I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, after graduation. I had been there before my mother became a minister. Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored. She said, “Here’re the car keys. Go and buy some fruit.” ____ 1____, I jumped into the car and speeded off.
Seeing me or rather my ___ 2____, a boy sprang up（跳起来）， 3__ to sell his bananas and peanuts. “Banana 50 naira. Peanut 200 naira!” Looking at his black-striped bananas, I 4__ to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. He 5__ . I handed him a 500 naira note. He didn’t have 6__ , so I told him not to worry. He was 7__ and smiled a row of perfect teeth.
When, two weeks later, I 8__ this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian society. I should 9__ this country as the son of a 10___. But it was hare to find pleasure in a place where it was so 11___ to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit.
“What’s up?” I asked. He answered in 12___ English, “I … I no get money o buy book.” I took out two 500 naira notes. He looked around 13___ before sticking his hand into the car 14___ the bills. One thousand naira means a lot to a family that 15___ only 50,000 each year.
The next morning, security officers told me, “In this place, when you give a little, people think you’re a fountain of opportunity（机会）.” 16__ it’s right, but this happens everywhere in the world. I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for 17___. After six months’ work in northern Nigeria, I returned and saw him again standing on the road. “Are you in school now?” He nodded. A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I 18___ what he wanted. I held out a 500 naira note. “Take this.” He shook his head fiercely and stepped back 19__ hurt. “It’s a gift.” I said. Shaking his head again, he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts. “I’ve been waiting to 20___ these to you.”
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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The Pecan (山核桃) Thief
When I was six years old, I was visiting my grandfather’s farm in Kansas. Grandpa had sent me into the 36 to gather pecans for us to enjoy later.
Pecan picking was really 37 work and my little basket was only half full. I wasn’t about to 38 Grandpa down. Just then something caught my 39. A large brown squirrel was a few feet away. I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree and 40 in a large hole in the trunk. A moment later the squirrel 41 out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut. Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place.
The hiding place was not so 42 anymore, I thought. I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole. It was 43 with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking. This was my 44. Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket. Now it was full! I was so 45 of myself. I couldn’t wait to show Grandpa all the pecans. 46, I ran back and shouted, “Look at all the pecans!” He looked into the basket and said, “Well, well, how did you find so many?” I told him how I’d 47 the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place.
Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I’d been in observing the squirrel and his habits. Then he did something that 48 me. He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently 49 my shoulders.
“That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter 50 of food,” he said, “Now that all of his pecans are gone, don’t you think that little squirrel will 51 the cold winter?”
“I didn’t think about that,” I said.
“I know,” Grandpa said. “But a good man should never take 52 of someone else’s hard work.”
Suddenly I felt a bit 53. The image of the starving squirrel wouldn’t 54 my mind. There was only one thing I could do. I carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.
I didn’t eat an pecan that night, but I had something much more filling — the 55 of knowing I had done just the right thing.
36. A. rooms B. woods C. holes D. roads
37. A. hard B. dirty C. light D. easy
38. A. let B. settle C. have D. keep
39. A. sweater B. basket C. eye D. hand
40. A. joined B. lived C. discovered D. disappeared
41. A. jumped B. held C. stood D. found
42. A. strange B. secret C. anxious D. patient
43. A. covered B. filled C. rebuilt D. decorated
44. A. turn B. choice C. chance D. achievement
45. A. afraid B. ashamed C. careful D. proud
46. A. Otherwise B. However C. Besides D. Therefore
47. A. driven B. followed C. protected D. caught
48. A. annoyed B. satisfied C. surprised D. delighted
49. A. off B. besides C. over D. around
50. A. supply B. cost C. price D. quality
51. A. escape B. get C. survive D. fled
52. A. place B. notice C. advantage D. charge
53. A. guilty B. curious C. happy D. excited
54. A. open B. leave C. cross D. close
55. A. inspiration B. expectation C. impression D. satisfaction
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。
No matter how many boos (嘘声) or abuses you get, they shouldn’t stop you from being the champion you are.
When I was in primary school, I was 36 asked by my teachers to sit at the 37 of the class because I was not clever. I was the butt (对象) of class jokes. I was all alone, friendless and 38. I hated school, but my dad would have none of it. He 39 telling me that I was a champion, if I 40 it.
