II. 完形填空（共15题，每小题2分，共30分）American public education has changed in recent years.
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II. 完形填空（共15题，每小题2分，共30分）
American public education has changed in recent years. One change is that increasing numbers of American parents and teachers are starting independent public school 11 charter schools (特许学校).
In 1991, there were no charter schools in the United States. Today, more than2,300 charter schools 12 in 34 states and the District of Columbia. 575,000 students 13 these schools. The students are from 5 years of age through 18 or older.
A charter school is 14 by groups of parents, teachers and community (社区) members, It is similar in some ways 15 a traditional public school. It receives tax money to operate just as other public schools do. The 16 it receives depends on the number of students. The charter school must prove to local or state governments that its students are learning. These governments 17 the school with the agreement, or charter that permits it to operate.
Unlike a traditional public school, 18 the charter school does not have to obey most laws which govern public schools. Local, state or federal governments cannot tell it what to 19 .
Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to 20 those goals. Class sizes usually are smaller than those in many traditional public schools. Many students and parents say 21 in charter schools may be more creative.
However, state education agencies, local education-governing committees and unions are often 22 charter schools. They say these schools may receive money badly 23 by traditional public schools. Experts say some charter schools are doing well while others are struggling.
Congress provided 200million dollars for 24 charter schools in the 2002 federal budget (预算). But often the schools say they lack enough money for their 25 .Many also lack needed space.
11. A. called B. asked C. known D. said
12. A. study B. organize C. operate D. perform
13. A. finish B. attend C. leave D. cut
14. A. taught B. held C. created D. understood
15. A. to B. with C. by D. in
16. A. attention B. amount C. expense D. information
17. A. buy B. review C. give D. provide
18. A. besides B. moreover C. thus D. however
19. A. teach B. discuss C. have D. get
20. A. set B. reach C. settle D. define
21. A. farmers B. workers C. teachers D. soldier
22. A. against B. for C. in D. with
23. A. treated B. needed C. earned D. wasted
24. A. needing B. spending C. comparing D. establishing
25. A. programs B. parents C. records D. words |
答案
11-15 A C B C A 16-20 B D D A B 21-25 C A B D A |
解析
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V. 信息匹配：（共5题，每小题2分，共10分）
阅读下列短文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息：| A．In 1968, H. Wayne Huizenga teamed with a partner to create a nationwide company for waste collection, a business traditionally made up of small, local companies. The new company, Waste Management, Inc., become the foundation of his fortune. | | B．While attending Harvard University in1975, Bill Gates teamed with Paul Allen to develop a version of the BASIC programming language for the software to the manufacturer of the Altair and formed Microsoft (originally Micro-soft) to develop versions of BASIC for other computer companies. Gates decided to drop out(退学) of Harvard in his junior year to devote his time to Microsoft. | | C．In 1963, Ted Turner took over his family billboard advertising business. In 1970 he bought a failing UHF (ultrahigh frequency television station in Atalanta, Georgia , and by 1975 Turner had transformed it into the first “superstation—WTBS, by transmitting(传送) low-cost sports and entertainment programs via satellite to cable systems through out the country. | | D．In 1986, Oprah Winfrey formed Harpo Productions to produce her own shows and other projects. With distribution rights (销售权) to her shows, Winfrey used profits to expand her business activities. By 1998 Winfrey was worth$675 million. |
E. Microsoft founder Bill Gates planned to give away almost all of his vast fortune, largely to the cause of global health. Having already the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $24billion to address global health issues, Gates said that eventually his entire fortune would be put towards the cause except “ a few percent left for the kids.”
F. Amazon. Com founder Jeff Bezos grew interested in online retailing(零售业) in 1994 while working as a business analyst in New York City. After researching the success of different mail-order companies, Bezos decided that books were the perfect product to see via the Internet. That year he left New York to establish his new company in Seatle, chosen for its being near to major book whole salers and the advanced high-tech industry. In July 1995 Amazon.com developed its Website, and has since expanded to offer many other retail products in addition to books.
下面是关于一个企业管理者在关键时刻要做出抉择的种种情形，请匹配其相应的选择。
51.You run a billboard advertising business you inherited(继承) from your father, and you are looking to expand in new directions. What do you do ?
