SECTION B
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 word or phrases that best fits the context.
Maja Kazazic thought she’d never walk without pain again before she saw the dolphin Winter with an artificial tail. For a long time, she had been 36 the injured dolphin which swam around the tank. From a distance, the dolphin seemed approachable enough. Still, as Kazazic prepared herself for the jump, a little 37 crept into (开始影响) her excitement. Despite her fear, she felt strong with her 38 leg.
Several years ago, Kazazic 39 her five-year-old cousin Jasmina because of an incurable disease. Kazazic swore she would honor the little girl by swimming with a dolphin, an animal that both girls admired. “Jasmina never got the chance to do it, ” says Kazazic, “so I decided that I’d do it for her someday.”
In high school, Kazazic 40 sports and planned to become a professional 41 . But in 1993, a bomb exploded in the school courtyard. The six friends she had been 42 were killed. Both of Kazazic’s legs were seriously injured.
In a temporary hospital, her left leg was thought beyond 43 and was cut off. “There was no anesthesia(麻醉),” she recalled. “They tied me down before giving me a piece of rubber to 44 on. I could feel everything but couldn’t make a sound.” Her wound became infected due to lack of medicines. Two years later, Kazazic got a new leg.
“After being in a dangerous war zone, this should be pretty easy,” Kazazic said before she 45 herself in the tank. She held out a hand to Winter, who 46 cautiously, then moved away. After a few minutes, Winter let Kazazic touch her back and nuzzled(用鼻子轻触)up to her shoulder. The two started an hour-long swim.
She would have shouted with joy 47 she quietly explained, “I used to feel like I owed somebody something, and now I’ve paid my debt.” Out in the parking lot, she made a joyful and excited cry until her voice was hoarse.
36 A. feeding B. watching C. helping D. comforting
37 A. courage B. hope C. power D. panic
38 A. artificial B. injured C. healthy D. muscled
39 A. left B. rejected C. lost D. helped
40 A. favored B. quitted C. reformed D. failed
41 A. pianist B. athlete C. teacher D. specialist
42 A. thinking about B. talking about C. chatting with D. dealing with
43 A. belief B. adaptation C. cure D. imagination
44 A. take B. hold C. look D. bite
45 A. trained B. introduced C. dressed D. lowered
46 A. approached B. mentioned C. accessed D. withdrew
47 A. and B. but C. or D. for
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
As soon as I learned to say the word “beauty”, I set out to look for it. Before I could find it, I asked my mother what a beauty was like. She said that a beauty is 36 who has large bright eyes and fine skin.
When I was in Grade Four, I 37 such a girl. I sat right in front of her and 38 her to see if she was a real beauty. She 39 a beauty in my eyes until the day she 40 with me. She demanded that I 41 her pencil box which I 42 knocked on to the floor. I 43 . Suddenly she flew at me and threw me onto the ground and we rolled about 44 each other.
During the years that followed, I came across 45 explanations given to me by different people. Some said a girl with a thin figure(体形) is a beauty, 46 that a girl with a gentle voice is beautiful, 47 said it is a girl with hair that is like a waterfall. I 48 give these a second thought.
I searched for a beauty 49 had told me before, but it was useless. Then I met an old man. He told me that a beauty is a girl who might not be quite 50 with natural beauty. However, she becomes a beauty 51 experiencing hardship. After a 10-year hunt for a beauty, I found her. She became my 52 . She was not very pretty but she was 53 . She was born in a 54 family and had to take care of herself from young. When we married, I really got the idea about a beauty. She was the one the 55 old man had described to me.
