Passage 2

Generally speaking, the British Isles have a temperate(温和) climate, not an extreme one. The prevailing(盛行) winds over Britain are southwesterly ones. The weather from day to day is variable, because it is controlled by depressions(低气压)from the Atlantic Ocean which, moving in a northeasterly or easterly direction, pass over or near the British Isles. Occasionally during winter months, between early December and the middle of March, northern winds may sometimes prevail, bringing cold weather and snowfalls which may last for several days or even 2 or 3 weeks, but seldom more than that. The English spring is very changeable, with warm and cold days in between until June. After the first week of May, you can take off your overcoats once and for all until the middle of October. But you certainly have to keep your raincoats and umbrellas close at hand, in any case.

There is always plenty of rain in Britain the whole year round. As a rule, the month with the least rainfall is July. At best, out of the 31 days of July, you might get 21 days of dry weather and sunshine. In July of 1973, London did not se a single drop of rain, but that was a rare exception. At that time, foreign tourists kept on asking the British where they had “imported” their sunshine form. Throughout the British Isles there is an annual rainfall of about 110 centimeters. England alone gets 89 centimeters  annually of that British total. One an average, May to July are the driest months in England, and November to early March the wettest .A period of as long as 3 weeks without rain is exceptional and normally confined to limited areas like the coasts of southwest England,  Wales and the west coast of Scotland. June and July are the months of longest sunlight: from about 4:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

36.Which of the following is Not REUE of the climate in Britain?

[A]Prevailing southwesterly winds.

[B]Variable weather from day to day.

[C]Snowfalls lasting for 2-3 weeks very winter.

[D]Warm and cold days in between in spring.

37.The depressions from the Atlantic Ocean moved ___.

[A]from the northeast to the west

[B]from the southwest to the east

[C]from the northwest to the southeast

[D]from the east to the southwest

38.The period that is both coldest and wettest in Britain is ____.

[A]between December and the middle of March

[B]between early November and April

[C]between November and early March

[D]between early December and early March

39.A person who hates both rain and hot weather should choose to visit Britain in ____.

[A]May    [B]June     [C]July     [D]August

40.This passage is mainly about ____ in Britain.

[A]winds  [B]climate  [C]sunshine    [D]rainfall

Ⅲ.用国际音标标出下列单词中划线字母或字母组合的读音(本大题共20小题，每两小题1分，共20分)(注意：使用新式或老式音标均可)

41.argument     42.gangster     43.collapse   44.major

45.fairly       46.feature      47.relieve    48.explosion

49.available    50.impressin    51.courteous  52.essential

53.heavy        54.enthusiasm   55.annoy      56.mechanic

57.awkward      58.contribute   59.thorough   60.bequeath

Ⅳ.完形填空(本大题共20小题，每两小题1分，共10分)

A.从下列单词中选择适当的词填空，每个词只能用一次。

People from different cultures sometimes do things that make each other uncomfortable without realizing it. Americans who have never been 61 of their country have very little 62 with people of other cultures. But they are usually  open and friendly. They 63 meeting new people, having guests and bringing people together formally or informally. They use 64 names in most situations and 65 casually about themselves. So if your American host does something 66 makes you uncomfortable, let him know how you feel. Most people will appreciate your honest. And you'll 67 something about a new culture!

Americans may invite you to their homes 68 they really get to know you. Sometimes they are said to be superficially(表面的)friendly. Perhaps 69 seems so, but they are probably just 70 a good time. As elsewhere, it takes time to become good friends with people in the U.S.

B.根据课文的内容在每个空白处填入一恰当的词。

I had planned to stay at this job for only two days. But now I'm going to stay. The exercise is great. The lifting 71 easier with every load, even if my left shoulder stays sore. I become faster and neater 72 time goes by. I'm outdoors in clean air. And, contrary 73 what people think, I don't get dirty on the job.

I have made 74 my mind, too, to go on saying hello in the back yards. It doesn't do any harm, and it still feels right. Frankly, I'm proud. I'm doing 75 essential task,“like a police officer or a fir fighter.”I left this country a little cleaner 76 I found it this morning. Not many people can say that tonight.

John Gardener has said that a society 77 praises its philosophers and looks down on its plumbers is 78 for trouble.“Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold 79.” he warns. He might have gone a step further and called 80 respect for both our economists and our trashmen; otherwise they'll both leave trash behind.

Ⅴ.根据所学课文内容完成下列句子。(本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)

81.What the Marine did for the dying old man shows that ______.

82.In “Love of Life”,Bill didn't stop when the other man called him because _____.

83.By playing a practical joke on his twelve best friends, Henry Ground wanted them to find that ________.

84.The Thinking Machine suspected Mr. Grayson's personal secretary because ____.

85.The Organ Bank arranged a meeting between Tracy's parents and David and his wife because the donor's parents _______.

86.One of the most visible features of the fish that Professor Agassiz expected Scudder to see was ______.

87.Bob Sugg thought the man in police uniform was the criminal because _____.

88.Mr.Budd wasn't pleased when the newspaper printed the story of his “great idea”. He was afraid that ______.

89.When the writer of “Emotional Bank Account”says that a family should be loyal to those members who are not present, he means that ____.

90.Although almost every doctor who saw and examined Christy Brown said that he was a hopeless case, his mother firmly believed that _____.

Ⅵ.将下列句子译成英语。(本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)

91.医生劝她卧床休息两天。

92.理论联系实际十分重要。

93.你不在，谁来照顾孩子呢?

94.她上学从不迟到，但经常是最后一个到。

95.你们今天在学校学的东西将来是会有用的。

96.这里这么暖和，我们可以常年游泳。

97.家里一点咖啡也没有，我们只好用茶来代替了。

98.你们刚刚参观过的地方曾经是一所监狱。

99.他们去年能被激请参加北京的五一庆祝活动，感到很自豪和高兴。

100.大卫每天晚上11点以后才睡觉，因为他总是有很多事情要做。