My chance came at last.Our school was going to hold a sports meeting.I knew what it ____26____ to me so I got up very early to prepare for it.I____27____running and jumping.The process is long and boring. When I was ___28____, I  ____29____myself to keep my pormise and went on.

   As the time approached, I felt quite ____30____because I was well prepared. ____31____the first day I came fourth in the 1,500m race,but I was far from ____32____because what I wanted most was the highlight(精彩场面)of the sports meeting——100ⅹ4 relay race.I would run the last leg for my team.

   With a shot,the race began.All the students were____33____for their team.The competition was so____34____that I began to feel nervous.Before my turn came,my team was____35____the others.Even worse, I almost dropped the stick when I was trying to____36____it.

   ____37____after that,there was nothing in my mind except to run as fast as possible.Just when I was approaching the finish line,my legs____38____.Then my ____39____ came to mind again and urged me on.To my____40____,I was the first to cross the finish line!

   ____41____,I had proved to myself and those who had often laughed at me that I am not____42____ at all!My classmates greeted me warmly and I hugged them tightly.I had won the prize as well as their___43_____.

   From the sports meeting, I learnt that sometimes things are not so difficult as they____44____to be.Just try your best without fear and you might be surprised at the ____45____.

26.A mattered                    B held                         C meant                      D brought

27.A exercise                     B practised                 C chose                      D tried

28.A tired                           B working                    C lazy                          D selfish

29.A braved                B told                          C encouraged                 D reminded

30.A confident                   B worried                    C determined                  D afraid

31.A In                        B To                                C On                           D At

32.A happy                 B proud                       C excited                         D satisfied

33.A heading                     B racing                   C cheering                  D talking

34.A easy                       B close                        C cold                      D near

35.A letting down     B leading             C falling behind       D catching up with

36.A bring                   B throw                       C pass                  D take

37.A So                       B But                           C Thus                      D Even

38.A gave in               B gave out                  C weakened                     D gave off

39.A heart                   B action                 C feeling                   D promise

40.A sadness                     B expectation                   C surprise                 D relief

41.A At last                 B In all                       C Above all               D What’s worse

42.A bad                            B weak                      C strong                        D lazy

43.A congratulations   B respect                         C help                    D pride

44.A seem               B choose                         C look                       D expect

45..A thing                  B reason                           C result                         D effort

第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

1.The biggest exam is approaching,         should be made. （which）

最重要的考试来临了，应做好充分的准备。

2.H7N9 Virus is fatal to every person, and it is time that             . （take）

H7N9病毒对每个人都是致命的，因此是该采取有效措施了。

3.       he has failed in his investment，I agree to lend him some money.  （convince）

相信他投资失败了，我同意借点钱给他。

4.He turned a deaf ear to         ，addicted to playing the computer game, （what）

他对我曾经说过的话充耳不闻，一味沉迷于游戏。

5.         what I should talk about in the meeting, he has no constructive advice. （come）

当谈及我在会上应讲些什么时，他没有什么建设性的建议。

6.          ,the board cannot make the final decision. （absent）

有几名成员缺席会议，董事会无法做出最终决定。

7.         has made the man keep doing drugs for several years. （aware）

没有意识到危害使得这个入吸了好几年毒品。

8.He always complains about his lack of confidence, who otherwise       a higher position. （equal）

他总是抱怨信心不足，否则的话他就已经胜任更高的职位了。

9.This old hospital,          meeting hall for 3 years during the war, is being pulled down. （serve）

这间古老的医院正在被拆毁，它的一部分在战争期间还曾作过三年的会议厅。

10.Parents always remind children that in no case       . （go）

家长总是提醒孩子，在任何情况下都不要跟陌生人走。

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I have lived in Falmouth for about 10 years. I had moved several times before finding Falmouth,  1setting in one place for a long time. My favorite experience of Falmouth was when I   2to deliver Thanksgiving dinner to families or individuals unable to drive or suffering from illness. It was (a)n   3experience.

Volunteers checked in, lined up and followed the   4given. There were many people working. How they manage all of this is quite amazing. The   5of such an event is inspiring.

