. .一、单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. Time waits for no man. But some people wont realize the importance of time _ its gone.A. asB. sinceC. when D. until2. Two tickets for Sunday, please! Sorry. There is _ left.A. nothingB. noneC. someD. anything 3. Your father has passed the driving test? Yes. _ my father _ my mother has.A. Not only; but alsoB. Neither; norC. Either; orD. Both; and4. Hurry up, Jeff! Lets cross the road as fast as possible. No, you _. Dont you see the light is still red?A. couldntB. wouldntC. mustntD. neednt 5. Lights are out. The concert is to begin. The fans hold their breath for Jay Chous _.A. influenceB. guidanceC. experienceD. appearance6. Manager, all the machines _ just now! What? Call the engineer at once.A. broke downB. turned down C. broke outD. turned out7. As an American, Tom is a big fan of Chinese Kongfu. _, he is crazy about Beijing Opera.A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. MoreoverD. Otherwise8. Can you describe _? Yes. I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind.A. why did the accident happenB. when did the accident happenC. how the accident happenedD. where the accident happened 9. I _ you here, but you didnt come. Im terribly sorry. I was so busy that I forgot. A. would expectB. was expectingC. am expectingD. have expected10. Are you going to try out for the host of the English party?_? It is such a good chance to improve my spoken English. A. Whats up B. Whats wrongC. Why meD. Why not二、完形填空（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Mrs. Walker sat down at her desk and sighed (叹息). “OK. Tell me what happened.”“Yesterday,” Winston began, “when I got home, I went straight to my room to do my homework. After I finished, I needed a(n) 11 . So I took out my bubble gum (泡泡糖) to 12 . Michael and I are having a competition to see who can blow the biggest bubble.”“Thats right,” Michael said. “We are.”“I kept adding gum and my bubble kept growing. Soon it 13 my whole face.”“What then?” asked Mrs. Walker. “Then it happened. The bubble became as big as a beach ball.” He 14 his arms to show how big it was.A few kids made faces they didnt 15 him, but Winston ignored (不理睬) them and went on.“Suddenly a strong wind took the bubble right out of my mouth! The bubble 16 over my desk and out of the window. As it sailed away, I noticed something yellow stuck to it. Like paper. Then I noticed my 17 was missing.”“So?” Mrs. Walker asked.“I ran after the bubble into Mrs. Roosevelts garden. I saw her cat attack it. The bubble broke. All I saw then was the cat running away. Mrs. Roosevelt helped me search the 18 . But my homework was nowhere to be seen.”Mrs. Walker shook her head. “ 19 , Winston, why didnt you just tell me that the homework was too 20 instead of making up that wild story?”Just then, the office worker walked in with a letter.I am sure Winston 21 to hand this in. Hes a good boy. I have no idea how his homework got stuck to my cat, but Im sure Winston can give you a(n) 22 .Mrs. RooseveltWinston opened the letter and took out the wrinkled homework paper and a note that said, “For Winstons teacher.”Mrs. Walker looked up. “It was all true!”“Yes, madam.” Winston said quietly.11.A. awardB. restC. surpriseD. choice12.A. practiceB. createC. exerciseD. enjoy13.A. cleanedB. hurtC. covered D. hit14.A. roundedB. heldC. crossed D. waved15.A. hearB. noticeC. rememberD. believe 16.A. floatedB. rodeC. climbedD. stayed17.A. bubbleB. bookC. homeworkD. gum18.A. roomB. catC. deskD. garden 19.A. GenerallyB. HonestlyC. FinallyD. Exactly20.A. hardB. differentC. commonD. interesting21. A. refusedB. promisedC. managedD. wanted 22.A. introductionB. explanationC. suggestionD. instruction三、阅读理解（共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分） 阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASummer is finally here for most of us. Sadly, summer is not so pleasant to people in a bit less lucky places, where air conditioning(空调) is not easy to get for most of them.But as a saying goes, where there is a will, there is a way, especially for those who like doing it yourself (DIY). A young man from Bangladesh(孟加拉国) designed an air conditioning system called the Eco Cooler, one that does not require power, and is made of the worlds most common waste plastic bottles.The Eco Cooler is super simple to build no special engineering skills are required. First, to fix it, a window should be taken away and replaced(替代) by it. Second, a board should be cut into the size of a window. Some bottle-neck sized holes should then be cut onto the board. Then, t