（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A: I want to make lots of money 1. I grow up. You know, money means happiness.
B: I’m surprised to hear that. 2. do you think so?
A: Because with money we can buy new houses and beautiful clothes. We can even do a lot of sightseeing.
B: I don’t think you’re right in saying so. Though money is important, it doesn’t mean _3. .
A: I’m 4. (puzzle)! Why?
B: 5. (take) Einstein for example. He asked for a very small salary.
A:Why? Could you explain that 6. me?
B: Well, to him happiness means 7. (be) able to make scientific 8. (achieve). Do you know why many rich people are not happy?
A: No. I don’t understand. Could you tell me?
B: That’s because we 9. friendship or love with money.
A: Ah, I see. Thank you for letting me know so much about 10. .
B: You’re welcome!
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go into their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up in the morning and reach late in the evening.
One advantage of living outside London is houses are . Even a small flat in London 35 a garden quite a lot of money to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of own.
Then, in the country one can really get from the noise and hurry of busy working life. Even though one has to earlier and spends more time in trains or buses, one can sleep at night and during weekends and summer evenings, one can enjoy the , clean air of the country. If one gardens, one can spend one’s time digging, planting, watering and doing a hundred jobs which in the garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables , one has the reward of a person has the secrets of .
Some people, however, take in country things: for them, lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live outside London.
1.A. at 8 o’clockB. early C. earlier D. earliest
2.A. home B. family C. flat D. house
3.A. because B. that C. the D. all
4.A. cleaner B. nicer C. bigger D. cheaper
5.A. with B. without C. near D. opposite
6.A. spends B. costs C. took D. asks
7.A. it’s B. it C. one’s D. their
8.A. out B. far C. away D. absent
9.A. return home B. get up C. go to bed D. go to sleep
10.A. little B. less C. longer D. better
11.A. on B. for C. at D. by
12.A. cold B. warm C. fresh D. pleasant
13.A. pleases B. likes C. wants D. interests
14.A. day B. rest C. spare D. whole
15.A. need B. needed C. are needing D. are needed
16.A. come on B. come to C. come up D. come over
17.A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
18.A. mankind B. society C. science D. nature
19.A. no interest B. an interest C. much interest D. great interest
20.A. health B. happiness C. wealth D. future
（共5小题； 每小题2分，满分10分。）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If there is a building which symbolizes（代表）a country---such as the Eiffel Tower for France and Sydney Opera House for Australia, then it has to be the Taj Mahal for India.
__1.__. From the time they got married, They wouldn’t be separated. She followed him to wars, advised him on affairs of state, and loved by his people for her good work. _2.__. The emperor was heartbroken and had Taj Mahal built as a sign of his love.
It took more than twenty years for the Taj Mahal to be built. Workers were brought in, not only from all over India, but from central Asia, too. _3.__.
In 1657, Shah Jahan fell ill and in 1685 his son, Aurangzeb, imprisoned（囚禁）his father and seized the power. Shah Jahan stayed in prison until his death in 1666. He was finally buried there with his wife he could never forget.
4._. As it is built with white marble stones（大理石）, its character changes in different lights. It looks more beautiful at sunrise and sunset. At sunset, for example, the colour of the Taj changes from white to yellow, then to pink. _5.__.
To show respect to the Taj, tourists are asked to take off their shoes during their visit.
The Taj is definitely worth more than a single visit.
A total of 20000 people worked on the building.
B.The Taj Mahal is a symbol of India.
C.But she died in 1631 during her childbirth.
D.Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal to memorize his wife.
E.As the moon rises, it turns a silver white.
F.It was set up by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1653 in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
In Britain in the 1890s there was a postcard “craze(热潮)”. People formed clubs and collected and exchanged postcards. Even Queen Victoria had her own private collection.
When Edward was the king, the British had a cheap and good postal system. If anyone wanted to tell a friend that they were coming for tea in the afternoon, they would send a postcard in the morning. “Drop me a card” was as common then as “give me a ring” as now.
In 1902 an important step was taken. The government said that half of the side that was used for the address on the postcard could be used for messages, and the whole of the other side could be used for a picture. It was then that the simple postcard, as we know now, was created.
1.In Britain in the 1890s, _______.
A. people were interested in sending cards
B. people were interested in playing cards
C. people were interested in collecting postcards
D. people were interested in buying postcards
2.Which statement is TRUE?
A. Postcards were not used in the 19th century.
B. It was not until 1902 that the simple postcard as we know was created.
C. Postcards were used only for collection in the 1890s.
D. There was no message on the old postcard.
3.Choose the best title for the passage.
A. Postcards Old and New
B. Postcard Clubs in the 1890s
C. Creation of the Present Postcard
D. Postal System in Britain
Read the following time table and then answer the following question.
Train Time Table
lv. (Leave) Boston Ar. (Arrive) Midway Ar. New York
5:10 AM EX.(Except)Sun. 7:00 AM 10:45 AM
7:10 AM Daily 9:00 AM 12:45 PM
9:10 AM Ex. Sat. & Sun. 11:00 AM 2:45 PM
10:00 AM Ex. Hol.(Holiday) 11:45 AM 2:55 PM
1:15 PM Daily 3:15 PM 5:45 PM
3:40 PM Ex. Hol. 5:40 PM 8:15 PM
5:20 PM Daily 7:20 PM 9:55 PM
【小题】What is the shortest time between Boston and New York by train?
A. 5 hours 35 minutes
B. 5 hours 5 minutes
C. 4 hours 30 minutes
D. 4 hours 25 minutes
【小题】How many trains have to spend over five hours on the way from Boston to New York?
A. 5 B. 3 C. 7 D. 2
【小题】On Christmas Day, how many trains can you certainly take from Boston to New York?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 5 D. 3
I Don’t Think I Wrote Wrong
Lao Yang was born in a small town. He liked reading when he studied at school. He thought the writers were respected(尊敬) and could get a lot of money. He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments (编辑部) but didn’t receive any answers.
Now he works in a factory. He’s busy at work. When he’s free, he always reads something. He always remembers he hoped to be a writer when he was young. One day, Xiao Ping, his ten-year-old daughter, came back. She looked worried and didn’t eat anything. She said Miss Gao, her Chinese teacher, told them to write a solicit article(征文) “My Father” that evening. But she did not know what to write.
“That’s easy,” said Lao Yang. “Let me help you.”
Then he sat down to write the solicit article at once. He easily finished it on time. He was sure Miss Gao would like it. But one afternoon he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post to the editorial department.
“My teacher said your article digressed from the subject(离题),” said the girl.
“I don’t think so,” Lao Yang shouted angrily. “I described(描写) just my father!”
1.Lao Yang wrote a lot of stories because _______.
A. he likes reading
B. he learned much at school
C. he wanted to be a writer
D. he wanted to help others
2.Lao Yang posted the stories to the editorial departments, _______.
A. and he got a lot of money
B. and he became a famous man
C. and he was respected
D. but he failed
3.As _______, Lao Yang decided to help his daughter.
A. he was a writer
B. he was free
C. he wanted to realize his ideal(理想)
D. he wanted to make his daughter happy
4.Lao Yang’s solicit article digressed from the subject _______.
A. because he couldn’t write it at all
B. because he didn’t know his father well
C. because it was too bad to be chosen
D. just because he described his father
