A snake handler who cheated death after being badly bitten by a snake is now teaching Australians how to 36 in the case．Neville-Burns has been bitten twelve times during his long work with snakes, and uses all his 37 to give lectures to people at risk of meeting a snake 38 .
Australia is home to most of the world's most deadly snakes．So Neville 39 the people how to deal with such close unexpected meetings．．He sets up an enclosed area, and one by one, brings out four snakes so people can know the 40 of each snake．First out of the bag is a Red Black Snake．He 41 put his finger on it．That's 42 the entire forefinger on his right hand was 43 after he was bitten．But that wasn't his 44 experience．-When he was 18? a Brown Snake he had been holding by the tail 45 and bit him in the face．He was rushed to 46 and he was saved from death．
He says a Cobra Snake is perhaps very 47 but not the most venomous（有毒的）． A black Manba Snake, one of the most 48 , is the longest venomous snake in the world．A Brown Snake is the final 49 at Neville's show．It is one of the most common snakes in Australia, and is the second most venomous in the world．Several times during the 50 it bits the bag; which Neville 51 in front of it．
Neville's advice is to stay 52 if a snake is nearby, as most will only 53 if they feel threatened．He tells people to be 54 but not to pick one 'up by the tail．He then does exactly that as part of his show．He also says he 55 believes in the old saying "once bitten, twice shy"．
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A．survive B．move C．train D．meet
A．money B．condition C．experience D．time
A．luckily B．unexpectedly C．attentively D．finally
A．asks B．persuades C．teaches D．permits
A．skills B．characteristics C．weight D．length
A．needn't B．shouldn't C．daren't D．wouldn't
A．how B．whether C．when D．because
A．cut off B．got down C．put away D．handed out
A．best B．greatest C．worst D．happiest
A．turned B．smelt C．woke D．fled
A．office B．hospital C．school D．house
A．safe B．puzzled C．gentle D．dangerous
A．deadly B．friendly C．careful D．ashamed
A．visitor B．guest C．listener D．cook
A．report B．show C．conversation D．week
A．owns B．carries C．waves D．needs
A．noisy B．excited C．warm D．still
A．disappear B．attack C．flee D．play
A．brave B．kind C．distant D．good
A．usually B．always C．never D．sometimes
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
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Perhaps you’ve attended some parties. But like New York，where a party or dinner often __36__ business with pleasure, a Washington party is a __37__ part of the business of politics, the business of making __38__ connections.
Some Washington parties have a __39__ aura (气氛) about them, depending on who gives them and who is there, but most parties are open-house __40__ in fact, with the hosts not knowing most of the __41__ who are there.
I went to a few of these parties __42__ I wanted to see the inside of some of the Washington mansions (公馆) I had __43__ so much about. Almost every time during the evening some man would come close to talk with me __44__, we didn’t know each other at all. Such a __45__ exchange clearly proves “a gathering of friends” __46__ Washington party standards. You don’t even need an __47__ to attend many Washington parties. You just have to know about them. No Washington hostess would __48__ her servants to ask you who you were. Most of the bigger parties, those with 300 or 400 guests, __49__ to impress somebody, and Washingtonians __50__.
Most members of the Congress ,for example, __51__ middle-class backgrounds in smaller communities __52__ the country. They are dazzled (眼花缭乱的) by __53__. They are dazzled by big names. They are ready to help Washington __54__ hostesses. They go along with them because they are good friends or they don’t notice that they __55__ or they don’t care if they are.
