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One year ago, I traveled 15,000 kilometers from Australia to the US. I am from a beachside town in the 16 of Sydney, and thought there would be almost no 17 differences between my home country and my 18 . I was surprised at how wrong I was, and at 19 different the two countries could be.
The United States is 20 in almost every aspect. The buildings are gigantic (巨大的) and so are the people who 21 and work in them. At mealtimes, the portions (份额) often 22 to me to be big enough for three or four people. I once 23 a baked potato which turned out to be bigger than my head! This was a big 24 for me.
The longer I spent in the US, the more I started to 25 smaller differences like the culture of 26 in restaurants. In Australia we don’t tend to give a tip 27 the service has been really excellent. In the US you tip for 28 everything, even at the hairdresser. Waiters and shop assistants 29 to be given 15 percent of the bill, although in places 30 New York or Washington DC, a tip can be as much as 20 percent.
31 , I also became more wary (谨慎的) of believing the stereotypes (成见) I had heard at home as I traveled. Not all Americans are ignorant of geography, for example.
Despite this, certain stereotypes about places did seem to 32 true for me. There is an immense (强烈的) sense of speed in New York. Everyone 33 to and fro, and very seldom takes time to 34 the moment. This is very different from the Australian lifestyle. Australians are laid back. Even in a major city like Sydney, we “Aussies” take time to “stop and smell the roses”---very different from our American counterparts.
Navigating (驾驭) the culture divide between Australia and the US was challenging at times. But I took up that 35 and learned a lot from it. It was an adventure.
1. A．heart B．city C．center D．suburbs
2. A．cultural B．commercial C．economic D．scientific
3. A．home town B．departure C．location D．destination
4. A．how B．why C．however D．where
5. A．big B．modern C．small D．fashionable
6. A．travel B．survive C．live D．serve
7. A．happened B．seemed C．proved D．managed
8. A．brought B．ordered C．designed D．fetched
9. A．laughter B．pleasure C．shock D．embarrassment
10. A．prefer B．notice C．tell D．appreciate
11. A．serving B．tipping C．donating D．toasting
12. A．unless B．if C．when D．since
13. A．rarely B．mostly C．almost D．hardly
14. A．try B．wait C．think D．expect
15. A．like B．along C．for D．in
16. A．So B．Therefore C．However D．But
17. A．come B．become C．turn D．get
18. A．walks B．drives C．wanders D．rushes
19. A．depend on B．reflect on C．spy on D．watch on
20. A．experience B．job C．challenge D．business
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三、完形填空。（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In February 2006, I flew into Beijing from Shanghai to watch a performance by Iceland’s Bjork and to interview her.
Some people find it difficult to 36 Bjork’s music. Her sound is an acquired taste, but 37 you get into it, you’re hooked. After the 38 press conference, I was 39 to a room where we did a one-on-one 40 for radio. I was surprised at how intelligent and pleasant she was. And fun.
The 41 at Worker’s Stadium was unbelievably wonderful. Barefoot for most of the show, Bjork 42 the audience’s interest with her music and her spirit.
However, an incident gave me an impression that she was unusual and moody.
The next day I was invited to go to the Great Wall with a lot of 43 who were to take pictures of Bjork. She was with her son and did not seem to be in the 44 for the photographers. She stood and stared at the ground, not facing the 45 .
Then suddenly, she ran off to the 46 , out to her waiting bus, and sped back to Beijing. It was strange to see since she had been so 47 with the press a few days before.
After leaving Beijing, she went on to perform in Hong Kong and Thailand. In a story that 48 around the world, she jumped on and attacked a female reporter at the Bangkok airport who 49 said, “Welcome to Thailand!”
You may have seen her at the Academy Awards a few years ago when she 50 in that usual swan costume, 51 perhaps her performance of Oceania at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Greece Olympics. Bjork does demand attention.
She’s 52 a new album, Volta. She challenges us to enter her own world with every album, and this one is no 53 .
Working with a variety of producers, including Timbaland, she takes us into her music again with an artistic 54 . It is 55 to digest, but if you can appreciate her unusual efforts, you will have a lot to get into.
36. A. receive B. get C. hear D. accept
37. A. while B. after C. before D. once
38. A. heated B. attended C. appointed D. packed
39. A. led B. brought C. fetched D. carried
40. A. lecture B. comment C. interview D. dialogue
41. A. game B. party C. performance D. play
42. A. held B. acquired C. seized D. focused
43. A. viewers B. tourists C. reporters D. officials
44. A. state B. mood C. situation D. position
45. A. cameras B. audience C. films D. directors
46. A. exit B. entrance C. edge D. side
47. A. communicative B. conservative C. cooperative D. aggressive
48. A. turned B. went C. came D. ran
49. A. already B. hardly C. simply D. seldom
50. A. appeared B. accompanied C. presented D. joined
51. A. or B. and C. so D. but
52. A. showed B. collected C. produced D. took
53. A. exception B. excuse C. way D. comment
54. A. spirit B. ability C. talent D. understanding
55. A. easy B. simple C. difficult D. funny
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第二节：完形填空（共20小题; 每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
I have a friend named Monty Roberts who possesses a horse ranch (大牧场). He was the son of a horse trainer who would go from ranch to ranch, training horses. As a result, the boy’s high school career was continually 21 . When he was a senior, he was 22 to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he 23 .
“That night he wrote a seven –page paper, describing his goal of someday 24 a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail. He put his 25 into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he 26 his paper back. On the front page was a large F with a 27 that read, “See me after class.” The boy went to see the teacher after class.
