第二节  语法填空（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）

       阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3l-40的相应位置上。

     He should be clean-shaven, goodlooking and drive a silver Mercides. And, most important of all,  (31)  should be more than 178cm.  (32)  (high) is obviously  (33)  (important) than looks to women looking for Mr Right, a survey reports. With blue eyes, short dark-brown hair and medium build, the ideal partner would appear to be the film star Jake Gyllenhaal. Besides looks, the perfect partner must also love  (34)  (pet), appreciate fine wine, theatres and nice restaruants and have  (35)  sense of humour, according to the study of 40,000 women by Ukdating.com. Only 1 percent of the women questioned would date（约会） a man who hates pets. Mr Right  (36)  (wear) smart jeans and a T-shirt, weighs exactly 80.5kg and is a doctor  (37)  a lawyer who owns a home  (38)  a good position. A university education is also important. The majority------66 percent------want to find a partner  (39)  is fit. Evne more-------68 percent------are looking for humourous partners. David Brown, managing director of Ukdating.com, said, “The female daters on our website certainly know  (40)  they want and they are not afraid to let the men know.

阅读理解

Newspapers are an important source of information. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they don't have time to read the news carefully and must be satisfied with a quick look at the front page；at other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to glance at the headlines.

    There are newspapers to satisfy every reader. In big cities there are many types, with several different editions every day. In small towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some areas the papers is printed weekly.

Most newspapers have several sections, especially on Sunday when the edition is larger than usual. There are, besides the front pages with the most important news, the sports section, the society page, the amusement section, a business page, and so on.

1. People read newspaper________.

   A. because they can learn about the most important news

   B. because they can learn about whatever they want

   C. because newspapers are an important source of information

   D. because newspapers can satisfy them

2. Reading the headline, people can know________.

   A. what the articles are about

   B. how many editions there are in the newspaper

   C. about the most important news

   D. about the sport, society, business and so on

3. In big cities, newspapers are usually printed________.

  A. daily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. weekly

  C. monthly　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. yearly

 4. Most newspapers have ________ on Sundays than usual.

    A. more types

B. more sections

    C. less types

D. less sections

5.If you want to see a film, you can read ________ in a newspaper.

    A. the business page

B. the society page

    C. the amusement section

    D. the sports section

Who says constant texting is just a bad habit? The teenager with the fastest thumbs in the country was crowned on Wednesday at the LG US National Texting Championship in New York City, winning ＄50,000 after a series of fierce texting battles.
16-year-old Austin Wiershke comes from Rhinelander, Wisconsin of the United States. He took home the top prize at the fifth annual texting event, beating 11 other competitors in the final, including last year’s champion Brianna Hendrickson from Brooklyn, New York.
Wiershke, who was wearing a gray shirt and having Justin Bieber’s hairstyle, sailed through each level of the competition by typing passages of text on a QWERTY keyboard rapidly without any mistaken. One special round even included being blindfolded(蒙眼) on the state to make up phrases by memory.
“I’m extremely nervous,” Wiershke said while waiting for the results after the final round. “I’m getting ready to hear Brianna’s name. When I heard my name was announced, I really couldn’t believe my ears.” After the announcement was made, confetti(五彩纸屑) dropped from the ceiling and Wiershke was met on the stage by the singer who said that she liked texting very much. She was Ashley Tisdale, a famous and beautiful singer, who awarded him his check.
In August, a film on Music Television called “Thumbs” took a behind-the –scenes look at the teenager’s life. It shows how he practiced texting to be the fastest. The film followed a series of young texting competitors, including Brianna Hendrickson, in the weeks leading up to this year’s LG US National Texting Championship. Besides showing the always –connected lifestyle of these teenagers nationwide, the mover also shows the studies, sports , dreams and friendships among these competitors.
【小题1】What is the main idea of this passage?

Welcome to Hannibal!

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505 N. Third, Hannibal, MO 63641

(573) 221-2477·Fax: (573) 221 -6999

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Hannibal, Missouri, founded in 1819, is known worldwide as the boyhood home of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain), 1835-1910. The Clemens family moved to Hannibal in 1839 from nearby Florida, Missouri when Sam was four years old. He spent his formative years here, leaving such a lasting impression that his childhood memories provided the basis for much of his writing. In later life during an interview in India he said, “All that goes to make the me in me is a small Missouri village on the other side of the globe”.

Besides Mark Twain, famous Hannibal residents(居民) that may interest tourists include:

Margaret Tobin Brown, known as “Unsinkable Molly Brown” after he survived the sinking of

the Titanic in 1912, was born in Hannibal in 1867.

William P. Lear, inventor of the automobile radio, the automatic pilot for airplanes and the Lear

Jet, was born here in 1902.

Cliff Edwards, actor and musician, was born here. He was known in Hollywood as “Ukelele

Ike”, provided the voice for “Jiminy Cricket” in Pinocchio and appeared in many films.

Admiral Robert E. Coontz, a native of Hannibal, became Commander of the United States

Fleet(舰队) in 1923.

Jake Beckley, known as “Old Eagle Eye”, played baseball for three major league teams. He was

inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.

Helen Cornelius, country and western singer, is a Hannibal native.

William Henry Hatch, Hannibal lawyer who, while as a congressman (议员), played an

important role in making sure of the passage of agricultural legislation that established the position of Secretary of Agriculture in the Cabinet(内阁) of the President of the United States.

64. Hannibal, Missouri is known worldwide ________.

A. because the Clemens family used to live there

B. as the birthplace of Mark Twain

C. because Mark Twain spent his boyhood years there

D. for a number of notable people who once lived there

65. What Mark Twain said during an interview in India implies that _______.

A. the life he lived in Hannibal had a decisive influence on his whole life

B. he spent all his life in a small Missouri village

C. the years he spent in Hannibal left the deepest impression on his memory

D. if he had not been a native of Hannibal, he couldn’t have become famous

66. Among the famous Hannibal residents, __________.

A. Helen Cornelius was a western singer singing in the country

B. Cliff Edwards acted in the film Pinocchio

C. Jake Beckley made contributions to the American navy

D. William Henry Hatch worked as a politician