Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know 31 you are a 32 person or a coward(懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question 33 you are tested in real life. Some people 34 they are brave but when they come face to face with real 35 , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like 36 .
Lenny had always thought of himself as a 37 person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. 38 , on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the 39 water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very 40 and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the Potomac, 41 to the woman, and kept her head 42 the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thank to Lenny, it was not 43 .
When you are in a very 44 situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. The chemical is called adrenalin(肾上腺素). 45 adrenalin in the blood system, you will feel stronger and stronger and are 46 to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this 47 , the muscles become very hard and you find you 48 move at all. You are then paralyzed(使瘫痪，使麻痹) with fear. This is 49 when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we’re “petrified”, which means “stone”. We are very frightened 50 we become stonelike.
A．how B．neither C．whether D．either
A．brave B．real C．hard D．certain
A．when B．until C．after D．once
A．realize B．find C．think D．agree
A．life B．question C．mouse D．danger
A．soldiers B．mice C．heroes D．cowards
A．useful B．brave C．nervous D．terrible
A．So B．Therefore C．Then D．Actually
A．fresh B．poisonous C．warm D．ice-cold
A．nervous B．calm C．frightened D．excited
A．went B．helped C．spoke D．swam
A．in B．under C．above D．from
A．an accident B．a mistake C．seventy-eight D．seventy-nine
A．dangerous B．comfortable C．different D．favorable
A．With B．Without C．For D．Like
A．afraid B．unable C．ready D．anxious
A．gets B．disappears C．happens D．goes
A．needn’t B．can’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t
A．where B．how C．because D．why
A．that B．for C．such D．so
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中，选出最佳答案。
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. So, I really 36 whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy 37 to earn money to pay the high schooling for me. They don't act in the 38 ways that I read in books or I see on TV, and sending flowers to each other on Valentine's Day is even 39 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I asked her if there was 40 between them. She paused her work and raised her head with 41 . Then she bowed her head and42 sewing the quilt. I was very 43 because I thought I had hurt her. But after a few minutes she said, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it 44 ,but most of the time it disappears in the quilt. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can 45 be seen anywhere or anytime, but it's really there, and makes the quilt 46 ”. I listened carefully but I couldn't understand her 47 the next spring..
My mother suddenly got sick seriously and had to stay in the hospital for a one-month treatment. Every morning and dusk after she 48 from the hospital, my father 49 my mother walking slowly on the country road. There were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees, and the sun gently glistened them 50 the leaves. All of these 51 the most beautiful picture in the world. 52 their eyes, I know they love each other deeply. From this experience, I 53 that love was just a 54 in the quilt of our life. Love is 55 , making life strong and warm.
36. A. believe B. hesitate C. doubt D. ignore
37. A. keeping B. trying C. willing D. learning
38. A. romantic B. magic C. formal D. special
39. A. unsuitable B. impolite C. uneasy D. impossible
40. A. difference B. love C. similarityD. fight
41. A. surprise B. anger C. smile D. calm
42. A. finished B. forgot C. continued D. considered
43. A. excited B. worried C. shocked D. disappointed
44. A. exists B. works C. breaks D. appears
45. A. easily B. hardly C. simply D. usually
46. A. long-lasting B. long-dated C. long-suffering D. long-winded
47. A. after B. before C. until D. since
48. A. returned B. escaped C. remained D. heard
49. A. led B. let C. supported D. helped
50. A. from B. through C. across D. throughout
51. A. made up B. made with C. made into D. made of
52. A. Seeing B. Watching C. Reading D. Checking
53. A. expected B. admitted C. noticed D. realized
54. A. material B. design C. colorD. thread
55. A. everywhere B. inside C. anywhere D. outside
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,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
Recently, one of my best friends, whom I've shared just about everything with since childhood, spent the weekend with me．Since I moved to a new town several years ago, we’ve both always looked forward to the few 36 a year when we can see each other.
Over the weekend, we spent hours and hours, staying up 37 into the night, talking about the people she was 38．She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how he experimented with drugs and was 39 other self-destructive behavior．I was blown away! She told me 40 she had been lying to her parents about where she was going and even 41 out tosee the guy．No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she deserved 42 , she didn’t believe me．Her self-respect seemed to have 43 .
