It was the second day of a winter holiday in Queenstown, New Zealand, three years ago. When we decided to explore the beautiful scenery, our landlady 36 us,“Make sure you are well wrapped up today. The weather is 37 . Head back when you see snowfall.”
The day was bright and sunny, and I started to wonder if she was being too cautious. When snow began to fall at 6:00 pm, I was not worried, thinking we’d have no 38 in catching a taxi back. However, we waited for a while, and all the drivers shook their heads when told of our 39 .
The first driver passed by and gave me a card with a number for me to 40 help. I was filled with 41 , but I had no choice but to lead my three sisters to a nearby place to make the 42 . Then a taxi drew up and we climbed in. The driver did not appear very friendly. Then the light streaming from his headlights showed very 43 why no taxi wanted to take us to our hotel. And I began to understand the driver’s apparently unfriendly silence — he was worried. The steep incline (斜坡) ahead was 44 with snow. The taxi slowly made its way up the hill. Suddenly, we came to a dead stop, and the driver turned to us. “Look! It is very 45 to go forward. You have to get out and walk. If I drive any further, the taxi will slide back,” he said. “Er ... can you keep your headlight on and help my elder sister? The rest of us will follow you up,” I said. The driver 46 .
We made it safely back to our hotel. Even though it 47 for the rest of the days, we could see the silver lining in the cloud(一线希望): the generous soul who helped us.
A．protected B．guarded C．helped D．warned
A．hateful B．colorful C．changeable D．unforgettable
A．reason B．time C．trouble D．opportunity
A．situation B．destination C．background D．information
A．call for B．wait for C．give up D．look up
A．confidence B．pride C．doubt D．joy
A．appointment B．call C．way D．invitation
A．clearly B．weakly C．Unwillingly D．quietly
A．charged B．covered C．crowded D．provided
A．dangerous B．possible C．limited D．unacceptable
A．agreed B．admitted C．admired D．applied
A．shone B．blew C．rained D．snowed
In the summer vacation of 1997 , I was fixed with a job . I worked as a(n) 36at Mr. Breen’s fruit shop .The fruit shop did37business . Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood, 38he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars . Mr Breen39them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up , always40me to carry it out to their car . They were clearly long-standing customers , and I41they must have stayed faithful to him42he had promised to sell good quality43. He had a way with them —I had to44that . He called every woman “madam” for a start , 45those who clearly were not, but when he46it , it did not sound like flattery (奉承). It just sounded47in an old-fashioned way . He was a great chatter48. If he did not know them , he would greet them with a few49about the weather , 50he did , he would ask about their families or make51, always cutting his cloth52his customers . Whatever their bills came to , be53gave them back the few odd pence (零钱), and I am sure they thought he was very generous (慷慨). But I thought he was the opposite . He never54anything away . He was always looking for55for nothing .
36.A.operator B.assistant C.waiter D.secretary
37.A.good B.poor C.big D.usual
38.A.so B.when C.therefore D.but
39.A.sold B.knew C.gave D.sent
40.A.making B.letting C.getting D.keeping
41.A.wish B.insist C.declare D.suppose
42.A.when B.if C.because D.though
43.A.food B.fruit C.vegetables D.drink
44.A.admit B.expect C.announce D.promise
45.A.yet B.only C.just D.even
46.A.told B.said C.spoke D.talked
47.A.serious B.strange C.polite D.familiar
48.A.as well B.as usual C.either D.also
49.A.sayings B.questions C.words D.speeches
50.A.and then B.and so C.even if D.but if
51.A.preparations B.jokes C.repairs D.friends
52.A.according to B.due to C.instead of D.up to
53.A.never B.ever C.seldom D.always
54.A.took B.moved C.threwD.turned .
55.A.something B.anything C.somebody D.anybody
When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. 36 the move, my father 37 us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 38 that the universe would suddenly change its course. "In May, we're 39 to Arizona."
The words, so small, didn't seem 40 enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country. I watched the 41_ change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 42 mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and 43 into our new home.
44 my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 45explored(探索) our new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring 46 and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. "You'd better not 47 that."
I turned around to see an old woman
"Are you new to this neighborhood?" I explained that I was, 48 , new to the entire state.
"My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the 49 ? It must be quite a _50 after living in Boston."
How could I explain how I 51 the desert? I couldn't seem to find the right words.
"It's vastness," she offered. “That vastness 52 you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert -- you can 53 how little you are in comparison with the world.54, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”
That was it. That was the feeling I'd had ever since I'd first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my 55 would change with just a few simple words.
"Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn't touch."
36. A. During B. Until C. Upon D. Before
37. A. gathered B. warned C. organized D. comforted
38. A. hoping B. admitting C. realizing D. believing
39. A. going B. moving C. driving D. flying
40. A. good B. simple C. big D. proper
41. A. picture B. ground C. scene D. area
42. A. suggested B. solved C. discovered D. explained
43. A. settled B. walked C. hurried D. stepped
44. A. If B. After C. Once D. While
45. A. bitterly B. easily C. proudly D. eagerly
46 A as well B. as usual C. right away D. on time
47. A. move B. dig C. pull D. touch
48. A. of course B. in fact C. after all D. at least
49. A. desert B. city C. state D. country
50. A. luck B. doubt C. shock D. danger
51. A. found B. examined C. watched D. reached
52. A. why B. when C. how D. where
53. A. prove B. guess C. sense D. expect
54. A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
55. A. idea B. life C. home D. family
You are near the front line of a battle . Around you shells are exploding ;people are shooting from a house behind you .What are you doing there? You aren’t a soldier .You aren’t 36carrying a gun .You’re standing in front of a 37 and you’re telling the TV 38what is happening.
