You can eat food free in my restaurant ________ you like.

A .whenever                     B. wherever                C. whatever                 D. however

 The population of many Alaskan cities has ______ doubled in the past three years.

A. as great as                B. as many as                C.  more than      D. larger than

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36－55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

John and Mary had a nice home and two lovely children, a boy and a girl. John had a good   36   and had just been asked to go on a business trip to another city and it was   37   that Mary needed an outing and would go along too. They   38   a reliable woman to care for the children and made the   39   , returning home a little earlier than they had planned.

  40   they drove into their home town, they found a home in flames (火焰). Mary said, “Oh well, it isn’t our   41   , let’s go home. ”

But John drove closer and exclaimed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be   42   work yet, maybe there is something we could do. ”

John drove up and they were both   43   -stricken to see the whole house in flames. A woman on the lawn was in hysterics   44   , “The children! Get the children! They are in the basement. ”

  45   Mary’s protests, John grabbed the water hose and soaked (浸湿) his clothes, put his   46   hand-kerchief on his head and dashed for the basement which was full of   47   . He found two nearly suffocated (窒息的) children and after carrying them to  48   , he asked how many more children were down there. They told him two more and Mary   49   his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s   50  ! That house will cave in (坍塌) any second!”

But he shook her off and went back by   51   his way down the smoke filled hallway and into the room. It seemed a long time   52   he found both children and started back and at last when they came out into the   53   and fresh air, he found that he had just   54   his own children.

The baby-sitter had   55   them at this home while she did some shopping.

(   ) 36. A. job                   B. family                   C. wife                         D. boss

(   ) 37. A. known                     B. believed                   C. decided                    D. hoped

(   ) 38. A. asked                B. hired                     C. begged                     D. paid

(   ) 39. A. preparations      B. mistake                 C. decision                   D. trip

(   ) 40. A. Before                     B. As                           C. Once                        D. Since

(   ) 41. A. duty                 B. neighbor                  C. business                   D. fire

(   ) 42. A. off                   B. on                           C. out of                      D. at

(   ) 43. A. nerve                B. sorrow                         C. horror                   D. poverty

(   ) 44. A. coughing          B. screaming              C. waving                     D. crying

(   ) 45. A. Except for        B. In case of             C. Instead of           D. In spite of

(   ) 46. A. clean                B. soft                          C. wet                          D. large

(   ) 47. A. smoke                     B. darkness                   C. children                   D. danger

(   ) 48. A. entrance            B. ground                     C. rest                          D. safety

(   ) 49. A. pulled               B. took                         C. grabbed                    D. held

(   ) 50. A. dangerous         B. useless                     C. over                         D. stupid

(   ) 51. A. pushing            B. feeling                         C. jumping                   D. moving

(   ) 52. A. that                  B. when                       C. while                    D. before

(   ) 53. A. shade                B. sunlight                    C. open                        D. crowd

(   ) 54. A. helped                     B. found                    C. recognized             D. rescued

(   ) 55. A. left                   B. charged                    C. removed                   D. forgot

Louis Armstrong had two famous nick names. Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag, Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.

         Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together.”

         Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet at a boy’s home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.

         In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.

         His cornet playing had a deep humanity and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.” He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6,1971, was headline news around the world.

51. Armstrong was called Pops because he         .        

A. showed an interest in music                 B. traveled to play modern music

C. looked like a musician                    D. was a musician of much influence

52. The third paragraph is developed         . 

A. by examples            B. by space        C. by time                D. by comparison

53. Which statement about Armstrong is true?

A. He learned popular music at a boy’s home.

B. His tale begins in New Orleans

C. He was born before jazz was invented.

D. His music was popular with his listeners. 

54. When did Armstrong begin his life of a musician?

A. In 1922.                                   

B. After he graduated from high school.

C. When he was taught to play the cornet at a boy’s home. 

D. When he was in his late teens.

55. Which would be the best title for the text?         

A. The Father of the Jazz Style           B. The Making of a Musician               

C. The Spread of Popular Music          D. The Invention of the Jazz Music      

—Are you free after school?

—Sorry. I’ve planned to treat a friend of mine to dinner _______for his help.

   A. in charge                B. in honour              C. in return             D. in turn

I am not ______ up late.

