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，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Do you remember last summer, when angry travelers were urging the government to do something about airline customer service? Airlines 3 6 to improve，and they adopted (采用) new standards just before Christmas． 37 as another summer nears，plenty of 38 travelers don’t see much improvement in customer 39 overall．
This month，the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) office will publish its first critical 40 on whether airlines are 41 their promises．One survey suggests problems：the number of 42 to the DOT about the top 10 airlines in the first 43 rose 89％ from a year ago．
Hit last summer by passenger complaints and the threat of consumer-protection laws by the 44，14 airlines 45 to adopt a set of basic customer-service standards called Customers First．The“12 promises”to passengers were introduced 46 a major effort to improve service．Since then，airlines have been redesigning websites，retraining employees and upgrading technology．
Recently，DOT inspector general Kenneth Mead，at McCain’S request，sent 20 examiners to airports to 47 whether each airline is doing what it promised．Mead warns travelers shouldn’t 48 too much．Most of the promises are 49 better communication with customers，not problems with flights．
“Passengers should show more understanding to airlines about their 50 to better air service．”Spokeswoman Shelly Sasson says．“And when 51 are made．it takes a long time for them to be noticed．”she says．
Now，the efforts may be working．During the first quarter，Delta had the second-lowest rate of complaints among the 52 10 carriers． 53，its rate，along with other carriers’，is up from last year．McCain and other lawmakers say there may be a 54 to pass new consumer-protection 55．
36．A．promisedB．managedC．hoped D．refused
37．A．So B．ButC．Merely D．Even
38．A．skilled B．experiencedC．tired D．puzzled
39．A．flight B．opinionC．service D．travel
40．A．news B．informationC．doubt D．article
41．A．honoring B．makingC．giving D．improving
42．A．problems B．travelersC．passengers D．complaints
43. A．quarterB．yearC．month D．summer
44. A. customer B．companyC．government D．public
45．A．wished B．agreedC．remembered D．failed
46．A．to B．forC．as D．by
47．A．explain B．discussC．discover D．check
48．A．travel B．expectC．complain D．suggest
49．A．aimed at B．considered asC．joined to D．made from
50．A．difficulty B．situationC．realityD．efforts
51．A．suggestions B．rulesC．decisions D．improvements
52．A．1arge B．firstC．top D．bad
53．A．Still B．ThereforeC．Instead D．Meanwhile
54．A．possibility B．needC．chance D．use
55．A．examinations B．serviceC．1aws D．reports
第二节：完形填空
When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the _41_ side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to __42__ in good health, or __43__ about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to __44__ damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text __45__ the title. Therefore, the scissors would __46__ before they start, __47__ halfway done when I find out the __48__result.
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your __49__. You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be __50__ up. But you know the future is unpredictable --- the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left __51__. Thus you are __52__ in a difficult position and feel sad. How __53_nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life __54__ greatly on our preference of one choice to the other.
In fact that is what __55__ is like: we are often __56_ with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only __57__we get into another. The __58__ may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I __59__ remember a philosopher’s remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual or passive __60__ may not be a bad one.
Whatever we do in our lifetime, wherever life’s storm tosses us, there must be
something we can achieve, some shore we can land, that opens up new vistas to us.
41. A. front B. same C. either D. opposite
42. A. get B. keep C. lead D. bring
43. A. advice B. news C. a theory D. a report
44. A. suffer B. reduce C. prevent D. cause
45. A. on B. for C. without D. off
46. A. use B. handle C. prepare D. stay
47. A. or B. but C. so D. for
48. A. satisfying B. regretful C. surprising D. impossible
49. A. courage B. strength C. attention D. patience
50. A. given B. held C. made D. picked
51. A. near B. alone C. about D. behind
52. A. filled B. attracted C. caught D. struck
53. A. dare B. come C. deal D. do
54. A. improves B. changes C. progresses D. goes
55. A. study B. society C. nature D. life
56. A. faced B. supplied C. connected D. fixed
57. A. before B. after C. until D. as
58. A. following B. next C. above D. former
59. A. still B. also C. once D. almost
60. A. treatment B. action C. choice D. remark
第二节完形填空 ( 共20小题, 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 36 .On their faces was confidence. This was their 37 exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they 38 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt 39 and able to take control of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a（n）_40 _task, as the professor had said they could bring 41 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not_42 each other during the test.
