第三节：完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

If you are human, you can’t help but experience times when everything seems to be going wrong ．You must also  21  as if your life is completely out of control at times．It is during those “down times” that words of encouragement from family, friends, co-workers or  22  strangers can boost (增强) your spirits．It is also during those  23  that destructive words can be devastating (毁灭性的) and sink you deeper and deeper into depression．

   For example, consider this story about a group of  24  who were traveling through the woods when  25  of them fell into a deep pit (坑)．All of the other frogs gathered around the  26  ．When they saw how  27  the pit was, they told the two  28  frogs they would never get out．

   The two frogs didn’t obey what other frogs said and tried to  29  out of the pit．The other frogs kept telling them not to jump,  30  it was in vain．Finally, one of the frogs followed what the other frogs were saying and simply 31 ．He fell down and  32 ．The other frog continued to jump as   33  as he could．Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to  34  the pain．The more they 35 , the harder he jumped and finally he  36  to safety．

   When he  37 , the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all  38  him to simply quit．The frog  39 to them that he was a little bit deaf．He thought they were  40 him all the time．

21．A．think B．experience     C．seem D．feel

22．A．so    B．just   C．even       D．ever

23．A．processes        B．times      C．courses    D．practices 

24．A．frogs      B．mice       C．dogs       D．cats

25．A．two   B．three       C．many      D．few

26．A．hole        B．pit     C．water     D．well 

27．A．muddy     B．wide        C．deep       D．long

28．A．uncomfortable        B．unpleasant      C．unhappy   D．unfortunate

29．A．run   B．walk        C．climb       D．jump 

30．A．so    B．since        C．because     D．although 

31．A．gave out B．gave up  C．gave away       D．gave off

32．A．died        B．wounded        C．destroyed        D．damaged

33．A．fast B．hard        C．easily       D．swiftly

34．A．help  B．ban        C．stop        D．forbid

35．A．cried       B．spoke       C．shouted     D．read

36．A．get it      B．forget it   C．use it       D．made it 

37．A．turned out       B．kept out   C．got out          D．held out

38．A．talking to       B．shouting at       C．throwing at          D．speaking to

39．A．explained  B．announced       C．introduced       D．told 

40．A．encouraging  B．helping    C．pulling    D．dragging

Stop thinking that you are too old to learn how to play the piano! You are able to learn the piano or any other instrument at any age. As long as you want to learn the piano, you can. When you decide to learn the piano, think about what you want out of it. Do you want to learn a specific piece of music, or are you more interested in learning techniques and the chord structures behind it? There are no limits, and you will get as much out of it as what you are willing to put into it.

    Adults have the ability to learn a musical instrument, although they usually have less time. So no matter what your age, whether you are ten or one hundred and ten, you can learn the piano well. So what are you waiting for? Start learning today! Here are some ways to learn the piano, each with its own advantages.

１． ．．．

    This allows you personal, face-to-face lessons — usually on a weekly basis where they are able to teach you and correct you. This is a great way to learn the piano, but you are limited in the contact hours you have with your teacher which may slow your learning.

２． ．．．

    This would have to be the hardest way because you are just working by yourself and you can never be sure if you have understood the books correctly.

３． ．．．

    These are quite new to the market. They are video or DVD lessons that you can work through at your own pace. The advantage here is that you have the teacher so you know if you are doing it right, and you can work at your own pace — as quickly or as slowly as you like.

1. What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To tell us why we need to learn to play the piano.

B. To tell us never to lose hope at any age.

C. To encourage us to learn the piano and to give some suggestions.

D. To tell us that nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.

2. Match each of the following titles with each point.

a. Internet and Video Courses.   

b. Hire a Piano Teacher.

c. Teach Yourself with Books.   

