Engaged in work, Rose aged 27, reached the destination hurriedly to meet visitors：her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown．But as she hurried down the 36 stairs，she started to feel 37。When she got to the platform，Rose felt weak and tired--maybe it hadn’t been a good idea to give blood the night before，she thought．She rested herself 38 a post close to the tracks．
Several yards away，Frank,43 and his girlfriend, Jennifer found a spot close to 39 the front of the train would stop. They were deep in 40 about a house they were thinking of buying. But when he heard the scream, 41 by someone yelling，“Oh，my God，she fell in!” Frank didn’t hesitate．He 42 down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails.
“No! Not you!” his girlfriend 43 after him．
She was 44 to be alarmed．By the time Frank reached Rose，he could feel the tracks 45 and see the light coming. The train was about 20 46 from the station. It was 47 to lift her．She was just out．But he managed to raise her four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the grip and 48 her away from the edge．That was where Rose briefly regained 49 ，felt herself being pulled along the ground, and someone else holding her 50 ．Rose thought she’d been robbed．A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help 51 the blood pouring from her head．52 she tried to talk but she couldn’t, and that was when she realized how much pain she was in．
Police and fire officials 53 arrived，and Frank told what had happened.Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40-minute train ride downtown---just as he had been seconds after the 54 which made her think about her 55 at the time．“I saw the train coming and 1 was thinking he was going to die，”she explained．
A．store B． underground C． train D． platform
A．proud B． excited C． dizzy D． disappointed
A．against B． by C． near D． around
A．how B． which C． where D． when
A．argument B． conclusion C． expectation D． discussion
A．followed B． accompanied C． caught D． controlled
A．looked B． jumped C． turned D． fell
A．screamed B． cried C． shouted D． stopped
A．about B． going C． right D． willing
A．moving B． damaging C． cracking D． shaking
A．minutes B． seconds C． miles D． moments
A．easy B． impossible C． hard D．possible
A．push B． drag C． held D．took
A．life B． consciousness C． help D．thoughts
A．body B． purse C． hand D．shoes
A．press B． wipe C．stop D．keep
A．And B． But C．So D． Since
A．actually B． slowly C．soon D． unnecessarily
A．risk B． rescue C．acquaintance D．appointment
A．action B． reaction C．safety D．case
他因身体差不得不退休.
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5，满分30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）出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn’t face my 1_____ apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the 2_____between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the 3____every time she leaned over to talk to him. 4_____ he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such 5____ in a public place? I thought the movie would be good for my English, but 6_____ it turned out, it was an Italian movie. 7____ about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and 8_____ on my popcorn. I’ve never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, 9____. Afetr a while I heard 10____ more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the 11____ of the popcorn crunching(咀嚼) between my teeth. My thought started to 12 _____. I remembered when I was in South Korea, I 13 ____ to watch Kojak on TV frequently.
He spoke perfect Korean-I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me, 14____I saw him again in NewYork speaking 15_____English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t even have a Korean accent and I 16_____like I had been betrayed(背叛). When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 17____we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very 18_____ and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to 19____ in a difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English but it 20_____ out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.
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A．warm B．hot C．heated D．cool
A．crack B．blank C．break D．opening
A．seat B．view C．space D．angle
A．while B．whenever C．or D．and
A．attraction B．attention C．affection D．motion
A．since B．when C．what D．as
A．Within B．After C．For D．Over
A．set B．chew C．fix D．taste
A．too B．still C．though D．certainly
A．much B．any C．no D．few
A．voice B．sound C．rhythm D．tone
A．wonder B．imagine C．wander D．depart
A．enjoyed B．happened C．turned D．used
A．until B．because C．then D．therefore
A．false B．informal C．perfect D．practical
A．felt B．looked C．seemed D．appeared
A．While B．Before C．If D．Once
A．empty B．quiet C．noisy D．calm
A．telling B．shouting C．saying D．speaking
A．worked B．got C．came D．made
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 31 mother with whispered desperation, " 32 a miracle can save him now", the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She 33 all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she 34 her way six blocks to the local drugstore.
"And what do you want?" asked the chemist.
"It’s 35 my little brother," the girl answered back. "He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a 36 . His name is Andrew and he has something 37 growing inside his head and my daddy says a miracle can save him."
"We don’t 38 miracles here, child. I’m sorry," the chemist said, smiling 39 at the little girl.
In the shop was a 40 customer. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of miracle does your brother41 ?"
"I don’t know," she replied. "He’s really sick and mommy says he needs 42 . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my 43 ."
"How much do you have?" asked the man.
"One dollar and eleven cents, 44 I can try and get some more," she answered quietly.
"Well, what a coincidence（巧合）," smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents — the 45 price of a miracle for little brothers. 46 me to where you live. I want to see your brother and 47 your parents."
That man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon. The operation was completed without 48 and it wasn’t long 49 Andrew was home again and doing well.
The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the 50 of a little child.
