Ⅰ.单项填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
　　1. With the aid of the most advanced equipment, new facts about the ancient pyramids in Egypt have recently ____.
　　 A. brought to light B. seen the light
　　 C. thrown light D. come to light
　　2. The teacher was shocked by the parents’ ____ lack of concern about their children’s
　　 behaviour.
　　 A. appear B. visible
　　 C. appearance D. apparent
　　3. Finding a job in such a big company has always been ____ his wildest dreams.
　　 A. under B. over C. above D. beyond
　　4. ——Have you had many visitors yet?
　　 ——No, ____, you’re the first.
　　 A. by the way B. as a matter of fact
　　 C. as a whole D. in other words
　　5. In order ____ tell the bees ____, he painted some bees ____ little spots of colour.
　　 A. to; /; with B. that; apart; in
　　 C. to; apart; in D. to; apart; with
　　6. ——You didn’t hear me until now?
　　 ——No, I must ____ soundly when you
　　 came in.
　　 A. have slept
　　 B. be sleeping
　　 C. have been sleeping
　　 D. sleep
　　7. The telephone ____ four times in the last hour, and each time it ____ for the student doing a part-time job.
　　 A. had rung; was B. had been ringing; is
　　 C. has rung; was D. rang; had been
　　8. It is the prevention of disease ____ its successful treatment that has led to the rapid increase of the world’s population.
　　 A. rather than B. including
　　 C. but also D. less than
　　9.The eighteen-storeyed building, when ____, will shut out the sun ____ up the rooms in my house.
　　 A. completed; lighted
　　 B. completing; lighting
　　 C. completing; lighted
　　 D. completed; lighting
　　10.A lot of the children at the school do not live in the town, but come in from the ____ countryside.
　　 A. surrounded B. surrounding
　　 C. surroundings D. surround
　　11. You will be late ____ you leave immediately. A. unless B. until
　　 C. if D. or
　　12.____ it with me and I’ll see what I can do.
　　 A. When left B. Leaving
　　 C. If you leave D. Leave
　　13.John shut everybody out of the kitchen ____ he could prepare his grand surprise
　　 for the party.
　　 A. which B. when
　　 C. so that D. as if
　　14. ____ leaves the room last ought to turn off the lights.
　　 A. The person B. No matter who
　　 C. Who D. Whoever
　　15.The research is so designed that once ____ nothing can be done to change it.
　　 A. begins B. having begun
　　 C. beginning D. begun
　　Ⅱ.完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,共30分)
　　In this small town there was not a single man of importance who would dare to have a housekeeper younger than sixty, for fear of what people might say about them. I was __1__, however. When I needed a housekeeper I __2__ a girl called Bridie Casey, a lovely little girl of seventeen from a village up the coast. But I __3__ my choice carefully. I drove out there one day when she was at home, and I had a look at the cottage and a __4__ with her mother and a cup of tea, and after that I did not need anyone to say that she was __5__. I knew if there was anything Bridie did not do __6__ her mother would not __7__ long to correct her. After that, there was only one __8__to raise.
　　“Have you a __9__, Bridie?” said I.
　　“No, Doctor. I have not,” said she with a simple expression that did not __10__ me a bit. As a doctor you soon get used to innocent(无邪的) __11__.
　　“Well, you’d better __12__ and get one,” said I, “__13__ I’m not going to take you.”
　　__14__ this she laughed.
　　__15__ she started working at my house. She proved to be very __16__ and efficient (高效率的). Of course, she was so good-looking that people who came to my house used to pass __17__ about us. But that didn’t matter. They did not dare to hire a pretty girl themselves for__18__ of what people would say. But I knew as long as a girl had a man of __19__ to look after she would give me __20__.
