The day finally came, when I had to leave the warm home where I’d grown up. I ran to the back yard, as tears came up from my heart. Suddenly I 36 a hand rest on my shoulder. I looked up to 37 my grandfather. “It isn’t 38 , is it, Billy?” he said softly.
He gently 39 my hand in his, and then we walked, hand in hand, to the front yard, 40 a huge red rose-bush sat alone.
“What do you see here, Billy?” he asked. I looked at the flowers, not knowing 41 to say, and then answered, “I see something soft and 42 , grandpa.”
He pulled me 43 . “It isn't just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. It’s that special place in your heart that makes them so.” “Billy, I 44 these roses when my first son was born. It was my 45 of saying ‘thank you’ to God. I 46 to watch him pick roses for his mother. Then, as a young man of only 20, a terrible war robbed him of his life.” Grandpa slowly stood up. “Never say good-bye, Billy. Never 47 to the sadness and the loneliness. Instead, I want you to remember the joy and the 48 when you first said hello to a friend.”
A year later, my grandpa became very 49 .Then all members of the family
were 50 back, and I returned to the old house. When it came to my 51 , I took his hand as 52 as he had once taken mine.
“Hello, grandpa,” I 53 .His eyes slowly opened and said, “Hello, my friend.” With a brief 54 he died. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had 55 about never saying good-bye — about refusing to give in to sadness.
A.watched B.fixed C.felt D.heard
A.watch B.interview C.see D.discover
A.easy B.hard C.difficult D.comfortable
A.took B.made C.led D.carried
A.when B.where C.which D.while
A.whether B.how C.who D.what
A.beautiful B.tasty C.funny D. red
A.far B.hard C.close D.around
A.planted B.bought C.treated D.discovered
A.approach B.way C.method D.solution
A.preferred B.wanted C.used D.referred
A.give up B.give off C.give away D.give in
A.happiness B.word C.sight D.memory
A.weak B.ill C.old D.serious
A.ordered B.called C.delivered D.sent
A.pleasure B.duty C.wish D.turn
A.happily B.sadly C.gently D.carefully
A.laughed B.shouted C.whispered D.added
A.sign B.sigh C.wave D.smile
A.thought B.meant C.worried D.cared
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16~25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。
Ana Maria was straight-A student at a private school. In August 2003, however, Ana Maria stopped 16normally. “ Other girls at school started losing 17, and they still looked great. I wanted to keep up with then.” she says.
Within two months her weight had 18to 40 kilos. Soon she found it difficult to pay attention in class. She felt 19 and was always cold.
Quite 20, Ana Maria’s mother began looking for help. But at the time few people could understand why a 21girl would starve(挨饿)herself. And the problem is growing. In recent years experts have seen a steady(稳定的) 22 of teenage girls starving themselves to lose weight.
There is no wholly effective drug treatment for the 23 . Medicine staff at specialist clinics(门诊)now better understand these girls’ emotional problems. “Patients don’t see themselves as thin, even though they recognize that others in the 24 are thin,” says Hashin. “During group sessions, the girls get to comment(评价) about each others’ self-portraits. Hearing others say they don’t actually look like that can shock them into getting 25 .
16. A. eatingB. stayingC. learning D. working
17. A. dietB. weightC. scores D. patience
18. A. dropped B. lost C. risen D. grown
19. A. patient B. weak C. helpless D. absent-minded
20. A. encouraged B. worried C. disappointed D. shocked
21. A. weak B. thin C. healthy D. young
22. A. number B. group C. drop D. rise
23. A. specialists B. loss C. problem D. health
24. A. class B. family C. school D. group
25. A. worse B. better C. thinner D. stronger
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。
Sea turtles have been on Earth for millions of years, but they may soon die out. The main 21to them is people who kill them for food, according to Dr. WallaceJ. Nichols of the University of California.
But the latest news may 22 turtle hunting: Dr. Nichols has found that sea turtles 23 a lot of pollution from the ocean. This pollution is unhealthy for both turtles and humans. It can cause __24__ damage to their bodies and lead to death. Research shows that many people get sick and even die from eating sea turtle meat.
In the US, most people have never eaten turtle. This is because turtles are 25 by the United States law, which makes it 26 to harm or kill these amazing animals.“But many people in other countries still eat them,” explains Nichols. “Our first 27 was to save turtles; now we must save 28too.”
Davis said he also wants to send out a bigger 29 that we should protect the oceans. “The health of the ocean, animals in the ocean, and our own health are all 30 . A clean ocean is really good for us too because of the food we eat from there.”
21. A. doubt B. stream C. danger D. worry
22. A. accelerate B. slowC. improve D. change
23. A. cause B. expandC. absorb D. reduce
24. A. accidental B. occasional C. unknown D. serious
25. A. qualified B. protected C. restricted D. produced
26. A. impossible B. difficult C. illegal D. abnormal
27. A. goal B. impressionC. difficulty D. cost
28. A. Earth B. ocean C. people D. animals
29. A. advertisement B. message C. sign D. problem
30. A. concerned B. disturbed C. developed D. connected
第二节完型填空(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。
It happened many years ago, when I was in high school. Being a student from a poor family, I had to work on weekends to __41__ some __42__ money that my family couldn’t possibly __43__ to give me. One day after work, I lost my wallet.
