完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It is not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the guests to arrive before __21__ the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spoiled, and so might the host or hostess’s __22__. If you have to be late, call and tell them to __23__ you.

It’s even __24__to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be__25__. If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few times, or just sit in your car __26__the right time.

Though it is often important to arrive on time, yet__27__, for open houses, the host or hostess invites guests to arrive and leave __28__a certain time. You can arrive at any time __29__the time he or she gives you.

It’s polite to bring an empty stomach, but it’s even nicer to bring a small present. The present should not cost__30__, or you might embarrass the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of candy will __31__. Never bring money as a present.

In an introduction, the order of a name: (1) the given name, (2) the family name. In other words the given name comes __32__. It’s important not only to learn and remember names, but to__33__them often in conversation. After the __34__we usually call friends by their given names. __35__may want you to call them by their titles and__36__, such as “Mr. Jones” “Mrs. Johnson” or “Dr. Brown”.

A maiden name is a woman’s family name __37__. In the United States and Canada, after a woman marries, she __38__the family name of her husband__39__her maiden name. It is now becoming __40__, however, for women to keep their maiden names after getting married.

21. A. making                              B. serving                            C. doing                               D. cooling

22. A. soul                                    B. spirits                              C. thought                           D. idea

23. A. have with　                   B. have without                 C. start with　                D. start without

24. A. nice　                             B. nicer　　                     C. worse　                       D. bad

25. A. back　　                          B. in                             C. up　                              D. ready

26. A. until                                    B. after                                C. before　                         D. by

27. A. in the other hand  B. on the other hand        C. in another hand   D. on another hand

28. A. between　                    B. among                   C. for                                    D. at

29. A. within                                B. by                                     C. on                                     D. in

30. A. many                                  B. a little                              C. a lot                                 D. a few

31. A. be well                               B. be right                           C. do well                            D. do fine

32. A. after                                   B. before                             C. first                                  D. later

33. A. recall                                  B. respect                           C. speak                             D. retell

34. A. meeting                            B. conversation　             C. introduction                   D. dinner

35. A. Older people                   B. Young people                 C. Gentlemen                   D. Doctors

36. A. given names                    B. first names                   C. family names                 D. nick names

37. A. on birth                    B. from birth            C. with birth　                D. at birth

38. A. gives                                  B. brings　                       C. carries                   D. takes

39. A. instead                              B. in place of                       C. takes place                   D. in place

40. A. important                         B. necessary                       C. special                   D. common

第二节书面表达（满分25分）
　　假设你是王林。七月二十一日是你在美国的笔友汤姆的生日。你给他寄了一盒中国的绿茶（green tea）作为生日礼物。现在，请你用英语写一封110词左右的信给他，祝贺他生日快乐，并根据下面的六幅图和提示词语详细描绘一下怎么沏茶。
　　注意：1．提示词：壶kettle 茶匙teaspoon茶壶teapot茶叶tea leaves茶杯teacup茶壶盖lid2．词数100左右；3．开头已为你写出。
　　Dear Tom,
　　It’s July the first．Your birthday is only three weeks away !
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一个四棱锥和一个三棱锥恰好可以拼接成一个三棱柱.这个四棱锥的底面为正方形，且底面边长与各侧棱长相等，这个三棱锥的底面边长与各侧棱长也都相等．设四棱锥、三棱锥、三棱柱的高分别为，，，则（　　）

Ａ．           Ｂ．                  Ｃ．              Ｄ．

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction (拍卖). It was almost a year since her dear grandmother passed away in this house.   36   the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts. So the bank had  37  the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts．  38  the past several weeks, she had managed to save $450 in order to bid（出价）on the  39   that her grandmother liked very much. Surely this would be enough, she had thought．

Now the  40  moment arrived．Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had   41  ．As the auction began, Sally waited．Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt．She held her   42  tightly and listened．The first bid was $45. She was  43  . It was so high．Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding   44  $85. Sally cried out “$450!” For a moment there was silence．Hope   45  her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how   46  her grandmother would have been with her at this moment．Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$475!” She lost her   47  ．Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering   48  so many  people would be interested in that old, dirty quilt．Finally the quilt was sold for $500 to a complete   49  .

　　 After the sale, she went to the counter to pay for the few items that were now hers．The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt．“There must be some  50  ．Someone else has got it.” she said．A hand-written   51  was pinned to the quilt, which   52  :

Dear Madam,

　　 I noticed you admiring the quilt．Clearly, it was 53  to you．Please accept this quilt as my  54  . I don’ t expect any repayment from you, but do a   55   favor in the future for a stranger who happens to cross your path．

Yours,

                                                            A stranger

36．A．Naturally　　 B．Unfortunately　        C．Luckily　    D．Probably

37．A．hoped             B．waited      C．expected D．forced

38．A．With      B．At    C．By    D．Over

39．A．house             B．present     C．furniture           D．quilt

40．A．interesting      B．necessary     C．big            D．sad

41．A．turned over            B．turned up              C．turned back   D．turned on

42．A．purse    B．picture      C．book            D．quilt

43．A．glad       B．frightened         C．moved     D．shocked

44．A．rose       B．climbed     C．reached         D．raised

45．A．told        B．helped       C．filled         D．gave

46．A．pleased          B．anxious     C．angry       D．familiar

47．A．thought          B．chance      C．way          D．money

48．A．whether         B．what          C．how          D．why

49．A．relative          B．customer           C．friend       D．stranger

50．A．reason            B．secret       C．mistake               D．fun

51．A．check    B．wallet        C．address          D．note

52．A．read       B．wrote        C．spoke       D．showed

53．A．wonderful              B．basic          C．pretty            D．important

54．A．honor              B．respect     C．gift             D．thank

55．A．particular       B．common        C．major            D．similar

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

You Did More Than Carry My Books

    Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark   21   down and helped the boy pick up these articles.   22  they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark   23  the boy's name was Bill, that he  24  computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of   25   with his other subjects and that he had just broken  26  with his girlfriend.

    They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was   27  in for a Coke-Cola and to watch some television. The afternoon passed   28  with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They  29  to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before  30  , Bill asked Mark if they  31  talk.

　　Bill  32   him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Do you  33  wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I  34   out my locker(柜) because I didn't want to leave a mess（脏乱）  35  anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to  36  my things. But after we spent some time together  37   and laughing, I realized that  38   I had done that, I would have  39  a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You   40   my life." 

1.A．fell               B．sat              C．lay          D．knelt

2.A．Although           B．Since            C．After        D．Until

3.A．discovered         B．realized         C．said         D．decided

4.A．played             B．loved            C．tried        D．made

5.A．questions          B．ideas            C．trouble      D．doubt

6.A．up                 B．out              C．off          D．away

7.A．put                B．helped           C．invited      D．pushed

8.A．peacefully         B．willingly        C．freely       D．pleasantly

9.A．continued          B．agreed           C．forced       D．offered

10.A．graduation        B．movement         C．separation   D．vacation

11.A．would             B．should           C．could        D．must

12.A．demanded          B．reminded         C．removed      D．asked

13.A．ever              B．usually          C．even         D．never

14.A．checked           B．took             C．cleaned      D．put

15.A．over              B．into             C．with         D．for

16.A．find              B．pick             C．pack         D．hold

17.A．talking           B．playing          C．reading      D．watching

18.A．before            B．if               C．while        D．as

19.A．forgotten         B．passed           C．left         D．lost

20.A．helped            B．recovered        C．improved     D．changed