A few weeks ago, I followed a friend into an art supply store．I found him picking out tubes of water-color paint, which __36__ me because he’s not an artist.
"I 37 up for a water-color class, and it starts next week," he said．"I really don’t have 38_ for it, but it was on my list of 50 things to do before I die, so I _39__ it．Every few months I look at the list and decide what to focus on next． 40 I had the list, I complained a lot about what I was 41 _ in my life．Now I just bury myself in doing these things．Write your own list．and you’ll 42 what I mean．"
So that night．I did just that, and he was right．The list revealed （显露出） a whole lot about what was __43__ to me．It also revealed how _44___ behind I am at getting to the things I really want．
I filled up the first twenty __45__ quickly, but then began to think carefully．
Eventually I __46_ items I’ve thought about for years, and __47__ I’ve carried with me since I was young．When I 48 the list later, some entries surprised me．
First, I want to _ 49_ much more, particularly now that my children are 50_ and can go with me to see the world．I would like to take them to bike through Denmark and camp in the Canadian Rockies．
I’m also surprised to _51_ some things on the list that need to be done soon．If I’m going to learn to roller-blade （轮滑）, __52_, I’d better start before I turn 50．
Like my friend, I now have an alternative to __53__．When I’m bored with life, I take out my list．
My friend told me the _54_ was preparing the ground so that life could work in mysterious ways．"If you want your ship to come in, you must build a dock （码头）," he said．
Thanks to my _55__, I’m working on some big docks．
A．surprised B．moved C．pleased D．excited
A．made B．took C．signed D．gave
A．interest B．concern C．time D．emotion
A．went for B．called for C．accounted for D．cared for
A．Because B．After C．Before D．Although
A．doing B．missing C．pushed D．engaged
A．admire B．abolish C．spot D．see
A．important B．strange C．beneficial D．special
A．slightly B．slowly C．possibly D．hopelessly
A．thoughts B．lists C．ideas D．blanks
A．studied B．added C．dropped D．obtained
A．burdens B．challenges C．dreams D．responsibilities
A．reviewed B．discovered C．wrote D．appreciated
A．play B．relax C．travel D．hike．
A．wealthier B．cleverer C．healthier D．older
A．write B．put C．find D．leave
A．such as B．for instance C．in fact D．in particular
A．complaining B．relaxing C．objecting D．adjusting
A．problem B．key C．answer D．question
A．hobbies B．optimism C．list D．wishes
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从下列各各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
These days, it is common to see 5-gallon bottles of water being sent to homes. Supermarket 21
are filled with all kinds of bottled water from simple 22 bottles containing “pure spring water” to expensive foreign types of mineral water in glass bottles. In Europe, bottled water is as 23 as soft dri
nks which are widely accepted in the United States. People are not only interested in the different choices of drinks, but also in the taste of bottled water and its 24 value.
All bottled water on sale must 25 the content of the water on the bottle. Some companies 26
minerals to give the water a better taste. But the term “mineral water” is 27 , because all water, except specially purified water, contains minerals. 28 must be made to tell people clearly what kind of water people are exactly buying: spring water, mineral water, or purified water. For example, “spring water” will have to come from a(n) 29 spring.
Many people choose bottled water 30 tap water, because they 31 the safety of public drinking water. Some people worry about city water 32 . We need to pay close attention to the cleanliness of our drinking water. The government should be responsible for tap water 33 . It should be tested and checked 34 .
Keep in mind that bottled water is
35 . In many cases, you are paying for water that is not much different from tap water. If you are not sure of the safety of your tap water, have it 36 . A local health department can be of 37 . Compared with the cost of bottled water, the testing cost will be less expensive. Letting cold water 38 for a minute or so before taking a drink or using it in preparing a meal is a good way to 39 possible water pollution, especially if the water has been 40 for an hour or more.
