It was a cold winter day that Sunday. The parking lot to the 1 was filling up quickly. I noticed, as I got out of my car, fellow church members were 2 among themselves as they walked in the church. As I got 3__, I saw a man leaning up against the wall outside the church. He was almost lying down 4 he was asleep. His hat was 5 down so you could not see his face. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too 6 for his feet, with holes all over them and his toes 7 out. I guessed this man was 8 and asleep, so I walked on 9 through the doors of the church. We all talked for a few minutes, and someone 10 the man lying outside. People whispered but no one took 11 to ask him to come in, 12 me. A few moments later church began. We were all waiting for the Preacher (牧师) to take his 13 and to give us the Word, _14 the doors to the church opened. In 15 the man walking down the church with his head down. People gasped(喘息)and whispered and made _16 . He made his way down the church and up onto the pulpit (讲坛) where he took off his hat and coat. My heart 17 .
There stood our preacher… he was the “homeless man”. The preacher took his Bible (圣经) and 18 it on his stand.
“ 19 , I don't think I have to tell you what I am preaching about today. If you _20_ people by their appearance, you have no time to love them.”
A.school B.lecture C.park D.church
A.arguing B.whispering C.stating D.speaking
A.closer B.clearer C.lower D.farther
A.even though B.so that C.as if D.even if
A.dragged B.pulled C.dropped D.pushed
A.big B.bad C.ugly D.small
A.reached B.went C.stuck D.ran
A.homeless B.helpless C.hopeless D.careless
A.out B.by C.across D.from
A.invited B.mentioned C.took D.called
A.pleasure B.measure C.courage D.trouble
A.except B.besides C.without D.including
A.turn B.place. C.time D.seat
A.when B.before C.as D.after
A.rushed B.hurried C.came D.entered
A.decision B.choices C.faces D.jokes
A.sank B.fell C.broke D.failed
A.threw B.set C.laid D.folded
A.Brothers B.Folks C.Supporters D.Members
A.judge B.hate C.treat D.test
第二节:完形填空
Water and its importance to human life were the centre of the world’s attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and 16 the theme “Water for Life”.
There are more than one billion people in the world who live without 17 drinking water. The United Nations 18 to cut this number in half by 2015.
Solving such a big problem seems like a(n) 19 challenge. But everyone, 20 teenagers, can do something to help. A teenage girl in the US has set an example to the 21 of her age around the world.
Rene Haggerty, 13, was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work— 22 discarded batteries which pollute water.
In 2003, Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There she saw an exhibit about how 23 in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.
Haggerty learnt that 24 the batteries was an easy solution. “I think everybody can do it, because everyone 25 batteries, and it can make a big difference.” With these words, she began to 26 awareness in her area.
She 27 her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools 28 the public library, hospital, and churches. With help from her family, friends and local waste-management 29 , she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made a(n) 30 video.
Over the past two years, she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling programme but had made 31 progress.
When asked 32 she feels like a hero, Haggerty is quite 33 . “Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved!”
Every year the Gloria Barron Prize is 34 to young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in 35 the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive US $ 2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work.
16. A. had B. gave C. wrote D. discussed
17. A. enough B. safe C. muchD. polluted
18. A. asks B. orders C. hopes D. ensures
19. A. good B. strong C. important D. unreal
20. A. especially B. sometimes C. even D. seldom
21. A. boys B. others C. students D. grown-ups
22. A. collecting B. sellingC. buying D. using
23. A. things B. chemicals C. water D. air
24. A. making B. recycling C. reducing D. handling
25. A. uses B. hasC. throws D. needs
26. A. tell B. increase C. spread D. inform
27. A. talked to B. listened to C. heard from D. thought about
28. A. and B. besides C. as well as D. as good as
29. A. officials B. workers C. clerks D. experts
30. A. industrial B. agricultural C. scientific D. educational
31. A. much B. noC. someD. little
32. A. if B. how C. when D. why
33. A. proudB. glad C. modest D. worried
34. A. praises B. helps C. supports D. honors
35. A. awarding B. saving C. serving D. favoring
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.分,满分20分)
Every August on the island of Heimaey, off the southern coast of Iceland, young people often take a walk along the streets throughout the night. What’s more, their parents allow them to 16 .Why? The children of Heimaey are going to 17 young puffins—small black-and-white seabirds.
