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第二节：（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Linguistic（语言学的） Puzzles
How did language begin? What was the world"s first language? Do all languages come from one, original language? 71 .
In the 4th century BC, the Greek historian Herodotus wrote this account: Psamtik I an Egyptian King, wanted to find out what the oldest language in the world was． 72 ．He told his servant to find two newborn babies．When the servant had found them, the king gave them to a shepherd （牧羊人） and said, "Keep these babies with the goats．Take care of them, but do not talk to them．Listen for any words that they say．" The king wanted to find out what language the children would speak if they were left
alone．He said, "The first words they speak will come from the original language of the world．"_73 ． He told the king．who asked his scholars about this word．They told him that the Phiygians, who lived in an area which is now Turkey, called bread "becos．" The king said, "Then Phiygian is the oldest language．" Today we know that the king"s conclusion was wrong．We don"t know why the children said "becos"．
74 . Scholars discovered that many European and southern Asian languages belonged to the same "family" and that they started from the same parent language, Proto-Indo-European．Linguists think that it had split into several different languages, including Greek and Sanskrit, between 2000 and 1000 BC．Other languages, such as English and Spanish, developed from later splits．
75_ . Two questions that interest linguists are: How does language change? Why does language change? If you like solving mysteries, historical linguistics may be the job for you．
A．Nowadays, we study the origin of language more scientifically
B．He was talking about this problem with his scholars when he had an idea
C．The King was very kind to his servant and his servant remained royal to him
D．Linguists are the scholars who are very interested in categorizing the language families
E．People have been trying to find the answers to these questions for more than 2 ,000 years
F．One day, while the babies were babbling to each other, the shepherd heard them say "becos"
G．Linguists have classified many language families, and they are still trying to categorize others
答案
71．E 72．B 73．F 74．A 75．G
解析
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试题【第二节：（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Linguistic（语言学的） P】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen 36 his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but 37 for a glance.
One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden, 38 in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he 39 the old gardener was blind. 40 , the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t 41 in fact?” The old man smiled and answered that “ I can tell you 42 reasons. First I was a 43 when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can 44 them. Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s 45 .
“Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man 46 .
“Yeah, it’s 47 that I don’t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never 48 them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good 49 . In the meantime, it also 50 a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The old man’s 51 astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and 52 them as a link of minds so as to make 53 enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness？
I believe every flower has 54 with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though 55 to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.
（ ）36. A. loving B. watering C. tending D. planting
（ ）37. A. stop B. stay C. live D. run
（ ）38. A. kept B. dropped C. fallen D. lost
（ ）39. A. realized B. noticed C. felt D. thought
（ ）40. A. Excited B. Frightened C. Shocked D. Satisfied
（ ）41. A. feel B. see C.hear D.eat
（ ）42. A. one B. two C. three D. four
（ ）43. A. gardener B. teacher C. farmer D. painter
( ) 44. A. taste B. plant C. touch D. appreciate
( ) 45. A. it B. me C. them D. you
( ) 46. A. with pleasure B. in surprise C. with hope D. in anger
( ) 47. A. true B. possible C. a pity D. a shame
( ) 48. A. put B. turn C. get D. knock
( ) 49. A. mind B. life C. future D. mood
( ) 50. A. introduces B. offers C. stands D. leaves
( ) 51. A. words B. behavior C. story D. attitudes
( ) 52. A. treats B. acts C. works D. serves
( ) 53. A. anybody B. somebody C. everybody D. nobody
( ) 54. A. ears B. soul C. eyes D. heart
( ) 55. A. refusing B. trying C. pretending D. failing
II. Cloze 20%
Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management. He 21a glass of water and asked the audience, “How 22 do you think this glass of water is?”
The students’ answers 23 from 20g to 500g.
“It does not matter on the absolute 24 . It depends on how 25 you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for a(n) 26 , I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to 27 an ambulance. It is exactly the 28 weight, but the longer I hold it, the 29 it becomes.” The whole audience became silent, lost in thought.
After a moment, the lecturer continued, “ 30 we carry our burden all the time, 31 , we will not be able to carry on with the burden becoming increasingly heavier, 32 heavy for us to bear.
“What you have to do is to 33 the glass, rest for a while 34 holding it up again.”
As is shown in the story above, we have to put down the burden periodically, 35 we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.
