(2009安徽安庆二模). --Do you think the weather is good enough for a picnic?

--Yes. You can't hope for         day at this time of the year.

A. a nice    B. a nicer        C. the nicer          D. the nicest

原创（二）

Who has deprived the children's happiness of learning???

Children are born with a natural desire of learning. They are curios and concerned about   36   around them. They are   37   to learn anything that amazes them. They have so many   38   that they keep on asking. They can bore the   39   all day long with many   40   questions which they will never feel bored with. Why? This is because learning is their   41    , perhaps an instinct of human beings. They just can't help. But   42    , they feel bored with learning, especially when learning becomes a boring   43    for them, especially after school has become a    44   of their life, especially when they have to   45    teachers who tell them again and again to   46    to recite and memorize things they don't want to learn, and especially   47    they realize school is not what they once    48    to be but something that, according to their parents, they must rely on in order to   49   a good fame or a good job or a good future. That is to say, learning has become a   50   , which they are forced or   51   to face. So it is the teachers and parents who have thrown the heavy   52   on the children. And meanwhile, the competitive society is also to blame. The children have been   53   of their pleasure and happiness that they could have enjoyed from the natural learning.

Therefore, my   54   to the students’ learning is that they   55   enjoy learning, enjoy the pleasure that they could feel from learning itself. Find back the long lost desire and curiosity of learning in their childhood.

36．A．nothing                  B．anything                 C．everything              D．something

37．A．curious                  B．proud                    C．nervous                  D．eager

38．A．questions                   B．reactions                 C．problems                D．troubles

39．A．students              B．adults                    C．parents                   D．teachers

40．A．funny                     B．boring                   C．bored                     D．practical

41．A．ability                    B．excuse                    C．characteristic           D．nature

42．A．gradually                   B．eventually               C．however                 D．therefore

43．A．duty                          B．exercise                 C．task                      D．remark

44．A．pleasure                  B．part                      C．occasion                 D．success

45．A．face                   B．follow                    C．escape                    D．imitate

46．A．repeat                    B．copy                       C．report                     D．reply

47．A．before                    B．since                      C．after                       D．when

48．A．forbidden            B．attracted                 C．intended                 D．expected

49．A．require                  B．achieve                  C．earn                      D．indicate

50．A．promise                 B．service                   C．must                      D．choice

51．A．pleased                  B．recommended        C．obliged                  D．experienced

52．A．burden                   B．confidence              C．difficulty                D．challenge

53．A．informed                   B．deprived               C．accused                  D．approved

54．A．encouragement     B．persuation              C．suggestion              D．decision

55．A．must                   B．should                   C．might                     D．could

 

二． 完形填空（20分）

The purpose of a letter of application(求职信) is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state__16___ the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have ___17___. It should be simple, human, personal and brief without ___18___ out any necessary facts.

In writing a letter of application, keep in ___19___ that the things a possible employer is most ___20___ to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. ___21___ the first few sentences fail to ___22___ the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be __23___ at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not ___24___ your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your ___25___ in today’s newspaper,” you might say “I have made a careful ___26___ of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives ___27___ your product and why they like it. ”

Try to ___28___ generalities. Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now ___29___. College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I ___30___ in a letter? Employers want experience—which, naturally, no ___31___ has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is ___32___.

It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. ___33___ a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent ___34___ is to enclose(内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it ___35___ for a possible employer to get in touch with you.

16. A. clearly        B. carefully       C. obviously      D. easily

17. A. found         B. done        C. known     D. heard

18. A. sending    B. taking       C. leaving          D. picking

19. A. brain          B. sight        C. order       D. mind

20. A. probable         B. possible        C. likely        D. able

21. A. While         B. Although      C. As             D. If

22. A. pay             B. win           C. show        D. fix

23. A. kept            B. continued    C. written             D. read

24. A. to           B. for            C. into          D. from

25. A. advertisement      B. report C. article      D. introduction

26. A. watch        B. search     C. study       D. discussion

27. A. change      B. make       C. sell           D. use

28. A. avoid          B. remember   C. protect             D. gain

29. A. losing         B. applying       C. preparing     D. fitting

30. A. do          B. write        C. mean       D. provide

31. A. worker       B. beginner      C. owner      D. manager

32. A. success     B. development C. practice     D. experience

33. A. Make         B. Ask           C. State        D. Get

34. A. result         B. decision        C. promise        D. idea

35. A. happier      B. easier      C. cheaper        D. safer

 

Chinese tradition says a different animal represents each new year of the 12-year Chinese Zodiac(黄道十二宫) cycle. According to the Chinese calendar, the year you were born may determine your personality. Every year of this cycle is represented by an animal, and legend has it that people born under that animal have certain personality traits. Here are some of them:

Dragon

The Real Thing: The mythical dragon is a symbol of power and good fortune in Chinese culture. One of the most popular figures in Chinese art, the dragon is believed to be a combination of nine animals, including a frog, a tiger, an eagle, and a fish.

Born a Dragon: You go out of your way to help your friends, who often seek you out for advice. Your outgoing personality helps you get along with many types of people.

Snake

The Real Thing: Snakes have great instincts. Some “play dead” to fool predators（捕食者）, and most sense prey by detecting ground vibration（震动）. They can take more than an hour to swallow a meal, and they become inactive for up to two weeks before they shed their skin.

Born a Snake: You rely on yourself before asking others their opinions. At times you want to take a break from the action. It’s not that you are lazy---sometimes you just like to think.

Pig

The Real Thing: Domesticated（驯养）pigs have been helping human for about 9,000 years. Incredibly intelligent, a pig shows its smarts by rolling in mud and sticking its snout in dirt. Why? The mud keeps it cool, and rooting in the dirt provides important vitamins.

Born a Pig: Smart and caring, you live to help other people. You have great taste and love to wallow in the nicer things in life.

Rat

The Real Thing: Most rats are highly adaptable. They can live just about anywhere and eat about anything. Before brown rats leave their underground burrows, these clever creatures send one rat ahead to make sure danger doesn’t exist outside.

Born a Rat: You welcome challenges and enjoy learning about new things. Funny and smart, you are generous and will protect your pack of friends. 

 ______

The Real Thing: The largest of the big cats, they hunt alone. They secretly move towards prey, then leap and attack when the time seems right. Dinner still escapes most of the time.

Born a _____: You are a natural leader but often like to do things by yourself. (That’s how you stay in charge!) You believe in fighting for what’s right, even if you’ll lose in the end.

1. According to the description of the last animal, we can choose _____ to fill in the blanks. 

    A. Tiger                B. Lion             C. Ox               D. Monkey

2.  The underlined word “snout” probably means _____.

A. back              B. nose                C. head                 D. tail 

 

 

 (2010年南通二模)—How much of the foreign expert’s speech have you understood?

—Next to nothing.I wish I________harder at English.

A．worked                        B．had worked

C．would work                  D．were working