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第一节 完形填空 (共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Sam and Jenny divorced in 2002, but they are far from complete  21  . They’re among a fast-growing number of divorced moms and dads who spend holidays together so the kids don’t have to  22  between parents or shuttle back and forth. In a   23  change from the traditional bitterness of divorce, many  24  parents are doing their best to be friendly, even warm, especially on the most important days of the year.

Experts say that by coming together, divorced parents provide a more stable and healthy   25  for their kids. Plenty of parents already know firsthand what’s at stake(利害攸关) for their kids, especially those who grew up in a   26  where one out of every two marriages ended in divorce. They remember the midnight screaming that spoiled their own   27  , and vow to spare their children similar turmoil (苦难) .

Another big change is the greater    28   played by today’s dads in the raising of their kids. Fathers who share in the parenting during marriage expect nothing less after divorce. The   29  of Dad as simply the moneymaker, not a nurturer, has no longer been regarded as relevant to modern times. Today, to most people, it is  30  for a father not to be involved in raising kids.

21. A. colleagues           B. couples             C. enemies             D. parents

22. A. choose                B. stand                 C. quarrel                     D. scream

23. A. dramatic             B. sudden              C. technological     D. slight

24. A. strange               B. successful          C. lucky                D. parted

25. A. plantation           B. environment      C. location             D. background

26. A. village                B. country             C. society                     D. space

27. A. reputation           B. imagination              C. childhoods         D. religion

28. A. game                  B. role                  C. nurse                D. trick

29. A. concept               B. manner             C. stress                D. appeal

30. A. fashionable         B. unpredictable     C. believable          D. unacceptable

答案：21—30 CAADB　CCBAD

解析：21. 因为有but，所以可以判断他们并不是常人所想像的跟divorce密切相关的enemies。 22. A。因为离婚了，很多孩子必须要在父母中选择其一。当然这里说的是Sam和Jenny的孩子不用这么做。23. A。从以前的“bitterness”到现在的“friendly, even warm”，这当然是个dramatic change。24. D。parted(分开的)对应divorced。25. B。父母走在一起，这对孩子来说就是好环境(environment)。26. C。人们(包括孩子)都生存在社会里。 27. C。注意前文中的remember是指父母们回想起自己以前的事，childhoods对应这一点。 28. B。父亲在抚养孩子的过程中扮演的是“角色(role)”。 29. A。“Dad as simply the moneymaker”是人们的想法，或是这样一种概念(concept)。 30. D。前面讲到父亲的责任，而他们如果“not to be involved in raising kids”当然会是不被接受的(unacceptable)了。

第二节 语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。

Before the invention of the Internet and e-mail, our social networks included live interactions with relatives, neighbors, and friends. Some of the interaction was by phone,   31   it was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time.

A recent research study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project   32  (show) that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced this person-to- person interaction.   33  , a lot of people say that’s a good thing. Why?

In the past, many people were worried that the Internet isolated(孤立) us and caused us   34  (spend) too much time in the imaginary world of the computer. But the Pew study discovered that the opposite is true. The Internet connects us   35   more real people than expected—helpful people   36   can give advice on careers, medical problems, raising children,   37  choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet plays an important role in helping   38   make major life   39  (decide).

Thanks to the computer, we are able to be alone and together with   40   people—at the same time!

答案：31. but  32. showed  33. However  34. to spend  35. with  36. who/that  37. and  38. them  39. decisions  40. other

解析：31. 前文提到了live interaction，后面说“仍然是live interaction”，很明显的转折关系，用but。32. “A recent research study”表明此处应该用过去时。 33. 人们的实时交流被electronic interaction所取代，人们还说是好事，这显然是转折关系，在句首并用逗号分隔的词要用However。 34. cause sb. to do sth.  35. 从前面的connects来判断。 36. 后面的从句显然是用来修饰people的定语从句，用who来引导，也可用that。37. raising children与choosing a school or college是并列关系。38. 这里提出看法的是about 60 million Americans，所以被帮助的对象也是他们，用them代替。 39. 这里显然要使用名词，当然还要用复数形式。 40. 不单能独处还可以和其他(other)人在一起。

Ⅲ 阅读 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节 阅读理解 (共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The meaning of the word “volunteer” may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means “one who offers his or her services.” There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage from beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries. They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay.

At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people. Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means. She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa’s homes in Calcutta. The following is her story.

“I first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school. We watched a video about her work in India and all over the world. I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work. So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks.”

“I was asked to work in a home for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch. I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer them up. I felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them. To be honest, I don’t think I was helping very much. It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world.”

41. According to the text, a volunteer refers to a person who ______.

A. is willing to help those in need without pay

B. can afford to travel to different places

C. has a strong wish to be successful

D. has made a big fortune in life

42. Tracy started her work as a volunteer _______.

A. after she met Mother Teresa

B. after she finished high school

C. when she was touring Calcutta

D. when she was working in a hospital

43. Why did Tracy choose to be a volunteer?

A. She liked to work with Mother Teresa.

B. She had already had some experience.

C. She was asked by Mother Teresa’s example.

D. She wanted to follow Mother Teresa’s example.

44. What is Tracy’s “new idea” (Paragraph 2) of being a volunteer?

A. Going abroad to help the sick.

B. Working in Mother Teresa’s home.

C. Doing simple things to help the poor.

D. Improving oneself through helping others.

45. What is the best title for the passage?

A. How To Be A Volunteer.

B. Voluntary Life In India.

C. A Different Meaning Of Volunteer.

D. Inspiration From Mother Teresa.

答案：41—45 ABDDC

解析：41. A。根据第一段的“one who offers his or her services….Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay”来判断。 42. B。细节判断题。根据第三段中的“after I graduated from high school…I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks”可知。43. D。推理判断题。根据第三段“I was so moved by her spirit…I too wanted to try her kind of work.”可知。44. D。第三、四段都是讲述她的new idea的经历的，从文中最后一句可知new idea的含义。45. C。本文以volunteer作为导入，讲述Tracy对的volunteer新体会。C项切合文章的主题。