The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community. As a result, all students must 36 sixty hours of service learning, 37 they will not receive a diploma(文凭). 38 of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river, working in a soup kitchen, or tutoring a student. During a service experience, students must keep a journal and then write a 39 about what they have learned.
Supporters state that there are many 40 of service learning. Perhaps most importantly, students are forced to think 41 their own interests and become aware of the needs of others. Students are also able to learn real-life skills that 42 responsibility, problem-solving, and working as part of a team. Finally, students can explore possible careers 43 service learning.
For example, if a student wonders what teaching is like, he or she can choose to work in a primary school classroom a few afternoons each month. 44 there are many benefits, opponents (反对者) point out problems with the new requirement. First, they 45 that ,because service learning is time-consuming, students spend 46 time studying the core subjects. Second, they believe that forcing students to work without 47 goes against the law.
In my view, service learning is a great way to 48 to the community, learn new skills, and explore different careers. 49 , I don' t believe you should force people to help others – the 50 to help must come from the heart. I think the best solution is one that gives students choices. Choice encourages both freedom and responsibility.
A.spend B.gain C.complete D.save
A.and B.or C.but D.for
A.Subjects B.Ideas C.Procedures
A.diary B.report C.note D.notice
A.courses B.benefits C.challenges D.features
A.beyond B.about C.over D.in
A.possess B.apply C.include D.develop
A.through B.across C.of D.on
A.So B.Thus C.Since D.While
A.argue B.doubt C.overlook D.admit
A.much B.full C.less D.more
A.cost B.pay C.care D.praise
A.contribute B.lead C.attend D.belong
A.Therefore B.Besides C.but D.However
A.courage B.desire C.emotion D.spirit
With the introduction of family planning policies in the 1970s, most Chinese teenagers have no brothers or sisters.They get to be the beloved(心爱的)__36__child.But they may not realize that they will have to “__37__”the love as their__38__ones grow old.They will have to__39__lots of old people—their parents, grandparents, their__40_parents and grandparents.China is being__41__country.
According to the United Nations, an aging society refers to one 42 10 percent or more of the population is over 60, or 7 percent or more is over 65. According to 43 from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by 2008, Chinese over 60 years old made up 12 percent of the nation’s total population. The 44 for those aged 65 or older was 8.3 percent.
In China, people have a belief that “parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they get old”.But this__45__is under stress as the market ey puts millions of young Chinese on the road__46__better paying jobs.They are leaving their parents__47 .Now many families are looking more to the government than to their__48__for support when they’re old.China has increased its basic social security(基本社会保险)plan which is__49__protecting those__50__, including the old, the disabled and others.These programs are now broad, __51__they are still not highly developed.
As more people grow__52__, China will have fewer working people, __53__will slow down economic growth. According to a November 26 report in the Economic Information Daily, an expert said China should 54 its people to have more than one child in the future 55 China should keep its labor population and total population size stable(稳定的).
A.only B.lonely C.friendly D.heartily
A.take up B.take back C.pay back D.pay for
A.hated B.loved C.tired D.hearted
A.care for B.bring up C.look for D.pay attention to
A.daughter’s or son’s B.niece’s or nephew’s C.wife’s or husband’s D.aunt’s or uncle’s
A.an old B.an aging C.a developing D.a developed
A.where B.when C.which D.that
A.an article B.an email C.a magazine D.a report
A.conclusion B.character C.figure D.survey
A.tradition B.opinion C.saying D.way
A.in favor of B.in search of C.in the way of D.in the face of
A.out B.off C.ahead D.behind
A.friends B.relatives C.parents D.children
A.an act B.a case C.a program D.a plan
A.in danger B.in need C.in desperate D.in disaster
A.but B.or C.and D.so
A.strong B.realistic C.rich D.old
A.as B.which C.what D.that
A.forbid B.promise C.encourage D.order
A.so that B.though C.even if D.because
Competition is a common phenomenon in our social life. We compete when we play games and when we try to do better than others in our study. There is constant competition for academic degrees, jobs, customers, money and so forth. In a sense, __56__ is one of the motive forces to the development of society.
In the natural world, the weak will be replaced by the strong and the __57__ can live; therefore, the only way to survive is to be competitive. Growing in a competitive __58__ is important for a child because future adult life is difficult. Today, most people try to get good education through __59__ ways. The quality of people is rapidly increasing. Competition of finding a job is more violent than it used to be. The potentially successful job applicant has to be prepared in a stronger __60__ by gaining more __61__ and experience. In the sports contests, the strongest will come out as winners. In the business world, to __62__ your competitors, you must be better than the other employees. In fact, the only way our world __63__ people is to give laurels to the winners, not to the losers. What is more, by attempting to compete at different activities, we learn to win and lose, gain experience and know our strengths and __64__.
