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C.exchange
D.danger
第二节:
单项填空(共15小题;
每小题1分,满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
6.Willyousparemeafewminutesnow?
_______.ButI’llbefreeinhalfanhour.
A.Yes,ofcourse
B.No.Ican’t
C.Yes,withpleasure.
D.I’mafraidnot
7.Whoinvented_______cellphone?
Idon’tknow.Maybe_______European.
A.the;
an
B.the;
a
C./;
/
D.a;
the
8.AreyouwaitingforabusfromMedicalUniversity?
Yes.Iarrivedhereatthebusstoptenminutesago,butthebus_______.
A.hadn’tcome
B.won’tcome
C.didn’tcome
D.hasn’tcome
9.Justastheexperts_______it,thiskindofmaterialisnotnatural,butman-made.
A.get
B.put
C.make
D.mean
10.Todayeveryonearrivedearlierthan_______.
A.expecting
B.havingexpecting
C.toexpect
D.expected
11.Something_______wrongwiththemachine,andit_______notwork.
A.being;
could
B.going;
should
C.were;
might
D.went;
would
12.Mum,Idon’tknowwhetherIshouldtakeacomputercourseatweekendsornot.
Ileave_______toyourownjudgment.
A.it
B.what
C.this
D.that
13.Whentheyweredraggingheraway,thelittlegirlreachedoutherhandsin_______wantofhermother.
A.curious
B.desperate
C.sincere
D.serious
14.Thisplaceisanidealsiteforarestaurant_______itisjustinthecenterofthedowntown.
A.evenif
B.sothat
C.inthat
D.incase
15.Inthisuniversityamedalwithfivethousanddollars_______achievedsuccessinscienceandtechnologyeverytwoyears.
A.isgiventonomatterwho
B.isgiventowhoever
C.aregiventoanyonewho
D.givestowhomever
16.Sofartherehavebeenhundredsof_______infectedwithH1N1inourprovince.
A.points
B.cases
C.examples
D.diseases
17.IrememberIhavebeenherebefore.Thereusedtobeachurchnearthepark,_______?
A.usedn’tit
B.wasn’tit
C.usedn’tthere
D.didthere
18.Excuseme,_______canyoutellmehowtogettoDongfengSquare?
A.and
B.so
C.but
D.yet
19.Onthecoast_______withanoldtemple_______backtoMingDynasty.
A.doesavillagestand;
dated
B.standsavillage;
dating
C.avillageisstanding;
dates
D.avillagestands;
todate
20.Greatlyfrightenedbytheterriblescene,_______.
A.tearscametomyeyes
B.myheartwasfulloffright
C.mybodytrembled
D.Icouldn’thelpcryingout
第三节:
完形填空(共20小题;
每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Oncetherewasakingwholikedpicturesverymuch.Oneday,he
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aprizetotheartistwhowouldpaintthebestpictureofpeace.Manyartists
22
.Thekinglookedatallthepictures.Buttherewereonlytwohe
23
liked,andhehadtochoosebetweenthem.
Onepicturewasofacalmlake.Thelakewasaperfect
24
forpeacefultoweringmountainsallaroundit.
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wasablueskywithfluffy(蓬松的)whiteclouds.Allwhosawthis
26
thoughtthatitwasaperfectpictureofpeace.
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picturehadmountains,too.Butthesewerelarge,roughand
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.Abovewasanangrysky,fromwhichrainfellandinwhichlightning
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.Downthesideofthemountain
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afoaming(起泡沫的)waterfall.Thisdidnotlook
31
atall.
Butwhenthekinglooked
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hesawbehindthewaterfallatiny
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growinginacrackintherock.Inthebushamotherbirdhadbuilther
34
.There,inthemidstoftherushofangrywater,satthemotherbirdonhernest—
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perfectpeace.
Whichpicturedoyouthinkwontheprize?
Theking
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thesecondpicture.Doyouknowwhy?
“Because,”
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theking,“peacedoesnotmeantobeinaplace
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thereisnonoise,trouble,orhardwork.Peacemeanstobeinthemidstofallthosethingsand
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becalminyourheart.Thatisthereal
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ofpeace.”
