A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, 1 a bar of chocolate if given the choice, but, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the 2 he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
3 as high as he could, but even at his tallest 4 , he was unable to touch it. He began to 5 up and down , as high as he could, at the 6 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of 7 . Not giving up , he thought , if only he had something to 8 on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to 9 the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Game boy. Looking around, he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or , with luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use. He had tried everything he could think to do. Without seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk 10 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 11 , and how he really wanted that apple .The more he 12 like this , the more unhappy he became.
However ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted .He started to say to himself . This isn’t 13 ,I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s 14 more I can do to get the apple-that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to 15 our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?
A．preferring B．offering C．receiving D．allowing
A．sadder B．angrier C．hungrier D．tastier
A．Expanding B．Stretching C．Swinging D．Pulling
A．strength B．length C． range D．height
A．jump B．look C．walk D．glance
A．tip B．stage C．top D． level
A．put B．stand C．get D．hold
A．break B． shake C．take D．strike
A．back B． away C．up D．down
A．wishes B． beliefs C．efforts D．goals
A．thought B．imagined C．tried D．claimed
A．skilful B．cheerful C．harmful D． helpful
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．change B．express C．forget D．describe
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 26 in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the 27 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too 28 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 29 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there 30 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She 31 her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had 32 her. I was 33 and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it 34 , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt 35 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen 36 , but it’s really there. Love is 37 .”
I listened carefully but I 38 her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly 39 seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 40 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 41 on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t 42 me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.” 43 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 44 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just 45 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
A．keep fit B．rise early C．earn money D．collect money
A．magic B．romantic C．fantastic D．attractive
A．simple B．easy C．relaxing D．luxurious(奢侈)
A．the question B．question C．reach D．control
A．feeling B．love C．quarrel D．smile
A．raised B．shook C．lifted D．bowed
A．hurt B．injured C．wounded D．harmed
A．in great surprise B．in a great embarrassment C．with delight D．in great astonishment
A．happens B．comes about C．appears D．occurs
A．warm and soft B．hot and hard C．thin and cool D．strong and durable (耐用的)
A．somewhere and sometime B．anywhere or anytime C．more or less D．everyhere and everywhere
A．inside B．outside C．faraway D．nearby
A．could believe B．couldn’t understand C．wouldn’t recognize D．might know
A．got sick B．got stuck C．threw up D．became disabled
A．quite healthy B．very pale C．fairly red D．much surprised
A．jump high B．go hurriedly C．run fast D．walk slowly
A．think about B．talk with C．worry about D．laugh at
A．Reading B．Listening C．Speaking D．Writing
A．fresh roses B．gold ring C．sweet kisses D．beautiful jewelry
A．a thread B．a needle C．the cloth D．the cotton
完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35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。
It was the afternoon before Christmas. As the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that___16___ my day was the Christmas tree in our waiting room and beautiful___17___ sent to me by my lover.
When I was cleaning my office, our nurse came, saying___18___was anxious to speak with me. As I stepped out of the room,I___19__a tired-looking woman with a___20___ in her arms. ___21___, she explained that her husband--a prisoner was my next___22__. She told me she wasn’t ___23__to visit him in prison and that he had never seen his son． Her___24___ for me was to let them sit in the waiting room longer.___25__my schedule wasn’t full, I agreed. Hardly had her husband ___26___ when the woman’s tired face lit up. I kept watching them laugh, cry, and share their child outside. After almost an hour, I called__27____in. He seemed like a gentle and modest man. While working, I ___28___what he possibly could have done to be put into prison. I tried to make him as ___29___ as possible.
At the end of the appointment, I ___30___ him a Merry Christmas—a difficult thing to say to a man headed back to ___31___. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___32___ that he hadn’t been able to give his wife anything for Christmas. On hearing this, I was inspired with a wonderful ___33___.
I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses. I’m not sure who experienced the most ___34___—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the ___35___to share in this special moment.
A．displeased B．passed C．brightened D．celebrated
A．cards B．gifts C．roses D．clothes
A．man B．waiter C．patient D．lady
A．recognized B．noticed C．realized D．knew
A．Happily B．Excitedly C．Angrily D．Nervously
A．prisoner B．patient C．customer D．fellow
A．book B．gift C．bag D．baby
A．informed B．reminded C．allowed D．invited
A．Since B．Though C．Unless D．While
A．looked up B．brought up C．turned up D．took up
A．guard B．lady C．prisoner D．visitor
A．wondered B．believed C．understood D．found
A．painful B．kind C．careful D．comfortable
A．chatted B．gave C．wished D．hoped
A．prison B．home C．hospital D．work
A．worried B．astonished C．sad D．pleased
A．opinion B．message C．promise D．idea
A．joy B．sadness C．astonishment D．worry
A．right B．opportunity C．feeling D．time
完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once 1 and did not know the 2 very well. I was on the 3 after I had made some inquiries (询问).
At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to 4 several hills and was dangerous ,I hesitated 
(犹豫)for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be 5 .
Something strange happened after I drove a long 6 and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to 7, but the hilly road I decided to avoid .I realized that it was at the 8 that I had made the 9 mistake. “What shall I do?” I asked myself .If I went back to take that road again, it would be very late by the time I got to Co
lumbia. Thin it 10 , I decided to go on. “If 11 people can go along this road, why can’t I?” I 12 myself
The short cut, to my surprise ,was not that 13 .In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road, 14 up and down two low 15 .There was 16 traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and 17 with cows and horses. My fear was 18 with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立体声), I drove on and 19 the scenery which was so quiet and so natural .Even my used car forgot to give me 20 .It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.