It’s all in a day’s work for a war reporter ,and it can be very 39.In the first two years of the 40 in former Yugoslavia（前南斯拉夫）,28 reporters and photographers were killed .Hundreds more were 41. What kind of people put themselves in danger to 42 pictures to our TV screens and 43to our newspapers? Why do they do it ?
“I think it’s every young journalist’s 44to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that’s 45 you find the excitement .So when the first opportunity comes, you take it 46it is a war.”
But there are moments of 47. Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes ,when you’re lying on the ground and bullets （子弹）are flying 48your ears ,you think: ‘What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again.’ But that feeling 49after a while and when the next war starts, you’ll be 50 .”
“None of us believes that we’re going to 51,” adds Michael. But he always52 a lucky charm（护身符）with him .It was given to him by his wife for his first war. It’s a card which says “Take care of yourself.”Does he ever think about dying?“Oh,53 ,and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ‘If you get me out of this ,I 54 I’ll never do it again.’ You can almost hear God 55, because you know he doesn’t believe you .”
36．A．simplyB．really C．merely D．even
37．A．crowdB．house C．battlefield D．camera
38．A．producersB．viewers C．directors D．actors
39．A．dangerousB．exciting C．normal D．disappointing
40．A．stayB．fight C．war D．life
41．A．injuredB．buried C．defeated D．saved
42．A．bringB．show C．take D．make
43．A．scenesB．passagesC．stories D．contents
44．A．beliefB．dreamC．duty D．faith
45．A．whyB．what C．how D．where
46．A．even soB．ever sinceC．as ifD．even if
47．A．fearB．surprise C．shame D．sadness
48．A．intoB．around C．pastD．through
49．A．returnsB．goes C．continues D．occurs
50．A．thereB．away C．outD．home
51．A．leaveB．escapeC．dieD．remain
52．A．hangsB．wearsC．holdsD．carries
53．A．neverB．many timesC．some time D．seldom
54．A．considerB．accept C．promise D．guess
55．A．whisperingB．laughingC．screaming D．crying
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment（预约）into the outer 36 of Harvard’s president. But they were 37 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 38 that the couple would finally become 39 and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 40 .
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 41 face. The lady told him, “We had a son that 42 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was 43 here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to 44a memorial（纪念物）to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t 45 . 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, this46 would look like a cemetery（墓地）,” “Oh, no,” the lady 47 quickly. “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a 48 to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 49 at the couple and then exclaimed,“ A building! Do you have any 50 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 51 , 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 52 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 53 their offer was turned down. Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their 54 , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 55 about.
36．A．labB．libraryC．hallD．office
37．A．watchedB．stopped C．followed D．interviewed
38．A．hopingB．finding C．realizing D．imagining
39．A．surprisedB．disappointed C．worried D．troubled
40．A．hopelesslyB．carefully C．unexpectedly D．unwillingly
41．A．pleasantB．funny C．coldD．sad
42．A．attendedB．visitedC．studiedD．served
43．A．cleverB．brave C．proud D．happy
44．A．set aboutB．set up C．take down D．take over
45．A．satisfiedB．excited C．moved D．ashamed
46．A．houseB．partC．garden D．place
47．A．explainedB．expressed C．refused D．admitted
48．A．buildingB．yardC．playground D．square
49．A．laughedB．shouted C．glanced D．called
50．A．suggestionB．ideaC．thought D．opinion
51．A．boredB．astonished C．interested D．pleased
52．A．departmentB．university C．businessD．club
53．A．OnceB．WhileC．SinceD．Though
54．A．nameB．character C．picture D．sign
55．A．talkedB．knew C．heard D．cared
It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. 21I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed 22 . I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls 23their souls belonged to the 24.
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 25in front of it. “I’m Steve,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m26 ,” hw said. He was chatting online and, 27, he was playing a computer game-a war game. I was 28.
Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 29to speak to that computer
geek（怪人）, 30not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction（反应）. I was 31. I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “ 32 !”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I 33, and saw nobody showed any interest.
34, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more 35having a relationship with the 36, particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to 37the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 38 with people.
I was worried and sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even 39that the coffee was bad, 40 Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
21. A. Before B. Since C. Although D. While
22. A. pain B. loneliness C. sadness D. fear
23. A. because B. when C. until D. unless
24. A. home B. world C. Net D. Café
25. A. sleeping B. laughing C. sitting D. learning
26. A. busy B. thirsty C. tired D. sick
27. A. first of all B. just then C. at the same time D. by that time
28. A. Surprised B. delighted C. moved D. frightened
29. A. once B. again C. first D. even
30. A. but B. so C. if D. or
31. A. excited B. respected C. afraid D. unhappy
32. A. Shut up B. Enjoy yourselfC. Leave me alone D. Help me out
33. A. walked about B. walked out C. raised my hand D. raised my head
34. A. From then on B. At that moment C. In all D. Above all
35. A. interested in B. tired of C. careful about D. troubled by
36. A. computer B. soul C. shop D. geek
37. A. tell B. plan C. imagine D. design
38. A. other than B. instead of C. except for D. as well as
39. A. pretend B. understand C. insist D. realize
40. A. as if B. just as C. just after D. even though