第三节 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 businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown. As it was the rush hour and she was in a   21  to catch a train, she  22   a quick way to reach it. “I have been a taxi driver for 15 years!” the driver said  23  . “You don’t think I know the best way to go?”

The woman tried to explain that she hadn’t   24   to annoy him, but the driver kept  25  . She finally realized that he was too annoyed to be  26  , so she changed her  27  . “You know, you are right,” she told him. “It must seem  28  for me not to think you know the best way   29  the city.”

     30  , the driver glanced at his   31   in the rearview mirror (后视镜), turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. “He didn’t say another word the rest of the ride,” she said, “  32  I got out and paid him. Then he thanked me.”

   When you find yourself  33   with people like the taxi driver, you will always try to  34   your idea. It can lead to longer arguments, lose job chances or even   35  marriages. I have discovered one simple  36  extremely effective method that can prevent the disagreement or other difficult situations from  37  in a disaster.

   The  38  is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes and look for the  39  in what that person is saying. Find a way to  40  , and the result may surprise you.

21. A. hurry                  B. rush                  C. moment            D. way

22. A. chose                  B. made                C. found                D. suggested

23. A. jokingly              B. angrily                     C. anxiously          D. curiously

24. A. supposed             B. hoped               C. meant               D. decided

25. A. apologizing         B. driving              C. asking               D. shouting

26. A. reasonable           B. thoughtful         C. normal                     D. practical

27. A. road                   B. mind                 C. direction           D. manner

28. A. strange               B. wrong               C. terrible              D. stupid

29. A. across                 B. in                            C. through             D. along

30. A. Surprised            B. Worried            C. Annoyed           D. Disappointed

31. A. rider                   B. speaker             C. helper               D. comer

32. A. until                   B. after                 C. because             D. since

33. A. satisfied                  B. concerned          C. crowded            D. faced

34. A. give up               B. turn down         C. stick to              D. point out

35. A. combine             B. destroy              C. suffer                D. divide

36. A. or                      B. that                   C. but                   D. though

37. A. lying                  B. resulting            C. setting               D. leading

38. A. problem                  B. importance        C. key                   D. reply

39. A. fact                    B. meaning            C. expression         D. truth

40. A. agree                  B. argue                C. explain              D. escape

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: February 14, 2010.

Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. And I’m Faith Lapidus. February fourteenth is Valentine’s Day. So this is a good time to play some love songs as we explore the subject of dating.

   VOICE ONE: Valentine’s Day is a special time for love. Millions of people will receive flowers, chocolate or some other gifts. Others might get just a phone call or an electronic message from someone they care about. Still others would be happy just to have someone special in their life on Valentine’s Day.

   VOICE TWO: Traditionally, there are many ways for people to meet. Some meet at work. Others meet by chance. Still others look for help from services that bring people together. Friends and family members might offer to help. They might plan a blind date. This is a meeting between two people who have never seen each other before. A lot of people try to improve their chances by looking in places where people with similar interests go, such as a place of religion, a bookstore, health club and sports team where men and women play together.

VOICE THREE: Internet dating services had been growing sharply through the end of 2009. But people do no always tell the truth about themselves online. And they do not exactly tell about their age, for example, they might offer an old picture instead. People who meet through computer services may not have to give their full name or e-mail address at first. Relationships that begin over the Internet do sometimes lead to marriage. Yet there is a risk anytime strangers meet. It could be a danger, or simply an unpleasant surprise. A young woman in Washington D.C was angry after seeing a date she met over the Internet. In his picture , he looked twenty-five or thirty years old. In reality, she said, he was old enough to be her father.

72. The topic of the VOA broadcast program is probably________.

    A. Valentine’s Day                     B. how to make friends in daily life.

C. dating between men and women        D. how to keep your marriage.

73. In VOICE TWO, which of the following ways of dating is NOT mentioned by the speaker in the text?

    A. Meeting by chance or at work    

 B. Meeting with the help of media

C. Meeting with the help of the services 

  D. Meeting with the help of friends and family

74.The speaker think Internet dating may be a risk, danger, or simply unpleasant surprise because___________.

