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第二单元◆第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分)21. August is usually______ wonderful month for traveling, but _____ ten consecutive days of rain is making people stay at home.A. a; aB. the; /C. a; /D. the; a22. There is no denying that those who ____ crimes will be punished sooner or later.A. conductB. performC. commitD. behave23. It’s _____ whether housing prices will go down in this economic environment.A. sureB. certainC. doubtfulD. definite24. Being out of work, Jane can no longer ____ her friends to dinner and movies as she used to.A. treatB. appealC. restrictD. afford25. He is very______; it is impossible to talk him into doing anything he doesn’t want t o.A. stubbornB. curiousC. skepticalD. gracious26. They must have gotten to the top of the mountain by now. They_____ before the sun rose.A. settled downB. set outC. took offD. turned up27. —I have telepho ned him twice but I couldn’t get through.—I think that the line _____ be being worked on today.A. shouldB. mightC. needD. would28. It is best to eat three meals a day; otherwise, it is possible____ your health will suffer later in life.A. thatB. whenC. whileD. as29. ______ which school was suitable for their son, the parents visited lots of different primary schools in the city.A. FindingB. Being foundC. FoundD. To find30. What depressed her was that although she kept waving her hand, nobody seemed _______ her new watch.A. noticingB. to have been noticedC. to have noticedD. having noticed31. From time to time Jason turned round, ______ he was searching for someone.A. as ifB. even ifC. if onlyD. what if32. My mom is a straight talker and she never hesitates to make _____ criticisms _____ are considered helpful to others.A. so; thatB. so; asC. such; thatD. such; as33. The lecture _______, he was very quiet finding a seat.A. beganB. beginningC. having begunD. being beginning34. The possibility ________the majority of work in the future will be done at home through the Internet is often discussed.A. whichB. /C. thatD. what35. —Who is on duty today?—______ Today is Thursday.A. Forget it.B. What do you mean?C. Look at the time!D. It’s your turn.◆第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分)Can you imagine becoming the richest person in the world and then giving your money away? That’s exactly what Andrew Carnegie 36 .Carnegie had a number of different careers; he was an industrialist and a businessman and he made a lot of money. But after retiring in 1901, the world’s 37 man decided to become a philanthropist(慈善家), a person who gives money to good 38 . He believed that 39 people were morally obligated (有责任的) to give their 40 back to others in society.41 Carnegie had made some charitable donations before 1901, he really made giving away money his new 42 after that time. In 1902 he founded the Carnegie Institution to fund scientific research and 43 a pension fund (退休基金) for teachers with a $10 million donation.Throughout his life, Andrew Carnegie loved to read. As a result, it made 44 that he wanted to give money to 45 education and reading. When Carnegie was a young man he lived near Anderson, a rich man who 46 any working boy to use his 47 library for free. In those days, America 48 had free public libraries and poor people usually had nowhere to find books to read.Carnegie never forgot Anderson’s 49 , so he gave money to towns and cities to establish more than 2,000 public libraries. He also gave $125 million to a foundation 50 the Carnegie Corporation to 51 colleges and other schools.World peace was 52 cause Carnegie believed in. He established the Carnegie Endowment (基金) for International Peace and funded the building of the Hague Palace of Peace, which 53 the World Court with houses, in the Netherlands. By 1911, Carnegie had 54 a huge amount of money —90 percent of his 55 . Today, Carnegie has a world wide reputation, for his success both in his business and in his contributions to charity.36. A. admired B. promised C. said D. did37. A. richest B. purest C. poorest D. smartest38. A. expectations B. causes C. reputations D. beliefs39. A. wealthy B. sincere C. educated D. considerate40. A. business B. experience C. wisdom D. money41. A. Until B. Though C. Since D. Because42. A. hobby B. hope C. life D. career43. A. discovered B. established C. applied D. awarded44. A. fun B. success C. sense D. effect45. A. support B. continue C. suspect D. Extend46. A. allowed B. forbade C. followed D. praised47. A. public B. personal C. secret D. general48. A. rarely B. nearly C. usually D. really49. A. status B. generosity C. courage D. Energy50. A. called B. charged C. considered D. explained51. A. buy B. aid C. assess D. Choose52. A. other B. one C. the other D. Another53. A. handles B. provides C. pleases D. threats54. A. got through B. given away C. given up D. saved up55. A. time B. opportunities C. cases D. fortune第三部分:阅读理解A 难度:★If you ask Cheryl McBride about the time she stopped breathing —long enough to make her lips turn blue —she’ll tell you it was good fortune. Really！Not that she’s fond of near-death experiences. But this one turned her life around.Cheryl had been feeling anxious, exhausted and headachy. On top of everything, her memory was going. Everyone knows what it’s like when a word or a neighbor’s name won’t come when you try to think of it. What’s worse is it may make you terrified that you’ve got Alzheimer’s disease (早老性痴呆症). But Alzheimer’s is not the only memory robber. There are other factors —yet doctors often fail to diagnose them.Cheryl, for instance, told her doctor she was concerned about her forgetfulness. She’d just begun caring for her elderly parents and her doctor thought the problem might be due to stress; he advised her to leave town on a trip with an old friend.In the hotel the first night, Cheryl’s friend, Nina Freed, quickly learned something new about her. "Cheryl snored (打鼾),"she says. "Very loudly. She just snored and snored." But one night, the snoring stopped. "I looked over at Cheryl and she wasn’t breathing," Freed says. "She was very pale and blue around the lips. My heart just dropped, but then she let out a huge snort."Having heard Nina’s description, Cheryl told the doctor about it. The moment she did, the doctor knew what was causing Cheryl’s problems. "You’re suffocating (呼吸受阻),"says the doctor. "Even in your sleep, your brain is aware of this emergency. So it interrupts you and starts you breathing again. Those starts and stops deprive (剥夺) you of sleep, which is enough to make you forgetful."Luckily, there’s an effective treatment. "I feel so good now," Cheryl says. "I’ve almost forgotten how bad it used to be."56. Cheryl’s suffocating turned her life around because ______.A. she discovered her interest through the near-death experienceB. the near-death experience helped to find the cause of her forgetfulnessC. she found that her experience gave her good fortuneD. this experience made her free from Alzheimer’s disease57. Why did Cheryl leave town on a trip with her friend？A. She wanted to see her old friend, Nina Freed.B. She wanted to forget about her trouble.C. She wanted to relax to cure her forgetfulness.D. She knew her old friend would care for her.58. What caused Cheryl’s forgetfulness?A. She lacked sleep because of a health problem.B. She had to look after her elderly parents.C. She was always exhausted and anxious.D. She led an irregular life.59. From the passage we can learn that _____.A. Cheryl knew that she was suffocating when she was asleepB. Cheryl’s memory-related problem often made her lips turn blueC. Nina Freed had known that Cheryl often snored when sleeping before the tripD. forgetfulness easily makes people worry about having got Alzheimer’s disease60. Which is the right order of the following events?a. Cheryl left on a trip with Nina.b. Cheryl began to care for her elderly parents.c. The doctor found the cause of Cheryl’s forgetfulness.d. Cheryl’s friend found that Cheryl snored when sleeping.A. bacdB. dbacC. adcbD. badc◆第二节写作(满分30分)假如你是李明,你的美国笔友Tom在上次通信中得知和他一样,你也非常喜欢奇幻小说,写信询问你对奇幻小说的看法。