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Ⅱ. 语言知识及运用（共两节，满分35分） 第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Have you just been fired? Are you feeling like a failure? Don’t be sorry about that. Cheer yourself up and spread your wings. Perhaps another much better opportunity is awaiting you. 21 sometimes you don’t realize it, you’re asking to be fired. Dan Zawacki was a happy camper, selling computers for Honeywell. One holiday he was 22 creative gifts and then a good idea occurred to him — sending dinners, live lobsters (龙虾) — to his favorite customers. He 23 them himself with butter and put them in the trunk of his car between the computers and started delivering. It was a huge 24 . As a result, one of his customers suggested they go into the lobster business together. Dan laughed. Still, this landlocked computer salesman 25 get the idea of lobsters out of his mind. Why not turn this into a hobby and make a few extra dollars? While on a job assignment in Chicago, he 26 a local radio station to give him a few plugs (插座) in 27 for some lobsters. Unfortunately, his boss heard his salesman selling lobsters, not computers. No surprisingly, Dan was let go. After returning the company’s car, he started to think maybe this was a 28. Playing with his phone that night, Dan tried dialing 1-800-LIVE-LOB. The 29 was available, and Dan the Lobsterman was born. Today, 20 years later, Dan is still selling dinners, through his company, Lobster Gram. And he couldn’t be happier. Many people who have been fired have found ways back to fulfilling careers. And they all learned that the pain and humiliation (羞辱) are temporary (暂时的). So do not be afraid to move 30 and try your wings. Gather your support system. Persevere! Firing doesn’t mean your life is over. It might turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to you. 21 A. Because B. When C. Though D. If 22 A. searching for B. making up C. giving away D. thinking up 23 A. packaged B. sold C. tied D. placed 24 A. matter B. business C. failure D. success 25 A. couldn’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. wouldn’t 26 A. permitted B. hoped C. persuaded D. suggested 27 A. change B. exchange C. place D. need 28 A. thing B. sign C. pity D. pleasure 29 A. amount B. figure C. note D. number 30 A. back B. aside C. away D. on
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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，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为31-40的相应位置上。 As settlers moved to California ___31 the mid-nineteenth century, they became concerned about the lack of rapid _____32 (communicate) with the eastern United States. Because of the dangers and hardships of ___33 (cross) the West, mail often did not arrive. Therefore the most important mails _____34 (send) via Panama, ____35 took a month or more. In 1860 a stagecoach company decided to meet the problem by beginning the Pony Express. The company hired __36 bravest riders and bought the fastest horses __37 (use) as relay(替换) teams between Missouri and California, and the company promised __38 mails would be sent in ten days. The company established two hundred stations along the route at which riders could rest and change horses. In less than two years, __39 , telegraph lines were completed and the Pony Express was ___40 longer needed.
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Ⅲ 阅读（共两节，满分40分） 第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。 Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and study local specialties in Germany, Spain and France. At Yale, he was known for holding dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like making drinks out of dinning-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network. Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma is key. “ Food TV isn’t about food anymore.” says Flay, “ It’s about your personality and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.” But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flight. Lieberman got the job. 1. We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family________. A. have relatives in Europe B. love cooking at home C. often hold parties D. own a restaurant 2. The Food Network got to know Lieberman________. A. at one of his parties B. from his teacher C. through his taped show D. on a television program 3. What does the word “ charisma” underline in the text refer to ? A. A natural ability to attract others. B. A way to show one’s achievement. C. Lieberman’s after-class interest D. Lieberman’s fine cooking skill 4. Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job? A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen. B. He was famous for his shows on Food TV. C. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches. D. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals. 5. What can we learn about Lieberman from the text? A. He is clever but lonely. B. He is friendly and active. C. He enjoys traveling around. D. He often changes his menu
