完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I will never forget a special trip to the grocery store some years ago. My father had just recently 51 . I was missing him terribly and hardly getting through a day without 52 . I needed to pull myself together to get some groceries for my young children.
As I entered the store, I 53 had to control my emotions as the 54 smell of my daddy’s favorite cinnamon buns (肉桂卷) made there filled the whole 55 . I made my way up and down the busy passages and 56 my cart (手推车) as I read my list, which I had prepared that morning. I was 57 the in-store bakery when I just couldn’t 58 myself any longer. I held the 59 and quietly cried as I looked at the cinnamon buns.
A gentleman came to my 60 and simply said, “Would you like me to 61 here with you for a moment?” I nodded and the man simply put his hand on top of mine, and stood there 62 supporting me as I cried. Once I gathered myself, I looked into his wonderful eyes and thanked him, 63 I had just lost my father. He simply said there had been such 64 in his life too, when he just needed to cry.
This man 65 me deeply. I realized too many times, we see someone 66 and make guesses about the happenings in their life, when really we should recognize we are all 67 and just need a little 68 sometimes.
Before leaving, I 69 again in the store for this man, but could not find him. I hope that maybe, he or someone who has done this same thing reads this and learns how the gesture 70 the heart of another person.
51. A. calmed down B. passed away C. turned up D. turned away
52. A. crying B. sleeping C. researching D. worrying
53. A. slowly B. successfully C. immediately D. unluckily
54. A. different B. unpleasant C. bad D. sweet
55. A. car B. store C. room D. bakery
56. A. watched B. emptied C. filled D. discovered
57. A. approaching B. admiring C. leaving D. running
58. A. behave B. control C. enjoy D. defend
59. A. note B. position C. money D. cart
60. A. side B. attention C. help D. head
61. A. work B. wait C. stand D. sit
62. A. nervously B. angrily C. proudly D. quietly
63. A. meaning B. explaining C. arguing D. reminding
64. A. moments B. chances C. dreams D. duties
65. A. pleased B. touched C. disappointed D. shocked
66. A. unfriendly B. impolite C. ill D. sad
67. A. relatives B. strangers C. humans D. volunteers
68. A. support B. wealth C. humor D. energy
69. A. asked B. paid C. looked D. called
70. A. won B. opened C. beat D. warmed
基础训练篇（11）
Mrs. Wilson, the wife of a rich man, (1) some of her friends to lunch. She was trying a new way to cook fish and she was very pleased with (2) when the fish was ready. As the fish was very hot, she put it near the open window to (3) _____ for a few minutes. Five minutes later, when she came back (4) it, she was surprised to find the neighbor’s cat at the fish. She was in time to stop the cat before it was too (5). _ .That afternoon every one enjoyed the fish. They talked and laughed (6) _ four o’clock.
After the guests left, Mrs. Wilson felt tired but happy. She was sitting down in a chair near the window (7) _____ __ she saw the neighbor’s cat dead in her garden. She was sure the fish was bad. What (8) _ _ _______ happen to her friends? She at once telephoned the family doctor for help. The doctor wanted each guest (9) _____ meet him. Once again Mrs. Wilson was alone in her chair still tired (10) _ _ not longer happy. Just then the telephone rang. It was her neighbor, “Oh, Mrs. Wilson,” he cried.” My cat is dead. She was killed by someone in a car and put in your garden …”
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，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windshield to get his attention.
“Is your taxi 21 ?” I asked when he 
finally looked 22 at me. He nodded, then said 23 as I settled into the back seat, “I'm sorry, but I was reading a 24 .” He 25 as if he had a cold .
“I am not in a hurry,” I told him. “Go ahead and finish your letter.” He 26 his head. “I've read it several times already. I guess I 27 know it by heart.”
“Letters from home always mean a lot,” I said. “From a child?”
“This isn't 28 ,” he replied. “Although it 29 just as well have been family. Old Ed was my oldest friend. In fact, we used to call each other 'Old Friend' when we'd meet. I'm not much good at 30 .”
“I don't think any of us keep 31 our correspondence (通信) too well,” I said. “I know I don't. But I take it he's someone you've 32 quite a while?”
