Niagara Falls is a great tourist ______ drawing millions of visitors from all parts of the world every year.

   A. interest        B. view       C. scene           D. attraction

二．语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分60分)
第一节完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11—25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
Students will need to use all of their skills in order to understand the reading selections in Reader’s Choice.
The book    11   many types of selections on a wide variety of topics. These selections provide practice on    12    different reading skills to get the  13   of the writer. They also give students   14   in four basic reading skills: skimming, scanning, reading for   15   comprehension, and critical reading. E:\Zujuan\WCFUpload\Upload\2010-05\06\Local Settings\Temp\Rar$DI00.140\www.canpoint.cn\
Skimming involves reading quickly through a text to get an overall idea of its contents. This kind of rapid reading is   16  when you are trying to decide if careful reading is desirable or when there is not    17    to read something carefully.
Like skimming, scanning is also quick reading. However, in this case the search is more    18    .To scan is to read quickly in order to find out specific information. When you read to find a    19   date, or number you are scanning. E:\Zujuan\WCFUpload\Upload\2010-05\06\Local Settings\Temp\Rar$DI00.140\www.canpoint.cn\
Reading for thorough comprehension is   20    reading in order to understand the total   21   of the passage. At  this level of comprehension the reader is    22    to summarize the author’s ideas but has not yet made a critical evaluation of those ideas. E:\Zujuan\WCFUpload\Upload\2010-05\06\Local Settings\Temp\Rar$DI00.140\www.canpoint.cn\
Critical reading demands (需要)that a reader   23   judgments about what he or she reads. This kind of reeding    24    posting and answering questions such as “Does my own experience support that of the author?”, “Do I    25    the author’s point of view?” And “Am I convinced by the author’s arguments and evidence?
11.A.contains                B.uses                   C.put                    D.writes
12.A.making                 B.understanding     C.speaking             D.employing
13.A.message                B.secret                 C.content               D.nature
14.A.power                  B.point                  C.practice              D.opinion
15.A.better                   B.basic                  C.general               D.thorough(彻底的)
16.A.suitable                B.interesting          C.wrong                D.true
17.A.interest                 B.habit                  C.time                   D.desire
18.A.funny                   B.concentrated(专心的) C.perfect     D.important
19.A.common               B.different             C.fine                   D.particular
20.A.carefully               B.slowly                C.quickly                     D.perfectly
21.A.design                  B.explanation         C.meaning             D.feeling
22.A.impossible            B.able                   C.difficult             D.simple
23.A.makes                  B.findsE:\Zujuan\WCFUpload\Upload\2010-05\06\Local Settings\Temp\Rar$DI00.140\www.canpoint.cn\                 C.puts                   D.offers
24.A.lacksE:\Zujuan\WCFUpload\Upload\2010-05\06\Local Settings\Temp\Rar$DI00.140\www.canpoint.cn\                 B.requires              C.demands      D.affords(提供)
25.A.tell                      B.express               C.share                  D.argue

Spend a pound to win a penny

    Some people were steaming peas under a tree in order to make a meal for their horses. Up in the branches sat a monkey,  36  what they were doing.

"Aha" thought the monkey. “I spot my  37  !” So when the men had finished steaming the peas and 38 for a moment to look after the horses,  39  ,the monkey let himself down from the tree. He snatched (抓) the peas and filled his  40  and both hands as full as they could 41  . Then he climbed up the tree and sat there, eating happily.

    Suddenly one pea fell.

    "Oh dear! Oh my pea!" cried the monkey. The other peas  42  to drop out of his mouth. He 43  his hands in despair(绝望地), and the peas fell out of his hands too, but he took no  44  . All he thought of was that one pea was gone,__45__ he climbed down the trunk to hunt for his lost pea on the ground. At this time, the men came back. When they saw a monkey  46  with their pots, they all  47  their arms and shouted, "Shoo! Shoo!" Then they picked up stones and began to 48 the monkey with them. The monkey was so 49 that he gave one jump to the nearest 50 , and swung himself up to the top of the tree.

    "After all," said he to himself, “it was  51  one pea.” But he ought to have thought of that 52 ,for now all the other peas had gone too.

That day the monkey had to content himself with the 53 of boiled peas for dinner, and I hope the 54 taught him not to be so 55 in future.

