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Norman Blamey is an artist of deep convictions.
A  statements  B  beliefs         C  suggestions     D  claims

A Pay Rise or Not?
“Unless I get a rise, I’ll have a talk with the boss, Henry Manley,” George Strong said to himself. George liked his job and he liked the town he lived in, but his wife kept telling him that his pay was not enough to meet the needs of the family. That was why he was thinking of taking a job in Birmingham, a nearby city about 50 miles away. He had been offered a job in a factory there, and the pay was far better.
George lived in Wyeford, a medium-sized town. He really liked the place and didn’t like the idea of moving somewhere else, but if he took the job in Birmingham, he would have to move his family there.
Henry Manley was the manager of a small company manufacturing electric motors. The company was in deep trouble because, among other reasons, the Japanese were selling such things at very low prices. As a result, Manley had to cut his own prices and profits as well. Otherwise he would not get any orders at all. Even then, orders were still not coming in fast enough, so that there was no money for raises(加工资) for his workers. Somehow, he had to struggle along and keep his best workers as well. He sighed. Just then the phone rang.
His secretary told him that George Strong wanted to see him as soon as possible. Manley sighed again. He could guess what it was about. George Strong was a very young engineer. The company had no future unless it could attract and keep men like him. Manley rubbed his forehead(前额); his problems seemed endless.
16     Henry Manley was already deeply in debt.
A  right      B  Wrong       C  Not mentioned
17     The job that had been offered to George Strong in Birmingham paid better.
A  right      B  Wrong       C  Not mentioned
18     If George Strong took the job in Birmingham, he would have to leave his family in Wyeford.
A  right      B  Wrong       C  Not mentioned
19     Henry Manley’s company was in deep trouble.
A  right      B  Wrong       C  Not mentioned
20     Henry Manley’s company was making enough profits to raise the workers’ wages.
A  right      B  Wrong       C  Not mentioned
21     Henry Manley had no idea at all why George Strong wanted to see him.
A  right      B  Wrong       C  Not mentioned
22     George Strong was a very creative engineer.
A  right      B  Wrong       C  Not mentioned

第一篇A Debate on the English Language
A measure declaring English the national language is under intense debate in the United States.The US Senate passed two declarations last week.One calls English the nation’s official language and the other says it is the “common and unifying(统一的)”tongue.But Americans found themselves divided on the issue.
Since people worldwide know that most Americans speak only English,many can’t understand why the issue is so controversial(有争议的).
“The discussion is related to fears of immigration issues,”says Dick Tucker,a social scientist at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University.“It’s related to a worry about the changing demography(人口统计)of the US.It’s a worry about who will continue to have political and economic influence.”
In fact,the notion of protecting the language has been kicked around almost since the nation’s founding.John Adams lobbied(游说)in 1780 for the creation of a national academy to correct and improve the English language.But his proposal died,since lawmakers saw it as a royalist(保皇主义者)attempt to define personal behavior.
Since then,the country hasn’t had a national language,but the idea of recognizing the special status of English lived on.
The emotions surrounding language resurface(再次浮现)not because people feel comfortable with English.It is more about the discomfort many Americans feel with the new languages,says Walt Wolfram,a professor at North Carolina State University.
“Language is never about language,”he says.
According to the 2000 US Census Bureau report,of 209 million Americans over 18 years old,172 million speak only English at home.About 37 million speak languages other than English.Among them,6.5 million speak poor English and 3.1 million don’t speak English at all.
31.What are the two declarations concerned with?
A.The status of the English language.
B.The protection of new languages.
C.The rights to speak one’s mother tongue.
D.The improvement of the English language.
32.Who suggested in the 18th century that English should be protected?
A.Walt Wolfram.
B.John Adams.
C.Royalists.
D.Dick Tucker.
33.Which of the following is the current debate NOT related to?
A.The immigration issues.
B.The changing demography.
C.The worry about the new languages.
D.The US’s military strength.
34.Which statement is true according to the 2000 US Census Bureau report?
A.172 million Americans speak only English in their work places.
B.37 million Americans speak English.
C.209 million Americans are above the age of 18.
D.6.5 million Americans speak good English.
35.The phrase“kicked around”(paragraph 4)could be best replaced by
A.“invented”.
B.“formed”.
C.“shaped”.
D.“discussed”.

