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任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
The Hong Kong government is set to overhaul(革新) its immigration policy with the aim of making it easier for mainland and overseas talents to live and work in the city. This is a welcome step because it will remove what is widely seen as a major hurdle to Hong Kong’s efforts to attract qualified immigrants to help its development.
To sustain the growth of the services sector, which accounts for nearly 80 percent of Hong Kong’s GDP, it is necessary to continuously expand the pool of talents in various fields. Efforts to attract mainland and overseas talents to Hong Kong are taking on special urgency not only because of fierce competition from other cities, particularly Singapore, but also the rapidly aging population resulting from years of low or negative birthrates.
Hong Kong enjoys certain distinct advantages over many Asian cities in the competition for talents. Beyond its vibrant economy, underlined by a free market environment, Hong Kong has a combination of some of the most distinctive elements of Chinese and Western cultures. Hong Kong is as exciting as many other Asian boomtowns, and yet it is no less efficient than a typical European city with a much smaller population. Housing costs are high, but no higher than those in other financial centers. For international banks and multinational corporations, housing costs are a concern only when the opportunity to make money begins to dry up. And this situation is not happening in Hong Kong as the local economy, riding the boom on the mainland, is rapidly expanding.
It is within this context that the government takes the lead to revise its immigration policy, which calls for, among other things, the establishment of a one-stop service center to process all applications under various migrant schemes. This means that an applicant will in future need to submit only one form for processing. Other changes to the policy include the removing of the age restrictions and lowering of experience requirements. Under the present scoring system used to vet applicants, those who are older than 50 and those with less than five years of work experience win no points in their respective categories. The details of the proposed changes have not been announced. But according to a government official quoted by the local press, the aim is to broaden the pool of qualified applicants.

The HK government’s revising its immigration policy
Aims	It aims to (56) _______ the pool of qualified immigrants and attract talents to help its development.
Reasons	Other Asian (57) _______ cities bring great pressure on it.
Reasons	Low birth rates (58) _______ about rapidly aging population.
Advantages	It has a (59) _______ market environment.
	It (60) _______ elements of Chinese culture and those of Western cultures.
	It is as (61) _______ as a typical European city.
	(62) _______ with other financial centers, housing costs are not a concern due to the boom on the mainland.
Changes	Applicants will need to (63) _______ in only one form for processing.
	The age restrictions are (64) _______.
	Experience requirements are (65) _______.

答案

56. broaden / expand 57. competitive 58. brings 59. free 60. combines
61. efficient 62. Compared 63. send 64. removed 65. lowered

解析

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C　　
TWENTY-FIVE years ago director Stephen Spielberg captured the hearts of Western audiences with his family classic．E．T．Now his Hong Kong director Stephen Chow is trying to do the same trick in China．
Chow"s latest movie CJ7(《长江七号》)，in cinemas now，is a heart-warming story about a poor migrant worker(外来务工者) and his son．When a strange alien enters their lives，father and son learn a lesson about the value of family．Chow hopes his movie will help to make family films more popular in China．
Family films have been the main part of the Hollywood market for the last 40 years．They have given audiences movies like E．T．, Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park．However, there are few of these movies in China, where expensive history films are more popular．
A family film is not simply a children"s movie．It is a film that is not only suitable for children, but appeals to the whole family．
According to Raymound Zhou，a famous film critic，these films are rare in China because“very few families go to the cinema together”．Because of this，there is little demand for movies that appeal to the whole family．　　　　
However, in the West，it is common for the family to sit down and watch a movie together．Tim Bridges, from London，says：“I love it at Christmas when I sit down and watch a movie with my family．” 　　　　
All family films contain similar messages about being honest、remaining positive and learning there is more to life than money．According to the American movie reviewer，Dave Johnson, this is because “When parents watch a movie，they want their children to be learning good values”．　　　　
Just like when the alien in Spielberg"s E．T．phones home to make contact with his family, Chow will hope Chinese audiences are tuned in and ready to receive his family movie message．
63．Which of the following can replace the underlined part in the last paragraph?
A．understand what others are thinking B．make telephones
C．go to the cinema D．sing songs　　　　
64．What is the family film，according to the passage?
A．A kind of film that is about history．
B．A kind of film in which the characters are animals．
C．A kind of film that is meant for both children and adults
D．A kind of film that is about families　　　　
65．What is implied but not stated directly in the passage?
A．Families in China should go to the cinema at Christmas．
B．It"s good for children to watch family films．　　　　
C．Chinese families don"t like family films．
D．The movie CJ7 has nothing in common with E．T．
66．It can be inferred that in the future，_______．
A．Chinese families will go to the cinema together　　　　
B．there may be more family films in China　　
C．making family films in China is not easy
D．family films are about love

