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36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
This is a true story. Rex White lived in a 36 some distance from the coast, so he 37 to drive to Lytham and leave his car in a car park beside the river. Then he 38 row out to the pilot boat, and wait for the 39 ship that it was his duty to guide.
Early one morning, Mr. White 40 to Lytham from a night on duty, only to 41 he couldn't start his car. He had driven from his village the evening before and left his car in the car park 42 . Now with his work finished; how he 43 to drive home to enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and a warm bed! 44 , no matter what he did, he could not get the engine to start.
It was a cold and windy night; there was no garage 45 to which he could turn for help. He was just about to 46 , and spend the rest of the night in his car, when a bright idea 47 him. He pushed his car round so that it was facing in the 48 of the wind, opened ail four doors, 49 it along a short way, and then jumped in. The doors acted like 50, and in no time the wind had taken him 51 out of the car park and away down the beach road. When he 52 the starter-switch once more, the engine roared to 53 immediately. All he had to do then was to stop the car and shut the 54 .
He went to bed later than usual, 55 he did not go without his cup of hot chocolate. Mr. White was not a seaman for nothing.
36. A. city B. town C. village D. family
37. A. decided B. had C. managed D. asked
38. A. could B. should C. would D. might
39. A. old B. foreign C. big D. particular
40. A. returned B. got C. went D. walked
41. A. accept B. tell C. find D. remember
42. A. once more B. as usual C. at last D. as well
43. A. prepared B. supposed C. hurried D. desired
44. A. Sadly B. Surprisingly C. Naturally D. Finally
45. A. inside B. around C. away D. ahead
46. A. shout at B. break down C. give out D. give up
47. A. knocked B. beat C. kicked D. struck
48. A. position B. direction C. speed D. strength
49. A. pulled B. rode C. pushed D. followed
50. A. brakes B. engines C. energies D. batteries
51. A. nearly B. right C. almost D. hardly
52. A. opened B. checked C. tried D. provided
53. A. effect B. way C. use D. life
54. A. windows B. doors C. lights D. systems
55. A. but B. or C. and D. so
读下面短文，从短文后面各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Every summer a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the 26 are in seasonal work, mainly connected with wourism and 27
The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the 28 of travel. You can pick grapes on farms in France, entertain kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are 29 jobs in hotels and restaurants.
But it is not easy now to find work. “ 30 you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,” says Althea Ellis, an adviser in 31 for students.
“If you work with a family in Italy, you’ll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Pairs, the owner will expect you to speak 32 . British students only have a language 33 for jobs in the USA and Australia.”
34 enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been 35 .One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was 36 home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 37 they made, and what’s worse, Sarah herself was robbed on her only 38 evening of the entire trip. “ I did visit a lot of new places,” she says,“ but it wasn’t worth it. The pay was 39 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!”
“The troubles is, students expect to have a(n) 40 time of it.” Althea Ellis points out. “After all, they see it as a 41 .In practice, 42 ,you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual (临时的) work. You’ll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy. In the other words, you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that 43 you. But you have 44 employment rights. As soon as the holiday season 45 ,they’ll get rid of you.”
A．works B．challenges C．changes D．hardships
A．service B．industry C．business D．science
A．pains B．comfort C．difficulty D．excitement
A．always B．hardly C．never D．seldsom
A．If B．Unless C．Because D．Although
A．health care B．vacation work C．language studies D．tourist safely
A．Italian B．English C．French D．Spanish
A．chance B．ability C．possibility D．advantage
A．No one B．None C．Not everyone D．Everybody
A．abroad B．employed C．sad D．respected
A．driven B．ridden C．left D．flown
A．friends B．decisions C．noise D．destruction
A．busy B．free C．tiring D．pleasant
A．nice B．reasonable C．fair D．poor
A．hard B．easy C．difficult D．ordinary
A．holiday B．job C．festival D．study
A．besides B．therefore C．however D．meanwhile
A．fires B．employs C．recommends D．appreciants
A．few B．little C．all D．much
A．starts B．lasts C．approaches D．finishes
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，选出最佳选项。
Many television programs are very realistic. One who watches 41 often feels that whatever happens in a film can 42 happen to him. With only a little imagination（想象力）, every man in the 43 becomes a thief, a spy(间谍) or a 44 . Jane had been watching a spy film at a friend’s house. In it a girl has been 45 and murdered. She walked to the station, feeling a little frightened. She took a 46 back to the center of the city. There were a lot of people traveling with her, 47 she felt much 48 .
