【正文】 ． Which day is the busiest day in the supermarket? A． Sunday. B． Monday. C． Friday. 19． Why did the supermarkets provide carts for their customers? A． Because they wanted their customers to buy more. B． Because no one would help the customers to carry their goods. C． Because babies cried a lot without the carts. 20． How many times does the average American housewife go to the supermarket each week? A． Once. B． Twice. C． Three times. 第二部分：英語知識運用 (共兩節(jié) ， 滿分 35 分 ) 第一節(jié) 語法和詞匯知識 (共 15 小題 ； 每小題 1 分 ， 滿分 15 分 ) 21. (2020 年吉林期末檢測 ) What________disappointment to see Liu Xiang quit his game in________29th Beijing Olympic Games! A． /； the B． a； the C． the； / D． the； the 22． While shopping， people sometimes can’ t help________into buying something they don’ t really need. A． to persuade B． persuading C． being persuaded D． be persuade 23． — Why are you looking pleased? — Oh， I just had a job________for next year. A． being offered B． offering C． to offer D． offered 24． After the hurricane had destroyed crops and houses， the farmers in the village were________food and shelter. A． in the need of B． in need of C． in want D． needed 25． The head of the pany promised to deal with matters of this sort________he returned to his office. A． the moment B． until C． while D． unless 26． She was such a proud person that she would die________she would admit she was wrong. A． rather than B． until C． after D． before 27． They didn’ t believe that a hurricane was on the way， ________？ A． do they B． was it C． did they D． wasn’ t it 28． ________， Mary had to ask for leave to tend her. A． Being ill B． Her mother being ill C． Her mother to be ill D． Her mother was ill 29． She hoped to________her brother at the airport， but he never came. A． meet B． meeting C． have met D． be meeting 30． We believe________you have been devoted to________naturally of great necessity. A． that； being B． all that； be C． that all； are D． what； is 31． — Whom shall I give the document? — To________is in the ， be sure to require a written paper for it. A． whom B． who C． whomever D． whoever 32． — Which one can I take? — You can take________of them； I’ ll keep none. A． both B． any C． all D． either 33． — Has Mr White arrived?[來 — Yes， wait outside or just e in? A． Shall B． May C． Could D． Must 34． They paid to the state fifty percent of________they were able to earn A． that B． what C． which D． whom 35． — Thanks for your help， but can you do me one more favour， please? — ________， ’ s it then? A． Just a minute B． It’ s very nice of you C． That’ s all right D． At your service 第二節(jié) 完形填空 (共 20 小題 ； 每小題 1 分 ， 滿分 20 分 ) A white－ beard ancient man was walking over the hills and through valleys of the his back he carried a bag__36__moved uneasily as if something was trying to escape from it，__37__he settled it between his shoulders and walked on. He was Father Time， __38__forever， and the bag he bore was filled with Tomorrows， all struggling to get out. Each night at twelve o’ clock， he opened the bag and flew a__39___， just one， __40__his wings of blue， and his shinning feathers rose with the rest were__41__by Time’ s strong hands and pushed__42__in the bag. Down flew the Tomorrow beating its__43__feathers， but as it touched the earth， off fell its__44__wings and it changed to__45__bird which could not had bee a knows that Today isn’ t as__46__as Tomorrow， for today can be held in one’ s__47__，accepted， unlived， but Tomorrow is full of mystery (神秘 )and is__48__by all the little hope sign， “ Tomorrow may bring a ’ s life will be__50__.” Everybody tried to catch the Tomorrow__51__it fell to the thought__52__they knew beforehand what the Tomorrow carries， they could__53__for they put great s on the trees， seeking to__54__one before it changed its although they tried every means， the birds escaped and__55__to the ground as Today’ s. 36． B． where C． it D． in which 37． B． and C． however D． but 38． B． working C． traveling D． settling 39． B． Today C． Yesterday D． Morning 40． B． of C． in D． with 41． back B． kept out C． kept off D． kept away 42． B． deeply C． hardly D． hard 43． B． alive C． live D． lovely 44． B． pink C． blue D． golden 45． ordinary white B． a white ordinary C． ordinary white a D． white ordinary a 46． B． familiar C． wonderful D． bad 47． B． minds C． heart D． head 48． B． remembered C． desired D． watched 49． B． these C． who D． the person 50． same B． different C． rich D． hard 51． B． when C． after D． before 52． B． whether C． even if D． that 53． B． prepare C． wait D． long 54． B． hold C． stop D． catch 55． B． dropped C． ran D． walked 第三部分：閱讀理解 (共 20 小題 ； 每小題 2 分 ， 滿分 40 分 ) A They crossed in front of me as I was driving out of the store parking lot (停車場 )． I would be delayed for a whole ten ， I realized that it was an elderly couple who were briefly delaying my departure (出發(fā) )． No more anger. The man leaned on his wife who walked in front of not only used her for support but it was obvious that he was was his eyes as two of them worked as one— each needing the other to function in this fast－ changing world. That little example of true strength that day changed my whole personal perception of I wasn’ t so mad about having to work a few extra hours on had my strength， and I was still relatively young. That picture of those two