I tried to 44 her that she was ruining her future and heading for big 45 , but she thought it acceptable to have such a boyfriend.
By the time she left, I was really worried about her and 46 by the experience．It had been so frustrating, I had come 47 to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just 48 too far apart to continue our friendship—but I didn’t．I put the 49 of friendship to the final test．We’d been friends for far too long．I had to hope that she 50 me enough to know that I was trying to save her from __51 herself．I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer 52 .
A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our __53 , and then she told she had broken up with her boyfriend．I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of 54 running down my face．It was one of the truly 55 moments in my life．
36．A．instants B．times C．weeks D．scenes
37．A．straight B．ahead C．late D．long
38．A．hanging with B．dealing with C．trading with D．comparing with
39．A．of B．above C．through D．into
40．A．how B．why C．when D．where
41．A．coming B．stealing C．hurrying D．driving
42．A．worse B．higher C．better D．poorer
43．A．improved B．changed C．strengthened D．disappeared
44．A．recommend B．advise C．convince D．introduce
45．A．chance B．trouble C．destination D.ambition
46．A．exhausted B．satisfied C．encouraged D．accustomed
47．A．almost B．forward C．close D．nearby
48．A．kept B．moved C．settled D．grown
49．A．power B．difference C．quality D．wisdom
50．A．praised B．blamed C．valued D．followed
51．A．hurting B．cheating C．criticizing D．concerning
52．A．everybody B．nobody C．something D．anything
53．A．friendship B．conversation C．relationship D．decision
54．A．surprise B．sorrow C．joy D．disappointment
55．A．regretful B．rewarding C．vital D．urgent
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各小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to 36 a different life. It was a transitional（过渡的）time in Daniel's life. I wanted to 37 him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the 38 time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked 39 the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar 40played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him 41and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words 42me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those 43 opportunities. How many times have I let such moments 44 ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have 45to me. Or what he might 46to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? 47as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always 48 never hearing him put his 49into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so50 to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world 51 , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was 52 of was the stubble（短须）on his chin as his face pressed 53 mine. What I had said to Daniel was 54 . It was nothing. And yet, it was 55 .
36．A. experience B. spendC. enjoy D. shape
37．A. show B. giveC. leave D. instruct
38．A. last B. firstC. very D. next
39．A. upward B. intoC. down D. up
40．A. sign B. sceneC. scenery D. sight
41．A. interest B. instruction C. courage D. direction
42．A. failed B. discouraged C. struck D. troubled
43．A. future B. embarrassing C. obvious D. lost
44．A. last B. pass C. fly D. remain
45．A. counted B. meant C. valued D. eared
46．A. think B. want C. expect D. wish
47．A. But B. And C. Instead D. So
48．A. wondered B. regretted C. minded D. tried
49．A. views B. actions C. feelings D. attitudes
50．A. important B. essential C. hard D. complex
51．A. disappeared B. changedC. progressed D. advanced
52．A. sensitive B. convincedC. aware D. tired
53．A. by B. againstC. on D. with
54．A. clumsy B. gentleC. absurd D. moving
55．A. none B. allC. anything D. everything
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。
The poachers-illegal hunters-had finally found a buyer for their stolen goods．A meeting was 3 6 ,and when the buyer asked to see the goods, they brought out a small duffel bag and un-zippedh．Inside was a 37 one-year-old baby gorilla．The poachers had likely killed the little female's parents and 3 8 her in the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Africa．Then they took her across the border into Rwanda, 39 to sell her as a pet．
But the buyer didn't bring 40 ;he brought the police．The Rwandan authorities 41 the young gorilla to the nearby headquarters of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project．The vets（兽医）there realized that she had not been given 42 food or water, but they were much more worried about something else．"Baby gorillas simply don't 43 without their mother's constant body contact," says vet Chris Whittier．If they didn't quickly establish a 44 relationship with the baby gorilla, which her caretakers named Dunia, she 45 not survive．
