1 money is not easy. A few weeks ago we decided to paint the outside of our house and we decided to do it ourselves to save money. We went to a hardware shop（五金商店） 2 some paint and 3 brushes. We managed to 4 two ladders from our neighbors, too. When we had everything ready, we began painting the back of the house. The next weekend we had 5 finished painting the front of the house 6 it began raining hard. It 7 until the next morning. We were happy that we had finished doing the job before the rain began. The next day we 8 open any of the front windows though we tried hard. Finally, we 9 three before we got them open, and they were 10 to repair. The next time we do anything, we will think twice before we start saving money.

[　　]1．A．Saving　　　B．Spending

　　　　 C．Counting　　D．Using

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[　　]2．A．buying　　　　B．to buy

　　　 　C．for buying　　D．bought

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[　　]3．A．many of　　　　B．some of

　　　　 C．a number of　　D．any

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[　　]4．A．take　　　　B．bring

　　　　 C．borrow　　　D．learn

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[　　]5．A．already　　　　B．yet

　　　　　　  C．never　　　　  D．just

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[　　]6．A．when   B．after

　　　　 C．then   D．unless

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[　　]7．A．stopped pouring　　　 　B．didn’t stop pouring

　　　　 C．didn’t stop to pour　　D．stopped to pour

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[　　]8．A．might　　　B．couldn’t

　　　　 C．would　　　D．will

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[　　]9．A．broke　　　B．fixed

　　　　 C．were　　 　D．found

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[　　]10．A．cheap　　　　B．easy

　　　　　C．difficult　　D．expensive

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1 221 B .C. the first Empersor, Shi Huang- Di 2 to build a great wall right 3 the north of his empire. He wanted 4 the fierce tribes (部落) of Huns and Tartars (鞑靼) 5 his country. He decided to make a small 6 across Tibet (西藏) 7 the sea. It took several years 8 .

The Great Wall ran across wild field, 9 the mountains, 10 the valleys. It was built 11 stone and earth.

All the Emperor's builders were 12 men, often prisoners 13 war. Thousands of workers 14 and were buried 15 the earth 16 the wall. Many of them 17 came back again.

The Great Wall 18 19 the centuries. And much of 20 still standing today.

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III. Cloze test 完形填空 1’ * 20 = 20’
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26－45各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the  36  300 years, there were  37  many changes in  38  places that now people can  39  tell an English person  40  an American in the way he or she talks.
Many old words  41  in England but were kept in America. For example, 300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they called either a
“faucet”, a “spigot”, or a “tap”. All these words are  42  heard in different parts of America, but only “tap” is still common in  43 . Americans often made up new words or changed old  44 . “Corn” is one kind of plant in America and  45  in England.
Also, over the last three centuries the English language  46  thousands of new words for things that weren’t known  47 . And often, American and English people used two  48  names for them. A tin can (洋铁罐头) is called “tin” for short in England, but a “can” in America. The word “radio” is  49  all over the world, including America. But many English people call it a “wireless”. And almost anything having something to do  50  cars, railroads, etc.  51  different names in British and American English．
But now American and British English may be growing closer together. One  52  is the large amount (数量) of American speech that British people hear daily in movies, on television, or  53  travelers.  54  this, Americans seem to be influencing (影响) the British more and more. So some day, English may even be  55  on both sides of the Atlantic (大西洋).  
36．A. following     B. recent       C. oldest        D. last
37．A. such              B. too                C. so                 D. great
38．A. either            B. both               C. neither          D. two
39．A. hardly            B. difficulty        C. clearly          D. easily
40．A. with              B. from                C. to               D. and
41．A. disappeared   B. were disappeared   C. spoke   D. were spoken
42．A. not                B. hardly              C. yet             D. still
43．A. America         B. the two countries   C. England     D. British
44．A. word              B. forms              C. ones             D. ways
45．A. another           B. also planted     C. a plant        D. a kind of food
46．A. added          B. has added            C. discovered     D. has discovered
47．A. anywhere    B. in some countries  C. before     D. for centuries
48．A. new              B. short                 C. different      D. surprising
49．A. produced       B. made                 C. developed      D. used
50．A. to                B. away                 C. with             D. from
51．A. has              B. have                 C. has given       D. was given
52．A. thing           B. cause                C. reason           D. expression
53．A. from            B. through             C. on                D. by
54．A. For              B. Because             C. Besides         D. Because of
55．A. different         B. more different   C. the same         D. more useful

