A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years.She____immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back.____she said hurt the friend so much that this good woman was herself hurt____the pain she caused.____to cancel what she had done,she went to an older,wiser woman in the village,explained her situation,and asked for____.
Listening to her,the older woman___the younger woman’s distress and knew she must help her.She also knew she could never____her pain,but she could teach.She knew the____would depend only on the character of the younger woman.She said,“Tonight,take your best feather pillows and put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in the town____the sun rises.”
The young woman hurried____to prepare for her chore,even though the feather pillows were very____to her.All night long,she labored alone in the cold.Finally the sky was getting____,she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house.Just as the sun rose,she returned to____.
“Now,” said the wise woman,“Go back and____your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps.Then everything will be____it was before.”
“You know that’s____!The wind blew away each feather as fast as I placed them on the____!” The younger woman was surprised.
“That’s true,” said the older woman.“Never forget.Each of your____is like a feather in the wind.Once spoken,no amount of effort,____how heartfelt or sincere,they can never return to your mouth.Choose your words well and____them most of all in the presence of those you love.”
A.said B.felt C.regretted D.explained
A.That B.Which C.Who D.What
A.for B.as C.to D.of
A.By means B.In an effort C.In addition D.On account
A.question B.suggestion C.advice D.practice
A.sensed B.touched C.smelt D.breathed
A.raise B.release C.relieve D.rehearse
A.outline B.outcome C.output D.outbreak
A.until B.unless C.after D.before
A.home B.south C.inside D.outdoors
A.heavy B.brilliant C.colorful D.dear
A.light B.dark C.rainy D.sunny
A.her home B.the older woman C.her bedroom D.the feather pillow
A.recite B.rebuild C.refill D.recycle
A.with B.just C.like D.as
A.impossible B.important C.imaginable D.immoral
A.house B.doorsteps C.pillow D.bag
A.action B.feather C.words D.behavior
A.friendless B.regardless C.homeless D.hopeless
A.guarantee B.secure C.maintain D.guard
三、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。
Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, 31 must be willing to take actions. You must first go to the place_ 32are people. You won’t make friends 33home alone. 34a club or group, for talking with those who like the same things as you do is 35 . Or join someone in some activity. Many people are nervous when talking to people. After all, meeting strangers means facing 36 . And it’s human 37 to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.
Most of our fears about dealing with new people 38 doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us, 39us too tall or too short, too this or too that. 40don’t forget that they must be feeling 41 way as you. Try to accept yourself 42 you are, and try to put the other person at ease. You will ____43___ feel more comfortable.
Try to act self-confident even if you don’t feel that way. 44 you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look ___45___ at other people and smile. If you see someone you’d like to 46to, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to47a conversation.
Just meeting someone 48 doesn’t mean that you will make friends with that person. Friendship is49on mutual (相互的) liking and “give and take”. They take time and 50to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.
31. A. you B. they C. it D. I
32. A. when B. whether C. where D. however
33. A. arriving B. returning C. staying D. leaving
34. A. Recognize B. Accept C. Share D. Join
35. A. more difficult B. easier C. uncomfortableD. ordinary
36. A. a friend B. the enemies C. trouble D. the unknown
37. A. nature B. fault C. weakness D. manners
38. A. come from B. give up C. get over D. carry off
39. A. finding B. making C. stopping D. treating
40. A. And B. Therefore C. But D. So
41. A. in the B. a friendly C. different D. the same
42. A. what B. as C. how D. where
43. A. neither B. both C. hardly D. never
44. A. When B. As if C. So that D. In which
45. A. specially B. directly C. shyly D. strictly
46. A. refer B. write C. speak D. pay
47. A. start B. stop C. develop D. hold
48. A. strange B. new C. famous D. active
49. A. depended B. lied C. taken D. based
50. A. money B. resource C. effort D. trouble
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Man-made Causes
Man-made causes probably do the most damage. There are many man-made causes. 21 is one of the biggest man-made problems. Pollution 22 in many shapes and sizes. Burning fossil fuels is one thing that causes pollution. Fossil(化石) fuels(燃料)are fuels made of organic matter such as coal, or oil. when fossil fuels are burned they 23 a green house gas called CO2. Also mining coal and oil allows methane to escape. How does it escape? Methane(甲烷)is 24 in the ground. 25 coal or oil is mined you have to dig up the earth a little. When you dig up the fossil fuels you dig up the methane as well.
