第二節(jié)  語法填空（共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

       閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卷標(biāo)號為31-40的相應(yīng)位置上。

The year 2009 is the Year of the Ox, which is a representative of the farming culture of China. In the farming economy, oxen are the major animals  31  (pull) plows (犁).

    Of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing. In fact, they are seen as “boats on land” for their ability to carry loads. Besides, the whole body of an ox is full of treasures, with their meat and milk as food full of nutrition,  32  their skin used to make clothes and shoes.

In the past, oxen played an important role in the  33  (spirit) life of the Chinese. Even today, oxen still play a special part in some folk activities. For example, some people who 1ive in southwest China will cook cattle bone soup and share  34  among family members when holding a ceremony for children  35  reach 13. They believe that the cattle bone soup represents the blood relationship among family members.  36  (express) their love for oxen, people in some  37  areas will run to shake off diseases on the 16th day of the first month by the lunar calendar, and during their run they will take their oxen along, which  38  (indicate) they regard the creature as human.

   Because of the contribution of oxen in their lives, the Chinese people are very grateful to  39  animal. In addition, the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe  40  oxen help to develop various traditional customs, which becomes an important part of the folk culture of the Chinese nation.

12. He sat at the desk ,________a novel.

A. read          B. to read             C. reading             D. reads

30. the grand graduation ceremony ,which thousands of the graduates _____ last night, was more successful than we had expected.

   A. appointed    B. absorbed   C. attended    D. attracted

33. When a student asks_________it is worth staying up doing their lessons, a teacher may find it difficult to answer.

       A. that                B. what            C. whether              D. How

Section B 

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

It was one of the happiest times of my life. I was 29 and had just received my bachelor’s degree, graduating with   36   despite working two jobs and being a wife and mother. My parents and five-year-old son were among the   37   when I walked onto the stage at Ashland University to get my diploma. I was so excited and proud to be starting a teaching career and contributing more to my family’s happiness.

But when I got home that evening, there was a note from my husband,   38  , “I have come to get my clothes and won’t be back.” We’d been having trouble,   39   that note still came as a shock. He had emptied our bank account. We were horribly in debt. I had quit my previous jobs in the hope of finding a teaching position.   40  , I was eight months pregnant.

The reality was so merciless that I was embarrassed,   41  , and angry and felt I had failed. But I had my son, and I was about to   42   a new life into the world. So   43   my deep sadness, I had to go on. The next morning, I woke up, put my feet on the floor, took a deep breath, prepared breakfast, and basically did everything I always did. I used my routine to keep myself moving.

And in the seven years since, I’ve continued moving forward. I got a job as a kindergarten teacher, earned a master’s degree in education, and watched my babies grow to 12 and   44  . I certainly have never   45   to put them through this, but in retrospect (回首往事), I’m glad   it happened to me when it did. It helped me grow   46  , confident, and strong — things I’m now hopefully instilling in (灌輸) my children. Sometimes life throws you a curve ball, hands you a lemon, or knocks you for a loop (gives you a shock). But knowing how to   47   failure can be the first step to success. This is my latest belief and strategy on how to win in the end.  

36. A. worries B. anxieties     C. troubles      D. honors

37. A. professors    B. students      C. audience     D. neighbours

38. A. saying  B. meaning     C. expressing  D. writing

39. A. but       B. and     C. thus    D. so

40. A. Therefore     B. Yet     C. Besides      D. Even

41. A. excited B. disturbed    C. interested   D. scared

42. A. take      B. bring  C. give    D. get

43. A. regardless of       B. except for   C. in spite of   D. instead of

44. A. seven    B. eight   C. nine    D. ten

45. A. stopped B. chosen       C. turned D. waited

46. A. indifferent   B. careful       C. helpful       D. independent

47. A. put up with  B. keep up with      C. deal with    D. do with

B

     WASHINGTON--President Bush plans to meet next week with top Pentagon and State Department officials, and hopes to offer a revised Iraq plan within two weeks, aides (政府官員的副手)said Friday.                                                                       

     White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said today Bush wants to give a major speech on Iraq before Christmas, "but that is not set in stone."

