The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald __ himself to fathering the kid. , the son died in his late teens.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly . He spent a lot on art works of the . Later Fitzgerald himself became ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his
_ _ as to how his wealth would be — to sell his entire collection at an auction(拍卖).
Because of the large quantity and high of his collection, a huge crowd of __ buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum and private collectors eager to . Before the auction, the art works were shown, among, which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist. Because of its quality, it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled(敲槌)the crowd to . First the lawyer from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his __ .
The poor-quality painting didn’t any bidders... except one — the old servant who had __ _ the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer __ the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became , and the lawyer read from the will: “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.” Then the auction was over.
A.expected B.appointed C.devoted D.booked
A.Finally B.Luckily C.Secondly D.Unfortunately
A.declined B.increased C.remained D.affected
A.partners B.masters C.servants D.volunteers
A.seriously B.slightly C.lightly D.gradually
A.matter B.notice C.letter D.will
A.settled B.dealt C.involved D.banned
A.price B.spirit C.quality D.attraction
A.traditional B.possible C.occasional D.absent
A.directors B.fans C.supporters D.competitors
A.call B.bid C.reject D.order
A.known B.famous C.poor D.cheap
A.attention B.principle C.saying D.party
A.heard B.told C.wrote D.read
A.wife B.servant C.director D.son
A.receive B.remind C.need D.plan
A.worked B.served C.lived D.waited
A.played B.applied C.offered D.accepted
A.lost B.got C.continued D.stopped
A.noisy B.eager C.quiet D.anxious
六.完形填空
More than fifty SARS experts ___1___ this month in Geneva at the headquarters of the World Health Organization. They came from fifteen countries to discuss progress ___2___ the lung disease. SARS began in southern China late last year. It ___3___ in Asia and other parts of the world. The W-H-O __4_____ travel warnings. Health officials worked aggressively. They kept SARS patients ____5___ others. They looked for anyone else those patients might have been near.
SARS was contained(遏制) in the middle of this year. By then, eight-thousand people had become sick. More than seven-hundred of ___6____ died.
SARS causes effects similar to ____7___ of pneumonia (肺炎) or influenza. People often cough. Breathing is difficult or ___8____ . Some people need machines to help them breathe. Body temperature goes ___9____ . SARS can also make people feel tired, __10_____ their head hurt and make them not want to eat. Most people with SARS, however, usually recover within two weeks.
1. A. met B. will meet C. saw D. will see
2. A. for B. against C. on D. from
3. A. took place B. spreaded C. take place D. spread
4. A. decided B. declared C. announced D. spoke
5. A. near B. together with C. away from D. close to
6. A. whom B. who C. them D. men
7. A. them B. that C. this D. those
8. A. hurt B. hurtful C. painful D. pain
9. A. down B. away C. up D. to zero
10. A. make B. having madeC. making D. made
第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每题1分,满分20分)
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __36__ began when I was just a kid.I __37__ becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic(佣人).Through her work, she observed that __38__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __39__ watching television. She announced that my brother and I __40__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __41__ her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a __42__. My mother was illiterate(文盲).
When I entered high school I was a(n) __43__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to __44__ the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from __45__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __46__ food and pay the bills. With everything __47__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very __48__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __49__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __50__ our heads and any kind of food on the table, __51__ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required wise preparation. I went back to my __52__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __53__ my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother's story—a woman with __54__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job __55__ than parenting. This I believe.
36.A.belief B.work C.education D.promise
37.A.majored in B.got used to C.dreamed of D.got tired of
38.A.lazy B.easy-going C.successful D.reliable
39.A.spent B.paid C.took D.did
40.A.could only B.could not C.must not D.should often
41.A.read to B.present to C.teach D.explain to
42.A.joke B.means C.tool D.trick
43.A.A-student B.B-student C.C-student D.D-student
44.A.get rid of B.hang out with C.break away from D.keep in touch with
45.A.making B.stopping C.working D.getting
46.A.your brother B.yourself C.your sister D.the family
47.A.left over B.paid off C.used up D.carried out
48.A.angry B.pleased C.disappointed D.bored
49.A.anything B.everything C.something D.nothing
50.A.put an idea into B.gave an impression on
C.keep a roof over D.have eyes in the back of
51.A.let alone B.let out C.let in D.leave alone
52.A.guys B.mother C.studies D.play
53.A.made B.fulfilled C.changed D.tried
54.A.little B.much C.few D.high
55.A.more interesting B.less important C.more important D.less interesting
二、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41—60各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was twelve years old, my family were the first black people to move into an all-white part of Grand Rapids, Michigan.Many of our new __16weren’t very welcoming.Some of the adults said __17 that we should return where we came __18.The children sometimes threw stones at me or drove me home from __19.
Most of my teachers __20 took no notice of me, but not Dorothy Bean, my history teacher.Miss Bean was angry at how badly I was being __21 ,but she didn’t say this to me.Miss Bean __22 her respect for me by teaching me just like __23 else.Instead of being unnoticed, I was given a __24 to show that I was smart.Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me __25 myself.She insisted on knowing what I thought about difficult questions.Was Thomas Jefferson __26 to buy Louisiana from France?__27 ?She expected me to have an opinion and to be able to __28 it up.Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for yourself was the real key to __29.
