I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was rather organized. Each of her objects had its , but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. time, Kate got neater and I got . She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got of each other.
One evening war . Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her shouting, "Take your away! Why under my bed!" Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I to my feet and started shouting. She shouted back louder.
The room was filled with . We could not have stayed together for a single but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she , she quickly hid under her covers, sobbing(呜咽). , that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a feeling of sympathy(同情) rose up in my heart.
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, on her side. I was so buried in my work I even didn't notice Kate had sat up.
She was watching, her tears dried and her one of disbelief. Then, to my surprise, she out her hands to catch mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me. "Thanks."
Kate and I stayed for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to together: giving in,cleaning up and holding on.
A．room B．place C．station D．seat
A．Over B．During C．With D．For
A．uglier B．cleaner C．messier D．lazier
A．angry B．tired C．sad D．mad
A．broke in B．took place C．set off D．broke out
A．socks B．clothes C．shoes D．trousers
A．ran B．jumped C．flew D．walked
A．angry B．concern C．sadness D．anger
A．hour B．week C．minute D．day
A．tell B．express C．forecast D．show
A．put up B．hung up C．held on D．went on
A．Surprisingly B．Clearly C．Happily D．Excitedly
A．warm B．strange C．cold D．funny
A．brought B．caught C．made D．changed
A．but B．and C．even D．so
A．that B．which C．what D．who
A．tongue B．expression C．sign D．position
A．took B．held C．reached D．threw
A．workmates B．classmates C．deskmates D．roommates
A．living B．studying C．study D．live
完形填空（2）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11~20各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
So you have been called for an interview — well done! Your effort has 11 . You will feel better at the interview if you show an understanding of the 12 of the organization.
Carelessness could 13 you the job. Arrive at least 15 minutes before time. This will give you a chance to look around, read the notice board and get the 14 of the place. Lateness at interviews creates a bad impression. The first impression the interviewer gets 15 you is formed as you walk through the door, so take a couple of deep breaths.
Don’t take a seat until asked. Make eye contact when you are 16 and again if you shake hands and during questioning. Eye contact opens up the communication channel.
Be ready for the question “Is there anything you want to ask?” Before the interview you should get ready for two or three such questions. Look on these not just as a 17 to get information but as a means to 18 your prospects in the employer’s estimation. Asking can show 19 and avoid asking about holidays, pension and so on. It looks as if you are tired even before you begin.
And if you fail, look upon the interview as a (an) 20 in itself.
11．A．paid off B．paid back C．come out D．come true
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12．A．nature B．character C．business D．structure
13．A．give B．leave C．cost D．take完形填空（2）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11~20各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
The theory of evolution was made by Charles Darwin. It has had a great 11 on the world today. It has caused many debates between religious authorities and those from the 12 community. This theory makes people think about their origins. It has changed the way in which they think about themselves in the environment. Charles Darwin collected and provided a lot of information to 13 his theory. His theory and research made him the most popular one in the scientific field of 14 .
Charles Darwin was born in 1809. He was the fourth child in his family. Much of Darwin’s childhood was spent 15 insects and reading books about 16 history. Charles Darwin was not a 17 student during his years at the medical college. He disliked what he was taught. But he 18 an interest in studying rocks and fossils.
Later, he had a chance to travel as a naturalist. It was this chance that made him begin his work on evolution. After a few years’ hard study, he wrote a book called The 19 of Species. In this book, Darwin explained his 20 about “natural selection” and “struggle for existence” .
11. A. effort B. effect C. affect D. affection
12. A. scientific B. social C. abstract D. material
13. A. imagine B. picture C. prove D. discuss
14. A. heredity B. physics C. chemistry D. evolution
15. A. raising B. collecting C. planting D. watching
16. A. natural B. human C. literature D. universal
17. A. naughty B. popular C. incommunicative D. good-tempered
18. A. found B. realized C. developed D. announced
19. A. Origin B. Beginning C. End D. Result
20. A. ways B. ideas C. opinions D. theory
第一部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
完形填空（1）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
A bar manager was so sure that he himself was the strongest man around 1 he offered a standing $ 1,000 bet that no one could beat him.
