Steve, a lawyer, is my older brother. In the ____ of my father who died when I was six, Steve gave me important lessons in ____ that helped me grow into an adult. For example, Steve taught me to face the ____ of my behaviour. Once when I returned in ____ from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who ____ the time to ask me what happened. When I ___ that my baseball had flown through Mrs Holt's basement window, ___ the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to apologized to her. After all, I ___ not have played in the path between buildings. ___ my knees shocked as I explained, I __ to pay for the window if she would return my ball.
I also learned from Steve that ___ property is a scared thing. After I found a silver pen in my fifthgrade classroom, I wanted to ___ it, but Steve explained that it might be important to ____ else in spite of the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of ____ I'd hate to lose the small dog my father gave me to someone else. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. David.
Yet of all the ____ Steve gave me, his respect for ____ is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve I killed an old brown sparrow in the park with a BB gun. ____ with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from the house to have a look. I shall never forget the ____ he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird. “Did it ____ you first, Mark？” he asked. I didn't know what to answer. I really felt terrible then, but that moment ___ out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.
A．charge B．absence C．respect D．presence
A．memories B．truth C．hopes D．honesty
A．advantages B．reasons C．realities D．results
A．surprise B．tears C．joy D．smiles
A．took B．spent C．cost D．paid
A．insisted B．introduced C．declared D．explained
A．injuring B．damaging C．destroying D．breaking
A．could B．must C．would D．should
A．Since B．Although C．Because D．But
A．refused B．offered C．afforded D．managed
A．personal B．valuable C．public D．whole
A．save B．keep C．pick D．return
A．no one B．everyone C．someone D．anyone
A．why B．when C．how D．what
A．information B．explanation C．opinions D．instructions
A．life B．people C．family D．things
A．Proud B．Encouraged C．Relaxed D．Excited
A．way B．time C．place D．scene
A．affect B．interrupt C．hurt D．fight
A．stands B．reaches C．turns D．holds
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1. 5分, 满30分)
“Where is the bus?” I asked myself. I was going to be late and the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. Thank God, here it is! The bus 31 round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the 32 where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I 33 the manager doesn’t notice.” But no 34 luck! “Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your 35 this time?”. “ I’m afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “Get up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your 36 at the counter, we’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. Behind her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very 37 , and every few seconds he looked 38 the main entrance. The girl 39 about opening a bank account. I gave her the necessary 40 and she walked out. 41 , I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 42 with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was terrified to see a gun 43 out of his coat. The moment a loud noise 44 my ears. Everything went black. I was falling….
After 45 seemed a very long time, I opened my eyes and found in bed! 46 shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. As usual, the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “ 47 of your excuse! Go start work at once!” To my 48 , the first customer was a girl 49 a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The 50 ! Wasn’t that the surprise of my life?
31. A. ran B. came C. rode D. drove
32. A. hotel B. shop C. bank D. restaurant
33. A. believe B. expectC. guess D. hope
34. A. much B. such C. more D. this
35. A. excuse B. idea C. cause D. answer
36. A. business B. job C. place D. spot
37. A. nervous B. shy C. calmD. angry
38. A. down B. for C. towards D. through
39. A. cared B. talked C. asked D. worried
40. A. information B. offer C. instruction D. support
41. A. Again B. Then C. Thus D. However
42. A. hidden B. rolled C. filled D. covered
43. A. getting B. aiming C. appearing D. sticking
44. A. took B. shook C. filled D. covered
45. A. what B. when C. that D. it
46. A. Even B. Still C. Just D. Ever
47. A. Less B. Plenty C. More D. None
48. A. belief B. surprise C. joy D. regret
49. A. of B. with C. on D. in
50. A. dream B. story C. affair D. accident
31—50 BCDBA CACCA BDDCA BDBDA
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。
In Mr. Allen’ class, which is a high school of the New Jersey, all the students have to “get married”. However, the wedding 21 sometimes become so noisy -- Even the two students getting married often begin to laugh -- that the loud laughter drowns out the 22 of the “minister”.
The teacher, Mr. Allen, wants young students to understand that there are many changes that must take place after marrying and believes that the 23 for these psychological and financial changes should be understood before people marry.
Mr. Allen not only introduces his students to main problems faced in marriage such as illness or being out of work, but also 24 them to the difficult and particular problems they will face every day. He wants to introduce young people to all the worries that can bring the 25 point to a marriage. He even makes his students know the problem of 26 and the fact that divorced men must pay child support money for their children and sometimes pay their wives every month.
It has been not easy for some students to see the problems that a 27 couple often faces. 28 they took the course, they had not worried much about the problems of marriage. However, both students and parents feel that Mr. Allen’ s course is 29and have favored the course publicly. Their statements and letters supporting the class have asked the school to 30 the course again.
