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It was the old lady's eightieth birthday. She was sure Myra wouldn't forget her mother's birthday, even if she was busy. After all, eighty was a special birthday. Perhaps Myra might come. Even if Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was sure of that. Two spots of colour brightened her cheeks. She was excited like a child.
Mrs. Morrison had brought a card and a bunch of flowers when she came to do the breakfast. Mrs. Grant downstairs had made a cake. Johnnie, the little boy next door, was now up with her with a packet of sweets.
"I guess you'll get lots and lots of presents," he said. "I did last week when I was six." What would she like? A pair of slippers perhaps. A blue new cardigan. Or a table lamp. Or a little clock, with clear black numbers. So many lovely things.
She stood by the window, watching. The postman turned round the comer on his bicycle. Her heart beat fast. Johnnie had seen him too and ran to the gate.
"Granny, granny," Johnnie returned. "I've got your post!"
He gave her four envelopes. Three were from old friends. The fourth was in Myra's writing.
"No parcel （包裹）, Johnnie?"
"No, granny."
Almost reluctantly, she tore the fourth envelope open. Folded in the card was a check. Written on the card was a message: Happy Birthday—Buy yourself something nice with the check, Myra and Harold.
The six-figure check fell to the floor like a bird with a broken wing. Slowly the old lad bent to pick it up. Her present, her lovely present. With trembling fingers she tore it into little bits.
1．As can be inferred from the passage, _____.
A．the neighbors cared little about the old lady in daily life
B．the friends sent the old lady many lovely presents by post
C．Myra was stopped by her husband from seeing her mother
D．the old lady lived alone in a flat away from her daughter
2．The old lady felt _____ when she saw no packet came with her daughter's card.
A．excited B．disappointed C．happy D．impatient
3．The reason why the old lady tore the check into small pieces was that _____.
A．she was sure her daughter would come, not the check
B．she didn't notice there were six figures on the check
C．she would prefer a present with love from her daughter
D．she didn't think the check was large enough for a present
4．Which of the following might serve as the best title for the passage?
A．The Present. B．The Check. C．The Birthday. D．The Daughter.
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第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
M：I’ve only got ten dollars．Is it enough for two tickets?
W：Well, we have tickets of different prices．There’re ＄1.5 tickets and ＄4 ones and ＄6 ones．
1．How much will the man have to pay for the cheapest tickets?
A．＄1.5．
B．＄3．
C．＄4．
M：I hear you are playing at a concert tomorrow．How do you feel about it?
W：Oh, I’m really worried about it．
M：I’m not surprised．So would I be．
2．How does the man really feel?
A．Surprised．
B．Worried．
C．Light-hearted．
M：May I go in and read some books?
W：Yes, but you must obey the rule that no book should be taken out of the reading-room．
M：Do people do that?
W：Oh, yes, quite a number have．
3．What do you learn about readers?
A．Everyone obeys the rules．
B．Some do not obey the rules．
C．No one obeys the rules．
W：Look! The room is full of smoke．I can hardly breathe．
M：I agree．Smoking should not be permitted here in this room．
W：That’s right．Nowadays, people who smoke seldom think of others．
4．What do you know about the speakers?
A．Both of them are not smokers．
B．Both of them are smokers．
C．One of them is smoking in the room．
W：I’ve got something for you．
M：Really? What is it?
W：Something I picked up while I was in Europe．
M：How nice! Thanks ever so much．
5．How did the woman get the thing?
A．Found it in a street．
B．Got it from a friend．
C．Bought it in a shop．
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。
M：What’s that terrible noise upstairs?
W：It woke me up at five o’clock in the morning．
M：It sounds like they’re tearing the walls down up there．
W：I think they are, indeed．It sounds like they’re repairing．
M：That’s all fine and good, but can’t they do it during proper hours?
W：They don’t realize that not everyone gets up before the crack of dawn．
M：And today’s Sunday! I’m going up there to stop them straight．
6．How does the man feel?
A．Surprised．
B．Sad．
C．Angry．
7．What will the man go upstairs to do?
A．See what is happening．
B．Stop them making noise．
C．Help them with the work．
听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。
M：Do you have any direct flight to New Zealand?
W：Sorry, we don’t．But I think you can fly on Northwest 212 to Tokyo and then have a connecting flight on Japan Airline 123 to Auckland．And it is the most economical flight, just USD 580．
M：When does the Flight 212 depart?
