填空题Like thousands of parents across Britain, I have been scanning the skies with some nervousness this week. My son and daughter are praying for the snow—and the school closures-to continue. And I' m praying for slush. At a time when people are worried enough about keeping their jobs, the cost of school closure is immense. Parents unable to secure emergency childcare have no choice but to stay off work themselves. (71) The Federation of Small Businesses reckons that by the end of the week our trembling economy will have suffered losses worth some ￡3.5bn. (72) Parenting websites abound with childhood memories of brave infants, battling their way to school in the Big Snow of the 1960s and 1970s and angry demands have been made for school staff to show courage and set an example. According to Margaret Morrissey of the Parents Outloud campaign group, "We are giving children the message that when things get difficult you should stay at home and have fun. (73) " I dare say I could have kept my pair indoors on Monday, reciting time tables instead of hurtling downhill on an offcut of laminate flooring, but it's not the effect on their characters I'm most concerned about. (74) Back in the 1960s, local schools were largely staffed by local teachers. Today, particularly in cities where property prices long ago outstripped the wages of public sector workers, teachers are frequently travelling vast distances to get to school. If the transport system grinds to a halt, as it has across Britain this week, there's not a whole lot teacher, or dinner ladies, or cleaners, or any other workers on whom the smooth running of our schools depend. Put bluntly, it's not the teachers who were short of grit (勇气，砂砾) this week, it was the roads. (75) There are lessons that cannot be learned at school. Given the weather forecast, I call that fortunate. A. Then, when they keep taking sick days from work when they grow up, we wonder why. B. It's natural to look for the weak link in this chain of disaster and, not unusually, it's teachers who are being criticized. C. This translates all too quickly into orders unfulfilled and contracts prejudiced. D. Quite frankly, I don't blame thousands of teachers eagerly taking a couple of days off when faced in front by mob of badly behaved, obese and foul-mouthed children. E. For the want of some sand for the roads, ￡3.5bn was lost. F. And it seems unfair of impose our comfortable, schoolroom nostalgia on a profession facing peculiar contemporary challenges.

填空题Since he read the book, 他一直想去那个地方看看。

填空题A. See you this evening B. I"ve gotta run C. See you again D. I probably won"t be back for supper E. I"ll go to the office F. Take care G. Don"t worry H. I"ll just take the subway Gary: Dear, I have to go to the office early today. Can you take Sally to school? Ada: Sure. Want me to give you a ride? Gary: No, forget it. 1 . It"s very quick. I"ll pick Sally up this afternoon. You can just come home after work. Ada: OK. Oh, I almost forgot. 2 . I"ve made an evening appointment with Mr. Steven to talk about our next project. Gary: Oh, I see. 3 . Hurry Sally up a little. She hasn"t even had her breakfast yet. Ada: OK. 4 . Love you, honey. Gary: I love you, too. 5 .

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填空题Directions: Read the following text and answer questions by finding a subtitle for each of the marked parts or paragraphs. There are two extra items in the subtitles. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.A. Importance of pursuing happiness B. Capitalism, a double-edged sword C. The modification of the traditional criterion D. The thing that cannot be attained E. The wave of the emerging notion F. A paradox in question G. The unparalleled economic growth Having grown at an annual rate of 3.2% per head since 2000, the world economy is over half way towards catching up with its best decade ever. If it keeps going at this speed, it will beat both the supposedly perfect 1950s and the 1960s. Market capitalism, the engine that runs most of the world economy, seems to be doing its job well. {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}} But is it? Once upon a time, that job was generally agreed to be to make people better off. Nowadays that's not so clear. A number of economists, in search of big problems to solve, and politicians, looking for bold promises to make, think that it ought to be doing something else: making people happy. {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}} The view that economics should be about more than money is widely held in continental Europe. In debates with Anglo-American capitalists, sly extravagant nobles have tended to cite the idea of "quality of life" to excuse slower economic growth. But now David Cameron, the latest leader of Britain's once rather materialistic Conservative Party, has upheld the notion of "general well-being" (GWB) as an alternative to more traditional GDP. In America, meanwhile, inequality, overwork and other hidden costs of prosperity were much discussed in the mid-term elections; and "wellness" (as opposed to health) has become a huge industry, catering especially to the prosperous discontent of the baby-boomers. {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}} Much of this draws on the upstart science of happiness, which mixes psychology with economics. Its adherents start with abundant survey data, such as those derived from the simple, folksy question put to thousands of Americans every year or two since 1972:"Taken all together, how would you say things are these days—would you say that you are very happy, pretty happy or not too happy?" Some of the results are unsurprising: the rich report being happier than do the poor. But a paradox emerges that requires explanation: affluent countries have not got much happier as they have grown richer. From America to Japan, figures for wellbeing have barely changed. {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}} The science of happiness offers two explanations for the paradox. Capitalism, it notes, is good at turning luxuries into necessities—bringing to the masses what the elites have always enjoyed. But the flip side of this genius is that people come to take for granted things they once desired from afar. Frills (不实用的装饰) they never thought they could have become essentials that they cannot do without. People are stuck on a monotonous lifestyle: as they achieve a better standard of living, they become accustomed to its pleasures. {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}} Capitalism's ability to take things downmarket also has its limits. Many of the things people most prize—such as the top jobs, the best education, or an exclusive home address—are luxuries by necessity. An elite schooling, for example, ceases to be so if it is provided to everyone. These "positional goods", as they are called, are in fixed supply: you can enjoy them only if others do not. The amount of money and effort required to grab them depends on how much your rivals are putting in.

