1、 语言知识及应用 (共两节,满分45分)第一节 完形填空 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Air travel makes some people very nervous. The crowds, the noise and flying itself can cause 1 . But there are classes people can take to help them 2 the fear of flying. And there is 3 training for s
2、ervice dogs that suffer the same problem.Service dogs almost never 4 the side of the people they care for. You will see them working on buses, trains and other public 5 systems. But the busy environment found at an airport can 6 even the best trained working dog.People with disabilities depend on th
3、eir dogs. They want the animals to safely 7 them through security areas. They also need the dogs to remain 8 on duty on the airplane, even when the flying is not 9 . This takes special 10 . The Air Hollywood K9 Flight School is one place where such help can be found.The school has a piece of equipme
4、nt that provides the sights, sounds and even the feel of an airplane in flight. Dog trainers say 11 training is based on a simple rule: preparation. Dogs need to be exposed gradually and 12 to the environment, to loud noises, to sounds and other dogs so that when this experience happens to them on a
5、 daily basis, theyre able to act in a way that theyre used to acting and that they dont get 13 .Dog owners who 14 the training at Air Hollywood K9 Flight School say they now feel much more at ease about future 15 . Their dogs also seem ready for takeoff.1.A.troubleB. uneaseC. accidentsD. diseases2.A
6、. defeatB. describeC. senseD. record3.A.professionalB. variedC. freeD. similar4.A.approachB. barkC. leaveD. take5.A. associationB. runningC. transportD. society6.A. troubleB. attractC. interruptD. instruct7.A. followB. guideC. trainD. land8.A.nervouslyB. stressfullyC. calmlyD. enthusiastically9.A.sp
7、eedyB. relaxingC. dangerousD. smooth10.A. interestB. attentionC. trainingD. procedure11.A. previousB. cooperativeC. academicD. successful12.A. repeatedlyB.abruptlyC. occasionallyD. instantly13.A. boredB. excitableC. energeticD. fragile14.A. attended B. inquiredC. overlookedD. recommended15.A. career
8、B. flightsC. securityD. generations第二节 语法填空 (共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1625的相应位置上。My Italian Grandmother was a wonderful woman. I always felt blessed growing up in her home 16 a boy. She worked hard, laughed loud, and was never afraid of
9、17 life threw at her. When she fell and broke her hip in her eighties, my Dad 18 (force) to admit that he could no longer take care of her at home. It was with a heavy heart 19 Dad moved Grandmother into a nursing home. Our whole family gathered together for her 90th birthday in the nursing home din
10、ing room. It was a wonderful celebration of her life and the love we all had 20 her. Shortly after that birthday, however, life gave her the 21 (tough) challenge of all as age and illness started to take her mind from her too. The Dementia(痴呆) grew worse and worse. At times when I visited her she di
11、dnt know 22 I was. During one of these visits I was holding her hand while she slept. When she awoke, her eyes stared at me and I could tell she didnt recognize 23 . She looked down at my hand 24 (hold) hers and instead of pulling hers away, she smiled at me. Then she closed her eyes and went 25 (pe
12、ace) back to sleep. I could see then that even though her mind didnt remember me, her spirit still remembered love. 阅读 (共两节,满分50分)第一节 阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When Dekalb Walcott III was just 8 years old, his father, a Chicago fire chief, let him tag along o
13、n a call. Dekalb says a lot of kids idolized basketball player Michael Jordan when he was growing up in Chicago in the 1990s. Not him.I wanted to be like Dekalb Walcott Jr., he says of his father.So when his dad asked if he wanted to go on that call with him when he was 8, Dekalb was excited. Im jum
14、ping up and down, saying, Mom, can I go? Can I go? The experience changed Dekalbs life, he tells his dad on a visit to StoryCorps. My eyes got big from the moment the alarm went off. the younger Dekalb says. This is the life that I want to live someday. Now 27, the younger Dekalb is living that life
15、. He became a firefighter at 21 and went to work alongside his dad at the Chicago Fire Department. Before his father retired, the pair even went out on a call together father supervising(监督) son.You know, its everything for me to watch you grow, his father says. But he also recalls worrying about on
16、e particular fire that his son faced.I received a phone call that night. And they said, Well, your son was at this fire. I said, OK, which way is this conversation going to go? Dekalb Walcott Jr. recalls.And they said, But hes OK. And he put it out all by himself. Everybody here was proud of him.And
