【正文】 a rough estimate， Nigeria is ________ Great Britain. A． the size of three times B． the size three times of C． three times as the size of D． three times the size of 31． — I wonder if I could use your camera this afternoon. — ________ I’m not using it recently. A． Sure， go ahead. B． I would rather you do. C． Yes， indeed. D． Why not borrow? 32． The football match________ start at 8∶30 this morning ， but was put off till 2∶00 p ． of the heavy rain. A． was likely to B． was about to C． was supposed to D． was sure to 33． Though he failed many times in elections， he never lost ________ heart and at last he was elected ________ President of the USA. A． the； a B． a； the C． his； the D． /； / 34． The ________ look on his face told me that he was ________ at the news. A． astonished； astonishing B． astonishing； astonished C． astonished； astonished D． astonishing； astonishing 35． The ________ of life is being ________ what I am or what I have. A． pride； proud B． pride in； proud of C． pride； proud of D． pride in； proud 第二節(jié) 完形填空 (共 20小題；每小題 分，滿分 30分 ) 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng) (A、 B、 C和 D)中，選出可以填入 空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 I hated math and was really bad at it when I was young， so I found others to allow me to copy their though they knew they were __36__ me， there were lots of people who were glad to “help” ． In this way， I __37__ a few tests. But one day something __38__ teacher changed our __39__ for the exam and I was sitting beside a boy that I seldom __40__ with I could only answer a question or two， I had to turn to him __41__ I didn’t want to have a sea of red crosses(叉號(hào) ) in my paper. I signaled(示意 ) to him and managed to __42__ his he asked me what I wanted， I __43__ asked him for the my surprise， he __44__ without any hesitation(猶豫 )． Of course， I was really __45__ at his behavior and thought badly of him. After the test he __46__ me， telling me that I could get good grades in math and that all I needed was to put more __47__ into studying the was still __48__ with him， but I couldn’t get his words out of my mind. From that day on， I began to __49__ more time to my ， the subject I __50__ hated so much turned into such an interesting started to pass my math tests with my own passed and I was getting many As in my math even till my higher studies. Till today， I am still __52__ to my friend who didn’t allow me to copy his __53__ if he provided me with the “help” during the test ， there would be no __54__ for me to let others shine and don’t ever rob( 掠奪 ) others of their opportunity to show their __55__. 36． B． harming C． cheating D． punishing 37． up B． worked out C． gave up D． got through 38． B． important C． strange D． terrible 39． B． plans C． papers D． desks 40． B． talked C． debated D． studied 41． B． although C． until D． if 42． B． turn C． get D． take 43． B． immediately C． actually D． usually 44． B． promised C． refused D． left 45． B． annoyed C． troubled D． surprised 46． up to B． got along with C． got tired of D． looked up to 47． B． effort C． strength D． practice 48． B． patient C． honest D． mad 49． B． devote C． add D． save 50． B． seldom C． always D． never 51． B． help C． ability D． work 52． B． thankful C． kind D． connected 53． B． announced C． knew D． found 54． B． problem C． chance D． need 55． B． action C． style D． idea 第三部分 閱讀理解 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分 ) 第一節(jié) (共 15小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30分 ) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng) (A、 B、 C和 D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 A In 1950 an ordinary but imaginative electrical engineer named Christopher Cockerell began an experiment that was soon to change the came up with an idea to make boats go faster by using a vacuum cleaner(真空吸塵器 )． Using his wife’s vacuum cleaner he was able to reverse( 使倒轉(zhuǎn) ) the motor so that it blew