43_ they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 44_on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed _45 the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the 46 faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all five questions?” 47 a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hand.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody finished_ 48 .” But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 49 _” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are_50 many things about the 51 _you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are relatively common in everyday_ 52 .” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all 53 this course, but remember--even though you are now college graduates, your education had just _54 .”
The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the _55 he taught.
36. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days
37. A. only B. first C. very D. last
38. A. would B. must C. had to D. used to
39. A. glad B. ready C. sorry D. nice
40. A. interesting B. necessary C. easy D. unusual
41. A. no B. either C. any D. some
42. A. listen to B. look at C. care for D. talk to
43. A. Hardly B. Happily C. Quickly D. Carefully
44. A. appeared B. changed C. failed D. stopped
45. A. then B. as C. before D. after
46. A. pleased B. worried C. surprised D. moved
47. A. Not B. Once C. Only D. Even
48 A. all B. none C. one D. it
49. A. wondered B. enjoyed C. hated D. expected
50 A. even B. already C. so D. still
51 A. exam B. subject C. question D. college
52 A. job B. class C. practice D. study
53. A. pass B. fail C. take D. start
54. A. begun B. completed C. failed D. succeeded
55. A. subject B. things C. words D. lessons
II. 完形填空（共15题，每小题2分，共30分）
American public education has changed in recent years. One change is that increasing numbers of American parents and teachers are starting independent public school 11 charter schools (特许学校).
In 1991, there were no charter schools in the United States. Today, more than2,300 charter schools 12 in 34 states and the District of Columbia. 575,000 students 13 these schools. The students are from 5 years of age through 18 or older.
A charter school is 14 by groups of parents, teachers and community (社区) members, It is similar in some ways 15 a traditional public school. It receives tax money to operate just as other public schools do. The 16 it receives depends on the number of students. The charter school must prove to local or state governments that its students are learning. These governments 17 the school with the agreement, or charter that permits it to operate.
Unlike a traditional public school, 18 the charter school does not have to obey most laws which govern public schools. Local, state or federal governments cannot tell it what to 19 .
Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to 20 those goals. Class sizes usually are smaller than those in many traditional public schools. Many students and parents say 21 in charter schools may be more creative.
However, state education agencies, local education-governing committees and unions are often 22 charter schools. They say these schools may receive money badly 23 by traditional public schools. Experts say some charter schools are doing well while others are struggling.
Congress provided 200million dollars for 24 charter schools in the 2002 federal budget (预算). But often the schools say they lack enough money for their 25 .Many also lack needed space.
11. A. called B. asked C. known D. said
12. A. study B. organize C. operate D. perform
13. A. finish B. attend C. leave D. cut
14. A. taught B. held C. created D. understood
15. A. to B. with C. by D. in
16. A. attention B. amount C. expense D. information
17. A. buy B. review C. give D. provide
18. A. besides B. moreover C. thus D. however
19. A. teach B. discuss C. have D. get
20. A. set B. reach C. settle D. define
21. A. farmers B. workers C. teachers D. soldier
22. A. against B. for C. in D. with
23. A. treated B. needed C. earned D. wasted
24. A. needing B. spending C. comparing D. establishing
25. A. programs B. parents C. records D. words
第二部分：语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A, B, C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a 21 over our head, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 22 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was strict. I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t money for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big 23 for the kids was the fun of Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for 24 to share by all five of us.
The big 25 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty – dollar bill and 26 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered. We had two hours to shop; then we would meet back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, except my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 27 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies － fifty – cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything until we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed as the door, ready to be angry again. This is what she told me.
“ I was looking around 28 of what to buy, and I stopped to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees’. One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she wanted for Christmas was a doll. So I took the card off the tree and 29 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so 30 as I did that day.
