:语音知识(共5小题; 每小题1分,满分5分)

从所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，找出与所给单词划线部分读音相同的选项。

1．spear             A. heart           B. wear            C. tear              D. bear

2．clothing             A. path             B. cloth            C. bathe                    D. breath

3．previous                     A. deck             B. flee         C. check           D. stretch

4．lawyer              A. analyze       B. currency     C. entry            D. yellow

5．punished           A. disliked         B. gathered      C. assisted       D. ranged

 

I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old．My mother told us that we would not be   26  Christmas gifts because there was not enough money．I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd 27 ?" Just when I started to  28  that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women  29  at our house with gifts for all of us．For me they brought a doll．I felt such a sense of  30  that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school．I wasn't   31 ．Somebody had thought  32  of me to bring me a gift．

Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my  33 Christmas there special and memorable, I  34  remembered the women's visit．I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of  35  for as many children as I could possibly reach．

So I   36  a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help．We gathered about 125 orphans （孤儿） at the Christmas party．For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies,   37  with a child's name．We wanted all of them to know they were  38 ．Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I   39  them that they couldn't open their presents   40  every child had come forward．Finally the   41  they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three．Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles  42  up the room．The   43  in the room was obvious, and   44  wasn't just about toys．It was a feeling — the feeling I knew   45 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit．I wasn't forgotten．Somebody thought of me．I matter．

A．sending        B．receiving        C．making        D．exchanging

A．found         B．prepared         C．got             D．expected

A．doubt         B．hope            C．suggest          D．accept

A．broke in       B．settled down    C．turned up       D．showed off

A．relief          B．loss            C．achievement  D．justice

A．blamed        B．loved          C．forgotten        D．affected

A．highly         B．little           C．poorly         D．enough

A．present        B．first            C．recent           D．previous

A．hardly         B．instantly         C．regularly        D．occasionally

A．strength        B．independence   C．importance      D．safety

A．kept up with  B．caught up with C．came up with   D．put up with

A．none          B．few           C．some           D．each

A．fine           B．special         C．helpful         D．normal

A．reminded      B．guaranteed      C．convinced       D．promised

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

A．chance         B．gift           C．moment         D．reward

A．lit            B．took            C．burned          D．cheered

A．atmosphere    B．sympathy        C．calmness        D．joy

A．it            B．such          C．something      D．everybody

A．by            B．till            C．for            D．from

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至50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。

People who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds．It's   36   that being full of vim（活力） and vigor（精力） helps the body   37   illnesses, say the researchers from Carnegie Mellon University（CMU） in Pittsburgh．

"We need to take more seriously the possibility that a   38   emotional style is a fighter player in disease risk," says psychologist Sheldon Cohen, the study's lead researcher．

In a previous study, Cohen and his colleagues found that people who   39   to be cheerful and lively were   40   likely to develop sniffles, coughs, and other cold symptoms （症状）．

Those findings were interesting, but they didn't prove that a person's   41   affects whether he or she gets sick． 42   it was still possible that a person's underlying personality is   43   matters．

  44   suggests, for instance, that certain people are naturally more likely to be outgoing（外向的）and   45  , with high self-respect and a sense of  46   over life．This would mean that who we are, not how we feel, finally decides our   47   of catching colds．

To figure out which mattered more （personality or   48  ）, the CMU team   49   193 healthy adults．The researchers talked to each person over the phone every evening for 2 weeks．They told the researchers about the positive and negative   50   they had experienced that day．

The results showed that everyone in the study was   51   likely to get infected．Their symptoms（征兆）, however,   52   depending on the types of emotions that they had reported over the   53   2 weeks．

Scientists   54   about whether negative emotions or positive emotions have a stronger   55   on how healthy we are．For now, it can't hurt to look on the bright side more often than not!

