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) 16 in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the house in search of it. I was wildly 17 , and nervous as if I were going on the stage. 18 the place quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which 19 “Enter without knocking, if you please.”
The simple atmosphere of the office 20 me. The woman looked carefully at me for a while through her glasses, and then 21 me in a low voice. I answered softly. 22 , I started to feel rather hopeless. She wondered 23 I was looking for this sort of job. I felt even more 24 when she told me that it would be 25 to get a job without experience. I 26 whether I ought to leave, when the 27 on her desk rang. I heard her say, “As a matter of fact, I’ve got someone in the office at this very moment who might 28 .” She wrote down a 29 , 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 30 a dinner for ten people.”
“Oh yes,” I said. I have never cooked for more than four people in my life. I 31 her again and again, and rushed out to the 32 telephone-box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep 33 , and rang the number. I said 34 that I was just what she was looking for.
All things are difficult before they are 35 , so I spent the next few hours reading cook books.
A．advertised B．appeared C．reported D．published
A．encouraged B．disappointed C．excited D．surprised
A．Searching B．Finding C．Seeing D．Learning
A．said B．answered C．spoke D．wrote
A．astonished B．worried C．calmed D．pleased
A．informed B．questioned C．answered D．read
A．All of a sudden B．In fact C．Sooner or later D．In no time
A．how B．why C．when D．where
A．hopeless B．worried C．fearless D．frightened
A．impossible B．difficult C．important D．necessary
A．asked B．wondered C．questioned D．thought
A．bell B．clock C．radio D．telephone
A．go B．like C．suit D．determine
A．name B．address C．number D．note
A．serving B．cooking C．offering D．buying
A．saw B．phoned C．thanked D．wrote
A．home B．office C．nearest D．faraway
A．sight B．glance C．rest D．breath
A．nervously B．confidently C．hurriedly D．anxiously
A．light B．visible C．easy D．certain
A friend of mine met with an accident driving in the darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t 36 .What was worse was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone didn’t 37 . Nothing could be done but 38in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the 39 of the rescue.
It is almost 40 that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his 41 , “First of all I checked up on my physical 42 and found myself not in fatal(致命的) danger. Finding no 43 to call for help, I leaned back to try my best to keep the wound from 44 . In this way I fell asleep.
This 45 me of another story: A group of young men 46 to explore a mountain cave and got lost. 47 to find a way out in the dark cave they were 48 and ran anxiously without a sense of 49 . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the 50 people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the 51 of the cave. If they stayed where they got lost and tried to 52 themselves, they would probably 53a small light glimmering(闪烁) not far away.
We can compare it with our 54 itself. Sometimes when we meet with difficulties in life, we feel lost in the darkness. If it is unclear, you needn’t put up a struggle 55 . Remember: CALM DOWN!
A．recover B．move C．escape D．shout
A．control B．operate C．ring D．work
A．cry B．lie C．wait D．sleep
A．failure B．success C．team D．arrival
A．untrue B．unbelievable C．reasonable D．strange
A．conclusion B．decision C．explanation D．bravery
A．conditions B．situations C．signs D．cases
A．method B．way C．road D．approach
A．paining B．spreading C．hurting D．bleeding
A．reminds B．informs C．demands D．tells
A．had B．managed C．tried D．planned
A．Unwilling B．Unable C．Determined D．Deciding
A．frightened B．surprised C．excited D．disappointed
A．hearing B．sight C．touch D．direction
A．rescue B．village C．local D．brave
A．end B．top C．opening D．door
A．save B．help C．check D．calm
A．look B．sense C．catch D．realize
A．adventure B．accident C．life D．experience
A．really B．immediately C．carefully D．certainly
We are going on a long train journey. Out of the windows, we can see cars running on nearby highways, children waving at a crossing, cattle grazing（吃草） on a distant hillside, smoke pouring from factories, village houses and city skylines.
But 36in our minds is the final destination（目的地）. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will37into the station. Bands will be playing and flags 38. Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will 39and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a(n) 40 jigsaw（拼图） puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles（过道）, damning（诅咒） the minutes for waiting, waiting for the station.
“When we reach the41, that will be it!” We cry “When I am 18.” “When I42a new 450SL Mercedes Benz!” “When I put the 43kid through college.” “When I have 44off the debts!” “When I get a promotion（提升）.” “When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live 45ever after!”
46, we come to realize that there is no such station as we arrive at once and for all. The47joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It 48leaves us behind.
“Cherish（珍视） the moment” is a good 49. It is the burdens（负担） of today that drive us to keep on 50. And it is the regrets over yesterday that motivate（激发） us to overcome the 51and look forward to the future.
So 52pacing the aisles and counting the miles. 53, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot（赤脚） more 54, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived 55we go along. The 
station will come soon enough.A hidden B faint C deep D buried
A pull B get C approach D arrive
A floating B waving C raising D shaking
A come up B come around C come out D come true
A divided B separated C completed D united
A station
B age C target D pointA borrow B buy C ord
er D rentA first B best C last D eldest
A cut B left C taken D paid
A happily B fully C anxiously D freely
A Believe it or not B Sooner or later C Once again D All at once
A simple B basic C true D final
A eventually（最后） B accidentally C instantly D constantly
A motto（箴言） B sentence C conceptD slogan（标语）
A pushing B trying C working D sticking
A effort B mistake C challenge D fault
A consider B stop C go on D plan on
A Besides B Thus C However D Instead
A often B gently C quickly D slowly
A if B unless C as D once
“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late _31___the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the __32___where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I hope the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not _33___.
