第二节 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36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

When I was about five years old, I used to watch a bird in the skies of southern Alberta from the Blackfoot Blood Reserve in northern Montana where I was born.I loved this bird; I would 36 him for hours.He would 37 effortlessly in that gigantic sky, or he would come down and light on the 38 and float there beautifully.Sometimes when I watched him, he would not make a sound and liked to move 39 into the grasses.We called him meksikatsi, which in the Blackfoot langu age 40 “pink-colored feet”; meksikatsi and I became very good friends.

The bird had a very particular significance to me 41 I desperately wanted to be able to fly too.I felt very much as if I was the kind of person who had been born into a world where 42 was impossible.And most of the things that I 43 about would not be possible for me but would be possible only for other people.

When I was ten years old, something unexpected 44 my life suddenly. I found myself become an 45 child in a family I was not born into; I found myself in a 46 position that many native Americans find themselves in, living in a city that they do not understand at all, not in another culture but 47 two cultures.

A teacher of the English language told me that meksikatsi was not called meksikatsi, even though that is what 48 people have called that bird for thousands of years.Meksikatsi, he said, was really “duck”.I was very 49 with English.I could not understand it.First of all, the bird did not look like “duck”, and when it made a 50 , it did not sound like “duck”, I was even more 51 when I found out that the meaning of the verb “to duck” came from the bird.

As I 52 to understand English better, I understand that it made a great deal of 53 , but I never forgot that meksikatsi made a different kind of meaning.I 54 that languages are not just different words for the same things but totally different 55 , totally different ways of experiencing and looking at the world.

36.A.keep B.watch C.follow D.search

37.A.jump B.dive C.circle D.wander

38.A.nest B.hill C.water D.road

39.A.quickly B.naturally C.freely D.quietly

40.A.means B.reads C.shows D.states

41.A.though B.because C.while D.until

42.A.communication B.imagination C.belief D.flight

43.A.dreamed B.worried C.knew D.argued

44.A.improved B.enriched C.changed D.ruined

45.A.educated B.adopted C.outgoing D.independent

46.A.weak B.comfortable C.terrible D.central

47.A.between B.against C.without D.beyond

48.A.most B.few C.their D.my

49.A.desperate B.bored C.uncomfortable D.disappointed

50.A.noise B.call C.decision D.choice

51.A.ashamed B.confused C.embarrassed D.frightened

52.A.tried B.came C.determined D.expected

53.A.evidence B.distinction C.profit D.sense

54.A.identified B.confirmed C.realized D.predicted

55.A.concepts B.regulations C.messages D.evaluations

第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，40分)

第一节(共15小题，每题2分，满分30分)

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The pupils of the remote Beau-Roc primary school in Haiti are chanting.One of them plays a guitar made from an empty oil tin.Their headmistress, Emile Jean-Noel, is one of the few women school headteachers in the country.

Today, over 70% of Haitian population live without proper food, water, schools, or housing. To reduce the hunger that prevents learning and to encourage parents to send their children to school, meals are provided by the World Food Programme.

"We are so cut off that we have many difficulties," comments Emile, adding that finding chalk, school books and other materials is practically impossible.Entile tries to encourage people around her to make use of available resources.Her efforts are be aring fruit.One of her successes was convincing local women to contribute to their children' s schooling and increase their income by selling embroidery( 刺绣) and other handicrafts.

Recent political instability has meant that the country has not invested (投资) in education for ten years.Only 44% of children go to school and less than half of them finish primary school. Less than a third of these children go on to secondary school.In rural areas it is not rare to find 17 and 18 year olds in primary school- Beau-Roc has only 4 teachers for 260 pupils.Emile works constantly to improve her pupils' environment.Under her direction, a local worker is now constructing a store house for the food delivered regularly by the WFP.

Not only is Emile' s salary small, but she receives it irregularly.For her, transport is a real headache.She lives five kilometers away and has to take the tap tap, a privately-owned bus, costing more than she can afford.

