16．.—Mr Smith, may I ask for a few days off? I am worn out.

    --____. We are too busy.

      A． Don’t mention              B． Forget it    C． Don’t worry          D． That’s right

       第二节    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。

       Several months ago, my 22－year－old niece phoned me. “Aunt,” she said in her sweet voice, “the blood bank called and asked if I would donate blood. Would you come and donate with me?” I couldn't  21  her though I had never done that before.

       I didn't know before going to the blood bank   22   I would be able to donate blood in the    23   of someone specific. There was a bulletin board with photos of children who were

  24  at the Children's Hospital where I lost my daughter to   25   two years ago, so my heart went out to these children who were   26   cancer. One photo was of a little black girl, only nine. I   27   to donate my blood in Alexis's name. A month later, I   28   , and then a month after that, I went back again. I felt this was something I could do,    29   I made a promise to myself to go as often as possible.

       One morning I heard a newscaster（播音员）   30   about a young girl named Alexis on TV.    31   , that's my Alexis from the blood bank who had lost her battle with cancer! My heart   32   . As I sat with tears running down my face, I listened to Alexis's story she left behind. I wasn't   33   to hear what an extraordinary child Alexis was,   34   I saw it in her eyes when I saw her   35   at the blood bank. She had the most angelic（天使般的）face, and a smile   36   of joy and courage. I never met this wonderful child, but she surely   37   me.

I am always telling myself that even though I do something that doesn't take   38   of my time, effort or money, it doesn't mean that what I do has no   39   . Every little thing we do to   40   another has value to the one who needs it.

       21．A．blame                B．refuse            C．punish            D．comfort

       22．A．where                B．why               C．until              D．that

       23．A．name                 B．charge            C．course            D．hope

       24．A. volunteers           B．nurses            C．patients          D．students

       25．A．a fire                 B．water             C．cancer            D．an accident

       26．A．curing               B．producing       C．examining      D．battling

       27．A．hesitated            B．demanded       C．ordered          D．came

       28．A．got through        B．got along        C．went back       D．went round

       29．A．still                   B．but                       C．so                  D．or

       30．A．reporting           B．thinking         C．reminding      D．worrying

       31．A．Naturally           B．Doubtfully     C．Unfortunately  D．Unusually

       32．A．broke               B．flew           C．beat               D．hit

       33．A．interested           B．surprised        C．encouraged     D．disappointed

       34．A．once                  B．which            C．while             D．because

       35．A．photograph        B．smile             C．achievements  D．success

       36．A．afraid             B．full               C．jealous           D．ashamed

       37．A．touched             B．caught            C．defended        D．thanked

       38．A．much                       B．advantage       C．notice            D．none

       39．A．difference          B．preference      C．victory           D．value

       40．A．improve            B．trust               C．help               D．Educate

第一部分  基础知识部分（共两节，满分50分）

第一节    语法和词汇知识(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)

从A、B、C,D四处选项中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．—Do you think the information from the Internet is________help when you look for a new job?

   —Well, it all depends. Anyway, it gives me more of____chance to try.

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

30. Chinese must have the largest number of speakers, ________ ? 

A. mustn’t that                      B. haven’t they  

C. don’t they                        D. doesn’t it

18. ------- Could you please tell me more about the city?

   ------- Sorry, I’m a newcomer. I know nothing else ______ you know now.

   A. except for    B. except   C. except what   D. Besides

31. It was really a wonderful match. If only I__________it again.

   A. can watch       B. will watch      C. would have watched      D. could watch

35. —Did you attend David’s wedding last night?

—No. I ________ before that.

A. wouldn’t have been invited    B. didn’t invite

C. wouldn’t invite              D. hadn’t been invited

B

Sir Richard Branson today offered a $ 25,000,000 prize for scientists who find a way to save the planet from the effects of climate change.

Supported by the former US vice-president A1 Gore and other environmentalists, the boss of Virgin Atlantic airlines called for scientists to come up with a way to take greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere.

