第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In Mr. Allen’ class, which is a high school of the New Jersey, all the students have to “get married”. However, the wedding 21 sometimes become so noisy -- Even the two students getting married often begin to laugh -- that the loud laughter drowns out the 22 of the “minister”.
The teacher, Mr. Allen, wants young students to understand that there are many changes that must take place after marrying and believes that the 23 for these psychological and financial changes should be understood before people marry.
Mr. Allen not only introduces his students to main problems faced in marriage such as illness or being out of work, but also 24 them to the difficult and particular problems they will face every day. He wants to introduce young people to all the worries that can bring the 25 point to a marriage. He even makes his students know the problem of 26 and the fact that divorced men must pay child support money for their children and sometimes pay their wives every month.
It has been not easy for some students to see the problems that a 27 couple often faces. 28 they took the course, they had not worried much about the problems of marriage. However, both students and parents feel that Mr. Allen’ s course is 29 and have favored the course publicly. Their statements and letters supporting the class have asked the school to 30 the course again.
21. A. conferences B. competitions C. ceremonies D. celebrations
22. A. whisper B. announcement C. scream D. voice
23. A. possibility B. responsibility C. need D. benefit
24. A. exposes B. explains C. extends D. exhausts
25. A. uniting B. burning C. breaking D. freezing
26. A. wedding B. divorce C. participation D. division
27. A. divorced B. complained C. quarreled D. married
28. A. Until B. After C. If D. Because
29. A. acceptable B. flexible C. valuable D. unbelievable
30. A. afford B. offer C. establish D. affect
第二节 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。
We make a living with what we get，but we make a life with what we give．
——Winston Churchill
I am willing to 36 this saying．I have been 37 at the Boston Children’s Hospital every year since 1 was thirteen．At the beginning，I only wanted to go 38 1 would get 39 for entertaining children at the hospital．After giving my time for two 40 months，my 40 changed completely．
When l first 41 into the waiting room on the ground floor，I was very 42 that I would be spending my entire summer with kids．As it became 43 for me to show up every day at 8 a．m．，many kids began to 44 me．To my surprise，I be
gan looking forward to seeing their 45 faces as well．They were always enthusiastic about 46 ．My heart warmed every time I heard their 47 voices asking me for a story or an answer to a question．I felt 48 and irreplaceable．(不可替代的)．As I look back，I see the 49 that these special children have had on me．It is because of them that I have 50 a desire to become a psychologist．Recently，I have volunteered for a month．I have been asked to 51 on many different floors besides the waiting room 52 I started．The kids on the floors above are usually there for a longer time．53 their anxiety and desire to get better and go home，they always offer me a(n) 54 smile．I feel renewed after spending a day with them because I realize that there is much more to 55 than money．It is much more important to love and to be l
oved．
36．A．know B．believe C．respect D．understand
37．A．1iving B．studying C．staying D．volunteering
38．A．unless B．until C．therefore D．because
39．A．praise B．pay C．friends D．prize
40．A．plan B．schedule C．opinion D．1ife
41．A．1ooked B．stepped C．turned D．appeared
42．A．delighted B．selfish C．nervous D．worried
43．A．work B．regulation C．routine D．experience
44．A．notice B．expect C．embarrass D．amaze
45．A．special B．bright C．dirty D．silent
46．A．smiling B．sleeping C．1earning D．playing
47．A．1oud B．crazy C．eager D．desperate
48．A．valued B．amused C．disappointed D．surprised
49．A．expectation B．dream C．influence D．1ove
50．A．developed B．remembered C．worked D．improved
51．A．help out B．drop in C．go around D．turn out
52．A．what B．which C．where D．that
53．A．With B．For C．Against D．Despite
54．A．willing B．optimistic C．sad D．pitiful
55．A．life B．work C．nature D．family
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. When we were seniors, we began to think about college. Kyle 36 on Georgetown, and I was going to Duke. I knew that we would always be 37 and that the miles would never be a problem. Kyle was 38 to prepare a speech for graduation.
Graduation day, I saw Kyle. I could see that he was 39 about his speech. So, I patted him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!" He looked at me with one of those 40 (the really grateful one) and smiled. "Thanks," he said.