21. A. roof B. hat C. sky D. star
22. A. little B. less C. enough D. more
23. A. improvement B. problem C. surprise D. excitement
24. A. toys B. clothes C. presents D. bills
25. A. day B. chance C. cheque D. tree
26. A. forced B. reminded C. invited D. begged
27. A. quiet B. excited C. happy D. ashamed
28. A. learning B. thinking C. knowing D. telling
29. A. made B. searched C. bought D. fetched
30. A. angry B. rich C. patient D. bitter
II语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
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。
A fox one day fell into a deep well and could find no means of escape. A goat, suffering from 21 , came to the same well, and seeing the Fox, asked if the water was good. 22 to be happy and merry, the fox praised the delicious taste of the water and 23 him to go down. The goat, mindful only of his thirst, 24 jumped down. But just as he drank, the fox informed him of the difficulty they were both in and suggested a 25 for their common escape. “If,” said he, “you will place your forefeet upon the wall and 26 your head, I will run up your back and escape, and will help you out afterwards.” The goat readily agreed and the fox jumped upon his 27 . After he safely reached the mouth of the well, the fox ran off as fast as he could. When the goat blamed him for 28 his promise, he turned around and cried out, “You 29 old fellow! You should never have gone down before you had inspected the way up, nor should you have exposed yourself to the 30 from which you had no means of escape.”
Remember to look before you leap!
21. A. hunger B. tiredness C. thirst D. anger
22. A. Pretending B. Wishing C. Happening D. Deciding
23. A. warned B. encouraged C. ordered D. allowed
24. A. carefully B. thoughtlessly C. generously D. clumsily
25. A. rest B. plan C. place D. dream
26. A. shake B. nod C. turn D. bend
27. A. tail B. legs C. stomach D. back
28. A. breaking B. making C. remembering D. keeping
29. A. strange B. stubborn C. foolish D. rude
30. A. danger B. water C. darkness D. happiness
第二节完型填空
At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job would be 36 and stress. I 37 myself pouring the best coffee, making delicious doughnuts (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with 38 customers.
I wasn’t 39 the people with enormous orders, the women who 40 that the coffee was much too creamy, or the men who wanted their iced coffee remade 41 until they reached perfection. I couldn’t seem to 42 anyone.
One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking 43 . He said he felt like getting in bed, 44 the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.
Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was 45 , since he hadn’t 46 anything but coffee. I had given him his favorite type of doughnut.
“It’s 47 me.” I told him. “have a nice day.”
He smiled and 48 me before heading back out into the rain.
The next day, it is still raining, I spent my afternoon 49 the window handing people their orders. I was completely wet and freezing cold. 50 , no one was tipping that day. Every time I looked into our empty tip jar, I grew more 51 .
In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a note.
The note read:
Christine,
Thanks for being so sweet, kind and 52 yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who’s genuinely nice. Please don’t 53 your way! Have a great day! –Hank
After that, whenever I felt depressed or 54 of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask 55 , “How can I help you?”
36. A. hopefulB. meaningless C. easy D. boring
37. A. thought B. pictured C. developed D. decided
38. A. regular B. handsome C. rich D. kind
39. A. imaging B. expectingC. waiting D. desiring
40. A. praised B. complained C. realized D. thought
41. A. for a time B. once in a while C. now and then D. again and again
42. A. comfort B. move C. please D. annoy
43. A. angry B. happy C. excited D. upset
44. A. pulling B. cutting C. tearing D. using
45. A. sorry B. surprised C. angry D. excited
46. A. ordered B. got C. wanted D. bought
47. A. for B. by C. in D. on
48. A. helped B. praised C. admired D. thanked
49. A. going away B. running across C. walking around D. hanging out
50. A. Worse B. Still C. Then D. However
51. A. injured B. embarrassed C. frightened D. depressed
52. A. careful B. thoughtfulC. cheerful D. powerful
53. A. hold B. shake C. change D. practice
54. A. sick B. glad C. satisfied D. sorry
55. A. unusually B. properly C. politelyD. gratefully
三、完形填空（每小题1分，共20分）
In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my
36 , it was the same score.
