1、3. Jim, you look so strong. Have you been working out recently?Yes. I have been working out in the gym _for almost half a year by now. A. each other day B. every other dayC. each of two days D. every of two days4. In the class, three students in ten _every day. A. practise to read B. practises readi
2、ngC. practises to read D. practise reading5. The film produced by DreamWorks was set in _ and the heroine was in her _ . A. the 1840s; thirties B. the 1840s; thirtyC. 1840s; thirties D. 1840s;6. Where did you meet him? It was in the hotel_ he stayed. A. where B. that C. which D. there7. We hope that
3、 as many people as possible _ join us for the picnic tomorrow. A. need B. must C. should D. can8. The police asked the boy what his _ had been in the robbery. A. character B. role C. behaviour D. effect9. They had finished the work _last month. A. in the end of B. at the end ofC. by the end of D. in
4、 the end10. Look! Its raining again. Why _it rain on Sundays? We are always staying inside! What a day!A. need B. must C. will D. should11. Do make full use of your time, _ youll be regretful about it. A. otherwise B. therefore C. however D. so12. It took us quite a long time to get here. It was _ j
5、ourney. A. three-hour B. a three hour C. a three-hour D. three hours13. Excuse me, can you tell me where the nearest bank is, please?_Oh yes! Its past the post office, next to a big market. A. Oh, let me think. B. Oh, I beg your pardon?C. Youre welcome. D. What do you mean?14. My cousin went to Cana
6、da two years ago. He _ there for a few months and then went to America. A. worked B. would work C. would be working D. has been working15. Would you please give us an example _ your opinion on “Two Olympics, equal splendor”?A. in charge of B. in want of C. in favour of D. in honour of完形填空（共20小题; 每小题
7、1分，满分20分） Dad and I lived on the farm alone. My 16 left us one year after I was born, and thats why Dad 17 her so much, and so did I. I would never forgive（原谅） her for what she had done to us. However, when I was ten years old, Dad became 18 ill and died only two weeks later. After the funeral, a wo
8、man came to the 19 and told me that she was my mom. She 20 me to go to the city and live with her, but I said 21 . “Please, Jenny, just for this winter. If you dont like living with me, you can 22 , ”she begged. I decided to give her a 23 . She was my mom after all. The life there was 24 She prepare
9、d meals for me and went shopping with me. One day, I finally asked her 25 she left Dad and me. “Your dad is a stubborn and 26 man. I didnt like the 27 with him. But I regretted leaving as soon as I came to the city because I didnt want to 28 you. I told your father that I wanted to go back, but he 2
10、9 , and he told me never to go back again. I wrote you a lot of 30 ，but he sent them back, ”Mom said with tears in her eyes. I then knew how much she 31 me in those years. Dad chose not to forgive her, and due to his 32 , I couldnt see my mom for ten years while he lived a（n） 33 life for ten years,
11、but I 34 to forgive her. I know that sometimes we need to forgive others, as it can 35 us happiness. 16. A. grandma B. mom C. grandpa D. sister17. A. loved B. hated C. needed D. appreciated18. A. simply B. necessarily C. interestingly D. seriously19. A. farm B. forest C. city D. village20. A. cheate
12、d B. took C. wanted D. ordered21. A. OK B. wonderful C. great D. no22. A. leave out B. set free C. come back D. run away23. A. chance B. way C. choice D. reason24. A. terrible B. comfortable C. exciting D. sad25. A. when B. how C. if D. why26. A. kind B. hard-working C. boring D. smart27. A. life B.
13、 situation C. pain D. experience28. A. see B. keep C. forget D. lose29. A. ignored B. escaped C. shouted D. refused30. A. diaries B. stories C. letters D. books31. A. enjoyed B. liked C. missed D. believed32. A. change B. decision C. feeling D. suffering33. A. unhappy B. simple C. rich D. useless34.
