1、一、单项填空1Mom，I lost _ diamond ring you bought as my birthday present.Ill keep_ eye on it when I clean your bedroom.Aa；anBthe；anCthe；the Da；the解析：第一个空特指“你买给我做生日礼物的那个”，因此用定冠词the；第二个空考查固定搭配keep an eye on“留意，密切注视”。答案：B5When we got to the gate of the museum，we saw visitors coming _.Aa number of Bthe number
2、 ofCon number Din great numbers解析：句意：当我们到达博物馆门口时，我们看到参观者蜂拥而来。修饰可数名词，表示“大批”时，常用in number或in(great/large/huge) numbers。答案：D6This kind of food product is natural，with no_flavors added.Aaccurate BregularCsensitive Dartificial解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：这种食品是天然的，没有添加人造的香料。artificial“人造的”；regular“有规律的”；accurate“精确的”；se
3、nsitive“敏感的”。答案：D7It cant be a(n) _ that two banks were robbed in one night.Aincident BcoincidenceCaccident Dchance解析：考查名词辨析。coincidence表示令人吃惊的“巧合，巧事”。句意：两家银行在同一天晚上遭到抢劫，这绝非巧合。答案：B8Little Tony is generally healthy，but every now and then he _ a cold.Ahas caught Bis catchingCwill catch Dcatches解析：考查动词的
4、时态。根据时态一致的原则确定答案。句意：小托尼一般说来是健康的，但偶尔也会感冒。答案：D9Tell me，Mr.Black，was Mrs.Baker one of your _ customers?Acommon BregularCaverage Dusual解析：考查形容词辨析。regular“经常的，惯性的”，regular customers“常客”；common“普通的”；average“平均的”；usual“平常的”。句意：告诉我，布莱克夫人，贝克夫人是你的常客吗？答案：B10What does the model plane look like?Well，the wings of
5、 the plane are _ of its body.Amore than the length twiceBtwice more than the lengthCmore than twice the lengthDmore twice than the length解析：考查倍数表达法。这里表达的意思是“机翼比机身的两倍还要长”。一般表示倍数的词放在最前面，即“倍数名词of.”，而该句中的twice前面还有more than修饰，故C项符合。答案：C11Did your classmate accept your invitation?No，he _ refused.Aas far a
6、s Bas well asCas soon as Das good as解析：考查固定短语。as good as为固定短语“实际上，几乎等于”。答语句意：不，他实际上就是拒绝了。答案：D12Whatever do you consider _ to her?Ahappened BhappeningCto happen Dhappens解析：do you consider 是插入语，happened是句中的谓语动词。不要看成consider doing结构。选项B是陷阱。答案：A13I wonder what will _ my son if he failed _ most people ha
7、ve succeeded.Aturn to；in which Bbecome of；whereCturn out；that Dbecome of；when解析：第一个空考查固定结构what will become of sb.？“某人怎么样？”；第二个空where表示“而”(在)情况下。句意：我不知道如果我的儿子失败了而别的大部分人都成功了他会怎样。答案：B14The teachers encouragement doesnt _ mean your progress，so you should try your best as well.Anecessarily BdirectlyCform
8、ally Dhopefully解析：not necessarily“未必，不一定”。句意：老师的鼓励未必就意味着你进步，因此你应该尽最大努力。答案：A15What about listening to the English program on the radio while learning English?Personally，_.Aits up to you Bit makes senseCits a shame Dits out of the question解析：考查交际用语。前面what about表示征询对方的意见，回答时自然用表示观点的用语。答语句意：就我个人而言，这是可行的
9、。it makes sense表示“有意义，可行”。答案：B二、完形填空I had a neighbor named Mr Walker who had a truck.As a sixyearold little boy，I was not sure what_1_me to go to the end of his driveway and throw a rock at that truck，_2_that was what I did.I picked up a rock，let it fly，and ran away from the scene all in one motion.
