II. 完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
Choose the most likely answers to complete the passage from the words given. (15 points)

In the USA, 85% of the population   26   the age of twenty-one   27   of the death penalty. In many states which still have the death penalty, some use the electric chair, which can take   28   to 20 minutes to kill,  29   others use gas or lethal injection. 
Those who   30   for the death penalty use four main arguments to support their call   31   the reintroduction of the punishment. First there is the deterrence (威慑) theory, which argues that the   32   murderers would think twice before committing the act if they knew that they might die if they were   33  .
The other two arguments are more suspect. The idea of retribution (报应) demands that   34   should get what they deserve: if a murderer intentionally set out to commit a crime, he should accept the consequences. 
The arguments against the death penalty   35   largely humanitarian. But there are also statistical reasons for opposing it: the deterrence figures do not add up. In Britain, 1903 was the record year for executions and yet in 1904 the number of murders   36   rose. It was the similar   37   with 1946 and 1947. If the deterrence theory were correct, the number should have   38  .
The other reasons to argue   39   the death penalty are largely a   40   of individual conscience and belief. 

26．A．over B．from C．on  D．with

27．A．agree  B．favor  C．support  D．approve 

28．A．down  B．up  C．on  D．over

29．A．if  B．when  C．while  D．as

30．A．argue  B．discuss  C．believe  D．agree 

31．A．on  B．for  C．in  D．at 

32．A．hidden  B．probable  C．potential  D．suitable 

33．A．drawn  B．held  C．grasped  D．caught 

34．A．lawyers  B．prisoners  C．criminals  D．lawmakers 

35．A．is  B．was  C．are  D．were

36．A．probably  B．entirely  C．actually  D．specially 

37．A．event  B．fact  C．situation  D．case

38．A．fallen  B．reduced  C．cut  D．turned 

39．A．over  B．on  C．against  D．for 

40．A．case  B．matter C．condition  D．fact 

III. 难句释义。A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
 Choose the closest paraphrased version for each of the sentences or italicized parts. (10 points)

41．He realized that he had given himself away.
A．He had made a gift of himself. 
B．He had betrayed himself. 
C．He had accidentally revealed his secrets. 
D．He had had himself lost. 

42．But it knocks Christmas into a cocked hat. 
A．But it forces us to change our plan and celebrate Christmas in a different way. 
B．But we are required to wear three-cornered hats at Christmas. 
C．But presents are supposed to be put in hats instead of socks at Christmas. 
D．But it demands that Christmas be decorated with hat-shaped things. 

43．We can cut our list to the bone and concentrate on the kids. 
A．We decide to choose the bone only, because it is good for children’s growth. 
B．We can shorten the shopping list to one thing - the bone; therefore we can save more money for our children.
C．We can reduce our expenditure as much as possible and spend the money we have on our children. 
D．We can cut the meat away from the bone, which will satisfy the needs of our kids. 

44．The suburban villa enables the salesman or the clerk, out of hours, to be a country gentleman. 
A．before or after one’s regular working hours 
B．within a few hours 
C．at the weekend 
D．soon

45．Gain some exposure to the great works of literature, art and music. 
A．Expose the great works of literature, art and music to the sun’s rays, in case they go moldy. 
B．Introduce the great works of literature, art and music to the public through the mass media. 
C．Subject oneself to the influence of the great works of literature, art and music. 
D．Deprive the great works of literature, art and music of the shelter or protection.

46．Don’t take it personally. 
A．Don’t take it away without permission. 
B．Don’t take it for granted. 
C．Don’t take it in person. 
D．Don’t be offended by it. 

47．He wanted to strike a work of fire and stars into being for the old man. 
A．He wanted to make a fire — a sparkling fire for the old man. 
B．He wanted to play a piece of passionate music for the old man. 
C．He wanted to draw a picture of flame under the starry night for the old man. 
D．He wanted to tend the fire for the old man who, then, can have more spare time to enjoy the night sky. 

48．My uncle smiled, but my mother had seen the first distressing evidence of a bump budding on a log. 
A．my mother looked at the sign of the coming spring with a heavy heart. 
B．my mother had just found with distress that I was going to become a fool.
C．my mother regarded the budding on the trunk as an ill omen (兆头).
D．my mother had found with delight that I finally began to show sound judgment and intelligence. 

49．“It was pleasant to believe,” she wrote later, “that much of Nature was forever beyond the tampering reach of man.”
A．Human being will step on much of nature and destroy nature. 
B．Human being will be separated from the nature. 
C．Nature will be disturbed by the activities of human being. 
D．Nature will remain intact from the harmful human activities. 

50．It left me open-minded about prayer. 
A．It was prayer that enlightened me. 
B．It made me pray earnestly. 
C．It made me have no prejudice against prayer. 
D．Prayer made me open to new and different ideas.