As I walked home one freezing day, I stumbled(绊脚) on a wallet in the street. I picked it up and looked inside to find some 21 so that I could call the owner. But the wallet 22 only three dollars and a letter, which looked as if it had been in there for years. The envelope was 23 and the only thing on it was the return address. I started to open the letter, 24 to find some clue. Then I saw the dateline-1924. The letter had been written almost sixty years earlier! It was written in a beautiful handwriting, on blue paper with a little flower in the left-hand corner. It was a “Dear John”(绝交) letter that told the 25 , Michael, that the writer could not see him any more because her mother 26 it. Even so, she wrote that she would 27 love him. It was signed Hannah.
It was a beautiful letter, but there was no 28 , except for the name Michael, to identify the owner. 29 if I called the information center, the operator could find a phone listing for the address on the envelope. Actually, I took great 30 to find both Hannah and Michael, who still remained single. Then, after sixty years’ separation, they married each other in their late seventies. And I was invited to be their best man!
21.A.identification B.qualification C.recognition D.description
22.A.cost B.filled C.contained D.included
23.A.new B.worn C.pretty D.attractive
24.A.managing B.wondering C.supposing D.hoping
25.A.receiver B.owner C.friend D.partner
26.A.allowed B.forced C.forbade D.promised
27.A.ever B.never C.always D.even
28.A.problem B.way C.mark D.sign
29.A.Only B.Even C.As D.Maybe
30.A.pains B.risks C.actions D.cautions
第二部分完形填空
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman. It was hard to make a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out 36 he caught enough to feed the family. No just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad. When the weather was bad he would 37 me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing 38 . Older than it was, that truck, out of 39 , coughed all the way with loud noise and heavy smoke. As he would drive, I would fall down into the seat hoping to 40 . He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and 41 . Then he would lean over to give me a big kiss and tell me to be 42 . It was so 43 for me now. Here, I was 12 years old, and he would 44 me good-bye!
I remember 45 I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his 46 big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my 47 up and said, “No, Dad.”
It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this 48 look on his face. I said, “Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” My father looked at me for the longest time. When 49 came into his eyes, he turned and 50 . “You’re right’ he said, “You’re a big boy…. 51 . I won’t kiss you anymore.” It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when 52 of the ships stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed.
You don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…. To touch his rough old face…, to 53 the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I 54 I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too 55 for a goodbye kiss.”
36. A. since B. when C. until D. before
37. A. take B. drive C. watch D. rush
38. A. business B. career C. project D. journey
39. A. preparation B. control C. distance D. condition
40. A. repair B. scream C. complaint D. disappear
41. A. laughing B. watching C. performing D. playing
42. A. a cute son B. a honest fisherman C. a good boy D. a quiet passenger
43. A. amazing B. surprising C. disappointing D. embarrassing
44. A. kiss B. say C. hug D. send
45. A. the day B. the way C. the order D. the action
46. A. usual B. common C. daily D. sweet
47. A. head B. hand C. cheek D. mouth
48. A. excited B. pleased C. terrified D. bored
49. A. lights B. apologies C. tears D. sorry
50. A. looked out B. looked up C. looked around D. look on
51. A. a partner B. a student C. a kid D. a man
52. A. all B. most C. some D. none
53. A. notice B. smell C. sense D. feel
54. A. realize B. regret C. wish D. hope
55. A. young B. old C. shy D. late
二、语言知识及应用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
仔细阅读下面的短文,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。
The date was like any other day in his life. After school Michael walked past the 21 on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes. And he felt 22 for himself. He really wanted to have them for his birthday.
He 23 walked away and thought of what to tell his mother. He knew she would give 24 he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home immediately, as he looked worried,his mother would 25 it. So he went to the park where he sat on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheelchair. He noticed that the boy 26 the wheel with his hands. Michael looked at him carefully and was 27 to see that the boy had no feet. He 28 his own feet. “It is much better to be without 29 than without feet.” He thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and 30 , thinking he was much luckier in life.
21. A. shop B. factoryC. parkD. house
22. A. curiousB. sorryC. eagerD. glad
23. A. sadly B. rapidlyC. happily D. proudly
24. A. something B. all what C. nothingD. anything
25. A. notice B. find C. feelD. hate
26. A. drove B. movedC. pulledD. carried
27. A. frightened B. excited C. surprisedD. delighted
28. A. looked out B. held out C. put downD. looked down
29. A. birthdayB. shoesC. moneyD. wheelchair
30. A. smiledB. criedC. regretted D. explained
六.完形填空
More than fifty SARS experts ___1___ this month in Geneva at the headquarters of the World Health Organization. They came from fifteen countries to discuss progress ___2___ the lung disease. SARS began in southern China late last year. It ___3___ in Asia and other parts of the world. The W-H-O __4_____ travel warnings. Health officials worked aggressively. They kept SARS patients ____5___ others. They looked for anyone else those patients might have been near.