36.A. your classmate B. a girl C. an experienced girl D. an ugly girl
37. A. liked B. was tired of C. was against D. found
38. A. stared at B. scolded C. beat D. laughed at
39. A. wasn’t B. pretended to be C. treated himself D. was
40. A. quarreled B. talked C. played D. studied
41. A. steal B. rob her of C. like D. pick up
42. A. by chance B. by no means C. by herself D. by the way
43. A. agreed B. refused C. was happy D. did so
44. A. talking with B. helping C. hitting D. leaving
45. A. the same B. different C. the opposite D. some correct
46.A. but B. or C. as D. so
47. A. Everyone B. The others C. Nobody D. Others
48. A. did B. must C. didn’t D. should
49. A. an old man B. some people C. nobody D. my mother
50. A. lucky B. sad C. willing D. happy
51.A. after B. without C. liking D. against
52. A. friend B. teacher C. classmate D. girlfriend
53.A. ugly B. beautiful C. lovely D. kind
54.A. rich B. farmer’s C. happy D. poor
55.A. foolish B. kind-hearted C. wise D. honest
It often appears that we have more to gain by speaking than by listening. One big advantage of speaking is that it gives you a chance to control others’ thoughts and actions. Whatever your goal is — to have a boss hire you, to 36 others to vote for the person of your 37 or to describe the 38 you want your hair cut ... the key to success seems to be the 39 to speak well.
Another 40 advantage of speaking is the chance it provides to 41 the admiration, respect, or liking of others. Tell jokes, and everyone will think you’re really a 42 man. Tell them all you know, and they’ll be 43 by your wisdom. But keep quiet, and it seems as if you are a 44 person.
Finally, talking gives you the 45 to release (释放) energy in a way that listening can’t. When you’re 46 , the chance to talk about your problems can often help you feel better. In the same way, you can often 47 your anger by letting it out orally. It is also helpful to 48 your excitement with others by talking about it, 49 keeping it inside often leaves you feeling as if you might burst.
While it is true that talking does have many advantages, it’s important to 50 that listening can do good to listeners, too. As you’ll soon read, being a good listener is one good way to 51 others with their problems; and what better way is there to have others 52 you? As for controlling others, it may be true that it’s hard to be persuasive while you’re listening, but your 53 to hear others out will often make them open to your ideas 54 . Listening is often reciprocal (互惠的). “You get what you 55 .”
36. A. insist B. advise C. persuade D. suggest
37. A. friend B. relation C. choice D. leader
38. A. idea B. way C. means D. plan
39. A. resource B. energy C. power D. ability
40. A. obvious B. easy C. new D. special
41. A. gain B. grasp C. remain D. seize
42. A. successful B. simple C. wise D. stupid
43. A. affected B. impressed C. instructed D. moved
44. A. fruitless B. priceless C. worthless D. senseless
45. A. pleasure B. course C. duty D. chance
46. A. in trouble B. in danger C. in debt D. in silence
47. A. reduce B. lengthen C. deepen D. widen
48. A. control B. share C. enjoy D. remove
49. A. or B. so C. for D. though
50. A. suppose B. notice C. realize D. imagine
51. A. fail B. cure C. hurt D. help
52. A. appreciate B. listen to C. envy D. support
53. A. kindness B. favor C. willingness D. eagerness
54. A. by turns B. in return C. in turn D. in order
55. A. lose B. ask for C. need D. give
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,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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.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
第二节完形填空(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。
I am not one who is frightened easily, but I must admit that one night I saw a figure th at really struck terror into my heart.
I 36 it was a cold moon - lit night when I was walking home. It was the first night of my whole life that I had been outside 37 at such a late time. There were 38 few people on the road at night. Even during the day, the road was used by only some. On that night, it seemed even 39 . While I was walking, I could hear some 40 made by creatures that love the night world. I moved really fast towards home. It was 41 because I was hungry. More importantly, I was eager to get back home for warmth. All of a sudden, I 42 an old lady in a short distance away. Her 43 was covered with a white cloth. She was 44 to me, I think.
I was a bit 45 . I wanted to know 46 she was there at that time of the late night. I stopped walking for a while. As I 47 there, stories about ghosts (鬼) began to come to my mind one after 48 . I was soon 49 fear and started to run as fast as I could. When I reached home I could 50 speak.
The next day, however, I 51 that place again to make sure that the woman was not a ghost but indeed a real person. But I could find no footprints there 52 a banana plant. I realized then that it was the banana plant with its leaves moving in the gentle wind that 53 like a woman waving her hand. I had indeed made a fool of myself; but after the 54 night’s experience, this 55 was small relief to me.
