Prague is an ancient European city, featuring one of the most magnificent Old Towns in Europe, along with delicious food, inexpensive shopping and friendly people. Prague is also famous as being home to one of the most famous 20th century writers, Franz Kafka. The famous Czech beer is also one of the reasons to visit Prague.

The narrow streets of the older parts of the town are appealing the visitors to take nice long walk and settle in some of the many restaurants, which offer top-quality foods at a low price. The buildings there are mostly tower-shaped,and so Prague is called “city of a hundred spires.”

Mauritius

Also known as the Paradise on Earth, Mauritius lies about 560 miles (900 km) east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. It is a place of magnificent natural beauty coupled with excellent customer service, which makes for an unforgettable romantic experience at the edge of the world’s warmest ocean.

There are lots to see and do in Mauritius: the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) surrounding the island offer stunning beauty and great underwater adventures to those who want to dive into the precious waters. The nature of Mauritius mostly resembles that of Paradise, allowing every couple visiting this island to feel like Adam and Eve. That is an experience nobody would want to miss!

Cyprus

The very name Cyprus, it has been said, glitters with an age-old myth. Today, history and hedonism (快乐论) are comfortably mixed on the island. Some five-star resorts within walking distance of well-preserved Greek and Roman ruins offer the convenience the modern traveler has come to expect.

Cyprus features a romantic history, as it was Anthony’s gift to his beloved Cleopatra during the glorious days of the Roman Empire. Maybe that is why you feel always a little special once you set foot on Cyprus.

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The underlined word “spires” in Paragraph 2 means         .

   A. narrow streets                                                B. inexpensive restaurants

   C. top-quality foods                                           D. tower-shaped buildings    

We learn from the text that Mauritius         .

   A. is part of Madagascar                                     B. is an ideal destination for couples

   C. is in central Indian Ocean                               D. is most famous for its good service

What makes Cyprus different from the other two places?

   A. It is located on an island.                                B. It offers charming resorts.

   C. It was given as a present.                                D. It has a very long history.

A common feature of Mauritius and Cyprus is that they are         .

   A. old                                                               B. romantic

   C. rich                                                              D. mysterious

What is the main purpose of the author?

A. To attract more visitors.                                B. To tell traveling experiences.

C. To sell information on line.                                 D. To introduce historical places.


第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题l.5分,满分30分) 阅读下面短文掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
I don’t remember when it first started annoying me — her hands pushing my hair that way. But it    36    annoy me, for    37   felt work-worn and rough against my young skin.    38   , one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that anymore — your hands are too rough!” She didn’t say anything in    39  . But never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar    40    of her love. Lying awake long afterward, my words stuck to me. But pride kept my conscience back, and I didn’t tell her I was    41  .
Time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts    42    to that night. By then I missed my mother’s hands, missed her goodnight kiss upon my forehead. Sometimes the incident seemed very    43  , sometimes far away. But always it hid in the back of my    44   .
Well, the years have passed, and I’m not a little girl any more. Mom is    45    her mid-seventies and those hands I once thought to be so rough are    46   doing things for me and my family. She cooks the best fried chicken in the world, gets stains out of blue jeans and still    47    on dishing out ice cream at any hour of the day or night. Through the years, my mother’s hands have put in countless hours of labor.
Now, my own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on special occasions, I find myself drawn next door to    48    the night with her. So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my    49  , a familiar hand hesitantly stole    50    my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so gently, touched my eyebrow.
In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night, when my young voice    51   , “Don’t do that anymore — your hands are too rough!” Catching Mom’s hand in hand, I spoke out how sorry I was    52   that night. I thought she’d remember,    53    I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten — and forgiven — long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new    54    for my gentle mother and her    55   hands.
36. A. had          B. did        C.would              D . will
37. A. they         B. What      C.them         D. that
38. A. However     B. Later      C.Unluckily     D. Finally
39. A. Order        B. time      C.reply         D. return
40. A. expression          B. signal     C.impression     D. mean
41. A. sad          B. sorry      C.stupid         D. tired
42. A. adopted       B. hurried       C.returned       D. adjusted
43. A. close         B. serious          C.deep          D. clear
44. A. head         B. mind      C.brain         D. thought
45. A. at            B. on         C.to             D. in
46. A. still         B. already       C.almost          D. even
47. A. insists         B. sticks     C.puts          D. takes
48. A. stay         B. pay        C.spend         D. spare
49. A. youth              B. son        C.daughter       D. father
50. A. over         B. Across    C.through        D. on
51. A. argued        B. Talked    C.explained      D. complained
52. A. to            B. At        C.in             D. for
53. A. when              B. As         C.so             D. since
54. A. understanding  B. connection  C. appreciation     D. relation
55. A. old          B. Caring          C. ugly         D. tiring

Every night, my mother would come to my room, lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.

