Dogs are very popular pets all over the world. Some people keep dogs because the dogs help them. These dogs may __21___someone’s house. They can also help a __22___ man by leading him to places __23__ he needs to go. Other people keep dogs as pets __24___ they like dogs. Almost 33 percent of the homes in the USA and England have dogs, and these dogs come in __25____ kinds of shapes and sizes.
By all accounts, the largest dog in the world is a dog named Zorba. This dog is a mastiff that lives in London, England. When it was 7 years old in 1989, it was 92.5 centimeters tall. In __26___ words, it was more than half as tall as an adult man. Some Great Danes can grow taller than 98 centimeters, but they do not grow as large as Zorba. At its __27___ ,Zorba weighed more than a heavyweight boxer at 156 kg.
However, the __28__ dog was a Yorkshire terrier from England. This dog was only the __29__ of a matchbox measuring 5 centimeters tall and, at most, 8 centimeters from nose to __30__.
A．help B．make C．protect D．build
A．deaf B．blind C．disable D．poor
A．that B．which C．where D．who
A．for B．so C．because D．as if
A．large B．wide C．deep D．different
A．other B．another C．some D．else
A．large B．larger C．largest D．the largest
A．largest B．smallest C．least D．most
A．height B．weight C．size D．big
A．top B．bottom C．back D．tail
完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money．Suppose you plan to
46 a house，your first step is to find a suitable piece of 47 ，You will probably try to find a sunny place，in a 48 situation，near stores and bus stops，not too far from your friends and the place where you work．
Next you will find an 49 builder．And together with the builder you will make a
50 ，The builder will draw it．The builder will also 51 the cost of your house．He will estimate(估计)the cost of the wood，the glass，and everything else that he must use in building the house．Later on，when he starts to build，this estimate must 52 ，because the prices may
53 ，and many other thing may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house．
54 the builder gives you his estimate，you may wish to change your plan．You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much，or that you can 55 a little more and add something to your original plan．
A．buy B．decorate C．build D．find
A．floor B．place C．land D．playground
A．mysterious B．surprised C．pleased D．pleasant
A．excited B．experienced C．interesting D．extra
A．map B．plan C．decision D．discussion
A．find out B．carry on C．work out D．work on
A．be corrected B．be copied C．be read D．be written
A．swap B．change C．exist D．influence
A．When B．While C．Until D．Since
A．cost B．spend C．take D．pay for
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy school things and shoes. But, the story is not so easy.
"Mum, I want this pair of shoes!"
"Dear! Those are 900 yuan! That is too __16___ !"
"But all the boys in my class wear this brand (牌子)!"
So the real story is: Kids___17____to catch up with school fashion.
Chinese students __18__ uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but kids know the differences. The "rich" kids wear amazing watches, ride good 19__and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to 20__ kids. Then everyone else wants them too. For example, some "rich" kids use a pencil box that _21_1,000 yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer (温度计), a compass (指南针), a music box and even games in it! But think about it. Do you really need ____22___ a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass or a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意) you.
As for these "rich" kids, they are not rich at all. 23__ parents buy them all their school things. They may have an advantage now, but it won’t last forever. If you want to show off __24__ money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard. You will get a great job in the future.
Parents should also learn __25___to refuse their kids’ demands (要求). They should tell their kids: as students, what is really important is not school fashion but good school grades.
A．expensive B．cheap C．ugly D．nice
A．hate B．give up C．want D．get
A．put on B．take off C．buy D．wear
A．cars B．bicycles C．MP3 D．CDs
A．another B．the others C．others D．other
A．pays B．costs C．spends D．buys
A．so B．such C．as D．like
A．His B．Her C．Their D．Your
A．how many B．how much C．how long D．how often
A．how B．what C．why D．where
完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选
择最佳选项。
Twelve-year-old Kitty O’Neil asked her coach, “Let me try.” She was already on the swim team, but this was different. One of the divers had not arrived, and Kitty needed much help. Her coach looked 36 at her. She had been practicing dives, but could she really stand up to the competition? Besides, 37 was completely deaf. Many people thought a person who was deaf wouldn’t be able to dive well. However, Kitty 38 , and she won first place at that swimming meet and went on to win the Junior Olympics in the area.