“All my life. We were kids together, went to school together and all the 33 through high school.”
“There are not too many people who've had such a long friendship,” I said.
“ 34 ,” the driver went on, “I hadn't seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I 35 away from the old neighbourhood and you kind of lose touch 36 you never forget.”
“You said 'was'. Does that mean….?” He nodded. “ 37 a couple of weeks ago.”
“I'm sorry,” I said. “It's no fun to lose any friend—and losing a real old one is 38 tougher.”
He didn't 39 to that, and we rode on in silence for a few minutes. But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: “I should have kept in touch.”
“Well,” I agreed, “we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do. But things 40 an
d we just don't seem to find the time.”
When I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away. First
I had to write a letter and mail it.
21. A.available B.acceptable C.beneficial D.occupied
22. A.down B.up C. to D. off
23. A.unexpectedly B. curiously C. apologetically D. definitely
24. A.booklet B. novel C. book D. letter
25. A.sounded B. spoke C.seemed D. continued
26. A.hung B.nodded C. shook D. kept
27. A.anyhow B.hardly C.almost D. really
28. A.friendship B.family C.leadership D. colleague
29. A.could B. might C.maybe D. would
30. A.writing B.reading C.talking D. earning
31. A.up B.with C.on D. in
32. A.found B.written C.known D. seen
33. A.curriculum B.coinci
dence C.life D. way
34. A.Eventually B.Actually C.Additionally D. Besides
35. A.removed B.left C.headed D. moved
36. A.even though B.as though C.when D. whereas
37. A.Died B. Suffered C.Choked D. Survived
38. A.ever B.even C.fairly D. quite
39. A.appeal B.reply C.adapt D. talk
40.A.take up B.pick up C.come up D. break up
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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s 36 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 37 that I decided to write an article about her.
I 38 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk her career. She 39 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I 40 I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there 41 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that 42 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 43 was almost unbearable. I struggled for days 44 draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript 45 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I 46 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t 47 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While 48 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in 49 :
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some 50 materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to 51 your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to 52 . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of 53 writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this 54 , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t 55 to doubt yourself.
36．A．joy B．voice C．speech D．smile
37．A．proud B．active C．satisfied D．moved
38．A．visited B．emailed C．phoned D．interviewed
39．A．agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．paused
40．A．replied B．discoveredC．explained D．knew
41．A．seriously B．patiently C．nervously D．quietly
42．A．blaming B．fooling C．inviting D．urging
43．A．hardship B．failure C．comment D．pressure
44．A．with B．by C．on D．in
45．A．disappeared B．returned C．spread D．improved
46．A．compare B．struggle C．survive D．compete
47．A．ignore B．deliver C．face D．receive
48．A．decorating B．repairing C．cleaning D．leaving
49．A．disbelief B．anxiety C．horror D．trouble
50．A．subjective B．relevant C．private D．reliable
51．A．broadcast B．create C．publish D．assess
52．A．recover B．prepare C．escape D．concentrate
53．A．energetic B．endless C．typical D．enjoyable
54．A．experience B．success C．benefit D．accident
55．A．attempt B．afford C．expect D．pretend
第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Sudha Chandran, a classical dancer from India, was cut off in the prime of her career--quite literally --when her right leg had to be removed after a car 36____
Though it brought her bright career to a stop,she didn't 37____
In the painful months that 38_____,she met a doctor who developed an artificial leg (假肢）made from rubber 39____with sponge (海绵）。
So 40____was her desire that she decided to go back to 41____after she had been fitted with an artificial leg .
Sudan knew that she 42____in herself and could fulfill her 43_____ ,she began her courageous journey back to the 44_____of dancing --leaning to balance , bend , stretch,walk, turn, twist, twril and 45____dance.
After every public show , she would ask her dad about her 46____."You will have a long way to go "was the answer she used to get in 47____.
In January 1984, Sudhan made a historic comeback 48____giving a public show in Bombay.She performanced in such a marvelous 49____that it moved everyone to tears while putting her in the number one 50____again.
That evening when she asked the 51____question ,her dad didn't say anything .He 52____touched her feet as a tribute to a great artist .
