完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
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。
Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go into their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up in the morning and reach late in the evening.
One advantage of living outside London is houses are . Even a small flat in London 35 a garden quite a lot of money to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of own.
Then, in the country one can really get from the noise and hurry of busy working life. Even though one has to earlier and spends more time in trains or buses, one can sleep at night and during weekends and summer evenings, one can enjoy the , clean air of the country. If one gardens, one can spend one’s time digging, planting, watering and doing a hundred jobs which in the garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables , one has the reward of a person has the secrets of .
Some people, however, take in country things: for them, lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live outside London.
A．at 8 o’clock B．early C．earlier D．earliest
A．home B．family C．flat D．house
A．because B．that C．the D．all
A．cleaner B．nicer C．bigger D．cheaper
A．with B．without C．near D．opposite
A．spends B．costs C．took D．asks
A．it’s B．it C．one’s D．their
A．out B．far C．away D．absent
A．return home B．get up C．go to bed D．go to sleep
A．little B．less C．longer D．better
A．on B．for C．at D．by
A．cold B．warm C．fresh D．pleasant
A．pleases B．likes C．wants D．interests
A．day B．rest C．spare D．whole
A．need B．needed C．are needing D．are needed
A．come on B．come to C．come up D．come over
A．who B．whom C．whose D．which
A．mankind B．society C．science D．nature
A．no interest B．an interest C．much interest D．great interest
A．health B．happiness C．wealth D．future
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，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
“Don’t talk to Amy,” warned Lauren on the first day of the sixth grade. “Or everybody will make fun of you.”
Amy had many physical __16__ — lots of reasons for other kids to __17__ her. Her eyes were small. Her glasses were thick, and she had really ugly teeth.
Every day as we rode to and from school, the __18___would shout insults (辱骂) at Amy.
“God, what a strange face! __19___looking at me!”
For a while I __20___ my share of insults, just so I’d fit in. After all, I didn’t want the other kids to treat me the same way they treated Amy.
But I could see that the insults were almost making her look __21__, and there was always a __22___expression on her face. I began to__23___ her. Then I wanted to stand up __24___ her. I just didn’t know how to stop my __25__ until the night of our class roller-skating party.
Amy didn’t know __26____to skate, so I skated to her and __27___ pulled her away from the wall, and together we began the ___28___around the skating rink (溜冰场). I never said a word to her, and she never spoke to me. She just __29____, and she would laugh in excitement __30____ .
On the school bus the next morning there was a lot of talk about Amy and me skating together. But __31___ insulted her or me. And they didn’t for the rest of the ___32____. When the school year ended, my family moved away, and I never heard about Amy again.
She changed my __33___ . After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to ___34___ people by trying to act like them or dress like them. I __35___ myself.
16. A. differencesB. painsC. conditionsD. advantages
17. A. be fond ofB. be proud ofC. make fun ofD.think highly of
18. A. adults B. visitorsC. boysD. kids
19. A. TryB. ContinueC. RememberD. Stop
20. A. shouted B. got C. enjoyed D. kept
21. A. strongerB. angrierC. uglier D. kinder
22. A. brave B. sad C. shocked D. puzzled
23. A. blame B. pity C. encourage D. change
24. A. in B. with C. on D. for
25. A. schoolmates B. teachers C. roommates D. students
26. A. why B. when C. how D. where
27. A. quickly B. slowlyC. proudly D. curiously
28. A. talk B. journey C. performance D. competition
29. A. apologized B. complained C. stood D. smiled
30. A. now and then B. at that moment C. by the way D. in the end
31. A. everybody B. somebodyC. nobodyD. anybody
32. A. day B. week C. month D. year
33. A. habit B. plan C. lifeD. position
34. A. help B. impress C. warn D. disappoint
35. A. became B. taught C. comforted D. Believed
SECTION B
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context. ( 12%)
The purpose of a letter of application (求职信) is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state clearly the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you havedone. It should be 46 , human, personal and brief without 47out any necessary facts.
In writing a letter of application, keep in 48 that things a possible employer is most 49to want to know about are your qualification, your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. If the first few sentences 50to win the reader's attention, the rest of the letter may not be 51at all. Try to key your 52 remarks to the needs or interests of the employer, not to your own needs or desires. For example,instead of beginning with “ I saw your advertisement (广告) in today's newspaper”. You might say “ I have made a careful 53of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives 54your product and why they like it”.
Try to be clear about the kind of job 55 you are now applying for. College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I providein a letter?” Employers want experience---which, naturally, no beginners has. The answer is that everything you have ever done is experience.
It is important to write a good strong closing remark for your letter. 56a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent 57 is to enclose (内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope (信封) with your letter. That makes it easierfor a possible employer to get in touch with you.
