Ⅰ. 完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A majority of people have no idea of the hard work and worry that goes into the collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo.One of the questions that are always asked of me is how I became an animal collector in the first __1__.The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos.According to my parents，the first word I was able to say with any __2__ was not the conventional “mamma” or “daddy”，but the word “zoo”，which I would __3__ over and over again with a shrill __4__ until someone，in groups to __5__ me up，would take me to the zoo.When I __6__ a little older，we lived in Greece and I had a great __7__ of pets，ranging from owls to seahorses，and I spent all my spare time __8__ the countryside in search of fresh specimens to __9__ to my collection of pets.__10__ on I went for a year to the City Zoo，as a student __11__ to get experience of the large animals，such as lions，bears，bison and ostriches，which were not easy to keep at home.When I left，I __12__ had enough money of my own to be able to __13__ my first trip and I have been going __14__ ever since then.Though a collector’s job is not an easy one and is full of __15__，it is certainly a job which will appeal to all those who love animals and travel. 【解题导语】 本文讲述了作者从热爱动物到收集动物的故事，尽管要经历辛酸苦辣。 1．A．region B．field C．place D．case 解析：in the first place是固定短语，意思是“首先”。此句意思是：别人经常问到的问题之一，是当初我是如何爱上动物的。 答案：C 2．A.clarity B．emotion C．sentiment D．affection
Ⅱ. 词汇运用 1．The game ________(因下雨中断了)． 2．I didn’t see your car，so I ________(认为你出去了)． 3．My teacher is always smoking in class，________(不管学生的健康)． 4．You can’t even cut up meat with the knife；it ________(需要磨一下)． 5．Efforts ________(维护和平) have failed. 6．The book gives a ________(贫困及其根源的详细分析)． 7．________(具体问题总是具体对待)． 8．The new drug ________(对这种病的治疗有重大意义)． 9．There exist significant differences between ________(西方和我们的教育制度)． 10．The ambassador’s wonderful speech ________(赢得了经久不息的热烈掌声)． 11．A few words of comfort ________(消除了她的疑虑)． 12．My watch ________(走得不太准)． 答案：1.was interrupted by the rain 2.assumed that you’d gone out 3.regardless of the health of the students 4.needs sharpening 5.to preserve the peace 6.detailed analysis of poverty and its causes 7.Deal with specific problems specifically 8.has great significance for the treatment of the disease 9.western educational systems and those of ours 10.received longlasting warm applause 11.relieved her of her anxiety 12.is not very accurate Ⅲ.阅读理解 What does it mean to say that we live in a world of persuasion? It means that we live among competing interests.Your roommate’s need to study for an exam may take priority(优先) over pizza.Your instructor may have good reasons not to change your grade.And the object of your romantic interest may have other options. In such a world, persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our point of view.When we persuade, we want to influence how others believe and behave.We may not always prevail—other points of view may be more persuasive, depending on the listener, the situation, and the merit of the case.But when we practice the art of persuasion, we try to ensure that our position receives the attention it deserves. Some people, however, object to the very idea of persuasion.They may regard it as an unwelcome interruption into their lives. Just the opposite, we believe that persuasion is unavoidable—to live is to persuade.Persuasion may be ethical(合乎道义的) or unethical, selfless or selfish, inspiring or degrading. Ethical persuasion, however, calls for sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners.Such persuasion can help us apply the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now must make. Therefore，the most basic part of education is learning to resist the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and practise the other. Beyond its personal importance to us, persuasion is indispensable to society.The right to persuade and be persuaded is the bedrock of the American political system, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution(美国宪法)． 【文章大意】 我们生活在一个劝说的世界。劝说无处不在，无法避免。 1．According to the passage，persuasion means ________. A．changing others’ points of view B．exercising power over other people C．getting other people to consider your point of view D．getting people to agree with you and do what you want 解析：考查细节理解。参照第二段中的“persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our points of view.”可知C选项正确。 答案：C 2．The underlined word “prevail” in the second&nbs
