About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel.I didn’t want to too much money with me, so I the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the for me.
The next morning, however, the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof I had given the man the money. There was clearly left to do but go to the nearest lawyer at once.
The lawyer me to return to the hotel with him and give hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. we did.An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money together with the lawyer. I had the lawyer as an eyewitness (证人) to the hundred-dollar bill,the clerk could not he knew nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second park of the lawyer’s plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the to ask for the hundred-dollar once again. No matter I said, the clerk who kept my bill that he had given it to me. I said it was not .The lawyer said to him, “I this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don’t hand it in immediately, I will be forced to call the .” Now the clerk felt quite , so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
“I don’t know to thank you enough for getting my money back,” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “Oh, don’t me. That will be one hundred dollars, please.”
A.borrow B.spend C.waste D.carry
A.made B.asked C.allowed D.let
A.safe B.desk C.box D.bag
A.that B.which C.where D.when
A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
A.hoped B.agreed C.insisted D.advised
A.the other B.another C.others D.other
A.Such B.All C.So D.Much
A.For B.Though C.Even if D.Because
A.first B.second C.third D.one
A.say B.admit C.permit D.recognize
A.restaurant B.bank C.hotel D.hospital
A.what B.whatever C.which D.how
A.suggested B.insisted C.required D.requested
A.true B.sure C.exact D.nice
A.forced B.made C.allowed D.saw
A.police B.judge C.official D.officer
A.content B.nervous C.angry D.sad
A.when B.what C.where D.how
A.thank B.praise C.leave D.fool
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
III. 完型填空
Farmers, as we all know, have been having a hard time of it lately, and have turned to new ways of earning income from their land. This involves not only planting new kinds of crops, but some __1__ ways of making money, the most unusual of which has got to be sheep racing. Yes, you heard me __2__! A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis, and during the past year over 100,000 people have __3__ to watch the race. “I was passing the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday, ” one punter (赛马经纪人) told me , “and I thought I’d have a look. I didn’t believe it was serious, to tell you the truth.” According to a regular visitor, betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses. “At proper horse races everyone has already studied the form of the horse __4__, and there are clear favorites. __5__ nobody has heard anything about these __6__! Most people find it difficult to tell one from another in any case. ” I stayed to watch the races, and I must admit that I found it quite __7__. In a usual sheep race, half a dozen sheep race down hill over a course of about half a mile. Food is waiting for them at the other end of the __8__ just to give them some encouragement, I ought to add! The sheep run surprisingly fast, __9__ they have probably not eaten for a while. Anyway, the crowd around me were obviously enjoying their day out at the races, __10__ by their happy faces and the sense of excitement.
1、A. common B. strange C. swift D. illegal
2、A. honestly B. surprisingly C. completely D. correctly
3、A. showed off B. brought up C. turned up D. looked forward
4、A. behind time B. in progress C. in advance D. in time
5、A. But B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise
6、A. horses B. sheep C. races D. stories
7、A. exciting B. dangerous C. boring D. peculiar
8、A. race B. hill C. track D. field
9、A. if B. so C. yet D. although
10、A. observing B. judging C. considering D. inferring
第二节完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文,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。
I have enjoyed this memory for many years - with gratitude for such an act of kindness.
“You probably don’t remember me,” she began, “ 36 I have come back to apply for Graduation with Distinction.” And then she 37 a piece of paper from her bag and gave it to me to read. It was my 38__, but I didn’t remember writing it.
As the Assistant Director of the Honors Programs at the university, one of my 39 was to review student transcripts (成绩报告单) to make sure they met 40 for continuing in Honors. It was not uncommon for freshmen to have a rough start and be 41 that they could no longer continue in Honors after their first semester (学期).
Sometimes second semester report cards would be sent to us anyway, 42 students were no longer in the program.
The note she handed me 43 , “Congratulations on your 44 second semester. While I know you may have been 45 by your low grades, you should feel wonderfully proud of how you have turned your effort around. That is a(n) 46 achievement! Best of luck in keeping up the good work, and remember with a 3.5 average (which you can do) by your last semester, you will 47 requirements for Graduation with Distinction.”
I didn’t remember sending the 48 handwritten(and not very neatly) on the bottom of her 49 semester transcript.
The student went on and said, “You can’t know what this 50 to me. I have carried it for three years and pulled it out 51 I didn’t want to do my work. For three years I have been planning on walking into your office and giving you this note and this transcript.” She handed me her 52 transcript, 3.502. “I would like the paperwork for Graduation with Distinction.”
She cried and I wanted to. To 53 the note seemed like 54 to me, but had meant so much to her. I 55 had no idea my actions had such meaning.
