单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据下列句子所给汉语注释，在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处个单词的正确形式。

He pressed a round___________(按钮) and the machine began to work.

What is his___________(喜爱的) sports, football, basketball or swimming?

I’m sure that no one has seen a Caoyu’s play ___________(表演) so wonderfully.

___________(塑料) are used in many modern articles instead of wood, medal and so on.

In his __________(四十), he would go to the library and sit in the same seat every day.

I bought some mutton in the___________(肉铺) this morning.

During the difficult period of earthquake, the whole country remained_________(团结).

Thank you for__________(提供) to help, but I can manage it myself.

At last they got to the__________(南极洲) they had been dreaming of.

__________(激动地), he ran to his father for a birthday present.

Thank you for all your hard work last week. I don’t think we           it without you.

A. can manage    B. could have managed  C. could manage D. can have managed

It surprised us all ______ Kate made such big progress in this final exam.

  A. when      B. that              C. how             D. whether

No one can prevent the plan                .

A. from carrying out  B. to be carried out    C. being carried out     D. to carry out

He asked me just to sit down and drink some water ____ I could say anything about my travel plan.

   A. while   B. when   C. if    D. before

Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.  Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

The universities are schools of education and research but the main reason for their existence is not in the knowledge taught to the students or in the opportunities for the economic or social ___50___ resulting from the research findings.

The true function of a university is that it keeps the ___51___ between knowledge and the real life.  It unites the students with ordinary life in a ___52___ way.  The university passes on information, but it ___53___ the information imaginatively.   Imagination is the driving force for the society’s future development.  Students’ imagination is the very ___54___ every university should protect and encourage.    A university which ___55___ to do so has no reason for existence.  With imagination, knowledge is not only knowledge: it includes all possibilities.  It’s no longer a ___56___ on students’ memory.  It’s food for thought and ___57___ for creative inventions.

Imagination is not ___58___ knowledge.  Instead, it is a way leading to more knowledge.  It works by thoroughly studying the current knowledge and then exploring every possibility about the knowledge.  In the exploration, new knowledge ___59___.  Imagination enables men to construct a new vision of the world and it adds ___60___ to life through endless possibilities. Imaginative people are restless all along.

Youth is imaginative and if the university can help preserve this precious wealth, the power of imagination can ___61___ change the world.  Besides, it should also be made clear that imagination won’t be most effective without necessary experience.  The problem of the current world is that those who are imaginative have only little experience ___62___ those who are experienced have weak imaginations.  The ___63___ left for the universities is to hold together these two factors for the whole human race to ___64___ greater development and happiness.

A. problem    B. development  C. life          D. inquiry

A. connection   B. attraction     C. difference     D. tradition

A. technical  B. difficult    C. creative        D. basic

A. supposes   B. conveys  C. expects        D. weighs

A. spirit B. goods    C. message        D. theory

A. tries  B. pretends C. fails           D. means

. A. burden    B. treasure C. schedule        D. science

A. result       B. material    C. cost            D. figure

A. superior to   B. familiar with C. separate from    D. strict with

A. takes shape   B. steps in  C. sets off         D. speeds up

A. proof       B. excitement  C. greed          D. seed

A. temporarily   B. carefully C. reluctantly      D. finally

A. because     B. unless  C. while          D. until

A. sympathy    B. solution C. condition       D. purpose

A. require      B. fix    C. imagine        D. achieve

If a person tells you that something is “the real McCoy”，he is telling you it is the real thing，not a copy or replacement．There is nothing false about “the real McCoy”．It is the best that can be found．

    There are different ideas on how the expression came into common use．Perhaps the most popular story is about a famous boxer，Charles Kid McCoy，a one-time world famous welter-weigh champion．One day，McCoy was having a drink in a bar with a lady friend．A man came up and began to talk to her．He was not a nice man．

    McCoy wanted no trouble．He asked the man to leave．He said．“I'm Kid McCoy．”McCoy thought his name was so well-known that he didn’t need to say more．But the man did not believe him．“Oh，yeah?” he said．“Well，if you are Kid McCoy，then I am George Washington!” And he continued to speak to the prize-fighter’s friend in all unpleasant way．

    McCoy hit the man with a fist－not hard－actually it was really a light touch．But the man fell to the ground，unconscious．Ten minutes later，when he came to sense，he called out. “That was the real McCoy!” And so，as told by kid McCoy，that was how the expression “the real McCoy” got started．

    There are other versions，however．One is that the expression goes back to the days of prohibition（禁止）when it was illegal in the United States to sell whiskey．Although whiskey was against the law，many sold it．And many sold bad whiskey．They were not afraid to do so，because there was so little that anybody could do about it．Buying whiskey，good or had，was as illegal as selling it．

    But there was one whiskey dealer who was honest．His name was McCoy．He refused to sell bad whiskey．He sold  only the best imported whiskey．His product became recognized as the best．It was called “the real McCoy”．

    The expression survived prohibition days and soon became a general term．One way or another，no matter how the expression began，“the real McCoy” is an expression that everyone understands．It means the one and only—the best one．They are indeed words of special praise．

What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

    A．It is about the exact meaning of the version．

    B．It tells how a person gets his name．

    C．It shows how to tell the real from the false．

    D．It explains how to find the best．

In the third paragraph，“the prize-fighter” refers to______．

    A．a champion                   B．George Washington

    C．a fellow                     D．McCoy

Which of the following is TRUE about the days prohibition?

    A．A national law forbade the sale of alcoholic drinks．

    B．Bad whiskey was not allowed to sell．

    C．People at that time preferred nothing but whiskey．

    D．The days of prohibition resulted in MeCoy’s selling wine．

What is the main idea of the whole passage?

    A．The story of a famous boxer．

    B．The general use of the version．

    C．The expression and its story．

    D．The friendship between an athlete and a seller．

短文改错（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分

When most people thought of precious things, they          1_________

refer to money or jewelry. But I have everything very        2__________

preciously in my room. It’s not an Mp3 player or a cell phone. 3________

It’s the view from my window. I’m lucky live near a park.      4________

My window face the tops of the trees in the park. And below    5.________

the trees I can see children playing on the playground,         6_______

young couples walk quietly, and old people sitting             7._______

in the benches. The whole world is before my eyes. Most of      8 _______

my classmates like to go online, but when I have a free          9._______

time, I just sit in my chair but enjoy the most precious          10._______

thing in my room: the view.

Most birds find it safe to sleep in the trees, but _____ they have eggs or young chicks, they don’t use a nest.

 A. why   B. how   C.unless   D. where

The influence of this book might not have been reaching so far, ________for Mr. William, who dared to publish it.

A. if had it not been   B. is it not being      C. had it not been      D. its only having been