The Abominable Snowman喜马拉雅雪人
He has been called the “missing link.” Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world-Mount Everest.
He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The 1 of the Snowman has been around for __2 . Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mound Everest. The native people said they 3 this creature and called it the “Yeti,”and they said that they had 4 caught Yetis on two occasions 5 none has ever been produced an evidence（证据）.
Over the years, the story of the Yetis has 6 . In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not 7 the tracks of a monkey or bear and 8 that the Abominable Snowman might really 9 .
Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were 10 footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than 11 animal tracks, which had been made 12 as the melted（融化）and refroze in the snow. 13 , in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was 14 and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, 15 . no evidence has ever 16 been produced.
These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman __17 . But if they ever 18 catching one, they may face a real 19 : Would they put it in a 20 or give it a room in a hotel?
A．event B．story C．adventure D．description
A．centuries B．too long C．some time D．many years
A．heard from B．cared for C．knew of D．read about
A．even B．hardly C．certainly D．probably
A．as B．though C．when D．until
A．developed B．changed C．occurred D．continued
A．entirely B．naturally C．clearly D．simply
A．found B．declared C．felt D．doubled
A．exist B．escape C．disappear D．return
A．clearer B．more C．possible D．rare
A．huge B．recent C．ordinary D．frightening
A．strange B．large C．deep D．rough
A．In the end B．Therefore C．After all D．However
A．imagined B．real C．special D．familiar
A．so B．besides C．again D．instead
A．rightly B．actually C．normally D．particularly
A．lightly B．jokingly C．seriously D．properly
A．succeed in B．insist on C．depend on D．join in
A．decision B．situation C．subject D．problem
A．zoo B．mountain C．museum D．laboratory
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.
Soon it would be the holidays. But before that, there were the end of year exams. All the students had been working 36 for some time. If they didn’t pass, t
hey would have to 37 the exams in September. There were usually a few who failed, but Kate decided not to be one of them. She had worked hard all day, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister was 38about her. She was staying up too late. The night before the first exam, Barbala 39 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She 40 
to wake her up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Kate was worried that she might oversleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of the 41 , she fell asleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper. She couldn’t answer any of the questions. Everyone round her was writing pages and pages. However hard she thought, she couldn’t find 42 to write about. She kept looking at her watch. 43was running out. There was only one hour left. She started one question, wrote two sentences, 44 and tried another one. With only half an hour left, she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so 45that she started 46 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that it woke her up. She was still 47and it had all been a(n) terrible dream. A minute later, Barbala called her name.
36. A. lazilyB. hard C. legallyD. smoothly
37. A. give up B. pass C. quit D. retake
38. A. worried B. satisfied C. enjoyed D. afraid
39. A. argued B. insisted C. claimed D. thought
40. A. refused B. opposed C. promised D. hoped
41. A. herself B. her sister C. tiredness D. pill
42. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
43. A. Money B. Food C. TimeD. Water
44. A. looked up B. gave up C. put up D. made up
45. A. happy B. excited C. surprised D. upset
46. A. moving B. laughing C. crying D. singing
47. A. in bed B. in the hall C. in school D. in the classroom
第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，共30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
"How did you do it, Dad? How have you 36 to not take a drink for almost 20 years?" It took me almost 20 years to have the___ 37___to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first 38 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he 39 a situation that, in the past, would have 40 him drinking again. For a few years we were afraid to bring it up 41 the drinking would begin again.
"I had this little poem that I 42 recite to myself at least four to five times a day," was Dad's reply to my 18-year-old 43 question. "The words were an instant relief and constant 44 to me that things were never so 45 that I could not handle them," Dad said. And then he 46 the poem with me. The poem's simple, yet profound words immediately became part of my daily 47 as well.
About a month after this talk with my father, I 48 a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of daily affirmations （誓词）with one affirmation 49 for each day of the year.
It has been my experience that when you get 50 with days of the year on it, you automatically turn to the 51 that lists your own birthday.
I 52 opened the book to November 10 to 53 what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. I did a double-take and tears of 54 and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the 55 same poem that had helped my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity （安详）Prayer:
God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the Courage to change the things I can; and the Wisdom to know the difference.
36. A. prepared B. promised C. managedD. performed
37. A. courage B. opportunity C. inspiration D. reason
38. A. began B. avoided C. permitted D. quit
39. A. got away with B. got into C. got down to D. got through
40. A. forbade B. started C. attracted D. caused
41. A. for fear B. for sure C. so that D. otherwise
42. A. should B. might C. would D. had to
43. A. unanswered B.unasked C. unexpected D. unwelcome
44. A. prayer B. performer C. inspector D. reminder
45. A. rough B. severe C. tough D. urgent
46. A. created B. explained C. spared D. shared
47. A. schedule B. routine C. habitsD. customs
48. A. mistook B. posted C. accepted D. received
49. A. copied B. presented C. listed D. printed
50. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
51. A. date B. pageC. matters D. problems
52. A. doubtedly B. eventually C. patiently D. hurriedly
53. A. see B. recite C. repeat D. forecast
54. A. sadness B. loneliness C. disbelief D. belief
55. A. exact B. correct C. almost D. much
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Everything speeds up with people’s lives. People often eat fast food __36__ nice meals cooked by mother __37__. They go to the shop, where the meal is __38___ cooked. They can take __39__ from the shelf when they ___40___ their dollars and in ten minutes eat it and ___41__ their dinner. This is not good for __42___.