第2部分：阅读判断（第16-22题，每题1分，共7分）
下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择C。

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23～30题，每题l分，共8分）
下面的短文后有2项测试任务：（1）第23～26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2～5
段每段选择1个最佳标题；（2）第27～30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23～30题，每　题1分，共8分）
下面的短文后有2项测试任务：（1）第23～26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2～5段每段1选择个最佳标题；（2）第27～30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。

A great deal has been done to remedy the situation
A  maintain 
B  improve
C preserve 
D protect

第2部分：阅读判断  (第16—22题，每题1分，共7分)
阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请在答题卡上把A涂黑：如果该句提供的是错误信息请在答题卡上把B涂黑；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑。

It is virtually impossible to persuade him to apply for the job.
A.simply
B.almost
C.totally
D.completely

第6部分：完形填空  (第51～65题，每题1分，共15分)    ．
一  卤读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

From Ponzi to Madoff
The year was 1920. The country was the United States of America. The man's name was Charles Ponzi. Ponzi told people to stop depositing money in a savings account. Instead, they should give it to him to save for them. Ponzi promised to pay them more than the bank. For example, a savings account might pay you $5 a year for every $100 you deposit. Ponzi, however, would pay you $40 a year for every $100 you gave him to hold. Many people thought this was a good plan. They began to give their money to Ponzi.
How could Ponzi make so much money for people? This is what he did with the money people gave him: He used some of that money to pay other people who gave him money. However, he also kept a lot of the money for himself. Soon he had $250 million. This was a kind of theft, and it was against the law. The people who gave him their money didn't think anything was wrong. Ponzi paid them every month, just like a bank. Ponzi continued this way of working for two years. Then one day, he didn't have enough money to pay all the people. They discovered his crime, and he went to prison for fraud.
Ninety years later, people began to hear about a businessman in New York named Bernard Madoff. People said he gave good advice about money. They said when they gave him their money, he paid them a lot more than the bank. Madoff helped hospitals, schools, and individuals earn money. Over a period of 40 years, people gave him $170 billion. However, no one investigated what he did with the money. The people who gave Madoff their money also didn't think anything was wrong because he paid them every month.
One day, Madoff didn't have enough money to pay all the people he needed to pay. That's when people discovered how Madoff worked: He was taking money from some people to pay other people, just the way Charles Ponzi did. However, this time, instead of losing millions of dollars, people lost billions.
Madoff was accused of fraud, and United States government officials arrested him. He didn't have to go on trial because he said he was guilty. In 2009, a judge sentenced him t0 150 years in prison. Bernard Madoff's crime was even bigger than Ponzi's. It was the biggest fraud in history. The lesson of this story is clear: When something seems too good to be true, it probably is!
36. For every $100, Ponzi promised to pay people
A. $5 a year.
B. $20 a year.
C. $40 a year.
D. $100 a year.
37. What did Ponzi do with the money people gave him?
A. He spent it all on things for himself.
B. He used some of it to pay other people.
C. He deposited it all in a bank.
D. He kept it all to save for a good plan.
38. What was Ponzi's crime?
A. He robbed the banks of millions of dollars.
B. He gave people more than the bank did.
C. He kept a lot of other people's money for himself.
D. He did not pay people their interests.
39. How long did Madoffs tricks last?
A. Forty years.
B. Four year.
C. Nine years.
D. Ninety years.
40. Why didn't Madoff have to go on trial?
A. The officiais couldn't find any evidence against him.
B. He had friends in the government who helped him.
C. He admitted he was guilty.
D. He returned all the illegal money.

Up to now, the work has been easy.
A  So        B  So long        C  So that         D  So far

第2部分：阅读判断（第16～22题，每题1分，共7分）
下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提　供的是正确信息，请选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择C。

All the walls in the building had the same layout.
A. size
B. function
C. color
D. arrangment

Anderson left the table，remarking that he had some work to do.
A saying
B doubting
C thinking
D knowing