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 soldier, who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam,  21  his parents from San Francisco, telling them that he wanted to ask a friend to come and live with their family. The son said, “He was hurt  22  in the fighting. He stepped on a landmine and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I… I want him to live with us.” His parents   23  , explaining that someone with such a handicap（残疾）would be a heavy  24  on them.

At that point, the son hung up the phone. A few days later, the parents  25  a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building. The police believed it was suicide (自杀).

The heart-broken parents flew to San Francisco to identify the  26  of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror, they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had only one arm and one leg.

The sad story of the parents was actually caused by their attitude towards  27 . Friends are a very  28  jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their  29  to us. Let’s say a little prayer that God will give you the luck you need to accept people as they are, to help us all be more understanding of those who are  30  from us!

21. A. requested     B. called        C. met          D. emailed

22. A. soundly      B. thoroughly     C. deeply       D. badly 

23. A. refused       B. agreed        C. confused     D. ignored

24. A. expense       B. burden       C. situation      D. weight

25. A. made         B. sent          C. received     D. heard

26. A. name         B. health        C. face         D. body

27. A. soldiers       B. children       C. friendship    D. relationship

28. A. rare          B. huge          C. bright       D. heavy

29. A. minds        B. houses         C. eyes        D. hearts

30. A. absent        B. different        C. far         D. separate

We can see lots of small islands _________ the shore.

A.on                                                        B.off

C.along                                             D.beside

When Chinese people talk about American cities，the first           comes into their minds is San Francisco.

A．city                       B．one                       C．that                      D．of them

The two phrases are similar ____ structure but different _____ meaning.

         A．in; in          B．to; to         C．in; from     D．with; from

第三部分阅读理解(共20小题：每小题2分．满分40分)

    阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、c和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    A

    It’s wonderful when teenage dreams collie true after a lot of hard work．Ban Ki—Moon，foreign minister of the Republic of Korea，knows this only too well．He dreamt of being a diplomat(外交官)from a young age and now"the 63-year—old has become the world’s top diplomat．

  On October 9，2006，UN Security Council appointed Ban to take the place of Secretary General

Kofi Annan．Next January he will become the first Asian to take the post in 35 years．

  Bom into a pool"family in ROK，s Chungju，young Ban showed early talent at languages．In his

 Senior 1 year he wrote an English book to help his classmates study．At 18 Ban WOn the first prize in  an English speaking eompetidon．This allowed him to travel to Washington and meet the former US President John F．Kennedy．“This was the moment when my dream began，”said Ban．

    Ever since then Ban worked hard to keep his dream alive．After graduating from the top—ranking Seoul National University，he joined the foreign ministry and became its most industrious(勤奋的)worker．In 2004 he became the top diplomat in the ROK．

    Ban，s down—to—earth efforts also gave him the ability to get along with everyone．After being  a diplomat for 36 years，he made many friends but no enemies．

    But critics think his gentleness might make him ready to give in．They doubt whether he can take a strong stand on burning issue like the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s(DPRK，朝鲜)nuclear programme．

    As the DPRK ll／mounced a successful nuelefltr test on October 9，2006，experts said the UN’s  new boss would be challenged by his first tough task．But Ban，who played a leading role in past nuclear talks with the DPRK，seems to have his own ideas．

    “I understand the power of Tai Chi(太极)well，”said Ban．He’s ready to travel to Pyongyang

to talk its leaders into giving up nuclear weapons．

“Ban has a typical oriental style，mild but determined”says Yoon Young—Kwan former foreign minister  of  the ROK．“He may look soft from the outside。but inside he has strong views．’’

56.Ban Ki—Moon was allowed t0 meet former US President John F．Kennedy because——．

A.he dreamt of being a diplomat    B．his English was excellent

C. he wrote an English book  D．he was a most industrious worker

57.What does the underhned phrase“my dream”refer to?

A.The UN chief．    B．The foreign minister of POK．

C.A diplomat．      D．The US president．

58.Which of the following is the best sentence to be put into the blank in Para．8 7

 A.1 will think over a s仕ong way to solve the problem．

B.Soft ways are  often the best to deal with intense conflicts．

C.The nuclear programme of DPRK is very demanding．

D．Terrible conflicts should be settled by all the countries．

59.Acording to the text，we can infer that——．

A．Ban Ki—Moon has no idea about dealing with the nuclear programme

B. Ban Ki—Moon likes playing Tai Chi in his spare time

C．An Asian took the post of UN chief in 1973

D．Ban Ki—Moon became the world’S top diplomat at the age of 60

D

　　Just outside the northern Italian town of Bra, there rises a church tower with a clock that is a half hour slow. Though not far from the industrial city of Turin，Bra smells of roses，and leisure（悠闲）is the law. It is both the home of an international movement that promotes slow food and one of Italian cities that have joined the slow cities. In Bra, the population is 27，866. The town fathers have declared that all small food shops be closed every Thursday and Sunday. They forbid cars in the town square. All fruits and vegetables served in local schools must be organic（有机的）. And as the movement goes well，the slow concept gradually spreads across Europe.

