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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 13 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.
1. A) T
B) F
Script: I, as a cook, was busy in preparing a traditional dinner for the people in the ship on the Thanksgiving Day.
正确答案： A 2. A) T B) F
Script: \
正确答案： A 3. A) T B) F
Script: I wrote three thank-you letters to my dad, one of my professors and my grandma respectively.
正确答案： B 4. A) T B) F
Script: What I appreciate my father most is that he has taught me to love reading.
正确答案： A 5.
A) T B) F
Script: I thanked Nelson mainly because his prayer had a positive impact on my life.
正确答案： A 6. A) T B) F
Script: I wept over my father?s letter because he said he had a sense of achievement after reading my letter.
正确答案： B 7. A) T B) F
Script: Those who were grateful in the experiment seemed to live a happy and active life.
正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F
Script: Those who focused on hassles appeared more materialistic and unwilling to share their possessions with others.
正确答案： B 9.
A) T
B) F
Script: In one study, waitresses who wrote a message about an upcoming dinner special on the check received higher tips.
正确答案： A 10. A) T B) F
Script: Gratitude makes you take an optimistic and positive attitude towards life.
正确答案： A
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, a day when many Americans express gratitude for good (11)_________________ in their personal lives, their (12)_________________ and the larger world. But what are some of the (13)_________________ things Americans are grateful for this year?
Three (14)_________________ girls visiting Washington on a school trip say gratitude is as much a part of a family Thanksgiving meal, as are roast (15)_________________ and yams. “At Thanksgiving, we go around the table and say what we are (16)_________________ and thankful for, and it just feels good,” one says. “I?m really grateful for how close I am to my family and friends,” (17)_________________ another, “and how they are always there for me and we are always here for each other.”
(18)_________________ on New York?s Broadway Avenue has seen his share of sorrows, (19)_________________ . “I?m breathing and I have two arms and two legs and I can talk and see. You wake up and you say ?Dang! Thank God! I?m alive.? And I get to work every day. I?m just grateful for what I?ve got,” he says.
As (20)_________________ lies fast asleep, Angel Figueroa and his wife Jessica Torres say they?re thankful for, \res says the couple plans to teach their daughter to express gratitude easily and often. “It?s a healthy way to live. Gratitude keeps the world going in a positive way.”
Script: Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, a day when many Americans express gratitude for good fortune in their personal lives, their communities and the larger world. But what are some of the specific things Americans are grateful for this year? Three teenage girls visiting Washington on a school trip say gratitude is as much a part of a family Thanksgiving meal, as are roast turkey and yams. “At Thanksgiving, we go around the table and say what we are grateful and thankful for, and it just feels good,” one says.
“I?m really grateful for how close I am to my family and friends,” adds another, “and how they are always there for me and we are always here for each other.”
A street vendor on New York?s Broadway Avenue has seen his share of sorrows, yet remains appreciative. “I?m breathing and I have two arms and two legs and I can talk and see. You wake up and you say ?Dang! Thank God! I?m alive.? And I get to work every day. I?m just grateful for what I?ve got,” he says.
As their infant daughter lies fast asleep, Angel Figueroa and his wife Jessica Torres say they?re thankful for, “happiness, joy and being parents,” this Thanksgiving. Torres says the couple plans to teach their daughter to express gratitude easily and often. “It?s a healthy way to live. Gratitude keeps the world going in a positive way.”
正确答案： fortune
正确答案： communities
正确答案： specific
正确答案： teenage
正确答案： turkey
正确答案： grateful
正确答案： adds
正确答案： A street vendor
正确答案： yet remains appreciative
正确答案： their infant daughter
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
It was 1943, during World War II, and I was a young U.S. 21 . My ship, the USS Murzim, had been 22 for several days. Most of her holds contained thousands of 23 of canned or dried foods. The other holds were loaded with five-hundred-pound bombs packed 24 in padded racks. Our 25 was a big base on the island of Tulagi in the South Pacific.
I was one of the Murzim?s several 26 and, quite the same as for folk ashore, this Thanksgiving morning had seen us busily preparing a traditional dinner 27 roast turkey.
Well, as any cook knows, it?s a lot of hard work to cook and serve a big meal, and clean up and put everything away. But finally, around 28 , we finished at last.
I decided first to go out on the Murzim?s afterdeck for a breath of open air. I made my way out there, 29 in great, deep 30 while walking slowly about, still wearing my white cook?s hat.
A) cookers
B) featuring C) sundown D) breathing
E) featured F) destination G) coastguardsman H) draughts I) cartoons J) on the way K) under way L) cartons M) droughts N) cooks O) delicately
21. ______________________
正确答案： G
22. ______________________
正确答案： K
23. ______________________
正确答案： L
24. ______________________
正确答案： O
25. ______________________
正确答案： F
26. ______________________
正确答案： N
27. ______________________
正确答案： B
28. ______________________
正确答案： C
29. ______________________
正确答案： D
30. ______________________
正确答案： H
Section B
Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.
Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Public distrust of scientists stems in part from the blurring of boundaries between science and technology, between discovery and manufacture. Most governments, perhaps all governments, justify public expenditure on scientific research in terms of the economic benefits the scientific enterprise has brought in the past and will bring in the future. Politicians remind their voters of the splendid machines “our scientists” have invented. At the same time, the politicians demand of scientists that they tailor their research to “economics needs”, that they award a higher priority to research proposals that are “near the market” and can be translated into the greatest return on investment in the shortest time. Dependent, as they are, on politicians for much of their funding, scientists have little choice but to comply. Like the rest of us, they are members of a society that rates the creation of wealth as the greatest possible good. Many have reservations, but keep them to themselves in what they perceive as a climate hostile to the pursuit of understanding for its own sake and the idea of an inquiring, creative spirit.
In such circumstances no one should be too hard on people who are suspicious of conflicts of interest. When we learn that the distinguished professor assuring us of the safety of a particular product holds a consultancy with the company making it, we cannot be blamed for
wondering whether his fee might conceivably cloud his professional judgment. Even if the professor holds no consultancy with any firm, some people many still distrust him because of his association with those who do, or at least wonder about the source of some of his research funding.
