第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)BRITISH newspapers are among the oldest and most fa
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第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分) BRITISH newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world. But recently big changes have 36 these traditional publications try to 37 the modern world. After 216 years, The Times has halved its 38 to become much smaller. In fact, the paper has 39 its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid(小型报纸). In Britain the newspaper market is 40 between the larger broadsheets and the smaller tabloids. These terms 41 the size of the papers" pages but there is also a clear 42 in content. Broadsheets such as The Times, the Guardian and Daily Telegraph are 43 papers. They 44 a broad range of political, economic and international issues. Their stories are also 45 long and use quite formal language. Tabloids have 46 more stories about less serious issues such as celebrities" love lives. Their stories are shorter and use more 47 language. Tabloids often have bigger pictures. Britain"s 48 newspaper, the Sun, is a tabloid and has a naked page on page three every day. By 49 to the size of a tabloid, The Times is following in the 50 of a less famous broadsheet paper, the Independent. It changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase 51 . Although both papers have 52 to the smaller size, the content of the papers has 53 the same. They are both still serious papers. The two papers 54 that people find the smaller size easier to 55 when they travel to work on the bus or the train in the morning. The times says its new size is "compact", not tabloid. 36. A. found B. known C. seen D. proved 37. A. match B. suit C. change D. fit 38. A. length B. thickness C. width D. size 39. A. printed B. cut C. added D. enlarged 40. A. divided B. separated C. arranged D. marked 41. A. turn into B. think about C. refer to D. connect with 42. A. meaning B. difference C. mark D. sign 43. A. useful B. easy C. serious D. long 44. A. sell B. include C. take D. cover 45. A. certainly B. reasonably C. probably D. necessarily 46. A. a few B. little C. far D. any 47. A. difficult B. simple C. easy D. good 48. A. best-selling B. good-looking C. slow-moving D. ugly-looking 49. A. going B. getting C. coming D. changing 50. A. footsteps B. way C. direction D. method 51. A. slowly B. usually C. little D. greatly 52. A. halved B. made C. changed D. cut 53. A. become B. remained C. left D. found 54. A. agree B. hope C. expect D. insist 55. A. handle B. look C. see D. buy |
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Central Park Outside among the trees, watch the wildlife — both the human and animal varieties. Call (212)360 — 3465 or (212)360 — 2726 for events and tours. Central Park stretches from 59th to 110th Sts., and from 5th Ave. to Central Park. West. Empire State Building This is among the most striking building in the city, the nation,even the world. The observation dock (瞭望台) on the 86th floor is open to general public, offering a wonderful view of the second floor youll find the New York Skyride, a simulated (模拟的) helicopter ride. Over Manhattan.5th Ave. at 34th St., Midtown/ (212)736 — 3100. Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum Five blocks west of Time Square, this museum has hundreds of air, deep-sea and space exhibit’s. Walk the fight deck of the 900-foot-long aircraft carrier Intrepid,see dozens of old and modern aircraft and ride the Intrepid Navy Flight Simulator.Pier 86,W. 46th St.and 12th Ave./(212)245-0072. Madison Square Garden If it’s big, it probably happens at the Garden. Check out sporting events, concerts and much more.Tours are available. 7th Ave, btwn. 31th and 33th Sts., Midtown/(212)4656-741. 1. The New York Skyride is for ______. A. sightseeing B. fight training C. model plane-sports D. city transportation 2. If a visitor is interested in music,he will probably go to______. A. Central Park B. Empire State Building C. Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum D. Madison Square Garden 3. What is the purpose of these texts? A. To provide information of living in New York. B. To provide directions of city traffic in New York. C. To give visitors a guide to New York. D. To give a brief introduction to the history of New York. |
III. Reading Comprehension:31% Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that fits the context. Good news! Tiny robots designed by University of Nebraska researchers may 50 doctors on Earth to help perform surgery on patients in space. The tiny, wheeled robots, which are about 3 inches tall and as wide a lipstick case, can be slipped into small incisions ( 切口 ) and computer-controlled by surgeons in different 51 . Some robots are equipped with 52 and lights and can send images back to surgeons and others have surgical tools attached that can be controlled 53 . “ We think this is going to 54 open surgery.” Dr. Dmitry Oleynikov said at a news conference. Oleynikov is a 55 in computer-assisted surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Officials hope that NASA will teach 56 to use the robots soon enough 57 surgeries could one day be performed in space. The camera-carrying robots can provide 58 of affected areas and the ones with surgical tools will be able to operate inside the body in ways surgeons’ hands can’t. The views from the camera-carrying robots are 59 than the naked eye, because they 60 back color images that are magnified. Because several robots can be inserted through one incision, they could reduce the amount and 61 of cuts needed for surgery, which would decrease recovery time. This is particularly 62 to those patients who have been weakened by long illness. Eventually, Oleynikov said, “ The tiny robots may enable surgeons to work without ever __63__their hands in patients’ bodies. That is the 64 . It is getting easier and easier. We can do even more with these devices.” 50. A. use B. pay C. allow D. force 51. A. locations B. directions C. fields D. ways 52. A. operators B. monitors C. cameras D. flashes 53. A. automatically B. remotely C. manually D. widely 54. A. perform B. undergo C. follow D. replace 55. A. reporter B. specialist C. designer D. director 56. A. astronauts B. nurse C. teachers D. trainers 57. A. in order to B. so that C. thus D. in case 58. A. answers B. services C. views D. insights 59. A. weaker B. stronger C. poorer D. better 60. A. send B. produce C. change D. create 61. A. measure B. size C. power D. pressure 62. A. relevant B. true C. helpful D. interesting 63. A. touching B. pressing C. holding D. placing 64. A. ambition B. goal C. achievement D. victory |
