My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle．It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week．And my first real job，when I was six years old，was 36 the diners’ shoes．My father had done it when he was young，so he taught me 37 to do it efficiently，telling me to 38 to reshine the shoes if the customer wasn’t 39 .
Working in the restaurant was a cause of great 40 because I was also working for the good of the family．But my father 41 that I had t
o meet certain standards to be part of the team．I 42 to be punctual，hard-working，and polite to the 43 ．
I was 44 paid for the work I did at the restaurant．One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he 45 give me $10 a week．He said，“OK．How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And 46 the times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?” He 47 I owed him about $40 a week．
I remember returning to Seattle after being 48 in the US Army for about two years．I had just been promoted to Captain at that time．And full of pride，I walked into my parents’ restaurant，but the 49 thing Dad said was，“How about your 50 up tonight?” I couldn’t 51 my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t 52 as far as Dad was concerned，I was just 53 member of the team．I reached for the mop(拖把)．Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a 54 is above all．It has nothing to do with 55 that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army．
A．cleaning B．shining C．removing D．keeping
A．why B．what C．when D．how
A．offer B．refuse C．love D．learn
A．interested B．annoyed C．relaxed D．satisfied
A．fun B．pride C．trouble D．effort
A．got it right B．kept it a rule C．made it clear D．took it for granted
A．had B．tended C．hated D．managed
A．family B．workers C．customers D．friends
A．never B．always C．seldom D．ever
A．must B．should C．might D．could
A．at B．before C．around D．for
A．worked out B．found out C．put out D．thought out
A．alone B．away C．outside D．off
A．usual B．last C．next D．first
B．taking C．cleaning D．moving
A．ignore B．follow C．believe D．understand
A．happen B．care C．go D．matter
A．no B．other C．some D．another
A．team B．family C．leader D．restaurant
A．why B．whether C．when D．How
第二部分：英语知识及运用（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， 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。
San Francisco is a big city which lies in the west of the United States very near the Pacific, where two earth’s plates (板块)often meet and jump. So earthquake is a 21 word to hear there. It is recorded that at least 22 big earthquakes have happened in San Francisco since the beginning of the _23 century. One happened in 1906, the other in 1989.
The second worst earthquake _24 _ San Francisco on the evening of October 17, 1989, when people were traveling to their 25 . A wide and busy overhead road fell onto the one _26 _. Many people were killed in their cars. A few 27 ones were not hurt, but many thousands became 28 . A large number of weak buildings didn’t _ 29 in the quake and the 30 electricity was cut off for several days, too.
21. A. terrible B. sad C. usual D. funny
22. A. two B. three C. four D. five
23. A. 17th B.18th C. 19th D 20th
24. A. shook B. felt C. discovered D. moved
25. A. offices B. homes C. factories D. schools
26. A. above B. nearby C. below D. round
27. A. young B. tall C. strong D. lucky
28. A. homeless B. jobless C. friendless D. childless
29. A. put up B. go up C. stay up D. turn up
30. A. company’s B. school’s C. country’s D. city’s
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最选项。
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university．On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few 16 ．On their faces was confidence．This was their last exam —then on to 17 and jobs．Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they 18 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take 19 of the world．
The coming exam, they knew, would be a（n） 20 task．The professor had said they could brine 21 book or note they wanted, requesting only that they did not 22__each other, during the test．
23 they entered the classroom．The professor passed out the papers．And smiles 24 on the students' faces as they noted there were only five questions．
Three hours had passed 25 the professor began to collect the 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 26 faces before him, and then asked, "How many completed all five questions?"__27__a hand was raised．
"How many answered four?" Still no hands．
"Three? Two?" The students moved restlessly in their seats．
"One, then? Certainly somebody finished 28 ．"But the class remained silent．
The professor put down the papers．"That is exactly what I 29 ．" he said．"I just want to impress upon you that, 30 you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the 31 you don't know．These questions you couldn't answer are relatively 32 in everyday practice．" Then smiling, he added, "You will all 33 this course, but remember —even though you are now college graduates, your education has just 34．"
The years have 35 the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught．
16．A．seconds B．minutes C．hours D．days
17．A．interview B．discussion C．education D．graduation
18．A．would B．must C．have to D．used to
19．A．hold B．control C．charge D．place
20．A．interesting B．necessary C．easy D．unusual
21．A．no B．either C．any D．all
22．A．listen to B．look at C．refer to D．talk to
23．A．Nervously B．Joyfully C．Quickly D．Curiously
24．A．appeared B．changed C．froze D．stopped
25．A．then B．as C．before D．after
26．A．pleased B．worried C．surprised D．moved
27．A．Not B．once C．Only D．Even
28．A．all B．none C．one D．it
29．A．wondered B．enjoyed C．hated D．expected
30．A．right now B．as though C．now that D．even though
31．A．exam B．subject C．question D．college
32．A．valuable B．difficult C．common D．strange
33．A．pass B．fail C．take D．start
34．A．begun B．completed C．failed D．succeeded
35．A．forgot B．remembered C．strengthened D．weakened
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