阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job.   the financial crisis, fewer companies would like to    new staff. My son targeted a company that was   to employ only one person   there were more than 20 people filing their resumes.

After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later   one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite    and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week. 

On the day of the final interview, my son and other two    arrived at the interview place on time,   the test. The interview was unbelievably  . The interviewer only said to them, “All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our   . We will tell you the    in 3 days. Good luck to all of you！” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very   .

In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me    on phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “ What’s the whole   ?”  My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also    of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son ’s    was “ Thank you” while the others said “Goodbye”.

Only then did I know that my son ’s hope    in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not    to say “Thank you ” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “Thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand   . Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of    compared with others!

1.A. Due to                       B. As to             C. By way of      D. Contrary to

2.A. promote                    B. train             C. discover     D. employ

3.A. encouraged     B. allowed        C. intended       D. supposed

4.A. since                 B. while  C. because      D. if

5.A. decide               B. attract        C. meet             D. represent

6.A. slowly                B. secretly                   C. smoothly     D. silently

7.A. candidates                  B. students       C. friends         D. members

8.A. watching over             B. waiting for    C. thinking about      D. looking into

9.A. formal                       B. funny             C. simple          D. strange

10.A. information             B. order             C. notice          D. message

11.A. choice                     B. result             C. mark             D. idea

12.A. annoyed                  B. puzzled         C. shocked      D. disappointed

13.A. doubtfully               B. calmly            C. excitedly       D. worriedly

14.A. cause               B. matter            C. conclusion            D. interview

15.A. middle                     B. ending          C. course           D. part

16.A. reply                B. way               C. problem       D. question

17.A. came               B. grew              C. changed      D. developed

18.A. expect                     B. regret           C. dislike           D. forget

19.A. curiosity                    B. generosity     C. dignity          D. personality

20.A. abilities                    B. opportunities         C. challenges    D. strengths

Pride and Prejudice for the Modern Woman
Let us imagine how Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's most famous work, might be updated, 200 years on.
Austen's popularity is rooted in her intelligence. But today she would certainly have had a very different life, as would her characters. Here's my own suggestion. . .
It is a truth finally and universally acknowledged that a single woman with brains deserves to have equal opportunities to men, however disadvantaged she may feel by sexism.
" My dear husband," said his hopeful wife one day, " have you heard that the local store, standing empty for so long, is taken over by a bright young businesswoman?"
Her dull and indifferent (漠不关心的) husband replied that he had not. "But it is, it is," she replied excitedly. Mr Dull-Husband made no reply.
"Don't you want to know her plans?" she cried with some impatience.
"Well, clearly you think it matters to your silly little head. .. so I'd better listen. "
"Well, my dear, the rumour (传言) is that she has already set up a string of successful businesses in northern England, though how a woman can know anything about that is beyond me. She will move in herself next month. " "What is her name?" "Bingley. "
"Is she married or single?"
"What a question! And none of your business. But her coming will be a fine thing for our five boys. " "How so? How can it possibly affect them? "
"My dear love; those lazy boys need something to wake them up. There are bound to be jobs going. "
" Is that her point in settling here? Surely as a woman she has simply taken a fancy to the place. "
" Nonsense, my love, how little you've noticed the world has changed. She's got a first-rate degree and some sort of business qualification, I'm told. She surely needs one of our boys! Perhaps you might give her a call. "
" Me? No. Perhaps you can take an interest. You still have your looks, after all. She may even offer you a job. " "Oh, that's not likely. These new chances belong to the younger generation. But now you mention it, I think I'll go along all the same. "
And Mrs Bennet went along. That was 10 years ago. She is now managing director of a FTSE-listed company.
... It would remain the case, of course, that Mrs Bennet would be one of very few women on the company board, that her salary would be lower than her male colleagues, her bonus of a more "female" dimension and her lifespan (年限) among the city's business leaders shorter than theirs. Still, she'd no doubt have enjoyed Davos—and might even have hobnobbed (攀谈) with influential figures.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.

“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast.

“And you’ll be sorry that you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll surely be the best lawyer in our town!”

After graduation, George never became a lawyer and Richard was anybody but a millionaire …. Instead, it happened that both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street, while it was hard to make much money from books then, which made the competition between them worse. Eventually, Richard closed down his, dreaming of making a fortune elsewhere. 

Now, with only one bookshop in the town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival (竞争对手)。Perhaps he missed him? zxxk

George was very interested in old dictionaries, and he had recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was quite delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished — the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading: “Bookends Company has bought ten bookstores from its competitors. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in this country.”

1.George and Richard were        at school.

2.How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?

3.George got information about Richard from       .

4.What happened to George and Richard in the end?

请先阅读下面的电子邮件

Dear Li Hua,

I feel very happy to read your e-mail and I really appreciate your English. Congratulations to you. Your English has really improved a lot.

Oh, I have some good news to tell you. I’ve got a good chance to practice my Chinese as an exchange student to China. So, here I’d like to ask you for help—which school is the best one for me to attend in China. Tell me, and then I can tell my school to make contact with it.

Looking forward to your early reply and hope to meet you in China soon.

Yours friendly,

Mary

假设你是李华,请你根据下列要点,用英文给玛丽回一封电子邮件,建议她来你所在的学校。理由是：

你校每年都接纳交换生；

学校条件好,各种设施好, 有图书馆,电子阅览室……；

课外活动丰富多彩；

你校学生英语水平好,易于交流；

特别是老师好,教法生动有趣。

注意：可根据要求加以必要发挥,但不要逐字翻译；词数为120左右；开头已写好（不计入词数）,但不得抄入答题卡。

参考词汇：设施：facility 电子阅览室： electro-reading-room

Hi Mary,

Nice to read your e-mail today. It’s very kind of you to give me encouragement. I owe a lot to you for your help.

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Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job.         the financial crisis, fewer companies would like to         new staff. My son targeted a company that was        to hire only one person        there were more than twenty people filling their resumes.

After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later       one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite        and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.

On the day of the final interview, my son and other two         arrived at the interview place on time,           the test. Unexpectedly, the interview was unbelievably        . The interviewer only said to them,

“All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our       . We will tell you the        in 3 days. Good luck to all of you!” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very        .

In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me         on the phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “What’s the whole        ?” My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also         of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son’s         was “Thank you” while the others said “Goodbye”.

Only then did I know that my son’s “hope”        in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not         to say “thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand        . Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of         compared with others!

1.A.As to                 B. Due to               C. Instead of                  D. Contrary to

2.A.promote              B. train                        C. employ                    D. discover

3.A.encouraged              B. allowed                      C. supposed                   D. intended

4.A.while           B. since                       C. though                         D. if

5.A.meet                     B. attract                 C. decide                        D. represent

6.A.slowly          B. smoothly                C. secretly                   D. silently

7.A.members             B. students                 C. friends                         D. candidates

8.A.waiting for       B. watching over          C. thinking about        D. looking into

9.A.formal                  B. simple                 C. funny                          D. strange

10.A.information            B. notice                C. order                          D. return

11.A.result                 B. choice                C. mark                           D. idea

12.A.annoyed            B. puzzled               C. disappointed         D. shocked

13.A.doubtfully               B. excitedly               C. calmly                          D. worriedly

14.A.matter               B. cause                      C. conclusion                  D. interview

15.A.middle               B. ending         C. part                              D. course

16.A.way                 B. reply                      C. problem             D. question

17.A.changed            B. grew                       C. came                            D. developed

18.A.expect               B. forget                 C. dislike                         D. regret

19.A.generosity              B. curiosity                C. dignity                     D. personality

20.A.abilities              B. strengths                C. challenges                  D. opportunities