康娟利

一、單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

1. In wrestling with the of hunger， the local government set up an agency.

A. dilemmaB. convention

C. expenseD. adjustment

2. Not until we saw the manager did we know that the bank the company for the purpose of reducing its borrowings.

A. took part inB. caused damage to

C. put pressure onD. drew attention to

3. They gave me a meal and， that， money for my job.

A. at top ofB. in terms of

C. on top ofD. in spite of

4. Recently， this terrible traffic accident has made the headlines， setting alarm bells .

A. ringingB. ring

C. to ringD. having rang

5. It is an unforgettable experience， that I will treasure forever.

A. oneB. it

C. the oneD. what

6. The infrastructure of a country can be defined as makes everything run well， and it includes things like transport， irrigation， electricity， telephones and schools.

A. thatB. what

C. whichD. where

7. The retired man donated most of his savings to the school damaged by the earthquake in Yiliang， the students to return to their classrooms.

A. enablingB. to enable

C. to have enabledD. having enabled

8. Life is a tough journey， to some extent， you still smile and love even though you are occasionally hurt and betrayed.

A. whereB. what

C. whenD. which

9. China has launched the Tiangong II space laboratory on September 15， which will lay a solid for the building of our future manned space station.

A. emphasisB. basement

C. gravityD. foundation

10. It is anticipated that more efforts to control the housing price and combat illegal sales in the coming months.

A. are madeB. will be made

C. were madeD. have been made

11. “， we believe the overall policy stand is to support a twoway opening of the Chinese capital market and it will continue this year，” he added.

A. As some bottlenecks are difficult to break

B. Difficult as some bottlenecks are to break

C. As some bottlenecks are difficult to be broken

D. Difficult as some bottlenecks are to be broken

12. Many kids havent got any hobbies— you call computer games a hobby.

A. whenB. while

C. unlessD. if

13. I wonder why she stole things she could easily afford things.

A. asB. while

C. ifD. when

14. There is only one more day to go your favorite music group play live.endprint

A. whileB. before

C. sinceD. after

15. —Catherine is said to come back from the U.S. and her parents are ready to kill the fatted calf.

—They must be thrilled. She has been .

A. a beam in her parents eyes

B. a lost sheep

C. the salt of the earth

D. the apple of her parents eyes

二、完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

“YOURE too small， Ginny， youll never make an Olympic team，” said my firstever rowing （賽艇） coach， way back in the late winter of 1978. I had just 16 my dream. It was sure too big at that point to somebody whose 17 not only mattered， but whose emotional support could play a key role.

Then I was just 20， and still a（n） 18 athlete. Maybe my dream wasnt based on reality. After all， I had tried out for the national team for the first time the previous year and been 19. I lacked the height that most Olympic rowers possess， not to 20 much experience as an athlete， and I suffered from asthma， but still， I was shocked by my coachs response. 21 not just by his choice of words， but by his certainty， I left the gym in a panic.

As I walked， I began to rethink my future， making room for my coachs opinion， setting 22 my dream. A small inner voice had joined forces with the coachs. “Maybe hes 23.”

But then， another voice 24. “What does he know？ Why does he get to decide？” That my own coach didnt have faith in me didnt mean I had to give up on myself so quickly. By the time I arrived back at my apartment， I was 25 my coach. And my 26 was back on center stage.

27 came easy when it came to fulfilling that dream. I tried out for two more national teams and two different coaches cut me.

But I was driven by my love of the 28 of rowing. I wanted to row 29 the best and I refused to stop until I achieved my goal.

I made that 1980 team， 30 not getting to compete at the Olympics. I kept training four more years， and 31 won silver at the 1984 Olympics.

All the effort was worth it. Everything I have today is a result of 32 that dream， all those hours on the water and in the stadium. They got me here， 33 I know now that big ambitions need not just time to develop， but firm 34 in them. If Im not going to be my own 35 for my dreams， no one else will. And I will not allow anyone else to decide for me whats possible.

16. A. doneB. had

C. conveyedD. realized

17. A. trainingB. introduction

C. visionD. opinion

18. A. topB. starendprint

C. allroundD. rising

19. A. quitB. cut

C. acceptedD. admitted

20. A. gainB. own

C. mentionD. state

21. A. FrustratedB. Criticized

C. TouchedD. Puzzled

22. A. aboutB. off

C. asideD. up

23. A. wrongB. right

C. considerateD. arbitrary

24. A. followedB. argued

C. agreedD. faded

25. A. mad atB. satisfied with

C. grateful toD. crazy about

26. A. dignityB. courage

C. confidenceD. dream

27. A. EverythingB. Nothing

C. AnythingD. Something

28. A. movementB. speed

C. beautyD. image

29. A. amongB. between

C. fromD. of

30. A. due toB. as to

C. despiteD. for

31. A. frequentlyB. eventually

C. permanentlyD. thoroughly

32. A. counting onB. wrestling with

C. taking onD. sticking to

33. A. becauseB. when

C. whereD. so that

34. A. performanceB. belief

C. supportD.encouragement

35. A. championB. athlete

C. coachD. host

三、閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

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