It is three in the morning on a Tuesday, and I’m walking toward table eighteen, the one I call home. I pass the waiters, give a brief nod to the and take my seat. I the “usual,” water and peanut butter pie. Yes, I’m at an all-night diner.
I start to take out my books, full well that I will be on the same page of Socrates that I’ve been on for the better part of the semester. Of course, it’s —for my group that is. I wait for the empty chairs around me to be .
Just as the Muzak songs start to repeat themselves, Shana and Jenny walk in. I am with the usual big hugs and smiles. , the diner stops being a twenty-for-hour restaurant with bad service and becomes my place—my home the prisonlike dorm room. For the next couple of hours, we will joke about people we know, talk about books, reflect on the meaning of life, quote movies and new private jokes. Table number eighteen is our home.
During my senior year of college, I started going to the diner for a temporary escape from a dorm room that felt like it was closing in on me. Not to the phones, the stereo and the computer. How could anyone seriously to have good study habits? Some friends of mine told me about the place; they went there to study, and they really liked it.
So I tried it. It felt remarkably freeing. I start going there every night (except weekends, of course), and, believe me it was not because the pies were great either. Maybe it would force me to open my books and my would improve. Right? Well….
But that’s not the . I mean, anyone who has gone to college knows that it’s not only about forcing yourself to wake up at 7:45 A.M. (after you had gone to sleep two hours earlier) to listen to a professor spoon-feeding you information the significance of the Battle of Hastings. It is about finding a little haven where you can create what will be the most important thing in your life—yourself. At a school of thirty-five thousand people, I found a small place that was as to me as my Social Security number.
Through laughter, tears, learning, growing and the free ice cream, we found a sanctuary. A place where we could be ourselves.
A．friends B．strangers C．regulars D．waiters
A．make B．take C．bring D．order
A．remembering B．knowing C．deciding D．learning
A．stuck B．focused . C．fixed D．turned
A．certain B．early C．late D．clear
A．washed B．cleaned C．filled D．covered
A．armed B．satisfied C．occupied D．greeted
A．Finally B．Suddenly C．Actually D．Particularly
A．away from B．similar to C．apart from D．close to
A．create B．play C．write D．hear
A．inner B．outer C．warmer D．smaller
A．answer B．talk C．mention D．mend
A．choose B．determine C．pretend D．expect
A．pretty B．that C．too D．rather
A．health B．friendship C．conditions D．grades
A．place B．benefit C．point D．view
A．relate B．requiring C．reflecting D．regarding
A．also B．still C． more D．even
A．available B．beneficial C．familiar D．encouraging
A．special B．occasional C．unusual D．natural
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage（村舍）with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her 36 by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, 37 “Aunty Misery” at her. One evening, a passer-by（过路者） asked to 38 for the night. Seeing that he had an 39 face, she let him in and gave him a nice 40 . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her 41 that anyone who climbed up her tree 42 not be able to come back down until she 43 it. When the children came back to steal her 44 , she had them stuck（粘）on the tree. They had to beg her long 45 she gave the tree permission to let 46 go. Aunty Misery was free from the 47 at last. One day another man 48 her door. This one did not look trustworthy（值得相信的）to her, 49 she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you 50 me.” said he. Thinking fast, Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to 51 some pears from my dear tree to remember the 52 it brought to me in this life. But I am too 53 to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so 54 as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh (叹气), Mr. Death climbed up the tree 55 and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.
36．A．hopelessB．painfulC．dullD．crazy
37．A．callingB．shoutingC．announcingD．whispering
38．A．stayB．liveC．hide D．lie
39．A．interestingB．honestC．anxious D．angry
40．A．giftB．kissC．treatD．smile
41．A．suggestionB．demandC．permission D．wish
42．A．couldB．shouldC．mightD．must
43．A．permitted B．promisedC．answeredD．declared
44．A．branchB．foodC．treeD．fruit
45．A．afterB．whileC．sinceD．before
46．A．itB．themC．himD．her
47．A．trick B．questionC．troubleD．difficulty
48．A．stepped into B．left forC．stopped atD．walked around
49．A．soB．butC．althoughD．because
50．A．withB．offC．uponD．for
51．A．chooseB．pickC．shakeD．hit
52．A．honor B．pleasureC．hopeD．excitement
53．A．light B．shortC．oldD．thin
54．A．proud B．kindC．fineD．smart
55．A．disappointedlyB．cheerfully C．unwillinglyD．eagerly
第二节完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）
Passing Your Love On
Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind 16your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only 17 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts（石膏绷带）, a black-and-blue face, and a sad 18 . “No way am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I 19 to move to that seat.
The girl was named Kathy. She had been in a car accident and 20 was on her way for 21 .
When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 22 that Kathy would not be able to 23 herself. I considered 24 to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too 25 to offer a service to a 26 . But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more 27 than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and 28 she was uncomfortable to accept, she 29 as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart had 30 , and the time was really 31 spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached 32 my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love 33 flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us 34 . When we stretch to serve another, we grow to live 35 a larger and more rewarding world.
16. A. leaving B. changing C. taking D. giving
17. A. comfortable B. suitable C. available D. favorable
18. A. heart B. expression C. action D. thought
19. A. decided B. wanted C. regretted D. promised
20. A. immediately B. lately C. recently D. now
21. A. treatment B. travel C. pleasure D. business
22. A. know B. say C. 
realize D. recognize
23. A. eat B. feed C. choose D. support
24. A. offering B. needing C. stopping D. trying
25. A. impolite B. far C. close D. fast
26. A. girl B. neighbor C. passenger D. stranger
27. A. unusual B. direct C. important D. shameful
28. A. when B. although C. since D. as
29. A. refused B. wondered C. cried D. did
30. A. warmed B. jumped C. broken D. cheered
31. A. good B. worse C. better D. bad
32. A. below B. through C. across D. beyond
33. A. seldom B. never C. hardly D. sometimes
34. A. separate B. independent C. silent D. upset
35. A. of B. in C. at D. for
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，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Mr. Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday. The day after her birthday Mrs. Smith went shopping. She got on 16 and sat down next to an old lady. 17she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was 18 . Inside it, she found a wad（沓）of pound notes 19 the one her husband had given her. She quickly 20her own bag—the notes were 21 . Mrs. Smith was now sure that the old lady sitting 22 her must have stolen them. She thought 23 not have to call the 24 as she didn’t like getting people 25.
