People wear hats for three main reasons: protection, communication, and decoration.

Protection. People first began to wear hats to ___1___ themselves from the climate. In hot, sunny climates, wide-edged hats provide ___2___ from the sun. In cold climates, people often wear wool hats. In some regions, people wear a variety of protective hats, ___3___ the season. They may wear a wool hat in winter, a rain hat in spring or fall, and a wide-edged hat in summer. Hats also provide protection in certain ___4___. Construction workers, football players, military personnel, and people in many other fields wear metal or plastic helmets(头盔)for protection from ___5___.

Communication. Hats can communicate various things about the people who wear them. The hats of coal miners, cowboys and firemen indicate the wearer's ___6___. Students may wear a mortarboard (学位帽) to show they are graduating from high school or college.

Decoration. Most people wear a hat that they believe makes them look attractive, ___7___ the hat's main purpose may be protection or communication. Many protective hats are attractive and stylish. Even the caps of police officers and military personnel are designed to ___8___ the wearer's appearance. Certain decorative hats are worn as a (n) ___9___. In Scotland, for example, people wear a cap called a tam-o'-shanter that is part of their national costume (服装). Many people change their style of hat from time to time because they feel more ___10___ when keeping up with the latest fashion.

1. A. defend     B. protect    C. prevent   D. hide

2. A. shade    B. shadow      C. security    D. cover

3. A. resulting from  B. basing upon  

C. relating to  D. depending on

4. A. seasons      B. climates     C. activities    D. communities

5. A. injury     B. destruction   C. harm   D. pollution

6. A. experience     B. occupation  C. personality  D. education

7. A. as   B. unless   C. though  D. because

8. A. change    B. increase   C. display   D. improve

9. A. tradition  B. label    C. honour     D. fashion

10. A. sociable    B. informal    C. attractive    D. noble

    Protection. People first began to wear hats to    1    themselves from the climate. In hot, sunny climates, wide-edged hats provide    2    from the sun. In cold climates, people often wear wool hats. In some regions, people wear a variety of protective hats,    3    the season. They may wear a wool hat in winter, a rain hat in spring or fall, and a wide-edged hat in summer. Hats also provide protection in certain    4   . Construction workers, football players, military personnel, and people in many other fields wear metal or plastic helmets (头盔) for protection from    5    .

Communication. Hats can communicate various things about the people who wear them. The hats of coal miners, cowboys and firemen indicate the wearer's    6   . Students may wear a mortarboard (学位帽) to show they are graduating from high school or college.

Decoration. Most people wear a hat that they believe makes them look attractive,    7    the hat's main purpose may be protection or communication. Many protective hats are attractive and stylish. Even the caps of police officers and military personnel are designed to    8    the wearer's appearance. Certain decorative hats are worn as a(n)    9   . In Scotland, for example, people wear a cap called a tam-o'-shanter that is part of their national costume (服装). Many people change their style of hat from time to time because they feel more    10    when keeping up with the latest fashion.

    1．

A. defend　　　　　　　　　　    B. protect

C. prevent　　　　　　　　　　   D. hide

    2．

A. shade　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. shadow

C. security　　　　　　　　　　  D. cover

    3．

A. resulting from　　　　　　 B. basing upon

C. relating to　　　　　　　　   D. depending on

    4．

A. seasons　　　　　　　　　　  B. climates

C. activities　　　　　　　　　　 D. communities

    5．

A. injury　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. destruction

C. harm　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. pollution

    6．

A. experience　　　　　　　　  B. occupation

C. personality　　　　　　　　  D. education

    7．

A. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. unless

C. though　　　　　　　　　　    D. because

    8．

A. change　　　　　　　　　　   B. increase

C. display　　  &n

bsp;　　　　　　　　 D. improve

    9．

A. tradition　　　　　　　　　　  B. label

C. honor　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fashion

    10．

A. sociable　　　　　　　　　　  B. informal

C. attractive　　　　　　　　    D. noble

People wear hats for three main reasons: protection, communication, and decoration.