People move a great __43__ from city to city, ___44___ their jobs. Airplanes go ___45__ between cities. Every twenty-five seconds pla
nes are taking off from the airports. When people move __46__ the cities, they leave their friends ___47___, moving from place to place. They leave their old mother and father, their children, and leave their __48___. And people become without roots, without a place ___49__ they can really call “home”. This has very__50___ effects. One thing is that the old people often live so far from their children that, ___51__ they become old, there is nobody to __52___ them. Brothers and sisters move far away from each other. They telephone each other. But the families are very __53___. The society doesn’t have the __54___ ways any more, which kept people ___55___ together. And many people feel rather lonely today.
36. A. without B. together with C. instead of D. as
37. A. at school B. at home C. in the house D. in the kitchen
38. A. already B. still C. not D. just
39. A. them B. it C. everything D.
little
40. A. put B. get C. set D. pay
41. A. finish B. cook C. fetch D. bring
42. A. families B. children C. old people D. business
43. A. many B. much C. deal D. far
44. A. doing B. to do C. changing D. change
45. A. usually B. immediately C. constantly D. fast
46. A. from B. to C. in D. aro
un
47. A. behind B. away C. out D. off
48. A. friends B. parents C. teachers D. students
49. A. or B. and C. where D. that
50. A. bad B. surprising C. exciting D. great
51. A. if B. when C. since D. because
52. A. see B. look after C. hear from D. telephone
53. A. scattered B. different C. large D. separated
54. A. new B. old C. easy D. same
55. A. close B. near C. live D. friendly
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、D)中选出最佳选项。
A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at a big company. The manager 36 him, and then gave him a test—to clean the floor.
“You are hired,” the manager said, “give me your 37 address, and I will send you the application form to fill in.” The man replied, “I don’t have a computer, 38 an email address.”
“I’m sorry,” said the manager. “If you don’t have an email address, you don’t 39 . And who don’t exist can’t have the 40 .” The man left with no hope 41 , and only $10 in his pocket.
He then decided to go to the supermarket and 42 10 kilograms of tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes 43. In less than two hours, he doubled his money. He 44 the operation three times, and returned home with $ 60. The man45 that he could make a living in this way, and started to go out 46 every day, and return late. Shortly after, he bought a truck, and then some other vehicles to 47 his goods.
Five years later, the man was one of the biggest 48 retailers (零售商) in the U.S. He started to _49his family’s future, and decided to take out a life insurance.
He called an insurance broker (经纪人), and 50 a protection plan. When the conversation was finished, the broker 51him for his email address. The man replied, “I don’t have an email address.” The broker responded 52 , “You don’t have an email address, 53 you have built an empire. Can you54 what you could have been if you had an email?”
The man thought for a while, and replied,” A(n) 55 boy!”
36. A. watched B. invited C. met D. interviewed
37. A. school B. email C. family D. home
38. A. or B. either C. so D. and
39. A. work B. fit C. employ D. exist
40. A. salary B. form C. job D. future
41. A. in all B. at all C. after all D. above all
42. A. trade B. make C. order D. buy
43. A. face to face
B. little by little C. door to door D. day by day
44. A. performed B. acted C. used D. repeated
45. A. realized B. doubted C. expected D. agreed
46. A. early B. simply C. quickly D. immediately
47. A. present B. transport C. demand D. combine
48. A. drink B. cloth C. food D. car
49. A. imagine B. plan C. develop D. worry
50. A. chose B. designed C. suggested D. studied
51. A. told B. asked C. showed D. registered
52. A. curiously B. excitedly C. calmly D. kindly
53. A. unless B. since C. but D. although
54. A. wish B. advise C. stop D. imagine
55. A. delivery B. city C. office D. paper
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。
When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad _36_ stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. I couldn’t _37_ it, but I could pray from the _38_ we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or _39_ and go home empty-handed. That corner _40_ either mouth-watering excitement or _41_.
On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the _42_ sound of his offer. It _43_. “Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “How would you like to _44_ today?”
Twenty cents! My mind reeled(震惊). I could afford it. I got a weekly allowance of 25 cents, plus some _45_ for odd jobs(零活). But _46_ it was my money, ice cream wasn’t a good use of it. In a fit of _47_, I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll _48_.” My father just said, “Okay, Son.”
But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to _49_. But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt _50_ for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn’t mind, or _51_ act disappointed.
I _52_ that generosity（慷慨）goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than “thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the _53_ ice cream I’d ever had.
I’ll tell you one more thing. We _54_ another trip the next week. As we _55_ the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”
A．never B．hardly C．frequently D．strangely
A．expect B．mention C．wait D．get
A．month B．day C．weekend D．moment
A．finish B．drive C．turn D．return
A．indicated B．meant C．suggested D．instructed
A．anger B．shame C．happiness D．disappointment
A．funny B．surprising C．interesting D．beautiful
A．came B．spoke C．went D．flew
A．serve B．treat C．buy D．provide
A．extra B．limited C．little D．easy
A．after B．while C．when D．although
A．sadness B．regret C．curiosity D．selfishness
A．accept B．pay C．pass D．eat
A．turn back B．keep up C．stop by D．give in
A．unsatisfied B．awful C．frightened D．crazy
A．even B．never C．only D．somehow
A．knew B．learned C．acknowledged D．found
A．dearest B．worst C．cheapest D．best
A．made out B．prepared for C．went on D．took up
A．crossed B．left C．saw D．approached