I don't remember when it first started 26  me --her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did make me annoyed, for they felt work - worn and  27  against my young skin.Finally, one night, I shouted at her: “Don' t do that any more --your 28  are too rough!" She didn’t say anything in 29 .But never again did my mother close out my day with that _30 expression of her love.

Time after time, with the  31 years, my thoughts returned to that night. I'm not a little girl any more.Mom is in her mid - seventies, and those hands I   32   thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my 33  .

Now, my own children are  34  Mom no longer has Dad.It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve, as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand   35   before stealing across my face to brush the   36  from  my forehead.Then a kiss, ever so _37  touched my brow.In my 38    , thousands of times, I  39  the night my young voice complained.40   Mom's hand in my hand, I said how  41   I was for that night.I thought she'd remember, as I did,_42   Mom didn't know what I was talking about.She had forgotten—and   43   —long ago.

That night, I fell asleep with a new   44   for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the   45   I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

1.A.surprising    B.hurting     C.annoying     D. amazing

2.A.rough          B.gentle      C.smooth        D.strong

3.A.noises     B.words           C.feelings        D.hands

4.A.anger         B.silence        C.reply                      D.fear

5.A.healthy   B.familiar           C.popular        D.perfect

6.A.coming   B.remaining       C.following      D.passing

7.A.often        B.even              C.never         D.once

8.A.family        B.neighbor    C.husband                D.home

9.A.developed  B.grown         C.moved             D.forgotten

10.A.imagined  B.hesitated    C.regretted    D.trembled

11.A.hair           B.tears           C.dirt         D.kisses

12.A.quickly   B.roughly         C.gently                     D.slowly

13.A.memory   B.opinion       C.history         D.diary

14.A.chanced   B.missed        C.hated            D.recalled

15.A.Beating   B.Picking         C.Catching       D.Stopping

16.A.happy       B.sorry                     C.annoyed      D.amused

17.A.and           B.faded                    C.because        D.but

18.A. remembered  B.while    C.forgiven     D.apologized

19.A.hope      B.appreciation  C.thought     D.approval

20.A.guilt         B.pride             C.sorrow        D.failure

 

第二部分语言知识及应用(共两节, 满分35分)

第一节: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各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Guardian newspaper once printed a story about a man who tripped over his shoelace in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Falling down some steps, he ___21____ three priceless Qing Dynasty vases, which fell to the ground and broke into more than 400 pieces. He was sitting there in ___ 22___ when the museum staff arrived. Everyone stood around in silence --- only the man kept pointing to the ___23___, saying, “There it is! That’s what made me fall.”

Man has been blaming others at least since Adam blamed Eve, and Eve blamed the serpent(蛇). Roman emperors liked to kill ____ 24___ who brought bad news; and in the Middle Ages a prince would often be given a “whipping boy” --- an unlucky servant who could be ___25____ whenever his master had misbehaved. Today, you’ll see how blaming others has turned into big __26_____ business. In one famous case, McDonald’s was ordered to pay $2.7 million to a woman who ____27____ burned herself with hot coffee. Although the amount was later ___28_____ to $480,000, this case ____29___ businesses so much that they began to create 30   for their products that even an idiot(傻子)would understand. For example, “Hot coffee can be dangerous” (take away coffee cups) and “Don’t pour liquids into your television set” (instruction booklet).

21. A. broke down         B. knocked over            C. crashed into              D. slid down

22. A. terror                 B. amazement               C. sadness                     D. shock

23. A. shoelace              B. vase                         C. steps                        D. pieces

24. A. servants                     B. ministers                  C. messengers               D. slaves

25. A. killed                 B. sentenced                 C. rewarded                  D. beaten

26. A. legal                  B. public                      C. lawless                     D. legendary

27. A. deliberately         B. accidentally                     C. carelessly                 D. attentively

28. A. increased            B. reduced                    C. raised                   D. dropped

29. A. surprised             B. excited                     C. inspired                    D. terrified

30. A. advertisements  B. posters                  C. warnings                  D. instructions

 

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