To go ahead, to acquire possessions, we should be competitive. To us, industriousness and ambition are positive values. Whether in games, in study or in business, the aim is to win the game, the degree, the trophy, and the contract. Learning to be __65__ is clearly the best preparation for the tough life.
A.science B.commerce C.education D.competition
A.fittest B.top D.best
A.background B.environment C.atmosphere D.setting
A.various B.uncountable C.numerous D.countless
A.position B.point C.spot D.place
A.requirements B.qualifications C.abilities D.conditions
A.beat . B.hit C.blow D.fight
A.returns . B.rewards C.benefits D.pays
A.weaknesses B.defeats C.difficulties D.faults
A.strong B.competitive C.confident D.academic
In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困),and only the rich could manage without great1. Three of those rich men and their servants were2together on a road when they came to a very3village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty,4he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared5out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the6situation, stopped for a short time and gave7all his food and drink, since he8see that money would be of little9to them. He made sure that they each10their fair share and would have enough food to11for some time . Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty,12and went straight through the13without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other14the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was15that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they16the third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was17travelling quickly, but his wagons,18the gold and valuables they had been19,were now full of farming tools and bags of20.He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
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Today’ s English learner has a wide choice of dictionaries. There are ______36 with AmericanEnglish, with British English, with idioms or slang, and 37 with pictures. One of the most 38______dictionaries I have seen among many students is the 39______ electronic dictionary. All you have to do is to ______40 a word in your language and you can see it and 41______ it in English. That* s great, right? Well, I think it* s great, too…but only sometimes.
Bilingual electronic dictiooaries are fast and ______42 . They can be great 43 you are traveling and need information quickly. 44______ I am against electronic dictionaries and even bilingual 45______dictionaries in many cases. Let me explain.
When you reach an intermediate(中等的)level of English, you know 46 ______of the language to ask the meaning of certain things while using English. Translating between languages in your head ______47 time. You should be translating as little as possible and 48 ______in English as much as possible. I strongly recommend that intermediate and advanced students should 49 ______an English-English dictionary that is made ______50 for your understanding. For example,Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press has good dictionaries for students and 51______ publishing houses do, too.
I also feel that paper dictionaries are better for studying than electronic dictionaries. True, they take longer to use. But, for some reason, the information you______ 52 seems to stay in your head longer. It may be______ 53 you are forced to spell the word in your head and therefore "see it" more clearly in your ______54 .
So what do you do if you have checked an English - English dictionary and still don ’ t understand something? Go to your bilingual dictionary. It is useful sometimes. Just remember to
try to ___55 in English a s much as possible.
A. dictionaries B. books C. magazines D. papers
A. still B. even C. yet D. just
A. interesting B. useful C. expensive D. popular
A. saying B. talking C. speaking D. telling
A. take down B. get across C. type in D. say out
A. observe B. feel C. hear D. say
A. difficult B. vital C. helpful D. easy
A. when B. as C. after D. before
A. So B. And C. But D. While
A. plastic B. paper C. electric D. visual
A. enough B. little C. most D. few
A. spends B. costs C. takes D. invests
A. writing B. typing C. thinking D. reflecting
A. borrow B. buy C. keep D. Use
A. especially B.specially C. generally D. extremely
A.another B.other C. the other D. others
A. refer to B.check in C. look up D. put in
A. why B.because C. when D. where
A. mind B.ears C. eyes D. heart
A. speak B.stay C. save D. remember
完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
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Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as "Reuse Collection and Disposal Officers". You may think that this is rather 36 , and it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as 37 as people of any other occupation, though we must 38 that their job is not a 39 one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are 40 .We are likely to forget their 41 .Our dustbins are 42 regularly, but we 43 stop to think about the men who do this. However, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to 44 the rubbish, the general 45 soon becomes aware that something is wrong. Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages.
During the first few days it was regarded as a 46 .But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so 47 any more. 48 the strike continued, people could not 49 the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to 50 it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was 51 high with plastic bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a(n) 52 attraction that the people of London were not at all 53 to see. Even when the strike was over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely. Perhaps now the English people appreciate the work of 54 dustmen rather more 55 and won't take them for granted any more.
