第一节：完形填空It was said by Sir George Bernard Shaw that "England and America are two

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It was said by Sir George Bernard Shaw that "England and America are two countries separated by the same language". My first personal ___1___ of this was when I worked as a camp instructor for two months in 2006 in a Summer camp __2__ by the Boy Scouts of America, __3__ part of an international leader exchange program. Before I went, all the participants in the program were given a list of words that are in common __4__ in the UK which Americans would either be confused by or would __5__ make them angry. I memorized the words and thought "I"ll manage."
However, when I finally arrived in the States three months later, I realized that perhaps a lifetime of watching American television was not __6__ preparation for appreciating and __7__ the differences between American and British speech. In the first hour of arriving at the camp, I was __8__ to High School American English, Black American English and the American English spoken by other ordinary people, all very __9__ to each other. Needless to say, I __10__ manage in the end. The Americans I met were very helpful, and I found they were patient with me when I made a social communicative mistake when I used an inappropriate word or phrase.
(   ) 1. A. chance                B. opinion                    C. viewpoint                 D. experience
(   ) 2. A. run                            B. set                           C. controlled                 D. found
(   ) 3. A. with                   B. for                           C. as                            D. like
(   ) 4. A. sense                  B. practice                    C. phenomenon             D. use
(   ) 5. A. even                   B. ever                         C. hardly                      D. never
(   ) 6. A. wrong                B. adequate                   C. true                         D. real
(   ) 7. A. helping with        B. doing with            C. dealing with             D. comparing with
(   ) 8. A. shown                B. put                          C. faced                       D. exposed
(   ) 9. A. similar                B. alike                        C. different                   D. opposite
(   ) 10. A. did                   B. should                      C. might                       D. would

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My friend Gayle has been "living" with cancer for four years and it is progressively getting worse. One day Gayle   1        that one of her childhood wishes was to have a red Radio Flyer bicycle. As a child she never received one because she believed that if you told your birthday wish it wouldn"t   2          .
I was at an ice cream stand one day and in the window was a miniature (微型的) red Radio Flyer bicycle that could be won in a    3     drawing (抽奖). For each ice cream you could fill out a ticket for a chance to win. After several weeks and many ice creams, I didn"t win. I got up the courage to ask the person    4        if I could buy one. T "went to the window and as I began   5       , I could feel my throat    6      and my eyes overflowed with tears. However I managed to tell him the story, and after writing a    7      I left carrying it.
The bicycle was    8      the next day, and Gayle"s dream came true. The following day I received a letter that read:
Dear Bonnie,
Once in a while there is an opportunity to pass on a    9        I lost my parents to cancer six months ago. I cared for both of them but could not have done it without the love and generosity of friends - friends who   10       .
The best to you,
Norma
It was from the owner of the ice cream stand. Enclosed was my uncashed check.
( ) 1. A. expressed                     B. whispered                 C. told                  D. ordered
( ) 2. A. realize                         B. appear                      C. happen             D. come true
( ) 3. A. daily                           B. weekly                     C. monthly            D. yearly
( ) 4. A. in the charge                B. in charge                  C. in office            D. in public
( ) 5. A. to say                          B. to tell                       C. to weep             D. to speak
( ) 6. A. tighten                        B. loosen                      C. dry                   D. wet
( ) 7. A. name                           B. check                       C. notice               D. note
( ) 8. A. bought                        B. came                        C. ridden               D. delivered
( ) 9. A. hand                           B. check                       C. kindness            D. bicycle
( ) 10. A. care                           B. treasure                    C. value                D. promise

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Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they   36   after having dinner together. They discussed the   37    they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a 38 house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer(经销商) send a 39   to her.” The third said,“I built a beautiful    40   for Mama.”The fourth said, “You know 41   Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t 42 very well. I met a 43 who had a parrot（鹦鹉）that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to 44   it and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him ＄100,000 a year for twenty years, 45   it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were    46   by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother 47 her thank-you notes.She wrote:
“Milton,the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room,but I have to 48   the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to 49   I stay home and have my foods delivered,so I’ll 50   use the car. The 51   was good, although not practical.Thanks.”
“Michale,you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to   52   plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost
53 my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Deareat Melvin, you were the 54   son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so   55   I like it very much. Thank you.”
36. A.fought      B.talked    C.studied      D.slept
37. A.gifts       B.chances   C.wishes       D.challenges
38. A.warm        B.big       C.safe         D.lonely
39. A.book        B.bike      C.car          D.bag
40. A.station     B.museum    C.library      D.theater
41. A.what        B.how       C.why          D.when
42. A.listen      B.feel      C.see          D.walk
43. A.nurse       B. writer   C.businessman D.farmer
44. A.protect     B.beat      C.raise       D.teach
45. A.but         B.so        C. unless      D.although
46. A.treated     B.impressed C.threatened   D.hurt
47. A.sent out    B.put up    C.took out     D.picked up
48. A.sell        B.borrow    C.clean        D.vist
49. A.learn       B.work     C.exercise     D.travel
50. A.never       B.often     C.regularly    D.sometimes
51. A.future      B.hobby     C.idea         D.program
52. A.create      B.enjoy     C.bring        D.record
53. A.lost        B.admired   C.remained     D.discovered
54. A.same        B.last      C.next         D.only
55. A.strange     B.unpleasantC.bitter       D.delicious

