第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并填在答题卡上。 One Saturday morning a careless car driver threw a lighted cigarette（香烟）out of his car ten miles __36__ of the town. The forest at the side of the __37__ was dry because there had been no __38__ for many days. Within a few __39__ the trees were on fire. A truck driver saw the fire when he was on his __ 40__ to the town. As soon as he reached the town, he __41__ the police about the fire. Soon firemen were __42__ westwards. When they reached the fire, they saw that it was very big. It __43__ not spread（扩展）to the north because of a __44__ or to the south because of a wide river. But a west wind was __ 45__ the fire toward the town and the 46 sent a message back to the town __47__ radio. The chief fire officer and hundreds of __48__ hurried to a place about half a mile west of the town. __49__ they cut down a number of __50__ and cleared a wide path or break（空隙）through the __51__ . When the fire reached the break, it began to die down, __ 52__ there was nothing left to burn. The wind blew some sparks（火花） __ 53__ the break, but the firemen soon beat out the small fires. __54__ several hours they managed to put out the fire and save the __55 __ . 36. A. east B. west C. north D. south 37. A. town B. river C. house D. road
38. A. rain B. water C. spray D. irrigation 39. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days 40. A. duty B. truck C. business D. way 41. A. told B. talked C. said D. phoned 42. A. going B. running C. hurrying D. driving 43. A. might B. would C. could D. should 44. A. wall B. lake C. hill D. village 45. A. carrying B. supporting C. bringing D. against 46. A. farmer B. driver C. firemen D. office 47. A. through B. from C. with D. by 48. A. women B. people C. workers D. students 49. A. Where B. Then C. There D. Soon 50. A. trees B. crops C. houses D. plants 51. A. river B. fire C. road D. forest 52. A. if B. when C. because D. and 53. A. from B. to C. into D. across 54. A. During B. Within C. After D. Until 55.A.people B. town C. forest D. place 第三节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各项的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by“small talk”. Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of the conversation. In English speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather：“Nice day, isn’t it?”“Terrible weather, isn’t it?”But there is something special about small talk. It must be about something which both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people often disagree about religion or politics so these are not suitable topics for small talk in English. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching：“Great game, isn’t it?”At bus-stops, people may comment about the transport system：“The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?” Greetings and small talk are an important part of conversation in any language. The way people greet each other and the things they talk about, however, may be different from one than just the vocabulary and the grammar of the language. We also have to learn the social behavior of the people who speak it. 72.Small talk . A. is a kind of conversation with short words B. is a greeting when people meet each other C. is to let people disagree about something D. is something we talk about to start with a conversation 73.The passage suggests that when we learn a language . A. we should learn about the transport system of the country B. we should only master the grammar and vocabulary C. we should know the culture about the country D. we should grasp the importance of the language 74.When we say“Great game, isn’t it?”we in fact . A. ask a question B. have a conversation C. greet each other D. begin a small talk 75. What we learn from the passage is that . A. different language has different grammar B. small talk is an important part in a language C. small talk depends on the purpose of the conversation D. in English speaking countries we should talk about the weather
