第二节 完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）

Passing Your Love On

Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind  16   your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only  17  seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts（石膏绷带）, a black-and-blue face, and a sad  18 . “No way am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I  19  to move to that seat.

The girl was named Kathy. She had been in a car accident and  20  was on her way for  21 .

When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to  22  that Kathy would not be able to  23  herself. I considered  24  to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too  25  to offer a service to a  26 . But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more  27  than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and  28  she was uncomfortable to accept, she  29  as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart had  30 , and the time was really  31  spent than if I had just sat by myself.

I was very glad I had reached  32  my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love  33  flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us  34 . When we stretch to serve another, we grow to live  35  a larger and more rewarding world.

16. A. leaving                         B. changing                  C. taking               D. giving

17. A. comfortable               B. suitable                   C. available           D. favorable

18. A. heart                       B. expression                   C. action               D. thought

19. A. decided                     B. wanted                    C. regretted           D. promised

20. A. immediately               B. lately                          C. recently            D. now

21. A. treatment                  B. travel                          C. pleasure            D. business

22. A. know                        B. say                          C. realize             D. recognize

23. A. eat                            B. feed                        C. choose              D. support

24. A. offering                    B. needing                   C. stopping           D. trying

25. A. impolite                    B. far                          C. close               D. fast

26. A. girl                           B. neighbor                  C. passenger          D. stranger

27. A. unusual                  B. direct                     C. important        D. shameful

28. A. when                        B. although                  C. since               D. as

29. A. refused                         B. wondered               C. cried               D. did

30. A. warmed                    B. jumped                    C. broken             D. cheered

31. A. good                         B. worse                       C. better                   D. bad

32. A. below                      B. through                   C. across               D. beyond

33. A. seldom                          B. never                       C. hardly              D. sometimes

34. A. separate                    B. independent             C. silent         D. upset

35. A. of                                 B. in                           C. at               D. for

Every people has its own way of saying things, its own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based on colors.

Red is a hot color. Americans often use it to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very angry about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their color and their fiery taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland jazz.

Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health.

The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling stomach may say she feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.

Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like a fast new car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the color of the back side of the paper money.

The color black is used often in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day. A blacklist is illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.

In some cases, colors describe a situation. A brown out is an expression for a reduction in electric power. Brown outs happen when there is too much demand for electricity. The electric system is unable to offer all the power needed in an area. Black outs are common during World War two. Officials would order all lights in a city turned off to make it difficult for enemy planes to find a target in the dark of night.

61. Americans use “red hot” to describe the following EXCEPT____.

   A. something unfair                                                      B. small hot-tasting peppers

   C. the person who is very angry                                 D. popular music like Dixieland jazz

62. People use “in the pink” to express they are in good health because____.

   A. the expression has a very long history                B. the color pink makes people feel happy

   C. people think the color pink is gentler than red    D. healthy babies are born with nice pink skin

63. When we say someone feels a little green, it means he/she____.

   A. enjoys himself in boating                                         B. is hit by a high wave

   C. has a stomach ache                                                           D. likes trees and grass

64. In the writer’s eyes，what is related to a black day?

   A. Being sent a beautiful gift                                      B. Passing a very difficult test

   C. Being refused during an important interview   D. Being invited to an exciting party

65. The writer wants to tell us ______in American everyday expressions

   A. the most popular colors                          B. different meanings of colors   

   C. how to use colors correctly                        D. why Americans like to use colors

第二节 单句改错 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1. Why not having a try once again?

2. I couldn’t get through the gate because your car was on the way.

3. Tim has married to Mary for more than 10 years.

4. He speaks English well indeed, but of course not as fluent as a native speaker.

5. The man slipped and falling when getting off the bus.

6. We’ve found English easy to learn it.

7. She looks forward every spring to walk in the flower-lined garden.

8. He dare not speak English before such a crowd, dare not he?

9. There are a plenty of eggs in the basket.

10. You like sports, when I like reading.

 I thought I was going to fail the exam, but I passed _______.

A. above all      B. after all       C. in all          D. first of all

第二部分：英语知识运用（共三节，共45分）

第一节：单项填空  （共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 The order came ___the soldiers ____the small village the next morning.

      A. that ; had to leave                              B. that; should leave

      C. /; must leave                                       D. when; should leave

 —Kate！Have you got an invitation(请柬) from Nancy?

—_____. A what?

A. Yes, I’ve got one             B. I’m sorry I don’t know 

C. Say again                   D. I beg your pardon       

  It suddenly _____ to me that we could ask our neighbors to help us.

A. thought          B. happened    C. came     D. occurred   

16. The computer program is a puzzle to me. The more I think of it, the more questions I think of _____.

       A. ask                   B. asked         C. being asked          D. to ask

20．The actress looks very young but _______she is more than forty years old. 

A．fortunately      B．actually      C．happily      D．strangely

五、书面表达（满分20分）

有毒奶粉风波发生后，很多人至今不敢喝牛奶。请以“牛奶有益健康”为题，根据下列要点写一篇短文，词数100左右。

1．牛奶可强健骨骼和牙齿，对老年人的健康和青少年的成长尤为重要。

2．睡前喝牛奶有助睡眠。

3．政府已采取措施，确保牛奶质量。

4．饮用牛奶要适量。

Milk Is Helpful to Health

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