Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud filled the room and made them feel very happy.
The next morning, , their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a under their door during the night. One of their neighbor had written to complain(抱怨) about the sound of the piano. Dario’s mother asked the building superintendent(管理员) if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all people and he couldn’t imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their and apologize for their playing.
“Maybe we could go and everyone in person.” his mother said.
“What if we invited them to come here for a instead? Dario asked.
They both loved the . Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and party lights.
Finally, the day of the party . Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some even brought desserts to . One woman, Mrs. Gilbert, Dario’s mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.
“I heard you playing the other night,” she said. “The sounds woke me out of bed. I that you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you don’t think I disliked the playing.”
Dario’s mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert. “I think maybe we you an apology.” she said. “I didn’t how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.
“You play, you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them. “These songs are not such music.”
“These songs are beautiful music.” Dario’s mother said. “We will be to play them in the evening.”
“And we won’t play so loud or late!” Dario said. He was already looking forward to the new music. More than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mother’s face. It gave him a feeling of and made him feel that they were home at last.
A．sat B．stood C．lay D．walked
A．voice B．ring C．music D．cry
A．therefore B．however C．otherwise D．instead
A．note B．poster C．bill D．report
A．proud B．rich C．lucky D．nice
A．neighbors B．friends C．relatives D．audience
A．blame B．instruct C．question D．visit
A．party B．concert C．show D．play
A．experience B．idea C．performance D．action
A．to B．with C．for D．from
A．continued B．arrived C．passed D．finished
A．order B．sell C．share D．advertise
A．treated B．presented C．helped D．served
A．promised B．admitted C．agreed D．worried
A．give B．send C．offer D．owe
A．realize B．remember C．understand D．accept
A．sweet B．strange C．funny D．loud
A．brave B．sorry C．happy D．afraid
A．changing B．practicing C．recording D．writing
A．equality B．freedom C．warmth D．sympathy
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 date was like any other day in his life. After school Michael walked past the 21 on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes. And he felt 22 for himself. He really wanted to have them for his birthday.
He 23 walked away and thought of what to tell his mother. He knew she would give 24 he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home immediately, as he looked worried，his mother would 25 it. So he went to the park where he sat on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheelchair. He noticed that the boy 26 the wheel with his hands. Michael looked at him carefully and was 27 to see that the boy had no feet. He 28 his own feet. “It is much better to be without 29 than without feet.” He thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and 30 , thinking he was much luckier in life.
21. A. shop B. factory C. park D. house
22. A. curious B. sorry C. eager D. glad
23. A. sadly B. rapidly C. happily D. proudly
24. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
25. A. notice B. find C. feel D. hate
26. A. drove B. moved C. pulled D. carried
27. A. frightened B. excited C. surprised D. delighted
28. A. looked out B. held out C. put down D. looked down
29. A. birthday B. shoes C. money D. wheelchair
30. A. smiled B. cried C. regretted D. explained
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。
Experts believe that young people are drinking more alcohol than ever. They say it's not just the __21__ that teenagers consume that's worrying them but also what they do when they're drunk.
A recent survey found that 40% of British teens drank at least once every month and that younger teens were often __22__ to take their first drink by older friends.
As one teen said, "When you're with all your friends and having a good time, if someone gets out some alcohol you just __23__ it and drink."
The government believes part of the problem is the availability of __24__ alcohol and has introduced a law to ban such drinks. Others oppose the law because they say it __25__ targets poorer drinkers.
One young drinker interviewed thinks price is __26__ and that teens, determined to get drunk, will find a way. But alcohol expert Professor Martin Plant says the evidence supporting the new law is __27__. He said, "The science is absolutely clear. Putting in a minimum price will __28__ alcohol consumption by young drinkers. This is the first real development that offers the __29__ of cutting the size of the alcohol problem, and luckily the government has __30__ the opportunity."
21. A. time B. types C. products D. amount
22. A. promised B. encouraged C. forced D. charged
23. A. go along with B. come into C. turn to D. get away with
24. A. sweet B. strong C. cheap D. expensive
25. A. intentionally B. unfairly C. rightly D. completely
26. A. irrelevant B. unreasonable C. inexpensive D. unknown
27. A. weak B. existing C. convincing D. approving
28. A. prevent B. reduce C. balance D. delay
29. A. issue B. choice C. time D. promise
30. A. missed B. given C. taken D. used
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
In the United States there was an unusual story telling of the daughter of an engineer．One day 36 walking along the bank of a lake, the girl happened to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose．After some time the girl_37_the mother would not return to the eggs and she 38 to take them home．There she carefully 39 the eggs in the heat of a lamp．Several days 40 , the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 41 Geese are known to take the first living thing 42 they see as their mother．Thus, to these 43 geese, the girl was their mother．
As they grew, the girl was able to 44 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach, them to _45_．The little girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 46 and in her dreams．Suddenly, she thought_47_a clever idea: she would fly a plane to guide them in 48 ．She asked her father for a plane and he made a small one for her．Caring about 49 safety, the father Hew the plane himself．However, the birds didn't 50 him．They all slept in the grass 51 .