Sudan's comeback was so heart-warming that a film producer was 53____to capture the incident into a celluloid box office hit ,'Mayuri.'
When someone asked Sudan how she had 54____to dance again , she said quite simply ,'you don't need 55____to dance.'
Nothing is impossible in this world .If you have the will to win ,you can achive anything.
36.A event B movement C accident D incident
37.A put up B hold up C take up D give up
38.A followed B searched C appeared D remained
39.A covered B filled C crowed D occupied
40.A worried B excited C satisfied D eager
41.A running B swimming C dancing D singing
42.A achieved B believed C trust D considered
43.A dream B duty C job D task
44.A place B stage C world D secret
45.A suddenly B finally C instantly D immediately
46.A appearance B competition C decision D performance
47.A return B turn C need D request
48.A for B with C at D by
49.A method B means C type D manner
50.A position B solution C direction D situation
51.A usual B common C special D ordinary
52.A even B ever C just D still
53.A respected B inspired C inspected D supposed
54.A managed B succeed C imagined D tried
55.A heart B feet C brain D hand
基础训练篇（9）
Walt Disney, a great film-maker, was born in Chicago in 1901 (1)_________ died in 1966. (2)__________ a young man, he wanted very much to be an artist. He went to a newspaper office in the hope (3)__________ getting a job there, (4)_________ he had no luck.
He didn’t lose heart. He kept on (5)______________ (draw) lots of pictures. Being poor, he had to sit in the family garage（车库）,drawing pictures. Day (6)_________ day, he worked hard. Several years (7)____________, he succeeded in (8)______________ (make) his first cartoon character — Mickey Mouse. From then (9)______________ , he became a successful cartoon maker. Many characters in his cartoons are very popular, such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, (10)_____________ are loved by everyone, especially by children.
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。
Learning experience happens to us throughout our lives. Not long ago I had one that I would like to 36 .
I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph 37 we realized we were 38 . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new (崭新) $ 20 bill. I was so 39 because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on 40 seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. 41 I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I 42 I had not actually handed any money to the cashier (收银员). I had just 43 out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.
My conscience(良心) opened its mouth and swallowed(吞噬) me in one big bite. I couldn't 44 over it. I just couldn't go back to the cashier and 45 for my stolen pizza. I was so upset (不安) that I 46 to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream in 47 that someone would say “Hey, Jeff, why don't you use the 48 from the pizza instead of that nice, new $ 20 bill?” I was not so 49 of my cash now.
For the next two years, whenever I was 50 of the “Pizza incident”, I would say to myself “Don't think bout it ”.
I have learned two things from this 51 . Maybe I was a fool for 52 in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a 53 pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will 54 up with you.
This reflects the saying “A coward (儒夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “55” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.
36. A. say B. talk C. share D. explain
37. A. as B. then C. while D. when
38. A. lost B. tired C. hungry D. anxious
39. A. excited B. eager C. satisfied D. encouraged
40. A. rest B. food C. travel D. drink
41. A. Luckily B. Finally C. Immediately D. Actually
42. A. thought B. recognized C. noticed D. realized
43. A. walked B. left C. worked D. found
44. A. look B. get C. turn D. think
45. A. ask B. pay C. apologize D. send
46. A. refused B. wanted C. hoped D. meant
47. A. hope B. surprise C. anger D. fear
48. A. food B. lesson C. conscience D. change
49. A. sure B. upset C. proud D. pleased
50. A. warned B. reminded C. thought D. told
51. A. experience B. experiment C. story D. mistake
52. A. turning B. talking C. handing D. giving
53. A. free B. cheap C. plain D. delicious
54. A. make B. wake C. catch D. put
55. A. coward B. fool C. loser D. hero
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出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 shopping in the supermarket when I heard the young voice.
“Mom, come here! There’s this lady here my ___31___!”
The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to ___32___.
I smiled and told her: “It’s okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darryl Kramer. How are you?”
He ___33___ me from head to toe, and asked: “Are you a little ___34___?
“Yes, I have a son,” I answered.
“Why are you so little?” he asked.
“It’s the way I was ___35___,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand, and left.
