1.  Laws on pollution ________________(不同) widely from one country to another.

2.  On  ______________（平均）, women live between five and seven years longer than men.

3.  It’s _____________ （明显）that he made a serious mistake.

4.  A word from the teacher will have a great _______________ （影响）on my son.

5.  The book is ________  in（以……为背景）17^th century Spain.

6.  _________ （随着）the passing of time, the weather is getting colder and colder.

7.  I’ll tell him about it the _______________ （一……就……）he comes.

8.  This is a book ___________ （写的）by a worker.

9.  You must make an ______________ (道歉) to her for not letting her know it ahead of time.

10.   Though ____________ (缺少) money, his parents managed to send him to university.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题; 每小题1分，满分20分）

         阅读下面短文，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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

I have a friend named Monty Roberts who possesses a horse ranch (大牧场). He was the son of a horse trainer who would go from ranch to ranch, training horses. As a result, the boy’s high school career was continually   21   . When he was a senior, he was   22    to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he   23   .

“That night he wrote a seven –page paper, describing his goal of someday    24    a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail. He put his    25    into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he    26    his paper back. On the front page was a large F with a    27    that read, “See me after class.” The boy went to see the teacher after class.

The teacher said, “This is a(n)    28    dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch    29    a lot of money. There’s no way you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “    30    you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will

    31    your grade.”

The boy went home and thought about it    32    and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is very important    33    for you.” Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the    34   paper. He stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my    35   .”

Sitting in the middle of his 200-acre horse ranch, he told me he    36    had that school paper. He added, “Two summers ago that same schoolteacher    37    30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week.” When the teacher was leaving, he said, “Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was    38    of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dream. Fortunately you had    39    enough not give up yours.”

Don’t let anyone   40    your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.

21.   A. started         B. interrupted C. made   D. ended

22.   A. taught B. guided C. asked   D. forced

23.   A. grew up        B. brought up  C. took up         D. went up

24.   A. working        B. making         C. owing          D. owning

25.   A. action  B. heart   C. explanation D. words

26.   A. received       B. accepted      C. returned      D. offered

27.   A. note     B. letter   C. saying  D. information

28.   A. unusual        B. unique C. unnatural     D. unrealistic

29.   A. raises  B. makes C. requires       D. saves

30.   A. Although      B. If  C. When   D. While

31.   A. reconsider   B. award  C. recover         D. acknowledge

32.   A. soon     B. wide     C. long      D. enough

33.   A. composition         B. decision        C. lesson  D. grade

34.   A. rewritten     B. vivid     C. same   D. printed

35.   A. dream B. word    C. promise        D. impression

36.   A. even     B. rather  C. ever     D. still

37.   A. fetched       B. brought        C. assess D. recite

38.   A. something   B. anything       C. nothing         D. everything

39.   A. opportunity B. occasion       C. courage        D. intelligence

40.   A. starve  B. accuse C. submit D. steal

第二节：完形填空（共20小题; 每小题1分，满分20分）

       阅读下面短文，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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

I have a friend named Monty Roberts who possesses a horse ranch (大牧场). He was the son of a horse trainer who would go from ranch to ranch, training horses. As a result, the boy’s high school career was continually   21   . When he was a senior, he was   22    to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he   23   .

“That night he wrote a seven –page paper, describing his goal of someday    24    a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail. He put his    25    into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he    26    his paper back. On the front page was a large F with a    27    that read, “See me after class.” The boy went to see the teacher after class.

The teacher said, “This is a(n)    28    dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch    29    a lot of money. There’s no way you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “    30    you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will

    31    your grade.”

The boy went home and thought about it    32    and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is very important    33    for you.” Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the    34   paper. He stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my    35   .”

Sitting in the middle of his 200-acre horse ranch, he told me he    36    had that school paper. He added, “Two summers ago that same schoolteacher    37    30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week.” When the teacher was leaving, he said, “Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was    38    of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dream. Fortunately you had    39    enough not give up yours.”

