Anthony is 80 years old. He lives by himself in his own home. He spends most of his time in front of the TV his favorite programs like, football, baseball, and car racing. I’ve him for about six years and his breaks my heart. Anthony reminds me of my own grandfather.
Anthonhy is from the isalnd of Malta, a small island in the Mediterranean Sea. He came to the United States, like of us, to look for a better future for his family. He eight kids and they live in the United states but of them live near him in Florida and nor do they visit him. I him once a day to check on him and spend some time with him.
I even watch TV with him that I don’t even , but the is that he feels someone is there him company. When he gets sick, or does not feel enough to cook, I will cross my fence and start for him. I will run some errands (跑腿) for him. When he has an appointment with his _ , I will drive him too. I’ll fix his remote control when it is not , etc…If something breaks or stops working, he calls me because he knows he can me anytime.
It is important to care about someone, it isn’t your own family. You would be of yourself when you do help someone. I am pretty sure there are many Anthonys out there facing the same loneliness. Please a difference in someone’s life.
A．forming B．playing C．watching D．attending
A．known B．noticed C．realized D．admitted
A．matter B．pain C．fact D．situation
A．few B．much C．most D．number
A．taught B．helped C．raised D．brought
A．none B．all C．some D．any
A．find B．visit C．call D．miss
A．work B．waste C．quality D．sleep
A．agree B．share C．hate D．like
A．point B．theme C．problem D．answer
A．keeping B．talking C．making D．using
A．good B．happy C．busy D．well
A．cleaning B．cooking C．reading D．playing
A．All the while B．Once in a while C．After a while D．In a while
A．teacher B．doctor C．repairman D．child
A．operating B．sounding C．using D．working
A．agree with B．deal with C．count on D．learn about
A．as if B．since C．when D．even if
A．proud B．fond C．ahead D．short
A．make B．feel C．force D．explain
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第二节: 完形填空 (满分20分)
Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to 41 with you.
I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the high way at 85 mph 42 we realized we were 43 . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand new $ 20 bill. I was so 44 because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on 45 seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line.
46 , I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I 47 I had not actually handed my money to the cashier. I had just 48 out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.
My conscience(良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t 49 over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and 50 for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I
51 to forgive myself the pleasure of an ice cream for 52 that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why don’t you use the change 53 the pizza instead of that nice, new $ 20 bill?” I was not so 54 of my cash now.
For the next two years, whenever I was 55 of the “pizza incident,” I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it.”
I have learned two things from this 56 . Maybe I was a fool for 57 in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a 58 pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will 59 up with you.
This reflects the saying, “A coward (懦夫) dies a thousand times, a hero dies once.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that accident at least a thousand times. If I had been a 60 and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.
41. A. say B. spare C. share D. explain
42. A. as B. while C. however D. when
43. A. lost B. tired C. hungry D. anxious
44. A. excited B. worried C. satisfied D. encouraged
45. A. rest B. food C. travel D. drink
46. A. Unluckily B. Finally C. Immediately D. Actually
47. A. forgot B. recognized C. noticed D. realized
48. A. walked B. left C. worked D. found
49. A. look B. get C. turn D. think
50. A. ask B. pay C. apologize D. send
51. A. refused B. wanted C. hoped D. meant
52. A. hope B. surprise C. anger D. fear
53. A. into B. with C. for D. from
54. A. sure B. upset C. proud D. pleased
55. A. asked B. reminded C. thought D. told
56. A. experience B. experiment C. story D. mistake
57. A. turning B. taking C. handing D. giving
58. A. free B. cheap C. plain D. oily
59. A. make B. wake C. catch D. put
60. A. coward B. fool C. loser D. hero
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第二节完形填空：（共20小题, 每小题1分, 满分20分）
Ⅱ. 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21 — 40各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该选项标号涂黑。
I was coaching girls' track in Iowa and there was a young discus（铁饼）thrower on the team with 21 potential（潜力）. Here goes her story.
At the end of our training 22 the district track meet, this discus thrower, Lucy, asked me if she 23 come to the school on Sunday for a little 24 training. I agreed. The year before, she had placed second at the district meet and 25 missed going to the state meet. She had won every discus event, 26 that district meet! And, her throws in the competitions had 27 been between 106’1” and 110’10”.