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A small man with a fat stomach got on the train at the last station before the frontier (边境). He carried a paper bag. And four feet ducks could be seen under the cover. The man found an empty seat, put the bag in the middle of the floor, took out a newspaper and began to read. Then a policeman came in. Of course he saw the bag with ducks" legs at once and said, "Whose is that bag?" Nobody answered. The policeman repeated the question, and said, "I"ll have to take it away from the owner. Food mustn"t be taken out of the country." "Well, then," said the small man with a fat stomach. "Hurry up and take it. We want to go home." The policeman took the bag and went on to the next carriage.
At the next station, when they were safely across the frontier, the small man got up, smiled at the other passengers and said, "I hope they"ll enjoy the ducks" feet. The rest of the bag had nothing but rubbish in it." Then he opened his coat and pointed to another bag he was carrying under it. It was tied tightly (紧紧地) over the stomach, which was not really fat. "I have the rest of the two ducks here," he said. With these words, he got off the train. But while he was happily walking to the exit with the bag in his hands, a policeman came up to him, saying, "Hey, man! Foreign food mustn"t be brought in."
1. The small man put the bag in the middle of the floor ___ .
A. so that he could make more room for himself
B. so that the policeman could find it easily
C. because the other passengers didn"t like it
D. because there was not an empty seat in the carriage
2. The first policeman took the paper bag away because ___ .
A. he wanted to find the owner of the bag
B. he enjoyed the ducks feet in the bag
C. the bag was put in a wrong place in the carriage
D. food can"t be taken abroad
3. The bag the policeman took away had nothing in it except ___ .
A. two ducks B. rubbish
C. the ducks" feet and rubbish D. the ducks" feet
4. In the end the small man ___ .
A. failed to take his food home
B. crossed the frontier with two paper bags
C. took the ducks safely home
D. hid his ducks under his coat again

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Wind is the great maker of waves. There are exceptions, such as the tidal waves, sometimes produces by earthquakes under the sea. But the waves most of us know are produced by winds blowing over the sea.Now before constructing an imaginary life history of a typical wave, we need to know certain physical things about it. A wave has height, from trough (low point)to crest (high point),and it has length—the distance from this crest to that of the following wave. The period of the wave means the time it takes for succeeding crests to pass a fixed point. None of these things stays the same— for all depend upon the depth of the water and many other matters.
The water that makes up a wave does not advance with it across the sea. Each drop of water turns around in a little circle with the passing of the wave, but returns very nearly to its original position. And it is fortunate that this is so, for if the huge masses of water that make up a wave actually moved across the sea, sailing would be impossible.
If we want to find the speed of a wave, we may use the following way:
Speeding="Wavelength×Frequency"
Here, wavelength is the distance between two high points (crests), frequency means the number of cycles per second.
41.What causes waves according to the passage?
Earthquakes and nothing else.   B. Wind and volcanos.
C. Wind and earthquakes.          D. Wind and water.
42.Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. The water of a wave moves away across the sea.
B. The water of a wave remains almost in the same place.
C. The water of a wave goes with the passing of the wave.
D. The length of a wave means the distance between crest and trough.
43.The underlined word “succeeding” means__________.
A. reaching an aim    B. doing well C. following after   D. taking place
44.If the speed of wave 1 is 100 cm/s, and its frequency 10;and the frequency of wave 2 is 300,while its speed is twice that of wave 1.Which of the following is true?
A. The wave-lengths of the two are equal.
B. The wave-length of wave 1 is 10 times longer than that of Wave 2.
C. The wave-length of wave 2 is longer than that of wave 1.
D. The wave-length of wave 1 is longer than that of wave 2.

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That little “a” with a circle curling around it that is found in E – mail addresses is most commonly referred to as the “at” symbol.
Surprisingly though, there is no official, universal name for this sign. There are dozens of strange terms to describe the "@" symbol.
Before it became the standard symbol for electronic mail, the "@" symbol was used to represent the cost of something or how heavy something is. For instance, if you purchased 6 apples, you might write it as 6 apples "@" $1.10 each.
With the introduction of e-mail came the popularity of the "@" symbol. The "@" symbol or the "at sign" separates a person"s online user name from his mail server(服务器) address. For instance, joe@uselessknowledge.com. Its widespread use on the Internet made it necessary to put this symbol on keyboards in other countries that have never seen or used the symbol before. As a result, there is really no official name for this symbol.
The actual origin of the symbol remains a mystery. History tells us that the @ symbol came from the tired hands of the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages before the invention of printing machines, every letter of a word had to be copied with great efforts by hand for each copy of a published book. The monks that performed these long, boring copying duties looked for ways to reduce the number of individual strokes (笔画) per word for common words. Although the word “at” is quite short to begin with, it was a common enough word in text and documents so that those monks thought it would be quicker and easier to shorten the word “at” even more. As a result, the monks changed the shape of “t” into a circle to surround “a”, thus leaving out two strokes in the spelling “t”.
45．Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A．How “at” developed into @.     B．How @ came into being.
C．How monks invented @.   D．How people wrote the cost of something.
46．Who knows the origin of @?
A．Nobody      B．Monks        C．Apple buyers      D．Internet users
47．Which is NOT the reason for the monks to spell “at” as @?
A．Though “at” is short, it was used very often.
B．The monks wanted to be quicker and easier with their copying.
C．The monks wanted to invent a new word.
D．Copying work was long and boring for them.
48．According to the paragraph , which is TRUE about the symbol of @ today?
A．When you are online, you must use the @ symbol.
B．Kittly 163.com@is an email address.
C．In countries where @ is used, governments have given it an official name.
D．It is likely to find the @ symbol on computer keyboards worldwide.

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