Ⅰ.根据句意及括号内的汉语或首字母提示，用合适的单词填空
1.I'm sorry to b________ you, but I have something important to tell you.
2.Living in the business d________ of a city provides a great convenience for shopping.
3.The r________ for a house in the city center is usually higher than that in the suburbs.
4.If the animals cannot find enough food to eat，they will s________ or have to leave the place.
5.These days those who often drive find it more and more difficult to find a place to p________ their cars.
6.A recent ________(调查)shows that on average high school girls are smarter than boys.
7.At first the boy didn't want to meet the children in the ________(街坊), but now they're getting on well with one another.
8.The Oriental Pearl Tower (东方明珠塔) is considered as symbolic ________(建筑)of Shanghai.
9.The ________(当地的) government has taken many strict measures to prevent the factories from polluting the rivers.
10.The advantages of our products are ________(吸引人) design，high quality and reasonable prices.
答案：1.bother 2.district 3.rent 4.starve 5.park 6.survey
7.neighbourhood 8.architecture 9.local 10.attractive
Ⅱ.选择方框内的词，并用其适当形式完成下列句子，每词限用一次
attract， sound， tour， approach， pretty， fortunate
1.As they ________ the abandoned house, they heard someone talking inside.
2.Beijing has been listed as one of the most ________tourist attractions in China.
3.I worked as a tour guide so that I could practise my spoken English with the foreign ________.
4.A storm hit the village last night. ________， it did very little damage to the crops.
5.I'm ________ sure he'll say yes. Do you think so?
6.It ________ a good idea to go for a picnic in the park at the weekend.
答案：1.approached 2.attractive 3.tourists 4.Fortunately 5.pretty 6.sounds
Ⅲ.同义句转换，每空一词
1.I live in a three-storey apartment.
I live in an apartment ________ ________ ________.
2.He has been away from his hometown for six years.
________ ________ ________ six years since he ________ his hometown.
3.This is my first visit to Hong Kong.
This is ________ ________ ________ that I ________ ________ Hong Kong.
4.He seems to have known the truth of the matter.
________ ________ that he ________ ________the truth of the matter.
5.How about going to the concert this weekend?
________ ________go to the concert this weekend?
答案：1.with three storeys 2.It has been; left 3.the first time; have visited 4.It seems; has known 5.Shall we/Why not
Ⅳ.语法填空
1.—Have you ever come here before?
—No. It is my first time that I ________ (be) to this city.
答案：have been 在“It is my first/second time that+句子”结构中， that从句要用现在完成时。
2.I wish I could go camping with you next weekend; it sounds fun. ________(unfortunate), I'll have to work.
答案：Unfortunately 句意为：我希望我能够和你在下周末去野营，听起来太有趣了。不幸的是，我得上班。unfortunately“不幸地”，符合句意。
3.The poor little boy has suffered a lot ________ his parents died in the earthquake in 2008.
答案：since 由since引导的时间状语从句，主句用现在完成时，从句用一般过去时。
4.—How about going to the English Corner close to the Jinjian Hotel?
—________(sound) great. I'm willing to go there with you this Friday evening.
答案：Sounds Sounds great.是It sounds great.的省略形式， sound 为系动词。
5.Mary is really good at taking notes in class. She can ________ almost every word her teacher says.
答案：put down 考查动词短语。put down意为“把……放下，镇压，平息，写下，记下”。句意：玛丽真的擅长在课堂上记笔记，她几乎能记下老师说的每一个字。
6.—Do you want me to return the book for you?
—No, don't ________. I can manage it myself.
答案：bother 句意为：——“你想让我为你还这本书吗?”——“不，不麻烦了，我自己能行。”don't bother“不麻烦了”。
7.Mr. Jia made up her mind to try a new ________ to teaching English in her class.
答案：approach approach与介词to搭配。
8.People from the south find it difficult to understand ________people from the north are saying.
答案：what what people from the north are saying作动词understand的宾语，构成宾语从句，what在从句中作saying的宾语。
9.James is a famous architecture designer(设计者) whose style is similar to ________ of Frank Lloyd Wright's.
答案：that that指代前文所提到过的一类中的另一个，在这里指代style，that可指代单数名词或不可数名词;it指前文所提到过的，相当于the one。
10.—How do you find the movie?
—________.
