完形填空(2)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从11~20各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Dance can be art, ritual, or recreation. It goes __11____________ the functional purposes of the movements used in work or athletics in order to express emotions, moods, or ideas; tell a story; __12____________ religious, political, economic, or social needs; or simply be an __13___________ that is pleasurable, exciting, or aesthetically (审美的) valuable.
Besides giving __14____________ pleasure, dancing can have psychological effects. Feelings and ideas can be expressed and communicated; __15____________ rhythms and movements can make a group feel unitied. In some societies, dancing often __16____________ trance(心醉神迷的状态)or other changed states of consciousness. These states can be __17____________ as signaling possession by spirits, or they may be sought as a means to emotional __18____________. A state of trance may enable people to perform remarkable feats of strength, endurance, or __19____________, such as dancing through hot coals. In some societies shamans (道士) dance in trance in order to heal others physically or emotionally. The modern field of dance __20 ___________ developed as a means to help people express themselves and relate to others.
11. A. behind B. after C. beyond D. forward
12. A. do B. have C. perform D. serve
13. A. experience B. emotion C. feeling D. experiment
14. A. mental B. physical C. emotional D. spiritual
15. A. hearing B. practicing C. sharing D. enjoying
16. A. refers to B. leads to C. turns up D. makes up
17. A. interpreted B. interrupted C. preferred D. stressed
18. A. pressure B. strain C. recognition D. release
19. A. danger B. pleasure C. delight D. sadness
20. A. medicine B. operation C. therapy D. cure
第一部分 完形填空(共两节, 20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
完形填空(1) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
If you wear socks on your ears, you won’t be punished. Crossing a street against a red light is another matter — it’s against the law. Laws are __1___________ rules made by governments. They keep peace and create order. __2___________ people break laws, their governments punish them. Long ago, people lived only in small tribal groups. They lived together, followed the same __3_____________, and worshipped the same gods. There were no formal laws. __4_____________, people were guided by their customs, morals, and religion.
Over time, cities began to form. Laws became more formal and were written down in legal codes. In about 1750 BC, the king of Babylon __5_____________ one of the first legal codes, the Code of Hammurabi. It listed certain crimes and told how they should be punished. The ancient Romans helped shape our modern view of law. In the 600s BC, citizens of Rome wrote down all of their basic laws on twelve bronze tablets. The Romans declared that no citizen, __6_____________ the ruler, was above the law. Modern law codes are rooted in the Roman system. Such law codes are statutory, meaning they are created and changed by legislatures, not by courts.
Another system of law __7_____________ later in England. Before the 12th century AD., each part of England had its own rules and customs. From the 12th century onward, England became a single nation. The courts of the land made sure people __8_____________ a common set of customs — the English common law.
Unlike the Roman system of law, the common law was never written down in one place. Instead, the courts made decisions about the law __9__________ earlier court decisions. Those decisions are called examples. Each case must be decided in the same way as earlier cases. But if a case has some new aspects, the decision made will set a new example. That way, courts gradually change the law __10____________ society changes.
1. A. police B. political C. official D. officer
2. A. Unless B. Until C. Though D. When
3. A. laws B. traditions C. action D. principles
4. A. Instead B. Including C. Besides D. Moreover
5. A. imagined B. assumed C. created D. supposed
6. A. except for B. not even C. in addition to D. besides
7. A. took effect B. made up C. got over D. picked up
8. A. formed B. provided C. presented D. followed
9. A. set about B. based on C. came to D. taken over
10. A. before B. after C. despite D. as
Section C (25 points)
Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
2009年12月7-18日在丹麦首都哥本哈根召开了哥本哈根世界气候大会。来自192个国家的谈判代表召开峰会,商讨《京都议定书》一期承诺到期后的后续方案,即2012年至2020年的全球减排协议。环境保护、气候变化等问题应引起我们所有人的关注。请写一篇英语作文,结合现实生活及你周围的现象谈谈你对环境保护的认识并提出合理化建议。要求:不少于120个单词。
相关词汇:哥本哈根世界气候大会 the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen;全球变暖 global warming;减排 reduce (greenhouse gas) emission;汽车尾气car exhaust ;清洁能源clean energy ;可再生资源renewable resources
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Section B (10 points)
Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit
What is eBay? The simple answer is that it is a global trading platform where nearly anyone can trade practically anything. People can sell and buy all kinds of products and goods. Including cars, movies and DVDs, sporting goods, travel tickets, musical instruments, clothes and shoes---the list goes on and on.
The idea came from Peter Omidyar, who was born in Paris and moved to Washington when he was still a child, at high school,he became very interested in computer programming and after graduating from Tuft University in 1988, He worked for the next few years as a computer engineer. In his free time he started Bay as a kind of hobby, at first offering the service free by word of mouth. By 1996 there was so much traffic on the website that he had to upgrade and he began charging a fee to members. Joined by a friend, Peter Skill, and in 1998 by his capable CEO, Meg Whitman, he has never looked back. Even in the great.com crashes of the late 1990s, eBay has gone from strength to strength. It is now one of the ten most visited online shopping websites on the Internet.
