A. studying
B. to study
C. studies
D. studied
( )35..We kno w a train in the past can’t go ______a train at the moment.
A. as soon as
B. so fast as
C. as fastly as
D. so faster than
二，完形填空：(25)
A
Life is not easy, so I'd like to say "When anything happens, believe in yourself." When I was a young boy, I was36_shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often37_me.
I was sad but could do nothing. Later,38_ happened, and it changed my life.
It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to39_it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak40all the teachers and students of my school! "Come
on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to_41_."
Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic "Believe in __42__". I tried my best to 43__ all the speech
and practiced it over 100 . With mother's great love, I did_44_in the contest.
I could 45_ believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I
heard the cheers (喝彩声)46_the teachers and students. Those 47_ who once looked down on (瞧不起) me, now all said "Congratulations!"48_me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.
_49_then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to believe
in myself. This is 50_ not only for a person but also for a country.
( )36. A. too
( )37. A. made faces at ( )38. A. nothing ( )39. A. take part in ( )40. A. with B. so
B. looked after
B. something
B. join
B. to
C. quite
C. caught up w ith
C. everything
C. get
C. among
D. very
D. laughed at
D. anything
D. make
D. before
( )41. A. lose ( )42. A. herself ( )43. A. remember ( )44. A. well
( )45. A. almost ( )46. A. from ( )47. A. teachers ( )48. A. to
( )49. A. Except ( )50. A. wrong B. win
B. itself
B. see
B. good
B. nearly
B. of
B. classmates
B. at
B. Since
B. serious
C. pass
C. yourself
C. spell
C. bad
C. ever
C. for
C. boys
C. with
C. Before
C.difficult
D. beat
D. themselves
D. hear
D. interested
D. hardly
D. to
D. girls
D. on
D. From
D. true
B)请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中所给的词中选出最恰当的10个填空,用其适当形式填空。（每个仅用一次）：
tell, common, thousand, falls, another, on, buy, but, wrote, wake
Every year, the second Sunday of May is a special day for moms. It’s Mother’s Day. It is a good time to (46)________ our moms how much we love them. This year,
the day (47)________ on May 8. In the UK, most children like (48)________ gifts to
show their love to their mothers. Flowers or chocolate are some (49)________ gift
ideas.
(50)________ making your own gift is interesting. When I was young, I helped
my dad make breakfast. Then we took it upstairs and (51)________ up my mom with a
surprise breakfast in bed. That is a popular way show love (52)________ Mother’s Day.
This year, I live 5,000 miles away from my mom. I had to think of (53)________
way to show my love. I sent her a card and (54)________ a 10-line poem (诗) on the back. I said, “Even though we are (55)________ of miles apart, no distance could
separate(分离) my love for you —especially on Mother’s Day.”
46 47 48 49 50
51 52 53 54 55
四．阅读理解：
A
Like many other young boys，I didn't know what I wanted to be when I was a
middle school student.My mother advised (建议) me to be a teacher like her，but it seemed that I was not interested in it.My father wanted me t o be a pianist.However，I co uldn't stand spending all of my time in front of a piano.
I got my goal(目标) after I went to high school.I got a part-time job at the
school radio station and I found it was interesting.I loved to discuss school life
and my favorite music with my schoolmates on the radio.I kept doing this job during the next six years.When I left the university，I got a full-time job at our local
(当地的) radio station.My career(事业) began.My program is successful and I have
a lot of fans.I enjoy my jo
b and my life now.
( )56.What did the writer's mother do?
A．A teacher. B．A pianist. C．A doctor. D．A scientist.
( )57.When did the writer start working at a radio station?
A．When he was ten years old. B．When he was a high school student.
C．When he studied at the university. D．After he left the university.
( )58.What did the writer talk about on the radio in the beginning?
A．School news. B．Famous films