第二节完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant 36 distressed（痛苦的）, so Peter approached it very 37 .
He got down on one knee, examined the elephant's 38 and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded（刺入）in 39 . As carefully and as gently as he 40 , Peter worked the wood out with his hunting knife, 41 which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant 42 to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, 43 at him for several tense moments. Peter stood 44 , thinking of nothing else but being killed. 45 the elephant trumpeted（高声鸣叫）loudly, turned, and walked away. Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.
Twenty years 46 , Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As 47 approached the elephant enclosure（围栏）, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near 48 Peter and his son Cameron were 49 . The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the 50 , then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, 51 staring at the man.
Remembering the accidental meeting in 1986, Peter could not help 52 if this was the same elephant. Peter 53 his courage, climbed over the railing, and made his way into the enclosure. He walked 54 up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant 55 again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter's legs and threw this stupid ass hard against the railing, killing him immediately.
Probably it wasn't the same elephant.
36．A．appeared B．proved C．seemed D．remained
37．A．quickly B．carelessly C．carefully D．pitifully
38．A．foot B．body C．tail D．head
39．A．her B．it C．them D．him
40．A．might B．could C．should D．would
41．A．after B．before C．with D．on
42．A．rushed B．turned C．walked D．stepped
43．A．stared B．watched C．noticed D．glanced
44．A．quiet B．silent C．frozen D．sad
45．A．Slowly B．Highly C．Lowly D．Finally
46．A．later B．after C．ago D．late
47．A．Peter B．Cameron C．they D．visitors
48．A．where B．when C．what D．that
49．A．sightseeing B．visiting C．walking D．standing
50．A．floor B．ground C．earth D．land
51．A．all at once B．all the while C．all the same D．all of a sudden
52．A．realizing B．feeling C．sensing D．wondering
53．A．gathered B．called C．took D．kept
54．A．round B．direct C．about D．right
55．A．shouted B．cried C．whispered D．Trumpeted
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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One early morning, I received a call for a taxi. When I arrived at the building, it was 2:30 am and only one room gave off light. Many 31
would just shout once or twice and then drive away. But I thought this passenger might need my
32 . So I walked to the door and 33 . “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly 34 . After a long time, the door opened. A small old woman 35before me, carrying a small suitcase. I took her suitcase and we walked slowly to the car. She kept thanking me for my kindness.
When we got in the car, she gave me a (n) 36 , and then asked to drive through the city center. But it wasn’t the 37way. “Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to Westhill Old People’s Home. The doctor says I don’t have much time 38 .
We drove through the city center. She 39me the building where she once worked. We drove past the church where she got married. Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a building or at a corner and 40sit looking at the darkness, saying nothing. When the sun began to 41, we drove in silence to the old people’s home. When we arrived, almost 42a second thought, I gave her a big hug (拥抱). “You gave an old woman a little moment of 43. Thank you!” she said tearfully.
I was totally lost in thought for the rest of the day. I can’t imagine what would happen if I 44
to do what I did? We always think that there are no great moments in our lives, but great moments are just in what others may consider a 45one.
31. A. drivers B. workers C. guests D. passengers
32. A. advice B. help C. suggestion D. attention
33. A. stopped B. breathed C. worked D. knocked
34. A. sound B. noise C. voice D. shout
35. A. turned up B. set up C. got up D. put up
36. A. order B. address C. idea D. reason
37. A. busiest B. longest C. narrowest D. shortest
38. A. left B. saved C. lost D. spared
39. A. gave B. passed C. showed D. made
40. A. could B. would C. should D. must
41. A. move B. set C. rise D. burn
42. A. after B. with C. except D. without
43. A. patience B. courage C. joy D. sadness
44. A. refused B. offered C. planned D. regretted
45. A. difficult B. small C. strange D. interesting
第二部分：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，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
For my daughter’s 19th birthday, we bought her tickets to go and see
Linkin Park, as they were playing in our city. We didn’t really have the 41 but we knew how much this band meant to her.
The night before she was like a 42 at Christmas. Every so often she got up and came to 43 with us, because she couldn’t 44 . On the night of the 45 it was good to see her so 46 and excited, as she and her boyfirend set off.
Needless to say when they 47 after midnight, with T-shirts and lots of pictures of the band, 48 her telling about how fantastic they had been, we knew the money had been well 49 . This will be a memory she would 50 forget, and nor would we.
51 full of excitement from the night before, the following day they 52 to go shopping on the other side of the city. My husband and I 53 , loving the fact that she had not 54 that quality as she grew up.
Later that day they returned, with faces full of happiness and warmth. They presented my husband and me with a 55 each. On each present were the words “Because you are the 56 mum / dad in the world”. When we said our thank-yous and told her she didn’t have to, we asked her 57 she had bought us gifts. Her 58 was simply “Just because I love you”.
This wasn’t something 59 from our daughter; she had always given us a gift when she wanted to express her 60 , and each gift was always a welcome surprise. It could have been anything, it wouldn’t have mattered, and it was the act itself and the feelings behind it.
