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21-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further. The   21   you go about purchasing an article or a service can actually   22   you money or can add   23    the cost.

Take the   24   example of a hairdryer. If you are buying a hairdryer, you might   25   that you are making the   26  buy if you choose one   27  look you like and which is also the cheapest   28   price. But when you get it home you may find that it   29  twice as long as a more expensive   30   to dry your hair. The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well   31  your hairdryer the most expensive one of all.

So what principles should you   32  when you go out shopping?

If you   33  your home, your car or any valuable   34  in excellent condition, you’ll be saving money in the long   35  .

Before you buy a new   36  , talk to someone who owns one. If you can, use it or borrow it to check it suits your particular   37  .

Before you buy an expensive   38  , or a service, do check the price and   39   is on offer. If possible, choose   40  three items or three estimates.

21.   A. form                     B. fashion                   C. way                    D. method

22.   A. save                      B. preserve                 C. raise                   D. obtain

23.   A. up                        B. to                          C. in                       D. on

24.   A. easy                      B. single                     C. simple                 D. similar

25.   A. convince               B. accept                    C. examine              D. think

26.   A. proper                  B. best                       C. reasonable           D. most

27.   A. its                        B. which                    C. whose                 D. what

28.   A. for                       B. with                       C. in                       D. on

29.   A. spends                  B. takes                      C. lasts                    D. consumes

30.   A. mode                    B. copy                      C. sample                D. model

31.   A. cause                    B. make                     C. leave                   D. prove

32.   A. adopt                    B. lay                         C. stick                   D. adapt

33.   A. reserve                  B. decorate                 C. store                   D. keep

34.   A. products                B. possession              C. material              D. ownership

35.   A. run                       B. interval                  C. period                 D. time

36.   A. appliance              B. equipment              C. utility                 D. facility

37.   A. function                B. purpose                  C. goal                    D. task

38.   A. component            B. element                  C. item                    D. particle

39.   A. what                     B. which                    C. that                     D. this

40.   A. of                         B. in                          C. by                      D. from

 

第二节任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

注意：每空格1个单词。

When we think about education and language learning, we are most likely to think of books. Although there are lots of language learning methods, many people still prefer to learn only by using books. So what are the advantages of learning a language from a book?

Here are its advantages: firstly, you can take language books wherever you go conveniently and you can use them whenever you want. Secondly, they are easy to follow because the courses in them are usually planned for you in strict order starting from the most basic concepts to the more complex. Thirdly, if you are unsure of something, you can continue to work on it as quickly as you like. Lastly, books are likely to have a lot of vocabulary and a lot of topics so you will get great value out of a book with lots of materials in it.

Using books to study a language has disadvantages, too. All textbooks and dictionaries usually include some kind of pronunciation guide. These are helpful when there is no other way to learn, but this can't help you practice your pronunciation. With an audio method, you can compare your pronunciation to that of a native speaker. Besides, some words are spoken faster in one sentence or slower in another, so the pronunciation of a word may change according to the emotion or feeling you want to convey. Also, books can’t actually help you hear the language with its unique rhythms spoken by native speakers. With an audio language learning method, you will be able to hear and understand the language better.

Therefore, if you can supplemental（补充）your book with some other language tools, such as audio tapes, internet radio or resources such as music or television, you will have a much better chance of understanding the books' pronunciation guide and using it to get a good grasp of the spoken language.

Title: One of the Language Learning 81.__________— Using Books
Themes	To get a good grasp of the spoken language, we need to combine language learning books with an audio component
82.__________	*It’s 83. __________ and easy to take books with you. You can use them at anytime. *It’s easy to 84. __________ books because they are arranged with the most basic information at the start to the more complicated concepts later on. *You can take your time with a book and use it at our own pace. *You will get great 85. __________ out of a book which 86. __________ lots of materials in it.
Disadvantages	*It can’t help you practice and compare your 87.__________ with that of a native speaker. *It can’t help you improve your listening 88. __________.
89. __________	We should use other language learning 90. __________ to help us learn a language properly.

 

We  have been trying all measures to reduce pollution in the past few years. Now people can enjoy a fresh environment everywhere. The following two graphs are adopted from the column of “City Information” on the webpage of Beijing Review.

Graph 1: Olympic Cities Air Quality Report

City	Date	API	Major Pollutant	Air Quality Degree	Quality Condition
Beijing	Sep. 8	37	N/A	Ⅰ	Very good
Qinhuangdao	Sep. 8	52	PM10	Ⅱ	Good
Qingdao	Sep. 8	68	PM10	Ⅱ	Good
Shanghai	Sep. 8	67	PM10	Ⅱ	Good
Shenyang	Sep. 8	88	PM10	Ⅱ	Good
Tianjin	Sep. 8	54	PM10	Ⅱ	Good

 

Graph 2: Chinese National Standard

API Values	Levels of health concern	Colors
When the API is in this range:	...air quality conditions are:	...as symbolized by this color:
0 to 50	Very good	Blue
51 to 100	Good	Green
101 to 150	Slight pollution	Yellow
151 to 200	Moderate pollution	Orange
201 to 250	Medium pollution	Red
251 to 300	High pollution	Purple
301 to 500	Hazardous	Brown

Notes:

**API stands for Air Pollution Index(指数).

**Particulate matter (PM10) is a major component of air pollution that threatens both our health and our environment. It consists of very small liquid and solid particles floating in the air.

