Just not a long time ago did I finish my blog about the unforgettable snowy storm that I had on Monday night in November. I got another big 36 in Seattle again. But this time, it's not snow, but the wind and rain. I have 37 seen such a strong wind before even though I had 38 the typhoon every summer when I was still in my home country.
That 39 storm was so powerful that it 40 the whole big Seattle area out of 41 . 700,000 people had no electricity, and 42 13 people have died. Seattle is famous for its evergreen trees, but those trees made a big 43 this time. They broke down the power line above the ground, 44 the road and streets, and 45 the houses.
As the last storm was still 46 in my mind, I had another personal 47 about this new storm. 48 , this time, it was not good either. I was 49 to have my TOEFL test on the second day of the stormy night. Since the whole city had no electricity, my test had to be 50 off, and I had to prepare for another one later. It was my last test for the 51 , and I already made a plan for the time after the test, but now 52 is changed.
I guess sometimes, the way that the thing 53 is not always what you 54 . And what I can do now is to fit for it. 55 , we got a free hotel room from my husband's cousin and met my lovely nephew from San Francisco.
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第二节完型填空（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、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Pecan Thief
When I was six years old, I was visiting my grandfather’s
farm in Kansas. Grandpa had sent me into the 36 to gather
pecans for us to enjoy later.
Pecan picking was really 37 work and my little basket
was only half full. I wasn’t about to 38 Grandpa down. Just
then something caught my 39 . A large brown squirrel was
a few feet away. I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree and 40 in a large hole in the trunk. A moment later the squirrel 41out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut. Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place.
Not so 42 anymore, I thought. I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole. It was 43 with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking. This was my 44. Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket. Now it was full! I was so 45 of myself. I couldn’t wait to show Grandpa all the pecans. 46 , I ran back and shouted, “Look at all the pecans!” He looked into the basket and said, “Well, well, how did you find so many?” I told him how I’d 47 the squirrel and taken t
he pecans from his hiding place.
Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I’d been in observing the squirrel and his habits. Then he did something that 48 me. He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently 49my shoulders.
“That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter 50 of food,” he said. “Now that all of his pecans are gone, don’t you think
that little squirrel will 51 the cold winter? ”
“I didn’t think about that, ” I said.
“I know,” Grandpa said. “But a good man should never take 52 of someone else’s hard work.”
Suddenly I felt a bit 53 . The image of the starving squirrel wouldn’t 54 my mind. There was only one thing I could do. I carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.
I didn’t eat any pecans that night, but I had something much more filling—the 55 of knowing I had done just the right thing.
36．A．rooms B．woods C．holes D．roads
37．A．hard B．dirty C．light D．easy
38．A．let B．settle C．have D．keep
39．A．sweater B．basket C．eye D．hand
40．A．joined B．lived C．discovered D．disappeared
41．A．jumped B．held C．stood D．found
42．A．strange B．secret C．anxious D．patient
43．A．covered B．filled C．rebuilt D．decorated
44．A．turn B．choice C．chance D．Achievement
45．A．afraid B．ashamed C．careful D．proud
46．A．Otherwise B．However C．Besides D．Therefore
47．A．driven B．followed C．protected D．caught
48．A．annoyed B．satisfied C．surprised D．delighted
49．A．off B．beside C．over D．around
50．A．supply B．cost C．support D．preparation
51．A．escape B．spend C．survive D．fled
52．A．place B．notice C．advantage D．charge
53．A．guilty B．unconfident C．embarrassed D．nervous
54．A．open B．leave C．cross D．occupy
55．A．inspiration B．expectation C．impression D．satisfaction
III．完形填空(共20小题：每小题1 5分，满分30分)
请阅读下面短文，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的涂黑。
One day I took my son to the doctor’s for a physical examination and being flu season there were several children there with physical and mental disabilities．Right 36 from us was a man with his son in a wheel chaff．The chair secured the boy who probably couldn’t sit up on his own．They boy37 very slowly and was severely mentally and physically challenged．But his eyes 38 up when I asked the daddy if I could 39 my son to him．Jeremy had been 40 him and told me he couldn’t talk so I asked the dad if we could 41 him．The dad seemed42 too so I crossed the room to sit down right by him and asked the boy his 43．He said，“Ten”I said，“Hi，Tim, this is Jeremy．”Then I asked，“How old are you，Tim?”He said，“Ten．”While I talked with him I rubbed his leg 44 and I could see he was trying to put his 45 out for me to grab it．The conversation was short but 46．The nurse then called them in and the dad 47 me and we said goodbye．
On the way home，I was able to explain to Jeremy that Tim has 48 just like any kid who wants to 49．He wants to have friends and experience life and love his family．He doesn’t want to be laughed at or pointed at just 50 he is different．I don’t know if it made a(n) 51on Jeremy that day，but I feel that it did．We will 52to speak with whoever comes along our path no matter how 53 they ale from us．Teaching our children not to stare is probably 54．But teaching them to shale a 55with people who ale different is truly remarkable !
