第四节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入
对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
I arrived in the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English Literature class. Having taught in 26 for 17 years, I had no 27 about my ability to hold their attention and to 28 on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue.
I was shocked when the monitor shouted, “ 29 !”
The entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat 30 about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness was over, I quickly 31 my calmness and began what I thought was a fact-packed lecture, sure to gain their respect --- perhaps 32 their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which comes from a sense of achievement.
My students 33 diaries. However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually 34 by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today. 35 her next lecture will be better.” Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a 36 theme. “Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical 37 for all the works we will study in class,” I complained. “How 38 they say I didn’t teach them anything?”
It was a long term, and it 39 became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as 40 of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to raise 41 questions and provide enough background so that students could 42 their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide 43 information as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference!
44 , I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a 45 American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.
26. A. the UK B. the US C. China D. Australia
27. A. worry B. idea C. doubt D. experience
28. A. impress B. put C. leave D. fix
29. A. Attention B. Look out C. At ease D. Stand up
30. A. puzzled B. sure C. depressed D. worried
31. A. found B. returned C. regained D. followed
32. A. more B. even C. yet D. still
33. A. passed B. borrowed C. kept D. read
34. A. replaced B. taken C. caught D. moved
35. A. Naturally B. Perhaps C. Fortunately D. Reasonably
36. A. different B. strong C. similar D. usual
37. A. happenings B. characters C. development D. background
38. A. should B. need C. will D. must
39. A. immediately B. certainly C. simply D. gradually
40. A. that B. what C. those D. ones
41. A. difficult B. interesting C. ordinary D. unusual
42. A. draw B. get C. decide D.
give
43. A. strange B. standard C. exact D. serious
44. A. Therefore B. However C. But D. Though
45. A. normal B. happy C. good D. better
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，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 about 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．discovered C．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
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Nothing can better illustrate the failure of education in this country than the contrast between millions of college graduates finding it hard to get a proper job every year and the lack of workers in the more industrialized regions.
According to news from Dongguan (东莞), one of the __50__ manufacturing centers in the Pearl River Delta (珠江三角洲) region in South China, “over 90 percent” factories have said they are finding __51__ difficult to employ people from the second half of 2009, when the __52__ began picking up and overseas orders restarted pouring in. Running to full capacity seems a dream that the factories had__53__.
An awkward reality is that only few, __54__, of the new college graduates could really fill the vacancies because the trainings they have received are entirely __55__ from the demands of the jobs. Nor will Chinese cities have enough workforce if they pursue a development model other than export-based manufacturing.
The __56__ for that is simple: The knowledge about management graduates gather is totally out of step with reality, __57__ of them can hardly express themselves in English or compose an email message properly, and __58__ handle even paper work in a law service with the legal knowledge they have.
I __59__ some college teachers, whom I went to college with, that the amount of time an average college student spends on studies today is less than half of what we __60__ in the late 1970s when proper college education was recovered after the “cultural revolution” (1966-76).
“They (the administrations) have enrolled so many students just to __61__ from their parents (tuition and other charges)”, one of the teachers said embarrassedly. “It's a nationwide phenomenon, you know.”
It is hard to believe that a country should not __62__ education so seriously when there are no longer as many young people as before and view its opportunities only in terms of immediate financial gains, which greatly affects the quality of education. __63__, vocational education faces a double threat: frequent ups and downs in the business cycle and that of a flooding of cheap college certificates.
It is __64__ in a country with rapid development in many fields to see little reform and progress in its education system. When colleges are reduced to money-making machines, they cannot help a society create enough workers, thinkers and leaders.
50. A. necessary B. key C. new D. remote
51. A. this B. that C. it D. as
52. A. economy B. country C. city D. industry
53. A. in the near future B. at present time C. from time to time D. in the long past
54. A. and some B. but none C. if any D. because such
55. A. different B. same C. opposite D. similar
56. A. result B. method C. reason D. expectation
57. A. some B. most C. few D. all
58. A. can B. must C. can’t D. mustn’t
59. A. took from B. picked out C. caught sight of D. learned from
60. A. spent B. cost C. wasted D. detected
61. A. cost money B. make money C. create money D. deal with
62. A. put B. set C. make D. take
63. A. Although B. Besides C. However D. Therefore
64. A. common B. likely C. worthwhile D. surprising
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Some people are just sure to be failures. That’s how some adults look at troublesome kids. Maybe you’ve heard the saying, “A bird with a broken wing will __50__ fly as high.” I’m sure that T.J. Ware, who was caught __51__ a year ago, was made to feel this way almost every day at school.
