The sun was shining when I got on No.151 Bus. We passengers sat jammed together in heavy clothes. No one spoke. That’s one of the rules. we see the same faces every day, we prefer to behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their .
As the bus came near the Mile, a suddenly rang out “ !This is your driver speaking.” We looked at the back of the driver’s head. “Put your papers down. All of you.” The came down. “Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go .”
Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an older woman, her head wrapped in a red scarf(围巾).I saw her every day. Our eyes met We waited for the next from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning neighbor!”
Our voice were .For many of us, these were the words we had spoken that day. But we said them together, like ,to the strangers beside us. We couldn’t help .There was the feeling of relief(解脱), that we were not being held up(抢劫). But more, there was the sense of ice being . “Good morning ,neighbor.” It was not so after all. Some of us repeated it, others shook hands ,many laughed. The bus driver said nothing more. He didn’t to. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a warm sound I had never heard before in .
When I reached my stop, I said to my seatmate, and then jumped off the bus. That day was off better than most.
A.unwritten B.strict C.bus D.city
A.As B.Because C.When D.Although
A.read B.sit C.talk D.hide
A.ways B.methods C.respect D.distance
A.message B.warning C.suggestion D.voice
A.Attention B.Minding C.Help D.Listen
A.papers B.passengers C.driver D.tears
A.on B.round C. ahead D.down
A.still B.nearly C.even D.hardly
A.turn B.talk C.order D.remark
A.loud B.neat C.slow D.weak
A.first B.last C.best D.only
A.passengers B.citizens C.patients D.schoolchildren
A.shouting B.crying C.smiling D.wondering
A.formed B.heated C.broken D.frozen
A.sad B.hard C.ordinary D.shy
A.need B.want C.like D.begin
A.my life B.Bus No.151 C.public D.other words
A.good morning B.good-bye C.hello D.thanks
A.starting B.seeing C.taking D.turning
第三部分完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Dear Lee,
Thank you for your note.I like your _26_ between death and failure.I had not thought of these two in the same way __27__ you describe.I thank you for bringing this to my _28__.
Your insights are very deep.As you say, “death is only a(n) _29_ but failure can change someone’s whole life.” Yes, death is final.Failure is _30__.Death leaves us with _31__ .But failure can leave us with lessons which will _32_ our lives.
I hope that your failure to pass that _33__ English test will help you _34__ it will hurt you.Please remember that it is not being _35_ down that is important.It is the inability to get up that is __36__ .You will have to learn to get up, and to get going.Failure is the “staying down.” It is not the “falling down.”
From reading your letter, I __37__ your English to be very good.You write better than __38___ of my American friends.I do not know the reason for __39__ your English test.Maybe you were distracted that day.It is __40__ that persons are judged on the basis of a single test.
You write well, you __41__ your feelings with excellence, and you think __42__ .These characteristics should __43__ you move toward a bright career.Just don’t let yourself “stay down.” Get up and __44__ them all know that you are talented and you are __45__ to succeed.I think you will.
With best wishes for a fine career.
Yours,
Frank
26.A.idea B.comparison C.thought D.reason
27.A.which B.where C.what D.that
28.A.attention B.heart C.head D.home
29.A.end B.result C.fact D.thing
30.A.forever B.continuous C.contemporary D.temporary
31.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.thinking
32.A.increase B.better C.honor D.treasure
33.A.easy B.terrific C.terrible D.ordinary
34.A.as good as B.more than C.as well as D.much than
35.A.fallen B.stayed C.knocked D.felt
36.A.impossible B.possible C.necessary D.important
37.A.judge B.accept C.prefer D.expect
38.A.all B.any C.one D.some
39.A.succeeding B.passing C.finishing D.failing
40.A.likely B.reasonable C.a shame D.fair
41.A.find B.express C.speak D.tell
42.A.deeply B.thoroughly C.carefully D.widely
43.A.leave B.drive C.help D.start
44.A.get B.ask C.show D.make
45.A.devoted B.determined C.engaged D.supposed
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town, saying 1 he had the most beautiful heart in the whole world. A large crowd gathered and they all admired his heart, 2 it was perfect. There was not a mark or a flaw (瑕疵) in it. They all agreed it was truly the most beautiful heart they had 3 seen. The young man was very 4 and boasted (自夸) more loudly about his beautiful heart.
