There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But 36 a few of them are very 37 .English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U.S.A., but in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a 38 language. Many millions are 39 to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different 40 Have you ever 41 ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? "Learn English in six weeks, or your 42 back..." "Easy and funny! Our records and tapes 43 you master your English in a month. 44 the first day your 45 will be excellent. Just send …"Of course, it never 46 quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should 47 that we all learned our own language well when we were 48 . If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. 49 what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, 50 in it all the time. Just imagine how much 51 that gets!
So it is 52 to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English 53 upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and 54 much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will 55 . But they cannot do the student's work for him.
A.not B.quite C.only D.very
A.difficult B.important C.helpful D.easy
A.native B.foreign C.useful D.mother
A.learning B.enjoying C.trying D.liking
A.questions B.problems C.ideas D.answers
A.found B.watched C.noticed D.known
A.knowledge B.time C.money D.English
A.make B.help C.let D.allow
A.From B.On C.Since D.After
A.spelling B.grammar C.English D.pronunciation
A.happened B.looked C.seemed D.felt
A.know B.remember C.understand D.think
A.students B.children C.babies D.grown-ups
A.Imagine B.Mind C.Do D.Think of
A.using B.thinking C.trying D.practicing
A.time B.money C.language D.practice
A.hard B.easy C.funny D.silly
A.depends B.tries C.has D.takes
A.uses B.takes C.gets D.costs
A.do B.work C.help D.master
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Russ was a lovable kid with a variety of communication challenges---a speech impediment (语言障碍), dyslexia (诵读困难), and auditory problems.__21__ today he is walking confidently, standing tall to make an acceptance __22__ for having been chosen one of the “Outstanding Young Citizens” in Ocean County, New Jersey __23__ his remarkable volunteer service in the town of Toms River.
As I listened, I closed my eyes.I found myself __24__ those memorable moments.My mind was full of warm images of Russ as a loving, caring youth, a gentle soul, __25__ his challenges.And now, as he stood at the platform, I knew his heart __26__ be racing.As Russ continued to speak, I thought about the fateful day when he was diagnosed with all those impairments(损伤) and how __27__ his tutors would be if they could see him today.Here he was at twenty-nine, being honored for ten years of service as a volunteer __28__.Russ was __29__ for organizing clothing for the homeless, teaching preschool children about fire safety, and for playing Santa Claus for very sick children by driving up in a fire truck.
Russ thanked his parents for providing him with dignity and for teaching him about morals.Then, pausing for a few seconds, he __30__ us by surprise by touching lovingly on the __31__ of his nephew, Austin.Austin was just three years old when he died from an incurable disease.At that moment, I had to close my eyes again __32__ a different set of tears ran down my cheeks.A silence __33__ the room as Russ owed his volunteer award to Austin.He __34__ his address by lifting up the audience with these words, “Austin taught me how to love.”
I have never thought of this day.__35__, no one had ever thought that Russ would made __36__ as the star of the football team, and he had never been voted “most likely to succeed,” but he __37__ to be a true “star” in his community.Russ became a man of strong character __38__ his unselfish service to others.With so many impairments, Russ now sees and acts __39__ with his heart.His words and deeds inspire everyone who knows him.It is Russ, our son, who has shown us what __40__ is.
21.A.And B.While C.As D.But
22.A.point B.speech C.call D.appeal
23.A.in spite of B.regardless of C.because of D.in face of
24.A.recalling B.recording C.seizing D.expecting
25.A.facing up to B.concerning about C.escaping from D.putting up with
26.A.could B.might C.would D.must
27.A.nervous B.excited C.proud D.surprised
28.A.policeman B.tailor C.tutor D.fireman
29.A.grateful B.responsible C.anxious D.fit
30.A.took B.got C.shocked D.moved
31.A.birth B.achievement C.loss D.disease
32.A.since B.after C.when D.before
33.A.dropped down B.got up C.took off D.fell over
34.A.concluded B.wrote C.delivered D.started
35.A.Generally B.Surprisingly C.Actually D.However
36.A.it B.him C.one D.that
37.A.happened B.rose C.appeared D.reduced
38.A.at B.onC.by D.in
39.A.cautiously B.generously C.closely D.clearly
40.A.sharing B.love C.sacrifice D.confidence
二.语言知识及应用 (共两节,满分60分)
第一节完形填空 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从11—25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
Students will need to use all of their skills in order to understand the reading selections in Reader’s Choice.