Later that evening, I 37 told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agreed that we knew our 38 much better than an IQ test. We 39 that Michael’s score must have been a 40 and we should treat him 41 as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got 42 grades in the school, especially 43 biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael 44 Indiana University in 1965 as a premedical student. Soon afterwards, his teacher permitted him to take more courses than 45 . In 1968, he was accepted by the School of medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I 46 the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the 47 IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say 48 . “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school! ” It is his special way of thanking us for the 49 we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then 50 another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had 51 the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be 52 .
Children often do as 53 as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, 54
of them. That is, tell a child he is “ 55 ”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
36. A. joy B. surprise C. dislike D. disappointment
37. A. tearfully B. fearfully C. cheerfully D. hopefully
38. A. student B. son C. friend D. doctor
39. A. argued B. realized C. decided D. understood
40. A. joke B. mistake C. warning D. wonder
41. A. specially B. strictly C. naturally D. carefully
42. A. poor B. good C. average D. standard
43. A. in B. about C. of D. for
44. A. visited B. chose C. passed D. entered
45. A. allowed B. described C. required D. offered
46. A. missed B. held C. delayed D. attended
47. A. high B. same C. low D. different
48. A. curiously B. eagerly C. calmly D. jokingly
49. A. faith B. interest C. pride D. delight
50. A. looked for B. asked for C. waited for D. prepared for
51. A. received B. accepted C. organized D. discussed
52. A. imperfect B. impossible C. uncertain D. unsatisfactory
53. A. honestly B. much C. well D. bravely
54. A. hear B. learn C. expect D. speak
55. A. wise B. rude C. shy D. stupid
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
When I was 14, my family went on our first trip to the United States. My uncle moved there several years ago to work in the 36 industry in California.
Although we flew several times before. this trip seemed really 37 because I had never been to America before. However, to our disappointment, the ride was 38 this time. People smoked and the air quality was very poor.
Moreover, it was 39 to see American money—it was very ugly and boring, all green and white, but what it could ___40 —freedom, Hollywood—was 41 . I didn’t see any movie stars in fur coats 42 their lovely dogs, either. I 43 , “Is this California？Where are the beaches, the sun and the blonde girls? ” 44 a land of dark-haired people, seeing blondes was 45 one of the extremely 46 parts of the trip. However, I was rather disappointed. 47 , the weather was really foggy, the city looked kind of old and the traffic was lerrible.
We droved north to Sonoma where my 48 had his house. The wine industry to a 49 can be both extremely boring and endless exciting. It was great to see my cousins and they 50 that they would take me out when the weather was nicer. We rode for miles and miles and played in the hills where no one could 51 us.
By the time we 52 to see the city of San Francisco all my bad thoughts had been 53 . I was having so much fun with my cousins that I wanted to move there.
I saw neither blonde girls nor 54 on that trip, but I met a lot of nice People and 55 that wherever you live it’s always a nice place if you like the people there. I hope I can travel back to California soon.
36．A．clothing B．wine C．service D．travel
37．A．interesting B．fearful C．boring D．common
38．A．lovely B．smooth C．expensive D．terrible
39．A．surprising B．helpful C．disappointing D．meaningful
40．A．impress B．change C．realize D．buy
41．A．frightening B．moving C．exciting D．depressing
42．A．walking B．marching C．approaching D．fighting
43．A．explained B．complained C．wondered D．announced
44．A．Rounding up B．Looking through C．Resulting from D．Coming from
45．A．impossibly B．surely C．seriously D．fortunately
46．A．beneficial B．wonderful C．effective D．ordinary
47．A．After all B．As a result C．First of all D．Worse still
48．A．uncle B．father C．brother D．friend
49．A．native B．child C．cousin D．worker
50．A．imagined B．promised C．believed D．appealed
51．A．hate B．help C．bother D．miss
52．A．spread out B．held back C．turned up D．got around
53．A．turned down B．given away C．washed away D．put forward
54．A．beaches B．cities C．planes D．hills
55．A．appreciated B．identified C．realized D．imagined
第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
About 10 years ago my daughter studied in Ayrlie Beach, about 2 500 kilometers from Newcastle. She rang me one day crying because of an emotional trauma(创伤) she was16. She told me that she needed17, and my arms around her would be the best thing!18I couldn’t do that at that exact moment, I asked her to describe her19to me and told her that if she hadn’t heard from me in about 30 minutes she should20me back.
