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III. Reading Comprehension
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 best fits the context.
Around 15 million of us will leave a cup of tea to go cold today while a similar amount will forget where they put the keys to their house or car.
Meanwhile, 12 million go to the shops only to 50 forget what they went for----and the same will forget about 51 washing in the machine, according to the survey 52 by National-Lottery.co.uk.
PIN numbers, passwords and chores such as taking food out of the freezer the night before and 53 your mobile phone also stood highly on the list. And more than one in ten 54 forgetting to buy a lottery ticket which may have 55 them a win.
Modern busy lifestyles and increased 56 as well as modern technology were 57 the increase in our levels of forgetfulness.
A National Lottery spokesman said: “We are busier than ever in our work and personal lives and it seems we just have too much to remember for our 58 minds.”
The study found the technology has also played a part, leaving us with more gadgets(小装置) than ever before to 59 and charge or take care of.
60 work pressures it is within the home environment where most things are forgotten, such as credit card 61 , children’s school events or food related things.
The study found one in four people have 62 an important appointment and nearly one in five have fallen out with a friend over a forgotten date or event.
Women are much better than men in the report, failing to 63 an average of two and a half things every day 64 to 3.5 things for men.
50. A. completely B. fortunately C. barely D. mostly
51. A. freezing B. elegant C. formal D. wet
52. A. experimented B. conducted C. applied D. commanded
53. A. loading B. forgetting C. charging D. remarking
54. A. deny B. admit C. forbid D. avoid
55. A. entitled B. purchased C. consumed D. cost
56. A. pressure B. rank C. logic D. weight
57. A. led to B. blamed for C. brought about D. confirmed
58. A. crowded B. conscious C. impatient D. accurate
59. A. dive in B. insert in C. push in D. plug in
60. A. Despite B. Though C. In spite D. Moreover
61. A. illustrations B. thefts C. payments D. journals
62. A. missed B. made C. drawn D. concluded
63. A. ignore B. remind C. recall D. assure
64. A. devoted B. contributed C. opposed D. compared
II. 完型填空（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36—55各题所给的四个选中，选出最佳选项。
Sussie and I have been friends since primary school, for more than twenty years. Our friendship has 36constant（不变的）. We have seen each other through all the times when we really need a friend. In 37 of our friendship, Sussie and I took our first 38trip together.
The first day of our trip ended in New Jersey. 39with the long drive, we decided to go to the restaurant for dinner. We sat down and 40 our meal. As we talked, I noticed a(n) 41couple sitting a short distance away from us. The look ofadoration on the woman’s face 42me. She stared into the face of the man as he talked, 43 me of a teenager in love!
I called Sussie’s 44 to the couple. As we watched, the man reached 45 to place a gentle kiss on the woman’s cheek. She 46. “Now that’s what I call real love! I imagine they’ve been married for a long time.” I said. “ 47maybe,” remarked Sussie, “They haven’t been together long.” “Well, whatever the case, it’s 48 they care much for each other,” I said.
Sussie and I watched and listened 49 to their conversation. She smiled and 50 whatever he said. We were touched by the warm scene we were witnessing. Then the 51changed. The woman’s wrinkled but beautiful face was suddenly covered with a 52look. She asked the man in a sweet voice, “Do I know you? What is this place?” “You know me. I’m Ralph, your husband. We’re in New Jersey, ” the man said. “Oh, I 53 to have forgotten. I’m not sure,” she said. “That’s okay, sweetheart. You’ll be all right,” he 54her, kissing her cheek again. Tears coursed down our cheeks as Sussie and I looked at each other. “We were right,” she said 55. “It is the real thing. That is love.”
