第二节完形填空 ( 共20小题, 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 36 .On their faces was confidence. This was their 37 exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they 38 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt 39 and able to take control of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a（n）_40 _task, as the professor had said they could bring 41 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not_42 each other during the test.
43_ they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 44_on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed _45 the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the 46 faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all five questions?” 47 a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hand.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody finished_ 48 .” But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 49 _” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are_50 many things about the 51 _you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are relatively common in everyday_ 52 .” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all 53 this course, but remember--even though you are now college graduates, your education had just _54 .”
The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the _55 he taught.
36. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days
37. A. only B. first C. very D. last
38. A. would B. must C. had to D. used to
39. A. glad B. ready C. sorry D. nice
40. A. interesting B. necessary C. easy D. unusual
41. A. no B. either C. any D. some
42. A. listen to B. look at C. care for D. talk to
43. A. Hardly B. Happily C. Quickly D. Carefully
44. A. appeared B. changed C. failed D. stopped
45. A. then B. as C. before D. after
46. A. pleased B. worried C. surprised D. moved
47. A. Not B. Once C. Only D. Even
48 A. all B. none C. one D. it
49. A. wondered B. enjoyed C. hated D. expected
50 A. even B. already C. so D. still
51 A. exam B. subject C. question D. college
52 A. job B. class C. practice D. study
53. A. pass B. fail C. take D. start
54. A. begun B. completed C. failed D. succeeded
55. A. subject B. things C. words D. lessons
II. 完形填空（共15题，每小题2分，共30分）
American public education has changed in recent years. One change is that increasing numbers of American parents and teachers are starting independent public school 11 charter schools (特许学校).
In 1991, there were no charter schools in the United States. Today, more than2,300 charter schools 12 in 34 states and the District of Columbia. 575,000 students 13 these schools. The students are from 5 years of age through 18 or older.
A charter school is 14 by groups of parents, teachers and community (社区) members, It is similar in some ways 15 a traditional public school. It receives tax money to operate just as other public schools do. The 16 it receives depends on the number of students. The charter school must prove to local or state governments that its students are learning. These governments 17 the school with the agreement, or charter that permits it to operate.
Unlike a traditional public school, 18 the charter school does not have to obey most laws which govern public schools. Local, state or federal governments cannot tell it what to 19 .
Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to 20 those goals. Class sizes usually are smaller than those in many traditional public schools. Many students and parents say 21 in charter schools may be more creative.
However, state education agencies, local education-governing committees and unions are often 22 charter schools. They say these schools may receive money badly 23 by traditional public schools. Experts say some charter schools are doing well while others are struggling.
Congress provided 200million dollars for 24 charter schools in the 2002 federal budget (预算). But often the schools say they lack enough money for their 25 .Many also lack needed space.
11. A. called B. asked C. known D. said
12. A. study B. organize C. operate D. perform
13. A. finish B. attend C. leave D. cut
14. A. taught B. held C. created D. understood
15. A. to B. with C. by D. in
16. A. attention B. amount C. expense D. information
17. A. buy B. review C. give D. provide
18. A. besides B. moreover C. thus D. however
19. A. teach B. discuss C. have D. get
20. A. set B. reach C. settle D. define
21. A. farmers B. workers C. teachers D. soldier
22. A. against B. for C. in D. with
23. A. treated B. needed C. earned D. wasted
24. A. needing B. spending C. comparing D. establishing
25. A. programs B. parents C. records D. words
语言知识及运用（共两节，满分35分）
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中，选出最佳选项。
When I first came to the USA , I made friends with a neighbor who used to live only two blocks away from my street. We used to visit each other and go out together sometimes . This friend taught me a lot about American 21 , but in some cases I had to learn the 22 way, because we didn’t have enough time together for me to learn all about American culture from him.
One day this same friend invited me to a party. It wasn’t a (n) 23 party, only some kind of informal get-together. Since it was summer time, we had a cookout, where most of his American friends and relatives were known to me, but there were others I had never met before.
It was the most 24 party for me when I noticed that everybody was wearing jeans and simple T-shirts for the day, 25 I arrived in proper dress with my shoes and my hair all fixed for a fancy party. It was hard to explain my embarrassment（窘迫）to the other 26 . When one of them turned around and said, “What nice clothes! What’s the occasion?” I felt my face burning hot, I didn’t answer at all. If she knew how bad I already felt, she wouldn’t have said that to me.
