When high school started, Becky and I became best friends. We 36 many interests and quickly became inseparable. When high school ended, we both cried 37 we would attend different colleges.
Our first term of university life was 38 . Our telephone bill and e-mails were incredibly long. In the second term I found some new friends with whom I felt very 39 and I could 40 out my feelings. I was eager to share my new friends with Becky.
When Becky finally visited me at my school, we were excited. __41__, something unexpected happened when I 42 her to my new friends. Her eyes grew dark and I could see the 43 within them. My new friends tried to share their friendship, but Becky seemed 44 to accept it. I didn’t understand 45 the people I love most couldn’t love each other.
Becky 46 . I knew she was not happy. I thought long about __47__ happened. At last, I found the answer. Becky saw me with my new friends and 48 that we no longer shared the same experiences. She saw all the fun I was having 49 her and wished she could a part of it.
I wrote a letter to Becky 50 she’s always my best friend. I told her everyone had many friends, who were indeed life’s greatest 51 . Becky wrote me back soon. She was in 52 and felt sorry about what she had done.
I think Becky and I both learn an important lesson from it. 53 can influence our friendship and change the experiences we’ve shared. We are now walking on two different paths of 54 . While new friends are special and exciting, old friends are always there, 55 to share their heart and soul, no matter how far apart.
A．shared B．developed C．protected D．showed
A．while B．unless C．although D．because
A．explicit B．striking C．tough D．normal
A．anxious B．strange C．familiar D．comfortable
A．figure B．pour C．pick D．hold
A．Therefore B．Thus C．Besides D．However
A．admitted B．mentioned C．introduced D．referred
A．concern B．hurt C．curiosity D．doubt
A．unwilling B．cautious C．ashamed D．thrilled
A．how B．whether C．that D．why
A．started B．left C．remained D．stared
A．that B．how C．what D．Which
A．wondered B．regretted C．promised D．proved
A．for B．from C．across D．without
A．recognized B．predicting C．explaining D．assuming
A．achievement B．spirit C．gift D．sign
A．sympathy B．surprise C．agreement D．disappointment
A．Nothing B．Anything C．Something D．Everything
A．happiness B．life C．research D．success
A．choosing B．demanding C．planning D．waiting
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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard the young voice.
"Mom, come here! There's this lady here my ___31___!"
The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to ___32___.
I smiled and told her: "It's okay." Then I talked to the boy, "Hi, I'm Darryl Kramer. How are you?"
He ___33___ me from head to toe, and asked: "Are you a little ___34___?
"Yes, I have a son," I answered.
"Why are you so little?" he asked.
"It's the way I was ___35___," I said. "Some people are little. Some are tall. I'm just not going to grow any bigger." After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy's hand, and left.
My life as a little person is filled with ___36___ like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance to see my ___37___. I stand 114 cm tall. I was born a dwarf（侏儒）. ___38___ this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn't ___39___ how short I was until I started school. Some kids picked on me, calling me names（辱骂我）. Then I knew. I began to ___40___ the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I ___41___ to climb the school bus stairs.
But I learned to smile and ___42___ the fact that I was going to be ___43___ my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I ___44___ in personality.
I'm 47 now, and the stares have not ___45___ as I've grown older. People are ___46___ when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are ___47___, I remind myself: "Look what else I have -a great family, nice friends."
It's the children's questions that make my life ___48___. I enjoy answering their questions. My ___49___ is that, I will encourage them to accept their peers（同龄人）, whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with ___50___.
31. A. weight B. size C. shape D. personality
32. A. scold B. explain C. apologize D. Respond
33. A. studied B. identified C. inspected D. Checked
34. A. lady B. mommy C. person D. kid
35. A. raised B. viewed C. treated D. born
36. A. stories B. pains C. stares D. Excuses
37. A. shortcomings B. strangeness C. uniqueness D. Shyness
38. A. Besides B. Despite C. Except D. Beyond
39. A. admit B. care C. realize D. fear
40. A. hate B. tolerate C. forget D. ignore
41. A. determined B. struggled C. managed D. learned
42. A. refuse B. enjoy C. accept D. consider
43. A. exposed B. pitied C. noticed D. Avoided
44. A. made up for B. ended up with C. kept track of D. made use of
45. A. increased B. decreased C. accumulated D. changed
46. A. scared B. satisfied C. amazed D. puzzled
47. A. rude B. curious C. regretful D. cruel
48. A. fantastic B. meaningful C. embarrassing D. special
49. A. promise B. intention C. hope D. advantage
50. A. respect B. frankness C. sympathy D. emotion
第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
I hired a plumber（水管工） to help me restore an old farmhouse, and he just finished a rough first day on the job: a 41tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit and his ancient one ton truck refused to 42.