My life as a little person is filled with ___36___ like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance to see my ___37___. I stand 114 cm tall. I was born a dwarf（侏儒）. ___38___ this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn’t ___39___ how short I was until I started school. Some kids picked on me, calling me names. Then I knew. I began to ___40___ the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I ___41___ to climb the school bus stairs.
But I learned to smile and ___42___ the fact that I was going to be ___43___ my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I ___44___ in personality.
I’m 47 now, and the stares have not ___45___ as I’ve grown older. People are ___46___ when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are ___47___, I remind myself: “Look what else I have — a great family, nice friends.”
It’s the children’s questions that make my life ___48___. I enjoy answering their questions. My ___49___ is that people will accept their peers（同龄人）, whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with ___50___.
31. A. weight B. size C. shape D. personality
32. A. scold B. explain C. apologize D. respond
33. A. studied B. identified C. inspected D. checked
34. A. lady B. mommy C. person D. kid
35. A. raised B. viewed C. treated D. born
36. A. excuses B. pains C. stares D. stories
37. A. shortcomings B. strangeness C. uniqueness D. shyness
38. A. Besides B. Despite C. Except D. Beyond
39. A. admit B. care C. fear D. realize
40. A. hate B. tolerate C. forget D. ignore
41. A. determined B. struggled C. managed D. learned
42. A. refuse B. enjoy C. consider D. accept
43. A. exposed B. pitied C. noticed D. avoided
44. A. made up for B. ended up with C. kept track of D. made use of
45. A. increased B. decreased C. accumulated D. changed
46. A. scared B. satisfied C. amazed D. puzzled
47. A. rude B. curious C. regretful D. cruel
48. A. fantastic B. meaningless C. embarrassing D. special
49. A. promise B. intention C. hope D. advantage
50. A. respect B. frankness C. sympathy D. emotion
基础训练篇（6）
I attended a birthday party in 1991. My teacher was then 59 years old. (1)__________ her fellow teacher said that we (2)_____________(celebrate) her 39th birthday! We were all (3)____________ (surprise) and puzzled.
After the party I was told by the fellow teacher that American women have a special saying about (4)___________ (birth). If a woman is (5)________ 40, or even if she is 80, her birthday is always the 39th. If she is in her thirties, her birthday will be the 29th. And in her (6)____________, it’s the 19th. They usually have their “real” birthday when they are (7)__________ 20.
This shows that American women, (8)_________________ (special) elderly women, are very sensitive about their ages. But my teacher always says, “We want to be (9) ______________. ” so about the age of Western women, my advice is (10)_____________ if you don’t know it, don’t ask about it; if you really know it, don’t mention it.
Recently divorced and unemployed，I was on my way downtown to do the rounds of the employment offices.I had no umbrella，for my old one had ____，and I could not ____ another one.
I sat down in the ____ and there against my seat was a(n) ___ silk umbrella with a silver handle.I had ____ seen anything so lovely.I examined the handle and saw a carved ___.The usual procedure would have been to ____ the umbrella to the conductor，but an idea ____ to me.I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself.
I got off the bus in a downpour and ____ opened the umbrella to protect myself.Then I ____ a telephone book for the name on the umbrella.I called and a lady ____.
Yes，she said ____，that was her umbrella，which her parents，now dead，had given her as a birthday present.But，she ____，it had been stolen ____ her doorstep a month before.
She was so excited that I ____ I was looking for a job and went directly to her house.She took the umbrella，and her eyes were filled with ____.She wanted to give me a ____，but－though twenty dollars was all I had in the world－her happiness at regaining this ____ possession was beyond words and I believed accepting her money would have ____ something.We talked for a while and I left.
A week later，I got a job as a sales manager ____.It might be my kindness that paid off.But who knows?
