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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，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I had spent five exhausting years on my essay for my Ph. D．and was anxiously preparing for my oral boards (口头答辩)which were to be held in California, and I had 36 a flight through Minneapolis, where I was to change 37 .My flight was very late, and I was soon in an all-out run to 38 my flight. I had to stop to catch my 39 on a moving sidewalk when I 40 a woman in her fifties 41 with a carry-on bag.
I don't know 42 , but I looked at her face and blurted out, “Are you going on Flight 567 to California?”
She responded, “Yes.”
“So am I,” I responded. “Give me your bag. I'll run 43 and tell them to wait for you.” I took her bag and began running again.
I 44 onto the plane and told a flight attendant that one more passenger was behind me and to please 45 the plane for her. I 46 myself with her bag, and a few moments later she
arrived and was the last person on the plane 47 they closed the doors and it 48 . After the plane leveled off, I 49 the bag to her, and she smiled at me and thanked me.
I didn't sleep a wink in the hotel and arrived at the 50 at seven o'clock in the morning. The 51 kept me waiting for an hour in a room. I walked into the boardroom and was initially frightened by all the 52 in their robes（长袍）. As I slowly 53 at the faces of all the board members, I noticed the bright face of a woman. She gave me a smile 54 a young schoolgirl. It was the same woman whose bag I had carried ahead the night before. 55 , whenever I made a mistake on any question, she did a great job of relaxing me.
36. A．prepared B．caught C．scheduled D．bought
37．A．trains B．buses C．planes D．directions
38．A．catch B．run C．get D．hold
39．A．flight B．breath C．bag D．companion
40．A．greeted B．met C．noticed D．sought
41．A．walking B．struggling C．carrying D．dashing
42．A．how B．why C．what D．where
43．A．suddenly B．immediately C．fast D．ahead
44．A．raced B．got C．solved D．opened
45．A．leave B．hold C．remain D．stay
46．A．found B．took C．seated D．occupied
47．A．after B．when C．while D．before
48．A．left out B．set off C．took off D．started off
49．A．presented B．sent C．proved D．showed
50．A．place B．university C．palace D．museum
51．A．meeting B．board C．essay D．argument
52．A．professors B．assistants C．teachers D．employees
53．A．started B．watched C．glanced D．glared
54．A．like B．as C．of D．from
55．A．In the end B．No matter how C．What's more D．Needless to say
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III. 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—35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。
Mary’s parents are different from the average. While she was growing up they required her to 21. First of all she had to work around their home. Later on Mary worked for other people.
When Mary was 14 years old, her mother and father told her that they were no 22 going to buy her clothes. Sure, they would continue to buy shoes for her and also the special clothes like suits, but 23 else was her responsibility. Some people thought that they were 24, but they wanted to teach Mary some 25 lessons. One thing she learned was that nothing is cheap or 26. She learned how to deal with her money carefully. Another thing she learned was 27 to keep from wearing out(穿破)her clothes too fast.
Also, even 28 Mary went to school she was 29 to work. All through her high school and 30 years she worked as well as studied. Mary’s parents had plenty of 31 but they felt she would 32 her education more if she had to 33 it. And strange as it may seem, they had heard that students who worked part- time generally got 34 grades than students who did no work.
Now Mary is a mother herself. She requires her children to do the same 35 she did, especially working part- time as they go to school.
21．A．study B．play C．learn D．work
22．A．longer B．money C．any D．hope
23．A．what B．that C．nothing D．everything
24．A．responsible B．lazy C．poor D．careless
25．A．difficult B．daily C．valuable D．useless
26．A．free B．expensive C．useful D．proper
27．A．how B．when C．why D．where
28．A．when B．as C．until D．since
29．A．permitted B．required C．going D．forced
30．A．hard B．work C．happy D．college
31．A．time B．children C．money D．work
32．A．value B．have C．use D．receive
33．A．enjoy B．pay C．pay for D．enjoy
34．A．worse B．better C．more D．less
35．A．as B．what C．which D．like
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第二节: 完形填空 (满分20分)
Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to 41 with you.
I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the high way at 85 mph 42 we realized we were 43 . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand new $ 20 bill. I was so 44 because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on 45 seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line.
46 , I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I 47 I had not actually handed my money to the cashier. I had just 48 out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.
My conscience(良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t 49 over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and 50 for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I
51 to forgive myself the pleasure of an ice cream for 52 that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why don’t you use the change 53 the pizza instead of that nice, new $ 20 bill?” I was not so 54 of my cash now.
