1. I don’t often go sightseeing because I can’t manage to appreciate _____ beauty of _____ nature.
A. the; the B. the; a C. a; 不填 D. the; 不填
2. She _____ that he return the books he borrowed from her.
A. agreed B. demanded C. admitted D. believed
3. Although Linda is happy with her success, she wonders _____ will happen to her life.
A. that B. what C. whether D. this
4. The manager spoke so forcefully that the rest of the group ____ his opinion.
A. stuck to B. insisted on C. came up with D. gave in to
5. —Who knocked at the door?
—I’ve no idea. I just pretended nobody was at home, so I didn’t ask who _____ was.
A. it B. he C. she D. they
6. There is no need to worry, mum. Everything will _____ to be all right.
A. turn up B. turn out
C. turn down D. turn away
7. In no country _____ Britain, as we know, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.
A. better than B. more than
C. other than D. rather than
8. In the discussion everybody agreed reducing speed limits should _____ fewer deaths on the roads.
A. lead to B. result from
C. settle down D. end up
9. To keep the air clean this hospital forbids all the patients _____ in and around it.
A. smoke B. smoking C. to be smoking D. smoked
10. That bar on Milton Street, _____ by the way is very nice, is owned by Johnson’s brother.
A. which B. who C. where D. that
11. When he was young, John, together with his brothers and sisters, had to go to the _____ church every Sunday.
A. English old beautiful B. old beautiful English
C. beautiful English old D. beautiful old English
12. Ann never dreams of _____ for her to be sent abroad for further education very soon.
A. there being a chance B. there to be a chance
C. there be a chance D. being a chance
13. However, at times the balance of nature is _____, resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.
A. troubled B. disturbed C. treated D. puzzled
14. —Why, Jack! Someone seems to have called you over there.
—Yes? I _____ that.
A. am not realizing B. haven’t realized
C. didn’t realize D. don’t realize
15. Only when your luggage has been checked, _____.
A. you are allowed in B. you will be allowed in
C. will you allow in D. will you be allowed in
16. We had to _____ a lot of noise when the children were at home.
A. go in for B. hold on to
C. put up with D. keep pace with
17. She greeted them by their first names in a(n) _____ way.
A. unusual B. familiar C. interested D. welcome
18. It is said that both of the thieves _____ ten years _____.
A. sentenced; in the prison
B. were sentenced to; in the prison
C. sentenced; in prison
D. were sentenced to; in prison
19. —Could you be so kind as to close the window?
—_____.
A. Go ahead B. Help yourself
C. Yeah, with pleasure D. Yes, please
20. Do as you were told to, _____ you’ll be in trouble.
A. otherwise B. so that
C. even though D. therefore
21. At last the man had to admit _____ the computers from the office.
A. to steal B. being stolen
C. to have stolen D. having stolen
22. When I was trying to find out _____ that prevented so many birds from returning to the north, an unexpected visitor came.
A. why it was B. what it did
C. what it was D. why it did
23. Once more I am stepping in my hometown, _____ I haven’t been for years.
A. where B. that C. which D. when
24. _____ about his position in the company that he can’t sleep at night.
A. So he much worries B. So much does he worry
C. So much he worries D. Does he so much worry
25. Realizing that he hadn’t enough money and _____ to borrow from his father, he made up his mind to sell his mobile phone.
A. not wanted B. not to want
C. not wanting D. want not
26. —Do you think they have as many books as they described?
—Well, in my opinion, they have few books, if _____.
A. some B. any C. none D. many
27. When she was very young, the girl could learn a lot of poems _____ heart, which were written _____ praise of heroes.
A. by; with B. with; in C. in; by D. by; in
28. This plan was designed to help _____ overcome discrimination in the workplace.
A. woman and minority B. women and minorities
C. women and minority D. woman and minorities
29. I know I should have been there, but I _____ not find the time.
A. would B. could C. might D. ought to
30. What surprised me most was that there appeared a _____ look on her face on hearing the news.
A. worried B. being worried
C. worry D. having worried
II. 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31-50各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a (31) part of the learning process(过程). But all too often as parents and teachers we (32) this same right to our children.
Donnie was my youngest third-grader. He was a shy, nervous boy. His fear of
(33) kept him from classroom games that other children played with joy. He (34) answered questions — he (35) be wrong. I tried my best to build his self-confidence. But (36) changed until midterm, (37) Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned(分配)to our classroom.
She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, (38) her. Then one morning we were working (39) problems at the chalkboard. Donnie had copied the problems and filled in answers. (40) with his progress, I left the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials. When I returned, Donnie was in tears. He’d missed the third maths problem. My student teacher looked at me (41). Suddenly her face brightened. From the desk we (42), she got a canister(小筒) filled with (43).
“Look, Donnie,” she said, kneeling beside him and (44) lifting the tear-stained face from his arms. “I’ve got something to show you.” She (45) the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk. “See these pencils, Donnie?” she continued. “They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me. See how the erasers are (46)? That’s because we make mistakes too. Lots of them. But we (47) the mistakes and try again. That’s (48) you must learn to do, too.”
She kissed him and stood up. “Here,” she said, “I’ll (49) one of these pencils on your desk so you’ll remember that (50) makes mistakes, even teachers.”Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile — the first I'd seen on his face that year.
31. A. former B. useless C. necessary D. fair
32. A. deny B. admit C. give D. require
33. A. friendship B. failure C. success D. teachers
34. A. often B. seldom C. never D. frequently
35. A. must B. can C. might D. will
36. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything
37. A. when B. because C. so D. while
38. A. disappointed B. followed C. admired D. blamed
39. A. English B. history C. maths D. chemistry
40. A. Eager B. Angry C. Surprised D. Pleased
41. A. in despair B. in public C. in need D. in peace
42. A. spared B. shared C. made D. bought
43. A. books B. pencils C. knives D. erasers
44. A. gently B. slightly C. quickly D. skillfully
45. A. put down B. put into C. removed D. sharpened