At high school, Ware was always making __52__. He didn’t answer questions, got into lots of fights and was __53__ from school at times. Teachers didn’t want to have him again the following year.
I met Ware for the first time at a meeting. All the students at school had been invited to __54__ for a program designed to have students become more active in their communities. The program __55__ group discussion and voluntary work in their neighborhoods.
In the beginning, Ware just stood by, not ready to join the discussion groups. But slowly, the interactive games __56__ him in… At the end of the meeting, he joined the Homeless Project team. He knew much about __57__, hunger and helplessness. The other students on the team had never seen Ware making such a long, moving speech. They were __58__ with his passionate concern and ideas, so they elected Ware to be chairman of the team with a __59__ vote.
Two weeks later, Ware led a group of 70 students to collect __60__. They collected a school __61__: 2,854 cans of food in just two hours. It was enough to feed needy families in the area for 75 days. The local newspaper __62__ the event with full-page article the next day. After that, Ware started showing up at school every day and answering questions from teachers.
Ware’s change __63__ us that a bird with a broken wing only needs mending. Once it has __64__, it can fly higher than the rest.
50. A. sometimes B. always C. never D. still
51. A. cold B. stealing C. lying D. spitting
52. A. known B. mistake C. fun D. trouble
53. A. absent B. different C. present D. free
54. A. take up B. make up C. sign up D. put up
55. A. contained B. included C. concluded D. increased
56. A. took B. caught C. pulled D. drew
57. A. poverty B. fighting C. robbery D. courage
58. A. disappointed B. surprised C. impressed D. bored
59. A. quantity B. majority C. minimum D. quality
60. A. food B. money C. clothes D. furniture
61 A. rule B. mark C. foundation D. record
62. A. spread B. covered C. printed D. wrote
63. A. requests B. decides C. reminds D. requires
64 A. repaired B. realized C. protected D. healed
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Anger is good for you, as long as you control it properly, according to new psychology research. A new study from Carnegie Mellon University ___36___ anger may help you ____37___ the negative effects of stress and help you become healthier.
“Here getting emotional is not bad for you if you look at the case of anger.” Said Jennifer Lerner of Carnegie Mellon. “The more you display anger, the lower your ____38___ responses.”
Lerner studied 92 UCLA students by asking them to count back from 6,200. They must say out loud every 13th number. Researchers interfered with them by asking them to ___39____ faster or ask them other questions. If they made any ____40___ , they had to restart from the very beginning. Many students felt depressed about making so many mistakes or got angry ____41____ the researchers were ____42____ them.
Lerner used a ____43____ video camera and recorded all their facial _____44____ during the test. The researchers ____45____ their reactions as fear, anger and disgust. Other members recorded the students’ blood pressure, pulse and production of a high- stress hormone called cortisol.
People whose faces showed more ____46____ during the experiment had higher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone. Both can have lasting effects such as diabetes (糖尿病), heart disease, depression and weight gain. When people fear, negative impacts ____47____, but when they get angry, those negatives go down, according to the ____48____. “ Having that sense of anger ____49____ people to actually feel some power in what ____50____ is a maddening situation.” Lerner said.
Lerner previously studied Americans’ emotional response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks two months after the incident. He found people who reacted with ____51____ were more optimistic. These people are healthier ____52____ with those who were frightened during the event.
So in maddening ____53____, anger is not a ____54____ thing to have. It’s a ____55____ response than fear.
