一、单项填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项
涂黑。
1. The solar-powered airplane Solar Impulse 2 arrived in Nanjing ______ April, 2015.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
2. Eric will never win a gold in the swimming race ______ he works hard.
A. if B. when C. unless D. since
3. If ______ is a high-stress job, it is important that you learn how to relax after a busy day.
A. you B. your C. yours D. yourself
4. We’d better ______ subjects like age, weight or money while talking in Western countries.
A. agree B. avoid C. afford D. allow
5. — ______ will I stay in Singapore during the summer holiday?
— Let me check it for you. For two days.
A. How much B. How lon g C. How far D. How many
6. Tony is ______ than his father, though he is only eleven years old.
A. tall B. taller C. tallest D. the tallest
7. Everyone lent a hand so that the work ______ a week earlier than I had planned.
A. finishes B. has finished C. is finished D. was finished
8. If you ______ go, at least wait until the storm is over.
A. must B. can C. will D. may
9. It is reported that thousands of people ______ since a terrible earthquake hit Nepal.
A. died B. have died C. have been dead D. will die
10. — Paul shows little ______ in the piano competition.
— Yes, but his mother insists that he should catch the chance.
A. pain B. cause C. situation D. interest
11. Kevin was ______ late for school this morning. The bell rang right after he walked into the classroom.
A. usually B. already C. really D. nearly
12. — ______ big lanterns! I like them very much!
— Yes. They sell well at the Lantern Festival.
A. How B. What C. What a D. What an
13. Mr Green felt surprised and wondered _______.
A. when did she come back home B. who did the cleaning this morning
C. how could I get to the post office D. why they finish the work so early
14. Walk along the street and turn right at the second crossing. Which of the following is correct?
A. B. C. D.
15. — It is raining heavily! Will the rain last long?
— _______. The weather report says it will be sunny tomorrow.
A. I don’t think so B. It doesn’t matter C. I agree D. Yes, of course
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中，选出可以填入空
白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“I love you” might be one of the most important combinations of three words in the English language. It’s the 16 that a romantic relationship is serious. Besides, it also shows the closeness for parents, children or the ones who you love.
In Putonghua, “I love you” 17 as “Wo ai ni”, but the way it’s used in China might be a little different, and most Chinese people are wondering 18 .
The Global Times reports that some online videos showing children telling their parents “I love you” have become 19 in China. One of them, filmed by an Anhui TV station, shows a number of college students telling their parents they love them. “Are you drunk?” asked a parent. In another 20 video, shot by a Shanxi TV station, the parents’ responses (反应) are still mixed. For example, a father responded 21 bluntly (率直地) — “I am going to a meeting, so much for that.”
Why don’t Chinese families use those words? “The parents’ responses show that many Chinese are not good at 22 their feelings like that,” Xia Xueluan, a sociologist from Peking U niversity, told the Global Times, “They are used to educating chil dren with negative (否定的) language.”
Still, that doesn’t 23 that love can’t be shown. In another article, Zhao Mengmeng, a 31-year-old woman, said she had never told her father she loved him face-to-face 24 she found it a bit strange. Sometimes actions speak louder than words. However, Zhao gave her father a photo album recording photographs of them together on every one of her birthdays. The pictures were 25 on the Internet later, being forwarded (转发) hundreds of thousands of times on Weibo.
16. A. value B. symbol C. clue D. reason
17. A. includes B. practises C. translates D. recommends
18. A. why B. what C. how D. when
19. A. humorous B. dangerous C. boring D. popular
20. A. different B. nervous C. similar D. fixed
21. A. more B. much C. little D. many
22. A. explaining B. creating C. expressing D. discovering
23. A. mean B. doubt C. allow D. know
24. A. if B. until C. but D. because
25. A. cost B. put C. solved D. dropped