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第一节：单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21.—IheardthatTonyinvitedtheJacksonstohispartybutwasrefused.—ButTonytriedtosavefaceamonghisfriendsby______hehadnotinvitedthem.A.undertaking B.pretending C.persuading D.reserving22.I______toomanybricks,butthat’salltothegood;wecanuseanythatareovertobuildagardenwall.A.mayhaveorderedB.mayorder C.shouldhaveordered D.shouldorder23.—Policeofficersearnedalowwageatthattime.—Nowonderitwasalmosta(n)______tocorruption.A.appeal B.response C.addition D.invitation24.—Wheredidyoubuythebeautifulsheet?—Inashoponthecornerofthehighstreet.It'sholdingasaleanditssheetsare______bytwentypercent.A.fallendown B.cutdown C.markeddown D.turneddown25.IhaveruntheplayschoolfortwoyearsnowandIwishIcouldfindsomebodytotakeitoffmyhands______Icandevotemoretimetomyownchildren.A.aslongas B.sothat C.assoonas D.inthat26.—CanIborrowyourcar,Dad?—______—it'smuchtoopowerfulforyoutodrive.A.It’snotthecase B.Don’tbeserious C.Notatall D.Forgetit27.Theplacethetravelagencyrecommendedhadlittleornoentertainmentandnowheregood______.Buttheonlyonegoodthingwasthatitdidn’trainallweek. A.eating B.toeat C.eaten D.tohaveeaten28.Whilesomefriendsremindedhimofhisfault,Peterinsistedthathe______right.A.haddone B.did C.do D.woulddo29.Idon'tthinkthatheissuitableforthischallengingposition,______?A.don'tI B.doI C.ishe D.isn'the30.Idon‘tknow______Malcolmthinksheknowseverything:hemakessomanymistakes.A.how B.that C.what D.why31.Marywouldn'tgoontheholidaybecauseitwastooexpensiveandforthesamereason,______.A.TimwouldneitherB.neitherwouldTim C.Timwouldeither D.eitherwouldTim32.Thecompanythreatenedtolockouttheemployeesifthey____forworkbynextmorning.A.don’ttreport B.wouldn’thavereportedC.didn'treport D.won’thavereported33.Nancywillbeinthehot-seatifanythinggoeswrongwithhergroup,becausesheis______.A.incharge B.inpublic C.incommon D.inneed34.Wesoughtoutashadyspot,______wemightsitdownandrest.A.when B.that C.which D.where35.—Theteamdoesn'tdisappointthefans.—So______.A.don'tworry B.theteamissuretowinC.goodluck D.Isaidit’swisetobeafan第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题l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和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Inourdigitizedworld,thanksoftencomeviaemail,textorTweet.These36arefast,convenientanddon’trequirestamps—ormucheffort.Iadmitissuingthanksintomyrecipient'sendlessstreamofincominginformation.Theproblemis,thesethanksarealltoooftendeleted,unreadorquickly37.OnecompanymanagerIknow38dozensofthank-youcardseachweek.He's39teachingthepracticetohisson,40thatbeing"greatatgivingthanks"isapersonalandprofessionalaccomplishment.Recently,Iaskedhimaboutwhyheputsinsomuch41."Iwantmythankstostandout,42andmakeanimpact,"hesaid.That，swhyhe'soneofthemost43peopleintheindustry.Whenyouexpressthanks44,youconveyasenseofappreciationtoothers.45manypeopledon'texpectthanks,whenyougivethem,peoplegainsatisfactioninthefactthattheir46werenoticedandproperlynoted.Whenyouthankpowerfully,your_47withtherecipientimproves.Thanksbondpeople.There'retwokeystogreatthanking:be48andbespecific.Buyaboxofthank-youcards,andeachtimesomeonedoessomethingthoughtfulor49,writeoutaquicknotebyhand.Mailitrightaway,whentheexperienceis50.Makethisapartofyourpost-eventwrap.Ifyou’resayingthanksforalargecontribution,51athoughtful(andlegal)gift.Bygivingthisgiftandcard,he’11havesomethingto52ourexperienceforalongtime,andwillrealizehowmuchyouvaluehimasafriendandsupporter.It’salsoimportanttobespecificifyouwantto53communicatethereasonbehindyourthanks.Explainexactlywhatsomeonedidtohelpyouandhowthat54madeanimpact:emotionally,financiallyorsocially.Thefactthatyoutookthetimetobreakthethanksdownwillencourage55helpinthefuture.36.A.systems