从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. What ______ public is concerned about is whether medical workers and scientists will be able to find out___ cure for this new disease in a short time.

A.不填;不填　 B.不填;the　　 C. the;不填　 D. the; a

第一节

W：The show starts at 7:10, so why don’t we leave at 6:00?

M：Will there be enough time to get there? It’ll be rush hour so the traffic could be bad.

W： OK. If we leave at 5:30, we’ll have much more time.

Text 2

W：Are you traveling alone, Mike?

M：No, I’ll take my family abroad this time. My wife and our three children are all going with me .

Text 3

W：Did you get some gas for the car?

M：Oh, I forgot. We’d better get some on our way back. Shall we get something to eat now?

W：I’m not hungry now. Let’s go for a mid-night dinner after the play.

Text 4

M：I hear you are going to drive to New York this weekend.

W：Oh, I’ve changed my mind.

M：What?

W：I think flying will be more comfortable.

Text 5

M：Would you rather attend my friend’s wedding with me?

W：To tell you the truth, I really can’t go anywhere because I’m going to have the final exam tomorrow.

Text 6

W：Hey, Jack. How was your weekend?

M：Not bad. I went downtown to watch a film with my roommate.

W：How was it?

M：Oh, it was wonderful, but my companion wasn’t.

W：What do you mean?

M：Well, I like the film, but my roommate talked about this and that, and he thought the Titanic was some boat the Japanese sank during World War II.

W：Oh, not a very bright man.

Text 7

W：Dr Carter’s office?

M：Yes. I’d like to make an appointment to see Dr Carter, please.

W：Ok. Could I have your name, please?

M：Yes, My name is Ronald Schuler.

W：Ronald Schuller. Ok. How about the day after tomorrow on Wednesday at 4:00 P.M.?

M：Do you happen to have an opening this morning?

W：Um… how about tomorrow at 8:00 A.M. or Thursday at 8:15 A.M.?

M：Uh,　 do you have anything earlier?

W：No. I’m sorry.

M：Well, in that case, tomorrow would be fine.

W：What’s the purpose of your visit?

M：Well, to tell the truth, I fell from a ladder two days ago while painting my house and my foot landed in a paint can and it was badly hurt.

W：So you took off the paint can? Sir, sir, are you still there?

M：Well, the paint can is still on my foot.

W：Oh, please come now. I don’t thinking your case can wait.

Text 8

M：Oh, dear, I suppose it’s time to start thinking about the summer holidays again. The papers are full of travel articles.

W：They always are at this time of year. Have you got somewhere already in mind?

M：I just think it would be nice to go somewhere different, for example, Tibet.

W：Where? Tibet? But it’s quite far away. It will cost a lot.

M：But you know I’d like to go somewhere out-of-the-way. Somewhere there aren’t many tourists. I haven’t been to Tibet, but some people I know tell me it’s a wonderful place for a holiday.

W：You might have trouble with the food and water.

M： Never mind, I can get some information from the travel agency and see what they offer. Are you coming with me?

W：I’d be quite happy to stay at home and work in the garden. You know I want to make a path.

Text 9

W：Hi, Dave. Good to see you could come a long way. Come on in.

M：Wow. Looks like the party is at a high point.

W：Yeah. And they’re eating all of my food. Oh, I’d like you to meet my sister, Cariol. She’s visiting for the weekend.

M：Oh, which one is she?

W：She’s sitting on the sofa over there.

M：You mean the woman with long black hair?

W：That’s right. Let me introduce her to you. You’re both so friendly.

M：And who’s the man sitting next to her? Uh, the man wearing the suit jacket?

W：Oh, that’s Bob, my ballet teacher.

M：Ballet teacher! I never knew you were into ballet.

W：I started about two months ago. Come on. I’d like you to meet them.

M：I’m coming.

Text 10

As the car industry develops, traffic accidents have become as familiar as the common cold. Yet, their cause and control remain a serious problem that is difficult to solve. Experts have long recognize that this discouraging problem has various cause. At the very least, it is a problem that involves three factors: the driver, the vehicle, and the roadway. If all drivers exercise good judgment at all times, there would be few accidents. But that is rather like saying that if all people were honest, there would be no crime. Improved design has helped make highways much safer. But the type of accidents continued to rise because of human failure and a large increase in the numbers of automobiles on the road. Attention is now turning increasingly to the third factor of the accident, the car itself. Since people believe the accidents are bound to occur, they want to know how cars ban be built better to protect the drivers.

最近，你是吴明，和笔友李华都很关注“可持续发展”的话题。现在你写一封信给他，谈谈江苏的省情，介绍耕地的使用及保护的情况。

1、 江苏是我国经济发达的省份之一，位于我国的东部，人口多，占地少。

人口：7000多万；土地面积：10多万平方公里。自然资源贫乏。

2、 随着经济的发展和人口的增长，越来越多的良田被征用来建造住房和工厂。耕地面积逐年减少。

3、 人们正认识到保护耕地的重要性，政府积极采取措施禁止非法用地。

4、 保护土地资源，是每个公民应尽义务，也是造福子孙后代的需要。

Dear Li Hua,

How are you? With this letter I’d like to introduce my hometown-Jiangsu Province to you .Situated in the east of China, Jiangsu is one of the most developed provinces of our country. It is a province with a large population of 70,000,000 but not much farmland for people to live on, and it lacks natural resources with an area of more than 100,000 kms .

