Loading... Please wait...二、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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
As she waited at the edge of the ice for her music to start, Peggy took a quick look at her father standing nearby with a group of parents and teachers. He smiled at her. Then she __21__ out at the audience, hoping to see her mother. These two, Alvert and Doris Flemint, had driven all the way from California more than 2,000 miles away, to see their __22__ compete in this sports meet in Cleveland, Ohio.
The music __23__ and Peggy moved onto the ice, letting the music carry her along into her turns, and she began skating with much __24 _ in herself. The cold fear she always had in the last seconds before skating onto the ice was __25__. She was feeling the movement of the __26__ and letting it carry her. She skated easily, then did some jumps, a final turn and her performance was finished.
The crowd loved it and cheered as she skated off the ice. “Nice job,” said one of the other __27__. It was the remark that always came after a free-skating performance. But what should the __28__ say? Standing beside her father, Peggy waited for the scoring to be finished. On all sides were other young skaters, some waiting __29__ alone, others with a parent. Shortly before 10 o’clock the results were __30__. The new United States Women’s Figure Skating Champion was Peggy Fleming of Passdena, California.
21. A. looked B. watched C. found D. stepped
22. A. friend B. children C. son D. daughter
23. A. started B. played C. developed D. sang
24. A. thought B. belief C. success D. anxiety
25. A. lost B. present C. strong D. gone
26. A. music B. fear C. ice D. body
27. A. skaters B. parents C. teachers D. journalists
28. A. players B. audience C. judges D. listeners
29. A. comfortably B. hurriedly C. happily D. anxiously
30. A. carried out B. let out C. announced D. declared
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卡标号为31—40的相应位置上。
Storms___31____produced at least 13 tornadoes swept along New Mexico's border with Texas on Friday, ___32___(destroy) homes and other buildings and injuring at least 16 people, several critically, authorities said.
The _____33____ (bad)damage was reported in the towns of Logan and Clovis, which are about 80 miles apart, police said.
The tornadoes damaged several___34___(new) built buildings, toppled power lines ___35___ sparked fires that were later put out in Clovis, police Lt. James Schoeffel said.
Thirteen people from ___36___area were hospitalized at the Plains Regional Medical Center. Five were in bad condition___37___ head trauma(外伤, 损伤), said Liz Crouch, the center's chief operating officer.
In Logan, three people ___38___ (take)to a hospital, ___39___ others were treated at a local clinic. One of them was a visitor, saying he wouldn’t have been there if he ___40___ (watch)the weather forecast the day before.
三、阅读理解（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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Without most people realizing it, there has been a revolution in office work over the last ten years. Before that time, large computers were only used by large, rich companies that could afford the investment. With the advancement of technology, small computers have come onto the market, which are capable of doing the work that used to be done by much larger and expensive computers, so now most smaller companies can use them
The main development in small computers has been in the field of word processors (处理器) , or WPS as they are often called. 40% of British offices are now estimated to have a word processor and this percentage is growing fast.
There are many advantages in using a word processor for both secretary and manager. The secretary is freed from a lot of daily work, such as re-typing letters and storing papers. He or she can use this time to do other more interesting work for the boss. From a manager’s point of view, secretarial time is being made better use of and money can be saved by doing daily jobs automatically outside office hours.
But is it all good? If a lot of daily secretarial work can be done automatically, surely this will mean that fewer secretaries will be needed. Another worry is the increasing medical problems related to work with visual display units (显示器). The case of a slow loss of sight among people using word processors seems to have risen greatly. It is also feared that if a woman works at a VDU for long hours, the unborn child in her body might be killed. Safety screens to put over a VDU have been invented but few companies in England bother to buy them.
Whatever the arguments for and against word processor, they are a key feature (特征) of this revolution in office practice.
41. Ten years ago, smaller companies did not use large computers because_________.
A. these companies had not enough money to buy such expensive computers
B. these computers could not do the work that small computers can do today
C. these computers did not come onto the market
D. these companies did not need to use this new technology
42. According to the writer, the main feature of the revolution in office work over the last
ten years is __________.
A. the saving of time and money
B. the use of computers in small companies
C. the wide use of word processors
D. the decreasing number of secretaries
43. It is implied but not directly stated in the passage that with the use of word processors
_________.
A. some secretaries will lose their jobs
B. daily jobs can be done automatically outside office hours
C. medical problems related to work with a VDU have increased greatly
D. the British companies will make less money
44. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. There are both advantages and disadvantages in using a word processor.
B. The British companies care much for the health of the people using word processors.
C. The technology in the field of computers has been greatly advanced over the last ten years.
D. Using word processors, secretaries can get more time to do more interesting work for their bosses.
45. It can be concluded from the passage that ________.
A. safety screens are of poor quality
B. working at a VDU for a long time is good for one’s health
C. more and more British offices will use word processors
D. British companies will need fewer and fewer managers
B
Dear SJ,
Losing a best friend is never easy. Your problem, SJ is not just that you miss your best friend, it is that you feel empty and lost without her friendship.
It takes time to get over a loss, and during that time, your mind is getting used to a new way of being. This is usually a good thing, even if it feels like a bad thing.
Now that you are on your own, you are being forced to learn to be by yourself and to rely upon your own inner voice for guidance. I am sure that this feels strange for you, but if you can hang on for a bit, it may work to your advantage.
Best friends are cool, but it is important to know the difference between missing someone and being too dependent upon them.
At your age, girls do tend to stick together and having a boy friend may not yet be the better choice. Your friend is a little ahead of herself in leaving you, her best friend, for a boyfriend. Boy¬friends are completely different from best friends; the distinction being that boyfriends come and go, while girl friends often stay in your life throughout high school, and even afterwards. It is a completely different sort of bond.
I suggest that you take advantage of this period in your life to expand your horizons. Enjoy the freedom of having no best friend for a while, and hang with the group. By the time your former best friend breaks up with her boyfriend, you will be in a completely different place, a far better place; in your head that is.
And, by the way, next time that you feel empty and lost, try to write about it in a diary or just simply on paper. In several months, you will look back and read it with curiosity about yourself.
"Who was I then, and what could I have been thinking?"
46. Judging from the letter, SJ's problem was that she didn't know______.
A. whether to give up her best friend B. what to do without her best friend
C. who to choose between two friends D. how to stop missing her former friend
47. By "a new way of being", the writer referred to the situation in which SJ had to ______.
A. find a new friendship B. live without a best friend
C. learn to give up D. be independent
48. When the writer said "your friend is a little ahead of herself", she/he meant SJ's friend ______.
A. was acting without thinking B. was doing something she might regret later
C. was too young to fall in love D. was unwise to leave SJ so soon ""'••
49. The writer believed SJ would ______by the time her former friend lost her boyfriend.
A. grow physically stronger B. do better at school
C. feel more independent and confident D. win her best friend back
50. The last paragraph seems to suggest that______.
A. keeping a diary helps correct oneself
B. SJ will get over her problem soon
C. unhappy experiences are easy to forget
D. one shouldn' t forget the past experiences