二．完形填空：(20×1.5=30分)
A Blind Boy
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a __21__ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few _22_ in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his _ 23___ and dropped them into the hat. He _24__ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He __25__ the sign __26__ everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to __27_. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had __28__ the sign came to see __29_ things were. The boy __30__ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, __31_.” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) __32_ day and I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
__33__ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so __34__ that they were not blind.
Should we be surprised that the second sign was more __35__ ?
Be thankful for what you have. __36_ life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to __37_. Face your past without regret. __38__ your present with confidence. Prepare for the __39_ without fear. Keep the faith and __40_ the fear.
21. A. cover B. sign C. board D. note
22. A. cashes B. treasures C. pennies D. coins
23. A. pocket B. can C. backpack D. case
24. A. still B. then C. already D. yet
25. A. put on B. put out C. put off D. put back
26. A. in case B. now that C. so that D. as though
27. A. mix up B. show up C. fill up D. make up
28. A. changed B. prepared C. supported D. reached
29. A. what B. why C. where D. how
30. A. realized B. recognized C. felt D. discovered
31. A. though B. but C. yet D. still
32. A. average B. successful C. harmonious D. beautiful
33. A. After all B. In the long term C. Of course D. Although
34. A. happy B. disappointed C. lucky D. strange
35. A. effective B. brave C. surprising D. scientific
36. A. Once B. If C. While D. Because
37. A. smile B. exist C. survive D. prove
38. A. Look into B. Search for C. Deal with D. Depend on
39. A. tomorrow B. adventure C. future D. sunrise
40. A. accuse B. charge C. skip D. drop
第三节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But 21 a few of them are very 22 . English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but in other parts of the world. About 200 million people speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a 23 language. Millions of people are trying to do so.
Is 24 easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different 25 . Have you ever 26 the ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?
“Learning English in six months, or your 27 back…”“Easy and funny? Our records and tapes 28 you master your English in a month. 29 your first day your 30 will be excellent. Just send…”Of course, it never 31 quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should 32 that we all learned our own language well when we were 33 . If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Imagine 34 a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using a language, talking in it, and 35 it all the time, just imagine how much 36 that gets.
So it is 37 to say that learning English is easy, because a good command （掌握；精通）of English 38 upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and 39 much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books and dictionaries will work. 40 they cannot do the student’s work for him.
21. A. not B. quite C. only D. very
22. A. difficult B. important C. necessary D. easy
23. A. native B. foreign C. useful D. mother
24. A. this B. that C. it D. which
25. A. questions B. problems C. ideas D. answers
26. A. found B. watched C. noticed D. known
27. A. knowledge B. time C. money D. English
28. A. make B. help C. let D. allow
29. A. From B. On C. Since D. After
30. A. spelling B. grammar C. English D. pronunciation
31. A. happened B. knew C. seemed D. felt
32. A. know B. remember C. understandD. think
33. A. students B. children C. babies D. grown-ups
34. A. what B. which C. who D. whose
35. A. using B. thinking C. trying D. practicing
36. A. time B. moneyC. language D. practice
37. A. hard B. easy C. funny D. silly
38. A. depends B. tries C. has D. takes
39. A. uses B. takes C. gets D. costs
40. A. And B. But C. So D. So
三、完形填空
One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried 36for hours as the farmer tried to figure out 37to do. Finally he decided the animal was 38and the well needed to be 39up anyway, so it just wasn’t 40it to rescue the donkey.
He invited all his 41to come over and help him. They all grabbed (握起) a shovel (铁铲) and began to shovel 42into the well. At first, the donkey 43what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s 44, he was quiet.
A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked 45the well and was 46at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that 47his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would 48it off and take a step up. As the farmer’s neighbors 49to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take another 50up. Pretty soon, everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the 51of the well and ran off.
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The best way of 52out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our 53is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest 54just by not stopping, never 55! Shake it off and take a step upward!
36. A. sadly B. confidently C. frequently D. gradually
37. A. how B. what C. that D. which
38. A. strong B. old C. stubborn D. powerful
39. A. dug B. flowed C. covered D. emptied
40. A. important B. possible C. necessary D. worth
41. A. neighbors B. relatives C. partners D. friends
42. A. dust B. pain C. stone D. dirt
43. A. determined B. recognized C. realized D. admitted
44. A. relief B. surprise C. fear D. joy
45. A. down B. around C. for D. after
46. A. annoyed B. delighted C. astonished D. disappointed
47. A. attacked B. packed C. recovered D. hit
48. A. shake B. blow C. take D. wash
49. A. decided B. continued C. pretended D. volunteered
50. A. base B. stage C. step D. breath
51. A. bottom B. track C. appearance D. entrance
52. A. holding B. getting C. sorting D. sticking
53. A. troubles B. happiness C. successes D. losses
54. A. reality B. distance C. caves D. wells
55. A. setting up B. blowing up C. giving up D. picking up
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-25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。
Most children want to be pop stars or footballers when they grow up. But 11-year-old Amy Jones had the chance to ____16____ more about her ____17____ job—a medical biologist —when she won an essay writing competition for primary students.
