I．听力部分（略）

Ⅱ．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。

11． —Are there many animals in that zoo？

     —No，＿＿＿＿ ten ＿＿＿＿．

     A． no more than；in all

     B． not more than；after all

     C． more than；at all

     D． less than；above all

12． When he was in trouble，I was always doing what I could ＿＿＿＿＿ him．

     A． help        B． helping         C． to help        D． helped

13． All of us got ＿＿＿＿＿ and jumped with joy ＿＿＿＿＿ the news．

     A． excited；at                   B． exciting；with

     C． excited；when heard           D． exciting；on hearing

14． Can you be ＿＿＿＿＿ to express yourself in English in class， Li Ming？

     A． sad         B． sorry        C． free         D． happy

15． —My sister is a typist at a foreign firm．

     —I know this sort of work ＿＿＿＿＿ skill and speed．

     A． asks for     B． calls for     C． waits for     D． looks for

16． The ＿＿＿＿＿ soldier told us his past days and before long he ＿＿＿＿＿．

     His ＿＿＿＿＿ made us very sad．

     A． dying；died；death               B． dying；death；died

     C． dead；died；dying                D． dead；dying；died

17． A big fire ＿＿＿＿＿ at the store last night， ＿＿＿＿＿ nothing in it．

     A． took place；left                  B． happened；leave

     C． was broken out；to leave          D． broke out；leaving

18． Na Ying is ＿＿＿＿ as one of the most popular singers in the city ＿＿＿＿ she was born．

     A． thought；where                    B． thought；which

     C． considered；in which              D． considered；that

19． The thief ＿＿＿＿＿ away from the policeman and ran into the darkness．

     A． took         B． broke        C． drove         D． caught

20． As everyone can see，＿＿＿＿＿ danger man is often much wiser than usual．

     A． in a time of                     B． at times of

     C． in the time of                   D． in time of

21． The workers were fighting ＿＿＿＿＿ the manager of the factory． They wanted to fight ＿＿＿＿ higher pay and better working conditions．

     A． for； for       B． with； against        C． against； for       D． for； against

22． Mr Mason is rich． He has a beautiful house ＿＿＿＿＿．

     A． himself       B． on his own       C． of his own       D． him

23． ＿＿＿＿， he often went swimming in the river．

     A． Having been a small child        B． As a child

     C． Like child                       D． Because of a child

24． The two pen－friends ＿＿＿＿ to know each other by writing letters regularly．

     A． came         B． went         C． turned         D． learned

25． It was an exciting moment for these football fans this year，＿＿＿ for the first time in years their team won the World Cup．

     A． that         B． while         C． which         D． when

Ⅲ．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26—45各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D ）中，选出最佳选项。

    On April 11 Lincoln， Mrs Lincoln and two friends were spending night in talk， when Lincoln suddenly began to discuss his dreams． “I had one the other night．About 10 days ago I went to bed very 26． I had been up 27 for important letters from the White House for a long time． I could not have been 28 in bed when I fell into sleep． I soon began to 29． There seemed to be a dead silence about me．Then I heard sobs（抽泣），30 a number of people were weeping． I thought I left my bed and 31 downstairs．There the silence was broken by some pitiful sobbing，but the mourners（ 送葬者）were 32．I went from room to room， no living person was in sight；but the same mournful sounds of distress（悲痛） met me as I 33 along．It was light in all the rooms；34 was well known to me，but 35 were all the people who were sobbing as if their hearts would 36？ I was puzzled and frightened． What could be the 37 of all this？ I kept on walking until I arrived at the East Room， which I 38． Before me was a dead body．Around it were soldiers who were acting as 39；there were some people 40 pitifully．‘Who is dead in the White House？’ I asked．

    ‘The president，’ was the answer．

    ‘It’s 41！’I said to myself and was surprised． ‘How did he die？’

    ‘He was killed by an assassinator （暗杀者）！’ was the answer．

    ‘42 came a loud burst of crying from the crowd，which woke me from my dream． I slept 43 that night， and although it was 44 a dream I have been rather angry about it 45．’”

26．A．soon          B. late            C. quickly           D. early

27．A．reading       B. answering       C. waiting           D. paying

28．A．tired         B. busy            C. excited           D. long

29．A．dream         B. think           C. sleep             D. wake

30．A．as if         B. even if         C. though            D. unless

31．A．looked        B. waited          C．wandered          D. listened

32．A．out of sight  B. sobbing         C. talking           D. there

33．A．got           B. looked          C. passed            D. shouted

34．A．everything    B. nothing         C. the room          D. one mourner

35．A．why           B. where           C. how               D. what

36．A．stop          B. burst           C. break             D. die

37．A．result        B. wrong           C. matter            D. meaning

38．A．stood         B. stayed          C. entered           D. wandered

39．A．mourners      B. enemies         C. servants          D. guards

40．A．shouting      B. weeping         C. mourning          D. working

41．A．him           B. me              C. terrible          D. sad

42．A．So            B. It              C. Then              D. Thus

43．A．no more       B. more            C. excitedly         D. calmly

44．A．such          B. only            C. still             D. also

45．A．forever       B. at that time    C．all along         D. ever since

Ⅳ．阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

    An election year is one in which all numbers are divisible（可除的） by four（1944，1948，etc）． Since 1840， American presidents elected in years ending in zero have been destined（命中注定） to die in office． William Harrison， the man who served the shortest term died of illness several weeks after he took office．

    Abraham Lincoln was one of the four presidents who were murdered． He was elected in 1860， and his untimely death came just five years later．

    James A．Garfield was shot during his first year in office（1881）by a man to whom he wouldn’t give a job． While in his second term office （1901），William McKinley attended the Pan－American Exposition （泛美博览会）at Buffalo，New York． During the reception he was murdered while shaking hands with some of his guests．

