A couple of years ago, I decided it was time to take a break. I was about to ,and I wanted to reward myself for all those college years.
As I was curiously different websites and guidebooks, getting ready for my little adventure, I that besides getting all the necessities, I also needed to get a sun .
When I got to the shop, it occurred to me that in the middle of planning my ,I somehow hadn’t paid much attention to the calendar. It was Feb.14, and Valentine’s fever had the whole shopping center.
I finally a rack(货架) with summer hats hanging on it .I walked over and tried on a couple. I really liked one .I just couldn’t decide whether I wanted to get the one with a pink ribbon or a blue ribbon decoratively around it.
“You looked really great on those hats, ”a middle-aged man there waiting to be helped…and said to me.
“Oh, thank you.” I answered and increased my pace. I was in no mood to have a with a stranger. I stopped by a sale rack and looked through colorful shirts.
“Excuse me.” A voice suddenly my dreamy state of mind. I turned around and that man was standing right behind me. He looked but determined.
Before I could do or say anything, he continued with what he wanted to say. “I’m sorry to you, but those hats looked really nice on you. You see, I don’t anybody to buy a Valentine’s gift for this year, so I got you one of the hats. I you don’t mind.” he said while handing me a plastic bag and disappeared immediately.
“Thank you!” I finally breathed out ,feeling quite surprised. Who would imagine that a would walk up to you and give you a present?
I do hope the man found his Valentine .And most of all--I no longer feel blue on Valentine’s Day, even when I’m alone, because I remember my hat story.
A．retire B．speak C．defeat D．graduate
A．searching B．searching for C．looking D．looking for
A．announced B．suggested C．realized D．declared
A．hat B．glass C．shirt D．bag
A．proudly B．suddenly C．curiously D．patiently
A．study B．reward C．trip D．present
A．handed over B．taken over C．given out D．turned out
A．bought B．made C．kept D．saw
A．on business B．in particular C．at work D．in danger
A．formed B．tied C．collected D．torn
A．lying B．stopping C．standing D．following
A．angrily B．politely C．unhappily D．sadly
A．bargain B．trade C．cooperation D．conversation
A．continued B．interested C．attracted D．interrupted
A．tired B．shy C．surprised D．sorry
A．bother B．satisfy C．meet D．fit
A．catch B．ask C．have D．advise
A．think B．consider C．find D．hope
A．lover B．patient C．teacher D．stranger
A．in time B．on time C．at times D．over time
第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从41～55各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Saint-Ex back from the dead
The French Government confirmed last Wednesday that pieces found at the bottom of the Mediterranean belonged to a plane piloted by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, one of France's most beloved authors. The discovery throws some 41 on Saint-Exupery's mysterious disappearance about sixty years ago.
The author of "The Little Prince" disappeared completely during World War II while 42 a group of men for the Allies (联盟)over 43 of France on July 31, 1944. But in May 2000, a professional diver discovered the remains of a Lockheed Lightning P38 plane thrown here and there on the seabed in 70 metres of water 44 the French port of Marseilles. A state ban (禁令) on 45 dives in the area delayed further searches until October 2003. At that time, a salvage (打捞)team 46 pieces of the aircraft's landing parts and engine. One of the pieces 47 a maker's number. It wasn't until last Wednesday that the researchers 48 confirmed that it belonged to Saint-Exupery’s plane.
Saint-Exupery was 44 when he 49 out to photograph parts of southern France in 50 for the Allied landings there, but was never seen again. Repeated searches of the coast 51 to turn up the aircraft, leaving the author's disappearance 52 in mystery. The discovery was a dream for 53 , even if it did not explain why the plane came down.
Saint Exupery was a great adventurer whose life and 54 turned him into one of the country's biggest heroes. "The Little Prince" is a tale about a little boy who tells his 55 to a pilot he meets in the Sahara Desert.
41.A. ideas B. light C. thought D. views
42.A. sending B. seeing off C. flying D. being together with
43.A. the east B. the west C. the northD. the south
44.A. alongB. off C. overD. to
45.A. late B. immediate C. further D. new
46A. searched B. got C. found out D. recovered
47.A. got B. boreC. made D. put
48.A.surely B. carefully C. completely D. finally
49.A. sent B. flew C. turned D. came
50.A. preparation B. search C. group D. secret
51.A. succeededB. failed C. gotD. missed
52.A. recoveredB. covered C. unknownD. known
53.A. dives B. France C. authors D. historians
54.A. books B. stories C. plane D. war
55.A. discoveries B. authorC. experiences D. searches
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
It was getting colder as my family ran out of the church, eager to get home. Across the street was a gas station where the bus 36 . It was closed for Christmas, but we noticed a family 37 outside the locked door, shaking in the rain. We talked about why they were there but soon I 38 all about them
When we got home，we received a call from my grandparents, 39 us to their house for the Christmas dinner. As we 40 through town, I noticed that the family was still there, standing outside the gas station
“Look at the children! That's just my 41 childhood. I must do something.” With these words，my father pulled off the road, and I saw the whole family: the parents and three children.