Another major man-made 26 of Global Warming is population. More people 27 more food, and more methods of transportation, right? That means more methane because 28 will be more burning of fossil fuels, 29 more agriculture. Now you’re probably thinking, “Wait a minute, you said agriculture is going to be damaged by Global Warming, but 30 you’re saying agriculture is going to help cause Global Warming?” Well, have you 31 been in a barn filled with animals and you smell something 32 ? You re 33 methane. Another source of methane is manure. Because more food is needed we have to raise food. Animals like cows are a source of food which means more manure and methane. Another problem 34 the increasing population is 35 . More people means more cars, and more cares means more pollution. Also, many people have more than one car.
Since CO2 contributes to global warming, the increase in population makes the problem worse because we breathe out CO2. 36 , the trees that change our CO2 to oxygen are being demolished because we’re using the land that we cut the trees down from as property 37 our homes and buildings. We are not replacing the trees(an important part of our ecosystem), so we are 38 taking 39 of our natural resources and giving nothing back in 40 .
21.A.Pollution B.Damage C.Fossil D.Transportation
22.A.goes B.comes C.takes D.moves
23.A.give off B.look out C.burn away D.take in
24.A.originally B.mostly C.naturally D.usually
25.A.Because B.When C.While D.But
26.A.reason B.excuse C.cause D.problem
27.A.eats B.takes C.produces D.means
28.A.it B.there C.that D.they
29.A.and B.or C.though D.but
30.A.then B.there C.before D.now
31.A.ever B.yet C.still D.even
32.A.Pleasant B.terrible C.sweet D.nice
33.A.feeling B.using C.looking D.smelling
34.A.of B.as C.with D.for
35.A.pollution B.population C.warming D.transportation
36.A.Also B.However C.Therefore D.Thus
37.A.as B.for C.like D.to
38.A.quickly B.constantly C.surely D.usually
39.A.use B.part C.hold D.advantage
40.A.return B.turn C.general D.total
Ⅱ.语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完形填空(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16—30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。
Everyone has experienced trying but failing to master a difficult book, which was begun with the hope of increasing one's understanding. When that happens, it is 16to think that it was a mistake to try to read it, but that was not the mistake. The mistake was in 17too much from the first reading of a(n) 18 book. If you read it in the right way, no book written for the 19 reader, no matter how difficult, need be a cause for despair (绝望).
What is the right method? The 20is an important and helpful rule of reading that is either not known or often forgotten. That rule is simply this: when reading a difficult book for the first time, read it through without ever 21to think about the things that you do not understand immediately.
Do not be stopped by what you can't understand. Read through the difficult 22 , and you’ll soon come to things that you do understand. Read these 23 . You will have a much better chance of understanding all of the book when you read it again, but that 24you to have read the book through once 25 .
What you understand by reading the book through to the 26will help you when you try later to read the places that you did not 27 in your first reading. Or if you never re-read the book, understanding half of it is much better than understanding nothing of it, which will happen if you allow yourself to be stopped by the first difficult part of the book.
Most of us were taught to 28the things that we do not understand. We were told to find the29of unfamiliar words, and to try to find an explanation in another 30for anything that we did not understand in the book that we were reading. But when these things are done before the proper time, they only harm our reading, instead of helping it.
16. A. necessary B. useful C. natural D. effective
17. A. learning B. hoping C. accepting D. expecting
18. A. easy B. difficult C. important D. correct
19. A. ordinary B. young C. serious D. sincere
20. A. method B. question C. answer D. problem
21. A. starting B. hesitating C. stopping D . repeating
22. A. words B. articles C. parts D. points
23. A. quickly B. immediately C. clearly D. carefully
24.A. requires B. causes C. advises D. allows
25.A. later B. after C. before D. again
26.A. top B. end C. bottom D. cover
27.A. see B. turn C. notice D. understand
28.A. put away B. put down C. think aloud D. think about
29.A. uses B. meanings C. spellings D. troubles
30.A. thinking B. reading C. book D. way
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,从每题所给的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。
Mum keeps telling me “Turn the radio down!” or “Can’t you listen to anything else” or “I don’t know how you can 36 with all noises.” Even my friends at school don’t appreciate the 37 I love, and my best friend told me I am a ‘radio junkie.’
I thought about the music that 38 me each day. It represented a wide range of music 39 ——I certainly wasn’t narrow—minded. I don’t only listen to hard roc, but also to music from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, and it isn’t really that 40 . Perhaps my mum and dad aren’t as square as I thought they were, if that’s the sort of music they 41 .
