一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

       从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

1. The boy asked his mother whether France is ______ European country.

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

2. ―Why are you taking a basket with you for shopping?

―The stores don’t _______ free plastic bags for shoppers to protect the environment.

A. sell                     B. support             C. collect              D. provide

3. Facebook is one of the most popular websites in Britain ______ over twenty-five million users.

A. of                      B. for                    C. with                  D. by

4. ―When will Peter telephone us?

―As soon as he ______ home this afternoon.

A. gets                   B. got                   C. will get            D. has got

5. You’d better take the GPS with you ______ you won’t get lost.

A. as soon as           B. so that              C. because                   D. until

6. Steven looked out of the window and found the snow was even ______.

A. heavy                B. heavier             C. heaviest            D. the heaviest

7. —Andy, could you tell me ______ the school sports meet?

—Next week.

   A. why we will have                                   B. why will we have

C. when we will have                           D. when will we have

8. Sorry, sir. I ______ follow you. Would you please speak slower?

A. can’t                  B. mustn’t             C. shouldn’t           D. needn’t

9. — What is Mom cooking in the kitchen?

— Fish, I guess. How nice it _________!

A. looks                 B. sounds              C. tastes                D. smells

10. Now we are in Junior Three. Every weekend we have ______ homework to do.

A. a great many              B. quite a few        C. a great deal of    D. a large number of

11. Li Na trained very hard, ______ she became a great tennis player later.  

A. or                     B. so                   C. for                   D. but

12. —Tony is still in bed. He may miss the school bus.

—Last night he ______ late to write the report of his survey.

A. stayed up          B. cheered up      C. got up             D. dressed up

13. Loud music and red chairs in the restaurant make people ______ fast.

A. to eat                  B. eating               C. eat                    D. ate

14. Our class teacher was pleased to know that ______ students in his class ate junk food.

A. much                 B. many              C. little                 D. few                 

15. ―Jill, you look busy. ______

―Thank you, Peter, but I can manage it myself.

A. What’s the matter?                         B. Anything I can do to help?

C. Is everything OK?                           D. How could you do that?

 

二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

“Mommy, I got something for you!” Cody ran through the door after school. His face wore the biggest smile ever. He waved something above his head. “It’s a pen. But not just any pen. It’s a lucky pen!” He handed me the pen   16  , waiting for my reaction (反应). 

I looked at the pen in my hand. There was nothing    17    about it. It looked just like any other ballpoint pen. I had a drawer full of them. At that moment, I didn’t realize how special it was or how much I would come to treasure (珍爱) it. 

I had made the decision to be a(n)   18  . I had dreamed about it for a long time but I was afraid of being refused by the publishing houses. The night before, I told my husband my   19   when I thought Cody wasn’t listening. “What if   20   likes my writing and I fail?” But Cody did   21    what I said. Now he stood in front of me, watching me examine the pen. “You don’t have to be afraid now,” he said. “This pen will make your   22   great and everyone will love you.” 

Tears filled my eyes. Refusal (拒绝) and failure didn’t seem like such a big problem any more. Even if I    23   sold the first book, I had everything I could ever need. I knew that pen would bring me luck, though. And I felt   24    already, just by having Cody in my life, especially when I heard what he did to get it. 

In the lunchroom, Cody heard an older boy talking about having a lucky   25  . He decided to get it for me. The boy was a tough negotiator (强硬的谈判者) but Cody didn’t   26  . In the end, he    27    his favorite Matchbox car, two army men his brother gave him, a crayon, and a piece of candy — his most important things, for that pen. Just to make    28    feel better. 

I still have that pen, though it’s long out of ink, in a cup on my desk. When a refusal letter arrives and I start feeling    29  , I look at it and remember just how lucky I am. For while I value that pen, it’s Cody who I really    30    in my life.

 

16. A. easily                 B. carefully                  C. proudly             D. naturally 

17. A. strange               B. special                     C. important                 D. interesting 

18. A. teacher               B. artist                        C. writer               D. inventor

19. A. fear                  B. hope                       C. secret                D. surprise

20. A. somebody           B. everybody                C. anybody            D. nobody

21. A. hear                  B. accept                      C. expect               D. believe 

22. A. life                   B. dream                      C. stories               D. choices 

23. A. ever                 B. never                      C. even                 D. once

24. A. sure                  B. lucky                      C. brave               D. proud 

25. A. dog                    B. toy                          C. pen                   D. gift

26. A. give up               B. try out                            C. get away           D. call back

27. A. found                B. kept                        C. sold                 D. changed

28. A. them                 B. us                           C. me                   D. him

29. A. nervous                    B. sorry                       C. angry               D. lonely

30. A. respect               B. praise                      C. serve                D. treasure