第一部分 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

I learned to accept life as it is from my father. ___1____, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was ___2___ and ill.

My father was ___3___ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness ___4___ all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is ____5 ___. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started ___6___ about life, and I told them about one of my ___7___. I said that we must very often give things up ___8___ we grow---our youth, our beauty, our friends---but it always seems that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father ___9___ up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up everything! What did I gain? “ I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. Surprisingly, he answered his own question: I ___10___ the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also ___11___ by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated(愤怒的) at someone, I ___12___ remember his words and become ___13___ . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling if love for others, then I should be able to give up my small irritations. In this ___14___, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I ___15____ what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one gift.

1. A. Afterwards B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile

2. A. tired B. weak C. poor D. slow

3. A. already B. still C. only D. once

4. A. took B. threw C. sent D. put

5. A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. hopeless

6. A. worrying B. caring C. talking D. asking

7. A. decisions B. experiences C. ambitions D. beliefs

8. A. as B. since C. before D. till

9. A. spoke B. turned C. summed D. opened

10. A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed

11. A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. warned

12. A. should B. could C. would D. might

13. A. quiet B. calm C. relaxed D. happy

14. A. case B. form C. method D. way

15. A. doubt B. wonder C. know D. guess

第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

Long long ago there was a rich businessman 16 _______ had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most. He took great care of her and gave the 17________(good) things. He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He was very 18 _________ （pride） of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. He also loved his 2nd wife. She is 19 _________very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the businessman's close friend. 20_________the businessman faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and 21_________ would always help him out and tide（帮助渡过） him 22_______ difficult times. Now, the businessman’s 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great 23________ （contribute） in maintaining his wealth and business as well as 24_________ （take） care of the household. 25_________, the businessman did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

第二部分 阅读 (共两节,满分50分)

第一节 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

A

Small moments sometimes last a very long time. And a few words --- though they mean little at the time to the people who say them--- can have great power.

I recently heard a story from Malcoln Dalkoff, who has been a professional writer for the last 24 years, mostly in advertising.

As a boy, Dalkoff was terribly shy and helpless. He had few friends and no self--confidence. Then one day, his high-school English teacher, Ruth Brauch, asked the class to write their own chapter that would follow the last chapter of the novel since they had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned in it. His teacher wrote four words in the paper: “This is good writing. ” Four words . They changed his life.

“Until I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or what I was going to be,” he said. “After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story , something I had always dreamed of doing but never believe I could do.”

Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to Mrs. Brauch for instruction. “She was encouraging , helping and honest. She was just what I needed,” Dalfoff said.Later he was chosen as a co-editor of his high-school newspaper. His confidence grew; his knowledge broadened; he started off on a successful life with great achievements.

For his 30th high-school reunion, Dalkoff went back and visited Mrs. Brauch, who had retired. He told her what great effect the four words had had upon his life and because she had given him the confidence to be a writer, he had been able to pass that confidence on to the women who would become his wife, who became a writer herself.

26. What was the writer’s name?

A. Dalkoff B. Brauch C. Malcolm. D. The text doesn’t tell us

27. In his childhood, Dalkoff was ___________.

A. Shy B. hopeless C. unconfident D. A,B,C

28. Before reading the four words, Dalkoff didn’t know __________.

A. his name B. what he would do C. how old he was D. where he lived

B

I came to study in the United States a year ago .Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court.

After the accident .my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.

But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time .The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.

My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $770.

Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time…and I left without getting a cent.

31. The author’s roommate offered to help him because________.

A. he felt sorry for the author

B. he thought it was a chance to make some money

C. he knew the doctor was a very good one

D. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer

32. A good doctor is essential for the author to __________.

A. be properly treated

B. talk with the person responsible for the accident

C. recover before he leaves America

D. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury

33. The word“charge”in the third paragraph means_________ .

A. be responsible B. accuse C. ask as a price D. claim

34. Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very__________.

A. friendly B. selfish C. professional D. busy

C

The quality of drinking water in Shanghai will meet European Union standard by 2010 and, a decade later, citizens in Shanghai will drink the best water in the world.

These were the goals set out by the Shanghai Water Authority. With the city’s population expected to increase only slightly and the economy to boom by 2020, Chen Yin, and official with the water authority, said Shanghai’s water consumption will not increase from its present amount.

Zhang Yue, director of the Urban Construction Division under the Ministry of Construction, said, “Shanghai is the first city in the country to publicize these ambitions. They will not be easy to achieve.”

He said water saving will help keep the sustainable development of China’s economy.

Saving one cubic meter of water means saving the city’s infrastructure（基础设施）costs by 10,000 Yuan. Last year, Shanghai saved 300 million cubic meters of water either from readjustment of industrial structure or the employment of new technology.

“The aim is to arouse public awareness of the seriousness of water shortages,” Chen said. “The abundant surface water and amount of rain of the city are so misleading that they result in improper use of water.”

Shanghai lacks drinkable water. The Huangpu River, which supplies 80 percent of the city’s drinkable water, is nearing exhaustion.

The city, therefore, has been exploring new sources from the Yangtze River and growing forests along it to conserve quality water.

Besides penning regulations, the authority is popularizing technology among the public to efficiently cut the amount of water used.

At present, the city has 600，000 family toilets, each using 13 liters of water per flush. These are to be renovated（整修）to use only 9 liters of water per flush.

The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households – at a cost of 40 Yuan each. In three years, all the toilets will be renovated, which saves the city nearly 15 million Yuan every year in water conservation.

Another task the city is engaged in is the treatment of sewage（污水）to improve the water environment.

At present the city can only treat 44 percent of its daily 5.04 million tons of waste water.