Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they 16 after having dinner together. They discussed the 17 they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a 18 house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer（经销商）send a 19 to her.” The third said, “I built a beautiful 20 for Mama.” The fourth said, “You know 21 Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t 22 very well. I met a 23 who had a parrot（鹦鹉）that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to 24 it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, 25 it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were 26 by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother 27 her thank-you notes, which read:
“Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to 28 the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to 29 . I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll 30 use the car. The 31 was good, although not practical. Thanks.”
“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to 32 plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost 33 my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Dearest Melvin, you were the 34 son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so 35 . I liked it very much. Thank you.”
A．fought B．talked C．studied D．slept
A．gifts B．chances C．wishes D．challenges
A．warm B．big C．safe D．lonely
A．book B．bike C．car D．bag
A．station B．museum C．library D．theater
A．what B．how C．why D．when
A．listen B．feel C．see D．walk
A．nurse B．writer C．businessman D．lawyer
A．protect B．beat C．raise D．teach
A．but B．so C．unless D．although
A．treated B．impressed C．threatened D．hurt
A．sent out B．put up C．took out D．picked up
A．sell B．borrow C．clean D．visit
A．learn B．work C．exercise D．travel
A．never B．often C．regularly D．sometimes
A．future B．hobby C．idea D．program
A．create B．enjoy C．bring D．record
A．lost B．admired C．remained D．discovered
A．same B．last C．next D．only
A．strange B．unpleasant C．bitter D．delicious
II. 完形填空（共20小题，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。
When Dave was eighteen, he bought a second-hand car for ￡200 so that he could travel to and from work more 26 than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but it got so old, and it was costing him 27 much in repairs, that he decided that he had better 28 it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was 29 to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so 30 of them had any desire to buy it.
Dave’s friend Sam saw that he was 31 when they met one evening, and said, “What’s 32 , Dave?” Dave told him and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may 33_ more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam’s 34 was reasonable, he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read: “For sale: small car, 35 very little gas, only two owners. Bargain at ￡50.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no 36_. but then on the Saturday evening he had an enquiry (咨询). A man rang up and said he would like to 37 him about the car. “All right.” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o’clock the next morning would be 38_ or not. “Fine,” the man said, “and I’ll 39 my wife. We want to go for a ride in it to 40 it.”
The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, 41 to wait there for the people who had 42 his advertisement. Even Dave had to 43 that the car really looked like a wreck (残破的车). Then, soon after he had got the car as 44 as it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave’s car and then said, “Have you reported this 45 to us yet, sir?”
26. A. directly B. safely C. properly D. easily
27. A. so B. suchC. very D. too
28. A. keepB. repair C. sell D. throw
29. A. willi
ng B. lucky C. ashamed D. generous
30. A. some B. neither C. none D. most
31. A. delightedB. sad C. calm D. astonished
32. A. on B. up C. it D. that
33. A. learn B.miss C. getD. find
34. A. messageB.advice C. requestD. words
35. A. usesB. loses C. has D. spends
36. A. doubtB. help C. troubleD. answer
37. A. tell B.see C. agree D. call
38. A. exactB.suitable C. early D. late
39. A. followB. meet C. bring D. introduce
40. A. recognizeB. get C. admireD. test
41. A. happening B. meaning C. tu
rning D. failing
42. A. readB. seen C. answered D. placed
43. A. forget B.show C. disagreeD. admit
44. A. clean B. alike C. fast D. light
45. A. bargain B. sale C. accident D. result
SECTION B（18 points）
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D．Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context．
Those days I’ve prepared to complete my college degree. The last project was named “smile”, which required us to go out and smile at three people and 36 their reactions.
It was freezing. My friend and I went out to a fast food restaurant. We were standing in line, waiting to be 37 , when all of a sudden people around us began to back away from their position.
As I 38 I smelt a terrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men. As I looked down at the short gentleman close to me, he was smiling and his nice sky – blue eyes searched for 39 .
To sit in the restaurant and 40 up, they had to buy something. When the young casher at the counter asked what they wanted to order, one of them said coffee because that was all they could 41 . I smiled and asked the casher for two more breakfast meals on two 42 plates. Then I walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the plates on the table and 43 the blue – eyed little man’s cold hands with my hands. With tears in his eyes, he said. “Thank you”. I noticed that all the 44 in the restaurant were set on me at that time.
I returned to college and 45 a paper about this story as my project to the instructor. She read it and though highly of my project. Just then I realized in my own way I had 46 the people at the restaurant, my friend, the instructor, and every person that shared the classroom. I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn unconditional acceptance.
Much love and compassion is sent to each person who may read this and learn how to 47 people.
36．A．recognize B．record C．describe D．imagine
37．A．paid B．treated C．served D．charged
38．A．turn up B．turn down C．turn to D．turned around
39．A．assistance B．acceptance C．advice D．admission
40．A．break B．pick C．cheer D．warm
41．A．afford B．enjoy C．spend D．drink
42．A．big B．separate C．beautiful D．special
43．A．shook B．shared C．clapped D．covered
44．A．customers B．hands C．eyes D．sounds
45．A．handed in B．wrote down C．took out D．search for
46．A．involved B．contacted C．investigated D．touched
47．A．hate B．please C．love D．beat
第三节：完形填空（共两部分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项
Several years ago, I worked in a company as a driver. One day in the company when I was cleaning my 41 which was getting dirty from running outside, I noticed the owner’s elderly father making his 42 to his grandson. The old man was fond of fishing all his life. He usually stayed at home because of his old age, but this time he 43 to ask the kid to take him fishing. The grandson said, ‘I’m not taking you! It’s 44than taking a kid.’