For the next two years, whenever I was 55 of the “pizza incident,” I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it.”
I have learned two things from this 56 . Maybe I was a fool for 57 in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a 58 pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will 59 up with you.
This reflects the saying, “A coward (懦夫) dies a thousand times, a hero dies once.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that accident at least a thousand times. If I had been a 60 and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.
41. A. say B. spare C. share D. explain
42. A. as B. while C. however D. when
43. A. lost B. tired C. hungry D. anxious
44. A. excited B. worried C. satisfied D. encouraged
45. A. rest B. food C. travel D. drink
46. A. Unluckily B. Finally C. Immediately D. Actually
47. A. forgot B. recognized C. noticed D. realized
48. A. walked B. left C. worked D. found
49. A. look B. get C. turn D. think
50. A. ask B. pay C. apologize D. send
51. A. refused B. wanted C. hoped D. meant
52. A. hope B. surprise C. anger D. fear
53. A. into B. with C. for D. from
54. A. sure B. upset C. proud D. pleased
55. A. asked B. reminded C. thought D. told
56. A. experience B. experiment C. story D. mistake
57. A. turning B. taking C. handing D. giving
58. A. free B. cheap C. plain D. oily
59. A. make B. wake C. catch D. put
60. A. coward B. fool C. loser D. hero
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第二节：完形填空(兆20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，并在答卷纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Temperature is part of my married romance Coming to New’York from Baltimore-where there is just one small snowstorm each year-1was 21 by a fireplace in my new home，wit fires 22 all day,just as what ancient people did at a wedding．
My husband，Peter,comes from northem Ontario，where winter 23 from September to May and cold wind is 24 ．”When Canadians have 30 below,they 25 it，”he says．“Cold wind is for crybabies．”
So to marry this man I had to learn to 26 for serious cold. To get me from Baltimore's Inner Harbor to Albany’s frozen Hudson，Peter piled me 27 jackets and sweaters，scarves and gloves．even a hat with earflaps．The gift of Sorel boots-comfortably warm at Canada’s 30 below,was a 28 we were getting serious．
That first winter together,living in upstate New York,I thought I’d 29 My boots were good below freezing，but my fingers could 30 tie them．Physical adaptation is real，but it came slowly．And there is also emotional 31 to cold．Some days I tell myself that I have enough beach memories to stick to on 32 days and other days I am reminded that living cold does indeed build 33 ．
34 ，having a warm house is important．After my first marriage ended，for years I 35 ! went on a second date with a man whose response to my”I'm cold”was．”Put on a sweater．”Now I’m married to a man who 36 that cold hands do not mean a warm heart．And that a big oil bill is better than roses But surprisingly,I've grown，too．I am 37 ，in this new life and climate，to go look for that cost-saving sweater．
The word comfortable did not 38 refer to being contented．Its Latin root，comfortare， means to strengthen．The Holy Spirit is Comforter；not to make us comfortable，but to make us
39 ．we 40 not be warm but we are indeed comforted．
21．A．set down B．set about C．set up D．set out
22．A．lighting B．burning C．going D．flashing
23．A．appears B．starts C．keeps D．runs
24．A．something B．everything C．nothing D．none
25．A．suggest B．mean C．overlook D．enjoy
26．A．wear B．stand C．dress D．ride
27．A under B．over C．inside D．with
28．A．remark B．sign C．warning D．show
29．A．sleep B．forget C．die D．continue
30．A．hardly B．easily C．tightly D．loosely
31．A．health B．reaction C．feelings D．adaptation
32．A．rainy B．freezing C．sunny D．happy
33．A．character B．love C．hope D．hardship
34．A．Meanwhile B．However C．Therefore D．Besides
35．A．merely B．ever C．never D．just
36．A．wonders B．knows C．states D decides
37．A．unable B．accustomed C．interested D．willing
38．A．originally B．exactly C．actually D．namely
39．A．wild B．cold C．strong D．warm
40．A．will B．must C．can D．may
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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和D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of 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 bring 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
对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。
A: Excuse me. Is this the check-in desk for（76）F____ 830 to Los Angeles?
B: I hope so. That’s （77）w_____ I’m going. I am going to study at a high school there.
A: Me, too. I’m very （78）w_____. I’ve never been away from home for more than a couple of weeks before. Have you（79）a______ somewhere to stay?
B: Yeah. I was able to find a host family（80）t______ some friends of my neighbors. How about you?
A: I’ve only got somewhere for the first few days. It’s one more thing to worry about
（81）a____ with studying, eating different food and speaking English all the time.
