第二节：语法结构（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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We must have water to live. _____31_____the water we use is clean and fresh, it will make us ill. The animals _____32_____ (live) in and around lakes and rivers must also have clean water. Our rivers and lakes supply most of our water. The clear, blue water found by the first American settlers has changed. Many of our water sources are now _____33_____. They are filled _____34_____ dirt and waste which cannot be cleaned out. In many places, waste is not safe for most uses.
Lake Erie was _____35_____ a beautiful lake. Now it has been called “a dying lake”. Waste from nearby homes and factories has been dumped into _____36_____. Fish can no longer live in much of its polluted water. George Washington once called the Potomac “_____37_____ finest river in the world”. Now its water is no longer blue. Instead, it is soupy green. Suds, from detergents used to wash clothes, often cover the water of our rivers.
Water cannot _____38_____(make) in a factory. Once water is polluted it is _____39_____ to make it clean and safe again. We must learn to take care of the water _____40_____ we now have.
It was one of the happiest Saturday mornings I had spent with my daughter, Gigi. That was, until two strangers threw her into their car and sped away. It seemed like a bad dream.I could ____ speak when the police questioned me.
After that, the policeman asked me to go home to wait. My friend Gloria came to ____me. She took my hand and gave me ____. It was a picture of a little girl ____asleep in her bed, standing by the bed was a tall, blond(金发的)__ __. We prayed and waited by the phone until sunset. The ____ never rang.
Suddenly，the front door swung open. I looked up and ____. There stood Gigi. I cried, throwing my ____ around her. Gigi said：“I was scared. We were going really fast on an old ____ road I'd never seen before. But then a tall man walked out ____ the car，and they ran off the road and hit a tree. Then the tall man ____ the car door and pulled me out. He was really nice，and said I would be okay. I must have gone to ____， because when I woke up it is in front of our house. He must have brought me home.” “But who...how did he know..., where to bring you？”My voice broke. Gigi ____ her head. Just then Gigi noticed Gloria's picture. “That's him！” she ____ at the picture. “Mommy，that's the man who pulled me out of the car！” Gloria and I turned ____. “Are you sure that's the man？” Gloria asked. “Yeah, that's him ____ that he didn't have wings，and he was wearing blue jeans.”
Later that night, the police found the____kidnappers. When questioned, the driver remembered turning away to ____ hitting a tall blond man.
Twenty years have gone by. We have never heard from any one claiming to have ____Gigi. There have been no logical explanations for her ____. But from that day on, I believe that all experiences, positive and negative, are given to us for our strengthening and learning.
A．hardly B．hard C．fully D．full
A．sympathize B．support C．comfort D．calm
A．a map B．a picture C．a bag D．a book
A．healthy B．sound C．reliable D．reasonable
A．angel B．man C．maid D．servant
A．phone B．door bell C．clock D．radio
A．yelled B．screamed C．whistled D．whispered
A．cheeks B．shoulders C．arms D．hands
A．rocky B．smooth C．hard D．flat
A．in back of B．at the bottom of C．on the top of D．in front of
A．shut B．fastened C．opened D．loosened
A．rest B．sleep C．break D．yawn
A．shook B．nodded C．rolled D．trembled
A．referred B．aimed C．pointed D．signaled
A．sunburnt B．light C．weak D．pale
A．rather than B．including C．except D．other than
A．injured B．dead C．harmed D．hurt
A．stop B．avoid C．forbid D．keep
A．released B．relieved C．delivered D．rescued
A．escape B．breakout C．disappearance D．flow
Coming home from school, I was filled with excitement. But I was into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the end of the sofa, , with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me she couldn’t type fast and she was out of work. My shock at finding mother in tears was a perfect of how I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very to understand. I could her pain and the tension (压力) of the strong feeling that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me . I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face my shoulder and sobbed. I held her and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, and that was enough. At that moment, mother’s back with feelings, I understood for the first time her being so easy to . She was still my mother, she was something : a person like me, capable of fear and and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought in her arms.
A week later mother took a job at half the salary the radio station . “It’s a job I can do, though.” She said . But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very feeling now when I heard her tapping away across the paper at night. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to .
A．lazy B．shocked C．ashamed D．tired
A．smiling B．thinking C．crying D．whispering
A．proof B．feeling C．excuse D．explanation
A．little B．much C．eagerly D．worriedly
A．suddenly B．slowly C．proudly D．quickly
A．watch B．recognize C．look D．sense
A．putting away B．stopping from C．sitting up D．holding back
A．turned B．lit C．increased D．rose
A．through B．against C．up D．to
A．carefully B．politely C．tightly D．thoughtfully
A．feeling B．reaching C．watching D．sensing
A．break B．content C．understand D．fall
A．still B．therefore C．yet D．however
A．much B．huge C．little D．more
A．cut B．hurt C．defeat D．wound
A．memory B．support C．comfort D．kindness
A．offered B．paid for C．contributed D．supplied
A．sadly B．simply C．excitedly D．worriedly
A．hard B．pleasant C．serious D．different
A．work B．write C． type D．sell
I have been in love with China since 2010.
After one year in Zhejiang University, I got a great — to work as an assistant manager in a big hotel. The best part of this job was that I was the only , so I got a good chance to understand Chinese culture and practice my .
Actually, I have got I supposed to. I have got valuable experience, devoted friends and the feeling that I am not laowai anymore.
