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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，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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When I was ten, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles. Even though we struggled to make 36 meet, my parents stressed to me . 37 fortunate we were to live in a great country with 38 opportunities. They imbued(灌输) in me the 39 of family, faith and love for our country.

The following year, my dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was 40 as a hairstylist. He rented space in a shopping mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr Ben's Coiffure.

The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his 41 for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which 42 getting up at 3 a.m. To pick up trash, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower 43 Morn and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter 44 .

I did this job for two years, but the lessons I learned have 45 a lifetime. I acquired discipline, a strong work ethic and a 46 attitude towards life, I also learned at an early age the importance of 47 life's competing interests---in my 48 , school, homework and a job. All 49 helped during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week at a fast-food restaurant while 50 precollege courses.

The hard work paid off. I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to receive graduate 51 in law and business from Harvard, 52 I joined a big Los Angeles law firm. In these jobs and in everything else I've done, I have never forgotten those days in the parking lot. The experience has 53 me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to 54 themselves and their families that is something we should 55 .

36. A. ends B. demands C. challenges D. friends

37. A. so B. what C. why D. how

38. A. priceless B. resistless C. limitless D. sightless

39. A. efforts B. decisions C. concepts D. activities

40. A. retired B. resigned C. replaced D. retrained

41. A. sales B. rent C. machine D. shop

42. A. meant B. kept C. needed D. started

43. A. since B. although C. when D. while

44. A. with joy B. on purpose C. by hand D. in time

45. A. proved B. impressed C. marked D. lasted

46. A. practical B. pleasant C. positive D. tolerant

47. A. developing B. balancing C. comparing D. facing

48. A. case B. example C. dream D. attempt

49. A. generally B. lately C. really D. typically

50. A. applying B. doing C. following D. taking

51. A. titles B. instructions C. chances D. degrees

52. A. after that B. ever since C. after which D. after then

53. A. equipped B. prepared C. taught D. guided

54. A. serve for B. feed on C. provide for D. count on

55. A. believe B. honor C. remember D. support

II.阅读理解( 满分34分)

A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to warm themselves up during one particularly icy cold winter. They planned to stay at the very same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years ago. They both had jobs, so it was decided that her husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, and his wife would follow him the next day. Upon arriving as planned, the husband checked into the hotel. There he decided to open his laptop(笔记本电脑) and send his wife an e-mail back in Minneapolis. However, he accidentally left off one letter in her address and sent the e-mail without noticing his error.

In the mean time: In Houston, a woman had just returned from her husband’s burial. He was a minister of many years who had been “called home to glory” following a heart attack. The woman checked her e-mail, expecting message from family and friends. Upon reading the first message, she fainted(昏厥)and fell to the floor. Her son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor and saw the computer screen which read:

To: My Loving Wife

From: Your Departed Husband

Subject: I’ve arrived!

I’ve just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then. Hope your journey is as uneventful(平静)as mine was.

P.S. Sure is hot down here.

1. Why did the couple decide to go to Florida for weekend?

A. To visit their family and friends B. To escape from the cold winter

C. To escape from their busy work D. To attend a friend’s funeral

2. What mistake did the husband make after checking into the hotel?

A. He checked into a wrong hotel B. He forget to bring the laptop

C. He misspelled her wife’s address D. He forgot to mail his letter

3. The expression “called home to glory” probably suggests that the man had______.

A. gone back to his hometown B. called his family to say hello

C. been awarded an honor D. died and gone to heaven

4. How did the woman probably feel after reading the e-mail?

A. Pleased B. Inspired C. Frightened D. Moved

5. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. The woman’s husband died of a heart attack

B. The woman liked to chat with her friends by e-mail

C. The couple held their wedding in Florida 20 years ago.

D. His wife wouldn’t go to Florida for his error.

第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. 21 I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed 22 . I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls 23 their souls belonged to the 24 .

I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 25 in front of it. “I’m Steve,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m 26 ,”he said. He was chatting online and, 27 , he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was 28 .

Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 29 to speak to that computer geek(怪人), 30 not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应). I was 31 . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “ 32 !”

