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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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。
Before dinner my wife wanted me to go to the store to get some soft drinks. It seemed that this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly get a little driving 36 . I drove her to the store and 37 my car with her, and then I came back home with my son. He spoke 38 of the car. I was a little proud, for it was the nicest car I had 39 owned. 40 , I said, “Guy, my heart is not 41 that car. I like it but it is just metal. It won’t last forever. Never set your heart on anything that is 42 .”
It was at that moment 43 I heard a noise on our street. My son went out and then he shouted, “Dad! Holly damaged your car.”
My heart 44 and my mind was flooded with conflicting thoughts. Was 45 hurt? Who else was involved? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my heart say: “ Here is a 46 to show Holly what you really love. She will never forget it.” Holly was not hurt 47 , but when I reached her, she was crying and saying over and over again, “Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this car.” I held her in my arms.
Later that week a friend asked what happened to my car. I told her the whole 48 . Then she said, “That happened to me when I was a girl. After I 49 my Dad’s car, my father, 50 , knocked me to the ground and began to kick me.” Over forty years later she still felt the 51 . It was a deep wound on her soul.
I have repaired my car, but there are 52 some scratches (划痕) on it. Every day they 53 me of the really priceless things in my life. Every day it reminds me of what really 54 in my life. One day, when Holly thinks back on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of 55 .
36.A. practice B. exercise C. training D. lesson
37.A. gave B. left C. kept D. got
38.A. admiringly B. proudly C. deeply D. curiously
39.A. just B. already C. even D. ever
40.A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
41.A. set up B. set aside C. set on D. set down
42.A. temporary B. metal C. nice D. contemporary
43.A. when B. as C. that D. until
44.A. struck B. sank C. beat D. ached
45.A. anyone B. someone C. my car D. my son
46.A. chance B. time C. turn D. lesson
47.A. mentally B. physically C. lightly D. painfully
48.A. story B. truth C. explanation D. process
49.A. borrowed B. drove C. used D. ruined
50.A. nevertheless B. moreover C. or rather D. on the contrary
51.A. guilt B. pain C. embarrassment D. terror
52.A. still B. yet C. just D. only
53.A. remember B. remind C. warn D. inform
54.A. values B. happens C. cares D. matters
55.A. property B. equipment C. treasure D. fortune
第二部分：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。
Today, many people are starving to death. Recently, a man who wanted to understand the conditions of such people _21_ an experiment. He only ate one meal a day for a month but continued to work as he normally did.
During the first five days he was _22 _ at his regular mealtime, but after he had drunk a glass of water, his hunger 23_ . In the morning, when he ate his one meal, he ate quickly and had a_24 _ amount. During the next few days, he was not hungry during the day, but when he _25 a food stall (a place on which food is put to be sold), the smell of food caught his 26. During the third and the fourth weeks, he had hunger pains and lacked physical strength. He looked forward to this one meal and ate it slowly, enjoying every bite. Without it, he knew he would he would have hardly enough 27 to work.
This experiment changed his attitude about some things. Having a cup of tea was not 28 a pastime. It also gave him strength. He more frequently noticed overweight people and people who threw away leftover food. He 29 the importance of food hungry person. He could no longer easily pass by a hungry beggar on the street. But most 30 , he could now sympathize(同情) in a similar way with the hungry people of the world.
21. A. took along B. carried out C. put on D. brought in
22. A. hungry B. angry C. happy D. excited
23. A. came about B. broke out C. set off D. went away
24. A. small B. ordinary C. large D. common
25. A. noticed B. watched C. recognized D. glanced
26. A. interest B. eyes C. imagination D. attention
27. A. power B. spirit C. energy D. feeling
28. A. just B. still C. yet D. exactly
29. A. admitted B. realized C. remember D. valued
30. A. seriously B. luckily C. necessary D. important
第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为31~40的相应位置上。
Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many around the world every day. English speakers are always making new words and we should be able to know ＿＿31＿＿ most words come from.
