完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his oldest son developed a serious stomachache．Thinking it was only some 36 intestinal （肠内的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously．But the boy 37 suddenly that night．
Knowing the death could have been 38 if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden(重负) of his 39 .To make matters worse his wife 40 him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two 41 were more than Al could handle, and he 42 to alcohol(烈酒)．In time Al became an alcoholic.
43___ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he 44 — his home, his land, his art objects, everything． 45 Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room．
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete 46 ．
As time went by, I began to reconsider my earlier judgment．I knew Al's now 47 son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free 48 of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere．
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his 49__．One day I worked __50_ my courage to ask him．"I'm really _51__ by something," I said．"I know your father was 52 _ the only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and _53__ for a few moments．Then he said, "From my earliest _54_ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son．' "
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to __55_ Al as a failure．He had not left any material possessions behind．But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known．
36．A．certain B．common C．rare D．basic
37．A．dead B．passed away C．starved D．worsened
38．A．cured B．prevented C．forbidden D．saved
39．A．disease B．debt C．guilt D．duty
40．A．left B．scolded C．quarreled D．forgave
41．A．disasters B．adventures C．conflicts D．situations
42．A．got B．drank C．turned D．sank
43．A．As B．Though C．Because D．If
44．A．needed B．shared C．benefited D．owned
45．A．Eventually B．Gradually C．Therefore D．Meanwhile
46．A．trouble B．hardship C．failure D．waste
47．A．teen B．adult C．old D．adolescent
48．A．win B．fall C．space D．flow
49．A．mother B．brother C．father D．child
50．A．up B．with C．on D．through
51．A．worried B．puzzled C．interested D．attracted
52．A．especially B．basically C．hardly D．specially
53．A．argued B．searched C．analyzed D．thought
54．A．thoughts B．ideas C．minds D．memories
55．A．treat B．call C．judge D．feel
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。
Yesenia is a brave and nice person who has passed challenges in her life. And learning from
the past always makes her a focused person. Are you _____21_____ to know more about hts mysterious girl? Then let’s get started here.
First, her life was ______22______ for a girl of her age at that time because her childhood wasn’t as ______23_______ as other girls. It _______24________ with the death of her grandmother with whom she had a great relationship. Then, when she was eight years old, her ______25____ left because he had a fight with her mother over another woman. So she didn’t have a _____26____ family to raise her.
But, ______27______ time passed, she forgot her sadness and became the same girl again. After that, she had a(n) ________28_________ when she was in her grandmother’s house. It ______29_______ when she was playing with a lighted candle, and _______30______, the candle fell onto the table. The tablecloth caught fire and the flames ________31_______ her on the chest and on the arm.
No matter what happened, however, she continued to _______32______ in school. She graduated from school in 2000 and got the _______33_______she had expected. Then, she moved to America for ______34_______ study. English was very _____35____ for her because she had never studied it before. _____36_____, she worked as a volunteer in a hospital because she didn’t want to see people _____37_____ from accidents. This experience _____38_____ her braver.
Yesenia is a girl who has experienced ___39______ sufferings in her life but who I think will be happy in the USA and she really ______40______ it.
21. A. confused B. serious C. curious D. tired
22. A. difficult B. lucky C. dull D. disappointing
23. A. happyB. equal C. real D. surprising
24. A. ended B. started C. combined D. mixed
25. A. grandfather B. sister C. brother D. father
26. A. complete B. big C. modern D. comfortable
27. A. after B. as C. since D. for
28. A. story B. experience C. accident D. lesson
29. A. showed up B. appeared C. happened D. took place
30. A. unacceptably B. undoubtedly C. unnaturally D. unfortunately
31. A. hit B. exploded C. spread D. burned
32. A. live B. workC. study D. calm
33. A. prize B. diploma C. reward D. praise
34. A. farther B. further C. farthest D. furthest
35. A. difficult B. pleasantC. easy D. popular
36. A. However B. Thus C. Also D. Therefore
37. A. benefit B. suffer C. lose D. recover
38. A. kept B. madeC. forced D. drove
39. A. many B. little C. few D. much
40. A. satisfies B. catches C. suits D. deserves
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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
In the United States more than 80 colleges now accept just only women. Most of them were founded in the 19th century. They were set up to 21 women the education they could not get anywhere else. At that time 22 of the universities and colleges 23 only men. In the past 20 years many young women have 24 to study at colleges that accept both men and women. As a 25 , some women’s colleges decided to accept men students, too. Others still refused to change. Now the women’s colleges are
26 again.