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II. 完形填空：(共20题；满分20分；每小题1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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If I had known earlier that there was a reason why I was a low achiever, I may not have worked so hard in my late twenties and early thirties. I was writing. I was working for no other reason than to hear people 51 me.
Most people who 52 university read at least twice as fast as I do. I"ve never known my left 53 my right. I avoid dialing a telephone if I can, because I sometimes have to try three times to get the number 54 . I hear that recording "The 55 you have reached is not in service." more than any man on the earth.
In spite of my 56 I view dyslexia(朗读困难) as a gift, not something bad. Many dyslexics are good at right-brain, advanced thought, and that"s what my kind of creating writing is. I" m starting with nothing and coming up with something that didn"t 57 before. That" s my advantage.
I 58 my career to Ralph Salisbury, my writing 59 at the university of Oregon, who looked past my misspellings and gave me 60 and hope. I never looked 61 .
I am also very good at observing. This means nothing in school, but when I 62 books or scripts, I"m seeing everything in my 63 .
I write 64 . I go like the wind and can 65 up to 15 pages a day. Writing is not the 66 . I have no problem in downloading; it"s inputting where things get jumbled(混乱).
The real 67 I have for the dyslexics is not that they have to 68 with jumbled input, but that they will give up before they finish school. Parents have to create victories 69 they can, whether it" s music, sports or arts. You want your dyslexic child to be able to say, "Yeah, reading is 70 . But I have other things I can do."
51. A. leave                  B. love                         C. help                  D. praise
52. A. begin with          B. head for                   C. get along           D. go through
53. A. from                  B. between                   C. to                    D. of
54. A. wrong                B. down                       C. right                 D. clear
55. A. amount               B. number                    C. code                 D. zone
56. A. shortcomings          B. weaknesses               C. faults                D. difficulties
57. A. happen               B. meet                        C. remain                     D. exist
58. A. owe                    B. refer                        C. devote               D. obey
59. A. instructor            B. examiner                  C. professor           D. headmaster
60. A. disappointment    B. encouragement          C. satisfaction        D. spirit
61. A. into                    B. through                    C. around                     D. back
62. A. read                   B. publish                     C. write                 D. borrow
63. A. books                 B. mind                        C. imagination              D. world
64. A. slowly                B. usually                     C. quickly             D. suddenly
65. A. get                           B. go                           C. make                D. hurry
66. A. point                  B. problem                   C. reason               D. hard-work
67. A. puzzle                B. thing                        C. situation            D. fear
68. A. argue                  B. struggle                    C. compare            D. provide
69. A. whenever            B. however                   C. whichever         D. whatever
70. A. necessary            B. pleasant                    C. hard                  D. Easy

