its magic power meant nothing.
Joy looked at the long shadows coming toward him. He now knew what he had to do. And he was in a hurry to get it done. When he took the pipe, he left the store with slow unsure steps. Now his feet were quick, decisive, taking him straight back to the store like an arrow. He was out of breath when he reached the store.
Mr. Dow was just inside the door. The big man smiled. Joy wished he had not. Somehow, a bad friendly smile made it more difficult for Joy to do what he wanted to do. Joy was lost for a moment. His feet felt heavy. Suddenly, blindly, he held out the pipe. His voice struggled to come out from deep inside of the painful chest.
“Mr. Dow,” he said at last, “I didn’t mean to take it.”
“Thanks, Joy.” Mr. Dow said as he gently took the pipe from the boy’s hand. “How about staying around and helping me close up the shop?”
Joy felt Mr. Dow, s big hand on his shoulder. And Joy felt his shoulders had become a little broader and stronger.
28. What kind of a life did Joy and his mother live? A. A poor life. modem life.
29. Why did Joy feel like being hurt by something sharp? A. He felt sorry for his mother. B. He couldn’t help the family. C. He had run away from school.
D. He disappointed his mother’s expectations. 30. What do we know about Mr. Dow’s smile to Joy? A. It’s broad. secret.
31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. An Interesting Pipe
D
Americans recognize that there is a past on which the present rests. But they have not
B. A new life. C. A happy life. D. A
B. It’s warm. C. It’s false. D. It’s
B. A Powerful Smile D. Magic Trust
C. Unconditional Love
developed their sense of the depth of time as much as this has been done in the Middle East and South Asia. The Arab looks back two to six thousand years for his own origins. History is used as the basis for almost any modem action. The chances are that an Arab won’ start a talk or a speech or analyze a problem without first developing the historical aspects of his subject. The American assumes that time has depths but he seldom stresses its importance of it.
The American never questions the fact that time should be planned and future events should be fitted into a schedule. He thinks that people should look forward to the future and not talk too much on the past. His future is not very far ahead of him. Results must be obtained in the foreseeable future — one or two years or, at the most, five or ten. Promises to meet deadlines and appointments are taken very seriously. There is real punishment for being late and for not keeping commitments in time. The American thinks it is natural to calculate the value of time. To fail to do so is unthinkable. The American calculates how much time is required to do everything. “I’ll be there in ten minutes.” “It will take six months to finish that job.” “I was in the Army for four and a half years.”
The Americans, like so many other people, also use time as a link that chains events together. If one event occurs on the heels of another, we will certainly try to find a causal relationship between them. If A is seen around the area of BN murder shortly after the crime has been committed we automatically form a connection between A and B. However, events which are separated by too much time are difficult for us to connect in our minds. This makes it almost impossible for us as a nation to engage (从事) in long-range planning. 32. How do Americans see past time according to the first paragraph? A. It’s valueless. helps start a talk.
33. What does the underlined phrase “to do so” in paragraph 2 refer to? A. To calculate the value of the past. B. To plan a schedule for future events. C. To figure out the importance of time. D. To meet deadlines and appointments.
34. When will Americans chain two events together? A. When common evidence is found.
B. It’s limited. C. It reflects today. D. It
B. When the two events happen one by one. C. When A is found near the scene of B’s crime. D. When one event happens long after another.
35. What does the author mainly want to tell Americans to do? A. See time further.
B. Make a long-range plan. D. Keep their commitments.
C. Remember the past time.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In the villages of Mexico, as in some other parts of the world, shopping is a kind of game. In the fine department stores, of course, buyers pay the prices listed on the tags (标签). 36
Suppose a merchant is a Mexican shopkeeper who sells handmade silver jewelry to tourists. 37 The merchant names a price. Immediately the tourist makes a much lower offer. The price the merchant puts on an article is not usually the price which will finally be paid. But the merchant pretends to be shocked. 38 It takes a long time to make such remarkable earrings. But at great sacrifice the merchant will let the tourist have the earrings at a lower price. The two bargain. The tourist comes up a little, and then the merchant comes down a little. At last they agree on what both consider to be a fair price.
39 The merchant may talk about life in the village or mention interesting sights the tourist should see before leaving Mexico.
The merchant’s way of doing business is much older than the supermarket way. It dates back to Old World times when the town market was the only place where people could exchange news and visit with friends. 40 In Mexico today, bargaining still makes life interesting for some merchants. A. The buyers found bargaining really interesting. B. Bargaining made their lives a little more colorful. C. While the two bargain, they speak of other things as well.
D. Among the items of jewelry is a pair of earrings a tourist wants to buy. E. But in most villages, bargaining is a game both buyers and sellers enjoy. F. While in mountain areas, the buyers and sellers have to bargain every day.
G. The tourist is told that the earrings are real silver, made by people living in the mountains.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Walking across campus with every pair of eyes on you can be embarrassing, especially when you’ve 13 years old. I looked around me in 41 of a friendly face, a smile, anything. I was quite disappointed. And I, 42 , felt somewhat foolish, walking across campus 43 with a false smile plastered (粘贴) across my face. I was simply 44 to follow the advice my mother had given me years before: when things get 45 , smile. No matter where you are, a smile will always be understood. A smile is 46 . At that very moment, however, I felt my mother’s advice didn’t 47 .
When the teacher 48 me to the class as the “American girl”, 10 sets of hands immediately shot up. Some students had 49 ; others wanted to practice their English with me. Because I couldn’t speak much Chinese 50 , I communicated with them via gestures mixed in with 51 English and Chinese. Although I was 52 , I wasn’t sure how much of it was 53 . It was almost as if they were 54 about me and I was being examined. 55 , who could blame them? After all, I was the first American ever to 56 the school. Then, from across the room, a Chinese classmate suddenly 57 at me, and my nerves were instantly 58 . Though there are cultural and language 59 , we were sharing something in common. And as usual, my mother was right. A smile does make a 60 . 41. A. favor search 42. A. in turn vain
43. A. steadily unwillingly 44. A. helping undertaking
B. memory C. place D.
B. in return C. in addition D. in
B. attractively C. alone D.
B. attempting C. pretending D.
45. A. awkward attainable 46. A. ordinary 47. A. last 48. A. led invited
B. smooth C. ready D.
B. small B. change
C. universal C. exist
D. traditional D. work
D.
B. introduced C. took
49. A. examinations 50. A. either 51. A. broken everyday 52. A. spotted watched out 53. A. positive 54. A. hopeful curious 55. A. Above all usual 56. A. attend explore 57. A. shouted waved 58. A. felt
B. explanations B. often B. standard
C. questions C. sometimes C. fluent
D. thrills D. yet D.
B. focused on C. ignored D.
B. direct B. nervous
C. interesting C. worried
D. open D.
B. Once more C. Then again D. As
B. leave C. study D.
B. smiled C. nodded D.
B. touched B. barriers
C. calmed C. links
D. tested
D.
59. A. similarities connections 60. A. fortune difference
B. noise C. deal D.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
It’s hard to imagine two societies that deal with their elders as differently as the U. S. and China. And I am pretty sure about that. My wife Junling is a Shanghai native. Last month 61