No one could name themselves when they were born. That is, has his or her name given by others. So we needn’t care too much about our names, which are just . They are used to refer to you. Though your parents probably meant your name to last a lifetime, never forget that the hopes and dreams they cared for may not your needs. If your name no longer seems to fit you, don’t lose heart. Screen stars change their names, and with some determination, you can, too.
Legal rules are more in this matter than you may expect. Many newlyweds, , realize that no law requires a woman to her husband’s name. Even more, parents can give their children any name they wish, it’s not that of either parent.
If you do wish to have a new name, you don’t need to make the change . Under common law, is necessary to start using the name of your choice. More importantly, you to use it everywhere. , you must change all your identification and . Be sure to practice your new until you write it naturally and .
Making friends and fellow workers you Leach instead of Lola may be harder than any paperwork involved, and you are to meet official resistance, too. Whatever happens, be sure that no law should you from using the name you have chosen, you use it for the purpose of cheating. Please enjoy your right to be called by name you choose!
A.nobody B. everyone C.all D. someone
A.symbols B. presents C. souvenirs D. patterns
A.know B. trust C.satisfy D. agree
A.regularly B. legally C. seldom D.bravely
A.rigid B. available C. practical D. flexible
A.in fact B. as a result C. for instance D. in name
A.assume B.handle C. call D. acquire
A.as if B. only if C. even if D. if only
A.popular B. official C. known D. academic
A.what B. that C. it D. which
A.are used B. are supposed C. are hoped D. look forward
A.Instead B. Besides C. Luckily D. Otherwise
A.values B. notes C. records D. accounts
A.signature B. handwriting C. need D. pronunciation
A.consistently B. constantly C.beautifully D. attractively
A.to call B. call C. calling D. called
A.probable B. impossible C. convenient D. likely
A.admit B. tolerate C. prohibit D. permit
A.unless B. when C. if D. because
A.whose B. no matter what C. which D. whatever
II语言知识及应用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A fox one day fell into a deep well and could find no means of escape. A goat, suffering from 21 , came to the same well, and seeing the Fox, asked if the water was good. 22 to be happy and merry, the fox praised the delicious taste of the water and 23 him to go down. The goat, mindful only of his thirst, 24 jumped down. But just as he drank, the fox informed him of the difficulty they were both in and suggested a 25 for their common escape. “If,” said he, “you will place your forefeet upon the wall and 26 your head, I will run up your back and escape, and will help you out afterwards.” The goat readily agreed and the fox jumped upon his 27 . After he safely reached the mouth of the well, the fox ran off as fast as he could. When the goat blamed him for 28 his promise, he turned around and cried out, “You 29 old fellow! You should never have gone down before you had inspected the way up, nor should you have exposed yourself to the 30 from which you had no means of escape.”
Remember to look before you leap!
21. A. hunger B. tiredness C. thirst D. anger
22. A. Pretending B. Wishing C. Happening D. Deciding
23. A. warned B. encouraged C. ordered D. allowed
24. A. carefully B. thoughtlessly C. generously D. clumsily
25. A. rest B. plan C. place D. dream
26. A. shake B. nod C. turn D. bend
27. A. tail B. legs C. stomach D. back
28. A. breaking B. making C. remembering D. keeping
29. A. strange B. stubborn C. foolish D. rude
30. A. danger B. water C. darkness D. happiness
第二节完型填空
At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job would be 36 and stress. I 37 myself pouring the best coffee, making delicious doughnuts (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with 38 customers.
I wasn’t 39 the people with enormous orders, the women who 40 that the coffee was much too creamy, or the men who wanted their iced coffee remade 41 until they reached perfection. I couldn’t seem to 42 anyone.
One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking 43 . He said he felt like getting in bed, 44 the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.
Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was 45 , since he hadn’t 46 anything but coffee. I had given him his favorite type of doughnut.
“It’s 47 me.” I told him. “have a nice day.”
He smiled and 48 me before heading back out into the rain.
