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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佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

If you have not already been to Morocco, I urge you to put it next on your list. Africa ________ a world completely different to that of Europe, ________ a warmer, more fragrant and more colorful one! Products are cheap but the________ is not.

I had the good ________ to spend five days there during my holidays. We stayed in a beautiful hotel which ________ five euros a night with free breakfast. As is traditional in Morocco, we were________ with many cups of mint（薄荷） tea as well. There you could do cookery classes, ________ on the roof, and eat a delicious tagine.

During our stay here we decided to be ________nd visit the Sahara. It may have been nine hours' ________ but it was definitely worth the long mini bus ride! We zoomed through the mountains and round the big corners. After nine hours we ________ at the mouth of the Sahara. We ________ a camel ride to where we had our camp. This was ________ by a rich meal and a heart—warming bonfire with music. It was a wonderful way to have some insight into life in the desert and how the people there ________.

However, it was a bit ________ to see these nomads（牧民） with mobile phones and using them in the Sahara desert! It's funny how the whole world has become ________ oriented（朝向的）! We saw shooting stars and the nomads ________ under the stars in the desert ________ it is very, very cold at night! However our ________were very big and quite luxurious with mattresses（床垫）inside and rugs（地毯） laid down everywhere.

This was probably the best ________ of my life and I would ________ anyone else to take on this adventure!

1.A. advertisesB. offersC. affordsD. attracts

2.A. mainlyB. partlyC. greatlyD. altogether

3.A. quantityB. weightC. impressionD. quality

4.A. possibilityB. courageC. fortuneD. time

5.A. lostB. cost C. awardedD. charged

6.A. suppliedB. coveredC. equippedD. exchanged

7.A. showerB. sunbatheC. sunburnD. settle

8.A. relaxedB. abnormalC. uniqueD. adventurous

9.A. driveB. walkC. flightD. voyage

10.A. reachedB. arrivedC. enteredD. left

11. A. wentB. madeC. shookD. took

12.A. abandonedB. accompaniedC. followedD. replaced

13.A. surviveB. escapeC. lastD. stand

14.A. rudeB. surprisingC. disappointingD. embarrassing

15.A. moneyB. teamC. technologyD. value

16.A. sleptB. watchedC. countedD. quarreled

17.A. becauseB. even ifC. sinceD. so that

18.A. bagsB. kitchensC. balloonsD. tents

19.A. experienceB. guidanceC. honorD. influence

20.A. agreeB. encourageC. declineD. promise

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Smith: Hi, Cathy, how did you find yesterday’s speech competition?

Cathy: Well, to be honest, it was quite 1. (disappoint).

S: You didn’t like the speeches?

C: Yes, I did．In fact, I 2. (enjoy) listening to most of the speeches．But I just couldn’t accept the result, you know.

S: Hmm, you mean the judges?

C: I mean, most of the listeners including me didn’t understand 3. the judges didn’t like Samantha．It was such a shock 4. they announced the winner was Jim．We all thought Samantha’s 5. (pronounce) was the best.

S: You’re 6. (probable) right．But don’t you think the speech itself is 7. (important)? As I see it, Jim’s speech was more meaningful．I was deeply moved by the story he told us.

C: That I know now.In my 8. ,we also learned something very important 9. Samantha’s speech.

S: That’s right．Samantha and Jim were indeed very close．I guess it was difficult for the judges.

C: Well, I wish I 10. (can) agree with you．But I do think Samantha was best.

When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation. I suggested that they should stay at “bed and breakfast” houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.

“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were on holiday.” I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for “holidays” is said “vacaciones”. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said “VACANCIES”, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to houses where the sign said “NO VACANCIES”, because they thought this meant people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels.

We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “DIVERSION” means “fun”. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word “DIVERSION” on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole.

English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris when someone offered me some more coffee, I said “Thank you” in French, I meant that I would like some more, however to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No, Thank you”.

1.The author’s Spanish friends wanted advice about _______.

A. some funny English stories

B. finding places to stay in England

C. driving their car on English roads

D. going to England by car

2.The author suggested that they stay at “bed and breakfast” because _______.

