一、单项选择. 从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）。

(   ) 1. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2012 is awarded to Mo Yan, ______ famous Chinese writer.

       And he is ________ first Chinese to win the prize.  

        A. a ; a           B. a ; the           C. the; the              D. the; a

(   ) 2. It’s kind _____ you to help me with my lessons. It is hard _____ me to learn them well.

        A. of; for            B. of; of              C. for; of                   D. for; for 

(   ) 3. — which film do you like best?

       —I will see _______. They are both old and boring.

        A. none               B. neither            C. either                    D. both  

(   ) 4. —Why is the little boy crying over there?

   —He is so short that he can reach _________the toy bear _____the toy car on the shelf.

       A .both … and     B. either … or    C. neither… nor       D. not … But

(   ) 5. —Mr. Li, I can’t understand everything in class.

       —Don’t worry! I’ll ______ the main points at the end.

        A. record            B. review                  C. require                         D. Remember

(   ) 6. About _______ of the workers in the factory were born in the __________.

        A. Two-thirds; 1970               B. two-third ; the 1970

        C. Two-thirds; the 1970s             D. Two-third; the 1970s

(   ) 7. — How hot it is today! The highest temperature is up to 28 °C.

       —Yes. It is _______ yesterday. The highest temperature yesterday was 27 °C.

A. a little hotter than             B. as hot as       C. not so hot as       D. much hotter than

(   ) 8. — How was the trip to Shanghai, Kitty?

       —Everything was fantastic if our car did not _______ for some time on the way.

A. slow down            B. break down     C. knock over    D. put down

(   ) 9. _____ good suggestion! I haven’t heard of ___ wonderful advice for a long time.

A. What a; such a        B. What a; such          C. How; such      D. How; such a

(   ) 10. — I think Miss Lin must be in the library. She said she would go there.

— No, she __________be there. I have just been there .

A. can’t                B. mustn’t       C. needn’t          D. wouldn’t

(   ) 11. —Haven’t you received an e-mail message from Helen?

       — _______. You see, no news is good news.

      A. Yes, I have                 B. I don’t know     C. No, I h aven’t    D. Sure

(   ) 12. — Shall we watch the exciting film Furious 7 tonight?

_________. I simply can’t wait to see my hero Paul Walker.

A．I have no idea     B．I’m afraid not    C．I hope so     D．Sounds great

(   ) 13. The new actor was very nervous when he stood on the stage and his heart _________ so fast at that time.

A. is beating              B. was beating                  C. will beat           D. beat         

(   ) 14. — Sandy, it’s really grateful for your help with my physics.

        — My pleasure. ____________.

        A. Many hands make light work                      B. It was better to be safe than sorry

        C . The early bird catches the worm                   D. That’s what friends are for

(   ) 15. — Sorry ,what did you say just now?

        —I asked __________________.

A. When did he leave                       B. Why he has failed the exam

C. Whom would you go with                D. How I could get to the station

 

二、完形填空. 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

 I started to love running at a young age. I loved to race my father and my sister around the backyard. I wished I could run in the Olympics and win lots of medals.

    One day my mother saw __1____ for a race in a newspaper. “Would you be interested in ___2__ part in this race ? ” she asked me, pointing to the advertisement.

    “Yes, of course.” I answered.

     I ___3__ the next few days practicing for my big race. My sister set up a table in the backyard so she could ____4__ me water and time me.

     On the day of the race, just before the race , my ____5__ said to me , “ Don’t use up all your energy at the beginning of the race. You need to have energy ___6__ you can run much faster at the end. ”

    The race__7_ . Following Dad’s words, I didn ’t run as fast as I could. Then the other runners started passing me, which made me feel __8_ . I began to feel tired, and I started slowing down and breathing _9__ .

    Just at that moment I heard, “ __10___, Kelly! You can do it ! Don’t give up . keep running!” Out of the comer of the corner of my eye I saw Dad running beside me around the outside or the track .

    I took a ___11__ breath and tried my best to go on running. I didn’t win the race. I came fifth, but I fel t like a __12__. I had done my best, and I hadn’t given up.

    Later, as I thought about the race, I felt thankfu l that my dad had __13____ left my side. He always encourages me when I __14___ giving up. He runs alongside me through my life. I’ll ___15___ my dad’s words forever, “Never give up. You can be a winner, even if you lose.”

(     )16.A. a story             B. a report         C. taking             D. watching

(     )18.A. spent                      B. cost               C. paid                D. took

(     )19.A. buy                      B. carry              C. fill                  D. offer

(     )20.A. teacher                   B. mum              C. dad                 D. sister

(     )21. A. because                 B. so                  C. since                  D. but

(     )22. A. began                    B. finished             C. reached                D. stopped

(     )23. A. proud                    B. happy               C. nervous                 D. hopeful

(     )24. A. easier                    B. harder               C. shorter                         D. longer

(     )25.A. Come down            B. Come on           C. Come out              D. Come back

(     )26. A. deep                      B. easy                  C. free                      D. lazy

(     )27. A. player                   B. winner                 C. soldier                         D. runner

(     )28. A. already                  B. yet                    C. once                     D. never

(     )29. A. look like                B. stop                  C. feel like                D. enjoy

(     )30. A. forget                    B. remember          C. talk                       D. write