52. You are a successful talk-show host, and have just achieved national recognition(认可). You want more control over your show, and a greater share of its profits. What do you do?
53. You are still in college, but together with a friend you have established a software company that deals with major corporations. What do you do?
54. You are a successful business analyst(分析师), and come to think that the mail-order business model could be adapted to online book sales. What do you do?
55. You own several highly profitable waste-collection routes. The government has recently issued the Solid Waste Disposal Act, increasing standards of hygiene(卫生) in waste disposal. What do you do? |
第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55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。
Olive, from County Westmeath, Ireland, arrived in England to live with her daughter and son-in-law Thomas. She was 36 because of her poor health and 37 with her most of her treasured 38 . These included a small piece of tissue paper in which she had 39 what appeared to be five teeth which had 40 her dentures (假牙).
Having 41 in, she asked Thomas, "Do you know where I can get my dentures 42 ?" "Of course," replied Thomas. 43 you give them to me, I"ll take them to a dental 44 . "
Olive handed over the rather tired piece of paper which 45 some rather dirty-looking 46 . Thomas drove to the dental laboratory.
" 47 will it take?" Thomas asked the technician.
"Oh, about an hour," smiled the dental expert.
"Then I"ll wait in the 48 ," said Thomas, "and read my newspaper. ""
An hour passed and the technician 49 at the car window 50 a plastic bag and the piece of paper. "That"ll be £80," requested the specialist, " 51 I could only fit four of the teeth to the dentures. I"m sorry. "
"That"s a 52 ," commented Thomas. "What happened to the__ 53 one?"
"I have it here in the paper," answered the technician, 54 it to Thomas.
"The thing is," he said, "it"s easy to fit the teeth but 55 to fit this peanut (花生米)."
36. A. moving B. going C. passing D. returning
37. A. sold B. provided C. brought D. dealt
38. A. clothes B. possessions C. furniture D. materials
39. A. discovered B. secreted C. thrown D. buried
40. A. broken outB. broken in C. broken away D. broken off
41. A. settled B. filled C. joined D. fallen
42. A. cut B. dropped C. mended D. placed
43. A. Because B. If C. ThereforeD. However
44. A. speaker B. customer C. patient D. technician
45. A. needed B. found C. touched D. contained
46. A. teeth B. jewels C. peanuts D. coins
47. A. How often B. How soon C. How longD. How much
48. A. building B. office C. house D. car
49. A. appeared B. broke C. laughed D. glared
50. A. putting B. holding C. keeping D. hiding
51. A. and B. but C. also D. nor
52. A. fact B. pleasure C. pity D. thing
53. A. fifth B. first C. third D. second
54. A. proving B. advising C. permitting D. showing
55. A. necessary B. unimportant C. impossible D. possible |
第三部分：闽读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Prana, our beautiful golden retriever (金毛猎犬) whose name means "breath of life", isn"t with us any more. She died of cancer several years ago. But, while sharing our home, she brought such joy and love into our lives that we still miss her.
There are so many wonderful stories about the love in this dog, but my favorite is the one that created an indelible image of how to graciously give what is needed without reserve (储备).
It was an autumn day in Minnesota. But the weather didn" t seem to know the difference between fall and winter. Unexpectedly, we were hit with a big snow fall, for which no one was prepared.
We have two apple trees in our backyard Prana loved apples. When she went outside, she"d grab an apple, stick it far back in her mouth, and sneak it into the house to save for enjoyment later. The apples had been on the ground and were often muddy so I wasn"t always happy that Prana had brought them into the house. Sensing my disapproval, she would turn her head so I wouldn"t see her hidden treasure. It was our little game.
On the day that it snowed too early in the season, Prana went outside and I watched her from the window. I noticed that she was crazily digging holes and bringing the apples to the surface so they could be seen above the snow. I wondered why she was doing this. She seemed to be entirely busy digging up as many apples as possible during her yard time.
When I called her back into the house, she had her usual one apple in her mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside ---- the yard was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for her bird and squirrel friends to eat. She knew that they wouldn"t have stored enough food to survive such an early winter!
Tears sprung to my eyes as I witnessed this beautiful act of unconditional love from an animal who taught us how to serve life with such grace.
