I prefer a flat in Inverness to       in Perth , because I want to live near my Mom’s .

A. one     B. that         C. it       D. this

【详解】考查代词的用法。one表示泛指，相当于“a(an)+名词”，代替的是同类事物中的“一个”；that表示特指，相当于“the+名词”；it所代替的是前面提到过的同一事物；this表示近指。故选答案A。

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，写出各单词的完全形式（每空限填一词）。

1.Of the twelve m____________ in the year, January comes first.

2.Jackie ,do remember to wash your hands b_____________ the meal!

3.Mary’s suitcase was too heavy. Mike c_____________ it upstairs for her.

4.I’d like to s__________ the last cake with you, you have half and I’ll have half .

5.Mobile phones cost less now, they are much c___________ than they once were.

6.Many people believe that it is a good h________ to get up early in the morning .

7.Shakespeare was b_______ on April 26, 1564 and died on the same day in 1616.

8.If something happens s__________ , it happens quickly and unexpectedly.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 
My mother seemed to be able to make dolls (洋娃娃) out of anything. She made some dolls for me and my two elder sisters. I 36 playing with them, but still, secretly, I hoped for a store-bought 37 like the one our rich cousin had. Her doll 38 open and close its blue glass eyes and even say "Mamma". I 39 stopped admiring it and hoping to have one.
However, my dream 40 came true when I was six. One day my father came back from his business trip with three 41 dolls! They were much smaller than our cousin’s doll and their eyes were just painted ones, but I did not 42 such differences. They were 43 "store-bought" dolls. We each chose one and I named 44 Misako.
Soon my sisters and I became 45. Our "children" kept us 46 all day. We gave them a bath, 47 them, brushed their hair, took them out for a walk and put them to bed. Several months later, they got more like real children — their 48 and bodies became dirtier; their dresses got stained; their hair less smooth.
But, by then, 49 interests seemed to have moved into 50 toys. Their dolls were abandoned (被抛弃) and in bad condition. One had 51 one of her arms, and 52 was one-legged. "You can 53 them if you want," my sisters said to me. Thus, I had 54_ dolls. They were more or less handicapped (残疾) and they often looked at me as if they needed me to 55 them. I enjoyed this feeling of being needed — being the only one in the world who could protect them with a lot of love. Indeed, they made the rest of my childhood days very happy.
36. A. wanted       B. expected           C. hoped                         D. enjoyed
37. A. doll              B. toy                C. girl                            D. baby
38. A. might         B. should              C. could                         D. dared
39. A. often         B. never              C. sometimes                D. seldom
40. A. immediately B. firstly                C. hardly                        D. finally
41. A. beautiful    B. lovely               C. store-bought            D. new
42. A. care about           B. care for             C. think about             D. worry about
43. A. total         B. real                    C. like                            D. true
44. A. my         B. one                  C. them                        D. mine
45. A. sisters      B. fathers                      C. friends                D. mothers
46. A. free          B. busy             C. hard                   D. tired
47. A. wore        B. put on           C. dressed               D. wash
48. A. faces        B. legs                C. arms                  D. hands
49. A. my           B. their                        C. my sisters’            D. my doll’s
50. A. tiny                  B. different          C. curious                      D. humorous
51. A. lost         B. wounded          C. cut                   D. damaged
52. A. the other    B. another          C. it                     D. other
53. A. look out for   B. take care of         C. pay attention to     D. have a look at
54. A. two          B. few                    C. many                   D. three
55. A. teach        B. feed               C. satisfy                 D. help

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，掌握其大意，然后从36——55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

Editors of newspapers have responsible jobs because they have to make sure that their newspaper gets  36  on time ,sells well,and everything that goes into it ,including  37 ,is acceptable.Some newspapers  38   local or national affairs ,some  39 international and economic matters while others are  40   serious and aim to enterain with more human interest  stories.

Sometimes particular stories “sell” newspapers. In America and Europe ,ordinary people seem to  41  by the lives of pop stars ,film stars and the remaining  42 families .These people really have two lives ,a public life and a private life.So the reporters can be too interesed in getting a good story and try to   43  famous people in their private lives which can then get their newspaper into trouble  44 they get printed.

There was a recent  45  when a reporter climbed a tree and took a photograph of   46 in a swimming pool without her knowledge .She didn’t  47  being photographed on public 48 but she objected to being photographed while she was spending private time with her personal friends ----and  49  in a swimming pool.

The photograph was in the newspaper  50  ---“The Alganian Princess having a good time in the embassy pool with her friends”----and all hell broke loose .The editor of The BEACON(the newspaper that had printed the photograph)immediately received a strongly worded letter of  51  from the Royal Palace press office  52  that the reporter had been “interfering in her private life” and that “something would be done about this.” Of course the damage had already been done but the newspaper must have sold a lot of   53  copies because of the photograph. All the editor could do was to print   54 on the front page to the Alganian Princess and hope that   55  would be accepted and that he wouldn’t lose his job.

36. A.to print    B.printing       C.  print          D.printed

37. A.charts     B.photographs    C.subtitles         D.advertisements

38. A. focus on   B.come out      C.draw attention to  D.look into

39. A. of        B. for           C.with            D.on  

40. A. more      B.less          C.most            D.least 

41. A be favorite  B.appeal to      C.be fascinated     D.be adapted

42.A.good       B.happy        C.rich            D.royal

43.A.keep an eye on              B.take photographs of

C.benefit from                 D.write fictions about

44.   A. if        B.even if        C. since          D. although

45. A. report     B.article        C.case            D.story

46. A.a friend    B.a flim star     C.a princess       D.an officer

47. A.like       B.know         C.want           D.mind

48. A.occasions  B.surroundings   C.atmosphere      D.places

49. A. eventually B.actually       C.especially       D.angrily

50. A.one day    B.the other day   C. the next day     D.to this day

51. A. comment   B.complaint     C.attack          D.disagreement

52. A.explained   B. added        C. to stress        D.saying

53. A.latest       B.interesting     C.attracting       D.extra

54.A.an apology   B. a response    C.another picture   D.a letter

55.A.she         B.he           C.it              D.there

第二部分  阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)

第一节  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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点) by creating worlds we could step into, take part. in. and live in.

     With this unshakable belief, I, at. fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people’s writing can one discover what works, what doesn’t and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has.

Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction (文学作品)．As a. law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter—the volume (量) of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn't necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.

1. What can be inferred about the author as a child?

A.  He never watched TV.

B.  He read what he had to.

C.  He found reading unbelievable.

D.  He considered reading part of his life.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

2. The underlined word "voice" in the second paragraph most probably means “____________”.

A.  an idea      B. a sound quality  C. a way of writing    D. a world to write about

3. What effect does reading have on the author?

A.  It helps him to realize his dream.

B.  It opens up a wider world for him.

C.  It makes his college life more interesting.

D.  It increases his interest in worldwide travel.

4. Which of the following can be the best title of this text?

A.  Why do I read?  B.  How do I read?  C.  What do I read?   D.  When do I read?