After21up the phone, I just sat for a few seconds. After only a very short time a phone number22into my head. I rang the number and it was a23who had bought a house from me about 18 months before, when I24in Real Estate. To my surprise, my25words to her were these, “Oh, it’s you Liz, I have no idea26I’m calling you in particular, but my daughter is in27in Ayrlie Beach, and I just got the28to ring you and tell you that. Have you any idea why?”
“It could be because my29lives there,” says Liz.
“Oh really, that’s got to be it,” I said. “Do you30giving me his phone number, Liz?”
“Of course not, and I can only hope that he can be31!”
Liz gave me his mobile number and I rang straight away. 32, he answered immediately, and I told him the33of who I was, and why I’d rung.
I gave him the34of the place where my daughter was standing; and that she needed emotional support if he could find it in his heart to help out so unexpectedly like this.
“Oh yes, I can go and35her,” he said... “She’s right across the street from where I’m standing!” He walked across the street and told my daughter that her Dad had sent him to help her!
16.A.curing B.facing C.finding D.treating
17.A.food B.money C.support D.clothes
18.A.If B.When C.Whether D.Because
19.A.surroundings B.feelings C.difficulties D.problems
20.A.pay B.send C.follow D.ring
21.A.hanging B.looking C.talking D.putting
22.A.walked B.jumped C.divided D.turned
23.A.girl B.man C.woman D.boy
24.A.visited B.stopped C.appeared D.lived
25.A.kind B.sweet C.funny D.exact
26.A.how B.where C.why D.what
27.A.silence B.trouble C.surprise D.danger
28.A.thought B.strength C.decision D.permit
29.A.son B.daughter C.husband D.sister
30.A.mind B.kind C.sweet D.funny
31.A.brave B.helpful C.valuable D.important
32.A.Clearly B.Surely C.Fortunately D.Unluckily
33.A.story B.trick C.news D.lesson
34.A.examination B.description C.expression D.condition
35.A.like B.know C.see D.punish
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选取出适合填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school．Before being sent away this boy was the ___26___ student in his class．He was at the top in every ___27___．He was a champion．
But the boy ___28___ after leaving home and attending the boarding school．His ___29___ started dropping．He hated being in a group．He was ___30___ all the time．And there were especially dark times when he felt like ___31___ himself．All of this because he felt ___32___ and that no one loved him．
His ___33___ started worrying about the boy．But ___34___ they did not know what was wrong with him．___35___ his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him．
They sat ___36___ the bank of the lake near the school．The father started asking him ___37___ questions about his classes, teachers and ___38___．After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son,___39___ I am here today?”
The boy ___40___, “to check my grades?”
“No, no” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me．I want to see you happy．I don’t care about grades．I care about ___41___．I care about your happiness．YOU ARE MY ___42___．”
These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears．He ___43___ his dad．They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time．
Now the boy had everything he wanted．He knew there was someone on this ___44___ who cared for him deeply．He ___45___ the world to someone．And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!
26．A．richest B．prettiest C．laziest D．brightest
27．A．game B．school C．competition D．group
28．A．changed B．died C．arrived D．regretted
29．A．hair B．tears C．love D．grades
30．A．worried B．careless C．lonely D．busy
31．A．teaching B．killing C．helping D．enjoying
32．A．cold B．worthless C．well D．sick
33．A．parents B．classmates C．teachers D．companions
34．A．even B．now C．yet
D．then
35．A．And B．But C．Or D．So
36．A．toward B．along C．opposite D．on
37．A．serious B．casual C．personal D．difficult
38．A．work B．study C．sports D．education
39．A．when B．where C．how D．why
40．A．turned away B．answered back C．whispered softly D．cried out
41．A．it B．you C．myself D．us
42．A．LIFE B．ANXIETY C．CARE D．NEED
43．A．forgave B．hit C．hugged D．begged
44．A．side B．earth C．trip D．day
45．A．meant B．owed C．moved D．left
第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题重分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive. Some experts say the ___36___ is to make jobs more varied(多样的). But do more varied jobs ___37___ greater productivity? There is evidence to suggest that ___38___variety certainly makes the worker’s life more enjoyable, it doesn’t __39___ make him work harder. As far as increasing productivity is concerned, then, ___40___ is not an important factor.
