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II.GrammarandVocabulary

21.Lastyearmyparentspromisedmetotakeme_________aholidayinthewinter

vacation.

A.in

B.for

C.to

D.on

22.Wehavevarioussummercampsforyourholidays.Youcanchoose________based

onyourowninterests.

A.either

B.each

C.one

D.it

23.Someone_________thetap(水龙头)on,forthewaterisrunningoverandflooding

thebathroom.

A.musthaveleft

B.couldhaveleft

C.shouldhaveleft

D.maybeleaving

24.–Haveyouheardaboutthatfireinthemarket?

--Yes,fortunatelynoone________.

A.hurt

B.washurt

C.hashurt

D.hadbeenhurt

25.TheEiffelTower,which________alessermakeoverwiththeadditionof10,000

flickeringlightbulbsadecadeago,drawsaboutsevenmillionvisitorsayears.

A.experiences

B.hadexperienced

C.wouldexperience

D.experienced

26.Hegotwell-preparedforthejobinterview,forhecouldn‘trisk_________thegood

opportunity.

A.tolose

B.losing

C.beinglost

D.tobelost

27.Hedidn‘thavechancetoreadmanybooks,butfolkstories_____bylocalpeople

becametherootofMoYan‘slaterwritings.

A.totell

B.tobetold

C.told

D.havingbeentold

28.StudentsinShanghaiNewYorkUniversitycouldusuallytransferbetweendifferent

campuses,thereby________theopportunitytostudyandworkabroad.

A.gaining

B.togain

C.havinggained

D.gained

29._________healthfulplantcompounds,youneedtodrinkacupofteaafewtimesa

day.

A.Absorbing

B.Havingabsorbed

C.Absorbed

D.Toabsorb

30.Salesdirectorisaposition________communicationabilityisjustasimportantas

salesskills.

A.which

B.that

C.when

D.where

31._________theseactivitiesmightseemchildishandcauselaughter,inrealitythey

requireenormousamountofstrengthandfitness.

A.When

B.As

C.Inspiteof

D.While

32.Beingfromafamily_____producedgreatactors,it‘snowonderthatshequickly

foundherwayintothespotlight.

A.who

B.where

C.what

D.which

33.Thehappiestpersonistheonewhoenjoys_______eachagegiveshimwithout

wastinghistimeinuselessregrets.

A.what

B.that

C.which

D.when

34.Sosuddenly____thatthevillagershadnotimetoescape,andatleasthalfofthem

wereburiedinthemine.

A.didthedisasteroccur

B.thedisasteroccurred

C.wasthedisasteroccurred

D.thedisasteroccurring

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachword

ThereareseveralreasonswhyoneinthreemarriagesintheUSendsindivorce.Oneisthatitisnolongerconsidered___35___.Anotheristhatpeoplearelivinglongerandthereforegrowtiredofeachother.Thisaccountsforthebiggest___36___inthedivorcerateamongcouplesmarriedtenyearsormore.Otherreasonsincludelackoftolerance,argumentsabouthowtospendmoneyandlackofmoney.Thebiggestcontributingfactor,___37___,islackofcommunication:couplescannottalkopenlyandhonestlywitheachother.Evencoupleswithchildrendon‘t___38___haveabetterchanceofmakingtheirmarriage___39___.

Manypeoplearewonderingifmarriageisgoingoutof___40___.However,althoughthedivorcerateintheUSisstillhigh,therehasbeenarecentlevelingoff,andthe___41___isforaslightdecreaseinthenumberofdivorcesinthenextfewyears.Thishasbeenattributedtothepresenteconomicdepression,whichmakesitdifficultforcouplestosetup___42___households.

Moreover,manycoupleswholivetogetherfinallygetmarried,andalargenumberofpeopleseemarriageasawayof___43___stability.ItthereforeseemstheinstitutionofmarriageisfirmlyestablishedinAmericansocietyafterall.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Whenwereadbooksweseemtoenteranewworld.Thisnewworldcanbesimilartotheonewearelivingin,oritcanbevery__44__.Somestoriesaretoldasiftheyweretrue.Realpeoplewholiveina__45__worlddorealthings;inotherwords,thestoriesareaboutpeoplejustlikeusdoingwhatwedo.Otherstories,suchastheHarryPotterbooks,arenot__46__.Theyarecharactersandcreaturesthatareverydifferentfromusanddothingsthatwouldbeimpossibleforus.