The book 11 many types of selections on a wide variety of topics. These selections provide practice on 12 different reading skills to get the 13 of the writer. They also give students 14 in four basic reading skills: skimming, scanning, reading for 15 comprehension, and critical reading. E:\Zujuan\WCFUpload\Upload\2010-05\06\Local Settings\Temp\Rar$DI00.140\www.canpoint.cn\
Skimming involves reading quickly through a text to get an overall idea of its contents. This kind of rapid reading is 16 when you are trying to decide if careful reading is desirable or when there is not 17 to read something carefully.
Like skimming, scanning is also quick reading. However, in this case the search is more 18 .To scan is to read quickly in order to find out specific information. When you read to find a 19 date, or number you are scanning. E:\Zujuan\WCFUpload\Upload\2010-05\06\Local Settings\Temp\Rar$DI00.140\www.canpoint.cn\
Reading for thorough comprehension is 20 reading in order to understand the total 21 of the passage. At this level of comprehension the reader is 22 to summarize the author’s ideas but has not yet made a critical evaluation of those ideas. E:\Zujuan\WCFUpload\Upload\2010-05\06\Local Settings\Temp\Rar$DI00.140\www.canpoint.cn\
Critical reading demands (需要)that a reader 23 judgments about what he or she reads. This kind of reeding 24 posting and answering questions such as “Does my own experience support that of the author?”, “Do I 25 the author’s point of view?” And “Am I convinced by the author’s arguments and evidence?
11.A.contains B.uses C.put D.writes
12.A.making B.understanding C.speaking D.employing
13.A.message B.secret C.content D.nature
14.A.power B.point C.practice D.opinion
15.A.better B.basic C.general D.thorough(彻底的)
16.A.suitable B.interesting C.wrong D.true
17.A.interest B.habit C.time D.desire
18.A.funny B.concentrated(专心的) C.perfect D.important
19.A.common B.different C.fine D.particular
20.A.carefully B.slowly C.quickly D.perfectly
21.A.design B.explanation C.meaning D.feeling
22.A.impossible B.able C.difficult D.simple
23.A.makes B.findsE:\Zujuan\WCFUpload\Upload\2010-05\06\Local Settings\Temp\Rar$DI00.140\www.canpoint.cn\ C.puts D.offers
24.A.lacksE:\Zujuan\WCFUpload\Upload\2010-05\06\Local Settings\Temp\Rar$DI00.140\www.canpoint.cn\ B.requires C.demandsD.affords(提供)
25.A.tell B.express C.share D.argue
完形填空(每题1分,共20分)
My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me. It’s 36now but it wasn’t that time.
Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I 37 a rest before catching the train, so I bought a 38 and some chocolate and went to the station coffee shop that was a cheap, self-service place with long 39to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to 40 a place and went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the 41 seat. It was one of those 42 young man, with dark glasses and torn clothes, and hair colored bright 43at the front, not so unusual these days. What did 44 me was he’d started to eat my chocolate! Naturally, I was annoyed. However, to avoid trouble—then really I was rather uneasy about him—I just45 down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me 46 . then he took another piece of my chocolate. I could hardly 47 it. Still I didn’t want to start an argument. When he took a48 piece , I felt more 49 than annoyed. I thought, “ Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I 50 it.
The boy gave me a 51look, and then stood up. As he left, he shouted out, “This woman is mad!” Everyone52 . That really made me feel silly, but it was53 when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red—as red as his hair when I54 I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate he’d been taking. There was mine, unopened, just under my 55 .
36. A. serious B. wonderful C. funny D. exciting
37. A. enjoyed B. took C. had D. wanted
38. A. cake B. newspaper C. magazineD. bag
39. A. chairs B. tables C. benches D. beds
40. A. order B. find C. keep D. visit
41. A. very B. same C. free D. next
42. A. wild-looked B. wild-looking C. good-looking D. good-looked
43. A. red B. black C. brown D. white
44. A. interest B. surprise C. frighten D. hurt
45. A. looked B. lay C. sat D. put
46. A. eagerly B. friendly C. closely D. shyly
47. A. believe B. hear C. notice D. stop
48. A. last B. big C. single D. third
49. A. angry B. lucky C. happy D. curious
50. A. covered B. threw C. got D. wrapped
51. A. strange B. exhausting C. nervous D. pleasant
52. A. agreed B. promised C. stared D. followed
53. A. better B. worse C. later D. easier
54. A. wondered B. realized C. decided D. recognized
55. A. bags B. clothes C. book D. newspaper
完形填空 (共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分)
Are you carrying too much on your back at school? Lots of kids at the same age as you are. Not only are students in China ___36___ from this problem, but kids in the United States are ___37___ fed up with(饱受…之苦) heavy school bags.
