Recently divorced(离婚), I had no job and was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices despite the great 36 . My old umbrella was broken, and I could not 37 another one.
I sat down in the streetcar — and there against the seat was a beautiful silk 38 with a silver handle inlaid (镶嵌) with gold. I had 39 seen anything so lovely.
I 40 the handle and saw a 41 . I got off the streetcar and 42 opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a 43 book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered.
Yes, she said in 44 , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her for a birthday present. 45 , she added, it had been stolen at school (she was a teacher) more than a year before.
She was so excited that I 46 I was 47 a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, her 48 filled with tears.
I refused the 49 she gave me. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I don’t remember.
The next six months were 50 . I was able to obtain 51 here and there. l reached the lowest point in my 52 . Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless, jobless.
Christmas Eve came. No money to buy my daughter a gift. I was sobbing (抽泣) in the cold little kitchen 53 the doorbell rang and my daughter Peggy ran to answer it. He was a postman, and his arms were 54 of parcels. “This is a mistake” I said, but he read the name on the parcels and there were for me.
Peggy and I sat on the floor and opened them. I looked for the name of the sender. It was the teacher. The address was 55 “California”, where she had moved.
A．cloud B．rain C．wind D．snow
A．search B．catch C．afford D．sell
A．raincoat B．seat C．book D．umbrella
A．never B．ever C．almost D．nearly
A．concluded B．examined C．learned D．helped
A．name B．address C．card D．demand
A．deliberately B．specially C．sadly D．thankfully
A．technology B．engine C．telephone D．medicine
A．anger B．surprise C．danger D．sorrow
A．And B．But C．So D．Or
A．forgot B．remembered C．indicated D．decided
A．applied for B．watching for C．asking for D．looking for
A．face B．nose C．eyes D．ear
A．reward B．prize C．present D．umbrella
A．freezing B．surprising C．shocking D．struggling
A．failures B．successes C．jobs D．wages
A．heart B．favor C．work D．life
A．as B．while C．when D．then
A．proud B．full C．careful D．glad
A．simply B．directly C．finally D．nearly
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第二节完形填空（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36—55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。
Monty Roberts, owner of a horse ranch (牧场) in San Ysidro, once told us a story. “When a young man was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to 36 and do when he grew up. In his seven-page paper he described his 37 of someday owning a horse ranch. He drew a 38 floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would 39 on a 200-acre dream ranch. Two days later he received his 40 back. On the front page was a 41 red F. The teacher said, ‘This is an 42 dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.’ Then the teacher 43 , ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your 44 .’ The boy asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own 45 on this. However, I think it is a very
46 decision for you.’ 47 , after a week, the boy 48 the same paper, making no 49 at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 50 .’ Monty then turned to us and said, “I tell you this story 51 you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed (装框) over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the 52 is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was 53 of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. 54 you had enough determination not to give up on yours.”
Don’t let anyone 55 your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.
36.A. be B. find C. learn D. see
37.A. reason B. goal C. purpose D. way
38.A. rough B. new C. secret D. detailed
39.A. live B. locate C. sit D. run
40.A. mark B. paper C. plan D. idea
41.A. large B. tiny C. beautiful D. long
42.A. old B. imaginative C. impractical D. interesting
43.A. shouted B. smiled C. replied D. added
44.A. grade B. need C. honesty D. ability
45.A. time B. energy C. mind D. money
46.A. urgent B. quick C. important D. good
47.A. Actually B. Finally C. Gradually D. Usually
48.A. turned down B. turned around C. turned to D. turned in
49.A. comments B. changes C. judgment D. answer
50.A. dream B. courage C. interest D. spirit
51.A. though B. because C. until D. if
52.A. incident B. event C. story D. lesson
53.A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
54.A. Fortunately B. Strangely C. Curiously D. Probably
55.A. forget B. steal C. know D. realize
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第二节完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
Once upon a time，a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for 31 up the family's only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became even more 32 when on Christmas Eve，he saw that the child had pasted the gold paper so as to 33 a shoe box to put under the Christmas tree.
Nevertheless, the next morning the little girl, filled with excitement, brought the gift box to her father and said, “This is for you，Daddy!”Hearing this，the father was 34 by his earlier conversation. But when he opened it, he found it was 35 and again his anger expanded. “Don’t you know, young lady,” he said 36 ,“when you give someone a present there’s supposed to be something inside the package !”
