We were informed that the woods behind our apartment building would be removed to___ a swimming pool for the residents.

  A.take a chance     B.leave alone    C.break away from   D.allow for

四、閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下面短文，從每小題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

A businessman walks into a bank in San Francisco and asks for the loan officer. He says he is going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow ＄5000 . The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for such a loan. So the businessman hands over the keys to a Rolls Royce parked on the street in front of the bank. Everything checks out, and the bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. An employee drives the Rolls Royce into the bank’s underground garage and parks it there.

Two weeks later, the businessman returns, and repays the ＄5000 and the interest, which comes to ＄15.41.

The loan officer says, “ We are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction  has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is that why would you bother to borrow＄5000?”

Laughing, the businessman replies, “ Where else in San Francisco can I park my car for two weeks for ＄15?”

56. The businessman walks into the bank with the true purpose of      .

A. borrowing＄5000                             B. meeting the loan officer

C . finding a place to park his car              D. showing how rich he is

57. The loan officer is puzzled because        .

A. he never thought he could meet a multimillionaire in his bank

B. he thinks the businessman is crazy to leave his car in the bank

C . he never thought the businessman could drive a Rolls Royce

D. he thinks＄5000 is so small a sum of money to the businessman

58. The underlined word “collateral” in Paragraph 1 most probably means“       ”.

A. security     B. payment      C . reward      D. deal

59. Which of the following words can best describe the businessman according to the story?

A. Honest   B. Clever   C . Rich   D. Kind

第二節(jié)  根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從對話后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。（涂卡時注意：E=AB，F(xiàn)=AC，G=AD）

－ What do you think I ought to see first in London? I’m told one ought to see the British Museum.

Do you think I shall have time for that?

－61  But if I were you, I should leave that for some other day. You could spend a whole day there. It’s much too big to be seen in an hour or so.

－I suppose it is. 62

－That’s not a bad idea. You could spend a couple of hours there comfortably, or even a whole afternoon, watching the wild animals and all those birds. You could have tea there too.

－I’ll do that, then. How do I get there?

－ 63 Where are we now? Oh, there’s that big building. I think your best way from here is to take Baker Street.

－  64

－Oh, no , a quarter of an hour or so , but, if you’re in a hurry, why not take a taxi?

－I think I will.   65 

A. Let me see.

B. Well, you might.

C. What time is it now?

D. Is it much of a walk?

E. Ah, here’s one coming.

F. What about going to the Zoo?

G. Must I stay in London for long?

Keep on trying. Never _________. I am sure you will succeed sooner or later.

A.lose your heart       B. lose hearts       C. lose one’s hear      D. lose heart

—What do you think of my marriage?  

—______, if I were you, I would not marry him.

     A. Generally speaking               B. I have no idea  

C. To be honest                       D. To my surprise

語法填空(共10小題, 每小題1.5分，共15分)

Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good, most would admit that their_41_ (speak) English is poor._ 42 I speak to a Chinese student they always say, “My spoken English is poor.” _43_, their spoken English does not have to remain “poor”! I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons _44_ their problems with spoken English.

First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary. _45_, they are afraid of _46_ mistakes. The third reason is that not enough attention _47_ (pay) to listening. Fourth, most Chinese students are reactive（被動的rather _48_ proactive (積極的，主動的) language learners.

If you do not use your English beyond the classroom you will forget _49_ you know. Remember: USE IT OR LOSE IT! You can learn _50_ to speak English better by speaking English more.

C

Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son’s soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son’s team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.

With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son’s teammate, Mickey O’Donnel. With shouts of “Kick it!” echoing(回響) across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (沸騰). O’Donnel had scored!

Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome(綜合癥) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.

The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, “I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!” For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, “Way to go Minkey! Way to go Mickey!” Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.

Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, “It was a tie. Everybody won.”

51. What was the score of the soccer match?

A. Two to two, equal to both the teams.  

B. Three to one in Mickey’s team’s favor.

C. Two to one in the opposite team’s favor.

D. Everybody won because of Mickey’s goal.

52. The underlined word “hush” in paragraph 3 means__________.

A. cheer       B. cry       C. laughter      D. silence

53. What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?

A. The result of the match would fail his son.

B. His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.

C. Mickey would again hug the opposing players.

D. His son would understand Mickey’s wrong goal.

54. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

A. both teams liked and respected Mickey  

B. both teams were thankful to Mickey for his goal  

C. Mickey didn’t mind though his goal was wrong 

D. Mickey was a kind-hearted boy and hoped everybody won

55. The purpose of the author in writing the passage is __________.

A. to tell a joke to make readers laugh  

B. to suggest we should not mind losing 

C. to show enjoying a game is more than winning a game 

D. to present his son’s fine qualities of understanding others

Mr White is ________ as one of the most excellent leaders in our company..

A. regarded        B. thought         C. looked               D. used

．A  study  shows that students living in non—smoking dorms are less likely to——the habit of  smoking．

  A．make up    B．pick up    C．draw up   D．turn up

八．句型轉(zhuǎn)換. (每小題2分, 共10分)

81. It is obvious that he has known the truth.

   _____________, he has known the truth..

82. I happened to meet an old friend in the street yesterday.

  I met an old friend _____________ ____________ in the street yesterday. 

83. The problem needs discussing.

  The problem needs __________ __________ ____________.

84. The government gave an order. All the victims in the earthquake of Yushu County, Qinghai Province were rescued.

   The government gave an order _________________________________________________.

85. To master a foreign language is not an easy job.

   _______ _______ not an easy job ___________ _________ a foreign language.