1、22. When parents know where their children are playing, they can set safe _ and ensure friendly adults are on hand when needed. A. boundary B. background C. informationD. record23. When we _ the Olympics it will inspire kids all over the country. A kid in Scotland will be encouraged to take up sport
2、. A. attend B. watch C. stage D. miss24. Difficulty can help you _ experience, and experience can, in return, enrich your mind. A. accompany B. accumulateC. access D. acknowledge25. Our next stop will be Canada and then we will _ our tour in America. A. pick up B. set up C. look up D. end up26. We k
3、now that a cat, whose eyes can _ many more rays than our eyes, can see clearly in the night. A. take in B. call inC. give in D. break in27. To cover my nervousness I started eating an apple, because I think if they hear you chewing on the other end of the line, it makes me sound _. A. absurd B. casu
4、al C. nobleD. serious28. We are collecting for the victims of the earthquake-stricken area, please give _. A. automaticallyB. simplyC. actually D. generously29. Youd better write your new address on your luggage just _ they get it wrong . A. in sight B. in fear C. in short D. in case30. To sum up, _
5、 war is unavoidable, human beings cannot enjoy everlasting peace. A. as far asB. as soon asC. as long asD. as well as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，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。I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and there are some homeless people in the downtown. I used to g
6、ive a lot of money to the 31 , feeling sorry for them. However, after becoming a single mom with no home, a huge 32 , and hardly any income, I 33 giving. Through working hard, things started to change for the better. I 34 a home for me and my daughter, and plenty of food, and I started to 35 myself
7、out of debt. One day I saw a homeless person with a 36 “will work for food”. I passed by. My daughter said, “Mommy, you used to give to those people in need. But now” I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for drugs or other 37 things.” But when I said that, I didnt feel 38 . Three days later,
8、I was driving to 39 my daughter from school. A man was 40 on the corner looking worried, and suddenly something deep inside me said, “Just help the guy.” So I 41 down my window, and he ran 42 with joy. He said, “Kind lady, I only need 77 cents for the bus ticket.” I reached into my pocket and found
9、that I didnt take my 43 . I, with a red face, spread out my hands to show that I was in no 44 to help him. But just when he 45 away, I called to him, “Wait a moment!” I found in my ashtray （烟灰缸） there sat three quarters and two pennies. 46 enough, it was the very 77 cents. Tears in eyes, he burst ou
10、t with 47 , “Wow, you just made it possible for me to see my mom 48 Christmas! Thank you so much!” It is the moment that Ill never forget, because I am the one who gets the best gift in life 49 . It also strikes me that nothing happens by accident, and giving has meaning, 50 it is only 77 cents.31.
11、A. poor B. old C. homeless D. sick 32. A. debt B. chance C. check D. problem33. A. continued B. forgot C. hated D. stopped34. A. earned B. sold C. designed D. built35. A. push B. pull C. force D. leave36. A. mark B. notice C. sign D. card37. A. dangerous B. bad C. great D. good 38. A. sad B. happy C
12、. wrong D. right39. A. dress up B. pick up C. bring up D. call up40. A. lying B. smiling C. standing D. crying41. A. rolled B. took C. put D. brought42. A. away B. in C. over D. out43. A. phone B. purse C. food D. chequebook44. A. doubt B. time C. hurry D. position45. A. ran B. flew C. drove D. turn
13、ed46. A. Naturally B. Impossibly C. Surprisingly D. Luckily47. A. joy B. shock C. disappointment D. satisfaction48. A. for B. until C. in D. after49. A. RECEIVING B. SHARING C. HELPING D. GIVING50. A. unless B. although C. because D. whether第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）
14、中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（原创）A. Americas first college, Harvard University, is almost universally regarded as our gold standard of higher learning.Students in other parts of the country sometimes call their colleges “the Harvard” of this place or that, knowing that no other school could match the old Iv
15、y League institution in the Boston suburb of Cambridge, Massachusetts.Traditionally, only the best of the nations high-school graduates are admitted, and a Harvard degree is said to be a sure ticket to a lucrative career. But proud Harvard is dealing with an embarrassing incident on its record and r
