题目内容
Russian President Putin named Time magazine’s“Person of the Year”
Russian President Vladimir Putin was named Time magazine’s“Person of the Year”on December 19th.2007 for strengthening stability（稳定）that made Russia a world power again.
The magazine recognized Putin’s“extraordinary feat（技艺）of leadership in taking a country that was in a mess and bringing it stability，”said Richard Stengel，Time’s managing editor.
The magazine noted that“Person of the Year”is not an honor or an endorsement（认可）but a recognition of leadership that shapes the world.
Putin，who is 56 years old，is very popular in Russia，making a great effort to cause economy to come to life on revenue（收入）from oil and natural gas.
Putin recently supported vice-PM Dmitry Medvedev’s presidential bid，and said he would accept Medvedev’s offer to serve as prime minister if Medvedev is elected on March 2.
The Kremlin said Wednesday the Time recognition was seen there as an acknowledgement of Putin’s role in helping Russia pull out of its social and economic troubles in the 1990s.
Others considered for“Person of the Year”included Nobel Prize-winner Al Gore and author J.K. Rowling.
This year’s choice was a return to the magazine’s tradition of picking an individual rather than last year’s choice of“You”，which refers to anyone creating or using content on the World Wide Web.
Putin is the fifth Russian（or Soviet）leader to be named Person of the Year：Gorbachev，Andropov，Khrushchev and Stalin，who was named twice.
55．How did Putin try to make Russia a world power again？
A．By performing arms race.
B．By making war.
C．By strengthening stability.
D．By getting foreign help.
56．Which of the following is Not True according to the passage？
A．Russia used to be in a mess.
B．Time always picks an individual to be the“Person of the Year”.
C．Oil and natural gas caused Russia’s economy to come to life.
D．Putin will leave office on March 2,2007.
57．What does the underlined word“acknowledgement”mean？
A．Praise. B．Support.
C．Scold. D．Recognition.
58．How many times have Russian leaders been named“Person of the Year”so far？
A．Five times. B．Six times.
C．Seven times. D．Eight times.
【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】B
解析
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳 答案。
(A)
In 1962, A Russian woman told her doctor that she could see with her fingers. 1 the doctor did not believe it 2 he saw with his own eyes. The doctor 3 her eyes with a large handkerchief and then put colored papers 4 newspapers under her hands. She was able to 5 one color from 6 and read the newspaper by 7 and feeling them. The doctor examined her many times and was 8 with the examination, so he sent 9 to Moscow, in which she was further examined by 10. Her unusual powers, in the end, were 11.
The early 12 into these unusual powers has shown that 13 man trusts only his eyes he will 14 be able to see outside the limits of time and into the 15.
| 1. | A. Easily | B. Certainly | C. So | D. Sometimes | ［ ］ |
| 2. | A. after | B. when | C. until | D. since | ［ ］ |
| 3. | A. opened | B. hid | C. closed | D. covered | ［ ］ |
| 4. | A. but | B. and | C. or | D. also | ［ ］ |
| 5. | A. see | B. guess | C. tell | D. think | ［ ］ |
| 6. | A. those | B. that | C. other | D. another | ［ ］ |
| 7. | A. seeing | B. singing | C. touching | D. checking | ［ ］ |
| 8. | A. satisfied | B. strict | C. busy | D. very careful | ［ ］ |
| 9. | A. him | B. them | C. her | D. it | ［ ］ |
| 10. | A. nurses | B. scientists | C. blind people | D. good teachers | ［ ］ |
| 11. | A. examined | B. believed | C. known | D. true | ［ ］ |
| 12. | A. lesson | B. examination | C. newspapers | D. research | ［ ］ |
| 13. | A. if | B. whether | C. because | D. after | ［ ］ |
| 14. | A. hardly | B. not | C. certainly | D. easily | ［ ］ |
| 15. | A. space | B. world | C. future | D. earth | ［ ］ |
(B)
(W=woman;P=policeman)
W: Excuse me. I want to buy an English dictionary for my daughter. could you tell me 16 to get it?
P: I think you can get it from the book shop in the center of the 17. There are all kinds of dictionaries there.
W: Thanks. But I don't know the way to the book shop. This is my 18 time to come here.
P: Oh, welcome to our city, madam. The book shop is a bit far from here. I think it's 19 to go there by bus. The No. 4 bus will take you there. The bus stop is just on the other side of the street.
W: But I want to 20 the city while I'm walking.
P: OK! Go up the road and turn right at the second 21, walk on until you reach a big bridge. Go across it and take the first turning on the left. Walk 22 the road with some flowers and trees on 23 sides. At the end of the road you'll find the book shop on your right, 24 the museum and the Bank of China. You can't miss it.
W: Oh, it's really a long 25, But it doesn't matter. I like walking. It's very kind of you, young man. Thanks a lot.