    A. people can’t know each other’s real name

B. people can’t know each other’s address

C. the computer don’t give their full name or e-mail address at first

D. people don’t always tell the truth about themselves online.

75.From the text, we can infer that the speaker is likely to _______dating online.

    A. appreciate         B. hate           C. suggest        D. hold a negative attitude

. ---I’ll take my driving test tomorrow.

---____!

A. Enjoy yourself    B. Congratulations  C. Good luck        D. Best wishes

24．For quite        students, their teacher’s advice is more important than      of their parents.

       A．few; one   B．a few; that       C．a little; some    D．a lot; many

 ________ in the regulations that you should not tell other people the password of your e-mail account.

  A. What is required              B. what requires

  C. It is required                  D. As is required

 — I have heard you are going to change your job. Are you serious?

—_______. I will quit my job.

A. Yes, I’ve made up my mind            B. No, I was joking         

C. Yes, I do hope so                         D. No, I’m not

    When the famous dancer Fred Astaire was interviewed for a job by a Hollywood producer, the movie “expert” turned him down, saying, “Can't sing. Can't act. Dances a little.” Here's another stupid mistake. When the great scientist Albert Einstein was at school, his teachers considered him rather dull. And a final story, the famous Polish pianist Paderewski was told by a teacher that he'd never be a success as a performer because the middle finger on each hand was too short.

What lessons can be drawn from these three experiences? First, true genius(天才) cannot be suppressed(压抑). For some reason or other it works its way out. Second, early judgements of a person's abilities may be unfair or just wrong. Third, when there is a real determination to succeed, obstacles fall by the wayside.

The famous motto “ad astra per aspera” can be translated as “To the stars through hardships.” Astaire, Einstein and Paderewski proved their critics wrong.

45.Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?

A.Fred Astaire was a famous dancer.

B.True ability will always make itself known.

C.Some people never get discouraged    

D.Albert Einstein proved his teachers wrong.

46.When Paderewski's teachers told him he'd never be a success, they were ______.

A.being humorous                    B.cheerful, though concerned

C.somewhat hesitant                  D.seriously mistaken

47.“Ad astra per aspera” is used in the passage ______.

A.as a motto for the three men's lives

B.to show the value of Latin

C.to send the reader to the dictionary

D.to point out that genius is always recognized early

48.The writer of the passage thinks that the reader ______. 

A.knows that the three men were successes

B.someday dreams to become like one of the men

C.sympathizes with(同情) the poor teachers of the three men 

D.knows that Fred Astaire was an actor famous for performing

  Shakespeare's plays

第II卷(非选择题，共20分)

注意事项：

1．用钢笔或圆珠笔将答案直接写在答题卷上。

2．答卷前将第Ⅱ卷的密封线内项目填写清楚。

第三部分：写作（共两节；满分20分）

第一节： 短文改错（共10小题，每题0.5分，总分5分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（∨）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：1）原行没有错的不要改。2) 不按要求做不得分。

I have to get up at 5 in the morning every       61. 

day because of it was a have-to for me to       62.          

cover 15 kilometer to reach my school to        63.          

start a day’s learning like a primary kid. 64.          

It means that I spend at least 4 hours    65.          

going to and from the school daily. It      66.          

was real hard but I felt happy because at       67.          

least I can study at school. My teacher  68.          

told me that by study hard I would have          69.          

the chance to get out the poor mountain        70.           

village, which I strongly believed and was very thankful then.

 — How many of them do you want to act in the play?

          —_______ , and still a large number needed!

A. All                                     B. Both                   C. Neither                           D. None

. — Why did you go to the wrong office, Peter?

— Well, I forgot which room I was       to go to.

A. hoped　　   B. suggested 　  　C. demanded 　   　D. supposed