第四节完型填空:(共20小题,每小题1.5分,共30分) Recent studies show that only one out of three people have strong and healthy self-confidence . That ____26 two out of every three people simply don’t know the ____27 they already have to be successful when it’s _____28 there in their hands!___29 if you want others to believe in yourself first. Rememer: “ No one can ask you feel inferior unless you _____30them.” A successful businessman says, “you can’t push anyone up a ladder____31 he knows he can climb himself.” Many of us have an image____32 , the image we have of ourselves. ___33one guy put it: “You can’t win horse race if you think you look_____34 on a horse.” To succeed, the first person you have to ____35 is yourself! So stop believing your own lies about yourself. Just ____36 your mind and you will change your life. One of the most harmful weapons that can kill you success in life are the two little words: “____37”You know that people used to ____38 that if human being s traveled faster than 30 miles an hour it would ____39 our circulation of blood and kill us?Thank goodness a few people didn’t believe that ___40 thinking, or we wouldn’t be riding in cars , buses, and flying in airplanes today. You’ll never know until you____41. Roger Bannister was the first human being to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. But _____42 he did it, most people in the would didn’t think it was even _____43. Yet only weeks after Bannister did it , suddenly _____44 all over the world began running a mile in less than 4 minutes! If we believe something can be done, we’ll _____45 do it. 26 .A. means B. reflects C. reads D. explains 27. A. chance B. strength C. ability D. reason 28. A. immediately B.properly C. accurately D. right 29. A. Because B. But C. What D. While 30. A.let B. challenge C. admit D. make 31. A. if B. except C. until D. unless 32. A.quiz B.question C. problem D. mystery 33. A. When B. As C. While D. Since 34. A. curious B. good –looking C.serious D.funny 35. A. beat B. knock C. strike D. defend 36. A. settle B. bend C. change D. fix 37. A. I failed. B. Not me. C. Can I? D. I can’t 38. A. imagine B. think C. suspect D. doubt 39. A. start B. help C. stop D. quit 40. A. silly B. empty C. reasonable D.terrible 41. A. judge B. realize C. understand D.try 42. A. after B. before C. since D. because 43. A. likely B.unbelievable C. possible D. impossible 44. A.workers B. runners C. competitors D.players 45. A. simply B. seldom C. always D. usually |
Happy birthday The China Nation Opera (CNO)will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday. Different generations of CNO vocalists(歌手), like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operas like “The White-haired GM “and “The Hundredth Bride”, as well as, arias (咏叹调) of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butterfly”, “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”. Time/date : 7:30 pm, September 7, 8 Location : Tianqiao Theatre Tel : 6551-4787, 8315-6170 Tickets : 60—50 yuan (US $7.2-60.2) Folk music A concert will be held to feature some recently-composed traditional Chinese music works. The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as “Memory of Childhood”, “Memorial Ceremony for God” and “Wine Song”. Time/date : 7:30 pm, September 13 Location: Concert hall at the National Library of China Tel: 6848-5462, 6841-9220 Tickets : 30-200 yuan (US $ 3.6—24.1) Moon music A concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21st this year. The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centered on this theme of the moon, such as “Moonlight”, “Spring Night on a Moonlit River” and “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River.” A number of established traditional Chinese music performers, like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos(独奏)as well as collaborate(合奏)with the folk music orchestra. Time/ date: 7:30 pm, September 21st Location: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities Tel: 6606-8888, 6606-9999 1. If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music “Memory of Childhood”, you will dial .
| A. 6551-4787
| B. 6848-5462
| C. 8315-6170
| D. 6606-9999
| 2. “Madame Butterfly” is .
| A. a Chinese opera
| B. a song
| C. a piece of music
| D. a Western opera
| 3. The passage will most probably appear in the column “ ”of a newspaper.
| A. Animals
| B. People
| C. Entertainment
| D. Sports
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第三部分:阅读理解(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。 On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles”. Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India. When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dream were coming true. Robert Friedlander’s next destinations(目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan. 1. The best headline (标题) for this newspaper article would be ___________. A. The Kingdom of Bicycles B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. An American Achieving His Aims 2. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because ___________. A. he asked to see the manager B. he entered the hall with a bike C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him 3. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order, _________. A. China, India, and Pakistan B. India, China, and Pakistan C. Pakistan, China, and India D. China, Pakistan and India 4. What made Friedlander want to come to China? A. The stories about Marco Polo. B. The famous sights in Xi’an. C. His interest in Chinese silk. D. His childhood dreams about bicycles. |
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