A.clever B.silly C.interesting D.reasonable
A.sensitive B.careless D.shy
A.realize B.believe C.know D.admit
A.necessary B.difficult C.romantic D.heavy
A.away B.up C.down D.in
A.existence B.presence C.absence D.performance
A.cleaned B.filled C.emptied D.burned
A.generally B.frequently C.sometimes D.seldom
A.take away B.take off C.take up D.take on
A.society B.citizen C.public D.community
A.trick B.joke C.trouble D.show
A.pleasing B.excited C.stupid D.funny
A.When B.While C.As D.Because
A.bear B.contain C.manage D.control
A.keep off B.give up C.take care of D.get rid of
A.crowded B.piled C.fixed D.put
A.business B.industrial C.tourist D.agricultural
A.disappointed B.serious C.nervous D.happy
A.its B.her C.his D.their
A.highly B.eagerly C.lowly D.entirely
Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
In the past, man didn’t have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 36 .
Today things are 37 , and the world has become too 38 . We’re using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 39 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth will not survive.
Everyone 40 today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing 41 , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we 42 to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees.
We know that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we’ll die. 43 , in most countries wastes are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 44 laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the 45 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough food . What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less meat there will be more food available for every one. Land that is used to grow crops 46 five times more people than land where animals are kept. Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them.
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 47 in the future.
A.beautiful B.unlimited C.rare D.valuable
A.common B.the same C.changeable D.different
A.crowded B.small C.dirty D.busy
A.protecting B.saving C.polluting D.fighting
A.wonders B.realizes C.considers D.discovers
A.poles B.boats C.methods D.ideas
A.continue B.have C.ought D.go on
A.Thus B.However C.Generally speaking D.Therefore
A.too many B.a few C.some D.few
A.production B.pollution C.population D.revolution
A.feeds B.increases C.supplies D.helps
A.nature B.sea C.planet D.forest
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Newcomers(新来的人) to the United States are often 36 by the schools. American schools 37 seem so different from the schools they know in 38 parts of the world. American education is based on the 39 that children 40 to learn to think 41 themselves. The school should be the 42 where they learn to do this. 43 , children learn the “three R’s” [(Reading, Writing and Arithmetic(算术)], history and government (often called Social Studies) and many other 44 . They also learn 45 be independent(独立的),how to make their own judgement(判断), and how to develop their own 46 and interests. The American teacher does not 47 the children in her class to sit 48 hands folded quietly and to say 49 . She wants them to listen attentively(专心地) to ask questions. She knows that 50 children learn from books is 51 . She also knows that it is necessary for them to know how to use this 52 for their 53 and development. During Open School Week, parents have a 54 to see how American education 55 .
A.happy B.afraid C.glad D.surprised
A.some time B.sometime C.sometimes D.some times
A.other B.the other C.another D.all
A.opinion B.idea C.promise D.conclusion
A.need B.needed C.dare D.dared
A.of B.against C.for D.with
A.place B.space C.room D.area
A.From school B.out school C.By school D.In school
A.lessons B.knowledge C.subjects D.object
A.when to B.how to C.what to D.where to
A.ability B.skill C.abilities D.skills
A.think B.want C.let D.make
A.with B.across C.over D.above
A.something B.anything C.nothing D.much
A.that B.which C.where D.what
A.important B.unimportant C.necessary D.useless
A.study B.work C.learning D.aim
A.growing B.growth C.future D.tomorrow
A.ability B.possibility C.interest D.chance
A.develops B.learns C.goes D.works
Nowadays, we have tons of high-tech gadgets to help us keep connected to our friends and family. Many of us have cellphones to ___16__ calls and write text messages; the Internet to chat with friends and __17__ e-mails. But being in touch with your friends and family also means __18__ in touch with some strangers. We often get spam(网上垃圾邮件) in our inbox, calls from strangers, and messages from __19__ people. So what should we __20__ with all of these?
__21__ you might want to answer the call from an unknown number, or respond to the message from someone you don’t know, try __22__. You are not sure __23__ they are contacting you, and it could be ill-spirited. It is __24__ not to respond to calls or messages from numbers that you are not familiar __25__. The same rule applies to (应用于) e-mails. There are many people who create viruses that __26__ harm your computer, and these viruses are disguised(假装) as e-mails. __27__ opening these e-mails, you are risking getting a virus __28__ could destroy your computer.
