The US first lady Michlle Obama is among the world’s 100 most powerful women in a list topped by German premier Angela Merkel for four years in a row, according to a Forbes ranking released on 19 August.

    Michelle Obama debuted at No.40, coming in ahead of Talk Show host Oprah Winfrey at 41 and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth at 42.

   Sheila Bair, chair of the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, which insures bank deposits, remained No.2 after debuting on the Forbes list last year. She has gained increased fame as the US recession lasts.

   The list is based on factors such as politics and economic impact ,media reach and career accomplishments.

   The chief executives of Dupont and Sunoco are new to the top 10, replacing the Xerox Cop. Chair, who dropped to No. 15, and the former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who fell off the list after leaving office in January.

   Rice’s successor, Hillary Clinton, came in at No.36,dropping from No.28 last year when her presidential bid made her the woman with the highest public profile on the list.

   Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US House of Representatives, retained No.35.

   “Woman in power are rising to leadership positions in business, government and philanthropy(慈善)by making daring and unconventional moves,” Forbes said. “Gone are the days of women feeling they have to stick with one employer and patiently wait for promotions.”

    “Highly ambitious women are moving across companies and industries, making big leaps with each change, and repositioning themselves for opportunities that allow them to gain a breadth of experience.” The business magazine said.

    Merkel , 55, became the first female premier of Germany in 2005 and was successful in retaining power in a federal election on September 27.

   Michelle Obama, 45,has won the support of fans for her down-to-earth personality, her views of healthy eating and the arts, and her fashion sense that has seen her grace several best-dressed lists.

41. What does the underlined word “debuted” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. Go on stage for the first time .              

B. Make the first public appearance.

C. Appear on the list for the first time.

D. Introduce a film to the public for the first time.

42. Condoleezza Rice was not included in the list probably because ________.

A. she exercised  less influence              

B. she kept her new job a secret

C. she is no longer a public figure            

D. she was silent after resignation

43. Hillary Clinton ranked 28 last year because __________.

A. she was the former first lady                 

B. she was running for president

C. she frequently appeared in public           

D. she got support from her husband

44. We learn from the text that powerful women today ______.

A. change their jobs more frequently          

B. are better political leaders than men

C. are not content with being housewives    

D. have changed their traditional concept

45. What is the author’s attitude towards Angela Merkel?

A. Admiring.       B. Neutral.     C. Objective.      D. Extreme.

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was 4 o’clock in the morning on June 9, 2003 when I received the phone call. “This is the emergency room calling and your son was just  21  in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a(n)  22  and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was  23  .

The doctor described the  24  , which caused the burns. At 6 am, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they  25  the charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much petrol. The flames  26  my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.

27  , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and  28  him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in  29  to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars.

After he  30  from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容) for 6 months  31  it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling. So he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.

When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch, very  32  scar on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not  33  it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”

I  34  this wisdom on to my son. He kept my advice in  35  and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive.

By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars didn’t  36  , so he made the  37  to give up any plastic surgery.

We all have “scars” that we believe  38  people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.

But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same  39  standards. Put your imperfections(缺点；瑕疵) out of your mind and concentrate on what you value  40  yourself, and your beauty will shine through.

