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Ⅴ.任务型阅读

Packaging is an important form of advertising. A package can sometimes motivate(促动) someone to buy a product. For example, a small child might ask for a breakfast food that comes in a box with a picture of a TV character. The child is more interested in the picture than in breakfast food. Pictures for children to color or cut out, games printed on a package, or a small gift inside a box also motivate many children to buy products or to ask their parents to buy for them.

Some packages suggest that a buyer will get something for nothing. Food products sold in reusable containers are examples of this. Although a similar product in a plain container might cost less，people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish, because they believe the container is free. However, the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product.

The size of a package also motivates a buyer. Maybe the package had “Economy Size” or “Family Size” printed on it. This suggests that the larger size has the largest amount of product for the least money. But that is not always true. To find it out, a buyer has to know how the product is sold and the price of the basic unit.

The information on the package should provide some answers. But the important thing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement. The words and pictures do not tell the whole story. Only the product inside can do that.

Title: 71. _________

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It was _______ was advertised on TV that made many customers buy the computer which was not so perfect as the ad said.

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

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 — I ‘ll ask our physics teacher to explain Newton’s Second Law of Motion, which she taught us yesterday.

— That’s just _______ most of the students haven’t understood.

A. what          B. why           C. how          D. where

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It was his strong communication skills which _______ in the interview that finally _______ his position as the sales agent in this area.

A. had been shown; won                       B. had shown; was won

C. was shown; had won                    D. showed; won

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Tom joined a dancing group but didn’t seem to        , so he left.

A.show off      B.go up       C.fit in       D.come over

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 It was ___ he came back from Africa that year ___ he met the girl he would like to marry.

   A. when; then         B. not; until       C. not until; that              D. only; when

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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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Anna lived on the side of a valley. One summer, there was a very big  36 , and a lot of houses down below Anna’s were washed away. Anna’s house was    37   enough to escape the flood, so when the water had  38  and the other houses were  39  there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud(泥), her house was just all right.

Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children,  40   Anna took in one of the families that had lost  41   in the flood and she  42  her home with them until it was  43  for them to rebuild their house.

Anna’s friends were  44  when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give  45  so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to  46  .

 “Well,” Anna  47  her friends, “at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I then lived found herself very  48  , because her husband had been killed in the  49  and she had a lot of children,  50  I have now. The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas this year, so I’m going to  51  only one present to all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back with a  52  who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our  53  ,’ she said to her children.

　The children were  54  and happy to get such a present. They  55 the little girl, and she grew up as their sister. Such was that Christmas present.”

36. A. earthquake     B. accident          C. flood              D. fire

37. A. below          B. high               C. big            D. small

38. A. reduced       B. come          C. appeared      D. disappeared

39. A. rising          B. flowing        C. falling          D. standing

40. A. so             B. but                  C. for           D. since

41. A. nothing        B. everything     C. anything      D. something

42. A. gave             B. found        C. shared         D. built

43. A. possible       B. necessary        C. important       D. obvious

44. A. worried       B. disappointed    C. puzzled       D. satisfied

45. A. them           B. herself               C. him           D. us

46. A. support       B. supply        C. grow         D. educate

47. A. explained to   B. asked for       C. talked with     D. turned up

48. A. sad            B. poor           C. rich            D. happy

49. A. war            B. storm                C. rain            D. flood

50. A. because        B. as             C. which            D. that

51. A. get              B. send            C. buy           D. make

52. A. boy             B. girl         C. student            D. teacher

53. A. child            B. daughter        C. sister             D. present

54. A. angry           B. excited         C. lovely            D. sorry

55. A. disliked        B. gained         C. welcomed       D. led

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People express their personalities in their clothes, their cars, and their homes. Our diets can also show our personalities because we might choose certain food to tell people something about us.

For example, some people mainly enjoy high quality food, such as caviar (鱼子酱) and lobster (龙虾), and they eat only in expensive restaurants – never in cafeterias or bars. They know about the “better things in life”.

Some people choose not to eat meat. Vegetarians often have more in common than just their diet. Their personalities might be similar too. For instance, vegetarians in the United States and Canada may be creative people, and they might not enjoy competitive sports or jobs. They worry about the health of the world, and they are probably strongly against the war.

Some people eat mostly fast food. One study shows that many fast-food eaters have a lot in common, but they are very different from vegetarians. They are competitive and good at business. They are also usually in a hurry. Many fast-food eaters might not agree with this description of their personalities, but it is a common picture of them.

Some people also believe that people of the same astrological sign（星座）have similar food personalities. Aries (born under the sign of Aries, between March 21 and April 20) usually like spicy foods, with a lot of onions and pepper. People with the sign of Taurus (April 21 to May 22) prefer healthful fruits and vegetables, but they often eat too much. Sagittarius (November 22 to December.22) like traditional food from many different countries.

What is your food personality?

44. Why do some people mainly eat high quality food?

   A. They want to show off their wealth.         B. Food can show off their social position.

   C. They want to enjoy better things in life.    D. They are wiser than any other persons.

45. A vegetarian may be a person________.

   A. who is believed to be a peace – lover        B. who values the importance of success

  C. who cares little about the future of the world  D. who shows his power to make money

46. From the passage, we can draw a conclusion that_____________.

   A. food is just a mirror of the human history   

   B. we can know a person from what he eats

   C. people are particular about the food they eat  

D. what people eat may change their personalities 

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第二节: 完形填空 (满分20分)

Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to   41   with you.

I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the high way at 85 mph   42   we realized we were   43   . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand new $ 20 bill. I was so   44   because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on   45   seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line.

  46   , I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I   47   I had not actually handed my money to the cashier. I had just  48   out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible. 

My conscience(良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t   49   over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and   50   for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I

  51   to forgive myself the pleasure of an ice cream for   52   that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why don’t you use the change   53   the pizza instead of that nice, new $ 20 bill?” I was not so    54   of my cash now.

For the next two years, whenever I was   55   of the “pizza incident,” I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it.”

I have learned two things from this   56   . Maybe I was a fool for   57    in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a   58   pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will   59   up with you.

This reflects the saying, “A coward (懦夫) dies a thousand times, a hero dies once.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that accident at least a thousand times. If I had been a   60   and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.

41.   A. say                          B. spare                        C. share                       D. explain

42.   A. as                            B. while                       C. however                  D. when

43.   A. lost                          B. tired                        C. hungry                    D. anxious

44.   A. excited                     B. worried                    C. satisfied                   D. encouraged

45.   A. rest                          B. food                        C. travel                       D. drink

46.   A. Unluckily                B. Finally                     C. Immediately             D. Actually

47. A. forgot                      B. recognized               C. noticed                    D. realized

48. A. walked                     B. left                          C. worked                    D. found

49.   A. look                        B. get                           C. turn                         D. think

50.   A. ask                          B. pay                          C. apologize                 D. send

51.   A. refused                    B. wanted                     C. hoped                      D. meant

52.   A. hope                        B. surprise                    C. anger                       D. fear

53.   A. into                         B. with                         C. for                           D. from

54.   A. sure                         B. upset                        C. proud                       D. pleased

55.   A. asked                       B. reminded                  C. thought                   D. told

56.   A. experience                B. experiment               C. story                        D. mistake

57.   A. turning                    B. taking                      C. handing                   D. giving

58. A. free                         B. cheap                       C. plain                        D. oily

59.   A. make                       B. wake                        C. catch                        D. put

60.   A. coward                    B. fool                         C. loser                        D. hero

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________ fun it is to jump into a pool or go swimming in summer!

       A. What a             B. How                 C. How a                     D. What