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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，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。
Most people hate rock music. 36 I am not by nature an unpersonable or biased (有偏见的)person, two personal 37 of rock music during the past two weeks have 38 me that it has become a 39 for those of us with enough common sense to see its potential dangers to 40 . My first experience was the 41 that if I spoke to my teenage son when he was listening to rock music through headphones, he replied in an 42 loud voice, as if there was something wrong with his 43 . The second occurred when I went with him to a “ 44 ” and saw for myself what these affairs are like.
45 I went to that concert, I had always taken the “live-and-let-live” 46 that rock music was simply not my taste but that other people had every 47 to enjoy it if it was theirs. But what I saw and heard made me believe that we are 48 something very powerful to take possession of the younger generation. In the first place, I noticed a collective madness, brought about by the 49 level. But secondly, and far more 50 , I observed that after a time everyone was 51 by the noise. By the end I was in the middle of a faceless 52 who clapped and stamped and jumped around like 53 . I seriously believe that in time to come our 54 younger generation would thank us if we managed to put a 55 to it now.
36. A. If B. While C. When D. Even
37. A. happenings B. hearings C. experiences D. affairs
38. A. persuaded B. treated C. punished D. encouraged
39. A. job B. problem C. pleasure D. duty
40. A. let them out B. pick them up C. find them out D. point them out
41. A. satisfaction B. realization C. excitement D. disappointment
42. A. unnaturally B. unfairly C. unfortunately D. unexpectedly
43. A. hearing B. mind C. voice D. thought
44. A. lecture B. party C. concert D. ball
45. A. Since B. Until C. After D. As
46. A. attitude B. decision C. chance D. opinion
47. A. position B. reason C. right D. time
48. A. inviting B. leading C. allowing D. preventing
49. A. dance B. music C. sound D. noise
50. A. safely B. obviously C. naturally D. dangerously
51. A. carried along B. carried out C. taken on D. brought up
52. A. team B. crowd C. group D. people
53. A. artists B. dancers C. monkeys D. sportsmen
54. A. modern B. former C. lovely D. present
55. A. measure B. stop C. praise D. start
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
In a hall, a lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management. At the beginning of the speech,he 41 a glass of water and asked the audience, “How 42 do you think this glass of water is?”
The students’ answers 43 from 20g to 500g.
“Actually,it does not matter on the absolute 44 . But it depends on how 45 you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for a(n) 46 , I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to 47 an ambulance. It is exactly the 48 weight, but the longer I hold it, the 49 it becomes.” Hearing these words,the whole audience became silent, lost in thought.
After a moment, the lecturer continued, “ 50 we carry our burden all the time, 51 , we will not be able to carry on with the burden becoming increasingly heavier, 52 heavy for us to bear.
“So, what you have to do is to 53 the glass, rest for a while 54 holding it up again.”
As is shown in the story above, we have to put down the burden periodically, 55 we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.
So before you 56 home from work tonight, put the burden of 57 down. Don’t carry it back 58 . You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burden you are having now on your 59 , let it down for a moment if you can.
Life is short, 60 it!
41. A. supported B. drank C. needed D. raised
42. A. heavy B. pure C. sweet D. many
43. A. differed B. ranged C. numbered D. limited
44. A. weight B. volume C. height D. quantity
45. A. tight B. long C. difficult D. high
46. A. day B. second C. hour D. half
47. A. require B. invite C. call D. ask
48. A. proper B. same C. right D. usual
49. A. less B. lighter C. more D. heavier
50. A. If B. Unless C. While D. Since
51. A. now and then B. little by little C. sooner or later D. sometimes
52. A. too B. so C. rather D. quite
53. A. put away B. put down C. put aside D. put back
54. A. after B. for C. by D. before
55. A. so that B. even if C. as if D. as soon as
56. A. leave B. clean C. approach D. return
57. A. life B. duty C. task D. work
58. A. home B. office C. company D. family
59. A. sho
ulders B. heart C. body D. hands
60. A. do B. like C. love D. enjoy
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选取出适合填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school．Before being sent away this boy was the ___26___ student in his class．He was at the top in every ___27___．He was a champion．
But the boy ___28___ after leaving home and attending the boarding school．His ___29___ started dropping．He hated being in a group．He was ___30___ all the time．And there were especially dark times when he felt like ___31___ himself．All of this because he felt ___32___ and that no one loved him．
His ___33___ started worrying about the boy．But ___34___ they did not know what was wrong with him．___35___ his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him．
They sat ___36___ the bank of the lake near the school．The father started asking him ___37___ questions about his classes, teachers and ___38___．After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son,___39___ I am here today?”
