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第一部分知识运用（共两大题，满分30分）I.单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案，并填写在答题卷相应位置。

1. Tasting the local food is________ better way of knowing _______ culture behind it.A. the; aB.a; theC. /; theD. a; a2. Mom makes me eat an apple every day ________ the doctor away.A. keepsB. is keptC. to keepD. kept3. A friend is __________ lost than found.A. easyB. easilyC.easierD. more easily4. ---My classmates and I will go to the cinema to watch Rio II tomorrow.---_______. Shall we go together?A. So I doB. So do IC. So will ID. So I will.5. She was supposed ________ in hospital, but people found her in the classroom.A. to stayB. stayingC. stayD. stays6. No one can achieve anything without ________.A. effortB. energyC. forceD. strength7. ---Have you finished your homework?---_______. Just half of it. How about you?A. Not at allB. Not likelyC. Not a bitD. Not yet8. --- Have you read the play called The Twelfth Night?---Who ______it?A. writesB. writeC. has writtenD. wrote9. ---It’s said that Hefei Subway Line One will go into service at the end of 2014 .--- Wow! _________ ! Will it pass our school?A. What an exciting newsB. What exciting newsC. How exciting newsD. How excited the news is10. --- I will be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?--- Not at all._____A . I have no time. B．I’d rather not. C．I’d like it . D．I’d be happy to.11. David used to be crazy ________ computer games, but now he is fond _____ pop music.A. about , inB. on, ofC. over , ofD. over, with12. You can only be sure of you have at present; you cannot be sure of somethingyou might get in the future.A. that; whatB. what; /C. which; thatD. /; that13. Turn the computer off, Peter! You ______ play games so late any more.A. mustn’tB. needn’tC. have toD. might14. ---Please don’t make a noise.--- _____ . I’ll be as quiet as mouse.A. Yes, I doB. No, I don’tC. Yes, I willD. No, I won’t15. They had to stop working, for they were not_________ tired.A. a littleB. a fewC. a bitD. a bit ofII.完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案，并填写在答题卷相应位置。

I was late for the school bus and rushing to get ready. My dog, Tippy, got to the front door and lay down in front of it—his way of asking to be petted. I ignored his begging for affection (喜爱), and ran for the waiting bus.16 , that afternoon, when I came home, Mom said to me 17 , “Honey, I have some 18 news that I need to tell you. This morning, while you were at school, Tippy was hit by a car and got 19 . I’m so sorry.”“No! It’s not true!” I was in shock(震惊的) . I couldn’t believe her. “Tippy, come here! Come on, boy!” I called and called for him. I waited. He didn’t come. Feeling upset , I wandered into the living room. I didn’t cry that night. I still couldn’t believe that he was 20 .When I got off the bus the next day, there was dead silence at home for a long time. Finally , my sobs (哭泣) erupted (喷发) like lava (熔岩) from a volcano. I couldn’t stop 21 . I hadn’t even petted him when I left. 22 could I have known that was my last chance? I cried 23I felt empty inside.As time passed, I started to 24 some things. We want to do everything right, but bad things can still happen. But good things can happen too. That’s 25 . The best way to 26 the hard times is to figure out what you need to do to get through them when they come, and to remember that hard times always 27 .I now deeply understand the “circle of life”. Everyone is born, everyone 28 , and that’s the way it is. If dogs never died, there would be no 29 for others like Belle—my new dog.Best of all, I realized that Tippy 30 all of my old memories of him. And they come to me every time I call!16. A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Finally17. A. excitedly B. quickly C. coldly D. seriously18. A. good B. sad C. wrong D. happy19. A. escaped B. wounded C. killed D. knocked20. A. gone B. lost C. hidden D. stolen21. A. waiting B. crying C. thinking D. expecting22. A. Why B. What C. Which D. How23. A. before B. until C. when D. as24. A. forget B. recall C. understand D. change25. A. nature B. human C. life D. rule26. A. deal with B. add to C. set down D. come up27. A. appear B. overcome C. help D. pass28. A. grows B. lives C. suffers D. dies29. A. way B. room C. problem D. doubt30. A. fell behind B. brought up C. left behind D. picked up第二部分阅读（共四篇，满分40分）III. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案，并填写在答题卷相应位置。