Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.
When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t 1 drive to a store and back home. He always looks 2 up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything
3 such as strange cars, loud noises, 4 windows, or people gathering on street comers.
Tim 5 to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group 6 on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s 7 .Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community 8 .Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 9 their homes, streets, and families safe.
Tina Stedman, president of 10 neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim.“People seem to think that crime happens to other people but not 11 them. Well, it’s never happened to me,” she said,“but I don’t think anyone has the 12 to steal from other people or to make them feel 13 sitting in their own homes.”
Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors 14 out for one another,“We 15 each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a 16 of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the 17 .For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for 18 ,or someone destroying property, we report to the police.”
Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups 19 a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees,“Police are good people, but they can’t do 20 .”
1.A.yet B.still C.just D.rather
2.A.carefully B.clearly C.nervously D.coldly
3.A.familiar B.unusual C.expensive D.interesting
4.A.curtained B.open C.old D.broken
5.A.attends B.belongs C.goes D.turns
6.A.meets B.quarrels C.sings D.searches
7.A.where B.why C.when D.how
8.A.politics B.wealth C.health D.safety
9.A.keep B.hold C.let D.protect
10.A.its B.his C.their D.your
11.A.round B.on C.about D.to
12.A.right B.chance C.courage D.mind
13.A.unlucky B.unsafe C.disappointed D.discouraged
14.A.set B.let C.hold D.look
15.A.care B.enter C.watch D.manage
16.A.group B.set C.number D.crowd
17.A.judges B.police C.firemen D.doctors
18.A.work B.burden C.service D.trouble
19.A.produce B.find C.get D.help
20.A.anything B.evening C.harm D.wrong
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(二)Ⅱ语言知识及应用(共两节。满分35分)
完形填空(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
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。
I’m glad it’s Sunday again. I can stay in bed __16____ I like, drinking tea and __17___ those thick newspapers that are brought _18____ the newsboy through the letterbox at 8:30. In this way , I can catch up with all the __19____ I haven’t got time to read during my work time.
When I __20___ the papers, I then prepare my bath. The Sunday morning bath is _21____ of the week. There’s no need to hurry because there’s no bus to _22____ and my friends are told not to call me up before noon on Sundays , so there is no danger of _23______ by the telephone.
__24____ spend the afternoon after lunch is always a bit of problem. In summer I can go to the park and sit in a chair _25___ boys playing football, while in winter I sit in front of the fire and _26____ when reading a book, sometimes I turn on the television and sleep through an old film.
Then there’s the __27____ ahead of me. Perhaps I’ll call on some friends or go to the cinema __28__ a new film I want to see or to town for a concert. Oh , there are _29_____ pleasant ways of passing Sunday evenings. The only sad thing is that Monday morning is getting___30___.
16.A. as long as B. as soon as C. as well as D. as much as
17.A. read B. reading C. to read D. am reading
18.A. from B. with C. and D. by
19.A. things B. books C. information D. knowledge
20.A. am reading B. have read C. had read D. read
21.A. the much pleasant B. the more pleasant
C. the most pleasant D. the very pleasant
22.A. sit B. catch C. get in D. take
23.A. trouble B. being troubled C. troubling D. to be troubling
24.A. What to B. How to C. When to D. Where to
25.A. looking B. seeing C. looking at D. watching
26.A. fall asleep B. go to sleep C. go to bedD. get to sleep
27.A. supper B. friend C. evening D. work
28.A. whether there’s B. if there is C. when there has D. if there will have
29.A. so many B. such many C. a lot D. quite few
30.A. busier B. longer C. nearD. away
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II.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)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从2l—30各个题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
During the war, a fighter pilot was shot down over enemy 21 territory. Fortunately, he was saved by a group of nuns from a nearby convent. When he 22 himself, he found a woman leaning over him.
It was Sister Maria, the nun 23 . She said to the pilot, “ This convent is a teaching hospital. We have many girls here, learning how to be 24 . We will hide you here, but you have to obey very strict rules.”
The pilot agreed to 25 himself as a nurse. He was not allowed to talk with others. By shaving twice a day, wearing a wig and a nurse’s uniform, he was able to fool anyone at a 26 . It was a difficult life, however, especially when one of the nursing students caught his eye. She was very 27 , turning away whenever she saw him glancing her way.
One day the pilot could 28 it no longer. He found the nurse cooking in the 29 . He crossed over to her and said, “Please don’t turn away. I’ve fallen in love with you.” He started to put his arms round the nurse. The nurse then said something that made the pilot step 30 in astonishment.
21. A. possessed B. had C. occupiedD. taken
22. A. came up B. came to C. came outD. came over
23. A. of charge B. in charge C. with chargeD. on charge
24. A. doctors B. teachers C. patientsD. nurses
25. A. disguise B. make C. pretendD. regard
26. A. glare B. distance C. lookD. time
27. A. sad B. curious C. lovelyD. shy
28. A. stand B. take C. insistD. manage
29. A. hallB. room C. officeD. kitchen
30. A. back B. forward C. awayD. up
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,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to _36_ and the subway system (地铁系统)almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were _ _37__ to go home. Some battled to _ _38__ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the _ _39_ bravely, walking miles to get to work..
I _ _40__ to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most _ _41_ had stopped. After making my way _ _42 crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was operating . __ 43_, there were so many people waiting to 44_ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the platform.(月台) So I took the train going in the _ _45 direction, and then turn back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like an forever journey, the train _46_ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was _47__ through, discouraged and _48___.