As he started his speech, he 41 his throat, and began. "Graduation is a time to 42 those who helped you 43 it through those tough years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach.... but 44 , your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 45 you can give them. I am going to tell you a story."
I just looked at my friend with 46 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 47 himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had 48 his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. " 49 , I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
I heard the 50 go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. I saw his Mom and Dad 51 me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I 52 it's depth.
Never underestimate(低估) the 53 of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person's life. For 54 or for worse. Friends are angles who lift us to our feet when our wings have 55 remembering how to fly. .
36．A．decided B．called C．took D．agreed
37．A．classmates B．neighbors C．friends D．students
38．A．hoped B．chosen C．forced D．supposed
39．A．sure B．nervous C．eager D．curious
40．A．manners B．impressionsC．interests D．looks
41．A．raised B．cleared C．swallowed D．felt
42．A．thank B．understandC．assist D．please
43．A．get B．catch C．manage D．make
44．A．practically B．nearly C．mostly D．seriously
45．A．lesson B．request C．gift D．position
46．A．dislike B．disbelief C．disagreement D．disrespect
47．A．kill B．help C．direct D．dismiss
48．A．broken up B．put out C．set up D．cleaned out
49．A．ThankfullyB．Unfortunately C．Actually D．Hopelessly
50．A．anger B．disappointment C．gasp D．terror
51．A．pointing toB．looking at C．appealing to D．aiming at
52．A．reach B．observe C．realize D．measure
53．A．power B．purpose C．reason D．reward
54．A．fairer B．longer C．better D．harder
55．A．time B．energy C．freedom D．trouble
III. Reading Comprehension 
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
There was a man who played the piano in a small bar. There were not too many ___46___, but because he was a good piano player, some people ___47___ came in every night just to hear him play. But one night, a patron (老顾客) told him he didn’t want to hear him play but to sing a song.
The man said, “I have never done that before in public. I think I’m ___48___ at playing the piano.” But the customer ___49___. He told the waiter, “I’m ___50___ listening to the piano day after day. I want to hear something new and I want that guy to sing.”
The waiter ___51___ across the room, “Hey, buddy! If you want to get ___52___, sing a song. The patrons are asking you to sing!”
So in order no bring some money home that night, the piano player who had never sung in public did so for the very first time. And ___53___ had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung before ___54___ that night by Nat King Cole, and it surprised all, including the ___55___ himself.
He had talent he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar, but ___56___ he had to sing, he went on to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.
You, too, have skills and ___57___. You may not feel as if your “talent” is particularly ___58___, but it may be better than you think! And with persistence, most skills can be ___59___. Besides, you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you possess. The ___60___ is not “What ability do I have that is useful?” It is rather “How will I use whatever ability I have?”
46. A. waiters B. players C. singers D. customers
47. A. never B. still C. ever D. only
48. A. better B. nicer C. easier D. sooner
49. A. agreed B. worried C. insisted D. charged
50. A. familiar with B. fond of C. used to D. tired of
51. A. complained B. shouted C. explained D. served
52. A. changed B. fired C. paid D. praised
53. A. nobody B. anybody C. somebody D. everybody
54. A. since B. after C. until D. when
55. A. waiter B. singer C. patron D. owner
56. A. unless B. although C. because D. if
57 A. advantages B. characters C. abilities D. principles
58. A. different B. surprising C. famous D. great
59. A. improved B. wasted C. recognized D. impressed
60 A. decision B. difficulty C. question D. solution
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
She's open-minded and I'm conservative(保守的). She loves vegetables and I prefer doughnuts. She saves ducks and I eat them. We are very best friends, completely ___(50)___ in everything we do, but true soul mates to the core.
It's truly an unusual relationship. Pat and I started out with the same ___(51)___ in Catholic(天主教) school, but over the years Pat could no longer handle the guilt and completely ___(52)___ her ideas, while I remain a Catholic and practice religiously.