In other words, all the new technology is great for keeping in touch, but also comes with some bad things. __29__ yourself out of trouble, it is best to __30__ from messages and calls that you don’t know.
A.make B.do C.receive D.ring
A.write B.send C.answer D.read
A.to be C.be D.are
A.known B.well-known C.unknown D.better-known
A.manage B.compare C.deal D.do
A.But B.Since C.Because D.Although
A.not B.not doing C.not to do D.not to
A.that B.what C.why D.how
A.most dangerous B.safest C.necessary D.valuable
A.by B.with C.at D.into
A.should B.could C.would D.need
A.In B.By C.With D.At
A.that B.what C.if D.whether
A.To keep B.Keep C.Keeping D.Kept
A.refuse B.get close C.stay away D.stop
Nowadays, a hospital always manages to keep its beds full. This is good on the one hand, and it’s bad on 36 hand.
One day, I went to see a sick friend at the hospital. I first went to the 37 desk, where I could get a permit to visit the patient.
38 I could ask which room my friend was in, the lady set down my name, age, filled out a form and 39 a bell. I was just about to tell her what I was coming for when two men arrived with a wheelchair, 40 me in it and pushed me down the hall.
“I’m not 41 ,” I shouted. “I’m just looking for a friend.”
“When he comes,” one man said, “we’ll 42 him up to your room.”
In a minute I 43 myself in a small room. In no time they undressed me and covered some other things 44 me. One man said “If you need anything, press the button.”
“I want to get my 45 back.” I begged.
“Oh, you can 46 us,” a voice said, “Even if the 47 happens, we will see that your wife will get everything.” They left and locked the door 48 them.
I was trying to think of how to escape by the door when Dr. Ward came in with several of his 49 .
“Thank God you finally came,” I said.
“It hurts that badly?” he asked.
“No, on the contrary, I am not ill 50 .”
Dr. Ward looked 51 . “If you don’t feel any pain, that means it’s much more 52 than we expected.” Then he turned to his students, “This is the most difficult kind of patient to deal with because he refuses to 53 that he is ill. __54__ he won’t tell us where it hurts, he will never be well again until we find the hurt out for 55 by doing exploratory surgery (手术探查) .”
A.another B.other C.the other D.others
A.meeting B.office C.information D.medicine
A.Before B.Until C.While
A.beat B.rang C.struck D.took
A.pushed B.placed C.pulled D.invited
A.well B.sick C.good D.healthy
A.command B.carry C.send D.order
A.found B.realized C.felt D.understood
A.on C.up D.to
A.money B.friend C.clothes D.form
A.upset B.expect C.wonder D.believe
A.best B.hardest C.worst D.easiest
A.behind B.before C.beside D.by
A.friends B.students C.relatives D.teachers
A.at al B.in all C.after all D.above all
A.excited B.worried C.satisfied D.surprised
A.interesting B.comfortable C.serious D.pleasant
A.add B.settle C.concern D.recognize
A.Before B.Since C.When D.As soon as
A.himself B.themselves C.yourselves D.ourselves
No one would be willing to pay one-third of the price for the packaging or wrapping of what he or she purchases. But over-packaging has become a disease that leads to an __50__ waste of resources and __51__ environmental pollution.
The wasted packaging materials are __52__ to be worth about 280 billion yuan annually. And such packages and wrappings thrown away by customers __53__ up half of the volume of solid waste in cities. __54__, it is high time that regulations were __55__ to stop enterprises from spending too much on unnecessary packaging and wrapping.
To produce paper packaging or wrapping, many more trees have to be cut down. Over-packaging also limits the interest of consumers when they have to spend quite a high percentage on something that they will have to throw into the dustbin. The simple truth is that the more a producer spends on packaging, the __56__ the products it sells will be.
Product packaging and wrapping used to be very simple 30 years ago. "Shabby" was the word many had used to __57__ the way Chinese products were packaged. And shabby packaging was blamed for making Chinese products __58__ in the international market.
It is __59__ to pay enough attention to packaging or wrapping products in such a manner that they can be __60__ to customers' eyes. But that does not definitely justify that packaging should even outshine what is inside.
In the Chinese proverb, “maidu huanzhu,” the buyer returns the pearl and just keeps the case because the __61__ is too fancy and luxurious. It not only laughs at the poor __62__ of the buyer, but also criticizes the unnecessary __63__ the seller has made in making the case. Another message from the proverb is that over-packaging helps cultivate an __64__ consuming attitude - to buy fancy-looking stuff but not what they really need.
