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2、交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Although it in the desert most of the year, people still live thereAdoesnt rainBdidnt rainChasnt rainedDhadnt rained2The party last month really gave me a lot of fun. So can we have this month,Mr.James?AanyBoneCanotherDthe other3As its economy is maturing，Chinas _a grea
3、ter role in critical issues like climate and development.Adefining Bassuming Cguaranteeing Dassuring4I was afraid I would miss the important lecture.Oh, was that why you _asking me to speed up?Ahad keptBare keepingCwould keepDkept5Tony _ what I did annoying though he didnt say anything.So you think
4、you will have to make an apology?Acould findBshould have foundCmight findDmust have found6Robert had a comfortable childhood, _up in a pleasant house with a view of the sea.AgrewBgrowingCgrownDto grow7- Ive got something weighing on my mind. Could you give me some advice?- _. Tell me all about it an
5、d Ill do what I can.ADont mention itBNo wonderCNo problemDMy pleasure8-Professor Li is wanted on the phone. Where is he?- I saw him coming, but in a minute, he _.Awill disappearBhas disappearedCdisappearsDdisappeared9Jim told us all that _ he said so at the meeting was right.AallBwhatCall thatDthat1
6、0There is _ as a free dinner in this world. As the saying goes, “No pains, no gains.”Ano such a good thingBsuch no good thingCno such good thingDnot so a good thing11 “Drive-ins” have large parking lots _ customers are served in their cars by waitresses.AwhoBwhenCwhichDwhere12Dont to spring-clean th
7、e whole house just because my mother is coming theres no need to do that.AundertakeBattemptCbotherDhesitate13The online shopkeeper has made an apology for his rude behavior.OK. If youre still not satisfied, you can _ compensation.AclaimBaffordCsacrificeDdismiss14You will have to stay at home all day
8、 _ you finish all your homework. Aif Bunless Cwhether Dbecause15Changing the password on your account isnt a lasting solution if you dont remove any virus， ？Adont youBdo youCisnt itDis it16Excuse me, can you tell me where I can find a supermarket?I happen to know _ nearby. Come on, Ill show you the
9、way.AoneBitCthatDsome17We most prefer to say yes to the _ of someone we know and like.AattemptsBrequestsCdoubtsDpromises18Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, only today is a gift, and that is _ we call it present.AhowBwhenCwhyDwhere19According to a recent study, the high school graduation r
10、ate for black men has fallen by 43 percent, while _ of black women has risen by 56 percent.AthatBwhatConeDwhich20Its nearly four years since I worked in that firm. I _ a band with other fellows.AoperatedBhad been operatingCwas operatingDam operating第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21
11、（6分）Despite his knee and finger injuries, Kobe Bryant ignores his pains as the NBA season nears. He is leading the Los Angeles Lakers in their attempt to win a third NBA championship in a row, as they did at the beginning of the century. The Los Angles Lakers superstar has the perfect record since h
12、is start in 1996. He has five NBA championships, 12 NBA All-Stars and a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.But along with the awards, there has long been talk about Bryant. People say he is a selfish player with only a few friends. He won three NBA championship titles with Shaquille ONeal, but rathe
13、r than becoming friends, they couldnt get along well with each other. Lakers Coach Phil Jackson still remembers a talk he and Bryant had. “I talked to him a little bit about leadership and his ability to be a leader, and he said he was ready to be a captain ” Jackson told ESPN. “ But I said no one w
14、as ready to follow him. Bryants path of self-discovery took him Light years. ONeal left the Lakers in 2004. Bryant went on to lead the team to victory last year and again this summer. Last week, NBA rookies(新秀）voted Bryant their favorite player.Mark Medina, sports reporter with the Los Angles Times
15、has seen Bryant grow. “ Kobe has been improvinghis relationship with teammates and accepts that sometimes less is more,” he wrote. “ He has learned that he has to give to get back in return. And so he has become a giver rather than a demanding leader. That has been great for him and great to watch,” Jackson
