25. We recorded a new album and it’s going to ________ in spring.
A. come about B. come across C. come out D. come up
26. You are ________ careful than your brother. You two can’t do the work that needs care and skill.
A. not more B. no more
C. not less D. no less
27. I told him how to do this exercise, but perhaps I ________him an example.
A. should have given B. ought to give
C. had to give D. must have given
28. Now that she is out of job Lucy________ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.
A. had considered B. has been considering
C. considered D. is going to consider
29. The old temple dates back to 1296AD. It is ________.
A. well worthy of visiting B. well worth visiting
C. worthwhile to visit D. worthy to visit
30. The employee ________ to impress the company with his cleverness.
A. set about B. set out C. set off D. set up
31. The teacher told us to ________ our books and listen to him.
A. put away B. put forward C. put up D. put off
32. I hoped ________ my letter.
A. her to answer B. that she would answer
C. that she answers D. her answering
33. The car fell into the river. The driver ________ get out but the passengers were drowned.
A. was able to B. succeeded to C. might D. could
34. If city noises________ from increasing, people ________ shout to be heard.
A. are not kept, will have to B. are not kept, have to
C. do not keep, will have to D. do not keep, have to
35. He ordered the work ________ at once.
A. started B. to be started C. was started D. start
第二节 完形填空 (共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
People joke that no one in Los Angels reads; everyone watches TV, rents DVDs, or goes to the movies. City__36__ have only 10 percent of the traffic that car washes have.
But how do you __37__ this? Books at the annual book festival in west Los Angeles are sold out year after year. People wait half an hour for a parking space to become__38__.
This outdoor festival, sponsored by a newspaper, __39__ at a weekend in April every year. This year’s attendance was about 145,000. The festival featured 280 exhibitors. There were about 90 talks given by authors, with an audience question-and-answer period following each __40__. Book lovers were also able to collect some of the signatures of their favourite authors. A food store sold all kinds of popular foods. Except for a $7 parking fee, the festival was __41__. Even so, some people __42__ the food store prices by taking in their own sandwiches and drinks.
The __43__ for the festival occurred years ago, but nobody knew if it would succeed. Although book festivals were already __44__ in other US cities, would __45__ in Los Angeles welcome one? “Angelinos (洛杉矶人) are very unpredictable,” said one of the festival founders.
36. A. cinemas B. libraries C. supermarkets D. museums
37. A. decide B. solve C. explain D. answer
38. A. difficult B. available C. acceptable D. useful
39. A. finishes B. celebrates C. holds D. occurs
40. A. book B. festival C. talk D. day
41. A. free B. expensive C. convenient D. valuable
42. A. avoided B. paid C. bargained D. decided
43. A. mind B. idea C. opinion D. suggestion
44. A. confident B. unexpected C. friendly D. popular
45. A. students B. lovers C. drivers D. people
adj. 值得(做)的