36.A.realized B.recognized C.remembered D.reminded
37.A.alone B.asleep C.awake D.lonely
38.A.never B.often C.seldom D.rarely
39.A.busier B.noisier C.quieter D.wider
40.A.noises B.quarrels C.songs D.voices
41.A.completely B.mainly C.obviously D.partly
42.A.made sense of B.caught sight of C.got ahead of D.took hold of
43.A.waist B.leg C.head D.hand
44.A.smiling B.waiting C.whispering D.waving
45.A.mysterious B.cautious C.conscious D.curious
46.A.why B.when C.what D.how
47.A.lay B.sat C.stood D.walked
48.A.another B.other C.others D.the other
49.A.addicted to B.filled with C.far from D.short of
50.A.clearly B.easily C.hardly D.loudly
51.A.traveled B.visited C.appreciated D.went
52.A.over B.without C.than D.except
53.A.felt B.looked C.smelt D .sounded
54.A.previous B.next C.last D.following
55.A.invention B.achievement C.contribution D.discovery
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。
Most of the foods we eat today were at one time or another not known to man. One by one they are 36 and became a part of our everyday 37 . Very often the person, who was the first to 38 these foods, however, had to be a person of 39 . Who, for 40 , ate the first crab(蟹)and who, the first mushroom?
When 41 and coffee were first introduced to 42 in the eighteenth century, there were many 43 for and against their use. Some people claimed(宣称)that they were 44 , and that, if drunk over long periods of time, they would kill 45 . In Sweden, King Gustav III decided to find out whether these 46 were true or false. It 47 happened that there were two brothers who were in 48 at the time;they were twins and were almost exactly alike in every 49 . They had also been sentenced to 50 . The King decided to let them live if one of them 51 to drink several cups of tea each day and the other, several cups of 52 each day.
Both brothers lived many years without any 53 of any kind. At last one brother who 54 to drink tea every day died at the age of 74 and 55 died a few years later. Because of the way the experiment had turned out, Sweden is today one of the countries in the world where much tea and coffee are drunk.
36. A. introduced B. produced C. added D. changed
37. A. drink B. cost C. diet D. interest
38. A. cook B. discover C. try D. check
39. A. success B. courage C. practice D. will
40. A. free B. ever C. long D. example
41. A. tea B. tobacco C. milk D. chocolate
42. A. America B. Europe C. Africa D. England
43. A. attempts B. decisions C. opinions D. advice
44. A. different B. common C. plants D. poisonous
45. A. a person B. themselves C. others D. ourselves
46. A. wishes B. decisions C. doubts D. conversations
47. A. so B. very C. too D. much
48. A. school B. hospital C. danger D. prison
49. A. day B. way C. part D. photograph
50. A. death B. dead C. die D. dying
51. A. agreed B. pleased C. allowed D. prepared
52. A. milk B. water C. coffee D. orange
53. A. food B. problems C. taste D. happiness
54. A. had B. enjoyed C. allowed D. insisted
55. A. others B. other C. another D. the other
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,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,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Young Alfred Higgins, who worked in the store was putting on his coat, getting ready to go home. Mr. Carr, the little gray-haired man who owned the store looked 21_ at Alfred as he passed, and said in a very 22 voice, "Just one moment, Alfred." Mr. Carr spoke so quietly that he 23 Alfred.
"Maybe, you'd be good enough to 24 a few things out of your pockets and 25 them here before you go." "What -- What things?”
After a few moments, he put his hand into his 26 and took out the things he had stolen. "And maybe you can tell me how long this has been 27 on." said Mr. Carr.
"This is the first time …."
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Mr. Carr was 28 to answer, “So now you'll tell me a lie, eh? I tell you, you've been doing this for a long time." Mr. Carr had a 29 smile on his face. "I don’t like to call the police," he said, "but maybe I 30 call your mother, and let her know I'm going to have you put in jail."
Mr. Carr started to go to the phone. He told her to come to the 31 in a hurry.SECTION B
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 word or phrases that best fits the context.
“Leave him alone,” I shouted as I walked out of the orphanage(孤儿院) gate and saw several of the Spring Park School bullies(欺负弱者的人) pushing the deaf kid around. I did not know the boy at all 36 I knew that we were about the same age, because of his size. He lived in the old white house across the street from the orphanage where I 37 . I had seen him on his front covered entrance several times doing absolutely nothing, except just sitting there making funny hand movements.