36．A．opposite B．above C．among D．across
37．A．spoke B．walked C．ate D．looked
38．A．came B．got C．1it D．pulled
39．A．point B．1ead C．take D．introduce
40．A．running after B．1aughing at C．staring at D．looking after
41．A．meet B．check C．cheer D．help
42．A．interested B．happy C．surprised D．sorry
43．A．condition B．problem C．age D．name
44．A．joyfully B．heavily C．gently D．eagerly
45．A．hand B．foot C．1eg D．head
46．A．simple B．boring C．sweet D．sad
47．A．rewarded B．thanked C．invited D．moved
48．A．troubles B．words C．ideas D．feelings
49．A．疗tin B．standup C．go through D．set out
50．A．once B．but C．because D．so
51．A．message B．impression C．mark D．expression
52．A．decide B．prefer C．continue D．stop
53．A．ugly B．beautiful C．far D．different
54．A．impossible B．normal C．meaningless D．easy
55．A．viewpoint B．toy C．conversation D．1esson
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。
Two runners stand side by side at the starting line of a race. 36 look very strong and fast.37 one runner speeds ahead and wins the race.The other 38 .
Some athletes can reach great 39 such as winning an Olympic gold medal. Others never live up to their40 . What kind of preparation before a race or before other kinds of events makes the 41 ?
Everyone knows that athletes try to 42 their bodies. But research shows that strengthening the mind may be just as 43 . Careful study indicates that the best athletes win __44because they think they can win.
Positive thoughts seem to provide the edge for 45 in sports. People who say “I know I can do this” to themselves over and over 46 find that they have the advantage to win.On the other hand, people who think“I can,t win”often __47.
One procedure that helps many athletes is creating 48 in their mind. They are told to think of each jump they must make to 49 . Some use pictures that are more fanciful. One skater liked to think about a star bursting inside her, 50 her with energy. Another athlete who wanted to feel 51 pictured himself as a bird floating in the air.
Next time you want to do something well, try training your 52 to help you. Perhaps a teacher or other instructors can 53 you plan your training. If you imagine yourself doing better, you may soon see improvements in 54 you really can do. Positive thinking and pictures ___55in your mind can help you win!
36. A. Neither B. All C. Each D. Both
37. A. But B. So C. Or D. And
38. A. falls down B. leaves behind C. leaves alone D. falls behind
39. A. prizes B. goals C. medals D. places
40. A. promise B. name C. level D. ability
41. A. progress B. mistake C. achievement D. difference
42. A. determine B. expand C. strengthen D. extend
43. A. possible B. interesting C. difficult D. important
44. A. partly B. entirely C. completely D. mostly
45. A. failure B. luck C. success D. competition
46. A. often B. never C. hardly D. rarely
47. A. fail B. succeed C. understand D. expect
48. A. ideas B. thoughts C. wonders D. pictures
49. A. fail B. run C. win D. go
50. A. giving B. helping C. taking D. tiring
51. A. encouraged B. calm C. excited D. anxious
52. A. mind B. body C. brain D. imagination
53. A. help B. advise C. allow D. persuade
54. A. which B. that C. what D. how
55. A. made B. hung C. discovered D. created
二、完形填空（共20小题，20分）
When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the __36__ side is as much interesting. It may be a d iscussion of the way to __37__ in good health, or __38__ about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to __39__ damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text __40__ the title. Therefore, the scissors would __41__ before they start, __42__ halfway done when I find out the __43__result.