Maybe she didn’t 27 to make me feel uncomfortable, but my reaction had to do with the way I already felt.
Many times I thought of going home and changing but I knew they would 28 . It would be even worse for me because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of 29 . So I wanted to pretend that I was OK…
I have already realized their customs are different from mine. They care less about formality （形式）30 it is a special occasion , like a wedding or a very formal invitation.
21. A. art B. culture C. history D. people
22. A. easy B. simple C. hard D. different
23. A. real B. pleasant C. usual D. evening
24. A exciting B. surprising C. embarrassing D. enjoyable
25. A. as B. while C. when D. and
26. A. guests B. friends C. neighbors D. Americans
27. A. mean B. expect C. wish D. prepare
28. A. mind B. notice C. watch D. care
29. A. order B. breath C. place D. mind
30. A. unless B. if C. as long as D. since
第二部分：语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A, B, C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a 21 over our head, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 22 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was strict. I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t money for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big 23 for the kids was the fun of Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for 24 to share by all five of us.
The big 25 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty – dollar bill and 26 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered. We had two hours to shop; then we would meet back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, except my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 27 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies － fifty – cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything until we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed as the door, ready to be angry again. This is what she told me.
“ I was looking around 28 of what to buy, and I stopped to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees’. One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she wanted for Christmas was a doll. So I took the card off the tree and 29 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so 30 as I did that day.
21. A. roof B. hat C. sky D. star
22. A. little B. less C. enough D. more
23. A. improvement B. problem C. surprise D. excitement
24. A. toys B. clothes C. presents D. bills
25. A. day B. chance C. cheque D. tree
26. A. forced B. reminded C. invited D. begged
27. A. quiet B. excited C. happy D. ashamed
28. A. learning B. thinking C. knowing D. telling
29. A. made B. searched C. bought D. fetched
30. A. angry B. rich C. patient D. bitter
II语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
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。
A fox one day fell into a deep well and could find no means of escape. A goat, suffering from 21 , came to the same well, and seeing the Fox, asked if the water was good. 22 to be happy and merry, the fox praised the delicious taste of the water and 23 him to go down. The goat, mindful only of his thirst, 24 jumped down. But just as he drank, the fox informed him of the difficulty they were both in and suggested a 25 for their common escape. “If,” said he, “you will place your forefeet upon the wall and 26 your head, I will run up your back and escape, and will help you out afterwards.” The goat readily agreed and the fox jumped upon his 27 . After he safely reached the mouth of the well, the fox ran off as fast as he could. When the goat blamed him for 28 his promise, he turned around and cried out, “You 29 old fellow! You should never have gone down before you had inspected the way up, nor should you have exposed yourself to the 30 from which you had no means of escape.”
Remember to look before you leap!
21. A. hunger B. tiredness C. thirst D. anger
22. A. Pretending B. Wishing C. Happening D. Deciding
23. A. warned B. encouraged C. ordered D. allowed
24. A. carefully B. thoughtlessly C. generously D. clumsily
25. A. rest B. plan C. place D. dream
26. A. shake B. nod C. turn D. bend
27. A. tail B. legs C. stomach D. back
28. A. breaking B. making C. remembering D. keeping
29. A. strange B. stubborn C. foolish D. rude
30. A. danger B. water C. darkness D. happiness
第二节 完型填空
At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job would be 36 and stress. I 37 myself pouring the best coffee, making delicious doughnuts (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with 38 customers.
I wasn’t 39 the people with enormous orders, the women who 40 that the coffee was much too creamy, or the men who wanted their iced coffee remade 41 until they reached perfection. I couldn’t seem to 42 anyone.
One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking 43 . He said he felt like getting in bed, 44 the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.
Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was 45 , since he hadn’t 46 anything but coffee. I had given him his favorite type of doughnut.
“It’s 47 me.” I told him. “have a nice day.”
He smiled and 48 me before heading back out into the rain.
The next day, it is still raining, I spent my afternoon 49 the window handing people their orders. I was completely wet and freezing cold. 50 , no one was tipping that day. Every time I looked into our empty tip jar, I grew more 51 .
In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a note.
The note read:
Christine,
Thanks for being so sweet, kind and 52 yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who’s genuinely nice. Please don’t 53 your way! Have a great day! –Hank
After that, whenever I felt depressed or 54 of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask 55 , “How can I help you?”