填空题He felt very ______ (protect) towards her and loved her dearly.

填空题A. Please wait here B. Show C. Here it is D. your license E. beg your pardon F. May I see G. I’m sorry H. Be careful Joe ran through the stop sign and was caught by the police officer. Joe: Sir, did I do anything wrong? Officer: Yes, sir. You ran through the stop sign. (60) your driver license, please? Joe: Oh, (61) , I didn’t see the stop sign at the comer. I didn’t mean it. Officer: That doesn’t justify your violation. May I see (62) , please? Joe: Oh, sorry sir, I don’t have it on me. Honestly, I forgot it back at the house. But I have the insurance policy with me. (63) . Officer: (64) , sir. I’ll come back in a moment.

填空题What he does, he always does it well, though he has some difficulties. A. What B. it C. though D. some

填空题The goal at which he had fought all his life no longer seemed important to him.

填空题Translate the following passage into English．(辽宁大学2007研，考试科目：英语专业基础课) 坚持一个中国原则，是发展两岸关系和实现和平统一的基础。世界上只有一个中国，大陆和台湾同属一个中国，中国的主权和领土完整不容分割。对任何旨在制造“台湾独立”、“两个中国”、“一中一台”的言行，我们都坚决反对。台湾前途系于祖国统一。开展对话，进行和平统一谈判，是我们的一贯主张。我们再次呼吁，在一个中国原则的基础上，暂时搁置某些政治争议，尽早恢复两岸对话和谈判。在一个中国的前提下，什么问题都可以谈，可以谈正式结束两岸敌对状态问题，可以谈台湾地区在国际上与其身份相适应的经济、文化、社会活动空间问题，也可以谈台湾当局的政治地位等问题。我们愿与台湾各党派和各界人士就发展两岸关系、推进和平统一交换意见。

填空题No one had told Mr. Smith about there ______ a lecture the following day. (be)

填空题My parents will be______(disappoint)with me if I fail the exam.

填空题Linguistic potential is similar to Saussure"s langue and Chomsky"s______.

填空题{{B}}Directions: Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.{{/B}} A. I'm leaving B. Thank youC. I'll do my best D. and sit hereE. Please sit down F. But I worry aboutG. Take it easy H. Don't forgetBoss: Come in, please. Oh, Mary, come over {{U}}(56) {{/U}} Your annual report is well done.Mary: {{U}}(57) {{/U}} Boss: I know you're a capable person.Mary: Thank you for saying that. {{U}}(58) {{/U}} the wrong figures I gave you last time.Boss: {{U}}(59) {{/U}} Everyone makes mistakes.Mary: Thank you so much for your forgiveness. {{U}}(60) {{/U}}