The boy ___40___, “to check my grades?”
“No, no” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me．I want to see you happy．I don’t care about grades．I care about ___41___．I care about your happiness．YOU ARE MY ___42___．”
These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears．He ___43___ his dad．They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time．
Now the boy had everything he wanted．He knew there was someone on this ___44___ who cared for him deeply．He ___45___ the world to someone．And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!
26．A．richest B．prettiest C．laziest D．brightest
27．A．game B．school C．competition D．group
28．A．changed B．died C．arrived D．regretted
29．A．hair B．tears C．love D．grades
30．A．worried B．careless C．lonely D．busy
31．A．teaching B．killing C．helping D．enjoying
32．A．cold B．worthless C．well D．sick
33．A．parents B．classmates C．teachers D．companions
34．A．even B．now C．yet
D．then
35．A．And B．But C．Or D．So
36．A．toward B．along C．opposite D．on
37．A．serious B．casual C．personal D．difficult
38．A．work B．study C．sports D．education
39．A．when B．where C．how D．why
40．A．turned away B．answered back C．whispered softly D．cried out
41．A．it B．you C．myself D．us
42．A．LIFE B．ANXIETY C．CARE D．NEED
43．A．forgave B．hit C．hugged D．begged
44．A．side B．earth C．trip D．day
45．A．meant B．owed C．moved D．left
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。
I am a man who has been egoistic(以自我为中心的) and I have had a lack of respect for myself and others around me.I participated in various transformation workshops, 36 ,it made no differece.I remained 37 in my life.As a result,I became 38 from my family and reached rock 39 in my life.Having reached there,I resisted transforming myself.
After some time,I thought to myself: start believing in yourself and it will make a 40 in your life.I first started loing 41 and then all those around me.I started respecting myself and then others around me.My 42 increased.
Sangeeta is my workmate.She's transparent, 43 and respectful.She's very 44 and has a large family to support.In addition,her husband doesn't hold a regular job.In short,she's struggling in life.
On a cold winter morning,when she came to work,I found her 45 .I asked whether she had a pullover(毛线套衫). She didn't reply.I had my 46 .The next day when she came to work again,I gave her the money to buy a 47 for herself.The expression of 48 in her eyes was something that would remain with me for a long time.
A few weeks ago,she was 49 and didn't come to work.Instead,she sent her friend to do her work.The moment I 50 Sangeeta was sick,I gave 51 the money to buy medicines for her treatment. I took Sangeeta some time to recover 52 her illness.The first thing I 53 was whether she needed any more help of any kind. And she said,"Sir, you've done enough for me.I'm grateful to you."
That was the moment 54 I realized that I'm walking my path.Sometimes,I still fall down,but I get up and start walking again 55 I may have hurt myself in the process.
36.A.fortunately B.however C.gradually D.obviously
37.A.stuck B.engaged C.caught D.made
38.A.independent B.separated C.prevented D.locked
39.A.top B.turning C.bottom D.exit
40.A.progress B.deal C.decision D.difference
41.A.others B.life C.myself D.friends
42.A.self - worth B.self - control C.self - service D.self - defense
43.A.imaginative B.fascinating C.honest D.good - looking
44.A.poor B.healthy C.patient D.disappointed
45.A.exciting B.singing C.confusing D.shaking
46.A.idea B.promise C.performance D.answer
47.A.bike B.pullover C.ticket D.drink
48.A.thankfulness B.guilty C.pity D.shock
49.A.away B.ill C.late D.missing
50.A.puzzled B.considered C.realized D.admitted
51.A.her husband B.her family C.Sangeeta D.her friend
52.A.from B.of C.off D.for
53.A.looked into B.took down C.cared about D.called on
54.A.that B.which C.how D.when
55.A.as if B.even though C.so that D.if only
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。
I was about six when I started doing gymnastice.I 36 going into the school's gymnasium full of equipment,with the other kids rushing in ,anxious to 37 ,and the scent in the air.
