一 、单项填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)
( )1. My little cousin is a (an) boy and he always asks me all kinds of strange questions.
A. creative B. curious C. energetic D. organized
( )2. Li Ming often helps his classmates and teachers and he often gets from them.
A. money B. prizes C. presents D. praise
( )3. — It’s dangerous to walk across the street carelessly.
— You’re right. We can’t be careful while crossing the street.
A. so B. very C. too D. more
( )4. — Would you like a cup of coffee or a bottle of juice?
— . I’d like some milk.
A. Either B. Both C. None D. Neither
( )5. It is I against the plan, because it sounds impossible to carry out.
A. that is B. who am C. who are D. that are
( )6. Picasso once said that all children are artists. The problem is to remain artists as they grow older.
A. born B. young C. general D. modest
( )7. There were noises coming from upstairs, but we didn’t them.
A. listen to B. pay attention toC. look for D. ask for
( )8. — Did you enjoy the outdoor training yesterday?
— No, not at all! I was dead after so much hard training.
A. as good as B. as well as C. so good as D. so well as
( )9. — Our monitor Jack is good at all the subjects, but he never .
— What a modest student!
A. gets off B. takes off C. puts off D. shows off
( )10. We may meet all kinds of difficulties in the future, but we should be confident enough to
any challenge.
A. put on B. get on C. take on D. try on
( )11. Football is a popular sport. my father my mother is interested in watching football matches.
A. Not only; but also B. Neither; nor C. Both; and D. Either; or
( )12. My father wants me to be a doctor an engineer, I want to be an actor.
A. or; and B. and; but C. and; so D. or; but
( )13. The railway Qinghai to Tibet is the longest plateau (高原) railway in the world.
A. connected B. connects C. connecting D. is connected
( )14. — Mrs Black is an organized housewife.
— That’s right. Everything in her house is always .
A. in order B. out of order C. in trouble D. in the way
( )15. — People born under the same animal sign always have similar hobbies and personalities.
— I think that’s just a coincidence (巧合).
A. Yes, I agree with you.
B. That’s true.
C. I’m afraid I can’t agree.
D. You are right in some ways.
( )16. Mike is good at many kinds of musical instruments. He is a musician.
A. welcome B. born C. hard D. tired
( )17. — Mum, I don’t want to learn the piano anymore. It’s too difficult.
— Dear, don’t . I’m sure you will succeed.
A. wake up B. stay up C. give up D. end up
( )18. — Peter has good grades in all his subjects, but he never shows off.
— I agree. He is very .
A. powerful B. creative C. modest D. generous
( )19. — Is there any food left?
— No, Sam has all of it.
A. eaten up B. taken up C. looked up D. got up
( )20. Daniel is creative and thoughtful. He can often good ideas.
A. pay attention to B. put up with C. catch up with D. come up with
二. 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分;满分30分)
A
Now more than 40 million foreigners around the world are learning Chinese, according to a report. The relationship (关系) between the United States and China is becoming 21 . It has really
22 the growth of Chinese language learning in the US.
I am Chris from the US. I am one of the many people learning 23 . I am studying at a Confucius institute (孔子学院) in New York. There are 10 24 in our class. Some are over 30 years old. Some are middle school students. Our Chinese teacher 25 Beijing. He often tells us some interesting things in China.
I think Chinese is 26 to learn. The biggest challenge for American learners is the writing. Chinese is 27 different from any other language in the world.
It will 28 me a lot of time to learn enough Chinese characters (汉字). But I think there are many advantages of spending time 29 the language. One big advantage is that it makes me see things from a different point of view, 30 Chinese is such a different language from English.
I think for American students the most important advantage is that learning a different language can open up their mind.
( )21. A. worse B. poorer
C. friendlier D. politer
( )22. A. stopped B. practised
C. started D. influenced
( )23. A. English B. Chinese
C. French D. Japanese
( )24. A. students B. workers
C. teachers D. farmers
( )25. A. comes to B. leaves for
C. goes around D. comes from
( )26. A. easy B. surprised
C. difficult D. boring
( )27. A. slowly B. quickly
C. easily D. completely
( )28. A. get B. take
C. spend D. waste
( )29. A. on B. in
C. at D. with
( )30. A. if B. because
C. while D. when
B
Welcome to Grand Canyon National Park! The Grand Canyon is famous as a wonder of the natural world, and it 31 is. Here are some tips for enjoying the Grand Canyon.
● 32 on the paths. Don’t stand on the edge of the cliff (悬崖) for a better 33 . We saw people doing this! Don’t run around in dangerous areas.
● Bring enough 34 . The Grand Canyon has a very dry climate, especially in summer. You will drink 35 than you can possibly imagine (想象).
● Wear the right shoes. 36 you’re going to walk any distance on the Rim Trail, you’d better wear closed-toe (不露趾的) shoes.
● Weather. During July and August, storms can 37 .
The South Rim is open all year round, and in winter and early spring, bring more clothes to stay 38 .
● Don’t feed the animals. Some animals here are really lovely and they are not 39 humans (人类), but don’t feed them. Some animals can bite if you get too close. Human food is bad for many of the animals. 40 may die! So let the animals feed themselves.
( )31. A. hardly B. already
C. really D. almost
( )32. A. Jump B. Stay
C. Work D. Dance
( )33. A. life B. reason
C. look D. trip
( )34. A. water B. food
C. clothes D. money
( )35. A. more carefully B. more
C. more slowly D. better
( )36. A. Although B. So
C. Because D. If
( )37. A. come up B. take off
C. go away D. look out
( )38. A. awake B. warm
C. happy D. safe
( )39. A. afraid of B. interested in
C. angry with D. proud of
( )40. A. You B. It C. We D. They
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21-25 CDBAD 26-30 CDBAB 31-35 CBCAB 36-40 DABAD