This attitude can have damaging effects. It questions the integrity of individuals working in a profession that prizes intellectual honesty as the supreme virtue, and plays into the hands of those who would like to discredit scientists by representing them as venal (可以收买的). This makes it easier to dismiss all scientific pronouncements, but especially those made by the scientists who present themselves as “experts”. The scientist most likely to understand the safety of a nuclear reactor, for example, is a nuclear engineer who declares that a reactor is unsafe, and we believe him, because clearly it is not to his advantage to lie about it. If he tells us it is safe, on the other hand, we distrust him, because he may well be protecting the employer who pays his salary.
31.
What is the chief concern of most governments when it comes to scientific research? A) The creativity of scientists.
B) The reduction of public expenditure. C) Quick economic returns. D) The budget for a research project.
正确答案： C 32.
Scientists have to tailor their research to “economic needs” in order to ________. A) win more awards
B) put theories into practice more efficiently C) obtain funding from the government D) pursue knowledge for knowledge?s sake
正确答案： C 33.
Why won?t scientists complain about the government?s policy concerning scientific research? A) They think they work in an environment hostile to the free pursuit of knowledge. B) They are accustomed to keeping their opinions to themselves.
C) They know it takes patience to win support from the public.
D) They think compliance with government policy is in the interests of the public.
正确答案： A
34.
According to the author, people are suspicious of the professional judgment of scientists
because ________.
A) their pronouncements often turn out to be wrong
B) sometimes they hide the source of their research funding C) some of them do not give priority to intellectual honesty
D) they could be influenced by their association with the project concerned
正确答案： D 35.
What damaging effects can public distrust of scientists have?
A) Governments may spend less research funds on scientific research.
B) People may doubt the intellectual honesty and the statements of the so-called experts. C) It may dampen the enthusiasm of scientists for independent research. D) Scientists themselves may doubt the value of their research findings.
正确答案： B
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Throughout the nation?s more than 15,000 school districts widely differing approaches to teaching science and math have emerged. Though there can be strength in diversity, a new international analysis suggests that this variability has instead contributed to lackluster (平淡的) achievement scores by U.S. children relative to their peers in other developed countries. Indeed, concludes William H. Schmidt of Michigan State University, who led the new analysis, “no single intellectually coherent vision dominates U.S. educational practice in math or science.” The reason, he said, “is because the system is deeply and fundamentally flawed.”
The new analysis, released this week by the National Science Foundation in Arlington, Va., is based on data collected from about 50 nations as part of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study.
Not only do approaches to teaching science and math vary among individual U.S. communities, the report finds, but there appears to be little strategic focus within a school district?s curricula, its textbooks, or its teachers? activities. This contrasts sharply with the coordinated national programs of most other countries.
On average, U.S. students study more topics within science and math than their international counterparts do. This creates an educational environment that “is a mile wide and an inch deep,” Schmidt notes.
For instance, eighth graders in the United States cover about 33 topics in math versus just 19 in Japan. Among science courses, the international gap is even wider. U.S. curricula for this age level resemble those of a small group of countries including Australia, Thailand, Iceland, and Bulgaria. Schmidt asks whether the United States wants to be classed with these nations, whose educational systems “share our pattern of splintered (支离破碎的) visions” but
which are not economic leaders.
The new report “couldn?t come at a better time,” says Gerald Wheeler, executive director of the National Science Teachers Association in Arlington. “The new National Science Education Standards provide that focused vision,” including the call “to do less, but in greater depth.”
Implementing the new science standards and their math counterparts will be the challenge, he and Schmidt agree, because the decentralized responsibility for education in the United States requires that any reforms be tailored and instituted one community at a time.
In fact, Schmidt argues, reforms such as these proposed national standards \almost impossible task, because even though they are intellectually coherent, each becomes only one more voice in the babble (嘈杂声).\
36.
According to the passage, the teaching of science and math in America is ________. A) overcentralized in the past
B) characterized by its diversity
C) advocated in other developed countries D) focused on tapping students? potential
正确答案： B
37.
The fundamental flaw of American school education is that ________. A) it overemphasizes width of school subjets B) it allows the creativity of individual teachers C) it sets a very low academic standard for students D) it lacks a coordinated national program
正确答案： D 38.
By saying that the U.S. educational environment is “a mile wide and an inch deep” (Para. 5), the author means U.S. educational practice ________. A) scratches the surface of a wide range of topics B) lays stress on quality at the expense of quantity C) encourages learning both in depth and in scope D) offers an environment for comprehensive education
正确答案： A 39.
The new National Science Education Standards are good news in that they will ________. A) solve most of the problems in school teaching
B) provide depth to school science education C) quickly dominate U.S. educational practice D) be able to meet the demands of the community
正确答案： B 40.
Implementing the new science and math standards will prove difficult because ________. A) intellectually coherence can?t be realized B) there is always controversy in educational circles
C) the current educational patterns are still advocated by most educators D) school districts are responsible for making their own decisions
正确答案： D
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 12 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
41.
She got some books out of the library and immersed herself ________ Jewish history and culture.
A) of B) out C) in D) to
正确答案： C 42.
Some of the commercially produced venison (鹿肉) ________ beef in flavour. A) assembles B) resembles C) congregates D) corresponds
正确答案： B
43.
She is a very ________ student. She?s always talking about travelling to outer space. A) imaginary B) imaginative C) imaginable D) imagining
正确答案： B 44.
This is not an economical way to get more water; ________, it is very expensive. A) otherwise
B) on the contrary C) in short D) anyway
正确答案： B 45.
A key task is to get pupils to ______ for themselves the relationship between success and effort.
A) perceive B) conceive C) deceive D) receive
正确答案： A 46.
______ average, people who don?t smoke are healthier than people who do. A) Above B) On C) Under D) In
正确答案： B 47.
The cargoes ________ when it stopped raining. A) had just unloaded B) were to unload
C) were just being unloaded D) were just unloaded
正确答案： C
48.
Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were ________ deeply. A) applied B) approved C) appreciated D) appealed
正确答案： C 49.
In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or ________ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills. A) assembled B) acknowledged C) appointed D) adapted
正确答案： D
50.
Most parents encourage their children to take an active part in social events, ________ those events do not interfere with their studies. A) so that B) provided C) lest D) unless
正确答案： B 51.
Thirty people were injured in the ensuing fracas that turned the restaurant into a ______ of broken glasses and overturned tables. A) hometown B) campus C) territory D) battlefield
正确答案： D
52.
