Can you imagine what life would be like if there is no telephone? You could not call your friends 1 the phone and talk to them. If fire 2 out in your house, you could not 3 the fire department. If somebody were 4 , you could not call a doctor.

  In our 5 life, we need to communicate with one another. We do this 6 by speaking to other people and listening to 7 they have to say to us, and as we are 8 to them we can do this very 9 . However, our voices will not travel very far even when we 10 . It is thanks to the 11 of the telephone that we are 12 able to communicate with each other 13 hold conversations when we are far 14 . We can hear each other clearly 15 we were in the same room.

  The man who 16 this possible was Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman. Bell, a teacher of visible speech 17 later moved to Canada, 18 all his spare time experimenting. He was 19 active in his research for a means of sending speech by electricity that he left 20 time for his day-to-day work and at one time was almost penniless.

1.

[  ]

A.on
B.for
C.in
D.of

2.

[  ]

A.took
B.put
C.broke
D.looked

3.

[  ]

A.send out
B.ask for
C.want
D.call

4.

[  ]

A.hurt
B.damaged
C.wound
D.harm

5.

[  ]

A.day
B.daily
C.every day
D.dated

6.

[  ]

A.mostly
B.almost
C.seldom
D.most

7.

[  ]

A.that
B.this
C.what
D.which

8.

[  ]

A.friendly
B.familiar
C.nice
D.close

9.

[  ]

A.easily
B.simple
C.well
D.much

10.

[  ]

A.say
B.speak
C.shout
D.talk

11.

[  ]

A.discovery
B.invention
C.making
D.coming

12.

[  ]

A.yet
B.still
C.already
D.never

13.

[  ]

A.to
B.as to
C.and
D.but

14.

[  ]

A.part
B.partly
C.separate
D.away

15.

[  ]

A.as if
B.if
C.though
D.when

16.

[  ]

A.did
B.had
C.made
D.got

17.

[  ]

A.which
B.who
C.that
D.of which

18.

[  ]

A.spent
B.took
C.passed
D.wasted

19.

[  ]

A.such
B.very
C.so
D.too

20.

[  ]

A.too much
B.much
C.a little
D.little

完形填空(共15小题;每小题2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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it   31    me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director.    32   , one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was    33    explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there  34    they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve failed.” I’d been so well respected.    35   I was of no value.
For six weeks, I was in a very dark place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸). I could see things that needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward to seeing the positive in everything    36    me.
Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I    37    the same final, so he was    38    when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me    39    him on was incredible(难以置信), From then on, I spent the summer enjoying their passions (激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band----I even went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so    40   . My life had been so much devoted to    41    for so long, and I felt    42    that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
43    , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose ----- I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being   44   again. Now I feel more positive about my professional future   and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how    45    it is to achieve real balance in life.
31. A. promised                          B. afforded                          C. showed                  D. left
32. A. Therefore                         B. Anyhow                           C. Otherwise             D. However
33. A. quickly                               B. gently                              C. partly                     D. easily
34. A. until                                    B. after                                C. as                            D. so
35. A. Suddenly                        B. Finally                    C. Immediately         D. Shortly
36. A. defended                          B. directed                          C. deserted               D. disturbed
37. A. watched                                     B. missed                                      C. lost                         D. won
38. A. disappointed                    B. worried                           C. honoured              D. delighted
39. A. cheering                            B. taking                              C. leading                   D. passing
40. A. hopeful                              B. meaningful                    C. difficult                  D. strange
41. A. work                                   B. family                              C. matches                D. performances
42. A. successful                         B. thoughtful                      C. thankful                 D. peaceful
43. A. Naturally                           B. Doubtfully                      C. Disagreeably        D. Unexpectedly
44. A. employed                          B. comforted                      C. valued                    D. encouraged
45. A. important                         B. interesting                     C. simple                    D. surprising

Competition. It’s a simple word, yet a very complex word that covers many angles when it comes to how gasoline prices are determined. It seems so easy to explain, but don’t let that trick you—it’s incredibly difficult to explain and adequately understand.