　　1. A. an inclusion B. a conclusion
　　 C. an exception D. a succession
　　2. A. chose B. married
　　 C. fired D. met
　　3. A. made B. offered
　　 C. regretted D. settled
　　4. A. deal B. talk
　　 C. quarrel D. journey
　　5. A. pretty B. clever
　　 C. fit D. busy
　　6. A. quickly B. normally
　　 C. secretly D. properly
　　7. A. expense B. pay
　　 C. cost D. take
　　8. A. report B. test
　　 C. question D. statement
　　9. A. girl-friend B. boy-friend
　　 C. wife D. husband
　　10. A. interest B. cheat
　　 C. encourage D. notice
　　11. A. feelings B. looks
　　 C. sounds D. voices
　　12. A. hurry up B. turn up
　　 C. take your time D. take it easy
　　13. A. or B. but C. and D. so
　　14. A. At B. On C. To D. For
　　15. A. The day B. The next day
　　 C. In the day D. To this day
　　16. A. young B. strong
　　 C. able D. gentle
　　17. A. a letterB. an examination
　　 C. an information D. a remark
　　18. A. fear B. horror C. reason D. cause
　　19. A. herself B. her own
　　 C. himself D. the world
　　20. A. service B. everything
　　 C. no trouble D. no notice
　　Ⅲ.阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
　　(A)
　　The Christmas Tree
　　In pre-Christian Europe, people believed that trees(fruit trees and evergreens in particular) were embodiment of powerful beings. In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the designated miracle play for December 25 was the story of Adam and Eve and in this play the chief prop was an apple-hung evergreen called the paradise tree. In the sixteenth century, German families began bringing evergreens into their homes during the Christmas season. By the seventeenth century, they were known as Christbaiime(Christ trees) and were being decorated with fruits, candies, cookies, candles and wafers resembling the eucharistic host.
　　The first Christmas trees in America were set up by German immigrants in the 1820s and the almost universal adoption of the custom dates from the 1910s. Now at Christmas time decorated trees stand in about two-thirds of American homes. The modern American tree is usually covered with colored balls and strings of colored lights. The star on top represents the Star in the East which guided the three Wise Men to Bethlehem.
　　1. Christmas is traditionally celebrated on ____.
　　 A. December 24 B. December 25
　　 C. December 30 D. December 31
　　 2. In the play about Adam and Eve, the paradise tree should be ____.
　　 A. an apple tree B. a pear tree
　　 B. a plum tree D. any fruit tree
　　 3. Christmas trees became widespread in America ____.
　　 A. in the 1920s B. in the 1910s
　　 C. in the 1820s D. in the 1810s
　　 4. The top of a Christmas tree is traditionally decorated with ____.
　　 A. colored balls B. colored lights
　　 C. colored paper D. star-shaped objects
　　(B)
　　This movie is about an adventure on an island called Skull, where an oversize gorilla named Kong falls in love with a blonde beauty. Nothing much to expect, you might say. But you might be wrong. It has been 72 years since the story was first brought to the screen. But the latest movie version, King Kong, is a box office hit in the US. The film opens in China on January 14.
　　Kong himself has its own role in American culture: his name known to every 10-year-old boy, his image used to sell everything from insurance to chocolate.
　　So what is it that makes the story attractive to generations of Americans?
　　Set in the Great Depression(大萧条) of the 1930s, the film follows New York actress Ann Darrow, who is seized by movie makers. She is taken to the Skull Island, where she is caught by the aboriginals, who want to offer her to King Kong, a gorilla. But instead of eating Ann, King Kong saves her. He is caught and dragged back to New York. There he bursts free and climbs the Empire State Building in search of Ann.
　　Why did King Kong appear in 1933? And why is he back now, in 2005?
　　In 1933, a worldwide economic depression threw the future into doubt. “The monster (怪物) represents American workers’ feelings at being sent up by forces beyond their control,” says Gerals Molyneaux, La Salle University film professor and biographer of Charlie Chaplin.
　　Now, once again Americans worry about their future in an age of terror, threatened by al-Qaida(基地组织).
　　But some people, on the other hand, see the movie just as what it is. “I am confident the story is not any type of social or political meaning,” says artist Dave Dorman, creator of the cover pictures for the new King Kong comic books.“Sometimes a gorilla is just a gorilla.”
　　1. The movie King Kong ____.
　　 A. gives information of the Great Depress- ion
　　 B. has been popular for more than 70 years
　　 C. tells people how to deal with terrorism
　　 D. has brought in a lot of money
　　2. Why is King Kong so well known in Amer- ica? ____.
　　 A. King Kong was set in America
　　 B. King Kong was first made in 1933
　　 C. There is a very famous actress in the movie
　　 D. The character has been used a lot in advertising
　　 3. Why does King Kong climb the Empire State Building?____.
　　 A. To escape
　　 B. To capture the movie makers
　　 C. To look for Ann
　　 D. To see New York
　　 4. Which is the best title for the article? ____.
　　 A. King Kong, the Movie
　　 B. King Kong and Advertising
　　 C. King Kong: A Symbol of Terror
　　 D. King Kong and Ann Darrow
　　(C)
　　Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or merely go there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason is, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings. The desire to pick up a book with an attractive dust jacket is irresistible, although this method of selection ought not to be followed, as you might end up with a rather dull book. You soon become engrossed in some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spend far too much time there and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointment—without buying a book, of course.