I realized I wanted to get 38 with gymnastics when I watched the Olympics.When I saw those 39 use their bodies to gracefully throw 40 up in the air ,I was filled with admiration:It seemed that they could fly and I 41 myself flying like them.And when I finally tried,the 42 I got for that one 43 in the air was freedom,freedom from everything.It was a 44 ,and it was addicting.
I was crazy when I was little.I was the boy parents didn't want their kids 45 for fear that they would 46 what I did and get hurt.Parents thought I was 47 because I would try tricks that others of my 48 wouldn't.Some of my coaches said kids as old as me don't have the courage and ability to achieve the tricks I could. What most people didn't 49 were the hours I put into learning those tricks.I practiced every step 50 until I put them together and my hard work would 51 something great.
This hard work once stopped when I 52 ,and started at a new school.Everything there was 53 ,but the giggeset change was a lack of a gymnastics gym.
Now I've restarted training in a team I can learn from.As a little kid I could only 54 wide-eyed as the gymnast flew high in the air. 55 I'm older,it's my time to fly.
36.A.regret B.remember C.considered D.avoided
37.A.enter B.leave C.meet D.learn
38.A.serious B.careful C.busy D.interested
39.A.dancers B.fans C.athletes D.winners
40.A.others B.themselves C.everything D.each other
41.A.enjoyed B.found C.set D.imagined
42.A.feeling B.lesson C.courage D.instruction
43.A.second B.effort C.circle D.stop
44.A.bore B.panic C.high D.trouble
45.A.around B.among C.above D.away from
46.A.study B.envy C.notice D.copy
47.A.bad B.crazy C.excellent D.dangerous
48.A.place B.age C.time D.size
49.A.explain B.understand C.realize D.experience
50.A.now and then B.all theh time C.over and over D.little by little
51.A.go through B.belong to C.turn into D.give way to
52.A.moved B.changed C.failed D.finished
53.A.all right B.the same C.terrible D.different
54.A.practice B.watch C.sigh D.sit
55.A.Simply because B.Even though C.As soon as D.Now that
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的标号涂黑。
I like to give my praise to anyone whenever and wherever I can. I'll tell you why.
It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had been lost, and my feet 36 . The loaded plates I was carrying 37 to be heavier and heavier. Tired and 38 , I didn't seem able to do anything right. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice－cream 39 a dozen times, I was ready to 40 . Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. "Well done," he said, "you've looked after us really well." 41 my tiredness disappeared. I 42 back, and later, when the manager asked me how I'd 43 my first day, I said, " 44 !" Those few words of 45 had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to the human 46 ; we can not flower and grow without it. And yet, 47 moat of us are only too ready to 48 to others the cold wind of criticism, we are 49 to give our fellows the warm 50 of praise. Why one word of praise can bring such pleasure?
It's 51 how chary(吝惜的) we are about praising. Perhaps it's because few of us know how to accept it. It's especially 52 to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes 53
or unmentioned. Do you, however, 54 tell your laundry(洗衣店) manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact, to give praise costs the giver 55 but a moment's though and a moment's effort.
36．A．knelt B．stood C．hurt D．strengthened
37．A．were B．seemed C．looked D．happened
38．A．discouraged B．excited C．hated D．forced
39．A．dish B．stick C．plate D．order
40．A．stop B．start C．praise D．smile
41．A．Generally B．Suddenly C．Actually D．Terribly
42．A．hit B．talked C．smiled D．fought
43．A．spend B．see C．have D．like
44．A．Horrible B．Fine C．Sad D．Sorry
45．A．praise B．criticism C．appeal D．complaint
46．A．body B．activity C．spirit D．words
47．A．why B．what C．how D．while
48．A．apply B．afford C．effect D．affect
49．A．ready B．unwilling C．anxious D．uncomfortable
50．A．sunshine B．water C．advice D．suggestion
51．A．good B．possible C．likely D．strange
52．A．rewarding B．common C．ordinary D．contributing
53．A．undelivered B．unexpected C．unnoticed D．unconditioned
54．A．even B．never C．ever D．still
55．A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
Ⅱ. 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从第21 — 40各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
I stood there listening to dad’s severe words. He gathered us into our yard and had the look on his face that told us one of us did something 21 .
