一、词汇和语法（本大题共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，共 20 分） 根据句子的意思选择一个正确的答案，错选、多选或未选均无分。 1. My shoes are similar to _ you had on yesterday. A. the one B. the one which C. the ones what D. the ones 2. My dentist appointment is on Friday, _. A. fifth October B. five October C. the fifth of October D. the five of October 3. They got there _ we by 20 minutes. A. more early as B. earlier than C. as early as D. more earlier than 4. Ill go and see the exhibition as soon as I _ the recorder fixed. A. have got B. will have got C. will get D. had got 5. The radio _ by my son just now. A. has been repaired B. is being repaired C. repaired D. has repaired 6. _ pure lead, the lead ore is mined, then smelted, and finally refined. A. Obtaining B. Being obtained C. To obtain D. It is obtained 7. He _ in London by eleven oclock, but he started too late. A. should be B. ought to have been C. must have been D. might have been 8. I wish I _ back home; I dont like this place. A. am B. have been C. were D. shall be 9. The business would be a success, _ owned it. A. who B. whose C. which D. whoever 10. Either the shirt or the sweater _ suitable for this season. A. is B. are C. have been D. has 11. I keep my reference books near my desk for _. A. convention B. convenience C. conference D. confidence 12. She decided not to _ her husbands name when she got married. A. adore B. adopt C. admire D. admit 13. Passing the English examination should _ your chances of getting the post. A. develop B. improve C. advance D. enhance 14. Theyve _ the prices in the shop, so its a good time to buy. A. deduced B. decreased C. reduced D. lessened 15. I was on the _ of accepting. A. border B. tip C. verge D. side 16. Frequent cultural exchanges will certainly help _ friendly relations between our two universities. A. feed B. support C. foster D. tend 17. We can visit your company on Monday or Tuesday; our plans are fairly _. A. flexible B. elastic C. supple D. compliant18. How I wish to _ in your sufferings. A. enter B. contribute C. participate D. provide 19. We must make _ efforts to improve things. A. heavy B. thick C. massive D. large 20. Einsteins new theory on optics changed _ scientific ideas about light. A. technical B. original C. classical D. mechanical 二、完形填空(本大题共 10 小 题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分)从选择项中选择一个最适合短文的选项，错选、多选或未选均无分。 Koalas look like teddy bears, _21_ they are not bears at all. They are really animals called marsupials.These animals carry their young in pouches, like kangaroos _22_ . Koalas live in the forests of Australia. They spend most of their lives in eucalyptus trees. They _23_ never come down even for a drink of water. In fact, their names means “no drink.” The koalas have a _24_ of knowing which trees they can feed on safely. They eat each leaf the same way. _25_ , they bite the leaf off the stem and then they chew it from base to _26_ .When a koala is born, it is less than an inch long. The baby crawls into the mothers _27_ right away and stays there for six months. After that, the baby rides piggyback or hangs on _28_ the mothers front paws and legs. Young koalas stay with their mothers for at least a year.The koala is a strong climber. Its paws end with sharp claws, _29_ he can get a good grip on tree branches. Koalas sleep in the eucalyptus trees on most of the day and eat at night. Koalas may live alone or in small _30_ . Males sometimes use their sharp claws as weapons. Most of the time, koala families live together peacefully.21. A. while B. but C. when D. however22. A. carry B. do C. doing D. carrying23. A. nearly B. hardly C. rarely D. scarcely 24. A. means B. manner C. way D. point25. A. However B. Whatever C. First D. Notwithstanding 26. A. foil B. top C. tip D. end27. A. breast B. bosom C. pouch D. heart 28. A. along B. between C. off D. by29. A. and B. as C. so D. because30. A. amount B. number C. groups D. deal 三、 阅读理解（本大题共 10 小题，每小题 2 分，共 20 分） 阅读下面的短文，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案填空或答题，错选、多选或未选均无分。 Passage 1In the United States, boys and girls start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they graduate from secondary schools. Another name for secondary school is high school.Most children go to public elementary and secondary schools. The parents of public school pupils do not have to pay directly for their childrens education because tax money supports the public schools. If a child attends a private school, his parents pay the school for the childs education.Today about half of the high school graduates go on to colleges and universities. Some colleges and universities receive tax money from the government. A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. Private colleg