完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A soldier, who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam,  21  his parents from San Francisco, telling them that he wanted to ask a friend to come and live with their family. The son said, “He was hurt  22  in the fighting. He stepped on a landmine and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I… I want him to live with us.” His parents   23  , explaining that someone with such a handicap（残疾）would be a heavy  24  on them.

At that point, the son hung up the phone. A few days later, the parents  25  a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building. The police believed it was suicide (自杀).

The heart-broken parents flew to San Francisco to identify the  26  of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror, they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had only one arm and one leg.

The sad story of the parents was actually caused by their attitude towards  27 . Friends are a very  28  jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their  29  to us. Let’s say a little prayer that God will give you the luck you need to accept people as they are, to help us all be more understanding of those who are  30  from us!

21. A. requested     B. called        C. met          D. emailed

22. A. soundly      B. thoroughly     C. deeply       D. badly 

23. A. refused       B. agreed        C. confused     D. ignored

24. A. expense       B. burden       C. situation      D. weight

25. A. made         B. sent          C. received     D. heard

26. A. name         B. health        C. face         D. body

27. A. soldiers       B. children       C. friendship    D. relationship

28. A. rare          B. huge          C. bright       D. heavy

29. A. minds        B. houses         C. eyes        D. hearts

30. A. absent        B. different        C. far         D. separate

Crosstalk(相声)，a traditional form of comic storytelling，is making a comeback in China’s tea houses and theaters．

   Audiences can laugh the night away every Saturday at the Qianxiangyi Teahouse in Tianjin，entertained by the apprentices(学徒)of Hou Baolin，Ma Sanli or Yin Shoushan—all leading crosstalk artists of years past—for only 20 yuan($2．40)．

   The success in Tianjin has also caused the rejuvenation(复活) of crosstalk in Beijing and other places．

   Although the art form originated in Beijing in the Qing Dynasty(1644-1911)，Tianjin became a place where rising stars formed their styles and new pieces were tried out．The city was well—known nationwide for the quality of its crosstalk performances．

Known in Chinese as xiangsheng(1iterally，“face and voice”)，crosstalk was the predominant(支配的)form of comedy throughout most of the 20th century．In the old days in Tianjin and elsewhere，temple fairs and markets were the main places for crosstalkers to perform，although they occasionally also appeared in teahouses or theaters．

    Crosstalk pieces draw on every aspect of Chinese culture，from history and folk tales to social issues of the time．Although there’re hundreds of traditional pieces，they’re constantly rewritten to suit the times and the audience, while new works are written as well．It’s one of the features that have made crosstalk a

 public art form throughout its history．

    “Crosstalk was in the doldrums(萎靡不振)with competition from other art forms，especially TV，”said Wang Xiaochun，headmaster of the Northern Storytelling Arts School of China(NSAS)．“But it has regained its status with crosstalk fans，especially young people，growing aware of its rare qualities．”

    “More and more students are coming to NSAS to study crosstalk，including some girl students，”said Wang, “They’re sure that crosstalk will have a strong market.”

Crosstalk means“__________ ”in Chinese．

   A．storytelling    B．face and voice    C．folk tale  D．dialogue

According to the text, crosstalk is so popular throughout its history because____________．

  A．it is constantly changed and renewed    B．it is often performed at temple fairs

  C．it is different from other arts           D．it is comic and humourous

Crosstalk makes a comeback mainly because__________．

  A．it is a popular traditional art after all

  B．the pieces contain some famous folk tales

  C．the crosstalkers make it return to teahouses

  D．the pieces are made to suit the times and the audience

We can learn that the future of crosstalk first lies in ____________．

  A．setting up more storytelling art schools     B．beating TV and other arts

  C．young people’s awareness of its value      D．a strong market

 

Weleome to Chatsworth

  ●Times and dates for the year 2008

    Open 2nd April to 21st December，House open daily 1l：00 a．m．to 5：30 P，m， last admission 4：30 p．m．，closes 5：30 p．m．Last entry to Scots Rooms．open 4；00p．m．gardens open 11：00a．m．to 6：00p．1111．，last admission 5：00 p，m， (open 10：30 a.m．June-August)，closes 6：00 p．m．Farmyard and Adventure playground 10：30 a．m．to 5：30 p．in． last admission 4‘30 p．m．，closes

 5：30 p．m．

●Admission

    Adults：￡6．50

    Senior citizens&students：￡5．25

    Children：￡3．00

Children under three：Free

Family Ticket：￡l 6．75

    Car Park：￡1 00

●Shopping

  Two Gift Shops，w11 h many items based on designs from tbe House arid Garden．

  Christmas shopping available at weekends from November to Christmas．

●Eating

    Restaurant servmg home made food．Bar serving drinks and cakes

●Special Events in 2007

Angling Fair Weekend

    8th and 9th May．One of the fairs in the Country for game and sea fishing funs．

Flower and Garden Show Weekend

    26th and 27th in June．Tbe second year of this event，with flower shows and sales and gardening advice．

Guided Tours

    Gulded tours for children and students it：English and French at an exlra eharge．Further details from the Booking Office after 10：30 a．m．

    The 1000 acre Park in the banks of the River Derwent is open，free， throughout the year．

What is the opening time during the summer?

