I．听力（略）
II．单项填空
1．It is ____ GREat pleasure to go to ____ cinema after a week's hard work．
A．a；the B．the；a C．a；／D．the；the
2．—Thank you so much for your help．
— ____．
A．Glad to hear that
B．Not worth thanking
C．Think nothing of it
D．You're too polite
3．I've brought my tennis things along in case we ____ time for a game tomorrow．
A．had B．have C．has D．had had
4．____ only 20minutes to go before the train left，I felt uneasy in the taxi to the railway station．
A．For B．As C．Because D．With
5．Whoever has ____ sense knows that smoking is harmful to people's health．
A．normal B．general C．ordinary D．common
6．Which do you enjoy ____ your spare time，playing cards at home or taking a walk in the park？
A．spending B．to spend C．having spent D．to have spent
7．He's bought a cottage in the country for ____ he retires，with the money he's saved over half of his life．
A．when B．where C．what D．which
8．You have made a few mistakes in your composition but ____ you have done well．
A．first of all B．on the whole C．on the other hand D．generally speaking
9．Don't put the chair too close to the stove．
Dry wood ____ fire easily，you know．
A．lights B．burns C．makes D．catches
10．It is in Qingdao ____ you're going to pay a visit to this kind of washing machine is produced．
A．不填；that B．where；which
C．不填；where D．that；which
11．____，you'll never be able to persuade him．
A．However hard may you try
B．Try however hard you may
C．However hard you may try
D．Try hard however you may
12．—Look，John's fallen asleep．
—Oh，he ____ too late last night．
A．might sit up B．should have sat up
C．could sit up D．must have sat up
13．—Shall I tell Ann how to improve her English speaking？
—Yes，but ____ of suggestions may discourage her．
A．a list too long B．a too long list
C．too long a list D．a list too long
14．He went to bed ____，and when he woke up he found he still had his shoes on．
A．drinking B．being drunk C．drunk D．having drunk
15．____ and tell us．We are all anxious to know how the story ends up．
A．Hold back B．Set up C．Speed up D．Go ahead
III．完形填空（40分）
A）选择填空。（30分）
An interesting theory in economics is demonstrated（证明）by the Headman of a small mountain tribe．It seems that this tribe was good at making straw mats（草席）that had GREat sales possibility in the 1 ____ market．The representative（代表）of an American company 2 ____ to visit the tribe and 3 ____ to make a good business deal．He 4 ____ to the Headman and 5 ____ thathis company would like to 6 ____ several thousand mats．Undoubtedly，he said，the business 7 ____ would be profitable（有益的）to the 8 ____．After some thought，the Headman 9 ____，but announced that the price per 10 ____ would be higher on such a 11 ____ order than it would be if 12 ____ a small order was placed．There preventative was 13 ____ than a little shocked 14the business sense of the Headman 15 ____ insisted that the price should be 16 ____ because of the large volume（大量），and 17 ____ not higher．
“No，”replied the Headman of the tribe 18 ____．“But why not？”asked the American．“Because 19 ____ is so tiresome to make the 20 ____ article over and over，”answered the Headman．
1．A．straw B．soil C．world D．earth
2．A．showed B．went C．left D．walked
3．A．managed B．wrote C．wore D．wanted
4．A．requested B．spoke C．asked D．told
5．A．declared B．confirmed C．demanded D．required
6．A．order B．sell C．arrange D．make
7．A．deed B．thing C．object D．deal
8．A．country B．company C．tribe D．Americans
9．A．aGREed B．put C．refused D．received
10．A．head B．piece C．bar D．dollar
11．A．small B．big C．low D．high
12．A．surely B．really C．only D．actually
13．A GREater B．stronger C．less D．more
14．A from B．of C．at D．since
15．A．so B．and C．or D．therefore
16．A．lower B．higher C．little D．raised
17．A．never B．carefully C．certainly D．yet
18．A．weakly B．happily C．stubbornly D．nicely
19．A．which B．it C．what D．as
20．A．difficult B．beautiful C．different D．same
B）在空格处填上适当的单词。（10分）
It is a common misconception（误解）that people in the Stone Age lived on the edge of starvation，in small groups，wandering around from 1 ____ to place．On the2 ____，recent studies have 3 ____ it clear that life was probably a 4 ____ dealeasier than it was for later farming communities．After the Ice Age，the weather was warmer than it is today and there was certainly 5 ____ lack of fresh supplies of meat，fish，plants and berries．
During the Stone Age，6 ____ it is known to archaeologists，men and women led an active social and spiritual life．Large encampments（营地），where 7 ____ to 200people may have lived，have recently 8 ____ to light in several parts of Europe，in 9 ____ to the remains of communal tombs and temples．Making stone tools 10probably have been regarded as a communal activity ，in 11 ____ even children used to participate（参加）．Nor were women thought 12 ____ as inferior（地位低的）in these societies．In 13 ____ likelihood，they took 14 ____ actively in the decision-making of the tribe．Only later，with the arrival of farming，15 ____ they lose their status（地位）．
IV．阅读理解（30分）
（A）
Casablanca，Sept．24
A FLASH flood swept across the coastal plain about 100miles southwest of here，killing hundreds of Moroccans in a marketplace yesterday morning．
Reports from the area said 218bodieshad been counted，and many of the people were missing．
The flood followed heavy rains，which filled the coastal plain and dry river beds and caused them to overflow．The flood crest，several feet high，hit the village of Khemis Nagua at midmorning yesterday as farmers from the surrounding area joined town people in an open market place．
The roaring waters swept the village's living places，the market sheds（棚子），shoppers，cattle and farm tools miles across the plain．
The flood was over almost as soon as it started，the reports said，as the crest swept out to sea．Rescue workers quickly moved into the area from Safi，about 25miles further south．
1．It can be learnt from the text that ____．
A．the news report is from Khemis Nagua
B．the flood didn't last long
