第两节 完型填空二  （共8小题，每小题1.5分，满分12分）

   阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在所空之处填写适当的单词，每空仅限填一词。。

 Old English is very different __48__ the English we speak nowadays. In fact, it is certain that we would not be __49__ to understand it if we heard it today. __50__ the 10th century, Old English was the official language of England. The language __51__ of an Anglo-Saxon base plus words from the languages of Denmark and Norway. When we speak English today, we sometimes find __52__ hard to decide which words or phrases to use. This is __53__ many pairs of words and phrases have similar meanings in English, for __54__, pick up and lift up. These kinds of pairs developed because each word or phrase came from a __55__ language. Pick came from Anglo-Saxon, and lift from Norse.

Several years ago, I read a book Your Money or Your Life, written by Joe Domingguez and Vicki Robin. The major theme of the book is the idea that if you want to cut your spending, you’ll have to begin by stopping trying to impress other people.

     The authors divide people into two groups : people whose opinions you care about, and people whose opinions you don’t care about one way or another. It’s easy to stop caring about people whose opinions you don’t care about. Who cares what they think ? As long as you’re not doing something truly immoral —— something that might potentially create a negative reputation for you —— it doesn’t matter what they think.

     But shouldn’t you impress other people whose opinions you do care about ? Anyway, they are people you want to meet : customers, friends and family.

     The answer is that you don’t need to impress those people with expensive, shiny things. The relationship you’ve built with them —— or you’re going to build with them —— is based on you, not on the material items. They’ll either like you for you or they won’t.

    To put it simply, take care of the basics. Keep yourself clean. Keep your weight under control. Wear reasonable clothing. Work on your communication skills. If you have them covered, you don’t need to invest time and money in impressing other people.

     Coming to this realization is incredibly valuable. It drops your clothing budget. It drops your automobile budget. It drops your electronics budget. It drops your housing budget. You don’t need a shiny car, an iPhone, or a ＄50 haircut.

     Yes , you may actually still want one or two of these things, but the impetus(动力) comes from what your personal values are, not what other people around you seem to value or what marketing messages you receive.

     For some people, it seems impossible. Their social cues come from advertising-laden media and from friends who also get their cues from advertising-laden media.They believe they need a slick cellphone and ＄100 casual clothes. Their self-worth revolves around that little burst they get from impressing others.

      People should learn to break through that situation. In short, don’t play socially by the tiring old rules that revolve around needing to impress people. Instead, spend your time on things that bring real value to you and give real value to others.

66. Which of the following behaviours is “immoral”according to the second paragraph ?

   A. Caring about other people’s opinion.      B. Dropping your clothing budget.

   C. Copying existing works.                 D. Obeying the traffic rule.

67. To build relationship with others, you should pay attention to the following EXEPT _______.

   A. dressing casually                       B. learning about weight control

   C. improving communication skills           D. being a tidy person

68. As for people we care about, what does the author advise us to do ?

   A. To impress them in a proper way.          B. To buy them special gifts.

   C. To spare more time to be with them.        D. To impress them with shiny things.

69. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?

   A. An iPhone is totally unnecessary in our life.

   B. Your family members’opinions are always worth caring about.

   C. Learning how to impress others helps people save money.

   D. You should always be aware of what other people around you seem to value.

70. What is the best title for the passage ?

   A. Whose opinions do you care about ?           B. Two different groups of people.

   C. My favorite book : Your Money or Your Life    D. Stop trying to impress other people.

书面表达（满分15分）

随着我国经济的发展与对外开放程度的提高，越来越多的学子走出国门留学深造。根据下面的提示，请你以“Studying Abroad”为题，写一篇120词左右的文章。

内容提示：

1. 出国留学的优点：开阔视野；体验当地的风情，交更多的朋友；更快更好地掌握一门外语。

2. 出国留学的缺点：语言障碍不利于学习；费用高昂，而花大量时间打工又会影响学习。

参考词汇：语言障碍language barrier；足够的adequate

Studying Abroad

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The plan has to be _______ to meet the real situation.

A. adjusted            B. adapted          C. produced      D. refounded

—Go and ask her          come .

    —OK.

       A．what time would she like to   B．at what time she’d like to

       C．when would she like to   D．when she likes to

As a role model, I don’t think most people can imagine what it’s like ____that close every minute of the day. 

 A. to be watched   B. watched    C. watching    D. to watch

SECTION C (12 points)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

More than 220 people were killed in the fire,  48   destroyed the building on February 4th, 1974. The building was finished only a few months  49   the fire and it was the newest building. All the 25 floors of the building were completely destroyed.  50   fire also destroyed cars which belonged to people who worked   51   the building.

     Over 500 people were working in the building  52   the fire broke out on the 11th floor.  53    knows how the fire started. Perhaps it was started by an electrical fire in the ceiling of one of the offices. Office workers tried to put out the fire,  54   it was impossible to control it. Soon the whole floor was on fire and it was impossible  55   people on the floors above to escape.

How would you like an easy way to earn 2,500 dollars? All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals．There’s catch, however．You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week．There are no books or television or radio for amusement．You can’t leave until the week is up．And a camera will be recording your every move．

Two people actually took the joB．The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist．He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treateD．His goal was to raise people’s awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for fooD．He decided to pay $ 5000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to lie like chicken for a week．

To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement．He had interviews and selected Eric, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Pam, a 27-year-old chemist．The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide．A camera would record their experience, which would take place in an art museum．

The week was long and difficult．They slept on a hard wooden floor．They couldn’t stand up without banging（重击）their heads．They ate vegetarian mash（土豆泥）and drank water from a garden hosepipe（水龙头软管）．Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain．There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage．Their only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage．Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not food the humans．”

Finally it was over, Pam and Eric emerged from their cage．They had survived the week, and they each had a $2,500 check in their hands．When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric came out, changed into clean clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away．“It’s great to be able to stand up,” he saiD．Pam just changed her clothes and left．After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she didn’t want to talk to anyone．

68．What kind of person is Rob Thompson?

         A．He is curious about people’s personal life．

         B．He is kind-hearted to animals．

         C．He hates people around．       

         D．He likes to help poor people．

69．What made it most difficult for the two to stay in the cage?

         A．They didn’t know each other．        

         B．They couldn’t lie down to sleep in the cage．

         C．They didn’t have meat to eat．       

         D．They had to do almost everything under others’ eyes．

70．Rob offered the money because he wanted________．

         A．to see if there were any people who would like to live in a cage

         B．to show the public how bitter animals’ life could be

         C．to make more money by publishing the recorded video tapes

         D．to improve housing conditions of working people like Eric

71．Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A．Easy Way to Earn $ 2 500．      B．Do Not Feed the Humans．

         C．Living Like a Chicken．             D．Getting Along Well Anyway．