His answer broke my heart. I stopped working immediately and headed back home. I took everything I needed and then 45 . On the way I stopped at a store and bought a bobber (钓鱼的浮子). When I got to the company, I 46 the old man to go fishing near the river.
When we got there, I put him in the chair at the edge of the 47 , cast the line, and handed him the fishing pole (鱼竿). It wasn’t long before the bobber started to dance; he handed the pole to me. I took the fish off, cast, and 48 handed the pole to him. This went on, one fish after another, for over an hour until he told me he was 49 and needed to go home.
When I got him home, I gave the fish to his daughter-in-law with instructions to make sure he got them for dinner and then I 50 . Two weeks later, the old man died. His family told me later that all he talked about during that time was his last fishing trip.
Whenever you get the 51 , don’t forget to stay with your grandpa. Someday, you may be in the same place and you’ll want your family to 52 you too.
41. A. chair B. car C. bag D. taxi
42. A. point B. decision C. way D. mind
43. A. went away B. moved ahead C. came out D. stood up
44. A. safer B. easier C. quicker D. worse
45. A. returned B. worked C. rested D. studied
46. A. taught B. suggested C. ordered D. invited
47. A. street B. water C. sea D. hill
48. A. suddenly B. therefore C. again D. lately
49. A. disappointed B. excited C. worried D. tired
50. A. played B. exercised C. left D. slept
51. A. chance B. experience C. information D. number
52. A. look for B. stare at C. turn into D. care about
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，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。
Rest is critical to life and work and a positive attitude towards rest needs to be maintained. Enough rest is significant to our body and mind 36 a lack of adequate rest, as well as __37__ attitudes to rest, will do great harm to our health.
Rest is vital to our ability to 38 at our best. Recent news stories report that scientists are learning surprising things about the importance of sleep. There is enough __39_ suggesting that rest will refresh us, 40 our body and mind to work efficiently. Besides, rest is important for 41 that; it is helpful in setting 42 goals and deciding what goals to attain first. Those who are caught up in extremely busy lives 43 the time to think about what they are doing and to make objective 44 , which blocks the maximization of their 45 .
On the contrary, lack of adequate rest damages brain function, so much so that sleep experts have been able to 46 drops in IQ in patients who are 47 of sleep. Other studies have presented a negative effect on body movements in sleep-wanting subjects. It should not, therefore, be a 48 that the California Highway Patrol has stated that sleep-wanting drivers are as great a 49 to road safety as are drunken drivers.
However, rest is widely 50 by some people. Instead of sleep, they go to pubs and clubs 51 what they call social drinking or having a smoke with friends and they 52__ that this kind of entertaining is rest. Nowadays, the economy forces people to drink and gamble for the sake of the 53 one moves in. The truth is that rest means not using our _54 _ both physically and mentally, even spiritually. We need to rest correctly and 55 ; otherwise, tiredness and illness will occur.
36. A. when B. though C. until D. while
37. A. critical B. misleading C. puzzling D. ambiguous
38. A. survive B. create C. function D. advance
39. A. evidence B. theory C. belief D. information
40. A. encouraging B. enabling C. persuading D. concentrating
41. A. more than B. rather than C. other than D. less than
42. A. ideal B. appropriate C. professional D. high
43. A. afford B. expect C. lack D. waste
44. A. comments B. complaints C. attempts D. decisions
45. A. potential B. limit C. vision D. goal
46. A. predict B. evaluate C. measure D. assume
47. A. short B. afraid C. full D. tired
48. A. fact B. warning C. rule D. surprise
49. A. burden B. reminder C. threat D. blow
50. A. accepted B. valued C. abandoned D. misunderstood
51 A. with B. like C. as D. for
52. A. claim B. suggest C. announce D. promote
53. A. traps B. circles C. mysteries D. troubles
54. A. judgment B. time C. labor D. power
55. A. completely B. partly C. sufficiently D. permanently
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从26—50各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
The use of nuclear power has already spread all over the world, However, scientists still have
not 36 on what should be done with the large 37 of waste material that tend to increase everyyear .
Most waste materials are dealr38simply by placing them39.But nuclear waste40be dealt with very carefully. It gives41dangerous radiation and it will continue to be 42for hundreds, thousands, even mil-lions of years.
How should we get rid of such waste material in a43that it will not harm the environment? Where can we safely44it? One idea is to put this45waste inside a 46 container ,47is then dropped to the deep bottom of the ocean. But some scientists believe that this way of dealing with nuclear waste could kill fish and other living things in the oceans48interfere(干扰)with their growth.. Another way49nuclear waste is to send it into space, to the sun, 50 it would be burned. Some scientists suggests suggest that this polluting material51buried thousands of meters under the52surface. Such under-ground areas must be lree53possible earthquakes. Advance id being54,But it may still be many years55this problem could be finally settled.
A．planned B．agreed C．regarded D．known
A．nunber B．amounts C．lot D．mass
A．of B．with C．up D．to
A．anywhere B．nowhere C．elsewhere D．somewhere
A．may B．should C．must D．can
A．away B．off C．up D．down
A．harm B．deathly C．dying D．deathly
A．method B．way C．means D．manner
A．place B．export C．do with D．do
A．radioactive B．radiation C．active D．activity
A．large B．stone C．thick D．nice
A．that B．such C．and D．which
A．or B．and C．so D．then
A．to move B．to transport C．to remove D．to carry
A．so B．when C．as D．here
A．can be B．being C．be D．muse be
A．earth B．being C．ocean D．water
A．of B．with C．at D．in
A．caused B．made C．taken D．done
A．when B．if C．befire D．thus