A. accustomed staying  B. accustomed to staying used to stay D. addicted to stay

Have you experienced the 2009’s Oscar best movie called Slum-dog Millionaire (《贫民富翁》)?   

This film is about a poor Indian boy from the slums (贫民窟), Jamal, who ends up winning the grand prize in a show— “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” The night before he answers the prize-winning questions, Jamal is arrested by the police and hurt severely. They don't believe a slumdog like Jamal can answer seven questions correctly and possibly win 20 million rupees. But, as the movie unfolds, Jamal let out the secret how he found the answers to each of the questions. Viewers also learn about Jamal's childhood, his selfish older brother Salim, and his childhood love, Latika.   

The movie's point, however, is not just to tell a typical story of an underdog (弱者) who becomes a hero. The director also uses Slum-Dog Millionaire to give viewers a taste of India. The movie begins in Jamal's childhood home in the slums of India. The place where he and his family lived reminds one of the hutong that used to make up a large part of old Beijing. Jamal and his brother grow and travel across India, meanwhile surviving as slum-dogs and cheats, and India ages with them. By the time Jamal is 17 or 18, his old home has been replaced by a giant financial center. Jamal and Salim take a moment to recall about their old lives, as they stand high up in a tall building that is still under construction. That view from above reminded me of a similar view I had just two years ago in China: I was standing there in the living room of a family friend's modern apartment, looking out through a window, down to some shacks (简陋的房屋) below, just next to the building complex. It was amazing how riches and poverty could live so close together.   

The thing that was most appealing about the movie, to me and my Indian friends, was how we could understand the story presented in the movie. More important than the story was the window on the social and economic situations in Asia that it provided.

60．Viewers can learn from the movie EXCEPT __________.

A．Jamal’s childhood and his bitter experience of wandering across the country

B．the rapid social changes and economic development in India

C．the poor life of people in the slums against the development of cities in India

D．the secret of becoming a millionaire through personal struggle

61．Why does the movie appeal to the writer?

A．It’s a typical story of the underdog who becomes a hero, which she admires most.

B．It’s an Oscar best movie that helps her understand the human nature.

C．It has an exciting and complicated plot that attracts her very much.

D．It reminds her of her experience in China and helps know about other Asian countries.

62．The writer wrote the passage to____________.

A．introduce a movie to readers and share her views about it.

B．persuade more viewers to go to the cinema to see the movie.

C．express her enthusiasm towards Asia and its culture.

D．reveal the true social reality in most developing countries.

Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

A new study suggests that the round-the-clock availability that cell phone have brought to people’s lives may be taking a toll on family life, a new study suggests. The study, which followed more than 1,300 adults over 2 years, found that those who consistently used a mobile phone throughout the study period were more likely to report negative “spillover’’ between work and home life — and, in turn, less satisfaction with their family life.

    Spillover essentially means that the line between work and home begins to become unclear. Work life may invade home life when a parent is taking job-related calls at home, for instance, or family issues may start to take up work time. For example, a child may call mom at work, telling her “microwave exploded”, explained Noelle Chesley, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee and the author of the study. The problem with cell phones seems to be that they are allowing for ever more spillover between work and home. 

    This may be especially true for working women, the study found. Among men, consistent use of mobile phones seemed to allow more work issues to creep (潜入) into family time. But for women, the spillover tended to go in both directions. Being “connected” meant that work cut into home time，and family issues came into work life.

    Cell phones seem to be opening more lines for stressful exchanges among family members. But there may be ways to control the spillover, according to Chesley. Employers,  she said, could look at their policies on contacting employees after working hours to make sure their expectations are “reasonable”. For their part, employees could decide that cell phones go off during family time, Chesley said.

(Note: Write NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS for each question or statement.)

81.   By saying “may be taking a toll on family life”, the writer probably means that cell phone ____________.

82.   As a result of negative “spillover”, people will feel ______________.

83.   The writer gave the example of “microwave exploded” to indicate that ______________.

84. According to Chesley, what could employees do to avoid spillover when they are not at work?

It is dangerous to play with the knife. You ______ hurt yourself.

         A. can                          B. may                                  C. must                       D. should

Worldwide markets get tighter and the pain only lasts longer ______ international cooperation is strengthened in no time.

A. because                   B. if                                   C. unless                     D. when