The next day, it is still raining, I spent my afternoon 49 the window handing people their orders. I was completely wet and freezing cold. 50 , no one was tipping that day. Every time I looked into our empty tip jar, I grew more 51 .
In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a note.
The note read:
Christine,
Thanks for being so sweet, kind and 52 yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who’s genuinely nice. Please don’t 53 your way! Have a great day! –Hank
After that, whenever I felt depressed or 54 of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask 55 , “How can I help you?”
36. A. hopefulB. meaningless C. easy D. boring
37. A. thought B. pictured C. developed D. decided
38. A. regular B. handsome C. rich D. kind
39. A. imaging B. expectingC. waiting D. desiring
40. A. praised B. complained C. realized D. thought
41. A. for a time B. once in a while C. now and then D. again and again
42. A. comfort B. move C. please D. annoy
43. A. angry B. happy C. excited D. upset
44. A. pulling B. cutting C. tearing D. using
45. A. sorry B. surprised C. angry D. excited
46. A. ordered B. got C. wanted D. bought
47. A. for B. by C. in D. on
48. A. helped B. praised C. admired D. thanked
49. A. going away B. running across C. walking around D. hanging out
50. A. Worse B. Still C. Then D. However
51. A. injured B. embarrassed C. frightened D. depressed
52. A. careful B. thoughtfulC. cheerful D. powerful
53. A. hold B. shake C. change D. practice
54. A. sick B. glad C. satisfied D. sorry
55. A. unusually B. properly C. politelyD. gratefully
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
Recently, one of my best friends, whom I've shared just about everything with since childhood, spent the weekend with me. Since I moved to a new town several years ago, we’ve both always looked forward to the few 36 a year when we can see each other.
Over the weekend, we spent hours and hours, staying up 37 into the night, talking about the people she was 38 . She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how he experimented with drugs and was 39 other self-destructive behavior. I was blown away! She told me 40 she had been lying to her parents about where she was going and even 41 out tosee the guy. No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she deserved 42 , she didn’t believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have 43 .
I tried to 44 her that she was ruining her future and heading for big 45 , but she thought it acceptable to have such a boyfriend.
By the time she left, I was really worried about her and 46 by the experience. It had been so frustrating, I had come 47 to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just 48 too far apart to continue our friendship—but I didn’t. I put the 49 of friendship to the final test. We’d been friends for far too long. I had to hope that she 50 me enough to know that I was trying to save her from __51 herself. I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer 52 .
A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our __53 , and then she told she had broken up with her boyfriend. I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of 54 running down my face. It was one of the truly 55 moments in my life.
36. A. instants B. times C. weeks D. scenes
37. A. straight B. ahead C. late D. long
38. A. hanging with B. dealing with C. trading with D. comparing with
39. A. of B. above C. through D. into
40. A. how B. why C. when D. where
41. A. coming B. stealing C. hurrying D. driving
42. A. worse B. higher C. better D. poorer
43. A. improved B. changed C. strengthened D. disappeared
44. A. recommend B. advise C. convince D. introduce
45. A. chance B. trouble C. destination D.ambition
46. A. exhausted B. satisfied C. encouraged D. accustomed
47. A. almost B. forward C. close D. nearby
48. A. kept B. moved C. settled D. grown
49. A. power B. difference C. quality D. wisdom
50. A. praised B. blamed C. valued D. followed
51. A. hurting B. cheating C. criticizing D. concerning
52. A. everybody B. nobody C. something D. anything
53. A. friendship B. conversation C. relationship D. decision
54. A. surprise B. sorrow C. joy D. disappointment
55. A. regretful B. rewarding C. vital D. urgent
三、完形填空(每小题1分,共20分)
In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my
36 , it was the same score.
