Recently, a study was carried out to determine who was the greatest American president．Sixty-five presidential historians took part in it, and they judged the past forty-two American leaders based on ten leadership qualities, including public persuasiveness(信服), crisis leadership, management of the economy, moral leadership, and conduct of international relations．The historians also looked at administrative ability (管理能力), relations with Congress, ability to set goals, and the pursuit of equal justice for all．Finally, the experts took into consideration the historical period in which the president lived．

The historians chose Abraham Lincoln as American’s greatest president．He had also been named best president in a similar study in 2000．Abraham Lincoln was the president who led the nation through the Civil War in the 1860s, and was able to unite it in the end．He also took the first steps to abolish slavery in America．

Edna Medford, a professor of history at Howard University in Washington, D.C., was an adviser on this study and the earlier one．She says Abraham Lincoln is seen to represent the values the nation most honors, such as truthfulness, moderation, and respect for human rights．

The historians put American’s first president, George Washington, second on the list, while Franklin D．Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, and Harry Truman follow in that order．John   F．Kennedy, the country’s first Roman Catholic president, is sixth on the list．Like Lincoln, Kennedy was murdered while in office．

Among recent presidents, Ronald Reagan was named the tenth best and Bill Clinton rated fifteenth, while the historians put former president George W．Bush at number thirty-six．His father, George H.W．Bush, did much better, being placed at number eighteen．

1.We learn from the text that ___________．

    A．this is the second time that Abraham Lincoln has been chosen as America’s greatest president

    B．Edna Medford didn’t take part in the study conducted in 2000．

    C．George H.W．Bush was thought to have done worse in office than George W．Bush

    D．Harry Truman was rated the fourth-best president by the study

2.Which of the following belong to the ten leadership qualities considered?

    a．Being able to persuade the public

    b．Taking effective measures during a financial crisis．

    c．Balancing home life and career．

    d．Pursuing equal justice for all．

   A．a,b,c           B．b,c,d          C．a,b,d          D．a,c,d

3.Who is rated worst among the following four presidents?

   A．John F．Kennedy                  B．George Washington

   C．Bill Clinton                     D．George W．Bush

4.The text is mainly about ________．

   A．the ten qualities a great president needs

   B．a study of American presidents

   C．the values the American nation honors most

   D．how Abraham Lincoln improved the country

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Roland was a carpenter in America. He and Sheila had three   36  —two boys and baby Jessica. The baby had been in and out of the hospital for the last year because of infections and   37  problems. She was very weak and sick. The doctors were not   38  that she would live another year. w.w
39  Jessica was expensive. The family was deep in   40 . Things were bad. Roland saw no light at the   41  of this tunnel (隧道). Then he saw an ad in the newspaper: “Security guards   42 , $150,000 a year. ”   
He called the number. The line was busy, but he   43  calling and finally got through. He was worried that the jobs were all taken,   44  they told him plenty of jobs were still available. They said they would give him two weeks of   45  in Texas. Then they would   46  him to Iraq for his assignment.
Roland told Sheila he had to take this job. He knew it was   47 ；he might get injured or killed, but the money was too good.   48  , the family would have full medical benefits,   49  would enable the baby to get the care she needed. Roland said if he survived the first year, he would   50  work there for one more year.
Sheila was   51 . She asked, “What if you get killed? What are we going to do without you?”
“You can’t   52  like that, honey,” he said. “You’ve got to think   53 . Think about how well off we’ll be in two or three years after I bring back all that   54 . This is the best thing I could do for this family.” Sheila   55  him and sobbed (呜咽地说) . “I don’t want you to go.”
Roland flew to Houston five days later. w.w
36．A．students         B．friends           C．workmates            D．kids
37．A．other             B．another          C．puzzling         D．strange
38．A．afraid             B．satisfied          C．confident        D．sad
39．A．Thinking of     B．Getting rid of  C．knowing of            D．Taking care of
40．A．debt              B．danger            C．thought           D．surprise
41．A．top                 B．entrance         C．bottom            D．end  
42．A．sold               B．watched         C．wanted            D．welcome
43．A．stopped          B．enjoyed          C．kept                D．finished
44．A．but                B．and                 C．so                   D．because
45．A．holiday           B．training           C．work              D．rest
46．A．invite             B．drive              C．expect            D．fly
47．A．dangerous       B．easy               C．comfortable   D．interesting
48．A．However        B．Besides          C．Therefore       D．Otherwise
49．A．that                  B．which            C．who               D．where
50．A．luckily            B．happily          C．carefully         D．probably
51．A．excited          B．worried          C．satisfied         D．disappointed
52．A．think             B．guess             C．live               D．work
53．A．active             B．positive           C．hard              D．honest
54．A．time            B．news               C．money           D．paper
55．A．took              B．missed                  C．hugged           D．left

On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to   1  and the subway system almost came to a stop.

       Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were   2  to go home. Some battled to   3   a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the   4bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I   5  to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most   6   had stopped. After making my way   7   crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was   8. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to   9  the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the   10  . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train.

Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train   11   my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was 12 through, exhausted and   13. w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m

       My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer   14  I received an email from Garth, my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and   15   went to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their   16   to their jobs. Thank you.

       Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that   17   message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of 18   can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic  19 had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately   20   me and put a smile back on my face.

1. A. confusion             B. flood                C. sink                      D. crash

2. A. forced                  B. refused              C. adjusted                   D. gathered

3. A. order                 B. pay                   C. call                          D. search

4. A. climate                 B. scenery             C. storm                D. burden

5. A. occurred        B. promised           C. deserved            D. happened

6. A. practice         B. routine              C. process                     D. service

7. A. to                        B. through             C. over                         D. for

8. A. operating              B. cycling              C. turning                     D. rushing

9. A. check                   B. carry                 C. find                         D. board

10. A. street                  B. ground              C. floor                        D. platform

11. A. paused         B. crossed              C. reached                    D. parked

12. A. wet                    B. weak                 C. sick                         D. hurt

13. A. ashamed             B. discouraged       C. surprised               D. helpless

14. A. while                  B. when                C. where               D. after

15. A. hardly                B. casually             C. absolutely               D. eventually

16. A. devotion             B. donation            C. concern                  D. reaction

17. A. accurate              B. urgent        C. brief                     D. humorous

18. A. promise              B. appreciation       C. admiration         D. guidance

19. A. troubles              B. signals              C. rules                     D. signs

20. A. corrected            B. supported          C. amazed                    D. refreshed

根据首字母或中文提示，补全单词。（20分）
【小题1】That kind of electronic dictionaries is well designed, and it is especially s______ for high school students learning English.
【小题2】“Are famous film stars always getting leading roles in movies?” “Not n________.”
【小题3】With the development of economy, a lot of companies have s______up in the industrial area.
【小题4】Going the shopping mall, you will see T-shirts in a wide v______ of colors intended for all kinds of people.
【小题5】The electric products produced in our company have good quality and usually a three-year g________.
【小题6】Professor Tudor is leaving for New York to attend an important international medical c________ next week.
【小题7】At the exhibition we saw a kind of record player, which had to be w________ up by hand and could only play for two minutes.
【小题8】This small electronic device is used to control an e_______ current passing through the machine.
【小题9】I’ve got two tickets for tonight’s concert given by the Russian artists. Would you like to a__________ me to go and enjoy it, Amy?
【小题10】I have total f_______in my best friends and believe that they are honest in this case.
【小题11】Their company bought the __________（专利） and applied the technology to create the new type of car.
【小题12】It is considered that digital TV is ___________(优越的) to satellite TV because it allows the same services to be delivered with clearer pictures.
【小题13】All of them said they didn’t like the design, but p________(就个人而言 ) I thought it was very fashionable.
【小题14】Five years after the International standards for digital TV were established ________（消费者）could have access to more than 200 channels in the USA.
【小题15】The Chinese __________（电信） industry is huge, and the amount of profit involved is unbelievably enormous.
【小题16】The boy tried to work out the maths problem by drawing a __________（平行线） between the two sides.
【小题17】I don’t think this program is practical and capable of calculating your_______（预算） for the year.
【小题18】By that time, digital TV ________（信号）had been received by 55 percent of households in the European country.
【小题19】With interactive TV programming, you can play along with game shows, respond to ________________（问卷） and chat to other viewers.
【小题20】These measures to be taken soon will all bring great _________________（方便） and delight to the citizens’ lives.

第二部分：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

用所给中文提示或英文单词的适当形式完成下列句子，使句子完整正确。

81. I will ________（简要地）share some interesting facts and stories with you.

82. A lot of newly-planted young trees were d__________ in the typhoon. 

83. During the festivals, the ___________（商业的）centers are crowded with people. 

84.  Your v___________ is too small; you need to learn more words.

85. After 32 years’ ________（缺席）, China returned to the Olympic Games in 1984.

86. PSAs are often placed for free and are intended to educate people about health, safety, or any other issue which affects public w__________.

87. It is our duty to make c_____________ to protecting the environment.

88. All of us finally agreed to his plan because of his p____________ language.

89. The campaign is i ____________to educate the public to protect the environment.

90. I’m sorry those coats are not ____________(可获得的,可买到的) in your color and size.