EBay sells connections, not goods, putting buyer and seller into contact with each other. All you have to do is to take an e-photo, write a description, fill out a sales form and you are in business; the world is your market place. Of course for each item sold eBay gets a percentage and that is a great deal of money. Every day there are more than sixteen million items listed on eBay and eighty percent of the items are sold.
1.According to the passage, what is eBay? (no more than 6 words)
2.How does eBay make money from its website? (no more than 10 words)
3. From the underlined sentence “he has never looked back”, what can we learn about Peter? (no more than 11 words)
4. What do you need to do if you want to start your business on eBay? (no more than 14 words)
Section A (10 points)
Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage. WRITE NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.
Many students eat their breakfasts on the way to school or in the dinning-room. But some of them don’t really know how to eat well when eating out.
Here is some important advice. The first is to eat less fast food. The most obvious harm of eating too much fast food is weight gaining because of too much fat. Young people and adults are at risk of diseases related to weight.
Too much fast food can drag your body down. French fries, for example, were recently found to contain much more acryl amide(丙烯酰胺) than other food. This may cause cancer. Actually, deep fried food all contains acryl amide. So don’t eat it too often.
Soda is another thing you should watch out for. Cokes and other sodas contain a lot of sugar and can slow down a person’s calcium absorption, so it’s best to drink as little soda as possible.
Food in the dinning-room may not be as tasty as fast food, but it’s actually easier to make healthy choices. Human bodies need variety. You can have a meal that balances lean proteins, vitamins and complex carbohydrates(碳水化合物). In other words, a meal with fish or meat, vegetables and some bread or rice will provide you with most nutrients that the body needs.
Some snacks, on the other hand, will help keep you going until your next big meal. It is natural for teenagers, especially boys, to feel hungry during school time. Don’t forget to take some foods, like whole-grain biscuits or low-fat milk in your school bag.
Title: 71__________
Advice |
Food |
72.__________ |
73.__________ |
Kind |
Eat less fast food |
French fries and other 74__________ |
75.__________ |
Cause weight gaining |
Unhealthy food |
Acryl amide |
76.__________ |
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77._________ |
Sodas |
Lots of sugar |
Slow down 78__________ |
Unhealthy food |
Eat in dinning-room |
Fish or meat, vegetables and some bread or rice |
Lean proteins, vitamins and complex carbohydrates |
Provide most nutrients that the body needs |
79._______ |
80. __________ |
Whole-grain biscuits or low-fat milk |
Not mentioned |
Keep you going until next big meal |
Healthy food |
When 7-year-old Warren Buffett said,“I will be the richest man one day,” his friends made fun of his “daydreaming”. But ever since then the little boy has set about learning how to make money by selling drinks, delivering newspaper and buying stocks. The American had already earned $9,000 (equal to $90,000 today) by the time he graduated from high school.
And this month the 78-year-old man, who earned his fortune by making a lot of sound investment in the stock market, took the place of Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, as the world’s richest man. Gates’ worth declined $1.5 billion to $55.5 billion in 33 days after the recent financial storm, according to Forbes Magazine.
Buffett, the only son of a stockbroker, was ready to think outside the box to develop his business from a very early age. At 8, he went to golf courses collecting and selling the used balls. At 11 when he sold soda pop door-to-door with a friend, the pair collected lids on streets to judge which flavor was the most popular.
As a paper boy during high school, Buffett delivered two competitor papers, so that even when customers canceled one of the subscriptions, he could still make a profit from the other. With his paper delivery savings, Buffett bought 162,000 square meters of farmland and collected rent. Young Buffett stepped into the stock market at 11 but earned only $5. The experience taught him one of the virtues in investing, patience.
After graduating from university, Buffett started his venture with stocks with his childhood earnings and money from friends. He researched the stocks and just bought those of solid companies that were undervalued and inexpensive at the time. By sticking to companies such as American Express and Coca-Cola, Buffett has become rich.
“Learning is important to Buffett’s success. He is a learning machine who can spend his entire day reading. He keeps learning from books, street smarts and investigation, from both success and failure. In this way, he over-achieved his aptitude (能力).” said Charlie Munger, his longtime business partner.
1. The passage is mainly about ___________.
A.why Buffett took the place of Bill Gates as the world’s richest man |
B.what effect Buffett’s childhood experiences had on his success |
C.how Buffett earned his fortune and achieved his aptitude |
D.what Buffett dreamt about when he was a child |
2. Which of the following is true about Buffett?
A.His worth is more than $ 55.5 billion now. |
B.He is next to Bill Gates in wealth at the present time. |
C.He achieved great success on stepping into the stock market. |
D.He bought 162,000 square meters of farmland by selling soda pop. |
3. How did Buffett behave at the stock market?
A.He often prefers some inexpensive stocks. |
B.He will buy the stock whose price is lower than its value. |
C.He always borrows money from his friends to buy stocks. |
D.He will sell the stock if its price doesn’t go up. |
4.Which is the main factor that determines Buffett’s success?
A.His education. |
B.His family background. |
C.His desire to learn. |
D.His cooperation with his partner. |
5.What can we infer from the passage?
A.Buffett is an immediate success in the stock market. |
B.Buffett and Gates are business partners. |
C.His father helped him a lot in his business. |
D.Buffett has a good sense of business. |