For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In a job, the ability to read and understand can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are readers. Most of us bad reading habits at an early age, and never get over them. The main reason in the fact that words have little meaning they are put together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He reads one word at a time and often goes back to words or passages. The tendency to look back over you have just read is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which down the speed of reading is sounding each word as reads.
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a machine called an accelerator(加速器), which moves a bar the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate the reader finds comfortable, in order to train him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, word-by-word reading impossible. At first it is difficult to understand. But you have learned to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, your comprehension will improve. Many people have found their reading skill quickly after some training. Charlce Au, a business manager, for example, his reading rate was 172 words a minute the training and now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is happy that now he can a lot more reading materials in a short period of time.
A．applying B．getting C．offering D．supplying
A．easily B．quickly C．roughly D．decidedly
A．good B．curious C．common D．poor
A．developed B．kicked C．knew D．understood
A．touches B．connects C．lies D．gets
A．unless B．after C．since D．as
A．Unfortunately B．Excitedly C．Surprisingly D．Generally
A．reuse B．rewrite C．reread D．recite
A．which B．what C．that D．if
A．breaks B．cuts C．goes D．slows
A．some one B．reader C．he D．one
A．inside B．up C．out D．down
A．then B．as C．than D．beyond
A．moving B．making C．leading D．thinking
A．when B．where C．what D．which
A．or B．nor C．but D．for
A．lost B．weakened C．sharpened D．improved
A．Take B．Look C．Make D．Consider
A．for B．before C．after D．in
A．break through B．go over C．get through D．turn over
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Living one’s life is really like driving on a highway. First, to make a good driving, the driver must carefully examine the 36 of his car, just as he cares for his health for a good life. 37 he enters into the highway, he must 38 certain rules for his own safety. It also can be said that he must obey certain rules of society when living as a decent (体面的) adult. For example, on the highway, he is 39 to keep a constant (不断的) 40 , which can be compared with his 41 activities through his life. Neither driving nor living must be taken at too42 a speed nor at too slow a speed．If he drives too 43 , the police will give him a 44 , just as he will be arrested when he breaks the law. 45 too conservatively (保守地), he will be called an out-of-date person 46 the others driving at a(an) 47 speed. When he wants to change his lanes(车道), he must pay careful 48 to every direction of his car. It is sometimes dangerous to change the way of life 49 he can be sure of safety by doing so. He 50 not make any unnecessary changing of lanes which gives him only danger. Finally, he must 51 where he is now by recognizing some 52 appearing now and then. If he takes the wrong way, he must return to the right as soon as he can. But he may thus lose 53 and energy both on the road and in life. On the whole, driving on a highway and living one’s life are both hard work. 54 if he is careful and serious enough, 55 will provide him with much pleasure.
36．A．seats B．condition C．petrol D．passengers
37．A．Once B．Before C．For D．Although
38．A．listen to B．find C．follow D．insist on
39．A．ordered B．supposed C．believed D．hoped
40．A．state B．speed C．mind D．level
41．A．outdoor B．broken C．good D．continuous
42．A．large B．high C．limited D．expected
43．A．speedily B．slowly C．hurriedly D．willingly
44．A．ticket B．lift C．chance D．hand
45．A．Acting B．Running C．Getting D．Working
46．A．persuading B．getting C．preventing D．refusing
47．A．low B．normal C．high D．fast
48．A．notice B．attention C．signs D．regards
49．A．if B．when C．unless D．because
50．A．dare B．need C．may D．should
51．A．think B．discover C．prove D．seem
52．A．signs B．signals C．posters D．symbols
53．A．money B．luck C．time D．trust
54．A．Therefore B．But C．And D．Then
55．A．it B．he C．they D．you
完形填空（共15题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A long time ago, in a small house in Scotland, two friends lived together. Their names were John and Bobby.
John and Bobby were not 16 , and they had few things except friends, 17 they were happy. They lit a warm fire when it was cold outside. They had food to eat when they were hungry. They were never 18 because they had each other.
John and Bobby 19 to take long walks together. After their 20 John usually cooked the dinner. John and Bobby ate the dinner and then 21 in front of the fire. They had a(n) 22 but happy life.