In the summer time we didn’t get much to eat 38 Sunday supper, except watermelon and then we had to eat it behind the dining room so we would not make a mess on the 39 inside. The only time that I would see him was through the high chain-link fence that surrounded the 40 when we ate our watermelon outside.
The deaf kid started making all kinds of hand 41 , really fast. “You are a stupid idiot,” said the bigger of the two bullies 42 he pushed the boy down on the ground. The other bully ran around behind the boy and kicked him as hard as he could in the back. The deaf boy’s body started 43 all over and he curled up in a ball trying to protect and hide his face. He looked like he was trying to cry, or something but he just couldn’t make any 44 .
I ran as fast as I could back through the orphanage gate and into the thick bushes. I uncovered my home-made bow which I had 45 out of bamboo and string. I grabbed four arrows that were also made of bamboo. Then I ran back out the gate with an arrow lifted in the 46 and I just stood there quietly, breathing really hard just 47 either one of them to kick or touch the boy again.
36. A. after B. and C. for D. but
37. A. lived B. worked C. studied D. visited
38. A. with B. during C. for D. after
39. A. tables B. desks C. beds D. benches
40. A. white house B. orphanage C. dinning room D. school
41. A. signals B. shakes C. symbols D. efforts
42. A. since B. as C. if D. whenever
43. A. changing B. moving C. shaking D. pushing
44. A. choices B. noises C. voices D. sounds
45. A. cut B. constructed C. found D. figured
46. A. direction B. hand C. bow D. face
47. A. daring B. encouragingC. asking D. warning
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Most people who work in London get a break of about an hour for lunch. 36 they mostly live too far from home to go back there 37 lunch, they have to 38 other arrangements for their midday meal.
Many large companies have a canteen (自助食堂) for their employees. In 39 canteens the food served is simple but 40 , and there is some 41 of choice. But the number of dishes 42 usually small. The employees themselves fetch their dishes 43 a counter at which they are 44. There they can find a tray on 45 to carry their knives, forks, spoons, plates, cups, saucers, 46, of course, their food. A meal in a canteen is inexpensive and may 47 of soup, fish and chips or meat and two vegetables, 48 fruit or pudding of some 49 as dessert. Some companies that do not run a canteen 50 their staff with luncheon-vouchers (午餐券), which many restaurants will accept in 51 of money.
As there are so many people 52 work in London, there are numerous cafes and restaurants in every area that is not purely residential. A meal 53 cost anything from a modest sum to quite a few pounds, 54 on the restaurant and the food chosen. 55 , one can generally get a meal, or at least a snack, in a pub. In recent years there has also been a big increase in the number of ‘take-away’ food shops of all kinds.
36. A. Unless B. As C. If D. Although
37. A. for B. at C. of D. in
38. A. take B. bring C. make D. use
39. A. such B. few C. so D. little
40. A. full B. limited C. extra D. enough
41. A. exchange B. variety C. change D. difference
42. A. are B. is C. being D. be
43. A. to B. with C. at D. from
44. A. sold B. served C. made D. kept
45. A. which B. it C. except D. instead
46. A. or B. but C. and D. except
47. A. consist B. compose C. compare D. insist
48. A. along B. with C. about D. at
49. A. sort B. pattern C. category D. content
50. A. prepare B. repair C. afford D. provide
51. A. space B. case C. face D. place
52. A. at B. above C. over D. by
53. A. must B. may C. should D. could
54. A. taking B. turning C. depending D. bringing
55. A. Besides B. However C. Never D. More
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。
The train had started moving. It was 36 with people of all ages, mostly with the middle-aged workers and young students. Near the 37 sat an old man with his thirty-year-old son. As the train moved by, the son was overjoyed with the 38 outside. “See, dad, the scenery of green trees moving 39 is very beautiful.”
This behaviour from a 40 son made the other people feel strange about him. Everyone was 41 about the son. “This person seems to be 42,” a newly-married man whispered to his wife.
Suddenly it started 43. Lots of drops fell on the travellers through the open window. The son excitedly said to his father, “See, dad, how 44 the rain is, too.” The man’s wife was annoyed by the rain drops spoiling (弄坏) her 45 suit. The young man said to the father, “Can’t you see it raining yourself? Your son 46 be mentally ill. Get him to a hospital!”