A man sitting opposite her, 49 a newspaper, glanced at her. She thought 50 terrib
le until she saw him staring at her, 51 the film and feeling very uncommon, she got 52 the train and went to the bus-shop. When he got on 53 bus as she did, she found that he was following her. As long as she was with other people, she wasn’t frightened, but when she got off the bus, the street was almost 54 . She walked as fast as possible. She could hear footsteps following her, but she dared not look behind. Reaching the front door, she 45 for her key, but she was unable to find 56 because she was so terrified. Just then she felt a hand on her shoulder. Instead of feeling hands 57 her neck, however, she heard a 58 voice.
“ I wonder 59 I frightened you. I’m your new 60 . I thought I recognized you on the train, but I wasn’t sure.”
41. A. films B. TV C. plays D. matches
42. A. well B. often C. not D. hardly
43. A. park B. school C. factory D. street
44. A. stranger B. walker C. murderer D. passenger
45. A. followed B. loved C. kissed D. found
46. A. bus B. taxi C. car D. train
47. A. but B. so C. or D. unless
48. A. safer B. hotter C. noisier D. faster
49. A. reads B. reading C. readed D. read
50. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
51. A. Seeing B. Remembering C. Watching D. Noticing
52. A. on B. off C. in D. out
53. A. the same B. same C. the similar D. similar
54. A. noisy B. busy C. crowded D. Empty
55. A. asked B. felt C. called D. waited
56. A. her B. him C. it D. them
57. A. above B. round C. over D. under
58. A. pleasant B. terrible C. cold D. loud
59. A. and B
. if C. because of D. or
60. A. friend B. husband C. classmate D. neighbor
第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the least important positions．21 of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility placed upon them at the very 22 of their career．They were 23 to the broom(扫帚), spending the first hours of their business lives 24 the office．
And here is the basic 25 of success, the great secret: 26 your energy, thought, and capital (资本) wholly on the business in which you are 27 ．Having begun in one line, determine to fight it out on that 28 , to lead in it, adopt every 29 , have the best machinery, and know the most about it．
The companies which fail are those which have 30 their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains 31 ．They have investments in this, or that, or 32 , here, there, and everywhere．“Don't put all your eggs in one basket” is all 33 , I tell you．“Put all your eggs in one basket, and then 34 that basket”．Look round you and take 35 ; men who do that do not often fail．It is easy to watch and carry the one basket．It is trying to carry too many baskets 36 breaks most eggs in this country．He who 37 three baskets must put one on his 38 , which is likely to fall down．One 39 of the American businessman is lack of concentration．
Remember: put all your eggs in one basket, and watch that basket． 40 Emerson says, "no one can cheat you out of final success but yourselves．"
21．A．None B．Few C．All D．Many
22．A．beginning B．end C．point D．promotion
23．A．ordered B．promoted C．introduced D．stated
24．A．sweeping out B．taking out C．bringing out D．picking out
25．A．inspiration B．condition C．plan D．case
26．A．concentrate B．devote C．apply D．bury
27．A．charged B．engaged C．prepared D．done
28．A．position B．career C．row D．line
29．A．improvement B．chance C．learning D．rise
30．A．gathered B．forbidden C．got D．scattered
31．A．also B．either C．neither D．yet
32．A．one B．the other C．others D．the others
33．A．apparent B．clear C．wrong D．perfect
34．A．notice B．observe C．stare D．watch
35．A．notice B．comment C．interest D．concentration
36．A．what B．that C．whoever D．whichever
37．A．brings B．takes C．carries D．owns
38．A．mind B．brain C．head D．hand
39．A．fault B．advantage C．pattern D．model
40．A．When B．While C．Which D．As
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。
I just read a beautiful story．It is about a little girl, a 36 and a corporation． 37 , if crying at work might be a 38 , you should wait until you get home to read it．Trust me．
10-year-old Colby Curtin of Huntington Beach, California, had been 39 a rare form of cancer for three years．This month, it became 40 that Colby would probably 41 soon．The one thing she wanted to do 42 she died was see the movie, “Up（《飞屋环游记》）．” She’d been 43 by the previews（预告片）．
But Colby’s health was so 44 that she could not be taken to the theater, and “Up” is only playing in theaters．By June 9, it was clear Colby wouldn’t 45 much longer．A family friend began desperately 46 numbers at Pixar．She finally 47 to someone and told them Colby’s 48 ．After a discussion, Pixar 49 to help．
Colby’s mother asked her, “Do you think you can hold on?” “I’m 50 to die, but I’m going to wait for the movie,” the girl replied．
On June 10, Pixar 51 an employee to the Curtin home and showed the film on DVD—possibly the only DVD copy of the movie that 52 ．
