第二部分   閱讀理解

（共25小題。第一節(jié)每小題2分，第二節(jié)每小題1分；滿(mǎn)分45分）

第一節(jié)   閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

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Pocket Tape – Recorders “Family and Home Magazine” test what’s on the market now.

Pearlcorder S702 $ 64

This simple model at the bottom of the Olympus range scored the most points for its excellent quality of recording. Background noise hardly affects the sound and recording from a pocket is perfectly possible, but it doesn’t turn off automatically.

Tape length：30 minutes per side. Weight：240g.

Sony M9 $ 49.95

Small and very good looking, Sony’s latest offering scored most for appearance. Sounds clear, but there is slight machine noise. The big control buttons are a great improvement on some of the complicated little controls on other tape – recorders. Doesn’t switch off automatically, but a red light shows if the machine is still running.

Tape length：60 minutes per side. Weight：195g.

Sony M400 $ 115

Lots of little control buttons that make a noise are difficult to use. Recording was good but machine noise lost points. Tape counter and automatic switch – off when tape has finished recording or rewinding are useful.

Tape length：60 minutes per side. Weight：230g.

Imperial OEM MC7 $ 29.95

Cheap and simple compared with the rest, but recording was good as long as there was no background noise. Use only its own – make of cassette. No light to show it is on；no fast – forward button and the record button makes a loud noise.

Tape length：30 minutes per side. Weight：285g.

Philips 585 $ 80

Handsome and simple to use, but recording is very poor at more than the recommended distance of 5 cm – designed for dictation. No recording light.

Tape length：15 minutes per side. Weight：220g.

The machine that produces the best recording with the least unwanted noise is the _____.

A. Pearlcorder S702                    B. Sony M9

C. Sony M400                         D. Imperial OEM MC7

If you want a machine which turns off automatically and weighs very little you should choose the _____

A. Pearlcorder S702                  B. Sony M9

C. Sony M400                      D. Philips 585

Which of the following allows you to record longest but costs you least?

A. Philips 585                       B. Imperial OEM MC7

C. Sony M400                       D. Sony M9

What disadvantage does only the Imperial OEM MC7 have?

A. No light shows when it is on.          B. It requires a special cassette.

C. It picks up background noise .         D. The record button makes a noise.

讀下面四段材料，按句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語(yǔ)法性和上下文連貫的要求，用括號(hào)中詞匯的正確形式或自選詞匯填空，一空一詞。(請(qǐng)將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上相應(yīng)番號(hào)后的橫線上)

(1)

Barcelona is the second       1   city of Spain and is      2   on the northeast coast, about five hundred kilometres east of the    3  capital, Madrid. One of Barcelona's most famous    4    is the Church of the Sagrada Familia, which was designed by an    5   Antonio Gaudi.

(2)

The index   6   a country's achievements in three ways: life     7    (how long people usually live), education and   8   .The index has some surprises. Norway is at the list, while the US is at number 7. The other top five countries are: Iceland (2), Sweden (3), Australia (4), the Netherlands (5). The UK is in the thirteenth     9  , while China is in the middle of the list. The bottom ten countries are all African countries,     10  Sierra Leone (in West Africa) at the bottom of the list.

第二節(jié)完形填空（共15小題；每小題2分, 滿(mǎn)分30分）
閱讀下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后從41～55各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng), 并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Saint-Ex back from the dead
The French Government confirmed last Wednesday that pieces found at the bottom of the Mediterranean belonged to a plane piloted by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, one of France's most beloved authors. The discovery throws some  41  on Saint-Exupery's mysterious disappearance about sixty years ago.
The author of "The Little Prince" disappeared completely during World War II while      42  a group of men for the Allies (聯(lián)盟)over  43  of France on July 31, 1944. But  in May 2000, a professional diver discovered the remains of a Lockheed Lightning P38 plane thrown here and there on the seabed in 70 metres of water  44  the French port of Marseilles. A state ban (禁令) on  45 dives in the area delayed further searches until October 2003. At that time, a salvage (打撈)team  46  pieces of the aircraft's landing parts and engine. One of the pieces  47  a maker's number. It wasn't until last Wednesday that  the researchers 48  confirmed that it belonged to Saint-Exupery’s plane.
Saint-Exupery was 44 when he  49   out to photograph parts of southern France in  50  for the Allied landings there, but was never seen again. Repeated searches of the coast  51   to turn up the aircraft, leaving the author's disappearance  52  in mystery. The discovery was a dream for  53  , even if it did not explain why the plane came down.
Saint Exupery was a great adventurer whose life and  54   turned him into one of the country's biggest heroes. "The Little Prince" is a tale about a little boy who tells his      55   to a pilot he meets in the Sahara Desert.
41.A. ideas                   B. light                 C. thought                    D. views
42.A. sending           B. seeing off          C. flying                      D. being together with
43.A. the east                  B. the west          C. the north            D. the south
44.A. along            B. off                 C. over                         D. to
45.A. late                   B. immediate       C. further                   D. new
46A. searched         B. got                 C. found out               D. recovered
47.A. got                   B. bore                  C. made                     D. put
48.A.surely                  B. carefully         C. completely             D. finally
49.A. sent                     B. flew                  C. turned                  D. came
50.A. preparation        B. search             C. group                    D. secret
51.A. succeeded      B. failed             C. got                          D. missed
52.A. recovered      B. covered          C. unknown                  D. known
53.A. dives                B. France            C. authors                  D. historians
54.A. books                  B. stories           C. plane                       D. war
55.A. discoveries       B. author       C. experiences            D. searches

