Ⅱ 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。
James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so ___21___ that he didn’t know what to do with (the) ___22___. The person who had gone in before him had been in there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in, not like James. He felt ___23___ that she had already got the job. The problem was that he wanted this job ___24___. It meant ___25___ to him. He had thought it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself ___26___ brilliantly (出色地) at the interview and ___27___ the job immediately.
But now here he was feeling terrible. He couldn’t remember all those things he had planned to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and ___28___. But he couldn’t. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t give up like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry.
At last the door of the office opened. The woman, who had gone in an hour earlier, came out looking very ___29___ with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. At the moment, James hated her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.” James suddenly wished that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs ___30___ and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.
21. A. healthy B. nervous C. careless D. confident
22. A. interviewer B. woman C. himself D. situation
23. A. doubtful B. sure C. angry D. astonished
24. A. hopelessly B. naturally C. easily D. so much
25. A. everything B. happiness C. difficulty D. nothing
26. A. explaining B. performing C. answering D. writing
27. A. offered B. asked for C. being offered D. being asked for
28. A. leave B. go in C. prepare D. practice
29. A. ugly B. pleased C. sad D. pretty
30. A. shaking B. bending C. walking D. Stopped
I have been writing for more than 50 years.I still consider myself to it, because I have written only one book. , I have written thousands of letters, more than a hundred e-books and millions of words on the Internet for hundreds of websites.
Though I don’t like foreign languages, I have also been and have learned seven of them. I was to study French, German and Latin for six years at school and Russian for four years at university, yet none of these was as as writing a book of excellent . And I am only talking about here, not plot, although that is obviously too.
Rules change in languages. The strict rules of the 19th century were largely over the following 100 years. However, some rules and that is how it should be too. Rules in writing are very important. And writing is a thing and it involves languages, plots, reader’s preferences, etc. So, who should writing and book competitions? And what rules should they ? Readers buy more books than writers and language experts put together. And writers write for readers, some of might be other writers or teachers. Similarly there has to be a storyline or plot that is of , but who should be the judge of that?
There is an author, John Locke, who sold a million books in five months, yet he was for his style and content by experts, surely he must have been doing something . Currently, most writing competitions are judged by writers and this seems to me. I suggest that if there are five judges, three should be readers, one should be a writer and one should be an English teacher.
A.clear B.familiar C.successful D.new
A.Thus B.Otherwise C.However D.Therefore
A.learned B.left C.met D.formed
A.directed B.guided C.taught D.given
A.forced B.reminded C.invited D.begged
A.quick B.helpful C.simple D.hard
A.quality B.price C.service D.meaning
A.duty B.language C.writers D.reasons
A.difficult B.impossible C.important D.meaningless
A.put away B.found out C.carried out D.broken down
A.work B.remain C.return D.appear
A.challenging B.useless C.hopeful D.boring
A.choose B.operate C.judge D.organize
A.cover B.follow C.notice D.support
A.that B.them C.whom D.these
A.interest B.thought C.benefit D.problem
A.forgotten B.thanked C.criticized D.praised
A.if B.but C.so D.although
A.perfect B.wrong C.impolite D.right
A.confusing B.normal C.useful D.early
Every day as I drove through town, I saw a one-legged man going through the dustbins next to McDonalds looking for food. It was only a month Christmas, starting to get cold and I could not help him.
So I bought a brush, loads of bread, cans of fish, and added a blanket and sweatshirts. I made a box up like a present and went this man. I saw him hobbling (蹒跚) away from the dustbins. I pulled over, took the box and to him. I said, “I would like to give you a Christmas present, and there are some food here and some things you might be able to use.”
He sidestepped around me and said, “No, thank you, I just had lunch. I don’t need .”
Then he hobbled on down the sidewalk, me standing there in tears. I took the box down to a little shop that gave things out to the and homeless and told them what had happened and asked that they should give the to someone who could use it. The person there told me not to be and they thought my feelings were hurt as I was crying. I told her I was not crying for me but for him because what I had done his dignity(尊严) by treating him like a person in need. I was so .
A few years later I was able to in St. Anthony’s Dining Room in San Francisco. These people had to stand in for up to 6 hours to receive the food they could get. We took one tray of food at a time, and treated them they were in a restaurant ordering a meal they were paying for and when we took our , we would sit down with one of them and talk and our food with someone if we had too much.
From my own experience, I have learned a great lesson. help is sometimes harder than giving it.