My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm,I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __49___ I received an email from Garth, my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __50__ reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly __51___ their devotion((忠心) to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that __52__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The e-mail taught me that a few words of __53____ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __54__ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately_55__ me and put a smile back on my face.
36. A. break B. flood C. sink D. run
37. A. forced B. refused C. ordered D. gathered
38. A. order B. pay C. call D. search
39. A. climate B. weather C. storm D. snow
40. A. used B. promised C. seemed D. happened
41. A. practice B. traffic C. process D. service
42. A. to B. through C. over D. for
43. A. Unfortunately B. Luckily C. Interestingly D. Satisfyingly
44. A. checkB. carry C. find D. board
45. A. onlyB. similar C. sameD. opposite
46. A. paused B. crossed C. reachedD. parked
47. A. wet B. weak C. sickD. hurt
48. A. interestedB. tired C. surprised D. puzzled
49. A. whileB. whenC. where D. after
50. A. hardly B. happily C. firstlyD. finally
51. A. show B. carry C. takeD. fetch
52. A. basic B. attractive C. brief D. original
53. A. promise B. appreciation C. advice D. position
54. A. troubles B. signals C. rules D. signs
55. A. corrected B. supported C. surprised D. delighted
完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
从A. B. C. D 四个选项中,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。
Have you just been fired? Don't worry. Cheer yourself up and send your 36 . Perhaps another much better opportunity is awaiting you. 37sometimes you don' t realize it, you are asking to be fired.
Dan Zawacki was a happy camper, selling computers for Honeywell. One holiday he was 38 creative gifts and then a good idea 39 him selling dinner live lobsters(龙虾) to his favorite customers. He 40 them himself with butter and put them in the trunk of his car between the computers and delivering. It was a huge 41. As a result, one of his customers 42 they go into the lobster business together. Dan laughed. Still , this landlocked computer salesman 43get the idea of lobsters out of his 44. Why not turn this into a hobby and 45 a few extra dollar ? While on a job assignment in Chicago, he 46 a local radio station to give him a few ads in 47 for lobster. Unfortunately, his boss’s heard his prize salesman 48 lobster, not computers. No surprise. Dan was let go. Afer49the company's car, he started to think maybe this was a 50. Playing with his phone that night,
Dan tried dialing 1-800-LIVE-LOB.The number was 51, and Dan the lobsterman was born. Today, 20 years later, Dan is still selling dinners, through his company, Lobster Gram. And he couldn't be 52.
Many of the fired people found ways back to fulfilling 53 and learned the Pain and humiliation(羞辱)are 54.So do no be afraid to move 55 and try your wings. Gather your support system. Persevere! Firing doesn't mean your life is over. It might turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to you.
36. A. dreams B. wings C. needs' D. minds
37. A. Because B. When C. Though D. If
38. A. searching for B. making up C. giving awayD. thinking up
39. A. came about B. took place C. went on D. came to
40. A. packaged B. soldC. tied D. placed
4l. A. matter B. business C. failure D. success
42. A. said B. thought C. suggested D. hoped
43. A. couldn’t B. mustn't C. shouldn’t D. wouldn't
44. A. heart B. mind C. headD. hand
45. A. makeB. get C. gather D. spend
46. A. permitted B. hoped C. persuadedD. suggested
47. A. changeB. exchange C. place D. need
48. A. huntingB. seekingC. collectingD. selling
49. A. selling B. Paying C. returning D. using
50. A. thing B. signC. pityD. please
5l.A. wrong B. right C. freeD. available
52. A. happier B. worse C. lowerD. higher
53. A. jobs B. wishes C. careers D. promises
54. A. shortB. long C. forever D. temporary
55. A. back B. onC. inD. away
完形填空(共20小题;每小题l分,满分20分)
A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the 36 was he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of 37 as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to 38 in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the 39 of the rescue.
It is almost 40 that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his 41 : “First of all I checked up my 42 conditions and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no 43 to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from 44 . In this way I dozed(打盹)off. ”
His story put an end to my regret for the 45 of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men 46 to explore a mountain cave and got lost. 47 to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of 48 . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the 49 people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the 50 of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to 51 themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering(闪烁)not far away.
Don’t you think that you can compare it with 52 itself? When you meet with obstacles in life and work, you are lost in darkness. 53 you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle 54 . It seems to be a negative attitude, 55 a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.
36. A. hopeless B. worst C. more D. best
37. A. service B. way C. order D. work
38. A. cry B. lie C. wait D. sleep
39. A. delay B. success C. team D. arrival
40. A. untrue B. unimaginable C. true D. useless
41. A. plan B. decision C. explanation D. excuse
42. A. physical B. mental C. working D. medical
43. A. method B. way C. alternative D. strength
44. A. rotting B. spreading C. hurting D. bleeding
45. A. loss B. failure C. disappointment D. sadness
46. A. had B. managed C. tried D. planned
47. A. Willing B. Unable C. Determined D. Deciding
48. A. hearing B. sight C. feeling D. direction
49. A. rescue B. village C. local D. brave
50. A. end B. top C. opening D. side
51. A. save B. help C. stop D. calm
52. A. adventure B. work C. life D. mankind
53. A. Mind B. Watch C. Imagine D. Warn
54. A. really B. immediately C. carefully D. hopefully
55. A. and B. so C. but D. while