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II 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。 Lang Lang went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need 21 ,” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.” What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. As a nine-year-old boy Lang Lang was badly 22 . He decided that he didn’t want to be a 23 any more. For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano 24 his father didn’t push, but waited. Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano key, he 25 that he could show others that he had talent after all. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was 26 that Lang Lang had won, he was too 27 to hold back his tears. Soon it as clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big 28 . In 1997 Lang Lang 29 again, this time to Philadelphia, U. S. There he spent Two years practicing. After his 30 performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started pouring in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him shine. 21. A. exercise B. fortune C. knowledge D. wealth 22. A. hurt B. weakened C. ruined D. frightened
23. A. singer B. pianist C. conductor D. player 24. A. Hopefully B. Patiently C. Wisely D. Painfully 25. A. seemed B. admitted C. noticed D. realized 26. A. told B. mentioned C. announced D. recognized 27. A. excited B. encouraged C. shocked D. satisfied 28. A. conceits B. tours C. competitions D. stages 29. A. started Ｂ. left C. moved D. performed 30. A. successful B. cheerful C. respectful D. meaningful
[答案及解析] 本文主要讲述了一个钢琴家成功之路的感人故事。 21. B 下文说“如果你不努力，幸运就不会到来”，因此上文是“你需要幸运”。 22. A 上文老师的话伤了朗朗，hurt表示伤了感情或身体，weaken意为减弱，ruin意为毁坏，frighten吓倒，都不符合语境。 23. B 受到伤害的直接做法就是不再想做钢琴家了。 24. C 朗朗两个星期没练琴，而爸爸没有督促，只是等。下文中讲到了爸爸终于等到了要听的话，所以爸爸的做法是明智的(wisely)。 25. D 老师的话伤害了他，使他不再练琴，但当他的手再放在琴键上时，他就意识到(realize)他有能力向别人展示他最终还是有天赋的。 26. C 当宣布(announced)朗朗获胜时，他太激动(excited)忍不住流出泪水。 27. A 见第26题解析。 28. D 他不能永远呆在中国，他要到世界的大舞台(stage)上演奏。 29. C 1997年，朗朗又搬家了，这次是去了美国。 30. A 由下文的Lincoln Center和Carnegie Hall特邀演出接踵而至，说明他的演出很成功。
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。 Gandhi, an Indian national hero, was honored 31 the father of the Indian nation. He has been respected and beloved by the Indians. He was born in India in 1869. Following the local custom, he got 32 (marry) at the age of 13. In 1888 he sailed to England, 33 he studied law for three years and became a lawyer. On his return to India, he was sent to South Africa to work on a law case. In South Africa he 34 (surprise) to find that the problem of racial discrimination (种族歧视)was serious. There he formed an organization and started a magazine to fight 35 equal rights. Gandhi returned to India in 1915, 36 India was controlled by the British. He led the Indians to fight for an end to the British rule and 37 (depend) for his country. In the political movement many Indians including Gandhi were put in prison. 38 , the struggles never stopped. The British government had to give 39 and India won its independence in 1947. 40 (fortunate) Gandhi was shot by an Indian who opposed his views and died on January 30th, 1948.
[答案及解析] 本文主要介绍了印度英雄甘地一生的光荣事迹。 31. as 被誉为，be honored as。 32. married 甘地13岁结婚(get married)。 33. where 引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为England。 34. was surprised 在南非，他吃惊地发现种族歧视问题很严重。 35. for 固定搭配，fight for意为“为……而斗争”。 36. when 引导的是非限制性定语从句。 37. independence 他带领印度人民为结束英国统治和国家的独立而斗争。 38. However 前后是转折关系。 39. in 根据上下文语境得知。 40. Unfortunately 由下文可以看出。
III 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和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A In June, 2007, a group of students from eight high schools in Winnipeg, the capital of Canada’s Manitoba province, will begin test-launching (试发射) a satellite the size of a Rubik’s cube. The one-kilogram Win-Cub satellite, named for its home city and its shape, will be put into low orbit. Once in space, it can perform for a few months or up to several years, communicating information that could help find the signs of earthquakes. There are 80 similar satellite projects worldwide, but this is the first high-school based program of its kind in Canada. 30 Manitoba high school students are having a hand in designing and building the satellite, in cooperation with aerospace (航空航天的) experts and 10 students from the University of Manitoba, and with support from two other organizations. The Win-Cube project is not something that goes on a piece of paper; it is real-world engineering, allowing high school students to have an opportunity to learn more&nb
