You can make a complaint to the local government _____ you are happy with the way things are.

  A. unless         B. if    C. once                      D. as

 It is reported in Washington Post that an unknown terrorist group has ______ responsibility for this morning’s bomb attack.

   A. claimed     B. evaluated    C. bid   D. confirmed

---- I'd like to open a current account.

---- _________

A. Please jump the queue.                              B. Please open an account.

C. Please fill out these forms.                             D. You are slow.

第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

My parents passed away ten years ago and I miss them terribly. But I know they are with me every day in what they taught me and in the __36__ they gave me. Every morning my father’s message to me was: Remember that __37__ you walk out of this door, you carry responsibility, the good name of this family, the hopes and dreams of your mom and dad. My mother often urged me to __38__ the high standards she set for me.

When I was in high school, I played in a rock band with friends in my class. We were devoted and practiced constantly. We moved past the guys-in-a-garage stage and __39__ to be pretty good, doing getting-paid gigs (演奏会) most weekends, which made me __40__. At that time, though part of me was __41__ up in that band, another part of me was the oldest son in the Clark family, __42__ of my origin and a dedicated student busy applying to colleges. Without even telling my parents, I applied to Harvard. I didn’t think I had much chance of getting in, __43__ I wanted to try. So I was riding around being Mr Cool Rock Musician half of the time, and the other half I was focused on family and __44__ goals. I was running on parallel __45__.

When the group won a city wide Battle of the Bands, things heated up. My band mates had stars in their eyes —— we might be able to make it big. However, I began to feel __46__. I realized I was on quite different tracks: I __47__ was becoming two people, __48__ identities back and forth depending on who I was with. I had to make an option. As I considered my __49__, my parents’ words were right there, helping me to see that my dreams weren’t about signing a record deal, letting my hair grow, and living in a tour bus. So I __50__ out. My bandmasters were __51__. They thought I was crazy to withdraw __52__ the peak of real success. But however successful that band got, I knew it wasn’t in line with my __53__, with my feeling of what I was __54__ to do, with who I was —— it simply wasn’t me.

In that instant and in many others throughout my life, my parent’s advice has helped me recenter and __55__. I could remember who I was —— the hopes and dreams I carried.

36. A. property                    B. advice                      C. guide                       D. aid

37. A. when                         B. before                      C. while                       D. since

38. A. come up with             B. stand up to               C. live up to                 D. keep pace with

39. A. got                            B. failed                       C. hoped                      D. attempted

40. A. lost                           B. disappointed             C. confused                  D. thrilled

41. A. wrapped                    B. centred                     C. spent                        D. offered

42. A. scared                       B. proud                       C. guilty                       D. ashamed

43. A. if                              B. unless                      C. until                        D. yet

44. A. economic                   B. political                   C. academic                  D. literary

45. A. tracks                        B. ways                        C. processes                  D. directions

46. A. confident                   B. optimistic                 C. cheerful                   D. uncomfortable

47. A. exactly                      B. actually                    C. eventually                D. fortunately

48. A. switching                   B. acting                      C. discovering               D. seeking

49. A. conditions                  B. choices                     C. competence                     D. health

50. A. gave                          B. looked                            C. called                       D. dropped

51. A. disturbed                   B. cool                         C. shocked                    D. tolerant

52. A. in                             B. to                                   C. by                           D. at

53. A. goals                         B. interests                   C. personality               D. consideration

54. A. meant                        B. demanded                 C. forced                      D. aimed

55. A. recall                        B. refocus                     C. rebuild                            D. reunite

    This is the VOA Special English News Report．

    Single--handed(独自的)

    Zhou Yang，18，China

    Against three strong Republic of Korea competitors，Zhou single—handed took the l，500一meter short speed skating gold to become China’s youngest winter Olympics gold medalisi．According to Coach Li Yan，Zhou，who is usually a gentle girl，took some risks and skated fiercely to take the gold．This is the third gold the Chinese have won at the Vancouver Olympics．

    Unobtrusive(不显眼的)

    Liu Xiang，26，China   

The Olympic gold medalist said on Friday that he’s not the same old him，after setting his worst record in years——8．08 seconds for 60一meter hurdles．Liu said he still had some way to go before he’s back to his best．Many fans have been expecting his taking--off in the 2010 Doha，but Liu said unobtrusively“Robles is still the best in the 60一meter and 1l0—meter hurdles．

I’m no match now”．He added the performances of Terrence Trammell(US)and Robles would be the highlight of the Doha meet．

  Coveted(令人垂涎的)

  Michael Jackson，1958—2009，US

  Thanks to a whopping(庞大的) $350，000 bid，Michael Jackson’s rhinestone—encrusted(镶满人造钻石的) glove has gone to a Macao company．Jackson wore the sparking glove when he did his first“moonwalk” dance in 1983，so it was a really coveted piece of equipment．The pre—auction estimate put its value at $40，000～60，000，but that wasn’t even close . The glove and nine other items from the auction will be on display in a Macao hotel.

1．From the first news we can learn that Zhou Yang __________

  A. likes taking chances in the competitions

  B．won three  gold medaIs at the olympics．

  C．is not a gentle but a fierce girl

D．is a hard--working and strong--minded girl

2．From the above news，we can infer Liu Xiang__________

  A．is not popular with his fans any longer

  B．is still out of condition at present

  C．is feeling discouraged and depressed

  D. is sure of the highlight of the Doha meet

3．The underlined part“but that wash’t even close”probably means __________

  A．the pre--auction estimate may be totally wrong

  B．the actual price may be far higher than the estimate

  C．the glove is not worth the pre--auction estimate

  D．the pre—auction estimate is probably correct

4．Where can we probably learn the passage?

    A．Broadcast    B.  Announcement    C．Advertisement   D．Newspaper

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共35分）

第四部分  写作(共两节，35分)

第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：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。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处如一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Many teachers worry about the effects of television on young people.     

According to studies, any children spend more time            76._________

watching television than they spend in school. Because so       77._________

much viewing, children may not be develop the habit of         78._________

read and the ability to enjoy themselves. No one worries        79._________

much about the radio program young people listen to,         80._________

although radios can be very noise. Teachers also wonder about   81._________

the effects of television commercials. On one year the         82._________

average child will see 25,000 television commercials, all        83._________

planned and written by grown-ups to make children to want          84._________

things that they don't real need.                             85._________

 Obama, _____ president of the USA, won _____ Nobel Prize for Pease in 2009.

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

       We have just heard a warning on the radio ________ an earthquake is likely to strike that area again.

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

______abroad for a tour can be a worthwhile experience to a senior high student.

       A. Taking                                                                      B. Taken               

       C. Being taken                                                               D. Having been taken

I certainly appreciate _____ us about the delay in delivering the materials because we had planned to begin work tomorrow.

　　A. him to tell         B. him of telling       C. he told         D. his telling