16、eputation. Its a cheating scandal possibly involving as many as 125 students in a government class.Its the sort of incident that sometimes ruins a less-famous institution - which is precisely what upsets Harvard, its critics, and its alumni.Dozens of school team athletes have been connected to the c
17、heating episode, involving a take-home test last academic year, just when Harvards basketball team had become one of the nations 25 best, for the first time ever.This has caused much worries in the academic community, which is fearful that Harvard is beginning to mirror the practice at some other sc
18、hools of cutting corners for prized athletes and admitting some students just because they can throw a football or shoot a basketball.Two star players who were co-captains of the Crimson basketball team have taken leave from school this season, according to Harvard officials. “Without integrity, the
19、re can be no genuine achievement, either at Harvard or anywhere else,” undergraduate dean Jay Harris said in a statement soon after the cheating was discovered. Familiar reasons for the cheating have been sounded: Stressed students are more interested in scoring good grades than with learning. The e
20、asy access to information online makes plagiarism and cheating easier than ever. Universities no longer stress ethics. And professors who are abosorbed in their research often pay less attention to teaching.These arguments might ease the embarrassment at some universities. But at 376-year-old Harvar
21、d University, they do not.51.According to the passage, the first paragraph is used to _.A. introduce Harvard to the readersB. praise Harvard University highlyC. attract more students to HarvardD. introduce the cheating in Harvard52.Which statement about the cheating scandal is true?A.It involves som
22、e government officials .B.It will ruin Harvard University finally.C.It has something to do with Harvard basketball team.D.It has caused 125 students of Harvard to leave school.53.What does the underlined phrase mirror the practice in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.to practise in front of a mirrorB.to r
23、epeat what has been done C.to cheat in front of a mirrorD.to show others what has been done 54.It can be inferred from what has been said by Jay Harris in Paragraph 4 that _. A.Harvard would not put up with the cheating incident.B.Harvard pays much attention to students personal values.C.Harvard wil
24、l ask all the students involved to leave schoolD.Harvard values students scores and achievements bestB.SEOUL South Korea has one of the highest rates of suicide in the developed world. Now the government is trying a new approach to prevent people from taking their own lives.It only took a single gen
25、eration for the country to go from a poor nation to one of the worlds top economies. Some observers say this rapid development is leaving many South Koreans feeling lonely and depressed.Kim Hyun-chung, a psychiatrist at the National Medical Center in Seoul, says more than half of her patients have s
26、uicidal thoughts.“Were just growing just too fast and people dont have time to adjust to it, she explains. We are an Asian cultural society but now we are more globalized. Its westernized and I dont think people have had the time to adjust to the big changes.”The biggest change, Kim says, is family
27、structure. No longer do many generations live under one roof. She says the traditional support systems are disappearing.“More parents are working.I think were more focused on earning money than the quality of life.”She adds that senior citizens make up the largest part of Koreans who take their own
28、lives. But suicide is still a leading cause of death for young adults, high school and even middle school students.Over the past five years, at least 100 Koreans have leaped off Seouls Map Bridge into the Han River. Around half of those jumpers lost their lives. Now Seoul City is trying to turn this
29、 suicide spot into what it calls the bridge of life. Along the bridges sidewalk are inspirational slogans that say things to make one happy.There are also pictures of babies on the railing and at the center of the bridge is a statue of an old man consoling a young person. Seoul hopes these installme
30、nts will make people think again before taking the next step.But psychiatrist Kim Hyun-chung is not so sure how effective these will be. “I think its just a temporary measure, she notes,it cant be the only way to solve this problem. I think it would help, just to an extent, not too much.” Kim adds that if someone really wants to end their life, there are plenty of other bridges across the Han River.55.We can learn from the passage that _.