Later that evening, I 37 told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agreed that we knew our 38 much better than an IQ test. We 39 that Michael’s score must have been a 40 and we should treat him 41 as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got 42 grades in the school, especially 43 biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael 44 Indiana University in 1965 as a premedical student. Soon afterwards, his teacher permitted him to take more courses than 45 . In 1968, he was accepted by the School of medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I 46 the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the 47 IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say 48 . “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school! ” It is his special way of thanking us for the 49 we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then 50 another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had 51 the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be 52 .
Children often do as 53 as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, 54
of them. That is, tell a child he is “ 55 ”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
36. A. joy B. surprise C. dislike D. disappointment
37. A. tearfully B. fearfully C. cheerfully D. hopefully
38. A. student B. son C. friend D. doctor
39. A. argued B. realized C. decided D. understood
40. A. joke B. mistake C. warning D. wonder
41. A. specially B. strictly C. naturally D. carefully
42. A. poor B. good C. average D. standard
43. A. in B. about C. of D. for
44. A. visited B. chose C. passed D. entered
45. A. allowed B. described C. required D. offered
46. A. missed B. held C. delayed D. attended
47. A. high B. same C. low D. different
48. A. curiously B. eagerly C. calmly D. jokingly
49. A. faith B. interest C. pride D. delight
50. A. looked for B. asked for C. waited for D. prepared for
51. A. received B. accepted C. organized D. discussed
52. A. imperfect B. impossible C. uncertain D. unsatisfactory
53. A. honestly B. much C. well D. bravely
54. A. hear B. learn C. expect D. speak
55. A. wise B. rude C. shy D. stupid
第二节完型填空(共20小题,小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文所给各题的四个选项(A, B, C, D)中选能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
In 1991, 1 spent five months in Niger. There were many things I found difficult about this place—the climate and beggars were my biggest complaints. One day, a friend and I 36 for neighbouring Burkina Faso to work in a health clinic. Arriving by taxi at our 37 in Burkina, we began to 38 . I had a large backpack and a smaller daypack. With my daypack between my legs, I reached for my larger piece of 39 . Out of the darkness, a motorbike with two men 40 slowly Without warning, one of the men grabbed my daypack 41 the motorbike swept close by. Within seconds, the two were out of sight, 42 up by the night. The bag had everything 43 to me, my passport, money and an airline ticket. I was in deep trouble. All I wanted was to leave this hell.
Then, walking through Burkina's streets the following week, I was 44 rudely by an old woman who stretched her hand in my face. "Cadeau (gift)! Cadeau!" she 45 in French.
I'd had enough. I was sick and 46 of the country. I told her 47 in French, "I have no 'cadeau'. I have no money A thief stole all my money a week ago and now I can't 48 your country. I cannot give you anything."
The beggar woman listened 49 and thought about my words. "Then I will give you a cadeau," she announced and 50 into the folds of her dress. Kindly, she placed an old, dark brown coin in my 51 . I looked at it in 52 . It was an extremely small amount of money—but for this woman, the coin 53 a meal. At that moment, I saw the beauty of the 54 of Burkina Faso, and appreciated the kindness of me 55 .
36. A. went B. headed C. served D. worked
37. A. destination B. spot C. goal D. station
38. A. rest B. dine C. load D. unload
39. A. equipment B. furniture C. luggage D. medicine
40. A. rode B. drove C. approached D. left
41. A. because B. as C. until D. after
42. A. taken B. brought C. turned D. swallowed
43. A. memorable B. important C. beautiful D. wonderful
44. A. cheated B. charged C. stopped D. questioned
45. A. cried B. whispered C. threatened D. demanded
46. A. fond B. proud C. aware D. tired
47. A. pleasantly B. firmly C. actively D. bravely
48. A. get rid of B. take advantage of C. get out of D. take notice of
49. A. attentively B. anxiously C. curiously D. coldly
50. A. reached B. pulled C. looked D. came
51. A. pocket B. bag C. dress D. palm
52. A. fright B. disappointment C. shock D. satisfaction
53. A. bought B. meant C. ordered D. prepared
54. A. country B. society C. nature D. people
55. A. foreign B. poor C .rich D. female