III. 完形填空（20%）

In order to be a success in the American business world, you must “get along” with people. You must learn to behave yourself in a way ___31___ you earn the affection (喜爱)and respect of others. ___32___ we have already pointed out, Americans ___33___ business and pleasure. Therefore, learning how to ___34___ informally can be a help with your American business___35___. Americans like to talk about a number of different ___36___—sports, politics, cars, popular movies and television shows and personal interests.

Many large American cities have sports teams. If you are ___37___ with Americans in the United States, it would be a good idea to ___38___ out about the local sports teams so that you can ___39___ the almost inevitable (不可避免的) discussions about “what our ___40___ will do this year.” Politics can be a ___41___ topic unless everyone is of the same mind ___42___. Limit your discussions to asking questions of your friends. Most Americans are ___43___owners and some are even crazy about the subject. You can participate___44___ talking about cars you have owned or by __45___information you have read in automotive magazines. Americans watch television almost every night and attend movies regularly, ___46___ naturally TV programs and the ___47___ movies become topics for discussions. If you are unable to ___48___ American television or attend American movies, reading the ___49___section of such magazine as Time and Newsweek will keep you up to date on ___50___ is popular in America.

31. A. which          B. where            C. how                  D. that

32. A. While          B. Since                C. As                    D. Because

33. A. mix             B. enjoy                C. like                   D. manage

34. A. conduct              B. appear            C. behave                  D. chat

35. A. friends         B. efforts            C. contacts             D. companies

36. A. persons        B. titles                 C. businesses          D. topics

37. A. meeting              B. working            C. living             D. playing

38. A. find             B. learn                 C. go                    D. stay

39. A. work on      B. join in            C. succeed in         D. break in

40. A. group          B. business            C. company           D. team

41. A. common      B. sensitive            C. special                  D. daily

42. A. politically    B. economically     C. professionally    D. personally

43. A. house          B. car                    C. business            D. land

44. A. in             B. toward                  C. by                    D. through

45. A. collecting     B. sharing              C. gathering           D. analyzing

46. A. so            B. but                   C. however            D. moreover

47. A. most interesting   B. most exciting     C. newest              D. latest

48. A. witness        B. look                  C. watch             D. glance

49. A. entertainmentB. sports            C. business            D. movie

50. A. which          B. that                   C. what                 D. as

 “BANG” the door caused a reverberation．“Never set foot in this house again!” shouted Father．With tears welling (涌出) up in my eyes，I rushed out of the house and ran along the street．

A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me．I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space：happy and harmonious.

But now I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because Dad is getting old．We are just like two people coming from two different worlds．It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened．

I wandered the street，without a destination in my mind．My heart was frozen on this hot summer night．As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people in the streets，until I had only streets to keep me company. When I finally reached the high rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still on．

I thought to myself，“Is Father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”

In fact，it was nothing．Perhaps，Dad was throwing some of his old stamps．Perhaps he thought they were useless．I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps．

All the lights were off except Father’s.

Dad was always 1ike this．Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself．After shouting at me，he never showed any mercy or regret. After an argument he will creep(蹑手蹑脚)up in my sleep and then tuck me underneath the covers.

This was how he always was．He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature．

The light was still on. With the key in hand，I was as nervous as I had ever been．At last，I decided to open the door．As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks．I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love－it is second to none．

41. The underlined word “reverberation” refers to _____________.

 A．a sound forced back      B．a heavy blow      C．a shake      D. an earthquake

42. When seeing a young father with a child in his arms, the writer might have the following feelings EXCEPT _____________.        

A. He admired them very much

B. He wished that the relation between him and his father could also be so harmonious

C. He felt that happiness had been far away from him／her

D. He felt disappointed with his father

43. Why do you think the father often shouts at his child?

A．The father is getting older and older．      

B．The child had already grown up.

C．They never agree with each other．       

D．The father has got used to doing that.

44. What conclusion can you draw after reading the text?

A．The father treats his child in an unfair way.    

B．The father is actually kind to his child.

C．The father is neither kind nor cruel to his child. 

D．The father is always finding fault with his child.

45. The article is ____________.

 A. expository writing                           B. argumentative writing      

C. narrative writing                             D. reportage

A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began totalk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner  seemed to be astonished gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, saying, “You don’t say！”“You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic. ”So I said to him, “well, shall we talk about the Great Wall?” By the way, have you ever been there? “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was magnificent.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his order “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking .I said, “Didn’t you say you don’t say?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “You don’t say actually means really? It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” Only then did I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expression.

1．A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because     .

       A．English idioms were too difficult to master

       B．I cared little about the teacher’s instruction

       C．my teacher didn’t emphasize the importance

       D．I had no interest in English learing

2．When I first heard “You don’t say!” I thought     .

       A．the Englishman was not interested in my English

       B．the Englishman was only interested in the Great Wall

       C．I had talked too much

       D．I had to stop talking at once

3．Which of the following is true?

       A．The Englishman was leaving China without seeing the Great Wall.

       B．The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.

       C．The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.

       D．The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting

4．After the Englishman explained the idiom,     .

       A．the Englishman made me a fool

       B．the Englishman made a fool of himself

       C．I felt very silly

       D．I felt proud of my understanding

The new comers found it impossible to _______ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.

A．adapt               B．suit                C．regulate       D．relate

I’m not sure whether I will have anything else to do this evening．_____, I will try every possible means to come to your birthday party．

     A．Even though        B．If so       C．Anyhow       D．Instead

The police is offering a(n) _________ of $2000 to anyone who will provide information about the lost boy.

