第I卷

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
例：Stand over there ______ you’ll be able to see it better.
A. or B. and C. but D. while
答案是B。

1. I’m trying to break the _______ of getting up too late .
A. tradition B. convenience C. habit D. leisure

2. My parents _____ in Hong Kong. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else.
A. live B. lived C. were living D. will live

3. ---- We’re organizing a party next Saturday, and I’d like you to come.
---- _______! I have another one that day. Thank you just the same.
A. Good luck B. What a pity C. Never do it again D. Well done

4. ______ the project in time, the staff were working at weekends.
A. Competing B. Having completed C. To have completed D. To complete

5. A person ______ e-mail account is full won’t be able to send or receive any e-mails.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. whoever

6. ---- Sorry, I have to ______ now. It’s time for class.
---- OK, I’ll call back later.
A. hang up B. break up C. give up D. hold up

7. It is obvious to the students ______ they should get well prepared for their future.
A. as B. which C. whether D. that

8. Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything, The teacher will ______ the main points at the end.
A. recover B. review C. require D. remember

9. _____ by the advances in technology, many farmers have set up wind farms on their land.
A. Being encouraged B. Encouraging
C. Encouraged D. Having encouraged

10. The art show was _______ being a failure; it was a great success.
A. far from B. along with C. next to D. regardless of

11. ---- Putting on a happy face not only helps us make friends but also makes us feel better.
---- _______.
A. I’d love to B. I’m with you on that
C . It’s up to you D. It’s my pleasure

12. It was a nice house, but _______ too small for a family of live.
A. rarely B. fairly C. rather D. pretty

13. I’m not surprised that he became a writer. Even as a child he had a _____ imagination.
A. clear B. cautious C. funny D. vivid

14. I travel to the Binhai New Area by light railway every day, _____ do many businessmen who live in downtown Tianjin.
A. as B. which C. when D. though

15. This printer is of good quality. If it _______ break down within the first year, we would repair it at our expense.
A. would B. should C. could D. might  

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16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

The first time I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove my son to school. He 16 me with a puzzle ---- all because he waved to me like someone does__17___ seeing a close friend. A big,__18__smile accompanied his wave. For the next few days I tried to__19___his face to see if I knew him. I didn’t. Perhaps he had__20___me for someone else. By the time I contented myself with the__21___that he and I were strangers, we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends.

Then one day the__22___was solved. As I__23___the school he was standing in the middle of the road__24___his stop sign. I was in live behind four cars. __25___the kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk, he lowered his sign and let the cars__26___. To the first he waved and__27___ in just the same way he had done to me over the last few days. The kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply. The second car got the same__28___from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff-looking(表情刻板的) businessman, gave a brief, almost__29___wave back. Each following car of kids on their way to school__30___more heartily.

Every morning I continued to watch the man with__31___. So far I haven’t seen anyone__32__ to wave back. I find it interesting that one person can make such a(n) __33___to so many people’s lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly. His__34___armed the start of my day. With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the__35___of the whole neighbourhood.

16. A. hit B. disappointed C. presented D. bored

17. A. on B. from C. during D. about

18. A. false B. shy C. apologetic D. bright

19. A. research B. study C. recognize D. explore

20. A. praised B. blamed C. mistaken D. respected

21. A. conclusion B. description C. evaluation D. introduction

22. A. argument B. disagreement C. mystery D. task

23. A. visited B. approached C. passed D. left

24. A. drawing back B. putting on C. handing in D. holding out

25. A. Once B. Before C. Unless D. While

26. A. in B. through C. out D. down

27. A. cried B. cheered C. smiled D. gestured

28. A. idea B. reply C. notice D. greeting

29. A. awkward B. angry C. elegant D. patient

30. A. came B. responded C. hurried D. appeared

31. A. surprise B. frustration C. interest D. doubt

32. A. fail B. try C. wish D. bother

33. A. offer B. sacrifice C. promise D. difference

34. A. effectiveness B. cheerfulness C. carefulness D. seriousness

35. A. trends B. observations C. regulations D. feelings