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中,选出最佳选项。

       Growing up, I had a scar on my face — a perfect arrow in the center of my cheek, pointing at my left eye. I 36 it when I was three, long before I knew that scars were a 37 thing, especially for a girl. I only knew that my scar brought me 38 and tenderness and candy. As I got older, I began to take 39in my scar, in part to stop people laughing at me, but mainly as a reaction to the thought that I should feel uncomfortable. It’s true. I was 40 the first couple of times someone pointed at my 41 and asked, “What’s that?” or called me “Scarface.” But the more I heard how 42 my scar was, the more I found myself liking it.

     When I turned fifteen, my parents — 43 the advice of a doctor — decided it was time to 44 on what was now a thick, shiny red scar.

    “But I don’t mind the scar, really,” I told my father as he 45 that I would have the operation during my summer vacation. And my friends, along with my boyfriend at the time, 46 as I did, that my scar was 47 and almost pretty in its own way. After so many years, it was a 48 of me. But my father said it was a deformity (畸形). I don’t know what 49 more that day: hearing my father call my scar a deformity, 50 realizing that it didn’t 51 to him how I felt about it.

     I did have the operation that summer.

       In my late twenties, I took a long look at my scar, something I hadn’t done in years. 52, it could be seen in the right light, but no one 53 me about it anymore. As I leaned uneasily toward the mirror, I felt a sudden 54.

   There was something powerful about my scar and the proud person I 55 because of it. I have never been quite so strong since they cut it out.

A. got           B. remained      C. kept       D. drew

A. good       B. bad      C. strange     D. funny

A. trouble     B. shame       C. attention    D. reward

A. pride        B. place     C. care         D. blame

A. uncomfortable        B. proud      C. pleased      D. disappointed

A. head        B. cheek       C. mouth         D. nose

A. long       B. unfortunate C. beautiful     D. unbelievable

A. in         B. for         C. against         D. on

A. operate              B. talk             C. remove      D. center

A. suggested        B. explained    C. told        D. ordered

A. felt                 B. acted      C. did         D. hoped

A. unlucky         B. ugly            C. unique    D. necessary

A. part           B. problem     C. memory     D. dream

A. interested         B. encouraged C. hurt       D. surprised

A. and           B. or         C. so          D. but

A. mind           B. occur             C. concern      D. matter

A. Still                B. Though    C. Thus        D. Also

A. cared         B. asked        C. questioned  D. mentioned

A. happiness        B. satisfaction   C. sadness       D. shock

A. respected     B. knew      C. met          D. became

第二卷(共40分)

第一部分:短文改错(共有10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

      2.只允许修改10处,多者(从11处起)不记分。

例如:It was very nice to get invention to spend ∧ weekend with you. Luckily I was completely

                                        the                        am

free then, so I’ll t\o say “yes”. I’ll arrive in Bristol at around 8 pm in Friday evening.

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As the high school student, I like to talk with foreigners to practise my oral English and learn more about other cultures. There were two foreign teachers in our school in this term. They often go to the English corner so that they can have a chance to practise the language. I seize every chance talk with them. However, I sometime find they are not so interested in which I say, and it’s hard to me to choose a suitable topic. I would like some advices about how to communicate proper with foreigners and what topics to pick.

Everyone knows that the Frenchmen are romantic, the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?

At least one group of people is certain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs(企业家) in the UK found that 70% felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public. Britainis hostile to success , they said. It has a culture of jealousy. As a result, the survey said , entrepreneurs were “unloved ,unwanted and misunderstood.” Jealousy is sometimes known as the “green eyed monster” and the UK is its home.

Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money. Some were given a little, others a great deal. Those given a little were given the chance to destroy the large amount of money given to others—but at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.

This seems to prove that the entrepreneurs were right to complain. But there is also conflicting evidence. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently reported that the UK is now the world’s fourth largest economy. That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success. People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British people are not lazy, either.

“It is not really success that the British dislike,” says Carey Cooper, a professor of management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. “It’s people using their success in a way that seems proud or unfair or which separates them from their roots.”

Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem. They set out to do things in their ways. They work long hours. By their own efforts they become millionaires. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them. It hardly seems worth following their example. If they were more friendly ,people would like them more. And more people want to be like them.

68.The best title for this article can be ______

A. Be more Modest and We Will Love You More

B. Proud Entrepreneurs

C. The Frenchmen are Romantic While The British are Hostile

D. Only Pains but no gains

69.Most entrepreneurs surveyed believe that____

 A .the British people hate success

B. the British people are hardworking

C. love of success is British’s national character

D. they are considered as “green eyed monsters”

70.What does the results of the Warwich University’s test show?

A. Two thirds of the people tested didn’t love money

B.Most people would rather fail than see others succeed

C. An imaginary amount of money does not attract people

D.Most people are willing to enjoy success with others

71.The writer of the passage seems to suggest that____

A .jealousy is Britain’s national character

B.British entrepreneurs are not fairly treated

C.the scientists at Warwich University did a successful test

D.the entrepreneurs in the UK do not behave properly

Culture means any human behavior that is learned in human society. All of the meaningful parts of a culture are passed on to different generations through tradition or social learning. From this view point, all human groups have a culture. Culture exists in agricultural as well as industrialized societies.

Culture is necessary for the survival and existence of human beings as human beings. Practically everything humans know, think, value, feel, and do is learned through taking part in a socio-cultural system. This statement is well supported by some well-written cases. Here is one of the cases of children growing up apart from human society. In the province of Kidnaper in India, the director of a children’s home was told by local villagers that there were “ghost(鬼)” in the forest. Upon looking into the case, the director found that two children, one about eight years old and the other about six years old, appeared to have been living with a pack of wolves in the forest. These children were the ghosts described by the local people. In his diary, the director describes his first view of Kamala (as the older child was named) and Amala (the name given to the younger child).

Kamala was a terrible-looking being----the head, a big ball of something covering the shoulders. Close at its heels there came another terrible creature exactly like the first, but smaller in size. Their eyes were very bright and sharp, unlike human eyes. They were very fond of raw meat and raw milk. Gradually, as they got stronger, they began going on all fours, and afterwards began to run on all fours like squirrels. Children learn human language in the same way they learn other kinds of human behavior by taking part in a cultural community. They learn a certain human language as well as certain kinds of human behavior through their membership in a certain cultural community.

68. From the passage we can learn that__________.

A. human beings can develop human abilities only if they are raised by their biological parents

B. Amala and Kamala were raised in forest by ghosts

C. human beings will not grow up human unless they are raised by human beings in human culture

D. culture refers only to the high art and classical music of a particular society

69. Who were the “ghosts” of the Kidnapper forest seen by the local villagers?

A. They were two children Amala and Kamala, who ran on fours

B. They were two squirrels, Amala and Kamala, who ran on fours.

C. They were two young wolves, Amala and Kamala, whose eyes were bright and sharp.

D. They were two children, Amala and Kamala, who were growing up in a children’s home.

70. How would you understand the description by the director “they began going on all fours,” in his diary?

A. They began to continue with all their four eyes.

B. They started walking with their four feet.

C. They began going with their four hands.

D. They started walking with both their hands and feet.

71. Which of the following do you think is the best title to this passage?

A. Wolf – children                B. Culture and Human Behaviour

C. Culture and Language Learning   D. A director’s Diary

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