The symbol of the shepherds' crook (曲柄杖) is an ancient one, representing the ______
shepherds who were the first to worship the newborn Christ.
A) traditional B) bushy C) weary D) humble
正确答案： D 53.
\ A) saturating B) streaming C) slashing D) sprinkling
正确答案： B
54.
Jane glanced at the clock. \dear, I'm late! I have to run or I'll be late for my first appointment.\ A) checkbook
B) briefcase C) shoeshine D) champagne 正确答案： B
55.
People often say \ A) spice B) rack C) kettle D) oven
正确答案： C 56.
That music always ______ happy memories. A) comes down to B) takes on C) brings back D) pops out
正确答案： C
57.
Since the couple couldn't ______ their differences, they decided to get a divorce. A) repel B) reconcile C) resume D) revise
正确答案： B 58.
Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than ______ eastern Nebraska. A) does B) in C) it does in D) in it does
正确答案： A 59.
________, we need to improve the equipment in our factory right now.
A) As it is B) As it was C) As it were D) As it will be
正确答案： A
60.
______, we should be glad. A) Were they to come tomorrow B) They were to come tomorrow C) They would come tomorrow D) They come tomorrow
正确答案： A
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
61. George often read his diary, ____________________ (这日记使他回忆起和父亲一起在海上度过的每一天).
正确答案： which brought back every day he spent with his father at sea
62. Professor Wang took advantage of multimedia to teach, ____________________ (这一方法毫无疑问进一步激发了他的学生们的创造性想象力).
正确答案： which, beyond doubt, further stimulated his students' creative imagination 63. ____________________ (是汤姆私下告诉她这件事的) and broke his promise to keep it secret from her.
正确答案： It was Tom who told her about the matter in secret
64. The ____________________ (动人的法国老歌) I used to hear before reminds me of the funny, sad and most embarrassing moments in my childhood.
正确答案： lovely old French song
65. China is the first to ____________________ (从全球经济衰退中走出来).
正确答案： emerge from the global economic recession
卷B
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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 13 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false. 1. A) T B) F
Script: I, as a cook, was busy in preparing a traditional dinner for the people in the ship on the Thanksgiving Day.
正确答案： A 2.
A) T
B) F
Script: \
正确答案： A 3. A) T
B) F
Script: I wrote three thank-you letters to my dad, one of my professors and my grandma respectively.
正确答案： B 4.
A) T B) F
Script: What I appreciate my father most is that he has taught me to love reading. 正确答案： A
5. A) T B) F
Script: I thanked Nelson mainly because his prayer had a positive impact on my life.
正确答案： A 6. A) T B) F
Script: I wept over my father?s letter because he said he had a sense of achievement after reading my letter.
正确答案： B 7. A) T
B) F
Script: Those who were grateful in the experiment seemed to live a happy and active life.
正确答案： A 8.
A) T
B) F
Script: Those who focused on hassles appeared more materialistic and unwilling to share their possessions with others.
正确答案： B 9. A) T B) F
Script: In one study, waitresses who wrote a message about an upcoming dinner special on the check received higher tips.
正确答案： A 10.
A) T B) F
Script: Gratitude makes you take an optimistic and positive attitude towards life.
正确答案： A
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Thanksgiving in the United States is a day Americans have set aside to gather with loved ones, to (11)_________________ , to be mindful of the gifts, both large and small, that they are grateful for, and to celebrate the (12)_________________ that gratitude itself brings to their lives.
Like many Americans who have lost their jobs due to America?s ailing (13)_________________ , Nancy has battled with (14)_________________ swings in 2010. Still, she finds (15)_________________ in keeping what she calls a “gratitude
(16)_________________ ,” where she (17)_________________ down all the little things she can be thankful for. “I was sitting in Nussbaum?s cafeteria up the street having coffee. And I love going there and just having coffee and I thought I was grateful for that place being there. Or for my kids. Or the fact that someone said something nice that day that I was glad to hear.” Nancy adds that everyday life is full of small gifts that (18)_________________ . “But when you start to write, it starts to come out. It makes me realize that I have more in my life to be happy about than I thought I did.”
For his part, Kyle, an art teacher, prefers to cultivate (19)_________________ for whatever life has in store. “I?m grateful for every day, man,” he says with a grin. “Every moment is new and exciting. There is always something good, something bigger and better (20)_________________ , and coming everyone?s way.”
Script: Thanksgiving in the United States is a day Americans have set aside to gather with loved ones, to feast, to be mindful of the gifts, both large and small, that they are grateful for, and to celebrate the value that gratitude itself brings to their lives.
Like many Americans who have lost their jobs due to America?s ailing economy, Nancy has battled with mood swings in 2010. Still, she finds solace in keeping what she calls a “gratitude journal,” where she jots down all the little things she can be thankful for. “I was sitting in Nussbaum?s cafeteria up the street having coffee. And I love going there and just having coffee and I thought I was grateful for that place being there. Or for my kids. Or the fact that someone said something nice that day that I was glad to hear.” Nancy adds that everyday life is full of small gifts that can elude awareness. “But when you start to write, it starts to come out. It makes me realize that I have more in my life to be happy about than I thought I did.”
For his part, Kyle, an art teacher, prefers to cultivate a thankful attitude for whatever life has in store. “I?m grateful for every day, man,” he says with a grin. “Every moment is new and exciting. There is always something good, something bigger and better coming my way, and coming everyone?s way.”
正确答案： feast
正确答案： value
正确答案： economy
正确答案： mood
正确答案： solace
正确答案： journal
正确答案： jots
正确答案： can elude awareness
正确答案： a thankful attitude
正确答案： coming my way
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Rather than saying they would forgive that I hadn?t 21 thanked them, instead, for Pete?s sake, they were thanking me — for having remembered, for having considered they had done anything so 22 .
Always the college professor, my dad had carefully avoided anything he considered too 23 , so I knew how moved he was to write me that, after having helped educate many young people, he now felt that his best results included his own son.
The Reverend Nelson wrote that his 24 as a “simple, old-fashioned principal” had ended with schools undergoing such swift changes that he had retired in self-doubt. “I heard more of what I had done wrong than what I did right,” he said, adding that my letter had brought him welcome 25 that his career had been appreciated.