Here’s what her mom said, “When I 53 it, I had really no idea about the 54 or the theme of the movie, I just know that word ‘Up’ and all of the balloons and I swear to you, for me it meant that Colby was going to go up．Up to 55 ．”
Colby died seven hours after watching the movie．
36．A．boy B．lover C．play D．movie
37．A．However B．Besides C．Therefore D．Finally
38．A．joy B．problem C．treat D．misery
39．A．sticking to B．diagnosed with C．keeping up with D．living with
40．A．clear B．uncertain C．sorry D．sure
41．A．recover B．return C．die D．come
42．A．until B．when C．after D．before
43．A．fascinated B．food C．interested D．surprised
44．A．good B．poor C．healthy D．ordinary
45．A．do it B．see to it C．make it D．survive it
46．A．calling B．sending C．dialing D．taking
47．A．got over B．got across C．got down D．got through
48．A．wish B．will C．demand D．order
49．A．refused B．hoped C．agreed D．offered
50．A．scared B．ready C．afraid D．sad
51．A．planned B．made C．shipped D．flew
52．A．matters B．counts C．disappears D．exists
53．A．watched B．listened C．saw D．heard
54．A．trick B．content C．hint D．disadvantage
55．A．sky B．balloon C．heaven D．hell
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。
Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If 16 , you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” written by an Australian writer, Andrew Matthews, 17 .In his book, Matthews 18 us how to have a happy life and answers the 19 of teenagers.
Many people may 20 teenagers’ life, such as parents and friends, and the book 21 that we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills, 22 how to change what you have learned into pictures of your mind to 23 your memory better.
Many teenagers think 24 happiness comes from either a good exam result 25 praise (赞扬) from other people. But you can 26 be happy when there are no such “good” things.
Success also comes from a 27 attitude. If you 28 from problems, you will have success in the future. Some students may often feel 29 when they are too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that 30 comes from thinking about things in a positive 31 . If you are 32 , people notice you and you can get a 33 view(视线) of what is around you; if you are short, your clothes and shoes 34 less space in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important 35 : you choose to be happy!
A．so B．such C．it D．this
A．easy B．funny C．useful D．simple
A．orders B．tells C．asks D．allows
A．questions B．problems C．ideas D．comments
A．impress B．cause C．effect D．affect
A．suggests B．writes C．reads D．asks
A．for example B．such as C．for instance D．as before
A．make B．have C．take D．get
A．what B．which C．that D．whether
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．never B．already C．still D．forever
A．confident B．positive C．common D．normal
A．learn B．suffer C．hear D．separate
A．frightened B．shocked C．confused D．worried
A．attitude B．intelligence C．failure D．altitude
A．way B．route C．style D．spirit
A．short B．small C．tall D．fat
A．longer B．higher C．bigger D．better
A．take up B．put up C．set up D．break up
A．class B．lesson C．education D．advantage
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至50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。
People who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds．It's 36 that being full of vim（活力） and vigor（精力） helps the body 37 illnesses, say the researchers from Carnegie Mellon University（CMU） in Pittsburgh．
"We need to take more seriously the possibility that a 38 emotional style is a fighter player in disease risk," says psychologist Sheldon Cohen, the study's lead researcher．
In a previous study, Cohen and his colleagues found that people who 39 to be cheerful and lively were 40 likely to develop sniffles, coughs, and other cold symptoms （症状）．
Those findings were interesting, but they didn't prove that a person's 41 affects whether he or she gets sick． 42 it was still possible that a person's underlying personality is 43 matters．
44 suggests, for instance, that certain people are naturally more likely to be outgoing（外向的）and 45 , with high self-respect and a sense of 46 over life．This would mean that who we are, not how we feel, finally decides our 47 of catching colds．
To figure out which mattered more （personality or 48 ）, the CMU team 49 193 healthy adults．The researchers talked to each person over the phone every evening for 2 weeks．They told the researchers about the positive and negative 50 they had experienced that day．
The results showed that everyone in the study was 51 likely to get infected．Their symptoms（征兆）, however, 52 depending on the types of emotions that they had reported over the 53 2 weeks．
Scientists 54 about whether negative emotions or positive emotions have a stronger 55 on how healthy we are．For now, it can't hurt to look on the bright side more often than not!