"The decision to be a rural teacher in Haiti should not be taken lightly" , Emile comments. "With all the sacrifices and risks it requires, only those who are really cut out for teaching should do it." However, Emile loves her job."I always feel at home with the children and, because the parents understand what I'm doing, I try to give my best."

56.Which of the following is extremely difficult for Beau-Roc primary school?

A.Teaching the women how to make embroidery and other handicrafts.

B.Persuading local women to care about their children' s education.

C.Encouraging people around to use those available resources.

D.Finding chalk, school books and other materials.

57.The many figures in Paragraph 4 indicate _____.

A.poor investment in Haitian education B.political instability in Haiti

C.challenges in Emile' s life D.Emile' s constant efforts

58.In the last paragraph, "those who are really cut out for teaching" refer to people who are _____.

A.dismissed from teaching B.unfamiliar with teaching

C.qualified for teaching D.cautious about teaching

59.What topic is presented in this passage?

A.Hardship for teachers. B.Devotion to education.

C.Politics and children. D.Love and beauty.

B

Dear friend

As the anniversary of your membership approaches, I'd like to express a heartfelt “ Thank you" from everyone here at the National Geographic Society for your valuable support.We appreciate having you as a member, which is why we' re asking you for help.

One of the Society's long-standing goals is to keep membership costs as low as possible.To do this, we ask members to post their fees early.This keeps renewal (续订) printing and postage costs down ( you save the expense of sending renewal reminders to you repeatedly and help us save paper) and allows us to pass the savings on to you.

Member's cooperation is why we can afford to send you 12 colorful issues of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine at such a low price.As you know, this rate is extraordinarily low for an award-winning publication filled from cover to cover with full-color photograph s, pictures and wall maps created by our world-famous photographers.

Plus, your fee helps enrich the world.Part of the payment I hope that you will send today helps support the Society' s research , exploration, and educational projects around the globe.In the past ten years alone, your Society has helped sp onsor more than 2, 700 scientific and environmental researches.

And, of course, posting your fee now guarantees that you won 't miss a single issue of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine.I hope that you' 11 commit yourself again to the pleasure that membership brings.Thank you in advance for your early rene wal.I' m looking forward to hearing from you.

John Griffin

Prerident, Publishing Department

60.The underlined word "disregard" probably means "______".

A.ignore B.consider C.recognize D.include

61.According to the Society, why is it cheaper to renew for two years?

A.The Society is a nonprofit organization.

B.The Society highly appreciates readers' support.

C.The discount is offered for readers' contribution.

D.It can save the money for renewal reminders and papers.

62.This letter is intended to ______.

A.introduce an award-winning magazine

B.instruct readers how to make payment

C.persuade readers to renew membership

D.explain the benefits of an early renewal

C

Nuclear energy is a controversial topic.There has been widespread public debate over it.It seems that the unclear energy is either a gigantic disaster waiting to happen or the all-powerful way of the future.

It is often believed that unclear energy is something we cannot do without. We live in a consumer society with a huge demand for commercial products of all kinds. Besides, an increase in industrial production is considered to be one solution to the problem of mass unemployment. Such an increase assumes an abundant and cheap energy supply. Many people believe nuclear energy provides an endless and economical source of power and that it is therefore fundamental for an industrially developing society. Among other advantages is that unclear power, except for accidents, is clean. A further advantage is that a unclear power station can be run and maintained by relatively few technical and administrative staff. The nuclear reactor represents a great step in our scientific evolution and, whatever the anti-nuclear group says, it is wrong to expect a return to more primitive sources of fuel.

However, opponents(people who oppose something)of nuclear energy point out that nuclear power stations bring a direct danger not only to the environment but also to civil liberties. Environmentalists argue in the long run nuclear energy wastes valuable resources and disturbs the ecology to an extent which could bring about the destruction of the human race. Furthermore, it is questionable whether unclear power is a cheap source of energy when everything is considered. There have, for example, been very costly accidents in America, in Britain and, of course, in Russia. The possibility of increases in the cost of uranium(铀)in addition to the cost of greater safety provisions could price nuclear power out of the market.