We stared down at the floor containing the art of a child’s 22 in chalk. I suppose that was a no-no for us, though I can’t say I quite 23 the result when I was committing the crime. All the others denied (否认). I stood there, 24 inside. The only words that came from my mouth were, “ Not me, dad. ” I couldn’t find the 25 to tell the truth. Lying was not 26 for me. But the look on dad's face scared me.
Without saying a word, dad 27 for only a few minutes and came back with paper and a pencil. He was so 28 to find the truth! “ I want each of you to write 29 what you see on the floor. ” I was not a 30 kid, though and when my turn came, I wrote the words 31 . So when my dad compared the handwriting, he still 32 tell the truth.
“ I will give you one more chance to confess (承认) ”, he said. Not 33 , no one spoke up.
Should I say something? I guess he’ll be 34 ! So again, I held my 35 . “ Well, if someone came forward, there would be 36 punishment.” he added. Oh, no! I’ve lost my last chance!
He took us into the house. “ 37 none of you confessed, then you all get a spanking (打屁股).”
“ I did it, ” someone said. I looked around to see my sister come 38 . My sister was going to get spanked. And I let it 39 .
I didn’t tell the truth until years later. When I think back to that day, I know I learned the 40
of family, of a sister who would do anything for me. And I would do the same for her now.
21. A. special B. funny C. wrong D. useless
22. A. handwriting B. map C. calculation D. drawing
23. A. understood B. remembered C. accepted D. expected
24. A. cheering B. imagining C. trembling D. wondering
25. A. courage B. time C. way D. chance
26. A. unusual B. unfit C. normal D. difficult
27. A. walked B. disappeared C. hid D. escaped
28. A. afraid B. determined C. surprised D. proud
29. A. similarly B. carefully C. particularly D. exactly
30. A. smart B. stupid C. naughty D. lovely
31. A. differently B. strangely C. quickly D. quietly
32. A. would not B. might not C. could not D. need not
33. A. excitingly B. disappointingly C. interestingly D. surprisingly
34. A. mad B. curious C. delighted D. amused
35. A. breath B. face C. hand D. tongue
36. A. heavy B. much C. new D. no
37. A. Since B. Although C. Unless D. While
38. A. out B. forward C. in D. round
39. A. remain B. exist C. happen D. do
40. A. knowledge B. use C. sense D. value
When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. ___36___ the move, my father ___37___ us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not ___38___ that the universe would suddenly change its course. “In May, we’re ___39___to Arizona.”
The words, so small, didn’t seem ___40___ enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country. I watched the ___41___ change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that ___42___ mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and ___43___ into own new home.
___44___ my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I ___45___ explored(探索) our new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring ___46___ and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. “You’d better not ___47___ that.”
I turned around to see an old woman.
“Are you new lo this neighborhood?” I explained that I was, ___48___, new to the entire state.
“My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the ___49___? It must be quite a ___50___ after living in Boston.”
How could I explain how I ___51___ the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words.
“It’s vastness,” she offered. “That vastness ___52___ you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert — you can ___53___ how little you are in comparison with the world. ___54___, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”
That was it. That was the feeling I’d bad ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my ___55___ would change with just a few simple words.
“Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch.”
36. A. During B. Until C. Upon D. Before
37. A. gathered B. warned C. organized D. comforted
38. A. hoping B. admitting C. realizing D. believing
39. A. going B. moving C. driving D. flying
40. A. good B. simple C. big D. proper
41. A. picture B. ground C. sense D. area
42. A. suggested B. solved C. discovered D. explained
43. A. settled B. walked C. hurried D. stepped
44. A. If B. After C. once D. While
45. A. bitterly B. easily C. proudly D. eagerly
46. A as well B. as usual C. fight away D. on time
47. A. move B. dig C. pull D. touch
48. A. of course B. in fact C. after all D. at least
49. A. desert B. city C. state D. country
50. A. luck B. doubt C. shock D. danger
51. A. found B. examined C. watched D. reached
52. A. why B. when C. how D. where
53. A. prove B. guess C. sense D. expect
54. A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
55. A. idea B. life C. home D. family
In the summer vacation of 1997, I was fixed with a job. I worked as a(n) ___36___ at Mr. Breen’s fruit shop. The fruit shop did ___37___ business. Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood, ___38___ he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars. Mr Breen ___39___ them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up, always ___40___ me to carry it out to their car. They were clearly long-standing customers, and I ___41___ they must have stayed faithful to him ___42___ he had promised to sell good quality ___43___. He had a way with them—I had to ___44___ that. He called every woman “madam” for a start, ___45___ those who clearly were not, but when he ___46___ it, it did not sound like flattery (奉承). It just sounded ___47___ in an old-fashioned way. He was a great chatter ___48___. If he did not know them, he would greet them with a few ___49___ about the weather, ___50___ he did, he would ask about their families or make ___51___, always cutting his cloth ___52___ his customers. Whatever their bills came to, be ___53___ gave them back the few odd pence (零钱), and I am sure they thought he was very generous (慷慨). But I thought he was the opposite. He never ___54___ anything away. He was always looking for ___55___ for nothing.
