A _ _ thing happened __ _ me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day __ _I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my _ _ stopped. It was out of gas on a_ _ road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone_ _ could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile __ _ I finally found a house near the __ _. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair __ __. She said, “I’ve been __ __ for you here for a long time. Come in. _ _is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t _ _ what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You_ _tea,” said she.
I quickly _ _that my car was out of_ _, but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept _ _me Alfred and talking about how long it had been _ _she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I_ _.
Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my _ _, he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t_ _ anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”
A．happy B．strange C．common D．bad
A．on B．in C．upon D．to
A．and B．so C．but D．that
A．car B．bus C．bike D．truck
A．narrow B．lonely C．crowded D．busy
A．what B．whom C．who D．how
A．before B．after C．while D．as
A．street B．path C．way D．road
A．came B．answered C．opened D．appeared
A．asking B．looking C．calling D．waiting
A．Gas B．Coffee C．Tea D．Lunch
A．consider B．understand C．accept D．think
A．like B．love C．used to like D．liking
A．answered B．explained C．refused D．promised
A．gas B．tea C．strength D．energy
A．calling B．call C．to call D．called
A．until B．before C．since D．when
A．could B．can C．would D．wanted
A．accident B．incident C．experience D．surprise
A．hit B．injury C．hurt D．frighten
Professor Green, known to the world as a scientist, is not only 
absent-minded but short-sighted as well. His mind is always busy41 scientific problems and seldom notices what is going on 42 him.
One fine day recently, he went 43 a walk in the countryside, but as44 he has a book in his hand. When he went out , he began to read his book . He hadn’t gone far 45 he run into a big cow and fell down. In the fall, he had lost his glasses, without which he couldn’t see anything. He thought he had hit his head 46 a fat lady. “I’m sorry, Madam.” He said politely 47 searching for his glasses. As soon as he had 48 , he realized his mistake.
Soon he was fixing his mind on his book 49 and paid no attention to anything else. He had scarcely been walking for five minutes when he fell over again, _50 both his book and his glasses. This time he got very angry, seizing his umbrella, he gave the “cow” a wild blow. Then, after finding his glasses, he realized with horror that he made a second mistake. A large fat woman was 
fleeing from him in a horror.
A．to think B．thinking C．thinking about D．to think of
A．with B．around C．for D．at
A．for B．to C．towards D．over
A．also B．often C．ever D．usual
A．when B．while C．just then D．at that time
A．to B．against C．about D．onto
A．after B．in C．before D．during
A．put it on B．taken them off C．put them on D．taken them out
A．always B．again C．usually D．very much
A．holding B．getting C．finding D．losing
When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’ll most certainly be right．”It made a deep 21 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years，I have 22 in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life， 23 I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a 24 ，I know I need to change something．
Remembering that I’ll be 25 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big 26 in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death， 27 only what is truly important.
About a year ago I was 28 with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs 29 order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die．I 30 with that diagnosis all day． 31 ，at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is 32 with surgery．I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
33 wants to die．Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all 34 ．No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of 35 ．It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to 36 for the new．Right now the new is you．But someday not too 37 from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away．Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true．
Your time is 38 ，so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife．Don’t be 39 by dogma(教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking．Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner 40 ．And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart.
A．impression B．curse C．decision D．joke
A．seen B．looked C．found D．1ost
A．hurry B．1ine C．moment D．row
A．successful B．rich C．dead D．frustrated
A．apologies B．fortune C．impressions D．choices
A．proving B．leaving C．confirming D．telling
A．diagnosed B．cured C．treated D．round
A．on B．for C．in D．at
A．met B．got C．did D．1ived
A．However B．But C．Therefore D．So
A．Anyone B．Someone C．No one D．Everyone
A．want B．avoid C．share D．escape
A．destination B．1ife C．science D．disease
A．make up B．make for C．make our D．make way
A．distant B．short C．long D．away
A．1imited B．rare C．enough D．1ost
A．wasted B．cheated C．excited D．trapped
A．voice B．love C．direction D．confusion
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21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C或D）中，选出最佳选项。
On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets 21 and the subway system almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were 22 to go home. Some battled to 23 a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the 24 bravely, walking miles to get to work.
I 25 to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 26 had stopped. After making my way 27 crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was 28 . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 29 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 30 . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train 31 my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was 32 through, exhausted and 33 .
My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer 34 I received an email from Garth, my Director.
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 35 reported to work. It is always reassuring（令人欣慰）, at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 36 to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that 37 message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of 38 can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic 39 had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately 40 me and put a smile back on my face.