___(53)____ our relationship sometimes has its ups and downs, it has lasted longer than any of our marriages, and ___(54)___, all of our disagreements work themselves out. We ___(55)___ our inner thoughts and dreams, and we know that our deepest darkest secrets are sacred.（神圣的）
When my father was dying, I ___(56)___ endless hours in the hospital. Pat visited ___(57)___, lifting my spirits in the midst of the sadness. Even my dad, in his final days, __(58)____ about Pat's native energy healings, after she performed one in his room, and he questioned if it was Santeria（古巴的一种宗教）—Cuban black magic. Those were the days I truly understood the meaning of ___(59)___, as she brought my Bombshell friends in, filled with gifts designed to make me laugh.
I didn't have time for new friends ___(60)___ Pat brought these Bombshell women into my life. On this day, I understood why my friend brought us all together. The compassion(同情，怜悯) and ___(61)___ I received from these women is a feeling I will ___(62)___ for the rest of my life.
Dad died that same night my friends came to see me, and Pat stood with my family at his bedside as he ___(63)___ his last breath. As my family embraced in a(n) ___(64) ___ farewell, I was thankful to God for bringing Pat into my life.
50. A. common B. opposite C. consistent D. same
51. A. interests B. ambitions C. beliefs D. wishes
52. A. transformed B. kept C. develop D. promote
53. A. As B. if C. Though D. once
54. A. hardly B. unfortunately C. especially D. finally
55. A. have B. share C. speak out D. change
56. A. spent B. kept C. lasted D. took
57. A. rarely B. specially C. carefully D. frequently
58. A. played B. joked C. showed D. brought
59. A. surprise B. help C. friendship D. joy
60. A. whom B. which C. because D. when
61. A. gifts B. friends C. love D. responsibility
62. A. emphasize B. admire C. value D. enjoy
63. A. got back B. took C. held D. let out
64. A. emotional B. amazing C. shocking D. unexpected
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
One day a small group of young people were at a wildlife park on a field trip.
“Oh, look at her, she's so beautiful.” All of us 21 a cheetah（印度豹）named Subira in respect－except a teenage boy called Cory in the back row, who seemed to be 22 to himself in impatience. When several members of the group turned in his 23 , he brushed the front of his T-shirt as though to 24 dust, and, in a gesture clearly meaning to 25 us, rolled up the right sleeve (袖子）of his shirt, further showing his well-developed 26 .
Cory had 27 of playing professional baseball someday. No one doubted Cory's 28 . But that was before the car accident. Not only did Cory lose a 29 in the accident but his hope and his spirit.
Seeing such a large audience, Subira couldn’t wait to give the crowd a 30 of her skills. “How fast she runs!” one shouted. “But she only has three legs.” one cried.
No one was more 31 than Cory. He stared at the animal with the missing leg and he smiled, tears of hope in his 32 .
Looking 33 into Cory' s face, the organizer explained “It was soon after she came to us that she showed her own worth－a 34 gift of love and spirit. In the past few years, the gift of Subira has 35 people around the world，and without words Subria has become our most persuasive 36 , and the most priceless gift.”
Cory asked 37 , “Can I touch her?”
As the rest of the group looked on in amazement, the boy wheeled himself over to the large gate and 38 to push it open. The expression on his face was one of great 39 . It was clear that Cory had 40 the gift of Subira.
21. A. listened to B. laughed at C. smiled at D. stared at
22. A. talking B. wondering C. sitting D. lying
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23. A. face B. direction C. way D. attitude
24. A. clear B. feel C. remove D. catch25. A. amuse B. impress C. satisfy D. frighten
26. A. fingers B. body C. hands D. muscles
27. A. talked B. dreamed C. decided D. expected
28. A. smartness B. speed C. ability D. mind
29. A. leg B. arm C. hand D. promise
30. A. memory B. speed C. show D. quality
31. A. astonished B. interrupted C. terrified D. disappointed
32. A. heart B. face C. expression D. eyes
33. A. bravely B. frankly C. directly D. immediately
34. A. unique B. common C. right D. difficult
35. A. excited B. warned C. described D. touched
36. A. newspaper B. spokesman C. program D. teacher
37. A. calmly B. softly C. bitterly D. proudly
38. A. wished B. decided C. begged D. struggled
39. A. puzzle B. disappointment C. satisfaction D. shame
40. A. received B. refused C. seen D. found
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