1.A. watching       B. enjoying     C. describing    D. guessing

2.A. shelter        B. neighbors    C. dinner       D. friends

3.A. turned up      B. turned away  C. gave up      D. gave away

4.A. easily         B. gently       C. safely       D. confidently

5.A. bowl          B. pocket      C. mouth       D. bag

6.A. receive        B. hold        C. support          D. put

7.A. seemed         B. began       C. hurried          D. failed

8.A. crossed        B. hid          C. touched          D. squeezed

9.A. interest      B. time         C. notice           D. sign

10.A. so            B. because      C. although         D. if

11.A. helping           B. playing          C. mixing           D. dealing

12.A. carried           B. broke            C. waved       D. bent

13.A. attack              B. separate         C. destroy          D. bother

14.A puzzled         B. disappointed     C. terrified        D. annoyed

15.A. branch          B. stone            C. pea              D. horse

16.A. still               B. even             C. only             D. almost

17.A. earlier             B. sooner           C. longer           D. later

18.A. image          B. smell       C. dream       D. taste

19.A. trick               B. disaster         C. loss             D. process

20.A. curious         B. ambitious        C. proud            D. greedy

    Giving a speech before a large audience is a challenge that would worry anyone—but not Shen Wenjie.

    “The bigger the audience, the less nervous I am, ”he said. The 17-year-old Senior 2 student from Suzhou Middle School has every reason to be confident. Last Saturday he took first prize in the second“21st Century Cup”National High School English Competition, sponsored by China Daily and Suzhou Municipal People’s Government.

    Shen outshone 34 other contestants from all over China, winning a trip to the international English-speaking competition to be held in London in May 2004.

    He started learning English at the age of five and his interest in it grew through playing games. “Interest plays an important role in learning English. But effort is more important if you want to learn it well，”he said. After deciding to develop a British accent, he listened to tape after tape until he could talk like the native speakers.

    Films have also proved useful. He chooses an easy film, such as Harry Porter, and focuses on the dialogues—repeating them until he knows it by heart.

    “I take every chance to open my mouth and speak English, ”Shen said. He even talks to himself in English, imagining that he is explaining things to foreigners. When studying English newspapers, he tries to express the opinions in his own words and then compares them with the original stories.

    “I am very grateful to my current teacher, Deng Xiaojing, who has introduced English newspapers and magazines to us, ”he said. But reading newspapers is just one of many activities that have helped his public speaking skills.

     “A speech is a way of communicating with people so it is important that you put your personal feelings into it，”Shen said. “No matter how beautiful your pronunciation is, just reading out your speech will destroy it. ”

72. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. Shen Wenjie was very nervous when he took part in the competition.

B. “The 21st Century Cup” National High School English Competition was sponsored by China Daily and CCTV.

C. There were 35 contestants from all over China to take part.

D. Shen was given some money for his victory.

73. Shen speaks English so well by means of the following except _______ .

A. listening to tape after tape until he could talk like the native speakers

B. seeing easy English films

C. practicing speaking English very often

D. doing English grammar only

74. Shen thinks that _______.

A. interest does good to learn English well

B. effort is less important than interest

C. writing in English as much as possible can make one master English

D. it is needless for one to put one’s feelings into it when one speaks English

75. We can infer from the passage that _______.

A. Shen is sure to fail in the international English-speaking competition to be held in London in May 2004

B. interest and effort are the key factors to learning English well

C. Shen owes his success to his parents

D. his interest in learning English comes from studies

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，然后从下列各小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳 选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to ______a different life. It was a transitional (过渡的)time in Daniel's life. I wanted to ______him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the ______time I had let such moment pass.

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, "What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?" Then he walked ______ the steps of the bus and disappeared ii\side. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar .______ played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him ______and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words me.

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those ______opportunities. How many times have I let such moments ______ ？ I don't ^nd a quiet moment to tell him what they have ______to me, or, in the years ahead what he might ______to face. Maybe, I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?

______ as I stood before-Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always ______ never in all my life hearing him put his feelings into ______ . Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tightien. Why was it so 50 to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry， and 1 knew I would he able to get______ only a few words clearly. "Daniel,‘' I said, "if I could have picked, I would have picked von." That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the

world ______ , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, hut tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All 1 was______of was the stubble (短须）on his chin as his ______pressed against mine. What I had said to Daniel was ______ . It was nothing. And yet, it. was everything.