Ⅰ.单项填空
1．Australia is a ________ developed country，which has strong ties with its neighbouring countries.
A．strongly
B．highly
C．deeply
D．largely
解析：a highly developed country一个高度发达的国家。
答案：B
2．In Australia there are over 140 species of snakes，________ extremely dangerous.
A．many of them are
B．many of which
C．of them many are
D．of which many are
解析：此处是定语从句，故引导词要用which；of which many亦可说many of which。
答案：D
3．At weekends many westerners take a journey to the countryside or to the sea to ________ from their daily life in the city.
A．keep away
B．take away
C．put away
D．get away
解析：get away from their daily life in the city躲离开城市的日常生活。
答案：D
4．SARS，a terrible disease，________ in China and southeast Asia in 2003，causing many deaths.
A．broke out
B．turned out
C．worked out
D．made out
解析：“灾害、疾病、战争等爆发”用break out。
答案：A
5．Australia is a very large country，whose climate varies greatly ________ on the area.
A．depended
B．to be depended
C．to depend
D．depending
解析：depending on...在此是现在分词作状语，相当于according to。
答案：D
6．The Great Barrier Reef ________ the northeast coast of Australia，which has 700 islands，attracts many visitors from all over the world every year.
A．along
B．off
C．apart
D．from
解析：“在沿岸的海里”用介词off。
答案：B
7．________ his wealth，he worked to make a career in science.
A．Despite
B．Instead of
C．Even though
D．As for
解析：句意：虽然很富有，他仍努力工作，想在科学上创出一番事业。
答案：A
8．He also looked out for new economic species：plants ________ to produce crops that could be sold.
A．could be grown
B．growing
C．that could be grown
D．to be growing
解析：plants后是定语，可用定语从句或过去分词。
答案：C
9．________ to their delight，the voyage turned out to be ____________________great success.
A．Much；/
B．Much；a
C．Great；/
D．Great；a
解析：much/greatly to one’s delight或to one’s great delight是固定说法；success表示一件成功的事或一个成功的人时是可数名词。
答案：B
10．After that Captain Cook made ________ around the world，but Joseph Banks never undertook ________.
A．more two voyages；the other
B．two more voyages；the other
C．more two voyages；another
D．two more voyages；another
解析：“又进行了两次环球航行”用two more voyages或another two voyages。
答案：D
11．It was Darwin’s visit on the Beagle to the Galapagos Isles ________ gave him the key to his new theory.
A．when
B．where
C．which
D．that
解析：此处用的是it was...that...强调句型。
答案：D
12．His experiments were designed to support the ideas concerning the influence ________ environment ________ plants.
A．on；in
B．of；upon
C．for；towards
D．at；against
解析：influence of environment upon plants“环境对植物的影响”。
答案：B
13．They recognized each other at first sight，though ________ for more than 10 years.
A．being separated
B．having separated
C．had been separated
D．separated
解析：though separated相当于though they had been separated。
答案：D
14．Darwin counted 225 flowering plants，________ he collected and brought home 193.
A．which
B．for which
C．in which
D．of which
解析：“其中他收集到并带回家193种”，用of which引导定语从句。
答案：D
15．Differences in habitat could ________ different species in birds as well as in plants.
A．bring back
B．come up
C．carry out
D．lead to
解析：栖息地的不同导致了鸟类和植物的种类亦不同。
答案：D
Ⅱ.完形填空
I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area.My parents __16__ the necessities of life __17__ they couldn’t give much more.If I asked my father __18__ a pair of jeans，he would say，“If you want them，make the money and buy them __19__.”He wasn’t being mean；he just couldn’t __20__ them.From age 12 on，I did parttime jobs after school.
When I __21__ from high school，I joined the navy.Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营)at Paris Island，S.C.，where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily __22__.These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的)battles.Completing these tasks successfully __23__ discipline，teamwork and responsibolity.It didn’t __24__ whether you were black，white or Asian；everyone worked together for the __25__ of the company.
I went __26__ to graduate from the U．S. Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy.The part of my job I __27__ most was the counseling(咨询)meetings I __28__ with the family members of the men and women in my __29__，trying to help them deal with the long periods of __30__.These proved popular and word of them spread.__31__ I was being asked to give encouraging __32__ to business groups，educators and kids across the country.
But I consider the boot camp my first real __33__，and my life is still guided by the __34__ lessons I learned there.It taught me discipline，friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to __35__ it.