36. A. shows B. suggests C. expresses D. insists
37. A. drop B. reduce C. lose D. throw
38. A. mistake B. sadness C. stress D. anger
39. A. read B. write C. speak D. count
40. A. mistakes B. decisions C. changes D. losses
41. A. unless B. because C. if D. until
42. A. watching B. stopping C. interrupting D. recording
43. A. rented B. stolen C. borrowed D. hidden
44. A. spots B. points C. expressions D. smiles
45. A. chose B. regarded C. treated D. described
46. A fear B. anger C. regret D. happiness
47. A. decrease B. increase C. climb D. spread
48. A. plan B. method C. study D. project
49. A. hopes B. leads C. lets D. drives
50. A. actually B. really C. otherwise D. luckily
51. A. pain B. joy C. sorrow D. anger
52. A. compared B. comparing C. satisfied D. connected
53. A. situations B. conditions C. positions D. persons
54. A bad B. good C. proper D. wonderful
55. A. shorter B. bigger C. faster D. healthier
III．完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，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。
"I've been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in 36 it?" said the old lady.
John took over the 37 from her shaking hand and 38 her in a chair. He remembered her rich 39 in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. "It's good, Grandma." He said gently. Then realizing that she couldn't hear him, he shouted 40 her ears. “I think it's very good. I'll 41 it to a publisher."
Ten days later, he reported that the 42 had had time to read only a few pages. But he was so 43 that he had sent $100 for an option（版权）. 44 money would be given as an advance（先付）.
One morning, three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn't get up. The doctor told her that she couldn't 45 more than a few days. She was 46 to go, but she first wanted her book to be in print. John promised that she 47 get the book very soon.
Grandma 48 on until the day the book came into her hands, with the title and her name on the cover. Though she couldn't see it, sh
e could 49 it. She 50 felt her name with her fingers, tears in her 
eyes. Two hours later, she died 51 , still holding her book.
Her granddaughter took up the book and opened it. "Why, it's just blank（空白的）pages!" she cried in 52 John's face turned red. Then the girl understood. There never was a book. Grandma couldn't 53 the little bell when the typewriter came to the end of the line. She would keep on working, not knowing the whole sentences and sometimes the paragraphs were 54 . John did not tell her, for he couldn't take away her only 55 . It was John himself who had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.
36．A．buying B．publishing C．reading D．lending
37．A．papers B．newspaper C．book D．magazine
38．A．sat B．put C．placed D．seated
39．A．lives B．experiences C．thoughts D．family
40．A．onto B．inside C．into
D．on
41．A．throw B．put C．send D．lift
42．A．publisher B．officer C．doctor D．teacher
43．A．interested B．angry C．frustrated D．gentle
44．A．Little B．Much C．Enough D．More
45．A．die B．stay C．last D．remain
46．A．worried B．anxious C．ready D．eager
47．A．must B．would C．could D．might
48．A．did B．took C．made D．lived
49．A．read B．smell C．Hear D．touch
50．A．proudly B．quickly C．carefully D．slowly
51．A．angrily B．peacefully C．willing D．quickly
52．A．anger B．joy C．surprise D．tears
53．A．see B．smell C．Hear D．taste
54．A．missing B．finished C．completed D．ended
55．A．hope B．book C．life D．paper
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Life is like potato salad; when it’s shared it becomes a picnic.
When my three children were young, my husband, Roy, and I were very 36 .
“Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky 37 . “Please.”
I had said no so many times in the 38 months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores (日常工作) could wait. To her 39 , I agreed.
I prepared a few sandwiches and 40 a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy
41 . My eleven-year-old twin sons put the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some 42 time together as a family.
About the time I got the lunch 43 out on the table, Roy arrived on the 44 .
That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together. The meal was filled with
45 . We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school 46 for so many months. Roy and the boys 47 rocks into the lake. Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly on the picnic table, 48 God for blessing me with such a wonderful family.
That night as our 49 went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and realized what a wonderful life I had.
As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest 50 could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you 51 .
Even though the kids have now grown up and 52 from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table.
Maybe today would be a good time to 53 potato salad, call all of my grown kids, feed some hungry 54 and skipped a few rocks into the lake. Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a 55 .