With the development of economy and growth of its population, more and more good farmland has been used to build houses and factories. As a result, farmland is decreasing year by year.

Fortunately people are realizing the importance of protecting farmland and the government has taken measures to stop the illegal use of farmland.

In my opinion, it’s our duty to protect our farmland as well as our obligation to benefit the younger generations.

Looking forward to your reply.

Best wishes.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　Yours

　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Wu ming

　When I was teenager, my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer(醉酒人). He’d　 36　 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living,

　 37　 had his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me　 38　 near a vat (酿酒用的桶)of beer.

　So I did as he asked. I got good　 39　 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that　 40　 me to study law and business at the same time.

　In my second year of grade school, I began to realize that I’d　 41　 done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out.　 42　 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t　 43　 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.

　I packed my stuff into a bus and headed to Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was　ready to go back to　 44　 . I finished Harvard and got a highly paid job at the Boston Consulting Group. Still, after working there five years, I　 45　 ， “is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?” At that time, Americans paid　 46　 money of beer in low quality. Why not make good beer for　 47　 ? I thought.

　I decided to give up my job to become　 48　 When I told Dad, he was　 49　 , but in the end he　 50　 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams,　 51　 the brewer and patriot(爱国者)who helped to start the Boston Tea party.　 52　 I sold the beer direct to beer drink to get

　 53　 out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager(淡啤酒)won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined(注定)to be a brewer. My

　 54　 to the young is simple: Life is very　 55　 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.

　36．A. cost　　　　 B. spent　　　 C. take　　　　 D. paid

　37．A. like　　　　 B. as ff　　　 C. so　　　　　 D. nor

　38．A. anywhere　 B. nowhere　 C. where　　　　 D. somewhere

　39．A. result　　　 B. teachers　 C. grades　　　 D. work

　40．A. promised　 B. made　　　 C. advised　　　 D. allowed

　41．A. never　　　　 B. ever　　　　　　 C. always　　　　　　　 D. hardly

　42．A. Fortunately　 B. Obviously　　　 C. Possibly　　　　　　 D. Properly

　43．A. expect　　　 B. think　　　　　　 C. stop　　　　　　　　 D. wait

　44．A. school　　　 B. Colorado　　　　 C. my home　　　　　　 D. my decision

　45．A. realized　　 B. asked　　　　　 C. wondered　　　　　　 D. knew

　46．A. less　　　　 B. little　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　　 　D. lot

　47．A. Englishmen　 B. Europeans　　　 C. the world　　　　　　 D. Americans

　48．A. a lawyer　　 B. a brewer　　　 C. an instructor　　　　 D. an engineer

　49．A. surprised　 B. satisfied　　　　 C. interested　　　　 D. anxious

　50．A. hated　　　 B. supported　　　 C. raised　　　　　　　 D. left

　51．A. for　　　　 B. at　　　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　　　　 D. after

　52．A. Therefore　 B. Otherwise　　　 C. Also　　　　　　　 D. Yet

　53．A. them　　　 B. the word　　　 C. tea　　　　　　　　 D. the party

　54．A. advice　　　 B. life　　　　　　 C. job　　　　　　　　 D. experience

　55．A. hard　　　 B. busy　　　　　　 C. short　　　　　　　 D. long

36．B　提示：spend time doing sth．固定搭配。

　37．C　提示：so+倒装句表示另一个主语的情况与前面相同。

　38．A　提示：not……anywhere．

　39．C　提示：据上下文，作者服从了父亲的安排获得了良好的教育。

　40．D　提示：学校允许我学习法律和商业。allow sb to do sth．“允许某人做某事”。

　41．A　提示：never…anything=nothing．

　42．B　提示：我想退学，显然父母不会同意，其它不合题意。

　43．D　提示：“只有等到人老了才能做自己愿做的事。”

　44．A　提示：下文finish Hayward提供了回来学习的信息，因而为go back to school．

　45．C　提示：这句话是作者对上一结论有疑惑不明白，而不是提出问题。ask后面的问句应加引号。

　46．C　提示：本句意思是啤酒很贵，因而A，B不合适，D项为a lot of money.答案无of，故选C。

　47．D　提示：上文提到Americans高价买质量不好的啤酒，因而本句应为Americans制造啤酒。

　48．B　提示：作者要成为酿酒人。

　49．A　提示：当告诉父亲时，他对我想法不会很满意或感兴趣，而是奇怪。

　50．B　提示：but表转折。表明最后他同意和支持我。故为B。

　51．D　提示：name/all sth…after，为一固定搭配。after “根据”。

　52．C　提示：also“而且”作者首先给他的啤酒起了一个好名字，同时又直销给喝酒人。

　53．B　提示：把“酒的名字”传出去，使这一“word”有了名气。

　54．A　提示：advice“忠告、劝告、建议”。

　55．D　提示：不要急于做决定，生命时间不一定按你的计划发展，说明