A glance at Grandma?s 26 handwriting brought back in a flash memories of standing alongside her white rocking chair, watching her “settin? down” some letter to relatives. 27 , Grandma would slowly 28 one word, then the next, so that a finished page would 29 hours. I wept over the page 30 my Grandma?s recent hours invested in expressing her loving gratefulness to me — whom she used to diaper!
A) sentimental B) reassurance C) exceptional D) Character by character E) representing F) consume G) sensational H) similar I) accomplish J) familiar M) presenting N) decades
正确答案： O
22. ______________________
K) obviously L) assurance O) previously
21. ______________________
正确答案： C
23. ______________________
正确答案： A
24. ______________________
正确答案： N
25. ______________________
正确答案： B
26. ______________________
正确答案： J
27. ______________________
正确答案： D
28. ______________________
正确答案： I
29. ______________________
正确答案： F
30. ______________________
正确答案： E
Section B
Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.
Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
I?d heard about the feel-good benefits of a gratitude attitude. Hoping for tips, I called professor Emmons, who pioneered research on the benefits of positive thinking. Emmons quoted new studies that indicated that even pretending to be thankful raises levels of the chemicals associated with pleasure and contentment. He recommended keeping a log of everything I?m grateful for in a given week or month.
I followed his suggestions, but my first attempts at keeping a gratitude list were pretty weak: coffee, naps, caffeine in general. As my list grew, I found more uplift: freshly picked blueberries; the Beatles? White Album; that I?m not bald.
By day three, I was on a tear, thanking every grocery bagger and parent on the playground like I?d just won an Oscar and hanging post-it notes to remind myself of the next day?s thank-you targets: the mailman, my son?s math teacher. But soon, the full-on approach started to bum me out. Researchers call it the Pledge of Allegiance effect. “If you overdo gratitude, it loses its meaning or, worse, becomes a chore,” professor Emmons told me when I mentioned my slump. Be selective, he advised, and focus on thanking the unsung heroes in your life.
Then professor Emmons suggested a “gratitude visit.” Think of a person who has made a major difference in your life and whom you?ve never properly thanked. Compose a detailed letter to him or her that expresses your appreciation in concrete terms, then read it aloud, face-to-face.
I immediately flashed on Miss Riggi, my eighth-grade English teacher. She was the first one to open my eyes to Hemingway, Faulkner, and other literary giants. To this day, I am guided by her advice (“Never be boring”). I booked plane tickets to my hometown, Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Miss Riggi was shorter than I remember, though unmistakable with her still long, black hair and bright, intelligent eyes. After a slightly awkward hug and small talk, we settled in. I took a deep breath and read.
And whether it was Miss Riggi?s enormous smile when I finished the letter, or the way she held it close as we said goodbye, my feeling of peace and joy remained long after I returned home.
Since then, I have written several more gratitude letters, and my wife and I both summon our “training” when we feel saddled by life. The unpleasant matters are still there, but appreciation, I?ve learned, has an echo — and it?s loud enough to drown out the grumbling of one man emptying the dishwasher.
31.
According to the passage, what did professor Emmons propose to have a gratitude attitude? A) Making oneself appear to be grateful.
B) Keeping an elaborate diary.
C) Thinking positively in a given time.
D) Recording everything appreciated for a certain time.
正确答案： D
32.
According to the context, “gratitude visit” in Para. 4 refers to ________. A) inviting someone out of appreciation B) calling on someone with an appreciated letter C) seeing someone you are indebted to D) seeing someone in private
正确答案： C 33.
The author?s reunion with his English teacher, Miss Riggi, shows that __________. A) the author was desperate to see his teacher B) his teacher had a great influence on him
C) his teacher still had a deep impression of the author D) the author wanted to testify the professor?s proposal
正确答案： B 34.
The last paragraph shows that ________.
A) professor Emmons? suggestions are effective to the author B) professor Emmons? suggestions are unpractical to the author
C) the author and his wife learn how to show gratitude to others
D) the author and his wife never feel bored and annoyed by life after taking professor Emmons? advice
正确答案： A 35.
Which of the following can best serve as the main idea of the passage? A) Your life will be improved with a gratitude attitude. B) Calling on people to pay a gratitude visit. C) Everyone should pretend to be thankful. D) A happy life derives from positive thinking.
正确答案： A
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweets. That was Halloween. In a few weeks American houses will be red and green and filled with presents. For Christmas．
As if all this isn?t enough, on Thursday this week, America will enjoy another festival — Thanksgiving．
Children will have two days off school, shops will close and houses will be filled with families enjoying mountains of food．
Every year, in Gainesville, Florida, all entire class celebrate Thanksgiving together．The class dresses up and puts on plays for their families. After the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pie．
Dean Foster, an 11-year-old boy will take part in this celebration. He said: “I love Thanksgiving because it means time off school, lots of nice food and a happy family.”
His brother Ben, nine, said: “The best thing about Thanksgiving，is that when it is finished, it is time to start Christmas.”
But behind the food and the large amount of money spent there is another message. On Thursday evening, Dean and Ben? s family will make a basket and put it on the table as they eat their evening meal．
Each of them will write a list of things that they are thankful for and place the paper in the basket. The family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives．
Thanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621, when the first pilgrims arrived in the US to start a new life. After a hard year, they had a big autumn harvest. They held a feast and invited the native American Indians along to thank God for giving them enough food．In time, other colonies began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November.
Many countries celebrate Thanksgiving. They often fall after the fields have been harvested and the crops collected for winter．
36.
On Halloween, children in the United States often dress up as ________. A) ghosts B) actors C) pilgrims D) tourists
正确答案： A
37.
Which of the following is NOT included in Thanksgiving celebration in America?
A) Preparing a traditional dinner featuring roast turkey.
B) There is a two-day holiday at school. C) Thanking God and each other.
D) The shops are open round-the-clock. 正确答案： D
38.
Thanksgiving is the time for the American people to thank God for ________. A) looking after them
B) providing them with comfortable and happy lives C) clothing them D) protecting them
正确答案： B 39.
Many children in the United States like Thanksgiving because ________. A) they can stay with their parents at home and eat a lot of nice food B) they can dress up like monsters C) they can put on plays
D) they can visit American Indians
正确答案： A 40.
The first pilgrims in the United States started the first Thanksgiving that is celebrated to ________.
