本试题卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分。满分120分，考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。

2.每小题选出后，用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。

第I卷 (共80分)

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C和D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处地最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. — Shall I help you?

—________. I’ll do it myself.

A. It’s not necessary B. With pleasure C. You’re so kind D. Don’t bother

2. If you would like to start winning friends and make ________ impression that you are approachable, smile when you make ________ eye contact with someone.

A. an; / B. the; the C. an; an D. the; an

3. Easy _______ by car, bus, train, cycling or on foot, Warwick Castle is surrounded by historic buildings and many attractions.

A. to reach B. reached C. reaching D. to be reached

4. Common phrases like “no pains, no gains” convey the concept_______ we ought to be suffering while we study.

A. which B. whether C. that D. why

5. Don’t avoid or cover up your problems; say ______ out and with a clear mind so you can really solve them.

A. it B. them C. that D. those

6. _____ the mainland across the Strait lies the treasure island of China, Taiwan.

A. Off B. In C. To D. On

7. Owing to the on-going ______ in information technology, information is more widely spread and easily gained than ever before.

A. association B. application C. appreciation D. advancement

8. The directions on the pill bottle says young children under the age of four and ________ less than 40 pounds can only take one pill a time, three times a day.

A. being weighed B. to weigh C. weighed D. weighing

9. We are now living in a great time, one_______ we are faced with numerous possibilities as well as challenges.

A. why B. when C. where D. which

10. What you suggest sounds good, but you still have to be _____ and consider what you can actually do.

A. effective B. realistic C. considerate D. manageable

11. An agreement, _____ prevent the youth from being lost in cyberspace, was signed last week.

A. intending to B. to intend to C. intended to D. being intend to

12. I’ve personally never _____ to the view that either sex is superior to the other.

A. approved B. denied C. subscribed D. complained

13. —Would you have come to her party, had you been free?

—Sure, but I ____a tight schedule with my work.

A. have B. had had C. had D. will have

14. _____ a thorough investigation, no trace of the missing boy has been found.

A. Thanks to B. In terms of C. In spite of D. After all

15. Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to _______ the drawbacks of Westerners’ philosophy.

A. make use of B. make up for C. make out D. make sense

16. — Jenny was cleaning the room for me when I returned home.

— Such is her character. She __________others!

A. is always thinking of B. was always thinking of

C. always thinks of D. always thought of

17. There are those, __________, for a special occasion, eat out to treat themselves and then save every penny for the rest of the month before getting the wages.

A. which B. who C. where D. whom

18. The official speaker says that ___________ the government cannot control when or where a terrible storm will strike, it can control how to react to those storms.

A. but B. while C. because D. if

19. It is good to end a day with the feeling that you __________ not change anything even if you lived it again.

A. will B. would C. could D. should

20. —Will you please take these blouses over to the cleaners?

—Sure, ______________

A. anything you say. B. It couldn’t be better.

C. Why me? D. I don’t mind at all

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，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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can 21 , one day something good will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that 22 disappointment.”

Mother was right, 23 I discovered after graduating from college in 1932. I had decided to 24 a job in radio, then work my way up to sports 25 . In Chicago I knocked on the door of every station — and got 26 every time.

I went home to Dixon, Illinois. 27 there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was 28 I had played high school football, I 29 . The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn’t hired.

My disappointment 30 . “Everything happens for the best,” Mom 31 me. Dad 32 me the car to job-hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had 33 hired an announcer.

As I left his office, my 34 boiled over（沸溢，发怒）. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can’t get a job at a radio station?”

I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur 35 , “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood me 36 a microphone and asked me to broadcast a(n) 37 game.

On my way home, as I have many times since, I 38 my mother’s words. I often wonder what 39 my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at 40 .

21. A. get on B. carry on C. turn on D. put on

22. A. precious B. previous C. present D. valuable

23. A. as B. so C. what D. that

24. A. try on B. try for C. try at D. try out

25. A. editor B. reporter C. player D. announcer

26. A. turned down B. turned in C. turned over D. turned away

27. A. As B. While C. Since D. For

28. A. which B. that C. what D. where

29. A. applied B. asked C. called D. required

30. A. should have shown B. would have shown

C. could have shown D. must have shown

31. A. warned B. scolded C. reminded D. remembered

32. A. provided B. supplied C. offered D. afford

33. A. yet B. still C. also D. already

34. A. excitement B. satisfaction C. disappointment D. sadness

35. A. call B. to call C. called D. calling

36. A. in the front of B. in front of C. in face of D. in place of

37. A. real B. live C. imaginary D. breathtaking

38. A. thought over B. thought out C. thought up D. thought of

39. A. job B. direction C. aspect D. level

40. A. Montgomery ward B. Dixon

C. sports department D. the radio station

第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，共50分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

Movies were different in the 1940s. Before experiments films, they had stories. Americans drove to the movie house, and watched a story unfold before them.

Almost invariably, the hero and heroine on the silver screen would meet, all in love, overcome seemly impossible obstacles, get married, and (probably) live happily after. Oh, the stories varied slightly. But there was always a leading man and maybe a leading woman. Then there was the rest of the world. The supporting characters could live or die without much brouhaha (喧闹). But every small event in the star’s life was significant.

Well, movies may have changed. Human nature hasn’t. Everyone feels like the star of a 1940s movie. Every ordinary event in their lives is very important. “There’s ME. Then there’s the rest of the world.”

What someone had for breakfast, what shoes he chose to wear, and whether he took time to floss his teeth can be more important to that particular someone than the fall of faraway nations or the rise of global temperatures.

Husbands and wives sometimes share their spouse’s minutiae (细枝末节):

“What did you have for breakfast, Honey?”

“You didn’t wear those shoes, did you?”

“Did you remember to floss?”

To create an interesting intimacy, big winners make a point to remember minute details of important contacts’ lives. They obviously don’t pretend to have interest in what they had for breakfast or whether they flossed or forgot. But to make someone feel like a big star, they remember details their contact does happen to share.

Take their lead. If, in chatting, your boss tells you she wore uncomfortable shoes to work one day, find a way to refer to it on another. If your client (委托人)mentions he’s a determined flosser, compliment him at a later date on his discipline. It suggests he or she is a memorable star in the galaxy of people you’ve met. It’s called “Tracking” their lives. When you track their minutiae, you make them feel like 1940s movie stars and that small events in their lives are major concerns in yours.

Politicians make a science out of Tracking. They keep a little black box either on their desk, in their computer, or in their brain of the last concern, enthusiasm, or event discussed with everyone in their life. They keep track of where the people were, what they said, and that they were doing since the last conversation. Then the first words of the next phone call or meeting with that person relates to their information.

“Hello, Joe. How was your trip to Jamaica?”

“Hey Sam, did your kid make the baseball team?

When you invoke (援引) the last major or small event in anyone’s life, it confirms what they’ve known all along. They’re the most important persons in the world.

41. The 1940s movies are mentioned to ___________.

A. make a comparison B. introduce a topic

C. offer an agreement D. describe a thing

42. In the writer’s opinion, it is human nature __________.

A. to love each other B. to like to see films

C. to be self-centered D. to miss the good old days.

43. What does “a little blac