I was always told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and perseverance（毅力），were a sure path  31              success. But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. The exam,    32             was originally to be held in our classroom,  33           (change) to the library at the last minute. This,  34            ，didn’t bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library, took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax   35         ．But my mood quickly changed when I saw  36          first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay positive and persevered   37         I finally found the solution. With the problem 38         (solve), I felt proud of my achievement.  39       (fortunate), I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left   40            (complete) the rest!

    Will there always be 31       water? When you consider how necessary water is to each and every one of us and to all 32     (live) things, and when you observe how man has mismanaged other 33     (nature) resources, you may have reason to worry. Man has badly polluted his sources of water 34    Earth. And he uses more and more water each day. Can man learn to treat 35      (pollute) water for reuse fast enough 36      (keep) pace with the world’s technology and   37    (grow) population?

At the present time there is no serious shortage of water in the United States. Water, however, is not 38     able to meet all the local needs. Some areas, such as the southwestern part of our country, get less rain than 39    . In these areas, water must be brought in from 40      outside. Los Angeles, for example, must obtain its water from sources hundreds of miles away in the Colorado River and the rivers of northern California.

    Liu Xiang was the first Asian __1_________ (win) the men’s 110m hurdles at the Olympics in Athens. __2_____ that, he became an idol(偶像) to the young people.

    “I never thought I would run under 13 seconds and break the Olympic record.” said Liu Xiang in tears, “I am very, very excited. I’m _3_________(pride) not just for myself and for Chinese __4______ for Asia. My race went __5_________ (wonderful) from start to finish.” Liu added. “It is __6________ amazing experience being the Olympic champion. I want to thank my coach and my friends for _7________their help. I think today we Chinese have showed the world that we _8________ run as fast as anybody else.”

    Since his return from Athens, Liu Xiang has been at the center of a media circus and he has been to many press appearances and meetings. _9_______ Liu thinks 2004 is just the beginning, and he expects to be at his peak in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Liu said, “For some players, it’s just a job. For me, it’s __10_________ I love.”

基础训练篇（21）

Bassanio fell in love  (1)          Portia, but he couldn’t ask her to marry him   (2)          he was poor. He had to borrow some money  (3)    ______    his friend Antonio, a merchant of Venice. Antonio had no money then. He went to Shylock, a cruel and  (4) ______   (greed) money-lender. Shylock agreed to lend him the money on condition that he would cut a pound of his flesh  (5) ______   he couldn’t repay him within three months.

Unfortunately Antonio’s ships were lost   (6)       sea. (7)  ______   (know) that Antonio probably had to die, Portia asked Bassanio to go to see his friend at once. She dressed herself  (8)          as a lawyer and turned up at the court. She let Shylock cut just one pound of flesh   (9) ______    Antonio, no more, no less, no drop of blood, otherwise he   (10)  ______     lose all his money. Her clever idea saved Antonio and made Shylock give half of his money to Venice.

基础训练二十五篇

语法填空（每篇共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在标号为1~10的相应位置。

基础训练篇（1）

In Africa, when the antelope wakes up every morning, the first thing         1.            comes into his mind is, “I must be able to run   2.       (fast) than the fastest lion,  3.            I will be killed by a lion.” And at just the same time, the lion   4.         (wake) out of his dream, and the first thing          5.              (flash) into his mind is: “I must be able to catch up with the slowest antelope, otherwise I will starve to   6.             (dead).” So almost at the same moment   7.         the antelope and the lion jump to their feet, and start  8.               (run) toward the rising sun.

Such is life —   9.         you are an antelope or a lion, you ought to dash forward without   10.         (hesitate) when the sun rises.

In the United States, friendships can be close, constant, intense, generous, and real, yet fade away in a short time if circumstances change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may change Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship where it left off and are delighted.

In the States, you can feel free to visit people’s homes, share their holidays, enjoy their children and their lives without fear that you are taking on a lasting obligation. Do not hesitate to accept hospitality because you cannot give it in return, No one will expect you to do so for they know you are far from home. Americans will enjoy welcoming you and be pleased if you accept their hospitality easily.

Once you arrive there, the welcome will be full and warm and real. Most visitors find themselves readily invited into many homes there. In some countries it is considered inhospitable to entertain at home, offering what is felt as “merely” home cooked food, not ”doing something” for your guest. It is felt that restaurant entertaining shows more respect and welcome. Or for various other reasons, such as crowded space, language difficulties, or family customs, outsiders are not invited into homes.

In the United States, both methods are used, but it is often considered more friendly to invite a person to one’s home than to a public place, expect in purely business relationships. So, if your host or hostess brings you home, do not feel that you are being shown inferior treatment.

Don’t feel neglected if you do not find flowers awing you in your hotel room either. Flowers are very expensive there, and hotel delivery is uncertain that the arrival times are delayed, changed, or canceled — so flowers are not customarily sent as a welcoming touch. Please do not feel unwanted! Outward signs vary in different lands; the inward welcome is what matters, and this will be real.

