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SECTION B（18 points）
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 word or phrases that best fits the context．
Those days I’ve prepared to complete my college degree. The last project was named “smile”, which required us to go out and smile at three people and 36 their reactions.
It was freezing. My friend and I went out to a fast food restaurant. We were standing in line, waiting to be 37 , when all of a sudden people around us began to back away from their position.
As I 38 I smelt a terrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men. As I looked down at the short gentleman close to me, he was smiling and his nice sky – blue eyes searched for 39 .
To sit in the restaurant and 40 up, they had to buy something. When the young casher at the counter asked what they wanted to order, one of them said coffee because that was all they could 41 . I smiled and asked the casher for two more breakfast meals on two 42 plates. Then I walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the plates on the table and 43 the blue – eyed little man’s cold hands with my hands. With tears in his eyes, he said. “Thank you”. I noticed that all the 44 in the restaurant were set on me at that time.
I returned to college and 45 a paper about this story as my project to the instructor. She read it and though highly of my project. Just then I realized in my own way I had 46 the people at the restaurant, my friend, the instructor, and every person that shared the classroom. I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn unconditional acceptance.
Much love and compassion is sent to each person who may read this and learn how to 47 people.
36．A．recognize B．record C．describe D．imagine
37．A．paid B．treated C．served D．charged
38．A．turn up B．turn down C．turn to D．turned around
39．A．assistance B．acceptance C．advice D．admission
40．A．break B．pick C．cheer D．warm
41．A．afford B．enjoy C．spend D．drink
42．A．big B．separate C．beautiful D．special
43．A．shook B．shared C．clapped D．covered
44．A．customers B．hands C．eyes D．sounds
45．A．handed in B．wrote down C．took out D．search for
46．A．involved B．contacted C．investigated D．touched
47．A．hate B．please C．love D．beat
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Section B (18 marks)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in the blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
A year ago, August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but it was for Dave to find work, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at the risk of joining the millions of Americans who have their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely —$7,000, a legacy(遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were meeting difficulty.” says Dave.
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were by what the Hatches had done. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in , it was more than $100,000.
It nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.
Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of They preferred comparison shopping and would go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camps when their parents couldn’t it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you anything,” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches their farmland. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents—should the whole community and last for generations to come.
Neighbors helping neighbors—that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.
1.A. happy B. hard C. easy D. nice
2.A. lost B. bought C. left D. wanted
3.A. gift B. money C. encouragement D. package
4.A. accept B. defeat C. win D. receive
5.A. amazed B. excited C. upset D. touched
6.A. the other B. another C. other D. others
7.A. surprised B. frightened C. pleased D. encouraged
8.A. kind B. generous C. living D. saving
9.A. afford B. buy C. offer D. keep
10.A. suffered B. enjoyed C. needed D. did
11.A. put away B. put up C. gave up D. gave away
12.A. enrich B. bless C. brighten D. expand
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Section B (18 marks)
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.
When I was 8 years old, I once decided to run away from home. With my suitcase 36 and some sandwiches in a bag, I started for the front door and said to Mom, “I’m leaving.”
“If you want to 37, that’s all right,” she said. “But you came into this home without anything and you can leave the same way.” I 38 my suitcase and sandwiches on the floor heavily and started for the door again.
“Wait a minute,” Mom said. “I want your 39 back. You didn’t wear anything when you arrived.” This really angered me. I tore my clothes off—shoes, socks, underwear and all—and 40, “Can I go now?” “Yes,” Mom answered, “but once you close that door, don’t expect to come back.”
I was so 41 that I slammed (砰地关上) the door and stepped out on the front porch. 42 I realized that I was outside, with nothing on. Then I noticed that down the street, two neighbor girls were walking toward our house. I ran to 43 behind a big tree in our yard at once. After a while, I was 44 the girls had passed by. I dashed to the front door and banged on it loudly.
“Who’s there?” I heard.
“It’s Billy! Let me in!”
The voice behind the 45 answered, “Billy doesn’t live here anymore. He ran away from home.” Glancing behind me to see if anyone else was coming, I begged, “Aw, c’mon, Mom! I’m 46 your son. Let me in!”
The door inched open and Mom’s smiling face appeared. “Did you change your 47 about running away?” she asked.
“What’s for supper?” I answered. (277 words)
1. A．packed B．returned C．cleaned D．repaired
2. A．drop out B．go by C．move around D．run away
3. A．pressed B．shook C．threw D．pulled
4. A．bag B．clothes C．sandwiches D．suitcase
5. A．explained B．suggested C．continued D．shouted
6. A．angry B．sorry C．frightened D．ashamed
7. A．Certainly B．Naturally C．Suddenly D．Possibly
8. A．play B．bide C．rest D．wave
9. A．sure B．proud C．eager D．curious
10. A．house B．tree C．door D．yard
11. A．also B．still C．even D．already
12. A．conclusion B．promise C．concern D．decision
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Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.
