原创（五）
Students will need to use all of their skills in order to understand the reading selections in Reader’s Choice.
The book    36   many types of selections on a wide   37    of topics. These selections provide practice on    38   different reading skills to get the   39   of the writer. They also give students   40   in four basic reading skills: skimming, scanning, reading for   41  comprehension, and critical reading.
Skimming involves reading quickly through a text to get an overall idea of its contents. This kind of rapid reading is   42  when you are trying to decide  43  careful reading is desirable or when there is not    44    to read something carefully.
Like skimming, scanning is also quick reading.    45   , in this case the search is more    46    .To scan is to readquickly in order to    47    specific information. When you read to find a    48   date, or number you are scanning.
Reading for thorough comprehension is   49    reading in order to understand the total   50   of the passage.   51  this level of comprehension the reader is   52   to summarize the author’s ideas but has not yet made a critical evaluation of those ideas.
Critical reading demands that a reader   53   judgments about what he or she reads. This kind of reedit    54    posting and answering questions such as “Does my own experience support that of the author?”, “Do I   55   the author’s point of view?” And “Am I convinced by the author’s arguments and evidence?
36.A.contains                B.uses                   C.put                    D.writes
37.A.sense                    B.variety               C.kind                   D.subject
38.A.making                 B.understanding     C.speaking             D.employing
39.A.message                B.secret                 C.content               D.nature
40.A.power                  B.point                  C.practice              D.opinion
41.A.better                   B.basic                  C.general               D.thorough
42.A.suttable                B.interesting          C.wrong                D.true
43.A.that                      B.if                       C.when                 D.why
44.A.interest                 B.habit                  C.time                   D.desire
45.A.Moreover             B.Anyway            C.However            D.Therefore
46.A.funny                   B.concentrated       C.perfect               D.important
47.A.deal with                     B.get in                 C.go over                     D.find out
48.A.common               B.different             C.fine                   D.particular
49.A.carefully               B.slowly                C.quickly                     D.perfectly
50.A.design                  B.explanation        C.meaning             D.feeling
51.A.To                    B.On                     C.At                            D.In
52.A.impossible            B.able                   C.difficult             D.simple
53.A.makes                  B.finds                  C.puts                   D.offers
54.A.lacks                    B.requires              C.demands             D.affords
55.A.tell                       B.express               C.share                  D.argue

二、完形填空(20%)
Living one’s life is really like driving on a highway. First, to make a good driving, the driver must carefully examine the  31   of his car, just as he cares for his health for a good life.   32   he enters into the highway, he must   33   certain rules for his own safety. It also can be said that he must obey certain rules of society when living as a decent (体面的) adult. For example, on the highway, he is   34   to keep a constant (不断的)  35  , which can be compared with his  36   activities through his life. Neither driving nor living must be taken at too  37   a speed nor at too slow a speed. If he drives too  38  , the police will give him a  39  , just as he will be arrested when he breaks the law.   40   too conservatively (保守地), he will be called an out-of-date person   41   the others driving at a(an)   42   speed. When he wants to change his lanes, he must give careful   43   to every direction of his car. It is sometimes dangerous to change the way of life   44   he can be sure of completion (完成,结束) by doing so. He  45   not make any unnecessary changing of lanes（车道）which gives him only danger. Finally, he must  46   where he is now by recognizing some 47   appearing now and then. If he takes the wrong way, he must return to the right as soon as he can. But he may thus lose  48   and energy both on the road and in life. On the whole, driving on a highway and living one’s life are both hard work.  49   if he is careful and serious enough,   50   will provide him with much pleasure.
31.  A. seats       B. condition       C. petrol     D. passengers
32.   A. Once        B. While        C. For         D. Although
33.   A. listen to       B. find           C. follow    D. insist on
34.   A. ordered        B. supposed        C. believed         D. hoped
35.   A. state        B. speed         C. mind      D. level
36.   A. outdoor        B. broken              C. good       D. continuous
37.   A. large        B. high          C. limited    D. expected
38.   A. speedily       B. slowly       C. Hurriedly  D. willingly
39.   A. ticket       B. lift                C. chance    D. hand
40.   A. Acting            B. Running         C. Getting    D. Working
41.   A. persuading    B. getting       C. Bothering  D. refusing
42.   A. average        B. normal       C. usual      D. fast
43.   A. notice       B. attention        C. signs       D. regards
44.   A. if                B. when         C. unless     D. because
45.   A. dare         B. need          C. may        D. should
46.   A. think       B. discover         C. prove      D. seem
47.   A. signs        B. signals       C. posters    D. symbols
48.   A. money            B. luck           C. time       D. trust
49.   A. Therefore     B. But            C. And        D. Then
50.   A. it           B. he           C. they       D. You