B: But that’s why we’re going, isn’t it?
A: You’re right. And that will help us to（82）a_____ for jobs or universities back at home.
B: I have already decided to be a conductor. I hope to（83）a______ a top American music
school next year. What are you plans?
A: I think I’ll see what this year is like before I make a（84）d_____. I think I’ll miss rice and beans too much. I can’t eat at McDonald’s every day.
B: I’m sure there’s other food in the US. Look, the line’s moving. Shall we get seats together on the plane?
A: Great. You can help me keep mind（85）o____ feeling homesick.
(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? 71 ．The following are a few tips that I follow create happiness in my life．
※Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy．Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value．
※Surround yourself with happy people．It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way． 72 ．
※When something goes wrong，try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity．Truly happy people don't allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor．
※ 73 ．These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness．
※ 74 ．Whether you treat yourself to lunch，take a long，relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance，you will be subconsciously(下意识地)putting yourself in a better mood．
※Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness．Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy．
※Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness． 75 ．
| A．What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy． |
| B．On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious． |
| C．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood． |
| D．These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves． |
E．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy．
F．There are some tips in life that lead to happiness．
G．It's also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself．
完型填空(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，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale，picking up rubbish．I paused to 36 the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky．“ 37 can't rain?”I thought．That would 38 things off．
I thought about my 39 ，who were 40 sitting in an air-conditioned classroom at the high school right now．I'd had some 41 in school，so my parents decided to let me work 42 with my dad．We both worked for my uncle，who had taken 43 of a road maintenance(道路养护)company．It was up to us to keep the roads 44 of rubbish．The job was 45 and dirty，especially on hot days like this．I 46 why I ever agreed to do it．
We continued our 47 route(路线)along 595， 48 for the overpass bridge．Then I noticed an area where some 49 were broken on the ground．They weren't like that before．
“Dad! Pull over! I want to 50 something out．”
I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge．Something was telling me to 51 …there wasn't much time． 52 I saw a Toyota that 53 upside down in the trees．Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody 54 there．Then I noticed something 55 ，it was a bloody leg poking out of the driver's side window!
“Heeeelp!”a lady moaned (呻吟)．
36．A．wipe B．clean C．dry D．brush
37．A．When B．How C．Why D．How long
38．A．wash B．keep C．stay D．cool
39．A．relatives B．neighbors C．friends D．workmates
40．A．happily B．probably C．really D．finally
41．A．difficulty B．trouble C．questions D．problems
42．A．full-time B．part-time C．all the time D．some time
43．A．advantage B．possession C．position D．place
44．A．away B．from C．far D．clear
45．A．easy B．exciting C．smelly D．comfortable
46．A．knew B．wondered C．believed D．admitted
47．A．regular B．common C．unusual D．old
48．A．leaving B．going C．coming D．heading
49．A．cars B．bottle C．trees D．glasses
50．A．check B．turn C．make D．bring
51．A．decide B．hurry C．consider D．listen
52．A．Above B．Behind C．Ahead D．Below
53．A．hung B．pulled C．caught D．knocked
54．A．treasured B．deserted C．kept D．hid
55．A．pushing B．shouting C．moving D．crying
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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。
In some cities, workaholism（废寝忘食）is so common that people don’t consider it unusual．They accept the lifestyle as 36 ．Government workers in Washington，D．C．，
37 ，frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week．They don’t do this because they have to；
they do it because they 38 to．Workaholism can be a 39 problem．Because true
workaholics would rather work than do anything else，they 40 have no idea of how to relax，that is，they might not 41 movies，sports，or other types of entertainment．Most of all，they 42 to sit and do nothing．The lives of workaholics are usually stressful，and this tension and worry can cause 43 problems such as heart attacks and stomach diseases． 44 ，typical workaholics don’t pay much attention to their families．Their marriages may end in 45 as they spend little time with their families．
Is workaholism 46 dangerous？Perhaps not．There are，certainly，people who work
47 under stress．Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in
work．They feel 48 is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy．For most workaholics，
work and entertainment are the same thing．Their jobs 49 them with a challenge；this keeps
them busy and creative．
50 do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much？There are several 51 to work．Of course，it provides people with paychecks，and this is important．But it offers 52 financial security．It provides people with self confidence；they have a feeling of satisfaction 53 they have produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say “I 54 it”．Psychologists claim that their work gives people an identity（自身价值）．After they take part in work，they 55 a sense of self and individualism．
36．A．strange B．boring C．pleasant D．normal
37．A．for example B．on the other hand C．what’s more D．after all
38．A．agree B．promise C．dare D．want
39．A．slight B．serious C．obvious D．difficult
40．A．still B．probably C．certainly D．mostly
41．A．afford B．enjoy C．watch D．allow
42．A．dream B．decide C．intend D．hate
43．A．physical B．cultural C．social D．mental
44．A．Therefore B．However C．Anyway D．Besides
45．A．happiness B．silence C．failure D．surprise
46．A．sometimes B．always C．seldom D．hardly
47．A．sadly B．differently C．efficiently D．slowly
48．A．study B．family C．life D．work
49．A．equip B．pack C．provide D．fill
50．A．When B．Why C．How D．Where
51．A．factors B．advantages C．steps D．ways
52．A．no more B．more or less C．no more than D．more than
53．A．when B．before C．unless D．until
54．A．valued B．failed C．caught D．made
55．A．give B．lose C．get D．need
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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和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter’s wedding. We had to 36 a great climbing plant that had grown 37 a roof beam(房梁),so that we could repair the roof and 38 the walls.