     At a morning meeting with congressional leaders, Bush said, "We talked about the need for a new way forward in Iraq."

     Bush will visit the State Department on Monday and meetings with military officials will follow over the next two days, according to a tentative White House schedule. All are involved in an ongoing administration review of the situation in Iraq.

     "These are deliberative(慎重的) meetings and discussions," said Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for the National Security Council. "They will inform the president's thinking, and he will inform their thinking."

     Bush said he is also reviewing the Iraq Study Group report released Wednesday. Its suggestions include withdrawing US troops by early 2008, conditions permitting, and a new diplomatic(外交的) effort including Iraq's neighbors, Iran and Syria.

    The president said he also wanted the troops home too, but not until the new Iraq government can sustain(支撐) itself. He expressed skepticism(懷疑態(tài)度) about possible talks with Iran and Syria, saying they must stop efforts to undermine(削弱) Iraq's fledgling(年輕的) democracy.

60. The word “revised” in Paragraph One can be replaced by "_______".

   A. rewriting            B. changed            C. important            D. directed

61. The word "that" in Paragraph Two refers to ________.

  A. President Bush plans to meet next week with top Pentagon and State Department officials

  B. the thing that President Bush hopes to offer a revised Iraq plan within two weeks

  C. what White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said today

  D. the thing that President Bush wants to give a major speech on Iraq before Christmas

62. The last paragraph shows us that _____.

  A. President Bush wants to have a talk with Iraq's neighbors, Iran and Syria

  B. Bush will make his troops go home unless the new Iraq government can sustain itself

  C. Bush will make his troops go home if the new Iraq government can sustain itself

  D. President Bush is sure to have a talk with Iraq's neighbors, Iran and Syria

E

For a while, my neighborhood was taken over by an army of joggers. They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. "Come on!" My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. "You'll feel great."

    Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army, I'm not alone in my opinion.

   First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet will be a real pounding ruining down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn't kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me.

   Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isn't my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, "I love being out there with just my thoughts." Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt.

  And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn't just the first week: it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn't fun. What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?

   I don't jog any more, and I don't think I ever will. I'm walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I'm getting exercise, and I'm enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging, and I've found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.

72. From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer's neighborhood ____.

   A. jogging became very popular         B. people jogged only during the daytime

   C. Alex organized an army of joggers   D. jogging provided a chance to get together

73. What was the writer's attitude towards jogging in the beginning?

   A. He felt it was worth a try.                   B. He was very fond of it.

   C. He was strongly against it.                          D. He thought it must be painful.

74. Why did the writer give up jogging two months later?

  A. He disliked doing exercise outside.      B. He found it neither healthy nor interesting.

  C. He was afraid of having a heart attack.  D. He was worried about being left alone.

75. From the writer's experience, we can conclude that ____.

  A. not everyone enjoys jogging     

  B. he is the only person who hates jogging

  C. nothing other than jogging can help people keep fit

  D. jogging makes people feel greater than any other sport

第一部分英語知識運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)

第一節(jié)單項填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)

    從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

21.Using _____ illegal drugs can lead to health problems, and it can be _____ stain on one’s life.

   A. 不填；the         B. the; the            C. the; a             D. 不填； a

24.   On July 5, violent crimes of beating, looting and burning in Urumqi of Xinjiang broke out, _____ 156 innocent people and with more than 1080 _____.

A. killed; injured           B. killing; injured          C. killed; injuring          D. killing; injuring

27.   --Why do you have a _______ look?

       --Because you almost _______ me out of life by your _______ mask.

       A. frightening; frightened; frightening                B. frightened; frightening; frightened

       C. frightening; frightening; frightened                D. frightened; frightened; frightening