Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one．

I had seen an agency （中介机构） advertised in a local newspaper．I rushed out of the __41_ in search of it．I was wildly excited, and as _42_ as if I were going on the stage．Finding the ___43__ quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please．”

The simple atmosphere of the office __44__ me．The woman looked carefully at me __45_ through her glasses, and then 46  me in a low voice．I answered softly．All of a sudden I started to feel rather  47   She wondered why I was looking for this sort of  48   I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be  49  to get a job without  50   I wondered whether I ought to leave,   51 the telephone on her desk rang．I heard her say:

“52  , I’ve got someone in the 53   at this very moment who might 54  ．” She wrote down a 55   and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady．She wants a 56  immediately．In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people．”

“Oh yes,” said I ----  57  having cooked for more than four in my life．I  58  her again and again, and rushed out to the  59  telephone box．I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number．I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for．

I spent the next few hours 60  cook books．

1.A．bed                  B house                          C．agency                   D．office

2.A．proud                 B．please                    C．nervous                  D．worried

3.A．family                B．door                      C．place                     D．stage

4.A．calmed            B．excited                   C．frightened              D．disturbed

5.A．as usual              B．for a while             C．in a minute             D．once again

6.A．advised              B．examined               C．informed               D．questioned

7.A．encouraged         B．dissatisfied             C．hopeless                 D．pleased

8.A．place                  B．job                        C．advice                    D．help

9.A．difficult                  B．helpless                  C．possible                 D．unusual

10.A．ability              B．experience              C．knowledge             D．study

11.A．after                  B．since                      C．until                       D．when

12.A．Above all           B．As a matter of fact   

             C．As a result           D．In spite of that

13.A．family               B．house                     C．office                     D．restaurant

14.A．hire                  B．accept                    C．suit                         D．offer

15.A．letter                 B．name                     C．note                    D．number

16.A．cook                     B．help                       C．teacher             D．secretary

17.A．almost               B．never                     C．nearly                  D．really

18.A．answered           B．promised                C．thanked                  D．told

19.A．outside              B．local                      C．closest              D．nearest

20.A．borrowing         B．buying                   C．reading                D．writing

 

I ran into(偶然撞到) a stranger as he passed by. “I'm so sorry ！”was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too. I wasn't even __36__ you.” we were very polite, this stranger and I.

__37at home, we treat our loved ones differently. While I was cooking, my daughter came up to me quietly. When I turned, I nearly knocked（撞） her __38__. “Get out of the way！”I barked（咆哮）. She ran away with her little heart broken. I didn't realize how __39_I'd spoken.

That night，as I lay awake in bed，God's quiet voice spoke to me, “While __40__ with a stranger，you're calm and polite, but with those you love, it’s easy for you to __41__. Go and look around on the kitchen floor. You'll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She picked them herself. She stood there __42_， and you never saw the tears in her eyes.”

By this time，I felt sad and my own tears had begun to __43__. I quietly went and knelt by her bed, “wake up, my dear，” I said，“ are these the flowers you picked for me？” I asked. She __44_，“ I found them out by the tree. I knew you'd like them.”I said, “I'm so sorry that I missed them today. And I shouldn't have shouted at you that way.”She whispered，“ Mommy, that's okay...I still love you __45__.”I hugged （拥抱）her.

Are you aware that: if you die tomorrow, the company that you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family will feel the __46__ for the rest of their lives. We pour(倾注) ourselves more into our work  47   into our families—an unbalanced investment （投资）indeed.

1.A. noticing  B．knowing     C．following     D．understanding

2.A. And        B．So          C．As            D．But

3.A. off        B．down        C．up            D．at

4.A. quietly        B．clearly      C．difficultly      D．cruelly(残酷地)

5.A. dealing    B．seeing.      C．arguing          D．traveling

6.A. fight     B．excite       C．talk        D．mistake

7.A. quickly    B．excitedly     C．quietly         D．nervously

8.A. come       B．form        C．fall              D．fly

9.A. added          B．cried        C．smiled       D．agreed

10.A. seldom    B．anyway      C．however       D．therefore

11.A. loss          B．trouble       C．problem         D．care

12.A. same      B．more        C．as            D．than

 

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II．语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35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2l—30各个题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

During the war, a fighter pilot was shot down over enemy  21  territory. Fortunately, he was saved by a group of nuns from a nearby convent. When he  22   himself, he found a woman leaning over him.

It was Sister Maria, the nun  23 . She said to the pilot, “ This convent is a teaching hospital. We have many girls here, learning how to be   24 . We will hide you here, but you have to obey very strict rules.”

The pilot agreed to  25  himself as a nurse. He was not allowed to talk with others. By shaving twice a day, wearing a wig and a nurse’s uniform, he was able to fool anyone at a  26 . It was a difficult life, however, especially when one of the nursing students caught his eye. She was very  27 , turning away whenever she saw him glancing her way.

One day the pilot could  28  it no longer. He found the nurse cooking in the  29 . He crossed over to her and said, “Please don’t turn away. I’ve fallen in love with you.” He started to put his arms round the nurse. The nurse then said something that made the pilot step  30  in astonishment.