The cliffs(悬崖)above the town are 18 to a large group of puffins. The birds dig holes all around the cliffs. These holes are their homes. Their 19stay in the holes for about seven weeks. Then they begin to leave. Some move slowly on their 20 wings and feet down to the northern Atlantic Ocean that surrounds Heimaey. 21 , they swim, which they can do naturally, and learn to dive for fish.22 , however, may lose their way at night and 23 themselves in the town instead. On the ground, the young seabirds are 24 . Because their wings are not fully developed, they cannot 25 quickly to sea and safely. The birds then become a good 26 for cats and other animals. For many years, islanders have 27 many young puffins. Early at night in late August, children 28 thick paper boxes and lights hurry to the seashore to catch puffins. They spend most of the night 29after the birds. They put the birds they’ve caught in 30 and take good care of them. The next morning the children take the puffins to the ocean and set them 31 . The birds will live 32 until they are at least two years old. Then they will 33 to the cliffs to build homes of their own for their families.
34 the children of Heimaey always come to save puffins? “Yes,” answer the boys. “We look forward to it. The 35 time for us is setting the birds free.”
16. A. take a walkB. stay out C. come back D. make friends
17. A. kill B. watchC. catchD. save
18. A. home B. close C. dangerous D. falling
19. A. brothers B. friends C. parents D. young
20. A. undeveloped B. strong C. beautiful D. ugly
21. A. However B. There C. Therefore D. Again
22. A. These B. ThoseC. Others D. Puffins
23. A. makeB. send C. bringD. find
24. A. at ease B. in trouble C. at rest D. in safety
25. A. take off B. give off C. send off D. run off
26. A. friend B. toyC. mealD. game
27. A. caught B. eatenC. helped D. observed
28. A. making B. buying C. tearing D. carrying
29. A. running B. walking C. playing D. flying
30. A. water B. pockets C. paper D. boxes
31. A. offB. free C. outD. away
32. A. on land B. at sea C. in cliffs D. in town
33. A. stick B. devoteC. returnD. fall
34. A. Will B. Man C. MustD. Did
35. A. first B. last C. nextD. best
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,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once upon a time there was a group of tiny frogs that held a running competition. The 36 was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had 37 around the tower to see the race and cheer on the 38 .
The race began, 39 , no one in the crowd really 40 that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard 41 such as, “They will never 42 it to the top.” or “There is no 43 that they will succeed. The tower is too high!”
The tiny frogs began 44 , one by one, except for those who were climbing 45 in different paces.
The crowd continued to yell, “It’s too difficult! 46 will make it!”
47 tiny frogs got tired and gave up, 48 one continued higher and higher.
49 , everyone else had given up climbing the tower, except for one tiny frog. After a lot of 50 , he was the only one who reached the top! Then all the other tiny frogs 51 wanted to know how this one frog 52 to do it?
A competitor asked the tiny frog how he had found the 53 to succeed and reach the goal. It turned out that the winner was 54 !
Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be negative or pessimistic…because they 55 your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you--- the one you have in your heart!
36. A. wish B. goal C. plan D. idea
37. A. looked B. walked C. turned D. gathered
38. A. competitors B. holders C. actors D. performers
39. A. Generally B. Probably C. Actually D. Basically
40. A. wondered B. believed C. guessed D. hoped
41. A. statements B. conclusions C. arguments D. explanations
42. A. achieve B. spot C. encourage D. make
43. A. problem B. chance C. doubt D. favor
44. A. giving up B. cheering up C. escaping D. settling down
45. A. faster and faster B. higher and higher
C. farther and farther D. stronger and stronger
46. A. No one B. Everyone C. Anyone D. Someone
47. A. Fewer B. Less C. More D. Larger
48. A. and B. but C. so D. or
49. A. At the same time B. At each time C. At no time D. In the end
50. A. step B. attempt C. effort D. jump
51. A. naturally B. weightlessly C. sadly D. strangely
52. A. managed B. planed C. intended D. started
53. A. energy B. force C. strength D. power
54. A. deaf B. violent C. foolish D. religious
55. A. send B. pass C. keep D. take
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、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、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once, it was in the middle of a personal development workshop. One of the people present stood up and began 36 out diamond rings to each of the one hundred people in the room.
