2. Most of the Americans v_____ for Obama to be president.

A.根据首字母写出正确的单词形式.

1. Edward d_______ himself to scientific research after graduating from university.

第二节 完形填空：(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

Having written a book on rock music and a book on jazz music, and now writing a book __31__ the classical music of the 20^th century, I felt the __32__ to put somewhere the music that does not quite fit __33__ of these kinds of music. I also felt that I needed to research the beginning of the popular music in Western Europe and the USA in order to __34__ understand the change of the jazz and rock music. I also felt that ethnic music has become so __35__ that one should research the development from Western European and USA music. This book aims at __36__ all these gaps (差异). I did my best to give it a systematic feeling, although it is clear that musicians from such different parts of the world had very __37__ in common. Only after the joining together of the 1907s can we __38__ of a worldwide history of popular music. This book is about the __39__ of that formation (形成).

It was not very difficult to decide how to __40__ jazz music from pop music. It was much more __41__ to decide how to separate rock music __42__ the rest of popular music, because rock music has taken in just about everything. Pieces of this book were firstly written for my 2003 books on rock music. __43__ that happened after the 1960s will be in the book on rock music. The __44__ is that you should read this book first, then the __45__ of jazz music and the history of rock music.

31.　 A. in　　　 　　 B. on　　　　 　 C. to　　　　　 　　 D. for

32.　 A. need　　 　 B. change　　　 　　　 C. music　　　　 　 D. book

33.　 A. neither　 　　 B. both　　　　 　　　 C. either　　　　　 D. all

34.　 A. good　　　 B. well　　　　 C. worse　　　　 　 D. better

35.　 A. good　　　 B. bad　　　　 C. popular　　　　 　 D. nice

36.　 A. filling　　 　 B. breaking　　 　 C. forming　　　 　　 D. making

37.　 A. few　　　 B. little　　　 　　 C. large　　　　　 　 D. much

38.　 A. talk　　　 B. find　　　　 C. tell　　　　　　 D. say

39.　 A. reason　　 B. middle　　　 　　　 C. ending　　　　 D. beginning

40.　 A. separate　 　 B. divide　　　 C. cut　　　　　　 D. take

41.　 A. difficult　　 　　　 B. wonderful　 C. important　　　 D. necessary

42.　 A. between　 　 B. from　　　 　 C. to　　　　 　　 D. into

43.　 A. Thing　 　　　 B. Nothing　　 　　　 C. Anything　　　 D. Something

44.　 A. situation　 B. question　 　　 C. problem　　　　 D. idea

45.　 A. story　　　 B. history　　　 　　　 C. beginning　　　 D. difference

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　　 Teachers often complain that students don’t do _____6_____ and that they are constantly arriving at school red-eyed and yawning due to lack of sleep. It appears that there are two main explanations for this phenomenon. Firstly, many young children ______7______ to watch television. Programs suitable for them may finish as late as eight o’clock. No child wants to be an exception. In an age of conformity and admit not having seen what everybody else has. Secondly, ______8______ of older children, particularly those approaching school-leaving age, are taking up part-time jobs mainly involving evening or weekend work. They feel that ______9______, not academic qualifications, will help them find jobs on leaving school. One can sympathize with both groups of children but it doesn’t make a ______10______.

选择题部分 (满分70分)

第一节 单项选择(共30小题，每小题0.5分，满分15分)

1. She had _______ got out of the house _______ it began to rain.

　 A. no sooner… then　　 B. no sooner… than　

C. hardly…than　　　　 D. hardly… then

2. The policemen searched the room thoroughly. That’s to say, they searched it ______.

　 A. completely　　 B. across　　　 C. inside　　　　　 D. finally

3. ______ in 1885, this old car was the oldest one in the race.

　 A. Built　　 B. Being building 　C. It was built　　 D. Having built

4. The man dressed _____ jeans is an expert _____ unlocking doors and he can open a door ______ difficulty.

　 A. in, on, with　 B. on, at, with　 C. in, on, without　 D. in, at, without

5. The man has gained an evil reputation. That’s to say he has a bad _____.

　 A. fame　　　　　 B. name　　　 C. rumour　　　 D. report

6. She intends to stay for a few days. That’s what she _______ to do.

　 A. is about to　　　 B. plans　　　 C. is due　　　 D. hopes

7. Before the firemen arrived, the whole building had already been completely _______ in the big fire.

A. destroyed　　 B. wounded　　　　 C. damaged　　　 D. injured

8. One third of the people trapped in the ruins _______ at last.

　 A. has dug out　 B. was dug out　 C. have dug out　 D. were dug out

9. As soon as the film star ______ from her seat and ______ her hand to welcome her fans, cheers from the audience ________.