The girl was so worried about it that one day the girl_52_into the plane and started it．Soon the plane left the_53_．Seeing their mother in the air, the birds 54 expanded their wings and 55 She flew the plane freely in the sky, with her young birds following．
A．since B．after C．while D．because
A．realized B．expected C．imagined D．admitted
A．helped B．decided C．afforded D．agreed
A．placed B．protected C．treated D．examined
A．ago B．out C．later D．long
A．family B．house C．home D．world
A．what B．which C．that D．who
A．great B．big C．shy D．young
A．ask B．lead C．want D．allow
A．fly B．race C．swim D．sing
A．asleep B．away C．around D．awake
A．of B．through C．over D．back
A．sky B．heaven C．flight D．plane
A．his B．her C．their D．its
A．respect B．remember C．follow D．receive
A．sadly B．instead C．hardly D．too
A．climbed B．looked C．drove D．fell
A．house B．floor C．water D．ground
A．secretly B．disappointedly C．patiently D．immediately
A．looked away B．set out C．went by D．turned back
II. 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36—55各题所给的四个选中，选出最佳选项。
Sussie and I have been friends since primary school, for more than twenty years. Our friendship has 36 constant（不变的）. We have seen each other through all the times when we really need a friend. In 37 of our friendship, Sussie and I took our first 38 trip together.
The first day of our trip ended in New Jersey. 39 with the long drive, we decided to go to the restaurant for dinner. We sat down and 40 our meal. As we talked, I noticed a(n) 41 couple sitting a short distance away from us. The look of adoration on the woman’s face 42 me. She stared into the face of the man as he talked, 43 me of a teenager in love!
I called Sussie’s 44 to the couple. As we watched, the man reached 45 to place a gentle kiss on the woman’s cheek. She 46 . “Now that’s what I call real love! I imagine they’ve been married for a long time.” I said. “ 47 maybe,” remarked Sussie, “They haven’t been together long.” “Well, whatever the case, it’s 48 they care much for each other,” I said.
Sussie and I watched and listened 49 to their conversation. She smiled and 50 whatever he said. We were touched by the warm scene we were witnessing. Then the 51 changed. The woman’s wrinkled but beautiful face was suddenly covered with a 52 look. She asked the man in a sweet voice, “Do I know you? What is this place?” “You know me. I’m Ralph, your husband. We’re in New Jersey, ” the man said. “Oh, I 53 to have forgotten. I’m not sure,” she said. “That’s okay, sweetheart. You’ll be all right,” he 54 her, kissing her cheek again. Tears coursed down our cheeks as Sussie and I looked at each other. “We were right,” she said 55 . “It is the real thing. That is love.”
36. A. become B. grown C. remained D. developed
37. A. congratulation B. terms C. favor D. celebration
38. A. air B. car C. boat D. train
39. A. Bored B. Suffered C. Tired D. Excited
40. A. cooked B. ordered C. prepared D. finished
41. A. young B. elderly C. friendly D. rich
42. A. scared B. astonished C. attracted D. bothered
43. A. showing B. reminding C. telling D. introducing
44. A. attention B. intention C. time D. idea
45. A. away B. off C. around D. over
46. A. smiled B. disagreed C. angered D. moved
47. A. Or B. Though C. Therefore D. Otherwise
48. A. natural B. obvious C. important D. moving
49. A. madly B. silently C. unashamedly D. carefully
50. A. picked up B. stuck to C. agreed with D. questioned on
51. A. place B. scene C. topic D. sense
52. A. discouraged B. surprised C. disappointed D. confused
53. A. need B. feel C. seem D. use
54. A. told B. answered C. comforted D. encouraged
55. A. quickly B. eagerly C. cheerfully D. thoughtfully
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold 36 he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had 37 schooling, for being so poor, how could they 38 school fees?
When he was fifteen, he worked 39 a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt 40 for himself. How he 41 to have the same chance! He decided to study by 42 . In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he 43 stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he 44 during the day. He worked 45 hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater 46 he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and 47 him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the only one in the whole school 48 reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship 49 he had been a regular student of the school.
Robeson 50 rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which drew the 51 of some university professors. They admired his talent 52 his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and 53 him free guidance. Robeson felt 54 , for he was sure that before him there was a broad road 55 success.
A．whether B．which C．that D．what
A．many B．few C．little D．much
A．buy B．afford C．send D．read
A．as B．like C．for D．by
A．angry B．worried C．proud D．sorry
A．hated B．decided C．wished D．regretted
A．the teacher B．himself C．his parents D．his schoolmates
A．could B．ought to C．should D．would
A．had learned B．has been taught C．has heard D．had been written down
A．very B．so C．too D．quite
A．joy B．interest C．time D．taste
A．allowed B．agreed C．let D．refused
A．whom B．that C．which D．/
A．if B．whether C．because D．when
A．learned B．listened C．mastered D．struggled
A．notice B．influence C．eyes D．attention
A．except for B．according to C．as well as D．in spite of
A．taught B．offered C．lent D．sent
A．sad B．angry C．happy D．disappointed
A．leading to B．coming from C．made of D．covered with
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