语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
A
The Internet is an amazing information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use it as 1 investigative tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and 2 (late) medical development. Ordinary people use it for shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends. People all over the world use it to connect with individuals 3 other countries and cultures.
B
Many animals recognize their food because they see it. 4 do humans. When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other senses when you choose your food. You may like it because it smells good or because it tastes good. You may dislike some 5 (type) of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice. Different animals use different senses 6 (find) and choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses, 7 most animals use more than one sense.
C
China’s icebreaker Xue Long ___8__(set) sail from Shanghai to the Antarctic. Zhu Bing, ___9___ is the captain of the scientific research ship,said that the icebreaker would first travel to the to-be-built station before making a short stop at Zhongshan station. One of its main tasks is ___10___(build) another research station in the Antarctic. Once completed, the new station would be the country’s third year round station in the Antarctic and the first to be lying on the border of the Pacific Ocean. The other two stations,the Great Wall Station and the Zhongshan Station, were built in the 1980s.
一、完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）
I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, 11 she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.
Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my 12 . She wanted to know how I thought we should 13 things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew 14 about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her 15 . It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to 16 them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how 17 I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
Mrs. Neidl’s 18 that year was, “Try it. We can always paint over it 19 !” I began to take 20 . I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing — only things to be 21 upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and 22 create something.
The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was 23 in the program as “Student Art Assistant” because of the time and effort I’d put in. It was that year that I 24 I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.
Being on that stage-design team 25 Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I thought, but I also 26 a strong interest and a world I hadn’t known existed. She taught me not to 27 what people think I should do. She taught me to take chances and not be 28 . Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her 29 in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined 30 .
11. A. and B. yet C. so D. for
12. A. opinion B. impression C. information D. intention
13. A. make B. keep C. handle D. change
14. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
15. A. questions B. comments C. explanations D. remarks
16. A. hold B. follow C. evaluate D. form
17. A. happy B. lively C. reliable D. punctual
18. A. message B. motto C. saying D. suggestion
19. A. again B. more C. instead D. later
20. A. steps B. control C. charge D. risks
21. A. improved B. acted C. looked D. reflected
22. A. easily B. carefully C. confidently D. proudly
23. A. introduced B. recognized C. identified D. considered
24. A. confirmed B. decided C. realized D. acknowledged
25. A. with B. below C. of D. by
26. A. developed B. discovered C. took D. fostered
27. A. accept B. care C. judge D. wonder
28. A. bored B. lazy C. sad D. afraid
29. A. trust B. patience C. curiosity D. interest
30. A. accessible B. enjoyable C. possible D. favorable
