第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

  阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

  Columnist Dave Barry says this about his father:"My dad would try anything - carpentry(木匠活),electrical wiring,roofing and so on.From watching him,I learned a lesson that still 36 to my life today:no matter how difficult a task may seem, 37 you're not afraid to try it,you can do it."

  I learned from my parents the value of "going for it"." 38 ventured(冒险),nothing lost" is the motto of too many of us.Many people are so afraid to 39 that they never venture beyond the familiar."Better to be safe than sorry",has 40 too many people in the cocoon(保护膜) of their 41 zones.

  A delightful 42 tells that Col.Robert Johnson of Salem,New Jersey,announced that he would take a 43 risk.He let the town know that he would 44 a wolf peach on the steps of the country courthouse at noon on September 26,1820. "Why would he take such a chance?" asked the 45 people.

  Scientists and doctors had long declared the wolf peach to be 46 .If the wolf peach was too ripe and warmed by the sun,they told him he would be exposing himself to brain fever.Should he somehow 47 the experience,the skin of the 48 would stick to the lining of his stomach(他的胃黏膜) and 49 cause cancer.

  Nearly 2,000 people 50 the square to see Col.Johnson eat the "poisonous" peach - now known as the tomato.

  Col.Johnson believed his 51 was small,but it must be take if the 52 about the peach were to be 53 .Who has accompished anything worthwhile 54 taking a risk?

  Much like the tortoise it makes 55 only when it sticks its neck out.

  36.A.refers         B.applies       C.tends          D.leads

  37.A.if            B.since         C.although       D.unless

  38.A.Anything      B.Something    C.Nothing        D.Everything

  39.A.fail           B.win          C.succeed        D.leave

  40.A.turned         B.trapped       C.forbidden      D.orced

  41.A.comfortable    B.miserable     C.surprising      D.unimportant

  42.A.novel         B.message      C.joke          D.story

  43.A.private        B.public        C.secret        D.national

  44.A.buy          B.sell          C.eat           D.cut

  45.A.puzzled       B.disappointed   C.angry        D.happy

  46.A.delicious       B.smelly        C.salty        D.poisonous

  47.A.enjoy         B.survive         C.understand  D.know

  48.A.wolf         B.seed           C.peach       D.body

  49.A.eventually     B.firstly          C.lately       D.hardly

  50.A.reached      B.decorated         C.surrounded  D.crowded

  51.A.audience     B.risk            C.fruit         D.size

  52.A.myths        B.ingredients     C.truths         D.prices

  53.A.changed      B.adopted        C.removed      D.grasped

  54.A.without      B.for            C.with         D.except

  55.A.sense        B.trouble         C.room        D.progress

C

  A scientist who developed a way to calculate(计算) how much water is used in the produciton of anything form a cup of coffee to a hamburger was awarded the 2008 Stockholm Water Prize.

  Professor John Anthony Allan of the University of London in Britain won the award for introducing the idea of "virtual water(虚拟水)",a calculation method that has changed the nature of trade policy and research.

  Allan has written seven books and published more than 100 papers.

  The Stockholm International Water Institute said this idea is now embedded(埋藏) in the production of foods and industrial products.The institute said Allan's work had made a big effect on global trade policy and research,especially in water - scarce(缺水) regions.

  "The improved understanding of trade and water management issues on local,regional and global scales are of the highest value for the successsful and sustainable(可持续的) use of water resources,"it said.

  "People do not only use water when they drink it or take a shower,"the institute said. "Behind the morning cup of coffee,there are 140 liters of water that was used to grow,produce,package and ship the beans."That is about as much water as a person in England uses on average for all daily drinking and household needs.

  "For a single hamburger,about 2,400 liters of water are needed.In te USA ,the average person uses nearly 7,000 liters of virtual water every day" It said that was more than three times the average use of a Chinese person.

  64.Allan was awarded the prize because ______.

   A.he wrote seven books on trade policy

   B.he published more than 100 papers on water management

   C.he found a new kind of water in water - scarce areas

   D.he came up with the idea of virtual water

  65.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A.The average American uses about 7,000 liters of water a day.

   B.The average Chinese uses nearly 2,300 liters of virtual water a day.

   C.An Englishman usually drinks about 140 liters of coffee a day.

   D.A hamburger usually contains about 2,400 liters of water.

  66.What effect does the idea of virtual water have?

   A.It helps us realize the importance of trade.

   B.It helps people do successful business.

   C.It helps us make use of water scientifically.

   D.It tells us how much water we use a day.

  67.What does the underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refer to?

   A.The University of London.

   B.The calculation method.

   C.The Stockholm International Water Institute.

   D.The trade policy and research.

第II卷 (计35分)

第四部分:写作 (共两节,满分35分)

第一节:阅读填空(10 分)(共 10 小题,每小题 1 分,满分 10 分)

阅读下面短文,根据所读内容在文后第71至第80小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。注意:每空不超过3 个单词。

Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children.Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia.They also want their children to take extra-courses activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a head start in life.The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is.So parents will spend unreasonable amount of money on education.Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.

   However, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap.

   Parents can see that their children’s skills vary, skilled in some areas while poor in others.What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children lack self-respect and self-confidence.

   The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever.

   Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking , sewing and doing other housework.

   Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life.Cooking demands patience and time.It is an enjoyable but difficult experience.A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully.His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of confidence.

   Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest.He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up.These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind.And that is more important.

What Chinese Parents Do In 71_____________ Their Children

Attitude

72_______________

Measures/Dos

Never care about money.

Send them to the best schools or abroad.

Wish their children to 73_____________ or other classes.

Belief

The more 74 __________in education, the better the result will be.

What they can see in their children

75_____________

What they can’t see in their children

Lack of 76 ___________________

77________________ their failure

Only teach them how to 78____________________

and study well.

Without teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever.

How to 79______ the problem

By 80 __________________

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