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  Nowadays women appear to have a positive image of themselves as safer drivers than men.

  In a survey done for insurer MetLife, 51% of women said they drive more safely.The evidence is on their side:Men are 3.4 times more likely than women to get a ticket for careless driving and 3.1 times as likely to be punished for drunk driving."Women are on average less aggressive and more law abiding(守法的)drivers, which leads to fewer accidents," the report says.However, not all male drivers share the same opinion.Of the men surveyed by MetLife, 39% claimed male drivers were safer.The findings did back them up on one point:automotive knowledge.The report showed that more men are familiar with current safety equipment such as electronic stability control, which helps prevent rollover accidents.

  Auto safety unavoidably matters to Money.Insurance companies focus on what classes of drivers have the lowest dollar amounts of claims, and for now, that mainly includes women.In general, women pay about 9% less for auto insurance than men.A study by the website Insweb also showed that auto insurance rates are lower for women in most states.Among individual states, women get the greatest advantage in Wyoming(where they pay 20% less), South Dakota and Washington, D.C., where their insurance costs are 16% lower.

  "More than 11,900 male drivers died in U.S.traffic accidents in 2009, compared with just under 4,900 women drivers," according to the study."Based on miles traveled, men died at a rate of 2.5 deaths per 100 million miles traveled, vs.1.7 deaths for women."

(1)

According to the study, female drivers ________.

[  ]

A.

are more aggressive while driving

B.

are more interested in auto knowledge

C.

are more likely to stick to driving laws

D.

are more familiar with safety equipment

(2)

Insurance companies focus on female driver clients probably because they ________.

[  ]

A.

cause more accidents on the road

B.

pay more money to the insurance companies

C.

take the most part of the insurance clients

D.

have the lowest amount of money on insurance claims

(3)

We can infer from the passage that ________.

[  ]

A.

men are 3.1 times more likely to get tickets than women

B.

all women in the USA pay the same for their auto insurance

C.

more female drivers die every year than male drivers

D.

women are generally safer drivers than the opposite gender

(4)

The writer mainly develops paragraphs by ________.

[  ]

A.

giving examples

B.

making comparisons

C.

drawing a conclusion

D.

presenting an argument

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  Canadian millionairess Belinda Stronach lost her bid for the Conservative Party leadership on Saturday.

  Economist Stephen Harper was chosen to lead the newly-merged right-wing party and will face off against Prime Minister Paul Martin's liberals in the national election in a few weeks' time.He got 50 percent support, easily defeating Stronach and former Ontario cabinet minister Tony Clement.

  But for the 37-year-old Stronach, heiress to the car parts giant Magna International, this is a beginning rather than an end.Despite being a new comer to politics, she drew much attention during the campaign.

  In 2002, Stronach was rated one of the world's most powerful women by Fortunemagazine with US $600 million to her name.At the time she was president and CEO of Magna International, the world's seventh biggest auto parts manufactures, which was founded by her father.

  Stronach first joined the company board aged 23.In 1990, she married Don Walker, her father's former assistant, and the pair became Magna's power couple, with Walker rising to the rank of CEO in 1994.They had a son and daughter, now 12 and 10, before splitting in 1995.

  Stronach has since married and divorced Johann Olav Koss, the Norwegian Olympic speed skater, and most recently was seen on the arm of former US president Bill Clinton providing tabloid gossip from Los Angeles to Frankfurt.Admirers describe Stronach as a younger, prettier version of Hillary Clinton.

  Stronach replaced Walker as CEO in 2001 and became president of the company the following year.She resigned from both posts in January in order to compete for the leadership of the Conservative Party.

  Stomach's defeat came despite spending millions of dollars on consultants and political advisers.But she says she will run for a seat in Parliament, ruling out both a return to Magna and a holiday.

(1)

How many people tried to win the bid for the Conservative Party leadership?

[  ]

A.

One.

B.

Two.

C.

Three.

D.

Four.

(2)

Stronach failed in her bid on Saturday.

[  ]

A.

which was a hit to her

B.

who regretted having spent millions of dollars

C.

but she didn't lose heart in taking up politics

D.

which was out of her expectation

(3)

Stronach can't be said to be ________.

[  ]

A.

wealthy

B.

well-known

C.

talented

D.

tiresome

(4)

Paragraphs 5 and 6 mainly tell us ________.

[  ]

A.

Stronach has had an unhappy marriage

B.

the media has been paying attention to Stronach

C.

Stomach's personal life

D.

Stronach is making an effort to get married

(5)

Which of the following mentioned about Walker is NOT true?

[  ]

A.

He was a former husband of Stronach.

B.

He made contributions to the development of Magna.

C.

He was dissatisfied to work in Magna after his divorce.

D.

He once worked as CEO of Magna.

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第二部分: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,共20分) 

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将其该项涂黑。

What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I   21        an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against an average of 100, scored 160.

I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not possibly have scored more than 80. Yet, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him — and he always   22                it.

Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I’d prove myself a   23          . In a world where I have to work with my hands, I’d do poorly.

Consider my auto-repair man again. He had a habit of telling   24          . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb man   25           some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made         26          movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He shook his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk         27          him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the next man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors. How do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his   28        and asked for them. I’ve been   29           that on all my customers today, but I knew for sure I’d catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked.  “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn’t be very   30           .”

