第二节：完形填空 （共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

On August 26,1999,New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm.The rain caused the streets to  36  and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately,this happened during the morning rush hour.Many people who were going to work were  37  to go home.Some battled to  38  a taxi or to get on a bus.Still others faced the  39  bravely,walking miles to get to work.

I  40  to be one of people on the way to work that morning.I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most  41  had stopped.After making my way  42  crowds of people,I finally found a subway line that was  43  .Unfortunately,there were so many people waiting to  44  the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the  45  .So I took the train going in the opposite direction,and then switched back to the downtown train.Finally,after what seemed like forever,the train  46  my stop.Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain.When I finally got to my office,I was  47  through,exhausted and  48  .

My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off.When it was 5∶00 pm,I was ready to go home.I was about to turn off my computer  49  I received an email from Garth,my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and  50  reported to work.It is always reassuring (令人欣慰),at times like these,when employees so clearly show their  51  to their jobs.Thank you.

Garth’s email was short,but I learned more from that  52  message than I ever did from a textbook.The email taught me that a few words of  53  can make a big difference.The rainstorm and the traffic  54  had made me tired and upset.But Garth’s words immediately  55  me and put a smile back on my face.

36.A.break                          B.flood                 C.sink                   D.crash

37.A.forced                         B.refused            C.adjusted             D.gathered

38.A.order                           B.pay                    C.call                    D.search

39.A.climate                  B.scenery                  C.storm                 D.burden

40.A.used                            B.promised            C.deserved             D.happened

41.A.practice                 B.routine            C.process         D.service

42.A.to                               B.through              C.over                   D.for

43.A.operating                   B.cycling           C.turning         D.rushing

44.A.check                          B.carry                  C.find                   D.board

45.A.street                           B.ground               C.floor                  D.platform

46.A.paused                         B.crossed            C.reached              D.parked

47.A.wet                   B.weak                         C.sick                   D.hurt

48.A.ashamed            B.discouraged         C.surprised            D.puzzled

49.A.while                   B.when                        C.where                D.after

50.A.hardly                  B.casually                     C.absolutely        D.eventually

51.A.devotion            B.donation                    C.connection       D.reaction

52.A.accurate                B.urgent                 C.brief                  D.humorous

53.A.promise                B.appreciation         C.advice          D.guidance

54.A.troubles             B.signals                C.rules                  D.signs

55.A.corrected                  B.supported                  C.amazed                  D.refreshed

Marilyn Monroe was certainly one of the most famous actresses of the twentieth century.She was known as the “Blonde Bombshell” and the “Sex Goddess of the Silver Screen”.However,surprisingly,this famous actress never won any major acting awards throughout her 15?year career in the movies.Critics(评论家) may not have thought highly of her acting ability,but the huge number of her fans flocking to see her movies ?propelled?(推进) her to fame and fortune.?

Being a teenager,she found a job in a parachute packing factory during World War Ⅱ.A picture of young Ms Mortenson in a magazine led her into modelling.Hoping to move from modelling into acting,the young woman began trying out for acting jobs with several movie studios in Hollywood.She finally got a one?year contract(合同)with Twentieth Century-Fox.However,Ms Monroe’s career as an actress did not start well.She was given small parts in several films which did not do very well at the box office,and the studio decided to drop her contract.With no money and no work,the actress agreed to let a photographer take pictures without any clothes on for a calendar,for which she was paid $50.?

In 1951,with the help of a friend,Ms Monroe got a seven?year contract with the same studio again.The studio began putting the actress in movies playing a “dumb blonde”and Ms Monroe became a hit.After playing “dumb blonde” in six more movies,she got her first lead role in the movie Niagara in 1953,which did well in box office.She proved that she could sing and dance in her own sexy way in movies like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire.She also showed that she could perform as a comic actress.

While her movie career went on well,her private life was not quite a successful.She had got married for three times,but all her marriage didn’t last long.Probably due to her addiction to alcohol and sleeping pills,she was difficult to work with and was fired.Two months later,she was found dead from an overdose.

63.How long did she stay in the field of the movie?

A.5 years.       B.15 years.?  C.10 years      D.20 years.?

64.What did Ms Monroe do before she became an actress??

A.She made a calendar.     B.She worked in a factory.?

C.She designed clothes.     D.All of the above.?

65..In which movie did Ms Monroe have her first staring role??

A.Niagara.?                  B.How to Marry a Millionaire.??

C.Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.?   D.Some Like It Hot.

66.We can infer from the passage that .

A.what she was after were fame and fortune?

B.what she liked most were alcohol and sleeping pills?

C.she couldn’t get on well with others?

D.she didn’t feel happy in spite of her fame and fortune?

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节: 短文改错 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

短文中有10处语言错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下方写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

   I often dream of being a teacher. I dream of standing in the platform in the classroom and give lessons to lovely boys and girls. I teach them, play with them, watch them growing up. I am always young when I was staying with them. I know there is not easy to be a teacher. Without enough knowledges, you can never teach well. However, you have to make friends with your pupils and take good care of him. Though I am a student now, but I will work very hard to make my dream comes true.