SECTION  B
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context. ( 12%)
The purpose of a letter of application (求职信) is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state clearly the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have done. It should be   46  , human, personal and brief without  47  out any necessary facts.
In writing a letter of application, keep in   48   that things a possible employer is most   49  to want to know about are your qualification, your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. If the first few sentences   50  to win the reader's attention, the rest of the letter may not be   51   at all. Try to key your  52  remarks to the needs or interests of the employer, not to your own needs or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “ I saw your advertisement (广告) in today's newspaper”. You might say “ I have made a careful   53  of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives   54  your product and why they like it”.
Try to be clear about the kind of job   55   you are now applying for. College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I provide in a letter?” Employers want experience---which, naturally, no beginners has. The answer is that everything you have ever done is experience .
It is important to write a good strong closing remark for your letter.   56   a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent   57  is to enclose (内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope (信封) with your letter. That makes it easier for a possible employer to get in touch with you.
46. A. rough                            B. simple                  C. complex                D. numerous
46. A. sending                         B. taking                   C. leaving                 D. picking
48. A. mind                             B. sight                     C. contact                 D. touch 
49. A. probably                       B. possibly                 C. likely                   D. surely
50. A. need                             B. fail                        C. wish                    D. used
51. A. kept                               B. continued               C. written                 D. read
52. A. opening                           B. closing                 C. puzzling               D. surprising
53. A. decision                               B. interview              C. study                    D. discussion
54. A. change                          B. make                    C. sell                       D. use
55. A. what                             B. which                            C. that                        D. when
56. A .Make                            B. Ask                      C. State                    D. Get
57. A. result                            B. decision                C. promise                D. Idea

第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Hundreds of people, adults and children, come and go every day from the Kingsley School in Evanston, and police say that right now none of them has been eliminated(排除) as a(n)  21  suspect.  22 ,police have the weapon and detectives are trying to find out to whom it last  23 .
Investigators say that  24  Tuesday morning a few minutes before lunch a second grader found the weapon in a toilet in a first floor laboratory. It is a five-shot, 38 caliber(口径) revolver that was fully loaded.  25  the 7-year-old girl reported her discovery immediately.
“We’ve taken  26  . We’ve called the police. It’s being  27  . And we are concerned,” said Evanston School’s spokesperson Jan Roy.
Wednesday school officials sent students home with a  28  addressed to their parents about the  29  .
“At this point I don’t have enough answers and I would really like to get  30 ,” said Emily Gregrich, one of the parents.
31  parents who waited for their kids Thursday afternoon still had not  32  about the gun.
The principal conducted two assemblies(集会) to put to rest rumors  33  the 475 children who  34  the school. For  35 , the police investigation is focused on interviewing adults, teachers and nonprofessional staff members who were in the building the 24-hour period  36  the weapon was found.
“Where they were, what was going on, did they see anybody, you know, anybody in the school, anything unusual  37  , and we hope to  38  information through those interviews,” said Dep. Chief Joe Bellino of the Evanston Police Department.
Thursday afternoon the school district announced  39  to improve its efforts to communicate with  40  . It will make a phone tree Thursday night, and we are told the principal has invited parents who need more information about this to meet him here at the school Friday morning.
21．A．possible    B．unknown  C．strange     D．unusual
22．A．However  B．Later C．Meanwhile       D．Still
23．A．given       B．offered     C．devoted    D．belonged
24．A．after  B．before      C．early D．late
25．A．Suddenly  B．Fortunately      C．Quickly    D．Soon
26．A．advice      B．measures   C．notice       D．notes
27．A．investigated     B．discussed  C．questioned       D．removed
28．A．book B．speech      C．letter D．record
29．A．incident    B．accident    C．discovery  D．gun
30．A．angry       B．shocked    C．less   D．more
31．A．Some       B．Many       C．Any  D．Other
32．A．heard       B．read       C．talked    D．told
33．A．in   B．among   C．between        D．within
34．A．attend    B．love       C．escape    D．protect
35．A．all  B．certain   C．now       D．example
36．A．when     B．while     C．before   D．after
37．A．goes on  B．went on  C．were going on      D．going on
38．A．search    B．develop  C．prove     D．check
39．A．news      B．plans      C．instructions    D．introductions
40．A．parents   B．teachers   C．adults     D．Students