  A. praise         B. prize          C. reward         D. award

    Americans can travel almost anywhere they choose. But to protect its people, the government lists a few dangerous places where Americans cannot go. These places are unfriendly countries or countries at war. There, the traveller might not be safe. These countries are listed in a small book called a passport. This passport is a government request for the safety of its travelling people. It is also a government' s pledge (保证) that the people will obey the rules of the host country. To receive a passport from the government, a traveller must prove that he is an American citizen. An American call not go overseas without a passport. Only some close countries such as Canada and Mexico do not ask for passports. Inside the passport is the traveller's picture. Children travelling with their parents are included in one parent's book. Thousands of people from the United States

visit other countries every year. An American traveller might carry plane tickets, money, clothing and many other things. But the most important that he carries in another country is his passport.

1. A passport is not needed when an American goes to         .

        A. foreign countries          B. dangerous areas

        C. Canada or Mexico         D. countries overseas

2. From the passage we can see that       

        A. children can' t travel to foreign countries

        B. Americans like travelling

        C. a traveller is not safe in most countries

        D. Americans like to travel to close countries

3. Which statement does the passage lead you to believe?

        A. People should take care of their passports.

        B. It is not important to have a passport to travel.

        C. Children are never included in a passport.

        D. When you are in another country, money is more important than a passport.

4. Which of the following statements is true?

        A. When Americans are travelling in another country, they must obey the rules of the country.

        B. The American government sometimes allow its people to travel to dangerous places.

        C. A passport is needed wherever an American is travelling.

        D. A passport only helps the traveller to know where he will go.

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从短文所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she had “seven fathers,” because her six brothers, as well as her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated(躲避) into books. Despite her love of reading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate.

In high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers’ Workshop, however, she felt lonely—a Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros find her “creative voice.”

“It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired （获得）a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance（不平衡） in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That’s when I decided I would write about something my classmates couldn’t write about.”

Cisneros published her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school through graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book, and a short-story collection.

1. Which of the following is TRUE about Cisneros in her childhood?

A. She had seven brothers.                                    B. She felt herself a nobody.

   C. She was too shy to go to school.                             D. She did not have any good teachers.

2. The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to _____.

   A. work for a school magazine                                 B. run away from her family

   C. make a lot of friends                                            D. develop her writing style

3. According to Cisneros, what played the decisive role in her success?

   A. Her early years in college.                                       B. Her training in the Workshop.

   C. Her feeling of being different.                              D. Her childhood experience.

4. What do we learn about The House on Mango Street?

   A. It is quite popular among students.               

B. It is the only book ever written by Cisneros.

   C. It wasn’t a success as it was written in Spanish.

   D. It won an award when Cisneros was twenty-nine.

Everyone knows you must exercise regularly to keep good health. Indeed, staying physically fit is a big part of our culture. we consider（or rightly so）that healthy people are attractive people. Since most of us want to be attractive, there is no shortage of exercise clubs, training videos, magazines and books offering to help us stay physically fit.

    Unfortunately, however, our culture doesn’t place the same emphasis（强调） on mental fitness. Although we tend to like men and women with strong, healthy-looking bodies, we don’t have the same degree of respect or attraction for smart, educated, mentally healthy people. This is a pity, because there are great rewards for people who have developed the ability to think well.

    If your mind is well trained and flexible(灵活的), you will be able to understand a great deal of what happens around you. And if you are also well educated — that is, if you understand basic science, mathematics, music, art, literature, history and so on — you will find it much easier to make good decisions throughout your life. Over the long run(时期), this leads to a sense of control over your destiny （命运）and a much better life than otherwise(in another way).

People who are poorly educated or who don’t think well — that is, people who are not mentally fit — see things differently. Their world is controlled by mysterious, often malevolent（恶意的）forces. Such people live within a system they will never master, forced to follow rules they will never understand. Although it may not be obvious, most spend their lives being manipulated（控制）by others. They are told what to do, what to think, how to spend their money, and what they should and should not aspire（渴望）to in life.

    In my opinion, if you want to live well, you must be able to use your mind well. For this reason, I want you to be able to concentrate, to solve problems, to understand complex （复杂的）ideas, and to think clearly and quickly. Such skills will make it easier for you to make informed decisions, understand current events, choose good friends, manage your money well, make wise lone-term decisions and appreciate music, art and literature.

    The key to developing such skills is to enjoy learning, and to have the ability and motivation to teach yourself.

1. The writer of the passage feel disappointed that ____.

    A. too little has been done to help people to keep physically fit

    B. too much has been done to help people to keep physically fit

    C. mentally healthy people are not as popular as physically healthy people

    D. physically healthy people are not as popular as mentally healthy people

2. The underlined word “this” in the 3rd paragraph means ____.

    A. the understanding of a great deal of what goes on around you

    B. the understanding of basic science and mathematics

    C. good training in body and mind

    D. being able to make good decisions in life

3. The writer of this passage thinks those who are not mentally fit ____.

A. live a poor and mysterious life            

B. can’t control over their life

C. often do what others do                             

D. enjoy being fooled and ruled

4. The best title of the passage will most probably be ____.

    A. Train Your Body                                B. Train Your Mind  

C. Make Informed Decisions                    D. Think Hard and Work Hard

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

通过观察以下表格提供的信息，写一篇含有以下三个要点的作文。

1．简述在过去5年间大众在饮食结构上的变化；

2．提出可能造成此变化的原因(至少两个)；

3．就此变化作出自己的一个结论。

要求：l. 必须含有题目要求的三个要点；

      2．字数100字左右。文首字数不计入总字数。

Changes in People's Diet in China

     As is shown in the table, there have been great changes in people's diet over the period from the year 2005 to the year 2009 in China.                                                            

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