“All men are created equal” is one idea that nearly every American would agree upon. 36 they sometimes betray the idea in their daily lives, they have a deep faith 37 in some fundamental way no one is born superior to anyone else.
In the early years of American history, because titles of nobility(贵族) were forbidden, no 38 class system developed in the United States. Firmly believing that being born into a lower class would not 39 them from success and they would have a better chance in America, thousands of immigrants 40 to leave the European societies, where their 41 in life was determined 42 by the social class into which they were born. It was because the dreams of many of there immigrants were 43 in their new country, though there might be 44 in some situations, that Americans came to believe in equality of opportunity.
Americans do not mean that everyone should be 45 equal when they say they believe in equality of opportunity. 46 , they do mean that each person should have an equal chance for success. Abraham Lincoln once said, “We wish to 47 the humblest(最微贱的) man an equal chance to get rich with everybody else. When one starts poor, free society is 48 that he knows he can 49 his condition.”
However, competition is the price to be 50 for his equality of opportunity. Americans match their energy and intelligence against that of others in a competitive contest for success, because they believe competition 51 the best in any person. Indeed, the pressure of competition causes an American to be 52 , but it also places a constant emotional stress on him. In fact, in a society that gives so much 53 to those “winners”, 54 does not compete successfully for whatever reason never 55 into it as well as those who do.
A．Since B．As C．Although D．Because
A．what B．that C．as D．which
A．normal B．moral C．formal D．general
A．benefit B．prevent C．save D．limit
A．forced B．required C．chose D．looked forward
A．place B．meaning C．function D．purpose
A．slightly B．largely C．originally D．publicly
A．come true B．ruined C．succeeded D．realized
A．excitements B．expectations C．exceptions D．disappointments
A．really B．totally C．actually D．truly
A．Besides B．Meanwhile C．Moreover D．Instead
A．allow B．encourage C．approve D．share
A．so B．the one C．such D．as
A．enjoy B．better C．maintain D．stand
A．paid B．asked C．cared D．sought
A．gives out B．comes out C．brings out D．stands out
A．exhausted B．energetic C．realistic D．effective
A．honor B．pressure C．happiness D．burden
A．anyone B．who C．one D．whoever
A．enters B．fits C．falls D．matches
第三节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The climate will be warm and __21___ with prolonged droughts in most of the world’s grain growing ___22__. Because of the increase in temperature, the ice cap will begin to melt and sea level is predicted to __23___ about ten meters, causing flood in many areas.
In the atmosphere, a concentration of carbon dioxide acts like the _24__ in the roof of a greenhouse. It allows the sun’s rays to pass _25___ easily on the way to the earth’s _26__, but prevents heat _27__ by the earth from escaping back into space. __28__, as the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide rises,because of the industrial burning of fossil fuels, this greenhouse effect could __29__ the temperature of the earth. The burning of fossil fuels __30__ carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide accumulates(积聚) in the atmosphere, and __31_ the greenhouse effect, the temperature of the earth’s surface could rise. __32__ this warming up took place, the polar ice caps would begin to melt,__33__raising sea level. The __34__ influence that seems to be cooling the earth is the variable behavior of the sun. As the sun rotates(旋转) on its orbit, it presents hotter or colder faces to the earth, and this seems to have a considerable effect __35__ the distribution of the earth’s atmospheric pressure and on the wind circulation. The heat __36__ of the sun also varied, the latest trend being __37__, the heat output appears to be decreasing and the indications are that the earth’s __38_ is entering a cooler cycle. Scientific models that take __39__ account this __40__ behavior of the sun are also predicting that the world should be entering a new Ice Age.