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Sports shoes that workout whether their owner has enough exercise to warrant(许可) time in front of the television have been invented in the UK. The shoes — named Square Eyes — contain an electronic pressure sensor and a tiny computer chip to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day. A wireless transmitter passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves, based on the day’s efforts. The design was inspired by a desire to fight against the rapidly ballooning waistlines among British teenagers, says Gillian Swan, who developed Square Eyes as a final year design project at Brunel University to London, UK. “We looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out,” she says. “And wanted to solve that with my design.” Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically switches off. And further time in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps. Swan calculated how exercise should translate to television time using the recommended daily amounts of both. Health experts suggest that a child take 12,000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television. So, every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes equals precisely one minute of TV time. Existing pedometers (计步器) normally clip onto a belt or slip into a pocket and keep count of steps by measuring sudden movement. Swan says these can be easily tricked into (诱骗,欺骗)recording steps through shaking. But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat. “It is possible, but it would be a lot of effort,” she says. “That was one of my main design considerations.” 1．According to Swan, the purpose of her design project is to ________. A．keep a record of the steps of the wearer B．deal with overweight among teenagers C．enable children to resist the temptation of TV D．prevent children from being tricked by TV programs 2．Which of the following is true of Square Eyes shoes? A．They regulate(控制) a child’s evening TV viewing time. B．They determine a child’s daily pocket money. C．They have raised the hot issue of overweight. D．They contain information of the receiver. 3．What is stressed by health experts in their suggestion? A．The exact number of steps to be taken. B．The precise number of hours spent on TV. C．The proper amount of daily exercise and TV time. D．The way of changing steps into TV watching time. 4．Compared with other similar products, the new design ________. A．makes it difficult for lazy teenagers to cheat B．counts the wearer’s steps through shaking C．records the sudden movement of the wearer D．sends teenagers’ health data to the receiver 5．Which of the following would be the best title for the text? A．Smart Shoes Decide on Television Time B．Smart Shoes Guarantee (担保,保证)More Exercise C．Smart Shoes Measure Time of Exercise D．Smart Shoes Stop Childhood Overweight
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When we think of leadership, we often think of strength and power. But what are these really, and how do they operate? Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things. If this is even possible, it is short-term, and tends to backfire. If you order someone to do something against their will, they may do it because they feel they must, but the anger they feel will do more harm in the long-term. They will also experience fear. Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down, making the person unable to function at his or her best. If they associate you with this emotion of fear, they will become less functional around you, and you will have succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot, but possibly making a very good employee or partner unable to perform effectively. Fear has no place in leadership. The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use of emotion. We can order someone to do something, which may be part of the work day; or we can employ them at the emotional level, so they became fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own motivation(积极性). Today’s work place is all about relationships. Anyone works harder in a positive environment in which they’re recognized and valued as a human being as well as a worker. Everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like. Leaders understand the way things work. They know the pay check is not the single most motivating factor (因素) in the work life of most people. The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional intelligence---knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of others. Developing your emotional intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationships with people around you, which is the key to the leadership skills. 1. The underlined phrase “shooting oneself in the foot” means _____ in this passage. A. throw or walk in a specific direction or towards a specific objective B. to injure or harm one's own interests C. to move or pass suddenly or swiftly D. to grow forth(向前) from the ground 2. An employee may have a feeling of fear in the work place when___. A. he is forced to do things B. he cannot work at his best C. he feels his brain shut down D. he thinks of his work as too heavy 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. People tend to associate leadership with fear. B. Working conditions affect people’s physical health. C. Good relationship is the key to business success. D. Smart people are more functional in the work place. 4. To positively influence employees, a leader should first of all ____. A. provide better suggestions B. develop his own personality C. give his employees a pay raise D. hide his own emotion of fear 5. Good leadership is mainly seen in a leader’s ability to_____. A. provide a variety of project for employees B. help raise employees’ living standards C. give employees’ specific instructions（指导） D. deal wisely with employees’ emotions
