31. Due to circumstances ____ our control the performance has had to be cancelled.

A. above               B. within                      C. beyond             D. over

34. The visitor asked to have his picture taken _________ stood the famous tower.

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

SECTION C

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

People gather on a street of downtown Santiago after an earthquake February 27, 2010. A powerful 8.8-magnitude（级）earthquake that shook Chile on Saturday killed at least 64 people, knocking  __48___  homes and hospitals, and triggering（引发）a tsunami (海啸).

Buildings caught fire and residents huddled（挤）in streets covered with glass and bricks , many terrified by powerful aftershocks and desperately trying to call friends and family. President Michelle Bachelet said that there were 78 confirmed deaths and that  __49___ were possible. Telephone and power lines were down, making it  __50___ to assess the full extent of the damage close to the epicenter (震中).

Chile is the world's No. 1 copper producer, and the quake halted operations at two major mines near the capital."Never in my life have I experienced  __51___  quake like this, it's like the end of the world," one man told local television from the city of Temuco,  __52___  the quake damaged homes and forced staff to evacuate (撤离) the regional hospital.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake struck 56 miles northeast of the city of Concepcion  __53___  a depth of 22 miles at 3:34 a.m. (1:34 a.m. EST). The capital Santiago, about 200 miles north of the epicenter, was also badly hit. The international airport was forced to close  __54___  the quake destroyed passenger walkways and shook glass out of doors and windows. Local television showed a building in flames in Concepcion  __55___  said some residents looted (劫掠) medicine shops and other businesses in the chaos.

C

A villa (别墅) designed to resist earthquakes with “self-healing” cracks in its walls, thanks to nanotechnology (纳米技术) applications with self-healing polymers (聚合物), is to be built on a Greek mountainside. The villa’s walls will include special particles that turn into a liquid when squeezed (压榨) under pressure, flow into cracks, and then harden to form a solid material.

The NanoManufacturing Institute (NMI), based in Leeds University, will play a key role in an EU project to construct the home by December 2010. The project, called “Intelligent Safe and Secure Buildings” (ISSB) is funded under the EU’s Sixth Framework program. This potentially life-saving scheme is led by German building manufacturer Knauf. The villa will be built in Amphilochia, in western Greece, where Knauf currently runs a manufacturing plant. If the experiment is successful, more tremor-resistant（防震）homes could be built in earthquake zones across the globe. NMI chief executive Professor Terry Wilkins said, “What we’re trying to achieve here is very exciting. We’re looking to use polymers in much tougher situations than ever before on a larger scale.” Monitors contained in the villa’s walls will be able to collect vast amounts of data about the building over time. Wireless sensors will record any stresses and vibrations, as well as temperature, humidity and gas levels.

The walls are to be built from new load-bearing steel frames and high-strength gypsum（石膏）board. Prof Wilkins said, “If there are any problems, the intelligent sensor network will be able to alert residents immediately so they have time to escape.” If whole groups of houses are so constructed, we could use a larger network of sensors to get even more information. “If the house falls down, we have got hand-held devices that can be used over the rubble to pick out where the embedded（嵌入的）sensors are hidden to get some information about how the villa collapsed.” Also, we can get information about anyone who may be around, so it potentially becomes a tool for rescue.

66. The aim of the passage is to ________.

A. report a piece of interesting news                   B. promote tremor-resistant homes

C. inform us of the nanotechnology development D. tell us about a tremor-resistant home

67. The villa can resist earthquakes because _______.

A. it will be built on a special place

B. the cracks in its walls can be healed by the polymers

C. the special particles can make its walls stronger

D. the intelligent sensor network can tell people where there is a crack

68. If the tremor-resistant home falls down, _______.

A. rescue work can be done more quickly and accurately

B. the intelligent sensor network will stop working

C. no one can be hurt in the earthquake

D. a warning signal will be given to other residents

69. What Prof Wilkins said suggests that _______.

A. he is doubtful about the project

B. he thinks the tremor-resistant home is perfectly designed

C. he is confident in the tremor-resistant home

D. the tremor-resistant home still needs to be tested in a real situation

70. It can be inferred from the passage that tremor-resistant home _______.

A. is still being tried out                                          B. is already under construction

C. has been in wide use                                     D. will be put into wide use soon

第二节  书面表达（满分25分）

    请你根据右面表格中的内容写一篇英语短文，介绍2010年上海世博会的情况。

    注意：

    1．短文需包括表格中的全部内容，可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；

    2．词数：100左右。

参考词汇：

世博会the World Expo；遗产heritage；促进promote

23. The Chinese government has made ________ a goal to increase peasants’ income.

A. it             B. this             C. that              D. One

26．—Can you attend the party tomorrow，Tom?

