--- Do you know that man?

   --- Not really, just a nodding _______.

   A. acquaintance              B. participant               C. relation                    D. frequent

Salaries are much higher here than ______ in my city.

   A. that                        B. it                     C. ones                         D. those

The national congressman wearing traditional clothes, in _______ hotel-room I just interviewed him, comes from a remote mountain village in West China.

A. whom                     B. his                         C. whose                   D. which

Remind him that you’re always there for him, __________ this on purpose?

A. should        B. will       C. does        D. could

______ that he has no qualifications in business management , Ken plans to gain the necessary skills by taking a part-time course.

A. Concerning   B. Concerned  C. Being concerned  D. To concern

31. So serious ________ that even the best doctors failed to save his life.

   A. the man was injured                                B. was the man injured

   C. the man is injured                                  D. is the man injured

33. Our English teacher devoted herself_____to her teaching, which earned her a good     reputation in our school.

   A. strongly              B. entirely                    C. extremely                 D. Freely

第二節(jié)  完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)

閱讀下面短文，從短文中所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from China.

When India had not  36  its markets to the world, I carried suitcase loads of dark glasses and jeans.   37  , we can get all these anywhere in India now.

Still, her answer  38  me: “Green tea.” As long as I can remember she didn’t even drink  39   tea. I dutifully bought a big packet of Longjing and  40  home to hear the story. My mother and her brother, both  41  newspaper readers, believed that Chinese green tea was the wonder  42  for all illnesses.

????  43  the turn of the century, China was not really familiar to the  44  Indian. It was a strange country. Now every town of  45  size seems to have a “China Market”. And everyone is talking about China. How things  46  ! And how soon! The government of India has planned to send a team to  47  to see how things are done. A minister once said that India must open the doors for more foreign investment and such a step  48  “work wonders as it did for China”.

But it’s a  49  street. I just heard about a thousand Shenzhen office workers who have gone to Rangalore to  50  in software. Meanwhile, all the IT majors are setting up a strong presence in China.   51  that trade , which was only in the millions just ten years ago,   52  hit about US$20 billion for last year and US$25 billion by 2009, a goal   53  by both governments. No wonder, my colleague wrote some weeks ago about this  54  the Sino-Indian(中印)century as the two countries started on January 1 the Sino-Indian Friendship Year.

But what is still a  55  to me is my mother drinking Chinese tea.

36. A. set up   B. opened up  C. built up      D. closed down

37. A. Unfortunately      B. Especially  C. Narrowly   D. Thankfully

38. A. surprised      B. frightened  C. scared D. shocked

39. A. Chinese       B. Indian C. foreign       D. green

40. A. left       B. stayed C. headed       D. walked

41. A. seldom B. particular   C. clever D. regular

42. A. drug     B. method      C. way    D. food

43. A. Since    B. At       C. From  D. With

44. A. usual    B. major  C. average      D. most

45. A. some    B. any     C. all      D. either

46. A. make    B. prepare      C. happen       D. change

47. A. China   B. India   C. America     D. Japan

48. A. ought to       B. need   C. would D. had to

49. A. one-way      B. two-way     C. three-way   D. no-way

50. A. travel   B. work   C. employ      D. train

51. A. No wonder   B. No doubt    C. No problem       D. No reason

52. A. is forced to  B. is wanted to       C. is expected to     D. is inspired to

53. A. reached B. liked   C. achieved     D. set

54. A. being    B. is C. was     D. be

55. A. pleasure       B. fact     C. wonder      D. Comfort

第三部分 閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)： 閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

（A）

In 2008, the main candidates（候選人）for President each used this expression: “You can put lipstick（口紅）on a pig, but it is still a pig.” This means that it is a waste of time to change something from ugly or unpleasant–looking to beautiful.

There are other expressions about improving a pig’s appearance, like this one: “A hog in a silk waistcoat is still a hog.” Hogs are similar to pigs, only bigger. Americans use many other expressions about pigs, hogs and female hogs called sows, like this one, “You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.” This means you cannot create something valuable from something that has no value. Then there is the expression “Cast pearls before swine（豬）.” That means wasting something valuable on someone who will not be thankful or care about it.

Hogs, which are very large animals, take up a lot of space but people should not take up more than their share. If one of your children is taking up too much space sitting in front of the television, other children might say: “Do not hog the couch.” And a road hog is a driver who uses more than his share of the road. Such a driver increases dangers for other drivers.

Pig terms are also used in American politics. Farmers mark their pig’s ears to identify them. In politics, earmarks are money set aside for projects in a congressman’s home state.

In many areas, pigs provide ham, bacon and other pork products to eat. All Americans want to be able to bring home the bacon because they want to earn enough money to provide the necessities of life. Experts say this term was first used in the 1920s. But it is believed to come from the much older game of catching a greased（涂了油的）pig. This was a popular event at country fairs in which the winner was awarded the pig.

41. The author writes this passage mainly to _________.

A. express his support for the Presidential Election

B. introduce some expressions used in Americans’ daily life

C. criticize the bad influence caused by expressions about pigs

D. discuss some problems caused by expressions about pigs

42. If you give a good book to a person who can’t read, which of the following is the most suitable to describe it?

A. Cast pearls before swine.

B. You can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pig.

C. A hog in a silk waistcoat is still a hog.

D. You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.

43. A driver who takes up too much space on the road is often referred to as _________.

A. a greased pig     B. a couch hog

C. a road hog  D. a road earmark

44. How many words which refer to the same animal are mentioned in this passage?

A. Three  B. Four   C. Five    D. Six

45. Which of the following expressions are similar to “You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.”?

A. When pigs fly!  B. To eat like a pig

C. To sell a pig in a pork.      D. To sweat like a pig.

26. Parents always tell us not to stay ________ there is danger.

A. in which          B. the place where               C. at the place          D. Where