36. A. become B. grown C. remained D. developed
37. A. congratulation B. terms C. favor D. celebration
38. A. air B. car C. boat D. train
39. A. Bored B. Suffered C. Tired D. Excited
40. A. cooked B. ordered C. prepared D. finished
41. A. young B. elderly C. friendly D. rich
42. A. scared B. astonished C. attracted D. bothered
43. A. showingB. reminding C. telling D. introducing
44. A. attention B. intention C. time D. idea
45. A. away B. off C. around D. over
46. A. smiled B. disagreed C. angered D. moved
47. A. Or B. Though C. Therefore D. Otherwise
48. A. natural B. obvious C. important D. moving
49. A. madly B. silently C. unashamedly D. carefully
50. A. picked up B. stuck to C. agreed with D. questioned on
51. A. place B. scene C. topic D. sense
52. A. discouraged B. surprised C. disappointed D. confused
53. A. need B. feel C. seem D. use
54. A. told B. answered C. comforted D. encouraged
55. A. quickly B. eagerly C. cheerfully D. thoughtfully
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。
Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold 36 he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had 37 schooling, for being so poor, how could they 38 school fees?
When he was fifteen, he worked 39 a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt 40 for himself. How he 41 to have the same chance! He decided to study by 42 . In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he 43 stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he 44 during the day. He worked 45 hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater 46 he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and 47 him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the only one in the whole school 48 reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship 49 he had been a regular student of the school.
Robeson 50 rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which drew the 51 of some university professors. They admired his talent 52 his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and 53 him free guidance. Robeson felt 54 , for he was sure that before him there was a broad road 55 success.
A．whether B．which C．that D．what
A．many B．few C．little D．much
A．buy B．afford C．send D．read
A．as B．like C．for D．by
A．angry B．worried C．proud D．sorry
A．hated B．decided C．wished D．regretted
A．the teacher B．himself C．his parents D．his schoolmates
A．could B．ought to C．should D．would
A．had learned B．has been taught C．has heard D．had been written down
A．very B．so C．too D．quite
A．joy B．interest C．time D．taste
A．allowed B．agreed C．let D．refused
A．whom B．that C．which D．/
A．if B．whether C．because D．when
A．learned B．listened C．mastered D．struggled
A．notice B．influence C．eyes D．attention
A．except for B．according to C．as well as D．in spite of
A．taught B．offered C．lent D．sent
A．sad B．angry C．happy D．disappointed
A．leading to B．coming from C．made of D．covered with
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
No matter how many boos (嘘声) or abuses you get, they shouldn’t stop you from being the champion you are.
When I was in primary school, I was 36 asked by my teachers to sit at the 37 of the class because I was not clever. I was the butt (对象) of class jokes. I was all alone, friendless and 38. I hated school, but my dad would have none of it. He 39 telling me that I was a champion, if I 40 it.
A turnaround 41 one day when I remembered the spelling of the word “cognoscenti”, a word all the other “42” students had forgotten how to spell because they spent their free time 43 me. I raised my hand 44 I wasn’t asked to spell. I stood up and went to the front of the class, with 23 pairs of eyes 45 on me. My teacher grabbed her cane (藤条), ready to beat me if I’d 46. I spelt the word and became a(n) 47 champion. I represented and won for my school, five Spelling Bee championships.
Secondary school had its own share of 48. I was tall but wasn’t good at any 49. I loved basketball and lawn tennis. The first day I held a racket, I was disgraced (使丢脸) by my opponent (对手). He 50 six straight sets without sweat and there I was sweating 51 as if I’d run a marathon, while I hadn’t even made a single point.
My dad’s 52 kept playing in my ears, “Stanley, you’re a champion if you believe it.” I did. Finally, I was not only 53 at lawn tennis and basketball. I was an all-round athlete and 54 won both athletic and academic scholarships to college.
Now, staring at this old racket of defeat that once brought me 55, I can’t help but say to it, “You made me a champion when I believed.”
