二、 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）

　　第一节 完形填空 （共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-30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

　　Nick sat in my classroom after school, five years ago, wanting help on a research paper that stood between him and graduation。An 21 student at the school, he felt much worried about his assignment。

　　Many 22 find themselves in the same position：A child feels lost with 23 and turns to you for help。Not wanting the child to 24, some parents step in and take over. I could easily tell the 25 between a parent's writing style and the student's style on homework.

　　Parents often have pure purposes, but the result can be 26 They're cheating their kids out of the very education they want them to get. Allowing children to master a skill 27 lifelong gains

　　Some ways to help without hurting:

　　Be a model learner If your child sees you 28 papers, magazines or literature, he'll be more motivated to learn

　　If you're 29 that he or she is falling behind, talk with the teacher about it instead of doing the work yourself.

　　Nick made it through fine. I didn't write his paper. Nor did his mother. Instead, we guided him together. At 30, we are very happy to see him collect his diploma. But no one was prouder than Nick. He knew what he had done.

　　21. A. average B. excellent C. open-minded D. absent-minded

　　[答案]A

　　22. A. children B. teachers C. parents D. students

　　[答案]C

　　23. A. school B. homework C. research D. graduation

　　[答案]B

　　24. A. lose B. graduate C. succeed D. fail

　　[答案]D

　　25. A. difference B. similarity C. comparison D. distance

　　[答案]A

　　26. A. pitiful B. successful C. harmful D. useful

　　[答案]C

　　27. A. results in B. comes from C. makes up D. takes over

　　[答案]A

　　28. A. writing B. reading C. learning D. collecting

　　[答案]B

　　29. A. sure B. anxious C. worried D. happy

　　[答案]

　　30. A. classroom B. home C. graduation D. presentation

　　[答案]C

　　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31-40的相应位置上。

　　Sports should help a man to learn fairness, not only in games but also in and for life. If two teams play 31 game, one team must lose。If a dozen teams attend an athletic competition, 32 team will get the most points and all the 33 eleven teams will get 34 points. If a school team comes out last, that is no loss of face. 35 that team and that school must do is admit that it 36（lose）,The only intelligent reaction 37 defeat must be：next year we will do our best to come out on top,because from now on our team will devote 38 to a stricter course of training under competent instructors.

　　Lessons 39（learn）in sports can help us in our dealing with other people. But even more 40 （value）are the lessons learned in extra-curricular activities in school: in speech, dramatic and musical contests, in "house" activities, and, especially, in the student council.

　　[答案] 31. a； 32. one； 33. other； 34. fewer； 35. what； 36. lost； 37. to； 38. itself； 39. learned； 40. valuable

　　三、 阅读（共两节，满分40分）

　　第一节 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

　　If you are a recent social science graduate who has to listen to jokes about unemployment from your computer major classmates, you may have had the last laugh. There are many advantages for the social science major because this high-tech "Information Age" demands people who are flexible and who have good communication skills.

　　There are many social science majors in large companies who fill important positions, For example, a number of research studies found that social science majors had achieved greater managerial success than those who had technical training or pre-professional courses. Studies show that social science majors are most suited for change, which is the leading feature（特点）of the kind of high speed, high-pressure, high-tech world we now live in.

　　Social science majors are not only experiencing success in their long-term company jobs, but they are also finding jobs more easily. A study showed that many companies had filled a large percentage of their entry-level positions with social science graduates. The study also showed that the most sought-after quality in a person who was looking for a job was communication skills, noted as "very important" by 92 percent of the companies. Social science majors have these skills, often without knowing how important they are. It is probably due to these skills that they have been offered a wide variety of positions.

　　Finally, although some social science majors may still find it more difficult than their technically trained classmates to land the first job, recent graduates report that they don't regret their choice of study.

　　41. By saying that "you may have had the last laugh" in the first paragraph, the author means that you may have

　　A. earned as much as computer majors

　　B. stopped joking about computer majors

　　C. shared the jokes with computer majors

　　D. found jobs more easily than computer majors

　　[答案]D

　　42. Compared with graduates of other subjects, social science graduates

　　A. are likely to give others pressure

　　B. are equally good at computer skills

　　C. are better able to deal with difficulties

　　D. are ready to change when situations change

　　[答案]D

　　43. Which of the following is true about the communication skill?

　　A. Social science majors do not know they have had these skills

　　B. Many companies prefer to employ those with good communication skills

　　C. These skills have been considered very important by social science majors

　　D. Computer majors have been offered a wide variety of positions because of these

　　[答案]B

　　44. According to the text, what has made it easy for social science graduates to find jobs?

　　A. Part-time work experience

　　B. Skills in expressing themselves

　　C. Willingness to take low-paid jobs

　　D. Readiness to gain high-tech knowledge

　　[答案]B

　　45. The underlined word "land"in the last paragraph probably means

　　A. successfully get

　　B. lose regretfully

　　C. immediately start

　　D. keep for some time

　　[答案]A