二、单项填空(共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分)

    请认真阅读下面各题，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21．―I’m interested in         history of China．

    ―Me，too．Like ours，China is a country with        long history．

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

22．―I hear you are going to the UK for further education next year．

―That’s right．So my main        now is improving my English．

A．task               B．purpose         C．point           D．subject

23．The twins look         the same，but are quite different in personality．

    A．mostly             B．exactly         C．clearly          D．closely

24．―Jack，how are you feeling today?

    ―Much        ．But I don’t think I can go to school tomorrow．

    A．warmer            B．happier          C．worse         D．better

25．―Who would like to read the story        the whole class?

    ―Let me try．

    A．for                B．to              C．with          D．of

26．―Hello! This is Suzhou Hotel．Can I help you?

    ―I        a room for tonight，but I’m afraid I can’t be checked in．

    A．booked            B．am booking      C．will book      D．book

27．―I really don’t know        about my problem．

    ―I’ll be a good listener．I think．

    A．what to talk        B．who to talk      C．whom to talk to  D．how to talk

28．―Dear，please get some fruit before it        ．

    ―OK．I’ll go to the supermarket at once．

    A．runs out          B．is run out        C．is running out    D．will be run out

29．―My grandpa began to learn to use We Chat in his sixties．

    ―That’s great．As the saying goes，“It’s never        to learn．”

    A．too young        B．too old          C．old enough      D．young enough

30．―You’ll have to move―you are        ．

    ―I’m sorry．

    A．on my way       B．in this way       C．by the way      D．in my way

31．―         I see your ID card, sir? We        check your information．

    ―Here you are．

    A．Must；should    B．Can；may       C．May；have to    D．Shall；must

32．―He has some trouble        himself in English．

    ―He should do more practice．

    A．explaining       B．expressing       C．expecting        D．exchanging

33．―How long        ?

    ―Let me see．We        in 2008，that is，for 7 years．

    A．have you been married；have married    B．have you got married；got married

    C．have you been married；got married     D．did you get married；married

34．―Would you mind hel ping me with the box?

    ―        ．Anything else I can carry for you?

    A．My pleasure        B．Of course    C．Never mind      D．Not at all

35．―Nobody will become a hero without others’ help．

    ―That’s true        ．

    A．Practice makes perfect               B．Early birds catch the worms

    C．One finger can’t lift a small stone      D．Where there’s a will，there’s a way

三、完形填空(共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分)

    先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    Once upon a time a teacher and his student lay down under a tree near the grass area．The student asked the teacher, “Sir, I really don’t know how we   36   our friends?”

      37   for a few seconds．the teacher then answered，“It’s a hard and an   38  question．” The teacher continued．“Look! There is a lot of grass．Why don’t you walk there? Please don’t walk backwards；walk straight ahead．On your way, try to find a blade(片)of beautiful grass，pick it and give it to me．But just one．”

    The student said．“Well．OK…Wait for me…”and walked straight ahead to the field．

    A few minutes later, he came back．

    The teacher asked，“Well，I don’t see a beautiful blade of grass in your hand．”

    The student said，“On my journey, I found a few beautiful blades of grass，but I thought I would find a  39  one，so I didn’t pick them．But I didn’t realize I was at the  40  of the field，and I hadn’t picked any．I didn’t go back   41  you told me not to．”

    The teacher said．“That’s what will   42  in real life．”

    In the story, grass is the peop le  43  you；the beautiful blades of grass are the people that

attract (吸引) you and the grassy (茂盛的) field is    44  ．

    In looking for your friends，don’t always compare (比较) and hope that there will be a better one．By doing that，you’ll  45  your lifetime；remember that“Time never goes back．”

36．A．think       B．like         C．find          D．feel

37．A．Calm       B．Silent        C．Afraid        D．Ready

38．A．easy        B．amazing      C．exciting       D．interesting

39．A．bigger       B．stronger      C．better         D．taller

40．A．top         B．beginning     C．middle        D．end

41．A．after        B．because       C．until         D．while

42．A．achieve      B．form         C．happen       D．miss

43．A．around       B．for          C．against        D．among

44．A．power       B．time         C．confidence      D．knowledge

45．A．limit        B．reduce       C．bet            D．waste