The teacher said, “This is a(n) 28 dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch 29 a lot of money. There’s no way you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “ 30 you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will
31 your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about it 32 and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is very important 33 for you.” Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the 34 paper. He stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 35 .”
Sitting in the middle of his 200-acre horse ranch, he told me he 36 had that school paper. He added, “Two summers ago that same schoolteacher 37 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week.” When the teacher was leaving, he said, “Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was 38 of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dream. Fortunately you had 39 enough not give up yours.”
Don’t let anyone 40 your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.
21. A. started B. interrupted C. made D. ended
22. A. taught B. guided C. asked D. forced
23. A. grew up B. brought up C. took up D. went up
24. A. working B. making C. owing D. owning
25. A. action B. heart C. explanation D. words
26. A. received B. accepted C. returned D. offered
27. A. note B. letter C. saying D. information
28. A. unusual B. unique C. unnatural D. unrealistic
29. A. raises B. makes C. requires D. saves
30. A. Although B. If C. When D. While
31. A. reconsider B. award C. recover D. acknowledge
32. A. soon B. wide C. long D. enough
33. A. composition B. decision C. lesson D. grade
34. A. rewritten B. vivid C. same D. printed
35. A. dream B. word C. promise D. impression
36. A. even B. rather C. ever D. still
37. A. fetched B. brought C. assess D. recite
38. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
39. A. opportunity B. occasion C. courage D. intelligence
40. A. starve B. accuse C. submit D. steal
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I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always not enough, but we had a 36 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 37 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids (孩子们) just thought I was 38 . I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t enough 39 for a lot of gifts, we planned to hold a family party. And the big 40 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 41 .
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 42 what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved $120 for them to buy 43 .
The big 44 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 45 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would 46 again at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 47 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 48 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything 49 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be 50 again. This is what she told me.
“I was looking 51 , thinking of what to buy, and I 52 to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 53 for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and 54 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so 55 as I did that day.
1. A．roof B．hat C．sky D．star
2. A．little B．less C．enough D．more
3. A．busy B．serious C．strict D．kind
4. A．effort B．room C．time D．money
5. A．improvement B．problem C．surprise D．excitement
6. A．shopping B．travelling C．parties D．greetings
7. A．the other B．each other C．one by one D．every other one
8. A．toys B．clothes C．presents D．bills
9. A．day B．chance C．cheque D．tree
10. A．forced B．reminded C．invited D．begged
11. A．draw B．stay C．move D．meet
12. A．including B．besides C．except D．regarding
13. A．quiet B．excited C．happy D．ashamed
14. A．since B．after C．while D．until
15. A．happy B．angry C．joyful D．glad
16. A．out B．over C．forward D．around
17. A．forgot B．stopped C．failed D．hated
18. A．wanted B．did C．got D．played
19. A．made B．searched C．bought D．fetched
20. A．painful B．rich C．disappointed D．angry
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One year ago, I traveled 15,000 kilometers from Australia to the US. I am from a beachside town in the 16 of Sydney, and thought there would be almost no 17 differences between my home country and my 18 . I was surprised at how wrong I was, and at 19 different the two countries could be.
The United States is 20 in almost every aspect. The buildings are gigantic (巨大的) and so are the people who 21 and work in them. At mealtimes, the portions (份额) often 22 to me to be big enough for three or four people. I once 23 a baked potato which turned out to be bigger than my head! This was a big 24 for me.
The longer I spent in the US, the more I started to 25 smaller differences like the culture of 26 in restaurants. In Australia we don’t tend to give a tip 27 the service has been really excellent. In the US you tip for 28 everything, even at the hairdresser. Waiters and shop assistants 29 to be given 15 percent of the bill, although in places 30 New York or Washington DC, a tip can be as much as 20 percent.
31 , I also became more wary (谨慎的) of believing the stereotypes (成见) I had heard at home as I traveled. Not all Americans are ignorant of geography, for example.
Despite this, certain stereotypes about places did seem to 32 true for me. There is an immense (强烈的) sense of speed in New York. Everyone 33 to and fro, and very seldom takes time to 34 the moment. This is very different from the Australian lifestyle. Australians are laid back. Even in a major city like Sydney, we “Aussies” take time to “stop and smell the roses”---very different from our American counterparts.
Navigating (驾驭) the culture divide between Australia and the US was challenging at times. But I took up that 35 and learned a lot from it. It was an adventure.
1. A．heart B．city C．center D．suburbs
2. A．cultural B．commercial C．economic D．scientific
3. A．home town B．departure C．location D．destination
4. A．how B．why C．however D．where
5. A．big B．modern C．small D．fashionable
6. A．travel B．survive C．live D．serve
7. A．happened B．seemed C．proved D．managed
8. A．brought B．ordered C．designed D．fetched
9. A．laughter B．pleasure C．shock D．embarrassment
10. A．prefer B．notice C．tell D．appreciate
11. A．serving B．tipping C．donating D．toasting
12. A．unless B．if C．when D．since
13. A．rarely B．mostly C．almost D．hardly
14. A．try B．wait C．think D．expect
15. A．like B．along C．for D．in
16. A．So B．Therefore C．However D．But
17. A．come B．become C．turn D．get
18. A．walks B．drives C．wanders D．rushes
19. A．depend on B．reflect on C．spy on D．watch on
20. A．experience B．job C．challenge D．business
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