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第一卷(三部分，共115分)

第一部：分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题一分，满分15分）

1. Mention ____ word recycling and ____ few of us think of cars. But in ____ world of limited space and resources, recycling is very important.

A. a; a; the B. a; 不填; a C. the; 不填; a D. the; 不填; the

2. — Isn’t it just five hundred? Let’s get it, darling.

— ____, no idea of saving money.

A. It’s just like you B. It’s not like you C. I agree with you D. That’s all right

3. It was nearly an hour ____ the sleeping pill ____ effect.

A. when; took B. before; took C. since; took D. before; would take

4. The woman claimed ____ at the supermarket when she was doing shopping yesterday.

A. being badly treated B. having badly treated

C. to be badly treated D. to have been badly treated

5. As far as I know, the writer enjoys at least as much singing Beijing Opera as he ____.

A. does writing B. writes C. writing D. does to write

6. So ____ that even the UN troops couldn’t control it.

A. the situation of Iraq was complicated B. complicated was the situation of Iraq

C. was the situation of Iraq complicated D. complicated the situation of Iraq was

7. — I saw Bob carrying baggage for a stranger yesterday.

— What a good fellow! He ____ others, especially those in trouble.

A. is always helping B. always helped

C. has always helped D. had always helped

8. — The singer looks very beautiful.

— But she was very ugly before she tidied up her appearance(整容). You ____ believe it!

A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. wouldn’t D. might not

9. When we hurried to the airport, the foreign friends ____ to get off the plane.

A. had arrived waiting B. arrived waiting C. were arriving to wait D. had arrived to wait

10. — The mobile phone looks nice. Please show ____ to me.

— Here you are, Madame.

— Oh, wonderful! I’ll get it. My daughter just needs ____.

A. that; it B. one; it C. it; one D. it; it

11. The negotiation had ____ without any result. And then came the war instead.

A. been broken up B. to be broken off C. break up D. to break off

12. On the contrary, I think it is Truman, ____ you, ____ to blame.

A. more than; are B. less than; who are C. rather than; that is D. rather than; is

13. — Are you going to travel this summer vacation?

— No, I’ll have to do some part-time job for my next team study. ____, there’s SARS spreading.

A. Also B. Therefore C. However D. Unluckily

14. As a Chinese, we should often think ____ we can do more for our country.

A. how B. what C. of what D. of how

15. ____ you from taking a hand in that affair, you ____ in prison.

A. If I didn’t stop; would have stayed B. Had I stopped; would be staying

C. Shouldn’t I have stopped; would stay D. If I hadn’t stopped; would have stayed

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Bodybuilding is a world away from high school physical education class, but now

teenage boys 36 having muscular bodies just like their 37 .

Andy Lau played a 38 monk who helps catch criminals(罪犯)in the film “Running on Karma”. Then39 bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger 40 the spotlight when he became governor of California, US,41 that muscle-men have 42 too. People have tried to develop muscular bodies for centuries. But as a sport or form of exercise, bodybuilding is still quite 43 .

Briton Eugen Sandow’s 44 at the 1893 World Columbian Exposition in Chicago is widely seen as the world’s 45 bodybuilding show. Many of his poses(姿势)are 46 used in competitions today. In 1940, the Mr. America contest became the first world bodybuilding competition, and it was 47 by the Mr. Universe contest in 1950 and the Mr. 48 competition 15 years after that.

Some ask whether bodybuilding is really a sport, since the competitions only 49 posing, not any real athletic 50 . Diet, on the other hand, plays a much more important role in bodybuilding than in any other sport.

“It’s 51 to believe that all the athletes are close to 52 when they show off their 53 on stage,” said Cao Xinli. She won the women’s championship at the National Bodybuilding Competition last week in Baotou.

A coach explained: “The strict controls on diet and the hard training often 54 that bodybuilders are much 55 than they look.” But despite the dangers, young boys will still go to the gym in the hope of developing a better body.

16. A. think of B. dream of C. know of D. are aware of

17. A. heroes B. parents C. partners D. coaches

18. A. physical B. spiritual C. bare-head D. muscular

19. A. former B. latter C. earlier D. later

20. A. made B. entered C. escaped D. controlled

21. A. seeing B. finding C. proving D. explaining

22. A. perseverance B. achievements C. feelings D. brains

23. A. old B. young C. popular D. difficult

24. A. appearance B. creation C. performance D. success

25. A. first B. latest C. valuable D. unforgettable

26. A. widely B. usually C. even D. still

27. A. established B. judged C. joined D. stopped

28. A. Olympia B. Alps C. Himalayas D. Pacific

29. A. arrange B. require C. admit D. cause

30. A. performance B. technique C. courage D. effort

31. A. necessary B. unnecessary C. hard D. easy

32. A. starvation B. victory C. fullness D. failure

33. A. talents B. strengths C. muscles D. looks

34. A. suggest B. mean C. cause D. indicate

35. A. weaker B. stronger C. easier D. harder

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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There are stock markets in large cities in many countries. Stock markets in Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York are among the largest and most well-known. The stock market, also called stock exchange, is a place where people can buy or sell shares of a factory or a company. And each share means certain ownership of a factory or a company.

Different people go to stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they have. Others are not very rich, who buy stocks and try to become rich. Still others buy stocks as part of their plan to save money.

Of course, investing money in the stock markets is not the safest way to make money. No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or company may do badly. Then the stocks will go down and investors will lose money. The stock may go up or down for a number of untold reasons. Everyone wants the stock to go up, but sometimes even if a factory or company does a good job, the stock may still go down.

No wonder going to the stock market is often compared to gambling. All are eager to make money by “gambling” in the stock market. Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are willing to gamble”. Indeed, the stock market is an attractive part of the business world.

56. If you are an investor, ____ in the stock market.

A. you can always make money B. you can tell exactly when the stock goes up or down

C. you might always lose money in a period D. your gambling is always safe

57. When a factory or company does a good job, ____.

A. investors are sure to get money B. the stock will sometimes go down

C. going to the market is the safest way D. you should never put your money in it

58. Factories and companies are pleased that so many people “gamble” because ____.

A. they can make more money B. they need more people to work for them

C. the need their money to do business D. some people win and some lose

59. The article mainly wants to tell us ____.

A. how to buy or sell shares B. the stock market is like a gambling house

C. the ABC of stock market D. investing money in the stock market is not the safest way