P: You're welcome.
| 16. | A. what | B. where | C. when | D. which | ［ ］ |
| 17. | A. shop | B. village | C. city | D. village | ［ ］ |
| 18. | A. first | B. second | C. third | D. fourth | ［ ］ |
| 19. | A. best | B. better | C. well | D. good | ［ ］ |
| 20. | A. look | B. visit | C. watch | D. travel | ［ ］ |
| 21. | A. turning | B. crossing | C. lights | D. cross | ［ ］ |
| 22. | A. on | B. slowly | C. along | D. alone | ［ ］ |
| 23. | A. all | B. both | C. each | D. every | ［ ］ |
| 24. | A. between | B. among | C. inside | D. beside | ［ ］ |
| 25. | A. road | B. street | C. way | D. path | ［ ］ |
完形填空
The Voice of America began during the World War Ⅱ, when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 1 . American officials believed they should 2 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 3 :“The 4 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 5 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.
After the World Wax Ⅱ ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA's
6 had to be changed, 7 the Soviet Union（苏联）became enemy of America. They wanted to 8 Soviet listeners. The VOA began broadcasting in Russian.
In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 9 “Music USA.” Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know 10 English to completely understand its 11 English broadcast. So VOA 12 a simpler kind of English, 13 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 14 . Of course, it is special English.
In the 15 of most VOA listeners, the most 16 program is the news report. News from around the world, 17 into the VOA news room in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 18 cities and also from other 19 like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to 20 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.
|
(1) A.business |
B.culture |
C.support |
D.information |
|
(2) A.reply |
B.answer |
C.join |
D.interrupt |
|
(3) A.time |
B.short |
C.English |
D.German |
|
(4) A.news |
B.problems |
C.effects |
D.opinions |
|
(5) A.stations |
B.news |
C.announcers |
D.officials |
|
(6) A.home |
B.position |
C.purpose |
D.result |
|
(7) A.if |
B.supposing |
C.considering |
D.in order that |
|
(8) A.reach |
B.satisfy |
C.attack |
D.support |
|
(9) A.known |
B.reported |
C.called |
D.printed |
|
(10)A.American |
B.British |
C.standard |
D.enough |
|
(11) A.normal |
B.fast |
C.fast |
D.exact |
|
(12) A.invented |
B.discovered |
C.taught |
D.stopped |
|
(13) A.it |
B.who |
C.which |
D.who |
|
(14) A.slowly |
B.rapidly |
C.normally |
D.loudly |
|
(15) A.pleasure |
B.course |
C.opinion |
D.advice |
|
(16)A.difficult |
B.important |
C.various |
D.important |
|
(17) A.flies |
B.sends |
C.deliver |
D.past |
|
(18) A.all |
B.past |
C.American |
D.news |
|
(19) A.broadcasts |
B.forms |
C.newspapers |
D.countries |
|
(20) A.broadcast |
B.announce |
C.translate |
D.prepare |
完形填空
When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time I had been __1__. Like most English children I learned French __2__ school and I had often been to France, so I __3__ speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand __4__. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to __5__ a nice easy holiday without any __6__ problems.
__7__ wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a __8__ telephone to give my American friend Danny a __9__and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked __10__ he could help me. “Yes”, I said, “I want to give my friend a ring. ” “Well, that's __11__, ” he exclaimed. “Are you getting __12__? But aren't you a bit __13__?”“Who is talking about marriage?”I replied. “I __14__ want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived. Can you tell me __15__ there's a phone box?”“Oh!”he said, “there's a phone downstairs.”
When at last we__16__ meet up, Danny explained the misunderstandings to me.“Don't worry, ” she said to me. “I had so many __17__ at first. There are lots of words which the Americans __18__ differently in meaning from us British. You'll soon get used to __19__ funny things they say. Most of the __20__ British and American people understand each other!”
|
(1)A.out |
B.away |
C.outside |
D.abroad |
|
(2)A.from |
B.during |
C.at |
D.after |
|
(3)A.get used to |
B.was used to |
C.used to |
D.used |
|
(4)A.English |
B.French |
C.Russian |
D.Latin |
|
(5)A.buying |
B.having |
C.giving |
D.receiving |
|
(6)A.time |
B.human |
C.language |
D.money |
|
(7)A.Too |
B.What a |
C.What |
D.How |
|
(8)A.cheap |
B.popular |
C.public |
D.good |
|
(9)A.letter |
B.ring |
C.news |
D.information |
|
(10)A.that |
B.if |
C.where |
D.when |
|
(11)A.well |
B.over |
C.nice |
D.ring |
|
(12)A.up |
B.lost |
C.down |
D.married |
|
(13)A.small |
B.little |
C.old |
D.young |
|
(14)A.very |
B.just |
C.just now |
D.so |
|
(15)A.where |
B.in which |
C.over there |
D.that |
|
(16)A.did |
B.do |
C.could |
D.had |
|
(17)A.trouble |
B.difficulties |
C.things |
D.fun |
|
(18)A.write |
B.speak |
C.use |
D.read |
|
(19)A.every |
B.these |
C.some |
D.all the |
|
(20)A.chance |
B.situation |
C.condition |
D.time |
完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
When people don't know the language, the most common way is 1 communicate through 2 . However, many gestures have different meanings, or on meaning at all, in different parts of the world. In the United States, 3 example 4 your head 5 means “Yes”. In some parts of Greece and Turkey, 6 , this motion can mean “ 7 ”. In Southeast Asia , nodding your head 8 a polite way of 9 “I heard you”.