36. A. hopeful B. meaningless C. easy D. boring
37. A. thought B. pictured C. developed D. decided
38. A. regular B. handsome C. rich D. kind
39. A. imaging B. expecting C. waiting D. desiring
40. A. praised B. complained C. realized D. thought
41. A. for a time B. once in a while C. now and then D. again and again
42. A. comfort B. move C. please D. annoy
43. A. angry B. happy C. excited D. upset
44. A. pulling B. cutting C. tearing D. using
45. A. sorry B. surprised C. angry D. excited
46. A. ordered B. got C. wanted D. bought
47. A. for B. by C. in D. on
48. A. helped B. praised C. admired D. thanked
49. A. going away B. running across C. walking around D. hanging out
50. A. Worse B. Still C. Then D. However
51. A. injured B. embarrassed C. frightened D. depressed
52. A. careful B. thoughtful C. cheerful D. powerful
53. A. hold B. shake C. change D. practice
54. A. sick B. glad C. satisfied D. sorry
55. A. unusually B. properly C. politely D. gratefully
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,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
Recently, one of my best friends, whom I've shared just about everything with since childhood, spent the weekend with me. Since I moved to a new town several years ago, we’ve both always looked forward to the few 36 a year when we can see each other.
Over the weekend, we spent hours and hours, staying up 37 into the night, talking about the people she was 38 . She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how he experimented with drugs and was 39 other self-destructive behavior. I was blown away! She told me 40 she had been lying to her parents about where she was going and even 41 out to see the guy. No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she deserved 42 , she didn’t believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have 43 .
I tried to 44 her that she was ruining her future and heading for big 45 , but she thought it acceptable to have such a boyfriend.
By the time she left, I was really worried about her and 46 by the experience. It had been so frustrating, I had come 47 to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just 48 too far apart to continue our friendship—but I didn’t. I put the 49 of friendship to the final test. We’d been friends for far too long. I had to hope that she 50 me enough to know that I was trying to save her from __51 herself. I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer 52 .
A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our __53 , and then she told she had broken up with her boyfriend. I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of 54 running down my face. It was one of the truly 55 moments in my life.
36. A. instants B. times C. weeks D. scenes
37. A. straight B. ahead C. late D. long
38. A. hanging with B. dealing with C. trading with D. comparing with
39. A. of B. above C. through D. into
40. A. how B. why C. when D. where
41. A. coming B. stealing C. hurrying D. driving
42. A. worse B. higher C. better D. poorer
43. A. improved B. changed C. strengthened D. disappeared
44. A. recommend B. advise C. convince D. introduce
45. A. chance B. trouble C. destination D.ambition
46. A. exhausted B. satisfied C. encouraged D. accustomed
47. A. almost B. forward C. close D. nearby
48. A. kept B. moved C. settled D. grown
49. A. power B. difference C. quality D. wisdom
50. A. praised B. blamed C. valued D. followed
51. A. hurting B. cheating C. criticizing D. concerning
52. A. everybody B. nobody C. something D. anything
53. A. friendship B. conversation C. relationship D. decision
54. A. surprise B. sorrow C. joy D. disappointment
55. A. regretful B. rewarding C. vital D. urgent
三、完形填空（每小题1分，共20分）
In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my
36 , it was the same score.
Later that evening, I 37 told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agreed that we knew our 38 much better than an IQ test. We 39 that Michael’s score must have been a 40 and we should treat him 41 as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got 42 grades in the school, especially 43 biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael 44 Indiana University in 1965 as a premedical student. Soon afterwards, his teacher permitted him to take more courses than 45 . In 1968, he was accepted by the School of medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I 46 the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the 47 IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say 48 . “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school! ” It is his special way of thanking us for the 49 we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then 50 another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had 51 the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be 52 .