A. 1-a 2-c 3-b          B. 1-b 2-c 3-a

C. 1-b 2-a 3-c          D. 1-c 2-b 3-a

3. According to the author, we know that ______.

A. people who are too old can’t learn the piano

B. kids learn much faster than adults

C. learning by oneself, one may misunderstand the books

D. learning with a teacher is the best way

4. Which of the following old sayings sums up the main idea of the first two paragraphs?

A. Every coin has two sides. 

B. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

C. Let’s cross the bridge when we come to it.

D. You are never too old to learn.

六、书面表达 (满分15分)

假如你是Mike，是美国Jenks High School与成都七中交换项目的学生，请就本校食堂服务(canteen service)的状况给校长写一封信。内容包括：

字数：100左右。

Dear Mr. Principal,

I am an exchange student from Jenks High School. And I have been here in Chengdu No 7 High School for some time. I’d like to say something about the canteen service in our school.

_______________________________________________________________________________  _______________________________________________________________________________  _______________________________________________________________________________     

_______the Second World war broke out?

A. When it was that   B. When was it that   C. When was that     D. When was it

 ---Besides being bright, he has always been working hard.

--- No wonder he _______ in almost all subjects.

   A. gets through             B. stands out      C. sets aside             D. holds up

We finally managed to make the villagers _____ of the value of science.

  A. to convince         B. convincing       C. convince           D. convinced

 In no country _______ France, as is often said, ________ taste so many kinds of delicious cheese.

   A. rather than; can one          B. other than; can one

C. rather than; one can          D. other than; one can

The doctor is trying to save the patient by every means _______ .

A. imaginative        B. imaginable        C. imaginary       D. imagination

---Mrs. Smith, please teach me how to draw on the computer today.

   ---Oh, no. ____________. You have to get familiar with the keyboard first.

A. Think twice before you do       B. All things are difficult before they are easy

C. Learn to walk before you run     D. Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched

    One of the most unknown youth culture in the United States is that of high school and college runners．Not everyone who has ever been on their school’s track team is part of this culture．To be a part of this culture you need to do a lot Of running，knowing how it feels to race to exhaustion(筋疲力尽)，see no reason why any weather should keep you from running，and be a little crazy．

    I，myseIf，am part of this culture．I ran cross-country，which is running outside over uneven ground，for my high schoo1．I joined this culture when 1 was in ninth grade. As soon  as 1 was on the team it didn’t take very long for me to become very involved and have fun running. As a freshman 1 wasn’t that fast but 1 was giving the effort．It was the effort that makes me part of the running culture．

    There are a few things that set the youth culture of runners apart from the overall  running culture．One of the many differences is that teen runners usually run in large groups，with a lot of conversation and fooling around．Young runners play games and talk to their friends when they run．While adults may run with a friend and have a conversation，you will rarely see twenty of them running through the woods yelling back and forth at each other．Young runners also make up a lot of games．My friends and 1 would throw balls while running and invented a game we called Shockey，which was pretty much soccer on lce.

Most of youth runners run for competition and not for fitness．Young runners want to run in races not to just lose weight like many adults．This means they run a lot faster and tougher generally．To lose weight you can just jog easily but to race you have to really push yourself and run to exhaustion．It’s a completely different style of running and that is what builds this culture .

1．The passage is mainly about __________.

  A．the differerices between youth culture and adult culture

  B．the youth running culture in American schools

  C．youth culture which is mysterious to school students

  D．how to become part of the culture of school runners

2．Which of the following are the differences between young runners and adult runners?

  (1)Adults don’t run long distance．

  (2)Adults don’t play games while running．

  (3)Adults don’t push themselves to the 1imit

  (4)Adults don’t run in 1arge groups．

    A．(1)(2)(3)    B．(1)(2)(4)    C．(2)(3)(4)  D. (1) (3)(4)

3．We can infer from the passage that__________．

  A．the writer is strong--willed

  B．running is exhausting and boring

  C．adult running is not as good as youth running

  D．adults are not as competitive as youths

4．The writer wrote the passage to __________．

    A．criticize adult running

    B．advertise his school track team

    C．introduce something unknown to his readers

    D．tell his readers to get involved in running