The little girl looked up at him 37 tears rolling from her eyes and said: “Daddy, it’s not empty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full.”
The father was deeply moved. He 38 on his knees and put his arms around his precious little girl. He begged her to 39 him .
An accident 40 the life of the child only a short time later and 41 is told that the father kept that little gold box by his bed for all the years of his life. And 42 he was discouraged or faced difficult problems he 43 open the box，take out an imaginary kiss, and 44 the love of this beautiful child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us as human beings have been given an unseen golden box 45 with unconditional 1ove and kisses from our children, family, friends and God.
36. A. doing B. cutting C. tearingD. using
37. A. worried B. shocked C. bored D. terrified
38. A. paint B. tie C. decorate D. hang
39. A. bothered B. moved C. embarrassed D. annoyed
40. A. empty B. ugly C. overfilled D. expensive
41. A. politely B. angrily C. thoughtfully D. eagerly
42. A. in B. down C. with D. for
43. A. 1ay B. fell C. rose D. went
44. A. punish B. blame C. forgive D. beat
45. A. took B. risked C. cost D. destroyed
46. A. this B. it C. she D. he
47. A. whichever B. whatever C. wherever D. whenever
48. A. could B. should C. would D. might
49. A. imagine B. remember C. miss D. find
50. A. putB. carried C. covered D. filled
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第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mrs. Thompson once taught in an elementary school. On the very first day of school, like most
teachers, she said that she 36 them all the same. But it was a 37 because that was impossible.A little boy named Teddy did not play well with the other children, and with 38 clothes,constantly needed a bath. It got to the point 39 Mrs.Thompson would take delight in 40 hispapers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and putting a big "F" at the top. One day, Mrs. Thompson was required to 41 each child's past records, and she put Teddy's off till last.42，when she reviewed his file, she was in for a 43．She learned he was once a(n) 44 child. Unfortunately,his mother had a terminal illness and died, making Teddy withdrawn. Since then, he hadn't shownmuch 45 in school.
Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and felt 46 From that day on, she paid particularattention to Teddy. As she worked with hiITl, his mind seemed to come 47．The more sheencouraged hlm, the quicker he48．By the end ofthe year, Teddy had become one of the 49 students in the class.
Ten more years passed. One day, Mrs. Thompson received a letter from Teddy saying he wasgoing to be 50 and was wondering if Mrs. Thompson would agree to take the place at thewedding usually 51 for the mother of the groom.
Ofcourse, she agreed. They hugged each otlier and Teddy whispered in her ear, "You are the best
52 Ihave ever had. Thank you for believing in me, making me feel 53 and showing me that I could make a difference."
With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Thompson 54 back, "Teddy, you were the one who taught me I
could make a difference.I didn't know how to 55 until I met you."
36.A.knew B.lovedC.recognized D.admired
37.A.promise B.dreamC.decisionD.lie
38.A. neat B.costlyC.dirtyD.cheap
39.A.where B.thatC.whichD.how
40.A.preparing B.writingC.examining D.marking
41.A.review B.arrangeC.listD.remark
42.A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.HoweverD.Besides
43.A.delight B.surpriseC.fearD.puzzle
44.A.naughty B.enthusiastic C.lonelyD.excellent
45.A.power B.interestC.honorD.concern
46.A.ashamed B.proudC.curiousD.doubtful
47.A.true B.w eakC.aliveD.strong
48.A.responded B.marchedC.answered D.went
49.A.worst B.smartestC.strongest D.busiest
50.A.employed B.registered C.settledD.married
51.A.made B.designed C.reservedD.booked
52.A.teacher B.motherC.friendD.classmate
53.A.necessary B.importantC.negativeD.responsible
54.A.called B.smiledC.whispered D.gestured
55.A.studyB.IiveC.behaveD.teach
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第二节：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 36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
I didn't cry when I learned I was the parent of a mentally(脑力地) disabled(残疾) child. I just sat still and didn't say anything while my husband and I were told that two-year-old Kristi was --- 36 we thought ---retarded（弱智的）.
At seven, Kristi attended school and everything went on well. However, during her second year in school, she faced a very painful experience. The big public 37 of the term was a competition based on the year's music and physical education activities.
On the day of the program, Kristi 38 to be sick. Hopelessl
y I wanted to keep her home. Why let Kristi fail in a gym filled with parents, students and teachers? What a simple solution（解决办法）it would be just to let my child stay at home. Of course, 39 one program couldn't matter. But my conscience(良知)wouldn't let me off that easily. So I insisted Kristi go to school and take part in the activity.