Then John developed a(n) 23 disease and died in the spring of 1858. He was 24 in a grave (坟墓). After that, Bobby stood at John’s grave and shouted. “Come on, Bobby,” John’s 25 said. “It’s time to go home.” Bobby went home, but later he returned to the grave. He 26 near it. He stayed there all night.
Bobby stayed at the grave site the next day, and the day after another. For the next 14 years, Bobby never left the 27 . When the weather was cold, he slept in a small house near the grave. When it was 28 , he slept on the ground near John’s grave.
29 , in 1872, Bobby died, too. John’s friends buried him in a 30 grave near John’s. Why was Bobby’s grave so little? Bobby, John’s best friend, was a dog.
16. A. rich B. lucky C. beautiful D. funny
17. A. and B. orC. but D. so
18. A. lonely B. alone C. worried D. separate
19. A. failed B. competed C. imagined D. liked
20. A. work B. rest C. run D. walk
21. A. sang B. talked C. sat D. studied
22. A. hard B. sad C. easy D. simple
23. A. serious B. unhealthy C. big D. sick
24. A. put B. escaped C. stored D. buried
25. A. friends B. children C. parents D. brothers
26. A. got up B. turned down C. sat down D. put up
27. A. garage B. grave C. homeD. town
28. A. cool B. warm C. wet D. rainy
29. A. Luckily B. Quickly C. Finally D. Interestingly
30. A. large B. small C. firm D. weak
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31-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eye.
One 36 , when the boy was around two, the husband saw an opened medicine bottle. It was 8:30 am and he was almost 37 for work, so he asked his wife to 38 the lid on the bottle and put it in the cupboard. Busy in the kitchen, the mother 39 forgot the matter. Seeing the bottle, the boy picked it up playfully and 40 the liquid in it. It was a medicine 41 for adults to be taken in small dosages（剂量）. When the boy fell down, the mother hurried him to a(n) 42 where he died. The mother was terrified. How could she 43her husband?
When the heartbroken father returned and saw the dead son, he 44 his wife and said just four words. What do you think those four words were? The husband just said, “I 45 you, darling.”
The husband’s totally 46 reaction was positive. Their son could never be 47 back to life,so there was no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, this would not have happened 48 he had taken the time to put the bottle away.
The mother had also lost her only 49 . What she needed at that moment was 50 and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.
Sometimes we spend time asking who is 51 , only to miss the opportunity to enjoy the 52 in human relationships we could receive by giving each other support. Why don’t we 53 someone we love for the “mistake” they didn’t make on purpose?
Treasure what you 54 , let go of all your anger, 55 to forgive, and selfishness and you will find fewer problems in the world.
36. A.noon B.morning C.evening D.night
37. A.late B.ready C.tired D.fit
38. A.hide B.throw C.place D.keep
39. A.luckily B.nearly C.totally D.suddenly
40. A.removed B.drank C.destroyed D.cleaned
41. A.arranged B.left C.wished D.meant
42. A.hospital B.office C.bank D.restaurant
43. A.encourage B.face C.control D.punish
44. A. called at B.laughed at C.looked at D.pointed to
45. A.love B.hate C.miss D.believe
46. A. reasonable B.confident C.normal D.unexpected
47. A.raised B.brought C. driven D.pulled
48. A.but B.although C.if D.because
49. A.child B.interest C.relative D.chance
50. A.excuse B.praise C.comfort D.explanation
51. A.right B.clever C.kind D.responsible
52. A.warmth B.surprise C.sorrow D.health
53. A.help B.protect C.forgive D.correct
54. A.learn B.have C.know D.want
55. A.ability B.courage C.expectation D.unwillingness
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
We rented our upstairs rooms to the out-of-town patients of Johns Hopkins Hospital. One evening, a bad-looking man, who was even shorter than my 8-year-old son, knocked at the door; 36 , his voice was pleasant as he said, “Good 37 . I come to see if you’ve a room. I came for (a) 38 this morning from the eastern shore”.
He told me he’d been 39 a room since noon but with no 40 ; no one seemed to have one. “I guess it’s my 41 face…” I know why they 42 him away! It was clear that they would 43 roomers by putting up such people. For a moment, I 44 , but his next words convinced me, “I could sleep in this rocking chair on the porch(门廊). My 45 leaves early in the morning.” I told him we would find him a bed, but to rest on the porch.