The president of Trinity College in Washington D. C said by the end of the 1980s women had come to 27 that studying at the same colleges with men and women did not mean 28 had the same chance to 29 . The president of Smith College in Massachusetts said “A women’s college 30 women to choose classes and activities 31 . For example, if a woman student wants to learn math, she will be given the chance. So the 
percentage of students who like to study math in a women’s college is 32 than that in a college with men and women.”
Experts say men students in the United States 33 have enough courage to speak in class. 34 , women students can’t. In a women’s college, women feel free to say 35 they want to. According to a report, women colleges also 36 leadership ability in many fields. At a women’s college, every 37 office is held by women. Recent studies 38 that this leadership continues after 39 . The studies also prove that it is easier for the American women who went to women’s college to 40 successful jobs later in life. Maybe
that is why this kind of college is liked by people now.
21. A. make B. elect C. offer D. call
22. A. some B. most C. few D. none
23. A. liked B. accepted C. attracted D. helped
24. A. chosen B. failed C. regretted D. hated
25. A. goal B. model C. result D. level
26. A. separate B. troublesome C. special D. popular
27. A. forget B. realize C. expect D. remember
28. A. students B. presidents C. men D. women
29. A. work B. visit C. choose D. survive
30. A. permits B. forbids C. forces D. reminds
31. A. obviously B. freely C. exactly D. immediately
32. A. smaller B. more C. higher D. lower
33. A. usually B. never C. sometimes D. seldom
34. A. Finally B. Therefore C. However D. Besides
35. A. how B. what C. when D. where
36.A. bring down B. bring over C. bring roundD. bring abo
ut
37. A. governing B. cleaning C. serving D. booking
38. A. mean B. show C. warn D. conclude
39. A. school B. work C. graduation D. death
40. A. hold B. gather C. loseD. require
III. Reading Comprehension：31%
Section A
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 the word or phrase that fits the context.
Good news! Tiny robots designed by University of Nebraska researchers may 50 doctors on Earth to help perform surgery on patients in space.
The tiny, wheeled robots, which are about 3 inches tall and as wide a lipstick case, can be slipped into small incisions ( 切口 ) and computer-controlled by surgeons in different51 . Some robots are equipped with 52 and lights and can send images back to surgeons and others have surgical tools attached that can be controlled 53 .
“ We think this is going to 54 open surgery.” Dr. Dmitry Oleynikov said at a news conference. Oleynikov is a 55 in computer-assisted surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
Officials hope that NASA will teach 56 to use the robots soon enough 57
surgeries could one day be performed in space.
The camera-carrying robots can provide 58 of affected areas and the ones with surgical tools will be able to operate inside the body in ways surgeons’ hands can’t. The views from the camera-carrying robots are 59 than the naked eye, because they 60 back color images that are magnified. Because several robots can be inserted through one incision, they could reduce the amount and 61
of cuts needed for surgery, which would decrease recovery time. This is particularly 62 to those patients who have been weakened by long illness.
Eventually, Oleynikov said, “ The tiny robots may enable surgeons to work without ever __63__their hands in patients’ bodies. That is the 64 . It is getting easier and easier. We can do even more with these devices.”
