Do you know one bird whose name is crow(乌鸦)?Here is a story about one of them. There was once a lazy crow, who thought it was too much trouble to food. “Caw! Caw!” he said, “If someone brought me my food every day, I’d be very !”
One day, he saw a(n) pigeon flying by. “How happy and well-fed it looks,” the crow said to himself. So the crow the pigeon until they came to a . There were some other there too. Before long, an old man came along and brought them a large bag of food. When the man had gone, the crow flew over to the pigeons. “Caw!Caw!” said he. “Can I you?”
“No, you can’t!” the pigeons angrily. “We don’t know you.”
The crow went home feeling . But he suddenly had a(n) . “I’ll paint my grey,” he said, “and then the pigeons will I am one of them.” After he finished the painting, he flew off to the park and was by the pigeons. The crow was so hungry that he got very excited at the food. “Caw! Caw! Give lots to me!” he said loudly. , the pigeons found he was a crow. They flew after him and made him .
Sadly, the crow flew to his own forest. But when his old friends, the other crows saw him, they asked him to . They did not him because of his grey-painted feathers. So the crow felt than before. His own did not want him, the pigeons wouldn’t let him into their group.
“What looks easier isn’t always so,” the crow said to himself. “I wish I had never painted my feathers grey!”
A．pick out B．look for C．put away D．hand in
A．lovely B．healthy C．happy D．pretty
A．boring B．funny C．old D．fat
A．followed B．caught C．protected D．taught
A．square B．forest C．park D．house
A．men B．visitors C．pigeons D．crows
A．help B．join C．see D．believe
A．explained B．advised C．shouted D．continued
A．lucky B．asleep C．tired D．sad
A．idea B．choice C．change D．accident
A．head B．feathers C．feet D．legs
A．understand B．guess C．hope D．think
A．welcomed B．discovered C．noticed D．attacked
A．Strangely B．Finally C．Suddenly D．Interestingly
A．wait B．stop C．cry D．leave
A．go away B．give up C．set off D．hurry up
A．miss B．like C．know D．forget
A．colder B．worse C．busier D．stronger
A．brothers B．friends C．parents D．sisters
A．though B．but C．as D．and
第二节完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
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。
After my husband died suddenly from a heart attack, my world crashed around me. I was overwhelmed (不知所措) with the 16 of earning a living, 17 the little children.
One 18 evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German shepherd (牧羊犬) on our 19 . This wonderful strong animal 20 to enter the house and make it his 21 . The children took an instant liking to “German” and begged me to let him in. I agreed to let him sleep in the basement until the next day, 22 we could inquire around the neighborhood for his 23. That night I slept 24 for the first time in many weeks.
The following morning we 25 to find German’s owner, but with no results. On Sunday I took the children on a picnic and we drove off without him. When we stopped to get gas at a local station, we were 26 to see German racing to the gas station after us. 27 was he going to be left behind.
On Monday morning I let him out for a run when the children got ready for school. As evening came and German didn’t appear, we were all 28 . The next Friday evening, German was back on our doorstep. Again we took him in, and again he stayed 29 Monday morning. This pattern repeated itself every weekend for almost 10 months. We grew more and more 30 of German. We stopped thinking about 31 he belonged — he belonged to us. As German became part of the family, he considered 32 his duty to take up his position by the front door and remained there until the morning.
Each week, between German’s visits, I grew a little stronger, a little braver; every weekend I enjoyed his 33 . Then one Monday morning we 34 his head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time. He never came back. I believe German was sent because he was needed, and because no matter how 35 and alone we feel, somehow, somewhere, someone knows and cares. We are never really alone.
16. A. duties B. ways C. purposes D. focuses
17. A. caring for B. looking for C. waking up D. taking up
18. A. Friday B. Saturday C. Sunday D. Monday
19. A. gate B. street C. road D. doorstep
20. A. regretted B. forced C. intended D. encouraged
21. A. nest B. home C. kitchen D. destination
22. A. where B. when C. while D. as
23. A. advice B. gifts C. owner D. situation
24. A. comfortably B. smoothly C. meaningfully D. peacefully
25. A. tried B. managed C. succeededD. failed
26. A. happy B. glad C. amazed D. pleased
27. A. No wonder B. No way C. No doubt D. No use
28. A. wondered B. lost C. worried D. disappointed
29. A. before B. until C. since D. once
30. A. aware B. sure C. fond D. anxious
31. A. who B. where C. whom D. which
32. A. it B. that C. this D. one
33. A. friend B. company C. factory D. story
34. A. beat B. hit C. wounded D. patted
35. A. excited B. satisfied C. abandoned D. interrupted
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。
Mrs. Williams became a foster grandparent to Mary when she was nine years old. At first Mary was ___16 . She was afraid because Mrs. Williams was a stranger. But she came to see Mary every day. Gradually, she began to 17 Mrs. William.
At last Mary let Mrs. Williams do things for her. She came at lunchtime and fed her. One day she 18 _ her the spoon and guided it to her 19 . She told her she must learn to feed herself.
"Most of the 20 ended up on us instead of in Mary's mouth.” Mrs. Williams remembers. “But it was a ___21 for Mary. Mary learned to feed herself in a few months.”
