Who would you rather _____ the meeting instead of you?

       A．attend              B．have attend          C．have attended         D．have to attend

______ in her novel that she didn’t hear what I was saying．

       A．So absorbed had Nancy   B．So absorbed Nancy was

       C．So absorbed was Nancy   D．So absorbed Nancy had

The year 2009 is the Year of Ox. The ox is a representative of the farming culture of China. In the farming economy （经济）, oxen are the major animals pulling plows （犁）.

Of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing.  In fact, they are seen as "boats on land" for their ability to carry loads. Besides, the whole body of an ox is full of treasures. Their meat and milk are food full of nutrition, and their skin can be used to make clothes and shoes. With all these qualities, oxen are regarded as generous creatures.

In the past, oxen played an important role in the spiritual life of the Chinese. Even today, oxen still play a special part in some folk activities. For example, some people who1ive in southwest China will cook cattle bone soup and share it among family members when holding the ceremony for children who reach 13. They believe that the cattle bone soup represents the blood relationship among family members. In order to express their love for oxen, people in some other areas will run to shake off diseases on the 16th day of the first month by the lunar calendar （农历）, and during their run they will take their oxen along, which indicates they regard the creature as human.

Because of the contribution of oxen in their lives, the Chinese people are very grateful to the animal. In addition, the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe to oxen help to develop various traditional customs, which becomes an important part of the folk culture of the Chinese nation.

The words "boats an land" underlined in Paragraph 2 refer to _     .

A. animals for taking goods                 B. creatures for pulling plows

C. treasures of the folk culture              D. tools in the farming economy

From the third paragraph, we know that __.

A. oxen are no more important today than in the past

B. ceremonies are held when people cook cattle bone soup

C. oxen are treated as human in some areas of China

D. people run with oxen to shake off diseases every month

Which of the following helps to develop traditional customs?

A. The special role of oxen in farming.     B. People's respect and love for oxen.

C. The practical value of an ox's body.     D. The contribution of oxen to the economy.

Why does the author write the text?

A. To stress the importance of oxen in farming.   B. To introduce the Chinese folk culture.

C. To describe how to celebrate the Year of Ox.   D. To explain how to develop agriculture with oxen.

To our           , China overcame all the difficulties caused by the disasters in 2008 and successfully hosted the 29^th Olympic Games.

A. wonder       B. doubt            C. credit          D. point

He couldn’t ______ the fact that the money was found in his house.

   A. answer for          B. leave for               C. account for            D. care for

It’s reported that ________ young  ____ to be rebellious against ____ parents’ instructions nowadays.

A. /, tends, his              B. the , tend, their  C. the , tend, his     D. a, tend, his

--- Would you like me to show you the way?

   --- ____________.

A. That’s very kind of you          B. Yes, you could

C. Good idea !                    D. With great pleasure.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I can still remember when I met my best friend．She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to   16   me．I hid behind my motherland she hid behind her grandmother，   17    to look at each other．Soon we lost the     18    and started playing with each other．

In the 7th grade，I first lost touch with her．She was   19    family problems and I deserted her to be with the because they knew she had    20      people．None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had    21     ．However，every summer we could always sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas，and talk about all the boys we liked．

It was last year when I noticed the problem．I guess I was too devoted in high school to      22___   she needed someone there for her．Anyway，she made a new best friend and so did I．Then 1 didn’t know why，but she started cutting herself!

She then was diagnosed（诊断）with clinical depression．At first，1 was very    23___ ，but we still stayed in  24____ ．I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend basically     25___  her and people were calling her      26____  ．

Yesterday she came to me and said：“I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me cutting．I   27___ you so much，and you didn’t even know you were      28____  me．”

We both cried．And I guess a kind of    29__  from my life so far is never to give up on your friends．Even if they aren’t as cool as others，or people think they are crazy，they need someone there．If you desert them，you will only be     30____  yourself.

A．follow       B．meet          C．join            D．support

A．scared        B．annoyed        C．worried         D．delighted

A．temper       B．interest         C．confidence       D．shyness

A．taking up      B．getting through C．going through  D．making up

A．happier      B．cooler           C．stronger         D．cleverer

A．problems       B．shortcomings    C．partners         D．disabilities

A．admit         B．accept           C．consider         D．realize

A．calm          B．considerate       C．upset          D．helpful

A．place         B．touch         C．control          D．mood

A．confused     B．bothered       C．reminded       D．deserted

A．crazy       B．stubborn       C．clumsy          D．stupid

A．expect      B．influence      C．appreciate      D．demand

A．urging      B．blaming        C．helping          D．hurting

A．honour     B．favour          C．pleasure         D．lesson

A．innocent      B．successful     C．guilty            D．reliable

第一节 完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

   There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods, she found two starving birds. She took them home and put them in a small  11  . She cared for them with  12  and the birds grew strong. Every morning they  13   her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.

   One day the girl left the door with the cage open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so  14  that he would fly away. As he flew close, she  15   him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her  16   in catching him. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp . She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.

   She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the  17   of the cage. She could feel his great need for  18  . He needed to fly into the blue clear sky. She lifted him from the cage and threw him hopelessly into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times.

   The girl watched  19   at the bird’s enjoyment. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest  20  that she had ever heard.

11. A. tree      B.basket  C.cage     D.box

12. A. excitement   B.love     C.sorrow D.pleasure

13. A. filled    B.greeted C.shared  D.disturbed

14. A. frightened    B.surprised     C.concerned    D.expected

15. A. beat      B.picked  C.took     D.grasped

16. A. failure  B.success C.skill     D.way

17. A. edge     B.top      C.shelf    D.wall

18. A. water    B.food    C.freedom      D.company

19. A. delightedly   B.fortunately  C.publicly      D.disappointedly

20. A. rock     B.tune     C.music   D.jazz

On July 5, violent crimes of beating, looting and burning in Urumqi of Xinjiang broke out, _____ 156 innocent people and with more than 1080 _____.

A. killed; injured           B. killing; injured          C. killed; injuring          D. killing; injuring