Suddenly I heard a terrible noise ahead. I looked forward _______ what was happening, but found nothing.

  A. to seeing            B. to see             C. for seeing           D. and see

III. 閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

A

"As sure as you're alive now, Peter Rabbit, some day I will catch you," shouted Reddy Fox, as he put his black nose in the hole between the roots of the Big Hickory-tree which grows close to the Smiling Pool. "It is lucky for you that you were not one jump farther away from this hole."

Peter, safe inside that hole, didn't have a word to say, or, if he did, he didn't have breath enough to say it. It was quite true that if he had been one jump farther from that hole, Reddy Fox would have caught him. As it was, the hairs on Peter's funny white tail actually had tickled Reddy's back as Peter ran wildly through the root-bound entrance to that hole. It had been the narrowest escape Peter had had for a long, long time. You see, Reddy Fox had surprised Peter eating sweet clover (苜蓿) on the bank of the Smiling Pond, and it had been a lucky thing for Peter that that hole, dug long ago by Johnny Chuck's grandfather, had been right where it was. Also, it was a lucky thing that old Mr. Chuck had been wise enough to make the entrance between the roots of that tree in such a way that it could not be dug any larger.

Reddy Fox was too shrewd (機(jī)靈的) to waste any time trying to dig it larger. He knew there wasn't room enough for him to get between those roots. So, after trying to make Peter as uncomfortable as possible by telling him what he, Reddy, would do to him when he did catch him, Reddy walked across the Green Meadows. Peter remained where he was for a long time. When he was quite sure that it was safe to do so, he crawled out and hurried to the Old Orchard. He felt that that would be the safest place for him, because there were ever so many hiding places in the old stone wall along the edge of it.

56. Where is Peter Rabbit hiding?

    A. On the bank of a pond                        B. In a hole       

       C. In a tall tree                                              D. Behind a room

57. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the story?

  A. Reddy Fox might find rabbit hairs on him.

  B. Old Mr. Chuck took advantage of the roots to dig the hole.

  C. The hole could be made larger.

  D. Reddy almost caught Peter this time.

58. Why did Peter Rabbit wait so long before leaving?

  A. Because Reddy was trying to get him.   

B. Because it was cold outside.

C. Because his grandfather would help him dig a large hole.

D. Because the Old Orchard was not so safe as this hole.

Hoping he would not disturb his sleeping father , Bob stole in , _____ and waited for him to wake up .

A. not speak   B. not spoke   C. not to speak  D. didn’t speak

B

    We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests' coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

    The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

    Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her

hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

    I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big "to do" over the younger one because she's the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.

    But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.

    I said, "What are you doing, my dear?"

    She turned to me with a sad expression and said, "Mommy, why don't people like me the way

they like my sister? Is it because I 'm not pretty? Is that why they don't say nice things about me as

much?"

    I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.

    Now, whenever I visit a friend's home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

43. The underlined expression ' make a big "to do" over' (paragraph 4) means ______.

   A. show much concern about      B. have a special effect on

   C. list jobs to be done for         D. do good things for

44. The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her ______.

   A. beautiful hair      B. pretty clothes

   C. lovely smile       D. young age

45 Kristen felt sad and cried because ______.

   A. the guest gave her more coats to carry

   B. she didn't look as pretty as Kelly

   C. the guests praised her sister more than her

   D. her mother didn't introduce her to the guests

46. We can conclude from the passage that ______.

   A. parents should pay more attention to the elder children

   B. the younger children are usually more easily hurt

   C. people usually like the younger children more

D adults should treat children equally

The government officials’ visit on his 80^th birthday______ the famous scientist greatly.

  A respected   B honoured   C cared for   D admired

.Leonardo da Vince_____birds kept in cages in order to have the pleasure of setting them free.

A. is said to be buying                               B. is said to have bought

C. had said to buy         D. who said to have bought

The coach asked his staff to       the large group of journalists waiting for him to announce his training plants.

   A.adapt to            B.appeal to            C.refer to        D.attend to

．________ be sent to work in Beijing?

A．Do you suggest who should           B．Do you suggest whom should

C．Who do you suggest                 D．Who do you suggest would

Expressions about water are mostly as common as water itself.

The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression. Hot water was used five hundred years ago to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle. That no longer happens. But we still get “in hot water”. When we are in hot water, we are in trouble. It can be any kind of trouble, serious or not so serious. A person who breaks a law can be in hot water with the police. A young boy can be in hot water with his mother if he walks in the house with dirty shoes.

“Being in deep water” is somewhat like being in hot water. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult position. Imagine a person who can not swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you don’t have the ability to solve. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks without knowing anything about the stock market.

“To keep your head above water” is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt. A company seeks to keep its head above water during economic hard times. A man who loses his job tries to keep his head above water until he finds a new job.

“Water over the dam” is another expression about past events. It is something that is finished, and cannot be changed. The expression comes from the idea that water has floated over a dam and cannot be brought back again. When a friend is troubled by a mistake he or she has made, you might tell him or her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.

Another common expression “to hold water” is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about . It probably comes from a way of testing the condition of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes; if it does not hold water, then, it is weak and not worth debating.

“Throwing cold water” also is an expression that deals with ideas or proposals. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems, but your wife throws cold water on the idea because she says a new car costs too much.

60. Don’t cheat in this exam! Or you’ll      if you are caught cheating by the teacher.

A. be in hot wate                  B. have to hold water

C . be in deep water                  D. keep your head above water

61.The expression using water in Paragraph       has almost the same meaning as “Things done cannot be undone.”

A. 3    B. 4   C . 5    D. 6

62. We can see from this passage that many of the expressions using water have         meanings.

A. double   B. unpleasant   C . close   D. moral

63.The best title for this passage should be         .

A. The history of water         B. Cold water or hot water

C . Water and it culture         D. Expressions concerning water

第二卷（一部分，共計(jì)45分）

第四部分：寫作 (共三節(jié)，滿分45分)

第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)卧~拼寫(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語(yǔ)注釋，在句子右邊的橫線上寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。(每空只寫一詞) (注意：將單詞寫在答題紙本題的橫線上)

76.My class are ______ (爭(zhēng)論) about the answers to the questions with one another.

77.Most of the students are______ (熟悉) with these books.

78.In our ______ (意見), the water should be free of charge.

79.The man was a millionaire, but now he is in ______ (欠債).

80.______ (明顯), she is too angry to forgive him at present.

81.He saw a boy ______ (掙扎) in the river and saved him.

82.She helped found a national______ (運(yùn)動(dòng)) to stop the making of drugs.

83.The trees are extremely tall and some______ (測(cè)量為) over 100 meters.

84.______（圍繞）by many high mountains and next to the Pacific Ocean, Vancouver has a very pleasant climate.

85.The stadium is within walking ______ (距離).