He was a 37 jeweler, he said, and he had made these expensive 38 as gifts to open people’s eyes to the abundance(富裕) of life.
On his fifth birthday, the man 39 , his uncle had taken him to a candy (糖果) 40 and told him that he could take 41he wanted, and as much as he wanted. 42 he was very pleased and decided to 43 something he liked best.
The entire store was 44 to him. He had looked at the jars and plates, and he hadn’t known where to 45 . At last, he filled a bag with all his 46 candies. He didn’t take everything, 47 that feeling of being able to have whatever he wanted seemed to make him very 48 .
Since then, he said, he had been able to 49 the abundance of life. He saw the world as full of 50 , riches and beauty — all you had to do was, take your pick and fill your bag.
The sad truth is that most of us grow up with the 51 feeling —we develop a poverty mentality(贫穷心理). We 52 believe that there simply isn’t enough. We think we have to53 , fight and struggle, so that we can get what we need and want. If we can’t 54 our hands to get, someone else will be searching through our pockets. The 55 of that mentality is that we all have to go hungry.
Get a taste of abundance and try to have a great life.
36. A. giving B. lending C. showing D. borrowing
37. A. poor B. strong C. rich D. popular
38. A. necklaces B. watches C. medals D. rings
39. A. complained B. explained C. suggested D. expected
40. A. school B. factory C. store D. yard
41. A. whatever B. wherever C. whichever D. whomever
42. A. Unfortunately B. Sadly C. Silently D. Certainly
43. A. refuse B. accept C. choose D. change
44. A. small B. open C. empty D. closed
45. A. begin B. work C. stay D. end
46. A. cheap B. famous C. expensive D. favourite
47. A. and B. or C. but D. nor
48. A. worried B. excited C. interested D. surprised
49. A. search B. invent C. lose D. notice
50. A. opportunities B. troubles C. sorrows D. quarrels
51. A. boring B. normal C. opposite D. natural
52. A. hardly B. always C. never D. less
53. A. leave B. continue C. stop D. compete
54. A. reach out B. put up C. take back D. work with
55. A. promise B. result C. success D. hope
III. 完形填空:
Many of the world's pollution problems have been 1 by the crowding of large groups of people into cities.Supply for the 2of the people leads to 3 pollution by industry.If the 4increase in human population 5 at the present rate(比率),there may be much greater harm. Some scientists speak of the 6in number of people as“population pollution.”
About 2000 years ago,the world 7 was probably about 250 million. 8reached a billion in 1850.By 1930the population was two billion.It is 9 six and a half billion.It is 10to double by the year 2050.If the population continues to grow at the same 11, there would be 25 billion people in the world a hundred years from now.
Man has been using the earth's 12 more and more rapidly over the years.Some of them are almost 13.Now many people believe that man's greatest 14 is how to control the growth of his population.The 15in the world will not support the human population,in time to come,if the 16 rate of increase continues. 17there is over crowding in the 18 and hunger in some countries. Can man's rate of increase 19?Many people believe that human survival(继续生存)in the future depends on the answer 20 the question.
1.A.made B.caused C.led D.worked out
2.A.needs B.satisfies C.service D.lacks
3.A.farther B.less C.further D.better
4.A.harmful B.small C.slow D.rapid
5.A.stops B.continues C.slows down D.adds to
6.A.increase B.reduce C.quality D.quantity
7.A.people B.situation C.population D.land
8.A.They B.You C.We D.It
9.A.now B.in the past C.in the future D.then
10.A.hoped B.expectedC.wishedD.looked forward to
11.A.time B.year C.rate D.period
12.A.place B.oil C.mines D.resources
13.A.missed B.rich C.gone D.enough
14.A.problem B.power C.plan D.idea
15.A.food B.electricity C.energy D.materials
16.A.past B.present C.future D.slow
17.A.Already B.Yet C.Still D.Often
18.A.villages B.mountains C.cities D.farms
19.A.continue B.exist C.fall D.keep
20.A.in B.of C.to D.for