第二节完形填空(1)（每空一词，共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31至第40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A girl complained（抱怨） to her father about her hard life. She wanted to  29  because she didn’t know how to overcome her problems. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. Once one     
_30  had been solved, another came.
Her father, a cook, took her into the kitchen. He poured water into three pans. After the water boiled, in the first pan he put some carrots, the second some eggs, and in the last some coffee. He waited without any   31  .
The girl closed her mouth and waited,  32   by what her father was doing. After about twenty minutes, her father    33   the stove and took out the carrots and the eggs. Then the coffee was poured into a cup.
Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “what do you  34   ?”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she answered.
Her father suggested she  35   the carrots. She did, and felt the carrots were   36  . Then he asked her to take the eggs and  37  them. After peeling（剥）them, she felt that the eggs were hard.  Lastly, he asked her to smell the coffee. She asked impatiently , “What’s the meaning of this, father?” He explained that    38   had felt the same misfortune to be put into the boiling water， but had reacted（反应）  39  . The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after a while in the boiling water. The easily broken eggs became hard after being cooked. Coffee was very unique --- it could change water.
“   40  are you? ”asked her father. “When the difficulty knocks your door, what is your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?”
29. A. catch up             B. wear out                   C. give up                    D. run out
30. A. matter            B. business                   C. question                   D. problem
31. A. breath             B. praises                            C. words                      D. complaints
32. A. pleased        B. frightened                C. disappointed             D. puzzled
33. A. turned off           B. turned up                 C. turned down             D. turned away
34. A. mean                  B. see                           C. suggest                     D. explain
35. A. touch                  B. eat                           C. observe                    D. keep
36. A. bad                    B. hard                         C. soft                          D. gentle
37. A. hit               B. break                       C. beat                         D. destroy
38. A. nothing        B. anything                   C. everything                D. something
39. A. differently          B. certainly                   C. happily                    D. equally
40. A. How                   B. Who                        C. When                       D. Where

III. Cloze test 完形填空 1’ * 20 = 20’

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26－45各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the  36  300 years, there were  37  many changes in  38  places that now people can  39  tell an English person  40  an American in the way he or she talks.

Many old words  41  in England but were kept in America. For example, 300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they called either a

“faucet”, a “spigot”, or a “tap”. All these words are  42  heard in different parts of America, but only “tap” is still common in  43 . Americans often made up new words or changed old  44 . “Corn” is one kind of plant in America and  45  in England.

Also, over the last three centuries the English language  46  thousands of new words for things that weren’t known  47 . And often, American and English people used two  48  names for them. A tin can (洋铁罐头) is called “tin” for short in England, but a “can” in America. The word “radio” is  49  all over the world, including America. But many English people call it a “wireless”. And almost anything having something to do  50  cars, railroads, etc.  51  different names in British and American English．

But now American and British English may be growing closer together. One  52  is the large amount (数量) of American speech that British people hear daily in movies, on television, or  53  travelers.  54  this, Americans seem to be influencing (影响) the British more and more. So some day, English may even be  55  on both sides of the Atlantic (大西洋).  

36．A. following     B. recent       C. oldest        D. last

37．A. such              B. too                C. so                 D. great

38．A. either            B. both               C. neither          D. two

39．A. hardly            B. difficulty        C. clearly          D. easily

40．A. with              B. from                C. to               D. and

41．A. disappeared   B. were disappeared   C. spoke   D. were spoken

42．A. not                B. hardly              C. yet             D. still

43．A. America         B. the two countries   C. England     D. British

44．A. word              B. forms              C. ones             D. ways

45．A. another           B. also planted     C. a plant        D. a kind of food

46．A. added          B. has added            C. discovered     D. has discovered

47．A. anywhere    B. in some countries  C. before     D. for centuries

48．A. new              B. short                 C. different      D. surprising

49．A. produced       B. made                 C. developed      D. used

50．A. to                B. away                 C. with             D. from

51．A. has              B. have                 C. has given       D. was given

52．A. thing           B. cause                C. reason           D. expression

53．A. from            B. through             C. on                D. by

54．A. For              B. Because             C. Besides         D. Because of

55．A. different         B. more different   C. the same         D. more useful