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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。 Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Inc. (铺路公司) in Atlanta, USA. In the following account, she recalls the job that challenged her 21 and skill but left her flying high. “When the Atlanta Airport was under construction in 1979, we were a new company struggling to make it. No other local paving company wanted to do the job, 22 it couldn’t be done in such a short time.” “We gave National Car Rental our offer and 23 our best effort to get the job finished within ten days. We also 24 them that if we failed, they would be no worse off.” “We got the job and immediately went into 25 . Our 26 challenge was to keep the rock mixture 27 enough. All the available water wagons (洒水车) were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one. Instead, I got a special 28 to rent fire engine hoses (消防水龙带) and connect them to nearby hydrants (消防栓); then I 29 held one of those hoses to water down the rock.” “Those ten days were filled with challenges that 30 one creative idea after another. Nine days later, the night before the airport opened, National Car Rental was the only company that had cars on the parking lot.” 21. A. kindness B. patience C. imagination D. experience 22. A. stating B. reporting C. telling D. warning 23. A. supported B. promised C. continued D. improved 24. A. asked B. surprised C. reminded D. demanded
25. A. discussion B. action C. practice D. production 26. A. next B. first C. past D. previous 27. A. cold B. wet C. loose D. clean 28. A. excuse B. order C. permit D. reason 29. A. exactly B. personally C. angrily D. hardly 30. A. required B. mixed C. followed D. formed
[答案及解析] 本文是美国铺路公司的奠基者Carolyn Stradley回顾过去艰辛工作历程的讲话内容。 21. C 根据第五段的Those ten days were filled with challenges that required one creative idea得知。 22. A 分词作伴随状语，阐述这项工程不可能在这么短的时间内完成。 23. B 用promised表示我们的承诺。 24. C 此题考查词义辨析：我们提醒他们。 25. B 固定搭配，went into action是付诸于行动。 26. A 此题考查文章的理解，上面已出现一个挑战，因此说下一个挑战。 27. B 下文提到洒水车，所以用wet。 28. C 我得到特许…… 29. B 此题考查词义辨析，A准确地，B个人地，C生气地，D几乎不，只有B符合题意。 30. A 根据上下文可知，这句话的意思是这项工作需要创造性的想法。
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。 In Greece, women had little freedom. Wealthy women hardly left 31 houses, but they 32 (allow) to attend weddings and some festivals. Greek women’s job was to run the houses and raise children. They also supervised(监督) slaves 33 did all the cooking, cleaning and planting of the crops. Male slaves guarded the women 34 the men were away. Girls learned only the basics of reading and maths at home. They were taught 35 to run a house. Women lived in 36 special section of the house. The Greeks had breakfast at sunrise. They had a small lunch and a late afternoon snack. The main meal was had at the end of the day. The soil was poor 37 the coast. With irrigation, the Greeks were able to raise some crops. The soil was richer in the plains than 38 in other places. In the plain regions, the Greeks were able to raise wheat and barley(大麦). The Greeks made a large variety of bread, 39 (include) milk bread, wheaten bread, farmhouse bread, brown bread, and square bread. 40 wheat could only be raised in the plain, there was not enough food to feed all the people in Greece.
[答案及解析] 本文主要介绍了古希腊妇女的地位和饮食习惯，以及希腊的土壤情况。 31. their 指有钱人的(房子)。 32. were allowed 根据上下文语境，此处应用一般过去时的被动语态。 33. who 引导定语从句，先行词为slaves。 34. when 引导时间状语从句。 35. how 教他们如何管家。 36. a 妇女们生活在房子的一个特殊的区域内。 37. along / down 表示“沿着”。 38. that 指代不可数名词the soil。 39. including 包括在内，用在被包括的名词前。 40. Because 上下句是因果关系。
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 Dear all, Please read Professor Hume's email about his next lecture on Rosa Parks. Susan Miller Secretary ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Dear Susan, Please forward this message to students of my history class. Besides the life story of Rosa Parks in the textbook, the students are also required to read the passage below and some related stories that can be borrowed from the school library. Ted Hume. The early experiences of Rosa Parks(1913-2005), long known as the “mother of the civil rights movement,” were not different from those of many African-Americans at that time. The black woman, however, turned the course of American history in December 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. “By sitting down,” remarked John Lewis, “she was standing up for all Americans.” Among the numerous awards Parks received in her life were the Presidential Medal of Freedom(1996) and the Congressional Gold Medal(1999). Parks died on Oct. 24, 2005. At St. Paul A. M. E. Church in Montgomery, a large crowd including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice celebrated her life. Rice said she and others, who grew up when the political activities of Parks held public attention, might not have realized her impact(影响) on their lives, “but I can honestly say that without Mrs. Parks, I probably would not be standing here as Secretary of State.” After her casket(灵柩) was placed at the Capitol, U. S. President Bush, members of Congress and ordinary Americans paid their respects. In American history Parks is the first woman to lie in state at the Capitol, a very high regard usually reserved for Presidents of the United States. 41. What is the main purpose of Susan’s email? A. To make arrangements for Professor Hume's class. B. To introduce to the students Rosa Parks. C. To help the student