B.devices C.methods D.methods37.A.unclassified B.undefended C.dropped D.forgotten38.A.cutsout B.figuresout C.sendsout D.letsout39.A.indeed B.still C.somehow D.also40.A.suggesting B.explaining C.preserving D.encouraging41.A.expectation B.concern C.effort D.money42.A.survive B.count C.flash D.win43.Arespected B.committed C.experienced D.gifted44.A.deliberately B.actively C.equally D.effectively45.A.While B.Since C.Once D.Unless46.A.reactions B.ambitions C.contributions D.conditions47.A.satisfaction B.relationship C.familiarity D.harmony48.A.brilliant B.attractive C.changeable D.physical49.A.relaxing B.helpful C.touching D.successful50.A.fresh B.rich C.practical D.personal51.A.fetch B.accept C.include D.exchange52.A.share B.accumulate C.acquire D.remember53.A.differently B.properly C.easily D.frequently54.A.action B.character C.agreement D.treat55.A.professional B.financial C.similar D.long第三部分：阅读理解（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AAdventureAquariuminNewJerseygivesvisitorsachancetocomefacetofacewithmarineanimals(海洋动物).Theaquarium'snewestexhibit,JourneyofSurvival,featuresseaturtlesfromaroundtheworld.NikkiGrandinetti,whoisinchargeoftheexhibit,talkedtoTFKaboutherworkwithseaturtles,animalsshereferstoas"ambassadorsfortheocean."TFK:Whydidyoudecidetofeatureseaturtlesattheaquarium?NIKKIGRANDINETTI:Thereasonfortheseaturtleexhibitisthatwewanttoeducatethepubliconseaturtleconservationefforts.Wewanttomakesurethatthepublicgetsa.betterunderstandingandappreciationformarinelife.Ourwholegoalhereisthatpeopleunderstandmarinelifeandoceansandaremorewillingtoconservethem.TFK:WheredidyoufindOzzy,aseaturtlefeaturedintheexhibit?GRANDINETTI:OzzycametousfromtheNorthCarolinaAquarium.Theyhaveaprogramwheretheyexcavatetheneststolookforstragglers(离群的动物).Thentheybringthestragglersback-totheaquarium,givethemmedicaltreatmentandeventuallysetthemfree.However,theyrealizedwhenOzzywaslittlethathehadsomephysicalproblems.Hehadtobetreatedbeforehewasfreetogo.TFK:Howlonghaveyoubeenworkingwithseaturtles?GRANDINETTI:Istartedmycareerin1995,so18years.TFK: .Didyouspendtimeatthebeachwhenyouwereyounger?GRANDINETTI:Yes.IdidalotofcampingandwentallupanddowntheEastCoast.IgottoexperienceoceanlifeatthebeachesIvisited.ThenIfellinlovewithinvertebtrates(无脊推动物).TFK:Whatdoyoulovesomuchaboutseaturtles?GRANDINETTI:Ijustthinkthattheyareverymagicallookingwhenyouseethemswimthroughthewater.Ithinktheycanbeambassadorsfortheoceanandthatpeoplecanconnectwiththem.TFK:Doyouhaveafavoritemarineanimal?GRANDINETTI:IfIhadtopickafavoriteanimal,itwouldbetheoctopus(章鱼)•Theyarereallyawesome.56.Theseaturtleexhibitwasheldto______.A.entertainchildrenB.showsomeresearchfindingsC.tellpeoplehowtheyweresavedD.encouragepeopletoprotectthem57.WecaninferthatOzzy______.A.willbesetfreesoonB.wasbroughtbackbyGrandinettiC.hadbeeninbadphysicalconditionD.isaworkerinAdventureAquarium58.Grandinettilovesseaturtlesbecause ______.A.theylookinterestingB.theyhavemagicalpowersC.theyareindangerofdyingoutD.theygreatlybenefithumanbeings59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutGrandinetti?A.Shelovesworkingwithdifferentanimals.B.Theseaturtleisherfavoritemarineanimal.C.Shehasbeenworkingwithseaturtlesfor18years.D.Sheclaimsherselfastheambassadorfortheocean.BThevalueoftheU.S.pennyhasbeendroppingforyears.