A.At a country inn.　　　B.At a shop.　　　　　　　C.At a hotel.

18.Where did he want to get?

A.To a bed.　　　　　　　B.To a table.　　　　　　 C.To the fire.

19.Why did all the people run out?

A.Because they wanted to see a horse.

B.Because they wanted to see the horse eat fish.

C.Because they wanted to see the rain.

20.What did Smith ask the innkeeper to do at last.

A.To put the fish on the table.

B.To give his horse more fish.

C.To throw the fish away.

第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节：单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分;满分15分)

21.My English teacher encourages us to guess the meanings of ____ unknown words we meet in

our reading according to ____ context.

A.the;/　　　　　　B.the;the　　　　　　C./;/　　　　　　D./;the

22.--The returned Chinese scholar has become one of the top experts in this field.

--Yes, I know about him very well. He ____ in the States for eight years.

A.has worked　　　　B.had worked　　　　　C.worked　　　　　D.has been working

23.To his disappointment, he soon found ____ not yet settled whether he was going to be sent to

Britain for training.

A.it　　　　　　　　B.that　　　　　　　　C.this　　　　　　D.one

24.--I didn’t see her yesterday.

--Oh, but you ____.

A.must have　　　　 B.ought to　　　　　　C.should have　　 D.cannot have

25.After his successful term of office, the successor(接班人), ____ he might be, would have a difficult task in doing a better job.

A.who　　　　　　　 B.whoever　　　　　　 C.what　　　　　　D.whichever

26.At first, the speaker was referring to the pollution problem in the country but halfway in her

speech, she suddenly ____ to another subject.

A.appealed　　　　　B.adapted　　　　　　 C.attended　　　　D.switched

27.--I am too busy to attend his evening party today, Jane. ____ you go instead of me?

--I’ll be glad to.

A.What if　　　　　 B.How about　　　　　 C.Why not　　　　 D.Even if

28.--Can you finish the papers today?

--Certainly. I’ve ____ most of them already.

A.got over　　　　　B.got around　　　　　C.got through　　 D.got across

29.The White House said on Wednesday night that Bush had won over Kerry, ____ the final result

would come out later on.

A.because　　　　　 B.though　　　　　　　C.when　　　　　　D.as

30.“Green Olympics, High-tech Olympics, People’s Olympics”are the ____ for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

A.titles　　　　　　B.events　　　　　　　C.standards　　　 D.slogans

31.____ to train his daughter in English, he put an as like this in the paper,“____, an English teacher

for an eight-year-old girl.”

A.Determined;Wanted　　　　　　　　　　　B.Determined;Wanting

C.Determines;Wanted　　　　　　　　　　　D.Determining;Wanting

32.--Liu Xiang has won the Men’s 110-meter Hurdle Einal in 12.91 seconds.

--____! He’s never got such a good result before.

A.Congratulations　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.My goodness

C.Look at the time　　　　　　　　　　　　D.How exciting the race

33.The price of oil has been going up this year, and this ____ causes the prices of the goods

connected with it to go up too.

A.in case　　　　　　B.in turn　　　　　　C.in return　　　 D.once again

34.____, I have to put it away and focus my attention on my study this week, for the finalterm

examination is just around the corner.

A.However the story is amusing　　　　　　B.No matter amusing the story is

C.No matter how the story is amusing　　　D.However amusing the story is

35.When I try to understand ____ that prevents so many Chinese students from being as happy as

they should be, it seems to me there are two causes.

A.why it does　　　　B.what it does　　　 C.what it is 　　 D.why it is

第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at the face of my 23-year-old son, Daniel, his backpack by him. We were saying 　36　. In a few hours he would be flying to France. He would be staying there for 　37　 a year to study and 　38　 life in a different country.

It was a time in Daniel’s life from college into the adult world. I wanted to leave him some

39　 that would have some meaning, some significance 　40　 the moment.