The old man 47 at first, feeling rather hurt and then replied, “We are on the way back from the 48. My son was 49 from birth. He just recovered from an eye operation yesterday. The rain and nature are all new to his eyes. Please 50 us for the inconvenience that we may have caused.”
The things we see may be right from the outside 51 we know the truth, 52 the lesson learnt may be too late. Imam Ali once said: A fool’s mind is at the mercy of his tongue and a wise man’s tongue is under the control of his 53. So try to understand the problem better before taking a(n) 54 action. As the saying goes, “it is better to light up a candle instead of blaming the 55.”
36. A. covered B. crowded C. concerned D. bored
37. A. baggage B. bed C. people D. window
38. A. view B. people C. hills D. cities
39. A. forward B. away C. hurriedly D. slowly
40. A. naughty B. handsome C. grown-up D. curious
41. A. whispering B. shouting C. thinking D. worrying
42. A. young B. clever C. lovely D. mad
43. A. frosting B. snowing C. winding D. raining
44. A. hard B. beautiful C. heavy D. cold
45. A. cheap B. dirty C. new D. worn
46. A. should B. can C. must D. need
47. A. hesitated B. cried C. laughed D. jumped
48. A. factory B. home C. school D. hospital
49. A. deaf B. blind C. troublesome D. crazy
50. A. offer B. thank C. forgive D. leave
51. A. after B. though C. if D. until
52. A. but B. or C. for D. while
53. A. hands B. eyes C. tongue D. mind
54. A. quick B. important C. rude D. necessary
55. A. doctors B. darkness C. manners D. patients
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
A concert violinist was performing a difficult piece in front of a large audience. Suddenly there is a loud snap( 断裂声 ) and the__31___could be heard throughout the auditorium( 礼堂 ).The audience ___32___knew that a string( 弦)had broken. They all __33____the concert to stop for a short time ___34___another instrument was brought to the musician.
But instead, the __35___composed( 使镇定 ) herself and then signaled the conductor to start again.The orchestra( 管弦乐团 ) continued where they had __36___and the musician played the music on three strings. In her __37____she worked out new fingering to make up for the missing string. A work that few people could play __38___on four strings, the violinist played on three.
When she __39____and bowed to the audience,there was a silence in the hall. And then the crowd rose to their feet and cheered wildly. The violinist ___40___and wiped sweat from her forehead. When __41____returned to the hall, she ___42___why she had continued to play although there was a __43___string. "You know," she said, "sometimes it is the artist's __44___to find out how much music you can still ___45___with what has been left."
Maybe we've lived most of our lives and we have only a little time left. Maybe disease has ___46___us of our capacity( 能力 ) to work. Or perhaps a financial(财政的) loss has left us very__47___. Can we still make "music"?
There will come a time when we all __48___loss. Can we find the __49___to discover how much "music" we can still make with what has been left, just like the violinist? And if it takes extra courage to make the "music", others will __50___ your effort. Some people have lost more than others, but they are brave enough to face it. They inspire the rest of us to reach greater heights.
31. A. voice B. sound C.music D. scream
32. A.immediately B. gradually C. hardly D.eventually
33. A. hoped B. advised C.urged D.expected
34. A.when B.until C.after D. since
35. A.audience B.conductor C.violinist D.pianist
36. A.left B. stopped C.remained D.arrived
37. A.hands B. eyes C.opinion D.mind
38. A.fast B.badly C.well D.gently
39. A.started B.performed C.finished D.paused
40. A.worried B.smiled C.apologized D.escaped
41. A.thought B.happiness C.excitement D.silence
42. A.asked B. wondered C.explained D.introduced
43. A.broken B.lost C.bad D.difficult
44. A.dream B. plan C. suggestion D. task
45. A.take B.get C.make D.carry
46. A.warned B.reminded C. required D.robbed
47. A.poor B.brave C.guilty D.rich
48. A.appreciate B.avoid C.experience D.improve
49. A. assistance B. hope C. support D.courage
50. A. comment B.applaud C. accept D.blame
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24 -- 44各题所给的四个选项(A﹑B﹑C和D)中,选出一个最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We make a living with what we get, but we make a life with what we give.
