第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
I．单项选择：
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1．Copper ______ electricity.
A．strikes B．equips
C．conduces D．conducts
2．_____ by his death, his wife was determined ______ on working.
A．Deeply shocked; to go B．Deeply shocked; on going
C．Shocked deeply; to go D．Shocked deeply; on going
3．He is in ______ control of the supermarket. I mean, the supermarket is in _____ control of him.
A．the; 不填 B．不填；the
C．the; the D．不填；不填
4．A great many books ______ every year, but only a small quantity of them ______ well.
A．have published; sells B．have been published; sell
C．have been published; sells D．has been published; sell
5．Her excellent maths gives her an advantage _______ other girls for the job.
A．above B．over
C．than D．with
6．There is no doubt _____ Jim will come on time.
A．whether B．why
C．that D．what
7．Jim _____ me _____ he went to school.
A．has known; since B．had recognized; before
C．has recognized; since D．had know; after
8．The passenger was tired and walked more slowly but he got home _______.
A．in all B．at all
C．above all D．after all
9．A large number of vegetables, not worth ______ at the market, have been carried to the ship.
A．to be buying B．to be bought
C．buying D．to buy
10．She _____ the man for at least five years.
A．has married B．has been married to
C．has married to D．has been married with
11．—Did you _____ all your debts?
—Yes. We had worked hard day and night in order to ______ them.
A．pay off; pay for B．pay for; pay
C．pay; pay for D．pay for; pay off
12．He is obviously ______ good health.
A．at B．on
C．in D．of
13．—I don’t mind telling you what I know.
—You _____. I’m not asking you for it.
A．mustn’t B．needn’t
C．can’t D．may not
14．—They haven’t finished the work up to now.
—Well, they ______.
A．should have B．should
C．ought to have finished D．ought have
15．—Thanks for your help, but can you do me more favor, please?
—_____, sir. What’s it then?
A．Just a minute B．It’s nice of you
C．That’s all right D．At your service
II．完形填空：
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One student took a box of chicken to class. Another carried on a cell-phone 16 , and still another whistled loudly every time the 17 turned his back.
Reform school? No. College.
More and more professors say, they are coming across 18 students in their classrooms. Many of today’s young scholars (学者) arrive late, leave 19 , talk loud or take care of personal 20 such as paying bills during class.
Why are the students behaving badly?
“Because they can,”said a student of University of North Texas. “A lot of the time, the professors let them get 21 with it.”
Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms— and even 22 taking some of the blame for bad behavior. They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire 23 .
People are 24 when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in 25 education, says Dr. Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San Francisco. They 26 some high school students to misbehave but think those who get to 27 will behave more politely.
Dr. Amanda believes that society in 28 has become more tolerant (容忍的) of rude behavior and 29 people in power, including professor, no longer 30 standards for 31 . That leads to a rowing imprudence (轻率行为) 32 some college students.“There’s a great 33 of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and 34 disrespect,”said Dr. Amanda, 35 that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude.”
16．A．line B．conversation C．message D．picture
17．A．professor B．student C．president D．classmate
18．A．hardworking B．cheating C．rude D．selfish
19．A．late B．early C．noisily D．quietly
20．A．feeling B．interest C．computer D．business
21．A．away B．down C．along D．back
22．A．enjoy B．hate C．start D．avoid
23．A．school B．company C．society D．class
24．A．delighted B．surprised C．interested D．encouraged
25．A．better B．more C．higher D．younger
26．A．expect B．hope C．forbid D．wish
27．A．work B．college C．learning D．knowledge
28．A．all B．time C．charge D．general
29．A．why B．how C．whether D．that
30．A．change B．break C．set D．reach
31．A．teaching B．politeness C．thinking D．progress
32．A．about B．for C．behind D．among
33．A．deal B．number C．many D．sum
34．A．prepare B．grow C．develop D．improve
35．A．speaking B．adding C．warning D．wishing
III．阅读理解：
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。
A
Catherine Destivelle is a rock star. She loves rock, but she can’t sing or play the guitar! She is a rock climber and a big star in France and Italy. She is the most famous woman climber in the world because she often climbs without ropes. She climbs in many countries but most often in the French Alps near Chamonix, where she lives. She started climbing near her home in Paris when she was five. Then, at fourteen, she joined the French Alps near Chamonix, where she lives. She started climbing near her home in Paris when she was five. Then, at fourteen, she joined the French Alpine Club to learn more, but immediately she climbed better and more quickly than the older members of the club. She won her first competition in Italy in 1995.