So before you 36 home from work tonight, put the burden of 37 down. Don’t carry it back 38 . You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burden you are having now on your 39 , let it down for a moment if you can.
Life is short, 40 it!
21. A. supported B. drank C. needed D. raised
22. A. heavy B. pure C. sweet D. many
23. A. differed B. ranged C. numbered D. limited
24. A. weight B. volume C. height D. quantity
25. A. tight B. long C. difficult D. high
26. A. day B. second C. hour D. half
27. A. require B. invite C. call D. ask
28. A. proper B.
same C. right D. usual 29. A. less B. lighter C. more D. heavier
30. A. If B. Unless C. While D. Since
31. A. now and then B. little by little C. sooner or later D. sometimes
32. A. too B. so C. rather D. Quite
33. A. put away B. put down C. put aside D. put back
34. A. after B. for C. by D. before
35. A. so that B. even if C. as if D. as soon as
36. A. leave B. clean C. approach D. return
37. A. life B. duty C. task D. work
38. A. home B. office C. company D. family
39. A. shoulders B. heart C. body D. hands
40. A. do B. like C. love D. Enjoy
C
Andreea,18,from Romania, sent a photograph of the view from her window and included a brief apology, “Sorry, this picture is plain and boring. No one would like it.”
At home in New Jersey, US, Coreen Burke,16, clicked on the same image on the internet. She saw a village with its
rooftops and walls painted in reds and yellows, a distant chimney(烟囱) giving off smoke. “Isn’t this amazingly different from my country?” She thought to herself.Burke, a teenager with a skill for computers, saw beauty in that photo. She posted it to her blog, Outside My Window, which features a daily snap
shot(快照) of someone’s window view around the world.The concept is simple: We can all relate to the act of staring through a piece of glass, onto the scene on the other side. “Maybe if we understood the way people from all over the world live,” she explained, “we would all get along better than we have been lately.”
With a click of a mouse, you can see Frederic’s window in the south of France, looking out on sailboats anchored (抛锚) in a peaceful harbor. Or Virginia’s view in Canada, a winter scene with trees laced in white.
Like most high school students, Burke has traveled the world. But she says someday she hopes to collect stamps in her passport, starting with Greece and India. Her recent break was devoted to launching the site with a blogger account and recruiting(招募) contributors from deviant ART, an online art community. She
posted the first window view from Switzerland, a sunset photographed by an 18-year-old. Then others came flowing in by email, up to seven a day, from as far as Kazakhstan and Indonesia.Contributors are marked on maps pinned on her bedroom wall: a blue dot indicates their country and a pink dot shows their city, if they provide it. The most responses have come from Europe – Estonia, P
oland, Italy
, Germany and Sweden, to name a few. She is crossing her fingers, thinking that she’ll receive a photo from Africa or Antarctica, which are unrepresented so far.While she’s become a cyber crusader(网络革新者) for appreciating the beauty outside our own windows, get this: She has no windows in her bedroom. She has a nice skylight（天窗）, though.
51. What does Burke think of the picture she received from Andreea?
A. Boring B. Charming C. Strange D. Plain
52. Outside My Window is a blog intended to show_______.
A. the view from Burke’s window
B. pictures of rural New Jersey
C. photos of window views taken by people all over the world
D. beautiful scenes of famous places of interest
53. We can conclude from the article that Burke _______.
A. believes we should reach out to people of different cultures
B. has traveled around the world and taken many pictures
C. is a member of an online art community
D. has made a lot of money by selling beautiful pictures
54. Which of the following is not true?
A. Burke is likely to receive a photo from Africa or Antarctica.
B. Burke is a junior middle school student.
C. Burke has photos from many countries in the world, including Kazakhstan.
D. Burke wants a photo of window view from Africa or Antarctica.
55．What is the best title of this passage?
A. World Windows
B. Beautiful Pictures
C. Pictures on the Internet
D. Windows in Bedrooms
Section B 10%
Directions:The people below are all looking for a place for different purposes. After the description of these people, there is information about six places A-F. Decide which place would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 61-65 and then mark the correct (A-F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one place which you do not need to use.
_____ 61. Smith is a professor who does research on ancient buildings. This month, his university gives a reward to him for his great contributions. So now an idea of traveling to a new place to continue his study has come into his mind.