　　The argument for a Slow Europe is not only that it is good，but also that it can work. The Slow City Movement, which started in 1999，has improved local economies（经济）by promoting local goods and tourism. Young Italians are moving from larger cities to Bra，where unemployment is only 5 percent，about half the nationwide rate. Slow food and wine festivals draw thousands of tourists every year. Shops are doing well，many with sales rising at a rate of 15% per year.“This is our answer to the world，”says Paolo Saturnini，the founder of Slow Cities.

　　France is in favor of slow economics. Most outsiders have long been doubtful of the French model：short hours and long vacations. Yet the French are more productive than those in the United States and Britain，and have been for years.

　　The mystery of French productivity has risen an Europe-wide debate about the advantages of working more slowly.

63．The church clock that is a half hour slow serves as a symbol of __________.

A．industrial development 　　　　　　　　  B．slow movement

C．global economy 　　　　　　　　　　　　D．city growth

64．The low unemployment in Bra proves that__________.

A．the population is not large

B．tourism brings great job chance

C．the Slow City Movement is successful

D．the slow concept works well only in its birthplace

65．It can be inferred from the passage that__________.

A．British workers work longer hours than the French

B．French workers work longer hours than the Italians

C．Italian workers are less productive than the Americans

D．American workers are more productive than the British

66．The increased French productivity tends to__________.

A．favor a fast life style

B．throw doubt on slow economics

C．encourage a slow economic growth

D．confirm advantages of slow economics

B

60．Why 10 appointments are to be made?

       A．To teach some new subjects

       B．To guide students in reading

       C．To make Imperial College among the top 10 universities of the world

       D．To make Tanaka Business School a leading research –led business school

61．“Readers”in the 4th line mean         .

       A．school newspaper editors               B．librarians

       C．senior university teachers               D．college graduates

62．Which of the following statements does NOT agree with the passage?

       A．Imperial College is a business school

       B．Imperial College is a famous university in the world

       C．Imperial College is very strict with job hunters

       D．Imperial College offers good salary

63．According to the passage , if one wants to apply for a job in Imperial College, he/she should

   _______ .

       A．post all the material before 2 April 2007              B．prepare enough personal material in ink

       C．write 2 essays                                             D．first visit www.imperial.ac.uk/tanaka

E

Is it time to kick Russia out of the BRICs （金砖四国）? If so, it may end up sounding like a famous ball-point pen maker-BIC. An argument is being made that Goldman Sach’s famous marketing device（策略）,the BRICs, should really be the BICs.

“Is Russia really worth the name BRICs?” asks Anders Aslund, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, in an article for Foreigh Policy. Aslund, who is also co-author with Andrew Kuchins of “The Russian Balance Sheet”, thinks the Russia of Putin and Medvedev is just not worthy of inclusion alongside Brazil, India and China in the list of future economic powerhouses. He writes:

“The country’s economic performance has fallen to such a weak level that one must ask whether it has any say at all on the global economy, compared with the other members of its group. I have just returned from Moscow, which is always dull around this season. For the last seven years, Russia has taken very few measures to improve its economy. Instead, the state has been living on oil and gas. ”

Economically, Aslund has the numbers on his side. The International Monetary Fund figures that the Russian economy will fall by 6.7 percent in 2009, while Vhina will grow 8.5 percent and India 5.4 percent. There is less of a case for Brazil, with a fall of 0.7 percent, but it is still doing far better than Russia.

But the BRICs are not just about economy. As is mentioned above, it is a marketing device to encourage investors to focus on the big promising players. From an investment standpoint, it could be argued that Russia is leading the BRICs. Its stock（股票）market is up 128 percent this year while around 80 percent is for the other three.

At very least, however, Russia’s economic underperformance and stock market outperfoumance does suggest it is indeed one of the group.

52．According to the passage, which country will enjoy the biggest increase in 2009?

       A．China.      B．Russia.     C．Brazil.      D．India.

53．According to Aslund, Russia shouldn’t be a BRIC partly because_______.

       A．Russia’s economic performance is far worse than the other three

       B．Russia’s leaders are not good at managing economy

       C．Russia has taken effective measures to improve its economy

       D．Russia will no longer attract investors from other countries

54．From the passage we know that ________.

      A．Anders Aslund is working for the Russian government

       B．Russia outperfoumed the other three countries in stock market

       C．most people disagree Russia is included in BRICs

       D．the BRICs would end up being the BICs sooner or later

55．The author seems to ________.

       A．suggest it’s time to kick Russia out of the BRICs?

       B．feel worried about the economy of the BRICs

       C．think Russia is worth being one of the group

       D．show disappointment to Russia’s economy

第一节  语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

---Goodbye. I’ll come to see you before long.

   ---Bye. ____________.

       A．All right   B．Take your time C．No problem     D．Take care

The house rent in Shanghai is pretty high. I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying ________ here.

A. as three times much       B. as much three times  

C. much as three times       D. three times as much