I.Choose the best answer to completes the sentence. (15%)
1.His suggestion______ we go to see the art exhibition interested every one of us.
A. that
B. which
C. when
D. what
2.The reason why she was late was _______ she was caught in a traffic jam.
A. when
B. that
C. since
D. because
3.She is pleased with what you have given him and ______ you have told him.
A. that
B. which
C. all that
D. all what
4._____ we go swimming every day ______ us a lot of good.
A. If; do
B. That; do
C. If; does
D. That; does
5.We all know the truth _______ there are air, water, and sunlight, there are living things.
A. where
B. that wherever
C. that where
D. wherever
6.You can't imagine ________ they were when they received this nice Christmas presents.
A. what excited
B. how excited
C. when excited
D. why excited
7.______ the house will be built will be discussed at tomorrow's meeting.
A. If
B. Where
C. That
D. What
8.We should think carefully about ________ MR. Needham said at the meeting.
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. when
9.The value of life is not in _______ , but what you give.
A. how you get
B. which you got
C. what you get
D. what do you get
10.They would have fixed the telephone yesterday ______ it was a holiday.
A. except
B. except for
C. but for
D. except that
11.You _____ read that article if you don’t want to.
A. haven’t
B. can’t
C. mustn’t
D. needn’t
12.I have two papers ________ this week.
A. write
B. to write
C. writing
D. to writing
13.We moved to London _____ we could visit our friends more often.
A. even if
B. so that
C. in case
D. as though
14.I think it’s high time we _____ strict measures to stop pollution.
A. will take
B. take
C. took
D. have taken
15.I found John was very careful. He _________ everything _________ than I did.
A. plans; better
B. planed, better
C. plans; best
D. planed best
II.Fill in the blanks with correct form of the words and phrases given below. (20%)
reasonable sit well means shelter complicated invent intervals invest odd end up
16.He gave me a ________ explanation.
17.I curiously asked her about the _______ behavior.
18.Would you afford a poor child a temporary _______.
19. Business managers are focused on increasing their personal wealth by any available _____.
20.The poem is so ________ that I cannot make out its meaning.
21.It was necessary, therefore, to _______ instruments for people.
22.She woke him for his medicines at ______ throughout the night.
23.He showed good judgement in deciding not to ______ in the project.
24.The cabinet’s view did not ______ with a vast majority in the house.
25.His false accusations kicked back and _______ himself in prison.
III.Read the passage and finish the corresponding questions. (30%)
A
I hold that cricket is boring. Typically, the matches between two teams last at least six hours or more each day. And there are usually formal intervals on each day for lunch and tea with brief informal breaks for drinks. So, if a sport lasts for so long that you need a washroom break, it is not a sport at all, but only a means of passing the time, like reading.
Nobody is quite sure how cricket began, though people believe it was invented by shepherds who used their crooks to protect the small gate to the sheep fold. This saying is certainly reasonable because shepherds had to stay outdoors for long hours, without much to do. The first written reference to cricket was in 1300, when Prince Edward played it with his friend. For in those days, princes had few fish to fry.
Cricket was spread around the world by British soldiers, who often had to stay in some places not just for an hour but for long and boring weeks. Of course, they needed something to amuse themselves.
Today Australia is most powerful in the game, and its people are good at it. They have devoted themselves to it. The only way for other countries to beat them may be to round up the unemployed and the wasters and give them all bats. Certainly, they’d feel as at home in the stand as sitting in a bus shelter all day.
Playing cricket is something like doing a jigsaw, which I once explained to a Greek. “Yes, you spend a couple of weeks putting all the pieces together, so you end up with a picture.”
“Then what happens?” He asked.
“Well, you break it up again and put it back in the box.”
Jigsaw and cricket, both are not really games themselves. They are simply tools for wasting time. And that’s not something that sits well in the modern world.
We may dream of living the slow life, taking a couple of hours over lunch and eating Cheese until dawn, but the reality is that we would have a heart attack if the traffic lights stay red for too long or the lift doors fail to close when we are ready to go.
Then cricket is the thing that should have belonged to an ancient age when people invested money in time rather than in things. They need it to kill the time. But now we have so many things to deal with, it seems odd to watch somebody else playing the complicated game of catch for a whole day.
Please stop watching – then it will go away.
26. What is the tone of the writer?
A. happy
B. praising
C. ironical (讽刺的)
D. angry
27. How long does a cricket match normally last for each day?
A. at least six hours or more
B. at least a whole day
C. at least two hours
D. at least five hours
28. Who spread over the cricket to the world?
A. Prince Edward
B. the shepherds
C. British soldiers
D. the Australian
29. Which of the following phrase has the similar meaning with “pass the time”?
A. go away
B. pass away
C. meddle with
D. kill the time
30. What does the writer compare the cricket with?
A. there is no comparison at all
B. the jigsaw
C. the sheep fold
D. baseball
B
Most Americans are very conscious of their health and try to maintain a nutritious diet and daily routines to maintain good health. Yet, for many years the tobacco and liquor industries have tried to project the image of style and fashion for those who use their products. Most have learned, however, that the dangers caused to health by tobacco and alcohol can no longer be denied or ignored. The campaigns to alert the public to the evils of these two social drugs have been intense and effective. However, most people dislike being warned that they shouldn't do something. It is a kind of psychological resistance. Yet, all tobacco and liquor products must now contain a warning on the package. The warning is simple, but the message is clear: smoking and drinking are hazardous to health. The wording may vary, but it is phrased in such a way as to draw the attention of the consumer to the danger. On TV all tobacco advertising is legally banned, and every ad in a magazine must display the warning. There are many public notices on trains and buses giving out the warning that smoking is linked to lung cancer and other lung and heart diseases. The warning against alcohol consumption is of a different kind. It goes out especially to women who are pregnant and anyone operating a car or electrical machinery. A pregnant woman can cause damage to her baby by drinking alcohol. Also anyone operating a machine runs the risk of an accident which could be fatal. Such warnings appear on all wine bottles and even an apparently harmless can of beer.
31.Tobacco and liquor ads try to make people believe that smoking and drinking will _____.
A. make them look fashionable
B. help them keep a nutritious diet
C. make them conscious of their health
D. show their healthy images to others
32.In the case of smoking and drinking, most people _____.
A. ignore the campaigns against them
B. are aware of the dangers they cause
C. do not really believe their dangers
D. participate in campaigns against them
33.It can be inferred from the passage that the campaign against smoking is _____.
A. short-lived
B. long-standing
C. widespread
D. well-organized
34.Tobacco advertising is _____.
A. popularized
B. restricted
C. banned
D. disliked
35.Warnings against drinking are usually directed at _____.
A. civilians
B. car drivers
C. young people
D. some groups of people
IV.Translate these sentences into English or Chinese. (20%)
36、体育既是一种比赛，也是一种无聊的活动。（match, boring）
37、一旦买房也是一种投资的方式。（means, invest/investment）
38、每年都有大学生找不到工作。（college students/unemployed)
39、Only two factors matter in cricket match: talent and team work.
40、At that time, people thought that a career was something only as a help for a woman to live an easy life.
请围绕“The Influence of Parents’ Example”(父母对孩子的影响)为题写一篇文章。字数：
100字左右。应包括下列要点，但可适当增加细节：
1.、父母是孩子的启蒙老师 (first teacher)；
2.、父母的言行对孩子有影响 (words and deeds, influence)；
3、.谈谈你的看法；