Children often do as 53 as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, 54
of them. That is, tell a child he is “ 55 ”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
36. A. joy B. surprise C. dislike D. disappointment
37. A. tearfully B. fearfully C. cheerfully D. hopefully
38. A. student B. son C. friend D. doctor
39. A. argued B. realized C. decided D. understood
40. A. joke B. mistake C. warning D. wonder
41. A. specially B. strictly C. naturally D. carefully
42. A. poor B. good C. average D. standard
43. A. in B. about C. of D. for
44. A. visited B. chose C. passed D. entered
45. A. allowed B. described C. required D. offered
46. A. missed B. held C. delayed D. attended
47. A. high B. same C. low D. different
48. A. curiously B. eagerly C. calmly D. jokingly
49. A. faith B. interest C. pride D. delight
50. A. looked for B. asked for C. waited for D. prepared for
51. A. received B. accepted C. organized D. discussed
52. A. imperfect B. impossible C. uncertain D. unsatisfactory
53. A. honestly B. much C. well D. bravely
54. A. hear B. learn C. expect D. speak
55. A. wise B. rude C. shy D. stupid
第二节完型填空（共20小题，小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中选能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
In 1991, 1 spent five months in Niger. There were many things I found difficult about this place—the climate and beggars were my biggest complaints. One day, a friend and I 36 for neighbouring Burkina Faso to work in a health clinic. Arriving by taxi at our 37 in Burkina, we began to 38 . I had a large backpack and a smaller daypack. With my daypack between my legs, I reached for my larger piece of 39 . Out of the darkness, a motorbike with two men 40 slowly Without warning, one of the men grabbed my daypack 41 the motorbike swept close by. Within seconds, the two were out of sight, 42 up by the night. The bag had everything 43 to me, my passport, money and an airline ticket. I was in deep trouble. All I wanted was to leave this hell.
Then, walking through Burkina's streets the following week, I was 44 rudely by an old woman who stretched her hand in my face. "Cadeau (gift)! Cadeau!" she 45 in French.
I'd had enough. I was sick and 46 of the country. I told her 47 in French, "I have no 'cadeau'. I have no money A thief stole all my money a week ago and now I can't 48 your country. I cannot give you anything."
The beggar woman listened 49 and thought about my words. "Then I will give you a cadeau," she announced and 50 into the folds of her dress. Kindly, she placed an old, dark brown coin in my 51 . I looked at it in 52 . It was an extremely small amount of money—but for this woman, the coin 53 a meal. At that moment, I saw the beauty of the 54 of Burkina Faso, and appreciated the kindness of me 55 .
36. A. went B. headed C. served D. worked
37. A. destination B. spot C. goal D. station
38. A. rest B. dine C. load D. unload
39. A. equipment B. furniture C. luggage D. medicine
40. A. rode B. drove C. approached D. left
41. A. because B. as C. until D. after
42. A. taken B. brought C. turned D. swallowed
43. A. memorable B. important C. beautiful D. wonderful
44. A. cheated B. charged C. stopped D. questioned
45. A. cried B. whispered C. threatened D. demanded
46. A. fond B. proud C. aware D. tired
47. A. pleasantly B. firmly C. actively D. bravely
48. A. get rid of B. take advantage of C. get out of D. take notice of
49. A. attentively B. anxiously C. curiously D. coldly
50. A. reached B. pulled C. looked D. came
51. A. pocket B. bag C. dress D. palm
52. A. fright B. disappointment C. shock D. satisfaction
53. A. bought B. meant C. ordered D. prepared
54. A. country B. society C. nature D. people
55. A. foreign B. poor C .rich D. female
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
When I was 14, my family went on our first trip to the United States. My uncle moved there several years ago to work in the 36 industry in California.
Although we flew several times before. this trip seemed really 37 because I had never been to America before. However, to our disappointment, the ride was 38 this time. People smoked and the air quality was very poor.
Moreover, it was 39 to see American money—it was very ugly and boring, all green and white, but what it could ___40 —freedom, Hollywood—was 41 . I didn’t see any movie stars in fur coats 42 their lovely dogs, either. I 43 , “Is this California？Where are the beaches, the sun and the blonde girls? ” 44 a land of dark-haired people, seeing blondes was 45 one of the extremely 46 parts of the trip. However, I was rather disappointed. 47 , the weather was really foggy, the city looked kind of old and the traffic was lerrible.
We droved north to Sonoma where my 48 had his house. The wine industry to a 49 can be both extremely boring and endless exciting. It was great to see my cousins and they 50 that they would take me out when the weather was nicer. We rode for miles and miles and played in the hills where no one could 51 us.
By the time we 52 to see the city of San Francisco all my bad thoughts had been 53 . I was having so much fun with my cousins that I wanted to move there.
