完型填空（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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

When I was about five years old, I used to watch a bird in the skies of southern Alberta from the Blackfoot Blood Reserve in northern Montana where I was born．I loved this bird; I would    36  him for hours．He would    37   effortlessly in that gigantic sky, or he would come down and light on the   38  and float there beautifully．Sometimes when I watched him, he would not make a sound and liked to move   39   into the grasses．We called him meksikatsi, which in the Blackfoot language   40   “pink-colored feet”; meksikatsi and I became very good friends．

The bird had a very particular significance to me   41   I desperately wanted to be able to fly too．I felt very much as if I was the kind of person who had been born into a world where    42   was impossible．And most of the things that I    43    about would not be possible for me but would be possible only for other people．

When I was ten years old, something unexpected   44  my life suddenly．I found myself become an  45  child in a family I was not born into; I found myself in a   46  position that many native Americans find themselves in, living in a city that they do not understand at all, not in another culture but   47  two cultures．

A teacher of the English language told me that meksikatsi was not called meksikatsi, even though that is what   48  people have called that bird for thousands of years．Meksikatsi, he said, was really “duck”．I was very  49  with English．I could not understand it．First of all, the bird did not look like “duck”, and when it made a    50   , it did not sound like “duck”, I was even more   51   when I found out that the meaning of the verb “to duck” came from the bird．

As I   52  to understand English better, I understand that it made a great deal of    53   , but I never forgot that meksikatsi made a different kind of meaning．I   54   that languages are not just different words for the same things but totally different    55   , totally different ways of experiencing and looking at the world．

1.A．keep               B．watch           C．follow            D．search

2.A．jump               B．dive            C．circle            D．wander

3.A．nest               B．hill            C．water             D．road

4.A．quickly            B．naturally       C．freely            D．quietly

5.A．means              B．reads           C．shows             D．states

6.A．though             B．because         C．while             D．until

7.A．communicationB．imagination           C．belief            D．flight

8.A．dreamed            B．worried         C．knew              D．argued

9.A．improved           B．enriched        C．changed           D．ruined

10.A．educated          B．adopted         C．outgoing          D．independent

11.A．weak              B．comfortable     C．terrible          D．central

12.A．between           B．against         C．without           D．beyond

13.A．most              B．few             C．their             D．my

14.A．desperate         B．bored           C．uncomfortable     D．disappointed

15.A．noise             B．call            C．decision          D．choice

16.A．ashamed           B．confused        C．embarrassed       D．frightened

17.A．tried             B．came            C．determined        D．expected

18.A．evidence          B．distinction     C．profit            D．sense

19.A．identified        B．confirmed       C．realized          D．predicted

20.A．concepts          B．regulations     C．messages          D．evaluations

第二节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1．5分，满分15分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
My classmates and I worked as volunteer in Beijing               76．____________
Paralympics in September 13．Early in the morning at 7:20,        77．____________
we gathered at the National Stadium, namely the Bird’s Nest．     78．____________
Then we got into it and ten minutes late, we started to do          79．____________
some cleaning．From 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, we tried our best help        80．____________
the disabled athletes to get ready for their competitions, leading the   81．____________
audience to their seats and keep order．It was until 12:00 that we        82．____________
had lunch and took a rest, which last about an hour．We stopped         83．____________
working at 4:00．Though it was a tired job, we felt               84．____________
that it an honor to serve the disabled friends from all over the world．     85．____________

(BEIJING, August 10)—The Beijing Daily has put together a number of tips for cost-efficient travel in Beijing.

★  Subway transfer

“Transfer” is a word frequently used by volunteers helping visitors choose the best way of transport during the ongoing Beijing Olympics to save time.

On the seven subway lines now in operation, the transport authorities have set up a total of 16 transfer stations:

Transfer between Line 2 and Line 1 at Jianguomen and Fuxingmen stations；

Transfer between Line 2 and Line 5 at Chongwenmen and Yonghegong stations;

Transfer between Line 2 and Line 13 at Dongzhimen and Xizhimen stations; Dongzhimen station can also bring you to Beijing Capital International Airport via the Airport Line；

Transfer between Line 1 and Line Batong at Sihui and Sihuidong stations；

Transfer from Line 1 to Line 10 at Guomao station to reach Zhongguancun, the north Third Ring Road (going north and west) or Jinsong (going south).