Then Mary was ready for more treatment. Thanks to Mrs. Williams, after she had learned to do one simple thing, she could learn to do other simple things. Mrs. Williams was 22 to help with Mary's _ 23 .
To become foster grandparents, people must be at least sixty-five years old and in good __24 . They must be willing to give their 25 to disabled children. They are volunteers, so they are not paid.
Mrs. Williams 26 for most foster grandparents when she says, “We all benefit. The ___27 children benefit because we help them live more useful lives. And we benefit because we know the children 28 us and love us. For any 29 , there is no greater __30 than that!”
16. A. sorryB. glad C. surprised D. shy
17. A. knowB. realize C. recognize D. trust
18. A. awarded B. handed C. returned D. hit
19. A. nose B. eye C. mouth D. ear
20. A. supper B. dinner C. lunch D. breakfast
21. A. job B. start C. invention D. help
22. A. trained B. forced C. afraid D. tired
23. A. treatment B. medicine C. food D. drink
24. A. wealth B. health C. position D. heart
25. A. money B. life C. house D. time
26. A. tells B. speaks C. announces D. informs
27. A. poor B. sick C. disabled D. unhealthy
28. A. help B. need C. treat D. touch
29. A. place B. person C. time D. chance
30. A. progress B. responsibility C. happiness D. work
第二节完形填空 (共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—50各小题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Lang Lang went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “ You need ____41____,” his father said. “ But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. As a nine-year-old boy Lang Lang was badly _____42_____. He decided that he didn’t want to be a ___43_____ any more. For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano. ____44____ his father didn’t push, but waited.
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn’t want to , but as he placed his fingers on the piano key, he _____45_____ that he could show others that he had talent after all.
In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was ____46_____ that Lang Lang had won, he was too ___47_____ to hold back his tears. Soon it was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world’s big ___48_____. In 1997 Lang Lang ____49 again, this time to Phildelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing. After his ____50 performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs (特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started pouring in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him shine.
41. A. exercise B. fortune C. knowledge D. wealth
42. A. hurt B. weakened C. ruined D. frightened
43. A. singer B. pianist C. conductor D. player
44. A. Hopefully B. Patiently C. Wisely D. Painfully
45. A. seemed B. admitted C. noticed D. realized
46. A. told B. mentioned C. announced D. recognized
47. A. excited B. encouraged C. shocked D. satisfied
48. A. conceits B. tours C. competitions D. stages
49. A. started B. left C. moved D. performed
50. A. successful B. cheerful C .respectful D. meaningful
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? The Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(n) 36 bed for you. Hiroyuki's bed will 37 you up in the morning! Here is how it 38 .
The bed 39 an alarm Clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays 40 music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki's bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet 41 , "Wake up, darling, please. "A few minutes later, a second recording 42 The sound recording can be loud music or 43 sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss 44 ," Wake up immediately, 45 you'll be late!"
If you don't get up 46 the second recording, you 47 be sonly! A mechanical "foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few 48 minutes. What ! You're 49 in bed! Slowly the 50 of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. 51 , the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and become 52 .
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to 53 a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees--" All Honda Idea Contest." The employees think of new 54 . If their ideas win, the employees win 55 .
Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed.
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A．expensive B．special C．valuable D．comfortable
A．get B．catch C．make D．let
A．works B．runs C．happens D．moves
A．is separated from B．is made up of C．is connected to D．is made into
A．loud B．classical C．pop D．soft
A．sound B．voice C．noise D．way
A．sends B．turns C．plays D．appears
A．pleasant B．interesting C．unpleasant D．funny
A．shouts B．calls C．whispers D．persuades
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．before B．until C．since D．after
A．can B．will C．may D．would
A．other B．another C．more D．one
A．still B．yet C．already D．even
A．end B．middle C．body D．top
A．However B．Finally C．Therefore D．otherwise
A．angry B．asleep C．happy D．awake
A．achieve B．win C．gain D．defeat
A．ideas B．problems C．facts D．ways
A．praises B．positions C．prizes D．medals
第二部分语言知识运用 (共两节, 满分35分)
第一节: 完形填空 (共10小题, 每小题1分, 满分10分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I 21 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against an average of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not possibly have scored more than 80. Yet, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him — and he always __22__ it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I’d prove myself a 23 . In a world where I have to work with my hands， I’d do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man again. He had a habit of telling 24 . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb man 25 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 26 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He shook his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk 27 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the next man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors. How do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his 28 and asked for them. I’ve been 29 that on all my customers today, but I knew for sure I’d catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so god damned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn’t be very 30 .”
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
21. A. failed B. wrote C. received D. chose
22. A. fixed B. checked C. drove D. changed
23. A. teacher B. doctor C. winner D. fool
24. A. lies B. jokes C. news D. tales
25. A. bought B. tested C. found D. needed
26. A. cutting B. hammering C. waving D. circling
27. A. brought B. packed C. sent D. sold
28. A. imagination B. hand C. voice D. information
29. A. trying B. proving C. practising D. examining
30. A. clear B. silly C. slow D. smart