A．necessary             B．possible           C．doubtful          D．certain

A．fight                    B．reduce             C．stop                 D．remove

A．negative            B．standard           C．passive            D．positive

A．failed                   B．managed          C．tended             D．had

A, most                         B．least                C．quite               D．indeed

A．thought             B．attitude            C．strength           D．quality

A．Instead              B．Therefore         C．Thus                D．Still

A．that                         B．why                C．what                D．who

A．Theory              B．Reason            C．Evidence         D．interview

A．active              B．optimistic        C．brave               D．healthy

A．control            B．humour           C．direction          D．urgency

A．attitudes             B．sufferings        C．chances            D．emotions

A．qualities             B．ideas               C．emotions          D．conditions

A．examined           B．watched           C．tested                     D．interviewed

A．characters           B．feelings           C．attitudes           D．thoughts

A．equally            B．less                 C．most                D．hardly

A．occurred             B．differed           C．suffered           D．reduced

A．same                  B．exact               C．valuable           D．previous

A．talk                    B．know               C．argue               D．think

A．effect                 B．feeling             C．impression       D．impact

Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Ine.(铺路公司)in Atlanta,USA.In the following account,she recalls the job that challenged her   36   and skill but left her flying high.

“When the Atlanta Airport was under   37   in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved   38   the cars could be on site   39   the airport opened,and the official opening was only ten days away!   40   other local paving company wanted to do the job,   41   it couldn’t be done in such a short time.”

“Because we were new and really needed the work,we were   42   to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and    43   our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also   44   them that if we failed,they would be no worse off,   45   they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.”

“We got the job and immediately went into   46   .Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.Our   47   challenge was to keep the rock mixture   48   enough.All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.  49   ,I got a special   50   to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防);then I   51  held one of those hoses to   52   down the rock.”

“Those ten days were filled with challenges that  53   one creative idea after another.Nine days later,the night before the airport opened,National Car Rental was the  54  company that had cars on the parking lot.”

“The key to our success was having the    55   to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”

A.kindness                 B.patience                    C.imagination               D.experience

A.construction            B.repair                        C.control               D.development

A.after                B.as                             C.for                            D.so

.A.while                    B.since                         C.where                       D.when

A.Some                     B.Any                          C.No                            D.Every

A.stating                    B.reporting                   C.telling                       D.warning

A.able                       B.nervous                     C.afraid                        D.willing

A.supported        B.promised                   C.continued                  D.improved

A.asked                     B.surprised                   C.reminded                   D.demanded

A.though                  B.but                           C.as                             D.unless

A.discussion             B.action                       C.practice                     D.production

A.next                            B.first                          C.past                          D.previous

A.cold                            B.wet                           C.loose                         D.clean

A.Naturally                     B.Obviously                 C.Meanwhile                D.Instead

A.excuse                  B.order                        C.permit                       D.reason

A.exactly                 B.personally                 C.angrily                      D.hardly

A.pull                      B.knock                       C.hit                                   D.water

A.required                B.mixed                       C.followed                   D.formed

A.best                      B.last                           C.second                      D.only

A.courage                B.interest                      C.hope                         D.chance

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。

I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be   36   Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d   37  ?” Just when I started to   38   that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women   39   at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll, I felt such a sense of   40   that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t   41  . Somebody had thought   42   of me to bring me a gift. 

Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my   43     Christmas there special and memorable, I   44   remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of   45   for as many children as I could possibly reach.

So I   46   a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school suppliers,   47   with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were    48  . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I   49   them that they couldn’t open their presents   50   every child had come forward. Finally the   51   they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles   52   up the room. The   53   in the room was obvious, and   54     wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling –the feeling I knew   55   that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter. 

A. sending            B. receiving                C. making           D. exchanging

A. found              B. prepared             C. got              D. expected

A. doubt              B. hope                 C. suggest          D. accept

A. broke in           B. settled down         C. turned up            D. showed off

A. relief             B. loss                 C. achievement      D. justice

A. blamed         B. loved                    C. forgotten            D. affected

A. highly             B. little                   C. poorly               D. enough

A. present            B. first                    C. recent               D. previous

A. hardly             B. instantly                C. regularly            D. occasionally

A. strength           B. independence         C. importance           D. safety

A. kept up with       B. caught up with           C. came up with     D. put up with

A. none               B. few                  C. some             D. each

A. fine                B. special                  C. helpful              D. normal

A. reminded            B. guaranteed               C. convinced            D. promised

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

A. chance         B. gift                 C. moment           D. reward

A. lit                B. took                 C. burned               D. cheered

A. atmosphere          B. sympathy             C. calmness         D. joy

A. it                  B. such                 C. something            D. everybody

A. by             B. till                 C. for              D. from