--- Winston Churchill
I am willing to 25 this saying. I have been 26 at the Boston Children’s Hospital every year since I was thirteen. At the beginning, I only wanted to go 27 I would get praise for entertaining children at the 28 . After giving my time for two months, my 29 changed completely.
When I first 30 into the waiting room on the ground floor, I was very 31 that I would be spending my entire summer with kids. As it became 32 for me to show up every day at 8 a.m., many kids began to 33 me. To my surprise, I began looking forward to seeing their 34 faces as well. They were always enthusiastic about 35 . My heart warmed every time I heard their 36 voices asking me for a story or an answer to a question. I felt 37 and irreplaceable. (不可替代的).
As I look back, I see the 38 that these special children have had on me. It is because of them that I have 39 a desire to become a psychologist. Recently, I have volunteered for a month. I have been asked to 40 on many different floors besides the waiting room 41 I started. The kids on the floors above are usually there for a longer time. 42 their anxiety and desire to get better and go home, they always offer me a(n) 43 smile. I feel renewed after spending a day with them because I realize that there is much more to 44 than money. It is much more important to love and to be loved.
25. A. know B. believe C. respect D. understand
26. A. livinging B. studying C. staying D. volunteering
27. A. unless B. until C. after D. because
28. A. hospital B. school C. room D. building
29. A. plan B. style C. opinion D. life
30. A. looked B. stepped C. turned D. appeared
31. A. happy B. upset C. nervous D. worried
32. A. special B. curious C. routine D. hopeful
33. A. notice B. expect C. watch D. annoy
34. A. foolish B. bright C. dirty D. silent
35. A. smiling B. sleeping C. learning D. playing
36. A. loud B. crazy C. eager D. irritating
37. A. valued B. tired C. disappointed D. surprised
38. A. expectation B. dream C. influence D. love
39. A. developed B. remembered C. worked D. improved
40. A. help out B. drop in C. go around D. turn up
41. A. what B. which C. where D. that
42. A. With B. For C. Against D. In spite of
43. A. willing B. optimistic C. sad D. pitiful
44. A. life B. habit C. nature D. family
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle. “Coca-Cola. Drink-Cola-Cola,” the sign said.
“Boy!” the silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.
An old woman was standing at her door.
“You boy! Come here this minute!”
Slowly the boy 21 onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman’s house. When he arrived at her house, she 22 out her hand and wrapped(缠住)her 23 old fingers around his arm.
“Help me inside, boy,” she said. “Help me 24 to my bed. What’s your name?”
“Joseph,” he said.
The old woman on the bed tried to 25 up, raising herself on her elbow(肘). Water 26 from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel 27 .
“I’m dying, Joseph. You can see that, can’t you? I want you to write a 28 for me. There’s paper and pencil on the table there.”
Joseph looked down at the 29 , and then looked out of the window. He saw the sign again, “Coca-Cola. Drink Cola-Cola.”
“I want my silver ring to 30 to my daughter.”
Joseph bent his small body over the table and 31 the pencil slowly across the paper.
“There’s my Bible(圣经),” the old woman said. “That’s for my daughter, too. I want a 32 Christian burial(基督葬礼)with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That’s the last 33 of a poor old woman.”
The boy laboured over the paper. Again he looked out of the window.
“Here. Bring it here so I can 34 it.”
Joseph found the Bible, and, 35 the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.
“ 36 me now, boy,” she sighed. “I’m tired.”
He ran out of the house.
A cold wind blew through the 37 window, but the old woman on the bed 38 nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind. 39 on the paper were some childish letters. They 40 the words, “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.”
