Mr. Cronin has a clock shop in the center of the town. He tries his best to 36 it well. He often receives the customers(顾客) 37 and people like to buy 38 in his shop.
It was a cold day and 39 people would go out to do some _40_. Mr. Black, one of Mr. Cronin’s_41_, came to the shop. He knew the man was_42_ his miserliness (吝啬). But he tried to persuade (说服) him to buy a watch in his shop.
“You’d better buy a watch for 43 _, Mr. Black,” said Mr. Cronin. “It’ll be _44_ to you whenever.”
“No, no,” said Mr. Black. “I’ll _45_need any watches.”
“But how do you know when it’s time to _46_?”
“The people who live around me always _47_ their televisions at seven for the news. So I can hear the announcer(播音员) say, “ The time is seven o’clock.. Here is the news.”
“But you don’t know when to go to work.”
“That’s _48_,” Mr. Black said with a smile. “It takes me ten minutes to _49_ and shave（刮脸）. I have breakfast at twenty past seven. I get to the bus stop at twenty to eight and fifteen minutes later arrive at my office and _50_ working.”
“When do you _51_ your office, then?”
“There’s a _52_ near it, its siren(汽笛) can tell me the right time.”
“How do you know the time if you _53_ in the middle of the night?”
“I always put a stick by my bed”
“But a stick can’t tell you the time”
“You’re _54_. But I can use it to knock on your wall. You always _55_, “What are you knocking on my wall for at two in the night?”
A. watch B. manage C. build D repair
A．coldly B．luckily C．simply D．warmly
A．many B．most C．plenty of D．few
A．work B．reading C．shopping D．fishing
A．neighbors B．friends C．classmates D．workmates
A．good at B．famous for C．proud of D．fond of
A．you B．me C．yourself D．myself
A．helpful B．helpless C．necessary D．important
A．always B．sometimes C．never D．often
A．get up B．go to bed C．go to work D．have breakfast
A．show B．turn on C．turn off D．sell out
A．easy B．possible C．different D．probable
A．cook B．wash C．tidy D．rest
A．finish B．enjoy C．keep D．start
A．clean B．leave C．go to D．find
A．railway station B．post office C．university D．factory
A．sit up B．wake up C．stand up D．get up
A．clever B．right C．wrong D．foolish
A．shout B．wonder C．laugh D．request
三、完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31~50各题所给的四个选项（A、B 、C 、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
I am a teacher. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I 31 asked my students how their weekend had been. A boy said that his weekend had not been so good. The boy then asked me32 I always seemed to be so cheerful.
His question 33 me of something I’d read somewhere before, “Every morning when you 34 up, you have a 35 about how you want to face life that day.” I smiled and said to myself, “I choose to be cheerful.”
“Let me give you a(n) 36 ,” I said. “In addition to teaching here, I also teach in another college, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. A few weeks ago, I 37 those 17 miles to the school. I only had to 38 another quarter mile to reach the school, but then my car 39 . I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn’t start. So I took my 40 and walked to school.”
“As soon as I got there, I called AAA and arranged for a tow truck(拖车)to meet me at my car 41 class. The headmaster asked me what had happened. ‘This is my 42 day,’ I replied cheerfully. ‘Your car is broken and today is your lucky day?’ she was 43 . ‘What do you mean?’ ‘I live 17 miles from here,’ I replied. ‘My car could have broken down 44 along the freeway, but it didn't. 45 , it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway and 46 walking distance from here. I’m still able to teach my class, and able to arrange for a tow truck to meet me.’ The headmaster’s eyes were 47 open and then she smiled.”
I 48 the faces in my class. Although it was the early hour, no one seemed to be 49 . My story had 50 them, or maybe it wasn’t the story at all.
31．A．anxiously B．angrily C．sadly D．cheerfully
32．A．why B．how C．that D．whether
33．A．warned B．told C．reminded D．thought
34．A．raise B．keep C．wash D．get
35．A．problem B．choice C．right D．chance
36．A．example B．answer C．story D．explanation
37．A．walked B．ran C．drove D．flew
38．A．stay B．repair C．run D．cover
39．A．burst B．died C．started D．hit
40．A．friends B．books C．ways D．students
41．A．after B．during C．before D．in
42．A．terrible B．great C．lucky D．special
43．A．surprised B．puzzled C．shocked D．amazed
44．A．somewhere B．everywhere C．nowhere D．anywhere
45．A．Instead B．Also C．Then D．Therefore
46．A．at B．within C．beyond D．off
47．A．hardly B．almost C．wide D．quite
48．A．watched B．saw C．made D．scanned
49．A．awake B．asleep C．alone D．cheerful
50．A．controlled B．defeated C．touched D．educated
第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~30各题所给出的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Flying first class was a new experience for me．I had a sense of 21to be flying in such luxury(奢侈)．
I noticed that the stewardess was working non-stop to ensure the 22of the first class passengers．I thought about how much she must love her job as she smiled kindly at each person while 23to their needs．
As the stewardess walked by our seats near the 24of the flight, I looked at her and said, “Thank you and I hope you have a great night”．She stopped with a look of 25, bent down, looked at me and said, “Excuse me？” I repeated my words and she smiled in a rather 26 way, almost as if I had asked her a question that she did not know how to answer．
Then she said,“I can 27you work with the public,” she said．“Why do you think so?” I asked．She answered very quietly “Because you are the 28passenger here to say‘thank you ’to me tonight．And I really appreciate your kindness．”
The sense of belonging to the superior group of people in first class 29as we heard her words．I was reminded that without 30, we would be flying in no class．
21．A．success B．disappointment C．shame D．pride
22．A．safety B．comfort C．food D．rest
23．A．attending B．looking C．taking D．turning
24．A．side B．middle C．end D．front
25．A．dislike B．happiness C．kindness D．disbelief
26．A．happy B．lovely C．kind D．funny
27．A．help B．hear C．make D．tell
28．A．best B．only C．simple D．usual
29．A．lost B．rose C．disappeared D．showed
30．A．happiness B．money C．kindness D．trust
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，然后从所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he 36 his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and he started his 37.
