17．---I saw Mr Li at the meeting yesterday．
---Did you？He ______ have attended，for he had asked for sick leave．（　　）

A．

needn't

B．

couldn't

C．

shouldn't

D．

mustn't

16．---I got upset yesterday just because you didn't hand in your homework on time．
---Terribly sorry．Ten more minutes，I        it to you．（　　）

	A．	would have taken		B．	would take
	C．	had taken		D．	must have taken

15．-Thank you for reminding me of the time，or I         late for the flight yesterday．
-Don't mention it．（　　）

A．

should be

B．

would be

C．

will have been

D．

would have been

14．Imagine what today's life would be like if Alexander Bell       the telephone more than 130years ago!（　　）

	A．	didn't invent		B．	wouldn't invent
	C．	hadn't invented		D．	wouldn't have invented

13．Nick Campbell sat at the side of the road and wondered what to do next．He looked at the second-hand Harley Davidson he'd bought from a back-street garage back home in Miami at the beginning of his trip six weeks before．
For years he had dreams of crossing the United States from east to west by motorbike and he'd finally decided that it was now or never．He'd given up his job，sold his car and set off for the journey of his dreams．He'd been lucky，or so he thought，to find this old Harley Davidson and had bought it for a very reasonable price------it had cost him just﹩600．But five kilometers from Atlanta，he had run out of luck．The motorbike had broken down．
He pushed the bike into town and found a garage．The young mechanic told him to leave the bike overnight and come back the next day．The following morning，to his surprise，the man asked if the bike was for sale．"Certainly not，"he replied，paid his bill and hit the road．
When he got to Kansas the old machine ran out of steam again．This time Nick thought about selling it and buying something more reliable，but decided to carry on．When the bike was going well，he loved it．
However，in Denver，Colorado the bike broke down again so he decided to take it to a garage and offer it for sale．The mechanic told him to come back in the morning．
The next day，to his amazement，the man offered him﹩2，000．Realizing the man must be  softin the head，but clearly not short of money，Nick asked for﹩3，000．The man agreed and they signed the papers．Then the mechanic started laughing．In fact it was several minutes before he could speak and when he could he said，"That's the worst deal you'll ever make，boy．"
He removed the seat．On the underside was the inscription （铭文）：
'To Elvis，love James Dean．'

56．Harley Davidson here refers to aD．
A．car          B．truck         C．garage          D．motorbike
57．Which of the following did Nick value most？C
A．Harley Davidson．        B．His job．
C．His dream to travel．    D．His car．
58．Nick was unwilling to sell his Harley Davidson because he thought it wasA
A．lovely        B．valuable       C．reliable          D．old
59．The underlined word～hi the 6th paragraph is closest in meaning toB
A．clever        B．crazy          C．honest           D．kind
60．At the end of the story，Nick must have felt veryA．
A．sorry          B．delighted        C．excited         D．moved．

12．In their book Time to Eat the Dog：The Real Guide to Sustainable Living，Robert and Brenda Vale say keeping a medium?sized dog has the same ecological impact as driving 10，000km a year in a 4.6liter Land Cruiser．
"We're not actually saying it is time to eat the dog．We're just saying that we need to think about and know the ecological impact of some of the things we do and that we take for granted．"
Constructing and driving the jeep for a year requires 0.41hectares of land，while growing and manufacturing a dog's food takes about 0.84hectares-or 1.1hectares in the case of a large dog such as a German shepherd．
Convincing flesh?eating cats and dogs to go vegetarian for the sake of the planet is a non?starter，the Vales say．Instead they recommend keeping"greener"，smaller，and more sustainable pets，such as goldfish，chickens or rabbits．
The book's playful title，and serious suggestion that pet animals may be usefully"recycled"，by being eaten by their owners or turned into pet food when they die，may not appeal to animal fans．
Annoying as the idea may be，the question is valid given the planet's growing population and limited resources，Robert Vale said．
"Issues about sustainability are increasingly becoming things that are going to require us to make choices which are as difficult as eating your dog．It's not just about changing your light bulbs or taking a cloth bag to the supermarket，"he said．
"It's about much more challenging and difficult issues，"he added．"Once you see where cats and dogs fit in your overall balance of things，you might decide to have the cat but not also to have the two cars and the three bathrooms and be a meat eater yourself．"

