We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we’ve become used to suddenly disappears. , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I to see---or look at---on my way to work each morning.
For three years, no matter the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves while in summertime out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how I expected to see her each morning. You might say I her.
“Did she have an accident? Something ?” I thought to myself about her . Now that she was gone, I felt I had her. I began to realize that part of our life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are markers in our lives. They add weight to our of place and belonging.
Think about it. , while walking to work, we mark where we are by a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though , person?
A．Make B．Take C．Give D．Have
A．happened B．wanted C．used D．tried
A．what B．how C．which D．when
A．sunny B．rainy C．cloudy D．snowy
A．took B．brought C．carried D．turned
A．Clearly B．Particularly C．Luckily D．Especially
A．believed B．expressed C．remembered D．wondered
A．long B．often C．soon D．much
A．respected B．missed C．praised D．admired
A．better B．worse C．more D．less
A．disappearance B．appearance C．misfortune D．fortune
A．forgotten B．lost C．known D．hurt
A．happy B．enjoyable C．frequent D．daily
A．friends B．strangers C．tourists D．guests
A．regularly B．actually C．hardly D．probably
A．common B．pleasant C．important D．faithful
A．choice B．knowledge C．decision D．sense
A．Because B．If C．Although D．However
A．keeping B．changing C．passing D．mentioning
A．unnamed B．unforgettable C．unbelievable D．unreal
三、完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English. 26 , she would mind the children and 27 anything she was asked to.
One of her tasks was to record 28 Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly 29 . What could she buy for her 30 with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily? 31 , even if she had no 32 , her employer seems to have everything.
Ursula 33 long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a 34 . She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers, 35 things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called 36 . “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?” “A poor family?” said the 37 driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man of what she was trying to do. He listened in 38 , and then said, “I know a family who 39 just about everything.”
When they reached a 40 the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone... someone who has everything.”
Early the next day, Ursula 41 everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to 42 to her employer why there seemed to be no gift 43 her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long 44 . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your 45 . And this is my Christmas present to you.”
26. A. In return B. As a result C. By the way D. In a sense
27. A. pay B. learn C. teach D. do
28. A. delivering B. mailing C. arriving D. buying
29. A. excited B. worried C. tired D. interested
30. A. friends B. own family C. classmatesD. American family
31. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Besides D. However
32. A. goods B. kindness C. gifts D. help
33. A. talked B. worked C. waited D. thought
34. A. store B. neighborhood C. street D. church
35. A. selecting B. matching C. remembering D. organizing
36. A. a shop B. a taxi C. her employer D. her parents
37. A. responsible B. anxious C. surprised D. careful
38. A. all B. silence C. confusion D. tears
39. A. buys B. has C. uses D. needs
40. A. garage B. building C. house D. yard
41. A. thanked B. encouraged C. praised D. admired
42. A. question B. wonder C. argue D. explain
43. A. to B. for C. from D. by
44. A. doubt B. silence C. time D. break
45. A. case B. opinion C. memory D. name
完型填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、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。
We arrived in Spain for the first time a few weeks ago. I decided to 21 a car because we had sold the one we had in England before 22 home. Yesterday the sales office rang us to say the car was 23 . I had tried out a model like it before, but as I was not yet 24 driving in this city, my wife did not want me to collect it 25 so we went together to 26 it. We paid for the car and 27 the papers. They told us that there was 28 petrol（汽油）to take us to a garage, where we could fill up. The 29 garage to the office was about 100 yards away and we got there 30 . But when I turned into main road I suddenly saw a lot of cars racing 31 me. I got out of 32 as fast as I could by backing into the garage 33 and the man behind 34 me.
“It’s such a problem to 35 to drive on the right side, isn’t it?” my wife said. “Yes, if only I had had a few lessons for 36 .” I replied. “You had better go 37 on the way home,” my wife said. “You’d be sorry if you had 38 on the first day, wouldn’t you?” While we were talking, the man behind got out of his car and said in good English,” Would you mind telling me 39 you are thinking of leaving? 40 are you going to sit in your car all day?”
21．A. borrow B. drive C. buy D. choose
22.A. leaving B. making C. returning D. getting
23.A. right B. ready C. fixed D. sold
24.A. sure of B. satisfied with C. interested in D. used to
25.A. on my own B. right away C. in a hurry D. on the way
26.A. receive B. bring C. order D. fetch
27.A. accepted B. wrote C. signed D. copied
28.A. little B. enough C. much D. no
29.A. bestB. nearest C. quickest D. cleanest
30.A. lately B. directly C. safely D. slowly
31.A. after B. with C. around D. towards
32.A. their way B. the garage C. their sight D. the car
33.A. at last B. once more C. as usual D. as well
34.A. caught B. cheered C. shouted at D. chatted with
35.A. prepare B. continue C. choose D. remember
36.A. discussion B. adventure C. experiment D. practice
37.A. carefully B. smoothly C. quickly D. differently
38.A. an error B. a problem C. as accident D. a headache
39.A. when B. why C. how D. what
40.A. For B. Or C. But D. So
四、完形填空
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. "You need 1 ," his father said. 'But if you don't work hard, no fortune will come."
What made him sad was 2 his piano teacher in Beijing didn't like him. "You have no talent (天赋). You will never be a pianist." 3 a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly 4 . He decided that he didn't want to be a 5 any more. For the next two weeks he didn't touch the piano. 6 , his father didn't push, but waited.
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to 7 some holiday songs. He didn't want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he 8 that he could show others that he had talent 9 . That day he told his father 10 he had been waiting to hear－that he wanted to study with a new teacher. 11 that point on, everything turned around.