A．baskets B．windows C．shelves D．carts
A．large B．plastic C．cool D．cheap
A．popular B．expensive C．fresh D．good
A．nature B．true C．face D．health
A．study B．stick C．list D．print
A．find B．add D．mix
A．mistaken B．misunderstood C．misleading D．misreading
A．Laws B．Notices C．Products D．Inventions
A．nearby B．hot C．underground D．overflowing
A．with B．besides C．before D．over
A．consider B．trust C．doubt D．ensure
A．supplies B．pipes C．pollution D．shortage
A．producers B．risk C．elements D．quality
A．normally B．regularly C．repeatedly D．instantly
A．enough B．excellent C．expensive D．ideal
A．collected B．boiled C．changed D．tested
A．use B．value C．service D．importance
A．run B．flow C．fill D．boil
A．improve B．discover C．limit D．solve
A．away B．off C．along D．on
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，然后从下列各小题所给的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。
My grandmother became a wi
dow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the 36 shelter to pick out a dog to keep her37 . Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye. 38 these spots, the dog was named Penny.
Grandma and Penny quickly became very 39 to each other, but 
that attachment grew much stronger about three years later 40 Grandma had a stroke（中风）. Grandma could no longer
41 , so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were 42 companions.
After her stroke, it became a real 43 for Grandma to let Penny in and out because 44 was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism（机械装置）using a rope and pulley（滑轮）was45 from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was46 Penny’s favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us47 Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember48 my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.
As the years passed, it was not49 for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she 50 . As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she51 on the rug （垫子）beside the bed. If Grandma went into the52 , Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her53 to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her54 companion by her side.
The time came when both my grandmother’s and Penny’s55 were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.
A．animal B．toy C．fish D．bird
A．business B．firm C．company D．friend
A．In spite of B．Because of C．Instead of D．In front of
A．linked B．fastened C．attached D．tied
A．before B．while C．until D．when
A．think B．speak C．work D．walk
A．contrary B．content C．confident D．constant
A．problem B．question C．practice D．rule
A．the door B．Grandma C．the window D．Penny
A．repaired B．fixed C．bought D．loaded
A． out of B．ahead of C．away from D．apart from
A．show B．hand C．buy D．cook
A．drawing attention to B．making use of C．breaking away from D．making fun of
A．necessary B．possible C．important D．convenient
A．recovered B．awoke C．slept D．screamed
A．rolled B．stood C．waited D．lay
A．kitchen B．bedroom C．living-room D．bathroom
A．back B．up C．off D．down
A．splendid B．remote C．faithful D．legal
A．smell B．health C．habit D．living
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When I was in Germany, one day at Christmas-time I went to a post office to send a letter. To my (36)______ I found people queuing some paces away from the person at the savings deposit window.
(37)_____so? Each did his business (38)_____ but the line never move
d a step (39)_____. I was very (40)____, so I walked to the window to find out the cause. There was a notice on which was written “Thank you for your (41)_____for other's privacy”—a polite (42)_____to keep people away from nosing into other's (43)_____ (money matters are regarded as privacy in Western countries). I was deeply impressed by the (44)____ and stayed a while to watch: they were waiting so (45)____ at a dis
tance that they seemed quite (46) _____to the practice. The (47)____ thing happened at a public telephone box. (48)_____ waiting for their turns always kept their distance—enough to be out of (49)____ . It's another typical example!
From then on I (50)____ to watch their ways of doing things, manners, treatment (51)____ towards others. And I found the Germans always mindful of other's privacy. They avoided putting others in an embarrassing(窘迫)situation. For instance, they never (52)____ about age, incomes or the place to buy such a coat, (53)_____would they comment on the others or jewelry others wore. Their laws (54)_____ reading diaries or opening letters without permission. That shows (55) ____matters are not allowed to be disturbed．
A．sorrow B．anger D．surprise
A．Why B．How C．What D．Where
A．in secret B．with care C．in turn D．by turns
A．slower B．nearer C．farther D．longer
A．curious B．angry C．interested D．impatient
A．care B．respect C．help D．search
A．voice B．phrase C．warning D．sentence
A．pockets B．savings C．needs D．affaris
A．word B．sight C．people D．matters
A．honestly B．anxiously C．nervously D．calmly
A．used B．familiar C．uncomforable D．polite
A．interesting B．strange C．same D．different
A．They B．These C．Those D．That
A．sight B．hearing C．touch D．question
A．went on B．took care C．paid attention D．took charge
A．moving B．shown C．facing D．offered
A．asked B．heard C．worried D．learned
A．so B．nor C．not only D．if
A．appreciate B．stop C．hate D．forbid
A．public B．personal C．small D．important
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A，B，C，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。
Summer is the best time on the Island of the Blue Dolphins (海豚). The sun is warm then and the winds blow out of the west, 16 out of the south.
