第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
The Amber Room, which took about ten years to make, 41____(consider) one of the wonders of te world. It was originally built for the palace of Frederick William the I, 42___ gave it to Peter the Great as a gift. 43____return, he got a troop of 44____Czar’s best sodiers. In Russia, the room first served as a small reception hall for important 45____ (visit) and later moved and redsigned by Catherine II. 46_____(sad), the Amber Room mysteriously disappeared 47_____ the Nazi Germany and Russia were at war and up till now nobody knows 48_____ happened to it. In the spring of 2003, however, a new Amber Room, 49_____(build) by the Russians and Germans on the basis of old photos, was ready for the people of St Petersbur 50_____(celebrate) the 300th birthday of their city.
第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26-40各题所给的A、B、C、和D选项中，选择最佳答案.
My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk, but would never run very well. The first three years of his life was 26___ in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he has a problem when you saw him 27___.
Children in our neighborhood always ran around 28___ their play, and Joey would jump and run and play, 29___. We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be 30___ to run like the other children. So he didn’t know.
In 31___ grade he decided to join the school running team. Every day he trained. He ran more than any of the others, 32___ only the top seven runners would be chosen to run for the 33___. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.
He ran four to five miles every day—even when he had a fever. I was 34___, so I went to 35___ him after school. I found him running 36___. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more miles to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept 37___.
Two weeks later, the names of the team 38___ were out. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had 39___ the team. He was in seventh grade — the other six team members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldn’t do it , so he didn’t know. He just 40___ it.
26. A. spent B. taken C. cost D. paid
27. A. talk B. sit C. study D. walk
28. A. after B. before C. during D. till
29. A. either B. too C. though D. yet
30. A. able B. sorry C. glad D. afraid
31. A. sixth B. seventh C. eighth D. ninth
32. A. so B. if C. then D. because
33. A. neighborhood B. family C. school D. grade
34. A. excited B. tired C. pleased D. worried
35. A. think about B. hear from C. agree with D. look for
36. A. alone B. away C. almost D. already
37. A. riding B. walking C. playing D. running
38. A. jumpers B. runners C. doctors D. teachers
39. A. got B. kept C. made D. found
40. A. made B. played C. had D. took
She is a teacher of much knowledge, ____ much can be learned.
A. who B. that C. from which D. from whom
第三节：完形填空：（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Homebuyers nationwide are watching housing prices go up, up, and up. “How high can they go ?” is the common question that 46 in the city is asking. But right now, few people seem to have the answer. “ 47 interest rates（利率） stay at about 5 percent, there’s no way of knowing,”, said a local Guangzhou economist.
“It’s crazy,” said Li Hua, who is 48 a house near the river. “In 1993, I bought my first place, a two-bedroom apartment in Haizhu district, for 100,000 yuan. My friends thought that I was overpaying and said it just wasn’t worth it. Five years later , I had to move to Shenzhen. I 49 it for 160,000 yuan, which was nice profit. Last year, while 50 friends here, I saw in the local paper that exact same 51 was for sale for 450,000 yuan!”
It is a seller’s 52 . Homebuyers feel like they have to offer at least 10 percent more than the asking price just to have a chance. Li Hua says the situation is really diffcult. “Whether you decide to buy or decide not to buy, you still feel like you made the 53 decision. If you buy, you feel like you overpaid. If you don’t buy, you want to kick yourself for passing up a great 54 .”
Everyone says prices must fall, but everyone hopes it will happen the day after they sell their house. 55 government officials have no idea what the future will bring. “All we can say is that these things change,” said the state director of housing. “What goes up must come down.”
46. A. everybody B. somebody C. nobody D. anybody
47. A. When B. As long as C. Before D. As soon as
48. A. looking at B looking out C. looking after D. looking for
49. A. bought B. sold C. got D. gave
50. A. visiting B. watching C. making D. having
51. A. friend B. apartment C. house D. bedroom
52. A. shop B. home C. house D. market
53. A. right B. wrong C. strong D. weak
54. A. opportunity B. time C. happening D. pity
55. A. Even B. When C. As D. Though
第二节： 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Many people keep small fish as pets. 36 keep them in a tank of water, which is made of glass. People can look through it. They can see inside the tank 37 watch the fish.
The fish need room. They need oxygen to 38 (breath). There must be enough water 39 all fish. So the size of the tank is very important.
In the tank people put small plants 40 are good for fish. They give oxygen to the water. Plants help in other ways, too. They can hide among the plants and lay eggs there.
The fish must be kept in water all the time. Some can jump high. 41 the tank should be covered with enough water. This keeps the fish from 42 (jump) out.
The fish need food and should 43 (feed) every day. But 44 you give them too much food, it is very bad, for the extra food will fall to the bottom and make 45 water dirty. So the fish should get just enough food and finish it in ten minutes. Nothing should be left .
— Did Jack come back early last night?
— Yes. It was not yet eight o’ clock________ he arrived home.
A. before B. when C. that D. until
The English play ______ my students acted at the New Year’s party was a great success.
A. for which B. at which C. in which D. on which
