One night I went to Himeji, a city not far from Kobe. As I walked with my family along the river I saw a __20__. It was a young man who looked just like me. He was wearing a cap and smiling. Around his neck was a leather strap （皮带）and in his hands was a saxophone. He was __21___ the saxophone to his __22__ and just about to play. My family walked on up the river towards the castle __23__ I stayed there by the statue, __24__ of playing a saxophone on TV.
Two weeks later it was my birthday. Imagine my __25___ when I opened my present from my parents and found that it was a __26__! I put it to my lips to play, but it wouldn’t make a sound. Then Dad told me to read the __27___ book to find out what to do. After about 15 minutes the saxophone was ready to play. I __28__hard but I couldn’t get the saxophone to play. I was almost __29___ when suddenly the saxophone made the most beautiful sound – loud and clear like I __30__ the music of the man by the river in Kobe.
A．car B．bus C．train D．motorcycle
A．bank B．castle C．mountain D．river
A．closed B．open D．clear
A．low B．lonely C．loud D．deep
A．man B．statue C．photo D．picture
A．playing B．picking C．lifting D．rising
A．hands B．ears C．eyes D．lips
A．though B．but C．so D．or
A．dreaming B．pretending C．admiring D．observing
A．anger B．regret C．sickness D．joy
A．guitar B．drum C．saxophone D．violin
A．music B．exercise C．instruction D．note
A．blew B．flew C．shook D．beat
A．reading B．crying C．talking D．asking
A．made B．heard C．played D．imagined
III. 完型填空
Farmers, as we all know, have been having a hard time of it lately, and have turned to new ways of earning income from their land. This involves not only planting new kinds of crops, but some __1__ ways of making money, the most unusual of which has got to be sheep racing. Yes, you heard me __2__! A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis, and during the past year over 100,000 people have __3__ to watch the race. “I was passing the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday, ” one punter (赛马经纪人) told me , “and I thought I’d have a look. I didn’t believe it was serious, to tell you the truth.” According to a regular visitor, betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses. “At proper horse races everyone has already studied the form of the horse __4__, and there are clear favorites. __5__ nobody has heard anything about these __6__! Most people find it difficult to tell one from another in any case. ” I stayed to watch the races, and I must admit that I found it quite __7__. In a usual sheep race, half a dozen sheep race down hill over a course of about half a mile. Food is waiting for them at the other end of the __8__ just to give them some encouragement, I ought to add! The sheep run surprisingly fast, __9__ they have probably not eaten for a while. Anyway, the crowd around me were obviously enjoying their day out at the races, __10__ by their happy faces and the sense of excitement.
1、A. common B. strange C. swift D. illegal
2、A. honestly B. surprisingly C. completely D. correctly
3、A. showed off B. brought up C. turned up D. looked forward
4、A. behind time B. in progress C. in advance D. in time
5、A. But B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise
6、A. horses B. sheep C. races D. stories
7、A. exciting B. dangerous C. boring D. peculiar
8、A. race B. hill C. track D. field
9、A. if B. so C. yet D. although
10、A. observing B. judging C. considering D. inferring
第二节完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
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。
I have enjoyed this memory for many years - with gratitude for such an act of kindness.
“You probably don’t remember me,” she began, “ 36 I have come back to apply for Graduation with Distinction.” And then she 37 a piece of paper from her bag and gave it to me to read. It was my 38__, but I didn’t remember writing it.
As the Assistant Director of the Honors Programs at the university, one of my 39 was to review student transcripts (成绩报告单) to make sure they met 40 for continuing in Honors. It was not uncommon for freshmen to have a rough start and be 41 that they could no longer continue in Honors after their first semester (学期).
Sometimes second semester report cards would be sent to us anyway, 42 students were no longer in the program.
The note she handed me 43 , “Congratulations on your 44 second semester. While I know you may have been 45 by your low grades, you should feel wonderfully proud of how you have turned your effort around. That is a(n) 46 achievement! Best of luck in keeping up the good work, and remember with a 3.5 average (which you can do) by your last semester, you will 47 requirements for Graduation with Distinction.”
I didn’t remember sending the 48 handwritten(and not very neatly) on the bottom of her 49 semester transcript.
The student went on and said, “You can’t know what this 50 to me. I have carried it for three years and pulled it out 51 I didn’t want to do my work. For three years I have been planning on walking into your office and giving you this note and this transcript.” She handed me her 52 transcript, 3.502. “I would like the paperwork for Graduation with Distinction.”
She cried and I wanted to. To 53 the note seemed like 54 to me, but had meant so much to her. I 55 had no idea my actions had such meaning.
36. A. when B. so C. and D. but
37. A. pulled out B. put away C. wrote down D. picked up
38. A. behavior B. handwriting C. pen D. possession
39. A. dreams B. ideas C. jobs D. plans
40. A. purposes B. orders C. needs D. requirements
41. A. explained B. hidden C. warned D. informed
42. A. even though B. as long as C. as though D. so that
43. A. told B. read C. pronounced D. sent
44. A. tiring B. puzzling C. excellent D. poor
45. A. excited B. amazed C. satisfied D. disappointed
46. A. real B. false C. impressive D. impossible
47. A. miss B. meet C: reduce D. borrow.
48. A. note B. parcel C. card D. memory
49. A. second B. third C. fourth D. first
50. A. suggested B. meant C. adapted D. happened
51. A. anyway B. anywhere C. anyhow D. anytime
52. A. worst B. smallest C. latest D. oldest
53. A. write B. get C. receive D. copy
54. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
55. A. reasonably B. really C. slightly D. probably
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
Mr Adamson enjoys playing 
the violin in his spare time. He is often pleased with his own 21 . But it is a 22 time for his neighbors when Mr Adamson plays the violin, as he 23 so badly.
