He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many guys were 36 her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he 37 her for coffee. She was 38 . In order not to appear rude, she went 39 .
As they sat in a nice 40 shop, he was too nervous to say anything and she felt 41 .
Suddenly, he asked the waiter, “Could you please give me some 42 ? I’d like to put it in my coffee.”
They stared at him. He turned red; but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank. 43 , she asked. “Why salt with coffee?” He explained, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing on the sea… I could 44 its salty taste, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I 45 my childhood and my hometown. I miss 46 and my parents, who are still there.”
She was 47 touched. A man who can admit that he’s homesick must love his home and care about his family. He must be 48 .
So they dated, 49 and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she would put in some salt, the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he 50 and left her a letter which said:
My dear, please 51 my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that I asked for salt 52 sugar.
Sweetheart, I don’t exactly like salty coffee. But as it mattered so 53 to you, I’ve 54
to enjoy it. Having you with me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again, 55 it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.
A．before B．beyond C．after D．near
A．invited B．paid C．forced D．asked
A．interested B．frightened C．moved D．surprised
A．away B．along C．off D．down
A．coffee B．tea C．beer D．wine
A．comfortable B．different C．uncomfortable D．indifferent
A．sugar B．pepper C．candy D．salt
A．Angrily B．Curiously C．Worriedly D．Happily
A．feel B．see C．notice D．find
A．think over B．bring up C．think of D．remind of
A．this B．it C．him D．her
A．highly B．specially C．hardly D．deeply
A．responsible B．reasonable C．sensible D．representative
A．married B．engaged C．separated D．split
A．walked away B．left away C．passed away D．got away
A．forget B．forgive C．imagine D．value
A．instead B．instead of C．in spite of D．other than
A．many B．more C．any D．much
A．studied B．learnt C．adapted D．used
A．however B．as it C．when D．even if
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III, Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
The habit of reading is one of the greatest resources of mankind: we enjoy reading books that belong to us much more than if they are borrowed. Some people regard a borrowed book as a ___50___ in the house. It must be treated with care and considerate ___51___. Casual attitudes are forbidden. Because the book is borrowed it tolerates no damage which means it must not suffer while ___52___. While reading the book, you are not allowed to make any mark or underline the important ___53___ when a flash of creative idea emerge. This is huge ___54___ to one’s imagination.
___55___, your own books belong to you and you can treat them with so much closeness that you are not afraid to mark it up or to place it in a dirty place. Your own books are there for use, not for ___56___. You don’t need to display them in front of others. Private ownership also encourages ___57___ marking. A good reason for marking instructive passages in books is that this practice enables you to remember more easily the significant sayings, to ___58___ them quickly and then review them more frequently in the future.
Given the importance of owned books to a man, everyone should begin collecting a private library, making up his own ___59___ property. One should have his own bookshelves, which should not be having doors, glass windows, or keys. They should be free and ___60___ to the hand as well as the eye. Like the jewellery to a woman, the best moral ___61____ to a man is books. They are more varied in colour and appearance than any wall-paper. Their variety indicates ___62___ out of brains of different book writers. The knowledge that books are in plain view is also stimulating. Your body and mind are both ___63___. With books at hand, your mind is free to land any ___64___ or even strange possibility, which eventually gives birth to new discoveries or inventions.
50. A. teacher B. guest C. relative D. servant
51. A. maintenance B. resolution C. formality D. structure
52. A. under your roof B. on your behalf C. beyond your reach D. within your grasp
53. A. trends B. goals C. definitions D. points
54. A. discipline B. discouragement C. relief D. reminder
55. A. On the other hand B. In result C. Meanwhile D. Furthermore
56. A. benefit B. profit C. show D. excuse
57. A. meaningful B. secondary C. sufficient D. tough
58. A. stick to B. refer to C. devote to D. adapt to
59. A. imaginative B. economic C. intellectual D. public
60. A. familiar B. effective C. flexible D. accessible
61. A. decoration B. truthC. training D. expense
62. A. simplicity B. creativity C. experiment D. life
63. A. conscious B. calm C. wild D. excited
64. A. purposeful B. resourceful C. fresh D. memorable
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III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Your cell phone holds secrets about you. Besides the names and 50 that you’ve programmed into it, traces of your DNA remain on it, according to a new study.