41. A. money B. time C. interest D. news
42. A. worker B. baby C. kid D. parent
43. A. dance B. learn C.walk D. sit
44. A. speak B. sleep C. stand D. leave
45. A. concert B. holiday C. party D. travel
46. A. healthy B. happy C. pretty D. surprised
47. A. stayed B. left C. returned D. turned
48. A. worrying about B. caring for C. looking at D. listening to
49. A. lent B. earned C. saved D. spent
50. A. ever B. never C. often D. neither
51. A. Still B. Only C. Just D. Also
52. A. continued B. tried C. decided D. struggled
53. A. refused B. cried C. shouted D. laughed
54. A. kept B. lost C. realized D. discovered
55. A. gift B. prize C. ticket D. picture
56. A. richest B. oldest C. best D. cleverest
57. A. where B. how C. when D. why
58. A. way B. answer C. suggestion D. idea
59. A. important B. ordinary C. new D. valuable
60. A. feelings B. concerns C. understandings D. opinions
第二节完形填空(共20小题，每题1分，共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。
In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to 41 a different life. It was a transitional（过渡的）time in Daniel's life. I wanted to 42him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the 43 time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked 44 the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar 45 played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him 46 and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words 47 me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those 48 opportunities. How many times have I let such moments 49 ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have 50 to me. Or what he might 51 to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? 52 as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always 53 never hearing him put his 54 into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so55to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world 56 , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was 57 of was the stubble（短须）on his chin as his face pressed 58mine. What I had said to Daniel was 59 . It was nothing. And yet, it was 60.
41. A. experience B. spend C. enjoy D. shape
42. A. show B. give C. leave D. instruct
43. A. last B. first C. very D. next
44. A. upward B. into C. down D. up
45. A. sign B. scene C. scenery D. sight
46. A. interestB. instruction C. courage D.
direction
47. A. failed B. discouraged C. struck D. troubled
48. A. future B. embarrassing C. obvious D. lost
49. A. last B. pass C. fly D. remain
50. A. counted B. meant C. valued D. eared
51. A. think B. want C. expect D. wish
52. A. But B. And C. Instead D. So
53. A. wondered B. regretted C. minded D. tried
54. A. views B. actions C. feelings D. attitudes
55. A. important B. essential C. hard D. complex
56. A. disappeared B. changed C. progressed D. advanced
57. A. sensitive B. convinced C. aware D. tired
58. A. by B. against C. on D. with
59. A. clumsy B. gentle C. absurd D. moving
60. A. none B. all C. anything D. Everything
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16-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
“Don’t talk to Amy,” warned Lauren on the first day of the sixth grade. “Or everybody will make fun of you.”
Amy had many physical __16__ — lots of reasons for other kids to __17__ her. Her eyes were small. Her glasses were thick, and she had really ugly teeth.
Every day as we rode to and from school, the __18___would shout insults (辱骂) at Amy.
“God, what a strange face! __19___looking at me!”
For a while I __20___ my share of insults, just so I’d fit in. After all, I didn’t want the other kids to treat me the same way they treated Amy.
But I could see that the insults were almost making her look __21__, and there was always a __22___expression on her face. I began to__23___ her. Then I wanted to stand up __24___ her. I just didn’t know how to stop my __25__ until the night of our class roller-skating party.
Amy didn’t know __26____to skate, so I skated to her and __27___ pulled her away from the wall, and together we began the ___28___around the skating rink (溜冰场). I never said a word to her, and she never spoke to me. She just __29____, and she would laugh in excitement __30____ .
On the school bus the next morning there was a lot of talk about Amy and me skating together. But __31___ insulted her or me. And they didn’t for the rest of the ___32____. When the school year ended, my family moved away, and I never heard about Amy again.
She changed my __33___ . After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to ___34___ people by trying to act like them or dress like them. I __35___ myself.
16. A. differencesB. painsC. conditionsD. advantages
17. A. be fond ofB. be proud ofC. make fun ofD.think highly of
18. A. adults B. visitorsC. boysD. kids
19. A. TryB. ContinueC. RememberD. Stop
20. A. shouted B. got C. enjoyed D. kept
21. A. strongerB. angrierC. uglier D. kinder
22. A. brave B. sad C. shocked D. puzzled
23. A. blame B. pity C. encourage D. change
24. A. in B. with C. on D. for
25. A. schoolmates B. teachers C. roommates D. students
26. A. why B. when C. how D. where
27. A. quickly B. slowlyC. proudly D. curiously
28. A. talk B. journey C. performance D. competition
29. A. apologized B. complained C. stood D. smiled
30. A. now and then B. at that moment C. by the way D. in the end
31. A. everybody B. somebodyC. nobodyD. anybody
32. A. day B. week C. month D. year
33. A. habit B. plan C. lifeD. position
34. A. help B. impress C. warn D. disappoint
35. A. became B. taught C. comforted D. Believed
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. ( 12%)
The purpose of a letter of application (求职信) is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state clearly the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you havedone. It should be 46 , human, personal and brief without 47out any necessary facts.
In writing a letter of application, keep in 48 that things a possible employer is most 49to want to know about are your qualification, your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. If the first few sentences 50to win the reader's attention, the rest of the letter may not be 51at all. Try to key your 52 remarks to the needs or interests of the employer, not to your own needs or desires. For example,instead of beginning with “ I saw your advertisement (广告) in today's newspaper”. You might say “ I have made a careful 53of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives 54your product and why they like it”.
Try to be clear about the kind of job 55 you are now applying for. College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I providein a letter?” Employers want experience---which, naturally, no beginners has. The answer is that everything you have ever done is experience.
It is important to write a good strong closing remark for your letter. 56a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent 57 is to enclose (内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope (信封) with your letter. That makes it easierfor a possible employer to get in touch with you.
46. A. rough B. simple C. complex D. numerous
46. A. sending B. taking C. leaving D. picking
48. A. mind B. sight C. contact D. touch
49. A. probably B. possibly C. likely D. surely
50. A. need B. fail C. wish D. used
51. A. kept B. continued C. written D. read
52. A.opening B. closing C. puzzling D. surprising
53. A. decision B. interview C. study D. discussion
54. A. change B. make C. sell D. use
55. A. what B. which C. that D. when
56. A .Make B. Ask C. State D. Get
57. A. result B. decision C. promise D. Idea