　　This opportunity of escaping the realities of everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a bookshop. There are not many places where it is possible to do this. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can wander round such places to your heart’s content. If it is a good shop, no assistant will approach you with the inevitable greeting “Can I help you, sir?”. You needn’t buy anything you don’t want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished browsing. Then, and only then, are his services necessary. Of course, you may want to find out where a particular section is, but when he has led you there, the assistant should retire discreetly(谨慎地) and look as if he is not interested in selling a single book.
　　You have to be careful not to be attracted by the variety of books in a bookshop. It is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on, say ancient coins and to come out carrying a copy of the latest best-selling novel and perhaps a book about brass-rubbing—something which had only vaguely interested you up till then. This volume on the subject, however, happened to be so well illustrated and the part of the text you read proved so interesting that you just had to buy it. This sort of thing can be very dangerous. Apart from running a huge account, you can waste a great deal of time wandering from section to section. Booksellers must be both long-suffering and indulgent(纵容地).
　　1. You may spend too much time in a bookshop because ____.
　　 A. the dust jackets are very attractive
　　 B. you start reading one of the books
　　 C. it is raining outside
　　 D. you have to make sure you can’t buy a dull book as a present
　　2. In a good bookshop ____.
　　 A. nobody takes any notice of you
　　 B. the assistant greets you in a friendly way
　　 C. your heart is contented
　　 D. you feel that you are in a music shop
　　3. An assistant should help you ____.
　　 A. as soon as you have entered a shop
　　 B. just before you finish browsing
　　 C. only when you have finished browsing
　　 D. when he leads you to a particular sect- ion
　　4. It’s very easy to enter a bookshop and buy ____.
　　 A. a book on ancient coins
　　 B. a best-selling novel on brass-rubbing
　　 C. a book that only vaguely interests you
　　 D. a book that unexpectedly interests you
　　5. This passage is mainly concerned with ____.
　　 A. some advice on entering a bookshop
　　 B. how to select books in a bookshop
　　 C. assistant’s service in a bookshop
　　 D. attractions of books in a bookshop
　　(D)
　　Malaysia’s Prime Minister, MahathirMohamad has been retired. But he didn’t go quickly in his final speech; he blamed the Jewish people for the problems between Israel and the Palestinians.
　　“The Jews have taken land of the Muslims,” he said. “What if part of America was given to the Jews as Israel? Would the Americans let it happen? Of course not.”
　　His words angered many western governments, but Mahathir doesn’t care. “I like to speak my mind,” the 77-year-old explained. “Sometimes people don’t like it. But that is what leadership is all about.”
　　Loved by some and disliked by others, his 22 years in power have seen great changes in Malaysia. He has taken it from being one of Asia’s poorest countries to the world’s 18th largest trading nation. It is also a peaceful country with native Malaysians living alongside minority groups. Chinese make up a quarter of the population. While a further 7.4 percent are of Indian origin. Teenager girls wearing Muslim headscarves happily walk around large stores as ethnic Chinese play mah-jong in nearby cafes.
　　But Mahathir has made enemies at home and abroad and some people will be glad he has gone. The US was unhappy when he often blamed it for globalization. Meanwhile, critics say that he has limited the freedom of the Malaysian people in order to stay in control of the country. Despite this, he is a hero to leaders in Southern Asia as well as those in the Islamic world. “He marked out the path to success of developing nations in the region to follow,” said Thai President Thaksin Shinawatra.
　　Now he just wants to enjoy his retirement and insists that he will not take on a special role in government. “I’m a nobody,” he said. But many Malaysians do not agree with this.