21．A．break B．flood C．sink D．crash
22．A．forced B．refused C．adjusted D．gathered
23．A．order B．pay C．take D．search
24．A．climate B．scenery C．storm D．burden
25．A．used B．promised C．deserved D．happened
26．A．practice B．routine C．process D．service
27．A．to B．through C．over D．for
28．A．operating B．cycling C．turning D．rushing
29．A．check B．carry C．find D．board
30．A．street B．ground C．floor D．platform
31．A．paused B．crossed C．reached D．parked
32．A．wet B．weak C．sick D．hurt
33．A．ashamed B．discouraged C．surprised D．puzzled
34．A．while B．when C．where D．after
35．A．hardly B．casually C．absolutely D．eventually
36．A．devotion B．donation C．connection D．reaction
37．A．accurate B．urgent C．brief D．humorous
38．A．promise B．appreciate C．advice D．guidance
39．A．troubles B．signals C．rules D．sings
40．A．corrected B．supported C．amazed D．refreshed
On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets 21 and the subway system almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were 22 to go home. Some battled to 23 a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the 24 bravely, walking miles to get to work.
I 25 to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 26 had stopped. After making my way 27 crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was 28 . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 29 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 30 . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train 31 my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was 32 through, exhausted and 33 .
My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer 34 I received an email from Garth, my Director.
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 35 reported to work. It is always reassuring（令人欣慰）, at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 36 to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that 37 message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of 38 can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic 39 had made me ti
red and upset. But Garth’s words immediately 40 me and put a smile back on my face.
A．break B．flood C．sink D．crash
A．forced B．refused C．adjusted D．gathered
A．order B．pay C．take D．search
A．climate B．scenery C．storm D．burden
A．used B．promised C．deserved D．happened
A．practice B．routine C．process D．service
A．to B．through C．over D．for
A．operating B．cycling C．turning D．rushing
A．check B．carry C．find D．board
A．street B．ground C．floor D．platform
A．paused B．crossed C．reached D．parked
A．wet B．weak C．sick D．hurt
A．ashamed B．discouraged C．surprised D．puzzled
A．while B．when C．where D．after
A．hardly B．casually C．absolutely D．eventually
A．devotion B．donation C．connection D．reaction
A．accurate B．urgent C．brief
A．promise B．appreciate C．advice D．guidance
A．troubles B．signals C．rules D．sings
A．corrected B．supported C．amazed D．refreshed
If Mickey Mouse slips (滑倒)on a banana skin on TV, viewers laugh. But for ordinary people, falling is not 36 . For e
xample, if you 37 over a stone or fall off your bike, you have to take days to get well. For 38 people, the result of a fall could be worse.
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, wanted to know why some people are 39 likely to fall than others.
The researchers found that 40 means more than planting your feet on the ground and standing tall. Your brain 41 your sense of balance with information from your eyes and inner ears and the 42 from your feet and legs. If something goes wrong with any of these, you’re 43 to fall. People 44 to fall more often as they grow older because their senses are slower.
State of mind is important too. The research shows that when people know they’re walking on a slippery surface, they 45 their pace and walk with flatter feet. As a result, they fall less often.
“We actually 46 people slip and fall,” researcher Mark Redfern said. People of different ages fall on 47in his lab. Cameras 48 their falls and a computer analyzes the information. Scientists then can 49 people who fall often how to be more watchful.
“If they get 50 to a lifelike but controlled environment, people can 51 learn to handle the 52 thing,” Redfern said.
Falls happen to everyone sometimes. 53 you see someone fall, think about why and offer a helping 54 . This person’s painful experience may 55 you from falling at the same place.
A．unhappy B．exciting C．amusing D．foolish
A．drop B．trip C．knock D．get
A．slow B．young C．old D．active
A．too B．less C．very D．more
A．balance B．control C．fall D．walk
A．remains B．imagines C．thinks D．keeps
A．touching B．feeling C．walk D．pace
A．likely B．surely C．possible D．certain
A．refuse B．mean C．tend D．like
A．frighten B．quicken C．widen D．slow
A．encourage B．make C．stop D．challenge
A．purpose B．ground C．accident D．agreement
A．broadcast B．record C．play D．catch
A．persuade B．force C．practise D．train
A．closed B．informed C．used D．know
A．eventually B．firstly C．regularly D．mainly
A．uneasy B．real C．creative D．hard
A．Even if B．While C．As far as D．Next time
A．hand B．stick C．word D．leg
A．warn B．remind C．prevent D．defend