-- Was Martin sorry for what he' d done?

   -- ___________. It was just like him!

    A. Never mind     B. All right        C. Not really          D. Not surprisingly

— You can’t enter the building without __________ permission.

   — I’ve lost __________ permission card.

 A．the; a            B．a; the        C．\; the      D．\; \

五．短文改错。

  Dear Jim,

    I'd like to tell you something more about our school       1._______

sports meet. It was holding on Oct. 6, which was a            2._______

fine day. There were over 1,000 students and teachers         3._______

attend it. Wang Lin, a student from my class won the          4._______

100 - meter race. He finish the race in 12.6 seconds           5._______

and broke in the school record. The sports meet              6._______

was really success. That was because we were               7._______

all trying to do my best.                                 8._______

Although I was not one-of the winner, I                    9._______  

was proud of that we had done.                          10. _______

Looking forward to receiving your letter.

                                                Yours,

Li Ping

In some countries,______are called “public schools” are not owned by the public.

A.Which      B.as        C.what      D.that

Mum is coming. What present _______ for your birthday? （2005年福建省高考题）

       A. you expect she has got                             B. you expect has she got

       C. do you expect she has got                               D. do you expect has she got

第三节 阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

A

A marketing director for a famous computer manufacturer was designing a new advertisement for his company. While researching consumers’ response to his product, he asked, “Ships are commonly referred to as ‘she’ or ‘her’. What gender (性别) would you give to your computer? Give four reasons to support your answer.

A large group of women reported that the computers should be referred to as “he” or “him” because:

1. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.

2. They have a lot of data, but are still hard to understand.

3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they are problems.

4. As soon as you buy one, you realize that, if you had waited a little longer you could have had a better model.

The men, on the other hand, said that computers should be referred to as “she” or “her” because:

1. The language they use to communicate with other computers is impossible to understand for most men.

2. Even your smallest mistakes are stored in the long-term memory and will be remembered forever.

3. As soon as you get one, you find yourself spending half your money on accessories (附件) for it.

21. In fact, computers really _______.

A. should be referred to as “she”        B. should be talked about as “he”

C. are neither “she” nor “he”                 D. are either “he” or “she”

22. Why did the man ask people such a strange question? 

A. Because he was a marketing director of a computer company.

B. Because he was not sure whether to use “she” or “he” for his computer.

C. Because he wanted to make special computers for men and women.

D. Because he was planning an advertisement for his computer.

23. From the women’s answers, we can see _______.

A. they generally don’t know as much about computer as men do

B. they want to use a computer without turning it on

C. they can’t make up their minds when to buy a new computer

D. they love computers as much as they love their husbands

                              B

    Because he wrote his name so that it could be read easily, John Hancock has a place in the dictionary.

    John Hancock was a wealthy man who helped the patriots in the American Revolution. He was president of the Continental Congress. He was also governor of Massachusetts and one of the first men of sign the Declaration of Independence. Yet he is remembered best for his large signature.

    The story is told that when Hancock sat down to sign the Declaration of Independence, he said that he would write his signature large enough for John Bull to read without his glasses. Hancock’s signature on the Declaration is four the three-quarter inches long—an inch longer than his usual signature.

    Today John Hancock can be used to mean any person’s signature.

60. The passage is mainly about        .

    A. the American Revolution          B. John Hancock’s handwriting

    C. how an American expression began

    D. signing the Declaration of Independence

61. Hancock is remembered best because he        .

    A. was governor of Massachusetts

    B. helped the patriots in the Revolution

    C. signed his name in large letters

    D. was president of the Continental Congress

62. John Bull is        .

    A. another name for Uncle Sam       B. England’s Uncle Sam

    C. a name that stands for England   D. both B and C

63. According to the dictionary, a John Hancock is a        .

    A. governor                         B. man who sign petitions

    C. strong patriot                   D. person’s signature

C 

People have sailed （航行）the world in quite small boats . It is not an easy thing to do. Sometimes the weather gets bad. That can be the end of everyone in it. Accidents can happen easily and quickly .

One family once had an accident with some big fish. The fish swam under their boat and bit（咬）holes in it. Sea water came in, of course , and the boat soon sank （下沉）. However, these people had another smaller boat----a life-boat, and they all got into that. They lived and hoped for many days. They ate and slept, and they always hoped…At last a ship found them .

How do people live in a very small life-boat? Perhaps for weeks or months? They must be strong in every way . They must have hope----they must want to live: But you cannot eat and drink hope.

You cannot drink sea water: Drink a lot of sea water and you will quickly die . Sailors （水手）can drink rain water. They must catch rain water in their boat. They must also catch fish and birds for food . Life-boats do not often carry a cooker, so the sailors cannot cook their food. Raw （生的）fish and bird-meat is not very nice . But in a life-boat the sailors must eat raw food, or they will die.

What do people think about in a life-boat? They think about land , a warm bed, dry clothes , fresh water and food , food , food .

11．When sailors' boat sinks, their life-boat gives them ______.  

A．food         B．beds        C．rain water        D．hope

12．One family once had an accident at sea, because ______       

A．their boat was caught in bad weather

B．the boat knocked against a rock and sea water came in

C．some fish bit through the bottom（底部）of their boat

D．none of them knew how to sail the sea

13．Sailors can catch ______ for food and drink at sea in a life-boat .    

A．rain water                                     B．fish and birds

C．both sea water and rain water         D．both A and B

14．Life-boats do not often carry a cooker, which is ______.  

A．something used for cooking  B．food for cooking

C．a large basin  D．a person who cooks food

15．Which of the following is NOT TRUE?       

 A．Sailing around the world in quite small boats is not easy.

B．All the food sailors have in a life-boat is cooked fish and bird-meat.

C．Anyone who drinks a lot of sea water will die .

D．No one can live for weeks in a life-boat unless he is strong and wants to live . 

“How about John?”“My uncle ______a good student．”         

 A．believes John   B．considers John  C．suggests John  D．knows John

.（2010·湖南岳阳一中高三第二次月考） 31. ---Was it what he said or something that he did          _______made you cry so sadly, Sarah?

---No, not really.

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