________ that all mountain roads were closed.

  A. So became the dangerous weather                B. So dangerous did the weather become

  C. So dangerous became the weather                D. Dangerous the weather became so

Which of the following proverbs suits the gist of the story By heart best?

   A. Look before your leap.                        B. Speech is silver, but silence is golden.

   C. He laughs best, who laughs last.              D. Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.

I don’t remember how many years ago ________ people began to grow crops.

   A. it was when           B. it was that          C. was it when          D. was it that

In those days, ________ ‘prizefighters’ because they fought with bare fists for prize money.

   A. people called boxers  B. boxers called        C. boxers being called  D. they were called boxers

The news reporters hurried to the airport, only ________ the film star had left.

   A. to tell           B. to be told           C. telling              D. told

________ (,) the proposal concerning health food production was rejected for the lack of fund required.

   A. On the whole      B.  Hopefully       C. Much to our regret   D. What delights us most is

---We are too busy to take ________ holiday at ________ present.

---But I think we’ll be able to take ________ two weeks from now.

  A. a; /; one              B. the; /; that             C. a; the; it           D. a; /; the

填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）：

阅读下面的短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中单词的正确形式，并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。

Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money to listen to rock music. Forbes Magazine claims that at least fifty rock stars have an __1__ of between two million and six million dollars per year.

Some observers think the customers are buying more than music. According to one theory, rock music has a special appeal because no real training is needed to produce it. There is __2__ gap between the audience and the performers. Every boy and girl in the audience thinks,” I could sing __3__ that.” So rock has become a new kind of religion, a new form of worship. Young people are glad to worship a rock star because it is a way of worshipping __4__.

Luck is a key word for explaining the success of many. In 1972 one of the luckiest was Don McLean, who wrote and sang “American Pie”. Like most performers, McLean __5__ his own music, so he earns additional money. Records provide only part of a star’s income. Around the world young listeners soon want to see the star in movies, on television, and __6__ person.

__7__ do the rock stars use their money? What do they do when the money starts pouring in like water? Most of the young stars just throw the money around. England’s Elton John bought himself a $5,000 pair of eyeglasses that light up and spell E-L-T-O-N. He also bought himself __8__ cars, “one for each foot”.

In the end the rock star’s life is unrewarding. After two or three years fame and fortune are gone. __9__(leave) with his memories and his tax problems, the lonely ex-performer spends his __10__ (remain) years trying to impress strangers. New stars have arrived to take his place.

阅读理解（共两节，第一节4小题，第二节1小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。

__ 1 ___. This was not because the woods and fields were always far away, but because they were too far from the city to permit people to make a day trip between morning and nightfall.

In 1970, a young German school master had an idea which changed this situation. He decided to turn his little school into a dormitory (宿舍楼) for the summer holidays. Anyone who brought his sleeping bag and cooking equipment along could stay there for a very small quantity of money. The idea was a success. A few years later, the school house was much too small to hold the many young people who wanted to stay there. __ 2 ___  . This was the first hostel. (青年招待所) .

Today, young students and workers of every country can meet in the hostel and get to know each other. When young people arrive at the hostel, they have only to show their cards of membership in a hostel organization in their own country.    ___3____  .

Often, at the evening meal, a group of boys and girls from various parts of the country or world will happen to meet at the same hostel. They may put their food together and prepare a dinner with many kinds of dishes. Sometimes a program will be organized after the meal with dances, songs, or short talks followed by a question period. __ 4 ___. For this reason, a few weeks spent “hosteling” can be just as useful a part of one’s education as classes in school.

第一节 根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D、E中选出最适合放入短文空缺处的选项，并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。选项中有一项是多余选项。

A. One can learn a lot about other places, just by meeting people from those places.

B. As a result, a dormitory was set up in an old castle nearby.

C. For years, children in the industrial areas of Europe seldom left their cities to see the beauties of the countryside.

D. More and more young people went to the hostel for summer holidays.

E. This card will permit them to stay in a hostel all over the world for very low prices.

第二节 根据短文所给的信息回答问题，并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。

5. According to the passage, why time spent in hostels can be useful or helpful to young people?

书面表达（共15分）

外籍教师Lynne任教期满准备回国，学校答应派车送她去机场。她在临行前一天写了张便条提醒办公室李老师：

 1)．请检查(check on)明天的车是否落实，提醒司机。

 2)．她之所以要确定一下，是因为太早不好叫出租车。

3)．感谢费心，并感谢一年来的关心。

 4)．在学校一年来，生活愉快、难忘，很可能再来。

 5)．留下一些英语书给贵校图书馆，希望对学生有用。        21世纪教育网

字数：100—120个词。

Hi, Mr. Li,

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                                                               Yours truly,

                                                                           Lynne