I saw neither blonde girls nor 54 on that trip, but I met a lot of nice People and 55 that wherever you live it’s always a nice place if you like the people there. I hope I can travel back to California soon.
36．A．clothing B．wine C．service D．travel
37．A．interesting B．fearful C．boring D．common
38．A．lovely B．smooth C．expensive D．terrible
39．A．surprising B．helpful C．disappointing D．meaningful
40．A．impress B．change C．realize D．buy
41．A．frightening B．moving C．exciting D．depressing
42．A．walking B．marching C．approaching D．fighting
43．A．explained B．complained C．wondered D．announced
44．A．Rounding up B．Looking through C．Resulting from D．Coming from
45．A．impossibly B．surely C．seriously D．fortunately
46．A．beneficial B．wonderful C．effective D．ordinary
47．A．After all B．As a result C．First of all D．Worse still
48．A．uncle B．father C．brother D．friend
49．A．native B．child C．cousin D．worker
50．A．imagined B．promised C．believed D．appealed
51．A．hate B．help C．bother D．miss
52．A．spread out B．held back C．turned up D．got around
53．A．turned down B．given away C．washed away D．put forward
54．A．beaches B．cities C．planes D．hills
55．A．appreciated B．identified C．realized D．imagined
第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。
About 10 years ago my daughter studied in Ayrlie Beach, about 2 500 kilometers from Newcastle. She rang me one day crying because of an emotional trauma(创伤) she was16. She told me that she needed17, and my arms around her would be the best thing!18I couldn’t do that at that exact moment, I asked her to describe her19to me and told her that if she hadn’t heard from me in about 30 minutes she should20me back.
After21up the phone, I just sat for a few seconds. After only a very short time a phone number22into my head. I rang the number and it was a23who had bought a house from me about 18 months before, when I24in Real Estate. To my surprise, my25words to her were these, “Oh, it’s you Liz, I have no idea26I’m calling you in particular, but my daughter is in27in Ayrlie Beach, and I just got the28to ring you and tell you that. Have you any idea why?”
“It could be because my29lives there,” says Liz.
“Oh really, that’s got to be it,” I said. “Do you30giving me his phone number, Liz?”
“Of course not, and I can only hope that he can be31!”
Liz gave me his mobile number and I rang straight away. 32, he answered immediately, and I told him the33of who I was, and why I’d rung.
I gave him the34of the place where my daughter was standing; and that she needed emotional support if he could find it in his heart to help out so unexpectedly like this.
“Oh yes, I can go and35her,” he said... “She’s right across the street from where I’m standing!” He walked across the street and told my daughter that her Dad had sent him to help her!
16.A.curing B.facing C.finding D.treating
17.A.food B.money C.support D.clothes
18.A.If B.When C.Whether D.Because
19.A.surroundings B.feelings C.difficulties D.problems
20.A.pay B.send C.follow D.ring
21.A.hanging B.looking C.talking D.putting
22.A.walked B.jumped C.divided D.turned
23.A.girl B.man C.woman D.boy
24.A.visited B.stopped C.appeared D.lived
25.A.kind B.sweet C.funny D.exact
26.A.how B.where C.why D.what
27.A.silence B.trouble C.surprise D.danger
28.A.thought B.strength C.decision D.permit
29.A.son B.daughter C.husband D.sister
30.A.mind B.kind C.sweet D.funny
31.A.brave B.helpful C.valuable D.important
32.A.Clearly B.Surely C.Fortunately D.Unluckily
33.A.story B.trick C.news D.lesson
34.A.examination B.description C.expression D.condition
35.A.like B.know C.see D.punish
III．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，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Last night, I was waiting for a taxi. After 5 minutes, I was 41 . The driver seemed to be angry. I asked him what the 42 was. He said he had just come from the airport without a 43 , which was basically $70 in lost fare.
Over the course of that ride, the anger slowly 44 . He mentioned he had read an article saying the 45 people are the ones that give, so he hoped he’d have more 46 to give in his life. I was starting to 47 being with him! We continued talking about why 48 is so beneficial both to the giver and the receiver and different ways to 49 it.
As we arrived at my destination, I 50 my fare. But I pulled out an extra $20 and said, “Since we’ve been talking about giving this whole time, I wanted to share that 51 with you. I’ve already paid my fare, but here’s an extra little bit. You can 52 it, since you’re already down $70 from the airport. But if you want to experience the 53 of the gift, then tell the next passenger in this taxi that their ride is a gift from another and they can 54 their gratitude in whatever way.”
