三、完形填空(共15小题;每题2分，共30分。)通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳选项。
Eleanor Roosevelt was the wife of America´s 32nd president,Franklin Roosevelt.She helped her husband in many ways during his long(21)life.She also became one of the most(22)women in America.She fought for equal rights for all people.
Eleanor was born in New York City in 1884.Her family had great wealth.But Eleanor did not have a happy(23).Her parents died when she was very young.She was raised by her grandmother.Eleanor(24)that as a child,her greatest happiness came from helping others.
tn the early 1900s,many people were worried about the problems of(25)people who came to America in(26)of a better life.Eleanor could not(27)how people lived in such poor conditions while she and some others had so much(28).
After she finished school,Eleanor began(29)children to read and write in one of the poorest areas of New York City.She also looked into(30)where workers were said to be badly(31).She saw little children of four and five years old working until they(32)to the floor.She became involved(参与)with other women who(33)the same ideas about improving social conditions.
Franklin Roosevelt began(34)Eleanor when he was in New York.They got(35)in 1905.In the next eleven years,they had six children.The Roosevelts moved to Washington D.C.in 1913.
第21题单选第(21)题选
A.technical B.business C.political D.research
答案：C
第22题单选第(22)题选
A.different B.strict C.lonely D.important
答案：D
第23题单选第(23)题选
A.job B.dream C.future D.childhood
答案：D
第24题单选第(24)题选
A.remembered B.forgot C.doubted D.imagined
答案：A
第25题单选第(25)题选
A.poor B.strange C.foolish D.lazy
答案：A
第26题单选第(26)题选
A.honour B.search C.memory D.favor
答案：B
第27题单选第(27)题选
A.receive B.regret C.understand D.admit
答案：C
第28题单选第(28)题选
A.wealth B.knowledge C.courage D.strength
答案：A
第29题单选第(29)题选
A.disturbing B.teaching C.forcing D.reminding
答案：B
第30题单选第(30)题选
A.hospitals B.factories C.schools D.armies
答案：B
第31题单选第(31)题选
A.followed B.chosen C.protected D.treated
答案：D
第32题单选第(32)题选
A.dropped B.run C.jumped D.sank
答案：A
第33题单选第(33)题选
A.discovered B.allowed C.shared D.mentioned
答案：C
第34题单选第(34)题选
A.praising B.visiting C.attacking D.controlling
答案：B
第35题单选第(35)题选
A.married B.separated C.accepted D.united
四、阅读理解(共15小题;每题3分，共45分。)阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项。
It´s that time of the yea—graduation.The end of school year is nearly in sight,and it´s an especially big deal if you´re finishing high school or college.
One amazing(令人惊叹的)16-year-old Florida girl,Grace Bush,graduated from both high school and college this week!She actually got her college diploma(毕业证书)before her high school diploma.How´d she do that?
"Hard work and dedication(专心致志),"she told a local TV news station,"have made me succeed in doing high school and college at the same time."She started taking college courses when she was just 13.She would often get up at 5:30 a.m.and not finish until after 11 p.m.
Doing both at once is a huge achievement,but it has also helped her family save money.She´s one of the 9 children,all home-schooled until the age of 13.Her father is a math professor while her mother is a part-time history teacher in a high school.Grace Bush has earned her college degree in law,with a near perfect GPA of 3.8 and she hopes to become a lawyer one day,although her parents expect her to teach at university.By the way,she also plays basketball in her college team in her spare time.
第36题单选Why does the author say that Grace is amazing?
A.She finished high school earlier than others.
B.She never went to bed before 11 p.m.
C.She graduated from both high school and college at 16.
D.She got two diplomas from the same school.
答案：C
第37题单选Which of the following is the key to Grace´s success?
A.Taking college courses at 13.
B.Doing high school and college at the same time.
C.Being born in a professor's family.
D.Being devoted to her studies.
答案：D
第38题单选What did the parents do to help Grace with her education?
A.They shared with her college history lessons.
B.They taught her until she was 13.
C.They made her interested in math.
D.They hired a part-time teacher.
答案：B
第39题单选What do Grace´s parents want her to be in future?
A.A news reporter.
B.A basketball player.
C.A university teacher.
D.A lawyer.
答案：C
Ron was an engineer.He planned a change and tried the new job of teaching kids how to swim.Ron´s easy manner soon made him a full-time employee at the swim school.
Now,the 40 hours he works a week takes in weekends,early mornings and late afternoons.He earns around 25%less than he did in engineering.But,at 49,he says he has never been happier."I´ve had a drop in pay,but I´ve cut back on spending,too.I seldom drive to work so don´t have to pay as much for petrol(汽油).I don´t drink as much.I go walking in my lunch break and I´ve lost 20 kilos.I love going to work.The whole family is a lot happier."
When one of his brothers called,offering to help him find"a real i oh",he answered,"I don´t care.I know what I´m doing is good."
He admits it was fearful making such a big change when there was the mortgage(分期付款)to pay and kids to clothe and feed,but in the end he feels it is a simple choice."If you´re in a job you don´t like,get out.Money´s not everything.If you don´t like it,change—find something you´re going to be happy with."
第40题单选What is Ron´s new job like?
A.Well-paid.
B.Interesting.
C.Easy to do.
D.No free time.
答案：B
第41题单选How does Ron manage to cut back on spending?
A.He spends less on clothes.
B.He calls his brothers less.
C.He drives less.
D.He has less food for lunch.
答案：C
第42题单选What´s Ron´s advice to the readers?
A.Stick to the job if you have kids to raise.
B.Change the job if you don't like it any more.
C.Stick to the job if you have mortgage to pay.
D.Change the job if you don't get enough money.
答案：B