A.enormous B.available C.invisible D.illegal
A.results from B.contributes to C.depends on D.calls for
A.predicted B.required C.acknowledged D.estimated
A.look B.hold C.make D.add
A.However B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.Furthermore
A.observed B.broken C.adopted D.forbidden
A.better B.more expensive C.cheaper D.more useful
A.recommend B.praise C.consider D.criticize
A.popular B.impressive C.unattractive D.qualified
A.ridiculous B.incredible C.unnecessary D.reasonable
A.accustomed B.appealing C.similar D.grateful
A.former B.next C.other D.latter
A.judgment B.eyesight C.appetite D.health
A.contributions B.efforts C.progress D.use
A.unfamiliar B.unhealthy C.unnatural D.unavoidable
What is Math Anxiety?
Math anxiety or fear of math is actually quite common. Math anxiety is quite 36 to stage-fright. Why does someone suffer 37 ? Fear of something going wrong in front of a crowd? Fear of 38 the lines? Fear of being judged 39 ? Fear of going completely blank? Math anxiety conjures(使现出) up fear of some type. The fear that one won’t be able to do the 40 or the fear that it’s too hard or the fear of failure which often stems(起因于) from having a lack of 41 . For the most part, math anxiety is the 42 about doing the math right, our minds draw a 43 and we think we’ll fail and of course the more frustrated and anxious our minds become, the 44 the chance for drawing blanks. Added pressure of having time limits on math tests and exams also cause the levels of anxiety to grow for many students.
Where Does Math Anxiety Come From?
Usually math anxiety stems(起源于) from 45 experiences in mathematics. Typically math phobias(恐慌症) have had math presented in such a fashion that it led to limited understanding. Unfortunately, math anxiety is often 46 poor teaching and poor experiences in math which typically leads to math 47 . Many of the students I’ve encountered with math anxiety have demonstrated an over reliance on procedures in math as opposed to actually understanding the math. When one tries to memorize procedures, rules and routines without much 48 , the math is quickly forgotten and 49 soon sets in. Think about your experiences with one concept — the division of fractions(分数). You probably learned about reciprocals(倒数) and inverses. In other words, ‘It’s not yours to reason why, just invert(反转) and multiply(乘)’. Well, you memorized the rule and it 50 . Why does it work? Do you really understand why it works? Did anyone ever use pizzas or math manipulative(巧妙处理的) to show you why it works? If 51 , you simply memorized the procedure and that was that. Think of math as memorizing all the procedures — 52 if you forget a few? Therefore, with this type of strategy, a good 53 will help, but, what if you don’t have a good memory. Understanding the math is critical. Once students 54 they can do the math, the whole notion of math anxiety can be overcome. Teachers and parents have an important 55 to ensure students understand the math being presented to them.
A.different B.similar C.far D.familiar
A.speech B.performance C.threatens D.stage-fright
A.understanding B.memorizing C.forgetting D.reading
A.poorly B.crazily C.well D.publicly
A.Chinese B.math C.English D.physics
A.wish B.conscience C.determination D.confidence
A.fear B.joy C.pleasure D.doubt
A.failure B.choice C.blank D.death
A.further B.greater C.less D.smaller
A.unpleasant B.unfair C.pleasant D.successful
A.because B.thanks to C.resulting in D.due to
A.fear B.anxiety C.failure D.misunderstanding
A.forgetting B.use C.understanding D.knowledge
A.panic B.excitement C.disappointment D.encouragement
A.opens B.works C.starts D.runs
A.so B.possible C.not D.any
A.Where B.Why C.When D.What
A.memory B.method C.brain D.body
A.fill B.realize C.confirm D.recognize
A.task B.aim C.appointment D.role
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In order to separate loving parents from their freshman sons, Morehouse College in Atlanta has held a/an ___36_____"Parting Ceremony."
When University of Minnesota freshmen ____37_____ at the end of this month, parental separation will be a little trickier: mothers and fathers will be ___38_____ to a reception elsewhere ___39_____ students can meet their roommates and talk about dorm room space -- _____40_____ adult breaking in.
In the latest wave in which superinvolved parents ____41_____ their children to college, universities are ____42_____activities ____43_____to speed the separation. In the age of MSN and twice-daily texts home, ___44______colleges are urging "sticky parents" to leave sooner so students can ___45____independence.