21. A. wet B. rainy C. dry D. icy
22. A. farms B. regions C. towns D. villages
23. A. rise B. appear C. moveD. raise
24. A. glass B. shylight(天窗) C. chimneyD. attic(顶楼)
25. A. by B. over C. in D. through
26. A. ground B. bottom C. floor D. surface
27. A. taken in B. sent out C. admitted to D. taken out
28. A. However B. YetC. Afterwards D. Therefore
29. A. benefit B. forbid C. raise D. effect
30. A. leads to B. gives off C. results from D. joins hands
31. A. as to B. as for C. without D. because of
32. A. Whether B. Before C. If D. After
33. A. so B. instead C. thusD. but
34. A. natural B. unusualC. former D. ordinary
35. A. in B. on C. over D. at
36. A. input B. activityC. output D. movement
37. A. downward B. upward C. forward D. onward
38. A. pressure B. surfaceC. climate D. appearance
39. A. from B. intoC. in D. on
40. A. unbelievable B. dullC. variable D. hidden
第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would 26 the water in ten minutes.
Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for 27 sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so 28 that she forgot to deliver him the 29 . As a result, the passenger was 30 to take his medicine. She hurried over to him 31 a cup of water, but he 32 it.
In the following hours on the 33 , each time the air hostess passed be the 34 , she would ask him with a 35 whether he needed helpornot. But the passenger 36 paid attention to her words.
When he was going to get 37 the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to 38 him the passengers’ booklet(意见簿). She was very 39 . She knew that he would write down 40 words, which might result in the loss of her job. 41 with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she 42 the booklet, and cracked a smile, 43 the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need helpornot for twelve times 44 . How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?”
That’s 45 ! Who can refuse your twelve sincere smiles from a person?
26．A．take B．bring C．carry D．hold
27．A．food B．drink C．service D．medicine
28．A．tired B．silent C．calm D．busy
29．A．water B．help C．milk D．warning
30．A．held on B．held up C．held out D．held down
31．A．for B．about C．with D．in
32．A．refused B．accepted C．likedD．hated
33．A．seat B．air C．floor D．flight
34．A．customer B．passenger C．guest D．visitor
35．A．glance B．look C．smile D．cry
36．A．never B．often C．always D．seldom
37．A．on B．to C．offD．from
38．A．hand B．take C．throw D．lend
39．A．glad B．angry C．curious D．sad
40．A．important B．sharp C．politeD．nice
41．A．So B．Because C．AndD．But
42．A．hid B．tore C．opened D．closed
43．A．if B．for C．after D．when
44．A．in all B．above all C．or else D．or so
45．A．wrong B．wonderful C．impossible D．right
The sun was shining when I got on No. 151 bus. We passengers sat jammed in heavy clothes. No one 36 . That’s one of the unwritten rules 37 we see the same faces every day, we prefer to 38 behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using them to keep 39 distance.
As the bus came near the Mile, a 40 suddenly rang out, “Attention! This is your 41 speaking.” We looked at the back of the driver’s head. “Put your 42 down, all of you.” The papers came down. “Now, turn and 43 the person next to you.”
Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an old woman. I saw her 44 every day. We waited for the next 45 from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning, neighbor!”
But our voices were a little 46 . For many of us, this was the 47 word we had spoken that day. When we said them together, like 48 to people beside us, we couldn’t help 49 . There was the feeling of relief. Moreover, there was the sense of ice being 50 . To say the three words was not so 51 after all.
The bus driver said nothing more. He didn’t 52 to. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a 53 sound I had never heard before in this bus.
When I 54 my stop, I said goodbye to my seatmate, and then 55 the bus. That day I was starting happily.
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第二卷（非选择题共35分）
注意事项：
用0．5毫米黑色签字笔在答题卡上作答。在试卷上作答，答案无效。
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，根据以下提示：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。
What would you do if you failed? Many people may choose to give ______ ． 76．____
However, the surest way to success is to keep your direction and s_____ 77．____
to your goal．On your way to success, you must keep your direction．It is just like a lamp,
gyou in darkness and 78．____
helping you ______（克服）difficulties on your way．Otherwise, you 79．___
will easily get lost or hesitate to go（向前）．Direction means 80．______
objective, you can get nowhere an aim in life．You can 81．__
try to write your aim on paper and make some p to achieve 82．______
it．In this way, you will know _______ to arrange your time and to 83．_____
spend time properly．And you should have a（信念）that you 84．______
are sure to succeed as l as you keep your direction． 85．___
第二节：短文填词（共10小题，每
小题1分，满分10分）
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No one knows exactly how the earth began, as it happened
so long ago. However, according to a widely accepted (理论),