31. A. tearful B. hopeful C. helpless D. kind
32. A. Simply B. Just C. Only D. More than
33. A. drew B. pulled C. put D. poured
34. A. followed B. made C. took D. found
35. A. toB. as C. for D. on
36. A. hope B. doctor C. favor D. miracle
37. A. bad B. small C. extra D. impossible
38. A. have B. offer C. sell D. store
39. A. gently B. sadly C. strangely D. coldly
40. A. well-dressed B. kind-hearted C .cold-blooded D. absent-minded
41. A. have B. need C. care D. like
42. A. a doctor B. a surgeon C. an operation D. a kindness
43. A. savingsB. wishes C. ideas D. suggestions
44. A. since B. as C. after D. but
45. A. same B. exact C. properD. necessary
46. A. Show B. Help C. Take D. Follow
47. A. help B. encourage C. persuade D. meet
48. A. difficulty B. delay C. charge D. result
49. A. until B. unless C. after D. before
50. A. cleverness B. faith C. courage D. devotion
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 31 mother with whispered desperation, " 32 a miracle can save him now", the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She 33 all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she 34 her way six blocks to the local drugstore.
"And what do you want?" asked the chemist.
"It’s 35 my little brother," the girl answered back. "He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a 36 . His name is Andrew and he has something 37 growing inside his head and my daddy says a miracle can save him."
"We don’t 38 miracles here, child. I’m sorry," the chemist said, smiling 39 at the little girl.
In the shop was a 40 customer. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of miracle does your brother41 ?"
"I don’t know," she replied. "He’s really sick and mommy says he needs 42 . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my 43 ."
"How much do you have?" asked the man.
"One dollar and eleven cents, 44 I can try and get some more," she answered quietly.
"Well, what a coincidence（巧合）," smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents — the 45 price of a miracle for little brothers. 46 me to where you live. I want to see your brother and 47 your parents."
That man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon. The operation was completed without 48 and it wasn’t long 49 Andrew was home again and doing well.
The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the 50 of a little child.
31. A. tearful B. hopeful C. helpless D. kind
32. A. Simply B. Just C. Only D. More than
33. A. drew B. pulled C. put D. poured
34. A. followed B. made C. took D. found
35. A. toB. as C. for D. on
36. A. hope B. doctor C. favor D. miracle
37. A. bad B. small C. extra D. impossible
38. A. have B. offer C. sell D. store
39. A. gently B. sadly C. strangely D. coldly
40. A. well-dressed B. kind-hearted C .cold-blooded D. absent-minded
41. A. have B. need C. care D. like
42. A. a doctorB. a surgeon C. an operation D. a kindness
43. A. savingsB. wishes C. ideas D. suggestions
44. A. since B. as C. after D. but
45. A. same B. exact C. properD. necessary
46. A. Show B. Help C. Take D. Follow
47. A. help B. encourage C. persuade D. meet
48. A. difficulty B. delay C. charge D. result
49. A. until B. unless C. after D. before
50. A. cleverness B. faith C. courage D. devotion
Of all the men who ever liked fresh air, no one liked it more than James Wilson did. He _1__ slept with his window open even when snow was falling outside.
One winter, he went to Finland on business. When he _2__ his room in the hotel, he found that the windows were closed to __3__ the icy air out. He did his best to open one but failed. The bed was really __4___, but Wilson couldn’t sleep. He __5__ forget the closed windows. No fresh air! It was __6___ to think of.
At about one o’clock in the morning, he was __7__ awake. Worrying about the air in the room. He became very angry. Where was the __8__ ? He could see something that looked like __9___ over there. He threw a shoe at it through the darkness with all the force of his strong right arm. A terrible sound of breaking glass _10__ the room, but to Wilson’s sad heart, it seemed like the sound of __11___ music.
When daylight came through the window, he __12___ and lay with his eyes close. There was __13__ to worry about. __14___ was it ? Oh, the broken window! Yes, indeed. He would have to pay __15__ that. He opened his eyes to look.
Suddenly he sat up in __16__. The window was not broken at all. The __17__ was all in one piece, just as good as it had been the night before. __18__ fresh air was entering the room through the window!
He then turned his eyes to the __19__ and saw a broken picture __20__ on the wall. There was a shoe on the floor below it, and a lot of broken glasses around the shoe.
1. A. seldomB. oftenC. sometimesD. always
2. A. leftB. cleanedC. enteredD. examined
3. A. preventB. keepC. stopD. send
4. A. coldB. comfortableC. badD. terrible
5. A. shouldn’tB. wasn’t able toC. couldn’tD. wouldn’t
6. A. unluckyB. anxiousC. difficultD. terrible
7. A. alreadyB. nearlyC. hardlyD. still
8. A. waiterB. managerC. windowD. light
9. A. paperB. glassC. a pictureD. a man
10. A. destroyedB. coveredC. filledD. entered
11. A. funnyB. strangeC. beautifulD. famous
12. A. got upB. woke upC. went inD. came down
13. A. a lotB. littleC. somethingD. someone
14. A. WhatB. HowC. WhereD. Who
15. A. to B. withC. fromD. for
16. A. silenceB. surpriseC. troubleD. pain
17. A. windowB. pictureC. glassD. shoe
18. A. MuchB. NoC. StillD. Yet
19. A. outsideB. topC. sideD. bottom
20. A. lyingB. hangingC. fallingD. put