Micheal Scofield has won fans all over the world. The star of the hit show Prison Break is kind, clever and good-looking. But what about the man ___1___ the character?
Wentworth Miller, the 35-year-old actor who plays Scofield, is a hard guy to ___2___. He does not come from a traditional background and doesn’t ___3___ a traditional path.
Miller didn’t take a ___4___ road to fame and fortune. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995 with a degree in English, not a degree in theatre or film. He didn’t even act when he was in college. His only ___5___ experience was in his university’s well-known singing group. Yet, at graduation, Miller still decided to make the ___________6___ to Hollywood.
Miller has always been ___7___. Although he is American, he was born in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is a ___8___ of cultures. “My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be ___________9___ one, which can make you feel out of place,” Miller says.
Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films and TV shows when he got to Hollywood. ___10___, he worked as a production assistant. Not what you would ___________11___ from a Princeton graduate.
However, it all paid off for Miller ___12___. Working on production side, he learned a lot about what makes a good ___13___.
In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia. He starred as a shy man. The producers ___14___ his performance when they were making Prison Break two years later.
With a golden globe nomination (金球奖提名) and another season of Prison Break under his belt, Miller seems ready to ___15___ all of Hollywood.
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1.A. beside B. behind C. outside D. after
2.A. talk with B. go after C. get along with D. figure out
3.A. go B. walk C. follow D. step
4.A. direct B. special C. wide D. correct
5.A. graduation B. performance C. production D. education
6.A. role B. move C. decision D. movie
7.A. strange B. outstanding C. different D. successful
8.A. mixture B. result C. mystery D. representative
9.A. other B. either C. another D. the other
10.A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Instead D. Finally
11.A. respect B. make C. indicate D. expect
12.A. in the end B. in particular C. as a whole D. as a result
13.A. film B. actor C. drama D. guy
14.A. recognized B. made C. recorded D. remembered
15.A. take up B. take over C. turn up D. turn over
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Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.
(A)
Being alone in outer space can be frightening. That is one reason why astronauts on solo (单独的) space flights were given plenty of work to keep them 1. They were also constant communication with people on the earth. 2, being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone. This is what happens on long submarine (潜水艇) voyages. It will also happen on 3space flights in the future. Will there be special problem of adjustment under such conditions?
Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. They have found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of 4is. When men are 5together for a long period, they begin to feel uneasy. Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very 6.
Apparently, although no one wants to be 7all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy. When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called a stress situation. That means that they are under an unusual amount of 8or stress.
People who are well-adjusted are able to 9stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in 10our astronauts. These men undergo a long period of testing and training. One of the things tested is their behavior under stress.
11A. tired B. asleep C. conscious D. busy
12A. So far B. After all C. However D. Therefore
13A. long B. fast C. dangerous D. direct
14A. fuel B. entertainment C. adjustment D. health
15A. shut up B. held up C. brought up D. picked up
16A. pleasing B. annoying C. common D. valuable
17A. noisy B. alone C. personal D. sociable
18A. emphasis B. conflict C. power D. pressure
19A. handle B. create C. affect D. investigate
20A. becoming B. choosing C. ordering D. promoting
(B)
One topic is rarely mentioned in all the talk of improving standards in our schools: the almost complete failure of foreign-language teaching. As a French graduate who has taught for more than twenty-five years, I believe I have some idea of why the failure is so total. 1.the faults already found out in the education system as a whole — such as child-centred learning, the “discovery” method, and the low expectations by teachers of pupils — there have been several serious 2.which have a direct effect on language teaching.
The first is the removal from the curriculum (课程) of the thorough teaching of English 3.. Pupils now do not know a verb from a noun, the subject of a sentence from its object, or the difference between the past, present, or future.
Another important error is mixed-ability teaching, or teaching in ability groups so 4.that the most able groups are 5.and are bored while the least able are lost and 6.bored. Strangely enough, few head teachers seem to be in favour of mixed-ability school football teams.
Progress depends on memory, and pupils start to forget immediately they stop having 7.lessons. This is why many people who attended French lessons at school, even those who got good grades, have forgotten it a few years later. 8.they never need it, they do not practice it.
Most American schools have accepted what is inevitable and 9.modern languages, even Spanish, from the curriculum. Perhaps it is time for Britain to do the same, and stop 10.resources on a subject which few pupils want or need.
