SECTION B (18 points)Directions:For each blank in the following passage there ar

SECTION B (18 points)Directions:For each blank in the following passage there ar

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SECTION B (18 points)
Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked with A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the words or phrases that best fits the context.
People have always enjoyed laughing, and there has always been humor. One of the most well-known and well-loved types of comedy is called   36 . Stand-up comedy is special   37   the comedian is right there in front of the audience and may talk directly to audience members. A stand-up comedian may make fun of an audience member, or he or she might decide to tell different jokes   38  the reactions of an audience.
There are different styles of stand-up comedy. The main four are observational(观察评论类), prop(道具使用类), physical(形体动作类) and impressionist(印象模仿类) . In observational comedy, the comedian makes jokes about humorous things he or she    39   in everyday life. If you hear a comedian telling jokes about the way   40   people behave when they queue up in lines, or asking why it only rains when you forget your   41 , you are listening to an observational comedian. Prop comedians use things, called   42 , to tell their jokes. The jokes are not funny if you cannot see the prop. It is a type of visual humor. If a comedian points to a   43   tennis game and says, “I’ve been playing tennis   44  for a month. I don’t understand why I am not losing   45 !”, he or she is using the computer as a prop. Physical comedians use their bodies to make jokes. They have been   46  chairs, walking into doors, and falling down on stage for years. The last style is called   47 . These comedians act or speak like a well-known person. This is called doing an impression of the person.
36. A. prop           B. comedy      C. stand-up            D. comedian
37. A. because of               B. because         C. although         D. as if
38. A. in honor of         B. in order to     C. in case of           D. in response to
39. A. watch           B. observe        C. see                D. find
40. A. /                   B. in that          C. how               D. which
41. A. coat                B. wallet          C. umbrella           D. sunglasses
42. A. queues            B. humor       C. impression        D. props
43. A. funny           B. boring        C. computer                D. new
44. A. every day       B. everyday     C. some times       D. sometimes
45. A. weigh         B. weight          C. overweight         D. weight-loss
46. A. running after          B. fighting against C. competing with      D. tripping over
47. A. impressionist      B. prop               C. physical            D. observational
答案

