—I bought three DVD copies of the film Avatar and now       is left. Somebody just borrows something and never returns.

—Things like that happen all the time.

A. none               B. nothing             C. no one            D. neither

—Do you know what to do in the lab, Mike?

—Oh, sorry I don’t----just _____if I could get a ticket for the Shanghai Expo.

A. wonder                    B. wondered  

C. wondering             D. having wondered

I know the man ____chance, but I have never spoken to him.

A. with      B. on         C. for          D. by

All the employees except the manager ______to work online at home.

A. encourages    B. encourage    C. is encouraged    D. are encouraged

The easiest way for the English to deal with their social discomfort is to avoid social interaction altogether, by choosing either leisure (閑暇) activities that can be performed in the privacy of one’s own house, or outdoor activities that follow their interest without direct contact with anyone other than one’s own family members, such as going for a walk, or to the cinema, or shopping.

In recent survey, over half of all the leisure activities were of this private domestic type, and of the top ten pastimes, only two—having friends round for a meal or drink, and going to the pub—could be described as ‘sociable’. The most domestic activities are the most popular: watching TV, listening to the radio, reading, DIY （Do It Yourself） and gardening. Even when the English are being sociable, the survey findings show that most of them would much rather entertain a few close friends or relatives in the safety of their own homes than venture out  among strangers.

In the latest national census survey （人口普查）, over half of the entire adult male population had been DIYing in the four weeks before the census date. Nearly a third of the female population had also been busily improving their homes, and their work with their gardens was equally obvious: 52 percent of all English males and 45 percent of females had been out there, cutting branches and weeding grass.

Even among people claiming to belong to a particular religion, only two percent attend services every week. The rest of the population can be found every Sunday at their local garden center or DIY superstore. And when they want a break from caring about their own homes and gardens, they go on trips to visit bigger and better houses and gardens, such as the stately homes and gardens opened to the public by the National Trust and the Royal Horticulture Society. Visiting grand country houses always ranks as one of the most popular national pastimes.

The result of the survey shows that ________.

A. about half English people enjoy working in their gardens

B. 8 out of 10 pastimes can be described as social activities

C. 2 percent of the religious people enjoy visits to public houses

D. visiting stately homes is the most popular national pastime

According to the passage, the English enjoy all of the following EXCEPT________.

A. the social activities, such as gathering with friends

B. working at home and in their gardens

C. dining out in a public place among strangers

D. visits to stately homes and gardens

The underlined word “domestic” probably means________.

A. public      B. household          C. outdoor            D. collective

The passage mainly tells us about________.

A. why the English don’t like social activities

B. how the English spend their leisure time

C. what the result of a recent census survey is

D. where the English hold their private activities

第  Ⅱ  卷（非選擇題，共35分）

第四部分：（共35分）

第一節(jié)：請在答題紙上按下列所給詞的正確順序組成完整的句子。

(每小題2分，共10分)

76. we/ body language/use /to strangers/we/when/introduced/are.

                                                              .

77. every culture/to/greet/has/developed/a/ way/formal/strangers.

                                                               .

78. If/someone/our/right hand/busy/is/greeting/it/cannot/a/weapon/be/holding.

                                                               .

79. American/youths/each other/often/greet/with/expression/ “Give me five!”

                                                              .

80. Body/language/fascinating/for/is/everyone/to/study.

                                                              .

At 4:00 next Friday, I ________TV in my room.

A. will watch         B. will be watching

C. will have watched     D. will been watching

He is afraid to speak in _______ public.

 A. the    B a   C. an    D. /

Was it midnight_________ you fell asleep while reading with the candle still burning?

A．when               B．then                C．that                 D．in which

第二節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

       When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a freelance (self-employed) writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not. He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a(n)  36  typewriter and settled down to work.

       After a year or so, however, Alex began to  37  himself. He found it was difficult to earn his living by  38  what he wrote. But Alex determined to put his dream to the test --  39  it meant living with uncertainty and fear of  40 . This is the shadowland of hope, and  41  with a dream must learn to live there.

       One day Alex got a call, “We need a(n)  42 , and we’re paying $6,000 a year.” $6,000 was  43  money in 1960. It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more.  44 , he could write on the side.  45  the dollars were dancing in Alex’s head, something  46  his senses. He had dreamed of being a  47  -- full time. “Thanks but no,” Alex said  48 , “I’m going to stick it out and write.”

       After Alex got off the phone, he  49  everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents. Alex put the cans and cents into a  50  bag, saying to himself, “There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far.”

       Finally his work was  51  in 1970. Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that  52  writers ever experience. The shadows had turned into limelight.

       Then one day, Alex  53  a box filled with things he had owned years before.  54  was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents. Suddenly he  55  himself working in that cold storage room. It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland.

36. A. expensive    B. priceless            C. excellent           D. used

37. A. doubt                 B. trust                  C. regret                D. hate

38. A. buying               B. selling              C. reading             D. appreciating

39. A. what if        B. now that           C. even though       D. as if

40. A. failure         B. success              C. loss                   D. perspiration

41. A. someone             B. nobody             C. anyone              D. none

42. A. writer                 B. boss                  C. manager            D. assistant

43. A. little                   B. real                  C. false                 D. high

44. A. Still                   B. Besides             C. However           D. Therefore

45. A. If                      B. Because             C. As                    D. But

46. A. cleared        B. destroyed   C. hurt                  D. struck

47. A. writer                 B. dancer        C. driver        D. assistant

48. A. hurriedly            B. slowly        C. firmly        D. hesitantly

49. A. pulled apart  B. pulled out          C. pulled down      D. pulled back

50. A. plastic         B. paper                C. cloth                 D. metal

51. A. published            B. completed  C. written              D. punished

52. A. poor                   B. few                   C. famous              D. great

53. A. picked         B. searched            C. sought        D. found

54. A. Outside        B. Below        C. Inside        D. Above

55. A. reminded            B. called         C. described           D. pictured