Dunia needed contact, but she resisted 46 at first, shying away from people who reached for her．Three caretakers worked in shifts, taking 47 holding her, carrying her around on their backs, and cradling her while she slept．48 she became stronger,a month after she was res-cued her 49revealed the psychological stress she carried inside-much of her hair fell out． That was a delayed 50 to the combined traumatic experiences of losing her parents and being kept-with a poor diet-by the poachers．
After six months ofloving care that included around-the-clock attention,a good diet, and a 5 1 home at the project's headquarters, Dunia was looking and acting like a 52 ,happy young gorilla should． "Dunia is sort of a shy show-off," says Whittier． "Her 53 lsgrowing and she's becoming more independent, but when she is 54 ,the first thing she does is run back to her 55 ,just like she would to her mother．"
36．A．attended B．heldC．arrangedD．delayed
37．A．energetic B．terrified C．dangerousD．fierce
38．A．freedB．followed C．trickedD．caught
39．A．intending B．pretending C．remembering D．wondering
40．A．luckB．benefit C．profitD．money
41．A．introduced B．persuaded C．presentedD．rushed
42．A,localB．delicious C．enoughD．fresh
43．A．complain B．develop C．surviveD．grow
44．A．socialB．physical C．mentalD．special
45．A．would B．should C．mightD．must
46．A．eating B．attention C．rescueD．love
47．A．turnsB．efforts C．timeD．advice
48．A．IfB．AsC．AlthoughD．Because
49．A．health B．mindC．behaviorD．appearance
50．A．reaction B．action C．expressionD．description
51．A．comfortableB．natural C．privateD．ordinary
52．A．shyB．healthy C．strangeD．typical
53．A．satisfactionB．confidence C．interestD．patience
54．A．touched B．leftC．wamedD．scared
55．A．home B．forest C．caretakersD．comer
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.
Many times when our new husbands and wives enter our lives, they need to accept another love that is already there. A lot of us have pets and they are a huge part of our __50__. Some may not want these loved ones absent from our most __51__ moment of getting married. There are many things you can do to your pets to be __52__ included in your wedding and not have the event turn into a __53__. Let's talk about how you can have a pet friendly wedding!
First things first, some people may be allergic（过敏）to pets and this does have to be taken into consideration when you're thinking of __54__ your dog, cat or other pet in the wedding activities. The __55__ thing you want to do is have sneezing guests that are miserable the whole time they are at your wedding. __56__ you may want to plan an outdoor wedding so that the pet dander（毛屑）does not become an issue it would be if __57__ indoors.
Next, set aside an area where pets will be kept out in the open and __58__ but still away so not to spoil the wedding ceremony. If the pets are __59__ and used to being around other pets, allow the pets to play together. Also, you should ask anyone that has a pet __60__ at the wedding to sit towards the back and away from anyone that may have allergies.
And last but not least, not only will you have to plan a special meal for your __61__ guests, you'll also want to make sure there's plenty of food and water for any pets present. Although this may be a bit __62__, you may want to allow only certain types of animals to attend the wedding activities. __63__, if you have a dog, perhaps only allow guests that also have dogs. Obviously you will not want aggressive pets possibly to __64__ any part of the event. I'm sure you are not going to want to walk through the crowd to pets fighting in the background.
50.A. lives B. homes C. marriages D. families
51.A. lively B. important C. attractive D. representative
52.A. safely B. blindly C. smoothly D. uncertainly
53.A. dream B. comedy C. legend D. disaster
54.A. feeding B. raising C. including D. attending
55.A. last B. only C. other D. similar
56.A. However B. Furthermore C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
57.A. held B. trapped C. participated D. celebrated
58.A. at risk B. in sight C. for fun D. by hand
59.A. healthy B. energetic C. sociable D. sensitive
60.A. alert B. angry C. present D. disappointed
61.A. human B. formal C. party-animal D. animal-loving
62.A. tough B. silly C. serious D. common
63.A. In general B. By contrast C. In conclusion D. For instance
64.A. attend B. witness C. worsen D. interrupt