50. A. use B. pay C. allow D. force
51. A. locations B. directions C. fields D. ways
52. A. operators B. monitors C. cameras D. flashes
53. A. automatically B. remotely C. manually D. widely
54. A. perform B. undergo C. follow D. replace
55. A. reporter B. specialist C. designer D. director
56. A. astronauts B. nurse C. teachers D. trainers
57. A. in order to B. so that C. thus D. 
in case
58. A. answers B. services C. views D. insights
59. A. weaker B. stronger C. poorer D. better
60. A. send B. produce C. change D. create
61. A. measure B. size C. power D. pressure
62. A. relevant B. true C. helpful D. interesting
63. A. touching B. pressing C. holding D. placing
64. A. ambition B. goal C. achievement D. victory
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there
is one word more than you need
A. agree B. suffer C. system D. notice AB. through
AC. dangerous AD. space BC. limited BD. absorbs CD. let out
For years scientist have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earth’s natural conditions. Some believe the air inside many houses may be more 41 than the air outside. It may be one hundred times worse.
Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel tired, to 42 eye-pain, headache and other p
roblems. Some pollutants can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and even cancer. Most scientists 43 that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution. People began to 44 the problem in the early 1970s, when it was that builders began making houses and offices which did not waste energy. To do this they built buildings that 45 the flow of air between inside and outside. They also began using man-made building materials. These materials are now known to 46 harmful gases. As the problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution control 47 for building green plants. Scientist do not really know how plants control air pollution. They believe t
hat a plant’s leaves take in the pollutants. In exchange the plant produces oxygen 48 its leaves and through its tiny organizations on its roots. Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square meters of space. Studies of different plants show that each 49 different chemicals. So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants. Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and healthier place.
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
What would life be like without television? Would you spend more time 26 , reading, or studying? Well, now it’s your chance to turn off your TV and 27 ! TV-Turnoff Week is here.
The goal of TV-Turnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets 28 and participate in activities 29 drawing to biking. The event was founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a non-profit organization which started the event in 1995. In the 30 , only a few thousand people took part. Last year more than 7.6 million people participated, 31 people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries! This is the 11th year in which 32 are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on 33 .”
According to the TV-Turnoff Network, the average 34 in the US spend 35time in front of the TV (about 1,023 hours per year) than they do in school (about 900 hours per year). Too much TV 36 has made many kids grow fat. 37 , in 2001’s TV-Turnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “We are raising the most 38 generation of youngsters in American history. This week is about saving lives.”
Over the years, studies have shown that watching a lot of TV 39 poor eating habits, too little exercise, and violence. Frank Vespe of the TV-Turnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or 40 , part of a healthy lifestyle”.
“One of the great lessons of 41 TV-Turnoff Week is the realization that 42 I turn on the TV, I’m deciding not to do something else,” Vespe said.
TV-Turnoff Week seems to be making a 43. Recent US Census（人口普查）data 44 that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time. That’s 45 about 63 percent ten years ago.
26. A. drinking B. sleeping C. washing D.playing outside
27. A. find out B. go out C. look out D. keep out
28. A. away B. off C. on D. beside
29. A. like B. as C. from D. such as
30. A. end B. event C. beginning D. total
31. A. besides B. except for C. including D. except
32. A.governments B. parents C. organizers D. businessmen
33. A. the light B. the radio C. life D. the Internet
34. A. grown-ups B. kids C. clerks D. parents
35. A. less B. enough C. little D. more
36. A.programmesB. screen C. hours D. watching
37. A. However B. On the contrary C. In fact D. As a result
38. A. overweight B. overeaten C. overgrown D. overseeing
39. A. leads to B.results from C. develops D. keeps away
40. A. will be B. should be C. may be D. could be
41. A. organizing B. taking part in C. participating D. asking for
42. A. wherever B. every day C. every time D. this time
43. A. living B. choice C. difference D. sense
44. A. shows B. says C. reads D. writes
45. A. rising B. down from C. up to D. up from