(湘郡生试题) I was really surprised to find out that the first public showings of wireless TV transmissions took 41 way back in 1925. It took another three years before there was any regular public broadcasting. 42 , I think people must have found 43 quite a delight when color TV was first broadcast in 1929. 44 , within the next 65 years, people would be able to choose 45 to watch from a 46 of 200 different channels because 47 cable TV. It is reported 48 in 1998, 66 percent of households in the USA had cable TV.
第二部分：短文填空（共10空，每空1分，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中单词的正确形式，使短文语义完整。（答案写在答题纸上）
Imagine the scene．You have been sitting indoors for weeks revising for exams，（81）_______everyone else has been having a great time．At this moment，you are dreaming of a different life．You imagine yourself on a beach in some remote part of the world．（82） _______ all this seem like a dream ？Well，that dream could come（83）_______ ！
Remember that travel can be educational．You learn a（84） _______ about life—and yourself—when you spend time abroad．Nowadays，many young people have a year off（85） ________ they start university．During this year they learn new skills and explore their interests．But it is important to spend the time （86）________ (wise)．Remember that you will （87）_______to come back and start studying again when the year has ended．Nobody will be impressed if you have（88） _______ your time lying in bed，listening to hip-hop music and watching TV！
You could go to Nepal and teach English．Some people have even（89） _______ (employ) as farmers in the Andes！This may sound romantic （90） _______ you have to think about money，too．In the end，you may have to take any job you can，or maybe even two．
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节，阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。（满分10分）
Jim: What’s wrong, Ann? You don’t look good.
Ann: I’m OK. I’m just (76) t_______. I didn’t sleep well last night 76. t ________
Jim: That’s too bad. (77) W______ couldn’t you sleep well? 77. W_________
Ann: Well, I had a dream. I (78) w_______ up at three in the morning, 78. w________
and I couldn’t get (79) b_____ to sleep. 79. b__________
Jim: Do you (80) r______ the dream? 80. r________
Ann: Yes, I do. (81)F______, a big lion came into my room and 81. F________
jumped on my bed. I thought it was going to eat me. I was really frightened.
Jim: What happened next?
Ann: Well, then I started talking to the lion. I said, “ Please don’t eat me.
Get off (82) m______ bed, and I will give you some food. Then maybe you 82.________
will be happy and go away.”
Jim: How did the dream end?
Ann: Well, I closed my eyes and counted to one hundred.
Then I (83) o_____ my eyes, and the lion was gone. But… 83. o_______
Jim: But what?
Ann: My cat, Poco, was sitting (84) o______ my bed. He was watching me. 84 . o_______
Jim: Oh, now I understand. I think you should give Poco a lot of (10) f____ tonight. 85. f_____
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卷标号为31-40的相应位置上。
The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a subject of discussion. It 31 (argue) that the supply of good land is limited. To feed a large population, inferior land must be cultivated and the good land worked 32(intensive). Thus, each person produces less and this means a lower average income than could be obtained with 33 smaller population.
One of the 34(difficult) in carrying out a world-wide birth control program is that official attitudes to population growth vary from country to country. In a developing country 35a vastly expanded population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and natural resources, 36 will be the first concern of government to place a limit 37 the birthrate, whatever the consequences may be. A decreasing birthrate may lead to unemployment because it results in a37(decline) market. When the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also decline and the building industry is weakened. 39(face) with such considerations, the government of a developed country may well prefer to see a slowly increasing population,rather than one which is stable 40in decline.
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31-40的相应位置上。
Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and have more respectable jobs. But in the executive(主管的) circle, 31 can become a disadvantage.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is 32
(harm) to a woman. Handsome male executives are considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability usually lead 33 their success. Attractive female executives are considered to have less honesty than unattractive 34 ；people do not connect their success with ability 35 with factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives are thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. However, interestingly, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes 36 (connect) more to personal relationships and less to ability.
Attractive women are not thought to be able. This is true even in politics. Anne Bowman, a writer,
37 recently made a study, asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. And then the students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote 38 them. The results showed that attractive males 39 (complete) defeated unattractive men, but the women 40 (rank) most attractive by the students unchangeably received the fewest votes.
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，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。
Habits,whether good or bad,are gradually formed．When a person does a certain thing again,he 31(drive)by an unseen force to do the same thing 32 (repeat);then a habit is formed．Once 33 habit is formed,it is difficult,and sometimes 34 (possible),to get rid of．It is therefore very important that we pay great attention to the formation of habits．
Children often form bad habits,some of 35 remain with them as long as they live． 36
(lazy),lying,stealing and so on are all easily-formed bad habits．However,there are many 37 habits formed in early life that are of great help．Many successful men say much of their success has 38 to do with certain habits in early life,like early rising and honesty．We should keep away 39 all the bad habits and try to form such habits 40 will be good for ourselves and others．