21. A. possessed       B. had          C. occupied             D. taken

22. A. came up        B. came to       C. came out             D. came over

23. A. of charge       B. in charge            C. with charge          D. on charge

24. A. doctors         B. teachers             C. patients              D. nurses

25. A. disguise         B. make           C. pretend             D. regard

26. A. glare           B. distance             C. look                    D. time

27. A. sad            B. curious        C. lovely            D. shy

28. A. stand          B. take          C. insist               D. manage

29. A. hall            B. room         C. office              D. kitchen

30. A. back               B. forward        C. away                 D. up

 

Summer Holiday Fun 2010 !

    The summer holidays are upon us again Here is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!

Peterborough Museum

    The Age of the Dinosaurs’is the museum’s main attraction this summer．Get up close to prehistoric creatures via some great hands—on exhibits! Watch out for monsters lurking around every ember! The museum is open from 10：00am to 5：00pm Monday to Saturday，and from 12：00pm to 4：00 pm on Sundays in August．

Call 01733 864663 for details

    Saxon Youth Club

    School holiday fun：Young people aged 13—19 will be able to produce their own music, compete in spots activities，or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club，Saxon Community Centre, Norman Road．Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3：00pm．PLUS an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday 12th August between 3：30pm and 6：30pm．

    Call 01 353 720274 for details

Houghton Mill   

    Alice through the Looking Class—a new production of the family favorite on Monday 30th．August．Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the play．Gates open 5：30pro，performance 6：30pm—8：30pm．Tea room will be open until end of the interval．Adult ￡10．Child￡7．Family ￡20．

Booking advisable on 0845 4505157．

Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey

    Farmland Gaines：From Wellie Wanging to Pretend Ploughing matches，come and join the Farmland Team．Collect your sporting stickers and create a colorful rosette that is fit for a winner！No need to book，just turn up between 12：00pm and 4：00pm on Thursday 19th August Suitable for children aged four and above，each child should be accompanied by an adult and all activities are included in the normal admission price Tickets Cost￡7 per child．

For further information，call 01223 810080． 

1.If you are interested in cooking, you can go to          .

    A．Peterborough Museum                  B．Houghton Mill

    C．Saxon Youth Club                                  D．Farmland Museum

2.You want to watch the new play with your parents，so it will cost you            ．

    A．￡7                           B．￡17                         C．￡27                             D．￡20

3.Which of the following activities needs parents’company?

    A．Playing farmland games                 B．Watching a new play．

C．Competing in spots activities．                  D．Visiting the dinosaur exhibition．

4.If Tom comes to Peterborough for amusement on August 19，he will have      activities to choose from for himself．

A．one activity                                        B．two activities        

C．three activities                                      D．four activities

 

Did you know that women’s brains are smaller than men’s? The average women’s brain weighs 10% less than men’s．Since research has shown that the bigger the brain, the cleverer the animal, men must be more intelligent（聪明的） than women．Right? Wrong．Men and women always score similarly on intelligence tests, despite the difference in brain size．Why? After years of study, researchers have concluded that it’s what’s inside that matters, not just the size of the brain．The brain consists of “grey matter” and “white matter”．While men have more of the latter, the amount of “thinking” brain is almost exactly the same in both sexes．

It has been suggested that smaller brain appears to work faster, perhaps because the two sides of the brain are better connected in women．This means that little girls tend to learn to speak earlier, and that women can understand sorts of information from different sources at the same time．When it comes to talking to the boss on the phone, cooking dinner and keeping an eye on the baby all at the same time, it’s women who come out on top every time．

There are other important differences between two sexes．As white matter is the key to spatial（空间的） tasks, men know better where things are in relation to other things．“A great footballer always knows where he is in relation to the other players, and he knows where to go,” says one researcher．That may explain one of life’s great mysteries: why men refuse to ask for directions…and women often need to!

The differences begin when fetuses（胎儿） are about nine weeks old, which can be seen in the action of children as young as one．A boy would try to climb a barrier （障碍物） before him or push it down while a girl would attract help from others．These brain differences also explain the fact that more men take up jobs that require good spatial skills, while more women speech skills．It may all go back to our ancestors（祖先）, among whom women needed speech skills to take care of their babies and men needed spatial skills to hunt, according to one research．

If all this disappoints you, it shouldn’t．“The brain changes throughout our lives according to what we do with it．” says a biologist．

1.The passage mainly tells us ________．

A．the difference between men’s and women’s brains

B．the changes in brain throughout our lives

C．that men are better at spatial tasks

D．that brain differences are related to our ancestors

2.Which of the following is true according to the first paragraph?

A．Women’s brain is 10% less than men’s

B．Grey matter plays the same role as white matter．

C．Grey matter controls thinking in the brain．

D．Both sexes have the same amount of white matter．

3.What can we infer from the second and third paragraphs?

A．Women prefer doing many things at a time．

B．Men do better dealing with one job at a time．

C．Women do not need to tell directions．

D．Men have weaker spatial abilities．

4.Which of the following do you agree with according to the fourth paragraph?

A．Young boys may be stronger than young girls．

B．More women take up jobs requiring speech skills

C．Women may have stronger feelings than men．

D．Our ancestors needed more spatial skills．

5.What is the writer’s attitude in writing this passage?

A．Defensive．         B．Persuasive．        C．Supportive．       D．Objective．