43I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. 44arriving, he invited me in to meet his 45. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small 46, touching the tips of the branches with both 47.
When 48the door he passed through an amazing transformation. His brown face was in all smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his 49a kiss. 50he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my 51got the better of me. I asked him about what I had 52him do earlier.
"Oh, that's my 53tree," he replied. "I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing's 54:those troubles don't 55the house with my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree 56when I come home and ask God to 57them. Then in the morning I 58
them up again." "And the 59thing is," he smiled, "when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren't 60as many as I remember hanging up the night before."
41. A. smooth B. broken C. failed D. flat
42. A. begin B. start C. set D. launch
43. A. While B. During C. As soon as D. Though
44. A. In B. For C. On D. At
45. A. friends B. parents C. family D. home
46. A. room B. tree C. flower D. wood
47. A. arms B. hands C. fingers D. feet
48. A. opening B. closing C. knocking D. covering
49. A. wife B. daughter C. son D. baby
50. A. Meanwhile B. Afterwards C. Previously D. Consequently
51. A. satisfaction B. responsibility C. occupation D. curiosity
52. A. heard B. made C. seen D. let
53. A. comfort B. pain C. suffering D. trouble
54. A. at length B. for sure C. at risk D. straight away
55. A. belong in B. hold back C. fit in D. bring to
56. A. one day B. every morning C. one night D. every night
57. A. take note of B. take care of C. look for D. focus on
58. A. pick B. take C. bring D. choose
59. A. flexible B. funny C. casual D. humorous
60. A. almost B. roughly C. nearly D. approximately
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Square dancing is an American 36. It originated in America, during the California Gold Rush. Having been a 37 folk tradition since 1651, it 38 out of various traditional dances from around the world. In those days, men and women worked in groups to 39 a house or harvest crops. 40 the work was done, they usually 41 merrily and happily in a store or in a farm kitchen.
In this dance eight people work 42 a team, called a 43, to successfully complete a set of complex dance figures that are delivered by a caller, who calls out the movements. Four couples stand 44 the center of the square, each couple standing on one side of the square, the boy on the left and the girl on the 45.
Large or small numbers of people can dance 46. Sometimes 800 or 1,000 people may be dancing at the same time. 47 there may be only one square of 48 people.
Costumes are worn by those who square-dance. This makes the dancing more 49 to watch. 50 often wear full skirts of various colors with a pretty blouse. Men may have coloured shirts and western trousers, which they wear only when square-dancing. In some country areas, everyone wears his 51 clothes.
Square dancing 52 exists today, ever since President Ronald Reagan signed an Act of Congress in 1982 making square dancing the 53 Folk Dance of America. Many 54 teach square dancing in Physical Education, and there are actually square dance competitions. In all parts of the United States you will find some schools, clubs, or other groups that are square dancing for 55.
36. A. activity B. fun C. pastime D. joy
37. A. popular B. special C. common D. welcome
38. A. went B. grew C. developed D. took
39. A. build B. set C. buy D. fix
40. A. While B. Since C. When D. Before
41. A. say B. danced C. gathered D. stayed
42. A. like B. for C. as D. on
43. A. square B. dance C. tradition D. job
44. A. walking B. watching C. surrounding D. facing
45. A. right B. centre C. left D. side
46. A. at a time B. at one time C. for a time D. at any time
47. A. And B. Or C. Then D. However
48. A. 4 B. 800 C. 8 D. 1
49. A. interesting B. colourful C. important D. amazing
50. A. Women B. Men C. People D. Dancers
51. A. ordinary B. nice C. best D. new
52. A. already B. ever C. yet D. still
53. A. National B. International C. Common D. traditional
54. A. clubs B. schools C. countries D. groups
55. A. free B. sale C. interest D. fun
There was a blacksmith(铁匠) who wasn't satisfied with his work. Once he complained, “I am not well and my work is too warm. I want to be a ________ on the mountain. There it must be _________, for the wind blows and the trees give a shade..” A wise man who had _______ over all things replied, “Go you, be a stone.” And he was a stone, high up on the ________ side. It happened that a stone-cutter ________ that way for a stone and when he saw the one that had been the ________, he knew that it was what he _________ and he began to cut it. The stone ________ out, “This hurts! I no longer want to be a stone. A stone-cutter I want to be. That ________ be pleasant.” The wise man, humoring him, said, “Be a cutter.” ________ he became a stone-cutter and as he went seeking a suitable stone, he ________ tired and his feet were sore（酸痛）. He ________,” I no longer want to cut stone. I would be the sun; that would be pleasant.” The wise man ______, “Be the sun.” And he was the sun. But the sun was warmer than the blacksmith, than a stone, than a stone-cutter, and he complained, “I do not _______ this. I would be the moon. It _______ cool.” The wise man spoke yet again, “Be the moon.” And he was the moon. This is warmer than being the sun,” _______ he, “for the light from the sun ________on me ever. I do not want to be the moon. I would be a _______ again. That, indeed, is the _______ life.” But the wise man replied, “I am _______of your changing. You wanted to be the moon; the moon you are and you will remain.”
