “cross roads without thinking about traffic lights, so long as(只要)they are part of a crowd”, said a post on Sina Weibo.

A CCTV news program showed that in only an hour, more than 600 people jumped red lights when crossing a road at a crossing in Shijiazhuang, Hebei.

Many people say that they jaywalk(乱闯马路)because the red light lasts too long. Such an opinion is supported by a research team at Tongji University. The team did research on people’s waiting times at different road crossings from 2008 to 2010. They found that Chinese people would wait for 70 to 90 seconds before they lost their patience. “People are likely to ignore the light when the waiting time is longer than they can stand,” said Ni Ying, a member of the research team.

However, a survey on Sina Weibo suggested that half of respondents(调查对象)believe that people jaywalk mainly because they disregard(忽视)rules.“I always obey traffic rules. Time is important but safety should come first,” wrote “Qixiaoe” on Weibo.

Many countries give out punishments to jaywalkers. In Singapore, the maximum(最大量) can be three months in prison. Some Chinese cities have started taking some actions, too. For example, the first three people in a jaywalking group will be fined 50 yuan in Shijiazhuang.

But calling on people to respect rules is more important. To completely solve the problem, everyone should realize the importance of obeying the traffic rules.

(    )56. Which of the following is the “Chinese style road crossing”?

A. To wait for the traffic light to turn green.            B. To cross a road slowly.

C. To cross roads without looking at traffic lights.   D. To follow the basic traffic lights.

(    )57. What does the phrase “the team” in Paragraph 4 refer to ?

A. A CCTV news program.        B.  A research group at Tongji University C. A post on Sina Weibo.        D. A daily newspaper.

(    )58. How long will Chinese people wait for to cross the road before they lose patience?

A. Less than one minute.           B. About five minutes.

C. Less than one and a half minutes.     D. More than ten minutes.

(    )59. Why do people jaywalk according to the survey on Sina Weibo?

A. Because there are too many people on the road.  B. Because the red light lasts too long.

C. Because people don’t pay much attention to rules. D. Because people have less patience.

(    )60. The writer suggests that we should________ to solve the problem of jaywalking.

A. punish the jaywalkers    B. disregard the traffic rules

C. reduce the time of red lights    D. call on people to obey the traffic lights

C

Molly Boylan is one of the most successful business women in Canada after setting up her cosmetic(化妆品)company Blazes in 1992. Though she is very successful, she says that she finds it harder every year to balance her business with her family life. She sometimes feels that her two children know more about their baby-sitter than they do about her.

Molly employs(雇佣)around eighty people in her factory and warehouse, and ten others in her two new fashion stores, but her newest employee is the most important one for her. After years of worrying about her business more than her family, she has decided to make Sally Pamonte new general manger in her company. Molly will still be involved in decision-making, and she’s going to stay in touch with the people who work for her, but Sally is going to look after day- to-day running of the business so that Molly can spend more time with kids.

The new arrangement is going to start on Monday, and both of them are already excited about it. Sally says, “I’m very nervous, actually, but I’m sure Molly will help me a lot in the early days, even though I hope she feels she can trust me not to make too many mistakes.”

Molly, on the other hand, seems quite relaxed about the whole thing. “I know that Sally’s going to be a very nice manger.” she says, “She’s only been here a couple of days and she’s already shown me how to work out a few problems we were having. The best thing though is that I feel a hundred times happier than I’ve been in years. I mean, I honestly can’t remember the last time I felt as relaxed as this, and my kids are really excited about my being at home more. To be honest, I wish I had made this decision years ago.”

(    )61. The passage is mainly about ____________.

A. Molly and her children   B. Molly finding a new manager

C. the baby-sitter and the kids   D. Molly making a chance about her business.

(    )62. The underlined phase “be involved in” in the passage probably means __________.

A. be interested in      B. take park in     C. be nervous about      D. learn about

(    )63. Sally seems to be a good manger because _____________.

A. she has set up a new Blazes         B. she keeps in close touch with the workers

C. she has been able to solve a few problems  D. she has been working for the company since 1992

(    )64. According to this passage, Molly ____________________.

A. will not run her business any more       B. seems satisfied with the new arrangement

C. was not pleased with the baby-sitter     D. was successful both in her business and her family.

(    )65. The best thing for Molly now is that________________.

A. she has more than eighty people working for her B. her kids know more about the baby-sitter

C. she can have more time to be with her kids. D. she has got a new general manager in her company.

非选择题(主观题)(共40分)

五、完成句子 (本大题满分14分，每小题2分)

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示,用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。(注意：只写答案，试题的其它内容不得抄入答题卡。)

66. ---I ____________________________________(认为这项工作不可能在两天内完成). (finish)

---I disagree.

67. ---Do you like reading Robinson Crusoe?

---Yes. It is________________________(它是我曾经读过的最有趣的书之一)(one)

68. ---Driving less, walking more is good for our health.

---So I _________________________(宁愿走一小时去上班也不愿意考虑开车)(would)

69. ---I _________________________(是如此粗心以致于误把盐放进我的咖啡里了)  (by)

---How terrible!

70. ---What are you think about?

---I ________________________________ (正盼望着见见那个总是乐意把一些有用的书分发给贫穷孩子的女孩)(willing)

71. ---How do you like our teacher?

---He is______________________________________________ (不仅对我们很有耐心而且总是不厌其烦地帮助我们解决问题).     (go)

72. ---Many people ______________(直到朋友离开他们才意识到与他人好好相处很重要) (until)

---Yes. So we must learn to communicate with others.