1. In the United States, you will find friendships _____ if circumstances change.

   A. die suddenly                                    B. pass away       

C. disappear gradually                        D. last forever

2. Americans ______ their foreign friends to make a return for their hospitality.

   A. ask                     B. wish                        C. never allow                     D. don’t expect

3. In some other countries, giving a dinner party at home is considered ____ than in a restaurant.

A. less friendly                                         B. less hospitable      

C. more natural                                         D. more popular

4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

   A. Flowers are available at all time       

B. Flowers are expensive.

C. Flowers are signs of outward welcome.

D. Flowers are not necessarily sent to guests.

5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

   A. American Hospitality                       B. American Friendship

C. American Invitation                        D. American Welcome

第二部分：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。

Today, many people are starving to death. Recently, a man who wanted to understand the conditions of such people _21_    an experiment. He only ate one meal a day for a month but continued to work as he normally did.

During the first five days he was _22   _ at his regular mealtime, but after he had drunk a glass of water, his hunger 23_   . In the morning, when he ate his one meal, he ate quickly and had a_24   _ amount. During the next few days, he was not hungry during the day, but when he _25     a food stall (a place on which food is put to be sold), the smell of food caught his 26     . During the third and the fourth weeks, he had hunger pains and lacked physical strength. He looked forward to this one meal and ate it slowly, enjoying every bite. Without it, he knew he would he would have hardly enough 27      to work.

This experiment changed his attitude about some things. Having a cup of tea was not 28    a pastime. It also gave him strength. He more frequently noticed overweight people and people who threw away leftover food. He  29     the importance of food hungry person. He could no longer easily pass by a hungry beggar on the street. But most 30     , he could now sympathize(同情) in a similar way with the hungry people of the world.

21.  A. took along        B. carried out      C. put on        D. brought in

22.  A. hungry            B. angry                      C. happy           D. excited

23.  A. came about       B. broke out          C. set off          D. went away

24.  A. small            B. ordinary          C. large         D. common

25.  A. noticed           B. watched           C. recognized      D. glanced

26.  A. interest           B. eyes              C. imagination      D. attention

27.  A. power            B. spirit              C. energy               D. feeling

28.  A. just              B. still                C. yet                     D. exactly

29.  A. admitted                B. realized           C. remember         D. valued

30.  A. seriously        B. luckily            C. necessary         D. important

Songs that make our hearts happy can make them stronger too, US researchers reported on Tuesday.

They found that when people listened to their favorite music, their blood vessels (血管) dilated in much the same way as when they are laughing, or taking blood medications.

    "We have a pretty impressive effect," said Dr Michael Miller, director of preventive cardiology (心脏病学) at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.

    "Blood vessel diameter improved," he said. "The vessel opened up pretty significantly. You can see the vessels opening up with other activities such as exercise." A similar effect is seen with drugs such as statins.

When blood vessels open up more, blood flows more smoothly and is less likely to form the clots (凝块) that cause heart attacks and strokes. "We are not saying to stop your statins or not to exercise but rather to add this to an overall program of heart health," said Miller, who presented his findings to a meeting of the American Heart Association in New Orleans.

    Miller's team tested 10 healthy, non-smoking men and women, who were told to bring their favorite music. They spent half an hour listening to the recordings and half an hour listening to music they said made them feel anxious while the researchers did ultrasound tests designed to show blood vessel function.

Compared to their normal baseline measurements, blood vessel diameter increased 26 percent on average when the volunteers heard their joyful music. Listening to music they disliked — in most cases in this group heavy metal — blood vessels narrowed by six percent, Miller said.

    Miller said he came up with the idea after discovering that laughter caused blood to literally flow more smoothly. "I asked myself what other things make us feel really good, besides calories from dark chocolate of course. Music came to mind. ... It makes me feel really good," he said.

    Most of the volunteers chose country music but Miller said the style is not so important rather than what pleases each individual.

1. The underlined word dilate (in paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to “_____”.

A. widen             B. move               C. change              D. increase    

2. According to the passage, which of the following will NOT cause blood vessels to open up?

A. Taking exercise.                              B. Listening to unpleasant music.

C. Bursting into laughter.                         D. Taking drugs like statins.

3. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

A. blood clots are caused by heart attacks and strokes

B. music is better than chocolate for your health

C. the style of music has different effects on different people

D. a person’s overall health is more influenced by how much exercise he gets

4. What is the passage possibly taken out from?

A. A scientific journal.                        B. A school textbook.

C. A medical brochure.                             D. A local newspaper.

5. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Pleasant Music Cures               B. Research into Blood Vessel

C. Music and Heart Attack                   D. Music and Happiness 

看音标写单词（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

1. [??'t??i:vm??nt] ______________ 2. [n??????'n??liti]            ______________

3. [bi'heiv]             ______________    4. [st??'tistik]                 ______________

5. [f??'giv]             ______________   6. ['b??l??ns]                   ______________

7. [fl??ut]               ______________    8. ['pei????ns]                 ______________

9. [??'br??:d]     ______________   10.[s??k'sesful]              ______________

11. [h??nt]             ______________    12. [k??n'sid??]                      ______________

13. [p??int]            ______________    14. [h??ust]                   ______________

15. ['??ktiv]    ______________   16. ['ju:slis]                  ______________

17. ['k??lt????]    ______________    18. ['s??f??]                           ______________

19. ['fu:li??]            ______________    20. [??:g??nai'zei????n]       ______________

 It is _________ that a war will break out in the country.

    A. probably     B. possibly   C. likely     D. quickly