A turnaround 41 one day when I remembered the spelling of the word “cognoscenti”, a word all the other “42” students had forgotten how to spell because they spent their free time 43 me. I raised my hand 44 I wasn’t asked to spell. I stood up and went to the front of the class, with 23 pairs of eyes 45 on me. My teacher grabbed her cane (藤条), ready to beat me if I’d 46. I spelt the word and became a(n) 47 champion. I represented and won for my school, five Spelling Bee championships.
Secondary school had its own share of 48. I was tall but wasn’t good at any 49. I loved basketball and lawn tennis. The first day I held a racket, I was disgraced (使丢脸) by my opponent (对手). He 50 six straight sets without sweat and there I was sweating 51 as if I’d run a marathon, while I hadn’t even made a single point.
My dad’s 52 kept playing in my ears, “Stanley, you’re a champion if you believe it.” I did. Finally, I was not only 53 at lawn tennis and basketball. I was an all-round athlete and 54 won both athletic and academic scholarships to college.
Now, staring at this old racket of defeat that once brought me 55, I can’t help but say to it, “You made me a champion when I believed.”
36. A. seldom B. never C. once D. always
37. A. back B. front C. outside D. middle
38. A. shocked B. satisfied C. depressed D. surprised
39. A. avoided B. preferred C. forgot D. kept
40. A. started B. imagined C. liked D. believed
41. A. came B. followed C. worked D. paid
42. A. poor B. bright C. dull D. active
43. A. picking out B. getting along with C. looking after D. making fun of
44. A. only if B. just as C. as if D. even though
45. A. fixed B. closed C. held D. called
46. A. delay B. fail C. fight D. offend
47. A. permanent B. frequent C. instant D. temporary
48. A. aims B. targets C. reasons D. challenges
49. A. sport B. subject C. action D. field
50. A. moved B. won C. missed D. found
51. A. slightly B. weakly C. heavily D. openly
52. A. songs B. voices C. whispers D. words
53. A. good B. angry C. strict D. serious
54. A. still B. even C. yet D. thus
55. A. pride B. joy C. shame D. happiness
三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Two Sundays ago，John was 36 in bed wondering whether to get up or not. He looked at his wrist but found that he wasn’t 37 his watch. Where on earth had he put it? He looked on the table and under the bed but he still couldn’t find it. He 38 think of anywhere else to look. “I must have 39 it in the bathroom or downstairs，” he thought to himself and lay down again for a moment.
Although he didn’t know the 40，he could hear the birds singing and see that the sun was shining. “I suppose I really ought to 41 up,” he thought. Mother must be 42 by now and I 43 her I’d help her clean the place up this morning.
After a while he heard his mother 44 upstairs. She came into the room and walked 45 to the window. “Good morning，dear.” she said。“I wonder if you’d get up now. It’s past nine o’clock and your aunt’s coming at ten. I’ve been 46 the cleaning since eight and I’ve 47 your breakfast. It’ll get cold 48 you don’t eat it now. Oh, 49 the way, you left your watch on the bathroom shelf and while I was cleaning it, it fell onto the floor and I think it’s 50 now. You’ll have to 51 it repaired. I’m afraid.”
“Oh, dear, I’m broken (没有钱的) just now. I can’t afford to get it fixed.”said John.
“Well, I’ve told you hundreds of times not to leave it in the 52，” said his mother. “ 53 , never mind. I’ll pay for it. Come on now! I don’t want to 54 all day for you to get up. 55 you’ve had breakfast, perhaps you could do the washing up for me.”
