【正文】 ycoprotein” in the last paragraph mean? A. sugar B. ice C. blood D. molecule E If you boss asks you to work in Moscow this year, he?d better offer you more money to do so — or even double that depending on where you live now. That?s because Moscow has just been found to be the world?s most expensive city for the second year in a row by Mercer Human Resources Consulting. Using the cost of living in New York as a base, Mercer determined Moscow is percent more expensive including the cost of housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment(娛樂 ). A twobedroom flat in Moscow now costs $4,000 a month。 in Japan, people use landmarks(地標(biāo) ) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.” In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat。 then we would 46 back at the “Santa?s Workshop”. Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 47 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 48 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fiftycent candies! I was so angry, but I didn?t say anything 49 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, 50 to be angry again. This is what she told me. “I was looking 51 thinking of what to buy, and I 52 to read the little cards on the ?Giving Trees.? One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 53 for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃 ). So I took the card off the tree and 54 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn?t have anything.” I never felt so 55 as I did that day. 36. A. roof B. hat C. sky D. star 37. A. little B. less C. enough D. more 38. A. busy B. serious C. strict D. kind 39. A. effort B. room C. time D. money 40. A. improvement B. problem C. surprise D. excitement 41. A. shopping B. travelling C. parties D. greetings 42. A. the other B. each other C. one by one D. every other one 43. A. toys B. clothes C. presents D. bills 44. A. day B. chance C. cheque D. tree 45. A. forced B. reminded C. invited D. begged 46. A. draw B. stay C. move D. meet 47. A. including B. besides C. except D. regarding 48. A. quiet B. excited C. happy D. ashamed 49. A. since B. after C. while D. until 50. A. waiting B. ready C. hoping D. afraid 51. A. out B. over C. forward D. around 52. A. fot B. stopped C. failed D. hated 53. A. wanted B. did C. got D. played 54. A. made B. searched C. bought D. fetched 55. A. angry B. rich C. patient D. bitter 第三部分：閱讀理解（共 20 小題；每小題 2分，滿分 40分） 請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，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)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 it was clear and ______ the point. A. at B. on C. to D. of 34. — My name is Jonathan. Shall I spell it for you? — ______. A. If you don?t mind B. Not at all C. Take it easy D. Nice to meet you 35. Bill wasn?t happy about the delay of the report by Jason, and ______. A. I was neither B. neither was I C. I was either D. either was I C. mustn?t shout C. mustn?t have shouted 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)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 the 25. You have to be a fairly good speaker to ______ listeners? interest for over an hour. A. hold B. make C. improve D. receive 26. —Could you tell me how to get to Victoria Street? —Victoria Street? ______ is where the Grand Theatre is. A. Such B. There C. That D. This 27. He was busy writing a story, only ______ once in a while to smoke a cigarette. A. to stop B. stopping C. to have stopped D. having stopped 28. ______ hungry I am, I never seem to be able to finish off this loaf of bread. A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Wherever D. However 29. —Have you got any job offers? —No. I ______. A. waited B. had been waiting C. have waited D. am waiting 30. It looks like the weather is changing for ______. Shall we stick to our plan? A. the worse B. worse C. the worst D. worst 31. Please remain ______。 不填 B. the。 18. What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before? A. Write a short story. B. Prepare for the lesson. C. Learn more about the writer. 19. Why does the speaker ask the questions? A. To check the students’ understanding of the story. B. To draw the students’ attention to