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第二节 完形填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-10各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 I was 15 when I walked into McCauley’s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at titles on the shelves, the man behind the counter(柜台), ___1___ , asked if I'd like a job. I needed to start saving for college, so I said yes. I ___2___ after school and during summers for the lowest wages(薪金), and the job helped ___3 ___ my freshman(or first) year of college. I would do many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union during college, I was a hotel waitress and ___4___ made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying(令人满意的). One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost ___5___ we had at that time in store and found other books we could order. She left the store less worried. I’ve always remembered the ___6__ I felt in having helped her. Years later, as a ___7__ in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant (移民) child who was born with his fingers connected, web-like.His family could not afford a corrective operation, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his hand in his pocket. I ___8___ my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the operation for free. I visited the boy in the recovery room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand and say, "Thank you." I felt a sense of pleasure. In the past, while I was at McCauley’s Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the customers, not the store. Today it’s the ___9___. NBC News pays my salary(工资), but I feel as if I work for the ___10___, helping them make sense of the world. ( )1. A.the reader B.the college student C.the shop owner D.the customer ( )2. A.read B.studied C.cooked D.worked ( )3. A.pay for B.fit for C.run for D.enter for ( )4. A.so B.yet C.even D.still ( )5. A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything ( )6. A.pride B.failure C.sadness D.surprise ( )7. A.doctor B.store owner C.bookseller D.TV reporter ( )8. A.advised B.forced C.persuaded D.allowed ( )9. A.difference B.same C.usual D.request ( )10. A.readers B.viewers C.customers D.passengers 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 阅读理解(共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分) (A) The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public place. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700’s the world’s first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany. The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant (每日新闻). It came out in March 1702. In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter (波士顿新闻通讯), the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States. Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (发行量) in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun (朝日新闻).It sells more than 11 million copies every day. ( )1. The first daily newspaper came out in _____. A. 59 BC B. 700’s C. 1609 D. 1620 ( )2. The first regular published newspaper in Europe was printed in _____. A. England B. Germany C. France D. Sweden ( )3. The first printed newspaper in America came out in _____. A. Washington B. New York C. Boston D. New Orleans ( )4. Today there are about _____ daily newspaper printed in the United States. A. 1621 B. 1704 C. 1760 D. 1800 ( )5. Which is NOT true according to the passage? A. The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam. B. English language newspaper sells more than 11 million copies every day. C. Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper in 1608. D. The first daily English newspaper came out in March 1702. (B) City buses are white and blue. Please board at the front door and pay the fare as you get on. The fare per ride is $1.50 for adults and $1.00 for senior citizens. The fare may be paid by cash, bus pass or multiple passes. Please pay the exact amount directly into the slot at the top of the fare box. Remember that bills are not accepted and drivers cannot make change for riders. When you wish to get off the bus, please notify the driver in advance by pressing one of the buttons provided throughout the bus for this purpose. The bus may pass bus stops without stopping if no one is getting off or waiting to get on. There are five subway lines in the city. The fare is set at five rates from $2.00 to $3.50 according to the number of predetermined “price zones” traveled. To purchase the appropriate ticket, please check the fare on the boards installed above the ticket-selling machines in each subway station. Pass through the automated ticket gates by inserting the ticket into the slot. When getting off the subway at a station beyond the validity of the ticket, pay the additional fare at a fare-adjustment machine. ( )6. What is the lowest cost of a subway ride for an adult? (责任编辑：admin) |