He told me he fished for a living to 46 his daughter, her five children and her husband, who was 47 in a terrible accident so that he couldn’t work. He didn’t tell it by way of 48 ; in fact, he was grateful that no pain 49 his disease, which was apparently a form of skin cancer. He thanked God for giving him the 50 to keep going. The next morning, the bed linen was 51 folded and the little man thanked me and waited for his bus.
Three months later when I almost 52 the man, we received packages in the 53 , with fish and oysters in it and a note 54 , “Thank you for having kept my father a night. He just 55 because of skin cancer. Before his death, he asked me to post these as gifts. Thank you again, sir.” All this happened long ago — and now, I imagined, in God’s garden, how tall this lovely soul must stand.
36. A. otherwise B. though C. however D. unless
37. A. luck B. evening C. jobD. morning
38. A. treatment B. travel C. meeting D. prayer
39. A. dealing with B. dreaming of C. hunting for D. living with
40. A. money B. patienceC. successD. help
41. A. serious B. terrible C. happyD. long
42. A. took B. sent C. droveD. turned
43. A. loseB. discourage C. impressD. attract
44. A. doubtedB. believed C. wonderedD. hesitated
45. A. doctorB. bus C. daughterD. graduation
46. A. educateB. support C. encourage D. protect
47. A. unfriendly B. uglyC. sad D. disabled
48. A. complaint B. inspiration C. humorD. joke
49. A. removed B. accompanied C. avoidedD. suffered
50. A. fantasy B. timeC. diseaseD. strength
51. A. formally B. expectedlyC. neatly D. messily
52. A. forgot B. missedC. called D. forgave
53. A. hospital B. envelopeC. air D. mail
54. A. reading B. writing C. speaking D. drawing
55. A. gave up B. stayed out C. passed away D. lay down
第二节：完形填空（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
Hi Cindy,
Please don't worry if you feel a little strange around boys．You are in the process of 36 from a little girl into a young woman and there are 37called hormones （荷尔蒙） that are changing not only your body but your 38．For example, you say you used to feel at ease _39_ boys and you would usually run and fight one another for 40 ．That was Cindy, the little girl．Cindy the 41woman doesn't want to fight boys or even run with them 42 your interests are changing．That is what is making you feel strange and it is also 43to the other girls around you and also to the boys．Your life is 44 a different stage but you should understand that this is （a） 45normal, and （b） something that will pass quickly．
I think you should again try to 46 around boys．You can still talk with them about 47you like including sports, movies, web sites and celebrities（名人）．I 48 that you not try to fight with them, however, because the 49are becoming much bigger and stronger．I think you will find that you will _50_ being with boys but that your feelings will be different from the51they used to be．I know you are not supposed to have a 52 while you are still in school in China, but if you start to find some boys very handsome and you are strongly __53_ to some of them, don't be surprised． 54 , this is all very normal．For now, you should _55_ your school work, though you will find that some boys are attracted to you．This will be a new adventure for you and my best advice is to relax and enjoy it．
Good luck,
Brad
36．A．startingB．changing C．surviving D．ranging
37．A．cells B．nutritions C．chemicals D．objects
38．A．mind B．head C．life D．study
39．A．with B．forC．against D．without
40．A．praise B．honorC．goodD．fun
41．A．brave B．unique C．smartD．young
42．A．before B．because C．until D．when
43．A．referring B．appealing C．happening D．pointing
44．A．entering B．settingC．reflecting D．representing
45．A．hardlyB．possibly C．perfectly D．nearly
46．A．playB．relax C．dateD．fool
47．A．somebody B．anybody C．something D．anything
48．A．recommend B．demand C．commandD．determine
49．A．girls B．adults C．boysD．kids
50．A．hate B．enjoy C．avoid D．regret
5l．A．model B．standard C．styleD．way
52．A．boyfriend B．girlfriend C．degree D．job
53．A．opposed B．attracted C．exposed D．accustomed
54．A．Rather B．Besides C．Again D．Afterwards
55．A．depend on B．decide on C．agree on D．concentrate on