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He made a big mistake, and _________, he lost his job.

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. Few visitors leave Rio feeling _________.

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. I heard she _________ a book last year, but I don’t know if she has finished it.

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Most business letters and government reports are the main situations _________ formal language is used. ^*

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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给题目的四个选项（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。

Mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. Through the years I would  ­­21 ­­­ at the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought   22   very important to us, so I said, “My ears, mum.” She said, “No, many people are   23  . But think about it and I’ll ask you again.”

Since making my first   24  , I had often thought over the question. So the next time I told her, “Mum, it must be our eyes.” She said, “You are   25   fast, but the answer isn’t correct because there are blind people.”

26   the years, mother asked me a couple more   27   and always her response was, “No, but you are getting   28  , dear.” Last year, my Grandpa   29  . Everybody was heartbroken, crying. When it was our   __30   to say our final good-bye to Grandpa, Mum asked me, “Do you know the important body part yet, my dear?”

I was   31   when she was asking me. I always thought this was a    32__ between us. She saw the   __33   look on my face and told me “This question’s very important. It shows you have really   34   your life.” I saw her eyes full of tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your   35  .” I asked, “Is it because they hold up your head?” she replied, “No, it is   36   on them a crying friend or a loved one can   __37   their head. I hope you’ll have a shoulder to cry   38   when you need it.”

Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a   39   one. It is being sympathetic(同情的) to the pain of   40  .

21. A. guess           B. believe             C. doubt                  D. notice

22. A. love            B. health               C. sight             D. sound

23. A. blind          B. invisible            C. deaf             D. thoughtful

24. A. discovery    B. decision            C. advice           D. attempt

25. A. thinking       B. learning            C. growing           D. changing

26. A. Over           B. Till              C. Beyond            D. Before

27. A. times           B. things               C. questions          D. ways

28. A. stronger      B. taller            C. nicer             D. smarter

29. A. left out       B. got ill               C. passed away      D. got wounded

30. A. turn             B. duty              C. pity              D. chance

31. A. satisfied              B. shocked             C. interested          D. excited

32. A. test              B. secret            C. match               D. game

33. A. worried       B. regretted           C. puzzled             D. pained

34. A. lived           B. found               C. disliked            D. enjoyed

35. A. feet             B. shoulders           C. hands               D. hair

36. A. how            B. why              C. because             D. whether

37. A. put             B. carry            C. leave             D. rest

38. A. on           B. by                C. above               D. for

39. A. valuable      B. selfish           C. useful           D. precious

40. A. Grandpa      B. the deaf        C. others         D. the blind

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In China he’s known as “the Flying Fish”; in America they call him ‘the Baltimore Bullet’.

Whatever you call him, American swimmer Michael Phelps looks destined (命中注定) to become a household name across the world after breaking the Olympic record for most gold medals in a single Games.

Phelps’s total of eight gold medals in Beijing put him one ahead of Mark Spitz’s previous record set in 1972.

Now people are already calling him the greatest Olympian of all time. But whether he is or not, what is it that makes Michael Phelps so good?

A good place to start might be his physique. Phelps has the perfect body shape for a swimmer: his arm span is longer than his height, he has very flexible joints, huge lungs, and his incredibly large feet (size 14 in the US, size 49 in China) act like flippers in the water.

To feed his huge swimmer’s body, Phelps eats an astonishing 12,000 calories a day, six times the average for a man of his age.

He then owes it to a swimsuit which has been making waves in the world of swimming. Designed by NASA, the American space agency, the suit is made of a special material which is said to help athletes swim 2% faster.

Michael Phelps should spare a thought for his mum, who first pushed him into swimming as a way of making friends, and who believed in him when one teacher said he would never be a success.

Whatever the reason for his success, Phelps admits there was perhaps also a bit of luck involved in winning his eight medals.

“I guess eight is a lucky number for me, too, now. The opening ceremony started on 8/8/08. Maybe it was meant to be.” he said.

45. How many gold medals did Mark Spitz's won?

A. 6        B. 7 C. 8 D. 9

46. What makes Michael Phelps so popular?

A. He has broken the Olympic record for most gold medals in a single Games.

B. He is equipped with the best swimsuit which is said to help athletes swim 2% faster.

C. He is a very lucky person and he has the perfect body shape for a swimmer.

D. He has a very good appetiteand he eats an astonishing 12,000 calories a day.

47. According to the passage, how many calories does a man need a day on average?

A. 4,000                     B. 3,000                     C. 2,000                            D. 6,000

48. Which of the following is the reason for his success, in Phelps’ opinion?

a. his physique                                        b. the swimsuit designed by NASA

c. his mother’s encouragement           d. good luck                       e. his confidence

A. a, c, d, e                B. a, b, c, e                      C. a, b, d, e                D. a, b, c, d

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When Joe Bates was twelve years old, he lost interest in school. He stopped listening in his classes. Some of his teachers began to consider him a problem.

