Section C 

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

A. The factors leading to a good speaker

B. The importance of enunciation

C. Talk with strangers

D. Pronunciation, the other important assistant in conversation

E. A famous master of conversation

F. The great use of dictionary

1. _________________________

The ancient Greeks were very good at making conversations, and the greatest talker of them all was philosophers Socrates. His student Plato surpassed some of his supposed conversations, and we read them in The Dialogue of Plato. In many classrooms today, Socrates’ method of teaching is used.

2. _________________________

The best talkers appear to have had a great interest in and love for their follow creatures, a curiosity about the world in general, some powers of observation and tolerance for those of others, and quick thinking. And they talk for the fun of it, not to show off their knowledge.

3. _________________________

A good voice must have the help of good speech, whose two assistants are clear enunciation and correct pronunciation. Poor enunciation may suggest to your listeners that you lack consideration, and that you are not especially concerned about their opinion of you.

4. _________________________

Pronunciation is settled by common agreement of the community of group speaking the particular language or dialect. For standard pronunciations of words, a dictionary is your best friend.

5. _________________________

Think of meeting a stranger as a chance to have a good time to talk, to make a friend. Look with a smile directly into the other’s eyes when you are introduced, and shake hands with a firm, friendly clasp (紧握). This will give you confidence. Then try to have a smooth and pleasant conversation with him.

Living on Mars isn’t ________ as it sounds.

       A. as strange an idea      B. as idea strange

       C. as a strange idea D. as an idea strange

 If you have never planted anything, you won’t be able to know the pleasure of watching the thing you have planted ____.

       A. grow                B. to grow             C. growing                  D. to be growing

_____ the child cannot forgive is the parents’ refusal to admit these charges if the child knows them to be true.

　　A. Whether            B. That           C. Why             D. What

第二节：完型填空 （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21--40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出能填入空格中的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish（区别）each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two separate systems____21___.

   The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育) by ___22___. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River___23___ the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were ___24___ for several thousand years and formed their own styles. Then in Tang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture___25___ went overseas to Japan, ___26___ into the Japanese society and ___27___ the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it ___28___ to the same system.

When the two mother rivers gave ___29___ to the eastern culture, another famous culture was brought up on the Mesopotamian Plain--- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well- known as the ___30___ of the European culture. ___31___ the Chinese culture, the European one also ___32___waters. When the colonists of England ___33___down in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn’t ___34___ from the European one a lot.

At the same time, the ___35___ of the language systems adds to the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic languages while the Western languages are ___36___ based on the Latin system, for example, the one I ‘m using to write this paper.

Other factors like human race difference ___37___ as well. However, ____38___ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom ___39__ until recent centuries.___40___ they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference (干扰) from the other.

21. A. above all            B. on the whole      C. in all                        D. first of all

22. A. mountains           B. plains                C. lakes                D. rivers

23. A. since           B. when          C. while                D. as

24. A. developed       B. improved          C. created              D. protected

25. A. suddenly              B. quietly                     C. gradually          D. naturally

26. A. mixed           B. flowed         C. moved                D. forced

27. A. expanded       B. enriched        C. influenced         D. shaped

28. A. comes            B. belongs        C. amounts            D. adds

29. A. birth                  B. way            C. root              D. origin

30. A. characteristics   B. sign           C. base                   D. content

31. As                   B. Unlike          C. With               D. Like

32. A. passed                B. spread          C. crossed           D. formed

33. A. fell             B. went         C. broke             D. settled

34. A. separate        B. grow         C. move              D. distinguish

35. A. difference             B. use                C. appearance        D. change

36. A. properly         B. partly            C. simply                   D. mostly

37. A. include          B. counts        C. depends           D. worked

38. A. in terms of      B. due to               C. as to               D. in case of

39. A. help             B. connect        C. communicate        D. meet

40. A. But             B. Because        C. So                       D. Yet

 I wonder what it feels like to be one of ____ really rich. The Browns already have Rolls Royce and now they are buying ____ third.

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

People aren’t watching__________television as before on Christmas Day because they use their videos.

       A．too much     B．too many      C．as much          D．as many

 Yang Jiazheng_____a book about Shuangqiao village last year but I don't know whether she has finished it.

    A. has written    B. wrote           C. had written     D. was writing

第三部分  写作（共两节, 满分50分）

第二节：短文改错（共10小题，每题1.5分，满分15分）

       此题要求改正所给段文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画出一个勾（√ ）;如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词;在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^ ）,在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词

My father woke me up one morning when I was 14, announced,          66．      

“Get up．You are going with me to cut grass.” I felt proudly and        67．             

excited because my father thought he was responsible enough             68．             

to help him in his business．Still, that first day is very hard．         69．             

Towards the evening, my father found some leaves I had                70．             

missed cutting and pulled me aside．“Cut that section again or          71．             

don’t make me tell you do it again.” The message was clear．           72．             

Today I stress the important of doing a job right the first time．         73．             

In every job I have held, I have learned something that helps me on            74．             

my next job．If you work hard, you can learn from any job you do．          75．             

___________for his expert advice, John is often asked to help others with their personal affairs.

       A．Having known        B．Being known    C．Known            D．Knowing