It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their . This was the beginning of another day in New York City. this day was to be different.
Waiting the crowded streets, on top of a 110 stories high, was Philippe Petit. This daring Frenchman was about to a tightrope (绷索) between the two towers of the World Trade Center.
Philippe took his first with great care. The wire held. Now he was he could do it. only a balancing pole, Philippe walked his way across, a of 131 feet.
Soon the rush-hour began to notice. What a ! There, 131 feet above the street, a figure was walking on air.
Philippe made seven , back and forth (来回). He wasn't satisfied with just . At times, he would turn, sit down, and go on his knees. Once, he had the astonishing to lie down on the thin thread. And thousands of watchers stared with their hearts beating fast.
After the forty-five-minute , Philippe was taken to the police station. He was asked he did it. Philippe shrugged (耸肩) and said, "When I see two tall buildings, I walk."
A．jobs B．homes C．buses D．offices
A．working B．hot C．same D．ordinary
A．And B．So C．But D．Thus
A．for B．in C．by D．above
A．roof B．position C．wall D．building
A．throw B．walk C．climb D．fix
A．act B．landing C．step D．trip
A．sure B．uncertain C．glad D．nervous
A．Through B．Against C．With D．On
A．distance B．height C．space D．rope
A．streets B．crowds C．passengers D．city
A．height B．pleasure C．wonder D．danger
A．great B．strange C．public D．tiny
A．experiments B．circles C．trips D．movements
A．walking B．staying C．acting D．showing
A．almost B．even C．often D．rather
A．spirit B．result C．strength D．courage
A．patient B．terrified C．pleased D．enjoyable
A．show B．trick C．try D．program
A．how B．why C．whether D．when
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第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55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。
My parents passed away ten years ago and I miss them terribly. But I know they are with me every day in what they taught me and in the 36 they gave me. Every morning my father’s message to me was: Remember that 37 you walk out of this door, you carry responsibility, the good name of this family, the hopes and dreams of your mom and dad. My mother often urged me to 38 the high standards she set for me.
When I was in high school, I played in a rock band with friends in my class. We were devoted and practiced constantly. We moved past the guys – in – a – garage stage and 39 to be pretty good, doing getting – paid gigs (演奏会) most weekends, which made me 40 . At that time, though part of me was 41 up in that band, another part of me was the oldest son in the Clark family, 42 of my origin and a dedicated student busy applying to colleges. Without even telling my parents, I applied to Harvard. I didn’t think I had much chance of getting in, 43 I wanted to try. So I was riding around being Mr Cool Rock Musician half of the time, and the other half I was focused on family and 44 goals. I was running on parallel 45 .
When the group won a city wide Battle of the Bands, things heated up. My band mates had stars in their eyes – we might be able to make it big. However, I began to feel 46 . I realized I was on quite different tracks: I 47 was becoming two people, 48 identities back and forth depending on who I was with. I had to make an option. As I considered my 49 , my parents’ words were right there, helping me to see that my dreams weren’t about signing a record deal, letting my hair grow, and living in a tour bus. So I 50 out. My bandmasters were 51 . They thought I was crazy to withdraw 52 the peak of real success. But however successful that band got, I knew it wasn’t in line with my 53 , with my feeling of what I was 54 to do, with who I was – it simply wasn’t me.
In that instant and in many others throughout my life, my parent’s advice has helped me recenter and 55 . I could remember who I was – the hopes and dreams I carried.
36．A．property B．advice C．guide D．aid
37．A．when B．before C．while D．since
38．A．come up with B．stand up to C．live up to D．keep pace with
39．A．got B．failed C．hoped D．attempted
40．A．lost B．disappointed C．confused D．thrilled
41．A．wrapped B．centred C．spent D．offered
42．A．scared B．proud C．guilty D．ashamed
43．A．if B．unless C．until D．yet
44．A．economic B．political C．academic D．literary
45．A．tracks B．ways C．processes D．directions
46．A．confident B．optimistic C．cheerful D．uncomfortable
47．A．exactly B．actually C．eventually D．fortunately
48．A．switching B．acting C．discovering D．seeking
49．A．conditions B．choices C．competence D．health
50．A．gave B．looked C．called D．dropped
51．A．disturbed B．cool C．shocked D．tolerant
52．A．in B．to C．by D．at
53．A．goals B．interests C．personality D．consideration
54．A．meant B．demanded C．forced D．aimed
55．A．recall B．refocus C．rebuild D．reunite
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第三节完形填空（共20小题，30分）
As China faced up to a battle against bird flu, the government announced a range of control measures it believed would bring the disease under control.
