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 Mr. Allen’ class, which is a high school of the New Jersey, all the students have to “get married”. However, the wedding 21 sometimes become so noisy -- Even the two students getting married often begin to laugh -- that the loud laughter drowns out the 22 of the “minister”.
The teacher, Mr. Allen, wants young students to understand that there are many changes that must take place after marrying and believes that the 23 for these psychological and financial changes should be understood before people marry.
Mr. Allen not only introduces his students to main problems faced in marriage such as illness or being out of work, but also 24 them to the difficult and particular problems they will face every day. He wants to introduce young people to all the worries that can bring the 25 point to a marriage. He even makes his students know the problem of 26 and the fact that divorced men must pay child support money for their children and sometimes pay their wives every month.
It has been not easy for some students to see the problems that a 27 couple often faces. 28 they took the course, they had not worried much about the problems of marriage. However, both students and parents feel that Mr. Allen’ s course is 29 and have favored the course publicly. Their statements and letters supporting the class have asked the school to 30 the course again.
21. A. conferences B. competitions C. ceremonies D. celebrations
22. A. whisper B. announcement C. scream D. voice
23. A. possibility B. responsibility C. need D. benefit
24. A. exposes B. explains C. extends D. exhausts
25. A. uniting B. burning C. breaking D. freezing
26. A. wedding B. divorce C. participation D. division
27. A. divorced B. complained C. quarreled D. married
28. A. Until B. After C. If D. Because
29. A. acceptable B. flexible C. valuable D. unbelievable
30. A. afford B. offer C. establish D. affect
It is easier to go to university than before, but it is more difficult to findajob. Being a student in a agriculture(农业) university, I want to try my luck to hunt for a job. As you know, few people think of an agriculture university, especially one which is not famous. Most graduates from our university can---38---to be treated coldly.
Last year, a from our university attended a talent fair (人才市场) held in Guangzhou. He joined a queue to in his resume (简历) for an interview. When his came and his university was introduced, the interviewer said with a sneer, “What? I’ve never of that university. Go! Next one!” He waved his hand even taking a look at the resume and took no notice of the graduate’s request for a chance to show his skills and knowledge.
How the graduate was! I wonder what these employers(雇主) really want: the name of a famous university knowledge and technology?
It is true that some students from common universities don’t have the same abilities as those from key ones, but that doesn’t that all of us are less able students. We are sure to the employers with our skills if they give us a chance.
A．key B．Usual C．special D．common
A．highly B．lowly C．little D．greatly
A．need B．expect C．hope D．wish
A．graduate B．teacher C．parent D．professor
A．give B．share C．let D．hand
A．time B．chance C．turn D．interview
A．seen B．heard C．listened D．noticed
A．with B．up C．without D．away
A．disappointed B．amazed C．pleased D．stupid
A．so B．and C．but D．or
A．advise B．say C．mean D．translate
A．warn B．impress C．show D．encourage
When I was a child, I loved to play a Chinese traditional game which was called Caught You! I remember playing it every spring and fall if we had good weather. We usually looked forward to this activity led by our teachers. At that time, we always asking our teachers when and where to play, and our teachers used to with a smile. They knew all of us were to play the game.
In this game, you a large group of people (about 20-30 people), a piece of , and a small ball. Our teachers us to a park with a large green lawn (草地), and then we sat down side by side in a large circle except for one person who was by our teachers and sat outside the circle of students.
To keep the game well, one of the teachers was a leader and judge, who always gave to make the game fair, reasonable and fun. At the beginning, we sat in the circle and one of us just sat a few feet away from the circle with his blindfolded (蒙住). That meant that he couldn’t see who was the small ball. This was a key point.
As soon as everybody was , the teacher declared a start. At that moment, we began to the small ball one by one around the circle, and the one who sat could shout “Stop!” at any time he wished.
When we heard “Stop!”, the student who had the ball in his hand had to and sing a song or tell a story. From time to time, we laughed loudly because the players made some funny and noise. The person outside the circle was every five minutes.
Now that I’m grown up, I this game because it was a lot of fun.
A．nearly B．clearly C．probably D．immediately
A．exciting B．puzzling C．direct D．quick
A．suggested B．considered C．enjoyed D．kept
A．stop B．help C．answer D．teach
A．careful B．possible C．lucky D．anxious
A．need B．instruct C．visit D．serve
A．paper B．cloth C．chalk D．information
A．introduced B．left C．took D．attached
A．paid B．selected C．trained D．welcomed
A．improving B．ending C．increasing D．going
A．medals B．materials C．orders D．presents
A．feet B．ears C．hands D．eyes
A．dropping B．watching C．holding D．playing
A．ready B．confident C．free D．well
A．pass B．kick C．catch D．play
A．still B．alone C．calmly D．politely
A．stand up B．turn up C．come back D．insist on
A．mistakes B．faces C．games D．reports
A．warned B．called C．praised D．replaced
A．attend B．continue C．miss D．finish
Aileen was watching TV when the program suddenly stopped. An announcer said, “Sorry to stop the program. We are requested to an important notice. At about nine this evening, a lady named Mrs. Humney was and killed. Anyone who can supply any clue is requested to report to the .” The news made the lonely girl with fear. She couldn’t help looking , but she didn’t notice that a man was already behind thedoor to the balcony (阳台).