One day Mr Adamson sat by a 24 and began to play the violin as usual. Mr Adamson seemed to be making 25 instead of music, but he was so 26 that he almost forgot what he was doing. Just 27 , some stones were thrown out of the windows under 28 Mr Adamson was sitting, 29 he did not pay any attention to it. The “music” 30 . After a little while, an empty bottle and a worn-out shoe were thrown out of the window, 31 . Only then did Mr Adamson know this was not the place for him to play in. Mr Adamson was very 32 . He thought, “ 33no living people can understand my music, I should go to a place where people may appreciate my works.” So he 34 to go to a graveyard（墓地）.
He came to a graveyard where there was no other 35 except the church bell. Mr Adamson sat at a grave and thought 36 , “I must do my best to 37 that my music is outstanding.” The more he thought, the more inspired he was, and 38 he began to play his violin. Suddenly a barefoot（赤脚
） stretched out from the graveyard and gave him a heavy 39 which sent him flying. His violin also dropped from his hand. Mr Adamson felt very sad 40 his works were not accepted by anyone, not even the dead.
A．voice B．noise C．music D．sound
A．useless B．terrible C．wonderful D．long
A．sings B．shouts C．dances D．plays
A．house B．window C．door D．wall
A．sound B．something C．voice D．noises
A．excited B．angry C．lovely D．disappointed
A．that B．right C．now D．then
A．where B．it C．that D．which
A．and B．although C．but D．as
A．stopped B．began C．played D．continued
A．together B．again C．either D．too
A．happy B．sad C．worried D．pleased
A．Unless B．As if C．As D．Before
A．decided B．said C．thought D．knew
A．voice B．sound C．thing D．building
A．something B．his music C．hardly D．a lot
A．prove B．confirm C．explain D．mean
A．first B．second C．finally D．third
A．kick B．boxing C．push D．shoe
A．until B．and C．because D．so
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Nowadays lots of students ask their parents for money to buy things they like. For me, to ask for money is like entering a(n) _36__. I learned this from 37 .
Last year my mother told me that the _ 38 way I would get a driver’s license before I turned eighteen depended on _ 39 I paid for the classes myself. “What?” I asked in _ 40 . But I knew _ 41 that my reasoning would have no_ 42 on the situation, 43__ by the look on my mother’s face.
Three weeks later, I started working _ 44 a hostess at a factory, twice a week. A month later I paid $ 270 for driving lessons, and then over $ 20 to _ 45 my permit test. My pockets were empty _ 46 as soon as they were filled.
My mother thought that I’d be _ 47 to do things without her help. The funny thing was that even though I was totally _ 48in the beginning, I truly appreciated it, _ 49 if I had just been handed bills from her.
When I realized that my mother wasn’t going to _ 50 something like a driver’s license, at first, it seemed as if she had __51__ an immovable block before me and I would never _ 52 it. But my mother was __53 _. She knew that I wanted a luxury（奢侈品）but _ 54 me to get it. That is as _ 55 as this ---- if I really want it, I’ll find a way to get it myself.
A．office B．prison C．battlefield D．bank
A．facts B．experience C．lessons D．quarrels
A．best B．proper C．same D．only
A．whether B．that C．how D．when
A．trouble B．disbelief C．comfort D．horror
A．hurriedly B．jokingly C．instantly D．surprisingly
A．effect B．sense C．effort D．result
A．judged B．judging C．to judge D．being judged
A．with B．for C．like D．as
A．pass B．take C．hold D．gain
A．almost B．even C．still D．yet
A．ready B．likely C．unhappy D．unable
A．terrified B．annoyed C．tired D．disturbed
A．more than B．rather than C．no more D．no longer
A．pay B．raise C．buy D．support
A．laid B．lay C．lied D．lain
A．get about B．get by C．get through D．get over
A．wise B．mistaken C．strict D．kind
A．dared B．hoped C．encouraged D．expected
A．well B．far C．soon D．simple
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.
Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.
I had seen an agency （中介机构） advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the __36_ in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as _37_ as if I were going on the stage. Finding the 38 quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”
The simple atmosphere of the office 39 me. The woman looked carefully at me for a while through her glasses, and then questioned me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather 40 She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 41 to get a job without experience I wondered whether I ought to leave, when the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:
“ 42 , I’ve got someone in the office at this very moment who might 43 .” She
wrote down a __44 , and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady. She wants a cook immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”
“Oh yes,” said I — 45 having cooked for more than four in my life. I 46 her again and again, and rushed out to the nearest telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.
I spent the next few hours 47 cook books.
A. bed B house C. agency D. office
A．proud B．please C．nervous D．worried
A．family B．door C．place D．stage
A．calmed B．excited C．frightened D．disturbed
A．encouraged B．dissatisfied C．hopeless D．pleased
A．difficult B．helpless C．possible D．unusual
A．Above all B．As a matter of fact C． As a result D．In spite of that
A．hire B．accept C．suit D．offer
A．letter B．name C．note D．number
A．almost B．never C．nearly D．really
A．answered B．promised C．thanked D．told
A．borrowing B．buying C．reading D．writing