第二节完形填空 (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16-25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。

Most children want to be pop stars or footballers when they grow up. But 11-year-old Amy Jones had the chance to ____16____ more about her ____17____ job—a medical biologist —when she won an essay writing competition for primary students.

  Amy’s __18__ for the best essay on “What I want to be when I’m older” was a day at Oxford Medical Science Institute. Staff organised a special programme for the would-be __19__, introducing her to the projects being worked on by medical biologists at Oxford. The sessions included a look at the ___20___ of medical biologists in fighting cancer and ___21___ to become a medical biologist.

  Amy said she was ___22___ to become a biologist after watching a television programme. In her essay she wrote: “The medical biologist plays a big part in many discoveries and it would be a challenging, exciting and ___23__ job.”

  Dr. Kathryn Robson, the Institute director said: “ It’s ___24___that we encourage young people to study science and think about scientific research as a job. I hope Amy now has a better __25__of what it takes to become a medical biologist.”

16. A. carry out        B. sort out            C. find out           D. look out

17. A. dream           B. father’s             C. first           D. mother’s

18. A. idea                  B. prize               C. wish          D. topic

19. A. pop star             B. journalist          C. scientist                 D. writer

20. A. performance       B. action               C. operation                D. role

21. A. when                       B. whether            C. how                D. where

22. A. inspired             B. chosen             C. made              D. forced

23. A. disappointing     B. tiring               C. surprising        D. rewarding

24. A. vital                  B. simple             C. funny             D. unusual

25. A. decision            B. understanding  C. desire             D. taste

The naive fellow has never met a thief and firmly believes that he lives in a world without thieves. And, the female thief fights against other thieves only to protect this guy's "daydream". Sound strange? Then go to the cinema to see what happens in "A World Without Thieves" (Tianxia Wuzei). It's the latest offering from Chinese director Feng Xiaogang. The film will hit mainland cinemas on December 9, 2004.

Adapted from the book of the same name, it tells the story of a couple, both of them skillful thieves, who find their consciences on a thief-filled train.

Wang Bo (Andy Lau, or Liu Dehua) is a master pickpocket from Hong Kong. Wang Li (Rene Liu, or Liu Ruoying) is a "talented" cheat from Taiwan. They're partners in crime and passion, and cheat their way across China, until one day they run into Shagen (Wang Baoqiang) at a railway station.

An orphan since birth, Shagen spends more time with wolves than with men. He believes in the basic goodness of human nature and is convinced that he lives in a world without thieves. Having saved up 60,000 yuan after five years of hard work, he decides to go back to his hometown, build a house and get married.

However, the train Shagen boards is full of thieves. Besides Wang Bo and Wang Li, there is a gang of highwaymen under the control of Uncle Bill (Ge You). While Bill's men are trying to get Shagen's savings, Wang Li takes it on herself to be his protector.

Feng Xiaogang has become a supplier of New Year's movies in China. For four consecutive years, he has caused a nationwide media excitement at the end of each year. That started with 1998's "The Dream Factory" (Jiafang Yifang) and ran to last year's "Cell phone" (Shouji).

With "A World without Thieves", Feng tries his hand at something beyond his standard humor. For the first time, he employs a lot of special effects.

"I do like comedy, but I also want to know where my limits lie," said Feng, "The film is an experiment. It has special skills, love between thieves, as well as the rediscovery of conscience."

Feng says the film is more like a fairy tale: It's two thieves trying to protect someone's "daydream". "You see, a fairy tale may expose more about life and human nature than another story. You don't change the world with a film, but you make people see and feel innocence, and that's my power. "

46. The underlined word “naive” means _________.

A. lovely           B. interesting                    C. innocent         D. smart

47. Which of the following films is not directed by Feng Xiaogang?

A. Red River Valley                                B. A World Without Thieves

        C. The Dream Factory                                D. Cellphone

48. It can be inferred from the text that _________.

Feng Xiaogang has directed more than three films since 1998.

This film was first on show on December 9, 2004.

Wang Bo and Wang Li are in the charge of Uncle Bill.

Feng Xiaogang likes fairy tales.

49. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?

Introduction of Feng Xiaogang

Introduction of Liu Dehua

Brief introduction of Feng’s film — A World Without Thieves

Feng’s opinion about his film — A World Without Thieves

50. What’s Feng’s opinion about this film?

All the World is peaceful and perfect objects.

The power of the film is to make people see and feel innocence.

It’s only a fairy tale.

Let people rediscover their consciences by this film.

________ you come to Beijing, don’t forget to call me first.

A. Next time   B. The next times   C. For the next time   D. At the next time

Mencius believed that the reason why man _____ the animals is that man is good.

  A. is similar to          B. is different from      C. are clever than         D. are kind to

When it______ air pollution, Beijing faces the three “C” s-----cars，coal and construction，which lead to Beijing's thick air pollution.

A. refers to            B. comes to           C. happens to         D. speaks to

        , most teenagers now listen to rock music. However, Rose likes classical music.

A.In a word          B.In general           C. In time             D. In total

Before going abroad, he devoted all the time he could      his spoken English

A. to improve       B. to improving       C. improve           D. improving

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。

One topic is rarely mentioned in all the talk of improving standards in our schools: the almost complete failure of foreign-language teaching. As a French graduate who has taught for more than twenty-five years, I have some ___21_____ of why the failure is so total.  22  the faults already found out in the education system as a whole, there have been several serious  23  which have a direct effect on language teaching.

The first is the removal from the curriculum (课程) of the thorough teaching of English  24?????? . Pupils now do not know a verb from a noun or the subject of a sentence from its object.

Another important error is mixed-ability teaching, or teaching in ability groups so  25  that the most able groups are  26  and are bored while the least able are lost and  27  bored.

Progress depends on memory, and pupils start to forget immediately they stop having 28  lessons. This is why many people who attended French lessons at school have forgotten it a few years later.

Most American schools have accepted what is necessary and  29  modern languages, even Spanish, from the curriculum. Perhaps it is time for Britain to do the same, and stop 30  resources on a subject which few pupils want or need.

21. A. question        B. evidence             C. idea           D. knowledge

22. A. Due to  B. In addition to     C. Instead of D. In spite of

23. A. errors   B. situations    C. systems      D. methods

24. A. vocabulary   B. culture       C. grammar    D. sentences

25. A. wide    B. similar       C. separate      D. unique

26. A. kept out       B. turned down      C. held back   D. left behind

27. A. surprisingly B. individually       C. equally       D. hardly

28. A. extra    B. traditional  C. basic   D. regular

29. A. restored       B. absorbed    C. prohibited  D. remove

30. A. wasting       B. focusing     C. exploiting   D. sharing

Model as a career _________  many young girls because of the fascinating T-stage.

A. attracts to       B. appeals to           C. calls on            D. pulls up

Don’t try to _________ any excuse, Alan. Tell me why you didn’t come to school today.

   A. show up         B. make up             C. give up                D. step up