8. His life is in such a mess as leads to _____ in an unpleasant cycle.

A. him caught 　 　　　　　　　B. his being caught 　　　 　

C. him to be caught 　　　　　D. his catching

7. Would it be ____for you to pick me up at four o’clock and take me to the airport?

A. free　　　　　 B. vacant　　　 C. handy　　　　 D. convenient

6. The teacher together with the students_______ discussing Reading Skills that____　　 newly published in America.

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

5. I know the journey won’t cost much, but I will take some more just _____.

A. in turn　 B. in reward　　 C. in case　 D. in exchange

4.---Some English idioms are difficult to understand．

---Exactly, _________ you know the meaning of each word.

A．if only　　　　 B．even though　　　 C．as if　　 D．now that

3. A powerful earthquake, _____ a magnitude of 6.3, struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra today, and 　　　　at least 70 people.

A. measured; killing　　　　 B. to measure; killed 　　　

C. measuring; killed　　　　 D. measuring; having killed

2. Scientists are increasingly _____ that the earth is getting hotter because of carbon dioxide and other gases.

A. convinced　 　 　B. confident　 　　 C. concerned　 D. conscious

第一节：单项填空(共20小题 ;每小题0.5分，满分10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, 并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

1.---Thank you for_____ fresh vegetables you gave me ! So delicious !

--- ____ pleasure.

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

22．(本题满分15分)

已知定义在上的函数，其中为常数。

　(1)若是函数的一个极值点，求的值；

　(2)若函数在区间上是增函数，求实数的取值范围；

　(3)若，在处取得最大值，求实数的取值范围。

2010届寿昌中学、新安江中学、严州中学(梅)

21．(本题满分15分)

公差大于零的等差数列的前项和为，且满足。

(1)求数列的通项公式；

(2)若，且数列是等差数列，求非零常数的值；

(3)在(2)的条件下，求的最大值。