The 2 was that the landlord would squeeze a lemon until all the 3 ran out into a beer glass, then hand the lemon to the customer. Anyone who could squeeze even one more 4 out of the lemon would win the money.
0ver the years many people had tried this, truck drivers, weightlifters, karate masters, and 5 had failed. Then one day a little fellow with heavy black rimmed glasses came into the bar and asked if he 6 try the challenge.
After the laughter had quieted down, the landlord said that it was only 7 that the man be given a chance at the bet, so he picked up a lemon and started squeezing. 8 he had done he handed the 9 to the little man who promptly squeezed out 4 more drops of juice onto the bar!
Everyone looked on in amazement as the landlord handed over the prize and asked “What do you do 10 a living that has given you such strength? Are you a lumberjack, weightlifter?” “No.” the man replied, “I work for the IRS（国税局）.”
1. A. that B. there C. therefore D. since
2. A. fact B. trap C. challenge D. match
3. A. flesh B. juice C. seeds D. peel
4. A. water B. lemon C. beer glass D. drop
5. A. none B. neither C. either D. all
6. A. / B. could C. had to D. ought to
7. A. then B. likely C. fair D. chance
8. A. Once B. Right C. Immediately D. In case
9. A. container B. money C. remains D. other
10. A. with B. for C. on D. in
III. 完形填空（Cloze）(共15小题，计15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框内选择适当的单词或短语填空。方框内有多余的词或短语，每个词或短语限用一次。（答案写在答题纸上）
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Many tourists nowadays walk around carrying plastic bottles of water, even in cities. The bottles seem to have become an (71)________ fashion accessory（配件）, and not only for tourists. (72)________, nowadays everyone seems to carry a bottle of water with them (73)________ they go. This fashion for being seen with bottled water, (74)________ called “designer water”, has (75)________ a massive（大量的） increase in sales over the past few years. There are now so many (76)________ brand names available in the shops that it is hard to choose. |
But why do some people prefer their water from a bottle (77)________ a tap? To start with, water forms a very important (78)________ of a healthy lifestyle. We are now advised to (79)________ two litres of water daily, (80)________ eating large quantities of fruit and vegetables. Besides this, designer water offers the promise (81)________ purity.
It is advertised as clean and (82)________, while tap water (83)________ be viewed with suspicion （怀疑）.
But is there really any difference between bottled and tap (84)________? Surprisingly, in the USA it was (85)________ that bottled water was not always as pure as most ordinary tap water.
第一部分完形填空（共两节, 20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
完形填空（1）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Mary Kimble Smith was an ordinary 12-year-old girl; ordinary, that is, in every way 1 one. She suddenly started to walk in her sleep. No one knew why this happened. The best guess seems to be that it represents 2 : the sleep-walker is worried. This feeling normally remains under control during 3 hours, but at night, when the mind is in a more passive mode, it 4 to the surface and shows itself in the form of physical movement.
At first, her family 5 help from just about every doctor they could find. But none of them were able to suggest a means by which she could be 6 . Then her parents were frightened, and they tried to wake her up. In fact, the general advice is that we should not wake a sleep-walker. To wake a person and bring them to a sudden 7 that they are not where they thought they were could 8 the feelings of anxiety and perhaps even reinforce (强化) the habit.
Most sleep-walkers at last stop without any warning — they just 9 do it again. In Mary’s case though, she started sleep-walking soon after her twelfth birthday and was still doing it the day 10 she died in 1989, at the age of 93.
1. A. beside B. except C. besides D. including
2. A. anxiety B. excitement C. anger D. fear
3. A. daytime B. night C. sleeping D. waking
4. A. rises B. falls C. reduces D. raises
5. A. looked B. searched C. obtained D. sought
6. A. helped B. saved C. cured D. improved
7. A. recognition B. realization C. knowledge D. impression
8. A. develop B. increase C. form D. produce
9. A. sometimes B. often C. never D. usually
10. A. before B. after C. when D. since