Great changes have taken place in that factory. It is no longer _________

    it was 20 years ago,_____ it was so poorly equipped.

    A) what ,when    B)that ,which    C) what ,which    D) which ,that  

Jasper is a great painter. He is _____ Picasso.

A. as a great painter as                   B. as great painter as 

C. as great a painter as                   D. so great a painter as

（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

     根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? ___51___ . Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist（悲觀的人）. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference（偏愛）, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. ___52___ . If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

   ___53___ . A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. ___54___ . A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自殺) than any other bridge in the area until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply（急劇地）. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.

   ___55___ . It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

A. On the other hand, black is depressing.

B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow up --- we are born with our preference.

C. The rooms are painted in different colours as you like.

D. If you do, you must be an optimist（樂觀的人）, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.

E. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.

F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours.

G. Colours do influence our moods (情緒)---there is no doubt about it

Robin makes______great effort to learn Japanese and he has made_____progress in it.

A. a;a            B./;a             C.the;/            D.a;/

 Don’t  believe   him  .He   is  just   _____  an   excuse  .

 A. making    out   B. making   up  of   C. making   up   D.  making from         

It was some time _____ we realized the truth.

A. when         B. until                 C. since                 D. before

The flag, the most common symbol of a nation in the modern world, is also one of the most ancient. With a clear symbolic meaning, the flag in the traditional form is still used today to mark buildings, ships and other vehicles related to a country.

The national flag as we know it today is in no way a primitive artifact. It is, rather, the product of thousands of years’ development. Historians believe that it had two major ancestors, of which the earlier served to show wind direction.

Early human beings used very fragile houses and boats. Often strong winds would tear roofs from houses or cause high waves that endangered travelers. People’s food supplies were similarly vulnerable. Even after they had learned how to plant grains, they still needed help from nature to ensure good harvests. Therefore they feared and depended on the power of the wind, which could bring warmth from one direction and cold from another.

Using a simple piece of cloth tied to the top of a post to tell the direction of the wind was more dependable than earlier methods, such as watching the rising of smoke from a fire. The connection of the flag with heavenly power was therefore reasonable. Early human societies began to fix long pieces of cloth to the tops of totems (圖騰) before carrying them into battle. They believed that the power of the wind would be added to the good wishes of the gods and ancestors represented by the totems themselves.

These flags developed very slowly into modern flags. The first known flag of a nation or a ruler was unmarked: The king of China around 1000 B.C. was known to have a white flag carried ahead of him. This practice might have been learned from Egyptians even further in the past, but it was from China that it spread over trade routes through India, then across Arab lands, and finally to Europe, where it met up with the other ancestor of the national flag.

46. The best title for the passage would be “________”.

A. Development of the National Flag     B. Power of the National Flag

C. Types of Flags                         D. Uses of Flags

47. The underlined word “vulnerable” in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A. impossible to make sure of               B. likely to be protected

C. easy to damage                     D. difficult to find

48. The earliest flags were connected with heavenly power because ________.

A. they could tell wind direction

B. they could bring good luck to fighters

C. they were handed down by the ancestors

D. they were believed to stand for natural forces

49. What does the author know of the first national flag?

A. He knows when it was sent to Europe.

B. He believes it was made in Egypt.

C. He thinks it came from China.

D. He doubts where it started.

50. What will the author most probably talk about next?

A. The role of China in the spread of the national flag.

B. The second ancestor of the national flag.

C. The use of modern flags in Europe.

D. The importance of modern flags.

II. 英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)：完形填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）    

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1—10各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A British man who went on a wild spending spree(狂歡) after doctors said he only had a short time to live wants compensation because the diagnosis(診斷) was wrong and he is now healthy — but broke.

John Brandrick, 62, was diagnosed with liver cancer two years ago and told that he would probably ___21___within a year.

He quit his job, sold or gave away ___22___ all his possessions, stopped paying his mortgage and spent his ___23___ dining out and going on holiday.

Brandrick was left with little more than the black suit, white shirt and red tie that he had planned to be ___24___ in when it became known a year later that his suspected “tumor(腫瘤)” was no more than a non-life ___25___ inflammation(炎癥) of liver.

“When they tell you you’ve got a limited time and everything you do is ___26___ life,” Brandrick, from Cornwall in the west of England, told Sky television.

“I’m really pleased that I’ve got a second ___27__ in life; but if you haven’t got no money after all this, which is my fault —I ___28___ it all —they should pay something back.”

If he can’t get compensation, he is considering selling his house or accusing the hospital that diagnosed him. The hospital has said that while it ___29___ with Brandrick, a review of his case showed no ___30___ diagnosis that have been made.

21. A. recover        B. cure           C. die                   D. ache

22. A. almost         B. most          C. already              D. nearly

23. A. savings        B. accounts     C. cheques             D. cash

24. A. sold             B. buried        C. displayed           D. hidden

25. A. astonishing   B. threatening C. disappointing     D. surprising

26. A. waste        B. end            C. extend               D. enjoy

27. A. job                     B. suit            C. chance                     D. liver

28. A. spent           B. lost           C. lent                   D. deposited

29. A. sympathizes B. agrees        C. deals                 D. argue

30. A. correct         B. different     C. serious              D. exact

–You’ve given us a wonderful Chinese dinner, Mrs Wang.

 --__________.

  A Oh, I’m afraid I didn’t cook very well

  B I’m glad you enjoyed it

  C Come again when you are free

  D It’s not necessary for you to say so

Mr Black announced ________ his friends his engagement ________ to Miss White.

A．/; to        B．to; to      C．/; with     D．to; with