**Sulfur dioxide(SO2) acts as an acid．Inhalation(吸入) results in labored breathing, coughing, or a sore throat and may cause permanent lung damage.

1.According to Graph 1, which of the following cities has the worst air pollution?

A．Qinhuangdao.

B．Tianjin.

C．Qingdao

D．Shenyang.

2.If your city is symbolized by either red or purple, the pollution in your city is     .

A．Moderate or high.	B．Moderate or slight.
C．Medium or high.	D．Medium or slight.

3.Which of the following statements is TURE?

A．With API value below 150 the air is free from being polluted.

B．The colors from purple to Yellow indicate the air quality is becoming much worse.

C．When there are floating solid particles and dust in the air, it is dangerous pollution.

D．On September 8th the color-symbol of Beijing City’s air quality is ‘Blue’.

4.When more citizens are beginning to have labored breathing soon after they are in the open air, it suggests that            .

A．there is a large amount of sulfur dioxide in the air

B．it is so cold that they may have caught a cold

C．they are starting to cough or have a fever

D．they must be infected with permanent lung disease

 

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

A.  An introduction to the language of medicine, including medical and anatomical terminology, definitions, the process of word construction, and analysis of terms. The focus is on the use of prefixes, suffixes and combining forms that facilitate the ability to translate medical terms.

B. This course examines Japanese popular culture as a way of understanding the changing character of media, capitalism, fan communities and culture. Topics include comic books, hip-hop and other popular music in Japan, anime and feature films, sports, and online communication.

C. This course introduces basic concepts in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and demonstrates them in the context of real applications. Course topics include transistor, diode and operational amplifier circuits, digital logic gates and power supply operation.

D. An introduction to the complex and contingent relationship between architects and the environments in which they intervene. Using contemporary and historical materials, students will begin to understand how architects establish and position design processes in response to their social, technological, and material situations.

E. This course is an introduction to the history and civilization of Europe and the Mediterranean area in the middle ages. The emphasis is on the dissolution of the classical Greco-Roman world into three kindred civilizations, Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom; the formation of a new civilization in the West; and the beginning of the eventual rise to world predominance of the West.

F. The course provides an opportunity for students to test their interest in the social work profession by introducing them to the wide range of areas in which social workers practice and the skills and knowledge required in each area. Topics cover the history of social welfare.

1.Pat is an electronic component company’s employee. He was sent to university to learn Electrical and Computer Engineering. His main task is to study the application of electrical components.

2.Nancy has just been admitted as a professional pharmacist of a university this year. She wanted to select an elective course to learn about medical, anatomical terminology and translating medical terms.

3.Karen is an exchange scholar from the University of California. She has a keen interest in Asian culture, especially Japanese popular culture. She wanted to study Japanese comics, dance, music, etc. to understand the change of modern Japanese society.

4.Tommy wanted to be an architect. He would like to take a course to learn about construction methods, site selection, materials, and environmental assessment.

5.Nora will soon graduate from university. Career option disturbs him for a long time. His tutor suggested that he should select a vocational guiding course to help him determine the future career in the last one semester.

 

   Family quarrels and lack of free time can promote headaches in children. This is what Jennifer Gassmann and her partners have concluded in a study that appears in the current issue of the Deutsches Arzteblatt International. This study was a component of a large-scale study entitled “Children, Adolescents, and Headaches”, in which data were collected in four annual “waves” from 2003 to 2006.

Up to 30% of children around the world complain of headaches at least once a week. Out of a variety of possible factors tested in a larger study, the authors chose to look at the ones related to the children’s family and leisure time.

According to the study, boys who experience more than one family quarrel per week have a 1.8 times higher risk of developing headaches. The amount of free time available to them seems to be even more important: boys who seldom have time to themselves have a 2.1 times higher risk of developing headaches.

The behavior of parents when children complain of headaches also seems to play a major role. Both positive and negative responses from parents teach children that they can gain advantages from headaches. These responses have a particularly strong effect on the frequency of symptoms in girls, with supportive responses raising the risk of recurrent(周期性的) headaches by 25%.

The genders also differed with respect to headache frequency. Twice as many girls as boys had their symptoms at least once a week. The ages of the children, however, seemed to have no more than a minor effect on their headaches.

The study may become a reminder for parents, especially for those unpeaceful families.

68. What is the passage mainly about?

A. How family quarrels and lack of free time can promote headaches in children.

B. A new study on the frequency of headaches in children.

C. Factors which lead to children’s having headaches.

D. Advice for parents wanting to keep their children from having headaches.

69. We learn from the study that ______________.

A. most children have headaches at least once a week

B. the way a family behaves is the chief factor for the headaches of children

C. parents are to blame for the increase in headaches in children

D. girls are more likely to get headache symptoms than boys

70. Parents should learn from the passage that ______________.

A. they should spend more time with their children

B. they should avoid quarreling

C. they shouldn’t care when their children have headaches

D. they should treat boys and girls differently