    —I can when my headaehe_________completely．

    A．will have disappeared              B．will disappears

C．disappeared                      D．Disappears

20．—Though it is 30 years _____ we last met, I still remember the scene _____ we got separated on a rainy day.

       A．since; where     B．before; which   C．since; when     D．before; where  

Theses are his cousin’s first two __________paintings, which he likes very much.

　 A. little red French interesting oil　        B. interesting little red French oil

C. interesting French little red oil　        D. little red interesting oil French

Part Three: Reading Comprehension (30 points)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For eahc of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best acoording to the information given in the passage.

（A）

More Americans are turning to charm school to gain an advantage over competitors in a job market stricken by the longest economic slowdown since the Great Depression.

Etiquette (礼节) trainers report business growing from clients who believe that good manners could be the key selling point that helps them get hired or keeps them off the unemployment line.

“People are prepared to do whatever it takes to keep their job”, said Gloria Starr, an adviser on image, etiquette and communications in North Carolina. Starr, who says business is up 40 percent in the past year at her school, said people were “realizing that it takes more than just ability and knowledge” to keep or win a job.

Peggy Newfield, who has been teaching etiquette for 30 years and runs a charm school, said business was “booming.” “When the economy is down etiquette training will always be up. They’re focusing on ‘What I can do to survive, I really have to keep up my game because the competition is keen.’”

Proper business manners, however, extend far beyond greeting or thanking a would-be employer. Etiquette classes deal with the basics of presentation in an interview, including what to say and how to dress.

“It’s so much more than writing the thank-you note at the end,” Newfield said. “It’s about walking in for the job interview, every hair is in place, your clothes are perfectly pressed, your shoes are polished, you’re groomed to the nines, you speak the part, and your English is correct.”

It’s great that we have seen this renewal in etiquette and manners and self respect.

Studies have shown that 85 percent of the reason a person gets a job, keeps a job and moves up is related to their personal skills. There are very few jobs out there where your manners, where your socials skills, are not a big piece of being successful. If you have manners you can walk into any business or social situation.

Teaching etiquette has become a tougher task. Some people point to bad public behavior by athletes and celebrities (名人) as a factor in ruining good manners in U.S. society. Hotel owner Paris Hilton, actress Lindsay Lohan and singer Britney Spears are among those who have been charged with setting a poor example, especially for children and adolescents. Hilton is infamous （声名狼藉的）for a sex tape that became an Internet hit, Lohan has long been gossip stuff due to her quarrels with the law and Spears was photographed partying without underwear.

56. The writer wants to tell the readers___________.

   A. the etiquette training in America           B. the ways to avoid failure

   C. good manners count in keeping a job        D. how to keep business up

57. From the passage we learn that the charm school____________.

   A. helps those who are unemployed       B. deals with moral problems     

   C. becomes more popular with people     D. does good to the economy

58. The underlined sentence “you’re groomed to the nines” probably means “you’re_________.”

   A. dressed in the best way              B. fully understood

   C. greeted with good manners           D. very concerned  

59. We can infer from the last paragraph that__________.

   A. Good examples contribute to etiquette teaching

   B. good public behavior doesn’t exist any more

   C. teaching etiquette has become a tougher task

   D. some famous people don’t have good manners

 60．Which of the following can you NOT learn in Peggy Newfield’s charm school?

      A.  How to dress in a job interview.

      B.  How to hack into the company centeral database.

      C.  How to maintain an edge over other competitors in the job market..

      D.  How to improve your communicative skills with your collegues.