It was 17 these days that the ship might return and now I 18 most of my time on the rock, 19 out from the headland（水中凸起的陆地） into the east, towards the country20 my people had gone, across the 21 that was never-ending.
Once22 I watched, I saw a small object which I took to be the ship, but a stream of water 23 from it and I knew that it was whale (鲸鱼)spouting (喷水). During those summer days I saw nothing 24 .
The first storm of winter 25 my hopes. If the white men's ship were 26 for me it would have come during the time of good 27 . Now I would have to wait28 winter was gone, maybe longer.
The thought of being 29 on the island while so many suns rose 30 the sea and went 31 back into the sea 32 my heart with loneliness. I had not felt so33 before because I was sure 34 the ship would return as Matasaip had said 35 would. Now my hopes were dead.
A．totally B．already C．entirely D．sometimes
A．during B．for C．after D．between
A．spent B．shared C．paid D．devoted
A．look B．to look C．looking D．looked
A．when B．where C．which D．until
A．island B．sea C．lake D．ocean
A．since B．though C．while D．till
A．rose B．raised C．grew D．set
A．different B．ordinary C．else D．valuable
A．encouraged B．ended C．spared D．limited
A．leading B．moving C．coming D．following
A．weather B．pattern C．rain D．fog
A．after B．as C．until D．while
A．quiet B．alone C．calm D．alive
A．of B．in C．to D．from
A．rapidly B．quickly C．slowly D．fully
A．pumped B．set C．filled D．full
A．lonely B．strict C．boring D．empty
A．whether B．and C．that D．when
A．it B．he C．that D．this
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。
A recent study shows that gossip（流言蜚语）is more powerful than truth. It suggests people believe what they hear through the grapevine(小道消息) 36 they have evidence to the contrary.
Researchers, 37 students using a computer game, also found gossip played an important role when people 38 decisions. “We show that gossip has a strong 39 , even when people have 40 to the original information as well as gossip abo
ut the same information. Thus, it is 41 that gossip has a strong controlling potential,” said Ralf Sommerfeld, who led the study.
In the study, the researchers 42 the students money and allowed them to give it to others in a series of rounds. The students also wrote 43 about how others played the game that everyone could review. Students tended to give 44 money to people described as “scrooges (吝啬鬼)” and more to those described as “ 45 players”. “People only believed the gossip, not the past decisions,” Sommerfeld said in a telephone interview.
The researchers then took the game a step 46 and showed the students the actual decisions people had made. But they also supplied false gossip that contradicted that 47 . In these cases, the students 48 their decisions to award money on the gossip, 49 the hard evidence.
“If you know what the people did, you should care, but they still 50 what others said,” Sommerfeld said. Researchers have 51 used similar games to study how people cooperate and the 52 of gossip in groups. Scientists define gossip 53 social information spread about a person who is not 54 . In evolutionary terms, gossip can be an important tool for people to 55 information about others' reputations or find the way through social networks at work and in their everyday lives.
A．in case B．for fear that C．as if D．even if
A．testing B．checking C．examining D．experimenting
A．drew B．made C．reached D．concluded
A．impression B．difference C．influence D．function
A．access B．entrance C．charge D．communication
A．curious B．serious C．obvious D．worth
A．impressed B．asked C．showed D．gave
A．articles B．notes C．dairies D．letters
A．less B．more C．fewer D．much
A．general B．mean C．generous D．outgoing
B．forward C．ahead D．further
A．existence B．evidence C．confidence D．dependence
A．based C．focused D．passed
A．more than B．less than C．rather than D．other than
A．referred to B．listened to C．turned to D．stuck to
A．soon B．presently C．far D．long
A．strength B．energy C．effect D．force
A．as B．for C．to D．by
A．absent B．present C．gone D．missing
A．achieve B．earn C．acquire D．win