填空题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}}Thefollowingparagraphsaregiveninawrongorder.ForQuestions41--45,youarerequiredtoreorganizetheseparagraphsintoacoherentarticlebychoosingfromthelistA--Gtofillineachnumberedbox.ThefirstandthelastparagraphshavebeenplacedforyouinBoxes.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.[A]Butsoonthesettlerswantedbiggerfarmsandmorelandforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.MoreandmoreimmigrantswerecomingfromEuropeandallthesepeopleneededland.SotheEuropeansstartedtotakethelandfromtheIndians.TheIndianshadtomovebackintothecenterofthecontinentbecausethesettlersweretakingalltheirland.[B]By1857theIndianshadlostthefight:theywerelivinginspecialplacescalled"reservations".ButevenheretheWhiteMantooklandfromthem--perhapshewantedthewood,orperhapsthelandhadimportantmineralsinit,orheevenwantedtomakenationalparksthere.SoevenontheirreservationstheIndianswerenotsafefromtheWhiteMan.Between1500and1900theIndianpopulationoftheareathatisnowtheUnitedStatesdeclinedfromcloseto1,000,000to300,000.andforthoseremained,theagonywasgreat.Manywereforcedtotakelandinnewandstrangeplaces.Theywereintroducedtonewtools,implementsandtechniques.Theywereforcedtoabandontheiroldwayoflife.[C]In1960s,Indiansmovedingreatnumberstothenation'scities.ManyIndiansmovedintopovertyrows.Itwashardforthemtofindjobs.Itwashard--almostimpossible--tocompetewiththeWhiteManinthewhiteman'sworld.ManyIndiansreturnedtothereservations.Butifthereservationshadbeenbrokenuptherewasnoplacetogo.ThegapbetweenIndianAmericanandwhiteAmericanwasgrowingwider.[D]ThenativeAmericans,thepeoplewecallthe"Indians",hadbeeninAmericaformanythousandsofyearsbeforeChristopherColumbusarrivedin1492.ColumbusthoughthehadarrivedinIndia,sohecalledthenativePeople"Indians".TheIndianswerekindtotheearlysettlers.Theywerenotafraidofthemandtheywantedtohelpthem.Theyshowedthesettlersthenewworldaroundthem;theytaughtthemaboutthelocalcropslikesweetpotatoes,cornandpeanuts;theyintroducedtheEuropeanstochocolateandtotheturkey;andtheEuropeansdidbusinesswiththeIndians.[E]TheIndianscouldn'tunderstandthis.TheyhadaverydifferentideaoflandfromtheEuropeans.FortheIndians,theland,theearth,wastheirmother,everythingcamefromtheirmother,theland,andeverythingwentbacktoit.Thelandwasforeveryoneanditwasimpossibleforonemantoownit.HowcouldtheWhiteMandividetheearthintoparts?Howcouldheputfencesroundit,buyitandsellit?Naturally,whentheWhiteManstartedtakingalltheIndians'land,theIndiansstartedtofightback.Theywantedtokeeptheirland,theywanttostoptheWhiteMantakingitallforhimself.ButtheWhiteManwasstrongerandclever.SlowlyhepushedtheIndiansintothosepartsofthecontinentthathedidn'twant--thepartswhereitwastoocoldortoodryortoomountainoustolivecomfortably.[F]MeanwhiletheIndianshavebeenworkinghardintheirowninterests.Theyarebuildingnewcommunities,establishingnewindustries,anderectingnewschools.Theyaredevelopingmotelsandotherrecreationalschemesonthereservations.ThereisagrowingPan-IndianGovernment.Indianshavebecomeactiveinwritingandpublishing.Sometribeshavebenefitedthroughsettlementoftheirlandorotherclaimsagainstthegovernment.Theyareusingthefundsfortheirowndevelopment.PerhapsanewdayhasalreadydawnedfortheAmericanIndians.[G]Manyoftheirtribeswereresettledonreservationsinthewest.ThelandbelongedtotheUnitedStatesGovernmentbutwasreservedtax-freefortheIndians.Thefederalgovernmentprovidedthetribeswithrations,tools,andequipment.Boardinganddayschoolsweresetup.Inmanycasesresponsibleagentsweresenttoadministerthereservations.ButthechangefromafreelifetotherestrictedlifeofreservationsbroughttheIndiansneardespair.Theydidnotchangeeasily.

填空题A police helicopter had evacuated (撤离) people from the building after a ______ bomb exploded in the basement. (terror)

填空题They took ______ (effect) measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.