A. it would be convenient for them to have dinners and live

B. it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels

C. they would be able to practice their English in the house

D. there would be no problem about finding accommodation there

3.“NO VACANCIES” in English means _______.

A. no free rooms B. free rooms

C. not away on holiday D. they don’t live

4.If you see road sign that says “Diversion” in England, you will _______.

A. take the road and you will be excited

B. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself

C. find that the road is blocked by crowds of people

D. have to take a different road

When I was in high school, most of my friends had bicycle. I hoped I could also have it. One day I saw a second-hand bicycle, that was only one hundred yuan. I asked my father the money.

And he said he could only give me half of the money. I should find the other half myself. So l went to sell newspapers after the school. My father was please when I showed him the money a month after. He gives me the other fifty. You can imagine how happily I was when I rode to school on my own bicycle.

The world’s population is more mobile (移动的)today than ever before. In 2010, more than 200 million people left their home countries to live in a new country. This is about 3 percent of the total world population. Some experts believe that number will swell to 400 million by 2050. Rates of immigration have remained strong for the last 300 years, but patterns of immigration have changed since World War II. The backgrounds and experiences of today’s immigrants are different from those of the typical European immigrant of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Contemporary immigrants range from unskilled laborers to highly skilled professionals, and they come from and go to countries all over the world.

In the nineteenth century and until World War II, immigration was primarily in one direction- from the Old World to the New World. This is no longer the case. Countries such as Russia and China, which have long been, and continue to be, significant source countries, are now also destination countries. There is also considerable mobility inside regions, such as from one European country to another, or among the countries of the former Soviet Union.

In spite of such differences, the push and pull factors for immigration remain essentially the same as they were 100 years ago. Most people move to another country because they want a better life. For the majority of immigrants, this means better economic conditions. As in past generations, a labor shortage in one country often draws workers from another country, especially if wages are significantly higher. In some small countries, for example, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait, there are more jobs than citizens. The demand for labor is so high that the majority of the population consists of foreign-born workers, ranging from highly skilled engineers and financial experts to domestic and construction workers.

In traditional destination countries, such as the United States, however, labor needs have changed. Today, although there is still demand for unskilled labor, there is increasing demand for people with a high level of skill and education. The need for less skilled labor has shifted to other countries. As work on farms and in industry in the United States and Canada once drew workers from all over the world, now work in factories in Taiwan and south Korea attracts workers from Vietnam, the Philippines, and Cambodia.

Most global immigration is legal: however, a large number of people also move across national borders illegally in pursuit of employment. Experts estimate that about 15 to 20 percent of immigrants worldwide are in their new countries illegally. The United States has the largest number of these immigrants, followed by South Africa, with significant numbers also in Northern and Western Europe and Mexico. These immigrants face particular challenges because they often must hide from the authorities who might deport them back to their home countries. Their illegal status also means that employers may take advantage of them by forcing them to work longer hours and paying them less than the legal minimum wage.

Although economics remains the most important motivation in all forms of immigrant, other factors are also important. Some people decide to leave their home countries because their actions or political beliefs make it dangerous for them to remain. Others choose to leave because their home country has become too dangerous and unstable, often because of war or political unrest. They wish to find a place that is secure for themselves and their families. Education is also a significant factor for many modern immigrants. They want to raise their children in a place where they can get a good education, which, in turn, they hope will provide them with better prospects for the future. Finally, family and community ties also play a role in immigration decisions. As in the past, once a group of people from one country establishes a community in a new country, more people from that country is likely to follow.

The pattern, direction, and rate of immigration may change as the global economy changes. However, as long as life in a new country is more attractive than life in the old country, immigration will continue.

1.According to the reading, what are the patterns of immigration in China and Russia today?

A. Many people leave these countries while many people also immigrate to them.

B. They are major source countries for immigration.

C. They are major destination countries for immigrants.

D. Some people immigrate to these countries but many more people leave them.

2.Why is the percentage of foreign-born workers so high in Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates?