11.A. Due to B. In addition to C. Instead of D. In spite of
12.A. errors B. situations C. systems D. methods
13.A. vocabulary B. culture C. grammar D. literature
14.A. wide B. similar C. separate D. unique
15.A. kept out B. turned down C. held back D. left behind
16.A. surprisingly B. individually C. equally D. hardly
17.A. extra B. traditional C. basic D. regular
18.A. Although B. Because C. Until D. Unless
19.A. restored B. absorbed C. prohibited D. withdrawn
20.A. wasting B. focusing C. exploiting D. sharing
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Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words of phrases marked with A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word that best fits the context.
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to 1down. But moderate relaxation is necessary for a healthy mind and body. 007
Stress is a 2part of everyday life and there is no way to 3it. In fact, it is not the bad thing that it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is important to provide motivation and give 4to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can bear 5very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such 6are obviously chief material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at first 7of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make a choice between 8and fight. And in more ancient days the choices made the 9between life and death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it requires the same response. It is when such a reaction 10long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes _ 11. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have 12links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives we need to find ways to deal with it. It would be unwise to do so even if we could.
So what do you think of stress? What is your way to deal with it?
13A. turn B. get C. calm D. slow
14A. terrible B. hard C. natural D. physical
15A. accept B. avoid C. solve D. tolerate
16A. instruction B. influence C. resource D. purpose
1.A. spends B. calls C. depends D. insists
2.A. characters B. situations C. personalities D. patterns
3.A. impression B. sight C. view D. glance
4.A. heaviness B. pressure C. fright D. peace
5.A. choice B. difference C. promise D. decision
6.A. lasts B. stands C. lives D. continues
7.A. changeable B. endangered C. injured D. balanced
8.A. developed B. found C. achieved D. established
Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.
US President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on October 9 for 9.calls to reduce the world’s nuclear weapons and work 10.world peace.
Since taking office in January as the 11.African American president, Obama has called for the cutting of nuclear weapons and worked to restart the Middle East peace process.
The prize, 12.$ 1.4 million, will be handed over to Obama in Norway on December 10. Obama will also get a gold medal and a diploma.
The Nobel Committee said it attached special importance to Obama’s work for a world 13.nuclear weapons.
“Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama attracted the world’s 14.and given its people hope for 15.better future,” the Nobel Committee said.
16.people had guessed Obama might be the winner before the award, many Nobel watchers believed it was too early to award the president.
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SECTION B（18分）
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 word or phrases that best fits the context．
Handshaking, though a European way of greeting people, is now often seen in big cities of China. Nobody knows exactly when the practice 36 in Europe. It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed hands to each other as a sign of 37 . As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other’s hands to make a (an) 38 or to reach an agreement. This was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or 39 each other. “Let’s shake (hands) on it” sometimes means agreement reached.
Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet? 40 . Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be 41 . It is really very impolite to 42 your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not 43 anything to him or her. 44 , for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly. There is generally a misunderstanding among the 45 that westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved (矜持的) 46 . But the truth is that some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today. So it is a good idea to shake hands with a Westerner 47 when he shows interest in further relations with you.
36．A．came B．grew C．turned D．started
37．A．interest B．eagerness C．goodwill D．patience
38．A．signal B．noise C．offer D．deal
39．A．leaving B．seeing C．kissing D．visiting
40．A．Yes B．Maybe C．Well D．No
41．A．polite B．kind C．helpful D．interested
42．A．hold B．give C．shake D．display
43．A．mean B．matter C．count D．make
44．A．As long as B．However C．Even if D．Therefore
45．A．people B．Chinese C．Europeans D．public
46．A．in person B．in manner C．in harmonyD．in secret
47．A．absolutely B．possibly C．only D．definitely
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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 a word or phrase that best fits the context.
When I was in high school, I didn’t know anything about engineering. At that time, when the car I drove needed repairing, I was afraid to take it to the . Because honestly, the mechanic could have me an electric can opener and said, “This is part of your car and it’s -----pay me to fix it.” Then I wouldn’t have known any better.
At the end of my junior year of high school, I heard about a summer program to interest girls in engineering. The six-week program was free, and students were college credits and a dorm room at the University of Maryland. I applied to the program, not because I wanted to be an engineer, but because I was looking forward to and wanted to stay away from my parents for six weeks.
I was accepted to the program and I earned six engineering credits. The next year I entered the university as an engineering student. Five years later I had a degree and three good job offers.
I can’t help shaking I hear about studies that show women are when it comes to math. They imply that I am a little stupid. I’m not, but I know that if I hadn’t met with that summer program, I wouldn’t be an engineer.
When I was growing up, I was told, as many students were, to do what I was best at. But I didn’t know what that was. Most people think that when you are something, it comes easily to you. But this is what I discovered: just because a subject is to learn, it does not mean you are not good at it. You just have to grit your teeth and work hard to get good at it. Once you do, there’s good that you will enjoy it more than anything else.