The man turned toward me, tears in his eyes, and said, “Sir, I have a better 55 . You give that $20 to a 56 person around here and I’ll treat the next passenger with a 57 ride myself.”
Wow. This man was 58 10 minutes ago. I got out and walked around trying to find someone who needed help 59 heading to my destination.
It was an honor meeting that driver and 60 the lesson of how everyone is capable of giving.
41．A．gotten off B．put down C．called up D．picked up
42．A．question B．time C．problem D．cost
43．A．friend B．stranger C．driver D．customer
44．A．died out B．appeared C．died down D．died off
45．A．happiest B．poorest C．richest D．strongest
46．A．kindness B．chances C．suggestions D．money
47．A．mind B．stop C．allow D．enjoy
48．A．collecting B．giving C．receiving D．existing
49．A．practise B．explain C．watch D．consider
50．A．printed B．recorded C．paid D．examined
51．A．adventure B．information C．language D．feeling
52．A．refuse B．raise C．keep D．spend
53．A．direction B．power C．weight D．size
54．A．share B．earn C．forget D．miss
55．A．gift B．idea C．opinion D．ride
56．A．homeless B．native C．nice D．brave
57．A．long B．comfortable C．free D．safe
58．A．bored B．tired C．rude D．angry
59．A．after B．before C．when D．as
60．A．learning B．preparing C．finishing D．providing
第二节: 完形填空（共20小题, 每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day a king and his minister（大臣）went out for a walk. The king said to the minister, “I want to give reward to anyone who is hospitable(好客的) to us during our 21 .”
The king and the minister went up to one man and said, “We are 22 . This is a fine town. Could we stay at your house as 23 ?”
The man looked down upon them, saying, “ 24 do I know you’re not criminals?”
Then the king and the minister went up and 25 on somebody else’s door. When the man opened the 26 , they asked, “Could we spend the night here? It’s getting dark.”
The man said, “First, tell me 27 of you there are. Then I’ll decide.”
The king said, “You see that we are only two. If you 28 us to stay with you, we’ll pay you what we have tomorrow.” The man agreed.
Then they 29 walking. They came to another house and knocked on the door. The king said, “It’s getting dark. 30 we spend the night at your house?”
The man said, “ 31 ! Just tell me how many of you there are.”
The king said, “You can see we are only two.” Then they 32 back to the palace.
The minister had 33 the address of each person to whom they had spoken, and the following 34 the king called all the three persons to the palace. To the first one the king said, “When travelers come from a different kingdom, we must 35 them shelter(住所). It is 36 we aren’t thieves.” And the king 37 the man out of his kingdom.
To the 38 man the king gave a lot of money. To the third one, who 39 offered shelter and only then asked how many were in their party, the king gave his 40 .
21. A sleep B talk C dinner D walk
22. A friends B criminals C ministers D travelers
23. A owners B officials C officers D guests
24. A How B Why C When D Where
25. A dropped B took C knocked D touched
26. A letter B box C door D window
27. A how many B how much C how long D how far
28. A .agree B allow C make D want
29. A began B enjoyed C stopped D continued
30. A Would B Must C Could D Should
31. A Pardon B Thanks C Sorry D Certainly
32. A went B hurried C returned D drove
33. A taken away B taken down C taken off D taken up
34. A year B month C minute D day
35. A borrow B offer C lend D share
36. A silly B right C clean D clear
37. A threw B invited C kept D brought
38. A last B first C third D second
39. A bravely B slowly C immediately D carefully
40. A order B promise C name D crown
二、完形填空（20*1=20分）
I stepped out of the hospital. My heart was filled with sadness and regret. My former best friend, Faith, had just ___21____.
She was only 16. ____22___, she was diagnosed with a terrible cancer in her right breast. Before her last breath we, who were so ____23___ to her, gathered around her side, ____24___ to hold back our tears and ___25____ her. Everyone wanted to give her their last ___26___, but people were just so choked up.
After that moment of deep ___27___. I was asked to help go through Faith’s things. Arranging her drawers, I suddenly discovered an ___28____ letter with the title “ My last words”.
I opened it slowly, checked the date and began to read the letter. The happy girl we had been with us was___29__ not as optimistic as we thought. She kept ___30____ until she couldn’t hold it in any more. But she had a beautiful imagination and great ambition.
