A little boy would come to school early each day to start the fire and warm the classroom with an old-fashioned coal stove before his teacher and his classmates arrived. One morning they to find the schoolhouse in flames. They dragged the boy out of the building and took him to the nearby hospital.
The semi-conscious boy heard the doctor talking to his mother. The doctor told his mother that her son would surely die—which was for the , really—for the terrible fire had the lower half of his body completely.
But the brave boy didn't want to die. He made up his mind that he would survive. , to the amazement of the physician, he did . He again heard the doctor and his mother speaking quietly. The mother was told that he was to be a lifetime cripple (瘸子) with no use at all of his lower limbs. Once more the brave boy made up his mind. He would not be a cripple. He would walk. But from the waist down, he had no motor ability.
Finally he was from the hospital. Every day his mother massage (按摩) his little legs, but there was no feeling. Yet his 41 that he would walk was as as ever. One sunny day his mother him out into the yard to get some fresh air. This day, sitting there, he threw himself from the chair, pulled himself across the grass, his legs behind him. With great , he raised himself up on the fence. Then he began dragging himself along the . He started to do this every day he footed a smooth path all around the yard beside the fence.
At last, he did the ability to stand up, then to walk, and then to run.
This determined young man, who was not to survive, who would surely never walk, who could never hope to run—Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world's fastest mile!
A．rushed B．got C．arrived D．intended
A．scared B．brave C．determined D．unconscious
A．worst B．best C．least D．most
A．damaged B．influenced C．disturbed D．removed
A．Besides B．Somehow C．Though D．However
A．recover B．survive C．insist D．remain
A．sure B．ready C．willing D．upset
A．strangely B．importantly C．gradually D．unfortunately
A．freed B．sent C．protected D．avoided
A．could B．would C．must D．should
A．determination B．confidence C．courage D．attention
A．wonderful B．clear C．strong D．meaningful
A．pushed B．wheeled C．drove D．persuaded
A．instead of B．because of C．despite of D．regardless of
A．raising B．dragging C．holding D．hiding
A．challenge B．strength C．pleasure D．effort
A．yard B．grass C．chair D．fence
A．until B．since C．when D．after
A．prepare B．develop C．discover D．improve
A．encouraged B．required C．expected D．attempted
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，然后从36～55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 asked what was the meaning of life, Dr. Papaderos brought out a very small round
mirror. And his 36 went like this:
“When I was a small child, during the war, we were very 37 and we lived in a remote
village. One day, on the road, I found the broken pieces of a 38 . A German motorcycle had
been broken in that place.
“I 39 to find all the pieces and put them 40 , but it was not possible, so I kept only the largest piece and made it 41 . I began to play with it as a toy and became 42 by the fact that I could reflect light into dark 43 where the sun would never shine—in deep holes and dark closets. It became a game for me to get light into the most 44 places I could find.
“I 45 the little mirror, and as I grew up, I would take it out in free moments and 46
the challenge of the game. As I became a man, I grew to 47 that this was not just a child’s game but a metaphor (隐喻) for what I might do with my 48 . I came to understand that I am not the light or the 49 of light. But light — truth, understanding, knowledge — is
there, 50 it will shine in many dark places 51 I reflect it.
“I am a fragment (碎片) of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know. Nevertheless, with what I have I can 52 light into the dark places of this world — into the 53 places in the hearts of men—and 54 some things in some people. Perhaps others may
see and do likewise. This is what I am about. This is the 55 of my life.”
36. A. view B. idea C. theory D. answer
37. A. rich B. good C. poor D. special
38. A. mirror B. metal C. wheel D. bicycle
39. A. managed B. tried C. went D. remembered
40. A. off B. together C. up D. back
41. A. smooth B. small C. round D. bright
42. A. fascinated B. confused C. puzzled D. moved
43. A. hearts B. closets C. holes D. places
44. A. inacceptable B. inaccessible C. remote D. distant
45. A. hid B. played with C. made D. kept
46. A. continue B. start C. complete D. stop
47. A. expect B. admit C. understand D. recognize
48. A. life B. work C. action D. words
49. A. resource B. course C. cause D. source
50. A. but B. besides C. and D. yet
51. A. as if B. only if C. even if D. if only
52. A. represent B. improve C. explain D. reflect
53. A. inside B. black C. secret D. dirty
54. A. get B. protect C. find D. change
55. A. meaning B. importance C. nature D. explanation
第一节完形填空（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21—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。
Friendship is unconditional and uncritical, based only on mutual respect and the ability to enjoy each other's company. These authority figures never saw the way one of us could do something outrageous（令人不可容忍的）, and the rest of us would joke about it for days. We could have fun doing absolutely nothing at all—because the ____ 21____ we provided each other with was enough. Rather than discussing operas, Lewinsky, or the weather, we enjoyed just ____22____ each other without any one of us trying to outsmart the others. Still, I realize that these adults had a____23____ to be concerned about the direction my friends were____24____; I also was concerned for them, but I wasn't about to ____25____ them.
Many times I would advise my friends that some activity may be ____26____ or to think things through before doing something, but I would never claim to hold the moral high ground and to condescend(屈尊) to them. When Marvin would begin rolling joints, when Alisa would tell me she skipped school because of a hangover, or when Merriam would tell me that her new boyfriend was in a street gang, I expressed my discomfort with their ____27____. However, I never ____28____ them with the threat of taking my friendship away. Contrary to the commercials on television, you can have ____29____ who use drugs. In fact, probably everyone does without ____30____ it.
