一、单项选择
1．Dune, ________ educational sci-fi movie, came out in Chinese mainland（大陆）on October 22.
A．a B．an C．the
2．— Do you like this sofa, Mrs. Brown？
— Of course. It’s not expensive and I can sit ________ on it.
A．quietly B．quickly C．comfortably
3．Drinking milk every day is good ________ our health.
A．at B．with C．for
4．—Is ________ here today?
—No, Jack asked for sick leave.
A．everyone B．anyone C．someone
5．With the help of Internet, news can ________ every corner of the world.
A．reach B．try C．give
6．Tony is good at writing, so his parents expect him ________ a writer.
A．be B．to be C．being
7．—I broke my hand yesterday.
—I am sorry to hear that. Be more ________ next time.
A．careful B．wonderful C．successful
8．If you visit London, don’t forget to take your ________ because it rains a lot.
A．map B．diary C．umbrella
9．Our motherland will be much stronger ________ Chinese work hard together.
A．as long as B．because of C．although
10．All the students in our class are over thirteen except（除了）Nick. He is ________ in our class.
A．the tallest B．the youngest C．the oldest
11．Read the article carefully, and ________ the answers to the questions.
A．make up B．feel like C．find out
12．—________ do you go to Xiamen Library？
— Every Saturday afternoon.
A．How often B．How many C．How long
13．— Did you watch the talk show named Rock and Roast!
— Yes, it’s wonderful and ________.
A．I can’t stand it B．I don’t mind it C．I love it
14．— Dad, when will we go shopping, this afternoon or tomorrow morning?
—________. I’m free these days.
A．I can’t decide B．It’s up to you C．Do a good job
二、完形填空
从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，使短文意思完整。
Some people are not satisfied（满足）with normal hobbies. My friend’s uncle has a strange hobby like that. He spends most time traveling to see the 15 things.
Last year, he went to see a very old 16 . Or at least, that’s what he thought. It’s in Cali
fornia. It’s called Methuselah with a history of 4,770 years old. It’s only 15 meters tall and its trunk（树干） 17 only a few centimeters a year.
You might think that it would need perfect conditions to live so long. 18 , to your surprise, just the opposite is true. There is no enough water, and the soil has almost no nutrients（营养物）. In fact, this tree’s bad environment makes it strong. That’s 19 it lives so long.
When my friend’s uncle returned from his trip, he read an article about it in a newspaper. He was surprised to hear that a tree was recently discovered in Sweden that is 9,550 years old.
My friend’s uncle doesn’t give up. Next year, he is going to Sweden to see this tree. And he’ll continue his trip to see more old trees. Just like he said “That’s the way 20 work. You set your goals, and you do what it takes to achieve them.”
15．A．biggest B．longest C．oldest
16．A．tree B．flower C．forest
17．A．cuts B．cleans C．grows
厦门英语18．A．And B．However C．But
19．A．why B．how C．when
20．A．trips B．hobbies C．habits
三、阅读单选
Three Australian men, Shane, Ricky and Jeff, were working in a high building. Unluckily, Shane fell off the building and was killed.
As the ambulance（救护车）took the body away, Ricky said, “Someone should go and tell his wife.” Jeff said, “OK, I’m pretty good at this kind of thing. I’ll do it.” Two hours later, he came back with a box of Fosters.
Ricky asked, “Where did you get that, Jeff?”
“Shane’s wife gave it to me.” Jeff said.
Ricky said, “That’s unbelievable. You told the lady her husband was dead and she gave you the beer（啤酒）?”
“Well, not really.” Jeff said. “When she answered the door, I said to her, ‘You must be Shane’s widow（寡妇）.’ She said, ‘No, I’m not a widow.’ And I said, ‘I’ll bet（打赌）you a box of Fosters, you are.”
Later, Ricky decided to go back home to Melbourne, so he called Qantas Airlines to book his flight.The girl asked him. “How many people are flying with you?” Ricky said, “How would I know? It’s your plane.”
One evening, Ricky was getting drunk in the pub（酒馆）ran out of money. He didn’t feel like going home and he asked for another drink, “Come on, Robbie. I’ll pay you next week.” Robbie, the owner of the pub, pointed out the window and said to Ricky, “See that building across the road?”
“Yeah…” said Ricky.
“Well, that is the Bank of Victoria, and I made a deal（协议）with them.”
“What deal?” asked Ricky.
“Well, Ricky, they don’t sell beer, and I don’t lend money?”
21．What does the underlined word “it” refer to？
A．Telling the news. B．taking the body away. C．Going to the hospital.
22．Why did Shane’s wife give Jeff the beer？
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