36. A. operator B. assistant C. waiter D. secretary
37. A. good B. poor C. big D. usual
38. A. so B. when C. therefore D. but
39. A. sold B. knew C. gave D. sent
40. A. making B. letting C. getting D. keeping
41. A. wish B. insist C. declare D. suppose
42. A. when B. if C. because D. though
43. A. food B. fruit C. vegetables D. drink
44. A. admit B. expect C. announce D. promise
45. A. yet B. only C. just D. even
46. A. told B. said C. spoke D. talked
47. A. serious B. strange C. polite D. familiar
48. A. as well B. as usual C. either D. also
49. A. sayings B. questions C. words D. speeches
50. A. and then B. and so C. even if D. but if
51. A. preparations B. jokes C. repairs D. friends
52. A. according to B. due to C. instead of D. up to
53. A. never B. ever C. seldom D. always
54. A. took B. moved C. threw D. turned.
55. A. something B. anything C. somebody D. anybody
II．完形填空
Good Heart to Lean on
More than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance.
When I was growing up, I was embarrassed (尴尬的) to be seen with my father. He was severely disabled and very___21___,and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for___22___, people would stare. I would inwardly feel uncomfortable at the unwanted___23___.If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never___24___that he knew.
It was__25___to coordinate (cooperate ) our steps — his hesitant, mine impatient — and because of that, we didn’t___26___much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said,"You set the___27___.I will try to follow you."
Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was___28___he got to work. He went to work despite illness and nasty weather. He almost never missed a day and would___29___it to the office even if others could not. A matter of___30___.
He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or___31___. What he looked for___32___others was a "good heart", and if he found one, the___33___was good enough for him.
Now that I am older, I believe that his idea is a proper___34___by which to judge people, even though I___35___don’t know exactly what a "good heart" is.___ 36___I know the times I don’t have one myself.
He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he___37___I was unwilling to be seen with him during our___38___. Now that I am older, I’m sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling___39___be with him in public and how unworthy I felt to be his daughter. I think of him when I complain about trifles (something unimportant ), when I am envious of another’s good fortune, and when I don’t possess a "good heart".
At such times I put my hand on his arm to___40___my balance, and say, "You set the pace. I will try to follow you."
21．A．strong B．energetic C．short D．handsome
22．A．balance B．strength C．comfort D．courage
23．A．care B．attention C．situation D．friendship
24．A．hoped B．found C．liked D．showed
25．A．easy B．difficult C．possible D．necessary
26．A．see B．pay C．say D．give
27．A．rule B．time C．step D．pace
28．A．how B．why C．when D．where
29．A．get B．make C．take D．walk
30．A．joy B．faith C．belief D．pride
31．A．rich B．successful C．able D．hardworking
32．A．on B．in C．at D．with
33．A．owner B．keeper C．winner D．other
34．A．method B．value C．standard D．level
35．A．yet B．also C．ever D．still
36．A．And B．But C．Now D．Then
37．A．sensed B．smelled C．agreed D．recognized
38．A．walks B．talks C．stays D．visits
39．A．afraid B．proud C．ashamed D．disappointed
40．A．find B．keep C．refill D．regain
第四节 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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
David grew up poor. He started 26 in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, leaving at 11 am to go to work.
Lack of money meant lack of 27 opportunities, but he had a 28 for knowledge. In his 29 time he read books on human development, vocabulary builders, 30 that he thought would help him succeed 31 down the road.
He was a hard worker and rose above his lack of higher education to produce decently for his family, 32 the factory life was taking it toll (造成伤害) on him 33 , emotionally, and spiritually. It was, in his mind, 34 him like a slow poison.