One day, when I was not paying attention in class, Miss Bean suddenly __30 an eraser at me.Unbelievably, the eraser hit me right on the hand and __31 my pencil flying.The whole class was __32at first, then started laughing.This incident became famous in the school and,__33 it happened to me, the students wanted to get to __34 me.So that's the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target, and how I became just another __35 in school.
16.A.friends B.schoolmates C.teachers D.neighbors
17.A.kindly B.surprisingly C.angrily D.happily
18.A.to B.from C.for D.in
19.A.school B.street C.office D.downtown
20.A.hardly B.simply C.never D.only
21.A.taught B.considered C.welcomed D.treated
22.A.kept B.expected C.showed D.refused
23.A.anyone B.anywhere C.someone D.wherever
24.A.question B.chance C.test D.place
25.A.worry about B.look about C.work for D.think for
26.A.necessary B.important C.right D.known
27.A.How B.Where C.When D.Why
28.A.back B.set C.put D.give
29.A.respect B.education C.friendship D.children
30.A.aimed B.threw C.passed D.found
31.A.sent B.left C.made D.sprang
32.A.excited B.frightened C.moved D.shocked
33.A.so B.then C.because D.whether
34.A.ask B.know C.praise D.understand
35.A.kid B.problem C.friend D.example
完形填空 (满分20分)
Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to 41 with you.
I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the high way at 85 mph 42 we realized we were 43 . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand new $ 20 bill. I was so 44 because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on 45 seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line.
46 , I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I 47 I had not actually handed my money to the cashier. I had just 48 out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.
My conscience(良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t 49 over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and 50 for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I
51 to forgive myself the pleasure of an ice cream for 52 that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why don’t you use the change 53 the pizza instead of that nice, new $ 20 bill?” I was not so 54 of my cash now.
For the next two years, whenever I was55 of the “pizza incident,” I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it.”
I have learned two things from this 56 . Maybe I was a fool for 57 in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a 58 pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will 59 up with you.
This reflects the saying, “A coward (懦夫) dies a thousand times, a hero dies once.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that accident at least a thousand times. If I had been a 60 and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.
41. A. say B. spare C. share D. explain
42. A. as B. while C. however D. when
43. A. lost B. tired C. hungry D. anxious
44. A. excited B. worried C. satisfied D. encouraged
45. A. rest B. food C. travel D. drink
46. A. Unluckily B. Finally C. Immediately D. Actually
47. A. forgot B. recognized C. noticed D. realized
48. A. walked B. left C. worked D. found
49. A. look B. get C. turn D. think
50. A. ask B. pay C. apologize D. send
51. A. refused B. wanted C. hoped D. meant
52. A. hope B. surprise C. anger D. fear
53. A. into B. with C. for D. from
54. A. sure B. upset C. proud D. pleased
55. A. asked B. reminded C. thought D. told
56. A. experience B. experiment C. story D. mistake
57. A. turning B. taking C. handing D. giving
58. A. free B. cheap C. plain D. oily
59. A. make B. wake C. catch D. put
60. A. coward B. fool C. loser D. hero
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。
On his way to the airport one afternoon, Phillip asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks.The plane was to 36 at 5:30.From the bank, there was still 37 journey to the airport 38 Phillip merely enjoyed the scene along the way. Shortly before arriving, he began
39 the things he would need for the 40 : tickets, money, the address of
On his way to the airport one afternoon, Phillip asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks.
The plane was to 36 at 5:30. From there was still a 37 journey to the airport 38 Phillip merely watched the scene along the way. Shortly before arriving , he began 39 the things he would need for the 40 : tickets , money , the address of his hotel, traveller’s checks —Just a moment . How about his passport? Phillip went through his pocket. He suddenly 41 that he must have let his passport 42 .
What could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little 43 to return to the bank. This was the 44 time he was representing his company for an importantmeeting 45 the manager of a French company in Paris the following morning . Without a passport he would be 46 to board the plane. At that moment , the taxi 47 outside the air terminal (候机楼). Phillip got 48 , took his suitcase and paid the driver. He then 49 a good deal of confusion in the building .A 50 could be heard over the loudspeaker.
“We very much 51 that because of a twenty-four-hour strike of airport staff ,all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off.” Passengers are 52 to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal for 53 on tomorrow’s flights. Phillip was
very glad to hear that, He would let his company know about this 54 and, thank goodness, he would have the opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to 55 his passport . .
36.A.check in B.lead off C.take off D.go up
37.A.long B.short C.pleasant D.rough
38.A.as B.so C.but D.because
39.A.buying B.taking over C.putting about D.checking
40.A.plane B.trip C.companyD.flight
41.A.realized B.promised C.recognized D.suggested
42.A.at home B.at the bank C.at the office D.in the taxi
43.A.time B.chance C.possibility D.use
44.A.golden B.last C.only D.first
45.A.in B.to C.at D.with
46.A.sad B.unable C.nervous D.difficult
47.A.stopped B.ran C.went D.opened
48.A.off B.back C.out D.away
49.A.started B.caught C.noticed D.left
50.A.speech B.signal C.call D.voice
51.A.apologize B.announce C.worry D.regret
52.A.advised B.forced C.allowed D.persuaded
53.A.ideas B.plans C.information D.time
54.A.person B.situation C.place D.airport
55.A.return B.show C.recover D.change