A．broken up B．gone away C．fallen apart D．faded away
A．afford B．borrow C．find D．repair
A．office B．bus C．theater D．train
A．ugly B．beautiful C．worn D．ancient
A．even B．always C．already D．never
A．design B．number C．name D．brand
A．turn in B．show off C．open up D．carry away
A．occurred B．ran C．struck D．happened
A．firmly B．suddenly C．casually D．thankfully
A．read B．searched C．got D．used
A．appeared B．replied C．answered D．screamed
A．in surprise B．in panic C．in silence D．in anger
A．assumed B．added C．declared D．announced
A．from B．in C．beside D．of
A．mentioned B．forgot C．realized D．remembered
A．memory B．honor C．tears D．thanks
A．gift B．position C．hug D．reward
A．expensive B．common C．rare D．special
A．bought B．ruined C．expressed D．enjoyed
A．immediately B．naturally C．hopefully D．unexpectedly
A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I 36 that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning 37 the wall. Being a piano music lover and 38 , I asked, if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been
39 lessons at age 54! I told her that it was very 40 that she was pursuing （追求） her passion to play the piano. . .
Then she asked me 41 question. “I have been playing for 8 years now,” I answered.
“Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she 42 .I thought she was joking and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she 43 me of our musical “ 44 _”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room, 45 asked me to play a song for her. I thought 46 and decided to play David Lantz’s “Return to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for 47 ,and it was my soul-searching song.
I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions __48 into it as possible. She loved it. 49 I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man!”
I turned around. And there was an old lady 50 one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to 51 you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to 52 my bed, but your music made me feel good ”she said. With that, she turned around and walked 53 back to her room.
I was deeply 54 by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s 55 for peace and joy.
A．observed B．watched C．noticed D．caught
A．on B．at C．over D．against
A．player B．teacher C．composer D．starter
A．giving B．attending C．teaching D．reviewing
A．interesting B．wonderful C．moved D．impressive
A．another B．a different C．the same D．other
A．advised B．ordered C．demanded D．requested
A．warned B．reminded C．asked D．required
A．course B．task C．discussion D．deal
A．and B．but C．as a result D．what’s more
A．for the moment B．at the moment C．for a moment D．at a moment
A．music B．songs C．the piano D．vitamins
A．dropping B．falling C．pouring D．running
A．Since B．As C．While D．Because
A．taking B．making C．having D．giving
A．thank B．praise C．admire D．owe
A．get on B．get up C．get off D．get down
A．quietly B．calmly C．happily D．slowly
A．shocked B．touched C．delighted D．disturbed
A．world B．heart C．brains D．dreams
The new principal decided that he’d better first take a secret __36___ before doing something about Class 5A , which was the worst class in Hill Valley High School．He didn’t need to be informed ___37___ the class was , for ___38__were leading the way．
The door was shut from inside．The lock it had was missing , __39__ knocked off , just leaving a ___40___ for the principal．
Though the principal had __41___badly behaved classes before , what appeared through the _42____ was till a shock for him．It was a scene that was ___43__ seen in action films．But he knew what to do．He ___44__ go into the classroom , take hold of the ___45__ boy and punished him．This would be an example to the others．
He took a deep breath and then ___46__ open the classroom door．He had been prepared for the scene that there should be a shock of __47____ , but few treated him as an important ___48__ , and some even paid little attention to his existence．
“ Silence ! ” he shouted at the top of his voice．This time it was really __49____．They stopped what they were doing and stared at him．Quickly he walked up to the __50__ boy in the room , who he __51____had been playing an important part and also had been shouting at the others at the top of his voice．
He seized the boy by the ear and ___52__ him to the front of the class．
“ I’m going to punish you as an example to the rest , ” he said．“ Now go to my office and wait for me．”
Then he turned to the class and ___53__them about how to behave in school．
To __54___ his speech , he said , “ Does anyone have any questions ? ”
One of the students put up her hand．“ Yes , sir．I have．When can you free my __55__ back to continue his class ? ”
A．watch B．inspection C．look D．examination
A．where B．how C．what D．when
A．school guides B．class titles C．terrible noise D．some teachers
A．other than B．or rather C．worse still D．rather than
A．problem B．fault C．reason D．lookout
A．experienced B．heard C．seen D．punished
A．window B．door C．gap D．hole
A．seldom B．hardly C．never D．often
A．might B．should C．would D．could
A．noisiest B．biggest C．smallest D．youngest
A．pushed B．kicked C．forced D．knocked
A．silence B．surprise C．cries D．paleness
A．teacher B．principal C．role D．person
A．heard B．working C．shouted D．surprising
A．oldest-looking B．ordinary-looking C．funny-looking D．ill-looking
A．believed B．supposed C．guessed D．recognized
A．pushed B．pulled C．ordered D．got
A．announced B．said C．declared D．lectured
A．add to B．carry on C．end up D．show off
A．teacher B．brother C．monitor D．desk-mate
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。
James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so ___21___ that he didn’t know what to do with (the) ___22___. The person who had gone in before him had been in there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in, not like James. He felt ___23___ that she had already got the job. The problem was that he wanted this job ___24___. It meant ___25___ to him. He had thought it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself ___26___ brilliantly (出色地) at the interview and ___27___ the job immediately.