Via Line 10, transfer to Line 8 at Beitucheng station to reach the Olympic central zone, where the “Bird’s Nest” and other venues are located; transfer to Line 5 at Huixinxijie Nankou; transfer to Line 13 at Zhichunlu and Shaoyaoju stations; Sanyuanqiao station takes you to the airport via the Airport Line.

★  From subway to bus

Beijing’s subway system is thoroughly linked with bus routes.

The Beijing Railway Station, which can be reached via the Line 2 subway, has bus lines going north, southeast and to the West Railway Station, covering Chaoyang, Tongzhou, Daxing and other districts.

Xizhimen station is linked to many bus routes that go south and northeast. The long-distance bus routes near Dongzhimen station pass through Shunyi, Pinggu and other outskirts.

★  Park and ride

Park and ride facilities allow commuters to leave their personal vehicles in a parking lot and transfer to a bus or rail system.

In Beijing, because of city planning and other factors, park and ride is limited to bus and subway stations beyond the Fourth Ring Road. Since the Line 5 subway began operating, a low-fare parking lot, the largest in Beijing, was created at Tiantongyuan Beizhan station. Drivers are encouraged to spend just two yuan per day parking their vehicles and take the subway into the city.

1.At which of the station, passengers can go to the Beijing Capital International Airport by subway?

  A. Dongzhimen and Xizhimen.                                 B. Jianguomen and Fuxingmen.

  C. Dongzhimen and Sanyuanqiao.                          D. Zhichunlu and Shaoyaoju.

2.According to the tips, if you take Line 2, how can you reach Zhongguancun?

  A. Transfer to Line 1 at Jianguomen station, and then transfer to Line 10 at Guomao station.

  B. Transfer to Line 5 at Chongwenmen station, and then transfer to Line 10 at Guomao station.

           C. Transfer to Line 13 at Dongzhimen station, and then transfer to Line 8 at Beituchengstation.

D. Transfer to Line 1 at Dongzhimen station, and then transfer to Line 10 at Guomao station.

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

  A. You can get to the Beijing Railway Station via the Line 5 subway.

  B. Park and ride is limited to bus and subway stations beyond the Third Ring Road.

  C. Drivers can spend a little money in parking their vehicles in the largest parking lot.

D. Drivers must park their cars in the largest parking lot and transfer to a bus or rail system.

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. From the Beijing Railway Station, you can take buses to the West Railway Station.

B. From the Beijing Railway Station, you can take the subway to the West Railway Station.

C. The Beijing Railway Station has bus lines going north and southeast.

D. The Beijing Railway Station has bus lines going southeast and to the West Railway Station.

5.What is the purpose of the tips?

A. To help volunteers save time during the ongoing Olympic Games.

B. To help tourists enjoy the places of interest in Beijing.

C. To make people learn about the daily transport in Beijing.

D. To make it convenient and efficient to travel in Beijing during the ongoing Olympic Games.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Sam’s uncle had an old bird which sat in its cage all day. One day his uncle said, “It is too expensive to   36  that bird. We will get rid of it.” But Sam wanted to   37   the bird.

Sam’s grandfather told him that the bird was once a famous   38   bird. Now   39 people knew it. His grandfather took the bird out, and then quickly took his arms away.  The bird opened its huge   40  and flew into the sky. After a few minutes, it   41  with a small rabbit, cut it open and started to   42  it.

The next morning, Sam asked his uncle out. Sam did   43   his grandfather had done, but the bird   44   to the ground and stood still. Sam’s uncle   45  . Later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less   46  . Sam asked his uncle to come out before   47  . This time the bird caught a mouse. His uncle was quiet with   48  , but laughed again, “We can’t eat mice, so this bird is   49  .” And he sold the bird without telling Sam.

Before Sam found the bird was   50  , two angry men arrived in a car. They   51   his uncle and said, the bird couldn’t hunt and they wanted their money back. Sam’s uncle looked   52  and said, “I have spent it. But… don’t worry!” He   53   at Sam, “Sam will show you 54   to make the bird hunt! It’s a great bird, isn’t it, Sam?” Sam opened the door of the car and took out the   55  . It flew away and disappeared forever.