第二节 翻译填空（共9小题；每空0.5分，满分 10分）

俄罗斯人能够把琥珀屋里的一些家具和小件艺术饰品搬走。

The Russians were able to ______ some furniture and small art objects _____ the Amber Room.

村民们进入森林寻找失踪的小男孩。

The villagers went into the forest _____ _____ _____ the missing boy.

有多少国家参加古代奥林匹克运动会比赛？

How many countries _____ _____ the ancient Olympic Games?

根据联合国的一份报告，在过去500年里，有大约844种动植物消失。

_____ _____ a UN report, some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years.

没有人知道这风俗习惯起先是什么时候形成的。

No one knows when this custom first _____ _____ _____.

它还应该看管我淘气的侄女，她常来我的屋子。

It should also _____ _____ my naughty niece, who comes to my house very often.

你可以信赖我会做我答应做的事情。

You can _____ _____ me to do what I promise.

说实在的，很多人把名和利看得重要。

To be honest, a lot of people _____ great importance ____ becoming rich and famous.

随后，他们可能在酒吧或俱乐部里演唱，在那里他们能得到现金。

Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid ____ ____.

 ----He admitted         in the exam.

  ----That’s why he was not admitted        universities or colleges.

A. to cheat; by     B. cheating; to            C. to cheat; to    D. cheating; by

—How do you       your spare time？

  —Reading and surfing the Internet

A.employ   B.take   C.choose   D.cost

阅读理解(满分40分)

第一节（共15小题年每小题2分，满分30分）

请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm, in the winter especially, we wear quite out off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital.

    However, I soon discovered that one big disadvantage is money. It costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma(哮喘), and  the air is so bad that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of traveling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it became of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous.

    Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever you tastes in culture or entertainment(娱乐活动). Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising --- and , what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.

    Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is , when you are in your teens(十几岁)or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable. I certainly hope to move back there soon.

61. What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child?

   A. Staying on the farm.                B. Moving to the countryside.

   C. Leaving home for the city.           D. Running away from the school.

62. Which of the following is true about the writer?

   A. He is very old now.                 B. He is in good health.

   C. He prefers driving a car.             D. He lives in the city now.

63. In the passage, the writer tries to __________.

   A. express his opinions about way of life      B. describe his life in the countryside

   C. an interest in the outside world            D. persuade the reader to live in the city

64. How is the passage mainly developed?

   A. By inferring.         B. By comparing.       

   C. By listing examples.   D. By giving explanations.

—I have some big news for you. You’ve been accepted as a member of our club.

—_______ That’s great!

A. Have I ?         B. Pardon?       C. Congratulations!     D. Good idea!

There ____ quantities of apples in the basket and there was _____ milk in the bottle.

  A. were; a number of   B. was; quantities of   C. was; a good many  D. were; a quantity of

第二节：完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分,满分20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, 和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

The Best Holiday

 I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter. Emily  21  to buy a mountain bike. she’d been saving her pocket money all year,  22  doing small jobs to earn extra money.

 By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “ You  23  have your pick from my bicycle  24 .” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would   25   choose.

  As Christmas  26  near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she  27  a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy ?” she asked.  “Sorry, Em , I’m out of  28  .”

  Throughout December, Emily continued to   29  hard. Then one day, she made a  30  announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving ?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $ 58 to a volunteer who was really very  31 .

  32  by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute  33  of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children.     34   I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow(发光). Should I  contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t  35  the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later  36  the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very  37  , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re   38   away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”

Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the  39   ? I like to think it was God’s way of  40  a little girl for a sacrifice beyond her years--- while giving her dad a lesson in the process.

