第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分30分)

第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

Roland,a carpenter in Virginia, and Sheila had three kids―two boys and one baby Jessica. The baby had been in and out of the  21 for the last year because of several diseases. She was very weak and sick. The doc?tors were not  22   that she would live another year.

   Taking care of Jessica was so costly that the family felt it hard to  23  it.

Things were hard.  Roland saw no  24  at the end of this tunnel. 丁hen he saw a(n)  25   in the newspaper: "Security guards and contract workers    26   . $ 100,000 a year. First $ 80,000 tax free. $ 20,000 27 for extending contract an extra year. " He called the number. The  28  was busy, but he kept calling and finally got through. He      29   that the jobs were all taken,but they told him plenty of jobs were  30  available. They said they would give him two weeks of  31  in Texas. Then they would fly him to Iraq for his job.

Roland told Sheila he had to  32  this job. He knew it was danger-ous;he might get injured or killed, but the money was only too 33 Plus, the family would have full medical benefits, which would enable the baby to get the    34    she needed. Roland said if he  35   the first year, he would probably   36  for the bonus and a second year.

But Sheila was worried. She asked,"What if you get killed? What are we going to do  37  you?"

"You can't think like that,honey?"he said. "You've got to be 38 Think about how well off we'll be in two or three    39  after I bring back all that money. This is the best thing I can do for this    40   ."

Sheila hugged him and sobbed,"I don't want you to go."

21.  A. bed          B.  hospital       C. sight       D. time

22.  A. confident      B.  aware       C. worried      D. surprised

23.  A. count          B.  afford      C.  put         D. face

24.  A. sign           B.  traffic     C.  train       D. light

25.  A. advertisement       B. article        C.  picture     D. job

26.  A. wanted         B. employed      C.  found      D. offered

27.  A. income         B. salary         C.  bonus       D. tax

28.  A. line          B. telephone     C. interviewer       D. operator

29.  A. believed       B.  feared      C.  hoped       D. knew

30.  A. almost         B.  hardly      C.  still       D. even

31.  A. thinking       B.  training    C.  holiday        D. salary

32.  A. take           B.  keep        C. refuse      D. offer

33.  A. much           B.  touching       C. hard      D. inviting

34.  A. money          B,  care        C. schooling      D. food

35.  A. held           B.  failed      C. survived       D. died

36.  A. hang on        B. move on       C. sign up       D. end up

37.  A. for            B.  beyond      C.  with        D. without

38.  A, diligent       B.  independent   C.  careful         D. positive

39.  A. years          B.  seasons     C.  months      D. weeks

40.  A. purpose        B.  reason      C.  family      D. country

B

Traffic TV

Avoid the jams―see where tailbacks are before you set off and while on the move. Traffic TV is free to use on your personal computer and only £4 per month(see below for other network charges) on your mobile.

How does it work?

Over 7,500 Trafficmaster cameras monitor traffic flow on over 8 ,000 miles of motorways and roads across the UK, keeping you up to date 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Traffic TV on your mobile

This downloadable application lets you see where jams are building up, the speed of vehicles at hot spots, and live pictures from thousands of road?side cameras.

Traffic TV is £4 a month for Orange mobile customers, after a 30-day-free tryout. On other networks Traffic TV is f 5 a month, after a 7-day-free tryout.

Listen to live traffic news

Don't want the download? Then simply dial the numbers below from your mobile to hear the latest traffic updates.

★ Orange mobile users call 177 (calls cost up to 55p a minute)

★ Other mobile users call 1740 (calls cost up to 59p a minute) Help friends avoid jams

Simply enter your friend's e-mail address to send them a link to this service.

5.  How can users get live traffic information?

 A.  By mobile phone or through Internet.

B.  By watching a TV programme.

C.  By listening to the radio report.

D.  By using Trafficmaster cameras.

6.  How long may a customer use the service if his/her network is Orange and he/she pays 20?

A. About 120 days.                B.  About 127 days.

C.  Five months.                  D.  Six months.

7.  What is the purpose of this advertisement?

 A.  To provide readers with live traffic information.

B.  To help Orange customers to avoid traffic jams.

C.  To attract mobile users to buy Traffic TV service.

D.  To explain how Traffic TV and live traffic news work.

8.  You may read this advertisement most probably .
A. in a travel guide              B. on a web page
C. on a road sign               D. in a newspaper

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