A) thank the native for helping them
B) thank the US for offering an environment to exist C) thank God for bestowing food on them D) thank God for giving them life
正确答案： C
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 12 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
41.
It is evident that the Opposition is trying to ________ our achievements. A) diminish B) magnify C) amplify D) exaggerate
正确答案： A 42.
One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ________ to its burning temperature. A) is heated B) will be heated C) be heated D) would be heated
正确答案： C 43.
Since the championship began in 1987, they have finished ______ in ninth, seventh and fifth position.
A) successively B) progressively C) successfully D) consequently
正确答案： A 44.
________ the flood, the ship would have reached its destination on time. A) In case of B) But for C) In spite of D) Because of
正确答案： B 45.
Living in a foreign country can mean you?re always ________ sea about what?s going on. A) on B) at C) in
D) under
正确答案： B 46.
Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were ________ deeply. A) applied B) approved C) appreciated D) appealed
正确答案： C 47.
________ some salt on the meat and place it in the pan. A) Sprinkle B) Sparkle C) Throw D) Thrust
正确答案： A
48.
All the preparations for the 100th anniversary celebration are now _________. A) under the way B) in way C) under way D) in the way
正确答案： C 49.
The smell of these flowers ________ her memories in the country. A) brought back B) brought about C) brought down D) brought in
正确答案： A 50.
Her parents didn?t approve of her marrying a foreigner, but they got married ________. A) in the secret B) under secret
C) in secret D) under the secret
正确答案： C 51.
______ forward a little while a person is talking shows you are interested in and listening to what the person is saying. A) Migrating B) Scrawling C) Leaning D) Exposing
正确答案： C 52.
Despite her father's ______ she was still frightened of the dark. A) testimony B) reassurances C) management D) objections
正确答案： B 53.
The Chinese people of all ethnic groups are firmly opposed to any attempt to split the Chinese ______ and sovereignty. A) campus B) section C) territory D) lantern
正确答案： C 54.
It's harmful to one's health to _______ smoking and drinking. A) take on B) take to C) take in D) take off
正确答案： B 55.
Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life, they are certainly ______.
A) imaginary B) imaginable C) imaginative D) imagining
正确答案： A 56.
Since the couple couldn't ______ their differences, they decided to get a divorce. A) repel B) reconcile C) resume D) revise
正确答案： B
57.
______ rapid spread of railways and the increase in ocean transport, long-distance traveling became more common. A) The
B) It was the C) With the D) There was a 正确答案： C
58.
______, we should be glad.
A) Were they to come tomorrow B) They were to come tomorrow C) They would come tomorrow D) They come tomorrow
正确答案： A 59.
______ is indispensable to the economy of that region. A) That copper mining B) It is copper mining that C) Although copper mining D) Copper mining
正确答案： D
60.
I'd rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than _____ a room with someone else. A) to share
B) to have shared C) share D) sharing
正确答案： C
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English (with the given words or phrases).
61. 他沉迷在电脑游戏当中，没有注意到我。
________________________________________
正确答案： He was so immersed in playing computer games that he didn?t notice me. 62. 他用了两个多小时才把那辆自行车组装起来。
________________________________________
正确答案： It took him more than two hours to assemble the bicycle. 63. 我谨代表我公司向贵方的热情招待表示衷心的感谢。
________________________________________
正确答案： On behalf of my company, I would like to express my sincere thanks to you for your hospitality.
64. 他要求我们每个人轮流谈谈电脑给我们生活带来的影响。
________________________________________
正确答案： He asked each of us in turn to describe how the computer had affected our lives. 65. 他给了我一个新房的报价，但是那实在太高了。
________________________________________
正确答案： He gave me a quotation for the new house which was too high.
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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 13 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false. 1.
A) T B) F
Script: I, as a cook, was busy in preparing a traditional dinner for the people in the ship on the Thanksgiving Day.
正确答案： A 2. A) T B) F
Script: \
正确答案： A 3.
A) T B) F
Script: I wrote three thank-you letters to my dad, one of my professors and my grandma respectively.
正确答案： B 4.
A) T B) F
Script: What I appreciate my father most is that he has taught me to love reading. 正确答案： A
5. A) T B) F
Script: I thanked Nelson mainly because his prayer had a positive impact on my life.
正确答案： A 6. A) T
B) F
Script: I wept over my father?s letter because he said he had a sense of achievement after reading my letter.
正确答案： B 7. A) T B) F
Script: Those who were grateful in the experiment seemed to live a happy and active life.
正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F
Script: Those who focused on hassles appeared more materialistic and unwilling to share their possessions with others.
正确答案： B 9. A) T B) F
Script: In one study, waitresses who wrote a message about an upcoming dinner special on the check received higher tips.
正确答案： A
10.
A) T B) F
Script: Gratitude makes you take an optimistic and positive attitude towards life.
正确答案： A
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Thanksgiving in the United States is a day Americans have set aside to gather with loved ones, to (11)_________________ , to be mindful of the gifts, both large and small, that they are grateful for, and to celebrate the (12)_________________ that gratitude itself brings to their lives.
Like many Americans who have lost their jobs due to America?s ailing (13)_________________ , Nancy has battled with (14)_________________ swings in 2010. Still, she finds (15)_________________ in keeping what she calls a “gratitude (16)_________________ ,” where she (17)_________________ down all the little things she can be thankful for. “I was sitting in Nussbaum?s cafeteria up the street having coffee. And I love going there and just having coffee and I thought I was grateful for that place being there. Or for my kids. Or the fact that someone said something nice that day that I was glad to hear.” Nancy adds that everyday life is full of small gifts that (18)_________________ . “But when you start to write, it starts to come out. It makes me realize that I have more in my life to be happy about than I thought I did.”
For his part, Kyle, an art teacher, prefers to cultivate (19)_________________ for whatever life has in store. “I?m grateful for every day, man,” he says with a grin. “Every moment is new and exciting. There is always something good, something bigger and better (20)_________________ , and coming everyone?s way.”
Script: Thanksgiving in the United States is a day Americans have set aside to gather with loved ones, to feast, to be mindful of the gifts, both large and small, that they are grateful for, and to celebrate the value that gratitude itself brings to their lives.
