Before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job. He targeted a company which planned to 　36 only one person. However, there Were over 20 candidates, among whom was my son. I 　37 him,“It’s difficult to get into the company. Don’t 　38 too much for fear that you would feel disappointed when you fail.”My son said smilingly, “ 39 I try, there will be hope！”

Of the 20 candidates, only three could 　40 the final round, which would later decide the one to be employed. Everything seemed to 　41 quite weIl and my son 　42 the first round and entered the final. Unexpectedly, the final interview was unbelievably 43 , and all of them were asked to go home and wait for the 　44 of the interview.

One morning, my son 　45 a text from the company that he was not cmployed. Bcfore I 　46 what to say to comfort him, I was told that afternoon that my son received another

47 saying he was employed. 　48 the first text was also part of the test in the interview. The three men received the same text that morning and only my son’s 　49 was satisfying to the company, so he was employed. I asked my son 　50 they replied. My son told me that one 　51 silent, one said“good-by”and he said“thank you”.

Only then did I know my son’s“ 52 ”came in that way. That is: don’t forget to say“thank you”to those who even 　53 ou. Saying“thank you”shows your 　54 for

others’work, therefore, you will get the upper hand in terms of 　55 compared with others under the same conditions.

36. A. employ　　　　 B. support　　　　 C. manage　　　　 D. interview

37. A. interrupted　 B. promised　　　 C. reminded　　　 D. followed

38. A. spend　　　　 B. expect　　　　 C. waste　　　　 D. wish

39. A. As if　　　　 B. as soon as　　 C. Even if　　 　 D. As long as

40. A. enter　　　　 B. survive　　　　 C. change　　　　 D. judge

41. A. move　　　　　 B. go　　　　　　 C. fit　　　　　 D. stay

42. A. passed　　　　 B. eatned　　　　 C. left　　　　　 D. started

43. A. challenging　 B. simple　 　　　 C. perfect　　　 D. secret

44. A. course　　　　 B. plan　　　　　 C. answer　　　　 D. result

45. A. prepared　　　 B. received　　　 C. copied　　　　 D. wrote

46. A. figured out　 B. took up　　　　 C. set off　　　 D. worked on

47. A. gift 　　　　　B. note　　　　　 C. text　　　　　 D. rule

48. A. Ridiculously　 B. Actually　　　 C. Cleverly　　　 D. Sadly

49. A. reply　　　　 B. question　　　 C. reason　　　　 D. belief

50. A. when　　　　　 B. what　　　　　 C. how　　　　　 D. whom

51. A. got　　　　　 B. kept　　　　　 C. made　　　　　 D. went

52. A. hope　　　　　 B. dream　　　　　 C. plan　　　　　 D. aim

53. A. cheat　　　　 B. hate　　　　　 C. dislike　　　 D. disappoint

54. A. pity　　　　　 B. doubt　　　　　 C. respect　　　 D. desire

55. A. chances　　　 B. skills　　　　 C. lessons　　　 D. salaries

 

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节  选择题（共17小题；每小题2分，满分34分）

   阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2. 26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut （初次登台） on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points in another game.

Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player. But Yao said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy. ” He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. “I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,” he said

Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don't think there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge,  the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy （活力） to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.

1. Yao Ming got 13 points on October _____, 2002.

A. 22　　　 　        B. 23　　　　           C. 24　　　　        D. 26

2. Yao Ming said that _____.

A. playing in the NBA was difficult      B. it’s hard watching NBA games on TV

C. he was not an NBA star　at all　 　　D. it was rather boring to play basketball

3. From the passage we can know that Yao Ming ________.

A. will work hard for his team     

B. made the highest score in his first NBA game

C. can't understand his teammates  

D. teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself

4. The passage is probably ______.

A. an ad　　        B. a notice　         C. a news report　        D. a diary

 

How many coins nave you got in your pocket right now? Three? Two？ A bent one？

　　With a phonecard you can make up to 200 calls without any change at all.

　　（1） What do you do with it?

　　Go to a telephone box marked（you guessed it） “phonecard”.Put in your card, make your call and when you’ve finished, a screen tells you how much is left on your card.

　　（2） Now appear in a shop near you.

　　Near each Cardphone place you’ll find a shop where you can buy one. They’re at bus, train and city tube stations（地铁）.

