___________harder, he would have succeeded in the college entrance examination

A He worked   B He had worked   C Had he worked    D Did he work

____ in Jiangxi Province the next morning _____ we found many places flooded by the thunderstorm.

      A. Hardly we had arrived; when    B. No sooner did we arrive; than

      C. Hardly had we arrived; when    D. No sooner had we arrived; then

I have also learned to_________ whole sentences without trying to translate them word for word into Chinese.

  A.absorb                   B.construct            C.modify               D.classify

 Dad’s coming. What present _________ for your bithday?

  A. you expect he has got                     B. you expect has he got

  C. do you expect he has got                   D. do you expect has he got

第二部分：阅读理解(共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

   “BANG!” the door caused a reverberation (回声)．It was just standing there, with father standing on one side , and I on the other side．

We were both in great anger “Never set foot in this house again!” stormed father．With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street．

The street lights were shining, causing rather sad-feeling．I wandered aimlessly．

A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me．I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree．

But now．．．I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old．We differ in our ways of thinking．He always put his opinions and codes of behavior on me．Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits it．We are just like two people coming from two different worlds．It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened．

I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind．My heart was frozen on this hot summer night．As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company．When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived ,I saw that the light was still on．

I thought to myself: “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”

In fact, it was nothing．Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps．Perhaps he thought they were useless．I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps．I can’t stand his outrageous(蛮横的)words: “I can’t throw you away, let alone these old papers ?”

All the lights were off except father’s．

Dad was always like this．Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself．After shouting at me, he never showed any mercy or any moments of regret．After an argument he has the habit of creeping up in my sleep and then tucking me underneath the covers．

This was how he always was．He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature．

The light was still on．“Am I wrong?” I whispered ,maybe．．．With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been．At last, I decided to open the door．As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks．I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all．Love—it second to none．

41. Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage．

a．I opened the door and entered the house．

b．Sadly I ran out into the street．

c．I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit．

d．I thought of my father’s kindness towards me．

e．I walked about in the street without any aim．

A. b, e, d, c, a   B. b, e, c, d, a   C. b, e, a, c, d   D. b, e, c, a, d

42. What made the writer think of his childhood ?

A．The sight of the street lights． B．The sight of the empty street．

C．The sight of a father with a child in his arms． D．The sight of light in his own house．

43. Why do you think the father often shouts at his son ?

A．perhaps the father is getting older and older． B．perhaps the son has already grown up．

C．perhaps they never agree with each other．   D．perhaps the father has got used to doing that．

44. What conclusion can you come to after reading the passage ?

A．The father treats his son in an unfair way． B.The father is actually kind to his son．

C．The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son．D.The father is always finding fault with his son．

—Why didn’t you try your best to get on the bus?

—I tried to , but _______ I could, it started moving.

A．before             B．when               C．until                D．after

 It is such a modem machine ____few of the workers know how to operate it.

A. which         B. that        C. as          D. the one

   He stayed up late last night,_______for the exam that would take place next week.

      A.prepared   B. preparing   C. to prepare   D.and preparing

We all have to give gifts during the year. No matter what the occasion is, birthday, holiday or a special event, we make it a point to show we care by buying something nice for that special person. Well, the waste created by gift giving can really add up in the trash. Keep in mind that there are several ways that you can cut down on the remaining waste next time you buy that special someone a gift.

Make sure that your gift will be used. It’s almost impossible to make sure that the receiver will find your gift to their liking, but if you do your homework, you can be as sure as possible. Consider a gift wish list or just ask them, if you’re really not sure. It may cut down on the surprise, but if they give you a list of two or three things that they’d truly appreciate, then you can shop with the confidence that it won’t end up in the garbage five miuntes after it’s opened.

When you buy a gift, make sure that it’s as ecofriendly(有利于生态的) as possible. Buy hemp(麻布) clothing, or products made with natural dyes(染料).

Give the gift of donation. If you have no idea what to buy, then consider making a donation to a charity. Take into consideration their interests and passions and donate in their name.

Make it or bake it. Give something that can be eaten or can be used, like some homemade vinegar or cookies. Homemade candles are very popular and can be made to be more eco-friendly than store-bought ones.

Give a gift of your time. Offer babysitting services or a day of housecleanin g. Most people would appreciate a little lessening of stress or responsibility on any given day.

Wrap(包装) with care. The paper products you use for gift wrap should be recycled at the very least. Gift bags can be found made from recycled materials and can be reused over and over again for many gift giving occasions.

68．According to Paragraph 2, when you need to give somebody a gift, you’d better_______.

A．prepare a special one              B．find out what they like in advance

C．finish your school homework first   D．shop for the gift confidently

69．By saying “It may cut down on the surprise” in Paragraph 2, the author probably means_______.

A．your gift may be a big surprise to the receiver

B．the receiver will open the gift with surprise

C．the gift will cost you much less money

D．the receiver will be less surprised at your gift

70．Which of the following ways of gift giving will the author most probably agree with?

A．Helping to clean the house.

B．Wrapping a gift with thin paper.

C．Donating something to a charity in your name.

D．Buying a beautiful plastic toy.

71．Who are probably interested in reading the passage?

A．Those who like to go shopping every day.

B．Those who like to give eco-friendly gifts.

C．Those who have little money to buy gifts.

D．Those who manage a gift shop.

第二节：读写任务(满分25分)

       请根据下面的任务和写作要求，写一篇150 词左右的英语短文，并把文章写在答题卡指定位置。

[写作内容]

你要参加一场英语辩论赛，主题为“是不是快乐没痛苦才是真正的幸福？”。在参赛之前，你查看相关的资料，并准备你的辩论发言。请认真阅读下面的短文，然后完成以下的任务。

概况短文内容要点，该部分的字数大约30：

就“是不是快乐没痛苦才是真正的幸福？”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包括以下内容要点，该部分的字数大约120：

以你自己为例，简述你对金钱、快乐的看法；

你如何看待快乐没痛苦才是真正的幸福的观点；

你的身边的同学如何对待快乐没痛苦才是真正的幸福的观点；

你对身边的同学的观点持什么看法？为什么？

 [写作要求]   你可以使用实例和其他论述方法支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

 [阅读材料]

The way people hold the belief that a fun-filled, pain-free lifestyle equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever obtaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness，then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact，the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness contain some pain.

    As a result，many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness．They fear the pain inevitably (不可避免地) brought by such things as marriage，raising children，professional achievement, religious commitment, self-improvement．

Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest，he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment，for commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement．Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.

    Couples，with infant children, are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep of a three-day vacation. We don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples that decide not to have children ever know the joys of watching a child grow up or playing with a grandchild.

Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can really increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who always have so much fun actually may not be happy at all.