On my first visit to India with my husband, we met a really nice woman named Uma on the plane. Talking with her made the long flight much faster.
When we arrived. we learned that our bags had not made the trip with our plane. As we were filling out the luggage forms, we couldn't help noticing the mountain of unclaimed baggage in a corner. Would we see our belongings again? This was not a good beginning of our 6-week trip.
It was now 4 am Saturday morning. The officials had told us there was no in checking to see if our bags had arrived until Monday. What should we do next? we stood there wondering, Uma came over. Learning of our , she said. "Our driver will soon be here to me up. Come home with me."
We entered the steamy early scene outside. Lots of people were waiting for their loved ones. calling their names and them into warm hugs as they reconnected. minutes, Uma said, "There's our car!" We piled into the small car, already with family members who had come to Uma home.
At the house, Uma's family took us in we had known one another for a long time. They fed us delicious Indian meals, took us on of their city and brought us to their favorite temples. On morning. their driver brought us to the airport, where we were happy to find our bags, and sound.
What a gift Uma's was! In my very first moments on Indian soil. I learned an unforgettable lesson about the warm, generous of the Indian people. Uma had begun achain reaction that we did our best to on wherever we went.
A．go ahead B．go by C．go up D．go through
A．anyhow B．somehow C．anyway D．however
A．missing B．losing C．gone D．stolen
A．seldom B．forever C．even D．ever
A．trouble B．problem C．point D．use
A．Before B．After C．As D．Since
A．situation B．condition C．suggestion D．conclusion
A．call B．pick C．get D．bring
A．morning B．afternoon C．night D．evening
A．putting B．turning C．collecting D．gathering
A．For B．By C．Within D．During
A．covered B．crowded C．compared D．charged
A．see B．bring C．send D．welcome
A．even though B．as if C．in case D．now that
A．tours B．journeys C．voyages D．travels
A．Friday B．Saturday C．Monday D．Sunday
A．quiet B．good C．heavy D．safe
A．kindness B．politeness C．bravery D．carefulness
A．action B．spirit C．state D．deed
A．depend B．put C．pass D．turn
.语言知识及运用（共两节，满分35分）
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 the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __21__, it was the same score. Later that evening, I __22__ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our son much better than an IQ(智商) test. We decided that Michael’s score must have been a __23___ and we should treat him naturally as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and he got _24 _ grades in Concordia High school, especially _25_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort. Michael entered Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _26_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
After the graduation ceremony, we told Michael about the low IQ score he got when he was six. Interestingly, Michael then _27_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic he had received the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _28._.
Children often do as well as what adults, particularly parents and teachers,_ 29_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ __30_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
21. A. joy B. surprise C. dislike D. disappointment
22. A. tearfully B. fearfully C. cheerfully D. hopefully
23. A. joke B. mistake C. warning D wonder.
24. A. poor B. good C. average D. standard
25. A. in B. about C. of D. for
26. A. looked for B. asked for C. waited for D. prepared for
27. A. allowed B. described C. required D. offered
28. A. imperfect B. impossible C. uncertain D. unsatisfactory
29. A. hear B. learn C. expect D. speak
30. A. wise B. rude C. shy D. stupid
II 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“The pen is more powerful than the sword.” There have been many 21 who used their pens to fight things that were wrong．Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them．
She was born in the U．S．A．in 1811．One of her books not only made her 22 but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in 23 a civil war and freeing the 24 race．The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally 25 the victory.
This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom's Cabin．There was a time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child read this 26 that did so much to stop slavery．Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting．The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can 27 people's sympathies．The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave．The Southern Americans were 28 by the book, which they said did not at all represent true 29 of affairs, but the Northern Americans were 30 excited over it and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free．
21．A．writers B．soldiers C．fighters D．judges
22．A．successful B．rich C．famous D．inspiring
23．A．declaring B．winning C．causing D．stopping
24．A．enslaved B．uncivilized C．immigrated D．rejected
25．A．defeated B．beat C．received D．won
26．A．cabin B．novel C．title D．story
27．A．command B．excite C．attract D．describe
28．A．interested B．satisfied C．disappointed D．annoyed
29．A．state B．incident C．event D．situation
30．A．mildly B．wildly C．modestly D．gradually
第三节完形填空（共15小题，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41－55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It had been a tiring day and I was looking forward to a quiet evening. My husband wouldn’t come back until late and I had 41 to sit down in a comfortable armchair in the living room and read a book. I 42 the children to bed early and 43 a cold supper and some coffee. Soon I was sitting comfortably with a plate 44 with food before me and a book at my side.
