My First Trip in the United States
I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane   36  at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very  37 and it was snowing, but I was too excited to   38  . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my    39   .On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the   40  time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers(摩天大楼) and their man-made   41  .  42   me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.
  43  my friend had left, I went to a   44   near the hotel to get something   45    . Since I couldn’t speak a single word of English, I couldn’t tell the    46   what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some   47   ,but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the    48  thing as the man at the next table was   49   . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway   50   I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I   51  to walk around the city. I wanted to see   52  on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay    53  and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of   54  and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to    55  .

【小题1】
A.took offB.landedC.droppedD.reached
【小题2】
A.hotB.warmC.coldD.cool
【小题3】
A.lookB.listenC.enjoyD.mind
【小题4】
A.homeB.hotelC.officeD.school
【小题5】
A.firstB.oneC.lastD.only
【小题6】
A.satellitesB.lakesC.beautyD.parks
【小题7】
A.HelpedB.HelpingC.Had helpedD.Being helped
【小题8】
A.Before longB.Shortly afterC.SoonD.Then
【小题9】
A.restaurantB.shopC.supermarketD.pub
【小题10】
A.to drinkB.to readC.to eatD.to listen
【小题11】
A.bossB.cookC.waiterD.waitress
【小题12】
A.voicesB.suggestionsC.soundsD.gestures
【小题13】
A.similarB.differentC.same D.right
【小题14】
A.lookingB.orderingC.pickingD.eating
【小题15】
A.untilB.whenC.beforeD.after
【小题16】
A.tiredB.stoppedC.determinedD.continued
【小题17】
A.anythingB.everythingC.somethingD.some things
【小题18】
A.asleepB.awakeC.afraidD.alive
【小题19】
A.noiseB.voicesC.streetsD.places
【小题20】
A.drive a carB.cook mealsC.teach ChineseD.speak English

My First Job
Jay Leno is a very famous TV host in NBC.He started his talk show titled The Jay Lena Show in September 2009.It was a very popular TV programm in America.Here is the story of his first job.
I gained a very strong work concept from my parents, both of whom lived through a hard period of time-the Great Depression           (大萧条).They couldn't ___36___ people who didn't work regularly.I once told my mom that Sylvester Stallone was getting $12 million for ten weeks of work."What's he going to do the rest of the _37__?" she asked.
I took my first job at Wilmington Ford near my homerown of Andover, Massachusetts, when I was 16.I worked until five or six o'clock on school days and __38____ 12-hour days during the summer as a prepper(擦洗汽车的小工).This meant washing and polishing the new cars, and making sure the paper floor mats were in __39__.Another responsibility was taking off the hubcaps (车轮毂盖) at night, so they wouldn't get stolen, and    40   them the next day.This was    41    work because we had about seven acres of   42 One day, carrying an armful of hubcaps    43   a corner, I almost __44__ our new general manager.Scared, I dropped them all.He __45 me on the spot.
I was too ashamed to tell my parents.Every day for about two weeks, I stayed __46  until evening.Then I would go home and say I had a .__47___ day at work.
Trying to make a last    48   ,  I wrote a letter to Henry Ford II and told him what happened.I said that we were a reliable Ford family and that when I was old enough, I was going to buy a Mustang. __49__ the owner of the dealership(经营店) called."I don't know who you know in Detroit." he said."but if you want your job back, you've  50 it.”
Later, during college, I wanted to work at a Roils-Royce dealership, but the owner said there were no openings.So 1 started washing cars there anyway.When the ___51__ noticed me, I said I was working until he _52__ me.He did.And the second day, I started to work there as a sales clerk.
It   53   persistence (坚持) to succeed.Attitude    54_ matters.I have never thought I was better than anyone else, but I have always believed I couldn't be _ 55  .

【小题1】
A.see B.knowC.understandD.love
【小题2】
A.dayB.monthC.weekD.year
【小题3】
A.put inB.took upC.gave outD.stuck to
【小题4】
A.placeB.needC.shapeD.fashion
【小题5】
A.changingB.sellingC.replacingD.cleaning
【小题6】
A.hardB.normalC.regularD.plain
【小题7】
A.matsB.carsC.areasD.floors
【小题8】
A.atB.inC.beyondD.around
【小题9】
A.broke intoB.looked across C.crashed intoD.came across
【小题10】
A.firedB.leftC.punishedD.forgot
【小题11】
A.calmB.busyC.stillD.alone
【小题12】
A.stressfulB.relaxingC.badD.great
【小题13】
A.effortB.changeC.dialogueD.decision
【小题14】
A.GraduallyB.EventuallyC.TemporarilyD.Hopefully
【小题15】
A.reachedB.passedC.gotD.caught
【小题16】
A.prepperB.ownerC.clerkD.customer
【小题17】
A.helpedB.tiredC.hiredD.called
【小题18】
A.makesB.showsC.carriesD.takes
【小题19】
A.alsoB.evenC.neverD.ever
【小题20】
A.followedB.scoldedC.defeatedD.interrupted

My First Trip in the United States

I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane   36  at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very  37 and it was snowing, but I was too excited to   38  . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my    39   .On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the   40  time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers(摩天大楼) and their man-made   41  .  42   me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.

