8. Where can we most probably read the passage?

A. On a website.    B. In a newspaper.   C. In a magazine.    D. In a textbook.

9. What does the underlined word “sick” (Para.1) mean?

A. Ill.             B. Bored.          C. Absent.         D. Unfamiliar

10. World Language Institute, Inc. is looking for _________.

A. a full-time school bus driver.          B. a full-time Spanish teacher.

C. a part-time Spanish teacher.           D. a Spanish sales manager.

11. Who will mainly work at night?

A. Robert, hired by ControlScan.         B. John, hired by World Language Institute. Inc.

C. Sally, hired by Chili’s.               D. Jane, hired by North Fulton Regional Hospital.

D

The meaning of silence varies among cultural groups. Silences may be thoughtful, or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say. A silence in a conversation may also show stubbornness, or worry. Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts may be made to fill every gap(间隙)with conversation. Persons in other cultural groups value silence and view it as necessary for understanding a person's needs.

Many Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part of communicating among people, just as some traditional Chinese and Thai persons do. Therefore, when a person from one of these cultures is speaking and suddenly stops, what maybe implied(暗示) is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing. In these cultures, silence is a call for reflection.

Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with conflicts among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power. For example, Russian, French, and Spanish persons may use silence to show agreement between parties about the topic under discussion. However, Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her. In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.

Nurses and other care-givers need to be aware of the possible meanings of silence when they come across the personal anxiety their patients may be experiencing. Nurses should recognize their own personal and cultural construction of silence so that a patient’s silence is not interrupted too early or allowed to go on unnecessarily. A nurse who understands the healing(治愈) value of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultures.

12. What does the author say about silence in conversations?

A. It implies anger.

B. It promotes friendship.

C. It is culture-specific.

D. It is content-based.

13. Which of the following people might regard silence as a call for careful thought?

A. The Chinese.

B. The French.

C. The Mexicans.

D. The Russians.

14. What does the author advise nurses to do about silence?

A. Let it continue as the patient pleases.

B. Break it while treating patients.

C. Evaluate its harm to patients.

D. Make use of its healing effects.

15. What may be the best title for the text?

A. Sound and Silence

B. What It Means to Be Silent

C. Silence to Native Americans

D. Speech Is Silver; Silence Is Gold

第二节(共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在机读答题卷上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Mr. Templat was a teacher that I will never forget.        16        At that time, as a girl, I hated it when my parents asked me directly about my problems, making me more uncomfortable. I also remember many times when Mr. Templat would take me aside and talk to me. He had a special way of drawing out what the problem was.        17

18        We always got the highest marks in math in our grade with his teaching. If there was a big world ball game on the radio, we would drop everything and he would put the game on so we could all enjoy it. That’s just the way he is.

Teens often hear things on TV or from adults about world problems that can frighten them. Now it is terrorism. Back in my teen years, it was the cold war.        19        Mr. Templat knew how much it troubled his students. One day he even opened the subject up to discussion. He gave us a way to express our greatest fears and helped us understand war and politics. “One can feel afraid however brave he is.” We were told.

20        When I think back to those special days, I appreciate that he helped me through such a difficult time in my life.

A. Every time he talked with me, I felt better.

B. Such a good teacher was Mr. Templat.

C. I truly believe the teen years were the hardest time of my life.

D. It made me sad that my family would leave the city soon.

E. It worried me so much that I thought each day would be my last.

F. Mr. Templat always encouraged us to go back to nature.

G. He had a way of making his classes enjoyable, too.

第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在机读答题卷上将该项涂黑。

Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device(装置)on your desk. And they’ve never actually  21 you. Everything they know about you  22 through this device, sometimes from hundreds of miles away.  23  they feel they can know you  24  from the sound of your voice. That’s how powerful the  25 is.

Powerful, yes, but not always  26 . For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone. Rani, my faceless agent whom I’d never met  27 , got me rock-bottom prices on airfares, cars, and hotels. But her cold voice really  28 me. I sometimes wished to  29  another agent.

One morning, I had to  30  an immediate flight home for a family emergency. I ran into Rani’s office  31 . The woman sitting at the desk,  32  my madness, sympathetically jumped up. She gave me a  33  smile, nodded while listening patiently, and then printed out the  34 immediately. “What a wonderful lady!” I thought.

Rushing out  35 I called out over my shoulder, “By the way, what’s your name?” “I’m Rani,” she said. I turned around and saw a  36 woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip. I was  37 ! Why had I thought she was cold? Rani was, well, so  38  .

Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport, I figured it all out. Rani’s  39 ---her warm smile, her nods, her ‘I’m here for you’  40 ---were all silent signals that didn’t travel through wires.

21. A. accepted      B. noticed      C. heard      D. met

22. A. came      B. moved      C. ran       D. developed

23. A. Thus               B. Yet       C. Then           D. Indeed

24. A. rather              B. also            C. just      D. already

25. A. Telephone   B. voice     C. connection    D. impression

26. A. direct     B. useful     C. easy      D. accurate

27. A. in person     B. by myself     C. in public     D. on purpose

28. A. annoyed     B. interested     C. discouraged    D. confused

29. A. promote     B. train      C. find      D. know

30. A. arrange     B. postpone     C. confirm     D. book

31. A. for the first time   B. at any time    C. from time to time   D. in good time

32. A. expecting     B. seeing      C. testing      D. avoiding

33. A. shy       B. comforting     C. familiar     D. forced

34. A. bill      B. form     C. ticket     D. list

35. A. hopefully      B. disappointedly    C. gratefully     D. regretfully

36. A. careful      B. serious     C. nervous     D. pleasant

37. A. amused     B. worried     C. helpless     D. speechless

38. A. calm      B. nice      C. proud      D. clever

39. A. forgiveness    B. eagerness     C. friendliness    D. skillfulness

40. A. explanation     B. attitude      C. concept      D. Behavior