10、While running，I_3_something out of the corner of my eye.Who should come out of the garage at the_4_moment the rock was in midair than Mr Walker?“Bing，”the rock hit Mr Walkers prized_5_.He looked up，only to see me running away.“Stop！”he_6_.I ran as fast as I could towards the bushes at my another nei
11、ghbors house and hid behind their cover just as_7_as Id ever been.With my heart racing and my_8_becoming heavy，I watched from my hiding place as Mr Walker walked to my front door where he_9_.My mother answered，and he_10_told her what had just happened.My mother called me home and told me to_11_my fa
12、ther to come home.Dad finally made it home.To my_12_，he didnt have a belt in his hand to punish me.“Come on，Wes.Youre going to_13_to him for what youve done.”I didnt_14_to go，but I had to.Dad led me over to Mr Walkers front porch.A very_15_Mr Walker invited us inside and offered tea.I_16_told him ho
13、w sorry I was and that Id never do something like that to him again.He told me he_17_my apology，and that he was sorry for getting so upset about it in the first place.After all，it was just a truck.Ill never forget the_18_I had as I left Mr Walkers house that eveninglike this weight had been lifted o
14、ff my shoulders.No longer was I concerned about_19_Mr Walker the next time I saw himjust the opposite.I felt like Mr Walker and I were pretty good_20_.作者用石头砸了邻居的卡车，无奈被迫去道歉。道歉后他感到轻松了很多，同时感觉自己和邻居成为了好朋友。1A.caused BallowedCasked Dbegged解析：根据句中that was what I did可知，作者不知道什么促使他这么做。答案：A2A.so BbutCbecause Dt
15、hough解析：根据句意可知，前后为转折关系，用but。答案：B3A.heard BtouchedCnoticed Dmet解析：根据句中out of the corner of my eye可知，作者眼睛的余光注意到了什么。答案：C4A.urgent BdangerousCimportant Dexact解析：根据句中the rock was in midair可知，这里指就在那个时刻。答案：D5A.hand BpossessionCcareer Dchance解析：卡车为Walker的所有物，用possession。答案：B6A.shouted BlaughedCexpected Drem
16、inded解析：根据句中Stop可推断，Walker对着作者大喊，让他站住。答案：A7A.delighted BexcitedCfrightened Ddisappointed解析：根据句中I ran as fast as I could可推断，作者当时很害怕。答案：C8A.breathing BstepsCvoice Dwords解析：根据句中my heart racing可推断，作者的呼吸声很重。答案：A9A.attacked BknockedCleft Dnodded解析：根据句中walked to my front door和后句中My mother answered可知，Walker
17、来敲门了。答案：B10A.slowly BhappilyCcalmly Dangrily解析：卡车被砸了，Walker应该很生气。答案：D11A.send for Bcall onCwait for Drely on解析：根据后句Dad finally made it home可知，作者的妈妈让他等爸爸回家。答案：C12A.regret BworryCbelief Dsurprise解析：根据句中he didnt have a belt in his hand可推断，爸爸没有惩罚作者，这令作者很惊奇。答案：D13A.apologize ByellCadmit Drelate解析：根据下文tol
18、d him how sorry I was可知，爸爸让作者去道歉。答案：A14A.dream BwantCadvise Dlearn解析：根据句中but I had to可知，作者不想去，但是不得不去。答案：B15A.rude BfunnyCcrazy Dpleasant解析：根据句中invited us inside and offered tea可推断，Walker很高兴。答案：D16A.confidently BlightlyCnervously D hardly解析：作者为自己做了错事而道歉，应该很紧张。答案：C17A.understood BacceptedCimpressed Di
19、nfluenced解析：根据后句After all，it was just a truck可推断，Walker接受了作者的道歉。答案：B18A.feeling BpredictionCattitude Dprogress解析：根据句中like this weight had been lifted off my shoulders可知，这里指作者的感觉。答案：A19 A.inviting BhuggingCavoiding Dpraising解析：Walker接受了道歉，这样作者就不用躲着他了。答案：C20A.friends BclassmatesCrelatives Dworkmates解析
20、：根据前句内容可知，作者感觉自己和Walker成为了好朋友。答案：A三、阅读理解I have done a fair amount of research regarding how much cartoonists charge for their work.Below are the results of my own research into this question，which is a grey and unclear area to common people.There will of course be variations and exceptions，but this
21、guide contains my personal view based on my own findings.I have noted that in general cartoonists charge no less than 50 for a single cartoon.Some may do it for 20 a cartoon.Some may even charge hundreds of pounds for a single cartoon depending upon its usage.“Usage”is a key factor.The more people t
22、hat will see the cartoon，the more youre likely to be asked to pay for the cartoon.For example，you may pay as little as 20 for a picture that is drawn for a personal gift but you may pay 200 for the same image if it is to be used for promotional，advertising features. Meanwhile another factor affectin
23、g price is skill.Skill these days is more likely to refer to technical skill than artistic skill.Though artistic skill will always be the most important factor，it has to be translated into printed and online products if the cartoons are to be used for commercial purposes.A lot of time and skill are
24、required in the modern age to create cartoons that can be used for printed and online purposes.For example，there are artists who can draw brilliantly but who do not have the technical skill to put their image online or prepare it for printing.The more technical and artistic skill an artist has，the m
25、ore they are likely to charge for their work.Finally，art is a passion but for those who do it for a living it has its own value.In most cases，cartoonists charge a price that is fair to both the customers and themselves.作者对漫画家如何收费进行了一系列调查，本文展示了她的调查结果。1We can learn from the first two paragraphs that_.
26、Ait is easy to research how much cartoonists charge for a cartoonBhow much cartoonists charge is a mystery to common peopleCgenerally cartoonists charge a very high price for a single cartoonDpeople can easily buy a cartoon with no more than 20解析：推理判断题。从第一段的Below are the results of my own research into this question，which is a grey and unclear area to common people.可知B项正确。答案：B