months he has made nine trips,____8____purpose is to attend meetings and make presentations. Harry loves to travel and feels each country has a charm of its own. After graduation, Harry decided to make travel part of his career. He wanted to experience different cultures of other ____9____(country). He was dreaming of____10____(work) for an international company. Then his dream came true. Now he‟s working for a German hi-tech company.

【答案】8. whose

9. countries

10. working

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。哈里是一位美国商人。他的工作需要他经常出差。他梦想在一家国际公司工作。现在他在一家德国高科技公司工作。

【8题详解】

考查定语从句。句意：在过去的6个月里，他进行了9次旅行，目的是参加会议和做演讲。此处rips是先行词，在后面的定语从句中作定语，故答案为whose。

【9题详解】

考查名词复数。句意：他想体验其他国家的不同文化。根据other"其他的"，可知后面用名词复数，故答案为countries。

【10题详解】

考查固定搭配。句意：他梦想在一家国际公司工作。固定搭配：dream of doing sth."梦想做某事"，故答案为working。

第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A Doll from Santa

　　Alice‟s mother died when she was five years old. That year was 1925, and life was hard. Alice, who grew up to be my mother, told me that her family was too ____11____to even afford to give her a doll.

One afternoon in December 1982, I was decorating the tree to prepare for the Christmas season. A young lady ____12____me with a sample of her handiwork: beautiful handmade ___13___. She was taking orders for Christmas. I decided to get one for my daughter, Katie, who was almost five