阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，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。

 

When I smoked with my family, I would feel so   16   and good that nothing else in the world seemed so   17  . I thought that smoking weed (烟草) was okay since many of my family members and people at my school smoked.  18   ever happened to them.   19   I started smoking weed a lot more during lunch and after school. I never thought   20   of it. At that time I just wanted to smoke. Then I began to   21  in school. I would   22   classes, come home late and spend all my money. I would spend   23   8 to 18 dollars a day. I never thought   24   that marijuana (大麻) had a bad effect on those things. Maybe my coming to class high (神智恍惚) was the reason why I was failing or coming home late. As I continued to smoke marijuana, I began to notice that I would always have the strong desire to smoke and that I would get   25   cigarettes if I smoked those, but I don’t.   26   I have learned more about marijuana, I have   27   the amount of marijuana that I use. I don’t want marijuana to be the most important in my life. I’m not smoking every day, and not spending as much money. Since I have   28   on my habit, I am   29   more money. I’m ready to go back to school and do good, so that I can make myself  50  . Everyone is always saying how weed   31   your mind and how it solves problems. I think it only brings more   32  . Marijuana is not good for your body or your brain. I’m not trying to tell you not to smoke, I’m just letting you know that marijuana can be   33   to your health, and   34   it may cause some long term negative (负面的) effects. Help yourself now, before it is too late. I don’t want to lecture anyone, just   35   my experience with you.

 

1.

 A. worried         B. relaxed          C. disappointed         D. moved

2.

A. important    B. common           C. interesting          D. funny

3.

A. something    B. Everything       C. Nothing              D. Anything

4.

A. By the way   B. Now and then     C. In my opinion        D. For a time

5.

A. too much         B. a little         C. too often            D. any more

6.

A. get ahead    B. fall behind     C. come across         D. make up

7.

A. give             B. have                 C. attend           D. cut

8.

A. at least         B. at most          C. no more than         D. as little as

9.

A. once             B. twice            C. again                D. further

10.

A. used to      B. paid for             C. lost in          D. ready for

11.

 A. as if       B. Even if          C. Now that             D. As long as

12.

A. reduced      B. increased            C. bought           D. continued

13.

 A. broken down     B. cut down             C. turned off       D. cut off

14.

A. wasting      B. spending             C. making           D. saving

15.

A. less             B. more                 C. better           D. worse

16.

A. excites      B. fills                C. repairs          D. destroys

17.

A. problems         B. pleasure             C. convenience      D. excitements

18.

A. helpful      B. useful           C. dangerous            D. strange

19.

A. in the beginning     B. in the distance C. in the long run      D. in the past

20.

A. tell             B. explain          C. regret               D. share

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

In 1883, a creative engineer, John Roebling, was inspired to build a splendid bridge connecting New York with Long Island. However, experts throughout the world thought that this was  16 . Even so, Roebling could not  17  the idea in his mind. After much discussion, he  18   convince his son Washington, an up-and-coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built. They hired their  19  and began to build their dream bridge.

Only a few months  20  the project was underway a tragic on-site accident killed John Roebling and  21  injured his son, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to move or  22 . Surely now the project would have to be  23 . Though Washington Roebling lay in his hospital bed, he was not  24  and his mind remained as  25  as it was before the accident. Suddenly an idea  26  him. All he could move was one finger, so he  27  the arm of his wife with that finger,  28  to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. For 13 years Washington tapped out his  29  with one finger until the bridge was  30  completed.

Perhaps this is one of the best examples of never-say-die attitude that  31  a terrible physical disability and achieves an impossible  32 . Often when we face difficulties in our daily lives, our problems seem very small  33  what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that even the most  34  dream can be realized with  35  no matter what the chances are.

1.A. impossible             B. unnecessary    C. hard                   D. excellent

2.A. recognize                  B. accept                 C. ignore                D. believe 

3.A. attempted to     B. sought to             C. failed to              D. managed to 

4.A. family                   B. crew                    C. class                    D. team          

5.A. since                           B. before                 C. after                   D. when   

6.A. severely                B. slightly                  C. poorly                  D. hardly

7.A. work                          B. say                       C. eat                       D. talk 

8.A. continued                  B. abandoned                   C. interrupted        D. accomplished  

9.A. defeated                  B. hurt                      C. frightened          D. destroyed  

10.A. sharp                      B. broad                   C. noble                   D. advanced        

11.A. beat                          B. occurred             C. happened                    D. hit  

12.A. waved                      B. felt                       C. touched            D. held 

13.A. appealing                B. speaking             C. indicating           D. advising

14.A. orders                         B. instructions       C. suggestions       D. movements

15.A. quickly                   B. partly                   C. eventually            D. slowly  

16.A. overcomes       B. acquires         C. fights         D. removes

17.A. award             B. fortune         C. status                  D. goal  

18.A. combined with     B. separated from C. compared to       D. concerned about 

19.A. primary          B. distant           C. lifelong         D. good     

20.A. determination     B. knowledge       C. confidence       D. strength

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。

Why should you go to college? One important answer to this question is more __16___. As opposed to generations of the past, high school graduates today are _17___ to get the number of high-paid jobs that were __18__ available. The U.S. has been changed from a manufacturing-based economy into an economy based on ___19_, and the importance of a college education today can be _20___ to that of a high school education forty years ago. It __21__ as the gateway to better choices and more opportunity.

   There are __22_ reasons as to why it is important to go to college. When students _23__ a post-secondary education, they have the opportunity to read books and listen to the __24__ of top experts in their fields. It __25__ students to think, ask questions, and __26_ new ideas, which allows for additional growth and ___27_ and provides college graduates with an edge in the job market __28__ those who have not experienced a higher education.