17、 the word went around, Who was out there managing that fire? Oh, thats Walcott! Thats Walcott up there! So, you know, moments like that, its heaven on Earth for a dad.Dekalb Walcott Jr. retired in 2009. The younger Dekalb says hes proud of being a second-generation firefighter. You know, it makes me
18、 look forward to fatherhood as well, because Im definitely looking forward to passing that torch down to my son.26. The underlined phrase tag along in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _.A. put out fireB. watch basketballC. follow his fatherD. ask his mothers permission27. Dekalb Walcott III dete
19、rmined to become a firefighter at the age of _A. 8 B. 21 C. 27 D. 3528. What did Dekalb Walcott Jr want to do before he was told that the fire was put out?A. Go on with the conversationB. Put it out all by himselfC. Supervise his sonD. Go to the fire scene 29. What can we learn from the last paragra
20、ph?A. Dekalb Walcott Jr is proud to be a second-generation firefighter.B. Dekalb Walcott III wants his son to become a firefighter too.C. Dekalb Walcott Jr wants to pass the torch to Dekalb Walcott III.D. Dekalb Walcott III is proud that his son has become an excellent firefighter.30. Which of the f
21、ollowing is the best title of the passage?A. Passing The Torch: A Firefighter Dads LegacyB. Putting Out Fire: A Challenging Job for Father and sonC. Dekalb Walcott III: A Second-generation FirefighterD. Dekalb Walcott Jr.: A Chicago Fire ChiefBMy family moved from Taiwan to a small town in central G
22、eorgia, where my dad got a visa for his family and a job. I had just learned English, and from what little I could gather from my classmates, Santa Claus would come down ones chimney(烟囱) and put toys in ones stocking on Christmas Eve! What a great country, I thought. After I looked up “stocking” in
23、my Chinese-English dictionary, I knew what I had to do.On that fateful night, after everyone went to bed, I took my longest, cleanest knee sock and attached it to a nail already on the mantel(壁炉). Obviously, the previous owners of this house were no strangers to this Santa character. I woke up befor
24、e everyone else on Christmas Day and ran to the fireplace. To make a sob story short, I was hit with the reality of an empty sock and the biggest lie ever told. I burst into tears, quickly took down the sock, and stuffed it in the back of a drawer. Santa was dead.Every December since then, the topic
25、 of Christmas memories would unavoidably come up, and I would amuse my friends with my poor-little-me story. I had to make it as funny as possible, or else I would cry.How could I know that Santa was just late? Nine years ago, on Christmas Eve, an older man with a white beard and a red cap knocked o
26、n my front door. He said, “Ive been looking for you for twenty-five years.” He handed me a bulging red stocking, winked, and left. On top of the stocking was a card. It read: “For BeckyI may have missed you in the second grade, but youve always lived in my heart. Santa.”Through tear-blurred eyes, I
27、recognized the handwriting of Jill, a friend I had met just two months before. I later discovered that the older man was her father. Jill had seen the hurt little girl underneath the thirty-something woman and decided to do something about it.So now I believe that Santa is real. I dont mean the twin
28、kle-eyed character of childrens mythology(神话) or the creation of American holiday marketers. Those Santas annoy and sadden me. I believe in the Santa Claus that live inside good and thoughtful people. This Santa does not return to the North Pole after a crazy delivery but lives each day purposefully
29、, really listens to friends, and then plans deliberate acts of kindness.31. What does the underlined part “what I had to do” in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. Waiting for Santa Claus.B. Putting a stocking on the mantel.C. Asking for gifts from her parents.D. Looking up “stocking” in the dictionary 32. It c
30、an be inferred from the passage that the authors parents _.A. didnt love their child at allB. didnt know the previous owners of the houseC. didnt know much about Christmas tradition D. didnt have enough money to buy the author Christmas presents33. When the author told her friends about the story, she felt _in her heart.A. proud B. amusing C. hate D. regret 34. By writing the passage, the author speaks highly of _A. friendship B. parenting C. religion D. culture35. The author of the passage is probably _
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