A. since I see you last time
B. when I saw you last
C. ago I saw you last time
D. since I saw you last
31. Mr. Smith has recently made _________ from shares.
A. some huge fortunes
B. huge fortunes
C. a huge fortune
D. huge fortune
32. “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you!” (He wished his friend.)
The most appropriate response is __________
A. “I hope so.”
B. “Same to you!”
C. “Definitely.”
D. “Exactly.”
33. “Could you help me do it?” (He asked his friend.)
The most appropriate response is ______________
A. “Why not?.”
B. “With pleasure.”
C. “Sure, if you wish.”
D. “Yes, please.”
34. The task wasn't easy, but we managed it ___________.
A. somehow
B. anyway
C. anyhow
D. someway
35. “What a lovely day, _________?”
A. doesn't it
B. hasn't it
C. isn't it
D. won't it
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）
Part A
What do we mean by a perfect English pronunciation? In one sense, there are as many different kinds of English as there are speakers of it. No two speakers speak in exactly the same _______ (36). We can always hear differences between them, and the pronunciation of English varies a great deal in different geographical _______ (37). How do we _______ (38) what sort of English to use as a model? This is not a question that can be _______ (39) in the same way for all foreign learners of English. If you live in a part of the world like India or West Africa, where there is a long _______ (40) of speaking English for general communication purposes, you should _______ (41) to acquire a good variety of the pronunciation of this area. It would be a _______ (42) in these circumstances to use as a model BBC English or anything of the sort. On the other hand, if you live in a country where there is no traditional use of English, you must take as your model some standard form of _______ (43) English pronunciation. It does not _______ (44) very much which form you choose. The most _______ (45) thing to do is to take as your model the sort of English you can hear most often.
36. A. form B. way C. type D. voice
37. A. areas B. spaces C. parts D. places
38. A. conclude B. discover C. decide D. find
39. A. given B. replied C. responded D. answered
40. A. custom B. fashion C. habit D. tradition
41. A. try B. determine C. like D. object
42. A. defect B. mistake C. failure D. fault
43. A. domestic B. national C. native D. new
44. A. differ B. matter C. care D. affect
45. A. sensible B. serious C. common D. sensitive
Part B
When television first began to expand, very few of the people who had become famous as radio commentators were able to work equally effective on television. Some of the difficulties they experienced when they were trying to _______ (46) themselves to the new medium were technical. When working on radio, for example, they had become _______ (47) to seeing on behalf of the listener. This _______ (48) of seeing for others means that the commentator has to be very good at talking. Above all, he has to be able to _______ (49) a continuous sequence of visual images which add meaning to the sounds which the listener hears. In the ________ (50) of television, however, the commentator sees everything with the viewer. His _______ (51), therefore, is completely different. He is there to make _______ (52) that the viewer does not miss some point of interest, to help him focus _______ (53) particular things, and to _______ (54) the images on the television screen. Unlike his radio colleague, he must know the _______ (55) of silence and how to use it at those moments when the pictures speak for themselves.
46. A. adapt B. change C. modify D. shape
47. A. experienced B. practiced C. determined D. used
48. A. exercise B. art C. experience D. way
49. A. inspire B. make C. create D. cause
50. A. example B. case C. matter D. occasion
51. A. role B. duty C. occupation D. service
52. A. clear B. possible C. sure D. definite
53. A. to B. in C. at D. on
54. A. show B. exhibit C. interpret D. expose
55. A. value B. price C. cost D. worth
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
A
On October 17, 1829, Sam Patch did what he had said he would do. He perched on a platform built beside Niagara Falls and jumped into the water a hundred feet below. A big crowd had gathered to watch Sam's well-advertised leap. The spectators held their breath as the daredevil hit the swirling water. At last his head burst out of the foam, thirty feet clear of the falls, and the crowd let out a mighty roar. Men waved their hats and yelled out the expression that had become Sam's trademark: ""There's no mistake in Sam Patch!""
Sam began his career as a leaper in 1827, when he jumped eighty feet into the Passaic River from a bridge that was still under construction. Delighted with the fame he received, Sam traveled from town to town, jumping from masts, cliffs, and bridges. Then he made his great conquest of Niagara Falls.
Sam was encouraged by the widespread public excitement over his successful leap from the falls. He turned to the higher Genesee Falls for his next feat. On November 13, a scaffold was constructed 125 feet above the base of the falls. A huge crowd gathered on both riverbanks. At 2:00 P.M., Sam climbed the shaky scaffold, made a brief speech, and jumped. Once again there was a hushed silence as his body smacked the water. But this time Sam didn't resurface.
Sam's body was pulled from the mouth of the river the following spring. Even so, for years afterward, a legend persisted that the great Sam Patch was s
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