阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。
An old man who lived in a small back street of my hometown had to tolerate the nuisance of boys playing football and making a lot of noise outside his house at night
One evening when the boys were particularly 36 ．he went out to talk to them．He explained that he had just retired and was 37 when he could see or hear boys playing his 38
game，football．He would 39 give them 25 dollars each week to play in the street at night．The boys got 40 , for they could hardly believe 41 they were being paid to do something they
42 ．
The first two weeks had passed；the boys came to the old man’s house, and went away 43
with their 25 dollars．The third week when they came back, 44 ，the old man said he hadn’t much money 45 himself and sent them away with only 15 dollars．The fourth week, the man said he hadn’t yet received his 46 from the govertnment and gave them only 10 dollars．The boys were disappointed，but there was 47 much that they could do about it．
At the 48 of the fifth week, the boys came back and 49 at the old man’s doon, waiting for their 50 ．Slowly, the door opened and the old man appeared．He 51 that he could not afford to pay them 25 dollars 52 he had promised, but said he would give them five dollars each week without 53
This was really too much for the boys．“You expect us to play seven days a week for merely five dollars!”they yelled．“ 54 !”
They 55 away and never played on the street again．
A．hot B．noisy C．troublesome D．naughty
A．happiest B．tired C．encouraged D．bored
A．interesting B．amusing C．acceptable D．favorite
A．ever B．therefore C．willingly D．forever
A．shouted B．cried C．thrilled D．smiled
A．how B．when C．that D．what
A．expected B．enjoyed C．admired D．respected
A．happily B．thankfully C．gratefully D．tearfully
A．but B．in addition C．however D．besides
A．earned B．saved C．remained D．1cft
A．food ticket B．insurance C．paycheck D．bill
A．not B．no C．so D．very
A．final B．end C．start D．beginning
A．kicked B．hit C．beat D．knocked
A．rewards B．awards C．checks D．wages
A．expressed B．apologized C．stated D．expected
A．though B．1ike C．when D．as
A．joke B．hesitation C．fail D．question
A．No way B．No possible C．No problem D．No play
A．walked B．backed C．broke D．stormed
SECTION B
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marke
d A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrase that best fits the context.
It was a Sunday afternoon. I was waiting outside the classroom where my son was about to take a(n)31 . The boys and girls were busy discussing the exam, while their anxious parents were watching them ou
tside. There was a lot of 32.
I noticed one boy who was standing alone in silence, with fear written all over his face. He did not join other children 33the discussion and he looked puzzled. He wanted to mix with the others; 34, he didn’t seem to be confident enough. He 35me deeply. I moved towards him and smiled at him. He smiled back warmly. Then I started to encourage him and told him that he would do well in the exam. This helped him 36his fear and he told me something about himself: his parents never cared about him and did not 37him even if he was always a top student. I told him that his education was preparation for later life that should never be 38. He became encouraged and said he would try to fight against all the difficulties in his life and be successful. He then went into the 39 and we lost touch.
A few days later, I happened to be in the school and I saw him again. He looked different. He gave me a broad smile and came to me with40steps. He said happily that he had got first place in the test and that those few minutes with me was really important to him. He thanked me for the words I had said. It was
a great moment for me.
31. A. class B. exam C. lecture D. meeting
32. A. voice B. noise C. sound
D. fun
33. A. to B. into C. together D. in
34. A. though B. besides C. therefore D. however
35. A. excited B. delighted C. impressed D. appealed
36. A. restart B. promote C. remove D. keep
37. A. support B. control C. share D. rescue
38. A. given out B. given up C. given away D. given in
39. A. restroom B. classroom C. waiting room D. dining room
40. A. certain B. readyC. hopeful D. confident
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。
The Obstacle in our Path
In ancient times, a king had a big rock placed on a roadway. Then he 21 himself and watched to see if anyone would 22 the huge rock.
Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and 23 walked around it. Many loudly 24 the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.
Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon 25 near the rock, the peasant 26 his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and pulling, he finally 27 . After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a 28 lying in the road where the rock had been. It contained many gold coins and a 29 from the king indicating that the gold for person who removed the rock from the roadway.