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.IsittimefortheU.S.todothesame?ThosewhothinkweshouldkeeptheU.S.pennyofferthefollowingargumentstosupporttheirposition:Priceswillincrease.Ifwegetridofthepenny,everythingwillhavetoberoundedtothenickel(五分硬币)，costingusmoreforeverythingwebuy.Charitiesneedpennies.Therearethousandsofsmallcharitiesthatdependonpenniestobringindonations.Peoplethinknothingofpouringouttheiroldpennyjarstosupportcharity,-buttheywon'tpartwithnickelssoeasily.Nickelscostevenmoretomake.Ifwegetridofthepenny,wewillneedmorenickelsincirculation.Nickelscost7.7centstomake,2.7centsoverfacevalue,asopposedto0.26centsoverfacevaluetomakeapenny.Sincethepennycosts0.26morethanfacevaluetomake,theMint(祷币厂）canmake5penniesandstillloselessmoneythanmaking1nickel.Peoplewhowanttoretirethepennyalsohavesomepersuasivearguments,includingthese:Pennieswastetime.TheaverageAmericanwastes2.4hoursayearhandlingpennies,orwaitingforpeoplewhohandlethem.Thisstatisticistheresultofcollectinganumberofpenny-handlingrelatedevents,includingtheubiquitous(无处不在的）30-secondperiodwesometimesspendwaitingforsomeonewhojusthastodigthroughtheirpocketsorpursetofindthatlastcentsotheycanpayforsomethingwithexactchange(probablysotheydon'tgetstuckwithanymorepennies).Makingpennieswastestaxpayers'money.ItcoststheU.S.Mint1.26centstomakeeach1centcoin,meaningthattaxpayersarelosing0.26ofacentforeachoneofthe7.4billionpenniestheMintproduceseachyear.Historywillrepeatitself.In1857,theMintstoppedmakingthehalf-centcoin,partlybecausethecostofmakingitwasmorethanitsfacevalue,andpartlybecauseitwasconsideredtobenolongerneeded.Yet,commercecontinuedwithoutanycatastrophiceffects.Historyhasshownusthatupdatingthemonetarysupplyincountrieswherethecurrencyisverystablehashadlittle,ifany,negativeeffectontheeconomy,oronpeople'sacceptanceofthecoinage.60.Accordingtopeoplewhowanttokeepthepenny,gettingridofthepenny______.A.isgoodforordinaryconsumersB.isespeciallybadforrichpeopleC.maycostproducersmoreforwhattheyproduceD.mayleadtofewerdonationstosmallcharities61.Comparedtomaking5pennies,making1nickelcosts______.A.1.4lesscents B.1.4morecents C.1.44lesscents D.1.44morecents62.Thepassageismainlyabout _______.A.themonetaryhistoryintheU.S.B.iftheU.S.shouldretirethepennyC.thecurrentmonetarysystemintheU.S.D.whymanycountriesstopusingpenniesCWhydidjazzoriginateinNewOrleans?NewOrleanshadalwayshadauniqueculture.Inthelate1700sandearly1800sNewOrleanswaslargelyoccupiedbytheFrench,whomaintainedahighregardfortheartsandenjoyedthepleasuresofmusicanddancingmorethantheirnorthernneighbors.Infact,relativetoitssize,NewOrleanshadmoremusicalorganizationsthananyotherAmericancityduringthatperiod.AnotherfactorthatmadeNewOrleansagoodplaceforjazztoformwasthecity'shavingbeenanattractionforfreedandescapedslavesintheSouththroughoutthe.1800s.NewOrleanswasespeciallyattractiveforitsworkopportunities,socialactivity,anddiversewaysoflife.Andthecitywasconvenientforseveralslavestates,actuallybeingclosertoseveralpartsofMississippiandAlabamathantomuchofLouisianaitself.Togetherwiththe1809arrivalofmanyHaitianCreolesandanalreadyhighpercentageofblacksinthecity'spopulation,thesegeographicalconveniencesmadeNewOrleansacenterforblackcultureintheUnitedStates.And,ofcourse,severaltypes,ofmusicwereincludedinthatculture.NotonlydidNewOrleanshaveafestiveFrenchtraditioncontributingtoanatmosphereofpleasure,italsohaditsroleasahosttotravelersfromallovertheworldbecausethecitywasaseaport,anditwasacenterforcommercebecauseofitsnearnesstothemouthoftheMississippiRiver.NewOrleansthereforemaintaineditspartyatmosphere.Thesinginganddancing,andliquorthatweresoplentifulinNewOrleanswereimportanttothebirthofjazzbecauseitgeneratedworkformusicians.AnotherfactorthatpromotedthemixingofAfricanandEuropeantraditionswasaconsiderableamountofintermarriageoccurringinNewOrleansbetweenblacksandwhitesbeforethemid-1800s.Thechildrenoftheseunions,whoseancestrywaspartAfricanandpartFrench,werecalledCreolesofColor,orsimply"Creoles"forshort.However,asharpseparationexistedbetweenthetwogroupsofNewOrleansresidentswhohadAfricanancestry.Creoleswerenotreferredtoas"Negroes".ThattermwasreservedforblackswhohadlittleornowhiteBlood.Creoleswereusuallywell-educatedandsuccessfulpeople.CreolesliveddowntownintheareaofNewOrleansintheearlynineteenthcentury,knownastheFrenchQuarter.TheyspokeFrench.ManyownedslavesandoftenrequiredtheirslavestospeakFrench,too.ChildreninCreolefamiliesoftenreceivedhigh-quality,formalmusicaltraining.CreolesincludedalmostonlyEuropeanmusic."Negroes"playedlessformalmusicandformswhichretainedsomeAfricanelements.TheirmusicwasgenerallysomewhatrougherthanthatoftheCreoles.Insummary,someAfricantraditionswerepreservedin"negro"musicwhilemanyEuropeanconcerttraditionswereabsorbedandmaintainedbyCreolemusic.63.NewOrleanshadauniqueatmospherepartlybecauseof ______.A.alargepopulationofescapedslavesB.highstatusC.itsgoodpositionontheMississippiRiverD.itsnearnesstoHaiti64.PartieswereespeciallyimportanttomusiciansinNewOrleansbecausethey______.A.wereoccupiedbypeoplewhocombinedavarietyofmusicaltraditionsB.wereasourceofinspirationbecauseofitslivelyatmosphereC.providedjobsformusiciansfromdifferentcountriesD.wereincludedintoacenterforcommerce65.ItcanbeinferredthatCreolesinearlynineteenth-centuryNewOrleans______.A.formedtherulingclassB.werelatergenerationsofescapedslavesC.wereregardedastheFrenchmorethanasAfrican-AmericansD.wererejectedbybothracesbecauseoftheirmixed-raceposition (上接第2版）66.Wheredid“negro”musicmainlydifferfromCreolemusic?ItsAfricanelements.Theproductsofuntrainedmusicians.Itsroughness.Thecombinationofbandandchurchmusic.DIt'seasytogetAnneFrankwrong.Hermemoryhaslivedoninawaythatgoesbeyondsomeofhistory’sgreatnames,andherstoryhasbeenputtomanypurposes,mostofwhichfocusedonlessonsoftheHolocaust(大屠杀).Unfortunately,whenitcametoadapting"AnneFrank:TheDiaryofaYoungGirl"tothestage(in1955)andtothemoviescreen(in1959),wefailed.Bothwerewrittenandperformedinwaysthatnowseemalmostunusuallytrite(陈腐的）andpolished,ifnotstrangeorinaccurate.HollywoodandBroadway’s"TheDiaryofAnneFrank"didwondersforbooksalesbutmadeupthestoryformostpostwarAmericantastes.Thus,acheerfullymaturegirlisoptimisticallymarchedofftothedeathcamps,hopingonlythebestfortheworld.Laterattemptstriedtorestoretherealityandmysteryofthediaryinamorecomplicatedemotionalfield,whereitbelongs.Finally,onPBS(PublicBroadcastingService)Sundaynight,anabsorbingandsmartlysimpleBritishadaptationof"TheDiaryofAnneFrank"hasdonewhatalltheothermoviesandstageshowsfailedtodo:Inbothitsscreenplayanddeterminedcharacters,itoffersamuchmorerealisticexplanationofAnneFrank'sdaysintheattic(阁楼）withhermother,father,sister,thethreemembersofthe"vanDaan"familyandthedentistAlbertDussel.Interestedindetailsandaccuracy,thisversionshowsusarealgirl,inanote-perfectperformancefrom20-year-oldEllieKendrick,insteadoftheslightlyoppressedversionofNancyDrew.Here,Anneisnotyetthevoiceofmillions;sheisherself.Herimpetuousnessandcallousness(鲁莽和冷酷）inthefirsthalfofthemoviealmostdaresustoappreciateher,orevenlikehermuch.Bymostaccounts,andcertainlythroughanobjectivereadingofherownwords,thatwastherealAnne:abitofaSpoiledgirlwhoseself-confidenceandoutspokennessannoyedthoseforcedtolivewithherinclosequarters,andyetwhosesharpobservationsoftheirfeelingsandfearsskillfullyconveyedtheabjectparanoia(卑微的妄想症）andterroroftheHolocaustinapersonalway.Howfairisitforonegirl’sstorytobecomethesymbolforsomany?TheliteraryscholarFrancineProse,inafascinatingbookcalled“Anneprank:TheBook,theLife,theAfterlife",laidoutacasefortheveryphenomenonthatthisnewfilmseekstodecompress(减压)：We’veaccumulatedtoomuchmeaningonpoorAnne.Underneatheverythingthatwedemandofher,evennow,thereremainsagreatstorywelltold—andatlast,averygoodmovie.67.Whydoestheauthorthinkit’seasytogetAnneFrankwrong?A.Becausethepersonhasbeengivenabstractmeaning.B.Becausepeoplealwaysmistakeherasahistoricfigure.C.Becauseshehasalwaysbeenregardedasawarheroine.D.Becausesheisregardedasthemostuniquegirl.68.Whenthediarywasadaptedforthestageandthescreeninthe1950s,it______.A.wonimmediatepopularityaroundtheworldB.wasmadetocaterforpoliticalneedsatthattimeC.seemedartificial,unrealisticandincorrectD.awakenedpeople’scourageandconfidence69.Bysaying"realgirl"inParagraph4,theauthormeansthatAnne______.A.finallyescapedfrombeingasymbolofwarB.wasrestoredtotruepersonalities—bothgoodandbadC.grewupintoarealwomanholdingrealisticattitudesD.actedasthesymbolformillionsofwomenaroundtheworld70.WhatisProse'sattitudetowardsthelatestmovieadaptedfromAnneFrank:TheDiaryofaYoungGirl?A.Angry. B.Approving. C.Pitiful. D.Doubtful.第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词.Self-improvementorself-changeisnotsomethingthatcomesnaturallytomanypeople.Therearemanydifferentreasonsforpeopletoavoidself-improvement.Oneofthemostcommonthingsthatstopourself-improvementisthatwehavetoomuchpride.Thisisbecausethewordself-improvementoftenimpliesthatthereareareasofourlifethatwearen’tfullysatisfiedorhappywith.So,tosomeextent,self-improvementmeansthatwehavetoadmitthatwecandobetterthanourcurrentsituationevenifthistemporarilyhurtsourego-(自我).Youcanovercomethisbyrecognizingthatnooneisperfect,andeveryonecanimprovethemselvesindifferentways.It'sonlythepersonthatdoesn’tpursueself-improvementwhoreallyhasthebrokenegointheend.Anotherproblemwefacewhenpursuingself-improvementisthatwehaveafalsebeliefthattherewillalwaysbetomorrow.Unfortunately,ifwekeepfollowingthispattern;thenonedaywemaywakeupandrealizeourwholelifehaspassedby,butwenevergetachancetodothethingsthatwereallywanttodo.Thelessonisnottowait,buttoactnow.Don'tlettimejustpassby.Lifeisveryshortandtomorrowisneveraguarantee.Takeadvantageofeverydayyouhave,anddon'twaituntilyou'reonyourdeathbedtorealizethelifeyou'vealwayswantedtolive.Weeitherexpectbigandimmediatechangesinourlifeornothingatall.Sowhenthingsdon'tmagicallygetbetterinashortperiodoftime,wequicklyloseourdeterminationtomakegradualpositivechanges.Thisisacommontraptofallinto,becauseself-improvementisoftensmall.Weneedtoworkatitforlongperiodsoftimebeforewecanlookbackandseehowbigofadifferencewe'vemade.Insteadofsearchingformagicalsolutionstoyourlife,focusonsmallandgradualchange.Trytomakeabitofprogresseachandeveryday,butrealizeit'salong-termdetermination.Oneofthemostcommonexcuseswehaveisthatwearetoobusy.Youwanttogotothegymandexerciseagain,butyoujustcan'tfindthetime,becauseyou’retoobusyrunningaroundatwork,athome,atschool,ordoingothererrands.Sure,lifecanbebusy,butwhenyoufindyourself"toobusy"that'sreallyasignthat