Like many Americans who have lost their jobs due to America?s ailing economy, Nancy has battled with mood swings in 2010. Still, she finds solace in keeping what she calls a “gratitude journal,” where she jots down all the little things she can be thankful for. “I was sitting in Nussbaum?s cafeteria up the street having coffee. And I love going there and just having coffee and I thought I was grateful for that place being there. Or for my kids. Or the fact that someone
said something nice that day that I was glad to hear.” Nancy adds that everyday life is full of small gifts that can elude awareness. “But when you start to write, it starts to come out. It makes me realize that I have more in my life to be happy about than I thought I did.”
For his part, Kyle, an art teacher, prefers to cultivate a thankful attitude for whatever life has in store. “I?m grateful for every day, man,” he says with a grin. “Every moment is new and exciting. There is always something good, something bigger and better coming my way, and coming everyone?s way.”
正确答案： feast
正确答案： value
正确答案： economy
正确答案： mood
正确答案： solace
正确答案： journal
正确答案： jots
正确答案： can elude awareness
正确答案： a thankful attitude
正确答案： coming my way
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Rather than saying they would forgive that I hadn?t 21 thanked them, instead, for Pete?s sake, they were thanking me — for having remembered, for having considered
they had done anything so 22 .
Always the college professor, my dad had carefully avoided anything he considered too 23 , so I knew how moved he was to write me that, after having helped educate many young people, he now felt that his best results included his own son.
The Reverend Nelson wrote that his 24 as a “simple, old-fashioned principal” had ended with schools undergoing such swift changes that he had retired in self-doubt. “I heard more of what I had done wrong than what I did right,” he said, adding that my letter had brought him welcome 25 that his career had been appreciated.
A glance at Grandma?s 26 handwriting brought back in a flash memories of standing alongside her white rocking chair, watching her “settin? down” some letter to relatives. 27 , Grandma would slowly 28 one word, then the next, so that a finished page would 29 hours. I wept over the page 30 my Grandma?s recent hours invested in expressing her loving gratefulness to me — whom she used to diaper!
A) sentimental B) reassurance C) exceptional D) Character by character E) representing F) consume G) sensational H) similar I) accomplish J) familiar M) presenting N) decades
正确答案： O
22. ______________________
正确答案： C
23. ______________________
正确答案： A
24. ______________________
正确答案： N
25. ______________________
正确答案： B
26. ______________________
正确答案： J
27. ______________________
K) obviously L) assurance O) previously
21. ______________________
正确答案： D
28. ______________________
正确答案： I
29. ______________________
正确答案： F
30. ______________________
正确答案： E
Section B
Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.
Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Public distrust of scientists stems in part from the blurring of boundaries between science and technology, between discovery and manufacture. Most governments, perhaps all governments, justify public expenditure on scientific research in terms of the economic benefits the scientific enterprise has brought in the past and will bring in the future. Politicians remind their voters of the splendid machines “our scientists” have invented. At the same time, the politicians demand of scientists that they tailor their research to “economics needs”, that they award a higher priority to research proposals that are “near the market” and can be translated into the greatest return on investment in the shortest time. Dependent, as they are, on politicians for much of their funding, scientists have little choice but to comply. Like the rest of us, they are members of a society that rates the creation of wealth as the greatest possible good. Many have reservations, but keep them to themselves in what they perceive as a climate hostile to the pursuit of understanding for its own sake and the idea of an inquiring, creative spirit.
In such circumstances no one should be too hard on people who are suspicious of conflicts of interest. When we learn that the distinguished professor assuring us of the safety of a particular product holds a consultancy with the company making it, we cannot be blamed for wondering whether his fee might conceivably cloud his professional judgment. Even if the
professor holds no consultancy with any firm, some people many still distrust him because of his association with those who do, or at least wonder about the source of some of his research funding.
This attitude can have damaging effects. It questions the integrity of individuals working in a profession that prizes intellectual honesty as the supreme virtue, and plays into the hands of those who would like to discredit scientists by representing them as venal (可以收买的). This makes it easier to dismiss all scientific pronouncements, but especially those made by the scientists who present themselves as “experts”. The scientist most likely to understand the safety of a nuclear reactor, for example, is a nuclear engineer who declares that a reactor is unsafe, and we believe him, because clearly it is not to his advantage to lie about it. If he tells us it is safe, on the other hand, we distrust him, because he may well be protecting the employer who pays his salary.
31.
What is the chief concern of most governments when it comes to scientific research? A) The creativity of scientists.
B) The reduction of public expenditure. C) Quick economic returns. D) The budget for a research project.
正确答案： C
32.
Scientists have to tailor their research to “economic needs” in order to ________. A) win more awards
B) put theories into practice more efficiently C) obtain funding from the government D) pursue knowledge for knowledge?s sake
正确答案： C 33.
Why won?t scientists complain about the government?s policy concerning scientific research? A) They think they work in an environment hostile to the free pursuit of knowledge. B) They are accustomed to keeping their opinions to themselves. C) They know it takes patience to win support from the public.
D) They think compliance with government policy is in the interests of the public.
正确答案： A 34.
According to the author, people are suspicious of the professional judgment of scientists because ________.
A) their pronouncements often turn out to be wrong
B) sometimes they hide the source of their research funding C) some of them do not give priority to intellectual honesty
D) they could be influenced by their association with the project concerned 正确答案： D
35.
What damaging effects can public distrust of scientists have?
A) Governments may spend less research funds on scientific research.
B) People may doubt the intellectual honesty and the statements of the so-called experts. C) It may dampen the enthusiasm of scientists for independent research. D) Scientists themselves may doubt the value of their research findings.
正确答案： B
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
I?d heard about the feel-good benefits of a gratitude attitude. Hoping for tips, I called professor Emmons, who pioneered research on the benefits of positive thinking. Emmons quoted new studies that indicated that even pretending to be thankful raises levels of the chemicals associated with pleasure and contentment. He recommended keeping a log of everything I?m grateful for in a given week or month.
I followed his suggestions, but my first attempts at keeping a gratitude list were pretty weak: coffee, naps, caffeine in general. As my list grew, I found more uplift: freshly picked blueberries; the Beatles? White Album; that I?m not bald.