第二部分　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The word sharp can be  26  to describe many different things in your home, classroom, and place of work. In this chapter, the writer  27  sharp pencils, meaning pencils with a very fine 28 . The writer does not like dull pencils.
We can also use the word sharp to describe the blades of knives. Knives also have points. We can use the word sharp to describe a   29  kind of point,  30  as the sharp points of kitchen and steak knives. Scissors have blades, too, and we can describe these blades as sharp or dull. Furthermore, the points of scissors are  31 sharp or rounded  32  on the kind of scissors. Some tools , such as saws, scrapers, and garden tools, also have blades. We can use the words sharp and dull to describe the blades of these tools  33  . Sharp knives, scissors, and tools are  34  to use. They cut things easily and quickly, without effort.
The word sharp can be used to describe the edges of furniture and  35  some contains. For example, the edge of a table of desk can be  36  . In addition, we can describe the edge of  37  open can as sharp. The top of a can is sometimes sharp  38  to cut your hand. A piece of  39  from a broken jar or bottle is  40 very sharp.
41  , we sometimes use the word sharp to describe people. A person who appears sharp is very well  42  . A person who is sharp, on the other hand, is intelligent, smart, and  43 learn and understand.
To summarize, the word sharp can describe many kinds of  44  that have blades, points, and edges. When we use the word “sharp” to describe people, it can mean nice-looking, well-dressed, or intelligent. It is an expressive word  45  it can be used in many different ways.
26. A. taken                B. watched     C. used            D. read
27. A. talks about            B. takes up     C. takes away       D. talked with
28. A. sharp                B. color        C. point            D. side
29. A. certain               B. some        C. just             D. any
30. A. so                   B. as         C. and             D. such
31. A. neither               B. either       C. each            D. also
32. A. depending            B. deciding     C. working         D. choosing
33. A. too                  B. even        C. either           D. ever
34. A. hard                 B. exciting      C. clear           D. easy
35. A. for                  B. on           C. of             D. beyond
36. A. sharp                B. smooth      C. dull            D. rough
37. A. a                    B. an          C. the             D. /
38. A. so as                 B. in order       C. so that          D. enough
39. A. suggestion            B. bread        C. glass            D. news
40. A. again                B. quite         C. rather           D. ordinarily
41. A. Finally               B. Therefore     C. However        D. Thus
42. A. prepared              B. served       C. dressed          D. wore
43. A. difficult to             B. is to         C. to               D. quick to
44. A. interesting things       B. bowls        C. objects          D. knives
45. A. even though           B. because       C. if only          D. since

