Nowadays in India, women with independent incomes are refusing to______to the traditional practice of arranged marriage．

       A．give in     B．pick up    C．hand in    D．make up

A long time ________ a person, which is really a truth. 

A．examines     B．checks     C．tests     D．experiments

 Tom is into sports.When young ,he had a _____about becoming a famous football player.

A. expectation     B.interst     C. try        D.fantasy

 ____ he does his work, I don’t mind what time he arrives at the office.

       A. So far as    B. So long as    C. As far as    D. So as 

第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

       阅读下面短文稿，掌握其大意，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D、）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

       In 1929, the awful Depression(美国经济大萧条)began. It was a year of change for me, too. I’d taken my first  36  that spring, at age 10. From 6:00 to 11:00 on Saturday nights, I  37  the Sunday edition of the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph at a street corner.

       I went to the news store,   38  my papers and took them up to the street corner. I had to make three   39   because the Sunday edition was big and I was small.

       After waiting for  40   from the last streetcar, I gathered up my extras and   41   them to the news store. It was 10:20. Next I hurried across the street to the flower shop and bought the most beautiful flower for my mother   42   tomorrow was Mother’s Day.

       It was almost  43   when I arrived . Mom was sick with tuberculosis(肺结核).I peeked in to see if she was 44  , then quickly tiptoed in and set the flower on the table beside her bed. I wanted her to be   45   when she woke on Mother’s Day.

       The next morning, I dressed and hurried downstairs. The sun was shining  46   the kitchen windows as I looked into Mom’s room, She motioned (示意) for me to come in, then 47  over at the table where the flower was.

       When I looked at Mom, she was  48  , with tears streaming down her cheeks. She  49  her hand for me to come near, then pulled me close and hugged  50   it hurt. Then,  51  her contagious(接触传染的) condition and that she wasn’t  52  to touch me, she quickly let go. 

       My dear mom died the next night. That moment she hugged me  53   to be the most wonderful of my life. Not only had that beautiful flower helped  54  just how much I loved her, but I’d  55 remember how much she loved me.

36. A. chance                       B. exam                       C. job                          D. course

37. A. bought                       B. sold                         C. printed                     D. carried

38. A. took up                      B. held up                    C. put up                      D. picked up

39. A. attempts                     B. trips                         C. ways                        D. efforts

40. A. customers                  B. workers                    C. drivers                         D. reporters

41. A. gave                          B. brought                    C. returned                   D. took

42. A. for                           B. when                       C. though                     D. because

43. A. midnight                    B. noon                        C. evening                    D. daybreak

44. A. anxious                   B. alive                        C. asleep                      D. afraid

45. A. well                          B. surprised                  C. excited                     D. interested

46. A. on                             B. across                      C. at                                   D. through

47. A. watched                     B. glared                      C. fixed                        D. glanced

48. A. smiling                      B. crying                      C. screaming                 D. thinking

49. A. took out                     B. held out                   C. picked out                D. put out

50. A. before                       B. after                        C. till                           D. when

51. A. thinking                     B. forgetting                 C. remembering            D. wondering

52. A. meant                        B. supposed                  C. planned                    D. demanded

53. A. turned to                   B. turned up                 C. turned in                  D. turned out

54. A. explain                      B. show                        C. mean                       D. tell

55. A. never                         B. seldom                     C. always                         D. often

During my visit to China, I stayed in several hotels. I would like to say something about fire regulations(条例) in these hotels.

When I was in Beijing in a hotel, I checked the nearest fire escape to my room, as I usually do, I found that the exit(出口) out of the buildings was on the ground floor, chained and locked! If there was a fire, people wouldn’t be able to escape. In some other places, I did not find any notice about the procedures.

In most hotels in my country, there is a notice on the back of the door of every guestroom. In Japan the porter（门卫）actually points out the escape route when bringing your bag to your room. I hope Chinese hotels will improve their safety procedures.

57. The foreigner suggests that ____________.

A. all the exits should not be always chained and locked

B. all the exits should be always chained and locked

C. fire regulations（规程，规章）should be paid enough attention to in some hotels in China

D. the fire regulations should not be strict

58. Nobody would get away if there were a fire in the building ____________.

A. if the porter doesn’t tell people the escape route

B. with the exit chained and locked

C. before people found the notice about safety procedures

D. when too many people try to escape at the same time

59. The nearest escape to the writer’s room in a hotel in Beijing was _____________.

A. nowhere to be found         B. not far from his room

C. next to his room            D. on the ground floor

60. In Japan a guest is told how to get away in time of fire when he ____________.

A. arrives at a hotel            B. is traveling in the country

C. reaches the country          D. says hello a porter

第二节  情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。注意：E涂 AB, F涂 AC, G涂 AD

M: Hello, please sit down．

W:   6   Well, let me get a start．John and I have been married for sixteen years．We haven't been very happy for quite some time．We argue all the time．

M:    7   

W:  Oh, anything．For example, when our children started school, I got a job．Well, anyway, by the time I pick up the children from school, I only get home about half an hour before John．

M:  Yes?

W: Well, when he gets home, he expects me to run around and make dinner．He never does anything in the house.    8  

M:  I see．Is your husband here?

W':   9   He doesn’t  want to come here, but well…, I have persuaded him to do it．

M: OK．    10   

W: No, of course not.

A．Thanks．

B．After all, I' m not his servant．

C．If you don't mind, I'd like to talk with him for a moment．

D．What do you argue about?

E．Are you worried about it?

F．Yes, he' s waiting outside．

G．I' m not quite sure．

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

仔细观察下面四幅图，请据此以“The Hope Project (希望工程)”为题写一篇120—150词的短文。注意以下要点：

1．讲述西部山区孩子的教育状况。    2．写出论据，说明“希望工程”的重要性。

3．提出相应的建议。

   ______ that he has no qualifications in education management, the man plans to gain the necessary skills by taking a part-time course.

A. To concern       B. To be concerned   C. Concerning           D. Concerned

Being a capable woman，Nancy _____ to be considered as merely a housewife.

A．agrees 　　　　　　　　　　　　　B．admits

C．refuses 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．rejects