A．before B．ago C．already D．still
A．town B．country C．friends D．way
A．train B．car C．highway D．phone
A．have B．go C．ride D．cross
A．safe B．dangerous C．fast D．slow
A．moment B．way C．road D．day
A．come B．leave C．take D．drive
A．crossroad B．corner C．station D．beginning
A．direction B．road C．disappointed D．interesting
A．about B．over C．of D．up
A．another B．the other C．other D．others
A．asked B．forced C．encouraged D．told
A．far B．safe C．dangerous D．dirty
A．going B．coming C．driving D．walking
A．lands B．cars C．farms D．hills
A．heavy B．little C．few D．light
A．farms B．trucks C．houses D．villages
A．together B．gone C．covered D．coming
A．looked B．liked C．enjoyed D．found
A．happiness B．scenery C．joys D．problems
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下在短文，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涂黑。
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam 36
to begin in a few minutes. On their faces was 37 .This was their last exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they would get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt 38 and able to take 39 of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a（n） 40 task, as the professor had said they could bringeither books or notes they wanted, requesting， only 41 that they did not talk to each other during the test.
42 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles appeared on the students’ faces as they 43 there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed before the professor began to 44 the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor 45 the class.
He looked at the worried faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all five questions?” 46a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students 47 restlessly(不安地) in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished one.” But the class remained 48 .
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 49 ,” he said. “I just want you to 50 you that, even although you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the 51 you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively common in everyday 52 .
” Then smiling, he 53 , “You will all pass this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education has just 54 .”
The years have 55 the name of the professor, but not the lesson he taught.
A．owing B．due C．exact D．up
A．fright B．anxiety C．puzzle D．confidence
A．ready B．hopeful C．discouraged D．sad
A．hold B．control C．charge D．place
A．interesting B．necessary C．easy D．unusual
A．ordering B．sharing C．asking D．requesting
A．Nervously B．Joyfully C．Quickly D．Curiously
A．noted B．knew C．recognized D．heard
A．check B．hand in C．collect D．give out
A．gave B．faced C．took D．finished
A．Not B．Once C．Only D．Even
A．talked B．moved C．felt D．went
A．puzzled B．calm C．silent D．afraid
A．wondered B．enjoyed C．hated D．expected
A．put on B．look on C．depend upon D．impress upon
A．exam B．subject C．question D．college
A．life B．habit C．practice D．comunication
A．added B．ordered C．talked D．demanded
A．begun B．completed C．failed D．succeeded
A．forgot C．strengthened D．weakened
When Mike told me he was leaving I felt like a vase which had just broken. There were pieces of me all over the tidy floor. He kept talking, telling me why he was leaving, 31it was for the best, I could do better, it was his 32and not mine. I had heard it before many times and yet somehow was still hurt; perhaps one cannot 33such pain.
He left and I tried to 34my life. I filled the kettle (水壶), put it on to boil, took out my old red cup and 35the coffee powder falling into the bone china. Somehow when the kettle piped its finishing warning, I 36not to hear it. That’s what Mike’s leaving had been like, sudden and with a(n) 37end. I would rather just 38in uncertainty than have things finished. I laughed at myself. Just about a cup of coffee, I must be getting 39.
And yet it was a young woman who 40back at me from the mirror, a young woman full of 41and hope, a young woman with bright eyes just waiting to see the world. 42, there are more important things. More important than 43, I insist to myself firmly. The lid goes back on the coffee just like closing on the whole Mike experience.
He didn’t 44my dreams as I feared that night. 45, I am flying far across fields and woods, 46on those below me. I fly free until I meet another bird who flies with me in perfect harmony. I realize with some 47that there is a bird out there for me, there is another person, not necessarily a lover perhaps just a 48, but there is someone out there who is my soul mate. I think about being a broken 49again and realize that I have gathered myself back together, what Mike has is 50a little part of my time in earth, a little understanding of my physical being. He has merely, a little piece of me.
| 1 |
A. complaining |
B. suggesting |
C. explaining |
D. whispering |
| 2 |
A. business |
B. fault |
C. luck |
D. reason |
| 3 |
A. pass |
B. defend |
C. feel |
D. ease |
| 4 |
A. get close to |
B. get on with |
C. get away with |
D. get down to |
| 5 |
A. watched |
B. made |
C. let |
D. wanted |
| 6 |
A. announced |
B. decided |
C. pretended |
D. concluded |
| 7 |
A. optimistic |
B. sceptical |
C. splendid |
D. unpleasant |
| 8 |
A. wander |
B. move |
C. keep |
D. take |
| 9 |
A. mad |
B. old |
C. nervous |
D. uncertain |
| 10 |
A. flashed |
B. swung |
C. stared |
D. pointed |
| 11 |
A. promise |
B. delight |
C. dilemmas |
D. conflicts |
| 12 |
A. Therefore |
B. Besides |
C. Finally |
D. Constantly |
| 13 |
A. friendship |
B. life |
C. love |
D. health |
| 14 |
A. visit |
B. have |
C. reject |
D. spin |
| 15 |
A. Deliberately |
B. Meanwhile |
C. Thus |
D. Instead |
| 16 |
A. taking off |
B. looking down |
C. breaking away |
D. getting over |
| 17 |
A. sorrow |
B. worry |
C. relief |
D. doubt |
| 18 |
A. friend |
B. bird |
C. dream |
D. job |
| 19 |
A. heart |
B. vase |
C. mirror |
D. cup |
| 20 |
A. mostly |
B. hardly |
C. usually |
D. only |