Mrs Amatuli was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time, Mrs Amatuli asked me if she could 36 my sandwiches. She explained that I could use the money to buy a 37 lunch from the cafeteria（自助餐厅）. I was 38. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was 39 expensive for my family, and I always carried my lunch and brought the bag back home to 40 again the next day.
You can understand my 41 when I had the opportunity to buy a hot lunch. Kids always 42 about the cafeteria food but I was very 43 of them.
When we 44 lunch that day, Mrs Amatuli took me aside and said she wanted to 45 why she had bought my sandwiches. I really didn’t care why, 46 it gave me a few minutes of her precious 47 so I was very quiet as she explained.
You 48 , she was a Catholic(天主教徒) and she told me that Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays—they ate 49 on Fridays.
Oh, I couldn’t 50 to get home and tell my Mom that from then on I wanted fish on Fridays. 51 my Mom understood why, she gladly fixed fish for me on Fridays. From then on, every Friday I could get in 52 with the rest of the kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about the cafeteria food—it 53 great to me!
I realize now that Mrs Amatuli 54 have fixed herself a fish sandwich on Fridays. She bought my sandwiches because she saw a little girl who was pleased over the simple
55 of having a hot lunch.
A．buy B．have C．try D．eat
A．cheap B．big C．hot D．delicious
A．sad B．disappointed C．confused D．excited
A．rather B．too C．very D．quite
A．use B．eat C．fill D．carry
A．mind B．anxiety C．delight D．interest
A．complained B．worried C．talked D．cared
A．fond B．hopeful C．proud D．envious
A．bought B．finished C．had D．prepared
A．explain B．discuss C．tell D．cover
A．as B．while C．so D．but
A．idea B．attention C．advice D．thought
A．think B．believe C．see D．say
A．chicken B．beef C．vegetables D．fish
A．expect B．wait C．wish D．long
A．Because B．So C．Before D．After
A．touch B．line C．way D．trouble
A．tasted B．sounded C．looked D．smelled
A．should B．need C．could D．must
A．act B．question C．measure D．gesture
第二节完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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Millions of youngsters across Europe could suffer permanent(永久性) hearing loss after five years if they listen to MP3 players at too high a volume for more than five hours a week, EU scien
tists warned. This seemed to be 36 for many youngsters.
The scientists’ study, requested by the European Commission, 37 the concept of “leisure noise”, which was thought to be fashionable for the youth. 38 it said children and teenagers should be 39 from increasingly high sound levels—with loud mobile phones also coming in for 40 .
“There has been increasing 41 about exposure from the new generation of personal music players which can reproduce sounds at very 42 volumes without loss of quality,” the Commission, the EU’s executive branch, 43 in the report.
“Risk for hearing damage depends on sound level and 44 time,” it said. “More and more young people were 45 with the significant threat that leisure noise brought to 46 .”
The scientists 47 the number of people in that risk category at between five and ten cent of listeners, 48 up to 10 million people in the European Union.
49 of personal music players have sharply increased in EU countries’ market in recent years, 50 of MP3 players.
Mobile phones which are used 51 too high a volume also came under 52 from Meglena Kuneva, the EU’s consumer affairs commissioner.
“I’m concerned that so many young people…who are 53 users of personal music players and mobile phones at high volume levels, may be 54 damaging their hearing,” she said in the statement.
So, the youth, you should think twice about your preference. You should remember your 55 is more important than fashion and cool.