Guests were pleasantly surprised to see me there, because I was an interpreter, trip adviser, and guide at the same time, which made their life much . I met people from all over the world, who came to China for the first time, who knew China better than me. my Chinese colleagues, who had answers to all the questions about , I could explain why you should before you buy, why Chinese don’t let guests dinner, why it is not common to book a taxi and why it is better to catch on the street. I also had chances to the development of China.
The waiters and managers were not only my teachers, but my friends. If I needed help, they were to help me. I enjoyed our small conversations they were kind and educated. I was very proud and happy of the fact that all of them me and I don’t feel anymore.
The best part of my job was to see people coming the hotel. When they recognized me, they share their adventures, burdens, even thoughts with me. It means the world to me.
I spent there 8 months and it was a period when I was proud to be who I am.
A．scholarship B．degree C．job D．entertainment
A．manager B．stranger C．guest D．foreigner
A．judgment B．cooking C．English D．Chinese
A．more than B．as much as C．less than D．as little as
A．restaurant B．tour C．school D．family
A．tougher B．easier C．sharper D．safer
A．but B．then C．or D．so
A．But for B．Thanks to C．In addition to D．Except for
A．weather B．language C．direction D．culture
A．weep B．disappear C．pray D．bargain
A．give up B．pay for C．leave out D．take away
A．one B．them C．it D．that
A．overlook B．discuss C．design D．prevent
A．never ever B．now and then C．most of the time D．at times
A．curious B．delighted C．afraid D．lucky
A．unless B．although C．when D．because
A．trust B．envy C．ignore D．represent
A．annoyed B．embarrassed C．addicted D．amazed
A．out of B．from C．back to D．off
A．passively B．awfully C．unwillingly D．happily
A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life.” teaches that he is right. Good friendship is just not easily .
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for a true friendship to . However, there can be disagreement in the need for each of us to think carefully about what kind of friendship we want.
To most of us, are considered very important, but we need to make it clear in our minds what kind of friendship we want. Are they to be close or at arm’s length? Do we want to ourselves or do we want to walk on surface(表面)? For some people, many friendships on the surface are enough and that’s all right. But at some point we need to make sure that our are the same as our friends’ expectations. The sharing of experiences including our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to friendships. But it must be done slowly and only if there are signs of interest and action .
What are some of the of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships time. Another “main difficulty” is the selfishness to think one “ ” the other, including his time and attention. , friendships require actions in return. In other words, you must give as as you take. Finally, there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die .
A．Knowledge B．Books C．Teachers D．Experience
A．understood B．formed C．realized D．made
A．design B．intend C．develop D．appear
A．no B．any C．not D．some
A．lives B．relationships C．friendships D．classmates
A．taken B．left C．given D．kept
A．own B．share C．think D．suffer
A．that B．very C．quite D．so
A．expectations B．attractions C．choices D．ideas
A．good B．ordinary C．social D．personal
A．prove B．produce C．weaken D．deepen
A．carried through B．carried out C．carried on D．carried away
A．in surprise B．in return C．in turn D．in answer
A．difficulties B．differences C．disadvantages D．advantages
A．cost B．spend C．take D．waste
A．loves B．hates C．plays D．holds
A．differently B．Fortunately C．Similarly D．Regretfully
A．many B．much C．little D．possible
A．reasonable B．comfortable C．spare D．valuable
A．of B．from C．out D．away
He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windscreen to get his attention.
“Is your taxi____?” I asked when he finally looked____at me. He nodded, then said____as I settled into the back seat, “I'm sorry, but I was reading a____.” He sounded as if he had a____.
“I am not in a hurry, ” I told him. “Go ahead and finish your letter. ” He____his head. “I've read it several times already. I guess I____ know it by heart. ”
“Letters from home always mean a lot, ” I said. “From a child?”
“This isn't____,” he replied. “Although it ____ just as well have been family. Old Ed was my oldest friend. In fact, we used to call each other ‘Old Friend’ when we'd meet. I'm not much good at ____.”
“I don't think any of us keep____our letters too well,” I said. “I know I don't. But I____ he's someone you've known quite a while?”
“All my life. We were kids together, went to school together and all the ____ through high school. ”
“There are not too many people who've had such a long friendship,” I said.
“____,” the driver went on, “I hadn't seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I____away from the old neighbourhood and you slightly lose touch ____ you never forget. He was a great guy.”
“You said ‘was’. Does that mean...?”
He nodded. “____a couple of weeks ago.”
“I'm sorry, ” I said. “It's no fun to lose any friend and losing a real old one is____ tougher. ”
He didn't ____ to that, and we rode on in silence for a few minutes. But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: “I should have kept in touch. ”
“Well, ” I agreed, “we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do. But things____ and we just don't seem to find the time. ”
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When I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away. First I had to write a letter and mail it.
A．available B．acceptable C．beneficial D．occupied
A．down B．up C．To D．off
A．unexpectedly B．curiously C．apologetically D．definitely
A．booklet B．novel C．book D．letter
A．cold B．fever C．secret D．story
A．hung B．nodded C．shook D．kept
A．anyhow B．hardly C．almost D．really
A．friendship B．family C．leadership D．colleague
A．could B．might C．maybe D．would
A．writing B．reading C．talking D．Learning
A．up B．with C．on D．in
A．speak B．make C．think D．assure
A．curriculum B．coincidence C．life D．way
A．Eventually B．Actually C．Additionally D．Besides
A．removed B．left C．headed D．moved
A．even though B．as though C．when D．whereas
A．Died B．Suffered C．Choked D．Survived
A．ever B．even C．fairly D．quite
A．answer B．reply C．question D．talk
A．take up B．pick up C．come up D．break up