21. A. conferences B. competitions C. ceremonies D. celebrations
22. A. whisper B. announcement C. scream D. voice
23. A. possibility B. responsibility C. need D. benefit
24. A. exposes B. explains C. extends D. exhausts
25. A. uniting B. burning C. breaking D. freezing
26. A. wedding B. divorce C. participation D. division
27. A. divorced B. complained C. quarreled D. married
28. A. Until B. After C. If D. Because
29. A. acceptable B. flexible C. valuable D. unbelievable
30. A. afford B. offer C. establish D. affect
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。
Cars are too expensive for many people around the world to own. Not only that, many cities are already full of traffic, and many country areas have rough roads.
So how do people 21 those distances that are too far to walk? They use public transportation. If you ride the subway 22 bus where you live, you can appreciate some of the benefits of public transportation. With many people 23 one bus or train there is less traffic and, more importantly, less 24 .
Which of the types of mass transit described below are you familiar with? If a regular bus can 25 dozens of people, imagine what a bus twice the size can hold! In Great Britain, there are many buses that are 26 double-deckers.
Buses in Haiti are often very crowded. It’s not 27 for passengers to actually sit on the rooftops. Buses are sometimes called “tap-taps”, because the riders on the roof tap（敲击）when they want to be dropped off.
Many large cities around the world take advantage of the 28 beneath the streets and run underground trains. People in Paris, Mexico City and Tokyo may use the subway system to get to school, to work, or to visit friends in other neighborhoods. Both the Japanese and French have 29 High-speed trains to link various cities. While electric trains in North America 30 130 kph, the French TGV (high-speed-train) is the world’s fastest, averaging over 270 kph!
21. A. find B. fly C. observe D. travel
22. A. and B. also C. or D. as well as
23. A. sharing B. crowding C. sparing D. sitting
24. A. smoke B. people C. buses D. pollution
25. A. include B. stand C. hold D. seat contain
26. A. known as B. popular with C. familiar with D. looked like
27. A. frequent B. usual C. true D. uncommon
28. A. building B. structure C. space D. channel
29. A. imported B. operated C. produced D. developed
30. A. travel B. average C. run D. fly
三、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
A 37 thing happened 38 me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day __39_ I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my 40 stopped. It was out of gas on a 41 road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone 42 could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile 43 I finally found a house near the __44__. 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 __45_. She said, “I’ve been __46__ for you here for a long time. Come in. 47 is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t 48 what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You 49 tea,” said she.
I quickly 50 that my car was out of 51 , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept 52 me Alfred and talking about how long it had been 53 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 54 .
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 55 , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t 56 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.”
37. A. happy B. strange C. common D. bad
38. A. on B. in C. upon D. to
39. A. and B. so C. but D. that
40. A. car B. bus C. bike D. truck
41. A. narrow B. lonely C. crowded D. busy
42. A. what B. whom C. who D. how
43. A. before B. after C. while D. as
44. A. street B. path C. way D. road
45. A. came B. answered C. opened D. appeared
46. A. asking B. looking C. calling D. waiting
47. A. Gas B. Coffee C. Tea D. Lunch
48. A. consider B. understand C. accept D. think
49. A. like B. love C. used to like D. liking
50. A. answered B. explained C. refused D. promised
51. A. gas B. tea C. strength D. energy
52. A. calling B. call C. to call D. called
53. A. until B. before C. since D. when
54. A.could B.can C. would D. wanted
55. A. accident B. incident C. experience D. surprise
56. A.hit B. injury C. hurt D. frighten
基础训练篇（16）
We must have water to live. __ 1________the water we use is clean and fresh, it will make us ill. The animals __ 2________ (live) in and around lakes and rivers must also have clean water. Our rivers and lakes supply most of our water. The clear, blue water found by the first American settlers has changed. Many of our water sources are now __ 3________. They are filled __ 4________ dirt and waste which cannot be cleaned out. In many places, water is not safe for us to use.
Lake Erie was __ 5________ a beautiful lake. Now it has been called “a dying lake”. Waste from nearby homes and factories has been dumped into __ 6________. Fish can no longer live in much of its polluted water. George Washington once called the Potomac “__ 7________ finest river in the world”. Now its water is no longer blue. Instead, it is soupy green. Suds(肥皂泡沫), from detergents（洗涤剂；洗衣粉） used to wash clothes, often cover the water of our rivers.
Water cannot __8___________(make) in a factory. Once water is polluted, it is __ 9________ to make it clean and safe again. We must learn to take care of the water __ 10_______ we now have.