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I语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~15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。
Iwatchedachildscreaminginthesupermarketyesterday.Herparentsweretryingtheirbestto1herdown.Somepeoplepassingbyshooktheir2andsawthechildasa3child.
“You’resuchabeautifullittlegirl.Suchabeautifulgirlshouldn’t4.”oneladysaid.“Don’tbesosad.Weallhavebad5,”addedanother.“Ithinkshe’sspoiled,”Iheardone6toafriend.Noneofthemwasright.Thechildwasneitherspoilednorhavingabadday.Shewas7afraid.
Theparentstoldmeafterwardsthatsomeonewalkingadoghad8her.Shewasafraidofdogs.Theywentontoexplainthatitwasa9forthemtogotosomeplaces.Friendshaddogs,andnearbyneighborswalkedtheirdogsdownthestreet.
Icanrememberthefeelingof10whenIwasachild.EverytimewhileIwaswalkingupstepsat11,Iwouldgetthefeelingthatsomeoneorsomethingwasgoingtograbmyfeet.Iranmostofthetime.
Fearcan12atanytimeinourlife,andsometimeswecannot13it.Andwhatwefearmostcanownus,controlusandlimitus.However,thetruthisthatfearcanbe14.Aswegrowup,wecanfindmore15andenergytoovercomewhatwefearmostinlife
1.A.breakB.turnC.calmD.pull
2.A.facesB.headsC.shouldersD.stomachs
3.A.separatedB.pollutedC.desertedD.spoiled
4.A.cryB.laughC.fightD.struggle
5.A.timesB.daysC.morningsD.weeks
6.A.whisperB.whistleC.whirlD.threat
7.A.hardlyB.closelyC.simplyD.loudly
8.A.acceptedB.scaredC.criticizedD.snapped
9.A.jokeB.taskC.crueltyD.challenge
10.A.fearB.delightC.astonishmentD.excitement
11.A.noonB.nightC.easeD.hand
12.A.improveB.increaseC.happenD.change
13.A.admitB.admireC.accuseD.avoid
14.A.hiddenB.overwhelmedC.overthrownD.overcome
15.A.beliefB.patienceC.courageD.decision
第二节语法填空(共10小题;
每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16~25的相应位置上。
Inmyfreetime,IreallylikesurfingtheInternet.WhenIgethomefromwork,Iturnonmycomputer,wait16itbootsupcompletely,andthenIgoonline.Iusuallycheckmyemailfirstandthenwriteafewmessages17familyandfriends.Isometimesscanthelocalnewsheadlinesat18favoritenewsWebsiteandreaduponthelatestlocalandinternationalnews.ThisWebsiteoftenprovidesvideonewsclips19youcanviewonline.Isometimesorderproductsorserviceonlinetosavemoneyandtimeinsteadofgoingtoastoreand20(buy)whatI’mlookingfor.Forexample,I21(order)adigitalcameraonlinetheotherdayandsavedabout$50.WhateverIdo,Irealizethatthereareproblems22usingtheInternetincludingscams,identitytheft,andviruses,soI,mverycarefulnottogiveoutmy23(person)information.Furthermore,Idon,tdownloadoropenfilesIdon,trecognize.UsingtheInternetcanbefunand24convenientwayofshoppingandfindingoutnewinformation,25youjustneedtobecareful.
II阅读(共两节,满分40分)
第一节阅读理解(共15小题;
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Arecentinternationalsurveyfoundthataround75%oftheworld’sbestuniversities,suchasMIT,HarvardandPrincetonareintheUS.
ButwhileUSuniversitiesareverygoodatproducingresearchandraisingmoney,theyaren’tsogoodatsupplyingtheneedsoftheUShigh-skilllabourmarketsoAmericareliesoneducatedtalentfromelsewhere.Taketheexampleofmedicaleducation.TheUSsimplydoesnottrainenoughdoctorstomeetitsneeds.EachyearmanymoredoctorsretirethangraduatefromitsmedicalschoolsandtheUSrobstheworldtomakeupthedifference.
25%ofdoctorsworkingintheUSreceivedtheirtrainingelsewhere.Thatiscloseto200,000doctorseducatedabroad.Around5,000weretrainedinAfrica,mainlyGhana,NigeriaandSouthAfrica,butalsoelsewhere.In2002,therewere47Liberian-traineddoctorsworkingintheUS,andjust72workinginLiberia.Thepoorestalwaysloseout.
Inmostcountries,especiallyinthedevelopingworld,doctorsaretrainedatpublicexpense.IfadoctorfromGhanaistakentotheUS,notonlydoesthatcountryloseitsdoctor,itlosesthemoneypaidforthetraining.Thatmeanstheworld’spoorestpeoplearepayingforthehealthcareoftheworld’srichestpeople.
Whycan’ttheUSsupplyitsownneeds?
Afterall,doctorsintheUSarenotexactlybadlypaid.Buttrainingislong,difficult,and,ofcourse,expensive.Anewlytraineddoctorgraduateswithabout$200,000ofdebt.Unlikelawyersandbankers,ofwhichtherearenoAmericanshortages,doctorslacktheopportunitiestoearnhugesalariesimmediatelyandpayitallback.