Butthereismoretobooksandwritingthanthis.Ifwethinkaboutit,evenrealisticwritingisonly__47__.Howcanwetellthedifferencebetweenwhatisrealandwhatisnotreal?Forexample,whenwereadaboutHarryPotter,wedoseemtolearnsomething

abouttherealworld.AndwhenHarrystudiesmagicatHogwarts,healsolearnsmoreabouthisreallifethan__48__.Reading,likewriting,isanaction.Itisawayofthinking.Whenwereadorwritesomething,wedomuchmorethansimplelookatwordsonapage.Weuseour__49__,whichisreal,andourimagination,whichisrealinadifferentway,tomakethewordscometolifeinourminds.

Bothrealismandfantasy(梦想)usetheimaginationandthe―magic‖ofreadingandwritingtomakeusthink.Whenwereadsomethingrealistic,wehaveto__50__thatthepeoplewearereadingaboutarejustlikeus,eventhoughwe__51__thatwearerealandtheyarenot.Itsounds__52__,butitworks.Whenweread,wefillinmissinginformationand__53__thecausesandeffectsofwhatacharacterdoes.Wehelpthewriterby__54__thatwhatwereadislikereallife.__55__,wearewritingthebook,too.

Mostofusprobablydon‘tthinkaboutwhatisgoingoninour__56__whenwearereading.Wepickupabookandloseourselvesinagoodstory,eagertofindoutwhatwill__57__next.Knowinghowwefeelwhenwereadcanhelpusbecomebetter__58__,anditwillhelpusdiscovermoreabouttherealmagicofbooks.

44.A.differentB.possibleC.importantD.necessary

45.A.commonB.usualC.normalD.certain

46.A.instructiveB.realisticC.reasonableD.moral

47.A.plannedB.thinkableC.designedD.imagined

48.A.magicB.lessonsC.dreamsD.experience

49.A.grammarB.knowledgeC.skillD.words

50.A.recallB.ensureC.imagineD.understand

51.A.hopeB.findC.learnD.know

52.A.terribleB.dangerousC.seriousD.strange

53.A.thinkaboutB.talkofC.learnfromD.forgetabout

54.A.guessingB.tellingC.pretendingD.promising

55.A.InawayB.AsusualC.OnthecontraryD.Bytheway

56.A.societyB.mindsC.lifeD.world

57.A.appearB.argueC.happenD.develop

58.A.writersB.fansC.professionalsD.readersSectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

GeorgeGershwin,bornin1998,wasoneofAmerica‘sgreatestcomposers.Hepublishedhisfirstsongwhenhewaseighteenyearsold.Duringthenexttwentyyearshewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs.

ManyofGershwin‘ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedintheatresinNewYorkCity.TheseplayswereapopularformofentertaiXXXentinthe

1920sand1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyearstheyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.

Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazzmusic.Couldjazz,somepeopleasked,beconsideredseriousmusic?In1924jazzmusicianandorchestraleaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthatjazzwasseriousmusic.Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcertbeforeherealizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit.Andinthatshorttime,hecomposedapieceforpianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBlue.Gershwinhimselfplayedthepianoattheconcert.Theaudiencewerethrilledwhentheyheardhismusic.Itmadehimworld-famousandshowedthatjazzmusiccouldbebothseriousandpopular.

In1928,GershwinwenttoParis.Heappliedtostudycomposition(作曲)withthewell-knownmusicianNadiaBoulanger,butsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthatclassicalstudywouldruinhisjazz-influencedstyle.Whilethere,GershwinwroteAnAmericaninParis.Whenitwasfirstperformed,critics(评论家)weredividedoverthemusic.Somecalledithappyandfulloflife,toothersitwassillyandboring.ButitquicklybecamepopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Itstillremainsoneofhismostfamousworks.

GeorgeGershwindiedin1937,justdaysafterdoctorslearnedhehadbraincancer.Hewasonlythirty-nineyearsold.Newspapersallovertheworldreportedhisdeathontheirfrontpages.Peoplemournedthelossofthemanandallthemusichemighthavestillwritten.

59.ManyofGershwin‘smusicalworkswere________.

A.writtenaboutNewYorkers

B.ComposedforPaulWhiteman

C.playedmainlyinthecountryside

D.performedinvariousways

60.WhatdoweknowabouttheconcertorganizedbyWhiteman?

A.Itattractedmorepeopletotheatres

B.Itprovedjazzcouldbeseriousmusic

C.ItmadeGershwinleaderoftheorchestra

D.Itcausedadebateamongjazzmusicians.

61.WhatdidGershwindoduringhisstayinParis?

A.Hecreatedoneofhisbestworks

B.HestudiedwithNadiaBoulanger

C.HearguedwithFrenchcritics

D.Hechangedhismusicstyle

62.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGershwin?

A.Talentedandproductive

B.Seriousandboring

C.popularandunhappy

D.Friendlyandhonest

(B)

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