Don’t let anyone   40    your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.

21.   A. started       B. interrupted C. made  D. ended

22.   A. taught B. guided       C. asked  D. forced

23.   A. grew up     B. brought up C. took up      D. went up

24.   A. working     B. making      C. owing       D. owning

25.   A. action B. heart   C. explanation D. words

26.   A. received     B. accepted     C. returned     D. offered

27.   A. note    B. letter   C. saying D. information

28.   A. unusual      B. unique       C. unnatural    D. unrealistic

29.   A. raises  B. makes C. requires      D. saves

30.   A. Although    B. If       C. When  D. While

31.   A. reconsider  B. award C. recover      D. acknowledge

32.   A. soon   B. wide   C. long    D. enough

33.   A. composition      B. decision     C. lesson D. grade

34.   A. rewritten    B. vivid   C. same   D. printed

35.   A. dream B. word   C. promise      D. impression

36.   A. even   B. rather  C. ever    D. still

37.   A. fetched      B. brought      C. assess  D. recite

38.   A. something  B. anything     C. nothing      D. everything

39.   A. opportunity       B. occasion     C. courage      D. intelligence

40.   A. starve B. accuse C. submit       D. steal

Afraid that her son would be too tired, Ms. Wendy would sometimes tell the boy to skip school, but each time, Fabian would insist on going to school.
“I don’t like it because when I return to school, I don’t know what’s going on,” the 12-year-old boy explained. He suffers for SMA-a neuromuscular（神经肌肉的）disease that leads to weakness in muscles-and gets around in a wheelchair.
Fabian’s determination to excel in his studies was evident when he was disappointed that he got a total score of 236 yesterday in his Primary School Leaving Examination. He was hoping for a score of at least 240, but his mother was full of pride. “I am happy with his results. He’s very motivated,” said Ms. Wendy.
When Fabian was two months old, he was diagnosed with SMA. Ms. Wendy, who used to go to other homes to teach piano lessons, started teaching lessons at home so she could take care of her son. Fabian proved to be a fighter. Ms. Wendy said, “ He would study every day on his own even though he was weak and his spine（脊柱）was already starting to curve quite badly.”
Fabian is also active in the Singapore Disability Sports Council, where he plays boccia（滚球）, a ball sport for those who require a wheelchair due to physical disability.
At just 133cm tall and weighing 14kg, he knows that he will have to rely on others all his life. “I’m afraid that when my parents grow older, they will not be able to carry me and that there will be nobody to carry me,” said Fabian. “But for now, I feel lucky that I get to go out and do a lot of things that I thought I couldn’t.”
His dreams aren’t lofty（崇高的）either-all he want to be able to do is work and provide for his parents. “I just want to study hard so that I can be a businessman, like my dad.” He is planning to apply to study at Victoria School.

1. 1.

   The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ______.
   

   1. A.
      going to school.              
   2. B.
      being absent from school
   3. C.
      studying hard.                  
   4. D.
      suffering from SM
2. 2.

   We can know from the text that Fabian ______.

   1. A.
      got the disease at the age of 12.
   2. B.
      was proud of his exam results.
   3. C.
      has no interest in any sports.
   4. D.
      wants to be a businessman like his father.
3. 3.

   What do we know about Ms. Wendy?

   1. A.
      She insists that her son go to school.
   2. B.
      She used to be a piano teacher in a school.
   3. C.
      She is satisfied with her son’s performance at school.
   4. D.
      She fears that her son will be helpless when she is older.
4. 4.

   Which words can best describe Fabian?

   1. A.
      Sensitive and weak.
   2. B.
      Active and optimistic.
   3. C.
      Clever and strong.
   4. D.
      Stressed and concerned.
5. 5.

   What is the best title for the text?
   

   1. A.
      He Is Disabled but He Is a Fighter.
   2. B.
      A Great Mother and Her Special Son.
   3. C.
      How to Fight Against SM