II．语言知识及应用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节　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．
To improve relationship with others, you need to be aware of several sensible ways to complain.   21 , you need to be specific. Don’t say, “Boy, did you   22   like a fool at the party?” Instead, say, “You embarrassed me by getting drunk and telling   23  jokes to my parents.” Secondly, stick to the present. Don’t mention old offences from last month or last year. By doing this, you   24  attention from the problem at hand. Moreover, when you complain,   25   add insults. If you start calling the other person names, that will only   26  anger and hurt any chance of getting the person to really   27  you. A last point to remember is to complain privately. Never criticize the other person in front of friends, parents, children, or anyone else for that   28  . Criticizing in front of a third party has the same effect as   29 . This shames the person being criticized and makes it very   30  that the person will want to attack you orally rather than listen to you.
Remember sensible ways to complain yet?
Be specific.
Stick to the present.
Don’t add insults.
Complain privately.
21. A. To start with    B. Frankly speaking    C. In addition      D. Needless to say
22. A. conduct             B. undergo                 C. perform        D. act
23. A. temporary      B. controversial       C. offensive       D. dramatic
24. A. take away     B. set off             C. draw up        D. catch up
25. A. not                 B. barely            C. never           D. seldom
26. A. commit        B. deliver            C. involve         D. create
27. A. listen to             B. work for            C. look after       D. wait on
28. A. time           B. matter             C. person         D. party
29. A. jokes          B. criticism            C. insults          D. embarrassment
30. A. likely         B. natural            C. impossible      D. Frequent

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从各题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The three youths leaned over the metal rails along the sea-wall and watched a few fishermen pull in their nets. About thirty metres away, a boat pulled alongside the slippery steps leading  36  to the sea.
“Hey, look!” exclaimed Rahim. “Those two men are  37  heavy rocks. I thought we no longer do muscle labour in this technological  38  . ”
“They are  41  laborers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they  42  . See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his  43  . Some of the rock’s weight is set  44  his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand. His body isn’t bent. His legs are well  45   . ”
“You’re right, Josh. He may have a small build.   46    he certainly well knows his job. Dear me! And to think we have been studying   47   ! ” Rahim thought about all that was happening. Suddenly, he said, “Technology won’t   48   the human being completely, it appears.”
“I don’t think it will. ”  49  Joshua. “You can harvest a crop of potatoes or wheat with one of those large, multi-purpose tractors, but you  50   use that equipment to harvest lea leaves and tomatoes, will you?”
“You can get a computer to   51   multiple-choice assessments, but you cannot get the computer to produce of assess essays, can you?” asked Michael.
“Well, the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as  52   as ever --- that’s domestic technology for you! ” said Rahim.
“One day, perhaps, there won’t be anybody   53   who can carry a large rock the way those men do. It’s not going to be a very  54   world, I’m afraid.” Sighed Michael.
“You’re too much of a pessimist (悲观主义者)，Mike.” Said Joshua. “  55  will always be other things that will make the world exciting. ”

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Ine.(铺路公司)in Atlanta,USA.In the following account,she recalls the job that challenged her   36  and skill but left her flying high.
“When the Atlanta Airport was under   37  in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved   38  the cars could be on site   39  the airport opened,and the official opening was only ten days away!   40  other local paving company wanted to do the job,   41  it couldn’t be done in such a short time.”
“Because we were new and really needed the work,we were   42  to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and    43  our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also   44  them that if we failed,they would be no worse off,   45  they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.”
“We got the job and immediately went into   46  .Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.Our   47  challenge was to keep the rock mixture   48  enough.All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.  49  ,I got a special   50  to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防);then I   51 held one of those hoses to   52  down the rock.”
“Those ten days were filled with challenges that  53  one creative idea after another.Nine days later,the night before the airport opened,National Car Rental was the  54 company that had cars on the parking lot.”
“The key to our success was having the    55  to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”
36.A.kindness               B.patience                    C.imagination               D.experience
37.A.construction          B.repair                        C.control                      D.development
38.A.after                     B.as                             C.for                            D.so
39.A.while                   B.since                         C.where                       D.when
40.A.Some                   B.Any                          C.No                            D.Every
41.A.stating                  B.reporting                   C.telling                       D.warning
42.A.able                            B.nervous                     C.afraid                        D.willing
43.A.supported             B.promised                   C.continued                  D.improved
44.A.asked                   B.surprised                   C.reminded                   D.demanded
45.A.though                 B.but                           C.as                             D.unless
46.A.discussion             B.action                       C.practice                     D.production
47.A.next                            B.first                         C.past                          D.previous
48.A.cold                            B.wet                           C.loose                         D.clean
49.A.Naturally                     B.Obviously                 C.Meanwhile                D.Instead
50.A.excuse                  B.order                        C.permit                       D.reason
51.A.exactly                 B.personally                 C.angrily                      D.hardly
52.A.pull                      B.knock                       C.hit                                   D.water
53.A.required               B.mixed                       C.followed                   D.formed
54.A.best                      B.last                           C.second                      D.only
55.A.courage                B.interest                      C.hope                         D.chance