Amy’s __18__ for the best essay on “What I want to be when I’m older” was a day at Oxford Medical Science Institute. Staff organised a special programme for the would-be __19__, introducing her to the projects being worked on by medical biologists at Oxford. The sessions included a look at the ___20___ of medical biologists in fighting cancer and ___21___ to become a medical biologist.
Amy said she was ___22___ to become a biologist after watching a television programme. In her essay she wrote: “The medical biologist plays a big part in many discoveries and it would be a challenging, exciting and ___23__ job.”
Dr. Kathryn Robson, the Institute director said: “ It’s ___24___that we encourage young people to study science and think about scientific research as a job. I hope Amy now has a better __25__of what it takes to become a medical biologist.”
A．carry out B．sort out C．find out D．look out
A．dream B．father’s C．first D．mother’s
A．idea B．prize C．wish D．topic
A．pop star B．journalist C．scientist D．writer
A．performance B．action C．operation D．role
A．when B．whether C．how D．where
A．inspired B．chosen C．made D．forced
A．disappointing B．tiring C．surprising D．rewarding
A．vital B．simple C．funny D．unusual
A．decision B．understanding C．desire D．taste
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31～40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。
Life on Land probably began about 430 millions years ago, though it has existed in the water for perhaps as much as 3,000 million years. When we think of the first thing on land, we probably think of strange 31 coming out of the oceans, but in fact no animals could have been 32 if plants had not been on land first. Plants had to be on land before animals arrived. They 33 the first land animals with the surrounding and food necessity, since then, the plants are the only form of life that is able to get and store 34 .
The first plants to exist out of water were probably 35 kinds of algae ( 海藻) which were 36 by other plants that grow 37 to the ground and needed water in which to reproduce. Once the move to land had been made, however, evolution (进化) took place quickly. By the end of 100 million years, plants had developed their 38 , and some had got tree-like forms since 39 was very important in gaining sunlight. About 30 million years ago, much of the world was covered with forests of huge trees. In most
ways they were like 40 modern trees. They had roots, leaves, wood, but mostly they had not developed seeds.
A．tree B．plants C．seeds D．animals
A．living B．making C．dying D．eating
A．offered B．supplied C．gave D．afforded
A．heat B．sunlight C．energy D．water
A．many B．little C．sure D．certain
A．followed B．made C．copied D．existed
A．close B．far C．strong D．tall
A．branches B．trunks C．roots D．leaves
A．weight B．height C．soil D．water
A．modern B．ancient C．big D．small
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，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I got up and dressed, with my violin under my jacket, and went out into the streets to try my luck. I wandered about for 36 , looking for a likely spot, 37 as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I stopped 38under a bridge near the station and 39 to have a try.
I felt tense and nervous. One moment I was 40 the hurrying crowds ,41I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the side of the street 42me , the violin under my chin.
The first 43 I played were loud and unskilled, then they 44down and began to run more smoothly. 45 ，I was neither caught nor told to shut up. 46 , nobody took any notice at all. Then an old man without stopping47 threw a penny into my hat, as if getting rid of some guilty evidence.
Other pennies followed, slowly 48steadily , dropped by 49who appeared not to see or hear me. It seemed too easy, like a secret 50.
I51 there for several days , gradually getting the 52of the trade by trial and error(反复试验). It was not a good thing, 53, to let the hat fill up with money; nor was it wise to empty it completely. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to 54the thing going soon became a 55rule.
36. A. an hour B. a day C. some time D. too long
37. A. running B. crying C. feeling D. sounding
38. A. at first B. at last C. at most D. at once
39. A. wanted B. allowed C. refused D. decided
40. A. part of B. familiar with C. far from D. away from
41. A. the last B. once again C. the next D. as a result
42. A. before B. behind C. next to D. beside
43. A. music B. notes C. piece D. parts
44. A. broke B. fell C. settled D. slowed
45. A. Surprisingly B. Interestingly C. Undoubtedly D. Pitifully
46. A. In a word B. Moreover C. Indeed D. That is
47. A. immediately B. secretly C. bravely D. carefully
48. A. but B. and C. while D. or
49. A. the old B. fans C. the passengers D. shadows
50. A. trick B. business C. story D. joke
51. A. remained B. searched C. left D. worked
52. A. value B. truths C. wealth D. conditions
53. A. however B. therefore C. for example D. after all
54. A. make B. open C. leave D. start
55. A. normal B. regular C. smart D. suitable