第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Put yourself on the receiving end of being thanked—I bet you remember well the few times when someone has truly shown their ______ .
A. appreciation              B. motivation C. consideration            D. optimism
22. Having lived China for many years, Helen has a good ______of both English and Chinese.
A. principle                 B. reputation C. command               D. influence
23. The man announced in a statement that they ______ these stupid violent behaviors and they were ready to provide aid at any time if it is needed.
A. ignored                  B. compromised C. sponsored              D. condemned
24. The city of Wuhan is so beautiful and what’s more, its old cultural relics are well ______.
A. qualified B. preserved C. decorated D. simplified
25. As is known to all, the candidate ______ his last chance of winning the election when he said the wrong thing on TV.
A. put away B. took away          C. gave away D. got away
26. Traditionally, college students hold a graduation ceremony to encourage themselves before they ______ on their life journey.  
A. came over B. settle down         C. drop in D. set off
27. While listening, remember that it is not ______ to listen only with your ears; you must listen with your brain as well.
A. enthusiastic B. considerable        C. sufficient D. consistent
28. It is reported that as well as the enquiry in London, there is a(n) ______ investigation going on in New York into the cause of the disaster.
A. parallel B. awesome           C. sensible D. genuine
29. China’s exchanges and cooperation with other developing countries reached a new level; China’s relations with other major countries ______ grew through interaction.
A. accidentally B. steadily            C. innocently D. clumsily
30. It is necessary to explain your theory ______, otherwise the audience won’t make sense of what you are trying to get across.
A. in delight B. at length           C. at random D. in relief

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A handsome man can earn a fifth more than a plainer colleague but a beautiful woman is not paid a penny more than her average-looking colleagues, new research has shown.
The study by senior economists found that being good-looking   31    male workers could earn 22 percent more than colleagues who looked   32   .
Researchers said good looks did not give women a similar   33   .
Andrew Leigh, the former economics professor at the Australian National University who co-authored the report, said：“  34   can be a double-edged sword for women.”
Some people still   35   good looks and intelligence are incompatible (不相容的) in women so a good-looking woman can't be that   36  , but there’s no dumb-blonde syndrome(无脑综合症)  37   men’s pay.
He said that   38   he believed good-looking women may also   39    more, the research did not   40  his theory.
The research found that   41   men in all jobs, from manual labor to highly-paid professional   42  , can earn 22 percent more than their colleagues doing a(n)   43   role.
Men with below-average looks face a(n)  44   battle in the office, with ugliness reducing a man's earnings by 26 percent   45    an average-looking worker. Former male model Ian Mitchell, 28, who has a first class   46    in history from Edinburgh and now works for a cosmetics (化妆品)company, told the Sunday Times：“It gives you   47  , and I suspect people   48    to warm to you more quickly.”
The study, entitled Unpacking the Beauty Premium (保险费),was the largest exercise of its kind and repeated a   49   from 1984 to see if the beauty premium had changed. Leigh said the research showed people in the workplace were “lookist” and he hoped the findings would encourage   50   to revise their prejudice.
31. A. guaranteed B. meant C. conducted D. appealed
32. A. average B. energetic C. smart D. horrible
33. A. benefit B. advantage C. opportunity D. award
34. A. Intelligence B. Wealth C. Beauty D. Reputation
35. A. expect B. suspect C. ignore D. believe
36. A. productive B. effective C. attractive D. popular
37. A. harming B. encouraging C. affecting D. suffering
38. A. since B. although C. as D. because
39. A. earn B. benefit C. produce D. learn
40. A. approve B. develop C. accelerate D. support
41. A. handsome B. gifted C. intelligent D. common
42. A. positions B. careers C. knowledge D. occasions
43. A. important B. different C. fair D. similar
44. A. disappointing B. challenging C. promising D. inspiring
45. A. based on B. related to C. compared with D. connected with
46. A. role B. altitude C. degree D. privilege
47. A. ambition B. reference C. satisfaction D. confidence
48. A. attend B. obtain C. attempt D. tend
49. A. survey B. conclusion C. performance D. construction
50. A. employees B. employers C. interviewers D. businessmen
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