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your __44__. You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be __45__ up. But you know the future is unpredictable --- the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left __46__. Thus you are __47__ in a difficult position and feel sad. How __48_nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life __49__ greatly on our preference of one choice to the other.
In fact that is what __50__ is like: we are often __51__ with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only ____52____ we get into another. The __53__ may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I __54__ remember a philosopher’s remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual __55__ may not be a bad one.
36 A.front B.same C.either D.opposite
37 A.get B.keep. C lead D. bring
38 A.advice B.news C.a theory D.a report
39 A. suffer B. reduce C.prevent D.cause
40 A.on B for C.without D. off
41. A use B.handle C.prepare D.stay
42 A. or B.but. C so D for
43 A.satisfying B.regretful C.surprising D.impossible
44 A.courage B.strength C.attention D.patience
45 A.given B. held. C.made D picked
46 A.near B.alone C.about D.behind
47 A.filled B.attracted C.caught D.struck
48 A.dare B.come C.deal D.do
49 A.improves B.changes C.progresses D.goes
50 A.study B.society C.nature D.life
51 A.faced. B supplied C.connected D fixed.
52 A.before B.after C.until D.as
53 A.following B.next. C above D.former
54 A.still B.also C.once D. almost
55 A.treatment B.action. C choice D. remark
二、完形填空（20*1=20分）
I stepped out of the hospital. My heart was filled with sadness and regret. My former
best friend, Faith, had just ___21____. She was only 16. ____22___, she was diagnosed with a terrible cancer in her right breast. Before her last breath we, who were so ____23___ to her, gathered around her side, ____24___ to hold back our tears and ___25____ her. Everyone wanted to give her their last ___26___, but people were just so choked up.
After that moment of deep ___27___. I was asked to help go through Faith’s things. Arranging her drawers, I suddenly discovered an ___28____ letter with the title “ My last words”.
I opened it slowly, checked the date and began to read the letter. The happy girl we had been with us was___29__ not as optimistic as we thought. She kept ___30____ until she couldn’t hold it in any more. But she had a beautiful imagination and great ambition.
In her ___31____ letter, she mentioned her dreams, her family and her shock in finding the ___32___. From her words I could see that she had left us with too many words unsaid and too many deeds undone. I am __33___ that she would have reached her goals and achieved her dreams ___34____ only God had given her some more time.
There is a saying that says fate is fair to everybody. But I just can’t help rejecting that ___35___. Faith, who had been a wonderful person and had great plans, had died before achieving her final dreams. It is time that ___36___ her from reaching her biggest moment. Why did ____37____ treat her unfairly？
Life is so short and precious that everyone should ____38____ it. Fate is unfair, which has become a motivation for me I have become bent on continuing my dreams and ___39____ never to give up. I will no longer waste ____40____ or complaint. I am going to get right down to working with all my strength.
21 A.run away B. passed away C.goneby D.walked away
22 A.Unfortunately B.Unreasonably C.Suddenly D.Truly
23 A.thankful B.polite C.dear D.friendly
24 A.failing B.tending C.trying D.deciding
25 A.educate B.comfort C.leave D.support
26 A.words B.demands C.instructions D.wishes
27 A.silence B.thought C.feeling D.sorrow
28 A.unopened B.unfinished C.untouched D.unlocked
29 A.obviously B.actually C.simply D.slightly
30 A.still B.modest C.calm D.silent
31 A.first B.next. C last D.former
32 A letter B.danger C.disease D.problem
33 A. afraidB.eager C.a nxious D.sure
34 .A.because B.when C.though D.if
35A.promise B.dream C. sentence D.belief
36 .A discouraged B.protected C.stopped D.held
37 A.history B. fate C.fact D.illness
38 A value B.mind C.share D.hold
39 A made B.told C.determinedD.promise
40 .A energy B.strength C.money D.t ime