题目内容
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阅读下面对话,掌握其大意,并根据所给首字母的提示,在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。
W：Hello．Is that Mr．Nelson? This is Linda(1)s________．
M：Hello, Miss Linda．What can I do for you?
W：I'm on my way to visit you now, but I've(2)l________ my way．
M：That's too bad．(3)W________ are you now, Miss Linda?
W：I don't know(4)e________．I think I'm somewhere on New Hamphshare Street．I'm(5)c________ you from a bookstore．
M：Now I'm(6)a________ sure where you are．You turned at the second corner．You should have turned at the first corner from the railway station．
W：Is that so? Then I'll go(7)b________ to the first corner．
M：It'll be(8)b________ that way．You'll find a one-way traffic sign．That's where you have to turn to the left．
W：I'm sure I won't have any(9)t________ this time．Thanks．
M：I'll be(10)w________ for you．Bye．
(C)Most American students said goodbye to expensive fruits these days. In school canteens across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges heave replaced them. “People are afraid to spend now” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store. “They basically don’t know what the future will bring and keep waiting till after the Presidential Election.” The current financial crisis(金融危机)， during which several of the country’s biggest banks have been forced to sell or close, has made lots of Americans unwilling to buy expensive goods. Samira Martino, a restaurant owner in Miami, found everyone is ordering water instead of juice and more people are sharing meals. In more than two dozen interviews with the Associated Press across the country last month, American talked about their concerns, from worries about small businesses to doubts about simply making ends meet.The crisis began last year. Experts blame it on U.S. banks lending money too easily. A lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, have found themselves unable to pay it back. This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money. Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders, the whole world’s financial markets were involved. This month the U.S. government agreed on a $ 700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But a turn-around(转机) is not sure. President George W. Bush has warned it will take some time for the full effects of the plan to take hold in an economy that has had a world of trouble. Last week top finance officials from 20 major economies promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble. They believe the current crisis is the worst since the Great Depression in 1929. And they all think international cooperation is the key to solve it.51. From the first paragraph, we can infer that______A. apples and oranges become more expensiveB. people are worrying about the ElectionC. people are expecting a turn-around after the ElectionD. expensive fruits are in short supply in American markets52. Samira Martino’s restaurant is mentioned in the passage in order to ______A. show that people cut down their expenses.B. attract more people to come to his restaurantC. show how hard he is trying to run his businessD. encourage people to start businesses like him53. What is the cause of the current financial crisis of America?A. The Presidential ElectionB. U.S. banks lending money too easily.C. The decreasing economy.D. America’s rapid development.54. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. Many students can not eat expensive fruits in school canteens.B. Americans are very worried about their lives.C. The international cooperation is most needed.D. The current financial crisis is the worst in American history.55. This passage mainly talks about______A. the terrible life of AmericansB. the situation of the financial crisisC. the way to go through the crisisD. the world financial market
(C)
Most American students said goodbye to expensive fruits these days. In school canteens across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges heave replaced them. “People are afraid to spend now” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store. “They basically don’t know what the future will bring and keep waiting till after the Presidential Election.”
The current financial crisis(金融危机)， during which several of the country’s biggest banks have been forced to sell or close, has made lots of Americans unwilling to buy expensive goods.
Samira Martino, a restaurant owner in Miami, found everyone is ordering water instead of juice and more people are sharing meals. In more than two dozen interviews with the Associated Press across the country last month, American talked about their concerns, from worries about small businesses to doubts about simply making ends meet.
The crisis began last year. Experts blame it on U.S. banks lending money too easily. A lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, have found themselves unable to pay it back. This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money. Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders, the whole world’s financial markets were involved.
This month the U.S. government agreed on a $ 700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But a turn-around(转机) is not sure. President George W. Bush has warned it will take some time for the full effects of the plan to take hold in an economy that has had a world of trouble.
Last week top finance officials from 20 major economies promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble. They believe the current crisis is the worst since the Great Depression in 1929. And they all think international cooperation is the key to solve it.
51. From the first paragraph, we can infer that______
A. apples and oranges become more expensive
B. people are worrying about the Election
C. people are expecting a turn-around after the Election
D. expensive fruits are in short supply in American markets
52. Samira Martino’s restaurant is mentioned in the passage in order to ______
A. show that people cut down their expenses.
B. attract more people to come to his restaurant
C. show how hard he is trying to run his business
D. encourage people to start businesses like him
53. What is the cause of the current financial crisis of America?
A. The Presidential Election
B. U.S. banks lending money too easily.
C. The decreasing economy.
D. America’s rapid development.
54. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Many students can not eat expensive fruits in school canteens.
B. Americans are very worried about their lives.
C. The international cooperation is most needed.
D. The current financial crisis is the worst in American history.
55. This passage mainly talks about______
A. the terrible life of Americans
B. the situation of the financial crisis
C. the way to go through the crisis
D. the world financial market
第二卷 （满分35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：对话填空
W: Hello. Is that Mr．Nelson? This is Linda (1) s________．
M: Hello, Miss Linda．What can I do for you?
W: I’m on my way to visit you now，but I’ve (2) l______ my way．
M：That’s too bad．(3) W_______ are you now，Miss Linda?
W：I don’t know (4) e_______．I think I’m somewhere on New Hamphshare Street．I’m (5) c______ you from a bookstore．
M: Now I’m (6) a_____ sure where you are．You turned at the second corner．You should have turned at the first corner from the railway station．
W: Is that so? Then I’ll go (7) b____ to the first corner．
M: It’ll be (8) b_____ that way．You’ll find a one-way traffic sign．That’s where you have to turn to the left．．
W: I’m sure I won’t have any (9) t_______ this time．Thanks．
M: I’ll be (10) w______ for you．Bye．