When my husband was taking the plant away, he found the 39 of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then 40 something 41 among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his 42 ,saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet(手镯).He ran into the house to 43 me.
“You won’t believe that the 44 blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we 45 to feed on,”he said,“but they also want their children to 46 in a cradle of gold!”
When my daughter came over on the eve of the 47 ,we told her about this 48 occurrence.
“Don’t you remember, Mother?”she said with a loud 49 .“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I 50 a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!”
As the bracelet no longer 51 its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.
In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized(受洗礼).Among the 52 the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like 53 .I hope that if my grandson 54 loses it, one of the 55 that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.
36.A.remove B.cover C.grow D.water
37.A.beyond B.over C.across D.through
38.A.build B.paint C.rescue D.print
39.A.nest B.baby C.body D.egg
40.A.moved B.got C.picked D.noticed
41.A.nice B.colorful C.shiny D.special
42.A.horror B.surprise C.delight D.disappointment
43.A.ask B.tell C.show D.give
44.A.working B.cheating C.dreaming D.thieving
45.A.buy B.plant C.store D.collect
46.A.lie B.sing C.listen D.wait
47.A.party B.Christmas C.birthday D.wedding
48.A.important B.strange C.terrible D.funny
49.A.cry B.sigh C.laugh D.sound
50.A.hid B.threw C.lost D.broke
51.A.fitted B.satisfied C.matched D.interested
52.A.jewels B.toys C.clothes D.presents
53.A.attractive B. new C .modern D. golden
54.A.almost B just C. even D. ever
55.A.blackbirds B. grandchildren C. neighbors D. mice
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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，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。It was New Year's night. An aged man was standing at a window. He 36 his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were 37 like white lilies （百合花） on the surface of a clear calm lake. Then he threw them on the earth, where a few more hopeless people than himself now moved towards their certain destination—the 38 . He had already passed sixty of the 39 leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but error and regret. Now his health was poor, his mind 40 , his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of 41 .The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the 42 moment when his father placed him at the 43 to the two roads-one leading to a peaceful, sunny place,44 with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs; 45 leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless, 46 poison flowed instead of water and where devils（恶魔） and poisonous snakes hissed and crawled.
He saw the lights fading away in the darkness, and these were the days of his 47 life; He saw a star fall from the sky and disappeared, and this was the 48 of himself. His 49 , which was like a sharp arrow, struck deeply into his heart. Then he remembered his friends in his childhood, who entered on life together with him. But they had 50 to success and were now honored and happy on this New Year's night.The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents' early love for him. They had taught him and 51 to God for his good. But he chose the 52way. With shame and grief he 53 no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived. His darkened eyes were full of tears, and 54 a despairing effort, he 55 out a cry, "Come back, my early days! Come back!"36. A. closed B. lifted C. opened D. fixed37. A. floating B. flashing C. hanging D. shining38. A. house B. tomb C. church D. birthplace39. A. dreams B. moments C. incidents D. stages40. A. strange B. pale C. blank D. shallow41. A. allowances B. comforts C. experiences D. memories42. A. serious B. awful C. tough D. desperate43. A. end B. entrance C. origin D. base44. A. mixed B. occupied C. satisfied D. covered45. A. other B. the other C. another D. one more46. A. which B. that C. whose D. where47. A. accustomed B. rewarded C. wasted D. pleased48. A. symbol B. fate C. future D. outcome49. A. satisfaction B. success C. regret D. happiness50. A. lost their heart B. devoted their attention C. made their way D. given their way51. A. prayed B. attached C. adjusted D. turned52. A. ordinary B. unfamiliar C. wrong D. difficult53. A. would B. could C. should D. dared54. A. in B. with C. for D. by55. A. burst B. gave C. shouted D. carried
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第二节：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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When a person is curious about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know something about it. There is 31 wrong with curiosity(好奇) in itself. Whether it is good or bad 32 on what people are curious about.