36. A. wonderful B. thoughtful C. believable D. unbelievable
37. A. attracted B. attained C. attacked D. contrasted
38. A. But B. And C. However D. So
39. A. stopped B. prevented C. protected D. kept
40. A. criticism B. p
rotection C. envy D. encouragement
41. A. concern B. appreciation C. distraction D. curiosity
42. A. low B. little C. hard D. high
43. A. protested B. stated C. warned D. worried
44. A. leisure B. pressure C. exposure D. expression
45. A. faced B. satisfied C. born D. armed
46. A. body B. hearing C. face D. life
47. A. sorted out B. made out C. marked out D. worked out
48. A. meaning B. reading C. saying D. being
49. A. Prices B. Praises C. Limits D. Sales
50. A. specially B. similarly C. particularly D. partly
51. A. at B. to C. for D. by
52. A. threat B. fire C. discussion D. repair
53. A. essential B. exhausted C. frequent D. free
54. A. consciously B. sensibly C. unwillingly D. unknowingly
55. A. future B. health C. hope D. goal
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
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I was 15 when I walked into McCarley' s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at 36 on the shelves, the man behind the counter, 37 , asked if I'd like 38 . I needed to start saving for college, so I said yes. I 39 after school and during summers for the lowest wages, and the job helped 40 my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs; I made coffee in the Students Union during college; I was a hotel maid and 41 made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most 42 .
One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost 43 we had at that time 44 and found other books we could order. She left the store less 45 .I've always remembered the pride I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a 46 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant child who was born 47 his fingers connected, weblike. His family could not afford a corrective operation, and the boy lived in 48 , hiding his hand in his pocket.
I 49 my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the 50 for free.
I visited the boy in the 51 room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand and say, "Thank you." I felt a sense of 52 .
In the past, while I was 53 ,I always sensed I was working for the customers, not the store. Today it's the 54 . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the 55 , helping them make sense of the world.
36. A. maps B. articles C. titles D. reports
37. A. the reader B. the shop ownerC. the college student D. the customer
38. A. a book B. any helpC. some tea D. a job
39. A. worked B. studiedC. cooked D. read
40. A. fit for B. pay forC. run for D. enter for
41. A. even B. yetC. so D. still
42. A. boring B. surprisingC. disappointing D. satisfying
43. A. anything B. somethingC. everything D. nothing
44. A. in need B. in allC. in store D. in order
45. A. satisfied B. worried C. excited D. puzzled
46. A. doctor B. store ownerC. TV reporter D. bookseller
47. A. with B. inC. by D. for
48. A. honour B. shameC. horror D. danger
49. A. advised B. forcedC. permitted D. persuaded
50. A. operation B. programC. treatment D. action
51. A. waiting B. operationC. reading D. recovery
52. A. sadness B. pleasureC. interestD. disappointment
53. A. at McCarley's Bookstore B. in the Students Union
C. at the U. S. Forest ServiceD. at the TV station
54. A. difference B. usualC. same D. request
55. A. readers B. passengersC. customers D. viewers
第三节完形填空（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，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。
The Colors of Friendship
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would 21 .”
Blue interrupted, “You only think about the 22 , but consider the sky and the sea.
23 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. Without my peace, you would all be 24 .”
Yellow chuckled (笑道), “You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and 25 into the world.”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet, “I am the color of health and strength. I may be 26 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky 27 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 28 to any of you.”
Red could stand it 29 and he shouted out, “I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to 30 truth. I am also the color of passion and of love.”
Then came Purple and Indigo (深蓝) …
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 31 . Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down 32 . The colors crouched (蜷缩) down 33 , drawing close to one another for comfort.
In the midst of the clamor (叫嚷), rain began to speak, “You foolish colors, fighting 34 yourselves, each trying to dominate _35_. Don’t you know that you were each made for a special purpose, _36_? Join hands with _37_ and come to me.”
Doing as they were told, the colors _38_ and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain _39_ the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to _40_ one another.
21. A. stay B. leave C. go out D. die
22. A. earth B. moon C. star D. sun
23. A. That is B. I am C. It is D. This is
24. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
25. A. warmth B. sadness C. depression D. anxiety
26. A. usual B. normal C. common D. scarce
27. A. at midnight B. at noon or at night C. at sunrise or sunset D. during the day
28. A. gift B. honor C. thought D. respect
29. A. for more B. any more C. very much D. no longer
30. A. turn to B. fight for C. struggle with D. bend over
31. A. superiority B. disadvantages C. inferiority D. weakness
32. A. gently B. quietly C. violently D. peacefully
33. A. with care B. in fear C. by chance D. on purpose
34. A. among B. by C. for D. against
35. A. others B. themselves C. the other D. the rest
36. A. equal and simple B. ordinary and similar
C. more or less D. unique and different
37. A. each other B. me C. one anotherD. them
38. A. combined B. separated C. united D. divided
39. A. cleans B. washes C. brightens D. dampens
40. A. appreciate B. quarrel with C. ignore D. praise
第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
The Colors of Friendship
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would 21 .”
