- 1 - 英语试题英语试题 选择题部分(共 80 分) 第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节，满分 30 分! 第一节:单项填空(共 20 小题;每小题 0.5 分，满分 10 分) 从 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号 涂黑。 1. Hi,John. Are you busy? A. Yes. I do agree.B. Yes. That would be nice. C. No. Are you sure?D. No. Whats up? 2. Janes grandmother had wanted to writechildrens book for many years, but one thing or another always got inway. A. a;不填B. the;theC.不填;theD. a; the 3. Have you ever heard of the trees that are homesanimals both on land and sea? A. aboutB. toC. withD. over 4. It was so noisy that wehear ourselves speak. A. couldntB. shouldntC. mustntD neednt 5. Studies have shown that the right and left earsound differently. A. produceB. pronounceC. processD. download 6. If you swim in a river or lake, be sure to investigateis below the water surface. Often there are rocks or branched hidden in the water. A. whatB. whoC. thatD. whoever 7. Body language cana lot about your mood, so standing with your arms folded can send out a signal that you are being defensive. A. take awayB. throw awayC. put awayD. give away 8. Albert Einstein was born in 1879. As a child, few people guessed that hea famous scientist whose theories would change the world. A. has beenB. had beenC. was going to beD. was 9.a single world can change the meaning of a sentence, a single sentence can change the meaning of a paragraph. A. Just asB. Even thoughC. UntilD. Unless 10. Most people work because its unavoidable., there are some people who actually enjoy work. A. As a resultB. In additionC. By contrastD. In conclusion C. Until 11 .We tend to have a better memory for things that excite our senses orour amotions than for straight facts. A. block off.B. appeal toC. subscribe toD. come across 12. How would you likeif you were watching your favorite TV program and someong came into the room and just shut it off without asking you? A. themB. oneC. thoseD. it 13. Most of us, if we know even a little about where our food comes from, understand that every bite put into our mouths wasalive. - 2 - A. steadilyB. instantlyC. formerlyD. permanently 14. Listening is thus an active, not a, behavior consisting of hearing, understanding and remembering. A. considerateB. sensitiveC. reliableD. passive 15. One of the most effective ways to reduceis to talk about feeling with someong you trust. A. productionB. stressC. energyD. passive 16. If steel is heavier than water, why are ships able toon the sea? A. floatB. drownC. shrinkD. split 17. These comments camespecific questions often asked by local newamen. A. in memory ofB. in response toC. in touch withD. in possession of 18. Listening to music at home is one thing, going to hear itlive is quite another. A. performB. performingC. to performD. being performed 19. Creating an atmosphereemployees feel part of a team is a big challenge. A. asB. whoseC. in whichD. at which 20. 一 Why dont you consider a trip to, say, Beijing or Hangzhou? 一. A. I wouldnt mind thatB. Then well get there quickly C. Lets call it a dayD. Its not a requirement 第二节:完形填空(共 20 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 20 分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 21-40 各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C 和 D) 中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford. Ive watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives(高级管理人员) with banks, cotasuiung firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now21on their way to impressive careers. By societys22, they seem to have it made. On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a23drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with Iongtime roommates, and24out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine25a college years monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars. The thing is, a number of them have26that despite their success, they arent happy. Some27of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they28. Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and29 . However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the30to which they have so quickly become31 . People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and32the end the idea of leaving, their jobs to work for something they33or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion; it s34. They have loans, bills, a mortgage（抵押贷款）to35, retirement to save for. They recognize theres something36in their lices , but its37to step off the track. In a society that tends to38everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn form a young age to consider the costs of our39in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs40in pursuing money over meaning? Theae are exactly the kinds of us tend to - 3 - ignore and the very ones we need to