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A．follows B．connects C．mixes D．goes
A．daily B．necessary C．chief D．cheap
A．still B．cruel C．mental D．important
A．social B．nervous C．terrible D．simple
A．events B．affairs C．conferences D．games
A．guests B．customers C．guards D．guides
A．so that B．in order that C．as if D．because
A．found B．noticed C．heard D．wrote
A．since B．though C．when D．whether
A．common B．strict C．public D．special
A．including B．comparing with C．according to D．depending on
A．invitation B．envelope C．instrument D．acceptance
A．refuse B．allow C．agree D．warn
A．are given B．give C．are supplied D．supply
A．easily forget B．hardly remember C．easily impress D．are easily impressed
A．hear from B．write to C．come from D．call out
A．over B．below C．between D．across
A．money B．equal C．freedom D．discussion
A．strange B．famous C．poor D．stupid
A．are using B．are being used C．are obeying D．are being obeyed
完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Although my father wasn't a doctor, he made his own brand of "house calls"． I followed him as he 36 a plate of my mother's home cooking to an elderly man named Frank 37 all major holidays, and when Frank was 38 ． As far as I know, their only 39 was that Frank was an occasional 40 at Dad's small gas station． Frank's home was a two-room house on the rough side of town with a rotten front porch（门廊） that you could fall through if you weren't 41 ． Through his caring 42 , my father was teaching me to be a doctor, 43 neither of us knew it at the time．
When I was 13, my father 44 lung cancer． He brought home a 45 the doctor drew showing 46 his cancer was and told me that he was going to 47 ．
The big green oxygen tank with plastic tubing 48 a central feature （特征） of our living room next to his easy chair． Several months passed and his condition 49 ． He asked me to 50 my mother when he was gone． He said, "I love you, son．" That night he died．
When you're 13 and your father dies, you have some 51 to make． You can use the circumstance as a （n） 52 for letting your behavior and grades go down drain, or you can honor his memory and try to do something 53 with yourself． I 54 my energy on my school work and my goal of becoming a 55 ．．
A．lent B．brought C．bought D．showed
A．for B．in C．at D．on
A．happy B．well C．sick D．homesick
A．function B．connection C．information D．instruction
A．patient B．doctor C．customer D．passenger
A．careful B．strong C．reasonable D．punctual
A．words B．attitude C．attention D．appearance
A．and B．because C．although D．as
A．developed B．found C．constructed D．recovered
A．photo B．diagram C．report D．film
A．where B．how C．which D．what
A．rest B．retire C．die D．leave
A．decorated B．remained C．equipped D．became
A．worsened B．decreased C．increased D．bettered
A．take care of B．make friends with C．make up for D．look into
A．mistakes B．friends C．choices D．changes
A．reason B．guide C．cause D．excuse
A．positive B．active C．productive D．motive
A．attracted B．consumed C．focused D．depended
A．doctor B．driver C．teacher D．nurse
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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Recently, my husband and I had the opportunity to do something good for two people who were complete strangers to us. It made us feel so good to be able to do it that I thought I should 21 . We were traveling down to Mexico for Thanksgiving week with our family. 22 we were sitting in the 23 first two seats in the first row of first class waiting for the plane to take off, I 24 heard one of the flight attendants(空乘) telling 25 that there was a couple sitting in the 26 of the plane who had just been married the previous day and were 27 off on their honeymoon. They had 28 their flight eight months in 29 but, owing to some schedule changes, had not been ab
le to get 30 together, and no one else on the plane was 31 to move and the bride was in 32 .
I turned to my husband and told him what I heard. We 33 agreed and I called the flight attendant 34 to tell her that we’d be happy to give up our seats to this couple. The flight attendant seemed amazed and said “Really? Are you sure?” We said “Absolutely !”
So, we 35 to the back of the plane in separate seats. The flight attendants were extremely 36 and took good care of us even though we were no longer sitting in first 37 , and we both made friends with the people sitting around us, who, as it 38 didn’t know why the young woman was crying or that they were newly married, and had a great flight. I had to go back to the front of the plane to 39 up a forgotten item at one point during the flight and 40 that the couple were sitting very close together, happily enjoy
ing champagne. It really made my day and Thanksgiving week get off to such a wonderful start !
