第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）。
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
It was a warm March evening, and I’d just taken a seat on the bus that would take me home. It was nearly 6:00 PM, but the bus was not yet full and the driver gave no ___21___ that he intended to start the bus.
A middle-aged woman took a seat opposite me. She was crying. Not speaking to anyone in particular, she ___22____ narrated her story.
She had come to the city to visit her daughter. On the way to the terminal, a thief had ___23____ one of her bags. It had contained half of the money she’d brought with her. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she ___24___ still had some money left. The bus conductor, driver, and other passengers listened to her tale.
At this time, an old man ___25__ got on the bus. He sat in the seat directly in front of the woman.
After a few minutes, all seats were ___26___. The driver got behind the wheel and started the engine. The bus conductor collected tickets and began asking us where we were ___27___. When he came to the old man’s seat, he became ___28___ and asked the old man whether he had any money. The old man___29___ that he did not. He explained that he ___30___ all his money this morning when he’d accidentally got on the wrong bus and now he was trying to go home.
Upon hearing this, the bus conductor ___31___ the old man to get off the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he begged the bus conductor to let him take that bus __32___ he could get home before dark. The bus driver approached the old man, and repeated the conductor’s ___33___ to get off the bus.
“Stop troubling him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?” she interfered. “He doesn’t
have any money! ” the driver shouted. “Well, that’s no __34_ to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.
Then she said, “How much is his fare?”  The bus conductor mumbled the amount. “Fine,” said the woman. She __35___ inside her blouse, took out her ___36___ money, and handed the fares to the bus conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a hard time.”
All eyes turned ___37___the woman, who, just minutes before, had been crying over the money she’d lost. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.
By the time the bus rolled out of the terminal, she had given the old man bread and a dollar.  She rode the rest of the way home ___38__ a Mona Lisa smile of peace and grace, and the money she’d lost ___39__ was forgotten.
On the road of life, the politeness and smiles of ___40___ can lighten our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the journey when we make it a little smoother and richer for others!
21. A. answer                B. agreement                C. indication                 D. talk
22. A. tearfully             B. excitedly                  C. helplessly                 D. proudly
23. A. got                            B. snatched                   C. pulled                      D. caught
24. A. surprisingly         B. peacefully                C. naturally                  D. fortunately
25. A. in rags                B. shyly                       C. happily                    D. in disorder
26. A. had                    B. taken                       C. full                          D. crowded
27. A. getting on           B. getting down            C. getting off                D. getting in
28. A. conscious            B. suspicious                 C. curious                     D. anxious
29. A. realized                     B. pretended                 C. admitted                   D. remembered
30. A. spend                 B. has spent                  C. had spent                  D. was spent
31. A. asked                  B. ordered                    C. led                           D. begged
32. A. so                      B. until                        C. if                             D. when
33. A. arrangement        B. command                 C. advice                      D. decision
34. A. good                  B. sense                        C. reason                      D. doubt
35. A. picked                B. removed                   C. touched                    D. reached
36. A. left                            B. saving                      C. borrowed                 D. remaining
37. A. in                       B. to                                  C. down                       D. on
38. A. owning               B. wearing                    C. hating                      D. losing
39. A. earlier                B. sooner                      C. later                         D. former
40. A. customers           B. friends                            C. strangers                  D. conductors

单词拼写 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
根据首字母或汉语意思，在句中填入适当的词。
1. English is made up of the grammar and vocabulary brought to Britain by people from different countries and c____________.
2. The last few years have seen many d____________ in and out of China, from earthquake to drought, even to nuclear radiation (核辐射).  
3. Old English c____________ of Celtic, and the languages of the Angles and the Saxons, which once conquered Britain, and the Vikings.
4. … Now the flame has been lit. The 2008 Olympic Games have ____________(正式地) started.
5. The Normans, who d____________ England and take control of the country in 1066, made the most contributions to Middle English.
6. The twins are so alike that we have much difficulty in d______________ one from the other.
7. They have kept a close a_____________ with a college in the US in order to obtain the latest result of the experiment.
8. The child asked his Grandma, “How much is twelve m____________ by five?” She answered quickly, “Sixty”.
9. The book is too difficult! I’m afraid I won’t be able to read it. Do you have a copy that has been ____________ (简化)？
10. They took him to court for questioning the existence of the Greek gods and for _____________ (腐化、堕落) the young people of Athens.

 ---How much is the petrol per liter today?

---Oh, 6.00 yuan . It ______ sharply since last month.

A. is raised                   B. has arisen                  C. has risen               D. is aroused

第二节：补全对话（每题1分，共5分） 注意：答案请涂在机读卡E=A+B; F=A+C; G=A+D

---    _____51_____

---No, I’m not. I am interested in some scarves(围巾).

---All our scarves are in this section.     52   . It’s made of silk.

---Mm, It looks nice, but I like to have something warm for the winter.

---     53     .How about this one?

--- I think that is what I want. How much is it?

--- It’s 75 dollars plus tax.

--- It’s a little bit expensive. Do you think it is possible to get a discount(折扣)?

---Since you like it so much, how about 10% discount?    54 ___

---That’s good.    55 ____

---Sure. Is there anything else I can get for you?

---No, that should be it. Thank you!

A. Maybe you would like a heavy wool scarf.

B. Can I help you?

C. Hi, are you being helped?

D. That’s the best I can offer.

E. Could you wrap（包）it for me?

F. What do you think of this one here?

G. What else do you like?

第二节：语法填空

In the days when an ice cream cost much less, Tom, __11______ 8-year-old boy, entered a hotel coffee shop _12_____ sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream?" "Fifty-cents," replied the waitress. The little boy pulled _13_____ right hand out of the pocket and studied a number of ___14___ in it.

"How much is a dish of plain ice cream?" he asked. Some people were now waiting for her service and the waitress grew a bit __15_____ (patience). "Thirty-five cents," she said _16_____ (rude). The little boy carefully counted the coins _17_____. "I will have a plain ice cream," he said. The waitress walked _18______. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. It was not long _19_____ the waitress came back and then she began to wipe down the table and suddenly was surprised at what she saw. There, _20_____ (place) neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies --- her tip!