Blue interrupted, “You only think about the 22 , but consider the sky and the sea.
23 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. Without my peace, you would all be 24 .”
Yellow chuckled (笑道), “You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and 25 into the world.”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet, “I am the color of health and strength. I may be 26 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky 27 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 28 to any of you.”
Red could stand it 29 and he shouted out, “I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to 30 truth. I am also the color of passion and of love.”
Then came Purple and Indigo (深蓝) …
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 31 . Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down 32 . The colors crouched (蜷缩) down 33 , drawing close to one another for comfort.
In the midst of the clamor (叫嚷), rain began to speak, “You foolish colors, fighting 34 yourselves, each trying to dominate _35_. Don’t you know that you were each made for a special purpose, _36_? Join hands with _37_ and come to me.”
Doing as they were told, the colors _38_ and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain _39_ the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to _40_ one another.
21. A. stay B. leave C. go out D. die
22. A. earth B. moon C. star D. sun
23. A. That is B. I am C. It is D. This is
24. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
25. A. warmth B. sadness C. depression D. anxiety
26. A. usual B. normal C. common D. scarce
27. A. at midnight B. at noon or at night C. at sunrise or sunset D. during the day
28. A. gift B. honor C. thought D. respect
29. A. for more B. any more C. very much D. no longer
30. A. turn to B. fight for C. struggle with D. bend over
31. A. superiority B. disadvantages C. inferiority D. weakness
32. A. gently B. quietly C. violently D. peacefully
33. A. with careB. in fear C. by chance D. on purpose
34. A. among B. by C. for D. against
35. A. others B . themselves C. the other D. the rest
36. A. equal and simple B. ordinary and similar C. more or less D.unique and different
37. A. each other B. me C. one another D. them
38. A. combined B. separated C. united D. divided
39. A. cleans B. washes C. brightens D. dampens
40. A. appreciate B. quarrel with C. ignore D. praise
第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was 41 into stillness by what I saw. Mother was seated at the far end of the sofa, 42 , with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment(尴尬) at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 43 I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa. I began very 44 to understand. “I guess we all have to 45 sometimes.” Mother said quietly. I could 46 her pain and the tension(紧张) of 47 the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me 48 . I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face 49 my shoulder and sobbed(啜泣). I held her 50 and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should. What I could 51 it was enough. In that moment, feeling mother’s 52 with feelings, I understood for the first time, her being so easy to 53 . She was still my mother, 54 she was something 55 , a person having the ability of bearing fear, 56 and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 57 in her arms.
A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 58 . “It’s a job I can do, though,” she said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very 59 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping 60 across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.
41. A. tired B. ashamed C. lazy D. shocked
42. A. cryingB. smiling C. thinking D. whispering
43. A. eagerly B. worriedly C. little D. much
44. A. quicklyB. slowly C. suddenly D. proudly
45. A. fail B. win C. fall sick D. give in
46. A. know ofB. watch C. sense D. recognize
47. A. holding back B. putting away C. sitting up D. stopping from
48. A. lit upB. came true C. turned D. increased
49. A. toB. up C. through D. against
50. A. thoughtfullyB. tightly C. carefully D. politely
51. A. and that B. now that C. but that D. so that
52. A. hand B. face C. hair D. back
53. A. content B. break C. fall D. understand
54. A. therefore B. however C. yet D. though
55. A. moreB. much C. little D. huge
56. A. wound B. defeat C. cut D. hurt
57. A. kindness B. memory C. comfort D. support
58. A. supplied B. offered C. paid for D. contributed
59. A. different B. hard C. pleasant D. serious
60. A. offB. away C. out D. through