This bird flu 21 more than 16 people across Asia and was made certain in China in late January, 2008 No 22 cases had been found in the mainland but at least 13 of the country’s 31 provinces, autonomous regions(自治区) and municipalities had 23 the disease in poultry(家禽).
“It 24 a difficult task for China to prevent and control the disease, 25 the government is confident in the fight,” said a Vice-Minister of Agriculture. He gave details of a range of measures designed to 26 the disease spreading. Poultry within 3km of infected farms was to be killed and those within 5km vaccinated(接种疫苗). 27 , there would be constant monitoring(监控) and daily 28 on the disease across the country, and 29 production of bird flu vaccines.
Among the 11 Asian countries and regions 30 by bird flu in animals, only Vietnam and Thailand had reported human cases. The people infected were reported to have 31 the disease from poultry.
While the World Health Organization said there was 32 proof of human transmission(传播) of bird flu, it admitted that two sisters who died of bird flu in Vietnam 33 have caught it from their brother.
The big 34 was that the disease could combine with a human flu virus(病毒) to create a deadly 35 disease that would kill millions of people across the 36 . Many Asian farmers live close with their animals and sell 37 chickens on the market. This greatly increases the 38 of human being infected with bird flu.
An official from WHO said Asian countries affected by bird flu should introduce a more 39 way of raising and selling chickens. They have to completely 40 their lifestyle and attitude towards animals.
21．A．hurt B．hit C．struck D．killed
22．A．animal B．bird C．human D．poultry
23．A．shown B．reported C．struck D．said
24．A．remains B．leaves C．stays D．continues
25．A．but B．and C．while D．so
26．A．fight B．control C．keep D．stop
27．A．However B．Meanwhile C．Therefore D．Instead
28．A．controls B．treatments C．reports D．vaccines
29．A．started B．improved C．increased D．attempted
30．A．affected B．destroyed C．connected D．introduced
31．A．held B．covered C．carried D．caught
32．A．some B．much C．no D．more
33．A．should B．might C．must D．need
34．A．accident B．problem C．task D．flu
35．A．new B．strange C．serious D．bad
36．A．country B．area C．mainland D．globe
37．A．killed B．many C．dead D．live
38．A．speed B．possibility C．introduction D．experience
39．A．healthy B．useful C．simple D．gentle
40．A．stop B．change C．form D．keep
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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，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I think we should try to find a happy memory, something to lift us up on those unpleasant days. I'm saying this because I think I just found mine!
I had some work in Glasgow then. I was on a really 36 schedule, which meant I would have no time for myself all day. I was having one of those days, the train was completely 37 and the conversation going on around me seemed to be particularly 38 . Besides, I had a bit of a headache. _39 quickly across the station hall, I fished some 40 from my pocket. There was usually someone at the exit 41 The Big Issue ( a magazine that helps homeless folk earn a living).
_42 the crowd parted ways at the bottom of the hall, I saw someone selling the
Big Issue. She really looked like she'd been sleeping 43 . Her clothes were 44 and she obviously hadn't had a scrub up (擦洗) for quite a while.
As I 45 the exit, I saw that she was 46 from side to side. At first I thought maybe she was trying to keep 47 against the biting wind. But she wasn't, she was moving in time to a 48 . I couldn’t hear her, but I could see her lips moving.
When I got closer, I saw a white 49 hanging from her elbow and noticed that she had sunken eyes. She was 50 , dirty and living on tile streets. I came closer and through the 51 of the traffic I heard her 52 the immortal (不朽的)line, "... and I think to myself, what a wonderful world!"
I bought her last magazine for twice what I'd originally 53 . She thanked me, then she 54_ her belongings and went tapping off along the pavement – still singing!
So, I have my happy 55 for the day. And I think it will stay with me a long, long time.
36. A. enjoyable B. relaxing C. tight D. tiring
37. A. crowded B. delayed C. loaded D. crashed
38. A. moving B. interesting C. pleasing D. meaningless
39. A. Crawling B. Walking C. Wandering D. Searching
40. A. cigarettes B. sweets C. change D. paper
41. A. selling B. buying C. collecting D. delivering
42. A. With B. Since C. Until D. As
43. A. comfortably B. rough C. soundly D. anxiously
44. A. ragged B. costly C. tidy D. fashionable
45. A. left B. passed C. approached D. examined
46. A. jumping B. climbing C. rolling D. rocking
47. A. active B. energetic C. warm D. awake
48. A. dance B. tune C. step D. sound
49. A. issue B. arm C. stick D. log
50. A. deaf B. lame C. mad D. blind
51. A. noise B. music C. voice D. whistle
52. A. recite B. compose C. read D. sing
53. A. expected B. charged C. intended D. organized
54. A. picked up B. throw away C. put down D. hid away
55. A. decision B. memory C. program D. design
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第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Once there was a king who liked pictures very much. One day, he 21 a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists 22 . The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he 23 liked, and he had to choose between them.