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第二部分非选择题部分（共40分）
第四节：任务型阅读 (共5小题；每小题2分, 满分10分)
One thing Britain is famous for is pubs, and no trip to the UK would be complete without a visit to one of the thousands of pubs across the country.
Pubs play an important role in the social structure of the country. They are places where all ages and social classes mix to talk, do business, or just spend a couple of quiet hours before heading home in the evening.
There are many different types of beer available in pubs. Traditional British beer is called bitter or ale, and is usually served at room temperature. As a result, the British are famous for their “warm beer”! If you prefer a cold beer, ask for lager. This beer is a light yellow in color whereas(而) bitter is a darker brown. All beers are served as pints(500ml) or halves(250ml). To order, you need to ask for a pint or half, and then name the beer. So, you could say, “__________.”
Wine, red or white, is normally available in all pubs, as are spirits such as whisky, gin or vodka.
It is not, however, necessary to drink alcohol. Non-alcoholic drinks are called soft drinks. You can have juice, lemonade or cola, among others.
If you visit a pub in a group, it is important to pay for your “round”. This means that you buy a drink for everyone in your group. Not buying your round is a big social mistake! Remember that you need to order and pay for your drinks at the bar.
So, follow these tips if you want to get the most out of visiting a pub, and, “cheers！”
51. What’s the best title of the passage? (within 5 words)
____________________________________________________________________
52. Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese.
____________________________________________________________________
53. Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (within 8 words)
____________________________________________________________________
54. If you are in a pub, as a high school student, what would you like to drink? Why?
____________________________________________________________________
55. Which sentence in the passage has the similar meaning to the following one?
If you don’t buy a drink for everyone in your group, you are socially wrong.
____________________________________________________________________

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（E）

A．Importance of Transport in Trade

B．Birth of Transport-related Industries and Trade

C．Role of Transport in Trade Development

D．Another Means to Develop Trade

E．Higher Living Standard
F．Modern Life Needs Modern Traffics
80．
Transport is one of the aids to trade．By moving goods from places where they are plentiful to places where they are scarce, transport adds to their value．The more easily goods can be brought over the distance that separates producer and consumer, the better for trade．When there were no railways, no good roads, no canals, and only small sailing ships, trade was on a small scale．
81．
The great advances made in transport during the last two hundred years were accompanied by a big increase in trade．Bigger and faster ships enabled a trade in meat to develop between Britain and New Zealand, for instance．Quicker transport makes possible mass-production and big business, drawing supplies from, and selling goods to, all parts of the globe．Big factories could not exist without transport to carry the large number of workers they need to and from their homes．Big city stores could not have developed unless customers could travel easily from the suburbs and goods delivered to their homes．Big cities could not survive unless food could be brought from a distance．
82．
Transport also prevents waste．Much of the fish landed at the ports would be wasted if it could not be taken quickly to inland towns．Transport has given us a much greater variety of foods and goods since we no longer have to live on what is produced locally．Foods which at one time could be obtained only during a part of the year can now be obtained all through the year．Transport has raised the standard of living．
83．
By moving fuel, raw materials, and even power, for example, through electric cables, transport has led to the establishment of industries and trade in areas where they would have been impossible before．Districts and countries can concentrate on making things which they can do better and more cheaply than others and can then exchange them with one another．The cheaper and quicker transport becomes, the longer the distance over which goods can profitably be carried．Countries with poor transport have a lower standard of living．
84．
Commerce requires not only the moving of goods and people but also the carrying of messages and information．Means of communication, like telephones, cables and radio, send information about prices, supplies, and changing conditions in different parts of the world．In this way, advanced communication system also help to develop trade．

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第二节：根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）（请把答案填在答题卷的横线上）
—Nice to see you, Mary. How are you these days?
—Pretty good, thank you. 61 .
—You’ve finished it? That’s great. 62 What do you think of it?
—I think it is a wonderful description of nature. The book focuses on the struggle between nature and humanity. I find it very educational.
—I think so, too. 63
—Oh, I’m sorry. I have to go now.
—Why? 64
—I have to go to my little brother’s birthday party, or he will be angry with me. Shall we talk about it another time?
—Okay. 65 See you!

A．I come to return the book I borrowed from you.

B．I don’t litk the book at all.

C．How about sitting down and talking about it?

D．I think our conversation is getting so interesting.

E．I love books that discuss the struggle between humans and nature.
F．Say “Happy Birthday”to him for me!
G．I’ve been wating to talk to you about the book.

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