第二节　 语法填空 (共10小题;每小题 1.5分;满分15分)

　 A new eight-kilometer road is under 　31　　 　(construct) that links the port area 　32　 　the motorway system. It 　33　 　(expect) to carry 20,000 trucks and cars a day, 　　34　 　greatly reduces the 　35　　 　(overcrowd) traffic in the centre of the city. 　　36　 　part of the project, two four-kilometer road tunnels 　37　 　(build) below the central area of the city, one for traffic to the north and　　 38　　 to the south. 　　39　 　two tunnels are about 20 meters below the surface and are 12 meters wide, 　　40　　 　( provide) for two lanes of traffic in each direction.

第一节　　　　　　　 完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)

　　　 What I saw was a great opportunity to provide computing technology in a more efficient way. That was the core(核心) 　　　21　 　of what became Dell Computer Corporation, and that’s one we have been following ever since.

I started the 　　　22　 　with a simple question; how can we make the process of buying a computer better? The　 　　23　　 　was: sell the computer directly to the end　 　　24　　 　. Eliminate(去除) the reseller’s markup(加价) and pass the　 　　25　 　onto the customers.

It hadn’t　 　　26　 　to me that others hadn’t figured it out. I thought it was pretty obvious. I am sure if I had taken the time to ask, plenty of people would have told me that my idea wouldn’t 　　27　 　---- I have heard that a lot in the fifteen years since 　　28　 　the business.

Sometimes it’s 　　29　 　not to ask or to listen---- when people tell you something can’t work, I didn’t ask for permission or approval. I just went　 30___　 　. And I did it.

21. A: idea　　　　 　B: standard　　　 C: technology　　　 D: opportunity

22. A: service　　 　B: plan　　　　　 C: project　　　　　 D: business

23: A: way　　　 　　B: answer　　　　 C: process　　　　　 D: line

24: A: supermarkets B: customers　　　 C: resellers　　　　 D: drivers

25: A: savings　　　 B: earnings　　　 C: incomes　　　　 　D: expenses

26. A: occurred　　 B: seemed　　　　 C: appeared　　　　 　D: happened

27. A: change　　　 　B: work　　　　　 C: understand　　　 D: refuse

28: A: challenging　 B: finding　　　　 C: starting　　　　 D: beginning

29. A: worse　　　 　B: better　　　　 C: more　　　　　 　　D: less

30. A: away　　 　　B: on　　　　　　 C: out　　　　　 　　D: along