W：At 11∶50 a. m．By the way, it also makes a refueling stop at Chicago．
M：How big is the layover at Chicago?
W：Less than one hour．
M：And how long do I have to stay in Tokyo for the connecting flight?
W：Not so long, just one hour．
M：So the time for the whole journey is about．．．
W：About eleven hours．
M：Let me count…OK, it works out for my time schedule．Thanks a lot．
W：You are welcome．
8．How many stops will the man have on the journey?
A．One．
B．Two．
C．Three．
9．What is the advantage of the flight?
A．Flying in the daytime．
B．Taking less time．
C．Costing less money．
10．What time might the man get to New Zealand?
A．Nearly midnight．
B．Early in the morning．
C．Late in the afternoon．
听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。
M：I’m Tom, the graduate of the year．I’ve ever had a summer job for a hardware company．This is my employer’s recommendation．
W：Sounds good．Would you mind taking a test? It is made up of two parts, part one tests your EQ to determine whether your personality fits the job well．And part two tests your skills background．
M：Cool．
(After the exam)
W：You are an excellent lad from the test results．
M：Thank you, do you mean I get the job?
W：Before I give you a definite answer, I’ll consult with the management and the personnel Deptment．You know I’m the Sales team manager．
M：I see, when can I expect an answer from you?
W：In a fortnight．
11．What isn’t Tom’s advantage?
A．The graduate of the year．
B．Working experience．
C．Interest in the company．
12．What job might Tom do if he is employed?
A．Sales．
B．Repairs．
C．Management．
13．How long will Tom have to wait for an answer?
A．About four days．
B．About ten days．
C．About half a month．
听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。
W：What can I do for you, sir?
M：I’m Tom in Room 528, and I want a wake-up call tomorrow morning．
W：At what time?
M：6∶15 a. m., please．
W：We have a computer wake-up service．Please dial 2 first and then the time．That is to say, dial 2 and the 0615 for the time．There must be five digits in the final number．
M：I see．Then it is 20615．Thank you．By the way, if I want to change my wake-up time, what should I do?
W：Just dial your new wake-up time．The computer will cancel the old time itself and record the new one．
M：If I dial 20700, I will be waked up at 7∶00 a. m.?
W：Yes, that’s right．
M：Thanks a lot．
W：You are welcome．Good night!
14．What should Tom do if he wants to change the time?
A．Ask for help．
B．Use the computer．
C．Dial another number．
15．What does the first digit 2 stand for?
A．Service．
B．Floor．
C．Time．
16．Where does the conversation take place?
A．At a clock shop．
B．At a hotel．
C．At a repair shop．
听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。
No one really knows who first decided to link electricity with a guitar．Most reports say this took place in the late Nineteen-Thirties or early Nineteen-Forties．
However, one man did a great deal to make the electric guitar popular．His name was Les Paul．He was the most popular guitarist in the Nineteen-Fifties．Les Paul also helped invent several different devices used with electric guitars．The most famous of these was a guitar that had a solid wood body．The Gibson Guitar Company later made these guitars．
There are too many great guitarists today to even guess who might be the best．There are great country and western guitarists, blues guitarists, and rock music guitarists．
However, most people would agree that blues artist B-B King is one of the top electric guitar players today．His music is famous around the world．So is his guitar, named Lucille．B-B King’s famous guitar is made by the same Gibson Company that made Les Paul’s electric guitars．
17．Who invented the electric guitar?
A．Les Paul．
B．The Gibson Company．
C．Still unknown．
18．Why is it hard to tell who might be the best guitarist?
A．People have different tastes．
B．Good guitarists can easily be found．
C．No one can match Les Paul now．
19．What is B-B King famous for?
A．Blues．
B．Rock music．
C．His guitar．
20．What connects Les Paul with B-B King?
A．The same music．
B．The same guitar．
C．The same guitar producer．
As I was thinking about language learning the other day, the image of baking bread came into my mind. I compared some of the exercises and drills that we put ourselves through in order to learn a language to the various ingredients(原料) that go into baking a loaf of fresh bread.