Rolling down his window，my father asked, “Waiting for the 42 ?”
“Yes.” the father replied _ 43 , “We're going to the nearby town where I have a brother and maybe a chance of 44 _. Out of work for two months now.”
“Well, that bus won't come for several hours, and you're getting _45 standing here.” my father 46 . “Why not get in the car and I'll drive you there．”
The man thought for a moment，and then he 47 . Once they got in，my father looked back _48 his shoulder and asked the children if Santa Claus had found them yet. The 49 faces gave him the answer
“Well，when I saw Santa Claus this morning,” my father said, winking (眨眼) at us, “he asked me if he could leave your toys at 50 .We'll just go to get them 51 I take you to your destination.”
All at once, the children's 52 lit up，and they began talking and laughing
When we got to our house, they 53 straight to the toys in our Christmas tree. One of the girls took Jill's doll. The little boy grabbed Sharon's ball．And the other girl picked up something of mine
It happened a long time ago, but I still remember the 54 on their faces. That was the Christmas when my sisters and I 55 the joy of making others happy
36．A．travelled B．stayed C．stopped D．left
37．A . sitting B．standing C．holding D．keeping
38．A．cared B．arguedC．worried D．forgot
39．A．inviting B．introducingC．telling D．forcing
40．A．flew B．drove C．raced D．walked
41．A．lucky B．surprising C．difficultD．frightening
42．A．bus B．time C．train D．help
43．A．warmly B．gently C．shyly D．angrily
44．A．a job B．a dinner C．a friend D．a present
45．A．comfortable B．sad C．wet D．warm
46．A．explained B．suggested C．ordered D．decided
47．A．added B．sighed C．nodded D．refused
48．A．on B．to C．from D．over
49．A．excited B．disappointedC．worried D．interested
50．A．the station B．the bus C．my car D．my house
51．A．before B．if C．once D．when
52．A．words B．faces C．lives D．feelings
53．A．turned B．jumped C．ran D．moved
54．A．anger B．surpriseC．tears D．smiles
55．A．learned B．practicedC．recognized D．made
第二节完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，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）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 am not one who is frightened easily, but I must admit that one night I saw a figure th at really struck terror into my heart.
I 36 it was a cold moon - lit night when I was walking home. It was the first night of my whole life that I had been outside 37 at such a late time. There were 38 few people on the road at night. Even during the day, the road was used by only some. On that night, it seemed even 39 . While I was walking, I could hear some 40 made by creatures that love the night world. I moved really fast towards home. It was 41 because I was hungry. More importantly, I was eager to get back home for warmth. All of a sudden, I 42 an old lady in a short distance away. Her 43 was covered with a white cloth. She was 44 to me, I think.
I was a bit 45 . I wanted to know 46 she was there at that time of the late night. I stopped walking for a while. As I 47 there, stories about ghosts (鬼) began to come to my mind one after 48 . I was soon 49 fear and started to run as fast as I could. When I reached home I could 50 speak.
The next day, however, I 51 that place again to make sure that the woman was not a ghost but indeed a real person. But I could find no footprints there 52 a banana plant. I realized then that it was the banana plant with its leaves moving in the gentle wind that 53 like a woman waving her hand. I had indeed made a fool of myself; but after the 54 night’s experience, this 55 was small relief to me.
