A. Must B. Should C. Might D. Could

　　17. -Carman, is English difficult to learn in high school?

　　- Sure. No subject can be learned well _____ hard work.

　　A. without B. by C. through D. with

　　18. - I saw Roy in the office at nine yesterday morning.

　　- That’s impossible. He ______ a new year’s party with us then.

　　A. has B. had C. was having D. has had

　　19. -Can you tell me ______? - With Lucy’s help.

　　A. when you did it so well B. when did you do it so well

　　C. how you did it so well D. how did you do it so well

　　20. - David, turn off the TV because no one is watching it.

　　- But it________ off just now! The music is from the radio.

　　A. has been turned B. was turned C. is being turned D. is turned

　　21. - For me, spring is the best season of a year!

　　- Me too. _______ if there’re some flowers. I love a colorful world.

　　A. Better B. Worse C. Warmer D. Cooler

　　22. I really enjoyed the day ______ I spent reading my favorite novel.

　　A. what B. when C. whom D. which

　　23. Mary still remembers her first teacher _______ they haven’t seen each other for a long time. (改编)

　　A. if B. until C. though D. because

　　24. -Are you looking for Amy?

　　- Yes. She was going to meet me, but she didn’t_______.

　　A. stay up B. show up C. dress up D. wake up

　　25 - I’m worried about tomorrow’s math exam.

　　- _______. I’m sure you will make it.

　　A. Take your time B. Don’t mention it C. Take it easy D. What a pity

　　第二节 完形填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

　　通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后再从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出一个最佳选项。 　　Do you know when an where ice-cream was _26_? It has a __27___ and interesting history.

　　The earliest ice-cream was eaten in China many __28____ ago. The people would put orange juice on the ice to get something cool to drink. Later, this idea __29___ to Italy. Around 1660, it was popular to serve ice-cream in coffee shops in Paris. Most of the shops were owned__30 _ Italians. The first successful one belonged to a man __31___ Francesco Procopio.

　　Ice-cream was brought to America in the early 1700s, and it ___32___ became the favorite of Americans. President George Washington had ice-cream pots and machines in his ____33___. Dolly Madison, t

　　he wife of President Madison , was the first to __34___ it in the White House. She made her guests very happy __35____ she served such desserts.

　　____36___ ice-cream was sold in stores, it was made and frozen first. It took a lot of ____37___ to mix cream, eggs, fruit and ice. Nancy Johnson, an American woman who was good at ___38____, invented the ice-cream freezer in 1846. Five years later, Jacob Flusell opened the first ice-cream business in Baltimore, Maryland. His business quickly came to ___39___ states.

　　Today in the United States, ice-cream is not only a kind of food, but also a__40___of life.

　　26. A. eaten B. sold C. created D. bought

　　27. A. long B. short C. small D. big

　　28. A. days B. months C. years D. centuries

　　29. A. traveled B. went C. moved D. flew

　　30. A. with B. of C. to D. by

　　31. A. was B. with C. named D. that

　　32. A. usually B. quickly C. fast D. slowly

　　33. A. bedroom B. kitchen C. living room D. restroom

　　34. A. eat B. do C. offer D. serve

　　35. A. if B. when C. while D. unless

　　36. A Before B. After C. When D. With

　　37. A. jobs B. job C. step D. work

　　38. A. ice-cream B. freezing C. eating D. machine

　　39. A anther B. the other C. other D. any other

　　40. A. taste B. dream C. way D. need