I lived next door to Debbie and her 84-year-old mother, Nan, for about six months. One night last summer, Debbie asked me to check on her mother because she worked the overnight shift (夜班) at a nursing home.
I was glad to help. But I 1 felt a little funny about it. 2 , I’ve been blind since I was a baby and out of 3 for years. In fact, at 54, I came to wonder if I had any 4 to live.
A bit after 9:00 pm, I heard a sound—over the years my ears have grown super 5 . It was Nan. “Jim, Jim. The house is 6 ! Help!”
I went as far as I could to Debbie’s. I got to the front door, 7 for the key and unlocked the door. “Nan! Where are you?” I called.
“Here, Jim. Help!” her voice was 8 and low.
I felt my 9 inside. “Nan, where are you? Keep 10 !” “Here, Jim, here!” sounds as if she’s 11 in front of me. I reached out and touched her shoulder. We felt our way down the steps. ___12____ in the sweet, fresh summer air.
Later the fire truck arrived. Debbie came too. Nan and I heard the sound of the 13 coming down. Finally, the firefighters 14 the fire.
I heard Nan crying. She said, “I was so 15 and got turned around. I couldn’t find the door. You saved my life.”
Now Debbie’s voice quivered (发抖)， “You’re a hero. You rescued my mom.”
I hardly knew what to say. Two hours earlier I was wondering whether I really mattered to anyone. And now I saved a life. Nan and Debbie were thanking me. Truth was, I wanted to thank them. Nan wasn’t the only one who had been saved that day.
A．seldom B．hardly C．also D．soon
A．First of all B．At all C．Above all D．After all
A．sight B．money C．patience D．work
A．value B．pain C．sadness D．good
A．useless B．deaf C．sensitive D．responsible
A．too cold B．on sale C．too hot D．on fire
A．looked B．reached C．searched D．waited
A．afraid B．weak C．calm D．certain
A．way B．key C．heart D．fear
A．talking B．standing C．lying D．staying
A．sill B．even C．right D．away
A．appearing B．breathing C．lost D．driven
A．house B．truck C．fire D．air
A．set out B．put out C．hold up D．put off
III、完型填空（共30分，每小题1.5分）
阅读短文，根据内容，从第36-55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Sam backed his car out of the garage and drove two blocks to the highway. It 36 from the suburbs into Central City. Immediately he joined the steam of early-morning 37 that was flowing towards town. As he drove, he 38 Leon Poole. Poole was an odd man, clever in some ways, very stupid in 39. Poole had been a respectable 40 in a town near Central City. He had arranged with another man to 41 the bank at a time when an unusually large amount of cash was being held there. The other man had walked into the bank, waved a 42 at Poole, who was on duty, and taken the 43 . Only three men had known when the money would be there, so it was 44 that someone inside the bank must have 45 the robbery. Sam, the detective in 46 of the case, questioned Poole and the others, and released them, but had them all 47 closely. Two days later Poole, thinking he was 48 under suspicion(怀疑), arranged a meeting with the actual robber, who was a known criminal. The 49 arrested the robber and got a confession(坦白) from him. He 50 Poole as the man who had planned the whole thing.
The three officers who went to 51 the fat, soft, bank clerk didn’t expect trouble. 52 Leon Poole turned out to have a gun, and 53 it when they knocked at his door. His 54 hit one of the officers in the arm. 55 they had gone in after him, shooting.