Sometimes,however,no one may really know where ＿32＿＿ word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, ＿33＿＿ (especial) when they are not made ＿＿34＿＿ ham?About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg.
They did not speak good English, ＿35＿＿ they ate good food. Some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef. Never ＿＿36＿＿ they seen a strange way. They couldn’t help ＿＿37＿＿ (ask) the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered,“We came from Hamburg.”One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He was ＿＿38＿＿＿ (determination) to do something new. He cooked some round pieces of the beef like what the men from Hamburg ate and sold it quite a few ＿＿39＿＿ (country) around the world.
Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is ＿＿40＿＿＿ (interest).
第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。
I remember my first Christmas adventure with Grandma. I remember tearing across town 31 my bike to visit her on the day my big sister dropped the bomb: “There is no Santa Claus.” she laughed. “Even dummies(傻瓜) know that!” I 32 (flee) to Grandma 33 I knew she would be straight with me. She always told the truth.
“No Santa Claus?” she said. “Ridiculous! Don’t believe 34 . Put on your coat, and let’s go.” “Go where, Grandma?” I asked.
As we walked through the doors of the general store Grandma handed me ten dollars and said, “Buy something for someone 35 needs it. I’ll wait for you in the car.”
I was only eight years old. Never had I shopped for anything all by myself. For a few moments I just stood there, 36 (wonder) what to buy, and who to buy it 37 . I thought of everybody I knew. Then I thought about Bobbie Decker.
He was my classmate with bad breath and 38 (mess) hair, and he sat right behind me. He didn’t have a coat. I knew that because he never went out to play games during the winter. I held 39 bill with growing 40 (excite). I would buy Bobbie a coat.
第二节：语言结构（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，
根据上下文在空白处填上适当的词,或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空。
When I was a ten-year-old girl, I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life”. To talk before the whole class! Just imagine how 31 (terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that 32 so many eyes fixed upon me. I had no other choice, though. First I was to draft the speech and that was just a piece of cake for me, because I was a good writer－something to pride myself in. But the hard part 33 (lie) in my oral presentation; to read from 34 paper was not allowed; I had to give the speech 35 my memory and in front of such a big audience! A real trial began when I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. How much time had passed by, I didn’t know. My listeners were still waiting, patiently and without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found 36 back, giving out my speech with difficulty. Finally I finished. After 37 seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding. I made it! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience 38 (appear). Actually with my confidence building 39 , I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way to success is our fear. Overcome it, 40 we will be able to achieve our goals.
第二部分：英语知识及运用（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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Rubber ducks are being used to help scientists understand global warming and melting glaciers. NASA researchers have 21 90 ducks into holes in Greenland's fastest moving glacier, the Jakobshavn Glacier between Greenland and Canada. The 22 have each been marked with the words "science experiment" along with an e-mail address. If they are found scientists will be able to 23 how the water moves through the ice and provide information about the 24 of glaciers. Scientists are still 25 about why glaciers speed up in summer and head towards the sea. One theory is that as the summer sun melts ice on top of the glacier's surface, the water moves to the bottom of the glacier, where it helps to 26 the movement of ice toward the coast. The Jakobshavn Glacier is believed to be the 27 of the iceberg that sank the Titanic in 1912. Robert Jones, the experiment organizer, said none of the ducks had been 28 yet. "We haven't heard back but it may take some time until somebody actually finds it and decides to send us a/an 29 that they have found it," he said. "These are places that are 30 so there aren't people walking around."
21. A. flown B. buried C. hidden D. dropped
22. A. results B. toys C. glaciers D. scientists
23. A. remember B. invent C. learn D. control
24. A. development B. movement C. growth D. travels
25. A. unsure B. excited C. concerned D. ignorant
26. A. reduce B. control C. speed D. stop
27. A. position B. source C. reason D. result
28. A. hurt B. eaten C. missing D. reported
29. A. email B. card C. fax D. sign
30. A. hidden B. lost C. remote D. quiet