36. A. old B. poor C. busy D. miserable
37. A. begged B. asked C. doubted D. wondered
38
. A. coming B. recent C. following D. later
39. A. doubt B. disappointment C. sadness D. surprise
40. A. supplied B. provided C. combined D. filled
41. A. off work B. at home C. at work D. on business
42. A. unhappy B. quality C. quantity D. sad
43. A. spread B
. taken C. made D. cooked
44. A. scene B. view C. event D. landscape
45. A. sadness B. expectation C. hope D. laughter
46. A. orders B. charges C. activity D. responsibilities
47. A. missed B. took C. skipped D. left
48. A. praying B. praising C. thanking D. trusting
49. A. family B. children C. friends D. parents
50. A. lifestyle B. time C. world D. family
51. A. enjoy B. own C. have D. love
52. A. left alone B. passed away C. ran away D. moved away
53. A. supply B. cook C. watch D. plant
54. A. ducks B. children C. family D. people
55. A. salad B. life C. picnic D. hope
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中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My 14-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time. It was hanging at a (an) 36 clothing store. The coat had a black velvet collar, delightful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label (标签) and a (an) 37 price of $ 28.
We looked at 38 , saying nothing, 39 John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular just then with 40 , but could 41 several hundred dollars now.
John 42 the coat. He turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror with a serious, studied 43 that soon changed into a smile. The 44 was perfect. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile. “How did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They love it.” He said, carefully 45 it over the chair and smoothing it flat.
Over the next few weeks, the 46 came over John. Quiet, reasoned discussion was 47 argument. He became more thoughtful and eager to 48 . “Good dinner, Mum,” he would say every evening. One day when I suggested that he might start on homework before dinner, John said, “You are right, and I guess I will.”
When I 49 this to one of his teachers and remarked that I didn’t know 50 caused the changes, she said with laughter, “It must be his coat!” At the library, we 51 to meet a friend who had not seen our children for a long time. “ 52 this be John?” he asked, looking up to John’s new height, assessing the cut of his coat, and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both knew we should never 53 a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for 54 a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standards of excellence in thought, speech and behavior, and for 55 what is on the inside with what is on the outside.
36. A. second-hand B. expensive C. big D. cheap
37. A. reasonable B. unbelievable C. special D. average
38. A. each other B. one another C. the other D. others
39. A. therefore B. however C. but D. thus
40. A. adults B. people C. parents D. teenagers
41. A. spend B. cost C. pay D. take
42. A. touched B. buttoned C. held D. obtained
43. A. gesture B. expression C. attitude D. feeling
44. A. color B. price C. fit D. style
45. A. pressing B. taking C. hanging D. folding
46. A. happiness B. satisfaction C. change D. generosity
47. A. because of B. instead of C. aware of D. full of
48. A. please B. regret C. complain D. apologize
49. A. mentioned B. wrote C. reported D. explained
50. A. when B. how C. what D. that
51. A. happened B. came C. intended D. decided
52. A. Should B. Would C. Must D. Could
53. A. watch B. judge C. mistake D. consider
54. A. doing B. showing C. speaking D. wearing
55. A. comparing B. connecting C. combining D. matching
完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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 about 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 :
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 mely. 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．discovered C．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
（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
| A．Goods for auction (拍卖) sales |
| B．Definition of bidding |
| C．Way to sell more goods by auction |
| D．Auction sales in history |
E. Brief introduction to auctions
F. Making a larger profit as an auctioneer
61. ______
Auctions are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asks the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or “bids”, for the various items on sale. He encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called “knocking down” the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer strikes a small hammer on a table at which he stands.
62. ______
The ancient Roman probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auction, meaning “increasing”. The Romans usually sold in this way the goods taken in war. In England in the eighteenth centuries, goods were often sold “by the candle”: a short candle was lit by the auctioneer, and bids could be made while it stayed alight.
63. ______
Practically all goods whose qualities vary are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, furs, silk and wines. Auction sales are also usual for land and property, furniture, pictures, rare books, old china and similar works of art.
64. ______
An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by potential buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together, called a “lot”, is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot 1 and continue in the order of numbers: he may wait until he notices the fact that certain buyers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in.
65. ______
The auctioneer’s services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible. He will not waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also play on the opponents among his buyers and succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against each other.