56. We still miss Prana because______.
A. she liked playing with the birds
B. she always brought apples into the house
C. she made our lives enjoyable and full of love
D. she dug up apples for her bird friends
57. The underlined word indelible in Paragraph 2 means______.
A. unimportant B. unbelievable C. impossible D. unforgettable
58. Prana dug up as many apples from the snow as possible so that______.
A. she could help her owner store away many apples
B. her bird and squirrel friends could have food in cold weather
C. she could have fun in her yard time
D. she could have something to play with in the house
59. I was deeply moved by Prana because______.
A. she gave what is needed with grace
B. she dug up so many apples in such cold winter
C she gave unconditional love to me with such grace
D. she tried her best to save the birds from the snow |
B
The mystery had reached its climax (高潮) The man had undoubtedly been murdered. However, no one present knew who could have killed such a kind person. It was therefore time to call in the great detective, who gave one searching glance at the corpse (尸体), and then used a microscope.
"Aha!" he jumped as he picked a hair off the dead man"s coat "The mystery is a mystery no longer. We have only to find the man who lost this hair, and the criminal will be in our hands. " The chain of logic was complete, and the detective started to do his search.
For four days and four nights he moved unobserved through the streets of New York, scanning closely every face, looking for a man who had lost a hair. On the fifth day he discovered a man pretending to be a tourist and his head was enveloped in a cap reaching below his ears. The man was about to board the Gloritania, and the detective lost no time in following him on board.
"Arrest him!" shouted the detective, and then, drawing himself to his full height, he took out the hair. "This is his," said the great detective, "and it proves his guilt. "
"Remove his hat," ordered the ship"s captain firmly.
It was discovered that the man had no hair.
"Aha!" said the great detective without a moment"s hesitation. "He has committed not one murder, but about one million!"
60. Before the great detective arrived, it seemed that______.
A. the man had died of natural causes B. no one could possibly have murdered the man
C. the mystery would be easy to solve D. the dead man was covered with hair
61. The detective declared the mystery would be solved soon______.
A. after he found the murderer B. before he used the microscope
C. after he found a hair D. before he looked at the corpse
62. The tone of this story is______.
A. scientific B. serious C. educational D. humorous
63. The main idea of this story is that______.
A. those using logic are not always logical B. mysteries can be solved by observation
C. detectives can never be trusted D. guilt can be proved scientifically |
C
I go to interview a great man. "What surprises you most in your life?" I ask. The great man answers, "People don"t like to be children; when they grow up, they wish to be children again. They lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health. They think anxiously about the future, but they forget the present, so they live neither for the present nor the future. "
I have never heard of these words. I am silent for a while, write these words down, and then I ask the second question prepared ahead of time, "As a parent, what lessons do you want your children to learn from life?"
The great man answers with a smile, "I want them to learn that they cannot make anyone love them. What they can do is to let themselves be loved. I want them to learn that the most valuable thing is not what they have in their lives, but who they have in their lives. I want them to learn that it is not good to compare themselves with others. I want them to learn that a rich person is not the one who has the most, but is the one who needs the least. I want them to learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness. I want them to learn that there are persons that love them dearly, but do not know how to express their feelings. I want them to learn that money can buy everything but happiness. I want them to learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently. I want them to learn that a true friend is someone who likes them anyway. I want them to learn that it is not always enough that they are forgiven by others, but that they have to forgive themselves. "
64. What makes the great man feel puzzled most in his life?
A. People don"t like to be a child nor a grown-up.
B. People don"t try their best to keep healthy.
C. People don"t live a meaningful life.
D. People don"t treasure what they own today.
65. Why is the writer silent for a while after having asked the first question?
A. Because he can"t hear the great man"s words clearly.
B. Because he wants to have enough time to write the answers down.
C. Because he is touched by what the great man says.
D. Because he needs time to think over what to ask next.
66. From the last paragraph, we can learn that______.
A. letting all the people like you is possible as long as you try your best
B. the things in your life is more important than the people in your life
C. the more a person loves you, the more clearly the person can express himself/herself
D. different people have different viewpoints on the same thing
67. After reading the whole passage, we can conclude that the passage is______.
A. educational B. funny C. strange D. interesting |
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