SECTION B (18 points)
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.
There was once a lonely girl who wanted so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving (挨饿的) birds. She took them home and put them in a small 36 . She treated them with love and the birds grew 37 . Every morning they 38 her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.
One day, the girl left the door with the cage open. The 39 and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was worried that he 40 fly away，so as he flew close, she caught him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing (捕获) him. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp (无力的). She opened her hands 41 looked at the dead bird. Her strong love had killed him.
She noticed 42 bird moving slowly to the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for 43 . He needed to fly into the blue sky. She lifted him from the cage and let him go. The bird 44 once, twice, three times over her head.
The girl watched happily at the sky. Her heart was no longer worried about her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly, the bird flew 45 and landed softly on her shoulder. He 46 the sweetest song for her that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to 47 love is to hold on to it too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it WINGS.
36. A. cage B. box C. house D. bag
37. A. old B. tall C. strong D. weak
38. A. showed B. gave C. greeted D. followed
39. A. smaller B. weaker C. taller D. larger
40. A. will B. would C. should D. must
41. A. but B. or C. and D. so
42. A. another B. the other C. others D. some
43. A. food B. space C. love D. freedom
44. A. walked B. left C. circled D. ran
45. A. closer B. away C. farther D. down
46. A. sang B. danced C. flew D. wrote
47. A. get B. lose C. remain D. find
When we think of green buildings, we tend to think of new ones-the kind of modern, solar-paneled masterpieces that make the covers of architecture magazines．But the US has more than 100 million existing homes, and it would be incredibly to tear them all down and them with greener versions．
An enormous amount of energy and resources went into the construction of those houses．And it would take an average of 65 years for the carbon emissions (排放) from a(an) ___ energy-efficient (节能) home to make up for the lost by destroying an old one．
So in the broadest sense, the greenest home is the one that has already been built．But at the same time, half of US carbon emissions come from heating, cooling and powering our , offices and other buildings．"You can't deal with climate without dealing with existing buildings," says Richard Moe, the president of the National Trust．
With some exceptions, the oldest homes tend to be the energy-efficient．Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000, mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps that over time and let in more outside .
,there are a vast number of relatively simple changes that can green older homes, from ones like Lincoln's Cottage to your own postwar home．And efficiency upgrades (升级) can save more than just the earth; they can help property owners from rising power .
A．terrible B．wasteful C．wonderful D．useful
A．put B．build C．replace D．take
A．reduced B．increased C．used D．destroyed
A．old B．fashionable C．new D．beautiful
A．magazines B．trees C．materials D．resources
A．nearly B．hardly C．rarely D．mostly
A．libraries B．schools C．homes D．stores
A．improvement B．appearance C．stability D．change
A．most B．really C．very D．least
A．expand B．narrow C．strengthen D．weaken
A．dust B．air C．smoke D．water
A．Oppositely B．Unfortunately C．Fortunately D．Frankly
A．historic B．worthless C．ordinary D．meaningless
A．charge B．protect C．punish D．warn
A．prices B．costs C．businesses D．bargains
Today I’m known for my voice. No one believes that I used to stuttered (口吃) badly when I was young. It is Professor Crouch’s trick that my life completely. One day. after giving my poem to him, I waited for his comment. It didn't come. Instead, as the students gathered together, he challenged me. "Jim, I don't think you wrote this."
I him in disbelief. "Why," I started, anger flooding me, "of course I ! "Well, then," he said, "you've got to prove it by getting up and reciting it memory."
By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up. For a moment I stood . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way through!
Afterwards, Professor Crouch congratulated me, and me to read other writers' poetry publicly.
Before long I discovered I did have a(n) and found my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite.
A．destroyed B．turned C．helped D．changed
A．replied to B．laughed at C．pointed to D．stared at
A．could B．did C．should D．had
A．with B．of C．from D．in
A．changeless B．hopeless C．useless D．breathless
A．let B．made C．encouraged D．supported
A．voice B．sound C．appearance D．interest
It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. Every day, my husband would the process of trying to get water to the fields. Unless we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.
On this day I learned the true lesson of and witnessed the only miracle（奇迹） I had ever seen. I was in the kitchen __ ___ I saw my son, Billy, walking toward the . He was walking with effort, trying to be as quiet as possible. Minutes after he into the woods, he came running back. I went back to make sandwiches, thinking that whatever he had been doing was completed. Moments later, , he was once more walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour.Finally, I couldn’t help following him and saw the most amazing .
Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost at him to get away. A huge deer was dangerously close. the deer didn't even move as Billy knelt down. I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from , lift its head to lap up the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was , Billy ran back to get more. It then became clear to me.
I stood on the edge of the woods, watching the boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. It was as if the God himself was with pride. The rain that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.
A．take in B．try on C．set about D．set up
A．waiting B．offering C．watering D．raining
A．when B．while C．until D．before
A．fields B．house C．woods D．garden
A．jumped B．climbed C．fell D．disappeared
A．though B．besides C．however D．therefore
A．sign B．scenery C．view D．scene
A．shouted B．shot C．looked D．spoke
A．And B．Otherwise C．Thus D．But
A．thirst B．illness C．heat D．pain
A．lost B．missing C．gone D．missed
A．kind B．clever C．smart D．honest
A．raining B．appearing C．singing D．crying
A man wanted to study medicine but couldn’t make up his mind. He went to ask his friend, “Is it ___ for me to study it now? I’ll be 44 after 4 years of college.” His friend said to him, “Why not?Four years later you will be 44 whether or not you go to college.” He ____ about it for a night and got the idea. The next day he went to sign at the college.
One of my friends, Jim, did ____with somebody else a few years ago. Their ship got ____in the storm at sea and their hope, together with their goods ____ suddenly. Jim was so ____by the blow that he became low-spirited and couldn’t ____ focus his attention on his work. While his ____who suffered the same catastrophe (灾难) never ____. His day went on as colorfully as before. My friend asked him how he could ____it. He said, “When you complain, and feel sad, life goes on as usual; when you are happy and ____yourself, the world runs as usual. Which do you ____?”
That’s how a person leads his life. When you are ____and in a good mood, your future seems sunny and bright. ____, when you are worried and have something sad in your ____, your future will turn dark. The latter situation will cost you a great deal ____ you allow it to last. You will ____ the joyful things.
There is a poem that ____ “Whether you are aware or not, whether you like or dislike, show attention or ignore , flowers bloom luxuriously（怒放）all the same.” Just as flowers keep blooming, fine days are ____one after another. ____ to spend your days—joyfully or sorrowfully—will entirely depend on yourself.
A．difficult B．convenient C．suitable D．comfortable
A．thought B．cared C．worried D．complained
A．action B．research C．business D．agreement
A．absorbed B．buried C．involved D．caught
A．escaped B．survived C．decreased D．disappeared
A．embarrassed B．upset C．nervous D．amazed
A．still B．even C．ever D．yet
A．partner B．director C．employer D．interviewer
A．lost weight B．lost his way C．lost face D．lost heart
A．agree B．manage C．attempt D．understand
A．enjoy B．prove C．teach D．behave
A．decide B．suggest C．imagine D．choose
A．independent B．realistic C．optimistic D．negative
A．In fact B．On the contrary C．In other words D．In the end
A．mind B．thought C．idea D．opinion
A．so that B．unless C．if D．even if
A．remind B．lose C．keep D．remember
A．says B．talks C．writes D．speaks
A．spending B．passing C．wasting D．leaving
A．Whether B．How C．Where D．Why
As the plane circled over the airport, everyone guessed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily (不稳定地) through the , and the passengers were suddenly threw forward. At that moment, the air hostess (空姐) appeared.
She looked very pale（苍白的）, but was quite . Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she told everyone that the pilot was badly ill and asked if any of the passengers knew about machines or at least knew how to drive a car. After a moment a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilot’s room. Moving the pilot aside, the man his seat and listen carefully to the orders were being sent by radio from the airport below. The plane was now dangerously to the ground, but it soon began to climb. The man had to circle the airport several times in order to become familiar _ the controls. But the danger had not yet passed. The terrible moment came when he had to . Following orders, the man controlled the plane to the airfield. It shook greatly as it touched the ground and then moved rapidly the field, but after a long run it stopped safely. Outside a lot of people, who had been watching anxiously, ran forward to congratulate the “pilot” on an excellent landing.
A．airport B．heaven C．air D．cloud
A．natural B．calm C．worried D．excited
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．all this
A．thought B．quiet C．darkness D．silence
A．took B．sat C．placed D．stood
A．they B．that C．these D．this
A．up B．over C．close D．downstairs
A．to B．with C．for D．about
A．land B．drive C．rise D．set
A．above B．onto C．around D．across