While music is the most important 42 I listen to my radio, it’s not the only one. my favorite station has many 43 presenters, from the wake—up show to the latest night ‘stop—outs’, and with all sorts of up —beat variations in between. My ‘must—listen—to’ 44 is the top 40 countdown where I get to 45 all the latest and very best music selections.
Do I learn anything form the 46 I listen to? Of course I do! If you listen 47 to the lyrics of most songs, they have something to 48 about every aspect of life. People who are sad, mad, glad or bad, all 49 their feelings in the songs they sing or in the music they play. You see, I’m learning 50 other people cope with these feelings, and in some small way, it’s helping me too.
Competitions, talk—back programs and the dreaded ‘ads’, are all 51 of radio, but it’s the music that attracts me most. I’ve 52 learned to do all sorts of things while listening to the music on the radio. I can do my homework, play sport, have a shower, get dressed, 53 while listening to the radio!
I’d rather not be 54 radio junkie, but if that’s the word that describes my radio listening 55 most exactly, then I guess I’ll have to live with it. my music suits me and I suit my music.
36.A.talk B.think C.listen D.deal
37.A.noise B.radio C.music D.thing
38.A.surrounds B.encouragesC.educates D.touches
39.A.lovers B.boxes C.lessons D.styles
40.A.new B.bad C.perfect D.particular
41.A.repeated B.played C.enjoyed D.wrote
42.A.reason B.thing C.excuse D.subject
43.A.experienced B.different C.popular D.excellent
44.A.performance B.record C.edition D.favorite
45.A.collect B.see C.hear D.buy
46.A. songs B.concerts C.bands D.programs
47.A.exactly B.carefully C.immediately D.constantly
48.A.worry B.argue C.care D.say
49.A.express B.understandC.share D.describe
50.A.whether B.that C.how D.why
51.A.topics B.sorts C.value D.part
52.A.even B.ever C.already D.just
53.A.those B.all C.ones D.everything
54.A.regarded B.elected C.called D.named
55.A.stations B.hobbies C.selections D.habits
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My workplace, as do many others in our town, supports local services and the needy. One of the main services we _____21________ is our local food bank, a center where free food is made available to those in need.
This year, the food bank is _____22_______ more than in the past. _______23 cannot let the shelves become depleted(被耗尽的) or the food _______24________. Others, ________25______ children, depend on it. With the country’s _______26_______ situtation stalled(停滞) and more people out of work, more people are _____27______ and need supplements to feed their families.
This year, all the _______28______ in our area got together and decided to sponsor a “Food Fight Contest”. The contest will include 3 categories or areas to ______29_____: a) supply the most food, b) donate the most money, _______30______ c) provide the most volunteers. A company can win in all 3 areas or 3 different companies can win in each different area, ______31_____ the results. The contest will begin April Fool’s Day through the end of the month.
We’re kicking off a(n) _______32________ for fun this week. We’re all _______33______ and WE PLAN TO WIN! The last several years, to make donating ________34______, we set up food sculpture competitions between departments. Each department _______35______ bring in cans, sacks of rice, peanut butter, etc., then build and compete for the best _____36_____. The sculptures would be in a central location so coworkers could cast their vote for their ______37______. We tracked how much ____38_____ was provided by each group and then after the competition, all the _______39______ were taken to the food bank. We challenged ourselves to deliver more food and more weight each year, _______40______ it was for a great cause.
21. A. turn to B. belong to C. refer to D. donate to
22. A. supported B. challenged C. criticized D. enlarged
23. A. We B. You C. They D. All
24. A. pile up B. go bad C. run out D. sell well
25. A. only B. actually C. even D. especially
26. A. cultural B. economic C. historical D. political
27. A. hungry B. anxious C. unhappy D. lazy
28. A. schools B. charities C. companies D. governments
29. A. prove B. stress C. find D. win
30. A. or B. andC. but D. so
31. A. focusing on B. relating to C. depending on D. leading to
32. A. campaign B. adventure C. ceremony D. exhibition
33. A. excited B. involved C. thankedD. prepared
34. A. likely B. fun C. useful D. public
35. A. could B. must C. would D. should
36. A. design B. grade C. speech D. play
37. A. groupB. friend C. hobby D. favorite
38. A. money B. food C. energy D. attenetion
39. A. gifts B. goods C. donations D. participants
40. A. knowing B. imaginingC. hoping D. showing