．John has got a fever these days, and he says he doesn’t want to see a doctor, but I’m afraid he has no _____________．

       A．idea        B．treatment             C．alternative        D．chance

John knows so much about stars that I am sure it would be impossible to find someone who is ___ to him.

A. similar     B. same     C. equal     D. polite

第三部分: 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

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。

       Liverpool, with its half a million citizens, is a big city. It's a city with variety and options.

       Every year, tourists from all over the world go to Liverpool, most of whom head straight for the stadium to catch the city's two football teams in action. Liverpool and Everton are both world－famous clubs with fans from all corners of the World, as well as a good number of home grown supporters.

       Another big draw to the city is the four local boys. Paul, John, George and Ringo, collectively famous as The Beatles. The pop group first put Liverpool on the world map in the 1960s. The Beatles Story, situated at the Albert Dock, is a huge draw for fans, and you'll find the Beatles shop and ever－popular Cavern Club, the “birthplace of the perfect Four”, in the Cavern Quarter of the city. Fans can also join one of the coach trips around the sights associated with the band, from the houses they grew up in, to the places including Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields.

       But Liverpool is about more than music and sport. It is rich in history, with some of the most shocking architecture in the UK. The city has two great cathedrals: Anglican－the largest of its kind in Europe; and the more modern－styled Metropolitan. The famous waterfront, with the Pierhead and the Albert Docks, is also worth a visit. Many of the city's great museums are situated here, including the Walker Art Gallery, the Liverpool Maritime Museum, and the Tate Gallery, which is home to the largest modern art collection in the North. The nightlife in the city also has a lot to offer. With more than 250 bars, pubs and restaurants, there is always something for everyone to do in Liverpool. Music, museums, shopping, history, pubs and bars——it's all there. It is the world in one city, a place truly deserving of the Capital of Culture title.

51. Liverpool and Everton are_____________clubs.

A. architecture              B. music                C. tourist               D. football

52. What made Liverpool first known to the world?

A. The Beatles Story.     B. Cavern Club.     C. The Beatles.        D. The Beatles shop.

53. Compared with Metropolitan, the cathedral Anglican is___________

A. more traditional        B. more shocking    C. better－known           D. smaller

54. Why does the author say “It is the world in one city” in the last paragraph?

A. Liverpool belongs to the world.

B. Liverpool is world famous now.

C. Liverpool owns lots of museums well－known in the world.

D. Liverpool is a lively city with various cultures.

While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded__________the nurse Florence Nightingale.

       A．in need of    B．in favor of      C．in honor of         D．in place of

I am _____ sure that I have told you that before.

   A. fairly           B. far               C. rather           D. pretty

第二节  根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余项。

It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech. At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned.  __71__  Why? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say.　　72　　   If you lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no one will be any the wiser. When such moments occur, don’t worry about them. Just continue as if nothing happened.

    73      If you have ever listened to Martin Luther King’s famous speech--- “I have a Dream”, you may notice that he stumbles (结巴) over his words twice during the speech.      74     Why?  Because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech-making.

  People care a lot about making a mistake in a speech because they regard speech-making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication. They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition.    75   They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that expresses the speaker’s ideas clearly and directly. Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speaker’s attractiveness by making him more human.

  As you work on your speech, don’t worry about being perfect. Once you free your mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely.

A.They only figure out what you are trying to say.

B.Most likely, however, you don’t remember.

C.But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a perfect performer.

D.Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that doesn’t really matter.

E.Quite often, however, you just laugh his small mistakes off.

F.Fortunately, such moments are usually not obvious to the listeners.

G.They hear only what the speaker does say.

---Are you fond of Liu Qian’s performance on the eve of the Spring Festival?

   --- No._______.           .

       A．Not to worry               B. That’s not the point.

       C．I’ve got no idea.             D. It’s not my cup of tea.

Equipped with modern facilities, today’s hospitals are quite different from_______ of the past．

       A．that        B．those       C．one   D． ones

Generally speaking, _________ main material for building houses has been concrete, but _________ wood and stone have also been used.?

A. the; /　　        B. /; /?                 C. the; the 　       D. /; the

_____ he met with the difficulty did he realize the importance of group work.

A. Even though         B. Not until       C. Only before        D. Ever since