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一、单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
1. Sometimes we are embarrassed to find out that the message we intend to convey through words may be exact opposite to we actually understand.
A. whyB. that
C. whichD. what
2. A vocation between terms is supposed to be time for students to escape study and develop their own habits. However， students often find themselves under pressure to study.
A. ambiguousB. tremendous
C. ridiculousD. marvelous
3. Marriage between people of different races， is against the law at that time， is very common nowadays in this country.
A. whatB. which
C. whateverD. whichever
4. The speaker of the government promises that any further information about the missing plane， we would be informed immediately.
A. was thereB. is there
C. should there beD. should be there
5. —Congratulations， Tom！ You have won the first prize in the physics competition.
—Dont . Im not good at physics， you know.
A. be a wet blanketB. pull my leg
C. have green fingersD. be all thumbs
6. Wed better not bother Linda these days， for she is said a book about children.
A. writingB. to write
C. to have writtenD. to be writing
7. Tom could have been hired by this big company， but he to answer many of the questions because of nervousness in the interview.
A. had failedB. has failed
C. failedD. fail
8. The house rent is increasing sharply nowadays. Ive got about half the space I had five years ago but I am paying now.
A. as five times muchB. as much five times
C. much as five timesD. five times as much
9. I finish the task this week， but I am not sure whether I can resist the temptation of the TV Series and focus on the task.
A. shouldB. might
C. wouldD. could
10. Jack was so tired with his language study that he fell asleep while he his homework.
A. was doingB. did
C. had been doingD. is doing
11. More than two hundred years ago， the United States from the British Empire and became an independent country.
A. got offB. pulled down
C. broke awayD. dropped off
12. The article opens and closes with descriptions of two news reports， each one major point in contrast with the other.
A. makesB. made
C. is to makeD. making
13. So involved with their computers that leaders at summer computer camps often have to force them to break for sports and games. B. Oslo （Norway）.
C. Almaty （Kazakhstan）.
D. Stockholm（Sweden）.
D
My mother drove me to the airport with the windows rolled down. It was seventyfive degrees in Phoenix， the sky a perfect， cloudless blue. I was wearing my favorite shirt—sleeveless， white eyelet lace； I was wearing it as a farewell gesture. My carryon item was a parka.
In the Olympic Peninsula of northwest Washington State， a small town named Forks exists under a nearconstant cover of clouds. It rains on this inconsequential town more than any other place in the United States of America. It was from this town and its gloomy， omnipresent shade that my mother escaped with me when I was only a few months old. It was in this town that Id been compelled to spend a month every summer until I was fourteen. That was the year I finally put my foot down； these past three summers， my dad， Charlie， vacationed with me in California for two weeks instead.
It was to Forks that I now exiled myself an action that I took with great horror. I detested Forks.
I loved Phoenix. I loved the sun and the blistering heat. I loved the vigorous， sprawling city.
“Bella，” my mom said to me—the last of a thousand times—before I got on the plane. “You dont have to do this.”
My mom looks like me， except with short hair and laugh lines. I felt a spasm of panic as I stared at her wide， childlike eyes. How could I leave my loving， erratic， harebrained mother to fend for herself？ Of course she had Phil now， so the bills would probably get paid， there would be food in the refrigerator， gas in her car， and someone to call when she got lost. but still...
“I want to go，” I lied. Id always been a bad liar， but Id been saying this lie so frequently lately that it sounded almost convincing now.
“Tell Charlie I said hi.”
“I will.”
“III see you soon.” she insisted. “You can come home whenever you want—III come right back as soon as you need me.” But I could see the sacrifice in her eyes behind the promise.
“Dont worry about me，” I urged. “Itll be great. I love you， Mom.”
She hugged me tightly for a minute， and then I got on the plane， and she was gone.
Its a fourhour flight from Phoenix to Seattle， another hour in a small plane up to Port Angeles， and then an hour drive back clown to Forks. Flying doesnt bother me： the hour in the car with Charlie， though， I was a little worried about.
Charlie had really been fairly nice about the whole thing. He seemed genuinely pleased that I was coming to live with him for the first time with any degree of permanence. Hed already gotten me registered for high school and was going to help me get a car.