    Three years after his election in 1920，Warren G．Harding died in office．Although it was not proved，many believed he was poisoned（毒死）．

    Franklin D．Roosevelt had been elected four times（1932，1936，1940 and 1944），the only man to serve so long a term． He died of illness in 1945．

    John F．Kennedy was murdered in 1963，only three years after his election．

    Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by a mental patient（精神病人） on March 30，1981，shortly after he came to the White House． He was lucky enough to have a narrow escape．

46．The author wrote the passage to tell us ＿＿＿＿＿．

    A． why many American presidents were murdered

    B． how to become president in the USA

    C． American presidents have been living a hard life

    D． many American presidents elected in years ending in zero were murdered in office

47．James A．Garfield was murdered because ＿＿＿＿＿．

    A． he was unfit for his job as president

    B． he was strongly against slavery

    C． he didn’t give the murderer a job

    D． the murderer was a mental patient

48．We can know that ＿＿＿＿＿．

    A． Lincoln died in his second term of office

    B． American presidents were well protected in the old days

    C． it has been found out that Warren G．Harding was poisoned

    D． people in America don’t want to be president in the years ending in zero

49．The underlined phrase “have a narrow escape” in the passage probably means＿＿＿in Chinese．

    A．侥幸逃脱        B．不幸丧生        C．榜上有名        D．名垂千秋

50．Which of the following is not an election year？

    A．2000．          B．1978．         C．1960．         D．1824．

B

    President Lincoln made a speech in Gettysburg（盖底兹堡）．

    The speech ended． Lincoln spoke for less than three minutes，and the photographer who was standing in front of him didn’t even have time to take a picture． The speech was over almost before it began．

    On the platform（讲台）Edward Everett， the great speechmaker， whispered to Seward， the Secretary of State， “It is not what I expected from him． I’m disappointed．” Seward， too， thought that the President had given a poor speech．

    Lincoln himself felt badly about his speech． He thought that it didn’t have the effect that he hoped it would have， and that in fact it made the listeners disappointed． Later he said， “I ought to have prepared it with more care．”

    The newspapers too were not impressed by the President’s Gettysburg speech． The nearby Harrisburg paper considered it “silly”， while the reporter of the London Times thought the speech uninteresting．The first favorable comment（好评） came from the Chicago Tribune（论坛报），and was followed by the Springfield Republican， a Massachusetts newspaper． “It will be studied as a model speech．．．”

51． Lincoln spoke for a short time because ＿＿＿＿＿．

     A． he was given less than three minutes

     B． he didn’t think it good to speak in public for a long time

     C． he didn’t want to speak too much

     D． he had really prepared a very short speech

52． Both Everett and Seward considered Lincoln’s speech poor because ＿＿＿＿．

     A． they were both disappointed at it

     B． it was quite short

     C． it wasn’t interesting and exciting

     D． it hadn’t any good effect

53． Which of the following is NOT true ？

     A． A photographer wanted to take a picture．

     B． Lincoln was not pleased with his own speech．

     C． Newspapers  paid  much  attention  to  Lincoln’s speech．

     D． No one considered Lincoln’s speech a good one．

54． From the news we can see that ＿＿＿＿＿ at first．

     A． few people made a careful study of the speech

     B． only two famous men didn’t praise the speech

     C． most people studied Lincoln’s speech very carefully

     D． many people were against Lincoln as president

55． The main idea of the passage is that ＿＿＿＿＿．

     A． Lincoln wasn’t a good speaker

     B． Lincoln was good at making short speeches

     C． Lincoln’s Gettysburg speech was criticized（批评）by most people．

     D． sometimes an important speech is very short

Ⅴ．短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

Dear Peter，

    Thanks very much on inviting me to your birthday         56．＿＿＿＿＿＿

party on Sunday． I’d like very much come， but              57．＿＿＿＿＿＿

I had an examination on Monday morning． It is               58．＿＿＿＿＿＿

a very important exam， but I can’t afford to                59．＿＿＿＿＿＿

fail it． I’ll spend all the whole weekend reading           60．＿＿＿＿＿＿

and prepare for it． So I’m really sorry that                61．＿＿＿＿＿＿

I won’t able to come this time． Hope you                    62．＿＿＿＿＿＿

can understand． I’ll take this chance to wish               63．＿＿＿＿＿＿

you a wonderful time in your birthday． Happy                64．＿＿＿＿＿＿

birthday， Peter， and many happy return of the day！        65．＿＿＿＿＿＿

                                                                  Yours，     

                                                                 Li Ming 

Ⅵ．书面表达（满分15分）

    用英语写一篇介绍19世纪英国伟大作家Charles Dickens（1812－1870） 的短文，要点如下：

    1．小时候父亲负债累累，他只在为穷人孩子办的学校里受过两年教育。

    2．十二岁开始工作，曾当过工人，报社记者。

    3．1837年，《匹克威克外传》（The Pickwick Papers） 使他在英国一举成名。

［参考答案］

11－15 ACACB          16－20 ADCBD             21－25 CCBAD      

26－30 BCDAA          31－35 CACAB             36－40 CDCDB      

41－45 CCABD          46－50 DCAAB             51－55 DBDAC

56． on→for              57． much后加to          58． had→have

59． but→and／so         60． 去掉all             61． prepare→preparing

62． able前加be        63．∨        64． in→on      65． return→returns

One possible version：

    Charles Dickens was a great writer in the 19th century．He was born in 1812．When he was a child，his father was heavily in debt．The only education he received was two years of schooling  at a school for poor children．At the age of 12，he had to work first as a worker and then became a reporter for a newspaper．In 1837，his novel，The Pickwick Papers，made him the most famous of his time in England．He died in 1870．