. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, _____ all practical value by the time they were finished.

A. could lose         B. would have lost         C. might lose                D. ought to have lost

—Do you mind if I close the window?

— ________. We should let in more fresh air.

A. Yes, go ahead                                B. Of course not

C. I would like to close it.                   D. I’d appreciate it if you didn’t.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

It was 4 o’clock in the morning, when I received the phone call.

    “This is the emergency room calling and your son was just   16   in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a(n)   17   and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was   18  .

    The doctor described the   19  , which caused the burns. At 6 a.m, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they   20   the charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline(petrol). The flames    21   my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.

  22  , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and   23   him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in   24   to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars(伤疤).

    After he   25   from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months   26   it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling. So, he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.

    When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch very   27   scar on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not   28   it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”

    I   29   this wisdom on to my son. He took my advice to   30   and returned to school with his head held high--- glad he was alive.

    By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not   31  , so he made the   32   to give up any plastic surgery we all have “scars” that we believe   33   people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.

     But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same   34   standards. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value   35    yourself, and your beauty will shine through.

16. A. brought         B. given                C. turned               D. showed

17. A. doctor          B. hospital       C. aircraft               D. ambulance

18. A. serious          B. terrible       C. dangerous            D. important

19. A. event           B. process       C. reason               D. accident

20. A. got             B. lit            C. burned    　　      D. moved

21. A. took            B. held   　　          C. caught 　　　　      D. attracted

22. A. Fortunately       B. Surprisingly   C. Happily              D. Slowly

23. A. pushed          B. threw          C. dropped             D. rolled

24. A. shape            B. place         C. fact                 D. time

25. A. benefited         B. recovered      C. suffered              D. relaxed

26. A. if                    B. while                C. because              D. although

27. A. normal        B. violent               C. obvious              D. popular

28. A. mention         B notice         C. 1augh               D. hide

29. A. sent            B. kept          C. handed                   D. passed

30. A. heart            B. life           C. practice              D. considerate

31. A. grow          B. matter         C. exist                D. appear

32. A. mistake         B. effort          C. decision            D. request

33. A. invite           B. cause          C. allow              D. remind

34. A. false          B. strict          C. moral              D. general

35. A by              B. over           C. beyond           D. within

Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely clever act of stealing or an even cleverer cheat. Either way, it could be the perfect crime, because the criminals are birds—horning pigeons!

The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car: if you want the car back, pay up then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside. Carrying the money in a tiny bag, the pigeon flies off.

There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however, may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind—one that avoid not only collecting money but going out to steal the car in the first place . Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return. Instead of stealing cars, he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an ad in the newspaper asking for help.

The theory is supported by the fact that, so far, none of the stolen cars have been returned. Also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars –seems too little for a car worth many times more.

Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal. “We have more important things to do,” he said.

1. After the car owner received a phone call. He ______.

A. went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried

B. gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park

C. sent some money to the thief by mail            

D. told the press about it

2. The “lazier and more inventive” criminal refers to ______.

A. the car thief who stays at home                    

B. one of those who put the ads in the paper

C. one of the policemen in Changwa          

D. the owner of the pigeons

3. The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show_____.

A. how easily people get fooled by criminals     

B. what Chen thinks might be correct

C. the thief is extremely clever                         

D. the money paid is too little

4. The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ______.

A. criminals                           B. pigeons                 

C. the stolen cars                             D. demands for money

5. We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because______.

A. he reads the ads in the newspaper          

B. he lives in the same neighborhood

C. he has seen the car owners in the park           

D. he has trained the pigeons to follow them

Would you please listen? It’s a complaint we’ve all heard (though perhaps not listened to). The price paid for not listening can be high: from making a mess of a task to broken relationships. “Frustrated, devalued, and disrespected—that’s how people feel when they’re ‘heard’ but not ‘listened to’,” says Jennie Grau, president of communications training and coaching firm Taliaferro Grau Associates. Yet focusing attention and understanding—the qualities that make physically hearing different from actually listening—can be hard to develop.

Learn to truly understand others, and you’ll improve your personal and professional skill sets alike. Business is all about relationships, and being a better listener helps you establish more positive relationships, says Rockhurst University communications professor Laura Janusik.

The first step is to limit anything that draws your attention away. Give up multi-tasking, and focus on what the speaker’s saying. If the moment simply doesn’t allow you to pay full attention, set up an alternative time when you will be able to concentrate.

Next, stop interrupting. Always want to jump in before the other person finishes speaking? Control yourself like this: Press your fingers firmly, count to five, and re-evaluate whether it’s time to talk. Be aware of the subjects or words that influence your emotions—both positive and negative—and calm down before responding.

Finally, listen between the lines. If you hear only the words without paying attention to the speaker’s tone of voice, facial expression, and body language, you risk missing hidden meanings or important signals. Confirm you’ve “gotten” the message. Transform what others said into a few words of your own.

And when it’s your turn to speak, know you’ve provided a model for how you hope your words will be received.

63. What’s the difference between hearing and listening according to the passage? (No more than 14 words)

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64. What does the author mean by saying “listen between the lines” in Paragraph 5? (No more than 8 words)

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65. What’s the best title for the passage? (No more than 8 words)

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第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

61. 假设你是李华，是天津某中学的高三学生。你的英国网友Jim发来电子邮件，告诉你他将于今年暑假来中国旅游，并决定来天津和你呆一周。但他有些情况不清楚。请你给他回一封电子邮件。

注意：1．词数：100左右；

         2．文中应包括方框内所有的提示内容，可以适当发挥。

Subject: visit to China   From Jim