He started 12 competitions (比赛). In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was 13 that Lang Lang had won, he was too 14 to hold back his tears. Soon 15 was clear that he couldn't stay in China forever－he had to play on the world's big 16 . In 1997 Lang Lang 17 again, this time to Philadelphia, U. S. There he spent two years practising, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his 18 performance at Chicago's Ravinia Festival, gigs (特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started 19 . Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots (发现) him, and lets him 20 .
1．A．exercise B．fortune C．knowledge D．wealth
2．A．whether B．why C．when D．that
3．A．Like B．With C．To D．As
4．A．hurt B．weakened C．ruined D．frightened
5．A．singer B．pianist C．conductor D．player
6．A．Hopefully B．Patiently C．Wisely D．Painfully
7．A．play B．sing C．write D．study
8．A．seemed B．admitted C．noticed D．realized
9．A．in all B．above all C．after all D．at all
10．A．that B．what C．which D．when
11．A．From B．At C．Since D．After
12．A．receiving B．accepting C．winning D．beating
13．A．told B．mentioned C．announced D．recognized
14．A．excited B．encouraged C．shocked D．satisfied
15．A．this B．it C．that D．what
16．A．concerts B．tours C．competitions D．stages
17．A．started B．left C．moved D．performed
18．A．successful B．cheerful C．respectful D．meaningful
19．A．pulling B．breaking C．falling D．pouring
20．A．brighten B．shine C．admire D．develop
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once upon a time there was an old general (将军)．He liked to drink wine better than anything else. He always __36__ several bottles of good wine in his house. He __37__ go out one day, but he was _38___ his servant would drink his wine. Then he thought of a way to __39_ him doing so.
"I'm going out for the day ." he __40__ his servant. "Please _41___ the house for me．There are some meat and two bottles of _42___ in the kitchen .There is also a hen there．But be careful not to _43___ it because it is poisonous.__44___ you drink it ,it will kill you."
But as soon as he left, his servant killed the hen and __45__ it for dinner. He then ate __46__ the hen and the meat, drank the two bottles of wine and went to bed. The general returned home late that evening．He was __47__ to find that the hen, the meat and the two bottles of wine were gone. He then saw his servant __48___ asleep in bed. There were two empty bottles beside him．He woke the servant up.
"What was happened?" he asked.
"I'm very sorry. "His servant replied." After you __49___,a cat jumped in _50___ the window and ate the meat. A dog took the hen away．I know you would be __51___ with me when you returned,__52___ I tried to _53____myself by drinking the poison ．Please __54__ me." The general didn't believe __55__ he said but there was nothing he could do.
A．bought B．stole C．kept D．carried
A．had to B．had better C．should D．could
A．talking B．writing C．pleased D．worried
A．stop B．keep C．notice D．thank
A．ordered B．told C．asked D．invited
A．take care of B．leave C．sell D．buy
A．wine B．milk C．water D．ink
A．touch B．kill C．forget D．drink
A．Before B．If C．Because D．Since
A．hid B．threw C．washed D．cooked
A．both B．all C．some D．either
A．sure B．disappointed C．surprised D．sorry
A．dying B．lying C．singing D．crying
A．left B．returned C．knew D．drank
A．near B．onto C．under D．through
A．thankful B．angry C．satisfied D．strict
A．but B．so C．though D．that
A．fool B．teach C．kill D．wake
A．excuse B．drink C．help D．kill
A．when B．that C．what D．How
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。
Michael was always in a good mood. He was a natural motivator(乐天派). One day I asked him, “How can you be 36 all the time.” Michael replied, “Each morning I 37 up and say to myself, ‘Mike, you have two 38 today. You can choose to be in a good mood 39 you can choose to be in a bad mood.’ I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something 40 happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. I choose the positive side of life.”
Later, I heard Michael was 41 in a serious accident, falling off 60 feet from a tower.
After 18 hours of 42 , and weeks of intensive care, Michael left the hospital with rods(钢棒) 43 in his back. I saw Michael about six months after the 44 . I asked him what had 45 his mind as the accident took place.
“As I 46 on the ground, I remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live.” “Weren’t you 47 ?” I asked. Michael continued, “They kept telling me I was going to be fine. 48 When they wheeled me into the operation room and I saw the 49 on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got 50 scared. In their eyes, I read ‘He’s a dead man’. I knew I 51 to take action. ‘What did you do?’ I asked. Well, a big nurse asked me if I was allergic(过敏) to 52 . ‘Yes,’ I said. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they 53 my reply. I took a deep breath and cried, ‘Gravity.’ Over their laughter, I told them, ‘I’m choosing to live. 54 on me as if I am alive, not dead.’”
Michael 55 ,thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing positive attitude.
36.A. negative B. passive C. positive D. native
37.A. wake B. pick C. stay D. turn
38.A. ways B. jobs C. lives D. choices
39.A. and B. or C. besides D. nor
40.A. good B. bad C. lucky D. urgent
41.A. involved B. divided C. separated D. packed
42.A. work B. rest C. surgery D. flight
43.A. placed B. lain C. cut D. removed
44.A. incident B. event C. item D. accident
45.A. got through B. broken through C. seen through D. gone through
46.A. lay B. laid C. lied D. stood
47.A. excited B. thrilled C. afraid D. encouraged
48.A. So B. But C. Otherwise D. Therefore
49.A. impressions B. expressions C. attractions D. tears
50.A. really B. slowly C. even D. slightly
51.A. used B. supposed C. dared D. needed
52.A. nothing B. something C. anything D. anybody
53.A. called for B. ran for C. waited for D. rushed for
54.A. Operate B. Turn C. Search D. Jump
55.A. disappeared B. endangered C. died D. survived