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A. direct B. twisted C. straight D. smoothed SECTION C Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context. Dear Xiaohua: I’m very glad to receive your letter. From your letter, I know you have shown 48 great interest in inventing new things. That’s great. As for how to be an inventor, there is no quick answer to 49 . Coming from different cultures and having different backgrounds, inventors do not seem to have much 50 common. But creative thinking, 51 is greatly valued, is perhaps the basic skill an inventor should have. In order to explore new possibilities, you will have to learn to break 52 from old thought patterns. When you get stuck, try to look at the problem in 53 many ways as possible. Each new way may improve your understanding. More importantly, always keep it in your mind 54 success is no accident. It is the result of a long process of trial and error. Above 55 , the main task for you is to study hard and try to learn more knowledge. This, of course, will lay a solid foundation. Hope your future invention will make a difference. Good luck. Yours, Wang Li PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. A After so much discussion - featured by intense media attention and China's repeated warnings - US President Barack Obama finally met the Dalai Lama at the White House on Thursday. With this latest move to test China's limit of tolerance, Obama has hit a home run to complete his months-long season of a game called "antagonizing China". At least we hope so. After all the recent tensions in Sino-US relations, a half-time break is what both sides desperately need. But it is still too early to have a sigh of relief. Thanks to his vow to "get much tougher" with China, Obama has struck nearly every note to create the cacophony against a country that he once promised not to contain. From the US$6.4 billion arms sales to Taiwan to issues related to currency rates and Internet freedom, Obama has criticized China in every possible front. So much that no one can say for sure whether China-US relationship is strong enough to survive all the damages done. It is up to Washington to show its sincerity to begin again the work of repairing the damaged relations. It usually takes some time for US leaders to learn the rules of their China policy. Bill Clinton had argued that Washington "should not reward China with improved trade status when it has ... failed to make sufficient progress on human rights". George W. Bush had pledged to do "whatever it took" to defend Taiwan. But it did not take them long to come to terms with reality. China, with a quarter of the world's population and a fast growing economy, means a lot to the US and the world. It does both sides absolutely no good if the two countries collide rather than cooperate. It would have been foolish not to understand this at an early date. In a speech Obama made during his visit to Shanghai in November last year, Obama quoted a Chinese proverb "consider the past, and you shall know the future". Hopefully he really knows what he quoted. 【查看更多】

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　　Exercise is good for you, but most people really know very little about how to exercise properly．　　1　　 when you try, you can run into trouble．

　　Many people believe that when specific muscles are exercised, the fat in the neighboring area is “　　2　　 up．” Yet the truth is that exercise burns fat from all over body．

　　Studies show muscles which are not 　　3　　 lose their strength very quickly．To regain it needs 48 to 72 hours and exercise every other day will keep a normal level of physical strength．

　　To lose weight you should always “work up a good sweat” when exercising．Sweating only 　　4　　 body temperature to prevent over heating．This is 　　5　　 water loss．Once you replace the liquid, you replace the weight．

　　Walking is the best and easy-to-do exercise．It helps the circulation of blood 　　6　　 body, and has a direct 　　7　　 on your overall feeling of health．Experience says that the 20-minute exercise 　　8　　 is minimum amount．

　　　　9　　 your breathing doesn’t return to normal state within minutes after you finish 　　10　　, you’ve done too much．

(1)


[　　]
A．	While
B．	When
C．	As
D．	So

(2)


[　　]
A．	built
B．	burned
C．	piled
D．	grown

(3)


[　　]
A．	exercised
B．	examined
C．	protected
D．	cured

(4)


[　　]
A．	raises
B．	reduces
C．	destroys
D．	keeps up

(5)


[　　]
A．	how
B．	why
C．	nothing but
D．	more than

(6)


[　　]
A．	over
B．	around
C．	throughout
D．	with

(7)


[　　]
A．	effect
B．	use
C．	usage
D．	affect

(8)


[　　]
A．	one day
B．	a day
C．	everyday
D．	some day

(9)


[　　]
A．	But if
B．	But
C．	If
D．	And if

(10)


[　　]
A．	working
B．	walking
C．	exercising
D．	breathing

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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。

The Price of a Dream

　　I grew up poor—living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 　16　 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 　17　 a dream.

My dream was 　18　. By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 　19　 anything that moved on the football field.

