In the United States there was an unusual story telling of the daughter of a mechanic（技工）．One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 16 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose．After some time the girl 17 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 18 to take them home．There she carefully 19 the eggs in the heat of a lamp．Several days 20 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 21 ．
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother． 22 , to these young geese, the girl was their mother．
As they 23 , the girl was able to 24 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 25 ．The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 26 and in her dreams．Later, she had an 27 : She would pilot a plane to guide them in 28 ．She asked her father for a plane and he assembled （组装） a small aircraft for her．
Caring about 29 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself．However, the birds did not __30__ or follow him, and 31 slept in the grass．
One day, the girl 32 into the plane, started it and soon left the 33 ．Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 34 flapped（拍打） their wings and 35 ．She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following．
A．managed B．attempted C．happened D．supposed
A．realized B．expected C．imagined D．admitted
A．helped B．decided C．afforded D．meant
A．placed B．protected C．treated D．examined
A．ago B．out C．later D．long
A．family B．lake C．home D．world
A．But B．Also C．Thus D．Still
A．increased B．improved C．rose D．grew
A．ask B．lead C．want D．allow
A．fly B．race C．swim D．sing
A．asleep B．away C．around D．awake
A．idea B．opinion C．explanation D．excuse
A．sky B．space C．flight D．plane
A．his B．her C．their D．its
A．respect B．remember C．recognize D．receive
A．so B．instead C．hardly D．too
A．climbed B．looked C．reached D．fell
A．house B．floor C．water D．ground
A．secretly B．disappointedly C．patiently D．eagerly
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和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。
Tina and Thomas Sjogren were the fourth people to reach the earth's poles. Years ago, the couple were 16 across the North Atlantic on their way to Europe. Tina looked out of her window and was17 by the vast amount of space in Greenland. “The sky outside the window burst into different18 and auroras (极光) flew all around us. I 19 what it would be like to step down there and start walking20, all alone in such a place. ”She thought, “If this is what Iceland and Greenland are like, how 21 then must the Arctic be?” She turned to her husband, 22him awake and said, "Honey, let' s go to the Poles !"
Tina’s 23 would not be their first adventure. They had already climbed Mount Qomolangma. The pair soon made a 24to visit both the North and South Poles on skis,
Traveling 25
On February 2, 2002, they reached the South Pole. Their journey 26 2,000 kilometres. After just 35 days of recovery and preparation, they 27again. "You are so 28 after the long expedition to the South Pole, so you don' t know if you could do 29right away."
On May 29 , after traveling for the whole morning, as the couple watched with weak 30 , the numbers on their GPS showed that their goal had 31been achieved. They had made it.
Without the 32 of dogs or supplies dropped from planes, it was only their strength and willpower that 33them to ski and swim their way. They got valuable experience but that did not come without a 34 If you go on an adventure, there's always the risk of something going wrong. 35, you will learn from it.
16. A. flying B. exploring C. swimming D. sailing
17. A. frightened B. bored C. amazed D. amused
18. A. shapes B. colors C. sounds D. waves
19. A. remembered B. wondered C. enjoyed D. doubted
20. A. carefully B. quickly C. aimlessly D. freely
21. A. cold B, bright C. wonderfulD. terrible
22. A. shook B. knocked C. kept D. beat
23. A. idea B. advice C. order D. offer
24. A. suggestion B. plan C. proposal D. change
25. A. non-stop B. unsupported C. unreturned D. unprepared
26. A. covered B. included C. lasted D. crossed
27. A. broke down B. settled down C. set out D. came back
28. A. excited B. disappointed C. confused D. tired
29. A. moreB. another C. one D. others
30. A. torchlight B. sunlight C. breath D. eyesight
31. A. surprisinglyB. luckily C. accidentally D. eventually
32. A. reward B. burden C. help D. company
33. A. attracted B. allowed C. taught D. forced
34. A. price B. success C. mistake D. change
35. A.Therefore B. Instead C. Otherwise D.However
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题l. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16－35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。
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 16 , but I always knew he was 17 . He never criticized us, but used 18 to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die. ” I 19 as a child I said something 20 about somebody, and my father said, “ 21 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you. ” He explained that if I looked for the best 22 people, I would get the best 23 . From then on I’ve always tried to 24 the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very 25 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 26 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 27 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to prevent me from my decision, 28 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 29 me to go into law. And I’ve 30 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 31 I didn’t pursue my 32 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it. ”
As 33 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 34 for young people in the U. K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 35 me.
16. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener
17. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned
18. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth
19. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess
20. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual
21. A. AnotherB. Some C. Any D. Other
22. A. on B. in C. at D. about
23. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return
24. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow
25. A. understandingB. experienced C. serious D. demanding
26. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up
27. A. suggestionB. decision C. notice D. choice
28. A. and B. as C. even if D. as if
29. A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested
30. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost
31. A. rather B. but C . for D. therefore
32. A. promiseB. task C. belief D. dream
33. A. this B. he C. it D. that
34. A. newspaper B. magazineC. program D. project
35. A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. Raised
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各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项填出。
“What kind of Thanksgiving can I provide?”I said to myself．Living in a small house and still jobless，I 36 to make ends meet．
Still，I counted my blessing（知足）when I 37 that a young family in a nearby home lost __38 to a flash fire．I watched as the entire community went to their 39：A church provided shelter；others gathered food，bedding and clothing．Lines of busy people willingly gave their time __40 their money．
The afternoon before Thanksgiving，two women came to our house 41 donations（捐赠物品）．Although we had 42 to spare，I helped early items to their car， 43 in my heart to give more．
As we stood 44 chatting，my little Helen，only three，shouted，“Wait! Don’t anybody move．”She rushed into the house，complaining，“We 45 something!”
