I 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)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were 1 , the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her.

Seizing the 2 to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and 3 explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and 4 that the child was missing.

Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In 5 , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, 6 picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

At that moment, the great piano master made his 7 , quickly moved to the piano, and 8 in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

Then 9 over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together, the old master and the young novice (beginner) transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully 10 experience. The audience was strongly 11 .

That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly 12 . We try our best, but the 13 aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work 14 can be beautiful.

Next time you set out to 15 great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

1. A. seated B. sat C. dressed D. rested

2. A. fact B. difficulty C. opportunity D. risk

3. A. actually B. occasionally C. fortunately D. eventually

4. A. discovered B. told C. accepted D. offered

5. A. joy B. trust C. horror D. pleasure

6. A. quickly B. personally C. generally D. innocently

7. A. entrance B. disappearance C. arrangement D. opening

8. A. shouted B. repeated C. promised D. whispered

9. A. turning B. bending C. rising D. handing

10. A. creative B. effective C. annoying D. fearing

11. A. addicted B. invited C. attacked D. attracted

12. A. abnormal B. remarkable C. unimportant D. ordinary

13. A. goals B. intentions C. results D. purposes

14. A. luckily B. truly C. slightly D. fortunately

15. A. overcome B. enjoy C. accomplish D. become

第二节：语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适

当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为16～25的相应位

置上。

The task of being accepted and enrolled in a university begins early for some students. Long before they graduate 16 high school, these students take special courses to prepare for advanced study. They may also take one or more examinations that test 17 well prepared they are for the university. In the final year of high school, they complete 18 (apply) and send them, with their student records, to the universities 19 they hope to enter. Some high school students may be required to have an interview with people from the university. 20 (neat) dressed and usually very frightened, they are determined to show that they have a good attitude and the ability to succeed.

After the new students 21 (accept), many colleges and universities offer 22 instruction program for them. In these programs, they get to know the procedures for registration and students advising, university rules, the use of the library and all the 23 major services of the university.

Beginning a new life in a new place can be very 24 (puzzle). The more knowledge students have about the school, the easier 25 will be for them to adapt to the new environment. However , it takes time to get used to college life.

II 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) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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

Without having a nature experience, kids can turn out just fine, but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives. That applies to everything from their physical health and mental health, to stress levels, creativity and cognitive (认知的) skills. Experts predict modern kids will have poorer health than their parents---and they say a lack of outside play is surely part of it. Research suggests that kids do better academically in schools with a nature component and that play in nature develop leadership by the smartest, not by the toughest. Even a tiny outdoor experience can create wonder in a child. The three-year-old turning over his first rock realizes he is not alone in the world. A clump of trees on the roadside can be the whole universe in his eyes. We really need to value that more. Kids are not to blame. They are overprotected and frightened. It is dangerous out there from time to time, but repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite of passage. Everyone, from developers to schools and outdoorsy citizens, should help regain for our kids some of the freedom and joy of exploring, taking friendship in fields and woods that strengthen love, respect and need for landscape. As parents, we should devote some of our energies to taking our kids into nature. This could yet be our greatest cause.

26. The main idea of Paragraph 2 is that____.

A. Kids are missing the sense of wondering outdoors

B. Parks are in danger of being gradually encroached

C. Richard Louv is the author of Last Child in the Woods

D. Children are expected to develop into protectors of nature

27. According to the passage, children without experiencing nature will ____.

A. keep a high sense of wonder

B. be over-protected by their parents

C. be less healthy both physically and mentally

D. change wild places and creatures for the better

28. According to the author, children’s breaking an arm is ____.

A. the fault on the part of their parents

B. the natural experience in their growing up

C. the result of their own carelessness in play

D. the effect of their repetitive stress from computers

29. What does “sea of technology” mean in the first paragraph?

A. The technology of TV and computer games.

B. The technology of food.

C. The technology of sea food.

D. The technology of catching animals in the sea.

30. In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to ____.

A. blame children for getting lost in computer games

B. encourage children to protect parks from encroachment

C. show his concern about children’s lack of experience in nature

D. inspire children to keep the sense of wonder about things around

B

Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks

attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable

occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants (被告). But in the executive (行政管理的) circle, beauty can become a liability.

While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.

Handsome male executives were considered as having more integrity than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success.

Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones; their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck.

All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.

Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly" qualities required.

This is true even in politics. "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.

The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes.

31. The underlined word "liability" most probably means?????? ?

??? A. disadvantage???? B. advantage???????? C. misfortune??????? D. trouble

32. In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness???????

?????A. makes women look more honest and capable

?????B. strengthens the feminine qualifies required

?????C. is of no importance to women

?????D. often enables women to succeed quickly

33. Bowman's experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness ???????

?????A. turns out to be a disadvantage to men

?????B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women

?????C. affects men and women alike

?????D. has as little effect on men as on women

34. It can be inferred from the passage that people's views on beauty are often??????

?????A. practical???? B. supportive????? C. old-fashioned??? D. one-sided

35. The author writes this passage to ?????? .

?????A. give advice to job-seekers who are attractive

?????B. discuss the disadvantages of being attractive

?????C. demand equal rights for women

?????D. state the importance of appearance

C

looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, "Lady, are you rich?"???? "Am I rich? Pity, no!"

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