第II卷 非选择题(共55 分)

VI. 完成句子：根据中文意思，完成下列各句，每空一词。(每题2分，共10分)

56. 努力学习，你一定会实现你的梦想。

Study hard, and you are sure to _________.

57. 错过早班车使他很生气。

_______________ made him very angry.

58. 多么干净的街道啊!

_____________ the street is!

59.我们班的学生数是60。

___________  the students in our class ________ 60.

60. 我一直渴望升入理想的高中。

I am ______________ going to an ideal senior high school.

VII. 短文填空：用所给词的适当形式填空,使短文完整正确，每个单词限用一次,。(每空1分，共10分)]

usual  mistake  rest  hundred   make  although  them  think  fly   how

Every morning, kids from a high school are working hard. They are _61_ and selling special coffee at a coffee shop. They are also making a lot of money.

These students can make up to nine _62_ dollars a day. They are selling their special coffee to airplane passengers. After the students get paid, the _63_ of the money goes to a local youth project.

These high school students use a space in the Oakland airport. It is _64_ very crowded. Many people who _65_ on the planes like to drink the special coffee.

One customer _66_that the coffee costs a lot but it is good and worth it. Most customers are pleasant but some are unhappy. _67_ do not like it if the coffee cafe is not open for business.

The students earn $ 6.10 an hour. They also get school credit while they learn _68_ to run a business. Many of the students enjoy the work  _69_ it took some time to learn how to do it.

They have to learn how to heat milk, load the pots, and add flavor. It takes some skill and sometimes _70_ are made. The most common mistake is forgetting to add the coffee.

Ⅷ. 任务型阅读：阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。(每题2分，共10分)

The Spring Festival Gala hosted by China Central Television each year has become an important part of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration since 1983. As an important part of traditional Chinese culture, the celebration of Spring Festival is spreading around the world.

The Spring Festival Gala is combined with songs, dances, comic sketches, opera and folk arts. Harmony(和谐)and reunion(团聚)are the two themes of the gala. With a cheerful atmosphere, the gala is filled with laughter and applause from the beginning to the end. The gala usually  starts at 8 on New Year’s Eve and lasts for about four hours. The program’s TV ratings have ranked first among China’s different shows over the past twenty years.

But it’s difficult to fit all audiences’ tastes. Each year the gala hopes to absorb(吸收) new ideas and surprise people. So it has become a big challenge for CCTV and its creative staff. In recent years, some people have thought the Spring Festival Gala should be canceled. But lots of people still support it. Some people local TV stations even have begun to host their own shows, which have met the growing cultural needs of audiences. One successful example is Hunan TV’s gala, which now ranks second. Another new type of show is the Shanzhai (copycat) Spring Festival Gala Show. Whether people watch CCTV’s gala or other similar shows, Chinese people will surely enjoy themselves on the Lunar New Year’s Eve.

71. Why does the celebration of the Spring Festival spread around the world?

It spreads around the world because it is __________________________.

72. What are the themes of CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala?

The themes of the gala are ______________________.

73. How long does CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala usually last?

It uaually lasts for ____________.

74. Why does the Spring Festival Gala become a big challenge for CCTV and its staff?

It becomes a big challenge because it is difficult _____________.

75. What is the best title of this  passage?    ____________.