阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In many countries，people eat rice every day．________ they eat it two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper．They can ________it, fry（煎）it or ________ it into rice noodles．They usually eat it ________meat，fish and vegetables．
Some people do not eat some kind of ________． Muslins，for example，do not eat pork，and Hindus do not eat beef．
The Japanese eat a lot of fish．Japan is an island and its ________go all over the Pacific looking for fish to ________．The Japanese sometimes eat uncooked fish, and they also eat a lot of rice.
In ________such as Britain，Australia and the United States，the most important food is ________or potatoes．People there usually make their bread from wheat flour．They ________potatoes in different ways．They can boil them，fry them and roast（烤）them．
In Africa，maize（玉米）is the most important food．________rice and wheat，maize is a kind of cereal（谷物）.African people make the maize________flour．From this flour they make ________kinds of bread and cakes．Many Africans are very________and they can’t afford to eat much________with their cereal．
Cereals are a very important kind of food________we also need plenty of vegetables and lots of fresh________．
Some people eat ________fruit and vegetables．They do not eat meat or fish or ________that comes from animals．They eat only food from________．Some people say that food from plants is better for us than meat．
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II. Cloze test: 30% (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，其后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Several years ago, my parents, my wife, my son and I ate at one of those 16 where the menu was written on a blackboard. After a wonderful dinner, the waiter set the check in the middle of the table. That was when it 17 : my father did not reach for the check.
18 continued. Finally I realized that I should pick up check! After hundreds of restaurant meals with my parents, and after a lifetime of thinking of my father as the one with dollars, it had all 19 . I picked up the check, and my view of myself 20 changed. I was an adult. I was no longer a kid.
Some people mark off their lives in years, and I measure 21 in small events. I did not become a young man at a particular age, like 16, but rather when a kid who 22 in the streets called me “Mister”. These events in my life are called “milestones”.
There have been other milestones. The policemen of my youth always seemed big, even 23 , and of course they were older than I was. Then one day they were suddenly 24 . Then the day came when I 25 that all the football players in the game I was 26 were younger than I was. With that milestone 27 was the dream that __28__ , maybe I, too, could be a football player. Without ever having reached the hill, I was over it.
I never thought that I would 29 in front of the TV set as my father did. Now it is what I do best. I never thought that I would 30 opera, but now the combination of 31 and orchestra attract me. I never thought that I would prefer to stay home in the evenings, but now I find myself passing up parties. I feel a strong 32 for a religious belief that I never thought I would want, feel 33 my ancestors long gone, and echo my father in 34 with my son. I still lose…
One day I bought a house. One day --- what a day! I became a 35 , and not long after that I picked up the check for my own father. I thought then it was a milestone for me. One day, when I was a little older, I realized it was one for him too, another milestone.
16. A. restaurants B. laundries C. stadiums D. markets
17. A. came B. happened C. finished D. arrived
18. A. Memory B. Work C. Nothing D. Conversation
19. A. remained B. collapsed C. changed D. broken
20. A. suddenly B slowly C. quickly D. gradually
21. A. theirs B. yours C. mine D. ours
22. A. stopped B. smoked C. fainted D. wandered
23. A. huge B. tiny C. handsome D. ugly
24. A. none B. both C. either D. neither
25. A. understood B. imagined C. realized D. recognized
26. A. noticing B. watching C. talking with D. learning from
27. A. gone B. missed C. appeared D. changed
28. A. tomorrow B. someday C. immediately D. accidentally
29. A. turn over B. stand up C. fall asleep D. lie down
30. A. hate B. remember C. forget D. appreciate
31. A. voice B. joy C. music D. art
32. A. sense B. desire C. emotion D. love
33. A. away from B. sorry for C. close to D. fond of
34. A. touch B. fights C. games D. arguments
35. A. son B. father C. businessman D. Scientist
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将选项的标号涂黑。
There once was a little boy who often lost his temper and ended up quarreling with his friends. In order to help the son, his Father gave him a bag of 36 and told him that every time he lost his temper and got mad at 37 , he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.
The first day the little boy had 38 thirty nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, 39 he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually became 40 .Three months later, the little boy discovered it was easier to 41 his temper than to hammer those nails into the fence. 42 the day came when the little boy did not lose his temper 43 .
He told his father about it and the father 44 that the little boy now pull out one nail 45 each day when he was able to control his temper. The day passed and the little boy was 46 able to tell his father that all the nails were 47 .
The father 48 his little boy by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the 49 in the fence. The fence will never be the 50 . When you say things in anger, they 51 a scar just like this one on the person to whom you lose your temper. You 52 put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t 53 how many times you say I’m sorry, 54 the wound is still there. A wound caused by words is as bad as a 55 one. the hurt and pain caused by the tongue are deeper than those caused by the hand.”
36．A．books B．tools C．nails D．suggestions
37．A．somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody
38．A．discovered B．driven C．pushed D．pulled
39．A．till B．unless C．as D．although
40．A．smaller B．larger C．easier D．shorter
41．A．catch B．hold C．break D．lose
42．A．And then B．As with C．Up to D．From then on
43．A．after all B．at all C．in all D．at once
44．A．desired B．requested C．intended D．suggested
45．A．for B．with C．of D．at
46．A． eagerly B．fortunately C．finally D．hardly
47．A．lost B．returned C．gone D．spared
48．A．seized B．showed C．touched D．took
49．A．nails B．cuts C．holes D．surface
50．A．one B．best C．same D．fence
51．A．run B．leave C．lead D．remain
52．A．can B．will C．should D．need
53．A．change B．matter C．survive D．disappear
54．A．but B．or C．so D．for
55．A．physical B．violent C．terrible D．Serious
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
请阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 36 mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, “ 37 a miracle（奇迹） can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She 38 all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she 39 her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.
