第二卷（两部分共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。
The snowstorm in our city last week wasn’t a large one, but
it ______ many accidents. The snow started to come down in 76．_________
the late afternoon. I saw it ______ the window of the office building where 77．_________
Mary and I work as ______(秘书). It had been snowing for an hour 78．_________
b______ I started to drive home. After twenty minutes, the accident 79．_________
happened. My heater didn’t work, and the snow ______(结冰) on my 80．_________
window, so I couldn’t see well. I had to c______ my window every few 81．_________
minutes. To make matters ______, the car hit the hill, turned over 82．_________
and stopped. I looked to see w______ I was hurt, but I wasn’t. 83．_________
_____(幸运) I’d been wearing my seatbelt. Soon the police 84．_________
came to r______ me, and I managed to return home later. 85．_________
I was always told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and perseverance（毅力），were a sure path 31 success. But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. The exam, 32 was originally to be held in our classroom, 33 (change) to the library at the last minute. This, 34，didn’t bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library, took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax 35．But my mood quickly changed when I saw 36 first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay positive and persevered 37 I finally found the solution. With the problem 38 (solve), I felt proud of my achievement. 39 (fortunate), I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left 40 (complete) the rest!
Will __31_______ matter if you don’t take your breakfast? Recently a test __32________ (give) in the United Sates. Those tests included people of different __33________ from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got __34__________ breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see ___35________ well their bodies worked and when they had eaten ___36_________ certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect __37_________ if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be ___38_________ (especial) true if a person works __39_______ his brains. For example, if a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with __40_______ (much) attention in class.
I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car 31 (break) down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to 32 should have the honor of receiving me 33 a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me 34 (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to 35 small town some 20 kilometres away 36 there was a garage.
I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess’s courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. 37 villagers brought me goat's cheese and honey. We drank together and talked 38 (merry) till far into the night.
When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman 39 the trouble I had caused 40 .
Millions of words have been said about young people in the United States. There are reasons 31 this great interest in their ideas, 32 (feel) and actions. Today there are about eight million Americans in the colleges and universities. The young under twenty-five make 33 nearly half of the American population, many of 34 will be in power in the U.S. 35 (nature) their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and 36 is necessary for the older people to understand 37 they think and feel. College students today have strong 38 (opinion) about right and wrong. They are deeply interested in making a 39 (good) life for all the people, especially for those 40 _____ have never been given a fair chance before.
More American people take their troubles with them on holiday, according to a new survey. 31 40 percent said that the main reason for going away is to escape 32 (press) from work, almost all said they worry more 33 they do at home. Only four in every one hundred said that they are happy and free of care.
The most common worry is burglary（入室盗窃）, with four out of ten worrying about their homes 34 (break) into while they are abroad. More than a quarter feel they will feel crazy 35 some other noisy and rough holiday-makers and twenty-two percent worry they may be attacked 36 their possessions will be 37 (miss).
The survey also showed 38 the stay-at-home Americans are no more. Three out of every five want to have a holiday abroad, which was 39 increase from the figures only three years ago. The hotel holiday is still a winner, with about one third of all Americans 40 (prefer) to go on a self-catering（自助） holiday.