Grinnell College here, like others, has found it ____46____ to make it clear when parents _____47__ say goodbye. After computer printers and bags had been carried to dorm rooms, everyone gathered in the gymnasium, students on one side, _____48____on the other.
Shortly____49______, mothers and fathers were urged to leave campus.
Moving their students in usually takes a few hours. Moving on? Most deans can tell _____50_____of parents who hang around campus for days. At Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. "We recognize it's a ____51______ day for families," Beverly Low, the dean(学监) of first-year students said.___52___, during various parent meetings on Colgate's move-in day, Ms. Low and other officials plan to tell the parents ____53_____ that "activities for the class of freshmen begin at 4 on time, so parents should leave before 4." she said.
Formal departure ceremonies are unusual __54___ growing in popularity, said Joyce Holl, head of the National Orientation Directors Association. A more common method is for colleges to limit the hour for last hugs.____55_____, the parents of Princeton freshmen learn from the move-in schedule, "the rest events are intended for students only."
A formal B informal C casual D grand
A move out B move in C move around D graduate
A sent B driven C invited D called on
A so B but C still D yet
A with B as C where D without
A rescue B deliver C bring D release
A running out B taking out C carrying out D picking out
A wanted B meant C devoted D prepared
A in which B which C how D where
A form B create C increase D develop
A necessary B unimportant C useless D difficult
A will B need C must D would
A teachers B police C professors D parents
A before B after C later D passed
A news B comments C stories D shadows
A little B huge C long D large
A Still B Therefore C Thus D Whereas
A rudely B directly C conveniently D hardly
A and B but C however D so
A For the time beingB For a long time C For example D For a change
第一节 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21—30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。
How a person reacts to criticism often means the difference between success and failure.Take Ole Bull for example. His 21 father,a chemist,wanted him to study for the ministry and forbade him to play his beloved(心爱的)violin. He soon gave up the course and,disobeying his father, 22 all his time and energy to the violin.
Unfortunately,though he had great ability,his teachers were 23 unskilled,so that by the time he was ready to start his concert tour he wasn't prepared. In Italy a Milan newspaper critic(批评家)wrote:“He is a(n) 24 musician.If he is a diamond,he is certainly in the rough and unpolished.”There were two ways Ole Bull could have 25 to that criticism.He could have let it make him angry,or he could learn from it.Fortunately he chose the 26 .He went to the newspaper office and asked to see the critic.The 27 editor introduced him. Ole spent the evening with the 70 year old critic,asked about his faults,and sought the old man's
28 on how to correct them.Then he cancelled the rest of his tour,returned home,and 29 the next six months studying under really able teachers. He practiced hour after hour to overcome his 30 .Finally,he returned to his concerts and,when only 26, became the wonder of Europe.
21.A.awkward B generous C.stubborn D.confident
22.A.devoted B donated C.supplied D. allocated
23.A.absolutely B.completely C relatively D.gradually
24.A.untrained B.gifted C.mature D.1eading
25.A.referred B.attracted C.affected D.reacted
26.A.former B.1atter C.1ater D.early
27.A.frightened B ashamed C.astonished D convinced
28 A.advice B.attitude C.virtue D wisdom
29.A.totaled B.squeezed C.spent D.spared
30.A.mistakes B.troubles C.difficulties D.faults
II. 完形填空(共10题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
Married couples 21 more than their homes, cars and finances. They are also likely to have some of the same 22 , experts say. If one of them 23 from asthma (哮喘) , depression, high blood pressure or raised cholesterol n. (胆固醇) levels , his or her partner 24 be afflicted ( vt. 使苦恼,折磨) with the 25 illness , Julia Cox of the University in northern England said. Cox and her team said the most likely 26 for the shared diseases was environment. Married couples usually eat the same foods, are exposed to the same allergens (n. 过敏原) and often have similar exercise patterns, all of 27 contribute to ailments (n. 小病, 疾病) such as allergies, high blood pressure and raised cholesterol. The scientists 28 the medical history of 8,000 married couples, aged 30 to 74. 29 is known, the proper use should be 30 some efficient measures to stop this.
21. A. share B. spare C. own D. use
22. A. cancer B. diseases C. ill D. throat
23. A. keeps B. goes C. suffers D. comes
24. A. should B. shall C. could D. will
25. A. different B. difficult C. similar D. same
26. A. season B. promise C. reason D. approach
27. A. who B. which C. whose D. that
28. A. studied B. read C. copied D. understood
29. A. As B. For C. It D. What
30. A. made to B. made of C. making of D. to make of