Something began to 28 me. Why couldn't Lucy 29 to get the discus to 111 feet? I wondered if it was more a psychological barrier（心理的障碍） 30 a physical one. I decided to try something 31 . I made up my mind to 32 to Lucy.
On Sunday, after her drills, I said, “Why don’t you throw five or six good ones for me to 33 ?” She began to throw again, but 34 were farther than what she had already thrown. But, I didn’t tell Lucy. As I was measuring the 35 one, I pulled out some more tape (量尺) and yelled out to her, “ Come to see this! This one is 36 ! ” It wasn’t. Lucy, thinking that this was a personal best, jumped wildly into the air in 37 .
The next afternoon, at the district meet, Lucy 38 with a personal best throw of 114’10”! Just 24 hours after I had lied to her. However, this time she had 39 thrown the discus four feet further than she had ever thrown it before.
Sometimes we 40 our own barriers in our mind. So learn to take control of your mind.
21. A. littleB. large C. no D. limited
22. A. afterB. during C. since D. before
23. A. couldB. mustC. shouldD. would
24. A. helpfulB. extra C. realD. regular
25. A. luckilyB. completelyC. narrowlyD. probably
26. A. exceptB. includingC. despiteD. with
27. A sometimesB. alwaysC. neverD. seldom
28. A. frightenB. pleaseC. shockD. bother
29. A. seemB. pretend C. needD. ask
30. A. apart fromB. rather thanC. because ofD. according to
31. A. impossibleB. familiarC. newD. easy
32. A. lieB. turnC. replyD. call
33. A. lookB. measure C. matchD. take
34. A. manyB. allC. someD. none
35. A. worstB. closestC. firstD. final
36. A. higherB. fartherC. biggerD. longer
37. A. excitementB. anxietyC. puzzlementD. anger
38. A. disappearedB. lostC. wonD. arrived
39. A. actually B. hardlyC. nearlyD. only
40. A. breakB. removeC. takeD. set
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第二节：完形填空(兆20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21-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答卷纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Temperature is part of my married romance Coming to New’York from Baltimore-where there is just one small snowstorm each year-1was 21 by a fireplace in my new home，wit fires 22 all day,just as what ancient people did at a wedding．
My husband，Peter,comes from northem Ontario，where winter 23 from September to May and cold wind is 24．”When Canadians have 30 below,they 25 it，”he says．“Cold wind is for crybabies．”
So to marry this man I had to learn to 26 for serious cold. To get me from Baltimore's Inner Harbor to Albany’s frozen Hudson，Peter piled me 27 jackets and sweaters，scarves and gloves．even a hat with earflaps．The gift of Sorel boots-comfortably warm at Canada’s 30 below,was a 28 we were getting serious．
That first winter together,living in upstate New York,I thought I’d 29 My boots were good below freezing，but my fingers could 30 tie them．Physical adaptation is real，but it came slowly．And there is also emotional 31 to cold．Some days I tell myself that I have enough beach memories to stick to on 32 days and other days I am reminded that living cold does indeed build 33 ．
34 ，having a warm house is important．After my first marriage ended，for years I 35 ! went on a second date with a man whose response to my”I'm cold”was．”Put on a sweater．”Now I’m married to a man who 36 that cold hands do not mean a warm heart．And that a big oil bill is better than roses But surprisingly,I've grown，too．I am 37 ，in this new life and climate，to go look for that cost-saving sweater．
The word comfortable did not 38 refer to being contented．Its Latin root，comfortare， means to strengthen．The Holy Spirit is Comforter；not to make us comfortable，but to make us
39 ．we 40 not be warm but we are indeed comforted．
21．A．set down B．set about C．set up D．set out
22．A．lighting B．burning C．going D．flashing
23．A．appears B．starts C．keeps D．runs
24．A．something B．everythingC．nothing D．none
25．A．suggest B．mean C．overlook D．enjoy
26．A．wear B．stand C．dress D．ride
27．A under B．over C．inside D．with
28．A．remark B．sign C．warning D．show
29．A．sleep B．forget C．die D．continue
30．A．hardly B．easily C．tightly D．loosely
31．A．health B．reactionC．feelings D．adaptation
32．A．rainy B．freezing C．sunny D．happy
33．A．character B．love C．hope D．hardship
34．A．Meanwhile B．However C．Therefore D．Besides
35．A．merely B．ever C．never D．just
36．A．wonders B．knows C．states D decides
37．A．unable B．accustomed C．interested D．willing
38．A．originally B．exactly C．actually D．namely
39．A．wild B．cold C．strong D．warm
40．A．will B．must C．can D．may
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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。
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few 16. On their faces was confidence. This was their last exam — then on to 17and jobs. Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they 18get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take 19of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 20task. The professor had said they could bring 21book or note they wanted, requesting only that they did not22each other, during the test.