46. A. rough B. simple C. complex D. numerous
46. A. sending B. taking C. leaving D. picking
48. A. mind B. sight C. contact D. touch
49. A. probably B. possibly C. likely D. surely
50. A. need B. fail C. wish D. used
51. A. kept B. continued C. written D. read
52. A.opening B. closing C. puzzling D. surprising
53. A. decision B. interview C. study D. discussion
54. A. change B. make C. sell D. use
55. A. what B. which C. that D. when
56. A .Make B. Ask C. State D. Get
57. A. result B. decision C. promise D. Idea
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.Butnoneofthemshouldbetakenfo
rgranted.Gratitudeisalsoakindofattitudeinlife.Indevelopinggratitudefor
every 47–forthe simple joys, and even for the 48 time—we come to 49 enjoy and appreciate life. Then we are able to see the 50 around us.
Trytowriteathank-youlettertoyourparentsforworkinghardto 51 youahappylife. Begratefultoyour52 becauseoftheirhelpwithyourstudiesandcharacterbuilding.
Saythankstoyourfriendswho53 bothyourhappinessandsorrow and spend a few minutes 54 you go to sleep giving thanks for all that you have.
Wearesureitwillbringthemmuchjoyandadd55 intoyourownlifeaswell.
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
III、完形填空(共20分)
It’s a question anyone might ask in the future: Should your household robot be cool? Or practical?
For Sony Corporation, robots ought to be entertaining. The company’s 41 robot, SDR—4 X, can sing and dance.
But for automaker Honda Motor Co Ltd, such 42 should perform useful tasks for their 43 masters.
“It is in the end a machine, a 44 ,” said Masato Hirose, Honda’s chief engineer.
Sony’s chief researcher Toshi Doi said robots performing such tasks as 45for ill or disabled people would not necessarily need a human 46 .
“The attractiveness of the SDR—4 X is its 47”, he said.
“It has feelings. It has instincts(直觉).”
Drawing from its 48of 60,000 words, an SDR—4 X robot 49 last week that it can ask a 50 in a high voice: “Please 51still for a minute while I memorize your face.”
It also 52 off its ability to walk on uneven(不平的)floors, and come to its owner when it’s 53.
While Honda’s robot is 54 used mainly for entertainment, it is 55 that one day it will be a useful companion.
So its robot have been 56to be 120cm tall – more than twice the height of the SDR—4 X. Hirose said 120cm is the 57a robot that moves around a home should be.
“If you are going to have something that can move with 58 in a human surroundings(环境), then it is better to 59 the robot like a human,” he said.
Hirose said that he hopes the robot will be 60 enough so that he can buy one for himself and let it get him a beer.
41. A. earliest B. latest C. coolest D. smallest
42. A. matters B. people C. machines D. inventions
43. A. human B. own C. creative D. all
44. A. tool B. robot C. toy D. slave
45. A. looking B. working C. leaving D. caring
46. A. form B. character C. job D. ability
47. A. appearance B. purpose C. personality D. material
48. A. storage B. use C. making creation
49. A. said B. announced C. showed D. imaged
50. A. friend B. partner C. servant D. guest
51. A. hold B. lie C. take D. make
52. A. left B. showed C. put D. dropped
53.A. tired B. called C. controlled D. made
54.A. also B. still C. again D. even
55. A. sure B. hoped C. reported D. described
56. A. expected B. raised C. proved D. designed
57 A. cheapest B. dearest C. smallest D. biggest
58. A. ease B. care C. difficulty D. foot
59. A. buy B. use C. invest D. design
60. A. useful B. smart C. cheap D. Small
第二节完型填空（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36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Dear son,
The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.
If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I 36 teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I 37 the same things thousand and one times, do not 38me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story 39 you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a 40 , neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I 41, in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my 42 little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking(嘲弄) smile. I taught you 43to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life…. When at some moment I lose the memory or the 44 of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you 45 to me.
If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well 46 I need to and when not. When my 47 legs do not allow me to walk, give me your 48, the same way I did when you gave your first 49 . And when someday I say to you that I do not want to 50 any more ---- that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand.
Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that, 51 my mistakes, I always wanted the 52 thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent(无可奈何) for seeing me 53 you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you 54 living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and 55. I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
I love you, Son.
Your father
36. A. paidB. Spent C. cost D. took
37. A. praise B. think C. repeat D. criticize
38. A. interrupt B. disturb C. look D. avoid
39. A. when B. after C. since D. until
40. A. rest B. word C. shower D. sleep
4l. A. discovered B. invented C. noticed D. assumed
42. A. knowing B. fearing C. enjoying D. consulting
43. A. what B. when C. how D. why
44. A. news B. attitude C. material D. thread
45. A. talking B. listening C. responding D. appealing
46. A. where B. how C. that D. when
47. A. tired B. short C. long D. strong
48. A. leg B. ear C. hand D. mind
49. A. step B. pace C. laugh D. cry
50. A. talk B. live C. write D. sleep
51. A. though B. since C. while D. despite
52. A. Last B. first C. best D. most
53. A. near B. behind C. Below D. against
54. A. made B. started C. earned D. found
55. A. mercy B. care C. excuse D. patience