He hated the war so much that he decided to leave the army _____.

   A. for long    B. once in a while    C. for good    D. once upon a time

 Mary had taken _____ to see that her guests had everything that they could possibly want.

   A. efforts    B. pains    C. attempts    D. try

 She said she was glad the difficulty had been _____.

   A. cleared away    B. cleared up    C. broken away     D. broken down

He has a _______ knowledge of animals.

A. brief      B. folk        C. flat      D. broad

It is easy to understand the way a culture approaches disagreements by looking at the communication styles in that culture. In societies where open discussion is encouraged, conflict is much more common and accepted. On the other hand, cultures that strive to reduce conflicts and maintain harmony do not see such interaction appropriate, particularly in the workplace.

   In Australia, Great Britain, and the United States, for example, disagreements are considered a natural part of communication. People in these countries typically have open and honest discussions, even if people’s differences of opinion lead to confrontation(对抗，对立). In business setting, this may mean debating with a colleague or a supervisor over the approach to a task. Or, co-workers might have a discussion about whether an agenda(议程)item during a meeting is suitable or not. Conflict is not necessarily negative ，though. And many people feel that debating an issue is as rewarding as resolving it. Successful conflict resolution(冲突解决) is also seen as a valuable skill, most people at the management level are expected to be very good at handling conflicts that arise in the workplace.

   The Asian style of communication is quite different. In almost parts of eastern Asia, individuals present their ideas and then wait for others to do the same. They prefer to seek agreement from a group without rejecting another’s opinions out loud. In business meetings, subordinates (下级) will hardly disagree openly with their supervisor. This shows respect for supervisor, and it reflects the cultural importance placed on politeness and building harmony and trust.

1. The best title for this passage is ______.

 A. Approaching Disagreements                     B. Differences of Opinion

 C. Culture and Communication                     D. Conflict Resolution

2. In Australia, people would consider disagreement______.

 A. a negative part of communication              B. necessary in their communication

 C. normal and beneficial                             D. Unimportant in communication

3. Which of the following is true according to the author?

 A. Subordinates in the USA don’t try to show their respect in the supervisors.

 B. Asian people at management level are not good at handling conflicts.

 C. People in Asia always try to avoid conflicts.

 D. People in some western countries like to have conflicts.

4. What does the underlined word “harmony” probably mean?

 A. Difference            B. Agreement     C. Respects         D. Communication

It was ______ great shock to the world that two airplanes crashed into ______ World Trade Centre in New York on Sept. 11.

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

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节  完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

71. As Liu Qian puts it , it’s not the magic that makes it work , ____________(我们的工作方式)that makes it magic. ( way )

72. _________,(尽管他的想法听起来奇怪)it was accepted by all the people at the meeting. (as )

73. It’s _________ (你很愚蠢) be involoved in the trouble. (silly)

74. Mike _________ (肯定不在打扫)the classroom now. I saw him playing basketball on the playground a moment ago. ( clean )

75. Do remember _________ (把家庭作业交上来)before you go to your P.E class. ( have )

76.  _________ (他所需要的)is enough time and what I need are enough books.( what )

77.   _________ (困在)in the collapsed coal mine for more than 70 hours , the workers survived by eating newspapers. ( trap )

78. Your advice _________ (她等待)till next week is unreasonable, so she is wise not to take it. (wait )

79. _________ (如果你打开电视)and you will often see advertisements showing happy families. (turn )

80. Oh, _________ (多有趣)to skate on real rice! ( fun )

Many of the most damaging types of weather begin quickly, strike suddenly, and disappear rapidly, destroying small areas while leaving neighboring areas untouched．Such event as a tornado struck the northeastern part of Edmonton, Alberta, in July 1987．Total damages from the tornado went beyond $250 million, the highest ever for any Canadian storm．

Traditional computer models of the atmosphere have limited value in predicting short-lived local storms like the Edmonton tornado, because the available weather data are generally not detailed enough to allow computers to study carefully the slight atmospheric changes that come before these storms．In most nations, for example, weather-balloon observations are taken just once every twelve hours at places separated by hundreds of miles．With such limited data, traditional forecasting models do a much better job predicting general weather conditions over large areas than they do forecasting specific local events．

Until recently, the observation intensive method needed for exact, very short-range forecasts, or “Nowcasts,” was not possible．The cost of equipping and operating many thousands of conventional weather stations was extremely high, and the difficulties concerned in rapidly collecting and processing the weather data from such a network were hard to overcome．

Fortunately, scientific and technological advances have overcome most of these problems．Radar systems and satellites are all able to make detailed, nearly continuous observation over large areas at a lower cost．Communications satellites can send out data around the world cheaply and immediately, and modern computers can quickly collect and analyze this large amount of weather information．

Meteorologists（气象学者）and computer scientists now work together to design computer programs and video equipment able to change weather data into words and graphic displays that forecasters can understand easily and quickly．As meteorologists have begun using these new technologies in weather forecasting offices, Nowcasting is becoming a reality．

1．Why can’t traditional computer models predict short-lived local storms?

A．The weather data people collect are often wrong．

B．Detailed weather data in some small areas are not available．

C．The computers are not advanced enough to predict them．D．The computers are not used to forecast specific local events．

2．The word “Nowcast” in Paragraph 3 means ________．

A．a network to collect storm data?     

B．a way of collecting weather data

C．a more advanced system of weather observation

D．a forecast which can predict weather in the small area

3．What can make “Nowcasts” a reality according to the passage?

A．Scientific and technological advances． B．Advanced computer programs．

C．Computer scientists．?               D．Meteorologists．

4．What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The advantages of “Nowcasts”．         B．A tornado in Edmonton, Alberta．

C．The difficulty in predicting tornado．   D．A great development in weather forecast．

For most westerners, their 18th birthday _______the end of one part of their life and the beginning of another．             

       A．predicts          B．tells           C．signs            D．marks    

 He did well in the examination. He _____ hard at his lessons..  

    A. must have worked     B. can have worked    

C. will have worked      D. has worked