1.A. engineer B. salesman C. factory D. mechanic
2.A. shown B. given C. brought D. taken
3.A. old B. broken C. fixed D. dirtied
4.A. designed B. performed C. controlled D. described
5.A. sent B. afforded C. offered D. awarded
6.A. independence B. success C. happiness D. beauty
7.A. until B. when C. since D. before
8.A. at a disadvantageB. at a loss C. in a trap D. in a shock
9.A. never B. do C. hardly D. nearly
10.A. good at B. bad at C. interested in D. devoted to
11.A. easy B. funny C. difficult D. interesting
12.A. will B. feeling C. desire D. chance
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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.
As we all know, Chinese handwriting has infinite power to express differences of character and cultivation. But we have to admit that traditional handwriting has become a __50__ art, now that kids start using keyboards as soon as they begin school. However, writing things out by hand may be a __51__ way we train our brains, several studies suggest. Many psychologists think that handwriting can make you __52__!
Writing by hand is different from __53__ because it requires using strokes to create a letter, __54__ just selecting the whole letter by touching a key, says Virginia Berninger, a professor of psychology at the University of Washington. These __55__ movements activate large regions of the brain __56__ in thinking, memory, and language. Handwriting helps children learn letters and shapes, improves their composition of ideas, and may also __57__ fine-motor skills development.
A study by Berninger found that in grades two, four, and six, children wrote more words, faster, and expressed more __58__ when writing essays by hand than when typing on a keyboard.
A separate study by researchers at Indiana University found that children who practiced printing by hand had more active__59__than kids who __60__ looked at letters.
It’s not just children who __61__ from writing things out by hand, says a study in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. Adults learning a new language remember its __62__ better if they write them out by hand than if they produce them with a keyboard.
As more people __63__ their days on the computer, says neuroscientist P. Murali Doraiswamy of Duke University, “__64__ people in handwriting skills could be a useful cognitive exercise.”
1.A. charming B. dying C. mixing D. challenging
2.A. common B. critical C. classic D. standard
3.A. smarter B. calmer C. deeper D. quicker
4.A. clicking B. talking C. typing D. moving
5.A. in addition to B. rather than C. except for D. other than
6.A. body B. eye C. letter D. finger
7.A. ended B. led C. included D. involved
8.A. boost B. weaken C. decline D. prospect
9.A. meanings B. ideas C. information D. emotions
10.A. mood B. behavior C. fingers D. brains
11.A. simply B. rarely C. hardly D. specially
12.A. benefit B. keep C. result D. learn
13.A. rules B. sounds C. characters D. sentences
14.A. get B. waste C. spend D. rely
15.A. retreating B. returning C. repeating D. retraining
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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.
This year’s Cannes Film Festival threw actress Fan Bingbing into the international spotlight– ________thanks to her performance on the red carpet, not on the big screen． 36 a string of fancy dresses may have impressed many, the film featuring her -– director Wang Xiaoshuai’s Chongqing Blues–failed to take home an award．
Chongqing Blues, based on a real story, is about a captain and 37 (Wang Xueqi) who has been 38 with work __39___ neglects his family．When he learns that his son was killed by police because of a kidnapping, he goes 40 from Rizhao to Chongqing to discover the truth, while reflecting on his own faults during the trip．
In the judges’ eyes, 41 , the film was just not artsy enough．In an interview with sina.com after the award presentation, Wang Xiaoshuai admitted that the main reason why the film 42 was because it was a bit too commercial for the judges．“Yes, it’s a pity．But a film can’t just fulfill a director’s ambition．It should also 43 a market, and keep the investors’ needs 44 , ” Wang said．“So, we had to add some commercial elements into this film.”
Wang Xiaoshuai and the main actors 45 Wang Xueqi and Fan Bingbing in this film, have got a modest attitude．“We didn’t 46 too much when we came,” said Fan in a press conference．“This time we’ve 47 great communication with filmmakers around the world–that’s what we came here for.”
1.A．While B．When C．Because D．For
2.A．father B．mother C．teacher D．doctor
3.A．angry B．busy C．familiar D．popular
4.A．and B．then C．so D．or
5.A．in no way B．by the way C．all the way D．in the way
6.A．meanwhile B．fortunately C．therefore D．however
7.A．lost B．succeeded C．won D．missed
8.A．take to B．take on C．appeal to D．apply for
9.A．out of mind B．in mind C．never mind D．to mind
10.A．as B．like C．such that D．so that
11.A．expect B．think C．hope D．wish
12.A．made B．founded C．built D．established