1. Sometimes we are embarrassed to find out that the message we intend to convey through words may be exact opposite to we actually understand.
A. whyB. that
C. whichD. what
2. A vocation between terms is supposed to be time for students to escape study and develop their own habits. However， students often find themselves under pressure to study.
A. ambiguousB. tremendous
C. ridiculousD. marvelous
3. Marriage between people of different races， is against the law at that time， is very common nowadays in this country.
A. whatB. which
C. whateverD. whichever
4. The speaker of the government promises that any further information about the missing plane， we would be informed immediately.
A. was thereB. is there
C. should there beD. should be there
5. —Congratulations， Tom！ You have won the first prize in the physics competition.
—Dont . Im not good at physics， you know.
A. be a wet blanketB. pull my leg
C. have green fingersD. be all thumbs
6. Wed better not bother Linda these days， for she is said a book about children.
A. writingB. to write
C. to have writtenD. to be writing
7. Tom could have been hired by this big company， but he to answer many of the questions because of nervousness in the interview.
A. had failedB. has failed
C. failedD. fail
8. The house rent is increasing sharply nowadays. Ive got about half the space I had five years ago but I am paying now.
A. as five times muchB. as much five times
C. much as five timesD. five times as much
9. I finish the task this week， but I am not sure whether I can resist the temptation of the TV Series and focus on the task.
A. shouldB. might
C. wouldD. could
10. Jack was so tired with his language study that he fell asleep while he his homework.
A. was doingB. did
C. had been doingD. is doing
11. More than two hundred years ago， the United States from the British Empire and became an independent country.
A. got offB. pulled down
C. broke awayD. dropped off
12. The article opens and closes with descriptions of two news reports， each one major point in contrast with the other.
A. makesB. made
C. is to makeD. making
13. So involved with their computers that leaders at summer computer camps often have to force them to break for sports and games. B. Oslo （Norway）.
C. Almaty （Kazakhstan）.
D. Stockholm（Sweden）.
D
My mother drove me to the airport with the windows rolled down. It was seventyfive degrees in Phoenix， the sky a perfect， cloudless blue. I was wearing my favorite shirt—sleeveless， white eyelet lace； I was wearing it as a farewell gesture. My carryon item was a parka.
In the Olympic Peninsula of northwest Washington State， a small town named Forks exists under a nearconstant cover of clouds. It rains on this inconsequential town more than any other place in the United States of America. It was from this town and its gloomy， omnipresent shade that my mother escaped with me when I was only a few months old. It was in this town that Id been compelled to spend a month every summer until I was fourteen. That was the year I finally put my foot down； these past three summers， my dad， Charlie， vacationed with me in California for two weeks instead.
It was to Forks that I now exiled myself an action that I took with great horror. I detested Forks.
I loved Phoenix. I loved the sun and the blistering heat. I loved the vigorous， sprawling city.
“Bella，” my mom said to me—the last of a thousand times—before I got on the plane. “You dont have to do this.”
My mom looks like me， except with short hair and laugh lines. I felt a spasm of panic as I stared at her wide， childlike eyes. How could I leave my loving， erratic， harebrained mother to fend for herself？ Of course she had Phil now， so the bills would probably get paid， there would be food in the refrigerator， gas in her car， and someone to call when she got lost. but still...
“I want to go，” I lied. Id always been a bad liar， but Id been saying this lie so frequently lately that it sounded almost convincing now.
“Tell Charlie I said hi.”
“I will.”
“III see you soon.” she insisted. “You can come home whenever you want—III come right back as soon as you need me.” But I could see the sacrifice in her eyes behind the promise.
“Dont worry about me，” I urged. “Itll be great. I love you， Mom.”
She hugged me tightly for a minute， and then I got on the plane， and she was gone.
Its a fourhour flight from Phoenix to Seattle， another hour in a small plane up to Port Angeles， and then an hour drive back clown to Forks. Flying doesnt bother me： the hour in the car with Charlie， though， I was a little worried about.
Charlie had really been fairly nice about the whole thing. He seemed genuinely pleased that I was coming to live with him for the first time with any degree of permanence. Hed already gotten me registered for high school and was going to help me get a car.