It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. ___21___ I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed ___22 ___. I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls ___23___ their souls belonged to the ___24___.
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man ___25___ in front of it. “I’m Steve”, he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m ___26___”, he said. He was chatting online with somebody — probably someone he didn’t know—and, at the same time, he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was surprised. He was chatting online and, ___27___, he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was ___28___.
Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried ___29___ to speak to that computer geek (怪人), ___30___ not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应). I was ___31___. I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “___32___!”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I ___33___, and saw nobody showed any interest.
___34___, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more ___35___ having a relationship with the ___36___, particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to ___37___ the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines ___38___ with people.
I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even ___39___ that the coffee was bad, ___40___ Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
21. A. Before B. Since C. Although D. While
22. A. pain B. loneliness C. sadness D. fear
23. A. because B. when C. until D. unless
24. A. home B. world C. Net D. Cafe
25. A. sleeping B. laughing C. sitting D. learning
26. A. busy B. thirsty C. tired D. sick
27. A. first of all B. just then C. at the same time D. by that time
28. A. surprised B. delighted C. moved D. frightened
29. A. once B. again C. first D. even
30. A. but B. so C. if D. or
31. A. excited B. respected C. afraid D. unhappy
32. A. Shut up B. Enjoy yourself C. Leave me alone D. Help me out
33. A. walked about B. walked out C. raised my hand D. raised my head
34. A. From then on B. At that moment C. In all D. Above all
35. A. interested in B. tired of C. careful about D. troubled by
36. A. computer B. soul C. shop D. geek
37. A. tell B. plan C. imagine D. design
38. A. other than B. instead of C. except for D. as well as
39. A. pretend B. understand C. insist D. realize
40. A. as if B. just as C. just after D. even though
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16—35各题所给的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。
Nancy had got a secretary’s job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 16 . She got up very early and arrived at the 17at twenty to eight. She 18 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the 19 to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to 20 a large bunch of flowers on it. They were fresh. She 21 the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh,how lovely!” Nancy 22 joyfully. She then looked round for a 23 to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 24 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.
The day passed very 25 and Nancy did everything with great interest and 26 . For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she 27 herself in her work.
Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a (n) __28 _bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones.
The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy felt it 29 and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 30 On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 31 a plan to the general manager’s office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary’s desk waiting for his 32 . She happened to see on the desk a big note book 33 “Records of manager’s meetings”, and glanced at the 34 pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words: “In order to keep the secretaries 35 , the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary’s desk.”
Later, she was told that their manager was a business management psychologist.
16. A. depressed B. encouraged C. excited D. surprised
17. A. office B. workshop C. classroom D. bookshop
18. A. forced B. pushed C. turned D. knocked
19. A. last B. second C. third D. first
20. A. uncover B. smell C. find D. pick
21. A. packed up B. threw away C. stared at D. took up
22. A. cried B. laughed C. wept D. replied
23. A. jar B. box C. bottle D. vase
24. A. happy B. very C. funny D. quite
25. A. slowly B. normally C. quickly D. hardly
26. A. wisdom B. bravery C. sadness D. enthusiasm
27. A. buried B. dressed C. devoted D. seated
28. A. old B. red C. blue D. new
29. A. special B. angry C. strange D. difficult
30. A. sender B. receiver C. manager D. waiter
31. A. send for B. hand out C. try out D. hand in
32. A. orders B. instructions C. gifts D. receipts
33. A. marked B. written C. printed D. signed
34. A. closed B. damaged C. pinned D. half-opened
35. A. at home B. on time C. in high spirits D. in low spirits
第二节完型填空(共20小题,小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文所给各题的四个选项(A, B, C, D)中选能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Wings of Angel
I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 36 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 37 than others.
I hated going to school and I hated 38 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing 39 and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 40 and seeing an ugly and hunchback(驼背).
My friends found me 41 because I didn’t let other get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 42 Angela appeared.
That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school—a spot where no one would
43 me. That’s when I first heard your voice.
“Hi. Can I sit down?”
I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.
“What are you looking at?” you asked.
“Ants.”
“What are they doing?”
“No 44 .”
“I bet they’re playing games and make friends. Don’t you think so?”
That was how our 45 started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)—until it was sunset.
Then suddenly, you saw my 46 . She just stared.
My heart 47 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 48 me now.
She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “49 I know why your back is hunched.”
I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be 50 . I begged in my heart for her to 51 , but you just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”
“No,” I answered 52 .
She bent and whispered in my ears.
“Your back is bunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”
I was 53 . I looked into your eyes and her 54 touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 55 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind – hearted friend.
36.A.them B.it C.mo D.her
37.A.sadder B.shorter C.weaker D.slower
38.A.looking B.smiling C.aiming D.glaring
39.A.still B.alone C.straight D.together
40.A.street B.sun C.corner D.mirror
41.A.distant B.stubborn C.hopeless D.unfortunate
42.A.after B.before C.since D.until
43.A.disturb B.seek C.interrupt D.ignore
44.A.wonder B.idea C.sign D.action
45.A.connection B.competition C.conversation D.comprehension
46.A.face B.back C.eyes D.shoulders
47.A.sank B.beat C.broke D.ached
48.A.care for B.rely on C.look down upon D.put up with
49.A.that B.how C.whether D.why
50.A.accused B.arrested C.punished D.sentenced
51.A.relax B.leave C.stop D.pause
52.A.shyly B.weakly C.proudly D.firmly
53.A.astonished B.ashamed C.annoyed D.amused
54.A.wisdom B.generosity C.honesty D.kindness
55.A.control B.like C.comfort D.enjoy
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31~50各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
One day a wealthy family went on a trip to the countryside. The father wanted to 26 his son how 27 people live, 28 they spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor 29 .When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, “My dear son, how was the 30 ?” “very 31 , Dad!” answered the boy. “Did you see how poor people live?” the father asked. “Yeah!” answered the son. “And what did you learn?” asked the father. The son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a 32 that reaches to the middle of the garden and they have a stream that has no 33 . We have imported lamps(进口灯具) in the garden and they have the 34 . Our patio(天井) reaches to the front yard, 35 they have a whole horizon(旷野).” When the little boy was 36 , his father was speechless.