All of a sudden the man appeared before Aileen. “Don’t ask for . Put your jewellery on the table, and then think over I shall be safe to stay up here for the night,” said he. That made Aileen even more , but she tried to herself.
Just then came the whistle of a police car. Then someone rang the doorbell. The robber (抢劫犯) said with a gun the girl’s back, “Go to the door and say that you’ve gone to bed.”
Suddenly, the girl had a(n) .
“Oh, who are you?” she said.
“Bull. Is there anything ?” asked the policeman Bull.
“No.” Immediately she added loudly, “ , my elder brother extends his greeting to you.”
“Thank you. Good night!” Bull replied in the same .
A few minutes later the sound of the police car going could be heard. “It’s well ,” the robber said. Then he rushed to the girl. Almost at the same time the glass on the window was broken. The policemen hurried into the room and caught the robber.
“Aileen, the greeting was so good that it made us take right away,” said Bull, “because we’ve already known that your was killed in a robbery half a year ago.”
A．obey B．make C．introduce D．broadcast
A．robbed B．hurt C．wounded D．stolen
A．public B．police C．hospital D．family
A．cry B．shout C．fall D．shake
A．ahead B．back C．around D．away
A．hiding B．sitting C．playing D．staying
A．information B．advice C．leave D．trouble
A．that B．whether C．where D．what
A．careful B．anxious C．strange D．terrified
A．protect B．help C．calm D．express
A．for B．against C．behind D．beyond
A．method B．answer C．sentence D．idea
A．new B．important C．unusual D．upset
A．Instead B．However C．Otherwise D．Besides
A．warm B．deep C．kind D．real
A．sound B．manner C．speech D．voice
A．out B．on C．along D．away
A．acted B．refused C．done D．said
A．care B．action C．risk D．step
A．sister B．brother C．mother D．father
A group of class friends, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon ____ into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the ____ and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of ____ porcelain(瓷), plastic, glass, crystal(水晶), some ____ looking, some expensive, and some delicate(精美的) — telling them to themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in , the professor said, “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, ____ behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to ____ only the best for yourselves, that is the ____ of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself ____ no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even hides what we drink. ____ all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you ____ went for the best cups... And then you began ____ each other’s cups. Now consider this: Life is the ____; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and ____ life, and the type of cup we have does not define(规定), nor change the quality of life we ____. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we ____ to enjoy the coffee God has ____ for us. God brews（酿造）the coffee, not the cup… Enjoy your coffee!
The happiestpeople don't have the best of everything. They just ____ the best of everything.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the ____ to God.
A．stopped B．looked C．grew D．turned
A．living-room B．waiting-room C．bedroom D．kitchen
A．cups B．pans C．bowls D．bottles
A．plain B．clean C．ugly D．fine
A．devote B．help C．dedicate D．enjoy
A．stomach B．hand C．mind D．mouth
A．falling B．leaving C．hiding D．keeping
A．hope B．wish C．need D．want
A．source B．resource C．result D．reason
A．adapts B．puts C．adds D．applies
A．As B．What C．That D．Which
A．consciously B．cheerfully C．excitedly D．subjectively
A．looking B．glaring C．eyeing D．glancing
A．tea B．water C．wine D．coffee
A．include B．change C．contain D．conclude
A．spend B．lead C．hate D．love
A．fail B．want C．tend D．manage
A．shown B．taken C．sent D．provided
A．keep B．take C．make D．hold
A．concerns B．principles C．achievements D．Complaints
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，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校). being sent away, this boy was the student in his class. He was at the top in every always with high marks.
But the boy changed after home and attending the boarding school. His grades started . He hated being in a . He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he committing suicide (自杀). All of this was because he felt and no one loved him.
His parents started about the boy. But they even did not know what was with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and him.
They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To my grades?”
“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most person for me. I want to see you . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”
These words the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him!
A．After B．Before C．When D．While
A．hardest B．naughtiest C．brightest D．dullest
A．exam B．activity C．game D．class
A．coming B．returning C．leaving D．reaching
A．rising B．increasing C．reducing D．dropping
A．group B．term C．company D．party
A．led to B．felt like C．thought back D．looked for
A．worthless B．careless C．concerned D．annoyed
A．caring B．turning C．worrying D．speaking
A．crazy B．true C．possible D．wrong
A．talk with B．listen to C．tell to D．care about
A．family B．friends C．study D．grades
A．realize B．analyze C．check D．test
A．outstanding B．important C．famous D．familiar
A．happy B．excellent C．interested D．satisfied
A．caused B．wanted C．encouraged D．forced
A．answered B．ignored C．hated D．hugged
A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything
A．showed B．meant C．intended D．expressed
A．sad B．angry C．pleasant D．joyful