21.A.rushed B.struggled C.hurried D.stepped
22.A.reached B.let C.pushed D.pointed
23.A.firm B.smooth C.dry D.fresh
24.A.back B.up C.away D.ahead
25.A.sit B.get C.stand D.wake
26.A.fell B.burnt C.burst D.ran
27.A.ill B.sick C.unpleasant D.funny
28.A.letter B.note C.will D.message
29.A.table B.pen C.paper D.woman
30.A.send B.go C.belong D.come
31.A.moved B.drew C.used D.pulled
32.A.great B.merry C.splendid D.real
33.A.hope B.chance C.opinion D.wish
34.A.sign B.read C.remember D.copy
35.A.setting B.hiding C.placing D.laying
36.A.Hold B.Leave C.Excuse D.Pardon
37.A.large B.open C.small D.pretty
38.A.did B.saw C.felt D.knew
39.A.Described B.Printed C.Recorded D.Written
40.A.formed B.spelled C.organized D.repeated
课文填空(每空1分,共15分)请根据课文内容填出正确的词或短语。
Our eating habits have changed, as_____________ our way of life, and the fuel we need for our body is also different. Other nutrients, such as fiber and minerals, help keep our body_______________ well. Vitamins, which we can get from eating vegetables, fruit, fish and drinking milk, help our body_______________ disease. It is probably better, however, if we spend our time and money in buying good food and ______________ a balanced diet. If we eat healthy food in the right______________, we do not have to buy any supplements. The same goes for “crash diets” that some companies say will make us________________ fast. ________________ eating expensive diet food or going on unhealthy diets, we can simply try to eat less fat and sugar and ________________ more.
Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival _______________ the culture and history of African Americans. Kwanzaa is a time for learning_______________ joy. On the last day of Kwanzaa, family and friends _________________ to enjoy a large meal and to celebrate the new year.
_______________ a new festival may seem an unusual way to celebrate history and culture, but we are in fact creating new festivals every year. __________________ we celebrate a festival it changes a little and in that way we keep our culture________________ . The Spring Festival, Christmas, Ramadan, Kwanzaa and all the other holidays and festivals help us understand who we are, remember where we come from, and _________________ our hopes for a happy future.
Once again, science supports what your grandmother told you: A good night's sleep helps your body fight a cold.
People who averaged fewer than seven hours of sleep per 1 in the weeks before being exposed to the cold virus were nearly three times 2 likely to get sick as those who 3 eight hours or more, a new study found.
Researchers used frequent telephone 4 to track the sleep 5 of more than 150 men and women aged 21 to 55 over the course of a few weeks. Then they 6 the subjects to the virus, quarantined them for five days and kept 7 of who got sick.
8 sleeping more, sleeping better also seemed to 9 the body fight illness: Patients who fared better on a measure 10 as 'sleep efficiency' - the percentage of time in bed that you're actually sleeping - were also 11 likely to get sick.
The results held 12 even after researchers 13 for variables such as body-mass index, age, sex, smoking and pre-existing antibodies to the 14 .
15 your grandmother, the researchers aren't exactly sure 16 sleeping better makes you less likely to 17 a cold. But they 18 take a stab at the answer: 'Sleep disturbance influences the regulation of proinflammatory cytokines(促炎细胞因子), histamines, and other symptom mediators that are released in response to infection.' In plain English, maybe tossing and turning when you're 19 with the cold virus 20 to the symptoms that define a cold.
The researchers were based at Carnegie Mellon, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Virginia, and the study was funded by the National Institutes of Health.
( ) 1. A. day B. night C. week D. month
( ) 2. A. more B. as C. less D. same
( ) 3. A. occurred B. worked C. averaged D. longed
( ) 4. A. interviews B. reports C. announcements D. demands
( ) 5. A. hobbies B. quality C. progress D. habits
( ) 6. A. exposed B. placed C. protected D. prayed
( ) 7. A. touch B. check C. track D. reward
( ) 8. A. Except B. Besides C. Within D. Through
( ) 9. A. benefit B. guard C. help D. assist
( ) 10. A. known B. acted C. appointed D. classified
( ) 11. A. more B. less C. far D. totally
( ) 12. A. ideal B. false C. actual D. true
( ) 13. A. adopted B. adjusted C. enlarged D. employed
( ) 14. A. bodies B. cells C. virus D. medicines
( ) 15. A. Like B. As C. Against D. By
( ) 16. A. What B. When C. Where D. Why
( ) 17. A. develop B. form C. fight D. prevent
( ) 18. A. did B. often C. do D. never
( ) 19. A. infected B. surrounded C. limited D. attached
( ) 20. A. pulls B. promotes C. speeds D. contributes
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