第一节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从41—60各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The writer Devin with his friend Johnson went to his favourite news-stand. Johnson 41 the salesman selling the newspapers gently, but in return he received poor 42 . The salesman never even looked up at his customer when he 43 the late-night edition. Accepting the 44 , Johnson politely smiled and wished the salesman a pleasant weekend. The salesman made an unclear sound and seemed 45 that the two men had completed their business. As the two friends walked down the street, Devin asked, “Does he always treat you so 46 ?”
“Yes, 47 , he does,” Johnson responded. “And are you always so 48 and friendly to him?” “Yes, I am!” Johnson 49 as they turned a corner. “Why are you so nice when he is so unfriendly to you?” Johnson 50 , “Because I don’t want him to decide how I am going to 51 .”
Who 52 how you are going to act? Is it your circumstances or the difficult people in your life that determine your 53 ? When we allow our conflicts to 54 us, we behave as if getting rid of our difficulties is our only priority. 55 , it doesn’t really matter how we treat one another. For example, we’ll say, “This 56 is causing me problems right now so I don’t care about exercising 57 , self-control, and loving kindness. Instead, I want to let him know how 58 I am because of his action.”
We forget our difficulties will eventually weaken. But the way we handle conflicts will influence our 59 for a long time. Will you only respond to the momentary crisis or will you be more concerned about the 60 of what kind of person you are becoming? Who decides how you will behave when the pressure is on?
41. A. praised B. paid C. invited D. greeted
42. A. service B. harvest C. instructions D. scores
43. A. printed B. requested C. completed D. took
44. A. newspaper B. record C. radio D. food
45. A. encouraged B. disappointed C. relieved D. worried
46. A. separately B. seriously C. quickly D. rudely
47. A. obviously B. originally C. unfortunately D. finally
48. A. content B. smart C. energetic D. kind
49. A. struggled B. hesitated C. continued D. watched
50. A. ordered B. wondered C. advised D. explained
51. A. work B. act C. arrive D. write
52. A. decides B. imagines C. answers D. doubts
53. A. responses B. appearance C. growth D. progress
54. A. wound B. control C. cheat D. kill
55. A. Instead B. Again C. Therefore D. Besides
56. A. exam B. person C. trip D. enemy
57. A. pressure B. power C. duty D. patience
58. A. proud B. glad C. angry D. fearful
59. A. lives B. experiments C. friendship D. team
60. A. time B. value C. use D. nationality
第二节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。每空不多于3个单词。(注意:用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。)
Have you ever heard “Tuhao, let’s be friends”? Are you puzzled, wondering 61 it means? Then you’re possibly out of date.
Nowadays, the Chinese words “tuhao” and “dama” have become so familiar 62 many Chinese people that they often play jokes on each other when 63 (chat) about the daily life. For example, if you take out your new 64 (fashion) mobile phone, your naughty friends may call you “tuhao”, laughing loudly and happily.
Amazingly, the two wildly popular words have become hot words in English too. Recently, the BBC 65 (produce) a program to introduce “tuhao”. 66 the Internet, “tuhao” can be translated into “new money (暴发户)” in English. Besides, The Wall Street Journal has also borrowed “dama” from the Chinese pinyin 67 (describe) bargain-hunting middle-aged Chinese women, calling 68 “a force in the global gold market”. Experts say 69 Chinese language’s influence on English will continue during the entire 21st century, 70 it is expected that “tuhao” will be welcomed by the Oxford University Press to appear in the new word lists.