Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
a. selection b. professional c. Eventually d. added e. generation ae. financial ad. Especially ac. experiencing ab. choosing bc. switch |
One-quarter of today’s student population are suffering from symptoms of depression. Of that group, almost half will experience depression intense enough to call for __43___ help. But many reject that idea, because they don’t want people to think there is something wrong with them.
There are three reasons why today’s college students are suffering more than in earlier ____44___. First is a weaker family support structure. Today, with high divorce rates and many parents __45___ their own psychological difficulties, the traditional family is not always available for help.
Another problem is __46_____ pressure. In the past ten years education costs have risen about 66 percent at public colleges and 90 percent at private schools. __47_____, most students must work part-time.
A final cause of students’ depression is the large __48_____ of majors available. Because of the difficulty of ___49___ a major, college can prove a time of great indecision. Many students ___50____ majors. As a result, it is becoming common for them to take five or six years to get a degree. It can be disappointing to students to be faced with the __51____ costs.
第二节语法填空 (共20小题,满分25分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为26~45的相应位置上。
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Last year our team went to Seattle, Washington in the USA. We won second place. _______26_____(person), I think the team that won first place cheated. They had developed a new type of program just _____27______ the competition. So we need to encourage our programmer to improve our intelligence too. We _____28_____(determine) to create an even ____29_____(good) system. In a way our programmer is ____30_____ our coach. She programs us with all the possible moves she has seen ___31___ watching human games. Then she prepares reliable moves to use if ____32____ new situation arises. In this way I can make up new moves using my “artificial intelligence”. I would really like to play against a human team, for I _____33____ (program) to act just like them. After all, ____34___ the help of my electronic brain which never forgets anything, using my intelligence is ____35____ I’m all about.
第二节语法填空(共10小题; 每小题1. 5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答卷标号为31~40的相应位置上。
Google China's threat of pulling out of the nation has sparked attention worldwide this week to the relationship between China and the United States.
China's Web environment and the China-US trade relationship are among the topics 31have been discussed. But it's 32 (appropriate) to play up the issue, or turn it into a political dispute.
According to the 33 (state), the disputes with the Chinese government on its Internet regulations as well as major cyber attacks 34 _the California-based company allegedly (被说成)rooted from China's attempts to force Google into considering 35 exit strategy(策略).
For overseas businesses, 36 (include) Google, they should respect laws, regulations and relevant policies of 37host countries.
China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Thursday at a regular press conference that "China welcomes international Internet companies 38 (conduct) business within the country according to the law.
The Chinese government has blamed the world Internet giant 39showing too many links to unhealthy content in 40 search results, thus breaking China's laws.
第二节语法填空(共10小题,每题2分,共20分)
仔细阅读下面短文,短文中有10个空格。请按照语境以及括号里的具体要求完成语法填空、词形变化等。答案填写在答题卡标号为16~25的对应位置。
Dear Mr. Costa,
I’m sorry it has taken me so long to write. I’ve been very busy with work and school, but I’ve thought about you often.
How have you been 16(late)? Did you have a good Christmas and New Year’s? Mac says you’ve been working hard at 17 restaurant and that business is very good. What else have you been doing?
I had a short 18 good vacation. Mac and I went to Chicago for a few days before Christmas, but I had to come back and work 19 Christmas and New Year’s, 20 (include) Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve! Every time something like that 21 (happen), I wonder 22 I really want to work in the hotel business.
The other day I was thinking about the fun 23 we used to have in our English class. I haven’t seen many of our classmates 24 the course was over. In fact, the only one I see very often is Tomiko. I’d really like to get in touch with Franco. Does he ever write to you? If so, could you please send me his address?
Well, Mac and I are going skating and he is waiting for 25 , so I guess I’d better say goodbye now. Write as soon as you can.
Yours ever
第Ⅱ卷(共 55 分)
第四部分:书面表达 (共三节,满分 55 分)
第一节:短文填空(满分10分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词,使短文连贯通顺。请将答案填写在题后的答题处。
After two days’ travel, the girls began to realize that Canada is quite empty. At school, they had learned that most Canadians live 71 a few hundred kilometres of the USA border, and Canada’s population 72 only slightly over thirty million, but now they were amazed 73 see such an empty country. They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms 74 covered thousands of acres. 75 dinner, they were back in an urban area, the busy port city of Thunder Bay at the 76 of the Great Lakes. The girls were surprised at the 77 that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes. Because of the Great Lakes, they learned, Canada has more fresh water 78 any other country in the world. In fact, it has one-third of the world’s total 79 water, and 80 of it is in the Great Lakes.
课文填空(共10 小题;每小题 0.5 分,满分5分)
根据所学课文在68-77的空格里填上所缺的单词,并将答案转写到答题卡上。
As you know, the UN 68the lives of people everywhere. The organization is involved in peacekeeping 69to help end some of the world’s horrible conflicts. Watch any TV report 70places where there is a war, and you 71see soldiers wearing berets…
I have visited many countries in Africa. Recently, I was fortunate enough to travel to South Africa, where I met some women who have 72themselves into a group. They 73one rand (approximately 1.35 yuan) per day from each other and add it to a 74of money the government gives them. With this, the women have enough money to buy 75materials to make basket. They then sell these at the market. With luck their group will be able to expand and maybe set up a shop. This group was set up by UNIFEM, the United Nations 76Fund for Women. There are lots of such programmes and funds under the 77of the UN, and these have helped millions of people across the world.