The peasant learned what many of us never understand —— ‘‘Every obstacle 30 an opportunity to improve our condition. ’’
21. A. persuaded B. raised C. hid D. escaped
22. A. seat B. remove C. break D. mark
23. A. mostly B. hardly C. simply D. seldom
24. A. blamed B. admired C. praised D. respected
25. A. carrying B. moving C. watching D. approaching
26. A. threw away B. laid down C. put away D. took down
27. A. ended B. worked C. succeeded D. overcame
28. A. purse B. book C. pen D. ring
29. A. notice B. secret C. donation D. note
30. A. has B. contains C. presents D. represents
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
People who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds．It's 36 that being full of vim（活力） and vigor（精力） helps the body 37 illnesses, say the researchers from Carnegie Mellon University（CMU） in Pittsburgh．
"We need to take more seriously the possibility that a 38 emotional style is a fighter player in disease risk," says psychologist Sheldon Cohen, the study's lead researcher．
In a previous study, Cohen and his colleagues found that people who 39 to be cheerful and lively were 40 likely to develop sniffles, coughs, and other cold symptoms （症状）．
Those findings were interesting, but they didn't prove that a person's 41 affects whether he or she gets sick． 42 it was still possible that a person's underlying personality is 43 matters．
44 suggests, for instance, that certain people are naturally more likely to be outgoing（外向的）and 45 , with high self-respect and a sense of 46 over life．This would mean that who we are, not how we feel, finally decides our 47 of catching colds．
To figure out which mattered more （personality or 48 ）, the CMU team 49 193 healthy adults．The researchers talked to each person over the phone every evening for 2 weeks．They told the researchers about the positive and negative 50 they had experienced that day．
The results showed that everyone in the study was 51 likely to get infected．Their symptoms（征兆）, however, 52 depending on the types of emotions that they had reported over the 53 2 weeks．
Scientists 54 about whether negative emotions or positive emotions have a stronger55 on how healthy we are．For now, it can't hurt to look on the bright side more often than not!
A．necessary B．possible C．doubtful D．certain
A．fight B．reduce C．stop D．remove
A．negative B．standard C．passive D．positive
A．failed B．managed C．tended D．had
A．thought B．attitude C．strength D．quality
A．Instead B．Therefore C．Thus D．Still
A．that B．why C．what D．who
A．Theory B．Reason C．Evidence D．interview
A．active B．optimistic C．brave D．healthy
A．control B．humour C．direction D．urgency
A．attitudes B．sufferings C．chances D．emotions
A．qualities B．ideas C．emotions D．conditions
A．examined B．watched C．tested D．interviewed
A．characters B．feelings C．attitudes D．thoughts
A．equally B．less C．most D．hardly
A．occurred B．differed C．suffered D．reduced
A．same B．exact C．valuable D．previous
A．talk B．know C．argue D．think
A．effect B．feeling C．impression D．impact
When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was 36 to see that it was an English-English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary. 37 it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one. 38 , to be honest, I found it extremely 39 to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and 40
not fully understand the meanings. I was used to the 41 bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are 42 both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt 43 to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I 44 that monolingual dictionaries are 45in learning a foreign language.
As I found out, there is, 46 , often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two 47in two languages. My aunt even goes so far as to 48 that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the 49 meaning of a word in English! 50 , she insisted that I read the definition(定义)of a word in a monolingual dictionary 51 I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. 52 , I have come to see what she meant.
Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses only a(n) 53 number of words, around 2,000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am 54 exposed to(接触)the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. 55 this, I can express myself more easily in English.
A．worried B．sad C．surprised D．nervous
A．Because B．Although C．Unless D．If
A．But B．So C．Or D．Then
A．difficult B．interesting C．helpful D．practical
A．thus B．even C．still D．again
A．new B．familiar C．earlier D．ordinary
A．explained B．expressed C．described D．created
A．offered B．agreed C．decided D．happened
A．imagine B．recommend C．predict D．understand
A．natural B．better C．easier D．convenient
A．at least B．in fact C．at times D．in case
A．words B．names C．ideas D．characters
A．hope B．declare C．doubt D．tell
A．exact B．basic C．translated D．expected
A．Rather B．However C．Therefore D．Instead
A．when B．before C．until D．while
A．Largely B．Generally C．Gradually D．Probably
A．extra B．average C．total D．limited
A．repeatedl B．nearly C．immediately D．anxiously
A．According to B．In relation to C．In addition to D．Because of
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Learning to Accept
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 36 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 37 and ill.
My father was 38 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 39 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is40 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 41 about life, and I told them about one of my 42 . I said that we must very often give things up 43 we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always 44 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 45 up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 46 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. 47 , he answered his own question: “I 48 the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also 49 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I 50 remember his words and become 51 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 52 to give up my small irritations. In this 53 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I 54 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 55 .
A．Afterwards B．Therefore C．However D．Meanwhile
A．tired B．weak C．poor D．slow
A．already B．still C．only D．once
A．took B．threw C．sent D．put
A．impossible B．difficult C．stressful D．Hopeless
A．worrying B．caring C．talking D．asking
A．decisions B．experiences C．ambitions D．beliefs
A．as B．since C．before D．till
A．suggests B．promises C．seems D．requires
A．spoke B．turned C．summed D．opened
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．Surprisingly B．Immediately C．Naturally D．Certainly
A．had B．accepted C．gained D．enjoyed
A．touched B．astonished C．attracted D．warned
A．should B．could C．would D．might
A．quiet B．calm C．Relaxed D．happy
A．ready B．likely C．free D．able
A．case B．form C．method D．way
A．doubt B．wonder C．know D．guess
A．award B．gift C．lesson D．word