第Ⅱ卷（共35分）

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，共15分）

    阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后面的要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）

       [1]some popular expressions are a raystery. No one is sure how they developed. One of these is the expression “carry a chip on your shoulder”. A person with a chip on his shoulder is a problem for anybody who must deal with him. He seems to be expecting trouble.

       [2]One writer believes that the expression might have come from an old saying. The saying warms against striking too high, or                . That could be good advice. If you strike high up on a tree with an axe, the chip of wood that is cut off will fall into your eye.

       [3]Later, in the Unite States, some people would put a real chip on their shoulder as a test. They wanted to start a faint. They would wait for someone to be orate enough to try to hit it off.

       [4]The word ship appears in a number of special American expressions. Another is chip off the old block. This means that a child is exactly like a parent. This expression goes back at least to the early sixteen hundreds. The British writer of plays. George Colman, wtcte tonse lines in seventeen sixty-two. “You’ll find him his father’s own son, I believe. A chip off the old blank, I promise you!”

       [5]The word chip can also be used in a threatening way to someone who is suspected of wrongdoing. An investigator may say. “We’re going to let the chips fall where they may.” This means the mvestigation is going to be complete and honest. It is also a warning that no one will be protectexl form being found guilty.

       [6]Chips are oaten used in card games. They represent money. A poker player may, at any time, decide to leave the game. He will turn in his chips in exchange for money or cash.

76．What’s the text manly about? (no more than 5 words)

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77．Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the allowing one?

       It seems that he is likely to get into some trouble.

_______________________________________________________________________________   78．Fill in the blank in Paragraph? With proper words. (no more than 10 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________   79．Chip can be used on the occasions when people (no more than 20 words)

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80．Please translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese.

—Does Jenny always keep her promise?

       —Seldorn,______________-

       A．if any              B．wherever possible   

       C．if ever             D．when necessary

 If you want to read fast, your eyes must be one or two word groups ahead of _________ your

mind is taking in. 

 A．the one    B．one          C．the other         D．the others

 Failure can make a positive contribution to your life _______  you learn to use it.

A. since   B. unless C. until          D. once

 I’ve no idea how much work it is to be _____ a World Expo but I’m sure they’ve done a lot.

  A. in favor of            B. in response to           C. on behalf of                     D. in charge of      

My new shirt doesn’t fit me well, so I’ll take it back to the store______sold it.    

A. where       B. when        C. that               D. in which

 The wedding took place in a Birmingham hotel. The bride and her father arrived in a new black American sports car. Her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras. The bride wore a silk wedding dress. She smiled nervously at the waiting photographers and went to a room on the first floor where she met her future husband for the very first time.

    Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were the winners of a radio station's competition. The aim of the competition was to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other. Miss Germaine, 23, is a model. Mr. Cordell, 27, is a TV salesman. They were among the two hundred people who entered for a peculiar（古怪的） "experiment" organized by BMRB radio in Birmingham, England. Greg and Carla were among eight finalists who were interviewed live on radio. They took a lie detector (测谎仪）test and the station also spoke to their friends and family about their personalities. The competition judges included an astrologer (占卜家) who declared that they were suited .

    The couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and a party for 100 guests in the evening, but not everyone shared their joy. Miss Germaine's mother looked anxious throughout the wedding and Mr. Cordell's parents are reported to be less than delighted.

    Organizations, including the marriage guidance service Relate, have criticized the marriage. As one expert put it, "we have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously without this. Marriage should always be about love. "

    The couples are now on a Caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists. Their other prizes include a year's free use of a wonderful apartment in the centre of Birmingham, and a car. But will it last?

 72. How did the couple's parents react to the wedding?

    A. The bride's mother shared their joy.

 B. The bride's father felt comfortable about the wedding.

    C. The bridegroom's parents were quite delighted.

    D. The bridegroom's parents were not that joyful.

73. Some experts believe that_______ .

 A. marriage without the couple's meeting each other first ends up in divorce.

 B. young people nowadays are too careless about marriage

    C. taking a lie detector test can not solve all the marriage problems

 D. most young people take marriage seriously except this couple.

 74. One of the prizes for the couple is       .

A. to spend their honeymoon wherever they like.

B. to use an apartment free for some time.

 C. to have a wedding dress free.     D. to own an American sports car.

 75. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

    A. Two Strangers and a Wedding.            B. A Wedding Based on love.

   C. A Short-lived Marriage.             D. A Well-Matched Couple.

The CPI went up sharply，as was reported in the newspaper，mainly due to ____ 20%

   rise in ______ food prices.

   A. /；/                   B. a; the            C./；the                   D. a;／

I went to see film after supper. On my way to the cinema, I met an old English woman, she had lost her way. I gave up the chance to see the film, walking towards her and took her to her hotel. While go there, I told her great change had taken place in the past few years and she told me anything about Britain and her family. Though I missed the film, however I felt very happy, for I not only helped the old lady out from trouble but also practise my spoken English, If I hadn’t worked hard at English, I would have been able to help her.

In a summer night in Taiwan, Xiao Hong was going on her way to school happily then suddenly she felt the street was strong shaking. The trees were torn up and many buildings were leaned down to the ground. Even a car was destroyed by the fallen buildings. She was knocked down by a tree before she knew. Two doctors carried him to safety and she was settled down in a tent for treatment. After some time, she had got over. Seeing such many goods from the mainland of China and other countries, she believed all the destroyed houses would be built.