I was also 20　. My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 　21　 to believe in myself. He 　22　 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 　23　 with Coach John changed my life forever.

　　A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike, new clothes and the 　24　 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 　25　 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.

　　When I told John, he was 　26　 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” He shouted. “Your 　27　 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head 　28　, trying to think of the right　29　　that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 　30　 in me.

　　“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied.

　　“Well,” he asked, “is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”

　　That simple question made 31 for me the difference between 32 　something at once and having a 　33　. I decided myself to play sports that summer and the ___34 year after I finished high school, I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 　35　 a $ 20,000 contract. Finally, I bought my mother the house of my dream!

16. A. happy B. polite　 C. shy　 D. honest

17. A. live B. have　　　 C. make　　　 D. need

18. A. athletics B. music　　　 C. business　　 D. money

19. A. kick B. play C. pass　　　　 D. hit

20. A. right B. popular　　 C. lucky　　　 D. honest

21. A. how B. why　　　 C. when　　　 D. whether

22. A. gave B. taught　　　 C. brought　　　 D. asked

23. A. accident B. matter　　 C. problem　　 D. experience

24. A. aim　　　　 B. idea　　　 C. start　　　　 D. purpose

25. A. keep　　　 B. end　　　 C. give　　　　 D. pick

26. A. mad　　　　 B. mournful　 C. frightened　 D. shameful

27. A. living　　　 B. playing　　 C. working　　 D. dreaming

28. A. moving　　 B. nodding　　 C. shaking　　 D. hanging

29. A. answers　　 B. excuses　　 C. words　　　 D. ways

30. A. sadness　　 B. regret　 C. hopelessness D. disappointment

31. A. direct　　　　 B. clear　　 C. straight　　　 D. bare

32. A. wanting　　　 B. changing　　 C. dreaming　　 D. enjoying

33. A. wish　　　　　 B. goal　　　 C. score　　　　 D. desire

34. A. following　　　 B. same　　 C. previous　　 D. very

35. A. charged　　　　B. got　　　　 C. offered　　 D. presented

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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。
The Price of a Dream
　　I grew up poor—living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 　16　 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 　17　 a dream.
My dream was 　18　. By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 　19　 anything that moved on the football field.
I was also 20　. My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 　21　to believe in myself. He 　22　 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 　23　 with Coach John changed my life forever.
　　A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike, new clothes and the 　24　 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 　25　 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
　　When I told John, he was 　26　 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” He shouted. “Your 　27　 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head 　28　, trying to think of the right　29　　that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 　30　 in me.
　　“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied.
　　“Well,” he asked, “is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
　　That simple question made 31    for me the difference between 32 　something at once and having a 　33　. I decided myself to play sports that summer and the ___34    year after I finished high school, I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 　35　 a $ 20,000 contract. Finally, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
16. A. happy                 B. polite　             C. shy　                        D. honest
17. A. live                    B. have　　　       C. make　　　           D. need
18. A. athletics                 B. music　　　     C. business　　              D. money
19. A. kick                   B. play                   C. pass　　　　             D. hit
20. A. right                   B. popular　　       C. lucky　　　             D. honest
21. A. how                   B. why　　　        C. when　　　           D. whether
22. A. gave                   B. taught　　　     C. brought　　　          D. asked
23. A. accident                 B. matter　　      C. problem　　            D. experience
24. A. aim　　　　    B. idea　　　       C. start　　　　           D. purpose
25. A. keep　　　      B. end　　　       C. give　　　　           D. pick
26. A. mad　　　　     B. mournful　             C. frightened　           D. shameful
27. A. living　　　     B. playing　　        C. working　　            D. dreaming
28. A. moving　　      B. nodding　　       C. shaking　　           D. hanging
29. A. answers　　      B. excuses　　        C. words　　　            D. ways
30. A. sadness　　    B. regret　            C. hopelessness           D. disappointment
31. A. direct　　　　 B. clear　　           C. straight　　　      D. bare
32. A. wanting　　　    B. changing　　       C. dreaming　　           D. enjoying
33. A. wish　　　　　 B. goal　　　                 C. score　　　　      D. desire
34. A. following　　　 B. same　　           C. previous　　            D. very
35. A. charged　　　　B. got　　　　         C. offered　　       D. presented

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Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful, but they may also________ our thinking.

A. direct　　　　　 B. limit　　　　　 C. change　　　　　 D. improve