In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or more hours in the 35 and worked 36 40 or more hours a week teaching 37 computer skills. He worked harder than he 38 had in his life, logging over 100 hours a week on many, many 39 .
David began applying for jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was shot down many times, but he never 40 . he had a goal and kept after it even when he didn’t feel like it because anything else seemed so 41 . That kind of drive and perseverance (坚持不懈) almost always pays off.
I’m 42 to say David left the factory and took a job in the computer field. He beat out college-educated applicants with 4-year degrees with his 43 skills.
This is a true story about 44 . It’s a story about believing yourself. It’s a story about finding what you love to do and following your 45 .
| 26. A. studying |
B. working |
C. entering |
D. playing |
| 27. A. educational |
B. personal |
C. political |
D. occasional |
| 28. A. way |
B. hope |
C. hunger |
D. goal |
| 29. A. spare |
B. part |
C. own |
D. school |
| 30. A. something |
B. everything |
C. anything |
D. nothing |
| 31. A. somewhere |
B. everywhere |
C. anywhere |
D. nowhere |
| 32. A. and |
B. so |
C. yet |
D. but |
| 33. A. terribly |
B. personally |
C. heartedly |
D. physically |
| 34. A. fighting |
B. killing |
C. murdering |
D. butchering |
| 35. A. factory |
B. farm |
C. school |
D. family |
| 36. A. other |
B. the other |
C. others |
D. another |
| 37. A. him |
B. himself |
C. themselves |
D. others |
| 38. A. even |
B. ever |
C. still |
D. yet |
| 39. A. positions |
B. conditions |
C. occasions |
D. situations |
| 40. A. gave up |
B. gave in |
C. gave away |
D. gave out |
| 41. A. helpful |
B. hopeful |
C. helpless |
D. hopeless |
| 42. A. sure |
B. certain |
C. sorry |
D. happy |
| 43. A. self-taught |
B. self-assured |
C. self-controlled |
D. self-styled |
| 44. A. failure |
B. confidence |
C. foundation |
D. determination |
| 45. A. ideas |
B. ways |
C. dreams |
D. styles |
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41～60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
An old carpenter was to retire soon. He told his boss of his plans to ___41___ the house business and live an easier life with his wife enjoying his extended ___42___, looking after their grandchildren. He would miss his ___43___, but he really needed to __44___.
The boss was sorry to see his __45__ worker go and asked if he could build just one _46_ house as a personal favor. The carpenter ___47__. But in time it was easy to see that his heart was _
48_ in his work. He applied poor workmanship and used bad materials. It
was a(n) _49__ way to end his career.
When the carpenter finished his work and the boss came to ___50___ the house, he handed the front door key to the carpenter. “ This is your house,” he said,” my ___51___ to you.”
What a shame! If ___52___ he had known he was building his own house, he would have done it differently. Now he has to live in the home he had not built __53___ at all!
So it is the same____54___ us. We build our lives in an absent minded way, reacting ___55____acting, willing to put up less rather than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best ____56___ . Then with a shame we fall into the __57___ we have created and ___58___ that we are now living in the “house” we have ___59___. If we had realized it, we should have done it ___60____.
Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices of today.
41. A. start B. run 
C. leave D. like
42. A. work B. family C. business D. house
43. A. pay B. house C. carpenter D. children
44. A. retire B. employ C. build D. plan
45. A. common B. poor C. sick D. good
46. A. more B. big C. new D. bad
47. A. admitted B. adjusted C. agreed D. annoyed
48. A. always B. not C. entirely D. again
49. A. fortunate B. unfortunate C. easy D. difficult
50. A. buy B. plan C. examine D. take
51. A. pay B. gift C. debt D. order
52. A. not B. already C. yet D. only
53. A. poorly B. carelessly C. quickly D. well
54. A. to B. with C. as D. for
55. A. except B. rather than C. other than D. besides
56. A. effect B. infection C. effort D. impression
57. A. situation B. condition C. state D. position
58. A. feel B. find C. learn D. know
59. A. wanted B. bought C. destroyed D. built
60. A. differently B. difficultly C. purposely D. honestly
第二节完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
For long, a question disturbed a little boy. He couldn’t understand why his next-desk-pal(同伴)could rank lst whenever he wanted to , while he himself 21 to .
