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d a poor but happy life C. were lucky to move to the USA D. had many ways to make money 答案 B [考查推理判斷。 A Both my parents came from towns in I was born in El Paso, Texas, and when I was four, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles. Even though we struggled to make ends meet, my parents stressed to me and my four brothers and sisters how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless influenced us with the concepts of family, faith and nationalism. I got my first real job when I was dad injured his back working in a cardboard box factory and was retrained as a rented space in a 1ittle shopping mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr Ben’s Coiffure. The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a. m..To pick up rubbish, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter by took two to three hours to clean the ’d sleep in the car on the way home. I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have lasted a acquired discipline and a strong work ethic(道德 ), and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life’s peting interests—in my case, school, homework and a really helped during my senior year of a high school, when I worked 40 hours a week flipping burgers at a fast food joint while taking a full load of college preparation courses. The hard work paid attended the US Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in law and business from , I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California State Assembly(州議會 ). In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done,I have never fotten those nights in the parking experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families that is something we should honor. 【解題導語】 任何人的成功都不是一蹴而就的。 teach sb. a remarkable lesson“給某人上了一次不尋常的課 ”。 ] 54. B. experience C. changes D. troubles 答案 D [前后是并列關系, get down意為 “意志消沉 ”,因此本題應該用 troubles。 ] 53. B. however C. whenever D. wherever 答案 C [考查讓步狀語從句引導詞的用法。根據(jù)前面的形容詞 poor 的感情色彩,只有選擇 unhappy 才能吻合。根據(jù)上下文語境,小女孩的樂觀微笑給了我一個全新的對生活的感覺。用 whose來修飾 smile引導非限制性定語從句。這是主語從句,句中 saw 后面缺賓語,因此用what。句意:突然那一刻,她的殘疾不見了,我看到的是一個美麗活潑的小女孩。 even“甚至 ”; seldom“很少,不經常 ”; recently“近來 ”; ever“曾經;一直 ”。 “我 ”作為收銀員,從老人的手里接過了錢,因此選擇 from。 ] 44. B. smile C. suggestion D. surprise 答案 B [根據(jù)下文 “she was giving me the largest smile”可以推斷:在此之前我 給了她smile。 ] 43. B. shook C. turned D. raised 答案 C [nod one’s head“點頭 ”; shake one’s head“搖頭 ”; raise one’s head“抬頭 ”; turn one’s head“轉頭 ”。 ] 41. B. sank C. jumped D. lost 答案 B [根據(jù)下文 “I felt sorry for the poor girl”作者看到小女孩的殘疾,反應是:心為之一沉。 ] 40. on B. dressing C. wearing D. having on 答案 C [考查動詞及短語辨析。 ] 39. B. thought C. decided D. supposed 答案 A [根據(jù)前后語境,作者意識到了小女孩殘疾的嚴重性。 ] 37. B. crying C. sleeping D. running 答案 A [根據(jù)下文的語境,小女孩是坐在 輪椅上,沒有哭,沒有睡覺,更不會跑。 ] 第二節(jié) 完形填空 (共 20小題;每小題 ,滿分 30分 ) 閱讀下面短文 , 掌握其大意 , 然后從 36~ 55 各題所給的四個選項 (A、 B、 C 和 D)中 , 選出最佳選項 。 ] 35. —Do remember to charge the battery for 12 hours when you first use it? —________Thanks a lot. A. Why me? B. Got it. C. It depends. D. Up to you. 答案 B [根據(jù)答語可知是明白了對方的話,故選 B項。 accessible“可到達的,可接近的 ”。 unlike prep.“與 …… 不像 /與 ?? 不同 ” ,符合題意; dislike v. “ 不喜歡 ” ; alike adj.“ 同樣的,相像的 ” 。freezing“嚴寒的,冰凍的 ”。 improve“提高,改善 ”; increase“增加,增大 ”; fresh“新鮮的,鮮嫩的 ”。 convey“運輸,運送 ”; transport“運送 ”; send“派;請,寄送 ”。 ] 30. I’ll order a special messenger to________the document. A. convey B. deliver C. transport D. send 答案 B [句意:我會派專人把文件送去。 ] 29. My father keeps coughing these days. The doctor remended that he________up smoking, but he wouldn’t listen to it. A. would give B. gave C. give D. gives 答案 C [句意:我父親這幾天一直咳嗽,醫(yī)生勸他戒煙,但他就是不聽。 ] 28. In order to prevent the Tibetan antelopes and pandas from______, the Chinese government has taken many measures to protect them. A. dying out B. dying away C. dying down D. dying off 答案 A [die out“滅絕;消失 ”,符合題意。 ] 27. —Bill is a great writer? —I agree. Would you please introduce me to Bill? I________him very much. A. admit B. adore C. support D. encourage 答案 B [adore“愛慕,崇拜 ”,符合題意。 ] 26. Don’t worry. If you can’t e to________birthday party, I’ll save________cake for you. A. a; much B. the; any C. a; little D. the; some 答案 D [句意:如果你不能去參加生日聚會的話,不要擔心,我會給你留些蛋糕的。 ] 25. Fresh coffee is________to instant coffee. A. superior B. better C. junior D. senior 答案 A [句意:新鮮咖啡比速溶咖啡好。 ] 23. —I’m suffering from the toothache. Can you give me any suggestion? —I________Dr. Baker. He is an excellent dentist. A. remend B. adore C. convey D. believe 答案 A [remend“推薦 ”,符合題意; adore“愛慕,崇拜 ”; convey“傳達,傳送 ”; believe“相信 ”。 pany“陪伴 ”,是不可數(shù)名詞, panion“伙伴 ”,是可數(shù)名詞。 strike“打動 ”。 instead, they often ask their students questions and divide their students into discussion groups. What’s more, at most American universities, social activities take up a large part of the students’ time but in Europe, unlike in the United States, a university is mainly a place to study. Above all, European students’ final examinations are usually oral, whereas American students take more written final examinations. 答案 第二部分 英語知識運用 (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 ) 從題中所給的 A、 B、 C、 D 四個選項中 , 選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項 。 14. Where are the speakers? A. On a plane. B. On an airport bus. C. In the waiting room. 15. What made the woman so worried at the beginning of the conversation? A. Her brother had an accident. B. She would be late for her flight. C. She missed the bus to the airport. 16. Why does the man say you waste time waiting around doing nothing? A. You may get to the airport too early. B