16．A.provided
B．got
C．made
D．bought
解析：根据句意，父母应是“提供”生活的必需品。
答案：A
17．A.while
B．but
C．so
D．or
解析：由下句they couldn’t give much more，可知与上半句构成一个转折的关系，所以用“but”。
答案：B
18．A.about
B．with
C．for
D．of
解析：ask sb. for sth.“向某人要某物”，为固定搭配，应用介词“for”。
答案：C
19．A.themselves
B．ourselves
C．yourself
D．myself
解析：由前半句“make the money”可知应是“赚钱自己买”，故应用反身代词“yourself”。
答案：C
20．A.pay
B．find
C．produce
D．afford
解析：afford为及物动词，意为“担负得起”，用法：afford sth.或afford to buy sth.。A项pay表示“付钱”；B项find“发现”；C项produce“生产”，所以此处应为“买得起”。
答案：D
21．A.came
B．returned
C．escaped
D．graduated
解析：graduate from “从……毕业”，为固定动词短语。A项come from “来自……”；B项return from “从……返回”；C项escape from “从……逃跑”皆不符合句意。
答案：D
22．A.drills
B．tasks
C．exercises
D．reports
解析：tasks意为“任务”。A项drills “练习，操练”；C项exercises “练习”；D项reports “报告”，均不合文意。
答案：B
23．A.included
B．asked
C．required
D．met
解析：根据句意“成功地完成这些任务需要纪律，合作和责任”，所以应选required“需要”。
答案：C
24．A.matter
B．mean
C．exist
D．work
解析：It didn’t matter“不要紧，没关系”为一固定用法。其中matter意为“要紧，关系重大”。而mean“意味着，打算”；exist“存在”；work“工作，起作用”。
答案：A
25．A.good
B．boss
C．rest
D．right
解析：for the good of the company为了团体的利益，其中for the good of为固定搭配，意为“为了……的利益”。
答案：A
26．A.out
B．on
C．away
D．off
解析：go on继续。根据第二段作者从高中毕业，所以这里应是“继续”学习然后从美国海军学院毕业。A项go out“熄灭”；C项go away“走开、离开；消失；离家外出(尤指度假)”；D项go off sb./sth.“不再喜欢某人(或某物)；对……失去兴趣”。
答案：B
27．A.took
B．hated
C．enjoyed
D．did
解析：根据句意“我最喜欢的我的一部分工作是……”，应用enjoyed“喜欢”。
答案：C
28．A.ended
B．began
C．continued
D．held
解析：hold the meeting“举行会议”为固定搭配，该题为定语从句，先行词是the counseling meetings。
答案：D
29．A.charge
B．situation
C．position
D．choice
解析：in sb.’s charge也可说成in the charge of sb.，意为“某物或某事在某人的掌握之下”。注意比较“sb. be in charge of sth.”意为“某人掌管某事”，另外还有动词短语“take charge of”意为“掌管……”。
答案：A
30．A.lessons
B．meetings
C．training
D．separation
解析：deal with the long periods of separation“对付长时间的分离问题。”因作者是在部队里当军官，作者举行的咨询会议又是给家庭成员开的，所以应是帮助对付他们长时间的分离问题，故D项正确。
答案：D
31．A.Long before
B．Before long
C．As usual
D．Once again
解析：before long“不久”为固定短语。long before“很久以前”；as usual“和往常一样”；once again“再一次”。根据文意应是“不久我被要求做演讲”。
答案：B
32．A.performances
B．descriptions
C．speeches
D．gifts
解析：give speeches做演讲，为固定动宾搭配。A项performances“表演”；B项descriptions“描述”；D项gifts“礼物、天赋”。
答案：C
33．A.vacation
B．place
C．job
D．travel
解析：上段刚讲了作者最喜欢的工作，因而这里应是第一份自己的工作“job”，或者用排除法也可选出正确答案。
答案：C
34．A.important
B．bitter
C．normal
D．difficult
解析：因为“我的一生”应是“仍旧受重要的课程来指导”，故应用“important重要的”一词。bitter“苦的”；normal“普通的，常见的”；difficult“困难的”。
答案：A
35．A.gain
B．achieve
C．show
D．match
解析：前面说到“setting a task every day，每天分配任务”，所以后面应是“working hard to achieve it，努力完成任务”。achieve意为“完成，达到”；gain，获得；show，展示；match，搭配。
答案：B
Ⅲ.阅读理解
When I was a child，I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city.We lived on a farm and，in the winter especially，we were quite cut off from the outside world.As soon as I left school，I packed my bags and moved to the capital.However，I soon discovered that city life has its problems too.
One big disadvantage is money—it costs so much to go out，not to mention basics like food and housing.Another disadvantage is pollution.I suffer from asthma(哮喘)，and at times the air is so bad that I am afraid to go outside.Then there is the problem of traveling round.Although I have a car，I seldom use it because of the traffic jams.One choice is to go by bicycle，but that can be quite dangerous.
Of course there are advantages.First，there is so much to do in the city，whatever your tastes in culture or entertainment(娱乐活动)．Besides，there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position.Finally，if you like shopping，the variety of goods is very surprising—and，what is more，shops are often only a short walk away.
Is life better then，in the city？Perhaps it is，when you are in your teens(十几岁)or twenties.However，as you get older，and especially if you have small children，the peace of the countryside may seem preferable.I certainly hope to move back there soon.
36．What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child?
A．Staying on the farm.
B．Moving to the countryside.
C．Leaving home for the city.
D．Running away from the school.
解析：事实细节题。根据短文第一句话“When I was a child，I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city.”可知。
答案：C
37．Which of the following is true about the writer?
A．He is very old now.
B．He is in good health.
C．He prefers driving a car.
D．He lives in the city now.
解析：事实细节题。根据短文第一段倒数第二句中“I packed my bags and moved to the capital.”及最后一段中“the peace of the countryside may seem preferable.I certainly hope to move back there soon.”可知。
答案：D
38．In the passage，the writer tries to ________.
A．express his opinions about way of life
B．describe his life in the countryside
C．show an interest in the outside world
D．persuade the readers to live in the city
解析：推理判断题。由短文内容可知，作者表达了自己对农村生活与城市生活的看法。特别是最后一段“Is life better then，in the city？Perhaps it is，when you are in your teens...”。
答案：A
39．How is the passage mainly developed?
A．By inferring.
B．By comparing.
C．By listing examples.
D．By giving explanations.
解析：推理判断题。由短文中的“disadvantage，advantage”以及“when you are in your teens...”以及“However，as you get older...”等可知作者运用了对比手法。
答案：B