Just as I had forced my daughter to go to school, later I forced myself to go to the 40 . When the performance began, I knew 41 Kristi had been worried. Her class was divided into relay teams. 42 her slow and dull reactions(反应), she would surely 43 her team.
The performance went surprisingly well, 44 , until it was time for the sack race(跳袋比赛). Now each child had to climb into a sack from a standing position, 45 to a goal line, return and climb out of the sack.
I watched Kristi 46 near the end of her line of players, looking anxious. But as Kristi's 47 to participate came, a change took place in her team. The tallest boy in the line stepped 48 Kristi and placed his hands on her waist. Two other boys stood a little ahead of her. 49 the player in front of Kristi stepped from the sack, those two boys seized the sack and held it 50 while the tall boy lifted Kristi and 51 her neatly into it. A girl in front of Kristi took her hand and 52 her carefully until Kristi gained her balance. Then off she jumped, 53 and proud.
Among the 54 of teachers, schoolmates and pa
rents, I walked off by myself to thank God for the 55 , understanding people in life who make it possible for my disabled daughter to be like her fellow human beings.
Then I finally cried.
36. A. thanB. that C. as D. what
37. A. accident B. event C. business D. incident
38. A. happened B. proved C. managed D. pretended
39. A. missing B. joining C. attending D. leaving
40. A. view B. program C. sight D. party
41. A. how B. where C. why D. what
42. A. For B. Except C. Because D. With
43. A. hold up B. put off C. turn out D. keep off
44. A. yet B. too C. though D. indeed
45. A. jump B. jumping C. walking D. walk
46. A. standing B. lying C. laughing D. preparing
47. A. order B. race C. round D. turn
48. A. behind B. before C. beside D. next
49. A. At once B. As long as C. When D. Now that
50. A. close B. tight C. high D. open
51. A. threw B. dropped C. drove D. rescued
52. A. caught B. supported C. moved D. carried
53. A. smile B. smiled C. smiling D. to smile
54. A. greetings B. jokes C. noises D. cheers
55. A. warm B. independent C. fortunate D. lucky
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第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
What seemed impossible is possible nowadays. One spring afternoon last year a group of 36 attacked a 15-year-old girl in the Berlin district of Köpenick. They hit her in the face and pushed her to the ground. When the victim 37 to hand over her money, some of them held her down and 38 her arms with a lighted cigarette. The 39 were not a gang of boys, but of 13- to 15-year-old girls.
While men are still responsible for the 40 of crimes in Germany, 41 violence is on the rise. Young girls and women of all 42 groups are becoming more violent, and that has been a 43 trend for several years. Last year in Berlin, the 44 of female suspects of violent crime under the age of 21 increased by almost 8%, while that of male suspects 45 slightly. Violent crimes like 46 and serious bodily harm have even shot up by 18% and 25% among young women.
Why are 47 women becoming more violent? Gender (性别) 48 may have something to do with it. Today's females are drinking and smoking more, and raising all sorts of 49 things. Girls and young women are generally less held back in adopting male forms of behavior. 50 , the same goes for the 51 of violence. The members of all-female gangs tend to be especially 52 . When particularly humiliating methods like burning or undressing are involved, the 53 will usually be girls. It seems to be all about showing the 54 , “Hey, we can do 55 than you.”
| 36. A. terrorists 37. A. refused 38. A. twisted 39. A. fighters 40. A. majority 41. A. strong 42. A. working 43. A. worldwide 44. A. number 45. A. remained 46. A. drug taking 47. A. stupid 48. A. difference 49. A. dirty 50. A. However 51. A. use 52. A. beautiful 53. A. watchers 54. A. parents 55. A. faster |
B. thieves B. tried B. beat B. attackers B. variety B. daytime B. activity B. nationwide B. degree B. changed B. theft B. uneducated B. equality B. surprising B. Therefore B. belief B. cruel B. victims B. teachers B. better |
C. teenagers C. managed C. tied C. students C. most C. secret C. age C. school C. quantity C. happened C. robbery C. homeless C. relations C. unbelievable C. Unfortunately C. love C. young C. helpers C. boys C. more easily |
D. passers-by D. decided D. burned D. criminals D. few D. female D. interest D. family D. quality D. dropped D. poisoning D. German D. roles D. useless D. Finally D. rise D. boyish D. performers D. people D. more efficiently |