In ancient Rome, 10 the emperor wanted to spare someone's life, he would put his 11 up. Today in the United States, when someone put his/her thumb 12 , it means“ 13 is all right”. However in Sardinia and Greece, the gesture is insulting and 14 not be used there.
In the United States, 15 your clasped hands 16 your head means “I' m the champion” or “I'm the winner”. It is the sign fighters make 17 they win a fight. When a leading Russian Statesman made this gesture after a White House meeting, Americans misunderstood and thought he meant he was a winner. In Russia, however, it is a sign of 18 .
In the United States, 19 your hand tip with the thumb and index finger in a circle and the 20 three fingers spread out means “Everything is OK” and is frequently used by astronauts and politicians. In France and Belgium, it can mean “You are worth nothing”.
|
(1)A.to |
B.on |
C.for |
D.of |
|
(2)A.gestures |
B.with |
C.of |
D.language |
|
(3)A.for |
B.with |
C.of |
D.about |
|
(4)A.nodding |
B.tossing |
C.nodded |
D.tossed |
|
(5)A.upAnd down |
B.toAnd fro |
C.backAnd forth |
D.neckAnd neck |
|
(6)A.but |
B.otherwise |
C.however |
D.yet |
|
(7)A.No |
B.Yes |
C.OK |
D.Go |
|
(8)A.be |
B.is |
C.am |
D.are |
|
(9)A.say |
B.said |
C.says |
D.saying |
|
(10)A.when |
B.after |
C.since |
D.while |
|
(11)A.finger |
B.thumb |
C.index |
D.hand |
|
(12)A.down |
B.above |
C.up |
D.below |
|
(13)A.Nothing |
B.Everything |
C.Nothing |
D.Anything |
|
(14)A.must |
B.can |
C.might |
D.should |
|
(15)A.to raise |
B.raising |
C.to be raised |
D.raised |
|
(16)A.above |
B.down |
C.below |
D.up |
|
(17)A.when |
B.after |
C.since |
D.while |
|
(18)A.friends |
B.friendship |
C.friendly |
D.being friend |
|
(19)A.hold |
B.holding |
C.held |
D.to be held |
|
(20)A.no |
B.other |
C.another |
D.either |
完形填空
The Voice of America began during the World War Ⅱ, when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 1 . American officials believed they should 2 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 3 :“The 4 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 5 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.
After the World Wax Ⅱ ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA's
6 had to be changed, 7 the Soviet Union（苏联）became enemy of America. They wanted to 8 Soviet listeners. The VOA began broadcasting in Russian.
In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 9 “Music USA.” Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know 10 English to completely understand its 11 English broadcast. So VOA 12 a simpler kind of English, 13 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 14 . Of course, it is special English.
In the 15 of most VOA listeners, the most 16 program is the news report. News from around the world, 17 into the VOA news room in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 18 cities and also from other 19 like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to 20 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.
|
(1) A.business |
B.culture |
C.support |
D.information |
|
(2) A.reply |
B.answer |
C.join |
D.interrupt |
|
(3) A.time |
B.short |
C.English |
D.German |
|
(4) A.news |
B.problems |
C.effects |
D.opinions |
|
(5) A.stations |
B.news |
C.announcers |
D.officials |
|
(6) A.home |
B.position |
C.purpose |
D.result |
|
(7) A.if |
B.supposing |
C.considering |
D.in order that |
|
(8) A.reach |
B.satisfy |
C.attack |
D.support |
|
(9) A.known |
B.reported |
C.called |
D.printed |
|
(10)A.American |
B.British |
C.standard |
D.enough |
|
(11) A.normal |
B.fast |
C.fast |
D.exact |
|
(12) A.invented |
B.discovered |
C.taught |
D.stopped |
|
(13) A.it |
B.who |
C.which |
D.who |
|
(14) A.slowly |
B.rapidly |
C.normally |
D.loudly |
|
(15) A.pleasure |
B.course |
C.opinion |
D.advice |
|
(16)A.difficult |
B.important |
C.various |
D.important |
|
(17) A.flies |
B.sends |
C.deliver |
D.past |
|
(18) A.all |
B.past |
C.American |
D.news |
|
(19) A.broadcasts |
B.forms |
C.newspapers |
D.countries |
|
(20) A.broadcast |
B.announce |
C.translate |
D.prepare |