21.  A. promised   B. amazed      C. determined D. organized

22.  A.as well as         B. in addition       C. because of            D. except for

23.  A. need  B. should C. must                     D. can

24.  A. collection      B. contribution          C. shop             D. club

25.  A. seldom      B. likely  C. slightly      D. merely

26.  A. drew  B. became      C. went   D. pulled

27.  A. observed   B. sensed C. watched     D. noticed

28.  A.charge       B. change      C. control       D. order

29.  A.study            B.try      C. listen       D. work

30. A.disappointing disappointing        B. surprising   C. formal       D. public

31.  A. agreeable  B. hopeful      C. thankful     D. pitiful

32.  A. Moved      B. Shocked     C. Persuaded   D. Demanded

33.  A. one    B. some   C. two     D. any

34.  A. While       B. When  C. Because      D. Though

35.  A. express     B. describe     C. explain       D. shake

36.  A. returned    B. delivered    C. chose  D. shared

37.  A. sweet B. healthy       C. happy D. fair

38.  A. putting      B. giving C. storing       D. signing

39.  A. present      B. harvest       C. winner       D. chance

40.  A. greeting    B. praising      C. sheltering   D. rewarding

—Excuse me, I don’t want to interrupt you but…

— ______.

  A. You are welcome   B. It’s okay     C. I have no idea    D. That’s right

In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition (学会) of each new skill m the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.

    Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters. Others are severe (严格的) over time of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own happiness.

    As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality (道德). Also, parents should realize that "example is better than precept". If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach (说教), their children may grow confused when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.

    A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents' principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.

Eagerly watching the child’s acquisition of new skills, _________________.

  A. should be avoided

  B. is universal among parents

  C. sets up dangerous states of worry in the child

  D. will make the child lose interest in learning new things

In the process of children’s learning new skills, parents _________________.

  A. should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read

  B. should expect a lot of the children

  C. should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own

  D. should create as many learning opportunities as possible

The second paragraph mainly tells us that _________________.

  A. parents should be strict with their children

  B. parental controls reflect only the values of the community

  C. parental restrictions vary, and are not always for the benefit of the children alone

  D. it’s parents’ and society’s duty to control the children

The word “precept” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_________________”.

  A. opinion          B. punishment       C. behavior            D. instruction

In terms of moral matters, parents should _____________________.

  A. follow the rules themselves

  B. be aware of the huge difference between adults and children

  C. forbid their children to follow hook teachings

  D. always ensure the security of their children

Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alive today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago. Because more people live longer, there are more people around at any given time. In fact, it is a decrease in death rates, not an increase in birthrates, that has led to the population explosion.

Prolonging human life has also increased the dependency load. In all societies, people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them. In hunting and gathering cultures, old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine, infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved, where as if the parents survived they could have another child. In most contemporary(当代的) societies, people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not. We have a great many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to work; we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age. Unless these people were able to save money for their retirement, somebody else must support them. In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty. Older people have more illnesses than young or middle-aged people; unless they have wealth or private or government insurance, they must often “go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.

When older people become senile (衰老的) or too weak and ill to care for themselves, they create grave problems for their families. In the past and in some traditional cultures, they would be cared for at home until they died. Today, with most members of a household working or in school, there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. To meet this need, a great many nursing homes and convalescent (疗养的) hospitals have been built. These are often profit making organizations, although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups. While a few of these institutions are good, most of them are simply “dumping (倒垃圾的) grounds” for the dying in which “care” is given by poorly paid, overworked, and under skilled personnel.

The author believes that the population explosion results from _______.

A. an increase in birthrates                        B. the industrial development

C. a decrease in death rates                         D. human beings’ cultural advances

It can be inferred from the passage that in hunting and gathering cultures _______.

A. it was a moral responsibility for the families to keep alive the aged people who could    not work

B. the survival of infants was less important than that of their parents in times of starvation

C. old people were given the task of imparting the cultural wisdom of the tribe to new generations

D. death was celebrated as a time of rejoicing for an individual freed of the hardships of life

According to the passage, which of the following statements about the old people in the  United States is true?

A. Many of them live on social security money which is hardly enough.

B. Minority of them remain in a state of near poverty after their retirement.

C. When they reach a certain age, compulsory retirement is necessary and beneficial.

D. With the growing inflation, they must suffer more from unbearable burdens than ever.

The phrase “this need” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.

A. prolonging the dying old people’s lives

B. reducing the problems caused by the retired people

C. making profits through caring for the sick or weak people

D. taking care of the sick or weak people

Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude toward most of the nursing homes and convalescent hospitals?

A. Sympathetic.        B. Approving.         C. Optimistic.        D. Critical.