答案：It's pretty good 句意为：——“这部电影怎么样?”——“太好了”。 Ⅴ.阅读理解
The moving truck with furniture was parked in front of our Southern California home. My husband and I were sweeping out the open garage when a woman from a house across the street came up to us with an apple pie.
“Welcome to the neighbourhood，” she said. “I made it myself and I want you to have it.”
“Really, we can't.” , my husband replied.
“Of course you can，” she ran on. “When I moved in two years ago no one welcomed me, and I want you to feel at home.” She thrust(塞) the pie into my husband's hands.
“Uh, well, you see，”he said, with a disappointed laugh, “we have been here four years and we're moving.”
The woman stared at him, dumbfounded (目瞪口呆), with her mouth open.
“Well，” she said, shrugging(耸肩) her shoulders with an air of resignation(顺从), “Enjoy it anyway!”
My husband and I laughed heartily, determining in the future to be better neighbours ourselves.
文章大意：本文通过讲述一个发生在作者搬家离开时的小故事，反映了西方国家日益淡薄的人际关系。
1.The woman came up to us because ________.
A.she wanted to see us off
B.she wanted to see our furniture
C.she wanted to sell her pie to us
D.she thought we had just arrived here
答案：D 细节理解题。根据“Welcome to the neighbourhood”可推知这位邻居还以为作者是新来的，故此题答案为D。
2.The sentence “Really, we can't” exactly means ________.
A.neither the writer nor her husband could accept the apple pie
B.we didn't like eating the apple pie
C.we were so busy that we had no time to eat it
D.we are full. We needn't eat it
答案：A 推理判断题。根据上下文的意思可以推断出来作者夫妇都不会接受the apple pie。
3.The phrase “feel at home” in the passage probably means ________.
A.live at home B.feel comfortable
C.help oneself to it D.be brave
答案：B 词义猜测题。“feel at home”本意是“感觉像在家里一样”，引申为“宾至如归，无拘无束，感觉舒服”等意思。故答案为B。
4.When the woman knew the writer and her husband were moving, she felt ________.
A.excited B.embarrassed
C.angry D.disappointed
答案：B 推理判断题。满心欢喜地拿着自己做的apple pie欢迎新邻居，结果对方是准备搬离这个小区，此时的“尴尬”远大于“失望”。
5.Personal relationship in western countries is ________.
A.important B.valuable
C.necessary D.hardly thinkable
答案：D 推理判断题。作者在这里住了四年，现在要搬走了，而邻居却以为他们是新搬来的，可见西方国家的人际关系非常淡薄，难以置信。
Ⅵ.语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
The hostess was to have a party and entertain guests at home. She busied herself so early in the morning with cleaning the house. She was so tired __1__ she felt pain in her waist and on the back. Drops of sweat fell from her forehead. She did not finish cleaning the house __2__ dusk.
__3__(look) at the clean and tidy drawing room, she released a sigh with a smile on her face. The guests were coming! Entering the drawing room, they __4__(attract) by the fresh flowers. Surprisingly pleased, they cheered in praise, “Oh, what beautiful flowers!”
“How colourful and fragrant!”
“Just a look at it, and life is full of pleasure!” Then they went on to express their thanks __5__ the hostess for her __6__(delicate) arranged flowers.
With an embarrassed smile, the hostess said, “I am glad you like it. Thank you for your praise. I was __7__ bit surprised about it. I __8__ make detailed arrangements for your honour. I was busy the whole day cleaning and mopping. As to the flowers in the vase, it is a piece of cake. I did it by just lifting my hand. Now you are __9__(aware) of my hard work and praise __10__ highly for my easiest effort. It is beyond my expectation.”
1.______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______
6.______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______
答案：
1.that so...that...引导结果状语从句。
2.until 此处意为“直到黄昏她才打扫完房屋”，not...until...“直到……才……”。
3.Looking 所填词的逻辑主语为she，与句子主语一致且是主动关系，故用现在分词形式。
4.were attracted。所填词在句中作谓语，they和attract为被动关系，事情发生在过去，故用一般过去时的被动语态。
5.to 表示“向某人表示感谢”用express one's thanks to sb.。
6.delicately 此处修饰arrange，故用其副词形式。
7.a a bit“一点”是固定用法，此处表示“有点儿吃惊”。
8.did 此处强调谓语动词make，且事情发生在过去，故用did。
9.unaware 此处意为“没有意识到我工作的辛劳”，故用aware的反义词。
10.me 所填词在句中作宾语，意为“表扬我的举手之劳”，故用me。