36.A. led B. escaped C. jumped D. suffered
37.A. airline B. traffic C. exercise D. train
38.A. dealt with B. talked with C. thought of D. met with
39.A. rest B. mind C. action D. others
40.A. salesman B. shop assistant C. bank clerk D. sales manager
41.A. defend B. protect C. rob D. damaged
42.A. pole B. finger C. stick D. gun
43.A. money B. interest C. counter D. car
44.A. doubtful B.obvious C. uncertain D. important
45.A. planned B. prevented C. hidden D. blamed
46.A. place B. possession C. charge D. search
47.A. followed B. watched C. stood D. communicated
48.A. no longer B. on earth C. once again D. all the time
49.A. clerk B. army C. police D. firefighter
50.A. owned B. named C. directed D. grasped
51.A. visit B. frighten C. invite D. arrest
52.A. Since B. Meanwhile C. But D. Although
53.A. threw B. fired C. stole D. hid
54.A. sound B. strength C. anger D. bullet
55.A. Basically B. Naturally C. Namely D. Comfortably
三、完形填空（15小题，计15分）
Once there lived in Egypt a famous philosopher(哲学家) named Zun-Nu
n. One day a young man came to visit him and asked ___30___, “Please, sir, why are great people like you dressed in such a way?”
___31____ his ring to the man, the philosopher said, “I will answer your question, ___32____ first you must take this ring to the ____33___ and sell it for one gold coin.”
Looking at the dirty ring, the young man replied ____34___, “One gold coin? Could this ring be sold at that ___35____?” Then he went to the market. He ____36___ the ring to the vegetable, meat, fish traders, and others. The fact was that no one was willing to ____37____ a gold coin. He went back and said ___38____ to Zun-Nun, “I didn’t manage to sell it. They all thought a gold coin was too ___39____ a price for such an ugly ring.” With a smile, Zun-Nun said, “Now go ___40____ the gold shop at the back of this street, and show ____41____ to the owner. Don’t give your price; just wait and let him tell you ___42____ he would like to pay.”
The youny man went to the shop, returned and reported, “The traders in the market don’t know the ____43___ of this ring. The gold trader said he would pay one thousand gold coins for it.”
“That’s the answer to your question, my young friend. A person cannot be valued only from his ____44____.” Zun-Nun said gently.
30. A. foolishly B. Coldly C. proudly D. politely
31. A. Handing B. Turning C. Joining D. Selling
32. A. for B. so C. but D. or
33. A. theatre B. restaurant C. market D. school
34. A. with joy B. for sure C. by mistake D. in surprise
35. A. price B. table C. farm D. house
36. A. added B. returned C. showed D. Reported
37. A. pay B. make C. save D. get
38. A. good-bye B. sorry C. yes D. cheers
39. A. short B. long C. Low D. high
40. A. through B. to C. out of D. away from
41. A. you B. him C. it D. them
42. A. how many B. how much C. how often D. how far
43. A. shape B. value C. design D. size
44. A. words B. coins C. ring D. dress
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky. The poor men held on to any bit of wood they could find. They called to the Marie (圣母玛丽亚) for 36 , but she was far 37 the reach of the human voice. At one o’clock in the morning, the water was getting 38 , and a strong 39 had begun to blow. Suddenly 40 were seen in the distance; another ship! The shouts of the swimmers were heard on board, and willing hands pulled them out of the water. The 41 of the ship that had so 42 arrived on the scene in time to save their lives was Ellen. What had brought her to the exact spot through the 43 and the pathless sea? Her captain had known 44 about the wreck (沉船) and had indeed attempted to sail away from it. But let him speak for himself.
“I was forced by the wind,” he said long afterwards, “to 45 my course (航道). Just as I did it, a small 46 flew across the ship once or twice and then 47 at my face. I took 48 of this until exactly the same thing happened at a 49 time, which caused me to think it rather 50 , while I was thus 51 it, the same bird for the third time, made its appearance and flew 52 in the same way as before. I was then 53 to change my course back to the original (原来的) one. I had not gone far 54 I heard strange noises; and when I tried to 55 where they came from, I found I was in the middle of people who had been shipwrecked (船只失事). I immediately did my best to save them.”