In spite of the case against nuclear energy above, nuclear energy programmes are expanding, which assumes a continual growth in industrial production and consumer demands. However, it is doubtful whether this growth will or can continue. Having weighed up the arguments in both sides, it seems that there are good economic and ecological reasons for sources of energy other than nuclear power.

63.What’s the writer’s attitude toward nuclear energy?

A.Objective. B.Negative. C.Tolerant. D.Apprectiative.

64.According to the opponents, which of the following is true of nuclear energy?

A.Primitive. B.Endless C.Cheap. D.Unsafe.

65.Some people believe that nuclear energy is the most important because .

A.unclear power stations can be run and maintained by relatively few staff.

B.it can meet the growing demand of an industrially developing society.

C.it represents a huge step forward in our scientific evolution..

D.it provides a perfect way out to increase employment

66.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

CP: Central Point P: Point Sp: Sub-point(次要点) C: Conclusion

D

Traditional surgical procedures require surgeons to make large incisions(伤口) in a patient' s body in order to gain access to the organs inside.It was once common for heart surgeons, who perform highly specialized and complex procedures, to make long incisions in a patient' s chest and then split the breastbone to reach the heart.Patients who undergo surgery are often at the risk of infection (感染) , as bacteria can infect the cut in the skin.In addition, there is often a lengthy recovery period.

A surgical technique known as " keyhole surgery" has become more common in recent years. In general, the surgeon will make a couple of small incisions around the area where the operation i?going to be performed.Tubes are pushed into the holes, and a tiny camera is put into the body. The camera is attached to a large monitor screen and the doctor can see it while performing the operation.In addition to the camera, doctors also push their tiny surgical instruments through the tubes.The awkward part of keyhole surgery is that it is counterintuitive; that is to say, if a surgeon wants to move the tool to the left, he or she must push it to the right.

Another new machine called the "da Vinci Surgical System has been tested in hospitals in the US- Unlike keyhole surgery, this robot's moving parts are designed to copy man's hand and wrist movement, thus providing better control and sensitivity.Sitting at a console (控制台) a few feet from the patient, the surgeon can control the instruments by moving highly sensitive pads.The area of the body is enlarged on a screen, which gives surgeons a view similar to that of a traditional surgical procedure.

The da Vinci Surgical System has been welcomed as revolutionary by many surgeons.Patients with serious illnesses must still undergo major surgery, but the smaller incisions typically mean a shorter recovery time.On the downside, some operations have taken up to fifty minutes longer because surgeons are inexperienced at using the new technology.As surgeons become more familiar with the machines, the time needed for surgical procedures is likely to decrease.

67.What can be learned about the traditional surgery according to the passage?

A.Long incisions are made in a patient’s chest.

B.It often takes a longer time to do an operation.

C.The cost of the traditional surgery is very high.

D.The incision is likely to be infected after the operation.

68.Which of the following is one disadvantage of keyhole surgery?

A.It requires the use of long.thin tools and a tiny camera.

B.The doctor can not view the inside of the patient’s body clearly.

C.The direction in which a doctor moves the surgical tools is opposite.

D.A tiny camera has to be inserted into the patient's body in advance.

69.The da Vinci Surgical System differs from keyhole surgery in that it ______.

A.requires that a surgeon make more small incisions on a patient

B.reduces the amount of time it takes to perform a surgical procedure

C.allows the surgeon to use the surgical instruments more sensitively

D.gets rid of the need for surgeons to make large incisions on patients

70.The passage mainly tells readers about ______.

A.the challenges bro ught about by new technology

B.the application of new technologies in modem surgery

C.the reflections on the development in medical science

D.the benefits and drawbacks of the da Vinci Sureical System

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