By day three, I was on a tear, thanking every grocery bagger and parent on the playground like I?d just won an Oscar and hanging post-it notes to remind myself of the next day?s thank-you targets: the mailman, my son?s math teacher. But soon, the full-on approach started to bum me out. Researchers call it the Pledge of Allegiance effect. “If you overdo gratitude, it loses its meaning or, worse, becomes a chore,” professor Emmons told me when I mentioned my slump. Be selective, he advised, and focus on thanking the unsung heroes in your life.
Then professor Emmons suggested a “gratitude visit.” Think of a person who has made a major difference in your life and whom you?ve never properly thanked. Compose a detailed letter to him or her that expresses your appreciation in concrete terms, then read it aloud, face-to-face.
I immediately flashed on Miss Riggi, my eighth-grade English teacher. She was the first one to open my eyes to Hemingway, Faulkner, and other literary giants. To this day, I am guided by her advice (“Never be boring”). I booked plane tickets to my hometown, Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Miss Riggi was shorter than I remember, though unmistakable with her still long,
black hair and bright, intelligent eyes. After a slightly awkward hug and small talk, we settled in. I took a deep breath and read.
And whether it was Miss Riggi?s enormous smile when I finished the letter, or the way she held it close as we said goodbye, my feeling of peace and joy remained long after I returned home.
Since then, I have written several more gratitude letters, and my wife and I both summon our “training” when we feel saddled by life. The unpleasant matters are still there, but appreciation, I?ve learned, has an echo — and it?s loud enough to drown out the grumbling of one man emptying the dishwasher.
36.
According to the passage, what did professor Emmons propose to have a gratitude attitude? A) Making oneself appear to be grateful. B) Keeping an elaborate diary.
C) Thinking positively in a given time.
D) Recording everything appreciated for a certain time.
正确答案： D 37.
According to the context, “gratitude visit” in Para. 4 refers to ________. A) inviting someone out of appreciation
B) calling on someone with an appreciated letter C) seeing someone you are indebted to
D) seeing someone in private
正确答案： C 38.
The author?s reunion with his English teacher, Miss Riggi, shows that __________. A) the author was desperate to see his teacher B) his teacher had a great influence on him
C) his teacher still had a deep impression of the author D) the author wanted to testify the professor?s proposal
正确答案： B 39.
The last paragraph shows that ________.
A) professor Emmons? suggestions are effective to the author
B) professor Emmons? suggestions are unpractical to the author C) the author and his wife learn how to show gratitude to others
D) the author and his wife never feel bored and annoyed by life after taking professor
Emmons? advice
正确答案： A 40.
Which of the following can best serve as the main idea of the passage? A) Your life will be improved with a gratitude attitude. B) Calling on people to pay a gratitude visit. C) Everyone should pretend to be thankful. D) A happy life derives from positive thinking.
正确答案： A
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 12 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
41.
She felt eternal ______ to him for saving her life. A) altitude B) aptitude C) gratitude D) attitude
正确答案： C 42.
As these electrons are ______ charged they will attempt to repel each other. A) affirmatively B) negatively C) positively D) defensively
正确答案： B
43.
______ average, people who don?t smoke are healthier than people who do.
A) Above
B) On C) Under D) In 正确答案： B
44.
Our agenda ________ a rapid change after the chairman?s resignation. A) underlined B) underestimated C) underwent D) underlay
正确答案： C 45.
The cargoes ________ when it stopped raining. A) had just unloaded B) were to unload
C) were just being unloaded D) were just unloaded
正确答案： C 46.
I ________ the car through the gate. A) revolted B) reversed C) revived D) revolved
正确答案： B 47.
It is rather ________ that we still do not know how many species there are in the world today.
A) misleading B) embarrassing C) boring D) demanding
正确答案： B 48.
Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were ________ deeply. A) applied B) approved C) appreciated
D) appealed
正确答案： C 49.
In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or ________ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills. A) assembled B) acknowledged C) appointed D) adapted
正确答案： D 50.
All the preparations for the 100th anniversary celebration are now _________.
A) under the way B) in way C) under way D) in the way
正确答案： C
51.
We'll cross the bridge ______. A) in turn B) with turns C) on turns D) by turn
正确答案： A 52.
Despite her father's ______ she was still frightened of the dark. A) testimony B) reassurances C) management D) objections
正确答案： B
53.
Please accept my ______ apologies. A) hypothetical B) heartfelt C) limitless D) fierce
正确答案： B 54.
Coalition aircraft patrolling the no-fly zone in southern Iraq attacked an Iraqi military ______ command and control center near Al Kut, about 95 miles southeast of Baghdad, U.S. Central Command said. A) mobile B) scarce C) successive D) considerate
正确答案： A
55.
Peach trees are considered ______ when they begin bearing fruit. A) mutual B) massive C) mature D) marvelous
正确答案： C 56.
You may look at things _______, but society won't. A) under way B) that way C) in way D) out of way
正确答案： B 57.
The students showed ______ when solving the difficult maths problems. A) validity B) purity
C) ingenuity D) reliability
正确答案： C 58.
Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life, they are certainly ______. A) imaginary B) imaginable C) imaginative D) imagining
正确答案： A 59.
Agriculture was a step in human progress _____ which subsequently there was not anything comparable until our own machine age. A) to B) in C) for D) from
正确答案： A 60.
He will surely finish the job on time _______ he's left to do it in his own way. A) in that B) in case C) as far as D) so long as
正确答案： D
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
61. The rumor that he has been murdered ____________________ (未必真实，但照样到处流传).
正确答案： may not be true, but it is going about all the same
62. Color flags and flowers everywhere, ____________________ (整个城市沉浸在节日气氛之中).
正确答案： the whole city was immersed in a festival atmosphere
63. Johnson has been working in a law firm for ten years and ____________________ (在你遇到法律麻烦时，可以考虑请他作为你的律师代表你).
正确答案： can be considered as the lawyer on your behalf when you are in legal trouble 64. The ____________________ (动人的法国老歌) I used to hear before reminds me of the funny, sad and most embarrassing moments in my childhood.
正确答案： lovely old French song
65. I hope that I shall never again have to ____________________ (经历如此不愉快的体验).
正确答案： undergo such an unpleasant experience
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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 13 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.
1. A) T B) F
Script: I?m grateful for the people who have helped me and try to repay them all the time.
正确答案： B
2.
A) T B) F
Script: Although I have never before expressed gratitude to the people who help me a lot, I can take an opportunity to thank them later on.