A．necessary B．possible C．doubtful D．certain
A．fight B．reduce C．stop D．remove
A．negative B．standard C．passive D．positive
A．failed B．managed C．tended D．had
A．thought B．attitude C．strength D．quality
A．Instead B．Therefore C．Thus D．Still
A．that B．why C．what D．who
A．Theory B．Reason C．Evidence D．interview
A．active B．optimistic C．brave D．healthy
A．control B．humour C．direction D．urgency
A．attitudes B．sufferings C．chances D．emotions
A．qualities B．ideas C．emotions D．conditions
A．examined B．watched C．tested D．interviewed
A．characters B．feelings C．attitudes D．thoughts
A．equally B．less C．most D．hardly
A．occurred B．differed C．suffered D．reduced
A．same B．exact C．valuable D．previous
A．talk B．know C．argue D．think
A．effect B．feeling C．impression D．impact
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21----40各题所给的4 个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A farewell party was going on. Sylvia Calver hated being the center of any pubic show where she didn’t know anyone. It made her 36 hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere. But on an occasion like this when she knew 37 , there was no 38 to feel shy. 39she had made up her mind to 40 people’s attention for once in her life. Unlike others, Sylvia didn’t have any sad feelings herself at leaving Palmeira Court Hotel or saying goodbye to its 41 — she had left so many other 42 , and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now.
Yet this 43 was a particular occasion, and she hadn’t had so many of those in her 44. She had put on her 45 black dress and her long earrings. She had wanted to enjoy being the center of 46 for one evening, but now they had 47 old Miss Hutton of all people to give the 48 speech, whom she disliked. Even so, she thought there was no sense in getting 49 about it, for it was the first rule her 50 had given her — avoid all anxiety, take things easy. So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arm as 51 showed through the sleeve of her 52 dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette. And her doctor’s orders worked! For 53 out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off the end of her 54 with a cloud of tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl’s funny expression. She 55 herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise.
A．face B．show C．room D．dress
A．nothing B．nobody C．everything D．everybody
A．chance B．time C．reason D．use
A．So B．But C．For D．There
A．pay B．give C．enjoy D．offer
A．guests B．people C．places D．things
A．houses B．friends C．hotels D．parties
A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．night
A．life B．work C．school D．home
A．large B．best C．most D．worst
A．service B．exhibition C．Group D．attention
A．ordered B．chosen C．wished D．helped
A．long B．great C．goodbye D．welcome
A．excited B．anxious C．puzzled D．pleased
A．teacher B．friend C．husband D．doctor
A．they B．he C．it D．she
A．black B．white C．red D．green
A．getting B．putting C．breathing D．speaking
A．action B．speech C．work D．performance
A．made B．enjoyed C．understood D．thought
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从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。
We recently treated our new-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast, near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of___36_____, flew around the ___37_____juggling dishes and drinks while treating customers as individuals. She remembered their ____38_____tastes likes and dislikes –all of which she’d learned after only the briefest ____39_____.
At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to____40_____ the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband ___41____with a credit card, added her___42____, and we were off.
“Mr. Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dining room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you.”
He looked at her as though he didn’t __43_____. We’ve all seen that universal___44___ of confusion—eyebrows drawn together and head cocked to one side
“What did you give her?” I asked in a stage whisper, ____45___if he had done something __46___ or made a calculation error.
“Wow, Dad,” our son said, ___47___like an awestruck 10 –year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress ____48____anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.
“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little bump __49_____ what I usually give.”
It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our ___50____retelling the story of the ___51___waitress, that I realized she had given my family something___52___ a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of ___53_____hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more ___54___from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I ___55____this thoughtful, caring man.
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2l-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。
It’s an age-old saying: Men are from Mars; women are from Venus. Males and females __21_ different behaviors almost from birth. Researchers say these behaviors are due to basic differences in __22_ structure and activity. Studies show men are better at hitting targets and __23__ math problems while women are better at memorizing words and_24__faces. Why the differences?