CBDBA   CDCAB   DA  
解析

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B.阅读理解:(30分)
Now we can see a man and his wife at the breakfast table. They are not speaking to each other.
They haven’t spoken to each other at the breakfast table for years. The husband is reading his newspaper. We can’t see his face. The wife looks very worried as she gets a cup of tea ready for him. Today she is using a new kind of tea for the first time. The husband picks up his cup. He isn’t interested. He tastes his tea. Suddenly he puts down his newspaper. Something is different! Can it be the tea? He takes another taste. It’s wonderful. He smiles. He looks at his wife and says in surprise, “Doris, when did you cut your hair?” Doris is pleased. She answers, “Two months ago.” Doris asks, “Herbie, when did your hair begin to become white?” He answers, “A long time ago.” Doris says, “We have been together for many years, but we never cared about each other.” Now they aren’t worried any longer. Breakfast is different. Has a new kind of tea changed their lives?
36. This story happens______________________.
A. before breakfast                     B. after breakfast
C. at home                            D. in a teahouse
37. In the passage, we can see ________________________.
A. Doris is drinking tea                 B. Herbie likes the new kind of tea
C. Doris is reading a newspaper           D. Herbie is very young and good-looking
38. Herbie and Doris lived ______________ before this day.
A. a wonderful                        B. an unhappy
C. an enjoyable                        D. a friendly
39. Which of the following statements is true?
A. They are good friends.                B. They have just got married.
C. They like to talk about their hair.       D. They are no longer young.
40. From the passage, we think it may be ______________.
A. a radio programme                   B.  a short film
C. a computer game                     D.  a beautiful painting
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The global financial crisis is likely to cause increased mental health problems as people struggle to deal with poverty and unemployment, the World Health Organization warned Thursday.
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are already affected by mental problems such as depression and bipolar disorders (带躁狂的抑郁症) and the current market meltdown (崩溃) could worsen feelings of despair among people who can"t stand such illnesses.
The United Nations agency said the impact could be especially marked for those living in low and middle income countries where access to treatment is often limited.
"We should not be surprised at the turbulence (动荡) and likely consequences of the current financial crisis.Now we are seeing a huge gap in taking care of people in great need," WHO director general Margaret Chan told at a meeting of mental health experts.
"It should not come as a surprise that we continue to see more stresses, suicides and mental disorders," Chan warned.
Benedetto Saraceno, director of WHO"s mental health, said mental health disorders affected one in four people at some point in their lives.
Mental and neurological disorders are often chronic (慢性) and disabling, he said.Nearly 1 million people commit suicide worldwide every year, a large part of them are young adults.
Asked about the financial crisis, Saraceno said, "Poverty can be the consequence of such events, the debts, despair and sense of loss that may reach middle and lower classes.Even the poor can be affected by this crisis."
"There is clear evidence that suicide is linked to financial disasters.I am not talking about the millionaire"s jumping out of the window but about poor people," he said.The global crisis could be expected to affect the "stability of communities and families", according to Saraceno.
60.According to the passage, the chief result of the worldwide financial crisis is that        .
A.more people will be poorer
B.more people will be out of jobs
C.more people will suffer from mental problems
D.more people will commit suicide
61.The United Nations agency worried that              .
A.more rich people would commit suicide
B.the financial crisis might especially influence developing or underdeveloped countries
C.the current market meltdown could worsen feelings of despair
D.hundreds of millions of people in the world were already affected by mental problems
62.It can be inferred that              . 
A.far more work should be done to help those who are mentally ill
B.it will be surprising to see more people commit suicide
C.a mental disorder is a chronic disease
D.many more young adults commit suicide worldwide than people of other ages
63.The best title for the passage is              . 
A.Global Financial Crisis.
B.Mental Disorders Resulting From Global Financial Crisis.
C.Suicides as a Result of Market Meltdown.
D.Chronic Mental Disorders.
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It was the summer of 1965. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked Deluca about his plans for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” DeLuca recalls saying. “Buck said, ‘You should open a sandwich shop.’”
That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, buck wrote a check for $1000. DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1000.
But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.
DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.’” And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.
But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” DeLuca says.
And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” DeLuca adds.
DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.
48.DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to ____.
A.support his family
B.pay for his college education
C.help his partner expand business
D.do some research
49.Which of the following is true of Buck?
A.He put money into the sandwich business.
B.He was a professor of business administration.
C.He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.
D.He rented a storefront for DeLuca.
50.What can we learn about their first shop?
A.It stood at an unfavorable palce.
B.It lowered the prices to promote sales.
C.It made no profits due to poor management
D.It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches
51.They decided to open a second store because they ___    .
A.had enough money to do it.
B.had succeeded in their business
C.wished to meet the increasing demand of customers
D.wanted to make believe that they were successful
52.What contribute most to their success according to the author?
A.Learning by trial and error.  B.Making friends with suppliers.
C.Finding a good partner.       D.Opening chain stores.
BAC 51—55:DAA
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It was a party. I was 18 and it was fresher(大一新生) week. I was at the beginning of a course in English Literature and full of enthusiasm for my subject. She was also 18 and enrolled in a course in physics.
“Your major is of no use to society. What will you do with it when you graduate, other than teach? Plus, you’re going to be poor your whole life,” she said. “You have no soul and your degree is boring. I don’t care how much money you’re going to earn. I’d rather be poor and don’t mind being a teacher. If I love my work I’ll have something far more meaningful than a big bank account!” came the reply.
And so it went, back and forth, neither of us giving the other an inch, each of us stubbornly committed to our prejudice. We were both ignorant, but our ignorance was also society’s ignorance. It had always been that way. Scientists mocked(嘲笑) humanists; humanists laughed at scientists. Back in the 1960s, the physicist-turned novelist C. P. Snow labeled the sciences-humanities divide “a problem of ‘the two cultures’” . He said it was bad for society. The modern world needed well-rounded people.
I think I know better now, but it would have helped if we had been encouraged to think a little more outside our science and arts “boxes”.
That’s why I believe it is healthy that China is beginning a debate on whether it’s wise for young people to have to choose which direction their careers – and lives – will take at such an early age. At the moment, in their second year of high school, students must choose either the sciences or the humanities. After making the choice, they focus their energies on passing the appropriate college entrance exam.
But now, people in China are asking: Is this forced, early decision good for young people or society? Young people need time to explore, to discover where their real talents and interests lie. There are more than just a few middle-aged people out there, stuck in jobs they hate because they made the wrong choice at the wrong time.
And from the point of view of society, isn’t it better for students to delay a while before they decide what to study? Scientists can benefit from learning to develop the critical skills associated with the humanities; students in the humanities, surely, only stand to gain by finding out a little more about science and technology, which are so important to the future of a developing country like China.
With any luck, in the future young people fresh to college will be better informed about the possibilities of education than people of my generation.
小题1:The author describes what happened at a fresher party to ________.
A.show that he was ready to defend the subject he enjoyed
B.lead up his argument that the sciences-humanities divide is harmful
C.prove that doing something meaningful is better than having a lot of money
D.describe how fierce students of different majors can be when arguing with each other
小题2:What was C. P. Snow’s attitude towards the sciences-humanities divide?
A. Indifferent.         B. Uncertain.        C. Positive.          D. Negative.
小题3:In the sixth paragraph, an example mentioning middle-aged people is used to show that ________.
A.students should not make decisions too early
B.not all people have a talent for or are interested in the sciences
C.these people did not have the chance to make a choice earlier in life
D.the earlier young people make a decision, the better it will be for them
小题4:According to the text, it is safe to say that ________.
A. sciences are more practical in the modern world
B. C. P. Snow was a novelist who became a physicist
C. future generations will be able to get more out of education
D. a command of both the sciences and humanities is important to society
小题5:What’s the best title for the article?
A.The sciences or the humanities, which to choose?
B.High school education in China
C.Isn’t it better to delay the choice of the career direction?
D.A better time to decide what to study