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was 38 in the park just staring at some pigeons（鸽子）. The boy sat down next to her and opened his 39_. He was about to take drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked 40 ,so he offered her a Twinkie . She 41 accepted it and smiled at him. Her 42 was so pretty that he boy wanted to see it 43 , so he offered her a root beer. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was 44 !
They sat there all 45 eating and smiling, but they never said a word .
As it grew dark , the boy realized how 46 he was and he got up to leave , but before he had gone more than a few steps , he 47 around , ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug . She gave him her 48 smile ever .
When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was 49 by the look of joy on his face .
She asked him, “What did you do today that made you so happy?”
He replied, “I had 50 with God. ” But before his mother could respond, he added, “You know 51 ? She’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen!”
Meanwhile, the old woman , also radiant（容光焕发的）with 52 , returned to her home .
Her son was shocked by the look of 53 on her face and he asked, “Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?”
She replied, “I 54 Twinkies in the park with God.” But before her son responded, she added, “You know, he’s much 55 than I expected.”
36．A．packed B．carried C．delivered D．arranged
37．A．game B．journey C．car D．work
38．A．standing B．playing C．sitting D．waiting
39．A．suitcase B．bag C．beer D．map
40．A．worried B．pale C．hungry D．poor
41．A．willingly B．joyfully C．respectfully D．gratefully
42．A．face B．skirt C．smile D．ring
43．A．again B．often C．further D．soon
44．A．satisfied B．delighted C．moved D．shocked
45．A．morning B．day C．night D．afternoon
46．A．happy B．tired C．bored D．thirsty
47．A．turned B．looked C．walked D．jumped
48．A．commonest B．biggest C．weakest D．trickiest
49．A．surprised B．terrified C．impressed D．attracted
50．A．a talk B．a walk C．fun D．lunch
51．A．why B．who C．what D．where
52．A．joy B．fear C．anger D．content
53．A．victory B．regret C．peace D．surprise
54．A．sold B．baked C．drank D．ate
55．A．nobler B．taller C．wiser D．younger
II. 完形填空（共10题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
Married couples 21 more than their homes, cars and finances. They are also likely to have some of the same 22 , experts say. If one of them 23from asthma (哮喘) , depression, high blood pressure or raised cholesterol n. (胆固醇) levels , his or her partner 24 be afflicted ( vt. 使苦恼,折磨) with the 25 illness , Julia Cox of the University in northern England said. Cox and her team said the most likely 26 for the shared diseases was environment. Married couples usually eat the same foods, are exposed to the same allergens (n. 过敏原) and often have similar exercise patterns, all of 27 contribute to ailments (n. 小病, 疾病) such as allergies, high blood pressure and raised cholesterol. The scientists 28 the medical history of 8,000 married couples, aged 30 to 74. 29 is known, the proper use should be 30 some efficient measures to stop this.
21. A. share B. spare C. own D. use
22. A. cancer B. diseases C. illD. throat
23. A. keeps B. goes C. suffers D. comes
24. A. should B. shall C. could D. will
25. A. different B. difficult C. similar D. same
26. A. season B. promise C. reason D. approach
27. A. who B. which C. whose D. that
28. A. studied B. read C. copiedD. understood
29. A. As B. For C. It D. What
30. A. made to B. made of C. making of D. to make of
第三部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Dear Lee,
Thank you for your note．I like your _26_ between death and failure．I had not thought of these two in the same way __27__ you describe．I thank you for bringing this to my _28__．
Your insights are very deep．As you say, “death is only a（n） _29_ but failure can change someone’s whole life．” Yes, death is final．Failure is _30__．Death leaves us with _31__ ．But failure can leave us with lessons which will _32_ our lives．
I hope that your failure to pass that _33__ English test will help you _34__ it will hurt you．Please remember that it is not being _35_ down that is important．It is the inability to get up that is __36__ ．You will have to learn to get up, and to get going．Failure is the “staying down．” It is not the “falling down．”
From reading your letter, I __37__ your English to be very good．You write better than __38___ of my American friends．I do not know the reason for __39__ your English test．Maybe you were distracted that day．It is __40__ that persons are judged on the basis of a single test．
You write well, you __41__ your feelings with excellence, and you think __42__ ．These characteristics should __43__ you move toward a bright career．Just don’t let yourself “stay down．” Get up and __44__ them all know that you are talented and you are __45__ to succeed．I think you will．
With best wishes for a fine career．
Yours,
Frank
26．A．idea B．comparison C．thought D．reason
27．A．which B．where C．what D．that
28．A．attention B．heart C．head D．home
29．A．end B．result C．fact D．thing
30．A．forever B．continuous C．contemporary D．temporary
31．A．something B．nothing C．anything D．thinking
32．A．increase B．better C．honor D．treasure
33．A．easy B．terrific C．terrible D．ordinary
34．A．as good as B．more than C．as well as D．much than
35．A．fallen B．stayed C．knocked D．felt
36．A．impossible B．possible C．necessary D．important
37．A．judge B．accept C．prefer D．expect
38．A．all B．any C．one D．some
39．A．succeeding B．passing C．finishing D．failing
40．A．likely B．reasonable C．a shame D．fair
41．A．find B．express C．speak D．tell
42．A．deeply B．thoroughly C．carefully D．widely
43．A．leave B．drive C．help D．start
44．A．get B．ask C．show D．make
45．A．devoted B．determined C．engaged D．supposed