完形填空（共20 小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter. One day the man 26 his 3-year-old daughter for 27 a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became 28 when the child tried to decorate a 29 to put under the Christmas tree. 30 , the little girl brought the gift to her 31 the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”
The man was 32 by his earlier 33 , but his anger flared again when he found out the box was 34 . He yelled at her, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is 35 to be something inside?” The little girl looked 36 at him with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I 37 kisses into the box. They are all for you, Daddy.”
The father was crushed. He 38 his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her 39 .
Only a short time later, an 40 took the life of the child. It is also told that her father 41 that gold box by his bed for many years and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out a(n) 42 kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container 43 unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other 44 , which anyone could hold, more 45 than this.
| 26. A. asked |
B. praised |
C. begged |
D. punished |
| 27. A. wasting |
B. stealing |
C. selling |
D. holding |
| 28. A. glad |
B. angry |
C. sad |
D. upset |
| 29. A. room |
B. hall |
C. box |
D. ball |
| 30. A. Nevertheless |
B. But |
C. Therefore |
D. And |
| 31. A. father |
B. mother |
C. teacher |
D. sister |
| 32. A. puzzled |
B. surprised |
C. scared |
D. embarrassed |
| 33. A. overwork |
B. overreaction |
C. overcoat |
D. overpass |
| 34. A. empty |
B. heavy |
C. full |
D. wet |
| 35. A. happened |
B. seemed |
C. supposed |
D. used |
| 36. A. down |
B. back |
C. up |
D. forward |
| 37. A. blew |
B. sent |
C. set |
D. passed |
| 38. A. put |
B. turned |
C. handed |
D. gave |
| 39. A. kindness |
B. forgiveness |
C. sadness |
D. carelessness |
| 40. A. overview |
B. incident |
C. accident |
D. action |
| 41. A. remembered |
B. owned |
C. had |
D. kept |
| 42. A. imaginary |
B. kind |
C. gentle |
D. warm |
| 43. A. filled with |
B. pleased with |
C. crowded with |
D. equipped with |
| 44. A. world |
B. feeling |
C. possession |
D. love |
| 45. A. expensive |
B. precious |
C. comfortable |
D. interesting |
情景对话（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
根据对话内容，从对话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。
Jane: Oh, that's Mr. Taylor. He is so boring.
Mother: What do you mean?
Jane: 6 And he's so quick tempered, mum.
Mother: 7 Are you sure, darling?
Jane: Yes, he gets angry very quickly.
Mother : 8
Jane: And do you know, he spends all his time looking at his reflection in the window, admiring himself.
Mother : Really? 9
Jane: Because he is vain, that's why! And conceited (自负的). He thinks he knows everything.
Mother: Oh, Jane. Be reasonable. I'm sure you're exaggerating (夸张), Mr. Taylor seems such a nice and kind man.
Jane: 10 He's mean (小气的) and cruel.
Mother: Cruel? Now how can
a history teacher be cruel?
Jane: Because he only gave me two out of ten marks in my history test.
Mother: Oh, now I understand, Jane. I think you'd better get on with your homework.
| A．Well, he isn't. |
| B．And why does he do it ? |
| C．His lessons send me to sleep. |
| D．That's doesn't sound like Mr. Taylor at all. |
E. Quick tempered? Mr. Taylor ?
F. Yes, he does.
G. He doesn’t like me.
（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从下框的A---F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
| A．Reasons for Having Large Families in Some Countries. |
| B．Calculation of Population Growth. |
| C．Efforts Made to Lower the Mortality Rate (死亡率) |
| D．High Fertility Rates in Developing Countries. |
E. Low Fertility Rates in Developed Countries.
F. Birth Control Programs.
61. ________
Population growth is determined by the relationship between births and deaths. The growth rate is calculated by the birth rate minus the death rate. If the birth rate is 4%, for example, and the death rate is 3%, the population growing at rate of 1% per year.
62. ________
Historically, families had many children, but average life expectancies are low and many children died young. Improvements in nutrition and public health programs in the past 30 years have led to a drop in the mortality rate and hence to more rapid population growth.