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When my son was first diagnosed with autism (孤独症), it was a very hard time for us.In some ways it was a  16_ because we finally knew the name.of the disease after visiting many hospitals, but it also  17__ years bf uncertainty, and we didn"t know what  18_was like.
When I  19__the news with my coworkers, I was so surprised but happy to receive so much immediate   20  from them .They were focused on what we_21___, not how it would affect my ability to work.
One coworker in particular was  22__, She was always kind and considerate; She called me into her  23__ a few days later, and gave me a(n) "  24__stone"".It is a small stone with an indention (凹陷)for your  25__, It gives you something to  26__ when you"re worried . rubbing your thumb around on this stone.It was a lovely 27__.It turned out to be an effective way to reduce anxiety.
She then made a permanent offer to 28_ us to any appointment or testing we needed. Considering the fact that we_ 29__ 90 minutes from where most.treatments took place, this was a(n)  30_offer.She made it very clear to me that this offer  31_last-minute trips or emergencies.Anytime we needed to go anywhere , She was willing to be our transportation.
We never did need to bother her,   32__ knowing it was there and that she was so willing to 33__ made it feel like we were much less _34  
I"m very grateful to her and.  35__ around us who came together to be a support system in our time of need.We were really moved by the level of support we received.
小题1:
A.surpriseB.reliefC.pleasure D.success .
小题2:
A.meantB.brokeC.endedD.explained
小题3:
A.a dreamB.4 planC.the futureD.the job
小题4:
A.receivedB.doubtedC.heardD.shared
小题5:A.treatment         B.love            C, complaints           D.gifts
小题6:
A.neededB.sawC.failedD.learned
小题7:
A.rudeB.gratefulC.amazingD.cold
小题8:
A.officeB.school.C.gardenD.restaurant
小题9:
A.-fearB.peaceC.angerD.worry
小题10:
A.ringB.thumbC.luckD.courage
小题11:
A.focus onB.believe inC.care aboutD.know about
小题12:
A.languageB.expressionC.gesture D.message
小题13:
A.devoteB.attachC.introduceD.drive
小题14:
A.ranB.livedC.walkedD.rode
小题15:
A.finalB.firmC.greatD.unconditional
小题16:
A.refusedB.welcomedC.passedD.included
小题17:
A.butB.LC.because D.if
小题18:A, move            B.wait               C.help          D.pay
小题19:
A.importantB.aloneC.awakeD.busy
小题20:
A.bothB.fewC.nobodyD.everyone

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