Other experts feel that giving the worker___41___ to do his job in his own way is important, and there is no doubt that this is true. The ___42___ is that this kind of freedom can’t easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated(复杂的) machinery which must be used in a ___43___ way. Thus while freedom of choice may be important, there is usually very little that can be done to ___44___ it.
Another important ___45___ is how much each worker ___46___ to the product he is making. In most factories the worker ___47___only one small part of the product. Some car factories are now ___48___ with having many small production lines rather than one large one, so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his___49___. It would seem that not only is degree of worker contribution an important factor ___50___ it is one we can do something about.
To what___51___ does more money lead to greater productivity? The workers themselves certainly think this is ___52___. But perhaps they want more money only because the work they do is so boring. ___53___ just lets them enjoy their spare time more. A ___54___ argument may explain demands for shorter working hours. Perhaps if we ___55___ making their jobs more interesting, they will neither want more money, nor will shorter working hours be so important to them.
36. A. answerB. courseC. attempt D. system
37. A. run across B. lead toC. result from D. pick up
38. A. because B. asC. whileD. as though
39. A. mentally B. physically C. carefully D. actually
40. A. varietyB. relaxation C. creativity D. machinery
41. A. judgment B. freedomC. direction D. comfort
42. A. secret B. skill C. problemD. strength
43. A. amusingB. dull C. changeableD. fixed
44. A. useB. createC. supplyD. fear
45. A. measureB. invention C. consideration D. work
46. A. liesB. sticks C. objectsD. contributes
47. A. likes B. equipsC. transports D. sees
48. A. tired B. pleased C. worrying D. experimenting
49. A. own B. will C. line D. hand
50. A. butB. and C. soD. however
51. A. extent B. qualityC. store D. difference
52. A. naturalB. important C. worrying D. unbelievable
53. A. Rest B. SportsC. MoneyD. Playing
54. A. complete B. friendlyC. givenD. similar
55. A. adviseB. succeed inC. object to D. are tired of
III. Reading Comprehension (35分)
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Billions of people across the world use cell phones. Though cell phones can be wonderful, liberating tools of 50 , freeing us from the confines (界限) of an office and providing more leisure time, they often do the exact 51 . Cell phone use has 52 the line between work and non-work time, increasing stress and tension within families and between friends. As Eric Slate, author of Technoslave commented in his essay: "It seems the more ' 53 ' we are, the more detached (不相连的) we become."
There is a risk of being too connected. While I was hiking in Spain, I got 54 a few times. I saw new sights and was surprised by 55 landscapes and towns I wouldn't have otherwise come across. Back in the US, whenever I got lost, I would always call a friend for 56 on my cell phone. With a cell phone, you're less 57 to go down the wrong street and see new things or unexpectedly meet new people.
So, when I recently returned home to Burlington, Vermont, I 58 my cell phone and traded in an old, rusty bike for a regular landline telephone that was connected to the wall and everything. Now, I go outside and don't make a phone call or check my phone. 59 , I've seen things in my neighbourhood I 60 noticed before, like a big flower garden around the block and artwork and sculptures down the road. Now that I'm not __61___ my cell phone, I've met new people on the street and at the supermarket, started 62 with neighbours I haven't spoken with before and talk with my friends face-to-face instead of over the phone. .
Instead of 63 me from the world, getting rid of my cell phone has helped me become more in touch with my community. I am no longer a 64 of my cell phone.
50. A. information B. communication C. learning D. exchange
51. A. opposite B. same C. wrong D. right
52. A. misused B. limited C. troubled D. confused
53. A. affected B. separated C. connected D. satisfied
54. A. exhausted B. disappointed C. lost D. attracted
55. A. inaccessible B. unexpected C. familiar D. similar
56. A. attention B. destination C. direction D. action
57. A. eager B. likely C. willing D. interested
58. A. made use of B. hung up C. got rid of D. got hold of
59. A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Instead
60. A. once B. often C. never D. ever
61. A. happy with B. crazy about C. glue to D. aware of
62. A . interviews B. arguments C. visits D. conversations
63. A. isolating B. saving C. protecting D. removing
64. A. fan B. master C. friend D. slave
第二节：完型填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Recently I was invited to a friend’s house for supper—and had a meal I have never had before.