Three years ago she found a new route up the Dru Mountain near Chamonix. The climb took eleven days and for four days the snow was so heavy that she could not move. Last year other climbers tried to follow the new Destivelle Route, but they failed. They are going to try again this year.
People always ask her about her climbing. She says,“I climb because I’m in love with mountains. I like touching the rock and reading the face of the rock. I like it a lot. I felt at home on the side of a mountain. I prepare well before I go, so I’m never worried.”
Catherine chooses new mountains from books—like buying from a shopping catalogue (目录)！“I see a nice mountain and I go to climb it!”Her next mountain is in Pakistan. She is going there next month.“It’s much bigger than the Dru, so it’s going to take longer to climb. An American climber, Jeff Lowe, is coming with me to help.”
36．Catherine Destivelle is called“a star”because _______.
A．she won a competition in 1995
B．she loves rocks
C．she’s famous a woman climber
D．she found a new route up to the Dru Mountain
[答案]
37．She had great trouble finding a new route up the Dru Mountain because _______.
A．she lost her way
B．the climb took 11 days
C．she needed help from an American climber
D．there was heavy snow
[答案]
38．On the side of a mountain she feels _______.
A．worried B．easy and happy
C．like staying at home D．well
[答案]
39．We can infer from the passage people often ask her“_____”.
A．Why do you like climbing?
B．Are you in love with an American climber?
C．Do you enjoy reading books on mountains?
D．What do you do before you go climbing?
[答案]
B
How the iron of tomorrow
(the first Self Clean Iron)
can change your lifestyle today?
General Electric introduces the iron of tomorrow. The iron can clean itself. Inside where irons get dirty. Because it cleans itself each and every time you empty it.
How? With a push of a magic blue button.
The magic blue button
The first thing you’ll notice that’s different about this iron is the blue button on the side. It’s marked“Self Clean.”Push this blue button, and you can wash out loose mineral deposits (沉淀物) that remain and block up inside. Push this button, and you’ve made life a lot easier.
Less chance of brown spots
Sure, Self cleaning Iron is going to cut down on brown spots. (Those ugly spots that happen on nice, cleanly pressed clothes.) Because a Self Cleaning Iron becomes clean each time you press that magic blue button.
Steams better longer
Common sense tells you that if you’ve an iron that blocks less often it has to stay younger for a long period of time. In other words, it steams better longer. That’s another joy of owning General Electric’s Self Cleaning Iron.
What does it mean to you
Today you are doing so much more than just running a house and running after the kids. You’re working. You’re going to school. It’s all part of your lifestyle. The iron can change that lifestyle. By giving you less trouble before you iron. If we can make it easier for you to be a better wife, a better mother, a better housemaker, we want to. The new Self Cleaning Iron is another one of HomeMakers from General Electric.
Lifestyle.
We’re with yours.
GENERAL ELECTRIC
40．This passage is ________.
A．an introduction to General Electric
B．an operating instruction of Self Cleaning Iron
C．an advertisement of Self Cleaning Iron
D．a description of the change of lifestyle
[答案]
41．This iron can clean itself by _______.
A．emptying itself
B．washing out mineral deposits
C．blocking up mineral deposits
D．giving off more steam
[答案]
42．According to the passage, what is most likely to attract the customers?
A．It is made by General Electric.
B．The iron will not produce mineral deposits.
C．There will be fewer brown spots on pressed clothes.
D．It is cheap.
[答案]
C
Brazil had become one of the developing world’s great successes at reducing population growth—but more by accident than design. While countries such as India have made joint (共同的) efforts to reduce birth rates, Brazil has had better result without really trying, says George Martine at Harvard.
Brazil’s population growth rate has dropped from 2.99% a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1.93% a year between 1981 and 1990, and Brazilian women now have only 2.7 children on average. Martine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990, an achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third World countries.
Martine puts it down to, among others, soap operas and installment (分清付款) plans introduced in the 1970s. Both played an important, although indirect, role in lowering the birth rate. Brazil is one of the world’s biggest producers of soap operas. Globo, Brazil’s most popular television network, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others show at least one hour a night. Most soaps are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities.
“Although they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems of population, they describe middle and upper class values— not many children and woman working,”says Martine.“They sent this image to all parts of Brazil and made people conscious of other patterns of behavior and other values, which were put into a very attractive package.”
