8. Though plastic bags really brought convenience to us, they also _______ many problems for the environment.

A. led to　　　　　　 　 B. referred to　　　　 C. contributed to 　D. appealed to

7. Try this new medicine and have a good rest! Just a few days it takes _______ you will pick up.

A. and　　　 　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　 　 C. but　　　　　 D. so

6. -- So big a whale! It weighs 10 tons.

-- Yes. I have never seen _______ one.

A. a heavy　　　　　 　　 B. the heaviest　　　 　　 C. a heavier　　 D. a heaviest

5. -- How about your present salary?

-- My basic salary is about $500 and _______ I'll receive some extra income.

A. in general　 　　　　　 B. in addition　　　 　 C. in public　　 D. in common

4. -- The garden has four gates in different directions, so you may enter it and relax through _______ of them in the daytime.

-- Very convenient.

A. none　　　　　　　 　 B. either　　　　　 　　 C. all,　　　 　　D. any

3. -- I find it astonishing that John _______ be so rude to me.

-- Not astonishing at all. He is always rude to others.

A. should　　　　　　 　 B. must　　　　　　 　 C. might　　　　 D. ought to

2. -- What do you think of the manager of your company?

-- Oh, he is _______ manager who's pleasant to work with. It's _______ pleasure to work with him.

A. the; a　　　　　　　 B. a; a　　　　　　　 C. a; the　　　　 D. 不填; a

第一部分：英语知识运用

第一节：语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

例：Alice was 　　　　　the letter from Tom, but it didn't reach her for some reason.

A. expecting　　 　　 B. waiting　　 　　 C. waiting for　　 　　　　 D. expected　　

答案是A。

1. -- I've been invited to a department party tonight. Are you going to come?

-- Oh, I'd really like to, but I have a ton of work. _______.

A. Thank you anyway　 　　 B. You're welcome　　 　 C. All right　　　 D. With pleasure

　第二节：写作（满分25分）

假设今天你上网，点击进入“今日话题”网站。看到一则有关禁止学生在校园内使用手机的报道。网友们对此各抒己见。作为一名高中生，你对此颇感兴趣，就在该栏目下发帖，客观反映周围同学们对此的不同看法。并简单谈谈你的看法。(100字左右)以下为同学们的看法：

57. The better people understand your art, the more likely they are to purchase.

58. the greater the chances of making sales　 或者the more works he would sell　 或者我们用文中的这句原话也可以the more likely they are to purchase.

59. Yes, it is. Because the better the opening of an art, the better the publicity, attendance, and sales．

60. 从某种意义上讲，艺术本身将永远比不上它在开幕期间看起来那么好。因此，这为艺术家事业的显著提高提供了机会。

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