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，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt nervous. 36 Mr. Larchmont refused to 37 his request? Andrew had 38 so hard in the last 18 months. 39 , he deserved a wage increase.
The thought of walking into Larchmont’s office left Andrew weak 40 . Late in the afternoon he finally gathered the 41 to approach his superior. To his 42 and surprise, the ever-frugal (一贯节省的) Harvey Larchmont agreed to give Andrew a 43 !
Andrew arrived home that evening, 44 their dining table set with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal 45 his favorite dishes. Immediately he 46 someone from the office had tipped her off!
Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful lettered 47 . It was from his wife, which read: “ 48 , my love! I knew you’d get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you. I’m so 49 of your accomplishments!” He read it and stopped to 50 how sensitive and caring Tina was.
After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen 51 he observed a second card had slipped out of Tina’s pocket. He picked it up. It read: “Don’t worry about not getting the raise! You do deserve one! I prepared this dinner to show you just how much I love you 52 you didn’t get the increase.”
Tears 53 in Andrew’s eyes. Total acceptance! Tina’s support for him was not 54 upon his success at work.
The fear of rejection is often softened and we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us 55 our success or failure.
A．What about B．How come C．How about D．What if
A．grant B．admit C．submit D．guarantee
A．managed B．studied C．worked D．conducted
A．Finally B．Absolutely C．Successfully D．Effectively
A．for the weight B．at the knees C．in the heart D．for the leg
A．thoughts B．force C．strength D．courage
A．shock B．enjoyment C．delight D．amazement
A．praise B．award C．reward D．raise
A．to find B．to appreciate C．to notice D．to decorate
A．as B．through C．including D．for
A．understood B．recognized C．figured D．predicted
A．letter B．note C．envelope D．mail
A．Best wishes B．Good news C．Congratulations D．Wonderful job
A．cool B．admirable C．cheerful D．proud
A．call on B．reflect on C．feed back D．remind of
A．while B．before C．until D．when
A．as though B．even though C．whether D．unless
A．welled up B．flowed over C．rushed out D．streamed down
A．qualified B．restricted C．conditional D．concerned
A．despite B．without C．either D．regardless of
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。
Tales of the supernatural are common in all parts of Britain. In particular, there was (and perhaps still is) a belief in fairies(仙女). Not all of these 21 are the friendly, people-loving characters that appear in Disney films, and in some folktales they are 22 and cause much human suffering. This is true in the tales about the Changeling. These tell the story of a mother whose baby grows 23 and pale and has changed so much that it is almost 24 to the parents. It was then 25 that the fairies had come and stolen the baby away and 26 the human baby with a fairy Changeling. There were many ways to prevent this from happening: hanging a knife over the baby’s head while he slept or covering him with some of his father’s clothes were just two of the recommended 27 . However, hope was not lost even if the baby had been 28 . In those cases there was often a way to get the 29 baby back. You could 30 the Changeling on the fire — then it would rise up the chimney, and you would hear the sound of fairies’ laughter and soon after you would find your own child safe a
nd sound nearby.
A．babies B．believers C．fairies D．supermen
A．powerful B．cruel C．frightened D．extraordinary
A．sick B．slim C．short D．small
A．uncomfortable B．unbelievable C．unacceptable D．unrecognizable
A．feared B．predicted C．heard D．reported
A．covered B．changed C．replaced D．terrified
A．cases B．tools C．steps D．methods
A．missed B．stolen C．found D．lost
A．1ittle B．pale C．sad D．real
A．seize B．burn C．place D．hold
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。
Recently I gave my adult students homework．It was to "go to someone you love and tell them you love them．It has to be someone you have 25 said those words to before or at least haven't 26 those words with for a long time．"
Since most of the men were over 35 and were raised in the 27 of men that were taught28 feelings is not "manly", this was very 29 homework for some．
In our next 30 , I asked if someone wanted to share his story with us．I fully 31 one of the women to volunteer, as was 32 the case, but on this evening one of the men raised his hand．As he 33 out of his chair （all 1．85 metres of him）, he began by saying, "Dennis, I was quite 34 with you last week when you gave us this homework． 35 were you to tell me to do something that personal? But as I began driving home my heart started talking to me, telling me that I knew 36 who I needed to say 'I love you' to．"
"My father and I had a severe 37 five years ago, and since then we had 38 seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas．But even then, we hardly 39 to each other．So last Tuesday I drove to my parents' house after work and said, "Dad, I just 40 to tell you that I love you. '"
"Dad reached out and 41 me and said, 'I love you too, son, but I've never been able to say it．' Two days after my visit, my dad had a heart attack and I don't know if he will 42 it．So, I'm here to tell all of you that my 43in this is: Don't wait to do the things 44 it is too late．Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!"