All the friends invited were a little 36 . It’s not that Ben is unsociable, or a bad cook, but it’s just that he never 37 more than he has to. So how come he was inviting us round for a meal? Had he bought something 38 for his friends? He greeted us at the door and showed us into his dining room where a 39 table was waiting for us. “Nothing but the 40 for my friends! ” said Ben. We all sat down and looked 41 at each other—what was he 42 ?
Ben returned with four bowls of hot soup. “It’s a 43 of carrots, potatoes and tomatoes, ”said Ben. The next 44 was also a little strange 45 we didn’t quite know what it was again. “It’s just another mixture of vegetables. ”
As we ate we chatted and finally the 46 turned back to what we were eating. “Was there a recipe(菜谱) for this, ”asked Marina, “or did you 47 it up? ”Ben put his fork down. “What I cooked 48 what I could find. ”Marina was surprised. “But you can find anything in supermarkets these days. ”“But there’s 49 choice in what you can find 50 supermarkets, ” he replied.
51 that we had all finished the food, Ben decided to tell the truth. He had read recently that supermarkets usually 52 away 5 percent of their food every day. So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins. There he found food that was slightly out of 53 , boxes of thrown-away vegetables and fruit.
So Ben had 54 provided a decent meal for his friends, and made us aware of the fact that there are many poor people who need the food, but the amount of food thrown away is enough to 55 millions of people.
36.A. excited B. disappointed C. surprised D. delighted
37.A. takes B. spends C. uses D. does
38.A. cheap B. special C. practical D. usual
39.A. new B. separate C. booked D. laid
40.A. freshest B. most C. best D. least
41.A. nervously B. carefully C. sadly D. happily
42.A. in for B. up to C. away from D. out of
43.A. mixture B. liquid C. matter D. dish
44.A. courseB. food C. soup D. salad
45.A. in thatB. on condition that C. in case that D. so that
46.A. dinnerB. idea C. food D. subject
47.A. pick B. look C. make D. take
48.A. referred B. depended on C. lay in D. resulted from
49.A. less B. more C. some D. any
50.A. within B. beyond C. inside D. outside
51.A. Feeling B. Seeing C. Realizing D. Thinking
52.A. store B. move C. throw D. hide
53.A. order B. place C. season D. date
54.A. successfully B. possibly C. hardly D. hopefully
55.A. enrich B. please C. affect D. Feed
II.语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)
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。
I am discovering that many people want, above all else, to live life fully. But sometimes the past prohibits our living and enjoying life to the utmost in the present.
A school teacher 21 his room a few minutes early and 22 a mealworm laboriously crawling along the floor. It had somehow been 23 . The back part of the worm was dead and dried up, but still attached to the 24 living part by just a thin thread.
As the teacher 25 the strange sight of a poor worm 26 its dead half
across the floor, a little girl ran in and noticed it there. Picking it up, she said, oh,Oscar, when are you going to 27 that dead part so you can really live?
What a marvelous 28 for all of us! When are we going to lose that dead
part so we can really live? When are we going to let go of past pain so we can live
29 ? When are we going to drop the baggage of needless guilt so we can 30
life? When are we going to let go of that past resentment so we can know peace?
Have you been dragging something that is dead and gone around with you? Are
you ready to lose that dead part so you can really live?
21. A. entered B. left C. rushed out D. slipped in
22. A. observed B. searched C. noticedD. discovered
23. A. wounded B. injured C. hurt D. damaged
24. A. behind B. middle C. head D. front
25. A. studied B. researched C. took D. learned
26. A. pushingB. taking C. pulling D. bringing
27. A. lose B. miss C. cut D. place
28. A. problem B. question C. doubt D. puzzle
29. A. happily B. sadly C. joyfully D. fully
30. A. live B. enjoy C. experience D. Treasure
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