His son 37 , “Thanks Dad 38 showing me how 39 we are!” Isn’t it true that it all depends 40the 41 you look at things? If you have love, friends, humor and a positive attitude(乐观的态度) 42 life, you’ve got everything! You can’t buy 43 of these things, 44 still you can have all the material possessions(财富) you can imagine, provisions(储备) for the future, etc. But if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing! Attitude is 45 ! Make a decision to have a good, positive and productive attitude every day!
26.A.show B. give C. send D. tell
27.A.happy B. sorrow C. rich D. poor
28.A.thus B. so C. therefore D. when
29.A.house B. home C. family D. room
30.A.journey B. trip C. stay D. travel
31.A.bad B. good C. well D. badly
32.A.river B. lake C. canal(运河/沟渠) D. pool
33.A.endless B. ending C. end D. ended
34.A.sun B. stars C. planet D. electricity light
35.A.yet B. however C. so D. though
36.A.finished B. finishing C. completed D. completing
37.A.adding B. added C. saying D. said
38.A.for B. of C. with D. about
39.A.poor B. rich C. glad D. happy
40.A.in B. on C. for D. about
41.A.method B. manners C. way D. means
42.A.of B. for C. to D. at
43.A.nothing B. any C. some D. everything
44.A.then B. but C. though D. so
45.A.anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
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41~60各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
An old carpenter was to retire soon. He told his boss of his plans to ___41___ the house business and live an easier life with his wife enjoying his extended ___42___, looking after their grandchildren. He would miss his ___43___, but he really needed to __44___.
The boss was sorry to see his __45__ worker go and asked if he could build just one _46_ house as a personal favor. The carpenter ___47__. But in time it was easy to see that his heart was _48_ in his work. He applied poor workmanship and used bad materials. It
was a(n) _49__ way to end his career.
When the carpenter finished his work and the boss came to ___50___ the house, he handed the front door key to the carpenter. “ This is your house,” he said,” my ___51___ to you.”
What a shame! If ___52___ he had known he was building his own house, he would have done it differently. Now he has to live in the home he had not built __53___ at all!
So it is the same____54___ us. We build our lives in an absent minded way, reacting ___55____acting, willing to put up less rather than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best ____56___ . Then with a shame we fall into the __57___ we have created and ___58___ that we are now living in the “house” we have ___59___. If we had realized it, we should have done it ___60____.
Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices of today.
41. A. start B. runC. leave D. like
42. A. work B. family C. business D. house
43. A. pay B. house C. carpenter D. children
44. A. retire B. employ C. build D. plan
45. A. common B. poor C. sick D. good
46. A. more B. big C. new D. bad
47. A. admitted B. adjusted C. agreed D. annoyed
48. A. always B. not C. entirely D. again
49. A. fortunate B. unfortunate C. easy D. difficult
50. A. buy B. plan C. examine D. take
51. A. pay B. gift C. debt D. order
52. A. not B. already C. yet D. only
53. A. poorly B. carelessly C. quickly D. well
54. A. to B. with C. as D. for
55. A. except B. rather than C. other than D. besides
56. A. effect B. infection C. effort D. impression
57. A. situation B. condition C. state D. position
58. A. feel B. find C. learn D. know
59. A. wanted B. bought C. destroyed D. built
60. A. differently B. difficultly C. purposely D. honestly
第二节:完形填空 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从31-45各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选
出最佳选项。
Many TV programs seem to be quite realistic (真实的). One 41 watches TV often feels that whatever happened in the film may as well happen 42 him. With only a little thinking, every man in the street may 43 to be a thief, or a spy (间谍), or a murderer. Jane had been watching a spy film at a friend’s home. In it a young girl had been 44 and killed. She felt a little frightened. She took a 45 back to the center of the city. There were a lot of people traveling with her, so she felt much 46 .
A man sat face to face with her, 47 a newspaper. She thought nothing of it 48 _ she saw him looking at her for a long time. Remembering the film and feeling 49 , she got off the train and went to the bus stop. When she got on the bus, she found he was following her. When she got off the bus, she was getting more and more nervous as there was 50 else in the street. She walked as quickly as she could. She could hear footsteps behind her, but she didn’t dare to look 51 her shoulder (肩膀). It seemed to have been hours 52 she reached the front door. She felt for her keys, but couldn’t find them. The 53 stopped behind her. She felt a hand on her shoulder. Instead of feeling hands round her neck, she heard a pleasant 54 : “ I am sorry 55 I frightened you. I thought I recognized you in the train, but I was not sure.”
41. A. he B. which C. who D. she
42. A. to B. on C. upon D. in
43. A. look B. appear C. turn D. come
44. A. watched B. followed C. searched D. hurt
45. A. busB. carC. train D. plane
46. A. safe B. more worried C. dangerous D. safer
47. A. reading B. looking C. seeing D. watching
48. A. when B. after C. asD. until
49. A. frightened B.puzzled C. excited D. surprised
50. A. someone B. no one C. anyone D. none
51. A. on B. for C. at D. over
52. A. before B. when C. as D. until
53. A. thief B. footsteps C. spy D. murderer
54. A. sound B. noise C. voice D. word
55. A. whether B. as if C. even if D. if