Curiosity sometimes can be foolish or wrong. Some people with nothing to do are 33 of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They have a strong wish to know what they are 34 home or taking outside, or why they have come home so 35 or late. To be interested in these things is foolish because it is none of their business to know what their neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is not only foolish but also 36 . For most probably, it may lead to a small talk 37 often brings harm, loss of honor or disrespect (不尊重) to others, and thus 38 their feelings.
On the other hand, there is a 39 curiosity --- the curiosity of wise men, who wonder at all the great things and try to find out all they 40 learn about them. Columbus could 41 have found America if he had not been 42 . James Watt would not have made the steam engine (蒸汽机) 43 his curiosity about the rising of the kettle lid (水壶盖). All the discoveries in human history have been made as a 44 of curiosity, so the clever curiosity is never about unimportant things which have 45 or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.
31. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something
32. A. keeps B. puts C. takes D. depends
33. A. full B. certain C. proud D. careful
34. A. taking B. bringing C. going D. coming
35. A. quickly B. hurriedly C. early D. happily
36. A. interesting B. useful C. harmful D. proper
37. A. who B. which C. when D. where
38. A. hurts B. injures C. breaks D. damages
39. A. terrible B. sudden C. strange D. clever
40. A. need B. must C. may D. can
41. A. never B. certainly C. surely D. probably
42. A. famous B. careful C. curious D. hard
43. A. for B. without C. with D. in
44. A. reason B. product C. fruit D. result
45. A. little B. few C. some D. any
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第二节完型填空（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。
My parents passed away ten years ago and I miss them terribly. But I know they are with me every day in what they taught me and in the 36 they gave me. Every morning my father’s message to me was: Remember that 37 you walk out of this door, you carry responsibility, the good name of this family, the hopes and dreams of your mom and dad. My mother often urged me to 38 the high standards she set for me.
When I was in high school, I played in a rock band with friends in my class. We were devoted and practiced constantly. We moved past the guys – in – a – garage stage and 39 to be pretty good, doing getting – paid gigs (演奏会) most weekends, which made me 40 . At that time, though part of me was 41 up in that band, another part of me was the oldest son in the Clark family, 42 of my origin and a dedicated student busy applying to colleges. Without even telling my parents, I applied to Harvard. I didn’t think I had much chance of getting in, 43 I wanted to try. So I was riding around being Mr Cool Rock Musician half of the time, and the other half I was focused on family and 44 goals. I was running on parallel 45 .
When the group won a city wide Battle of the Bands, things heated up. My band mates had stars in their eyes – we might be able to make it big. However, I began to feel 46 . I realized I was on quite different tracks: I 47 was becoming two people, 48 identities back and forth depending on who I was with. I had to make an option. As I considered my 49 , my parents’ words were right there, helping me to see that my dreams weren’t about signing a record deal, letting my hair grow, and living in a tour bus. So I 50 out. My bandmasters were 51 . They thought I was crazy to withdraw 52 the peak of real success. But however successful that band got, I knew it wasn’t in line with my 53 , with my feeling of what I was 54 to do, with who I was – it simply wasn’t me.
In that instant and in many others throughout my life, my parent’s advice has helped me recenter and 55 . I could remember who I was – the hopes and dreams I carried.
36．A．property B．advice C．guide D．aid
37．A．when B．before C．while D．since
38．A．come up with B．stand up to C．live up to D．keep pace with
39．A．got B．failed C．hoped D．attempted
40．A．lost B．disappointed C．confused D．thrilled
41．A．wrapped B．centred C．spent D．offered
42．A．scared B．proud C．guilty D．ashamed
43．A．if B．unless C．until D．yet
44．A．economic B．political C．academic D．literary
45．A．tracks B．ways C．processes D．directions
46．A．confident B．optimistic C．cheerful D．uncomfortable
47．A．exactly B．actually C．eventually D．fortunately
48．A．switching B．acting C．discovering D．seeking
49．A．conditions B．choices C．competence D．health
50．A．gave B．looked C．called D．dropped
51．A．disturbed B．cool C．shocked D．tolerant
52．A．in B．to C．by D．at
53．A．goals B．interests C．personality D．consideration
54．A．meant B．demanded C．forced D．aimed
55．A．recall B．refocus C．rebuild D．reunite
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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36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I think we should try to find a happy memory, something to lift us up on those unpleasant days. I'm saying this because I think I just found mine!