63. ________
Public health programs and improved nutrition over the past 30 years have brought about declines in mortality rates in the developing nations. But fertility rates(出生率)have not declined as quickly, and the result has been high rates of population growth. Reduced population growth depends to some extent on decreased birth rates.
64. ______
Family planning and modern forms of birth control are important mechanisms for decreasing fertility, but by themselves such programs have had rather limited success in most countries where they have been tried. If family planning strategies are to be successful, they must make sense to the people who are supposed to benefit from them.
65. _______
To a great extent, in developing countries people want large families because they believe they need them. In some societies, children are important sources of farm labor, and they may thus make significant contributions to household income. In societies without any social security programs for the aged, children may also provide a vital source of income for their old parents.
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入
对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
David grew up poor. He started 26 in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, leaving at 11 am to go to work.
Lack of money meant lack of 27 opportunities, but he had a 28 for knowledge. In his 29 time he read books on human development, vocabulary builders, 30 that he thought would help him succeed 31 down the road.
He was a hard worker and rose above his lack of higher education to produce decently for his family, 32 the factory life was taking it toll (造成伤害) on him 33 , emotionally, and spiritually. It was, in his mind, 34 him like a slow poison.
In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or more hours in the 35 and worked 36 40 or more hours a week teaching 37 computer skills. He worked harder than he 38 had in his life, logging over 100 hours a week on many, many 39 .
David began applying for jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was shot down many times, but he never 40 . he had a goal and kept after it even when he didn’t feel like it because anything else seemed so 41 . That kind of drive and perseverance (坚持不懈) almost always pays off.
I’m 42 to say David left the factory and took a job in the computer field. He beat out college-educated applicants with 4-year degrees with his 43 skills.
This is a true story about 44 . It’s a story about believing yourself. It’s a story about finding what you love to do and following your 45 .
| 26. A. studying |
B. working |
C. entering |
D. playing |
| 27. A. educational |
B. personal |
C. political |
D. occasional |
| 28. A. way |
B. hope |
C. hunger |
D. goal |
| 29. A. spare |
B. part |
C. own |
D. school |
| 30. A. something |
B. everything |
C. anything |
D. nothing |
| 31. A. somewhere |
B. everywhere |
C. anywhere |
D. nowhere |
| 32. A. and |
B. so |
C. yet |
D. but |
| 33. A. terribly |
B. personally |
C. heartedly |
D. physically |
| 34. A. fighting |
B. killing |
C. murdering |
D. butchering |
| 35. A. factory |
B. farm |
C. school |
D. family |
| 36. A. other |
B. the other |
C. others |
D. another |
| 37. A. him |
B. himself |
C. themselves |
D. others |
| 38. A. even |
B. ever |
C. still |
D. yet |
| 39. A. positions |
B. conditions |
C. occasions |
D. situations |
| 40. A. gave up |
B. gave in |
C. gave away |
D. gave out |
| 41. A. helpful |
B. hopeful |
C. helpless |
D. hopeless |
| 42. A. sure |
B. certain |
C. sorry |
D. happy |
| 43. A. self-taught |
B. self-assured |
C. self-controlled |
D. self-styled |
| 44. A. failure |
B. confidence |
C. foundation |
D. determination |
| 45. A. ideas |
B. ways |
C. dreams |
D. styles |
情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
---- Why didn’t you answer me in the exam just now?
---- Hey, I really don’t like to help you cheat.
---- 6
---- Yes, we are. But that’s nothing to do with good friends or not.
---- Why ? 7 People say “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
I needed your help just now.
---- Well, 8 If I had helped you cheat just now, then I would
not be a real friend. If I had helped you, you might be able to pass
the exam but you can’t learn anything and you will never try to
study hard.
---- 9 You know my father will beat me if I can’t pass this
exam.
---- Well, if your father beats you then, that should be a good lesson for
you.
---- Now I really doubt if you are really my friend or not.
---- 10
---- Good for me? You want me to be beaten by my father?
Good friends should know what I mean.
I think you should know what I mean.
Come on! It’s just an exam.
I don’t agree with you.
We are good friends, aren’t we?
I can’t agree with you more.
What I said and did is for your own good.
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