一、会话技能(1-15)1.Eve: ______Ivy: I am fine, thank you. And you?A. How do you do?B. How are you?C. Are you well again?D. What about your health?[答案]B【精析】选项A用于初次见面或不熟悉的人之间见面时的问候，而选项C和D在英语中不符合表达习惯，只有选项B用于平时的问候。
2.Dale: ______ Would you please tell me the time?Laura: It's ten past nine.A. I am sorry.B. I beg your pardon.C. Excuse me.D. Hello, how do you do?[答案]C【精析】选项C(对不起，打扰了)是在请求别人帮忙或打扰别人时使用。
选项A用于不小心伤害到别人时;选项B用于请求别人原谅或没听清楚对方所说的话时;选项D用于初次见面或不熟悉的人之间见面时。
3.Linda: ______ I haven't seen you for ages.Lucy: I have just come back from the USA.A. Where have you been?B. Where have you gone?C. Oh, how I miss you!D. Are you back from the USA?[答案]A【精析】由答语可知是询问某人去了哪里，可排除选项C、D，选项A“你去了哪里?”(去过又回来了);选项B“你去了哪里?”(去了一直还没回来)。
从题中对话可知露西已经回来了，因而选择A。
4.Mary: We're having a few people over for a dinner party Friday. We'd love to have you.Tom: ______A. Oh, I'd love to. But I’m afraid.B. Oh, really! What time should I come?C. No, I have to prepare for the exam.D. Yes, though I have to take the exam.[答案]B【精析】Mary邀请Tom出席星期五的宴会。
选项A(噢，我愿意，但我恐怕)表达不完全;选项B(噢，真的吗?那我几点钟来?)符合交际语境;选项C(不来，我要准备考试)、选项D(好，虽然我要参加考试)表达不够委婉，过于直接，而且一般不用yes跟no应答别人的陈述句。
5.Son: I'm terribly sorry. Mom, I've broken an Italian vase.Mom: ______A. Oh, what a shame!B. Oh, dear, how awful it is!C. Oh, that doesn't matter.D. Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that.[答案]C【精析】儿子告诉母亲说自己打破了一个意大利花瓶，并表示抱歉。
这时候母亲应该是原谅他。
所以只有选项C(哦，不要紧)符合题意。
选项A(真可耻!)、B(太糟糕了!)与D(很遗憾)都不符合语境。
6.Teacher: You're late again!Student: Sorry, ______A. I won't do that anymore.B. but it's my own business.C. I’m afraid I've overslept.D. but I need more sleep.[答案]C【精析】老师批评学生又迟到了，学生表示歉意。
选项B(这是我自己的事情)、D(但我需要更多睡眠)回答不够诚恳;选项A(我不再迟到了)过于死板;只有选项C(恐怕我睡过头了)解释了迟到的原因，承接比较自然。
7.Patient: I feel terrible today. My stomach doesn't feel well at all.Doctor: ______A. You should take something for it.B. That's too bad for your health.C. It serves you right.D. Don't remember.[答案]A【精析】病人感到胃不舒服，医生肯定要建议病人吃药(You should take something for it)，选项A符合交际语境要求，是正确答案。
8.Sally: What is Jack like?Susan: ______A. He's kind and handsome.B. He's very well.C. He likes music.D. He's a worker.[答案]A【精析】"What is Jack like?"的意思是：“你觉得杰克怎么样?”只有选项A(他善良帅气)符合题意，选项B中"well"是指身体好。
9.Speaker A: Did you check your e-mail today?Speaker B: No. ______A. Who cares?B. Why do you ask?C. Which one?D. Why is it so?[答案]B【精析】说话人A问说话人B“今天查邮件了吗?”说话人B说“没有”，选项B(你为什么要问?)的言外之意是你有何事;符合题意，是正确答案。
10.Nat: I'd like to come to see you. Will ten o'clock do?Lulu: ______A.Fine.B.Thanks.C. With Pleasure.D.See you.[答案]A【精析】题干的意思是：“我10点钟可以去看你吗?”选项A(可以，很好)符合题意，选项B(谢谢)、选项C(很高兴)、选项D(再见)与题干不符。
11.Hatty: ______Jesse: Yes, I want a pencil box.A. Can I help you?B. What do I do for you?C. Can you help me?D. What do you want to do?[答案]A【精析】商店、餐馆或其他服务行业的服务用语有：Can I help you?/What can I do for you?选项D(你想干什么?)与选项C(你能帮我吗?)不符合服务行业的表达习惯。
12.Doris: You speak very good English.Jerry: ______A. No, not at all.B. Thank you.C. No, my English is poor.D. I don't think so.[答案]B【精析】"You speak very good English."的意思是：“你英语说得很好。
”对别人的赞美应用习惯礼貌用语"Thank you"。
选项A、C、D均为中式英语。
13.Homer: ______Emily: He has a round face, blue eyes and brown hair.A. What do you think of the boy?B. How's the boy?C. How do you like the boy?D. What does the boy look like?[答案]D【精析】选项A、C都是询问别人对事物内在特征的看法，而选项D(这个男孩长得怎样?)是询问相貌，与“他圆圆的脸、蓝眼睛、棕色头发”相符合。
14.Amy: I've got a headache.Byron: ______ I'll get an aspirin.A. Have you, dear?B. Do you have really, dear?C. What shall I do?D. Do you want me to help you?[答案]A【精析】"I've got a headache."的意思是：“我头痛。
”回答应该是：“真的吗，亲爱的，我给你去拿阿司匹林。
”选项B、C、D不符合英语表达习惯。
15.Josie: Might I trouble you for a night?Justin: You ______A. might indeed!B. may indeed!C. could indeed!D. certainly did![答案]C【精析】"Might I trouble you for a night?"的意思是：“我可以麻烦你一晚吗?”回答要用could。
二、阅读理解(16-35)As you are students of English, it's very possible that you'll be interested in England.That's where the language was first spoken. But England is often called by other names. This often confuses people and I wonder if you know what these names mean. So, now I would like to tell you about this matter of names. I believe that you have heard people use the names—England, Britain or Great Britain. Let's see what each of these names means.If you look at a map of Europe, you'll see a group of islands—one larger island off the northwest coast, one smaller and many tiny ones. These make up what is called the British Isles. The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great Britain. The smaller island is Ireland.Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. But sometimes the word "England" is used instead of "Britain". Why so?In ancient times, what is Britain now used to be three different countries. People in these different countries spoke different languages. Over many years the three countries became one.England is the largest and richest of the three and it has the most people. So the English people take it for granted that their own name stands for the whole island.There's another thing that confuses people: sometimes you may hear people say "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". That is the official name of the country. Northern Ireland is only one sixth of the island or Ireland. The rest of the island is an independent state, called the Republic of Ireland. So we have the names of "England", "Britain", "Great Britain", and "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". Now do you know what each of them means?16. English was first spoken in ______.A. BritainB. EnglandC. Great BritainD. Ireland[答案]B【精析】关键词语是was first spoken.首先应迅速找出该词语在文章中的位置，确定该题的信息在文章的前两句中。