A.when B.until C.before D.since
A.thinking about B.sending for C.talking about D.calling for
A.in honor of B.in need of C.in case of D.in search of
A.went up B.called off C.went out D.called down
A.things B.items C.events D.presents
A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
A.making B.finding C.keeping D.leaving
A.poor B.rich C.good D.bad
A.box B.shirt C.food D.blanket
A.angry B.upset C.worried D.surprised
A.still B.even C.just D.ever
A.put away B.took away C.put out D.took out
A.ashamed B.desperate C.scared D.disappointed
A.visit B.volunteer C.sponsor D.donate
A.line B.group C.team D.crowd
A.rest B.little C.only D.other
A.even if B.as if C.only if D.if only
A.break B.time C.order D.money
A.share B.exchange C.supply D.enjoy
A.Receiving B.Offering C.Expecting D.Accepting
Chocolate, one of the most popular foods in the world,has a history as rich as its flavor. Hi e Aztecs(阿芝特克人)of Mexico about chocolate a long time ago. It comes from the beans of a special tree, a(n) having grown in the American countries for at least four thousand years. They made it a drink. Sometimes they mixed hot peppers with chocolate. They called the " xocoatl", meaning " bitter juice". This is the word “ chocolate ” comes from. As long ago as century,Indian families drank chocolate at wedding parties other important ceremonies. , chocolate was not known in Europe until 1528, the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez brought it from Mexico to his own country. Drinking chocolate soon became in Spain and quickly to the rest of Europe. The Spanish did not like peppers,so they sugar to chocolate. Three hundred years later, a scientist in Holland who loved chocolate learned to make chocolate into sweets. After 1850, people who liked chocolate could eat it as well as drink it. the years passing, people in other countries began to make many kinds of chocolate. Today the making of chocolate has become a very big . The Aztecs believed that chocolate can make people . Today, we do not believe this. There are many reasons why chocolate has become so popular. People like its rich, delicious flavor. Some people think that chocolate is even more delicious when it is made with other things, fruit and nuts. Also, chocolate makers can chocolate into different shapes that are pleasing to And also, eating chocolate has a helpful physical effect. The sugar and fat in chocolate give people quick energy.
A.learned B.studied C.knew D.told
A.plant B.flower C.fruit D.animal
A.into B.of C.from D.up of
A.drink B.beans C.chocolate D.peppers
A.which B.that C.whose D./
A.why B.which C.what D.where
A.twelve B.twelfth C.the twelfth D.the twelve
A.and B.on C.with D.of
A.However B.Besides C.For example D.Though
A.why B.when C.then D.because
A.famous B.popular C.important D.useful
A.sent B.spread C.turned D.made
A.added B.turned C.changed D.made
A.why B.how C.what D.who
A.With B.As C.For D.Because
A.industry B.agriculture C.custom D.factory
A.healthy B.strong C.fat D.clever
A.as well as B.so that C.such D.such as
A.make B.take C.put D.change
A.find B.look at C.enjoy D.notice
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He her Inky.
“ I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats playmates,”Kruger,
The sevevty-year-old man,says. “My hearing was damaged by the of farm epuipment , so I learned to connect with . They react to what they see and what you do. ”
Inky was a gentle cat, the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did that would set her apart from cats forever.
Kruger had gone down to the basement to the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so , he slipped and his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt going into shock(休克). He shouted for help , his wife, Brenda , was asleep in their
bedroom at the opposite end of the house. Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda, ” Krugger said to Inky.
Inky to the bedroom door and scratched until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the . Brenda found her husband the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months there,”
Says kruger . “Although I became lame , I was blessed. ” Sinec the acciedent, Inky has Left Krhger’s side.
A.gave B.chose C.named D.remembered
A.like B.as C.except D.among
A.sound B.alarm C.noise D.voice
A.animals B.friends C.farmers D.neghbors
A.sharing B.visiting C.dividing D.discovering
A.anything B.nothing C.something D.everything
A.familiar B.lovely C.ordinary D.outstanding
A.shut out B.shut off C.shut down D.shut up
A.marched B.flew C.struggled D.climbed
A.bent B.hit C.shook D.pulled
A.Falling B.Lying C.Appearing D.Thinking
A.it B.itself C.him D.himself
A.and B.but C.or D.so
A.Thus B.Otherwise C.Then D.Rather
A.walked B.ran C.returned D.withdrew
A.rapidly B.suddenly C.madly D.urgently
A.bedroom B.basement C.yard D.house
A.at the bottom of B.in the middle of C.at the top of D.in the front of
A.regretting B.resting C.relaxing D.recovering
A.never B.ever C.still D.Already
My First Trip in the United States
I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane at Kennedy Airport at three o'clock in the afternoon. The weather was very and it was snowing, but I was too excited to . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my . On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers (摩天大楼) and their man-made . me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.
my friend had left, I went to a near the hotel to get something . Since I couldn't speak a single word of English, I couldn't tell the what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some , but he didn't understand me. Finally, I ordered the thing as the man at the next table was . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I to walk around the city. I wanted to see on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn't fall asleep, lay and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to .
A.took off B.landed C.dropped D.reached
A.hot B.warm C.cold D.cool
A.look B.listen C.enjoy D.mind
A.home B.hotel C.office D.school
A.first B.one C.last D.only
A.satellites B.lakes C.beauty D.parks
A.Helped B.Helping C.Had helped D.Being helped
A.Before long B.Shortly after C.Soon D.Then
A.restaurant B.shop C.supermarket D.pub
A.to drink B.to read C.to eat D.to listen
A.boss B.cook C.waiter D.waitress
A.voices B.suggestions C.sounds D.gestures
A.similar B.different C.same D.right
A.looking B.ordering C.picking D.eating
A.until B.when C.before D.after
A.tired B.stopped C.determined D.continued
A.anything B.everything C.something D.some things
A.asleep B.awake C.afraid D.alive
A.noise B.voices C.streets D.places
A.drive a car B.cook meals C.teach Chinese D.speak English