Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.

  When other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship and gained 36___ to Harvard University. And her 37___story has inspired a movie, Homeless to Harvard: The Tony Morrison Story 38___ in late April.

Tony Morrison, a 22-year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination. Tony grew up in the 39___of two drug-addicted parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Tony was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Tony was just 15 years old. The effect of that loss 40___ a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it. Tony went back to school. She 41___ herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she slept on the streets.

“What drove me to survive had 42___to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,” she wrote in her book Breaking Night. She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that came easily to others, such as a safe living environment, 43___ herself that “next to nothing could hold me 44___”. She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University.

But Tony decided to leave her top university for a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her 45___, who has also developed AIDS. “I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me 46___.” Tony wants moviegoers to go away with the idea that changing your 47___ is “as simple as making a decision”.

36. A. permission            B. entry                 C. honor               D. confidence

37. A. puzzled                B. puzzling             C. amazing             D. amazed

38. A. published              B. appeared            C. sold                D. shown

39. A. charge                       B. face                  C. middle            D. shadow

40. A. lay in                  B. led to                       C. referred to           D. stuck to

41. A. threw               B. put                C. devoted           D. concentrated 

42. A. nothing                B. everything                   C. something          D. anything

43. A. to encourage                  B. to control         C. to persuade          D. to believe

44. A. up                       B. down                       C. off                     D. back

45. A. mother                 B. sister                C. father                  D. brother

46. A. once in a while                                    B. time and time again  

C. at the same time                               D. all the time

47. A. life                      B. university             C. way               D. family

(B)

I needed to get some money so, after Christmas, I took a job in the clothes department at Graham’s for the first fortnight of the January sale. I can’t say that I enjoyed it, but it was an experience I’ll never forget.

I could never understand why there were so many things in the sales; where did they all come from? Now I know the secret! Firstly, there is the special winter stock (货物) and the stock that people buy all the year round; some of these things are slightly reduced. Secondly, there are the summer clothes they couldn’t sell last year; these are heavily reduced to clear them. Thirdly, there are cheap clothes bought in specially for the sales; these are put out at high prices ten days before the sale begins and then are reduced by 60% in the sale. Clever! Lastly, they buy in “seconds? (clothes not in perfect condition) for the sale and they are sold very cheaply.

When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already a queue around three sides of the building. This made me very nervous.

When the big moment arrived to open the doors, the security guards, looking less confident than usual, came up to them, keys in hand. The moment they had unlocked the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd charged in. I couldn’t believe my eyes; this wasn’t shopping, it was a battlefield! One poor lady couldn’t keep her feet and was knocked over by people pushing from behind.

Clothes were flying in all directions as people searched for the sizes, colours and styles they wanted. Quarrels broke out. Mothers were using their small children to crawl(爬行) through people’s legs and get hold of things they couldn’t get near themselves.

Within minutes I had half a dozen people pushing clothes under my nose, each wanting to be the first served. Where had the famous English Queue gone? The whole day continued like that, but I kept my temper(脾气)! I was taking money hand over fist and began to realize why, twice a year, Graham’s were happy to turn their expensive store into a battlefield like this.

In the sale fever, people were spending money like water without thinking whether they needed what they were buying. As long as it was a bargain it was OK.

You won’t believe this but as soon as I got home I crashed out for four hours. Then I had dinner and went back to bed, fearing the sound of the alarm which would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale.

61. What kind of clothes is likely to be sold 5% cheaper?

A. Last summer’s clothes.     B. Clothes not in perfect condition.

C. Clothes bought in specially for the sales.   D. Clothes for winter.

62. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The customers gave up the queuing for which the English are famous.

B. The customers kept their temper while looking for clothes they wanted.

C. Small children enjoyed crawling through people’s legs.

D. The security guards were fearless of the crowd.

63. In the author’s opinion, why were Graham’s happy to make their expensive store into “Battlefield?

A. There were too many clothes and they wanted to clear them in the sales.

B. They were eager to show that they were clever at doing business.

C. They could take the chance to raise the prices of all their clothes.

D. They wanted to make more money by having sales.

64. The expression “crashed out” means ________.

A. chatted with her friends    B. slept soundly

C. broke down       D. dined out

65. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Best Bargain.     B. Hunting for a job.

C. Sale Fever.         D. A Pleasant Fortnight.

  

第四部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)                                  

第一节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:该行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,也用斜线划掉。该行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。该行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

I think I am a person who can get on well with an old.       76.__________

So I would like to have a chance to visit to Old People’s    77.__________

Home as a volunteer. I can help them by do some      78.__________

cleaning and other kind of housework. I would like        79.__________

to talk about them. I can sing songs and dance for them,         80.__________

and I can also read books and magazines for them. I         81.__________

would also like to help ill children in the hospital.      82.__________

I can talk them interesting stories and play games with       83.__________

them. In a word, I would like to help people need       84.__________

help. I’m sure I am a kind or useful person. 85.__________

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