Also,thereisnocentralgovernmentplanningforuniversityeducationinAmericamakingitmoredifficulttocreatenewmedicalcolleges.
SowhilewelookwithenvyatthewealthandachievementsofthetopAmericanuniversities,weshouldbearinmindthatnotallisaswellasitseems.Infact,itmaybethattheweaknessoftheUShighereducationsystemiscontributingtothehealthanddevelopmentcrisisinsomeoftheworld’spoorestregions.
26.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.ThehighstandardsofuniversitiesintheUnitedStates.
B.ThequalityofdoctorsproducedbyAmericanuniversities.
C.MedicaltrainingprovidedatAmericanUniversities.
D.ThequantityofdoctorsproducedbyAmericanuniversities.
27.HowmanydoctorsworkinginAmericacomefromAfrica?
A.5,000B.50,000C.200,000D.750
28.WhydoestheauthorthinkgettingdoctorsfromAfricaisnotgood?
A.TheireducationlevelisnotasgoodasAmericantraineddoctors.
B.ThecostofbringingthemtoAmericaismorethantraininglocaldoctors.
C.Ittakesvaluableskillsawayfromsomeoftheworld’spoorestcountries.
D.TheAfricandoctorsarepoorlypaidcomparedtotheAmericandoctors.
29.WhichisNOTareasongivenforthelackoflocallytraineddoctorsinAmerica?
A.DoctorssalariesarenotveryhighinAmerica.
B.Peoplecanearnbigmoneymorequicklyinotherprofessions.
C.ItisdifficulttocreatenewmedicalschoolsinAmerica.
D.Trainingislongandveryexpensive.
30.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4refersto________.
A.thedevelopingworldB.theUSuniversitysystem
C.thecountryofGhanaD.thecountryside
B
LastAugust,JoeandMaryMahoneybeganlookingatcollegesfortheir17-year-olddaughter,Maureen.Withachecklistofcriteriainhand,theDallasfamilylookedaroundthecountryvisitinghalfadozenschools.Theysoughtauniversitythatofferedtheteenager’sintendedmajor,onelocatednearalargecity,andacampuswheretheirdaughterwouldbesafe.
“Thesafetyissueisabigone,”saysJoeMahoney,whoquicklydiscoveredhewasn’taloneinhisworries.Oncampustoursotherparentsvoicedsimilarconcerns,andthesamequestionwasalwaysasked:
whataboutcrime?
Butwhencollegeofficialsalwaysgavethesameanswer-“That’snotaproblemhere,”Mahoneybegantofeeluneasy.
“Nocrimewhatsoever?
”commentsMahoneytoday.“Ijustdon’tbuyit.”Norshouldhe:
in1999theU.S.DepartmentofEducationhadreportsofnearly400,000seriouscrimesonoraroundourcampuses.“Parentsneedtounderstandthattimeshavechangedsincetheywenttocollege,”saysDavidNichols,authorofCreatingaSafeCampus.“Campuscrimemirrorstherestofthenation.”
Butgettingaccurateinformationisn’teasy.Collegesmustreportcrimestatisticsbylaw,butsomeholdbackforfearofbadpublicity,leavingthehonestoneslookingdangerous.“Thetruthmaynotalwaysbeobvious,”warnsS.DanielCarterofSecurityonCampus,Inc,thenation’sleadingcampussafetywatchdoggroup.
Tohelpconcernedparents,Carterpromisedtovisitcampusesandtalktoexpertsaroundthecountrytofindoutmajorcrimeissuesandeffectivesolutions.
31.TheMahoneysvisitedquiteafewcollegeslastAugust_________.
A.toexpresstheopinionsofmanyparents
B.tochoosearightonefortheirdaughter
C.tocheckthecostofcollegeeducation
D.tofindarightonenearalargecity
32.Itisoftendifficulttogetcorrectinformationoncampuscrimebecausesomecolleges________.
A.receivetoomanyvisitors
B.mirrortherestofthenation
C.hidethetruthofcampuscrime
D.havetoomanywatchdoggroups
33.Theunderlinedword“buy”inthethirdparagraphmeans__________.
A.mind
B.admit
C.believe
D.expect
34.Welearnfromthetextthat“thehonestones”inthefourthparagraphmostprobablyreferstocolleges___________.
A.thatareprotectedbycampussecurity
B.thatreportcampuscrimebylaw
C.thatarefreefromcampuscrime
D.thatenjoyverygoodpublicity
35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Exactcampuscrimestatistics.
B.Crimesonoraroundcampuses.
C.Effectivesolutionstocampuscrime.
D.Concernsaboutkids’campussafety.
C
Asanyhomemakerwhohastriedtokeeporderatthedinnertableknows,thereisfarmoretoafamilymealthanfood.SociologistMichaelLewishasbeenstudying50familiestofindoutjusthowmuchmore.
Lewisandhisco-workerscarriedouttheirstudybyvideotapingthefamilieswhiletheyateordinarymealsintheirownhomes.Theyfound