That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away any possible robbers(抢劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck(垃圾车) pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?
| A．Cold and sick | B．Lucky and hopeful |
| C．Satisfied and cheerful | D．Disappointed and helpless |
From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy_____.
A .solving her problem at the bank B. taking part in various city activities
C learning acting in an evening school D. preparing for the first night showOn her way home the writer_____
| A．lost her wallet unknowingly |
| B．was stopped by a garbage truck driver |
| C．was robbed of her wallet by a man with a knife |
| D．found some homeless people following her |
From the text, we can infer that the writer_____
| A．would stop working at night | B．would stay on in San Francisco |
| C．would make friends with cleaners. | D．would give up her job at the bank |
第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为11-20的相应位置上。
To most of us, sharks are _31__ most dangerous fish in the sea, for they attack humans. However, according to Doctor Clark, ___32___ has studied the behavior of sharks for twelve
years, humans are not normally on
a shark’s menu. What ___33___ sharks feed on? Mainly fish and other small sea animals. Doctor Clark also found that sharks don’t eat as much food ___34___ people think. For instance, a nine-foot shark only needs two pounds of food a day to keep __35____ (health). But he says sometimes sharks starve and at other times they fill __36____ with what they have killed. Around the world, there are about 100 shark attacks on humans each year, ten of which prove fatal (致命的). But consider this: in the U.S. alone (仅仅), about 3 million people are __37____ (bite) by dogs each year. O
f these, 13 people die. “If a shark bites you,” says Doctor Clark, “the reason is 38 it mistakes you as its natural food.” For example, if you went underwater fishing and saw a shark, you could be in trouble. The shark might go for the ___39___ (injure) fish you had attacked and take a big bite of you at the same time. __40____ you went into a shark’s territory (领地) and threatened it, it might try to bite you. That’s because sharks are territorial and tend to guard their territory. Like dogs, they protect the area that they think is theirs.
第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为11～20的相应位置上。
It is important to fix our eyes on the protection of wildlife, because at present they are in danger. Every day some species of animals or plants are ___31___ (die) out.
On one hand, people hunt ___32___ for food or for clothing, because some have thick furs ___33___ can be made into clothes. On the other hand, man think some animals are ___34___ (fiercely) and attack them to death. For this reason, they can’t get along ___35___ with wildlife. And as a result, what they do ___36___ (danger) the wildlife.
In order to protect the wildlife ___37___ extinction, it is necessary to set up wildlife reserve ___38___ some special zones for wildlife. What’s more, leading the consciousness of wildlife protection to come into ___39___ (be) is the most important. Only when the above has a good effect___40___ wildlife can it be protected and the species develop gradually and safely.
II. 语法填空：(10×2)
People can call 911 when they need help. The police 1 (come) quickly. This phone number should be used only 2 an emergency. 3there have been some problems with people using the 911 phone number. More than half of the calls made to it are an accident. These accidental calls are not real emergencies.
Calling 911 when you do not need 4 can be very bad. It wastes the time of the people answering the calls. It can even force someone 5 has a real emergency to wait before getting the help they need.
Many accidental 911 calls come from cellphones. Sometimes keys on the phones 6 (push) and the call goes through without the owner of the phone 7 (know) that he has called an emergency number. People are trying to find a way to solve this problem.
They are testing 8 new program that might help solve the problem of accidental 911 calls. This program will make 9 (call) of 911 push another key on the phone 10 it is a real emergency. People hope that this change will reduce the number of accidental 911 calls going through.
第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。
In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted 31 saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.
In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students 32 (work) for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject.
Generally, 33 , modern examinations are written. The written examination, 34 all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known 35 the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into 36 (exist) with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, 37 (time) exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, 38 (appear) like a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.
One type of test is sometimes called as “objective” test. It is 39 (intend) to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up 40 objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.
第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题l 5分．满分l5分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。
Keeping a diary in English is one of the 16__________ (effect) ways to improve our English writing ability.
17._____________ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes 18.____________ time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. 19.____________ we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many 20.__________. In the first place, 21.____________ often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.
As far as I _22. ______________ (concern), my 23._____________(suggest) is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is 24.___________ great use to keep a diary in English for 25.___ ________ development of our writing skills.