 He has not got a fever. That is to say, his temperature is _______.

A. common    B. normal      C. ordinary    D. low

She often helps the students _____ she thinks are not good at English.

A. whom              B. which        C. who                   D. when

.It’s reported that the United States____energy as the whole of Europe.

A.as twice    B.twice much     C.twice much as     D.twice as much

 Just as Professor Scotti often _____ it, success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude.

   A. gets         B. makes        C. puts        D. means

 —Can I help you ?

   — Please give me two ____________ the eggs.

  A. dozen of        B. dozen             C. dozens of          D. dozens

Packaging is an important form of advertising. A package can sometimes motivate someone to buy a product. For example, a small child might ask for a breakfast food that comes in a box with a picture of a TV character. The child is more interested in the picture than in the  breakfast food. Pictures for children to color or cut out, games printed on a package, or small gifts inside a box also motivate many children to buy products—or to ask their parents for them.

    Some packages suggest that a buyer will get something for nothing. Food products sold in reusable containers are examples of this. Although a similar product in a plain container might cost less, people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish, because they believe the container is free. However, the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product.

    The size of a package also motivates a buyer. Maybe the package has “Economy Size” or “Family Size” printed on it. This suggests that the large size has the most products for the least money. But that is not always true. A buyer has to know how the product is sold and the price of the basic unit.

    The information on the package should provide some answers. But the important thing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement. The words and pictures do not tell the whole story. Only the product inside can do that.

The underlined words “a buyer will get something for nothing” (Paragraph 2) most probably mean that _________.

A. a buyer will not get what he wants   B. a buyer will gain more than he loses

C. a buyer will get what he pays for    D. a buyer will get something useful free of charge

Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. On seeing a well-designed container, a buyer often neglects（忽略）what is inside it.

B. A buyer is also attracted by the size of the container.

C. Children are often made to buy a product by its package with attractive pictures.

D. Packaging is often a successful advertisement.

What suggestion does the author give in the passage?

A. The best choice for a buyer is to get a product in a plain package.

B. A buyer should get what he needs most.

C. Do not buy the product which is sold in a glass or dish.

D. A buyer should know that the quality of a container has little to do with the quality of the product. 

The U.S. government has repeatedly made it clear that it would welcome China’s entrance into the world arena as a power. However, a series of issues since the beginning of this year, particularly Washington's stance on the U.S.-South Korean joint military exercises and the South China Sea issue, have made the world think: Is the United States ready to recognize China as a power on the world stage?

       It is easier said than done for the United States to adapt itself to China's development. Lip service is far from enough to boost the development of Sino-U.S. relations. If Washington cannot find a way to recognize and accept China's peaceful rise onto the world stage, bilateral（双边的） ties will be like a roller coaster full of ups and downs. However, no one would like to see the negative effects rocky relations would bring to China, the United States and possibly to the world as a whole.

       U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged China to play a greater role in solving the world's economic, environmental and political problems. She said global issues could not be solved by the United States or China alone, but without participation of the two countries, no problems would likely be solved. Washington has realized that the United States' global interest can be maintained only through changing the way it deals with China.

       The Obama administration released positive signals in its relations with China, which have been interpreted as the United States showing its intention to change the traditional strategy of engagement and containment（遏制）. As a matter of fact, the general direction of Sino-U.S. relations provides a foundation on which the United States can base its foreign policies and is more complicated than an adjustment in real conditions. Issues such as arms sales to Taiwan, Google censorship, RMB exchange rates as well as finger-pointing about economic responsibility show Washington still seems confused and inpatient about relations with China.

       The relationship between China and the United States is the most important and complicated bilateral relationship in the world this century. The development of Sino-U.S. relations will affect world peace and stability, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. Ian Bremmer, an American political scientist specializing in U.S. foreign policy, said, "America and China will have more than ever to gain from closer political and commercial ties, and must take steps to avoid a Cold War, or worse."

       In that circumstance, the United States needs both wisdom and determination to recognize and accept China, a country that is totally different from its own, as a power on the world stage.

The underlined word stance in the first paragraph probably means       .

       A．information     B．opinion     C．ignorance  D．criticism

Why does the US have to change the way it deals with China?

       A．The US welcomes Chin’s entrance into the world arena.

       B．The US hopes that China will get more powerful.

       C．Only in this way can China meet all of its demands.

       D．Only in this way can its global interest be maintained.

Ian Bremmer thinks both America and China will benefit more from       .

       A．a cold war.       B．keeping patient C．better cooperation    D．developing economy

Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

       A．Is it Clear that China has become world power?

       B．Is US ready to recognize China as world power?

       C．Is US still the most powerful country in the world?

       D．Is Sino-U.S. relationship the most important and complicated in the world.