第二节：阅读表达（共2小题；每小题2分，满分4分）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames (绰号). 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 (影响) on the world of music.

       Born in 1901 in New Orleans, be 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 (天赋) for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) 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 be went Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.

       His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) 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(风格) 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.

Q1: When did he die?

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Q2: Why did some people call him “Bagamo”?  (no more than 9 words)

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It is often said that ____teachers lead _______very busy life.

  A /, /     B. /, a     C. the, /   D. the, a

In the interview, he was asked the same question     he would like to apply for that job.

A．where              B．that                 C．as                          D．why

—Are you still very busy？

—Yes，I ______ the report for the manager and it won’t take long．

    A．have just finished                  B．am just finishing

    C．had just finished                   D．arlrl just going to finish

The society was set up to        endangered species form extinction.

         A. deserve        B. preserve      C. observe        D. reserve

He is one of the boys who _____ here on time. He is the only one of the boys who _____ here on time.

   A. has come; have come               B. have come; has come

   C. has come; has come                 D. have come; have come

—I think it’s going to be a11 argument.

—Yes. it could be.

—I wonder      we can do about it.

A. what          B. how           C. when         D. whether

Greece declared a national state of emergency on Saturday as scores of forest fires that have killed at least 46 people continued to burn out of control, leaving some villages trapped within walls of flames, cut off from firefighters.

Although most of the fires have been on the Peloponnesian Peninsula, some broke out on the outskirts of Athens on Saturday, forcing the evacuation of homes and closing a major road linking the capital to the main airport for several hours. The national fire brigade said that by evening it had brought those blazes under control, including one that came within about six miles of the city.

The country has been vulnerable to fire this summer because of drought and three consecutive heat waves that sent temperatures soaring over 100 degrees. More than 3,000 forest fires have destroyed thousands of acres of wooded areas since June; the earlier fires killed nine people. The latest spate of fires on the peninsula started Friday. Strong, hot winds have spread the flames.

Firefighters expect the death toll to rise, because they have not yet been able to search some areas that had been overrun by flames.

Hardest hit by the fires were a dozen small villages t around the town of Zaharo in the western peninsula, where at least 12 people, including some who may have been trying to flee by car, were killed. Scores of other residents, including elderly and disabled people, remained trapped in their homes, phoning in to local television and radio stations, crying for help.

Late Saturday, Mr. Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece appeared on national television and declared that he was mobilizing all of the country’s resources to control the fire. Mr. Karamanlis also suggested that the recent fires might have been purposely set. “So many fires sparked simultaneously in so many regions is no coincidence,” he said, “We will get to the bottom of this and punish those responsible.”

The overstretched national fire services are being helped by an estimated 6,000 soldiers mobilized for the operation. A fleet of water-dumping aircraft was expected from France, Germany and Norway, after Greece appealed to the European Union for “urgent assistance.”

51.The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______ in the passage.

A. firefighters battles fearlessly in Greece to control the fire

B. constant fires in Greece have caused great life and wealth lose

C. Greece is facing great danger as forest fires continue to break out

D. Greek government is investigating the cause of recent forest fires

52. We can know from the passage that ______.

A. Athens, capital of Greece was not threatened in the fire

B. Greek government did not take effective measures to control the fire

C. many people had to leave their homes to avoid fire

D. all people endangered by the fire have already got immediate and proper help

53. According to the passage, which of the following might not contribute to the recent forest fires in Greek?

A. Storm thunders in summer                           B. Lack of rainfall

C. Extremely hot weather this summer        D. Hot and strong wind

54. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. now the fire crisis in Greece has come to an end

B. assistance from EU members is expected to come to help Greece

C. firefighters in Greece so far can still manage the situation

D. the number of people who die in the fire is expected not to rise any more

55. Mr. Karamanlis believes the forest fires in Greece _______.

A. is a happening by chance                       B. is a natural disaster

C. might be caused by human on purpose     D. is a punishment of nature

Ⅱ 语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节  完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

People joke that the number of pet dogs in Beijing is more than the urban population. It is an exaggeration to some but Beijingers seem to  21      their pets more than most.

Over the past 15 years, the number of pet dogs in the city has  22  dramatically, right after the local government lifted a ban. Now Beijing is home to more than 1 million  23      according to recent statistics.

Day or night, if you walk into any residential area, it will be easy to spot someone  24     their dog. Often, there is no lead attached to the puppy, which makes it more like a  25      companion rather than an animal. They  26     stroll (漫步) at the same leisurely, carefree pace.

If they meet their neighbors with dogs too, then two  27    emerge（出现）at once: One is for people to engage in gossip, the other is for dogs to career madly around the playground. That is one of the most  28    things I have seen in the city.

But some Beijingers spoil their dogs too much.  29    during winter, when they dress their pets up as living toys with colorful vests and even pairs of homemade  30     . I pity these dogs deeply, and realize how  civilized they have become.

21. A. feed                   B. love                        C. hate                 D. play

22. A. risen                   B. raised                C. reduced                   D. got

23. A. people                B. animals                    C. schools                     D. dogs

24. A. walking                     B. training                    C. playing                    D. feeding

25. A. man                   B. woman                     C. human                     D. child

26. A. never                  B. always                     C. seldom                     D. once

27. A. groups                B. classes               C. men                        D. dogs

28. A. excited               B. boring               C. important                 D. interesting

29. A. Beautifully          B. Specially                  C. Especially         D. Strangely

30. A. hats                    B. boots                       C. clothes                     D. toys

He asked ____ for the violin.

A. Did I pay how much                             B. I paid how much      

C. how much did I pay                              D. how much I paid