21. A. gift B. presentC. company D. friendship
22. A. hanging around B. learning from C. communicating with D. joining in
23. A. prejudice B. pointC. suggestionD. situation
24. A. giving B. comingC. headingD. facing
25. A. ignore B. upsetC. blame D. leave
26. A. crazy B. dangerousC. boringD. important
27. A. action B. lessonsC. wordsD. thoughts
28. A. force B. threatenC. persuade D. cheat
29. A. friends B. girlfriends C. classmatesD. brothers
30. A. hearing B. recognizing C. realizing D. knowing
完形填空（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36—55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。
When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to go to face the music.” It doesn’t mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is 36 less pleasant, like 37in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you did not do this 38 that. Terrible music, indeed, but it has to39 . At some time or 40 , every one of us has had to “face the music”, especially as children. We can all remember father’s 41voice, “I want to talk to you!” and only 42 we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it 43!
The phrase “to face the music” is known 44 every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. Where did the 45come from?
The first 46 comes from American novelist James Fennimore Cooper. He said, in 1851, 47the expression was first 48 by actors while waiting in the 49to go on stage. After they got their clue (暗示) to go on, they often said, “It’s time to go to face the music.” And this is 50 what they did face — the orchestra (管弦乐队) which was just below the stage.
An actor might be frightened or 51 as he moved on to the stage in front of him. The audience might be friendly, or perhaps unfriendly, especially 52he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So, “to face the music” 53 to mean: having to go 54something, no matter how unpleasant the 55 might be, because you knew you had no choice.
36. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
37. A. call B. called C. calling D. being called
38. A. or B. and C. but D. with
39. A. face B. facing C. being faced D. be faced
40. A. another B. the other C. an other D. others
41. A. loud B. angry C. calm D. worried
42. A. because B. since C. unless D. in case
43. A. is B. had been C. was D. has been
44. A. by B. for C. toD. of
45. A. questionB. proverb C. information D. expression
46. A. saying B. method C. explanation D. point
47. A. when B. why C. whether D. that
48. A. used B. saidC. taken D. sent
49. A. clothes B. wings C. masks D. words
50. A. perhaps B. exactlyC. mainly D. also
51. A. satisfied B. proud C. nervous D. mysterious
52. A. if B. while C. before D. until
53. A. went B. came C. continued D. got
54. A. throughB. by C. on D. into
55. A. problem B. event C. incident D. experience
第一节完形填空(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21~30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。
There is a popular saying, “All of us have a Guardian Angel, guiding us”.
Some of the greatest success stories of history have followed a word of 21 or an act of confidence by a loved one or a 22 friend. Had it not been for a confident wife, Sophia, we might not have listed Nathaniel Hawthorne among the great 23of literature. When Nathaniel, a 24 man, went home to tell his wife that he was a failure and had been fired from his job in the customs, she surprised him with a cry of joy.
"Now," she said 25 , "you can write your book!"
"Yes," replied the man, with little confidence, "and what shall we 26 while I am writing it?"
To his 27 , she opened a drawer and pulled out a sum of money.
"Where on earth did you get that?" he asked.
"I have always known you were a man of genius," she told him. "I knew that someday you would write a great novel. So every week, out of the money you gave me for housekeeping, I
28 a little bit. So here is enough to 29 us for one whole year."
From her trust and 30 came one of the greatest novels of American literature, The Scarlet Letter.
21. A. enjoyment B. encouragement C. kindness D. delight
22. A. trusting B. merciful C. cautious D. intelligent
23. A. books B. novels C. names D. nicknames
24. A. successful B. courageousC. sorrowful D. heartbroken
25. A. sadly B. willingly C. proudly D. deliberately
26. A. stick to B. try out C. take up D. live on
27. A. amazement B. satisfaction C. expectation D. disappointment
28. A. spent B. saved C. consumed D. contributed
29. A. lead B. hold C. last D. leave
30. A. confidence B. experience C. competence D. guidance
第二部分完形填空（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21－30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.
Several months ago, I got into a terrible car accident. That moment __21___ my view about life.
All my life I had been waiting until I could __22___ my driver’s license(执照) and my first car. When I __23___ got my license and my dad brought the car to the house, I was __24___. Every time I
got into my car, I felt invincible(不可战胜的), as if nothing could stop me. But one day I was shown that I could be __25___, just like every other person.
One __26___, though it was very dark outside, I was in the car with some of my close friends. While driving down a main street, I felt I was __27__ control of the car. It was flying.
After the accident, I don’t remember much, but I do remember the __28__ I was in, not only physical but also the thought that others’ lives were in my hands for a few seconds and I might have __29___ them.
I learned a lot from that __30____. Not only did I learn that I need to have more appreciation(欣赏,理解) for things, I also learned that material things should never be the most important in our life.
21. A. caught B.changed C. replaced D. destroyed
22. A. borrow B. buy C. get D. see
23. A. fi
nally B. sadly C. unluckily D. suddenly
24 A. angry B. worried C. surprised D. excited
25. A. warned B. beaten C. lost D. disturbed
26. A. morning B. afternoon C. night D. noon
27. A. shaking B. taking C. trying D. losing
28. A. pain B. joy C. disappointment D.happiness
29. A. raised B. killed C. poisoned D. forgotten
30. A. exprience B. story C. vacation D. rescue