—I’ll talk to my son Bill about it as soon as possible． He usually listens．

—We need _______ listening． We need action．

A．more than     B．less than      C．not more than     D．no more than

A turkey named Courage gave thanks to President Obama for saving his life on the day before Thanksgiving. Honouring a 62-year-old tradition, the President pardoned the bird on Thanksgiving eve.

   The tradition of a turkey pardon at Thanksgiving began with President Truman in 1947. Courage comes from Ellsworth, Iowa. The name Courage was chosen by voters (投票人)who took part in a survey posted on the White House website. The lucky turkey walked on the lawn of the Rose Garden and posed for the cameras at the presidential podium(讲台).

   The dinner that has become known as the First Thanksgiving was actually a harvest festival celebrated in December of 1621. That’s when English settlers in Plymouth, Massachusetts, gave thanks for the progress they had made after a hard winter in their new country. As America grew, Thanksgiving customs also spread and got bigger. George Washington declared that the first national Thanksgiving would be on November 26, 1789. In the decades to follow, however, people celebrated Thanksgiving locally, with no official date. President Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November 1863 a national day of Thanksgiving. It stayed that way until 1939, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved it one week earlier. He wanted to lengthen the shopping period before Christmas to encourage gift-buyers and to help businesses. So Congress（议会） ruled that, after 1941, Thanksgiving would be an official federal holiday falling on the fourth Thursday of November.

This year we celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday, November. Millions of Americans got together to give thanks with friends and family. The lucky turkey, Courage, was one of them. After his pardon, Courage would be sent to Disneyland Resort in California, where he would be the grand assemble of Disney’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

That the turkey Courage was pardoned was decided by ________.

A. George Bush     B. Congress           C. President Truman      D. the public

The first Thanksgiving Day was held to ________.

 A. celebrate the harvest of British settlers

 B. celebrate the progress of Americans

 C. encourage the struggle with British settlers

 D. celebrate the joy of all Americans after a hard winter

In 1939, President Roosevelt put forward the national day of Thanksgiving to ________.

 A. encourage the economy   B. help the poor

 C. please Congress              D. lengthen the summer holidays

We can infer from the passage that ________.

 A. President Obama pardoned a turkey before Thanksgiving because of the economic crisis

B. the turkey named Courage was pardoned by President Roosevelt before Thanksgiving

 C. the pardoned turkey walked on the lawn of the Rose Garden on Thanksgiving eve

 D. the pardoned turkey will appear in a celebrating parade of Thanksgiving Day

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第五部分  任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读的内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

If you are asked to chair a meeting, remember the following six golden rules for meeting management.

1. Always start the meeting on time If you begin on time, group members who show up late will realize the value of time. Beginning on time reflects the skill as an effective time manager and sets an example for others to follow.

2. Select a note-taker or arrange to have the meeting audio-taped You may need to refer back to an issue that was discussed during the meeting at a later date. Good record-keeping is a sign of a good meeting manager as well.

    3. Learn to listen So many times we think we are going to say and, in the process, block out important points that other group members may be contributing. Additionally, we often hear only what we want to hear, rather than really listen to other people. Meetings that are characterized by effective listening are successful meetings.

4. Keep the discussion on track Many times important issues can get sidetracked in a meeting, especially when everyone has a different opinion about the topic. If an unexpected conflict develops once the meeting is in progress, either appoint a subcommittee to look into the problem, or ask the participants involved in the conflict to meet with you after the meeting. Doing so will help keep the discussion on track and minimize (减少) the chances of wasting participants’ time of great value.

5. Give everyone an opportunity to be heard Some people tend to control meetings, whereas others wait to be asked their opinions. As the leader of the meeting, you need to keep an open mind and make sure everyone feels welcome to contribute and express ideas without criticism.

6. End on time If you said the meeting would last no longer than one hour, make sure the meeting lasts for only one hour. Running late with a meeting makes members late for other appointments, increases the chances that the members will mentally leave the meeting and reduces your reliability as an effective meeting manager.

1.    ▲      on how to manage a meeting

  Anousheh Ansari, _______ Iranian-American business woman, began her historic journey as      

_______ world’s first female space tourist last year.

A. an; 不填            B. 不填; the           C. an; the              D. the; the  

 Great Expectations ______ my favorite book, which ______ by Charles Dickens, and ______ as classic literature nowadays.

A. is; was written; is seen                          B. are; are written; are seen    

C. is; had been written; is seen               D. are; were written; is being seen

Come and see me whenever _____.　　

         A．you are convenient　　　　　        B．you will be convenient　　

         C．it is convenient to you　　　   D．it will be convenient to you

The man, ____ is parked in front of our school, is a well-known politician.　　

         A．whose white car　　　　　　        B．of whom the white car　　

         C．of whose white car 　　　　 D．the red car of his

At first       it looked like a simple accident, but later the police became doubtful.  

       A. sight             B. view              C. look              D. glimpse

　　Transportation and communication networks bring people together. Yet sometimes people themselves create barriers(障碍) to transportation and communication.

　　In some countries, laws stop people from moving freely from place to place. Over the centuries, many groups of people have been denied the freedom to travel because of their race, religion, or nationality. In the Middle Ages, for example, Jews were often forbidden to move about freely within certain cities. South Africa's government used to require black Africans to carry passes when they travel within the country. Some governments require all citizens to carry identification papers and to report to government officials when ever they move.

　　Countries set up customs posts at their borders. Foreign travelers must go through a customs inspection before they are allowed to travel in the country. Usually travelers have to carry special papers such as passports and visa. Some countries even limit the number of visitors to their country each year. Others allow tourists to visit only certain areas of the country, or they may require that travelers be with an official guide at all times during their stay.

　　Many of those barriers to travel also act as barriers to communication. When two governments disagree with each other on important matters, they usually do not want their citizens to exchange news of ideas freely. Countries often try to keep military or industrial information secret.

　　Today, people have the ability to travel, to communicate, and to transport goods more quickly and easily than ever before. Natural barriers that were difficult or dangerous to cross a hundred years ago can now be crossed easily. The barriers that people themselves make are not so easy to overcome. But in spite of all the different kinds of barriers, people continue to enjoy the travel and the exchange of goods and ideas.

　53.The examples in Paragraph 2 are used to tell the readers that _____.

　　A. people have been allowed to travel freely within the country.

　　B. People have not been permitted to travel freely for various reasons.

　　C. Travelers have to carry special papers such as passports and visas.

　　D. Customs posts are necessary at the borders of the countries.

　　54.Some governments limit the freedom of communication because _____.

　　A. they intend to keep their national secrets unknown to others.

　　B. they think such freedom will lead to wars.

　　C. they often disagree with each other on important matters.

　　D. they want to show their authority over communication.

　　55.We may learn from the passage that _____.

　　A. people do not care about the removal of barriers between countries.

　　B. people can not remove the obstacles made by themselves.

　　C. man-made barriers are sometimes harder to overcome than natural ones.

　　D. barriers should be taken for granted as they always exist.

　56.Which of the following can serve as the best title of the passage?

　　A. Barriers Made by People　　　　　　　 B. Functions of Communication

　　C. Restrictions on Transportation　　　　D. Progress of Human Society

第一节  语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

从A、 B、 C 、D 四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.  reason     A. breakfast    B. greatly      C. reach       D. really

2.  native     .A. advice      B. grammar    C. base        D. master 

3.  improve    A. progress    B. move       C. political     D. follow 

4.  started     A. landed      B. grasped     C. forced      D. stayed 

5.  houses   A. faces      B. horses     C. buses    D. roses