二、单项选择 (20分)

　　( )21. ---Kate is only ________ 8-year-old girl, but you can believe her.

　　---Yes, I know. She is ________ honest child.

　　A. a; a B. an; a C. a; an D. an; an

　　( )22. ---Who is the girl ______a smile on her face?

　　---My cousin. We often listen to music together ________ lunchtime.

　　A. has, at B. with, at C. has, in D. with, in

　　( ) 23.______ you ______ to share your toys with friends?

　　A. Are; will B. Do; willing C. Are; willing D. Do; will

　　( ) 24.---What _____ the number of the students in our school? --- About 4000.

　　A. is B. are C. has D. have

　　( )25. ---Can you do the work better with ________ money and ________ people? ---Of course.

　　A. few; little B. a few; a little C. less; fewer D. fewer; less.

　　( )26. ---Mum, my sister is crying all the time!

　　---Mary, be ______! She feels sick. You should take care of her.

　　A. popular B. patient C. lucky D. careful

　　( )27. I think this problem is _______ than that one.

　　A. easy B. much easy C. easier D. more easier

　　( )28. ---______________? ---She’s a kind person.

　　A. How is your English teacher like B. What’s your English teacher like

　　C. What does your English teacher like D. What does your English teacher look like

　　( )29. ---How much time did you spend ________ your homework last night?

　　---It ______ me about two hours to finish it.

　　A. to do, took B. to do, spent C. doing, took D. doing, spent

　　( )30. ---We had __________ off this month. I went to Shanghai with my parents.

　　---How lucky you were! I had to stay at home because of illness.

　　A. seven-day B. seven days’ C. a seven-day D. seven days

　　( )31. Tom writes more quickly than ________ in his class.

　　A. any student B. the other students C. any other students D. other students

　　( ) 32. The Changjiang River is _________ in China.

　　A. one of the long rivers B. longest river C. one of long river D. one of the longest rivers

　　( ) 33.John has ___________free time than his parents so he is ________in his family.

　　A. less ;busier B. more ;the busiest C. less ;the busiest D. more ;busier

　　( ) 34.My father usually __________morning papers before going to work.

　　A. looks for B. looks through C. looks after D. looks like

　　( ) 35. Nanjing is bigger than ______ in Jiangsu and bigger than _______ in Sichuan.

　　A. any city; any city B. any city; any other city

　　C. any other city; the other cities D. any other city; any city

　　( ) 36. --- do you go to the Drawing Club? ---Three times a week.

　　A. How long B. How far C. How often D. How many times

　　( )37. Many of us felt __________ because the meeting was too long and __________.

　　A. bored, bored B. bored, boring C. boring, boring D. boring, bored

　　( )38.---Health is money. ---But I think it is _______ money.

　　A. as important as B. more important than C. so important than D. the same as

　　( )39. ---Shall I give my seat to you as you look so tired? ---___________________.

　　A. Not too bad B. Not at all C. Do as you like D. It couldn’t be better

　　( ) 40. ---Mum, can I have something________?

　　---Oh, dear. You can only drink some water. There is________ in the kitchen.

　　A. to drink; nothing else B. drinking; something else

　　C. to eat; something else D. eating; nothing else

　　三、完形填空 (15分)

　　A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she had to do and wanted to give up. She felt tired. One ___41_____ was over but another came.

　　Her father, a cook, took her ____42__ the kitchen. He poured water into three pans(锅) and boiled(煮) it. When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots, in the __43____ he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He __44______ them for a few minutes without any words.

　　The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently, not knowing _____45_____ her father was doing that. After about 20 minutes, her father turned off the stove(炉子), took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put ____46_____ in another bowl. After that the ___47____ was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “what do you____48_____?” “Carrots, eggs, and coffee.” She answered.

　　Her father told her to ___49_____ her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take the eggs and ____50____ them. Then, she got the eggs, cooked and hard. At ___51___, the father asked her to smell the coffee. “What is the meaning, Father?” He __52____ that each had suffered (遭受) the same unlucky experience(经历) ---the boiling water, but each had a different reaction(反应). The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after being cooked. The eggs became hard____53_____ being cooked. But the coffee was changed into water. “Who are ____54____?” asked her father, “when calamity (厄运)___55____ your door, what is your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?”

　　( )41.A. book B. problem C. story D. secret

　　( )42.A. into B. within C. out of D. away from

　　( )43.A. first B. second C. third D. fourth

　　( )44.A. looked for B. searched for C. waited for D. called for

　　( )45.A. that B. what C. where D. why

　　( )46.A. it B. its C. them D. themselves

　　( )47.A. eggs B. carrots C. coffee D. water

　　( )48.A. hear B. taste C. smell D. see

　　( )49.A. close B. open C. wash D. stop

　　( )50.A. keep B. protect C. break D. drink

　　( )51.A.first B. last C. most D. least

　　( )52.A. complained B. said C. asked D. hoped

　　( )53.A. before B. after C. behind D. under

　　( )54. A. they B. our C. us D. you

　　( )55. A. come to B. comes from C. meets with D. knocks at