SECTION C
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Baby survives after train hits pram
The CCTV footage (片段）shows a baby’s pram (婴儿车)rolling off a train platform as the mother makes a mad rush to save her son, 48 she is too late and it falls 49 the rails in front of an incoming train. This heart-stopping scene happened yesterday at Ashburton station in Melbourne, Australia. But the story has a 50 ending: the six-month-old baby survived with just 51 cut on his forehead, although the pram was dragged about 35 meters by the braking train. The nurse Jon Wright said the boy just “needed a feed and a sleep”.
“Luckily, he was strapped (绑) into his pram at the time, which probably saved 52 life. I think the child is extremely 53 ,” Wright told the Herald Sun newspaper after the baby was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The footage shows the mother taking her hands off the three-wheeled pram, which begins to roll 54 the platform edge.
The driver put on the brakes 55 he saw the pram fall in front of him and fortunately the train was already slowing down to stop at the station. Rail firm Connex is to look into how the pram rolled off the platform. The accident came one day after Connex started a child safety awareness campaign warning parents to keep babies strapped into their prams at all times while on platforms.
第二部分原文填空
Fly the kite when a ________ appears to be coming on .Stand inside a door or under some __
___, so that the silk ribbon does not get wet. Take care that the string doesn’t touch the wall or the door. When a thundercloud comes over the kite, the__
___ piece of metal will pull the electricity from the cloud. The kite and the string will become _
____. When the kite and the string are wet from the rain, they will conduct the electricity very well. You can _
___ and store the electricity in the condenser and use it for other experiments
For an increasing number of students at American universities, Old is suddenly in．The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs．Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom(生育高峰)generation, a longer life span means that the nation's elderly population will expand greatly over the next 50 years．By 2050,25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65,up from 14 percent in 1995．The change sets questions for government and society, of course．But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law and business as well．“In addition to the doctors, we're going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawyers,” says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern California's (USC) School of Gerontology(老年学)．
Lawyers can specialize in“elder law”, which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse(虐待) and age discrimination(歧视)．Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers,74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history．“Any students who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money, ”one professor says．
Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC．She began college as a biology major but found she was “really bored with bacteria．” So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it．She says,“I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying．”“．．．Old is suddenly in”(Line 1, Para．1) most probably means “_______”．
| A．America has suddenly become a nation of old people |
| B．gerontology has suddenly become popular |
| C．more elderly professors are found on American campuses |
| D．American colleges have been full of old students |
Why can businessmen make money in the growing elder market?
| A．Retirees are more willing to spend money． |
| B．They can employ more gerontologists． |
| C．The elderly have a great purchasing power(购买力)． |
| D．There are more elderly people working than before． |
Who can make big money m the new century according to the passage?
| A．Retirees who are willing to spend money． |
| B．The volunteer workers in retirement homes． |
| C．College graduates with an MBA or law degree． |
| D．Professionals(专业人员)with a good knowledge of gerontology． |
It can be seen from the passage that the increase of America's elderly population_______．
| A．will provide good job opportunities in many areas |
| B．will be just an unbearable burden on society |
| C．may lead to nursing home abuse and age discrimination |
| D．will create more students in universities |
第一节：对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
M: Excuse me, how can I get to the Riverside Theatre?
W: Sorry．I didn't catch w________ you said．
M: Please s________ me where the Riverside Theatre is.
W: Do you speak French? I'm a f________ here.
M: Oh, wonderful! I come from Paris．Is there a Riverside Theatre near here?
W: OK．Let me tell you the way．Walk a________ the river and take
the fourth t________ on the left, then go down until you reach the
second set of traffic l________．Turn right at the end of the road
and you will see the theatre.
M: Good heavens! What a long way!
W: You can take a taxi if you can't r________ what I told you or if you _
don't want to walk a long way.
M: Well, I like w________．It's a fine day for it, isn't it? And
Shakespeare's play is worth the e________!
W: Yes, you are right．I like Shakespeare too!
M: Thank you very much.
W: It's a p________．
第Ⅱ卷（共35分）
第一节：短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
In this passage, I would like to introduce my cousin Li Hua,
_____ now is working as a village head（村长）in a faraway village in the 76_____
west of China. From1998 to 2001, he s_____ in Quanzhou No.1 Middle 77_________
School. He worked very hard and was _____（允许进入）to Xiamen 78_________
University. After _____ （毕业）in 2005 , he continued to receive 79___________
f_____ education in London till 2008. 80___________
To everyone’s _____（惊奇）, he chose to return to our 81________
motherland and work as a village head instead ____ seeking jobs in large 82________
cities _____ gaining the degree. 83________
Now he is trying _____ best to spread agricultural knowledge 84_________
among the farmers. Besides, he d_____ time to looking after the old and helping the pupils with their homework. He is a highly respected village head. 85__________
SECTION B(10 points)
Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
He could have been president of Israel or played the violin at Carnegie Hall, but he was too busy thinking. His thinking on God, love and the meaning of life grace our greeting cards and day-timers.
Fifty years after his death, his shock of white hair and hanging mustache still symbolize genius. Einstein remains the foremost scientist of the modern time. Looking back 2,400 years, only Newton, Galileo and Aristotle were his equals.
Around the world, universities and academies are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Einstein's "miracle year" when he published five scientific papers in 1905 that basically changed our grasp of space, time, light and matter. Only he could top himself about a decade later with his theory of relativity.
Born in the age of horse-drawn carriages, his ideas launched a technological revolution that has made more change in a century than in the previous two thousand years. Computers, satellites, telecommunication, lasers, television and nuclear power all owe their invention to ways in which Einstein exposed a stranger and more complicated reality underneath the world．
He escaped Hitler's Germany and devoted the rest of his life to human rights and peace with an authority unmatched by any scientist today, or even most politicians and religious leaders. He spoke out against fascism and racial prejudice. His FBI file ran 1,400 pages.
His letters expose a disorderly personal life -- married twice and indifferent toward his children while absorbed in physics. Yet he charmed lovers and admirers with poetry and sailboat outings. Friends and neighbors fiercely protected his privacy.
81．What is the passage about?(no more than 5 words)
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82．What gifts does the first paragraph imply that Einstein have?(no more that 10 words)
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83．Why was 1905 called Einstein’s “miracle year”?(no more than 15 words)
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84．How do you describe Einstein when he was not buried himself in his research?(no more that 15 words)
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