The best part of the day was delivering the food to homes.   6, they had enough drivers and no assignment for us.   7, the gentleman in front of us checking in had six meals to deliver. So my husband and I   8him, offering to help him fill his box and take the meals to his car. He was   9and we began our task. When he was   10to deliver his quota(配额，限额), he handed us one of the delivery cards, saying, “Since this is your first time, I want you to be able to feel the   11that comes from meeting the people.” I   12that I was somewhat nervous at this first   13. Who knows what I might find behind a stranger’s door.

We rang the doorbell and were met by an extremely   14man. He asked us inside and from the hallway, I could see the silver   15of a walker approaching. We saw a little old lady. She expressed deep gratitude for the delivery.   16she had been diagnosed with cancer, she has had trouble getting out. She could not have been any more gracious and handed me a beautiful scarf she had made and an envelope of   17to the homeless. Can you imagine? Cancer, unable to get out to gather dinner and she still   18such deep gratitude. We   19but not before we hugged goodbye. The gentleman that was kind enough to give us one of his deliveries was   20. This was the best part.

1.A. still                B. never                C. even                 D. ever

2.A. volunteered    B. failed                C. pretended                D. happened

3.A. confusing      B. strange                    C. amazing                   D. secret

4.A. troubles         B. helpers                    C. directions         D. cars

5.A. hope             B. reason                     C. goal                        D. harmony

6.A. At once          B. For this reason   C. At first                    D. Shortly afterwards

7.A. However               B. Furthermore             C. Therefore         D. Otherwise

8.A. cheated          B. approached              C. passed                    D. remembered

9.A. disappointed   B. sympathetic             C. angry                      D. grateful

10.A. allowed              B. forced                    C. refused                   D. driven

11.A. regret          B. panic                C. surprise           D. joy

12.A. forgive         B. admitted                  C. dreamt                    D. hoped

13.A. expression  B. embarrassment   C. task                 D. agreement

14.A friendly         B. cruel                       C. worried                   D. depressed

15.A. wings          B. legs                 C. rings                      D. lines

16.A. Unless                B. If                           C. Although          D. Since

17.A. thanks         B. tickets             C. donation          D. advice

18.A. hid                     B. exhibited           C. saved                     D. exchanged

19.A. left                    B. promised          C. met                         D. greeted

20.A. risky           B. challengeable             C. right                       D. stupid

In other words, language is not necessarily the private property of those who use it. It is unreasonable to regard any language as the possession of a particular nation, and with no language is it more unreasonable than with English. This is not to say that English is used by a greater number of speakers than any other language, for it is easily outnumbered in this respect by Chinese. But it is the most international of languages. A Dane and a Dutch person meeting in Rome will almost automatically find themselves speaking to each other in English. The pilots of a Russian plane approaching Cairo will use English to ask for landing instructions. Malaysian lecturers use English when addressing their Malaysian students in Kuala Lumpur. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master, not merely because it is the language of Britain or the United States, but because it provides ready access to world scholarship and world trade, it is understood more widely than any other language.

　　  1. People prefer to speak their own mother tongue or dialect in order to——.

　　　　   A. make it difficult for others to understand their talk

　　　　   B. show off their ability to use different linguistic systems

　　　　   C. show that they are of the same nation or race

　　　　   D. practice as much as possible

　　  2. It was suggested that Americans speak Hebrew or Greek when the nation had just won independence. This was——cause.

　　　　　　 A. these two languages were thought to be more useful

　　　　　　 B. Britain didn't permit Americans to continue to use English

　　　　　　 C. English was not widely used then

　　　　　　 D. some Americans hoped to show their political independence by speaking a language other than English.

      3. Which of the following is true?

　　　　　　 A. Chinese has the largest number of native speakers.

　　　　　　 B. Chinese is the most widely-used language.

　　　　　　 C. English is spoken in a few countries.

　　　　　　 D. English belongs to a particular country.

　　  4. The word "address" in the second paragraph means——here.

　　　　　　 A. to write to　　　　　　  B. to blame

　　　　　　 C. to deal with　　　　　　 D. to speak to