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第二节:完形填空（在每题给出的四个选项中，只有一项是最符合题目要求的。共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Joseph Henry was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He used to tell a rather 26 story about his childhood. His grandmother, who 27 him, once paid a cobbler（修鞋匠）to make him a pair of 28 .

The man measured his 29 and told Joseph that he could choose between two 30 : a rounded toe or a square toe. Little Joseph couldn’t 31 . It seemed to be such a huge decision; 32 , it would become his only pair of shoes for a long time.

The cobbler 33 him to take a couple of days to make up his 34 . Day after day, Joseph went into the shop, sometimes three or four times a 35 ! Each time he looked over the cobbler’s shoes and tried to decide. The round-toed shoes were 36 , but the square toes looked more 37 . He continued to put off his decision. He wanted to make up his mind, but he just couldn’t decide!

Finally, one day he went into the 38 and the cobbler handed him a parcel 39 in brown paper. His new shoes! He raced home. He 40 off the wrapping and found a beautiful pair of leather shoes, one with a rounded toe and the other with a 41 toe.

I learn a 42 here about decisions: If I don’t make decisions myself, others will 43 make them for me. Better than I make them myself.

And if I choose 44 from time to time, that’s okay, too. At least I won’t have to 45 shoes that don’t match. Besides, I’ll probably do better the next time.

26. A. scary B. meaningful C. miserable D. humorous

27. A. protected B. educated C. prevented D. raised

28. A. trousers B. gloves C. shoes D. socks

29. A. feet B. arms C. legs D. back

30. A. ways B. styles C. kinds D. types

31. A. agree B. respond C. believe D. decide

32. A. in all B. above all C. after all D. at all

33. A. invited B. allowed C. ordered D. promised

34. A. mind B. loss C. story D. time

35. A. year B. month C. week D. day

36. A. new B. practical C. expensive D. big

37. A. convenient B. valuable C. fashionable D. useful

38. A. church B. office C. hospital D. shop

39. A. wrapped B. covered C. hidden D. tied

40. A. put B. tore C. took D. went

41. A. long B. short C. square D. round

42. A. language B. mistake C. skill D. lesson

43. A. secretly B. probably C. quickly D. sadly

44. A. actively B. poorly C. wisely D. carefully

45. A. wear B. mend C. buy D. remove

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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Conservative Party leader David Cameron has been elected British Prime Minister. Labor Party’s Gordon Brown, the 36 Prime Minister, had to 37 the tears as he said his goodbyes outside of 10 Downing St. And Cameron is the youngest UK prime minister in almost 200 years.

According to electoral rules, the leader of the party that wins a majority in Parliament becomes the new prime minister and forms the new government. If no party wins a majority, a coalition (联合) government 38 several parties may be formed. The head of the coalition party that 39 most seats in parliament probably becomes the new prime minister.

In Britain’s May 6 parliamentary 40 , Cameron’s Conservative Party won the most seats, but did not get a majority. After negotiations, with an agreement 41 between the Conservatives and the third-placed Liberal Democrats, a governing coalition was formed. [来源:ZXXK]

Cameron has grown 42 a shy primary school student with 43 school reports into a famous political 44 . He is reportedly a 45 of King William IV (1765 –1837). Cameron studied at the elite Eton College, for centuries the school 46 the choice for the nation’s wealthiest people to send their male children to. He went 47 to Oxford University, where he graduated with a degree in philosophy, politics and economics.

Once at primary school, Cameron had the poorest school report in the class. At Eton, Cameron was a problem boy. In 1983, he was suspected of taking drugs. He was punished, and 48 ordered to copy 500 lines of Latin text. He 49 the incident and worked harder.

Cameron was very 50 at Oxford. He captained the tennis team there. He was a member of a dining society. After graduation, he 51 politics. In 2001 Cameron became a member of Parliament and in 2005, at the age of 38, was elected the leader of the Conservative Party.

Now he has been elected the head of a country 52 deep economic troubles. At least 1.3 million people have been 53 in the serious financial crisis. British voters will be looking to see 54 the program his party has proposed to deal with the problem 55 do anything to help.

36. A. latest B. current C. former D. latter

37. A. hold back B. hold off C. hold on D. hold out

38. A. is made up of B. consisting of C. is composed of D. makes up of

39. A. holds B. takes C. includes D. contains

40. A. selection B. election C. conference D. negotiation

41. A. reached B. arriving at C. coming to D. establishing

42. A. with B. of C. from D. for

43. A. excellent B. poor C. average D. outstanding

44. A. people B. character C. image D. figure

45. A. son B. grandson C. relative D. descendent

46. A. is B. has been C. had been D. being

47. A. on B. up C. down D. out

48. A. otherwise B. therefore C. nevertheless D. however

49. A. survived from B. recovered from C. benefited from D. changing from

50. A. silent B. positive C. active D. enthusiastic

51. A. took to B. toot after C. took off D. took over

52. A. faced B. facing with C. faced with D. faces

53. A. laid off B. laid down C. laid aside D. laid out

54. A. that B. what C. if D. how

55. A. can B. should C. must D. need

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读下面短文，从短文后面各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Every summer a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the    26        are in seasonal work, mainly connected with wourism and    27
The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the     28    of travel. You can pick grapes on farms in France, entertain kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are 29    jobs in hotels and restaurants.
But it is not easy now to find work. “    30   you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,” says Althea Ellis, an adviser in     31       for students.
“If you work with a family in Italy, you’ll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Pairs, the owner will expect you to speak   32    . British students only have a language     33     for jobs in the USA and Australia.”
    34     enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been     35     .One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was      36      home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the      37      they made, and what’s worse, Sarah herself was robbed on her only    38    evening of the entire trip. “ I did visit a lot of new places,” she says,“ but it wasn’t worth it. The pay was     39     and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!”
“The troubles is, students expect to have a(n)     40    time of it.” Althea Ellis points out. “After all, they see it as a    41     .In practice,     42      ,you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual (临时的) work. You’ll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy. In the other words, you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that     43    you. But you have      44    employment rights. As soon as the holiday season      45     ,they’ll get rid of you.”