36．A．laid B．keeping C．sitting D．lying
37．A．dressing B．wearing C．having on D．putting on
38．A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．couldn’t D．might not
39．A．left B．forgotten C．remembered D．lost
40．A．moment B．while C．when D．time
41．A．go B．come C．get D．stay
42．A．down B．off C．away D．up
43．A．promised B．agreed C．said D．spoke
44．A．coming B．running C．going D．rushing
45．A．out B．down C．over D．in
46．A．making B．doing C．having D．starting
47．A．cooked B．produced C．did D．had
48．A．unless B．once C．until D．if
49．A．by B．in C．on D．under
50．A．missing B．gone C．broken D．lost
51．A．let B．make C．have D．had
52．A．reading room B．bathroom C．dining room D．living room
53．A．But B．So C．Although D．Because
54．A．waste B．wait C．spend D．prepare
55．A．Before B．After C．Since D．Before long
第二节完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选
出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer’s hair．The golden red sun was 36She was on the
beach，looking up at the fiery ball．She could hear nothing but the waves and the 37 flying up
in the sky．
The 38 relaxed her．After all she’had been through，this is what she needed．
She wondered how her parents would 39，when she got home after the three days she was missing．She kept on walking， 40 herself-to bungalow 163，where’she spent every summer holiday．Just in a few hundred meters she would have been 4 1 in her house．
It was really getting dark now ,the sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting 42 too．She imagined having her favorite 43 on：it kept her really warm．This thought 44 when she finally saw her front door．45had taken care of the outside garden for a few days．She was 46：her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy,and now.. It all seemed 47：．She couldn’t understand what was 48 on．
She entered the house．First．she went into the kitchen where she saw a(n) 49 written by her father,reading“'Dear Ellen,there is some coffee ready,1 went looking．”Ellen was her mother but where was she?On the right side ofthe hallway was her parents 50 She went in．Then she
saw her．Her motther lying on the bed,sleeping．Her face looked so tired， 51she hadn’t slept for days．Jenny would have wanted to wake her up，but she didn’t 52 her tired mother．So Jenny just fell asleep 53 her．When Jennifer woke up something was different…she wasn’t in her mother’s room．She was in her cozy bed in her pajamas．
It 54 so good being back home．Suddenly she heard a voice，‘'Are you feeling better now,
dear?You now you got us very,very 55．”
36．A．rising B．setting C．shining D．1anding
37．A．seagulls B．angels C．parrots D．rainbows
38．A．condition B．style C．atmosphere D．weather
39．A．resist B．reflect C．reject D．react
40．A．directing B．assisting C．allowing D．commanding
41．A．tired B．thrilledC．safe D．anxious
42．A．hot B．warm C．cloudy D．cold
43．A．cap B．sweater C．slippers D．jewelry
44．A．aroused B．fipeaed C．disappeared D．formed
45．A．Nobody B．SomebodyC．Everybody D．Anybody
46．A．terrifled B．shoeked C．excimd D．disturbed
47．A．declined B．deployed C．designed D．deserted
48．A．going B．marching C．coming D．taking
49．A．e-mail B．composition C．1etter D．note
50．A．study B．bed C．room D．balcony
51．A．in that B．asif C．now that D．even if
52．A．force B．comfort C．interrupt D．blame
53．A．around B．beneath C．beside D．over
54．A．sounded B．1ooked C．seemed D．felt
55．A．annoyed B．scared C．confused D．embarrassed
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。
Who are the artists singing all day lone on your MP3 player? They 36 be Jay Chou，Angela Chang or S. H. E. But when it comes to a 37singer. Avril Lavigne is the one who is 38listening to.
The Canadian star's hit single Girlfriend was named the 39 download of 2008 by the International Federation of the Phonograph Industry(国际唱片业协会). She 40 China lastyear for her The Best Damn Tour 41 .
The pop rock princess played at Guangzhou first on the 27th of September，42 by othercities such as Shanghai and Chengdu. Lavigne performed her most 43 hits in the concerts, 44 Complicated，Girlfriend and My Happy Ending.
Lavigne has been On the music 45 for eight years. She has proved that she is not46 another pretty face. Lavigne 47 to Wear loose trousers，old T-shirts and a frown(皱眉). That's not like the 48clothes and sweet smiles of many pop stars.
Lavigne Was only 15 when she was49 . At that time she had no 50 how to make an album. “A career just came 51for me. I was trying to 52 this life，”she said. “My friends still don't know if they want to be a teacher or a doctor. When I53 to them, they'll tell me they have54 the next day. "
So what does Lavigne think about life? “Life is like a roller coaster(过山车). 55it， mad be happy,” she said.
36. A. may B. must C. should D. can
37. A. home B. pop C. local D. foreign
38. A. different B. favorite C. worth D. busy
39. A. most B. top C. best D. great
40. A. landed B. voyaged C.toured D. visited
41. A. songs B. music C. artists D. concerts
42. A. surrounded B. followed C. started D. counted
43. A. Popular B. similar C. famous D. interesting
44. A. Leaving B. including C. sending D. concluding
45. A. show B. program C. sign D. scene
46. A. simply B. yet C. still D. even
47. A. wants B. intends C. prefers D. expects
48. A. 1ong B. short C. wide D. tight
49. A. invented B. discovered C. found D. admitted
50. A. idea B. point C. way D. doubt
51. A. clearly B. slowly C. early D. directly
52. A. figure out B. find out C. bring out D. put out
53. A. turn B. object C. face D. talk
54. A. sports B. exams C. jobs D. performances
55. A. Make B. Do C. Live D. Get