一、单选题
1、—I told you! I really am ranked the lowest. Number 25 out of 25 players.
—________ You've got nowhere to go but up.
A. Tell me a bit more.
B. I'm not so sure about that.
C. Look on the bright side!
D. That is absolute nonsense!
2、Doctor Smith ________ in the university for more than 20 years before he retired last month.
A. workedblank space下载
B. was working
C. has worked
D. had worked
3、With a little joke, Lin Yutang made the audience laugh, while gently ________ the president of the university who had put him on the spot.
A. letting off
B. taking off
C. telling off
D. putting off
4、Most authorities agreed that play is a(n) ________ of a child’s development. Just as th e saying goes, “All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.”
A. essential
B. complicated
C. cruel
D. informal
5、Charlie Chaplin became famous in the 1910s, ________ films were silent and in black and while.
A. which
B. when
C. how
D. whose
6、________ the traffic jam, I arrived at the airport too late. The plane had left when I got there.
A. Instead of
B. In addition to
C. By means of
D. Due to
7、Edison is very satisfied with his job as a clown doctor, who can help people by ________ them.
A. examining
B. entertaining
C. impressing
D. curing
8、Although ________ very hard, Lily failed ________ the work in time.
A. to work; to finish
B. working; to finish
C. to work; finishing
D. working; finishing
9、Before becoming world-wide famous, J.K. Rowling had spent years ________ on little money.
A. surviving
B. to survive
C. survive
D. survived
10、J.D. Salinger refused to give up writing ________ criticisms from several publishers.
A. even
B. thus
C. despite
D. though
11、The response of the audience varied from outright ________ to warm hospitality.
A. outcome
B. rejection
C. failure
D. gentleness
12、During the special period of fighting against the infective illness, you ________ wear a mask when going out
A. must
B. can
C. need
D. may
13、The science and technology competition held every year is a good opportunity to show students ________ creativity can add new value to their school life.
A. whether
B. how
C. which
D. what
14、Linda walked through the door into the waiting area in the hospital, ________ there is always an atmosphere of boredom and tension.
A. when
B. that
C. which
D. where
15、We have been very _______ of their support. We couldn't have been successful without them.
A. enthusiastic
B. upset
C. appreciative
D. embarrassed
二、完形填空（20空）
When I was in my final year of college, a good friend of mine was planning to visit a toastmaster(宴会主持人) club and invited me to join her. 1 I loved the idea of public speaking and hoped that the 2 would be also where I would see myself someday, I was a self-doubting person filled with pessimism, which never gave me the 3 to take that baby step.
Later, my another friend encouraged me to 4 one of the forums. 5 , I still never joined in it until I 6 . It was when I started working in a company and moved to a different city, and I was lonely that I 7 myself harder to give this forum a(n) 8 . Little did I know that it was this little forum that was really a start to bigger 9 Since then I have started to 10 the road to my career as a toastmaster gradually.
That friend doesn't know what a(n) 11 his little encouragement has made on my life. Today I am a
12 individual; pessimism no longer has the upper hand and I can 13 call myself a public speaker. I still remember when I 14 my first paycheck for my public speaking, tears weren’t enough to 15 my emotions. I have been speaking on 16 occasions to various audiences since then. Whenever I walk up to the platform, holding the microphone, I believe that I am nothing but myself.
I don’t just give a 17 to the crowd. Sometimes, I tell them a story—one that has a
18 reflection of my past pessimism, one that is related to my sincere 19 for that friend of mine and one that 20 my hidden passion and talent, which might have been forgotten had it not been for her encouragement.
16、A. But B. Since C. Unless D. Though
17、A. class B. stage C. situation D. opportunity
18、A. courage B. permission C. freedom D. ability
19、A. create B. sponsor C. attend D. know
20、A. Otherwise B. Moreover C. Therefore D. However
21、A. succeeded B. graduated C. married D. settled
22、A. helped B. developed C. pushed D. recommended
23、A. try B. comment C. excuse D. purpose
24、A. tasks B. jobs C. facts D. things
25、A. repair B. block C. take D. hold
26、A. impact B. solution C. decision D. profit
27、A. strange B. confident C. common D. calm
28、A. proudly B. immediately C. exactly D. carefully
29、A. expected B. spent C. paid D. earned
30、A. arouse B. explore C. define D. handle
31、A. entire B. different C. wide D. considerate
32、A. present B. lecture C. mark D. chance
33、A. sudden B. useful C. further D. dark
34、A. explanation B. sympathy C. appreciation D. responsibility
35、A. shouts out B. calls off C. makes up D. gives away
三、阅读理解
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