II．语言知识及应用（共两节, 满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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。
Obtaining good health insurance while you are studying overseas is a real necessity to protect you from minor and catastrophic medical expenses that can wipe out not only your savings, but your dreams of an 21 abroad.
There are often two different types of health insurance you can consider buying: international travel insurance and student insurance in the country where you will be 22 . An international travel insurance policy is usually 23 in your home country before you go abroad. It generally covers a wide variety of medical services, and you are often given a list of 24 in the area where you will travel who may even speak your 25 language. The 26 might be that you aren’t reimbursed（赔偿）for your medical expenses immediately. In other words, you may have to pay all your medical expenses and then later submit your receipts to the insurance company.
On the other hand, getting student health insurance in the country where you will study might 27 you to only pay a certain percentage of the medical cost at the time of service (commonly called a co-pay), and thus, you don’t have to have sufficient cash to pay the 28 bill at once.
Whatever you decide, obtaining some form of health insurance is something you should plan
29 you go overseas rather than waiting until you are sick 30 major medical bills to pay off.
21．A．occupation B．adventure C．education D．experience
22．A．living B．going C．coming D．applying
23．A．made B．received C．adopted D．purchased
24．A．services B．agents C．doctors D．officials
25．A．mother B．native C．foreign D．local
26．A．difficulty B．benefit C．advantage D．drawback
27．A．encourage B．enable C．allow D．require
28．A．remaining B．separate C．entire D．rest
29．A．when B．before C．once D．if
30．A．of B．about C．from D．with
Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top ______, but on their way back conditions were very ______. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon _____ alone, he would probably get back ______. But Simon decided to risk his ______ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope.
As they ______ down, the weather got worse. Then another ______ occurred. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, ______, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(绝壁). It was ______ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s ______ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. ______, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to ______. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe ______ into a large crevasse(裂缝)in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he ______ to get out of the crevasse and started to ______ towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers ____.
Simon had ______ the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be _____, but he didn’t want to leave ______. Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t ______ it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.
A．hurriedly B．carefully C．successfully D．early
A．difficult B．similar C．special D．normal
A．climbed B．worked C．rested D．continued
A．unwillingly B．safely C．slowly D．regretfully
A．fortune B．time C．health D．life
A．lay B．settled C．went D．looked
A．damage B．storm C．change D．trouble
A．by mistake B．by chance C．by choice D．by luck
A．unnecessary B．practical C．important D．impossible
A．height B．weight C．strength D．equipment
A．Finally B．Patiently C．Surely D．Quickly
A．stand back B．take a rest C．hold on D．make a decision
A．jumped B．fell C．escaped D．backed
A．managed B．planned C．waited D．hoped
A．run B．skate C．move D．march
A．around B．away C．above D．along
A．headed for B．traveled to C．left for D．returned to
A．dead B．hurt C．weak D．late
A．secretly B．tiredly C．immediately D．anxiously
A．find B．believe C．make D．accept
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight ____.
I worked in a ____ doctor's office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened，making the schedule run __ than usual. It seemed I was going to be late ____ home and my husband，being the ____ person，would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe ____ I hurried，I could still make it home.
I was heading inside to ____ for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for ____ to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just ___ a few minutes ago.
The young man at the counter was trying to be ___ in explaining how to get there，with two other people making ____.One of them was ____ trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said，“Would you like to follow me to the ____？”
A look of ____ crossed the woman's face.
“I'm going right by there，” I said，which wasn't a ____ since I had just made up my mind to do ____ that.
I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right ____ me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to ____.I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.
Later，as I arrived home，my husband ____，“So you aren't ever late any more.”
I said，“Sometimes it's ___ to be late.”
A．break B．fever C．cold D．headache
A．foreign B．common C．busy D．noisy
A．earlier B．later C．easier D．simpler
A．getting B．cooking C．calling D．working
A．tough B．punctual C．generous D．careful
A．as B．since C．while D．if
A．pay B．change C．wait D．search
A．opinions B．trouble C．directions D．money
A．reached B．visited C．observed D．left
A．skilled B．helpful C．experienced D．active
A．comments B．promises C．jokes D．noises
A．only B．still C．even D．ever
A．station B．office C．hospital D．hotel
A．panic B．relief C．sadness D．peace
A．duty B．fact C．reason D．lie
A．partly B．properly C．exactly D．perfectly
A．across B．before C．beside D．behind
A．go up B．die down C．speed up D．turn down
A．teased B．shouted C．burst D．laughed
A．possible B．special C．good D．safe
The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break. She seemed so small as she pushed her way the crowd of boys on the playground. She from them all.
I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing . She would practice dribbling (运球) and shooting over and over again, sometimes until . One day I asked her she practiced so much. She looked in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can is if I get a scholarship, I am going to play college basketball. I want to be . My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
Well, I had to give it in to her—she was . One day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply. “I am just too short.” The coach told her that at her height she would probably get to play for a top ranked team, offered a scholarship. So she stop dreaming about college.