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第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。首先，请阅读下面的应用文： A. Intensive course at King’s Bournemouth, London and Oxford Full-time, intensive course for adults with 28 lessons per week (21 hours) combining general English with communication skills or special interest options such as conversation, business English, English for academic purpose and exam preparation (IELTS / Cambridge). B. “Afternoon 20” economy course at King’s Bournemouth Excellent low-cost course! Semi-intensive course for adults with 20 lessons per week (15 hours) covering all areas of general English including reading, writing, speaking, listening and pronunciation. Lessons take place in the afternoons. C. IELTS course at King’s Oxford King’s Oxford is one of the largest IELTS test centers in the UK. This highly intensive 2-week course offers excellent special preparation for the IELTS examination. This course may be booked individually or in combination with another course. D. One-to-one lessons at King’s A tailor-made course is to suit the individual requirements of the students. One-to-one tuition provides a very intensive form of study. The student determines not only the content (e.g. tourism, banking, insurance) but also the quantity and pace (intensity) of their English lessons. So whether you are a “fast learner” who needs to develop your language skill as quickly as possible or you want to study at a slower pace, this course is perfect for you as we design it to your wishes. E. Intensive business course at King’s Bourne-mouth Highly intensive, full-time course for motivated students with 34 lessons per week (25.5 hours) combining general English with business English. This course is ideal for executives (管理人员) and professionals needing to revise and improve their business English and communication skills. F. Summer intensive course at King’s Bourne-mouth and London International summer course for adults combining an intensive English language course with a programme of optional sports and activities! The lessons take place on 5 mornings plus one afternoon per week, covering all areas of general English and also offering students at higher levels a selection of special intensive interest modules including business English, IELTS and speaking and listening. 请阅读以下个人信息，然后帮每个人选择合适的课程。 Sara, whose husband works in a bank in London, came to London last week and will stay in London for a long time. What makes Sara embarrassed is that she doesn’t know English, so she wants to find a special course whose contents can be decided by her. Cathy is from Korea and now she works in a bar in London. Because her English is not very good, she wants to find a course to improve her communication skills. She’s only free in the afternoons. Steve has finished the language school course in London and now he needs to take the IELTS test that is compulsory (必修的) for entering a university. He wants to take an IELTS training course. Richard is a manager in a cooperative company in France. Next month he’ll be sent to work in the branch company in London. For his English still needs to be improved, he asked his secretary to find a course for him in London. John is a university student in China and he plans to take post-graduate course in Britain after graduation. This summer vacation, he’d like to pay a visit to the UK to get a taste of the English learning there; meanwhile he wants to have some activities and sports. 人名 课程 56. Sara A. Intensive course at King’s Bournemouth, London and Oxford 57. Cathy B. “Afternoon 20” economy course at King’s Bournemouth 58. Steve C. IELTS course at King’s Oxford 59. Richard D. One-to-one lessons at King’s 60. John E. Intensive business course at King’s Bournemouth F. Summer intensive course at King’s Bournemouth and London
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Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer_____ it was 20 years ago,______ it was so poorly equipped. A. what ; when B. that; which C. what; which D. when, that
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第二节：单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 66. Lucy has a good sense of beauty, and always _________(装饰) bedroom in a comfortable manner. 67. We have the ____________ (责任)to teach the single-child generation about the importance of friendship and love for their families. The news report is ordered to be b__________ entirely on true facts. 69. I’m very g___________ to my friends for their help. 70. He spent the whole night p_________ me to take part in the school sports meeting.
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第三节： 请用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空。(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分。15选10)
lose heart; turn to; in ruins; give in; at an end; dig out; ever since; in order to ; come up;make up one’s mind; in search of; belong to; admit..into; take the place of ,debate about
71.I have ________________ to keep away from the Internet bar with the help of my friends. 72.With his impolite words, my patience was ____________, so I left the room immediately. 73.My brother fell off his horse a week ago and has been in bed________. 74.I’ll __________ the main cause of the accident as soon as possible. 75.It’s reported that the twins are __________ one of the most famous universities in the world. 76.Some new buildings ________ the broken ones in earthquake areas, after a year of hard work. 77.The police were examining the woods ________ any useful information connected with the two missing boys. 78.The government officials showed no signs of ___________ to the murderer’s demands. 79.He insisted that the house ___________his daughter, and no one had right to take it away. 80.You are the only person that I can trust. Whenever I have a problem, I have no one but you to ___________for help.
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