一. 单项选择 (每小题1分，共15分)从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。( )1. This is _ useful guidebook. I agree with you. We may get lost without it. A. aB. anC. theD. / ( )2. In my opinion, parents should get their kids to face difficulties _ their own. A. byB. onC. withD. for ( )3. Mrs Brown, dont worry about Daming. He is old enough to take care of _.A. himselfB. herselfC. yourselfD. itself( )4. Amanda, whats your favourite subject? _, though its not easy for me. A. AutumnB. ChemistryC. SwimmingD. Electricity ( )5. Amy, can you help me look for my pet cat? It went _ just now. Oh, sure. A. badB. sickC. wrongD. missing( )6. Where are your dad and brother, Lisa? Weve been waiting for them for ten minutes. Well, Tom _ for losing his glasses in the living room by dad.A. punishesB. is punishingC.is punishedD. will punish ( )7. Sara, I hear your son is sick. Yes, he has had a high fever. Thats why I want to take two days _. A. offB. backC. overD. on( )8. Xian is such a beautiful city. What about _ here for two more days? Good idea. And we can go to visit the Terracotta Army. A. moving B. leavingC. remainingD. reaching ( )9. Old Tom is unhappy because _ has visited him since he moved to town.A. everybodyB. somebodyC. anybodyD. nobody( )10. More than _ people visited the _ car exhibition.A. two million; eight-dayB. two millions; eight daysC. two millions; eight-dayD. two million; eight days ( )11. Celia, youd better _ the TV now. Its time to go to bed. Oh, Mum, the talk show will be over soon. Please give me ten more minutes. A. turn onB. turn upC. turn offD. turn down ( )12. Please _, or you will have to get out of the reading room. Oh, sorry. A. stop shoutingB. stop to shoutC. stopping shoutingD. stopping to shout( )13. Mr Green asks us to hand in our reports _ we finish them. A. beforeB. as soon as C. thoughD. because ( )14. Ive decided to go to Las Vegas to spend my summer holiday. _. What about going there together?A. So do IB. So have IC. So did ID. So will I ( )15. I came first in the long jump. _. Im so proud of you. A. Good luck B. Have funC. Well doneD. Youre joking ( )16.Teenagers _ allowed to drive in the streetA. should not be B. should be notC. not should be D. shouldnt( )17.The movie is so _ that I am very _ in it A. interesting; interesting B. interested; interested C. interesting; interested D. interested; interesting( )18.All the Chinese people take_ our achievement A. pride B. proud of C. pride in D. proud in( ) 19.Its _ cold today, but I have still finished _ homework A. too much; too much B. much too; much too C. too much;much too D. much too; too much( )20.His parents were worried that he_too much time chatting on line.A.spentB.costC.paidD.had( )21.It is said that potato chips_by mistake about a hundred years ago.A.invent B.inventedC.are invented D.were invented( )22. Sally, your Chinese is very good. _ have you been in China? Since I was six. A. How long B. How far C. How soon D. How often( )23.Please_ the dog for me while Im away. A. look at B. look after C. look up D. look out( )24.Im waiting for my friend. _ ,Ill go shopping alone. A. If she comes B. If she will come C. If she doesnt come D. If she didnt come( )25. What did your sister say to you last night? She asked me_ my father her secret. A.to tell not B. not to tell C. dont tell D. not tell 二. 阅读理解 (每小题2分，共40分)阅读下列材料，完成每篇材料后的问题。 AIn the sea there are many islands. In its warm waters there are some little ones. We call them“coral islands（珊瑚岛）”. A coral island is very nice to look at. It looks like a ring of land with trees, grass, and flowers on it. One part of the ring is open to the water. There is a little round lake inside the island.If you look into this lake, you will see the beautiful coral. You may think they are flowers. If you look at a piece of coral, you will see many little holes in it. In each of these holes a very small sea animal has lived. These sea animals make the coral.They began to build under the water. Year after year, the coral grew higher and higher. At last it grew out of the water. Then the sea brought it small trees and something else. After some years, these things changed