And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

21. A. failed                        B. wrote                     C. received                          D. chose

22. A. fixed                        B. checked              C. drove                               D. changed

23. A. teacher                    B. doctor                    C. winner                       D. fool

24. A. lies                            B. jokes                       C. news                                D. tales

25. A. bought                     B. tested                    C. found                          D. needed

26. A. cutting                     B. hammering           C. waving                            D. circling

27. A. brought                    B. packed                            C. sent                                 D. sold

28. A. imagination            B. hand                       C. voice                                D. information

29. A. trying                        B. proving                  C. practising                       D. examining

30. A. clear                         B. silly                         C. slow                                 D. smart

 

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Mark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously. Jason was determined not to go against their father’s wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother. He loves experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.

“Dad will be really mad if he finds out you’ve been playing with his new computer” Jason said, “He told us not  to touch it.”

“He won’t find out,” Mark said, “I’ll just have a quick look and shut it down.”

Mark had been scolded before for touching his father’s equipment. But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.

It was a strange-looking machine — one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked. “It’s an experimental model,” his father had explained, so don’t touch it under any circumstances.” But his father’s warning only served to make Mark more curious. Without any further thought, Mark turned on the power switch. The computer burst into life and seconds later, the screen turned into colours, shifting and changing, and then two big white words appeared in the centre of the screen: “SPACE TRANSPORTER.”

“Yes!” Mark cried excitedly, “It’s a computer game. I knew it! Dad’s only been pretending to work. He’s really been playing games instead!” A new message appeared on the screen:

“ENTER NAMES

    VOYAGE 1

    VOYAGE 2

    Mark’s finger flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names.

    “INPUT ACCEPTED.

    START  TRANSPORT  PROGRAM.

    AUTO-RETRIEVE  INITIATED(自动回收程序已启动).

    The screen turn even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume.

    “I think we’d better shut it off, Mark,” Jason yelled out in terror, reaching for the power switch. A beam(光束) of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow(光芒),until they themselves seemed to be glowing. Then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. And the boys were no longer there. On the screen, the letters changed:

“TRANSPORT SUCCESSFUL.

    DESTINATION:  MARS.

RETRIEVE DATE:  2025

1.Why did Mark touch the computer against his father’s warning?

A. He wanted to take a voyage.

B. He wanted to practice his skills.

C. He was so much attracted by it.    

D. He was eager to do an experiment.

2.Where did the boy’s father most likely work?

A. In an electronic factory.

B. In a computer company. 

C. In a scientific research center.

D. In an information processing center.

3.Mark thought “SPACE TRANSPORTER” on the screen was the name of ________.

A. a computer game                                            B. a company website 

C. a software producer                                           D. an astronomy program

4.Why did Jason want to shut off the computer?

A. He was afraid of being scolded.    

B. He didn’t like the loud noise and light.

C. He didn’t want to play games.

D. He was afraid something dangerous might happen.

5.What happened to the boys at the end of the story?

A. They were blown into the air.

B. They were sent to another planet.

C. They were hidden in the strong light.

D. They were carried away to another country.

 

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完形填空

A Brother Like That

  A friend of mine named Paul received an auto-mobile from his brother as a Christmas present. 1 Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a boy was walking around the shiny new car, 2 it. “Is this your car, Mister?” he asked.

  Paul nodded. “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was 3 . “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you 4 . Boy I wish…” He hesitated.

  Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to 5 he had a brother like that. But what the boy said moved Paul a lot.

  “A wish,” the boy went 6 , “That I could be a brother like that.”

  Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then he added, “Would you like to take a 7 in my automobile?”

  “Oh yes, I'd love that.”

  After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Mister, would you mind 8 in front of my house”

  Paul 9 a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home 10 a big automobile. But Paul was wrong 11 . “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.

  He ran up the steps. Then in a little 12 Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled(残废的) 13 . He sat him down on the bottom step and pointed to the car.

  There she is, Buddy, just like I told you 14 . His brother 15 it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And 16 day I'm going to give you 17 just like it… then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you 18 .

  Paul got 19 and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The 20 older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride. That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he had said:“It is more blessed to give…”

1.

[  ]

A.On
B.At
C.In
D.For

2.

[  ]

A.admiring
B.admired
C.to admire
D.admires

3.

[  ]

A.wondering
B.glad
C.sad
D.astonished

4.

[  ]

A.something
B.anything
C.everything
D.a little

5.

[  ]

A.think
B.wish
C.say
D.announce

6.

[  ]

A.down
B.up
C.out
D.on

7.

[  ]

A.ride
B.car
C.rest
D.look

8.

[  ]

A.stopping
B.to stop
C.driving
D.to drive

9.

[  ]

A.thought
B.said
C.spoke
D.smiled

10.

[  ]

A.in
B.by
C.with
D.at

11.

[  ]

A.this time
B.again
C.too
D.enough

12.

[  ]

A.moment
B.while
C.time
D.voice

13.

[  ]

A.pet
B.sister
C.brother
D.friend

14.

[  ]

A.downstairs
B.upstairs
C.at home
D.the other day

15.

[  ]

A.lent
B.sold
C.borrowed
D.gave

16.

[  ]

A.that
B.a
C.few
D.some

17.

[  ]

A.it
B.car
C.one
D.the automobile

18.

[  ]

A.the things
B.them
C.about
D.that day

19.

[  ]

A.out
B.in
C.away
D.up

20.

[  ]

A.kind - hearted
B.shining - eyed
C.one - eyed
D.crippled

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