56．The authors gave their book the playful title toD．
A．make it amusing                      B．create a vivid image
C．show　writing skills                 D．arouse people's concern
57．In Paragraph 3the writer mainly wants to tell usB．
A．the amount of consumed land
B．the neglected ecological impact
C．some familiar examples
D．some actual figures
58．What does"sustainability"mean according to the passage？D
A．Going vegetarian．
B．Raising cats and dogs．
C．Using a cloth bag．
D．Keeping a greener life．
59．Who may not like the idea of"recycling"pet animals？C
A．Manufacturers．     B．Drivers．
C．Animal fans．       D．The authorities．
60．What do the authors think of living a sustainable life？A
A．Challenging．      B．Inspiring．
C．Inviting．          D．Touching．

11．-Most students went to the party yesterday．It is a pity that you were absent．
-I wish I ______．But I was terribly busy．（　　）

A．

did

B．

had

C．

were

D．

Would

10．When John finally got to the top of the mountain，the sun ______．（　　）

	A．	was shining		B．	shone
	C．	has been shining		D．	has shone

9．It's many years since I saw you last，I __________ you at all．
I wouldn't have，either，if someone __________ you by the name．（　　）

	A．	didn't recognize； hadn't called
	B．	didn't recognize； didn't call
	C．	haven't recognized； didn't call
	D．	can't recognize； had called

8．The best Mother's Day gift I ever received was a magnolia（木兰）tree．At first，it was a tired little thing，but it was mine，and I know I would treasure it．
    Magnolia trees were my mother's favorite．We had one in the front yard of our house when I was growing up．I can still remember Mom's pleasure upon seeing the buds．"Oh，look，"she'd cry out every year，"the magnolia tree is going to bloom（开花）-just in time for my birthday．"And sure enough，on April 19，her birthday，the graceful pink-and-white flowers would be all over the branches，announcing the arrival of spring．
    Back then，I didn't find the blooming of a tree to be an event worthy of celebration．A new toy，a pretty dress or a trip to the amusement park-those were exciting．But my mother had a way of appreciating the smallest things as wonders．A baby's smile，or a call from an old friend filled her with happiness．
    On the first Mother's Day following her death six years ago，I wasn't sure how I'd manage．Reminders of my mother's absence seemed to be everywhere．
    That Sunday morning I awoke to a quiet house，with warm sun streaming through the windows．I wondered where my husband had gone with our two daughters，Kira，4，and Sophie，9 months．As I was relaxing in bed，enjoying the peace，Kira suddenly burst through the bedroom door．
"Look outside，Mommy!"she ordered．There，in the yard，David was digging a hole．Next to him was a little tree whose roots were wrapped．
"It's a magnolia tree，"Kira said，though I didn't need to be told．I raised the window and called out to David．"Happy Mother's Day!"he said．
    It was．Although I didn't have my mother any longer，I had her tree，and each year since，I've had her enthusiasm（激情）．Now when we pull up to our house on a bright spring day，I say to my daughters，"Oh look!The magnolia's about to bloom．"And when it does，we admire its beauty and use it as a chance to talk about my mother and her love for flowers．
41．What time does the magnolia bloom according to the passage？A
A．In spring．
B．In summer．
C．During the writer's birthday．
D．Around Mother's Day．
42．What impresses the writer most about her mother wasD．
A．her care of children                                 
B．her love for flowers
C．her devotion to family                            
D．her appreciation of life
43．By saying"I had her tree"（Paragraph 8），the writer most probably implies thatC．
A．the magnolia tree was just her mother's favorite
B．she owned the same kind of tree as her mother once had
C．the same kind of tree could often remind her of her mother
D．the tree could take the place of her mother in her memory
44．The writer's purpose in writing the passage is toD．
A．describe her happy family life                   
B．recall her childhood experiences
C．show how she loves magnolia trees            
D．express her love for her dead mother．