Suddenly, an old man appeared at the front of the 5 and said, “Your heart is not as beautiful as 6 .” The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s heart. It was beating strongly, but it 7 scars (疤痕). It had places 8 pieces had been removed and other pieces put in, but they didn’t fit quite right and there were several rough (粗糙的) and pointed edges (边).
The people stared. “How can he say his heart is 9 ?” they thought. The young man looked at the old man’s heart and laughed. “You must be 10 ,” he said. “Compare your heart with mine. Mine is perfect and yours is a mess of (一大堆) scars.”
“Yes, yours 11 perfect, but I would never trade with you,” said the old man. “Every scar represents (代表) a person to whom I have given my 12 . I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their heart which fits into the empty place in my heart, but because the pieces aren’t exact in shape, I have some 13 , which I value. They remind me of the love we shared. So now do you see what true 14 is?”
The young man was moved. He stood there silently with 15 running down his cheeks.
A.that B.what C.which D.why
A.so B.for C.since D.and
A.seldom B.sometimes C.ever D.never
A.proud B.surprised C.happy D.angry
A.town B.street C.man D.crowd
A.I B.me C.my D.mine
A.full of B.was full of C.filled with D.was fill with
A.that B.which C.where D.what
A.beautiful B.as beautiful C.more beautiful D.most beautiful
A.joking B.tricking C.dreaming D.playing
A.looks B.smells C.sounds D.feels
A.gift B.heart C.life D.love
A.bad hearts B.nice heart C.perfect edges D.rough edges
A.kindness B.happiness C.beauty D.love
A.water B.tears C.sweat D.blood
第二节完型填空(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,并在答题卡上涂黑。
A loving person lives in a loving world.A hostile (敌意的) person lives in a hostile world.Everyone you meet is your mirror.
Mirrors have a very particular 36.They reflect the image in front of them.Just as a
37mirror works as the vehicle to reflection, 38 do all of the people in our lives.
When we see something beautiful such as a flower garden, that garden 39 a reflection When we love someone, it's a(n) 40 of loving ourselves.We have often heard things like "I love how I am when I'm with that person." That simply 41 into "I'm able to love me when I love that other person." 42 , when we meet someone new, we feel as though we "click".Sometimes it's as if we've 43 each other for a long time.That feeling can come from 44 similarities.
Just as the "mirror" or other person can be a positive reflection, it is more likely that we'll
45 it when it has a negative connotation(内涵). 46.it's easy to remember times when we have met someone we're not particularly 47about.We may have some criticism (批评) in our mind about the 48.This is especially true when we get to know someone with whom we would rather spend 49time.
Oftentimes, when we 50 qualities in other people, ironically(讽刺地), it's usually the mirror that's 51to us.
At times we meet someone 52 and feel distant, disconnected, or disgusted. 53 we don't want to believe it, and it's not easy or 54 to look further, it can be a great learning lesson to 55 what part of the person is being reflected in you.It's simply just another way to create more self-awareness.
36.A.target B.style C.function D.color
37.A.medical B.physical C.chemical D.mental
38.A.so B.then C.nor D.neither
39.A.focuses on B.applies to C.works with D.serves as
40.A.reward B.evaluation C.reflection D.example
41.A.grows B.translates C.enters D.falls
42.A.Obviously B.Strangely C.Fortunately D.Frequently
43.A.known B.supported C.observed D.recognized
44.A.creating B.lacking C.sharing D.comparing
45.A.ignore B.keep C.take D.notice
46.A.In brief B.In addition C.For example D.As usual
47.A.crazy B.anxious C.upset D.concerned
48.A.time B.mirror C.garden D.person
49.A.less B.amazing C.more D.valuable
50.A.appreciate B.dislike C.describe D.discover
51.A.shouting B.shining C.speaking D.pointing
52.A.new B.nervous C.familiar D.friendly
53.A.If B.Although C.Since D.Once
54.A.terrible B.noble C.reliable D.desirable
55.A.figure out B.take out C.put out D.give out
III.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
Learn to Express Thanks
“Exposedtostrongsunshineandheavywinds,postmenarethemosthandsome.”
“Thankyou,dearpostmen.”