Real language learning takes place in human relationships. No one sits down and eats a cup of flour, even if he is hungry and in a hurry. You don’t become bilingual(双语的) by learning lists of vocabulary. You don’t become a speaker of a language by memorizing verb conjugations (动词的变化) and agreement rules. You become bilingual by entering a community that uses that other language as its primary means of communication.
I am not suggesting that we can make bread without ingredients. Flour is necessary, as are yeast（酵母）, salt, water and other ingredients. Vocabulary is part of any language and will have to be learned. Grammatical rules exist in every language and cannot be ignored. But merely combining the appropriate ingredients in the recommended proportions does not result in bread. At best, you only end up with a ball of dough(面团).
In order to get bread, you have to apply heat to the dough. And in language learning, that heat comes from the community. Anyone who has learned a second language has experienced that heat. It creeps up your neck when you ask the babysitter, “Have you already been eaten?” when you meant to say, “Have you already eaten?” When you try to say something quite innocent and the whole room bursts into laughter, you are experiencing the heat that turns raw dough into good bread.
Remember the old saying, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen”? This is where language learning often breaks down because we find the heat uncomfortable and we stop the baking process. In order words, we can’t stand the heat, so we get out of the kitchen.
However, the language learner who stays in the kitchen―in the heat―until the combined ingredients are thoroughly transformed will enjoy the richness of a quality loaf of bread. He is lad that he did not “get out of the kitchen” at the critical moment when the oven seemed too hot. The dedicated language learner knows that becoming bilingual cannot be achieved without the heat!
76. The passage is mainly about _____.
A. how we can make baking bread with various ingredients
B. how to become bilingual by communicating with others
C. what an important role “heat” plays in learning a language
D. what a high quality of bread you may achieve in the kitchen
77. You can become a speaker of a language by _____.
A. bearing millions of words and expressions in your mind
B. using the language to communicate with those around you
C. knowing verb conjugations and grammatical rules
D. saying something innocent to be laughed at by others
78. What’s the purpose of illustration of the example―you ask the babysitter, “Have you already been eaten?” when you meant to say, “Have you already eaten?”?
A. To verify that you are sure to make some mistakes when you enter a community.
B. To show that you should combine the ingredients in the recommended proportions.
C. To prove that you may experience “heat” from the community in language learning.
D. To indicate that being bilingual calls for your courage, confidence and perseverance.
79. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the necessity of baking bread and learning language?
A. Excellent Skills.
B. Various ingredients.
C. Appropriate proportions.
D. Uncomfortable heat.
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第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person. I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a(n) 31 on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in 32 . One afternoon, a friend and I were 33 rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house 34 her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they 35 to the roof’s edge and shot out into the 36 .
I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride. The stone was too smooth, however, so it 37 from my hand as I let it go and headed 38 for a small window on the old lady’s back wall.
I was too scared about getting 39 that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window. However, a few days later, 40 I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel 41 for her misfortune.
I made up my mind that I would 42 my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I 43 would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a(n) 44 explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the 45 for repairing it.
I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.
The next day, I 46 the old lady her paper and was able to 47 the warm smile that I was 48 her. She thanked me for the paper and said,“Here, I have something for you.”It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I 49 my route.
After several cookies, I 50 an envelope. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said,“I’m proud of you.”
31．A．adviser B．customer C．assistant D．neighbor
32．A．carefulness B．cleverness C．selfishness D．forgiveness
33．A．throwing B．kicking C．picking D．striking
34．A．by B．under C．from D．around
35．A．dropped B．rolled C．flowed D．fell
36．A．room B．kitchen C．yard D．sky
37．A．skipped B．stopped C．stepped D．slipped
38．A．straight B．slow C．right D．fast
39．A．lost B．trapped C．caught D．hurt
40．A．before B．when C．but D．though
41．A．guilty B．safe C．anxious D．nervous
42．A．borrow B．move C．transfer D．save
43．A．used B．calculated C．chose D．earned
44．A．book B．article C．note D．notice
45．A．period B．cost C．size D．distance
46．A．handed B．sold C．left D．showed
47．A．witness B．wear C．return D．bring
48．A．comparing to B．playing with C．learning about D．receiving from
49．A．continued B．chose C．followed D．forgot
50．A．tore B．marked C．bought D．felt
The old farmer has one son and two daughters, ______ are kind to her,______makes her sad.
| A．neither of them; which | B．all of whom; which |
| C．none of them; it | D．none of whom; which |