But nothing came from my lips. No sound broke the 　41　 of my beachside home. Outside, I could hear the shrill cries of sea gulls as they 　42　 the ever changing surf. Inside, I stood 　43　 and quiet, looking into the 　44　 eyes of my son. What made it more difficult was that I knew this was not 　45　 time I had let such a moment pass. When Daniel was five, I took him to the school-but stop on his first day o kindergarten. I felt the 　46　 in his hand holding mine as the bus turned the corner. I saw color flush(脸红) his cheeks as the bus 　47　. He looked at me as he did now.

A decade or so later, a similar 　48　 played itself out. I drove him to College in Virginia. I tried to think of something to say to give him

courage and confidence 　49　 he started this new life.

Again, words 　50　 me. I mumbled something like,“Hope you feel better Dan.”And I lift.

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those 　51　 opportunities. How many times have we all let such moments pass?

The 　52　 before he was to leave for Paris, I tossed in bed. I was trying to 　53　 something to say. Nothing came to mind. Maybe, I thought, it wasn’t 　54　 to say anything.

What I had said to Daniel was clumsy(笨拙的 and trite(老一套的). It was nothing 　55　, it was everything.

36.A.helloB.goodbyeC.sorryD.good night

37.A.at leastB.no more thanC.less thanD.at most

38.A.makeB.enjoy C.experienceD.live

39.A.wordsB.properties

C.messagesD.money

40.A.atB.forC.inD.beyond

41.A.stillnessB.situationC.nervousnessD.occasion

42.A.fliedB.floatedC.circledD.dived

43.A.frozenB.anxiousC.embarrassedD.excited

44.A.excitingB.puzzlingC.searchingD.astonishing

45.A.the lastB.the firstC.anotherD.proper

46.A.strengthB.excitementC.loveD.tension

47.A.pulled upB.held upC.turned upD.broke up

48.A.viewB.pictureC.eventD.scene

49.A.whileB.so thatC.asD.in order that

50.A.failedB.occurredC.struckD.disappeared

51.A.goodB.lostC.possibleD.available

52.A.morningB.nightC.momentD.day

53.A.make outB.find outC.figure outD.turn out

54.A.easyB.the timeC.difficultD.necessary

55.A.As a resultB.After allC.And yetD.But then

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)

A

Cecile and I have been friends since college, for more than thirty years. Our friendship has remained

constant. We have seen each other through all the times when we really need a friend. In celebration

of our friendship, Cecile and I took our first road trip together.

The first day of our trip ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Tired from the long drive, we decided to

go to the restaurant for dinner. We sat down and ordered our meal. As we talked, I noticed an elderly

couple sitting a short distance away from us. The look of worship on the woman’s face attracted

me. She stared into the face of the man as he talked, reminding me of a teenager in love!

I called Cecil’s attention to the couple. As we watched, the man reached over to place a gentle kiss

on the woman’s cheek. She smiled.“Now that’s what I call love! I imagine they’ve been married for

a long time.”I said.“Or maybe,”remarked Cecile,“they haven’t been together long.”“Well, whatever

the case, it’s obvious they care much for each other,”I said.

Cecile and I watched and listened unashamedly to their conversation. She smiled and agreed to

whatever he said. We were touched by the warm scene we were witnessing. Then the scene

changed. The woman’s wrinkled but beautiful face was suddenly covered with a confused look. She

asked the man in a sweet voice，“Do I know you? What is this place?”“You know me. I’m Ralph, your husband. We’re in Santa Fe,

”the man said.“Oh, I seem to have forgotten. I’m not sure,”she said.

“That’s okay, sweetheart. You’ll be all right,”he comforted her, kissing her cheek again. Tears

rolled down our cheeks as Cecile and I looked at each other.“We were right”,she said thoughtfully.

“It is the real thing. That is love.”

56.From the first paragraph we can infer that ____.

A.Cecile and the writer have never quarreled

B.Cecile and the writer lost touch with each other once

C.Cecile and the writer are middle-aged women

D.Cecile and the writer live near to each other

57.What do you know from the passage?

A.The writer and her friends cried because they didn’t receive the kiss.

B.The old woman had something wrong with her memory.

C.The old woman didn’t love her husband as much as he did.

D.The writer and her friends felt ashamed about overhearing the conversation.

58.What does the underlined word“worship”in paragraph 2 probably mean?