A test of the brain’s electrical activity shows that women commonly use both sides of their brain while men rely more on one. Scientists already know that the two sides of the brain control different functions---one controlling the sense of space, __25__, the other controlling language. Some researchers believe that the different ways men and women use their brains _26__from ancient times, when cave men hunted and women cared for the children. Men had to have good aim. Women had to talk to the kids.
Whatever the __27__, the battle of the sexes continues. And although their brains are constructed __28__ differently, men and women may be equally capable. They may simply __29__different abilities. Take a couple arguing over the location of their car in a parking lot. The man might use his sense of space to find it, while the woman relies on her __30__ of landmarks. Both of them find the car. But chances are, they’ll still argue about who’s the better driver and who’s better at finding the way home.
21. A .build B. form C. choose D. show
22. A. brain B. muscle C. heart D. head
23. A. testing B. finding C. making D. solving
24. A. realizing B. recognizing C. describing D. painting
25. A. at least B. as a result C. above all D. for example
26. A. grew B. developed C. invented D. produced
27. A. consideration B. decision C. imagination D. explanation
28. A. slightly B. heavily C. greatly D. quite
29. A. show off B. take on C. depend on D. keep up
30. A. drawing B. memory C. thinking D. setting
SECTION B ( 18 points )
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 word or phrases that best fits the context.
Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you can do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a __36__ for many people to shop without having to leave their homes.
Some shoppers are tired of department stores and supermarkets — __37_ the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight __38__ of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and watch a friendly announcer describe a product __39__ a model shows it. And they can shop __40__ the clock, buying something __41__ by making a phone call.
Department stores and even mail-order companies are __42__ to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy setting up their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future. Customers can ask questions about products and place __43__ all through their TV sets.
Will shopping by television finally take the place of shopping in stores ? Some industry managers think so. __44__ many people find shopping at a __45__ store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to __46__ or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s why specialists say that in the future, home shopping will __47__ together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.
36. A. programme B. way C. reason D. purpose
37. A. fighting B. striking C. treating D. stopping
38. A. sense B
. doubt C. hope D. feeling
39. A. until B. since C. if D. while
40. A. by B. around C. about D. to
41. A. suitably B. cheaply C. simply D. hardly
42. A. nervous B. lucky C. equal D. eager
43. A. orders B. goods C. books D. answers
44. A. Then B. Yet C. However D. Therefore
45. A. general B. popular C. real D. true
46. A. design B. make C. wear D. touch[来
47. A. exist B. practice C. follow D. appear
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后31-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
While my friends went away to their universities in great delight, I restarted my senior high school life. My spirits 31 at the prospect of starting all over again.
32 by strange classmates, I felt as though I was in a maze（迷宫）and felt 33 for my-self. There were some complex feelings in my mind. I was frightened, nervous and lonely.
To make 34 worse, I recalled my failure again and again, 35 put more pressure on me than I could bear. As a result, I was always feeling 36 during class.
One of my teachers noticed my depression and one day he asked me to come to his office, where he told me about his 37 towards life. He said we might 38 from making mistakes, but it’s important to model ourselves into people we 39 . All the growing 40 and the embarrassing things we 41 are parts of the process. We never stop 42 , so learn from it and keep up your spirits up! If you are optimistic, things you want may 43 to you! 44 feelings rushed through me. I 45 saw the sun shining again when I stepped out of his office.
With the teacher’s help, I finally 46 my depression. From then on, I no longer 47 my head but began smiling at my classmates. I put up my hand 48 in class and tried to answer the teacher’s questions correctly.
I 49 have a thirst to go to my dream university, 50 I’m not afraid of failure because I can benefit from it.
A．sank B．failed C．disappeared D．ran
A．Hit B．Surrounded C．Struck D．Loved
A．unlucky B．angry C．sorry D．afraid
A．scores B．studies C．experiences D．matters
A．which B．what C．that D．who
A．high B．down C．lonely D．happy
A．way B．method C．measure D．attitude
A．learn B．suffer C．hear D．judge
A．reach B．enjoy C．like D．hate
A．aches B．pains C．joys D．injuries
A．feel B．experience C．taste D．get
A．standing up B．growing up C．going up D．rising up
A．refer B．turn C．stick D．happen
A．Warm B．Thoughtful C．Cool D．Regretful
A．suddenly B．generally C．naturally D．sadly
A．got on B．got over C．got off D．got out
A．buried B．shook C．bowed D．nodded
A．freely B．hopefully C．quickly D．confidently
A．even B．ever C．still D．yet
A．otherwise B．or C．but D．instead
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Two days before Thanksgiving, I was trying to open my mouth wide enough for a mirror and a roll of steel wire. Metal braces (牙齿矫正器)had been on my 31 for weeks, but this was the day for the wire to be adjusted. Only those who have had braces will understand the terrible 32 of being “wired”. For the next 24 hours, it felt like every tooth was being 33 slowly by a giant clawhammer (拔钉锤). 34 drinking water caused pain.