“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.
“It’s 40 my little brother,” the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a 41 . His name is Andrew and he has something 42 growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. ”
“We don’t 43 miracles here, child. I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling 44 at the little girl.
In the shop was a 45 customer. He stooped down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother 46 ?”
“I don’t know, ”she replied. “He’s really sick and mommy says he needs 47 . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my 48 . ”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“One dollar and eleven cents, 49 I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.
“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）, ” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents? The 50 price of a miracle for little brothers. 51 me to where you live. I want to see your brother and 52 your parents. ”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without 53 and it wasn’t long before Andrew was 54 again and doing well.
The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the 55 of a little child.
36. A. tearful B. hopeful C. helpless D. kind
37. A. Simply B. Just C. Only D. More than
38. A. drew B. pulled C. put D. poured
39. A. followed B. made C. took D. found
40. A. to B. as C. for D. on
41. A. hope B. doctor C. favor D. miracle
42. A. bad B. small C. extra D. impossible
43. A. have B. offer C. sell D. store
44. A. gently B. sadly C. strangely D. coldly
45. A. well-dressed B. kind-hearted C. well-behaved D. good-looking
46. A. have B. need C. care D. like
47. A. a doctor B. a surgeon C. an operation D. a kindness
48. A. savings B. wishes C. ideas D. suggestions
49. A. since B. as C. after D. but
50. A. same B. exact C. proper D. necessary
51. A. Show B. Help C. Take D. Follow
52. A. help B. encourage C. persuade D. meet
53. A. difficulty B. delay C. charge D. result
54. A. happy B. well C. strong D. home
55. A. cleverness B. faith C. courage D. devotion
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，掌握其大意，然后从41～60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Dear Seth,
You’re only three years old, and at this point you are not able to understand this letter today. But someday, when you _36_, I hope you will find something _37_ in what I share with you.
Life can be _38_. There will be people in your life who won't be very nice. They'll 39_ you because you're different, _40_ for no good reason. You will also face heartbreak and might be_41_ by those you love . I hope you don't have to face this too much, but such things_42_ .
Be open to life anyway. You'll find cruelty and _43_ in your journey through life，but don't let that _44_ you from new things. Don't retreat (退却) from life, and don't _45_ or wall yourself off. Be open to new things, new experiences, and new people. You will _46_ many times, but if you allow that to keep you from trying, you will _47_ many chances. Do remember failure is a stepping stone to _48_.
You will meet many people who will try to do _49_ than you, in school, in college, and at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, cooler gadgets. To _50_, life is a competition.
Here’s a secret: life isn’t a competition. It’s a _51_. If you always try your best to _52_ others, you’re wasting your life. Learn to enjoy your life _53_ and you will make it a journey of _54_, of learning, of continual improvement, and of love.
Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are _55_ a really wonderful journey, and I will be there for you.
Love,
Your Dad
36. A grow up B show up C cheer up D calm down
37. A familiar B valuable C normal D interesting
38. A unkind B peaceful C equal D simple
39. A end up with B. get on well with C laugh at D look after
40. A if B but C so D or
41. A hurt B found C accepted D impressed
42. A matter B work C disappear D happen
43. A luck B pain C difference D hope
44. A protect B encourage C stop D choose
45. A forgive B struggle C compete D hide
46. A leave B prepare C escape D fall
47. A enjoy B try C miss D meet
48. A success B life C action D sorrow
49. A earlier B better C less D faster
50. A you B me C him D them
516. A challenge B drama C journey D dream
52. A change B pardon C follow D beat
53. A somewhere B instead C afterwards D though
54. A cruelty B danger C happiness D quietness
55. A starting B destroying C recreating D replacing
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。
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered．and they all admired his heart for it was 31 . There was not a scar in it. Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as 32 .”
The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s 33 . It was full of scars, it had places 34 pieces had been removed and other pieces 35 in, but they didn’t fit quite right, and there were several 36 edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gaps where whole pieces were missing.
The young man laughed. “ 37 your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”
“Yes,” said the old man, “Yours 38 perfect but I would never trade with you. You see, every 39 represents a person 40 I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they 41 me a piece of their heart that fits into the 42 place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we 43 .
“Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart 44 , and the other person hasn’t returned a 45 of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gaps—giving love is 46 a chance. Although these gaps are painful, they 47 open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have been waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?’’
The young man walked up to the old man, 48 his perfect heart, and tipped a piece out. He 49 it to the old man.
The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart. It 50 , but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.
The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart flowed into his.
They embraced and walked away side by side.
31．A．ugly B．perfect C．beautiful D．hurt
32．A．mine B．his C．theirs D．ours
33．A．coat B．appearance C．face D．heart
34．A．that B．which C．where D．whose
35．A．cut B．set C．put D．brought
36．A．smooth B．rough C．broken D．pretty
37．A．Comparing B．Compared C．Compare D．Compares
38．A．looks B．seems C．is D．fits
39．A．one B．heart C．piece D．scar
40．A．on whom B．in whom C．with whom D．to whom
41．A．take B．give C．lend D．pass
42．A．empty B．full C．original D．first
43．A．had B．gave C．shared D．owned
44．A．in B．away C．off D．up
45．A．lot B．sheet C．piece D．pile
46．A．making B．taking C．keeping D．bringing
47．A．keep B．cut C．come D．stay
48．A．carried away B．reached into C．took out D．brought up
49．A．offered B．took C．passed D．served
50．A．fit B．hit C．beat D．set
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