ManyTeensreaderswriteletterswithsuchwordsontheenvelopes.Oncetheyare 36 ,editorsarealways 37bytheirsinceregratitude(感激的心情)toordinarypeople.
38gratitudeisanimportantformofgood 39.Inwesterncountries,peopleoftenwriteanotetothankthosewho 40them.NowadaysmoreandmorepeopleinChinahavefoundit’shightimetocultivate(培养)athankful 41 forthegoodothersdo.
Everyonelikestogetpraisedandappreciated.Gratitudeis 42ofvirtues,whichlets
otherssmileandmakesthe 43 morebeautiful.Youjustneedseveral 44towritedownathank-younote,butitcouldbringmuchjoytothe 45 .
Weliveinasociety 46weenjoythedifferentservicesofothers.Butnoneofthemshouldbetakenforgranted.Gratitudeisalsoakindofattitudeinlife.Indevelopinggratitudefor
every 47–forthe simple joys, and even for the 48 time—we come to 49enjoy and appreciate life. Then we are able to see the 50 around us.
Trytowriteathank-youlettertoyourparentsforworkinghardto 51 youahappylife. Begratefultoyour52 becauseoftheirhelpwithyourstudiesandcharacterbuilding.
Saythankstoyourfriendswho53bothyourhappinessandsorrow and spend a few minutes 54 you go to sleep giving thanks for all that you have.
Wearesureitwillbringthemmuchjoyandadd55intoyourownlifeaswell.
36. A.said B.closed C.opened D.invited
37. A.surprised B.interested C.moved D.thanked
38. A. Having B. Expressing C. Taking D. Enjoying
39. A. manners B. uses C. ways D. things
40. A.helps B.haseverhelped C.ishelping D.haveeverhelped
41. A.feeling B.heart C.word D.mind
42. A.thegood B.thesmallest C.thegreatest D.goodone
43. A. world B. school C. community D. crowd
44. A.times B.words C.pieces D.minutes
45. A. performer B. receiver C. speaker D. doer
46. A. which B. when C. how D. where
47. A.time B.day C.moment D.form
48. A.managing B. challenging C. changing D. developing
49. A. simply B. truly C. hardly D. ably
50. A. truth B. reality C. experience D. magic
51. A.offer B.make C.feed D.put
52.A.classmates B.parents C.teachers D.friends
53.A.gave B.shared C.appreciated D.formed
54. A. after B. as C. before D. while
55.A.color B.taste C.means D.Reflection
通读短文,掌握其大意,然后选择能填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
During the past hundred years, the railway, the car, the radio, the cinema and now the TV, have produced very 1 changes in the amusement (娱乐活动) with which people pass their 2 time.
A hundred years 3 , people were in the habit of making their own amusements. When a group of people 4 together, they talked, played cards or other games, read aloud to each other, or went out riding, shooting or walking. Most people could sing a little or play 5, so at a party the guests amused each other. Above all, conversation was an art. Amusing conversation could 6 people happy for hours.
As for games, 7 football and tennis, people were also in the habit of playing them themselves. Most of them did not play very well, 8 they amused themselves and their friends. Nowadays we are amused 9 professional (专业的) singers or players. 10 listen to your friends singing when you can hear the great singers of the world over the radio or on TV? What about playing football with players who 11 very good at it when you can see some of the best players playing an important match? You may just sit comfortably 12 and watch the game without the trouble of going outside.
The art of conversation and the habit of playing and singing are dying. People are becoming more and more lookers and listeners, and 13 doers and talkers. This change does more 14 to people than good. It is better to do something not very well oneself than 15 to sit and watch others doing it.
A.great B.much C.well D.big
A.busy B.free C.work D.day
A.later B.before C.ago D.passed
A.came B.got C.worked D.put
A.basketball B.the basketball C.piano D.the piano
A.keep B.made C.bring D.let
A.for example B.such as C.like D.for
A.and B.for C.but D.so
A.of B.on C.in D.by
A.Why not B.Why don’t C.How about D.What about
A.is B.are C.is not D.are not
A.at a cinema B.at school C.at home D.in a park
A.much B.little C.more D.less
A.harm B.harmful C.bad D.badly
A.sometimes B.always C.usually D.never