A．seldom B．never C．once D．always
A．back B．front C．outside D．middle
A．shocked B．satisfied C．depressed D．surprised
A．avoided B．preferred C．forgot D．kept
A．started B．imagined C．liked D．believed
A．came B．followed C．worked D．paid
A．poor B．bright C．dull D．active
A．picking out B．getting along with C．looking after D．making fun of
A．only if B．just as C．as if D．even though
A．fixed B．closed C．held D．called
A．delay B．fail C．fight D．offend
A．permanent B．frequent C．instant D．temporary
A．aims B．targets C．reasons D．challenges
A．sport B．subject C．action D．field
A．moved B．won C．missed D．found
A．slightly B．weakly C．heavily D．openly
A．songs B．voices C．whispers D．words
A．good B．angry C．strict D．serious
A．still B．even C．yet D．thus
A．pride B．joy C．shame D．happiness
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，然后从36---55各题后的 A B C D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A gift left to her
Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck. I felt horrible as well as ___36___What would she do with me? She was almost mad after the___37__of her husband.
A few minutes later, I heard the truck___38__its engine and move fast. I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any___39___ Finally she put me down in a __40__place. Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag.
I ___41___ out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me.
It turned out that my owner meant to___42___ me. I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther. So I cast my head ___43__the direction of the truck. The days we spent together was like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck. I saw my male owner, who suffered liver cancer; look at me with his sad eyes. I saw myself___44__my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all___45__.
I ran as fast as I could. And the___46___I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet. I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a (n) ___47___ lady. She seemed even somewhat ___48___ at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to ___49___the pains of losing him. She ___50___ his pictures and clothes, and she redecorated the whole house. Now I was the only ___51___ thing to remind her of him. ___52___ later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this…
The truck finally stopped when I was almost ___53___. She ran up to me and hugged me ___54___. I heard her ___55___: “I know you are a present he left to me.”
36. A. puzzled B. excitedC. delighted D. frightened
37. A. separation B. absenceC. departure D. death
38. A. run B. beginC. start D. operate
39. A. sense B. troubleC. effort D. difference
40. A. usual B. strange C. familiar D. dark
41. A. walked B. rushedC. ran D. struggled
42. A. harm B. desertC. punish D. sell
43. A. into B. atC. in D. to
44. A. follow B. bringC. guideD. support
45. A. with tears B. in tearsC. out of breath D. in silence
46. A. time B. directionC. way D. moment
47. A. cruel B. unfriendlyC. unfavorable D. unfortunate
48. A. calm B. depressedC. angryD. sad
49. A. kill B. remove C. bear D. prevent
50. A. kept B. burnedC. sold D. hit
51. A. moving B. walkingC. existing D. blessing
52. A. But B. And C. Thus D. Then
53. A. worn out B. knocked outC. left out D. made out
54. A. tightly B. patientlyC. sadlyD. desperately
55. A. shout B. speakC. whisper D. talk
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21---30各题所给的A、B、C和D项
中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There was a time when parents would buy an educational present for their
childrer. This Christmas, there were a lot of personal computers under the tree.21
that computers are the key to success, parents are also 22 that children be taughtto use them in school as early as possible. The 23 for school is that when itcomes to computers, parents don't always know best. Teachers found themselves
caught in the middle of the problem between parent 24 and wise educational
decisions. Many schools are giving in to parental impatience and are 25hardware without sound educational planning. Educators do not even agree on howcomputers should be 26. Even those who believe that all children should 27computers warn of potential dangers to the very young. The temptation remainsstrong largely because young children 28 so well to computers. However, notevery school can afford to go into computing, and that creates another problem: a29 between the haves and the have-nots. Very few parents are agitating for (倡导)computer instruction in poor school districts,30there may be barely enoughmoney to pay the teacher.
21. A. Believing B. Wishing C. Provided D. Supposed
22. A. planningB. insisting C. expectingD. commanding
23. A. decision B. problem C. benefit D. reason
24. A. attitude B. measure C. decision D. pressure
25. A. designing B. making C. purchasing D. preparing
26. A. used B. bought C. learned D. wanted
27. A. be open to B. stick to C. have access to D. expose to
28. A. adopt B. adaptC. devote D. apply
29. A. fight B. disagreement C. discussion D.division
30. A. even if B. in case C. where D. though