DNA is genetic material that appears in every cell. Like your fingerprint, your DNA is unique to you 51 you have an identical twin. Scientists today routinely analyze DNA in blood, saliva (唾液), or hair 52 behind at the scene of a crime. The results often help detectives identify 53 and their victims. Your cell phone can 54 more about you than you might think.
Meghan J. McFadden, a scientist at McMaster University1in Hamilton, Ontario, heard about a crime in which the suspect（嫌疑犯）bled onto a cell phone and later dropped the 55 . This made her wonder whether traces of DNA remained on cell phones ___ even when no blood was involved. 56 she and colleague Margaret Wallace of the City University of New York analyzed the flip-open phones(翻盖手机) of 10 volunteers. They used swabs(药签) to collect 57 traces of the users from two parts of the phone: the outside, where the user holds it, and the 58 , which is placed at the user’s ear.
The scientists scrubbed the phones using a solution made mostly of alcohol. The aim of washing was to 59 all detectable (可查明的) traces of DNA. The owners got their phones back for another week. 60 the researchers collected the phones and repeated the swabbing of each phone once more.
The scientists discovered DNA that 61 to the phone’s owner on each of the phones. Better samples were collected from the outside of each phone, but those swabs also 62 DNA of other people who had apparently also handled the phone. 63 , DNA showed up even in swabs that were taken immediately after the phones were scrubbed. That suggests that washing won’t remove all traces of evidence from a criminal’s device. So cell phones can now be added to the 64 of clues that can settle a crime-scene investigation.
50. A. secrets B. music C. numbers D. films
51. A. because B. unless C. although D. if
52. A. kept B. dropped C. stayed D. left
53. A. criminals B. clues C. witnesses D. policemen
54. A. reveal B. convince C. acquire D. value
55. A. document B. paper C. card D. device
56. A. However B. But C. So D. For
57. A. invisible B. non-existent C. missing D. apparent
58. A. microphone B. keys C. screen D. speaker
59. A. preserve B. revise C. remove D. protect
60. A. Then B. Thus C. Meanwhile D. Otherwise
61. A. stuck B. belonged C. happened D. contributed
62. A. took in B. mixed with C. picked up D. gave out
63. A. Generally B. Shortly C. Disappointedly D. Surprisingly
64. A. explanation B. list C. book D. discovery
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III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Around 15 million of us will leave a cup of tea to go cold today while a similar amount will forget where they put the keys to their house or car.
Meanwhile, 12 million go to the shops only to 50 forget what they went for----and the same will forget about 51 washing in the machine, according to the survey 52 by National-Lottery.co.uk.
PIN numbers, passwords and chores such as taking food out of the freezer the night before and 53 your mobile phone also stood highly on the list. And more than one in ten 54 forgetting to buy a lottery ticket which may have 55 them a win.
Modern busy lifestyles and increased 56 as well as modern technology were 57 the increase in our levels of forgetfulness.
A National Lottery spokesman said: “We are busier than ever in our work and personal lives and it seems we just have too much to remember for our 58 minds.”
The study found the technology has also played a part, leaving us with more gadgets(小装置) than ever before to 59 and charge or take care of.
60 work pressures it is within the home environment where most things are forgotten, such as credit card 61 , children’s school events or food related things.
The study found one in four people have 62 an important appointment and nearly one in five have fallen out with a friend over a forgotten date or event.
Women are much better than men in the report, failing to 63 an average of two and a half things every day 64 to 3.5 things for men.