A．ever B．always C．never D．even
A．said B．shared C．talked D．discussed
A．year B．occasion C．period D．generation
A．explaining B．hurting C．devoting D．expressing
A．interesting B．threatening C．inspiring D．exciting
A．class B．term C．holiday D．week
A．asked B．disliked C．advised D．expected
A．usually B．probably C．not D．seldom
A．sat B．rose C．stood D．struggle
A．bored B．amused C．curious D．angry
A．How B．Why C．Who D．What
A．exactly B．fully C．directly D．simply
A．condition B．discussion C．disagreement D．experiment
A．hated B．avoided C．reduced D．continued
A．spoke B．smiled C．looked D．turned
A．dropped in B．ran across C．came over D．came across
A．touched B．tested C．inspired D．hugged
A．get B．make C．deserve D．overcome
A．sense B．point C．thought D．message
A．until B．when C．before D．as
完型填空（共20小题，每题1．5分，满分30分）。
In 1990 a report was published about36 the earth might be like 20 years from then on．The report was a result of a three-year study．
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a37 one．The world will be more 38 because the population will continue to grow．The population could be39 6,300 million, almost 2,500 million more than in 1985．More people would move into cities,40 cities in developing countries．Such cities as Cairo and Jakarta probably would 41 have 15 million by then．
Food production will42 , but not enough to feed all the people．Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985,43 most of the increase would be in countries that44 produce enough food for their people．45 increase is expected in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East．Poor farming ways are46 large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts．More farmland is47 as cities become larger and more houses are built．48 will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil．Many of the world’s forests could disappear as more and more trees49．Energy will continue to be a serious problem．The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 201050．They only pictured the situation that51 today．By changing the situation, by52 the problems, the picture can be changed．There is53 time for nations of the world to 54 a plan of action．But they warned that 55 too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success．
A．that B．whether C．how D．what
A．pleased B．pleasant C．safe D．clean
A．dangerous B．brilliant C．crowded D．awful
A．no more than B．as many as C．as much as D．as large as
A．especially B．specially C．deliberately D．apparently
A．none B．each C．all D．neither
A．insist B．reduce C．increase D．continue
A．so B．but C．or D．however
A．already B．hardly C．partly D．never
A．Much B．More C．Heavy D．Little
A．destroying B．protecting C．disturbing D．interrupting
A．saved B．lost C．discovered D．used
A．Air pollution B．Water pollution C．Some diseases D．All farmland
A．is cut across B．is cut up C．are cut down D．are cut off
A．must be true B．will come true C．can’t be true D．may be wrong
A．happens B．develops C．exists D．appears
A．settling B．working out C．answering D．dealing
A．much B．still C．less D．fewer
A．work about B．work at C．work out D．work for
A．working B．suggesting C．spending D．waiting
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。
One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 21 you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you. ”At grocery store, we 24 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 25 your question.” I put one apple of each 26 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face.“People are like apples. They come in all 28 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 29, some of the apples may not 30 look as delicious as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully.Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place.“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”He said, “I 34 tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of 35. See if that helps you 36 which one is which. ”He took 37, and then a huge smile came cross his face.”People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
A．although B．so C．because D．if
A．stop B．start C．turn D．stay
A．expressive B．encouraging C．informative D．interesting
A．bought B．counted C．saw D．collected
A．check B．mention C．answer D．improve
A．size B．type C．shape D．class
A．worried B．satisfied C．proud D．curious
A．ordinary B．normal C．different D．regular
A．outside B．whole C．table D．inside
A．still B．even C．only D．ever
A．examining B．measuring C．drawing D．packing
A．keeping B．placing C．pulling D．giving
A．on B．toward C．for D．in
A．mustn’t B．can’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t
A．each one B．each other C．the other D．one another
A．admit B．consider C．decide D．believe
A．big bites B．deep breaths C．a firm hold D．close look
A．just B．always C．merely D．seldom
A．put away B．get down C．hand out D．take off
A．made B．took C．got D．did
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。
When I was about twelve, I suddenly developed a great passion(爱好) for writing poetry. I 36 all my other hobbies. Such as 37 stamps, and spent all my 38 time reading poetry and writing it. This habit of 39 poetry on every possible occasion soon got me into trouble at school. If a lesson did not 40 me, I would take out my 41 and start writing poems in class. Of course I did this very 42 , but it was not long before I got 43 . One day while I was 44 writing a poem during a geography lesson, I looked up to find the teacher 45 over me, looking very angry because I was not 46 attention. He tore the poem up, with a 47 not to waste time in his lesson. All the same I was convinced（深信）that I had written a good poem, so that evening I wrote it out again from 48 . Not long after, I read about a poetry 49 and I decided to send in my 50 . Weeks later, long after I had given up hope. I got a letter telling me I had won first 51 .Everyone at school was very impressed except the 52 teacher, who 53 me more carefully than ever, He was quite 54 I was not going to write poetry in his 55 .
A．gave up B．hand out C．kept on D．bought in
A．arranging B．collecting C．gathering D．keeping
A．additional B．extra C．other D．spare
A．doing B．making C．writing D．praising
A．interest B．attack C．take in D．strike
A．dictionary B．notebook C．textbook D．handbook
A．anxiously B．attentively C．carefully D．silently
A．caught B．lost C．gone D．stricken
A．busy B．ready C．careful D．happy
A．going B．standing C．walking D．beating
A．calling B．devoting C．giving D．paying
A．warning B．notice C．word D．look
A．heart B．mind C．memory D．thought
A．contest B．quiz C．race D．meeting
A．poem B．composition C．papers D．homework
A．position B．prize C．reward D．victory
A．English B．physics C．chemistry D．geography
A．guarded B．inspected C．observed D．watched
A．determined B．fixed C．known D．made
A．school B．lesson C．home D．office