36．Jack worked very hard at every subject, _________ he gained a scholarship (奖学金) last term. A) so
B) and
C) or
D) but
37．If you want to be on time for an important meeting in a crowded city like
Shanghai, you’d better _________ home early.
A) to leave D) left
B) leave
C) leaving
38．Mr. White will take charge of _________ invitation cards for the celebration party next month. A) prepare
D) to prepare
B) prepared
C) preparing
39．We _________ several meetings to discuss the plan of volunteers in the community since last week. A) are having have
40．I promise if Jane has any difficulties doing the new job, I _________ the
first one to help her. A) am will be
41．The roast beef cooked by Mum seems so _________ that my mouth is watering.
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B) have had C) had D)
B) was C) would be D)
A) attractive attractively
B) attract C) attraction D)
42．The newly born baby should be looked after _________ of all the babies at nursery.
A) careful
B) carefully
C) most careful
D) most
carefully
43．--_________ does Simon visit his grandparents in New York with his
brother?
--Once a year.
A) How long
B) How many
C) How soon
D)
How often
44．--Hey, Joanna, you did an excellent job in the performance yesterday. -- _________
A) Thank you. B) Not at all. right.
45．-- Remember, Mike, don’t step on the grass when you play football with
your friends. --_________
A) Is that so? B) I don’t know. Don’t worry.
C) Yes, I did. D) That’s
C) Sorry, I won’t. D)
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box.
Each can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。注意有一个多余选项）：（共8分） A. in the corner B. rude C.
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Tessa is eighteen years old now. She remembers her time at school well. Some of it was good but some of it brings back bad memories. My First Day
I’ll never forget my first day at primary school. I 46 very nervous. We were all together and the head teacher was 47 himself. A girl next to me started asking me questions about my shoes! I wanted to listen to the teacher but I didn’t want to be 48 to my new friend. So, I told her about my shoes. Suddenly, the head teacher looked at me with an angry face. “ Be careful when I am speaking! Go and sit 49 . ” I remember feeling so silly.
A. practised B. used to My First Teacher I remember her name was Mrs Simpson. She was 50 pretty and had a lovely smile. She had a soft voice and always wore the same dress! She seemed so nice after that very unpleasant head teacher. Sports Day
Sports day was the best day of the year! I 51 for the running race and one year I won! I always cheered my friends on when they ran their races, too. My Nickname (绰号)
Everyone in the class had nicknames when I was in junior high school. Some of the nicknames were funny and some weren’t very nice. I remember they 52 call me “ mushroom head ” because my hair stuck out (突出) on either side. It made a lasting 53 on me. Not a good one.
IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共8分) 54．The _______ round of talks on the trade between China and America was
held. (five)
55．To tell you the _______, I don’t care about the result of the speech contest. (true)
56．Jim is good at language. Besides English, he speaks German, Italian and _______. (France)
57．Nowadays more _______ realize they are responsible for reducing industry
pollution. (factory)
58．Stephen and his wife will _______ their holidays by going abroad for sightseeing. (joy)
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59．Computers were a wonderful in 1920s though they were very huge at the time. (invent)
60．Lisa said “hello” to her friend’s parents when she met them in the
street. (polite)
61．I think these tools are _______, for I haven’t touched them for quite a few
years. (useful)
V. Complete the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，完成下列
句子。62题至67题，每空格限填一词) (共14分)
62．We got everything ready for the New Year’s party.（改为一般疑问句） ______ you ______ everything ready for the New Year’s party? 63．All the students listened to the lecture by Professor Li attentively.（对划线部分提问）
______ ______ all the students listen to the lecture by Professor Li? 64．Jack Chen is a humorous and powerful man.（改为感叹句） ______ ______ humorous and powerful man Jack Chen is! 65．We last saw the missing dog on the evening of October 1st.（改为被动语态） The missing dog ______ last ______ on the evening of October 1st. 66．As for the plan of the next term, I have the same opinion with Larry.（保持句意基本不变）
As for the plan of the next term, I ______ ______ Larry.
67. “I can cut the huge hamburger in half quickly. ” Little Sandy said.（改为宾
语从句）
Little Sandy said that he ______ ______ the huge hamburger in half quickly. 68．saw, at McDonald’s, lady, him, the young, . (连词成句)
VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解) (共50分)
A. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) (12分)
Burly Ives was born in June, 1909 in Illinois, the USA. He began learning songs when he was very young. He loved making music and wanted other people to get pleasure from the music he made.
As a young man, Burly Ives wanted to teach history. So, he began attending Eastern Illinois Teacher’s College in 1927, but he was not a very good student. The president of his college told him he would never be a very good teacher. Then, he took his guitar and began travelling around the United States.
Burly Ives went to New York City in the early nineteen-thirties. He went to
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Part 3 Reading and Writing （第三部分 读写）