She was and I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not the power of a dream. He told her she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, could stop her except one thing — her own attitude. He told her again, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter (招聘人员). She was indeed offered a . She was going to get the college education that she had and worked toward it for all those years.
A．through B．across C．over D．into
A．brought out B．showed out C．stood out D．worked out
A．only B．lonely C．simply D．alone
A．dark B．dawn C．midnight D．daybreak
A．how B．when C．why D．what
A．worriedly B．shyly C．quietly D．directly
A．go B．meet C．enter D．attend
A．worse B．better C．the best D．the worst
A．determined B．encouraged C．fixed D．fascinated
A．covered B．enclosed C．dropped D．buried
A．the affair B．wrong with C．the thing D．the matter
A．ever B．even C．once D．never
A．far more B．much less C．more less D．many more
A．should B．must C．can D．may
A．overjoyed B．moved C．embarrassed D．heartbroken
A．understand B．experience C．learn D．believe
A．even if B．as if C．that if D．only if
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．prize B．medal C．scholarship D．position
A．dreamed of B．relied on C．thought of D．looked forward
As a teacher，I often make it a rule that when we are on a field trip，there will be no talking as we enter a building．This rule to entering any place，whether it is a cinema，a church，a theatre, or any other place．
Once，in New York City，I took my class to see a（n） near Times Square．When we arrived at the theatre，there were about twenty other classes outside waiting to get in．The students from the other schools were not and there was pandemonium（乌烟瘴气）．I told my students to stay in a line and keep ．I told them that we would not carry ourselves like those other ．Soon we started to file into the theatre，and it was very disorganized．There was a lady trying to the groups and get them to their seats， students were everywhere and really knew where to go．My class，observing our rule，walked in in two single-file lines．We stood near the door behind everyone else，and we ．All of a sudden，the lady who was noticed us and she walked our direction．She asked the students the teacher was for our group, and I raised my ．She asked, “Very, very nice to meet you．Come this way．”We were led into the theatre， ，and we were given front-row seats．
Sometimes for others may not seem like it is going to have an effect，especially when you no one around who is taking manners into ．However，that is usually the time when such ____ actions will be most appreciated and recognized．
A．applies B．leads C．turns D．belongs
A．lady B．play C．teacher D．exhibition
A．sorted out B．settled down C．lined up D．turned away
A．listening B．behaving C．concentrating D．watching
A．time B．contact C．watch D．order
A．places B．seats C．classes D．teachers
A．scold B．dismiss C．attract D．organize
A．and B．but C．so D．while
A．anyone B．nobody C．everyone D．somebody
A．anxiously B．immediately C．quietly D．hurriedly
A．passed B．chatted C．rushed D．waited
A．in trouble B．on guard C．in charge D．on business
A．in B．to C．for D．under
A．how B．where C．what D．whether
A．voice B．arm C．head D．hand
A．finally B．somehow C．first D．instead
A．love B．respect C．concern D．support
A．receive B．visit C．meet D．recognize
A．practice B．account C．effect D．operation
A．kind B．urgent C．legal D．firm
Three months before graduating from university, my son started to hunt for a job. the financial crisis, fewer companies would like to new staff. My son targeted a company that was 43 to hire only one person there were more than twenty people filling their resumes（简历）.
After the interview, there would only be three who could enter the final round, which would later one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.
On the day of the final interview, my son and other two arrived at the interview place on time, the test. Unexpectedly, the interview was unbelievably . The interviewer only said to them," All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our . We will tell you the in three days. Good luck to all of you!" On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very .
In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me on the phone,"Dad, I have been employed!" Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him,"What's the whole ?"My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son's was "Thank you" while the others said "Goodbye".
Only then did I know that my son's "hope" in that way.That is,when you feel disappointed, do not to say "thank you" to the one who disappoints you.Saying "thank you" shows respect for others' work and shows your grand . Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of compared with others!
A．Owing to B．As to C．Instead of D．Contrary to
A．promote B．train C．discover D．employ
A．encouraged B．allowed C．intended D．supposed
A．since B．while C．as D．if
A．meet B．attract C．represent D．decide
A．smoothly B．slowly C．secretly D．silently
A．members B．staff C．candidates D．friends
A．watching over B．waiting for C．thinking about D．looking into
A．simple B．formal C．funny D．strange
A．notice B．information C．order D．return
A．mark B．choice C．result D．idea
A．annoyed B．puzzled C．disappointed D．shocked
A．excitedly B．doubtfully C．calmly D．worriedly
A．cause B．matter C．conclusion D．interview
A．middle B．ending C．part D．course
A．way B．reply C．problem D．question
A．changed B．grew C．developed D．came
A．expect B．forget C．dislike D．regret
A．generosity B．curiosity C．dignity D．personality
A．abilities B．strengths C．challenges D．opportunities