A. These countries pay very high wages, so they attract many foreign workers.

B. There are not enough native-born workers in these countries so they must recruit workers from other countries.

C. It is very easy to immigrate to these countries.

D. These countries are very stable so many workers prefer to go there.

3.Why do some employers sometimes pay illegal immigrants less than the legal minimum wage?

A. Employers know that they will not complain about their wages to authorities.

B.They often do not speak good English.

C. Authorities might send illegal immigrants back to their home country.

D. Illegal workers often cause problems for employers.

4.Which is not the factor contributing to the immigration?

A. Education

B. Political instability

C. Religious freedom

D. Family and community connections

By the time the policemen broke into the house, the thief away through the

window.

A. ran B. is running C. has run D. had run

Gabriela Mistral was born on April 6, 1889, at Vicu?a, a small town in northern Chile. Her parents were schoolteachers, but her father abandoned the family when she was 3. Taught by her mother, she began instructing in 1904, achieving success in many high schools. In 1909, her first love died. Shortly afterward her second love married someone else. In 1922 the Mexican minister of education, José Vasconcelos, invited her to assist in his reform program, and the peak of this career came the following year, when she was awarded the Chilean title “Teacher of the Nation”. In 1925 she retired but remained active.

Gabriela Mistral devoted much time to diplomatic (外交的) activity, serving as honorary consul (名誉领事) in Madrid, Lisbon, Nice, and Los Angeles. She also served as a representative to the United Nations. In fulfillment of these responsibilities, she visited nearly every major country in Europe and Latin America. She also continued her early literary pursuits.

In 1922 Gabriela Mistral’s first book, Desolation, a collection of poems previously published in newspapers and magazines, was released through the efforts of Federico de Onís, Director of the Hispanic Institute of New York. It reflected personal sorrow.

Two years later her second book, Tenderness, appeared; it contained some of the poems from Desolation and several new ones. Fourteen years passed before the next, Felling, appeared. It was much happier in tone.

Her last book, Wine Press, in 1954, dealt with most of the subjects previously treated but in a different manner. The winning of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1945 did not assuage (减轻) the loss of her nephew. Furthermore, by 1944 she had developed diabetes (糖尿病).

Gabriela Mistral went to the United States for medical aid in 1946, living in various places and, after her appointment to the United Nations, moving to Long Island. It was there that she died of cancer on Jan. 10, 1957.

1.According to Paragraph 1, Gabriela Mistral _____.

A. had a short happy marriage B. was born in a poor family

C. was a devoted teacher D. had a beloved father

2. The second paragraph is mainly about Gabriela Mistral’s _____.

A. retired life B. achievements

C. works of literature D. diplomatic activity

3. The theme of Gabriela Mistral’s early works is _____.

A. death B. happiness

C. teaching life D. personal suffering

4.Which of the following is the correct order to describe Gabriela Mistral’s life according to the text?

a. She retired.

b. She developed diabetes.

c. She published her first book.

d. She began instructing in school.

e. She won the Nobel Prize for literature.

A. e-d-c-b-a B. d-c-a-b-e

C. d-a-b-e-c D. e-c-b-d-a

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。

Anger can disturb a supposedly happy and 1. ________ (peace) life. If we can learn to contain this emotion, we could decrease the unnecessary trouble that it2.______ (bring).

Linda and I got along like sisters. 3.______, on one weekend, I quarreled with her over a decision on 4._______to visit the library. She wanted to go out later since she had not washed her hair, while I could not wait to check out the5.________ (late) publication on Harry Potter, my all time favorite. This small dispute soon6._______ (blow) into a big one as both of us thought the other was unreasonable, inconsiderate and 7.________ (simple)ridiculous. 8._______ (drive) by childish anger, we shouted at each other mercilessly over the phone and never spoke to each other for a long time.

If I had controlled my anger and walked9.______ Linda’s shoes for a mile, I would have understood her hesitance to go out, and we could have avoided hurting each other’s10._______ (feel).

Maury Brown of Forbes reports that Major League Baseball’s annual ________ for 2014 will top $9 billion．
A． allowances B． revenues

C． rates D． Accounts

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