So she decided to take back the money 26 the lady’s handbag and say 27 about it. She looked around the bus to make sure 28was watching, then she carefully put her hand into 29 handbag, took out the notes and 30her own handbag．
When she got home that evening, she showed 31 the beautiful hat she had bought. “How did you32it?” he asked. “ 33 you gave me for my birthday, of course.” “Oh, 34then?” he asked, as he 35 a wad of pound notes on the table.
16. A. a busB. a trainC. an old shipD. a plane
17. A. In a minute B. After a whileC. For a second D. On the moment
18. A. good B. oldC. open D. shut
19. A. the same that B. perhaps wasC. probably as D. exactly like
20. A. looked at B. watched carefully C. saw toD. looked into
21. A. gone B. missedC. disappear D. found
22. A. close B. next toC. beforeD. behind
23. A. she would B. he can C. she must D. he may
24. A. driver B. old ladyC. police D. husband
25. A. to difficulty B. into troubleC. out of work D. seeing her
26. A. into B. outC. awayD. from
27. A. somethingB. everythingC. anythingD. nothing
28. A. nothingB. somebodyC. nobody D. neither
29. A. the old lady’s B. her husband’sC. the police’sD. her own
30. A. gave it awayB. put them intoC. brought them out D. took it to
31. A. the driverB. the policeC. the old ladyD.her husband
32. A. pay forB. spend onC. cost inD. take to
33. A. Use themB. With the money C. With thatD. Using it
34. A. how is itB. what’s thatC. where is itD. why is this
35. A. put upB. held outC. pointed toD. handed up
第三节完形填空（共20小题，每题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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __36__ began when I was just a kid．I __37__ becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that __38__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __39__ watching television. She announced that my brother and I __40__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __41__ her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a __42
__. My mother was illiterate.
When I entered high school I was a(n) __43__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to __44__ the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from __45__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __46__ food and pay the bills. With everything __47__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very __48__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __49__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __50__ our heads and any kind of food on the table, __51__ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my __52__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __53__ my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother's story—a woman with __54__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job __55__ than parenting. This I believe.
36．A．belief B．work C．education D．promise
37．A．majored in B．got used to C．dreamed of D．got tired of
38．A．lazy B．easy-going C．successful D．reliable
39．A．spent B．paid C．took D．did
40．A．could only B．could not C．must not D.should often
41．A．read toB．present to C．teach D．explain to
42．A．joke B．means C．tool D．Trick
43．A．A-student B．B-student C．C-student D．D-student
44．A．get rid of B．hang out with
C．break away from D．keep in touch with
45．A．making B．stopping C．workingD．getting
46．A．your brother B．yourself C．your sister D．the family
47．A．left over B．paid off C．used up D．carried out
48．A．angry B．pleased C．disappointed D．bored
49．A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
50．A．put an idea intoB. gave an impression on
C．keep a roof over D．have eyes in the back of
51．A．let alone B．let out C．let in D．leave alone
52．A．guys B．motherC．studies D．play
53．A．made B．fulfilled C．changedD．tried
54．A．little B．much C．few D．high
55．A．more interesting B．less important
C．more important D．less interesting
第二节：完型填空（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（ A,B,C,D）中，
选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；满分30分)注意：15分钟内完成
Most people in school like Gloria. So when she 36 sick, some boys 37 to visit her. But none of them wanted to 38 any money on a gift to bring along. Then Willie said, "We can 39 some flowers from a 40. Gloria will not know 41 they come from, and the dead man will not 42 them. "
Everybody was afraid 43 Willie. So he went alone and found some beautiful flowers. Then they went to Gloria's 44 , and the boys acted 45 the flowers were from all of them, but 46 did not mind. After their visit, Willie 47 the other boys, "It's a good thing that I was not afraid. Gloria liked the flowers. "
The other boys laughed. Gloria 48 not have liked the 49 if she had known they had 50 from a grave (坟墓).
That night, Willie was reading a book 51 his mother came into his room. "There's a man 52 asking for you," she asked. "He said that you didn't 53 the flowers. "
"What does he look like?" Willie asked.
"That's hard to say," Willie's mother answered. "He is all 54 with mud. "（泥巴）
Willie, all of a sudden, turned 55 .
36. A. got B. fall C. made D. took
37. A. thought B. askedC. planned D. suggested
38. A. keep B. cost C. take D. spend
39. A. steal B. rob C. buy D. beg
40. A. shopB. store C. streetD. grave
41. A. how B. where C. when D. why
42. A. miss B. lose C. hate D. love
43. A. beside B. besidesC. including D. except
44.A. room B. house C. school D. library
45. A. as if B .if C. thatD. as
46. A. Gloria B. some C. Willie D. nobody
47. A. told B. asked C. said to D. explained
48. A. must B. can C. could D. would
49. A. boys B. flowers C. secret D. news
50. A. stolen B. robbed C. taken D. come
51. A. as B. when C. whileD. suddenly
52. A. inside B. outside C. still D. also
53. A. ask for B. payC. pay offD. pay for
54. A, painted B. dressed C. wrapped D. covered
55. A. sad B. red C. paleD. glad