I was just beginning to eat when the telephone rang. I put down my knife and fork and hurried to 45 it. By the time I got back to the living room, my coffee 46 cold. After I finished my 47 I began to drink my coffee with my book 48 at page one. Suddenly there was a 49 at the door. It gave me such a great surprise that I spilt the 50 and made an ugly stain（污迹）on my skirt. Some stranger had got 51 and wanted me to show him the way. It 52 ages to get rid of him. At last I 53 to sit down again and actually read a whole page without any more interruption until the baby woke up. He began crying loudly and I rushed upstairs. The baby was 54 awake at eleven o'clock when my husband came home. I should have cried myself when he asked me if I had a(n) 55 evening！
41. A. decided B. started C. come D. hurried
42. A. put B. made C. threw D. allowed
43. A. boiled B. heated C. cooked D. prepared
44. A. full B. filled C. filling D. to be filled
45. A. receive B. accept C. answer D. reply
46. A. was getting B. had got C. would get D. got
47. A. supper B. drinking C. reading D. coffee
48. A. opening B. opened C. open D. being opened
49. A. stranger B. loud knock C. dog D. man
50. A. food B. supper C. coffee D. plate
51. A. lost B. gone C. missing D. disappeared
52. A. cost B. spent C. paid D. took
53. A. tried B. hoped C. managed D. decided
54. A. already B. still C. possibly D. almost
55. A. pleasant B. exciting C. friendly D. lonely
第三节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。
Tom is a worker in my factory and he is a little bit dirty. I have been taking 21 of him for years and years, he always wears an old red hat and carries a 22 bag. He usually spends his break time and his lunchtime by walking around to 23 the unused tins around.
Once I saw him by his 24 , with a lot of rubbish bags, which were full of aluminum(铝) tins. He threw them into the back of his car and then 25 the car. Being very curious, I got into my car to 26 him. He drove 27 he reached the entrance to a wide, empty parking area, but did nothing more.
Today, I was 28 one of the broken machines during lunchtime when this“tin man”came along with his bag. As usual, he 29 the tins around the place. My 30 , who was worried about how the 31 caused by the machine would affect production, was standing there watching me.
When I finished my job, my manager asked the “tin man” about what he would 32 the tin that he had collected. I had 33 even thought about asking this kind of question, 34 I had always thought that this “tin man” would sell the 35 to the recycling place
36 ,this “tin man” answered, “I will give them to my neighbor, 37 has epilepsy(癫痫病) and is unable to work.” I was 38 to hear this, and I asked him, “You 39 you are collecting all those tins just to help your neighbor?”
“I know it doesn’t help very much,” he said, “ 40 I try my best to help him.” It was the most beautiful moment in my life and made me feel very humble(卑鄙的).
21. A. hold B. care C. charge D. notice
22. A. plastic B. rubbish C. paper D. metal
23. A. collect B. find C. hide D. spread
24. A. house B. store C. machine D. car
25. A. got out of B. broke up C. jumped into D. settled down
26. A. follow B. block C. inspect D. catch
27. A. since B. until C. when D. after
28. A. decorating B. performing C. repairing D. selecting
29. A. turned up B. put up C. set up D. picked up
30. A. manager B. workmate C. neighbor D. friend
31. A. power B. delay C. signal D. harm
32. A. do with B. deal with C. go with D. put up with
33. A. seldom B. always C. nearly D. never
34. A. unless B. because C. though D. if
35. A. machine B. cars C. tins D. bags
36. A. Certainly B. Briefly C. Surprisingly D. Fortunately
37. A. who B. whom C. which D. that
38. A. shocked B. interested C. satisfied D. concerned
39. A. announce B. mean C. say D. declare
40. A. instead B. however C. but D. and
Before India gained independence (独立), a few young men from the villages wanted to free India from the foreign rule; they wanted the British to quit India. They needed material wealth to the British out of India, so they started collecting
in the Indian villages.
One day, they got encouraged to collect things as well. They went from door to door carrying a huge bag, which gradually was
with money and gifts. As they went, a one-legged beggar kept
them. The young men did not mind.
At the of the day, they entered a house to see
they had collected. The beggar also wanted to enter, but since he was not a member of the group, they did not
him in. The beggar said to them: “I walked such a
distance right behind you. You want freedom; I also want freedom. India is not only your motherland. It is also my motherland.”
, the young men got mad and told the beggar to go away. Then one of the men felt
for him, so they decided to
him the things they had collected.
the beggar was looking at the gifts in their bag, most of them were showing no
for him. Then suddenly the beggar opened up the bag that he had been carrying. It
a few coins and some rice. He threw all the contents into their bag at once.
At the of this, immediately all the members of the revolutionary group started dropping
of gratitude (感激), because he had
all that he had to their cause. On that day, they had gone to visit so many rich families, who had given them next to
; but this beggar had given them everything that he had! They were deeply
by the beggar’s contribution.
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