A．share B．show C．say D．prove
A．Since B．After C．Before D．Though
A．quite B．same C．very D．just
A．carelessly B．accidentally C．happily D．sadly
A．others B．us C．them D．everyone
A．front B．middle C．head D．back
A．getting B．heading C．taking D．hurrying
A．fixed B．booked C．checked D．got
A．air B．time C．church D．advance
A．seats C．food D．tickets
A．interested B．willing C．eager D．friendly
A．comfort B．surprise C．tears D．fear
A．immediately B．differently C．finally D．unbelievably
A．up B．off C．over D．out
A．left B．looked C．returned D．moved
A．beautiful B．careful C．thoughtful D．grateful
A．class B．flight C．seat D．plane
A．went on B．turned out C．got along D．took off
A．pick B．give C．clean D．look
A．told B．informed C．observed D．heard
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，然后从下列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。
Every year on my birthday, a white gardenia (栀子花) was 31 to my house. But no card or note came with it. Calls to the flower shop were always 32 －it was a cash purchase. After a while I stopped trying to 33 the sender’s identity and just 34 in the beauty and heady perfume of that one magical，perfect white flower lying in 35 pink paper．
But I never stopped 36 who the giver might be．My mother 37 to these imaginations．She asked me if there was someone for whom I had done a special 38 who might be showing appreciation．I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I fell in love with or one who had 39 me even though I didn’t know him．
One month 40 my high-school graduation．my father died．My feelings 41 from sorrow to fear and 42 ：my dad was missing some of the most important events in my life．I became completely 43 in my coming graduation，the senior-class pl
ay and the ball．But my mother would not hear of my 44 any of those things．Mother and I had gone shopping and found an impressive dress，but it was the 45 size．When my father died，I forgot about the dress．
The day before my ball，I found that dress——in the right size——over the living room sofa．It was 46 to me so lovingly．I didn’t 47 if I had a new dress or not．But my mother did．She wanted her children to feel 48 ，filled with a sense that there was a beauty even in the face of 49 ．In truth，my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia——lovely，strong and perfect——with an aura of magic and perhaps a bit of mystery．
My mother died ten days after l was married．The following year the gardenia stopped50 ．
A．delivered B．taken D．given
A．helpful B．useless C．hopeful D．useful
A．realize B．check C．discover D．recognize
A．pleasant B．pleasing C．satisfied D．delighted
A．tough B．soft C．light D．hard
A．remembering B．imagining C．recalling D．considering
A．asked B．preferred C．contributed D．refer
A．job B．thing C．happiness D．kindness
A．watched B．noticed C．hated D．observed
A．before B．later C．ago D．after
A．differed B．suffered C．judged D．ranged
A．happiness B．depressing C．anger D．shock
A．interested B．unhappy C．disappointing D．uninterested
A．disappearing B．losing C．lost D．lacking
A．false B．proper C．right D．wrong
A．presented B．introduced C．awarded D．provided
A．wonder B．desire C．care D．doubt
A．loved B．respected C．honored D．loving
A．difficulty B．hardship C．sorrow D．sorry
A．appearing B．following C．presenting D．coming
完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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David, my neighbor, has two young kids who are five and seven. One day he was 36 his seven-year-old son Kelly how to push the lawn mower(割草机) around the yard. As he was telling him how to turn the mower 37 , his wife, Jan, called to him to ask a question. As David answered the question, Kelly pushed the lawn mower 38 through the flower bed at the edge of the lawn — 39 a two-foot wide path leveled to the ground!
When David turned back and saw what had happened, he began to lose 40 . David had put a lot of time and 41 into making those flower beds the 42 of the neighbourhood. As he began to 43 his voice to his son, Jan walked quickly over to him, put her hand on his shoulder and said, “David, please remember we are raising children, not 44 !”
Jan 45 me how important 46 is as a parent to remember our priorities (things that need attention before others). The window shattered(打碎) by a 47 , a lamp knocked over by a careless child, or a plate dropped in the kitchen are already 48 . The flowers are already dead. We must remember not to 49 to the destruction by breaking a child’s spirit and deadening his 50 .
A few weeks ago Mark Michaels, the owner of a store, and I were together 51 parenting. He told me while his family were out for dinner, his daughter knocked over her water glass. 52 the water was cleaned up without any blaming remarks from her parents, she looked up and said, “I 53 want to thank you for not being like other parents. Most of my friends’ parents 54 have shouted at them and given them a lecture about paying more attention. Thanks for not 55 that!”
A．teaching B．helping C．looking at D．asking
A．up B．around C．down D．over
A．nearly B．even C．almost D．right
A．leaving B．staying C．remaining D．finding
A．hope B．control C．mind D．heart
A．strength B．effort C．power D．courage
A．pride B．respect C．envy D．honor
A．rise B．expand C．improve D．raise
A．flowers B．trees C．grass D．vegetables
A．called B．reminded C．warned D．told
A．this B．that C．it D．one
A．mower B．baseball C．chair D．book
A．broken B．shabby C．torn D．worn
A．attend B．tend C．add D．see
A．happiness B．liveliness C．bravery D．humor
A．talking B．speaking C．telling D．discussing
A．Before B．After C．Until D．Since
A．really B．actually C．eventually D．especially
A．should B．need C．would D．must
A．saying B．doing C．thinking D．Showing