18. A. quietly
B. proudly
C. politely
D. suddenly
19. A. started 20. A. modest
B. regretted B. bright
C. finished C. shy
D. enjoyed D. confused
阅读理解（共 36 分）
三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选
– No, I can’t. But I’m good at football.
A. Can
B. Could
C. May
D. Must
8. When I got home yesterday evening, my mother
for me at the table.

A. wait
B. will wait
about the cultures there. It’ll be helpful for the trip.
21. Simon went to London to _________.
A. have a meeting
B. study English
C. spend his holiday
D. visit his friend
知识运用（共 14 分）
一、单项填空（共 6 分，每小题 0.5 分）
从下列各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. – Is this your key, Kathy?
– No.
is on the desk. Thank you.
A. Mine
B. Hers
C. His
项中，选择最佳选项。（共 26 分，每小题 2 分）
A
One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick
told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to
was very happy.
“Now you must be tired and 16 ,” said his mother. “Have a good rest
here and eat some cookies. I will get a beautiful red rose( 玫 瑰 ) for you.” So his
America, though the British and Americans both speak English.
The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with
strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading
read The Guardian, but changed to electronic newspapers many years ago.
D. Yours
2. – When do you usually have lunch?
–
half past eleven.
A. On
B. To
C. At
D. Of
3. –
do you go to the library?
– About once a week.
A. How long B. How far
A. know
B. knew
C. will know
D. have known
11. – When will you leave the office?
– I won’t leave until my work
.
A. finishes
B. is finished
C. finished
D. was finished
use it for some time. He 19 doing that.
Ralph would never forget this. From then on, when he wanted what he should
not have, his mother would point to his hand which had been hurt before. He felt so
newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They're more active and
easier to talk with.
The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British
C. How much
D. How often
4. I work hard this term, but Peter works much
than me.
A. hard
B. harder
C. hardest
D. the hardest
5. – What did Mr. Brown do before he came to China?
for it. If he was told that it would hurt him, and he could not have it, he would also
cry.
One day, he went with his mother into the 14 . The sun shone. The grass
20 that he at last learned to do as he was told.
Suffer will be at present if you do not listen to the man’s advice.
13. A. run
B. cry
C. plan
D. call
14. A. hotel
– He
in a car factory.
A. works
B. worked
C. is working
D. will work
6. I
you as soon as I get there tomorrow.
A. call
B. called
C. will call
D. have called
7. –
you play tennis?
mother brought the red flower to him. When he saw his mother still had a white rose
in her hand, Ralph 17 it.
“No, my dear,” said his mother. “See how many thorns it has. You must not
the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no one called Rick on
that floor. Do you know why?
In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor
above the ground floor is the first floor. But Americans would call it the second floor.
The story shows that there are some differences in culture between Britain and
touch it, or you would be sure to hurt your hand.” When Ralph found that he could
not have the white rose, he began to cry, and
18
took it away. But he
was soon very sorry. The thorns hurt his hand. It was so harmful that he could not
选项中，选择最佳选项。
One thorn (刺) of experience can give people a lesson.
Ralph Wick was seven years old. In most things he was a fine boy, but he would
cry from time to time. When he could not have what he wanted, he would 13
was cut. The flowers were starting to come out. Everything made them feel nice.
Ralph thought he was, for once, a good boy. A 15 was on his face. He
wished to do as he was told. Ralph helped his mother with the farm work and he
B. talking loudly