正确答案： B 3.
A) T B) F
Script: I never feel regretful that modern children prefer the electronic media to books.
正确答案： B 4. A) T B) F
Script: I thank my grandma simply because she taught me many good qualities that benefit me a lot.
正确答案： B 5. A) T B) F
Script: My thank-you letter convinced Nelson that he had gained much success in his career.
正确答案： A 6. A) T B) F
Script: I felt moved deeply because my grandma still gave me a reply although it was not an easy thing for her.
正确答案： A 7.
A) T
B) F
Script: Those who focused on hassles disliked to exercise because they lacked passion for their life.
正确答案： B 8. A) T B) F
Script: Gratitude is an inborn quality which can hardly be developed.
正确答案： B 9. A) T
B) F
Script: People who expressed gratitude expected to be repaid by people who felt appreciated.
正确答案： B 10. A) T B) F
Script: Gratitude has the potential to change everything from its ordinary state to being a gift.
正确答案： A
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, a day when many Americans express gratitude for good (11)_________________ in their personal lives, their (12)_________________ and the larger world. But what are some of the (13)_________________ things Americans are grateful for this year?
Three (14)_________________ girls visiting Washington on a school trip say gratitude is as much a part of a family Thanksgiving meal, as are roast (15)_________________ and yams. “At Thanksgiving, we go around the table and say what we are (16)_________________ and thankful for, and it just feels good,” one says. “I?m really grateful for how close I am to my family and friends,” (17)_________________ another, “and how they are always there for me and we are always here for each other.”
(18)_________________ on New York?s Broadway Avenue has seen his share of sorrows,
(19)_________________ . “I?m breathing and I have two arms and two legs and I can talk and see. You wake up and you say ?Dang! Thank God! I?m alive.? And I get to work every day. I?m just grateful for what I?ve got,” he says.
As (20)_________________ lies fast asleep, Angel Figueroa and his wife Jessica Torres say they?re thankful for, \the couple plans to teach their daughter to express gratitude easily and often. “It?s a healthy way to live. Gratitude keeps the world going in a positive way.”
Script: Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, a day when many Americans express gratitude for good fortune in their personal lives, their communities and the larger world. But what are some of the specific things Americans are grateful for this year?
Three teenage girls visiting Washington on a school trip say gratitude is as much a part of a family Thanksgiving meal, as are roast turkey and yams. “At Thanksgiving, we go around the table and say what we are grateful and thankful for, and it just feels good,” one says. “I?m really grateful for how close I am to my family and friends,” adds another, “and how they are always there for me and we are always here for each other.”
A street vendor on New York?s Broadway Avenue has seen his share of sorrows, yet remains appreciative. “I?m breathing and I have two arms and two legs and I can talk and see. You wake up and you say ?Dang! Thank God! I?m alive.? And I get to work every day. I?m just grateful for what I?ve got,” he says.
As their infant daughter lies fast asleep, Angel Figueroa and his wife Jessica Torres say they?re thankful for, “happiness, joy and being parents,” this Thanksgiving. Torres says the couple plans to teach their daughter to express gratitude easily and often. “It?s a healthy way to live. Gratitude keeps the world going in a positive way.”
正确答案： fortune
正确答案： communities
正确答案： specific
正确答案： teenage
正确答案： turkey
正确答案： grateful
正确答案： adds
正确答案： A street vendor
正确答案： yet remains appreciative
正确答案： their infant daughter
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Rather than saying they would forgive that I hadn?t 21 thanked them, instead, for Pete?s sake, they were thanking me — for having remembered, for having considered they had done anything so 22 .
Always the college professor, my dad had carefully avoided anything he considered too 23 , so I knew how moved he was to write me that, after having helped educate many young people, he now felt that his best results included his own son.
The Reverend Nelson wrote that his 24 as a “simple, old-fashioned principal” had ended with schools undergoing such swift changes that he had retired in self-doubt. “I heard more of what I had done wrong than what I did right,” he said, adding that my letter had brought him welcome 25 that his career had been appreciated.
A glance at Grandma?s 26 handwriting brought back in a flash memories of standing alongside her white rocking chair, watching her “settin? down” some letter to relatives. 27 , Grandma would slowly 28 one word, then the next, so that a finished page would 29 hours. I wept over the page 30 my Grandma?s recent hours invested in expressing her loving gratefulness to me — whom she used to diaper!
A) sentimental B) reassurance C) exceptional D) Character by character E) representing F) consume G) sensational H) similar I) accomplish J) familiar K) obviously L) assurance M) presenting N) decades
正确答案： O
22. ______________________
正确答案： C
O) previously
21. ______________________
23. ______________________
正确答案： A
24. ______________________
正确答案： N
25. ______________________
正确答案： B
26. ______________________
正确答案： J
27. ______________________
正确答案： D
28. ______________________
正确答案： I
29. ______________________
正确答案： F
30. ______________________
正确答案： E
Section B
Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.
Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweets. That was Halloween. In a few weeks American houses will be red and green and filled with presents. For Christmas．
As if all this isn?t enough, on Thursday this week, America will enjoy another festival — Thanksgiving．
Children will have two days off school, shops will close and houses will be filled with families enjoying mountains of food．
Every year, in Gainesville, Florida, all entire class celebrate Thanksgiving together．The class dresses up and puts on plays for their families. After the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pie．
Dean Foster, an 11-year-old boy will take part in this celebration. He said: “I love Thanksgiving because it means time off school, lots of nice food and a happy family.”
His brother Ben, nine, said: “The best thing about Thanksgiving，is that when it is finished, it is time to start Christmas.”
But behind the food and the large amount of money spent there is another message. On Thursday evening, Dean and Ben? s family will make a basket and put it on the table as they eat their evening meal．
Each of them will write a list of things that they are thankful for and place the paper in the basket. The family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives．
Thanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621, when the first pilgrims arrived in the US to start a new life. After a hard year, they had a big autumn harvest. They held a feast and invited the native American Indians along to thank God for giving them enough food．In time, other colonies began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November.
Many countries celebrate Thanksgiving. They often fall after the fields have been harvested and the crops collected for winter．
31.
On Halloween, children in the United States often dress up as ________. A) ghosts B) actors C) pilgrims D) tourists
正确答案： A
32.
Which of the following is NOT included in Thanksgiving celebration in America?