14、 A. chose B. hoped C. begged D. tried35. A. pay B. show C. lend D. bring阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）（A） I was the middle child of three, but there was a gap of five years on either side, and I hardly saw my father before I was eight. For this and other reasons I was somewhat lonely. I had the lonely chil
15、ds habit of making up stories and holding conversations with imaginary persons, and I think from the very start my literary ambitions（文学志向）were mixed up with the feeling of being isolated（孤独）and undervalued. I knew that I had a natural ability with words and a power of facing unpleasant facts, and I
16、 felt that this created a sort of private world in which I could get my own back for my failure in everyday life. However, the quantity of serious writing which I produced all through my childhood would not add up to half a dozen pages. I wrote my first poem at the age of four or five, my mother tak
17、ing it down to dictation. I cannot remember anything about it except that it was about a tiger and the tiger had “chair-like teeth”a good enough expression. At eleven, when the war of 19141918 broke out, I wrote a poem which was printed in the local（地方的）newspaper, as was another, two years later, on
18、 the death of Kitchener. From time to time, when I was a bit older, I wrote bad and usually unfinished “nature poems”. I also, about twice, attempted a short story which was a failure. That was the total of the would-be serious work that I actually set down on paper during all those years. 36. The u
19、nderlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to_.A. the quantity of serious writing B. the writers first poemC. the writers childhood D. the tiger in the poem37. From the text, we learn that as a little boy the writer_. A. had no playmates B. showed his gift for writingC. put out lots of poems and stor
20、ies D. got his first poem published in 191638. What can be inferred about the writer?A. He was least favoured in his family. B. He had much difficulty in talking with others. C. He had an unhappy childhood for lack of care. D. His loneliness resulted in his interest in writing. （B）Marjorie Gestring
21、Marjorie Gestring was a springboard（跳板）diver from the United States who won the gold medal in 3 meter springboard diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany at the age of 13 years. With the cancellation（取消）of the Olympics in 1940 and 1944 because of World War , Gestring did not get a chan
22、ce to defend her title, and her comeback attempt for the 1948 Summer Olympics failed. Bob Mathias17-year-old American Bob Mathias won the decathlon（十项全能运动）only four months after taking up the sport. He is the youngest athlete in Olympic history to win a mens track and field event. By the time Mathia
23、s retired from decathlon competition in 1952, he had nine victories in nine competitions. He had won two gold medals separately in 1948 and 1952In 1954 a film about his early life called The Bob Mathias Story was made, in which he and his wife played themselves. Fu Mingxia Fu Mingxia was born on Aug
24、ust 16, 1978 in Wuhan, Hubei Province. At an early age, her father taught her to swim at a nearby river. She started exercising gymnastics at age 5, soon turning to diving. Fu Mingxia left home at age 9 to train in Beijing. In the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Fu Mingxia became Chinas youn
25、gest Olympic champion ever when she won the 10-meter platform gold at the age of 13Ian Thorpe Ian Thorpe was born on 13 October, 1982. He is a former Australian freestyle swimmer. At the age of 14, he became the youngest male ever to represent Australia. Ian Thorpe, 17 years old, won the gold medal
26、in the 400m freestyle by breaking his own world record in Sydney 2000. He has won five Olympic gold medals. 39. How many times did Marjorie Gestring take part in the Olympic Games?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. 40. Which two athletes took part in the Summer Olympics in the same year？A. Marjorie
27、 Gestring and Fu Mingxia. BBob Mathias and Fu Mingxia. CMarjorie Gestring and Bob Mathias. D. Bob Mathias and Ian Thorpe. 41. How long had Fu Mingxia exercised diving in Beijing before she won the 10-meter platform gold in the 1992 Summer Olympics?A. About ten years. B. About nine years. C. About fi
28、ve years. D. About three years. 42. According to the passage, the youngest athlete who won the most Olympic gold medals came from_. A. Australia B. America C. China D. Germany（C） Reading books has long been a way to relax. However, in this modern age of computers, the Internet, DVD movies and MP3 pl
29、ayers, the simple act of reading a book has taken a back seat. People want something more interactive（交互式的）than just pages to turn. We seem to be turning away from the joy of reading a good book, but there is an answer. Audio books have been around for a long time. But most people think that audio b
30、ooks are just for people with eyesight problems. This is one of their uses, of course, but it is far from the full story. Audio books are in the form of either cassette tapes or CDs. The beauty of them is that the whole story is read often by well-known actors and actresses. It is like having your o
31、wn play. There are many kinds of audio books, so you are sure to find one that suits your tastes. The really good thing of listening to an audio book is that you can listen to it wherever you want to. Audio books do not just tell storiesthey also provide language lessons. Imagine learning to speak a number of key Japanese p