My old car needed gas at the back. I paid for the gas and __44__ put my wallet on the bumper (保险杠), and drove off. Before I found what had happened to my wallet, an old man called and asked me if I had lost my wallet. I __45__ the pockets of my jacket and to my __46__, I had. He asked me to give him a(n)__47__ to show it was my wallet, and I told him the sum of money it __48__. He then told me where to __49__ my wallet.
As I drove onto his highway, I noticed that his car wasn’t __50__ ------ it was for the disabled(残疾的). I was thinking that there was no way this man could __51__ get out of his car and get my wallet off the __52__. He had to pull over, __53__ into his wheelchair(轮椅), lower the lift, and then pick it up. I was __54_.
I knocked at the __55__ and he told me to come in. I was grateful to him for finding my wallet. While I didn’t want to make him angry by __56__ him with __57__, I really felt like giving something __58__ his kindness. So I asked him if I could do anything to __59__ his kindness, but he said, “Just pass it on.” I was so thankful that I sincerely__60__ I would.
41. A. collect B. raise C. earn D. pay
42. A. rare B. extra C. unexpected D. mobile
43. A. afford B. effort C. affect D. effect
44. A. late B. therefore C. then D. however
45. A. searched for B. tested C. inspected D. checked
46. A. joy B. relief C. excitement D. terror
47. A. evidence B. opinion C. reason D. cause
48. A. brought B. contained C. included D. concluded
49. A. break up B. set up C. take up D. pick up
50. A. normal B. common C. usual D. general
51. A. simply B. easily C. personally D. regularly
52. A. road B. car C. park D. way
53. A. go B. fall C. get D. push
54. A. pleased B. amazed C. surprised D. hopeless
55. A. car B. floor C. door D. window
56. A. rewarding B. offering C. awarding D. replacing
57. A. cash B. thanks C. invitations D. help
58. A. in place of B. in honor of C. as a result of D. in return for
59. A. pay B. thank C. appreciate D. praise
60. A. promised B. pretended C. programmed D. prevented
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46—65各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment into the outer __41_ of Harvard’s president. But they were __42_ by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, __43_ that the couple would finally become __44_ and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though __45_.
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a __46_ face. The lady told him, “We had a son that__47_ Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was__48_ here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to __49_ a memorial (纪念物) to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t __50_. Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this __51_ would look like a cemetery (墓地),” “Oh, no,” the lady__52_ quickly. “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a __53_ to Harvard." The president rolled his eyes and __54_ at the couple and then said in surprise, “A building! Do you have any__55_ how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was __56_, because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a _57_? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. __58_ their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears (带有; 刻有) their__59_, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer__60_ about.
41. A. lab B. library C. hall D. office
42. A. watched B. stopped C. Followed D. interviewed
43. A. hoping B. Finding C. realizing D. imagining
44. A. surprised B. disappointed C. worried D. troubled
45. A. hopelessly B. carefully C. unexpectedly D. unwillingly
46. A. pleasant B. funny C. cold D. sad
47. A. attended B. visited C. studied D. served
48. A. clever B. brave C. proud D. happy
49. A. set about B. set up C. take down D. take over
50. A. satisfied B. excited C. moved D. ashamed
51. A. house B. part C. garden D. place
52. A. explained B. expressed C. refused D. admitted
53. A. building B. yard C. playground D. square
54. A. laughed B. shouted C. glanced D. called
55. A. suggestion B. idea C. thought D. opinion
56. A. bored B. astonished C. Interested D. pleased
57. A. department B. university C. business D. club
58. A. Once B. While C. Since D. Though
59. A. name B. character C. picture D. sign
60. A. talked B. knew C. heard D. cared
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21 – 40 各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C, 和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The Best Holiday
I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter. Emily 21 to buy a mountain bike. she’d been saving her pocket money all year, 22 doing small jobs to earn extra money.
By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “ You 23 have your pick from my bicycle 24 .” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would 25choose.
As Christmas 26 near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she 27 a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy ?” she asked. “Sorry, Em , I’m out of 28.”
Throughout December, Emily continued to 29 hard. Then one day, she made a 30 announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving ?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $ 58 to a volunteer who was really very31 .
32 by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute 33of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. 34 I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow(发光). Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t 35 the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later 36 the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very 37 , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re 38 away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”
Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 39 ? I like to think it was God’s way of 40 a little girl for a sacrifice beyond her years--- while giving her dad a lesson in the process.
21. A. promised B. amazed C. determined D. organized
22. A.as well as B. in addition C. because of D. except for
23. A. need B. should C. must D. can
24. A. collection B. contribution C. shop D. club
25. A. seldom B. likely C. slightly D. merely
26. A. drew B. became C. went D. pulled
27. A. observed B. sensed C. watched D. noticed
28. A.charge B. change C. control D. order
29. A.study B.try C. listen D. work
30. A.disappointing disappointing B. surprising C. formal D. public
31. A. agreeable B. hopeful C. thankful D. pitiful
32. A. Moved B. Shocked C. Persuaded D. Demanded
33. A. one B. some C. two D. any
34. A. While B. When C. Because D. Though
35. A. express B. describe C. explain D. shake
36. A. returned B. delivered C. chose D. shared
37. A. sweet B. healthy C. happy D. fair
38. A. putting B. giving C. storing D. signing
39. A. present B. harvest C. winner D. chance
40. A. greeting B. praising C. sheltering D. rewarding