第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分20分)
   請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
We all have dreams. Yet so few of us realize them. Often, a dream dies as quickly as it is born  36  we lack the confidence to keep it. When I was old enough, I realized that society puts a high   37  on youth, beauty and intellectual achievement. This discovery gave me some idea to   38  my dream.
I know beauty is something I will never have. But I didn’t see it as something   39  because it forced me to concentrate my energy to develop my   40  qualities. What people see in the handicapped（殘疾）is only their   41  of being handicapped. People are not impressed with the ability that lies   42  every handicapped person.
My dream was   43  . I dreamed of becoming a typist. The employment field was a highly   44  place. It gave not only competition to a handicapped job – seeker but also the unfriendly treatment from the   45  strong and healthy. They see the handicapped as the back row of   46  .
However, I   47  to sit in the back row. I decided to take a course. When I handed application form to the interviewer, she looked at me and advised me to   48  my choice from typing. But I was   49  to stay with it. She accepted me.
On the fifth month of the six-month course, five students were chosen to do some copy typing. I was one of them. I was very   50  and finished half of the work given to us all. More work came to me after this test. I could see quite clearly the way to   51  my dream. I became a typist in one of the offices immediately after my graduation. I did not   52  starting at the bottom of the ladder. Being a   53  was just the beginning. Having achieved one dream, I set out to achieve others. There was no easy task. But the sacrifice proved   54  .
Dreamers should keep reaching out for their dreams,  55  what the pain, until they get what they want in life.
36．A．even if       B．because     C．a(chǎn)lthough     D．unless
37．A．standard      B．view       C．value        D．measure
38．A．develop      B．realize      C．keep         D．have
39．A．favorable     B．unusual      C．beneficial      D．bad
40．A．other        B．special       C．unique      D．outstanding
41．A．pain        B．misfortune      C．a(chǎn)ppearance     D．sufferings
42．A．outside      B．inside         C．beyond      D．beside
43．A．fantastic     B．complicated     C．a(chǎn)cceptable     D．simple
44．A．competitive      B．valuable      C．mysterious     D．a(chǎn)dventurous
45．A．originally      B．extremely       C．physically      D．fortunately
46．A． seats       B．society       C．jobs       D．community
47．A．had        B．continued      C．meant     D．refused
48．A．change     B．ignore      C．confirm      D．prevent
49．A．willing      B．reluctant     C．determined      D．glad
50．A．happy     B．efficient     C．developing     D．excited
51．A．a(chǎn)chieving      B．changing      C．developing     D．enjoying
52．A．a(chǎn)void     B．risk       C．consider        D．mind
53．A．officer      B．ladder      C．typist       D．dreamer
54．A．disappointing      B．rewarding     C．encouraging      D．satisfying
55．A．no sooner    B．no wonder     C．no longer      D．no matter

III. 完型填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從第36題至第55小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the  39  shelter to pick out a dog to keep her  40  . Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye.  41  these spots, the dog was named Penny.
Grandma and Penny quickly became very  42  to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later  43  Grandma had a stroke（中風(fēng)）. Grandma could no longer
44  , so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were  45  companions.
After her stroke, it became a real  46  for Grandma to let Penny in and out because  47  was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism（機(jī)械裝置）using a rope and pulley（滑輪）was   48  from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was   49  Penny’s favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us  50  Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember   51  my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.[來(lái)源:學(xué)|科|網(wǎng)]
As the years passed, it was not  52  for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she  53  . As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she   54  on the rug （墊子）beside the bed. If Grandma went into the   55  , Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her   56  to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her   57  companion by her side.
The time came when both my grandmother’s and Penny’s   58  were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.
39．A．a(chǎn)nimal      B．toy           C．fish         D．bird
40．A．business    B．firm         C．company      D．friend
41．A．In spite of B．Because of       C．Instead of     D．In front of
42．A．linked      B．fastened       C．a(chǎn)ttached       D．tied
43．A．before      B．while         C．until         D．when
44．A．think     B．speak         C．work         D．walk
45．A．contrary   B．content        C．confident     D．constant
46．A．problem   B．question       C．practice       D．rule
47．A．the door   B．Grandma     C．the window      D．Penny
48．A．repaired    B．fixed         C．bought         D．loaded
49．A． out of     B．a(chǎn)head of      C．a(chǎn)way from          D．a(chǎn)part from
50．A．show     B．hand         C．buy          D．cook
51．A．drawing attention to         B．making use of 
C．breaking away from         D．making fun of
52．A．necessary  B．possible       C．important     D．convenient
53．A．recovered B．a(chǎn)woke         C．slept         D．screamed
54．A．rolled       B．stood         C．waited         D．lay
55．A．kitchen     B．bedroom      C．living-room     D．bathroom
56．A．back     B．up            C．off           D．down
57．A．splendid   B．remote         C．faithful        D．legal
58．A．smell     B．health          C．habit         D．living