But a few of Joe’s teachers thought that Joe might have lost interest in schoolwork because he already understood it. They proposed that Joe try taking a university class in computer science. Joe did. He was the best student in the class. Later tests showed that his intelligence and knowledge were far greater than most children of his age. He entered university when he was thirteen, about four years earlier than most children. And by the time he was in his early twenties, Joe was teaching computer science at a university.

Joe’s story shows what can happen when a child’s unusual ability is recognized. Sadly, however, not all gifted children get this recognition. And educational experts say unusually gifted children may waste their abilities if they do not get help to develop them.

Studies show that almost twenty percent of students who fail to complete high school in the United States are gifted children.This is because gifted children can have special problems as well as special abilities. Teachers may not recognize their abilities or may not know how to keep them interested. Or they may consider such students to be troublemakers or rebels.

Gifted children may feel lonely or different because they do not know other children who share their interests.

Educators say there are more than two million gifted children in the United States today.  But they say fewer than half are taking part in special education programs designed for them.

One of the most successful programs is held every summer at John Hopkins University in the state of Maryland, where Joe Bates went to school. It started in 1980 when educators saw that there must be many children like Joe.

At first, only 100 children took part in it, and now more than 1,000 children between the ages of nine and sixteen are students in the summer program.

The John Hopkins program provides studies in math and science. It also has classes for children with unusual ability in language and writing. The children study the same subject every day for several weeks. It could be biology, or history, or literature. In those few weeks, they learn as much as in a normal nine-month school year.

William Durden, the director says the program succeeds because it permits children to make progress more quickly than in a traditional program. And the children get to meet others like themselves.

49. Joe Bates stopped listening in his classes because __________.

A. he lost interest in school

B. he hated those teachers who considered him a problem

C. he had already understood what he was taught

D. he wanted to take a university class

50. When a child’s unusual ability is recognized, __________.

A. he can do whatever he likes

B. he will no longer be considered to be a troublemaker or rebel

C. he may have more success than most children of his age

D. he will certainly take part in a special education program

51. According to the passage, the most important thing is to __________.

A. recognize and develop gifted children’s unusual abilities

B. design and support special education programs for gifted children

C. help gifted children get to meet others who share their interests

D. encourage gifted children instead of treating them as a problem

52. Many gifted students fail to complete high school in the United States because _________.

A. they take part in traditional education programs

B. their unusual abilities are not recognized 

C. their teachers don’t know how to keep them interested in schoolwork

D. they have special problems as well as special abilities.

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第二节补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分^*）

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出最佳选项，并将其答案涂在卡上71—75题。

Mike: Hello. ____61____.

Bill: Yes, it is.

Mike: ____62____.

Bill: What time do you need a taxi, sir?

Mike: My flight leaves at 2:30 this afternoon but I’d like to arrive at the station before 1:30. ____63____.

Bill: From here? Where do you live?

Mike: Oh, I’m sorry. Live at 553 Mile End Street.

Bill: Let me see. 553 Mile End Street. I’d say that it would take about half an hour. We’ll pick you up at 1:00. ____64____.

Mike: Yes, that will be fine. The driver will help me with my bag, won’t he?

Bill: ____65____. He will help you.

E.How long is the ride from here?

F.How much do you know about our city?

G.Is this the Banks Taxi Service?

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第二卷（共55分）

第三部分写作

第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据句子所给汉语注释,写出各单词的正确形式（每空只写一词）。

66. You can eat by _________ (蘸进) them in a little bowl of special sauce.     66. __________

67. The government made agreements with Native American _________ (首领).    67. __________

68. Smoking is strictly _________ (禁止) in the school.                                  68. __________

69. It was _________ (贪吃，^*贪心) of them to eat up all the candy.      69. __________

70. Water _________ (吸收) a lot of heat without big changes in temperature.  70. __________

71. They have _________ (克服^*) many difficulties over the past few years.        71. __________

72. We have already made an ___________ (安排) for our vacation.       72. __________

73. They were all _________ (在船上) the ship last night.                    73. __________

74. They decorated the house _________ (不顾，不理^*) of cost.        74. __________

75. Who will be responsible for the soldiers’ food _________ (供应品^*)？    75. __________

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第二节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

此题要求改正所给句子中的错误，按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多的词用斜线（\^*）划掉，在该行写出该词，也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧^*），在该行写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

A boy and his father were having walk in the                                 76. __________

country when it suddenly began to rain very hardly.                   77. __________

They do not have their umbrellas with them, and there                   78. __________

had nowhere to hide themselves from the rain, so                      79. __________

he soon got wet. While they were walking home through                       80. __________

the rain, the boy was thinking for a long time. Then at                 81. __________

last he turned to his father and said to him, “Why did                82. __________

it rain, father? It isn’t nice, isn’t it?” “No, it isn’t very                 83. __________

nice, but it’s much useful, Tom!” answered his father.                 84. __________

“It rains to make the fruits and the vegetables to grow for us.”               85. __________