A. have left                   B. had left                C would leave         D. was leaving

25. A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not ______ ships aw built for.

A. what                         B. whom                   C. why                      D. when

36. I’m so ______ to all those volunteers because they helped my terrible day end happily.

  A. special                      B. superior               C. grateful                D. attractive

27. ______ the difference between the two research findings will be one of the worst mistakes you make.

A. Ignore                       B. Ignoring               C. Ignored                D. Having ignored

28. Some experts think reading is the fundamental skill upon______ school education depends.

A. it                               B. that                      C. whose                   D. which

29. It is reported that a space station ______ on the moon in years to come.

A. will be building       B. will he built C. has been building        D. has been built

30. There is no need to tell me your answer now. Give it some ______ and then let me know.

A. thought                    B. support                C. protection           D. authority

31. They gave money to the old people's home either ______ or through their companies.

A. legally                       B. sincerely              C. personally           D. deliberately

32. It is lucky we booked a room, or we ______nowhere to stay now.

A. had                           B. had had                C. would have         D. would have had

33. They believe that there are transport developments ______ that will bring a lot of changes for the better,

A. out of date              B. out of order         C. around the clock D. around the comer

34. ______ he once felt like giving up, he now has the determination to push further and keep on going.

A. Where                      B. As                         C. In case                  D. New that

35. — How is your table tennis these days? Still playing?

—______. I just don't seem to find the time these days.

A. That's right              B. No, not much      C That's                    D. Don’t worry

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The  36  is that countries around the world have growing mountains of  37  because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

How did we  38  a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to  39  an object than to spend time and money to repair it.  40  modern manufacturing (制造业) and techno