  43  my friend had left, I went to a   44   near the hotel to get something   45    . Since I couldn’t speak a single word of English, I couldn’t tell the    46   what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some   47   ,but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the    48  thing as the man at the next table was   49   . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway   50   I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I   51  to walk around the city. I wanted to see   52  on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.

When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay    53  and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of   54  and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to    55  .

1.

A.took off

B.landed

C.dropped

D.reached

 

2.

A.hot

B.warm

C.cold

D.cool

 

3.

A.look

B.listen

C.enjoy

D.mind

 

4.

A.home

B.hotel

C.office

D.school

 

5.

A.first

B.one

C.last

D.only

 

6.

A.satellites

B.lakes

C.beauty

D.parks

 

7.

A.Helped

B.Helping

C.Had helped

D.Being helped

 

8.

A.Before long

B.Shortly after

C.Soon

D.Then

 

9.

A.restaurant

B.shop

C.supermarket

D.pub

 

10.

A.to drink

B.to read

C.to eat

D.to listen

 

11.

A.boss

B.cook

C.waiter

D.waitress

 

12.

A.voices

B.suggestions

C.sounds

D.gestures

 

13.

A.similar

B.different

C.same

D.right

 

14.

A.looking

B.ordering

C.picking

D.eating

 

15.

A.until

B.when

C.before

D.after

 

16.

A.tired

B.stopped

C.determined

D.continued

 

17.

A.anything

B.everything

C.something

D.some things

 

18.

A.asleep

B.awake

C.afraid

D.alive

 

19.

A.noise

B.voices

C.streets

D.places

 

20.

A.drive a car

B.cook meals

C.teach Chinese

D.speak English

 

第二节摘录信息(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

阅读下面短文,根据所读内容在文后的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。注意:每空不超过三个单词。

My name is Jane. My job is to write stories and newsletters for a magazine. My hobby is traveling and I hope to visit Great Britain one day. I’d like a pen-pal from London, who is interested in discussing the differences between Europe and Asia. I love listening to pop music and playing football.

I’m Manuel. I’m a businessman and have a large company with many workers and clerks. I’d like to find a pen-pal who is also a businessman and lives in North America. I like using the Internet.

I am working in a university. I speak English, French and Russian. My family name is Jackson but my students usually call me Sarah. I’d like a pen-pal who is fond of language learning working in Oxford University. I don’t like using computers for learning and I believe that true language can only happen in a classroom.

I’m Peter and interested in the differences between East Europe and North America. I love riding my horse and listening to jazz. I usually get up at 7 o’clock and go to school around 7:30 in the morning. I want to find a pen-pal who has the same interest as me living in Sydney.

Cindy is my first name. I’m working in a travel agency. Sometimes I am called Mr. Guide as I am working. I’d like to find a pen-pal who comes from Europe. I like playing the piano and listening to jazz. I’m interested in history, but I don’t like to discuss languages.

First name

Vocation(职业)

61.____________

Pen-pal from

Jane

62._____________

Traveling, listening to pop music and 63.________

London

64.__________

Businessman

Using 65._________

North America

Jackson

66._________

Teaching

Oxford University

Peter

Student

67.____________ and listening to jazz

68.__________

Cindy

69.___________

Playing the piano, listening to jazz, history.

70.__________

 

 

I arrived in the United States on February 6, 1997, but I remember my first day there very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane____26____at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was_____27____

excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I ______28_____a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared_____29_____astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their_____30_____beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then_____31____me because he_____32_____go back to work. He_____33_____to return the next day.

______34____ my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I_____35____speak a word of English, I couldn’t ____36____the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and ____37_____to make some gestures, _____38_____the waiter didn’t understand me. Finally, I______39_____the same thing the man_____40_____the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway______41_____I came to Time Square with its movie theatres, and huge_____42_____people. I didn’t feel tired so I continued to walk_______43_____the city.

When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t sleep because I ______44______hearing the fire and police sirens(汽笛) during the night. I______45_____awake and thought about New York. I decided that I had to learn to speak English.

1.

A.took off

B.landed

C.got out

D.took down

 

2.

A.too

B.so

C.very

D.much

 

3.

A.got

B.took up

C.got on

D.took

 

4.

A.in

B.at

C.for

D.to

 

5.

A.old-make

B.man-made

C.newly-make

D.natural

 

6.

A.had left

B.would leave

C.left

D.was leaving

 

7.

A.must

B.had to

C.should

D.ought

 

8.

A.agreed

B.said

C.told

D.promised

 

9.

A.Shortly after

B.Long before

C.Shortly

D.Soon

 

10.

A.couldn’t

B.could

C.didn’t

D.did

 

11.

A.ask

B.say

C.tell

D.order

 

12.

A.begun

B.started

C.must

D.started to

 

13.

A.and

B.so

C.then

D.but

 

14.

A.ordered

B.booked

C.asked

D.got

 

15.

A.on

B.for

C.at

D.to

 

16.

A.when

B.until

C.after

D.before

 

17.

A.crowds of

B.groups of

C.crowd of

D.group of

 

18.

A.around

B.in

C.by

D.near

 

19.

A.was

B.went

C.kept

D.started

 

20.

A.was

B.lay

C.laid

D.were

 

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