21. A. brought             B. given                  C. turned                       D. showed

22. A. doctor             B. hospital                C. aircraft                    D. ambulance

23. A. serious               B. terrible                C. dangerous                D. important 

24. A. event                 B. process                C. reason                       D. accident

25. A. got                   B. lit                       C. burned                     D. moved

26. A. took               B. held                 C. caught                        D. attracted

27. A Fortunately         B. Surprisingly        C. Happily                     D. Slowly

28. A. pushed              B. threw                C. dropped                   D. rolled

29. A. shape              B. place                   C. fact                            D. time

30. A. benefited           B. recovered          C. suffered                     D. relaxed

31. A. if                    B. while                   C. because                      D. although

32. A. normal              B. violent              C. obvious                  D. popular

33. A. mention            B. notice                C. laugh                         D. hide

34. A. sent                   B. kept                    C. handed                       D. passed

35. A. mind                B. life                   C. practice                   D. heart

36. A. grow          B. matter                 C. exist                        D. appear

37. A. mistake             B. effort                C. decision                     D. request 

38. A. invite              B. cause                  C. allow                        D. remind

39. A. false                 B strict                     C. moral                        D. general 

40. A. by                 B. over                  C. beyond                       D. within

三：完形填空 (共20小题, 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)。
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 26 . She got up very early and arrived at the 27  at twenty to eight. She pushed the door open and found 28  there. “I am the first to arrive.” She thought and came to her 29   . She was surprised to   30  a large bunch(束) of flowers on it. They were 31  . She picked the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy cried  32 . She then   33  for a vase to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the  34　 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.  The day passed very 35 and Nancy did everything  36 great interest and enthusiasm. For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she 37 herself to her work. Then came another  38   . When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a new bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase,   39  the old ones. The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy felt it strange and this time she began to think of ways to  40   the sender.                       
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to  41  a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk  42 his directives. She happened to see on the desk a big notebook  43   with “Records of managers' meetings”, and  44   the half-opened pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words, “In order to keep the secretaries in high spirits, the company  45 that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk .”                    Later, she was told that their general manager was a wise man with the Bachelor of Psychology in Business.
26. A. disappointed        B. excited          C. encouraged       D. surprised
27. A. office          B. workshop         C. classroom        D. bookshop
28. A. everybody       B. others           C. nobody         D. somebody
29. A. room            B. desk           C. seat            D. place
30. A. pick            B. cover           C. smell            D. find
31. A. old              B. fresh             C. good             D. sweet
32. A. joyfully          B. tearfully        C. sadly                 D. repeatedly
33. A. looked up                  B. looked at         C. looked around    D. looked down
34. A. happy          B. very                 C. funny          D. quite
35. A. slowly           B. normally       C. quickly         D. hardly
36. A. at                    B. to               C. for             D. with
37. A. devoted         B. focused         C. buried          D. made
38. A. Sunday         B. Saturday             C. Monday        D. Tuesday
39. A. taking          B. took             C. replacing       D. replaced
40. A. find out         B. look down upon  C. catch hold of           D. understand
41. A. send for          B. hand out        C. try out          D. hand in
42.A. asking for        B. waiting for        C. looking for        D. searching for
43. A. said             B. given            C. used           D. marked
44. A. glanced at       B. stared at        C. glared  at       D. lookedat
45. A. has ordered       B. has demanded    C. has decided        D. has said

第二节：完形填空(共20小题, 每小题 1分, 满分20分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从16—35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Nancy had got a secretary’s job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very   16    . She got up very early and arrived at the   17  at twenty to eight. She   18   the door open and found nobody there. “I am the   19   to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to 20  a large bunch of flowers on it. They were fresh. She   21   the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh，how lovely!” Nancy  22   joyfully. She then looked round for a   23   to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the   24   first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.
The day passed very   25   and Nancy did everything with great interest and   26   . For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she  27   herself in her work.
Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a (n) __28 _bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones.
The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy felt it   29   and this time she began to think of ways to find out the   30   On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to   31   a plan to the general manager’s office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary’s desk waiting for his   32   . She happened to see on the desk a big note book   33 “Records of manager’s meetings”, and glanced at the   34   pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words: “In order to keep the secretaries   35  , the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary’s desk.”
Later, she was told that their manager was a business management psychologist.
16. A. depressed        B. encouraged     C. excited           D. surprised
17. A. office             B. workshop          C. classroom         D. bookshop
18. A. forced                  B. pushed              C. turned               D. knocked
19. A. last                B. second                     C. third                 D. first
20. A. uncover                 B. smell                C. find                  D. pick
21. A. packed up       B. threw away        C. stared at            D. took up
22. A. cried                  B. laughed             C. wept             D. replied
23. A. jar                            B. box                   C. bottle                  D. vase
24. A. happy                 B. very                 C. funny            D. quite
25. A. slowly                B. normally       C. quickly         D. hardly
26. A. wisdom             B. bravery            C. sadness          D. enthusiasm
27. A. buried                B. dressed              C. devoted             D. seated
28. A. old                     B. red                   C. blue              D. new
29. A. special                B. angry                C. strange              D. difficult
30. A. sender                B. receiver             C. manager            D. waiter
31. A. send for                     B. hand out            C. try out              D. hand in
32. A. orders                B. instructions        C. gifts                  D. receipts
33. A. marked               B. written             C. printed                 D. signed
34. A. closed                B. damaged           C. pinned                 D. half-opened
35. A. at home                     B. on time             C. in high spirits    D. in low spirits

Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands.__16__people were reluctant (不情愿的) to work on farms along the Atlantic. They feared the violent storms __17__ the ocean. As the farmer interviewed__18__for the job, he received a steady stream of __19__ .
Finally, a short, thin man, __20__ past middle age, approached（接近） the farmer. "Are you a good farmhand?" the farmer asked him.
"Well, I can sleep__21__ the wind blows," answered the little man.
Although __22__ by this answer, the farmer, in great need of help, __23__ him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt __24__ with the man's work.
Then one night the wind blew __25__ in from offshore. __26__ out of bed, the farmer rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and shouted, "__27__ ! A storm is coming! __28__ things down before they blow away!"
The little man __29__ in bed and said firmly, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows."
Angered by the response, the farmer meant to fire him on the spot. __30__ , he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his __31__ , he discovered that all of the haystacks(草垛) had been covered with tarpaulins(帆布). The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. Everything was tied down. __32__ could blow away.
The farmer then understood __33__ his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew. When you're __34__ , spiritually, mentally, and physically, you have nothing to__35__. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?