　　1. What does Mahathir probably mean by saying “But this is what leadership is all about.”?____.
　　 A. The Jews have taken land of the Mus- lims by strong power of their leadership
　　 B. America should give part of its land to Israel though its leadership is powerful
　　 C. Leadership has the obligation to speak up what you think is right or wrong
　　 D. As a leader of a country, you have the right to teach those in other countries what to do and how
　　 2. Which is NOT true about the following? ____.
　　 A. Malaysia was no longer poor after Maha- thir came into power
　　 B. Malaysia is a country with natives and other minorities like Jews living along- side peacefully
　　 C. Malaysia developed a lot within Maha- thir’s power but freedom of Malaysians was limited
　　 D. Mahathir’s role in the world is both a hero to leaders in Southeast Asia but also a possible enemy of some countries
　　 3. The best title of this passage would be ____.
　　 A. A Religion Enthusiast
　　 B. Mahathir’s Political Policy
　　 C. Mahathir and Malaysia
　　 D. Hero of the World
　　(E)
　　Even as Americans have been gaining weight, they have cut their average fat intake from 36 to 34 percent of their total diets in the past 15 years. And indeed, cutting fat to control or lose weight makes sense. Fat has nine calories per gram. Protein and carbohydrates(碳水化合物) have just four. Moreover, the body uses fewer calories to metabolize fat than it does to metabolize other foods. Compared with protein and carbohydrates—which break down into amino acids and simple sugars, respectively, and can be used to strengthen and energize the body—dietary fat is more easily converted to body fat. Therefore, it’s more likely to stay on buttocks, thighs and bellies.
　　But cutting fat from your diet doesn’t necessarily mean your body won’t store fat. For example, between nonfat and regular cookies, there’s trivial difference in calories because manufacturers make up for the loss of fat by adding sugar. Low-fat crackers, soups and dressings can also be just as high in calories as richer versions. No matter where the calories come from, overeating will still cause weight gain. The calories from fat just do it a little quicker. A Wisconsin computer programmer who decided with a diet coach to eat only 40 grams of fat a day learned the lesson firsthand. He wasn’t losing weight. Then he showed his food diary to his coach and revealed he’d been eating half a pound of jelly beans a day. “They don’t have any fat,” he explains. But they had enough sugar to keep him from shedding an ounce.
　　Nonfat foods become add-on foods. When we add them to our diet, we actually increase the number of calories we eat per day and gain weight. That was borne out in a Pennsylvania State University study. For breakfast, Prof. Barbara Rolls gave two groups of women yoghurt that contained exactly the same amount of calories. One group’s yoghurt label said “high fat”—the other, “low-fat”. The“low-fat” yoghurt group ate significantly more calories later in the day than the other group. “People think they’ve saved fat and can indulge themselves later in the day with no adverse consequences,” says Richard Mattes, a nutrition researchers at Purdue University. “But when they do that, they don’t compensate very precisely, and they often end up overdoing it.”
　　 1. Why Americans are still gaining weight? ____.
　　 A. They eat too much fat
　　 B. They overeat
　　 C. They eat low-fat crackers, soups anddress- ings
　　 D. They eat sugar
　　 2. What lesson did the computer programmer learn?____.
　　 A. Overeating will cause weight gain
　　 B. He can eat half a pound of jelly beans a day
　　 C. He didn’t eat any fat
　　 D. His coach give him a lecture
　　 3. Prof. Barbara’s experiment proved that ____.
　　 A. two groups ate the same amount of calories
　　 B. two groups ate the same amount of yogurt
　　 C. the “low-fat” yogurt group ate significantly more calories later in the day than the other group
　　 D. people increase the number of calories they eat per day and gain weight
　　 4. What can you infer from the passage?
　　 ____.
　　 A. To keep from being overweight, people have to eat nonfat food
　　 B. The calories from fat just do it a little quicker than that from protein and carbohydrates
　　 C. People should avoid temptation
　　 D. Americans realize that it is necessary to count calories before eating the food
　　Ⅳ.短文改错(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
　　One day, on her way school, Li Lan 1.____
　　found a small bag near the bus station.
　　She opened it and found a calling card 2.____
　　as soon as a lot of money in it. From the 3.____
　　calling card, she found the owner address4.____
　　and his telephone number. She thought the
　　owner must very worried. So she went 5.____
　　to the public telephone and called the6.____
　　owner. Then she waited for the bus station. 7.____
　　The owner came by taxi very soon, and Li Lan gave
　　the bag to him. The owner is so grateful 8.____
　　to her that he took out 100 yuan to thank
　　for Li Lan, but Li Lan 9.____
　　polite refused it and went on to 10.____
　　school.
　　Ⅴ.书面表达(共1小题,满分25分)
　　近来,越来越多的学生在校外租房而不愿住大寝室。请根据下面提示,一分为二地用英语写一篇短文,说说两者各自的好处与坏处,并表明自己的观点。
　　1.学习时间; 2.安全; 3.自由性; 4.与同学交往; 5.学习效果。
　　注意:可从其他角度阐述,但两方面的理由都至少要有两条;词数100左右。
　　Key(4)