　 A. rose, raised, arose　　　　　　　 B. raised, rose, arose

　 C. raised, arose, raised　　　　　　 D. rose, arose, raised

10. ________ of this term, we will have learnt 4 books.

　 A. At the end　 B. By the end　　　 C. In the end　　　 D. At an end

11. When my mom saw the _______ gift I had prepared for her, she ________.

　 A. pleased, burst into laughter　 　　　B. pleasant, burst into laughter

　 C. pleasant, burst out laughing　　　 D. pleased, burst out laughing

12. I had to tell some of them what we wanted to do next, because ________.

　 A. none of them were here　　　　　 B. no one was here

　 C. all of them were here　　　　　　 D. all of them were not here

13. He loves his parents deeply, ________ are very kind to him.

　 A. both of them　 B. both of who　　 C. whom　　 D. both of whom

14. She will never forget the days ______ she spent in Beijing.

　 A. when　　　　　 B. what　　　　 C. which　　　　　　 D. why

15. She is the only one of the students _______ able to answer this question.

　 A. who is　　　　 B. who are　　　 C. that is　　　　 D. that are

16. It was in Yuexiu Park _____ they dated for the first time _____ the old couple told us their story.

　 A. that, that　　　 B. where, when　　 C. that, when　 D. where, that

17. Living in the central Australia desert has a lot of problems, _______ getting water is the worst.

　 A. for which　　　 B. to which　　　　 C. of which　　　 D. in which

18. The film Twilight, _______ leading characters are Bella and Edward, is a great hit.

　 A. who　　　　　 B. whose　　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. when

19. The soldiers planned to _____ the bridge but had to give up because a storm ____.

　 A. blow up, blew away　　　　　　 B. blow down, blew up　　

C. blow up, blew up　　　　　　　 D. blow down, blew away

20. Only by practising a few hours every day _______ be able to master the language.

A. you can　　　 B. can you　　 　　C. you will　　　 D. will you

21. I regarded her to be nice and honest _______ I met her.

A. first time　 B. for the first time C. the first time　 D. by the first time

22. He was ____ the Nobel Prize and received a _____ of several thousand dollars.

A. rewarded, award　　　　　 B. rewarded, prize　

C. awarded, reward　　　　　 D. awarded, prize

23. Tigers of this kind are _____ hunting because hunters are ______ their skin. As a result, they will be ______ soon.

A. dying from, dying of, dying off　 B. dying of, dying from, dying out

C. dying from, dying for, dying out　　 D. dying of, dying for, dying off

24. ----What do you think of this film?

　 ----Very bad. __________.

A. Nothing could be worse.　　 B. Nothing could be better.

C. I like it a little.　　 　　　　　D. You just couldn’t find a better one.

25. ----Jack hasn’t got a job yet, has he?

　 ---- Oh yes, in fact, he has been ________ for two weeks.

A. after work　　　 B. in work　　 C. at work　　　 D. out of work

26. The teacher told me that the earth _______ round.

A. was　　　　　　 B. is　　　　 C. were　　　　　 D. are turning

27. Look, the little girl is dancing as if she ______ a little bird.

A. is　　　　　　　 B. were　　　 C. has been　　　 D. had been

28. The professor _______ to walk out of the office when one of his students came in.

A. was about to　　 B. was going to　 C. would　　　 D. was to

29. Sometimes children are _______ enough to create ______ stories.

A. imaginative, imaginary　　　　　　　 B. imaginary, imaginative

C. imaginable, imaginary　　　　　　　 D. imaginative, imaginable

30. In December 2008, Obama was _________________.

A. elected the President of the USA

B. selected the President of the USA

C. elected President of the USA

D. selected President of the USA

110. He spoke in a f　　　　　　　 　(令人害怕) manner. 　

109. The rain r　　　　　　　 　(毁了) my painting.