Engagement, wedding, and birth of a baby are the three steps of a new family. The Danes’ special ways of doing these things inform their native culture.
People in other places of the world usually give their lovers a finger ring or a bundle of flowers as a gift of engagement.   36  in some areas of Denmark, it is still considered   37  
for a young man to   38  his fiancée with the wooden clappers once used to   39  clothes
  40  in a stream. These clappers were engraved with love-poems, and   41  tradition, they ensured good fortune and happiness.
And their country weddings also show a tint of local convention(传统). Until recently, a Danish country wedding was an event which   42  all who lived in the surrounding   43 . Everyone was tacitly(不言而喻地) invited to celebrate with the young couple. Preparations for the wedding lasted for many days but were made   44 , because to show happiness openly   45 
arouse the anger and jealousy of evil spirits.
46  the wedding morning the couple met in the courtyard of the bride’s house. The relatives and friend presented themselves to the couple, bowed and placed gifts at their feet. Every gift was   47  by good wishes recited in prose(散文) or in verse;   48  modest the gift the more elaborate(精致的) the wishes had to be.   49  who had neither the means to give   50 
the imagination to make a speech were, as a sign of their goodwill, placed   51  guard over the presents and, in the evening, over the couple’s bed.
  52  the conclusion of the ceremony a large jar of beer was taken to the courtyard. The hands of the betrothed(已订婚的) were joined over the jar and it was   53  into fragments(碎片). These pieces were picked   54  by the girls of marriageable age who were present, the girl with the largest   55  being destined to marry first.
36．A．However             B．But                     C．Therefore            D．So
37．A．a luck                 B．luck                    C．lucky                  D．lucks
38．A．send                   B．present                C．bring                  D．give
39．A．strike                  B．beat                    C．hit                      D．blow
40．A．to wash               B．washed                C．to be washed        D．washing
41．A．according to        B．with a view to      C．so far as              D．in addition to
42．A．stated                  B．related                C．concerned            D．considered
43．A．area                    B．district                C．zone                   D．region
44．A．publicly              B．silently                C．unknowingly       D．secretly
45．A．would                 B．should                 C．must                   D．may
46．A．At                     B．In                       C．On                      D．To
47．A．completed           B．accompanied        C．accomplished       D．matched
48．A．much more          B．the more             C．any more             D．more
49．A．These                  B．Those                  C．People                D．They
50．A．or                       B．and                     C．nor                     D．then
51．A．in                       B．on                      C．at                       D．against
52．A．At                      B．In                       C．To                      D．For
53．A．smashed(弄碎)    B．ruined                 C．crashed               D．cracked
54．A．out                     B．up                      C．on                      D．at
55．A．part                    B．fragment             C．section                D．block

British people eat less fruit and vegetables than other people in Europe. As a result,  British now has one of the worst heart disease __16.______(record) in the world., and each year more and more people have other health problems such as _17_____(be) too fat. Also, children eat much _18.______(little)fruit and vegetables than before. The government is very worried about that and has to do something to change it.
With the help of the government, _19______3-year Food Dude Program began _20_______ September, 2005. The program __21_____(start) by the University of Wales Bangor. It tries to help children eat more fruit and vegetables __22______in school and at home. Over 30,000 children from 150 primary shcools have joined the program. Children wathch the six parts of the Food Dudes cartoon over 16 school days. It's just long enough to get the children ____23____(eat) fruit and vegetables again and again until they begin to like the taste.
The results show that the program has been a great success, and will soon become popular around the world. Even the US and Canada take the Food Dudes Program very ___24____(serious) and in 2006 it ___25____(win) the World Health Organization best practice award.