A．tree B．iron C．stone D．stone-cutter
A．warm B．hot C．cold D．cool
A．energy B．force C．power D．strength
A．river B．mountain C．lake D．sea
A．went B．took C．came D．made
A．moon B．sun C．wise man D．blacksmith
A．bought B．caught C．sought D．protected
A．cried B．read C．spoke D．looked
A．would B．should C．will D．shall
A．Though B．Nevertheless C．Thus D．But
A．became B．turned C．grew D．went
A．complained B．suggested C．persuaded D．nodded
A．refused B．commanded C．mentioned D．married
A．like B．hate C．want D．get
A．feels B．sounds C．looks D．smells
A．whispered B．shouted C．stated D．declared
A．twinkles B．shines C．drops D．falls
A．smith B．carpenter C．woodcutter D．stone-cutter
A．worst B．best C．longest D．shortest
A．bored B．fond C．proud D．afraid
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
It was December 22. The bitter wind swept the countless snowflakes(雪花) across my front yard. My dad was there sweeping the 36 . His nose was red as a cherry. With every breath he took, a white puff escaped 37 the air.
Inside, my mother was _38_the last of the boxes. 39 I entered the front door, the thought that after today I wouldn’t enter through that 40 ever again burned a hole in my stomach. I picked up my dog and sat Indian style with him in my lap on the 41 , wooden floor. I had no 42 but to sit on the floor, for there was no longer any furniture in my house. I sat there in a daze (恍惚), just 43 . There was no reason for my parents to make me, a once 44 12-year-old kid, 45. I had two best friends right across the street; I did well in school and I always kept my room clean. 46 , this was “my house”. By no means did I want a couple of 47 living here. These recurring (重复) thoughts 48 around in my mind and I couldn’t find an answer.
Out of the front window I could see the orange top of a truck pulling in along the cleaned driveway and I knew it was the other U-Haul. At once their men came 49 in through the back door like World War Ⅲ was starting.
I watched 50 as the men, my mother and my dad loaded the truck. My dog even winced (畏缩) as he stared out of the window. I wondered if he was 51 , too, or if he just wished to play outside in the snow.
My mum came in, looking solemn (凝重). She turned 52 the overhead light, put the 53 in my arms and took me out of the back door. A totally 54 feeling filled my heart. For the first time in my life, I wondered what 55 would be like to me tomorrow.
| 36. |
A. stairs |
B. garden |
C. sidewalk |
D. driveway |
| 37. |
A. into |
B. down |
C. on |
D. over |
| 38. |
A. piling |
B. packing |
C. collecti ng |
D. locking |
| 39. |
A. Though |
B. S ince |
C. As |
D. While |
| 40. |
A. yard |
B. door |
C. box |
D. flat |
| 41. |
A. cold |
B. wet |
C. broken |
D. dirty |
| 42 |
A. choice |
B. way |
C. solution |
D. means |
| 43. |
A. dreaming |
B. thinking |
C. sleeping |
D. laughing |
| 44. |
A. intelligent |
B. clever |
C. happy |
D. honest |
| 45. |
A. remain |
B. cry |
C. suffer |
D. move |
| 46. |
A. However |
B. Besides |
C. Therefore |
D. Yet |
| 47. |
A. neighbors |
B.strangers |
C. visitors |
D. elders |
| 48. |
A. came |
B. traveled |
C. danced |
D. flowed |
| 49. |
A. running |
B. flying |
C. driving |
D. riding |
| 50. |
A. curiously |
B. happily |
C.interestingly |
D. helplessly |
| 51. |
A. afraid |
B. angry |
C. sad |
D. lonely |
| 52. |
A. down |
B. off |
C. on |
D. up |
| 53. |
A. box |
B. dog |
C. bag |
D. hand |
| 54. |
A. excited |
B. eager |
C. empty |
D. unknown |
| 55. |
A. weather |
B. school |
C. home |
D. world |