    A．1l：00 a．m．  B．4：30 p．m    C．10：30 a．m D．10：30 p．m．

An older person above 60 will pay less than         an adult．

    A．￡1．25    B．￡2．25    C￡；．25 D．￡6．50

What are on sale on 26th and 27th June?

    A．Fishes．    B．Gardens．    C．Fairs．D．Flowers．

All of the following statements are true EXCEPT         ．

   A．Chatsworth is open every day from 2nd April to 21st December．

   B．It costs 1ess if you buy a family ticket．

   C．You will not be admitted into Farmyard and Adventure playground if you arrive at 5：00 p．m．

   D. Chatsworth is open to the public in Christmas Day．

However important we may regard school life to be, we can’t ignore the fact that children spend more time at home than in the classroom. Therefore the great influence of parents can’t be ignored or discounted by the teacher. They can become strong supports of the school or they can consciously or unconsciously prevent the school from accomplishing its aims.

Administrators have been aware of the need to keep parents apprised of the newer methods used in schools. Many principals have conducted workshops explaining such matters as the reading readiness program and developmental math.

Moreover, the classroom teacher can also play an important role in explaining to parents what they should do. The informal tea and the many interviews carried on during the year, as well as new ways of reporting pupils’ progress, can significantly aid the interchanged of ideas between school and home.

Suppose that a father has been drilling Junior in arithmetic processes night after night. In a friendly interview, the teacher can help the parent change his method. He might be persuaded to let Junior participate in discussing he family budget, buying the food, using a measuring cup at home, setting the clock, calculating mileage on a trip and engaging in scores of other activities that have a mathematical basis.

If the father follows the advice, it is reasonable to assume that he will soon realize his son is making satisfactory progress in math and at the same time, enjoying the work.

Too often, however, teachers’ conferences with parents are devoted to unimportant accounts of children’s wrongdoing, complaints about laziness and poor work habits, and suggestions for punishments and rewards at home.

What is needed is a more creative approach in which the teacher, as a professional advisor, plants ideas in parents’ minds for the best use of the many hours that the child spends out of the classroom. In this way, the school and the home join forces in fostering the fullest development of youngsters’ competence.

The underlined phrase “keep parents apprised of” (Line 1, Para. 2) probably means to let parents         .

A．judge       B．know C．design      D．develop

What is the purpose of the schools’ informal tea and interviews?

A．To improve the relationship between teacher and parents.

B．To explain to parents the change of the school curriculum.

C．To report students’ misdoings and suggestions for punishments.

D．To help develop good communication between school and home.

Why does the author provide all example in Paragraph 4？

A．To help parents to know the importance of home activities.

B．To show how the teacher can guide in home training.

C．To prove parents all non professional advisors.

D．To advice parents to teach kids math at home.

From the passage we learn that the author       .

A．thinks teachers should do better as professionals

B．is worried about children’s performance at home

C．is satisfied with the present state of school education

D．believes time spent out of the classroom has been wastedw.^w.k.s.5*u.c.#o@m

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I first entered university, my aunt, who id an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was    36   to see that it was an English-English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary.   37   it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one    38   , to be honest, I found it extremely   39    to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and    40   not fully understand the meanings. I was used to the    41   bilingual dictionaries, in which the word are    42   both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt    43   to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I    44   that monolingual dictionaries are    45   in learning a foreign language.

As I found out, there is,   46   , often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two    47   in two languages. My aunt even goes so far as to    48   that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the    49    meaning of a word in English!   50   , she insisted that I read the definition(定义)of a word in a monolingual dictionary   51   I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning.    52   , I have come to see what she meant.

Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n)   53   number of words, around 2,000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am    54   exposed to(接触)the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.    55   this, I can express myself more easily in English.

36. A. worried           B. sad             C. surprised    D. nervous

37. A. Because           B. Although        C. Unless    D. If

38. A. but         B. so               C. or           D. and

39. A. difficult           B. interesting      C. ambiguous  D. practical

40. A. thus          B. even           C. still         D. again

41. A. new          B. familiar          C. earlier     D. ordinary

42. A. explained     B. expressed       C. described    D. created

43. A. offered     B. agreed         C. decided      D. happened

44. A. imagine           B. recommend           C. predict           D. understand

45. A. natural      B. better          C. easier      D. convenient

46. A. at least      B. in fact         C. at times      D. in case

47. A. words       B. names         C. ideas       D. characters

48. A. hope         B. declare           C. doubt      D. tell

49. A. exact        B. basic           C. translated   D. expected

50. A. Rather      B. However        C. Therefore   D. Instead

51. A. when        B. before         C. until       D. while

52. A. Largely      B. Generally       C. Gradually   D. Probably

53. A. extra        B. average          C. total           D. limited

54. A. repeatedly    B. nearly         C. immediately      D. anxiously

55. A. According to       B. In relation to     C. In addition to     D. Because of