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It was a Wednesday afternoon when my assistant came into my office. She said that one of our customers had been waiting on the phone for a while to talk with me.
I picked up the phone and the gentleman on the end of the phone said, “My name is Pat and I love your products, but that’s not why I’m calling. I’m calling because I just finished a book by VJ Smith titled: The Richest Man in Town.” He then said, “ Mac, you’ve got to read this book, I guarantee (保证) you that you’re not going to like it… you’re going to love it.”
A few days later I bought this book. I closed my office door and read it, not-stop. When I finished, I just sat there with tears running down my face. Pat “nailed it” … I didn’t like it. I loved it!
I then picked up the phone to call the author, VJ Smith. I just wanted to thank him for writing such a good book. VJ, who had self-published the book, then said, “You’re not going to believe this, Mac, but just recently, I told my wife that someday I’d like to work with a company like yours who could take my book to the rest of the world.”
I believe that some things are meant to be. The Richest Man in Town is a wonderful book. It’s a true story that will grab your heart and not let it go!
25. Pat called Mac in order to _____________.
A. ask for a job B. sell a book
C. tell about a book D. complain about a book
26. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “____________”.
A. Pat lied to it B. Pat felt sorry about it C. Pat was right 27. What can we know from the text?
A. Pat knew VJ Smith a long time ago. B. Mac was moved by VJ Smith’s book. C. VJ Smith ever worked in Mac’s company.
D. The Richest Man in Town was sold by Mac’s company.
28. From the passage, we can infer that the author is most probably a (n) _____________.
A. owner of book company
B. assistant in a book company
D. Pat disagree with it
C. rich man D. typewriter
C
I travel a lot. I always try to find out different “styles” of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”
Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks(地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no town or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure (衡量) distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.
It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
29. When a tourist asks a Japanese the way to a certain place, he usually _____________.
A. describes the place carefully B. shows him a map of the place C. tells him the names of the streets D. refers to some landmarks
30. What is the place where people measure distance in time?
A. Los Angeles. B. New York. C. Kansas. D. Iowa.
31. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer _____________.
A. in order to save time B. in order to play jokes C. to be polite 32. What can we infer from the text?
A. It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences. B. It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly. C. People have similar understandings of politeness. D. New Yorkers are always friendly to visitors.
D
D. for fun
Choosing a roommate is not always as easy as it’s expected to be.
When I left for college, I was forced to live with a total stranger for the first time — I’m the only child in my family. I’d go to bed early for a class beginning at 8:00 a.m. and my roommate would turn on the lights, leave the door open and invite friends over after I’d be trying to sleep. After a month, I changed the room.
Over four years I managed to have six roommates in total. The one that was my least favorite was my old friend. This is common. Friends think that because they get along so well, sharing a room or an apartment should be OK. But the fact that they don’t share a room, or an apartment is part of the reason why they get along so well.
I’ve often seen friendship end by the decision to become roommates. Two friends of mine were friends when they went into college and shared a room but hardly spoke to each other by the end of the school year.
My advice: Move out and make a new friend.
33. According to Paragraph 2, why did the writer move out?
A. Because he wanted to live with an old friend. B. Because his roommate didn’t like living with him. C. Because he was not allowed to invite his friends over.
D. Because his sleep was seriously affected by his roommate’s actions. 34. The writer probably thinks that it is NOT a good idea to _____________.
A. live with a stranger in college B. share a room with a friend in college
C. go to sleep early at night in college D. keep in touch with old friends in college
35. In which part of a website can we most probably read this passage? A. College life lessons.
B. Life in the city.
C. Plans for high school life.
D. Apartment information.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job. 36 It can be useful for you.
Now, you have to give a speech and you are afraid to do that. You get nervous; you forget what you want to say; you stumble(结结巴巴) over words; you talk too long; and you bore you audience. Later you think, “Thank
Goodness, it’s over. I’m just not good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.”
Cheer up! 37 Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can
on your topic. Spend plenty of your time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. 38
Don’t talk over their heads, and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief. 39 And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person communication with your audience.
If you follow these simple steps, you will see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In
fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You’re not ready yet? 40
A. It doesn’t have to be that bad.
B. Take several deep breaths before your speech.
C. This article gives some advice on how to give a good speech. D. Say what you have to say and then stop. E. Don’t say what you aren’t familiar with. F. Never forget your audience.
G. Give it a try and see what happens.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
Upset, Daniel buried his face deep into his pillow(枕头).
“What’s the 41 , honey?” His mother asked as she sat down beside him. “Is there some problem I can help with?”
Daniel 42 . He didn’t really want to tell his mom what was 43 him. “S-something happened at the p-park,” he stammered(结巴地说出) 44 . “I … I lied to Michel, and now he won’t 45 me.