But now here he was feeling terrible. He couldn’t remember all those things he had planned to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and ___28___. But he couldn’t. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t give up like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry.
At last the door of the office opened. The woman, who had gone in an hour earlier, came out looking very ___29___ with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. At the moment, James hated her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.” James suddenly wished that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs ___30___ and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.
21. A. healthy B. nervous C. careless D. confident
22. A. interviewer B. woman C. himself D. situation
23. A. doubtful B. sure C. angry D. astonished
24. A. hopelessly B. naturally C. easily D. so much
25. A. everything B. happiness C. difficulty D. nothing
26. A. explaining B. performing C. answering D. writing
27. A. offered B. asked for C. being offered D. being asked for
28. A. leave B. go in C. prepare D. practice
29. A. ugly B. pleased C. sad D. pretty
30. A. shaking B. bending C. walking D. stopped
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
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 36 in order to pay the high tuition (学费) for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __38__ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of __39__.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __40__ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She __41__ her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had _42_ her. I was _43__ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it __44_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt __45__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen __46_, but it’s really there. Love is __47__.”
I listened carefully but I __48__ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __49_ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked __50 _. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __51__ on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t __52__ me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__53__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __54__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __55__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
36．A．keep fit B．rise early C．earn money D．collect money
37．A．magic B．romantic C．fantastic D．attractive
38．A．simple B．easy C．relaxing D．luxurious (奢侈)
39．A．the question B．problem C．interest D．control
40．A．feeling B．love C．quarrel D．smile
41．A．raised B．shook C．nodded D．bowed
42．A．hurt B．injured C．wounded D．harmed
43．A．in great surprise B．in a great embarrassment
C．with deep depression D．at extreme sorrow
44．A．happens B．comes about C．appears D．occurs
45．A．warm and soft B．hot and hard C．thin and cool D．strong and durable
46．A．somewhere and sometime B．anywhere or anytime
C．more or less D．here and there
47．A．inside B．outside C．faraway D．nearby
48．A．could believe B．couldn’t understand
C．wouldn’t recognize D．might know
49．A．got sick B．got stuck C．lay down D．became disabled
50．A．quite healthy B．very pale C．fairly red D．much surprised
51．A．jump high B．go hurriedly C．run fast D．walk slowly
52．A．think about B．talk with C．worry about D．laugh at
53．A．Reading B．Seeing C．Saying D．Writing
54．A．fresh roses B．gold ring C．sweet kisses D．beautiful jewelry
55．A．a thread B．a needle C．the cloth D．the cotton
第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
In Japan, most people still feel that a woman’s place is in the home; and most women willingly accept their traditional role as wives, 31 (leave) the business of making a living to their husbands. For those 32 do want a career of their own, opportunities are limited, and working women usually have to settle for 33 (low) wages, fewer promotions, and less responsible positions.
In America, 34 the other hand, most women, including wives and mothers, work most of their lives. But until recently, few have had real careers. American women work mainly because they have to ; in these days of inflation and luxurious living, only one income per family is 35 (simple) not enough to live on. So American women actually have 36 jobs: one nine-to-five position 37 the home, and the other in-the-home job as wife, housemaid, cook and nurse.
One of the main goals of the modern women’s liberation movement, which started in 38 early 1960s, was to eliminate(消除) sex discrimination in the work force, and to open up opportunities for women 39 were previously reserved for men. And 40 there is still a long way to go, a lot of progress has been made.
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