36. A. when B. so C. and D. but
37. A. pulled out B. put away C. wrote down D. picked up
38. A. behavior B. handwriting C. pen D. possession
39. A. dreams B. ideas C. jobs D. plans
40. A. purposes B. orders C. needs D. requirements
41. A. explained B. hidden C. warned D. informed
42. A. even though B. as long as C. as though D. so that
43. A. told B. read C. pronounced D. sent
44. A. tiring B. puzzling C. excellent D. poor
45. A. excited B. amazed C. satisfied D. disappointed
46. A. real B. false C. impressive D. impossible
47. A. miss B. meet C: reduce D. borrow.
48. A. note B. parcel C. card D. memory
49. A. second B. third C. fourth D. first
50. A. suggested B. meant C. adapted D. happened
51. A. anyway B. anywhere C. anyhow D. anytime
52. A. worst B. smallest C. latest D. oldest
53. A. write B. get C. receive D. copy
54. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
55. A. reasonably B. really C. slightly D. probably
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
Mr Adamson enjoys playing the violin in his spare time. He is often pleased with his own 21 . But it is a 22 time for his neighbors when Mr Adamson plays the violin, as he 23 so badly.
One day Mr Adamson sat by a 24 and began to play the violin as usual. Mr Adamson seemed to be making 25 instead of music, but he was so 26 that he almost forgot what he was doing. Just 27 , some stones were thrown out of the windows under 28 Mr Adamson was sitting, 29 he did not pay any attention to it. The “music” 30 . After a little while, an empty bottle and a worn-out shoe were thrown out of the window, 31 . Only then did Mr Adamson know this was not the place for him to play in. Mr Adamson was very 32 . He thought, “ 33no living people can understand my music, I should go to a place where people may appreciate my works.” So he 34 to go to a graveyard(墓地).
He came to a graveyard where there was no other 35 except the church bell. Mr Adamson sat at a grave and thought 36 , “I must do my best to 37 that my music is outstanding.” The more he thought, the more inspired he was, and 38 he began to play his violin. Suddenly a barefoot(赤脚) stretched out from the graveyard and gave him a heavy 39 which sent him flying. His violin also dropped from his hand. Mr Adamson felt very sad 40 his works were not accepted by anyone, not even the dead.
A.voice B.noise C.music D.sound
A.useless B.terrible C.wonderful D.long
A.sings B.shouts C.dances D.plays
A.house B.window C.door D.wall
A.sound B.something C.voice D.noises
A.excited B.angry C.lovely D.disappointed
A.that B.right C.now D.then
A.where B.it C.that D.which
A.and B.although C.but D.as
A.stopped B.began C.played D.continued
A.together B.again C.either D.too
A.happy B.sad C.worried D.pleased
A.Unless B.As if C.As D.Before
A.decided B.said C.thought D.knew
A.voice B.sound C.thing D.building
A.something B.his music C.hardly D.a lot
A.prove B.confirm C.explain D.mean
A.first B.second C.finally D.third
A.kick B.boxing C.push D.shoe
A.until B.and C.because D.so
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Nowadays lots of students ask their parents for money to buy things they like. For me, to ask for money is like entering a(n) _36__. I learned this from 37 .
Last year my mother told me that the _ 38 way I would get a driver’s license before I turned eighteen depended on _ 39 I paid for the classes myself. “What?” I asked in _ 40 . But I knew _ 41 that my reasoning would have no_ 42 on the situation, 43__ by the look on my mother’s face.
Three weeks later, I started working _ 44 a hostess at a factory, twice a week. A month later I paid $ 270 for driving lessons, and then over $ 20 to _ 45 my permit test. My pockets were empty _ 46 as soon as they were filled.
My mother thought that I’d be _ 47 to do things without her help. The funny thing was that even though I was totally _ 48in the beginning, I truly appreciated it, _ 49 if I had just been handed bills from her.
When I realized that my mother wasn’t going to _ 50 something like a driver’s license, at first, it seemed as if she had __51__ an immovable block before me and I would never _ 52 it. But my mother was __53 _. She knew that I wanted a luxury(奢侈品)but _ 54 me to get it. That is as _ 55 as this ---- if I really want it, I’ll find a way to get it myself.
A.office B.prison C.battlefield D.bank
A.facts B.experience C.lessons D.quarrels
A.best B.proper C.same D.only
A.whether B.that C.how D.when
A.trouble B.disbelief C.comfort D.horror
A.hurriedly B.jokingly C.instantly D.surprisingly
A.effect B.sense C.effort D.result
A.judged B.judging C.to judge D.being judged
A.with B.for C.like D.as
A.pass B.take C.hold D.gain
A.almost B.even C.still D.yet
A.ready B.likely C.unhappy D.unable
A.terrified B.annoyed C.tired D.disturbed
A.more than B.rather than C.no more D.no longer
A.pay B.raise C.buy D.support
A.laid B.lay C.lied D.lain
A.get about B.get by C.get through D.get over
A.wise B.mistaken C.strict D.kind
A.dared B.hoped C.encouraged D.expected
A.well B.far C.soon D.simple