一、听力　（略）

二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. “To meet people’s desire for _____ happy life is our mission,” Xi Jingping said to the press after he was elected _____general secretary and chairman.

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

22. The new policy will encourage the “ 4-2-2 “ rather than “ 4-2-1“ family unit , ____family manpower resources and hence the capacity to take care of aging parents in the future.

A. extending B. exploring C expanding D. exposing

23. Traditionally, the Spring Festival usually lasts from the 23rd day of the twelfth month to the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar, ______, the New Year’s Eve and the first day of the New Year is the peak time.

A. during which B. of which C. since when D. in that

Such phenomena as this _____now widely accepted，of which，however，some___ abstract

to understand.

A．are；seem B．is；seems C．are；seems D．is；seem

25. ---Do you think it necessary that we find time to have a meeting on that issue?

---______ it is convenient to you.

A. However B. Whenever C. Whichever D. Wherever

26. --- Surprisingly, Tom ____ have fought with the guard .

---So what? If one ___ ask for trouble, it can’t be helped.

A. would, should B. should, must C. need, dare D. must, may

27. --- What are some other reasons _____ you can think of ____?

--- Despite what everyone else says, I love the single life.

A. that; not to get married B. that; not getting married

C. why; not getting married D. what; not to get married

28. ----I thought my teacher would say something about the mid-term examination.

---- So did I, but he ______ a word of it.

A. doesn’t say B. didn’t say C. hasn’t said D. hadn’t said

29.---Why does he never pick up the waster paper on the ground?

----Maybe because he thinks it’s beneath his ____to do so.

A. honesty B. dignity C. property D. liberty

30. --- What else should I notice at a Chinese dinner table ?

--- The last thing _____ at a Chinese dinner table is to keep modest.

A. to be ignored B. to ignore C. not to be ignored D. not to ignore

31. In this age of information overload and abundance, those who get ahead will be the folks who figure out what to______, so they can concentrate on what’s important to them.

??A. work out??? B. bring out???? C. leave out???? D. carry out

32. ---How about the competition last week?

---Oh, it is not my day, I am the last one in the class.

---__________ Don’t lose heart, good luck for you next time.

A. What a shame! B. So what ?

C. Sorry to hear that. D. Don’t be afraid.

33. ---Look! Someone _________ the floor.

---Well, it wasn’t me. I went shopping just now.

A. is sweeping. B. had swept C. was sweeping D . has swept

三、完形填空(共20 小题; 每小题1 分, 满分20 分)

Fifty years ago, president Lyndon Johnson said in his State of the Union address: “This administration today, here and now, 36________ unconditional war on poverty in America. I urge this Congress and all Americans to join with me in that 37________.”

It was a moment of great 38_______and hope at a precarious time in history. The war on poverty 39_______create Medicare and Medicaid. It also created the Office of Economic Opportunity that started the 40_______ successful and still hugely popular Head Start preschool programs across the country. In Chicago alone, it provided funding for 57 preschool centers to serve 41_____ children. It initiated food assistance and job training, and it 42_______ literacy programs for adults. It spent more than $20 million to 43_______ 50,000 young people with summer jobs. It was a comprehensive and aggressive struggle that sought to 44_______ every aspect of life for those suffering under poverty.

45_______ to the rhetoric（花言巧语） over the years, the war on poverty was showing 46______ of success. When it began, the nation’s poverty rate was 17 percent. In 10 years, the rate had 47_______to 11 percent. But the Congress gradually 48_______ funding for it. Poverty became entrenched （ 根深蒂固的） again, incresing the rate to 15 percent.

A new war is now needed and the war should 49______ the following: First, job training for the jobless and educational opportunities for those lacking 50______ resources to go to college could help millions 51______escape poverty. Second, temporary benefits such as the extension of unemployment benefits and food assistance could help families ride out the 52______ times. And third, higher wages for workers would 53_______ allow them to escape poverty.