I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I 33 , and saw nobody showed any interest.

34 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more 35 having a relationship with the 36 , particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to 37 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 38 with people.

I was worried and sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even 39 that the coffee was bad, 40 Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.

21. A. Before B. Since C. Although D. While

22. A. pain B. loneliness C. sadness D. fear

23. A. because B. when C. until D. unless

24. A. home B. world C. Net D. Café

25. A. sleeping B. laughing C. sitting D. learning

26. A. busy B. thirsty C. tired D. sick

27. A. first of all B. just then C. at the same time D. by that time

28. A. surprised B. delighted C. moved D. frightened

29. A. once B. again C. first D. even

30. A. but B. so C. if D. or

31. A. excited B. respected C. afraid D. unhappy

32. A. Shut up B. Enjoy yourself C. Leave me alone D. Help me out

33. A. walked about B. walked out C. raised my hand D. raised my head

34. A. From then on B. At that moment C. In all D. Above all

35. A. interested in B. tired of C. careful about D. troubled by

36. A. computer B. soul C. shop D. geek

37. A. tell B. plan C. imagine D. design

38. A. other than B. instead of C. except for D. as well as

39. A. pretend B. understand C. insist D. realize

40. A. as if B. just as C. just after D. even though

___in the air, this kind of steel become harder and harder.

A. Cooling B.Having cooled C.Being cooled D.Cooled

There was more evidence the effects of high oil prices on the transportation industry．

Automakers reported further drops in sales of tracks and SUVs(sport utility vehicles)in the United States Big，fuel—hungry vehicles brought in big profits—until Americans faced big costs for fuel now they want smaller and more fuel—efficient cars The head of General Motors，Rick Wagoner，says the prices are changing consular behavior．G．M sales in the United States dropped 30％from last year The Ford Motor Company had a 19％drop．

General Motors announced it will close four truck factories in North America and expand car production．It may also see its Hummer division．Hummers are military—like vehicles．But Rick Wagoner said G-M· will go forward with plans to make the Chevy Volt，a car powered mainly by electricity．He said it will be available no later than the end of 2010．

Still，new findings show that Americans are driving less．The Federal Highway Administration says the number of kilometers traveled on public roads has dropped since late 2006．

Many people may be driving less because of high gasoline prices But transportation officials worry that less demand for gasoline will mean shortages of money from fuel taxes that support reads．Use of public transportation，though，is up，The American Public Transportation Association says it increased three percent this year．

High fuel prices are also affecting air travel．The International Air Transport Association expects the industry to lose at least two billions dollars this year，mainly because of prices for jet fuel．This week more air，carriers in the United States announced plans to cut flights and jobs and remove older．1ess fuel efficient planes from service Continental Airlines said record—high fuel prices have produced the worst crisis(危机)for the industry since 2001．

72．According to Rick Wagoner，．

A．G．M．has made the Chevy Volt already

B．G．M．sales in America had a 19％drop

C oil prices affect people’s buying behavior

D people like bigger and more fuel—efficient cars

73．Which of the following will General Motors do?

A．To try to produce more cats

B To make a new kind of truck powered mainly by electricity．

C．To close truck factories in America．

D．To make more vehicles such as Hummers for the army

74．The last paragraph mainly tells us ．

A．high oil prices made some people lost their jobs

B．1ess fuel—efficient planes will come out of service

C．airlines faces till worst crisis since 2001

D．the effect of oil prices on airlines

75．We can learn from the passage that ．

A．American public transportation carries mol'e passengers than before

B the Ford Motor Company doesn’t face the challenge of increasing oil prices

C．carmakers will get more money from American government

D．the prices of cars will be much cheaper than they are now．

Where was it ______ the road accident happened yesterday?

A．when B．that C．which D．how

．— Hi, Maria! I got the first place in the exam.

— ______! Everyone knows you cheated and you just copied Tony’s.

A. Congratulations B. Come on C. Good luck D. Cheer up

. Having made his first film earlier this year, he is _____ starting in a new one.

A. currently B. actually C. recently D. lately

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