    Protection. People first began to wear hats to    1    themselves from the climate. In hot, sunny climates, wide-edged hats provide    2    from the sun. In cold climates, people often wear wool hats. In some regions, people wear a variety of protective hats,    3    the season. They may wear a wool hat in winter, a rain hat in spring or fall, and a wide-edged hat in summer. Hats also provide protection in certain    4   . Construction workers, football players, military personnel, and people in many other fields wear metal or plastic helmets (头盔) for protection from    5    .

Communication. Hats can communicate various things about the people who wear them. The hats of coal miners, cowboys and firemen indicate the wearer's    6   . Students may wear a mortarboard (学位帽) to show they are graduating from high school or college.

Decoration. Most people wear a hat that they believe makes them look attractive,    7    the hat's main purpose may be protection or communication. Many protective hats are attractive and stylish. Even the caps of police officers and military personnel are designed to    8    the wearer's appearance. Certain decorative hats are worn as a(n)    9   . In Scotland, for example, people wear a cap called a tam-o'-shanter that is part of their national costume (服装). Many people change their style of hat from time to time because they feel more    10    when keeping up with the latest fashion.

    1．

A. defend　　　　　　　　　　    B. protect

C. prevent　　　　　　　　　　   D. hide

    2．

A. shade　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. shadow

C. security　　　　　　　　　　  D. cover

    3．

A. resulting from　　　　　　 B. basing upon

C. relating to　　　　　　　　   D. depending on

    4．

A. seasons　　　　　　　　　　  B. climates

C. activities　　　　　　　　　　 D. communities

    5．

A. injury　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. destruction

C. harm　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. pollution

    6．

A. experience　　　　　　　　  B. occupation

C. personality　　　　　　　　  D. education

    7．

A. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. unless

C. though　　　　　　　　　　    D. because

    8．

A. change　　　　　　　　　　   B. increase

C. display　　　　　　　　　　    D. improve

    9．

A. tradition　　　　　　　　　　  B. label

C. honor　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fashion

    10．

A. sociable　　　　　　　　　　  B. informal

C. attractive　　　　　　　　    D. noble

第二部分：语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A, B, C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a    21    over our head, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always    22   . Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was strict. I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t money for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big   23   for the kids was the fun of Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for    24    to share by all five of us.
The big    25   arrived. I gave each kid a twenty – dollar bill and    26    them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered. We had two hours to shop; then we would meet back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, except my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually    27   . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies － fifty – cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything until we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed as the door, ready to be angry again. This is what she told me.
“ I was looking around    28   of what to buy, and I stopped to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees’. One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she wanted for Christmas was a doll. So I took the card off the tree and    29   the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so   30   as I did that day.
21.   A. roof    B. hat      C. sky     D. star
22.   A. little   B. less     C. enough       D. more
23.   A. improvement     B. problem     C. surprise      D. excitement
24.   A. toys    B. clothes       C. presents      D. bills
25. A. day     B. chance       C. cheque       D. tree
26.   A. forced B. reminded    C. invited       D. begged
27.   A. quiet   B. excited       C. happy D. ashamed
28. A. learning     B. thinking     C. knowing     D. telling
29.   A. made  B. searched     C. bought       D. fetched
30.   A. angry  B. rich    C. patient       D. bitter

1.Radio and television are important m__        of communication.

2.Women are            (禁止)from going out without a veil in that country.

3.Speech d          human beings from the animals.

4.I can            （承担）the responsibility for the changes.

5.The m            of the population live in the countryside in our country.

6.我们应该沿袭我们的优良传统。

We should ________ ________ our good traditions.

7.我的一切都归功于他

I           everything        him.

8.随身带上帽子，以防烈日。

Take a hat with you                the sun is very hot.

9.在公众心目中，他总是和恐怖电影紧密联系在一起。

He is closely          in the public’s mind          horror movies.

10.他们在草坪上划了个网球场。

They ________  ________ a tennis court on the grass.