50. A. completely B. fortunately C. barely D. mostly
51. A. freezing B. elegant C. formal D. wet
52. A. experimented B. conducted C. applied D. commanded
53. A. loading B. forgetting C. charging D. remarking
54. A. deny B. admit C. forbid D. avoid
55. A. entitled B. purchased C. consumed D. cost
56. A. pressure B. rank C. logic D. weight
57. A. led to B. blamed for C. brought about D. confirmed
58. A. crowded B. conscious C. impatient D. accurate
59. A. dive in B. insert in C. push in D. plug in
60. A. Despite B. Though C. In spite D. Moreover
61. A. illustrations B. thefts C. payments D. journals
62. A. missed B. made C. drawn D. concluded
63. A. ignore B. remind C. recall D. assure
64. A. devoted B. contributed C. opposed D. compared
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。
I believe in miracles(奇迹)because I've seen so many of them．One day，a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old．“There’s a 36 in my upper jaw，”she said．“I told my own dentist it's nothing，but he 37 I come to see you”
Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her．He would 38 _to add something，but she stopped him．She wanted to tell everything herself．I found a large cancer that spread over much of the
39 of her mouth．A careful examination later 40 that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer．
During her next appointment，I explained to her the 41 of the problem She clasped my
hand in hers and said，“I know you’re worried about me，but I’m just 42 ．”
I thought otherwise．After considerable 43 _on my part，and kindness on her part because she wanted to 44_ me，she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon．She saw him，but as I expected， 45 _treatment．
About six months later she returned to my office，still energetic and 46．
“How are you?”I asked．
“I’m just fine，honey，”she responded 47 high spirits．“When can I get stared on fixing
my dentures(假牙)?”
Surprised to see her at all，I answered 48，“Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll
see about it. ”
I couldn’t believe my eyes．The cancer that had 49 nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness 50 ．
I had read of such things happening，but had 51 _seen them with my own eyes．That was my first miracle．Since then I've seen many others，because they keep getting 52 _to see．In fact，miracles are daily events for me now．And people are a miracle， 53 through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to 54 the miracles of one another．
Since my first miracle，I've come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is __55 we choose to find it．
36．A．cut B．pain C．wound D．cancer
37．A．declared B．suspected C．promised D．insisted
38．A．refuse B．continue C．attempt D．manage
39．A．roof B．corner C．bottom D．surface
40．A．confirmed B．convinced C．considered D．concluded
41．A．possibility B．importance C．seriousness D．resolution
42．A．old B．sick C．fine D．glad
43．A．permission B．support C．approval D．effort
44．A．persuade B．please C．encourage D．astonish
45．A．declined B．provided C．received D．required
46．A．healthy B．elegant C．optimistic D．humorous
47．A．to B．in C．with D．by
48．A．worriedly B．confusedly C．patiently D．confidently
49．A．covered B．reached C．filled D．grown
50．A．cured B．faded C．expanded D．remained
51．A．ever B．also C．never D．already
52．A．easier B．rarer C．happier D．closer
53．A．or B．so C．yet D．for
54．A．read B．make C．keep D．see
55．A．whatever B．wherever C．whoever D．whichever
完型填空(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、D)中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale，picking up rubbish．I paused to 36 the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky．“37 can't rain?”I thought．That would 38things off．
I thought about my 39，who were 40sitting in an air-conditioned classroom at the high school right now．I'd had some 41 in school，so my parents decided to let me work 42with my dad．We both worked for my uncle，who had taken43of a road maintenance(道路养护)company．It was up to us to keep the roads 44 of rubbish．The job was 45 and dirty，especially on hot days like this．I46why I ever agreed to do it．
We continued our 47 route(路线)along 595，48 for the overpass bridge．Then I noticed an area where some 49 were broken on the ground．They weren't like that before．
“Dad! Pull over! I want to 50something out．”
I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge．Something was telling me to 51…there wasn't much time． 52 I saw a Toyota that 53 upside down in the trees．Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody 54there．Then I noticed something 55 ，it was a bloody leg poking out of the driver's side window!
“Heeeelp!”a lady moaned (呻吟)．
36．A．wipe B．cleanC．dry D．brush
37．A．When B．How C．Why D．How long
38．A．wash B．keep C．stay D．cool
39．A．relatives B．neighborsC．friends D．workmates
40．A．happily B．probably C．really D．finally
41．A．difficulty B．trouble C．questions D．problems
42．A．full-time B．part-time C．all the time D．some time
43．A．advantage B．possession C．position D．place
44．A．away B．from C．far D．clear
45．A．easy B．exciting C．smelly D．comfortable
46．A．knew B．wondered C．believed D．admitted
47．A．regular B．common C．unusual D．old
48．A．leaving B．going C．coming D．heading
49．A．cars B．bottle C．trees D．glasses
50．A．check B．turn C．make D．bring
51．A．decide B．hurry C．consider D．listen
52．A．Above B．Behind C．Ahead D．Below
53．A．hung B．pulledC．caughtD．knocked
54．A．treasuredB．desertedC．keptD．hid
55．A．pushingB．shoutingC．movingD．crying