36. A. food B. help C. rest D. stop
37. A. between B. out C. beyond D. in
38. A. colder B. deeper C. saltier D. warmer
39. A. smoke B. wave C. sand D. wind
40. A. people B. lights C. ships D. houses
41. A. name B. owner C. captain D. person
42. A. slowly B. early C. immediately D. fortunately
43. A. light B. wind C. darkness D. water
44. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything
45. A. continue B. turn C. change D. sail
46. A. light B. fish C. plane D. bird
47. A. flew B. stopped C. stayed D. looked
48. A. no care B. good care C. no notice D. some notice
49. A. good B. second C. third D. long
50. A. interesting B. funny C. common D. unusual
51. A. searching B. expecting C. considering D. hearing
52. A. back B. about C. up D. down
53. A. decided B. advised C. persuaded D. invited
54. A. when B. while C. as D. after
55. A. listen to B. search for C. make sure D. look out
二：完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后从21－35各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
How to get rid of waste is a great problem for the world today. Waste must be treated 21it does not become a danger to life. 22 , in some countries, waste from factories is still poured straight into rivers. People who use the water from one of these rivers often get 23. The water may become so polluted that it 24all the fish in the river. When these rivers finally reaches the 25 , it pollutes the ocean.
In many countries with 26, human waste is piped directly into the sea without being dealt with. This is not 27 . Although the sea itself can break up the waste, beaches 28become polluted. 29scientists suggest people take the waste far out to sea in ships where the wind and waves break it down.
In 1989 an international law was passed to 30people putting waste into the sea. It is now against the 31 to put anything into the sea nearby. Such rubbish as plastics may not be thrown 32the sea anywhere. Other waste may be put into the sea, either 19 or more than 40 kilometers from land, 33the nature of the materials.
The 34of dealing with waste has become so great that several international organizations have been 35 to protect the world and control pollution.
21. A. as if B. so that C. ever since D. now that
22. A. Luckily B. Happily C. Unfortunately D. Hopefully
23 A. sickB. hope C. rich D. fun
24. A. raises B. feeds C. kills D. breaks
25. A. pool B. lake C. spring D. sea
26. A. grassland B. plains C. sea coasts D. deserts
27. A. safe B. useful C. dirty D. wrong
28. A. need B. may C. can’t D. needn’t
29. A. So B. Because C. Since D. But
30. A. stop B. suggest C. keep D. find
31. A. school B. organization C. factory D. law
32. A. out of B. away from C. into D. above
33. A. depending onB. feeding on C. leading to D. connecting to
34. A. news B. method C. problem D. disadvantage
35. A. punished B. set up C. refused D. called at
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,选出最佳选项。
Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If 36 , you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” by Australian writer Andrew Matthews 37 .
In his book, Matthews 38 us how to have a happy life and answers the 39 of teenagers.
There are many 40 such as parents and friends, and the book 41 we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills 42 how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to 43 your memory better.
Many teenagers think 44 happiness comes from a good exam result 45 praise from other people. But you can 46 be happy when there are no such “good” things.
Success comes from a(n) 47 attitude（态度）. If you 48 from problems, you will have success in the future.
Some school students have 49 such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that 50 comes from thinking about things in a positive(积极的) 51 . If you are 52 , people notice you and you can get a 53 view(视线) at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes 54 less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important 55 : you choose to be happy!
36. A. so B. not C. it D. do
37. A. wise B. smart C. useful D. simple
38. A. orders B. tells C. asks D. argues
39. A. problems B. questions C. ideas D. comments
40. A. roles B. classes C. courses D. subjects
41. A. says B. writes C. reads D. thinks
42. A. for example B. such as C. so as D. so that
43. A. make B. turn C. let D. change
44. A. what B. how C. that D. whether
45. A. and B. but C. so D. or
46. A. yet B. already C. still D. forever
47. A. bad B. good C. independent D. normal
48. A. learn B. rescue C. struggle D. separate
49. A. experiences B. difficulties C. fears D. problems
50. A. success B. happiness C. failure D. height
51. A. way B. means C. manners D. spirit
52. A. short B. small C. tall D. fat
53. A. lower B. higher C. worse D. better
54. A. take B. spend C. cover D. cost
55. A. work B. lesson C. teaching D. study