Say you’re on a Sunday afternoon drive, and notice a gas station near you charging $3.50. Down the road a few miles, that price could easily be 10 or more cents higher or lower. The question is “how” or “why” is that? Think of it this way. Are you more likely to get a better deal on a car if there are two similar car dealers next to each other? Perhaps, because the dealers are too close. Say there is a third similar car dealer miles away. Is he going to be at the same level of competition and sell his cars for the same price as the two dealers next to each other? Likely not. He may charge more or less. Maybe people don't know there are two other dealers down the road. Maybe the dealer is almost outside of the city and the land value isn't as high, so his taxes aren't as high.

These situations do take place at gas stations. And more factors can impact what a station will charge. Timing can greatly impact what price a station charges as well! Many motorists fail to realize that the price a station pays for gasoline changes daily. If one station gets lucky and buys gas on Monday and the cost goes up Tuesday, the station that bought on Monday doesn’t necessarily have to raise prices like the station that bought on Tuesday. Maybe the station that got caught buying for a higher price on Tuesday will pass that higher cost on by raising its gas price.

Perhaps the difference is what brand the station is---branded stations usually pay a slightly higher cost for their gasoline. In return for paying a higher cost, those stations are guaranteed first supply in case of emergency situations. Independent stations don’t pay as much, but aren’t guaranteed supply.

While competition sounds easy to understand, there are always a large number of factors that could influence what one station charges. Keep in mind how many variables there are next time you fill up.

1.What could be the best title for the passage?

A.How Competition Impacts Gas Prices

B.Gas Prices Go Up or Down

C.Competition---a Very Complex Word

D.We Can’t Stress Enough the Need for Competition

2.The example of car dealers is used to show _________.

A.car prices are determined by car dealers

B.location is an important factor in pricing

C.the quality of service matters most

D.dealing strategy should be flexible

3.The gas prices of a station always change partly because _________.

A.a gas station always wants to charge more

B.the gasoline is in great demand

C.the cost of the gas the station buys varies daily

D.gas is in greater need on Monday

4.According to the passage, branded stations _________.

A.spend less money on their gasoline

B.have more staff than independent stations

C.charge less for high quality oil

D.offer a steady oil supply

 

B

How does it happen that children learn their mother tongue SO well?When we compare them

With adults learning a foreign language,we often find this interesting fact.A little child without

knowledge or experience often succeeds in a complete mastery of the language.A grown—up person with fully developed mental powers,in most cases,may end up with a faulty and inexact corflllland.What accounts for tllis difference?

Despite other explanations。tlle real answer in my opinion hes partly in the child himself,partly in the  behaviour of the people around him.In the first place,the time of learning the mother tongue  in the most favorable of all,namely,the first years of hfe.A child hears it spoken from morning till night and,what is more important,always in its genuine form,with the right pronunciation,rightIntonation,right use of words and right structure.He drinksin all the words and expressions which come  to him in a hsh.ever—bubbhng spring.There is no resistance:there is perfect assimilation.

Then the child has,as it were,private lessons all the year round,while an adult language—

student has each week a limited number of hours which he generally shares with others.The child

has another advantage:he hears the language in all possible situations,always accompanied by the

right kind of gestures and facial expressions.Here there is nothing unnatural,such as is often found

In  language lessons in schools,when one talks about ice and snow in June or scorching heat in January  And what a child hears is generally what immediately interests him.Again and again,when his attempts at speech a聪successful,his desires are understood and fulfilled.

Finally,though a child’S“teachers”may not have been trained in language teaching,their re-

lations with him are always close and personal.ney take great pains to Inske their lessons easy.

60.’rhe main idea of the passage is——.

A.to tell why the native language is learnt SO well by children

B.to teach children to learn their lllothei"language we

C.to show that children’S teacher should take great p8ins to make their lessons easy

D.to do research into the difference between children and adults

61.What does the underlined phrase“dlq.nks in”in paragraph 2 mean?

A.drinks alcohol    B.has a drink of    C.takes in D.tastes

62.An adult has more difflculties in learning foreign languages well for the reason that_____.

A.children are more indiligent than adults

B.adults pay less attention to learning/anguages than children.

C.children have private lessons all the year around

D.an adult language—student has limited time to share with others

63.Ⅵmo ale the teachers teaching a child to learn his mother language?

A。His parents.    B.His teachers.    C.People around him.D.Himself.

 

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