Kitty began diving with Dr. Sammy Lee, a famous coach and former Olympic diving champion. The teenager went to school in the morning and then spent most afternoons diving. It was 39 work, and Kitty often hit the water the wrong way. However, she was able to 40 practicing. While she was diving , Kitty won many gold medals, but she wanted 41 . Perhaps she learned something from her 42 . Kitty lost her hearing at the age of four months. Because she wanted Kitty to lead a normal life, Kitty’s mother went to college to 43 about teaching people who are deaf. Kitty’s mother finally started a school for those who are deaf.
Kitty’s life was 44 but normal, and as an athlete, Kitty was much bettter than others. When she gave up diving, she wanted danger and adventure. She raced cars, boats, and motorcycles. Many of these 45 usually require at least some hearing. For example many racers judge their speed by the sound of the engine. Kitty did it by 46 .
In 1972 she began to learn doing dangerous action for movies and television. Soon she became one of the 47 women in Hollywood. In 1976 Kitty O’Neil also became the fastest woman in the world in a rocket-powered car that went more than 512 miles per hour.
A．up B．down C．carefully D．closely
A．she B．he C．I D．it
A．worked B．did C．practiced D． came
A．easy B．usual C．pleasant D．hard
A．like B．finish C．keep D．begin
A．fewer B．more C．some D．many
A．father B．mother C．coach D．teacher
A．learn B．read C．write D．listen
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．classes B．meetings C．activities D．parties
A．listening B．learning C．speaking D．feeling
A．latest B．fastest C．prettiest D．busiest
完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以入空白处的最佳选项。(15分)
Last week Lu visited England. He stayed with my grandmother. He said it was a strange visit. “I don’t understand, but I 16 your grandmother a lot. When I arrived, I gave her a 17 from Suzhou. She looked in it and asked me to take it back. Then I saw a red spider(蜘蛛) on the table so I killed it for her and she seemed very 18 . Do English people like spiders?”
“Later we went shopping. Someone was painting a shop 19 , so there was a ladder. Grandmother 20 me walking under it and said I must walk around it. I liked the shops and bought a smart 21 for my father and some new shoes for myself. When we got back, I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to wonder 22 it was all right. Your grandmother came in and 23 !”
“Then I broke a small 24 in the bathroom. Your grandmother’s face went white. I felt very sorry. When I left I gave 25 grandmother some flowers. She counted and there were 13. She 26 it. I think she was happy I was going.”
I 27 to Lu, “My grandmother follows the old customs(习俗). You must not give someone an empty purse 28 they will have no money. You must not kill a “money spider” or the same will happen. It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder and to put new shoes on the table. A(n) 29 umbrella in a house means someone will die. Breaking a mirror brings seven years’ bad luck, and 13 is 30 a very unlucky number. You were really making my grandmother very afraid. ”
A．affected B．loved C．frightened D．encouraged
A．pen B．purse C．dress D．handbag
A．honest B．humorous C．happy D．unhappy
A．back B．right C．front D．left
A．stopped B．kept C．insisted D．suggested
A．wallet B．umbrella C．flower D．shirt
A．why B．that C．if D．where
A．laughed B．screamed C．clapped D．cheered
A．bowl B．bottle C．plate D．mirror
A．my B．your C．her D．our
A．didn’t like B．liked C．enjoyed D．smelt
A．shouted B．talked C．told D．explained
A．but B．for C．or D．so
A．hardly B．never C．seldom D．also
完形填空(共10分)
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。(共10分，每小题1分)
Mr. Green works in an office in Chicago 21 Saturday, he went to the office to some work. When he got on the elevator, it stopped between the 22 .Mr. Green could not get out of the elevator. He started to 23 , but no one 24 him. Then Mr. Green remembered that it was a holiday in America. No one was going to come to work 25 Tuesday.
There was 26 for him to do. He had to wait. With nothing to eat 27 drink, Mr. Green slept for most of the time. Early Tuesday morning, his 28 came to work and found the elevator was not working. When the elevator was 29 , Mr. Green came out. He was cold, weak cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the elevator for about sixty-four 30 ! Now Mr. Green says, “I will only use elevators if they have a telephone in them.”
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