I looked apologetically at the ladies，but 46 I could follow her，Helen was back outside．
carrying her 47 toy bear，which I had made for her birthday just two months before．
“Mommy，”her green eyes searched my 48，“the little girl doesn’t’t have any toys．I have to give it to her．”
My heart quaked．I thought about the few 49 Helen had and how many hours I had spend sewing（缝）this one．Now she wanted to 50 it away．We stood in silence，the ladies 51 at me．I struggled with my feelings．I thought of all the things we needed and didn’t have．
Everyone held their 52 as I bent down to face Helen．“Of course，Helen．”My voice nearly __53，“you’re right．We forgot the toy．How 54 of you to remember!”
And I 55 my own heart would never be as big as the one pounding（砰砰地跳）in my daughter’s little chest．
36．A．struggled B．decided C．prepared D．happened
37．A．expected B．announced C．learned D．believed
38．A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
39．A．trouble B．help C．experience D．work
40．A．except for B．instead of C．rather than D．as well as
41．A．collecting B．reporting C．requiring D．allowing
42．A．less B．more C．little D．much
43．A．refusing B．offering C．waiting D．wishing
44．A．downstairs B．upstairs C．outside D．inside
45．A．needed B．gave C．remembered D．forgot
46．A．since B．before C．when D．though
47．A．expensive B．favorite C．friendly D．ugly
48．A．face B．head C．heart D．body
49．A．books B．clothes C．friends D．toys
50．A．take B．throw C．give D．put
51．A．aiming B．shouting C．glimpsing D．staring
52．A．words B．steps C．breath D．hands
53．A．broke B．failed C．appeared D．stopped
54．A．proud B．thoughtful C．natural D．clever
55．A．admitted B．wished C．explained D．Realized
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。
Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? This might be called 21, but Dr. Kleitman has a new 22 . He has proved that everyone has a23 energy cycle. During the hours when you 24through your work you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s 25 . The time of day when you feel most 26 is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the 27comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it28 such familiar monologues as: “Get up, John! You’ll be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the 29 . Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives 30what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has. You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better.
21. A. patience B. laziness C. sadness D. comfort
22. A. discovery B. invention C. explanation D. statement
23. A. changing B. increasing C. full D. daily
24. A. labour B. get C. go D. look
25. A. honest B. actual C. true D. real
26. A. pleasant B. energetic C. excited D. comfortable
27. A. power B. energy C. peak D. altitude
28. A. comes to B. gets to C. leads to D. refers to
29. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. noon
30. A. realize B. recognize C. memorize D. See
三：完形填空 (共20小题, 每小题1.5分, 满分30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,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 26 . She got up very early and arrived at the 27at twenty to eight. She pushed the door open and found 28 there. “I am the first to arrive.” She thought and came to her 29 . She was surprised to 30a large bunch(束) of flowers on it. They were 31 . She picked the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy cried 32. She then 33for a vase to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 34 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder. The day passed very 35 and Nancy did everything 36 great interest and enthusiasm. For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she 37 herself to her work. Then came another 38 . When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a new bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, 39 the old ones. The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy felt it strange and this time she began to think of ways to 40 the sender.
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 41 a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk 42his directives. She happened to see on the desk a big notebook 43 with “Records of managers' meetings”, and 44 the half-opened pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words, “In order to keep the secretaries in high spirits, the company 45that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk .” Later, she was told that their general manager was a wise man with the Bachelor of Psychology in Business.
26. A. disappointed B. excited C. encouraged D. surprised
27. A. office B. workshop C. classroom D. bookshop
28. A. everybody B. others C. nobody D. somebody
29. A. room B. desk C. seat D. place
30. A. pick B. cover C. smell D. find
31. A. old B. fresh C. good D. sweet
32. A. joyfully B. tearfully C. sadly D. repeatedly
33. A. looked up B. looked at C. looked aroundD. looked down
34. A. happy B. very C. funny D. quite
35. A. slowly B. normally C. quickly D. hardly
36. A. at B. to C. for D. with
37. A. devoted B. focused C. buried D. made
38. A. Sunday B. Saturday C. Monday D. Tuesday
39. A. taking B. took C. replacing D. replaced
40. A. find out B. look down uponC. catch hold of D. understand
41. A. send for B. hand out C. try out D. hand in
42.A. asking for B. waiting for C. looking for D. searching for
43. A. said B. given C. used D. marked
44. A. glanced at B. staredat C. glaredat D. lookedat
45. A. has ordered B. has demanded C. has decided D. has said