第二节 完型填空（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。

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel．In a few hours he would be flying to France to  36  a different life．It was a transitional(过渡的) time in Daniel’s life．I wanted to   37   him some words of significance．But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the   38   time I had let such moments pass．

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten．He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked   39   the steps of the bus and disappeared inside．The bus drove away and I said nothing．A decade later, a similar   40   played itself out．I drove him to college．As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him  41    and confidence as he started this new stage of life．Again, words   42   me．

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those    43   opportunities．How many times have I let such moments   44   ? I don’t find a quiet moment to tell him what they have   45   to me．Or what he might   46   to face in the years ahead．Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything．

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?   47   as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter．My father and I loved each other．Yet, I always   48   never hearing him put his    49   into words．Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten．Why is it so   50  to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly．“Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you．” That’s all I could say．He hugged me．For a moment, the world   51   , and there were just Daniel and me．He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn’t understand what he was saying．All I was   52   of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed    53    mine．What I had said to Daniel was   54   ．It was nothing．And yet, it was    55     ．

36．A．experience      B．spend               C．enjoy        D．shape

37．A．show        B．give           C．leave           D．instruct

38．A．last           B．first           C．very           D．next

39．A．upward         B．into            C．down          D．up

40．A．sign            B．scene        C．scenery      D．sight

41．A．interest         B．instruction           C．courage        D．direction

42．A．failed          B．discouraged     C．struck         D．troubled

43．A．future           B．embarrassing  C．obvious      D．lost

44．A．last            B．pass           C．fly            D．remain

45．A．counted        B．meant           C．valued          D．eared

46．A．think           B．want          C．expect          D．wish

47．A．But            B．And           C．Instead        D．So

48．A．wondered    B．regretted     C．minded       D．tried

49．A．views          B．actions              C．feelings      D．attitudes

50．A．important      B．essential       C．hard          D．complex

51．A．disappeared    B．changed         C．progressed    D．advanced

52．A．sensitive        B．convinced       C．aware          D．tired

53．A．by           B．against          C．on          D．with

54．A．clumsy        B．gentle         C．absurd         D．moving

55．A．none        B．all          C．anything      D．everything

                        About Convention Tours in New York

     Convention Tours Unlimited, Inc. is a New York City tour operator and destination management company(dmc) that has been providing high-quality Group Tours & Event Services in New York since 1984. Our group services include:

   Full Day Tours

   A day on the Bay: An easy one-hour drive from Manhattan to Bay Shore, Long Island for a delight voyage on the Great South Bay and lunch abroad a boat.

   West Point Tour & Lunch at Hotel Thayer: A visit to the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York includes a docent-led tour including the military museum, monuments and landmarks at this historic site. Enjoy a buffet lunch at Hotel Thayer, a hotel overlooking the beautiful Hudson River.

   A Visit to the Rocketfeller house in Historic Hudson River Valley: Kykuit is the wonderful country estate(庄园) of John D.Rockeyfeller with a six story stone house surrounded by terraced gardens and sculpture. Tour through the house filled with antiques and art; the barn housing automobiles and carriages; and the gardens including sculpture by Henry Moore, Alexander Calder and Picasso.

   Hyde Park: A visit To The FDR Home & Museum & Lunch At The Culinary Institute of America: Enjoy the scenic ride to the Hudson River Valley home of Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt. A national historic site, this wonderful home holds memorabilia of the late president and his family. Visit the Eleanor Roosevelt Library and Museum. Enjoy a lunch at the Culinary Institute of America.

   Please keep in mind:

   Custom-Built: Tours designed to match interests; schedules,  budgets.

   Language Facile: Bi-lingual(双语) and multi-lingual Tour Guides available.

   Picture-Perfect: Photography services available to preserve memories.

65. What is Convention Tours?

   A. A tour management company engaged in high-quality group tours services.

   B. A common travel agency

   C. A special travel site.

   D. A channel of a TV programme about travel.

66. These are the characters of full day tours below EXCEPT_______

   A. the place you want to is most suitable for your interest

   B. you can ask tour guides to take photos for you

   C. more than one language can be available

   D. if you don’t have enough money, you can borrow from the tour guides

67. Where could the above passage come from?

   A From a New York newspaper        B. From a government report

   C. From a travel guidance             D. From a pictorial magazine.

?第Ⅱ卷  非选择题（共35分）

第四部分  写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

Dear Tom,

Very pleased to know that you’re coming to study in Beijing.