By Thanksgiving Day, I had got used to it. 35 I didn’t use my teeth, the pain was bearable. But this was a day when teeth had to 36 longer than usual. We were 37 at my grandparents’ house with relatives. The house was filled with so many pleasant 38 that we could hardly resist the food. When grandma said, “Dinner is ready!” all the kids 39 to be first in line. I was so excited that I 40 the braces in my mouth and 41 my way up to the head of the line.
I piled my plate high with my favorite corn-on-the-cob(玉米棒子)and 42 my mouth to enjoy it. The pain was 43 . I felt I would never be able to eat again. I put my plate away and ran outside in 44 .
Grandma then took my plate to the 45 . She cut all the corn off that cob and rescued me from my 46 . She handed me my plate piled high with corn. “Thanks,” I said 47 . Then I looked up and 48 a strange light in her eye, a light that is still 49 to me after more than fifty years. That was the Thanksgiving when I discovered something more 50 than good food.
A．tongue B．hands C．teeth D．head
A．subject B．situation C．chance D．production
A．pushed B．planted C．opened D．pulled
A．Still B．So C．Even D．Yet
A．play B．work C．hurt D．shake
A．mixed B．called C．gathered D．surrounded
A．experiences B．words C．colours D．smells
A．rushed B．started C．stepped D．walked
A．forced B．created C．led D．gave
A．narrowed B．opened C．cleaned D．shut
A．normal B．violent C．regretful D．common
A．time B．anger C．surprise D．tears
A．kitchen B．bedroom C．clinic D．restaurant
A．fear B．loneliness C．pain D．interest
A．sadly B．kindly C．shyly D．gratefully
A．checked B．passed C．caught D．filled
A．attractive B．mysterious C．natural D．untrue
A．important B．popular C．useful D．expensive
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。
Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __36__ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __37__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily __38__ up their new home, the light suddenly __39__. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __40__ and had to wait __41__ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __42__ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __43__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __44__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __45__, so he went to the door and opened it __46__. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __47__. “What a nuisance!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __48__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __49__ this time she was __50__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __51__ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __52__ by what he saw.
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __53__ in life. It was his __54__ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __55__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.
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第二节 完形填空 (共20小题，每题1. 5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Learn and Earn
Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company (批发公司) together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.
After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie 36 a salesman. One day Charlie could not 37 it any more. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained（抱怨） that the boss did not 38 hard-working employees（雇员）, but only raised those who tried to please him. He thought that it was really 39 .
The boss knew that Charlie had spared no 40 for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the 41 between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the 42 . "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons(西瓜) in the market." Charlie went, returned and 43 said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to 44 , "$ 12 per kg."
The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the 45 question. Jackie went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $ 12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a 46 of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, 47 from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good 48 ."
Charlie was 49 and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to 50 but to learn from Jackie.
My dear friends, you know, a more 51 person is more observant, thinks more and understands in 52 . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, 53 you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you 54 ?
Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How 55 are you?
36.A. made B. became C. remained D. kept
37.A. take B. do C. get D. put
38.A. enjoy B. meet C. repay D. value
39.A. unusual B. unfair C. careless D. selfless
40.A. rest B. trouble C. effect D. effort
41.A. competition B. relationship C. difference D. distance
42.A. following B. finding C. shopping D. searching
43.A. still B. again C. even D. only
44.A. offer B. answer C. remind D. repeat
45.A. difficult B. familiar C. same D. simple
46.A. total B. lot C. pile D. number
47.A. taken B. come C. bought D. heard
48.A. value B. quality C. condition D. shape
49.A. struck B. moved C. puzzled D. encouraged
50.A. stay B. stop C. work D. leave
51.A. important B. intelligent C. successful D. hardworking
52.A. time B. depth C. need D. common
53.A. while B. though C. unless D. since
54.A. see B. think C. know D. win
55.A. hopeful B. thoughtful C. helpful D. meaningful
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