In her ___31____ letter, she mentioned her dreams, her family and her shock in finding the ___32___. From her words I could see that she had left us with too many words unsaid and too many deeds undone. I am __33___ that she would have reached her goals and achieved her dreams ___34____ only God had given her some more time.
There is a saying that says fate is fair to everybody. But I just can’t help rejecting that ___35___. Faith, who had been a wonderful person and had great plans, had died before achieving her final dreams. It is time that ___36___ her from reaching her biggest moment. Why did ____37____ treat her unfairly？
Life is so short and precious that everyone should ____38____ it. Fate is unfair, which has become a motivation for me I have become bent on continuing my dreams and ___39____ never to give up. I will no longer waste ____40____ or complaint. I am going to get right down to working with all my strength.
21. A. run away B. passed away C. gone by D. walked away
22. A. Unfortunately B. Unreasonably C. Suddenly D. Truly
23. A. thankful B. polite C. dear D. friendly
24. A. failing B. tending C. trying D. deciding
25. A. educate B. comfort C. leave D. support
26. A. words B. demands C. instructions D. wishes
27. A. silence B. thought C. feeling D. sorrow
28. A. unopened B. unfinished C. untouched D. unlocked\
29. A. obviously B. actually C. simply D. slightly
30.A.still B. modest C. calm D. silent
31.A.first B. next C. last D. former
32.A. letter B. danger C. disease D. problem
33.A. afraid B. eager C. anxious D. sure
34.A.because B. when C. though D. if
35.A.promise B. dream C. sentence D. belief
36.A. discouraged B. protected C. stopped D. held
37.A.history B. fate C. fact D. illness
38.A. value B. mind C. share D. hold
39.A. made B. told C. determined D. promise
40.A. energy B. strength C. money D. time
第二节 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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
John and Mary had a nice home and two lovely children, a boy and a girl. John had a good 36 and had just been asked to go on a business trip to another city and it was 37 that Mary needed an outing and would go along too. They 38 a reliable woman to care for the children and made the 39 , returning home a little earlier than they had planned.
40 they drove into their home town, they found a home in flames (火焰). Mary said, “Oh well, it isn’t our 41 , let’s go home. ”
But John drove closer and exclaimed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be 42 work yet, maybe there is something we could do. ”
John drove up and they were both 43 -stricken to see the whole house in flames. A woman on the lawn was in hysterics 44 , “The children! Get the children! They are in the basement. ”
45 Mary’s protests, John grabbed the water hose and soaked (浸湿) his clothes, put his 46 hand-kerchief on his head and dashed for the basement which was full of 47 . He found two nearly suffocated (窒息的) children and after carrying them to 48 , he asked how many more children were down there. They told him two more and Mary 49 his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s 50 ! That house will cave in (坍塌) any second!”
But he shook her off and went back by 51 his way down the smoke filled hallway and into the room. It seemed a long time 52 he found both children and started back and at last when they came out into the 53 and fresh air, he found that he had just 54 his own children.
The baby-sitter had 55 them at this home while she did some shopping.
( ) 36. A. job B. family C. wife D. boss
( ) 37. A. known B. believed C. decided D. hoped
( ) 38. A. asked B. hired C. begged D. paid
( ) 39. A. preparations B. mistake C. decision D. trip
( ) 40. A. Before B. As C. Once D. Since
( ) 41. A. duty B. neighbor C. business D. fire
( ) 42. A. off B. on C. out of D. at
( ) 43. A. nerve B. sorrow C. horror D. poverty
( ) 44. A. coughing B. screaming C. waving D. crying
( ) 45. A. Except for B. In case of C. Instead of D. In spite of
( ) 46. A. clean B. soft C. wet D. large
( ) 47. A. smoke B. darkness C. children D. danger
( ) 48. A. entrance B. ground C. rest D. safety
( ) 49. A. pulled B. took C. grabbed D. held
( ) 50. A. dangerous B. useless C. over D. stupid
( ) 51. A. pushing B. feeling C. jumping D. moving
( ) 52. A. that B. when C. while D. before
( ) 53. A. shade B. sunlight C. open D. crowd
( ) 54. A. helped B. found C. recognized D. rescued
( ) 55. A. left B. charged C. removed D. forgot
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