At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more 22 than others? I feel I study as hard as him, but why do I 23 fall behind?” Staring at him, she went 24 , not knowing how to explain.
She felt an impulse (冲动)to say , “you are too 25 .You are not really as hard-working as others…”but she stopped 26 she knew her son was suffering from the pains of 27 grades and rankings. She thought it 28 to add any additional burden to his son and was trying to find out a(n) 29 answer.
Time went by quickly, the son finished primary school. 30 studying harder and harder, he was still unable to 31 his pal. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to take him to the sea. During the trip, she 32 to give out an answer.
Now, the son no longer 33 his rankings, because, with the lst ranking, he was 34 by Harvard University .
Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to 35 the students and parents in high school. In the speech, he mentioned a(n) 36 experience in his childhood:…When my mother and I were lying on the beach, she pointed to the front and said ,“Do you see the seabirds fiying for food over there? When the 37 comes near, little birds can escape quickly 38 ‘clumsy’ seagulls (笨拙的海鸥)would take more time to complete the 39 . However, have you noticed birds that 40 fly across the endless ocean are none other than ‘clumsy’seagulls?”
21.A.refused B.decided C.failed D.afforded
22.A.troublesome B.stupid C.naughty D.careless
23.A.always B.never C.hardly D.even
24.A.wrong B.worried C.crazy D.wordless
25.A.young B.lazy C.clever D.old
26.A.although B.before C.beacuse D.unless
27.A.worrying B.surprising C.doubting D.unsatisfying
28.A.cruel B.unnecessary C.important D.impossible
29.A.natural B.harmonious C.perfect D.ordinary
30.A.Besides B.Despite C.Beyond D.Without
31.A.get through B.come across C.compare with D.keep up with
32.A.managed B.hesitated C.determined D.remembered
33.A.cares about B.doubts about C.wonders about D.worries about
34.A.invited B.accepted C.welcomed D.dismissed
35.A.visit B.contact C.address D.meet
36.A.private B.valuable C.interesting D.unexpected
37.A.wave B.food C.wind D.time
38.A.and B.since C.until D.while
39.A.game B.fun C.match D.process
40.A.suddenly B.immediately C.finally D.gradually
完形填空：（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Once upon a time, bee-keepers killed their bees every autumn. Why, you 26 ask. Well, the answer is this. To get some 27 , bee-keepers and farmers used to 28 small wooden boxes in a corner of the farmyard. Bees would come and 29 the box with honeycomb. 30 , there was no way of getting the honey out 31 killing the bees. So they used to burn a chemical 32 the box in order to kill the bees and then take the honey.
Now, bee-keepers 33 beehives to collect honey. In the beehive there are a number of wooden 34 with spaces between them 35 can be lifted out. In later summer, the squares, which are now 36 of honeycomb are lifted out. The squares are put in 37 special machine and turned round and round very fast for several minutes. Turning the squares round and round 38 this 39 out the honey. Then the honey is collected and 40 jars. After that the empty squares are returned to the hive for the bees to fill with honey the following year.
26. A. need B. may C. should D. must
27. A. honey B. bees C. honeycomb D. space
28. A. put in B. put away C. put off D. put out
29. A. fill B. cover C. supply D. satisfy
30. A. Still B. And C. However D. So
31. A. for B. in C. by D. without
32. A. on B. close to C. in the front of D. far from
33. A. want B. take C. use D. expect
34. A. squares B. boxes C. sticks D. bowls
35. A. many B. they C. it D. which
36. A. full B. filled C . afraid D. emptied
37. A. the B. a C. another D. 不填
38. A. for B. in C. like D. to
39. A. forces B. makes C. helps D. drives
40. A. led into B. brought into C. poured into D. got into
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was 31 to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She 32 the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old 33 thinking that she wouldn’t live 34 from then on.
Over the years, I 35 and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago ,in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike, 36 a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a(an) 37 trying(难受的)day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang 38 .
A short time later, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, 39 into my son’s room with a box of 40 .After 16 years, I still 41 Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about 42 since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she 43 the path for those people who were less 44 than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be 45 .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt 46 .But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was 47 .From this person that I thought would have no 48 of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously(神奇的) 49 and we moved north, but I owe Helen 50 that I can never repay.
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