The importance of a college education is also because of the opportunity to __29__ valuable resources. The more connections which are __30___ during your college career, the more _31___ you will have when you begin your job search. Once you have ended your job search and have started your career, ___32__, the importance of a college education has not been exhausted. Having a college degree often __33_ greater promotion opportunity.

So, why should you go to college? The reasoning does not begin and end with the _34___ aspect. A good education is __35__ from many different viewpoints, and while the importance of a college education is quite evident for many high school students, what is often not as clear is how they will pay for that education.

1.A. time        B. freedom               C. respect         D. opportunity

2.A. likely      B. unable         C. afraid           D. unwilling

3.A. once        B. just                  C. never                     D. also

4.A. nature       B. culture                         C. knowledge                D. agriculture

5.A. referred      B. added             C. devoted                  D. compared

6.A. follows      B. serves                C. unites                    D. disappears

7.A. additional    B. secret               C. interesting                D. financial

8.A. discuss       B. ignore              C. experience               D. imagine

9.A. stories        B. requests           C. suggestion                D. lecture

10.A. helps                  B. encourages     C. forbids                D. advises

11.A. design                 B. explore        C. change         D. refuse

12.A. development         B. payment       C. agreement      D. experiment

13.A. for                    B. over               C. in             D. with

14.A. admire                B. satisfy              C. gain           D. notice

15.A. removed              B. collected       C. explained       D. controlled

16.A. inventions              B. choices        C. worries        D. salaries

17.A. besides                B. therefore       C. however        D. otherwise

18.A. saves        B. includes        C. ensures         D. means

19.A. life          B. character       C. communication   D. job

20.A. free                   B. rare           C. beneficial        D. absent

 

 

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，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

It was 4 o’clock in the morning, when I received the phone call.

    “This is the emergency room calling and your son was just   16   in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a(n)   17   and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was   18  .

    The doctor described the   19  , which caused the burns. At 6 a.m, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they   20   the charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline(petrol). The flames    21   my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.

  22  , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and   23   him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in   24   to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars(伤疤).

    After he   25   from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months   26   it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling. So, he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.

    When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch very   27   scar on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not   28   it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”

    I   29   this wisdom on to my son. He took my advice to   30   and returned to school with his head held high--- glad he was alive.

    By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not   31  , so he made the   32   to give up any plastic surgery we all have “scars” that we believe   33   people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.

     But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same   34   standards. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value   35    yourself, and your beauty will shine through.

16. A. brought          B. given         C. turned                 D. showed

17. A. doctor            B. hospital       C. aircraft                 D. ambulance

18. A. serious            B. terrible         C. dangerous              D. important

19. A. event            B. process       C. reason                 D. accident

20. A. got               B. lit            C. burned    　　         D. moved

21. A. took             B. held   　　   C. caught 　　　　        D. attracted

22. A. Fortunately         B. Surprisingly       C. Happily                 D. Slowly

23. A. pushed          B. threw          C. dropped               D. rolled

24. A. shape             B. place         C. fact                    D. time

25. A. benefited          B. recovered      C. suffered                D. relaxed

26. A. if               B. while         C. because               D. although

27. A. normal           B. violent        C. obvious                 D. popular

28. A. mention          B notice         C. 1augh                  D. hide

29. A. sent             B. kept          C. handed                      D. passed

30. A. heart            B. life           C. practice                 D. considerate

31. A. grow            B. matter         C. exist                 D. appear

32. A. mistake          B. effort          C. decision              D. request

33. A. invite            B. cause          C. allow                D. remind

34. A. false            B. strict          C. moral                D. general

35. A by              B. over           C. beyond             D. within

 

Ⅱ语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Mrs. Williams became a foster grandparent to Mary when she was nine years old. At first Mary was ___16   . She was afraid because Mrs. Williams was a stranger. But she came to see Mary every day. Gradually, she began to   17   Mrs. William.

At last Mary let Mrs. Williams do things for her. She came at lunchtime and fed her. One day she   18  _ her the spoon and guided it to her    19   . She told her she must learn to feed herself.

"Most of the   20   ended up on us instead of in Mary's mouth.” Mrs. Williams remembers. “But it was a ___21    for Mary. Mary learned to feed herself in a few months.”

Then Mary was ready for more treatment. Thanks to Mrs. Williams, after she had learned to do one simple thing, she could learn to do other simple things. Mrs. Williams was   22   to help with Mary's _  23   .

To become foster grandparents, people must be at least sixty-five years old and in good __24   . They must be willing to give their   25   to disabled children. They are volunteers, so they are not paid.

Mrs. Williams  26   for most foster grandparents when she says, “We all benefit. The  ___27   children benefit because we help them live more useful lives. And we benefit because we know the children   28    us and love us. For any   29  , there is no greater __30   than that!”

16. A. sorry           B. glad                 C. surprised                  D. shy

17. A. know         B. realize               C. recognize                D. trust

18. A. awarded          B. handed             C. returned                        D. hit

19. A. nose               B. eye                 C. mouth               D. ear

20. A. supper              B. dinner                     C. lunch                 D. breakfast

21. A. job                 B. start              C. invention              D. help

22. A. trained            B. forced              C. afraid               D. tired

23. A. treatment       B. medicine            C. food                D. drink

24. A. wealth             B. health              C. position              D. heart

25. A. money             B. life                  C. house               D. time

26. A. tells                B. speaks             C. announces                       D. informs

27. A. poor                B. sick                C. disabled                         D. unhealthy

28. A. help               B. need               C. treat                D. touch

29. A. place             B. person             C. time                            D. chance

30. A. progress          B. responsibility         C. happiness              D. work