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your _34___ this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ Get up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. _35___ her was a young man of about 23.He seemed very ____36____, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and __37___about opening an account. I gave her necessary 38__and she went out. Then I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something ___39_ _with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise ___40 __my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time ___41___ I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! Still shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. ___42___ the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “__43___of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my ___44__ the first customer was a girl ___45__ a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The Dream! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
A．as B．but C．and D．or
A．hotel B．shop C．bank D．restaurant
A．lucky B．happy C．sorry D．angry
A．excuse B．idea C．cause D．answer
A．Before B．Behind C．Beyond D．Against
A．nervous B．shy C．calm D．angry
A．cared B．talked C．asked D．worried
A．information B．offer C．introduction D．support
A．hidden B．filled C．decorated D．covered
A．took B．filled C．closed D．came
A．when B．after C．before D．that
A．As usual B．For one thing C．In fact D．In general
A．Less B．Plenty C．More D．None
A．pleasure B．surprise C．joy D．regret
A．of B．with C．on D．in
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36—55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。
It’s Saturday morning. Tony’s sitting at the kitchen table, 36 with a piece of bread. He’s not even 37 . Is he ill? No, but he does have a 38 . He has nothing to do because the Internet is down. When he 39 up this morning, Tony was feeling 40 . He jumped out of bed full of plans for the weekend 41 . It would be a weekend like any other --- a great weekend. But that was 42 he turned on his computer and 43 he was unable to go online. Having no Internet changes everything.
Every weekend, Tony 44 goes online to email friends, read the 45 to keep up with what’s happening in the world and 46a few online chess games with his cousin Helen to finish the weekend off. The perfect weekend --- online!
Just as Tony is 47 how he can possibly have a normal weekend without the Internet, his mum walks into the 48 . “Cheer up, Tony. Don’t49 the Internet any more, OK?” Tony makes no 50 but sighs (叹气). “Go and play chess with Helen!” Tony’s mum 51 .
“Oh, yes! Helen lives just around the 52 . We can meet and play chess face to face for a 53 . Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad,” Tony 54 , as he walks to the phone. There is 55 without the Internet after all.
A．cutting B．playing C．eating D．thinking
A．hungry B．generous C．equal D．confident
A．lifestyle B．problem C．pressure D．tradition
A．dialled B．rang C．stood D．woke
A．great B．peaceful C．urgent D．unusual
A．around B．above C．ahead D．away
A．after B．before C．until D．when
A．thought B．guessed C．surprised D．found
A．usually B．nearly C．especially D．already
A．disasters B．news C．reports D．documents
A．admire B．explore C．play D．involve
A．suffering B．wondering C．realizing D．supposing
A．living-room B．hall C．kitchen D．study
A．talk about B．care about C．think about D．look about
A．answer B．progress C．movement D．choice
A．requests B．cries C．solves D．suggests
A．edge B．distance C．corner D．end
A．challenge B．champion C．ceremony D．change
A．promotes B．smiles C．reacts D．continues
A．study B．task C．weekend D．life
I devote myself to music because of my grandmother. My mom and I lived with grandparents from the time I was two until I was eight. And even then, I was at their house before and after school every day while my mother was at work.
Grandma loved music. It was her that first _31 me to Elvis Presley as a very young child, and once I heard his music, I was truly in 32 with it. Most five-year-olds ask for 33 for birthdays, but I wanted Elvis’albums. I would play them non-stop and 34 to the music in my grandma’s family room though my movements didn’t look good.
Grandma played the piano and 35 me to sing “America the Beautiful” and “Somewhere over the Rainbow”. I 36 started playing music on the piano, and soon Grandma was paying for me to take piano lessons from a lady living in the 37 . I would come home from __38 and walk three houses down for my lesson. I _39 took about nine months of lessons, but it was enough to give me a(n) 40 and allow me to continue to teach myself.
Last month when I came home to visit Grandma in the hospital, I brought along my guitar with me. She was in a lot of pain, but the music seemed to _41 her soul. She had me sing some songs and when I started to sing “Somewhere over the Rainbow”, her weakened voice 42 in with mine for a few lines. That experience was one of the most 43 of my lifetime and one I will certainly cherish forever. I told her of my music career and she was very _44 and said, “That’s wonderful!” I _45 to play for her throughout the week I was home.
My grandma passed away two days ago. In my opinion, part of her will live on through every song I write or sing in my life.
A．sent B．left C．remembered D．introduced
A．debate B．love C．agreement D．doubt
A．music B．space C．gifts D．toys
A．wave B．sleep C．dance D．play
A．forced B．prepared C．enabled D．taught
A．generally B．finally C．fortunately D．suddenly
A．hotel B．apartment C．neighborhood D．countryside
A．school B．hospital C．street D．office
A．exactly B．only C．completely D．seldom
A．explanation B．celebration C．translation D．foundation
A．comfort B．blame C．attract D．find
A．joined B．poured C．moved D．fell
A．surprising B．moving C．puzzling D．tiring
A．sad B．calm C．bored D．pleased
A．refused B．expected C．continued D．pretended