23they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 24on the students’ faces as they noted there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed 25the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the 26faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” 27a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 28.”But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 29,” he said. “I just want to impress upon you that, 30you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the 31you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively 32in everyday practice. ” Then smiling, he added, “You will all 33this course, but remember — even though you are now college graduates, your education has just 34.”
The years have 35the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.
16. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days
17. A. interview B. discussion C. education D. graduation
18. A. would B. must C. have to D. used to
19. A. hold B. control C. charge D. place
20. A. interesting B. necessary C. easy D. unusual
21. A. no B. either C. any D. all
22. A. listen to B. look at C. refer to D. talk to
23. A. Nervously B. Joyfully C. Quickly D. Curiously
24. A. appeared B. changed C. froze D. stopped
25. A. then B. as C. before D. after
26. A. pleased B. worried C. surprised D. moved
27. A. Not B. Once C. Only D. Even
28. A. all B. none C. one D. it
29. A. wondered B. enjoyed C. hated D. expected
30. A. right now B. as though C. now that D. even though
31. A. exam B. subject C. question D. college
32. A. valuable B. difficult C. common D. strange
33. A. pass B. fail C. take D. start
34. A. begun B. completed C. failed D. succeeded
35. A. forgot B. remembered C. strengthened D. weakened
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Ⅲ. 完形填空
Around 5:30 p.m., I was on the bus one day and everybody on the bus was quiet. People had just 36 from work, students had just finished their last 37 and everybody was a little tired from a long day. It wasn’t a particularly good day for me 38 as I was feeling quite tired. I was just looking outside of the 39 without any specific thought in my mind. It was the same 40 I had seen many times before, people hurrying home.
In front of me, there was a guy sitting in the seat who didn’t look too clean. 41 he was looking out of the window, the guy suddenly 42 to me and pointed at something outside. “Hey, look.” He had a big smile on his face. I turned to the 43 he was pointing to and there it was ---- the beautiful Catalina mountains burning with a beautiful 44 . The mountains were coated with bright pink light and shadows. He turned to other people on the bus and told them to look at the mountains. He 45 “ Wow” and “ It’s so beautiful” again and again. Everybody on the bus 46 the views indeed.
The 47 view also helped me to end my long 48 day with a good feeling in my heart. But, more 49 , I was so inspired to see that this man wanted to 50 the beautiful view with everybody on the bus, total strangers. His 51 act made me accidentally find something that I had lost which I didn’t even know I had lost. He made me 52 that I had lost the feelings and the 53 I used to have everyday. In my daily life, many things had 54 their color and movement. But he 55 me that things are still there ---- they never get lost.
36. A. gone by B. given up C. got off D. taken up
37. A book B. class C. lesson D. experiment
38. A. also B. too C. either D. instead
39. A. window B. classroom C. mountain D. city
40. A. people B. bus C. trouble D. view
41. A. Though B. Once C. If D. As
42. A. turned B. attended C. referred D. objected
43. A. finger B. direction C. driver D. sky
44. A. journey B. memory C. sunrise D. sunset.
45. A. wrote B. followed C. repeated D. discussed
46. A. described B. impressed C. enjoyed D. recorded
47. A. full B. amazing C. same D. simple
48. A. unlucky B. worrying C. tiring D. exciting
49. A. importantly B. naturally C. beautifully D. fortunately
50. A. comment B. connect C. compare D. share
51. A. final B. kind C. violent D. direct
52. A. decide B. believe C. realize D. learn
53. A. excitement B. determination C. concern D. puzzle
54. A. increased B. showed C. lost D. faded
55. A. warned B. reminded C. advised D. persuaded