36．A．realized B．recognized C．remembered D．reminded
37．A．alone B．asleep C．awake D．lonely
38．A．never B．often C．seldom D．rarely
39．A．busier B．noisier C．quieter D．wider
40．A．noises B．quarrels C．songs D．voices
41．A．completely B．mainly C．obviously D．partly
42．A．made sense of B．caught sight of C．got ahead of D．took hold of
43．A．waist B．leg C．head D．hand
44．A．smiling B．waiting C．whispering D．waving
45．A．mysterious B．cautious C．conscious D．curious
46．A．why B．when C．what D．how
47．A．lay B．sat C．stood D．walked
48．A．another B．other C．others D．the other
49．A．addicted to B．filled with C．far from D．short of
50．A．clearly B．easily C．hardly D．loudly
51．A．traveled B．visited C．appreciated D．went
52．A．over B．without C．than D．except
53．A．felt B．looked C．smelt D ．sounded
54．A．previous B．next C．last D．following
55．A．inventionB．achievementC．contribution D．discovery
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，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。
Most of the foods we eat today were at one time or another not known to man. One by one they are 36 and became a part of our everyday 37 . Very often the person, who was the first to 38 these foods, however, had to be a person of 39 . Who, for 40 , ate the first crab（蟹）and who, the first mushroom？
When 41 and coffee were first introduced to 42 in the eighteenth century, there were many 43 for and against their use. Some people claimed（宣称）that they were 44 , and that, if drunk over long periods of time, they would kill 45 . In Sweden, King Gustav III decided to find out whether these 46 were true or false. It 47 happened that there were two brothers who were in 48 at the time；they were twins and were almost exactly alike in every 49 . They had also been sentenced to 50 . The King decided to let them live if one of them 51 to drink several cups of tea each day and the other, several cups of 52 each day.
Both brothers lived many years without any 53 of any kind. At last one brother who 54 to drink tea every day died at the age of 74 and 55 died a few years later. Because of the way the experiment had turned out, Sweden is today one of the countries in the world where much tea and coffee are drunk.
36. A. introduced B. produced C. added D. changed
37. A. drink B. cost C. diet D. interest
38. A. cook B. discover C. try D. check
39. A. success B. courage C. practice D. will
40. A. free B. ever C. long D. example
41. A. tea B. tobacco C. milk D. chocolate
42. A. America B. Europe C. Africa D. England
43. A. attempts B. decisions C. opinions D. advice
44. A. different B. common C. plantsD. poisonous
45. A. a person B. themselves C. others D. ourselves
46. A. wishes B. decisions C. doubts D. conversations
47. A. so B. very C. too D. much
48. A. school B. hospital C. danger D. prison
49. A. day B. wayC. partD. photograph
50. A. deathB. dead C. dieD. dying
51. A. agreed B. pleased C. allowed D. prepared
52. A. milk B. water C. coffee D. orange
53. A. food B. problems C. tasteD. happiness
54. A. had B. enjoyed C. allowed D. insisted
55. A. others B. other C. anotherD. the other
第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
While we were riding the old German bus in Albania, a gypsy (吉普赛人) girl got on. She was about seven years old. Most gypsy children had a 21 look in their eyes. They were hardened by the world and by 22 they had experienced. The gypsies 23 in slums (贫民窟). The children begged on the streets or did other work so that their parents could 24 to buy wine. Every time we saw these 25 , we could always see the dead look in their eyes. But not this 26 . She was cheerful and had a beautiful smile on her face. As soon as she 27 , she started talking to us. Her name was Angela and she was on her 28 to visit her grandfather in a nearby slum village. I 29 my purse for something nice to give her. 30 , all I had with me was gum. She eagerly put a 31 in her mouth, and then closed her eyes a little while because the 32 was mint-flavored (薄荷味). It seemed like she had 33 tasted it before. She 34 in a funny way and the other people on the bus were all amused by what she did. When the bus 35 , she picked up the big bag she was carrying, 36 and jumped out of the bus.
She is out of my life, but not out of my 37 . This girl deserved so much more than her 38 surroundings, yet she didn’t let any of them get herself 39 . I pray I will 40 her again someday, so that I can give her that hug which I should have given her that day on the bus!
21. A. worried B. happy C. dead D. curious
22. A. which B. this C. that D. what
23. A. lived B. played C. worked D. studied
24. A. manage B. try C. have D. afford
25. A. children B. adults C. beggars D. passers-by
26. A. day B. girl C. place D. story
27. A. sat down B. crowded in C. moved off D. laid down
28. A. bus B. car C. way D. taxi
29. A. searched B. examined C. touched D. found
30. A. Fortunately B. Sadly C. Surprisingly D. Clearly
31. A. little B. block C. piece D. set
32. A. smell B. sweet C. sugar D. gum
33. A. ever B. never C. always D. often
34. A. laughed B. shouted C. cried D. complained
35. A. pulled through B. pulled in C. pulled down D. pulled back
36. A. sighed B. bent C. nodded D. waved
37. A. feeling B. dream C. mind D. eyesight
38. A. poor B. warm C. comfortable D. rich
39. A. off B. up C. away D. down
40. A. help B. meet C. invite D. thank