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。

“The pen is more powerful than the sword.” There have been many  21  who used their pens to fight things that were wrong．Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them．

　　She was born in the U．S．A．in 1811．One of her books not only made her  22  but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in  23   a civil war and freeing the  24  race．The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally   25   the victory.

　　This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom's Cabin．There was a time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child read this   26   that did so much to stop slavery．Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting．The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can   27   people's sympathies．The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave．The Southern Americans were   28   by the book, which they said did not at all represent true   29   of affairs, but the Northern Americans were   30   excited over it and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free．

21．A．writers                 B．soldiers           C．fighters                  D．judges

22．A．successful              B．rich                        C．famous                   D．inspiring

23．A．declaring               B．winning          C．causing                  D．stopping

24．A．enslaved   B．uncivilized             C．immigrated            D．rejected 

25．A．defeated          B．beat                        C．received          D．won

26．A．cabin               B．novel               C．title                D．story

27．A．command               B．excite                     C．attract                    D．describe

28．A．interested         B．satisfied                  C．disappointed    D．annoyed

29．A．state                B．incident                  C．event                     D．situation

30．A．mildly                   B．wildly                    C．modestly          D．gradually

第三节：书面表达（满分30分）

目前，越来越多的中学生利用周末上各种各样的培训班或请家教。对于这一现象，存在两种不同观点。请你根据下表提示，以Is a Training Class or Family Teacher Necessary?为题，写一篇短文，反映表中内容，并简要阐述自己的观点。

词数：100-120     参考词汇：巩固strengthen

Is a Training Class or Family Teacher Necessary?

 Some ____ on our farm _____to the USA every year.

A. cattles; are shipped B. cattle; are shipped   C. cattle; are shipping D. cattle; is shipped

I don’t know the ______ (原始的) meaning of the word, but I know how to use it, anyway.

It was in this village _______ he saved 11 people _______ were trapped in the flood.

A. where; who    B. that; who    C. that; which              D. which; who

Tom, turn down the music. Why ________ you make such a big noise while your baby sister is sleeping?

       A. must                     B. would                     C. should                    D. may

Football, to me, is more than just a game. I have probably learned more than valuable lessons from it than from school.

When I joined the team freshman year, I didn’t realize what I was getting into. Even though I had been playing since fourth grade and knew it was hard work, nothing would prepare me for the effort I would put into football that year. We worked all summer in the weight room and ran on the track to get in physical and mental shape before the season.

See, football is more of a mental sport than anything else, so running on the track wasn’t only about getting in shape. We would push our minds by running as hard as we could even if we felt like we were going to pass out. At the beginning, I was immature (幼稚的) and only thought of myself, sometimes even giving up when I was tired or hurting. Then after the third game I had a season-ending injury. Imagine working all summer and then only being able to play three games! I needed an operation on my arm and at least five months to recover.

After freshman year I decided that I would always give my best effort. Playing football in the college has taught me so much more than just what my tasks are on a particular play or how to block. I have learned to think about others first, and realized how important working hard is. Being with all my friends, even sweating and bleeding with them, really made us unite as a group of hard-working young men, who will succeed in life.

What is the text mainly about?

A．How the author dislikes the game of football.

B．When the author began to play football.

C．How the author has changed his attitude to football.

The author thinks football is ________.

A．just a game                                      B．of a mental sport

C．hard to be out-of-date                               D．not worth his effort

From the text we can infer ________.

A．the author joined the football team with a clear aim.

B．football only brought the author certain tasks

C．the author worked all summer to get ready for the season.

D．the author never lost heart when he met with difficulties.

In the third paragraph, the phrase“getting in shape”probably means ________.

A．becoming physically fit             B．designing the playground

C．losing weight                     D．measuring the track

--- Could you help me out?

  --- Yes. ___your teacher’s advice, in my opinion, and everythign will be OK.

  A. Follow    B. Following    C. To follow   D. Followed

Kathy has wasted so much time playing,  ___failing in the exam.

  A. so     B. thus    C. and    D. otherwise

---Why are you so late?

  ---I got stuck in the traffic jam, or I ___earlier.

  A. arrived     B. had arrived     C. would arrive     D. would have arrived