I had some work in Glasgow then. I was on a really 36 schedule, which meant I would have no time for myself all day. I was having one of those days, the train was completely 37 and the conversation going on around me seemed to be particularly 38 . Besides, I had a bit of a headache. _39 quickly across the station hall, I fished some 40 from my pocket. There was usually someone at the exit 41 The Big Issue ( a magazine that helps homeless folk earn a living).
_42 the crowd parted ways at the bottom of the hall, I saw someone selling the
Big Issue. She really looked like she'd been sleeping 43 . Her clothes were 44 and she obviously hadn't had a scrub up (擦洗) for quite a while.
As I 45 the exit, I saw that she was 46 from side to side. At first I thought maybe she was trying to keep 47 against the biting wind. But she wasn't, she was moving in time to a 48 . I couldn’t hear her, but I could see her lips moving.
When I got closer, I saw a white 49 hanging from her elbow and noticed that she had sunken eyes. She was 50 , dirty and living on tile streets. I came closer and through the 51 of the traffic I heard her 52 the immortal (不朽的)line, "... and I think to myself, what a wonderful world!"
I bought her last magazine for twice what I'd originally 53 . She thanked me, then she 54_ her belongings and went tapping off along the pavement – still singing!
So, I have my happy 55 for the day. And I think it will stay with me a long, long time.
36. A. enjoyable B. relaxing C. tight D. tiring
37. A. crowded B. delayed C. loaded D. crashed
38. A. moving B. interesting C. pleasing D. meaningless
39. A. Crawling B. Walking C. Wandering D. Searching
40. A. cigarettes B. sweets C. change D. paper
41. A. selling B. buying C. collecting D. delivering
42. A. With B. Since C. Until D. As
43. A. comfortably B. rough C. soundly D. anxiously
44. A. ragged B. costly C. tidy D. fashionable
45. A. left B. passed C. approached D. examined
46. A. jumping B. climbing C. rolling D. rocking
47. A. active B. energetic C. warm D. awake
48. A. dance B. tune C. step D. sound
49. A. issue B. arm C. stick D. log
50. A. deaf B. lame C. mad D. blind
51. A. noise B. music C. voice D. whistle
52. A. recite B. compose C. read D. sing
53. A. expected B. charged C. intended D. organized
54. A. picked up B. throw away C. put down D. hid away
55. A. decision B. memory C. program D. design
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第三节：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，然后从各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Once there was a king who liked pictures very much. One day, he 21 a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists 22 . The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he 23 liked, and he had to choose between them.
One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect 24 for peaceful towering mountains all around it. 25 was a blue sky with fluffy (蓬松的) white clouds. All who saw this 26 thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.
27 picture had mountains, too. But these were large, rough and 28 . Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning 29 . Down the side of the mountain 30 a foaming (起泡沫的) waterfall. This did not look 31 at all.
But when the king looked 32 , he saw behind the waterfall a tiny 33 growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her 34 . There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest — 35 perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize? The king 36 the second picture. Do you know why?
“Because,” 37 the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place 38 there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and 39 be calm in your heart. That is the real 40 of peace.”
21. A. afforded B. offered C. accepted D. canceled
22. A. collected B. planned C. tried D. directed
23. A. hardly B. slightly C. really D. generally
24. A. bowl B. mirror C. plate D. cover
25. A. Outward B. Indoors C. Overhead D. Downhill
26. A. prize B. result C. artist D. picture
27. A. The one B. Another C. Other D. The other
28. A. bare B. fresh C. green D. distant
29. A. played B. screamed C. wandered D. cheered
30. A. connected B. floated C. fell D. rose
31. A. hopeful B. peaceful C. successful D. careful
32. A. regularly B. suddenly C. closely D. casually
33. A. flower B. ground C. tree D. bush
34. A. house B. business C. nest D. relationship
35. A. of B. in C. by D. for
36. A. protect B. forced C. depended D. chose
37. A. explained B. described C. reminded D. persuaded
38. A. which B. where C. whose D. that
39. A. thus B. even C. also D. still
40. A. story B. meaning C. source D. history
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