_____ 62. Though Lola is a woman reporter, she is brave enough to go deep into the places at war. Next month, she will go to a place at war, she is confident to do her work well and give people the most brief and real reports.
_____ 63. Alice and Simon are going to get married. They want to hold an underwater wedding in a special place, which has beautiful scenery, silver sand and delicious seafood and luxurious hotels, where they can enjoy themselves.
_____ 64. Jane is a modern girl, who is a crazy fan of rock music and films. She has a romantic dream, that is, one day, she will go to a beautiful place to appreciate all the attractive music and films with a cup of coffee in her hand.
_____ 65. Tom is really depressed these days. Owing to his bad management, his company closed. He wants to go to a place to try his fortune so that he can start his business again in the near future.
| A．Mauritius, an island lying off the southeast Africa in the Indian Ocean, which is rich in history, natural beauty and culture. It is a wonderful place for swimming and diving. The large number of interesting fish means it is also an exciting place for those who like to go fishing. |
| B．Las Vegas is really a fascinated city. The most attractive thing here is gambling(赌博). Maybe you will become a millionaire or lose all your money overnight. What’s so clever about Las Vegas is that it makes absolutely certain that you have such a good time you don’t mind losing a bit of money along the way; that’s why they don’t even call it “gambling” anymore, but “gaming”. |
| C．Few cities leave the visitors with such vivid impressions, the whole city is something of a work of art, the quiet River Seine, the Eiffel Tower, Palais du Louvre and so on are really feast to your eyes. And annual film festival is held with a refreshing emphasis on art. Few cities can compete with the thousands. of cafés, bars and restaurants that line every Parisian street. |
| D．Kitzbuhel is a paradise for all the skiers. With fine weather and breath-taking scenery, it is a world-class ski resort. Every winter, thousands of people come from all parts of the world to challenge themselves. If you can’t ski, don’t worry. The town offers many shops, café and a variety of entertainment. |
F. The old Nile brought about the civilization of Egypt; people there regard it as “the mother river” of them. On both sides of the Nile stand noble pyramids which were built as the tombs of the ancient pharaohs（法老）. And the constructions are beyond people’s imagination.
三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A famous scientist was asked why he was able to
be so much more 36 than the average person. What set him so far apart from others?He 37 that it all came from a (n) 38 that occurred when he was three. He was trying to 39 a bottle of milk from refrigerator when he lost told of the bottle. spilling its 40 all over the kitchen floor.
Instead of 41 at him, his mother said,“ Robert, what a wonderful 42 you have made! I have 43 seen such a huge puddle (水坑) of milk, Since the 44 is done, would you like to get down and play in the milk for a while 45 cleaning it up?”
Indeed, he did. “Robert, 46 you make a mess like this, 47 you have to clean it up and restore everything to its 48 order,” And then together they cleaned up the spilled milk. His mother then said.” Robert, that is a 49 experiment in how to 50 carry a big milk bottle. Let’s go out to the yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can 51 a way to carry a bottle of water without dropping it.
The scientist remarked he learned from that moment that mistakes were just 52 for learning something new, which is 53 scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn’t work”, we usually learn something 54 from it.
Wouldn’t it be great if all 55 would respond like Robert’s mother?
36. A．hard-working B. creative C. popular D. outstanding
37. A. responded B. acknowledged C. assumed D. declared
38. A. experiment B. coincidence C. experience D. conflict
39. A. deliver B. return C. move D. remove
40. A. mixture B. water C. liquid D. contents
41. A. yelling B. coming C. nodding D. laughing
42. A. mistake B. mess C. trick D. treasure
43. A. always B. often C. rarely D. ever
44. A. damage B. business C. favor D. harm
45. A. before B. after C. with D. without
46. A. whatever B. however C. wherever D. whenever
47. A. especially B. eventually C. respectively D.immediately
48. A. opposite B. particular C. proper D. natural
49. A. failed B. forbidden C. demanded D. deserved
50. A. absolutely B. comfortably C. confidentially D. effectively
51. A. develop B. grasp C. invent D. discover
52. A. choices B. opportu
nities C. qualities D. procedures53. A. that B. where C. what D. which
54. A. right B. valuable C. practical D. accessible
55. A. managers B. directors C. parents D. Relatives
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