C．thousands of Moroccans were killed
D．
2．The report mainly tells the public about ____．
A．when the flood swept the coastal plain
B．why the terrible flood took place
C．the FLASH flood in fall
D．a rescue attempt
3．The underlined word“crest”means ____．
A．top of a large wave B．waters
C．FLASH flood D．the flow of flood
（B）
About 1，000students and teachers from six universities across Beijing have been given the chance to see the world famous New York Philharmonic perform on its first visit to the city in 156years．
In early June，students from Beijing University，China Institute of Music and other four universities were invited by Citibank to take part in an educational test to win tickets—given by the US banking company—to see one of the world's oldest and GREatest orchestras（管弦乐队）．
The first 1，000students who had correct answers to the five test questions won an entrance ticket to the Beijing performance．
“Citibank has a strong heritage（传统）in supporting education and we believe that fine arts should play a part in the education course，”said William，the bank's Beijing manager．“We have made these tickets able to be used as part of our support of the New York Philharmonic's tour to Beijing，so that students may have the chance to experience the music of this leading orchestra．”
The New York Philharmonic is expected to give two performances in Beijing on June 23at the 21st Century Theatre and on June 24at the GREat Hall of the People．
4．“In 156years”in the first sentence of the article means“____”．
A．The New York Philharmonic first came to China in 156A．D．
B．The New York Philharmonic was visited by Chinese in 156A．D．
C．The New York Philharmonic was organized 156years ago
D．We didn't see the New York Philharmonic in 156B．C．
5．The students who passed the test ____．
A．could join the orchestra
B．could buy the tickets
C．could go to
D．could have the tickets for free
6．According to the story，Citibank has the heritage in supporting education ____．
A．in the world B．in
C．in New York D．in
7．The best title of the passage is probably ____．
A．The world-famous New York Philharmonic
B．The Universities across
C．Supporting for Education
D．Free Tickets for Soldiers
（C）
Art Exhibition：The 16th Asian International Art Exhibition from May 18，2003to June 10，2003at the Guangdong Museum of Art．
The exhibition will highlight over 300works from Japan，Korea，China Mainland，China Hong Kong，China Macau，Malaysia，Singapore，The Philippine，Indonesia and Australia．
RMB70，90，110．
Booking tel：88677766
Concert：Christmas Concert Performed by German organist Thorsten Macder and the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra，conducted by Yu Feng．
RMB80，120，180，230，8pm on December 23．
Symphony Performing Hall，Guangdong Xinghai Concert Hall．
Booking tel：87352222
Hotel：Thailand cuisine festival，in the GREenery Caféat Garden Hotel from May20，2003to June 20，2003．
Booking tel：87675443
Performance：The night between him and her
At Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall，8pm onMay6，7，9．
RMB100，160，200，260．
Tel：89785656
8．The group of the advertisements is possibly on ____ section（版别）in the newspaper．
9．If you want to know more about the concert with your friend and her ＼his father，you'll at least have ____ yuan with you．
10．The countries and the regions of the 16th Asian International Art Exhibition are all in Asia except ____．
11．If you want to enjoy yourself on May7， you'll probably dial the telephone number ____．
（D）
Mauritius，an island country，lies 1，200miles off the southeastern coast of Africa，and just east of Madagascar，another African island country，which is larger by far than Mauritius．It covers 788square miles and has a population of 1，100，000，about 750，000Indians，300，000Clioers，30，000Chinese and 20，000Whites included．They are living together peacefully．
The country can be divided into many parts with different climates all because of its peculiar terrains（地形）．In the center there are volcanoes several thousand feet high，and 90percent of its arable land is covered with sugar-cane．
There were no people living on the island before the Dutch landed on it in1638．The Dutch abandoned it in 1710，and five years later，the French came and succeeded in planting sugar-cane there．It was conquered by Britain in 1810．
Mauritius was extremely poor when it declared its independence in 1968．In the past ten years，obvious economic prosperity（繁荣）has shown itself in this island country．
12．The underlined phrase“abandoned it”in the third paragraph means“____”．
A．took its place B．gave it up C．left it D．held it out
13．The right order that shows the history of Mauritius should be ____．
a seized by the French
b became its master
c ruled by the Dutch
d conquered by the British
A．b，a，c，dB．a，c，d，b
C．d，c，a，bD．c，a，d，b
14．According to the passage all of the following statements are true except ____．
A．Arable land covers 90percent of the country's total area
B．It was the rule of foreigners that made the
C．More than half of
D．
15．Which of the following maps shows the right position of Mauritius？
（Mau：Mauritius Ma：Madagascar A：Africa）
V、短文改错（10分）
A friend of mine was very exciting because he had got 1． ____
a job as television announcer．However，he was also very 2． ____
nervously at the thought of facing not only a television 3． ____
camera but also millions television viewers，so the night 4． ____
before his first appearance in the TV，he went into the 5． ____
bathroom and looked at the mirror in order to watch his 6． ____
performance．“Good evening，everybody．Good evening，7． ____
everybody．”He said it in as much different ways as he could．8． ____
The night came and he sat in the front of the TV camera，took 9． ____
deep breath，gave a friendly smile and said，“Good body，every evening．”10． ____
VI．书面表达（25分）
以下六幅图画描述了你10月9日那天上午到校后在教室里发生的事情。请根据这些图画用英语写一则日记。
要求：
1．日记应包括所有图画内容，可以适当增加细节，使日记连贯。
2．女学生名叫王英。
3．词数：100左右。