One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect 24 for peaceful towering mountains all around it. 25 was a blue sky with fluffy (蓬松的) white clouds. All who saw this 26 thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.
27 picture had mountains, too. But these were large, rough and 28 . Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning 29 . Down the side of the mountain 30 a foaming (起泡沫的) waterfall. This did not look 31 at all.
But when the king looked 32 , he saw behind the waterfall a tiny 33 growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her 34 . There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest — 35 perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize? The king 36 the second picture. Do you know why?
“Because,” 37 the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place 38 there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and 39 be calm in your heart. That is the real 40 of peace.”
21. A. afforded B. offered C. accepted D. canceled
22. A. collected B. planned C. tried D. directed
23. A. hardly B. slightly C. really D. generally
24. A. bowl B. mirror C. plate D. cover
25. A. Outward B. Indoors C. Overhead D. Downhill
26. A. prize B. result C. artist D. picture
27. A. The one B. Another C. Other D. The other
28. A. bare B. fresh C. green D. distant
29. A. played B. screamed C. wandered D. cheered
30. A. connected B. floated C. fell D. rose
31. A. hopeful B. peaceful C. successful D. careful
32. A. regularly B. suddenly C. closely D. casually
33. A. flower B. ground C. tree D. bush
34. A. house B. business C. nest D. relationship
35. A. of B. in C. by D. for
36. A. protect B. forced C. depended D. chose
37. A. explained B. described C. reminded D. persuaded
38. A. which B. where C. whose D. that
39. A. thus B. even C. also D. still
40. A. story B. meaning C. source D. history
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第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。
I was caught in the war and put to prison．I was sure that I was to be killed，I became terribly nervous．I reached in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes(香烟)，which had 36__ their search．I found one and because of my 37 hands，I could only get it to my lips.But I had no 38 ．
I looked 39 the bars(铁栏)at my jailer(狱警)．He did not make eye contact with me．I called out to him,“Have you got a light?” He looked at me，and came over to 40 my cigarette．
As he came close and lit the match，his eyes met with mine．At that moment，I smiled I don't know 41 I did that，Perhaps it was 42 ，perhaps it was because，when you get very close，one to another，it is very hard not to 43 ．In any case，I smiled．It was 44 a spark(火花)jumped across the distance between our two hearts．I know he didn't want to，but my smile jumped through the bars and caused a smile on his lips．He lit my cigarette but stayed near，looking at me 45_ in the eyes and continuing to smile．
I kept smiling at him，now 46 of him as a person and not just a jailer．And his looking at me seemed to have a new 47 ，too．“Do you have kids?” he asked．
“Yes，here，here．”I took out my wallet and nervously searched for the pictures of my family．He, too，took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his 48 and hopes for them．My eyes were filled with 49 ．I said that I feared that I'd never see my family again，never have the chance to see them grow up．Tears came to his eyes，too．
Suddenly， 50 ，he unlocked my cell(牢房)and silently led me out．Out of the prison，quietly and by 51 routes，out of the town．There，at the edge of town，he set me 52 ．And without another word，he turned back toward the town．
My life was 53 by a smile．
Yes, the smile—the unaffected，unplanned，natural connection between people．I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could 54 each other，we wouldn’t be enemies．We couldn’t have 55 or envy or fear．
36.A. avoided B.escaped C.followed D.prevented
37.A.interacting B.trying C.shaking D.upsetting
38.A.energy B.strength C.daylight D.matches
39.A.over B.through C.below D.above
40.A.1ight B.smoke C.accept D.operate
41.A.when B.where C.why D.how
42.A.embarrassment B.confidence C.disappointment
D.nervousness
43.A.smile B.smoke C.call D.glare
44.A.as though B.even though C.if only D.what if
45.A.deliberately B.thankfully C.directly D.immediately
46.A．certain B.aware C.tired D．careful
47.A．motivation B.belief C.response D．meaning
48.A．plans B.procedure C.accomplishment D.concern
49.A．admiration B.shame C.tears D.ambition
50.A．without difficulty B.without another word C.with reason D.with safety
51.A．1eft B.front C.back D.right
52.A．out B.up C.off D.free
53.A．saved B.inspired C.delivered D.approached
54.A．realise B.adapt C.comfort D.recognize
55.A．love B.sympathy C.hatred D.worry
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