_______ out from his company, he had to find a new job.

A. Be kicked      B. Kick       C. Kicked     D. Having kicked

Only after__________ his work __________ to see his grandfather.

       A. finishing; did he go                               B. he finishes; did he go

       C. he finished; he went                              D. having finished; he went

Ⅲ 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30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。

Some people hate everything that is modern . They cannot   36   how anyone can really like modern music ; they find it hard to   37   the new fashions in clothing ; they think that all modern paintings are   38   ; and they seldom have a good   39   for the new buildings . Such people take their standards of perfection from the   40   . They are usually impatient with anyone who is   41   enough to   42   in new ways . It is ,   43   , true that many artists do not   44   and instead produce   45   that can only be considered as   46   . If the work of art is a painting , the artist’s failure concerns   47   alone , but if it is a building , his failure concerns   48   too.

This does sometimes happen ,   49   it is completely untrue to say , as some people do , that modern architecture (建筑) is    50   . We cannot   51   every modern building by the standards of the old times , though we   52   the buildings of the past . With better technique , the modern building are more   53   . The architect knows he should learn from the past ， yet  54   his greater resources of knowledge and materials , he will never follow the past . He is too   55   to do that .

36.A. imagine         B. stand           C. receive          D. enjoy

37.A. show          B. design         C. accept          D. make

38.A. beautiful      B. ugly           C. strange         D. common

39.A. idea           B. word                C. dream           D. project

40.A .foreigners       B. custom        C. nation        D. past

41.A. outstanding     B. foolish      C. brave          D. clever

42.A. experiment     B. plan          C. make         D. manage

43.A. as usual         B. in all          C. on average     D. of course

44.A. matter          B. publish        C. succeed          D. paint

45.A. experiences    B. works         C. presents              D. organizations

46.A. failures         B. fools          C. foreigners       D. views

47.A. the art         B. itself          C. himself          D. the painting

48.A. everybody       B. the place           C. the world      D. others

49.A. and            B. but           C. for            D. as

50.A. nothing       B. something     C. great                D. simple

51.A. design         B. judge         C. consider          D. think

52.A. dislike        B. realize        C. build         D. admire

53.A. advanced       B. beautiful      C. gifted         D. famous

54.A. by             B. on            C. at               D. with

55.A. bright          B. disappointed  C. proud          D. rich

Well, Mrs. Evans, I’ve done my best to look after David. I’ve tidied his room up every day, got him a meal together whenever he needed one and made sure he’s always had a clean shirt to put on. It’s not been easy, with two of my own to worry about, as well. David had the best of attention, I must say. But now because I asked him to give up bringing that American friend to his home he has got quite miserable and unfriendly. He comes in at all hours and his behavior---- well, it’s quite hard to put up with---- and it’s all because of this friend. I’m sure he’s a bad influence. You see, David’s a visitor and doesn’t fully understand our ways.

He used to study most evenings. He’s got through quite a bit of work. He did up his room quite nicely, with bookshelves and large posters. He’d ask Mr. Smith and me up for a drink and cheer us up with songs from his country. He’s very good at the guitar, you know.

I don’t want to appear as if I’m running after him, but it’s about time we made it up. I’m sure he’s upset because I told him off. It might be a good idea to take him out for a meal, perhaps even with his friend. I don’t know whether it will do any good but we can try. I’m glad I’ve had this little chat with you, Mrs. Evans, and I’ll let you know how I get on.

1. Mrs. Smith believes that David is not the cause of the quarrel but that the main cause is __________.

   A. Mr. Smith                                       B. too much homework

   C. David’s behavior                              D. David’s friend

2. Mrs. Smith wants to make up the quarrel by _______.

   A. cooking a meal                                B. inviting David and his friend out

   C. running after David                          D. giving them drinks

3. David’s present attitude to Mrs. Smith is ________.

   A. unfriendly               B. cheerful      C. very attentive          D. incomprehensible

4. David is ________.

   A. an American friend     B. a singer   C. a visiting student             D. Mrs. Smith’s son

第二节    书面表达（满分25分）

学校广播室请你用英文写一篇报道，介绍在英语竞赛中取得第一名的李华同学学习英语的情况，内容如下：

1．李华是二班的一名学生，学习英语已五年。   

2．起初，在英语学习中遇到了许多困难（如记不住生词，听不懂教师讲课等），几乎失去了信心。

3．在老师的帮助下，经过刻苦努力，取得了进步，赶上了其他同学。

4．李华决心更加努力地学习英语，争取更大的进步。

注意：1．内容要完整，叙述要连贯；

2．词数100字左右。

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. My plane _________ at 8:30 am, so I _________ home at 8:00 tomorrow morning.

He is good at maths and it won’t be long ____ he works out the problem.

   A. since           B. until               C. before        D. when

. The cousins are alike in age, but _________ they are as different as day and night.

       A. anyhow                           B. besides                     C. otherwise                 D. moreover

Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. "Football, tennis, cricket — anything with a round ball, I was useless," he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.

It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went hiking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.             ,

The following year, he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway' s School of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about Ridgway 's, cold-water exploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, then decided that this would be his future.

In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition (探险) towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite (冻疮) , ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his supply-loaded sled(雪撬) up and over rocky ice.

Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he' s skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.

Next October; Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, a 2900-kilometre journey that has never been completed on skis.

1. What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 years old?      

A. He became good at most sports.        B. He began to build up his body.

C. He joined a sports team.              D. He made friends with a runner.

2. The underlined word "exploits" (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to ____.

A. journeys          B. researches      C. adventures       D. operations

3. Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Saunders?

a. He ran his first marathon.      b. He skied alone in the North Pole.

c. He rode his bike in a forest.    d. He planned an adventure to the South Role.

A. acdb             B. cdab           C. acbd            D. cabd

4. What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders?

A. He is a success in sports.   .          B. He is the best British skier.

C. He is Ridgway' s favorite student.      D. He is a good instructor at school.

. Please give money if possible,        people in the earthquake-stricken areas in Yushu will be able to reconstruct their homes.

  A. as                B. and             C. or              D. but