Experts are starting to___38___ that more and more young students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags ___39___ too heavy for them. “It’s hard for me to get up the___40___ with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rich Hammond, ___41___ 11-year-old student in the US. Rick is among the students who have ___42___ backpacks with two straps (带子) to carry them, ___43___ a number of other students choose rolling backpacks. However, even with rolling backpacks, ___44___ up stairs and buses with them is ___45___ a problem for kids. Many of them have hurt their knees, backs or necks because of heavy school bags.
But how much is too ___46___? Experts say students should carry ___47___ more than 10 to 15 per cent of their own body weight. Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin ___48___ doctor, said kids under 4th grade should ___49___ with 10 per cent. But it’s also important that older kids don’t go ___50___ 15 percent, because their bones are still growing. Bautch explained that there are other injuries caused by backpacks. “Kids are ___51___ their balance and falling down with these backpacks,” he said.
Parents and teachers are starting to tell the kids to only take ___52___ library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using worksheets (作业纸) or ___53___ workbooks for students to take home. One of the best answers is, as some ___54___ themselves suggested, to have no homework ___55___!
36. A.meeting B.facing C.experiencing D.suffering
37. A.already B.always C.yet D.also
38. A.explain B.say C.worry D.announce
39. A.being B.be C.are D.is
40.A.schools B.stairs C.houses D.homes
41.A.this B.that C.a D.an
42.A.special B.unusual C.ordinary D.regular
43.A.when B.but C.then D.and
44.A. getting B.climbingC.going D.turning
45.A.only B.still C.even D.just
46.A.more B.very C.much D.many
47.A.no B.not C.any D.much
48.A.children B.student C.bag D.back
49.A.carry B.stayC.take D.bring
50.A.about B.underC.beyond D.before
51.A.keeping B.missingC.losing D.making
52.A.home B.classC.school D.city
53.A.valuable B.thinC.important D.interesting
54.A.reports B.teachersC.parentsD.kids
55.A.at all B.after allC.in allD.for all
第三节.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从21--40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
Greg Mortenson is a mountaineer. In 1993, he 21 but failed to reach K2, one of the most forbidding of the Himalyayan 22 . He staggered(蹒跚) into a tiny village of Korphe in Pakistan, barely alive. The 23 villagers cared for him and fed him back to health. The __24 they showed to a stranger moved Mortenson, and filled him with a' desire to 25 it.
Looking around, he saw that the poor villagers had actually nothing. 26 , he could see the desire of the villagers to 27 their community. For example, they dreamed of 28 for their children. The children received schooling two days a week from a teacher they 29 with another village, because they couldn't 30 to hire one alone. Naturally, the village had no schoolhouse. Moretenson thought it was by building a school 31 he could best express his 32 for their kindness to him. He left, 33 he would return with necessary materials.
However, things didn't go 34 as he had expected. He was a nurse by profession, and wasn't well 35 It was a struggle for him to raise the $10,000 or so needed to buy the building materials. 36 problems, including his then Cultural 37 of the area led to a series of frustrations. But with his efforts and cooperation of the villagers, he eventually overcame the __ 38 . He fulfilled his promise.
After that he wanted to return to America,build a career and start a family. However, it ba-came clear that a school for Korphe was just the start. There were so many other villagers in Pa-kistan that had the similar needs. The more 39 he became, the more he came to understand the area and the more he realized how important education was. The 40 was that, in the pe-riod of over a decade, 55 schools were built.
21. A. approachedB. paused C. hesitated D. attempted
22. A. peaksB. levelsC. hills D. slopes
23. A. coldB. mean C. kind D. tiny
24. A. braveryB. abilityC.poverty D.generosity
25. A. receiveB. repay C. respectD. recycle
26. A. BesidesB. HoweverC. Therefore D. Moreover
27. A. developB. visit C. design D. increase
28. A. careerB. developmentC. education D. health
29. A. tradedB. worked C. communicatedD. shared
30. A. helpB. manage C. decide D. afford
31. A. thatB. which C. what D. if
32. A. sympathyB. gratitude C. attitude D. anger
33. A. addingB. promising C. demanding D. warning
34. A. smoothlyB. badly C. closely D. properly
35. A. dressedB. received C. respected D. paid
36. A. SomeB. Others C. Other D. Another
37. A. interactionB. ignorance C. background D. difference
38. A. difficulitiesB. fearsC. temptations(诱惑)D, shortcomings
39. A. interestedB. rooted C. involved D. lost
40. A. resultB. idea C. cause D. report