Meanwhile, the installment plans tries to encourage the poor to become consumers.“This led to a great change in consumption (消费) patterns and consumption was incompatible (不和谐的) with unlimited reproduction (生育),”says Martine.
43．According to the passage, Brazil has cut back its population growth _______.
A．by chance B．by careful family planning
C．by educating its citizens D．by developing TV programs
[答案]
44．Many other Third World countries ______.
A．don’t pay attention to the role of TV plays in family planning
B．haven’t paid attention to the importance of birth control
C．would soon join Brazil in controlling their birth rate
D．haven’t yet found an effective measure to control their population
[答案]
45．Soap operas have helped in lowering Brazil’s birth rate because _______.
A．they have gradually changed people’s way of life
B．they keep people sitting long hours watching TV
C．people are drawn to their attractive package
D．they popularize (推广) birth control measures
[答案]
46．What is Martine’s conclusion about Brazil’s population growth?
A．The increase in birth rate will promote (促进) consumption.
B．The desire for consumption helps to reduce birth rate.
C．A country’s production is limited by its population growth.
D．Consumption patterns and reproduction patterns are incompatible.
[答案]
D
Under normal conditions the act of communication requires the presence of at least two persons: one who sends and one who receives the communication. In order to communicate thoughts and feelings, there must be a conversational system of signs or symbols which mean the sender and the receiver.
The means of sending communications are too great in number and various for systematic classification (分类): therefore, the analysis (分析) must begin with the means of receiving communication. Reception of communication is achieved by our senses. Sight, hearing and touch play the most important roles. Smell and taste play very limited roles.
Examples of visual (视觉的) communication are gesture and imitation (模仿). Although both frequently accompany speech, there are systems that rely only on sight, such as those used by deaf and dumb persons. Another means of communicating visually is by signals of fire, smoke, flags or flashing lights. Feelings may be simply communicated by touch such as by handshaking, although a highly developed system of handshaking has enabled blind, deaf and dumb persons, to communicate intelligently. Whistling to someone clapping hands in a theatre, and other forms of communication by sound rely upon the ear as a receiver. The most fully developed form of auditory communication is, of course, the spoken language.
The means of communication mentioned so far have two features (特征): they last only a short time, and the persons involved (牵涉到的) must be relatively close to each other. Therefore, all are limited in time and space.
47．The word“auditory”in the third paragraph means communication by ______.
A．smelling B．seeing
C．hearing D．touching
[答案]
48．The writer explains that he will deal with reception of communication first because ______.
A．communication actually takes place when the message is received
B．there are more means of receiving than of sending communications
C．reception of communication involves use of the sense
D．it is difficult to organize by type the means of sending communications
[答案]
49．Clapping hands is mentioned as an example of ________.
A．communication by sound
B．gesture and imitation
C．communication by touch
D．a simple system of visual communication
[答案]
50．The write specifically mentions that speech is ______.
A．often used when communicating
B．necessary for satisfactory communication by gesture
C．the only highly developed system of communication
D．the most developed form of communication based on hearing
[答案]
51．Which of the following statements about the ways of communicating ideas and feelings is FALSE?
A．They can be used to communicate over long distances.
B．They require both a sender and a receiver.
C．They involve use of conversational signs and symbols.
D．They make use of the senses for reception.
[答案]
E
The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US. It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east. The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nation’s largest city.
The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the State of New York. It cost
$ 7,143,789, but it soon gained its price many times over. Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges (过运河费) were stopped, the state collected
$ 121,461,891.
For hundred years before the Erie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it“Clinton’s Ditch (沟)”. Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it. He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessful.
Clinton became governor of New York in 1817, and shortly afterwards on July 4, 1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N. Y. The first part of the canal was completed in 1820. As the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast. The length of the canal is 363 miles.
52．We can see that the Erie Canal _______.
A．joined the Great Lakes together
B．crossed New York from north to south
C．played an important part it developing New York City
D．was the first waterway built in the US
[答案]
53．It can be inferred that ______ into the Atlantic Ocean.
A．the Great Lakes flow
B．the Hudson River flows
C．Lake Erie flows
D．the Erie Canal flows
[答案]
54．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．The Erie Cana; brought profits of over $ 114, 000, 000.
B．It’s 363 miles from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
C．The West was more advanced than the East when the canal was built.
D．Many other states helped New York build the canal.
[答案]
55．We can learn from the passage that ______.
A．Clinton broke ground for the canal at both ends
B．Clinton started building the canal before he became governor
C．all parts of the canal were completed at the same time
D．construction of the canal took eight years
[答案]