Here is an _____ (介绍) to a school of Chinese. Compared                  76. __________

with other schools, it is a suitable one that you can go to. _____,              77. __________

it is very _____ (方便) for you to get there by No. 16 bus.         78. __________

Next, the classes are very small. There are 24 teaching h                79. __________

a week. _____class, you can enjoy sports and activities                       80. __________

with other students. S    with a Chinese family will                    81. __________

provide you with a chance to _____ (练习) your Chinese                 82. __________

and _____ more about the Chinese family life. The time suits        83. __________

you and 3,000 yuan is paid per month. I’ll get in t    with                   84. __________

them _____ you show interest in this school.                                  85. __________

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

                                   Yours,

                                   Li Hua

—I called you many times yesterday morning, but I couldn’t get through.

—Oh. My brother ______on the phone all the time!

A. was talking               B. has been talking        C. has talked                 D. talked

—________I’m very busy now. Could I call you back after work?

   — OK. I’ll wait for you.

   A. Probably                            B. Occasionally                C. Frequently            D. Actually

. —It’s hard to believe that Jack ________ have fought with the policeman.

   —Yes. If one ________ ask for trouble, it can’t be helped.

A. would; will              B. must; may          C. should; must         D. need; dare

－How did you do on the driving test?

       －Not so well. I____much better but I was too nervous.

       A．would do                B．could have done      C．must have        D．should do

---How did you find like the movie you saw last night?

  ---_________. After seeing it , I didn’t dare to go home alone.

   A. It was scary.            B. I’ll do my best

   C. I didn’t get that          D. It was totally fascinating

    Show Your Bones is the newest album from a musical group with an unusual name, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The energetic music made by these rock musicians is becoming very popular in America.

    A singer, a guitar player and a drummer make up the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Their rock sound is creative, unusual, and full of personality. Their music is considered an example of “indie”(short for independent) rock. Indie musicians like to protect their independence and artistic freedom. One way to do this is to avoid using major record companies. The lead singer Karen O is known for wearing wild clothing and having wild hairstyles while performing. Sometimes she even pours beer over herself and the audience. Imagine Karen O dancing around on stage as you listen to her sing the song, Phenomena.

    The words in the songs on Show Your Bones are poetic and also a little strange. It is not always clear what the songs mean. In the song called The Sweets, Karen O describes colors and the motion of water. Also, she wonders about meeting someone again.

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs started playing music together in New York City.

Now Karen O has moved to Los Angeles, California. She says that she likes flying between the two cities and the band is now “bi-coastal”. Karen O also said that this album was the most difficult to make. The band was trying to find a different sound from their earlier albums. Their work seems to have been worth the effort. Critics say Show Your Bones might be one of the best albums of the year.

39. How many people are there in the Yeah Yeah Yeahs?

A. Two.        B.One.    C. Four.     D. Three.

40. According to the passage, we know that_______.

A. Karen O usually drinks beer on stage while singing

B. The Sweets is an album made by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

C. Karen O doesn’t sing in New York any longer

D. the group had made more than one album before Show Your Bones

41. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Most major record companies follow certain The words on

B. Show Your Bones are all difficult to understand.traditions.

C. Show Your Bones has got a lot of criticism.

D. Show Your Bones is the best-seller of the year.

42. The writer’s attitude towards the Yeah Yeah Yeahs can be best described as  _______.

A. indifferent         B. curious      C. positive     D. negative

Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.

　　“I would never have said to my mom, ‘Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it?’” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”

　　Music was not the only gulf (分歧). From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.

　　Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent-child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.

　　No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”

　　But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents.

　　“There’s still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents.”

　　Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving(演化的) roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.

　　“My parents were on the ‘before’ side of that change, but today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side,” explains Mr. Ballmer. “It’s not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”

72. Which of the following shows that the generation gap is disappearing?

　 A. Parents help their children develop interests in more activities.

　 B. Parents put more trust in their children’s abilities.

　 C. Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs.

　 D. Parents share more interests with their children.

 73. The change in today’s parent-child relationship is ______.

A. more confusion among parents        

B. new equality between parents and children

C. less respect for parents from children  

D. more strictness and authority on the part of parents

 74. By saying “today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side,” the author means that today’s parents ______.

A. follow the trend (趋势)of the change   

B. can set a limit to the change

C. fail to take the change seriously     

D. have little difficult adjusting (调整)to the change

75. The purpose of the passage is to ______.

　　A. describe the difficulties today’s parents have met with

　　B. discuss the development of the parent-child relationship

　　C. suggest the ways to handle the parent-child relationship

　　D. compare today’s parent-child relationship with that in the past