　　Many universities, hospitals and clubs. Restaurants and gas stations on the highway and shopping centres. At airports and seaports.

　　（3） No more broken payphones.

　　Most broken payphones are like that because they’ve been vandalized（故意破坏）. There are no coins in Cardphone to excite thieves’ interest in it. So you’re not probably to find a vandalized one.

　　Get a phonecard yourself and try it out ,or get a bigger wallet.

　The passage is most probably ________ .

　　A. a warning

　　B. a note

　　C. an advertisement（广告）

　　D. an announcement

There are three sections（部分） in the passage. Which section do you think is about why phonecards are good?

　　A. Section 1．　　　　　　　　　　B. Section 2．

　　C. Section 3．　　　　　　　　　　D. None.

Choose the right order or the steps under“How do you use a phonecard”.

　　a. Put in your phonecard.

　　b. Look at the screen to find out how many calls you can still make.

　　c. Go to a telephone box marked “Phonecard”.

　　d. Make your call.

　　A. a, b, c, d　　　　　　　　　　　 B. c, a, d, b

　　C. a, d, c, b　　　　　　　　　　　 D. c, d, a, b

　　I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most   1   and tiring games I've ever had. When Ed first phoned and   2   we play. I laughed quietly, figuring on an   3   victory all. Ed's idea of   4   has always been nothing more   5   than lifting a fork to his mouth,   6   I can remember, Ed's been the least physically fit member in the family, and   7    proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often   8   about that I'd refused to buy a   9   T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed  10   for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly  11   , I was so surprised that I was   12   . My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape.   13   , at the point in our game when I'd have predicted (预计) the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was   14   7 to 9 and Ed was  15   . The sudden realization was painful. We   16   to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up. I was having serious   17   about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone    18   that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to   19   . In a way, I think we both won. I the game, but cousin Ed my  20

1. A. encouraging　　　　　　　　 B. hopeless　　　　　　　　   C. surprising　　　　　　　　 D. regular

2. A. declared　　　　　　　　　　   B. mentioned　　　　 C. persuaded　　　　　　　　 D. suggested

3. A. unforgettable　　　　　　    B. unexpected　　　　　　   C. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. early

4. A. exercise  　　　　　　　　　　 B. preparation　　　　　　   C. joy　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. fitness

5. A. time-saving　　　　　　　　  B. comfortable　　　　　　　　　　 C. suitable　　　　　　　　    D. effort-making

6. A. As soon as　　　　　　　　   B. As long as　　　　　　　　 C. When　　　　　　 D. Since

7. A. strangely　　　　　　　　　　  B. personally　　　　　　　　 C. reasonably　　　　　　    D. eagerly

8. A. cared　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　  C. quarreled　　　　　　　　  D. joked

9. A. clean　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. larger　　　　　　　　　　   C. straight　　　　　　　　    D. darker

10. A. set out　　　　　　　　　　   B. got ready　　　　　　　　  C. arrived　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. returned

11. A. notice　　　　　　　　　　    B. admire　　　　　　　　　　  C. believe　　　　　　　　　　 D. measure

12. A. nervous　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. curious　　　　　　　　　　 C. careless　　　　　　　　    D. speechless

13. A. After all　　　　　　　　　　  B. As a result　　　　　　    C. Above all　　　　　　　　  D. At last

14. A. mistakenly　　　　　　　　  B. then　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. instead　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. naturally

15. A. leading　　　　　　　　　　   B. coming　　　　　　　　　　 C. waiting　　　　　　　　　　 D. counting

16. A. pretended　　　　　　　　   B. stopped　　　　　　　　    C. continued　　　　　　　　 D. decided

17. A. thoughts　　　　　　　　    B. doubts　　　　　　　　　　  C. situations　　　　　　　　  D. problems

18. A. scoring　　　　　　　　　　  B. completing　　　　　　    C. receiving　　　　　　　　  D. keeping

19. A. play　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. start　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sleep　　　　　　　　　　    D. move

20. A. friendship　　　　　　　　   B. respect　　　　　　　　　　 C. support　　　　    D. favor

 

When they got the news that Beijing won the bid for the 29th Olympic Games,all the

audiences　　　dance.

A.burst into　　　B.burst out　　　C.break out　　D.break in