SARS was contained(遏制) in the middle of this year. By then, eight-thousand people had become sick. More than seven-hundred of ___6____ died.
SARS causes effects similar to ____7___ of pneumonia (肺炎) or influenza. People often cough. Breathing is difficult or ___8____ . Some people need machines to help them breathe. Body temperature goes ___9____ . SARS can also make people feel tired, __10_____ their head hurt and make them not want to eat. Most people with SARS, however, usually recover within two weeks.
1. A. met B. will meet C. saw D. will see
2. A. for B. against C. on D. from
3. A. took place B. spreaded C. take place D. spread
4. A. decided B. declared C. announced D. spoke
5. A. near B. together with C. away from D. close to
6. A. whom B. who C. them D. men
7. A. them B. that C. this D. those
8. A. hurt B. hurtful C. painful D. pain
9. A. down B. away C. up D. to zero
10. A. make B. having madeC. making D. made
第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每题1分,满分20分)
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __36__ began when I was just a kid.I __37__ becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic(佣人).Through her work, she observed that __38__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __39__ watching television. She announced that my brother and I __40__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __41__ her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a __42__. My mother was illiterate(文盲).
When I entered high school I was a(n) __43__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to __44__ the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from __45__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __46__ food and pay the bills. With everything __47__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very __48__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __49__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __50__ our heads and any kind of food on the table, __51__ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required wise preparation. I went back to my __52__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __53__ my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother's story—a woman with __54__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job __55__ than parenting. This I believe.
36.A.belief B.work C.education D.promise
37.A.majored in B.got used to C.dreamed of D.got tired of
38.A.lazy B.easy-going C.successful D.reliable
39.A.spent B.paid C.took D.did
40.A.could only B.could not C.must not D.should often
41.A.read to B.present to C.teach D.explain to
42.A.joke B.means C.tool D.trick
43.A.A-student B.B-student C.C-student D.D-student
44.A.get rid of B.hang out with C.break away from D.keep in touch with
45.A.making B.stopping C.working D.getting
46.A.your brother B.yourself C.your sister D.the family
47.A.left over B.paid off C.used up D.carried out
48.A.angry B.pleased C.disappointed D.bored
49.A.anything B.everything C.something D.nothing
50.A.put an idea into B.gave an impression on
C.keep a roof over D.have eyes in the back of
51.A.let alone B.let out C.let in D.leave alone
52.A.guys B.mother C.studies D.play
53.A.made B.fulfilled C.changed D.tried
54.A.little B.much C.few D.high
55.A.more interesting B.less important C.more important D.less interesting
二、完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从41—60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。
When I was twelve years old, my family were the first black people to move into an all-white part of Grand Rapids, Michigan.Many of our new __16weren’t very welcoming.Some of the adults said __17 that we should return where we came __18.The children sometimes threw stones at me or drove me home from __19.
Most of my teachers __20 took no notice of me, but not Dorothy Bean, my history teacher.Miss Bean was angry at how badly I was being __21 ,but she didn’t say this to me.Miss Bean __22 her respect for me by teaching me just like __23 else.Instead of being unnoticed, I was given a __24 to show that I was smart.Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me __25 myself.She insisted on knowing what I thought about difficult questions.Was Thomas Jefferson __26 to buy Louisiana from France?__27 ?She expected me to have an opinion and to be able to __28 it up.Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for yourself was the real key to __29.
One day, when I was not paying attention in class, Miss Bean suddenly __30 an eraser at me.Unbelievably, the eraser hit me right on the hand and __31 my pencil flying.The whole class was __32at first, then started laughing.This incident became famous in the school and,__33 it happened to me, the students wanted to get to __34 me.So that's the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target, and how I became just another __35 in school.
16.A.friends B.schoolmates C.teachers D.neighbors
17.A.kindly B.surprisingly C.angrily D.happily
18.A.to B.from C.for D.in
19.A.school B.street C.office D.downtown
20.A.hardly B.simply C.never D.only
21.A.taught B.considered C.welcomed D.treated
22.A.kept B.expected C.showed D.refused
23.A.anyone B.anywhere C.someone D.wherever
24.A.question B.chance C.test D.place
25.A.worry about B.look about C.work for D.think for
26.A.necessary B.important C.right D.known
27.A.How B.Where C.When D.Why
28.A.back B.set C.put D.give
29.A.respect B.education C.friendship D.children
30.A.aimed B.threw C.passed D.found
31.A.sent B.left C.made D.sprang
32.A.excited B.frightened C.moved D.shocked
33.A.so B.then C.because D.whether
34.A.ask B.know C.praise D.understand
35.A.kid B.problem C.friend D.example