21.A.afforded
B.offered
C.accepted
D.canceled
22.A.collected
B.planned
C.tried
D.directed
23.A.hardly
B.slightly
C.really
D.generally
24.A.bowl
B.mirror
C.plate
D.cover
25.A.Outward
B.Indoors
C.Overhead
D.Downhill
26.A.prize
B.result
C.artist
D.picture
27.A.Theone
B.Another
C.Other
D.Theother
28.A.bare
B.fresh
C.green
D.distant
29.A.played
B.screamed
C.wandered
D.cheered
30.A.connected
B.floated
C.fell
D.rose
31.A.hopeful
B.peaceful
C.successful
D.careful
32.A.regularly
B.suddenly
C.closely
D.casually
33.A.flower
B.ground
C.tree
D.bush
34.A.house
B.business
C.nest
D.relationship
35.A.of
B.in
C.by
D.for
36.A.protect
B.forced
C.depended
D.chose
37.A.explained
B.described
C.reminded
D.persuaded
38.A.which
B.where
C.whose
D.that
39.A.thus
B.even
C.also
D.still
40.A.story
B.meaning
C.source
D.history
第二部分:
阅读理解(共20小题;
每题2分,满分40分)
(共25小题。
第一节每小题2分,第二节每小题1分;
满分45分)
第一节
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Longbusridesareliketelevisionshows.Theyhaveabeginning,amiddle,andanend—withcommercialsthrownineverythreeorfourminutes.Thecommercialsareunavoidable.Theyhappenwhetheryouwantthemornot.Everycoupleofminutesabillboardglidesby(滑过)outsidethebuswindow.Onlyifyousleep,whichisequaltoturningthetelevisionsetoff,areyousparedtheunendingcryof“YouNeedIt!
BuyItNow!
”?
Thebeginningoftherideiscomfortableandsomewhatexciting,evenifyou’vetraveledthatwaybefore.Usuallysomethingshavechanged—newhouses,newbuildings,sometimesevenanewroad.Thebusdriverhasastyleofdrivingandit’sfuntotrytofigureitoutthefirsthourorso.Ifthedriverisparticularlycarelessordaring,theridecanbeasthrillingasahorrorstory.Willthedriverpassthetruckintime?
Willthedrivermoveintotherightortheleft-handlane?
Afterawhile,ofcourse,theexcitementdiesdown.Sleepingforawhilehelpspassthemiddlehoursoftheride.Foodalwaysmakesbusridesmoreinteresting,butyou’vegottobecarefulofwhatkindoffoodyoueat.Toomuchsaltyfoodcanmakeyouverythirstybetweenstops.
Theendoftherideissomewhatlikethebeginning.Youknowitwillsoonbeoverandthere’sakindofexpectationandexcitementinthat.Theseat,ofcourse,hasbecomeharderasthehourshavepassed.Bynowyou’vesatwithyourlegscrossed,withyourhandsinyourlap,withyourhandsonthearmrests—evenwithyourhandscrossedbehindyourhead.Theendcomesjustattherighttime.Therejustnomorewaystosit.
41.ThelongbusridesandTVshowsarealike,because
.
A.theybothcanofferpeoplewiththrillingstories
B.theybothareboring
C.theybothhaveabeginning,amiddle,andanend,withcommercialsinbetween
D.theybothforcepeopletositforalongtime
42.Duringthewholebusride,whatcometothepassengers’eyesmostfrequently?
A.Somesaltyfoodonthebus.
B.TheprogramsonTV.
C.Advertisementsontheroad.
D.Trucksontheroad.
43.Inordertopassthemiddlehoursoftheride,youcan
A.readthebillboards
B.havesomethingtoeat
C.watchTVshows
D.sleep
44Thepurposeofthepassageisto
A.showhowmuchbusridesdifferfromTVshows
B.teachushowtodealwitheachperiodofalongbusride
C.persuadereaderstotakealongbusride
D.givetheauthor’sopiniononlongbusrides
B
SinglesDayfallsoneveryNovember11th,andasthenameindicates,thisrelativelynewholidayisonespeciallyforpeoplewhoarestilllivingthesinglelife.IwasabitsurprisedwhenIgoogled“SinglesDay”ontheInternet,tofindthatChinaistheonlycountryintheworldthathassetupaspecialdayforsinglestocelebratetheirlives.
Anoldstorygoesthatoncetherewerefoursinglemen,leadingveryboringlives.Noneofthemweremarried,orhadlovers,ordidanythingexciting.TheyjustsataroundalldayandplayedMahjong.OnedaytheyplayedMahjongfrom11inthemorninguntil11atnight.Duringthegame,nomatterwhowon,thewinningcardwasalwaysthe“fourcolumns”card(thecardshowsfourindependent,parallelcolumnsintwolines).Evenmoreofacoincidence,itwasNov.11.Inordertoremindthemoftheday,theynicknameditSinglesDay.
SinglesDaywasfirstcelebratedatvariousuniversitiesinNanjing,capitalcityofJiangsuProvinceduringthe1990s.Thesecollegestudentscarriedtheiruniversitytraditionintosocietyaftertheygraduated.SinglesDayisnowaspecialdayforall.
ThemainwaytocelebrateSinglesdayistohavedinnerwithyoursinglefriends,butit’simportantthateachpersonpaytheirownwaytoshowtheirindependence.Peoplealsohold“blinddate”partiesinanattempttosaygoodbyetotheirsinglelives.
ForbreakfastonSinglesDay,singlesofteneatfouryoutiao(deep-frieddoughsitcks)representingthefour“ones”in“11.11”andonebaozi(steamedstuffedbuns)representingthedotinbetw