“What we are doing is making sure we get the most carbon dioxide-friendly planes. We promise that 100% of profits we make from our transportation business are put into things like the prize we've offered today. We shall convince people that we are facing a threat which is urgent and there’s no superhero. We have no hope of a meaningful solution unless we find a way to work together.” he said.

Mr Gore said global warming was man-made and was like to the planet suffering from a “fever”. He said, "Humans had slipped into a way of thinking that was centered on ‘short term satisfaction’, and now meet the challenge of ‘transforming ourselves and changing the structures of everything we do’," he said.

Reacting to the launch of the prize, Tony Jupiter, the Friends of the Earth's director, warned against wasting time waiting for new inventions. He said, "Sir Richard' s initiative (初衷) may encourage inventors to develop a wonder technology to deal with carbon dioxide of the atmosphere. But many of the ways, such as energy efficiency and renewables, already exist, and it is essential that these be put into practice as soon as possible. Moreover, Sir Richard must also look at his business activities and the contribution they make to climate change. The world will find it very difficult to settle climate change if air travel continues to expand and space tourism is developed."

40. Sir Richard Branson is ________.

   A. a scientist concerned for climate change  B. a businessman working for A1 Gore

   C. the boss of Virgin Atlantic airlines      D. the director of the Friends of the Earth

41. The purpose of using A1 Gore' s quotation was to_______。

    A. ask people to change the way of thinking

    B. compare global warming to an Earth's fever

    C. show how serious and urgent the problem is

    D. call for more attention to the launch of the prize

42. What is file main idea of the passage?

    A. It is important for people to save our planet.

    B. Humans are to blame for causing climate change.

    C. Scientists are trying to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

    D. A prize was offered for solutions to global warming.

43. How was Tony Jupiter’s attitude to space tourism?

A. Negative.     B. Positive.     C. Optimistic.      D. Neutral (中立).

E

I went on line to check my pay was in my bank account（账户）. To my amazement I discovered that not only had I been paid, a company I’d never worked for had also paid me! I know I would have been beside myself if my own salary was not in my account, so I tried to get the money back to the right person. Easier said than done.

The bank couldn’t help as it “wasn’t a bank problem.” The human-resource department at the company that paid me was unable to help as I didn’t have enough details. I rang the bank again. Thankfully I had a sympathetic call operator who gave me a name, so I again rang the company “Daniel” worked for.

I expected the bank would contact me to arrange to take the money from my account and repay Daniel. I heard nothing for a month and the money remained in my account when Daniel called, explaining he’d tried to get back his money but had been unsuccessful as neither the bank nor his company felt it was their error. He had rung to ask if I could speak to the bank, but after chatting for a few minutes we realized we could probably fix this problem ourselves.

We decided I would take the money from my account and he would pick it up from me. Due to my busy job I was unable to meet Daniel personally but he left me a lovely bottle of wine in exchange for what was rightfully his. I never had any intention of keeping Daniel’s pay but red tape（繁琐手续）made it difficult to do the right thing. It all came down to two people being able to do what a huge bank and a large company couldn’t do — admit a mistake has occurred and fix it.

52. What was the attitude of the author towards the extra money in his bank account?

A. He didn’t know what to do with it.                B. He felt lucky to get it.

C. He thought of keeping it for himself.                    D. He wanted to return it to the right person.

53. The underlined phrase “beside myself” probably means _______.

A. very fortunate           B. very angry                C. really thankful                 D. at ease

54. How was the problem solved in the end?

A. The author and Daniel solved the problem themselves.

B. It cost Daniel a lovely bottle of wine to get back his money.

C. The author gave the money back to the company.

D. The call operator offered to solve their problem.

55. From the passage we can infer that _________.

A. the bank could solve the problem soon and easily with the red tape

B. some large organizations usually have troublesome official rules

C. Daniel didn’t know the error until he contacted the author

D. it was easy for a company to have a mistake which had occurred fixed

第二部分  英语知识运用（共两节，满分45）

第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

1.—Which do you like better,the play or the film?

 --- I _______ the film.

 A.like  B. enjoy C. prefer  D. see