We 54_______ win the war on poverty. But we have to demand it. As Minesota Senator Eugene McAarthy stated in 1968 when the war on poverty starting fizzling out (消失), the problem of poverty is “inseparable from the 55_______ problem of democracy.”

Let us use the democratic power that we have, as citizens, to resume this noble fight against poverty in the United States.

36. A announces B. claims C. declares D. involves

37. A. field B. effect C. effort D. property

38. A. leadership B. encouragement C. improvement D. development

39. A. offered B. helped C. assisted D. trapped

40. A. highly B. narrowly C. conventionally D. nearly

41. A. poor B. healthy C. gifted D. adopted

42. A. boomed B. launched C. deleted D. bid

43. A. pay B. charge C. compensate D. provide

44. A. touch B. attract C. hook D. cater

45. A. As B. Contrary C. Contradicted D. Subjective

46. A symbols B. symptoms C. signs D. signals

47. A. grown B. reached C. dropped D. extended

48. A. cut B. add C. abolish D. deposite

49. A. make up B. depend on C. consist of D. allow for

50. A. natural B. financial C. material D. economical

51. A.temporarily B. constantly C. eventually D.permanently

52. A. tough B. disgusting C. romantic D. desperate

53. A. yet B. also C. otherwise D. sometimes

54. A. can B. should C. might D. must

55. A. smaller B. more serious C. bigger D. tenser

四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

One of the hottest buzzwords in China right now is no doubt tuhao, a sarcastic, light-hearted term referring to rich people of little education, bad taste or lacking self-awareness.

This is yet another example of smart Chinese Internet users applying their creativity to an aged phrase and giving it new life and meaning. The term, which literally means “country bully”, has been around since ancient times, when it was used to refer to rich and powerful rural landlords who defied laws and maltreated their peasants. In the age of class struggle, tuhao were among the worst enemies of the working class.

However, the meaning of the word changed significantly when it was adapted a few years ago by Chinese players of the wildly popular computer game World of Warcraft to refer to rich players who spend big money buying powerful virtual weapons. Because they don’t improve their skills by playing, these players are considered silly, uncultured, and unprofessional.

But that is not the end of tuhao’s new life story. The renewed popularity of the term also coincides with the emergence of the Chinese “nouveau riche” — a generation of businessmen and women, property owners and entrepreneurs who have rapidly amassed large amounts of wealth in recent years.

Similar to the many rags-to-riches stories in human history, many Chinese billionaires who are on the global rich list do not come from well-educated or prestigious backgrounds. Rather, they achieved financial success through powerful connections, smart investments, and by riding out China’s economic miracle. Many of them don’t shy away from throwing their money around.

As we read stories in the international and Chinese media of rich Chinese investors snatching up red-hot property in Manhattan, London, and Paris, or raising eyebrows at international auction houses, we are often reminded of their lack of manners, taste and cultural sensitivity.

As a result, a term that was popularized in the gaming world has now also been introduced into daily conversation. Now, the term is widely considered to mean “vulgar, tasteless, rich people”.

Trendy, young Internet users, who see themselves as the opposite of tuhao — not wealthy, but well-educated and cultured — have further popularized the term by using it in various comic situations.

When Apple released its much anticipated iPhone 5S in September, Chinese Internet users accurately predicted the immense popularity of the new golden-colored models among Chinese consumers, and named it “tuhao Gold”, to mock the taste of rich Chinese people.

56. Which of the following sentences is true according to the article?

A. The meaning of the term “tuhao” has always kept the same throughout history.

B. Although having little education, a person who is looked up to can be called tuhao.

C. Many Chinese billionaires chieve success with the help of the government.

D. IPhone 5S is named “tuhao Gold” to laugh at the taste of some rich Chinese people.

57. What does the word “vulgar”(paragraph 7) mean?

A. polite B. elegant C. badly-behaved D. popular

B

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