Without a shadow of a doubt, my grandfather is the single most influential person in my life. He was more than just my grandfather and I’m proud to say, my _________.
As a child there was no safer place than the security of his lap. I would watch horror movies on TV from behind his recliner. The monsters wouldn’t dream of _______ me there! He taught me how to appreciate beautiful foods. I remember, at age 5. __________ on a chair by the stove as he taught me how to make scrambled eggs.
He was warm, loving, firm and straightforward. He had a ________ of accepting whatever came his way with no _________ than a shrug. His deep faith carried him through what life had to offer.
He loved baseball ( especially the Pittsburgh Pirates- except when they ________ a game! ). He would often have one game on television while listening to another on his radio and he could tell you what was going on in both games. When he __________ 90, his other grandson, Bill, gave him an autographed photo of Willie Stargell, his favorite Pirate player. He was so __________ of that birthday present.
He was seldom sick. He just wouldn’t _______. Various family members often joked that he would be pushing all of us around the block in wheelchairs as he jogged. Some people have a small garden in their backyard. My grandfather had a huge ________. He would grow some flowers and vegetables. He always had something to do and it was __________ done well. Whenever anything was broken, it was taken to my grandfather.
At the age of 92 , he __________. Father of three, grandfather of three, great-grandfather of ten, friend of countless individuals, this remarkable man touched all of our lives and we are better for the experience.
I love you, grandpa.
A．grandpa B．friend C．colleague D．opponent
A．coming for B．rushing to C．moving about D．turning to
A．jumping B．lying C．climbing D．standing
A．day B．place C．way D．time
A．longer B．more C．less D．better
A．delayed B．called off C．lost D．gave up
A．neared B．passed C．grew D．turned
A．proud B．tired C．excited D．crazy
A．give up B．slow down C．send away D．take in
A．kitchen B．library C．tower D．garden
A．rarely B．scarcely C．always D．merely
A．passed away B．passed out C．passed through D．passed down
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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将其涂黑。
IF and WHEN often had lunch together. Their conversation always 16 on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them.
This particular Saturday when they met for lunch, WHEN 17 IF wasn’t in a great mood（心情）. After they sat at the usual table 18 for them, WHEN asked IF, “You don’t seem your usual 19 self?” IF replied,“Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take. If only I 20 the time.”
WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, “I too saw a 21 and I’ m going to register when I get 22 money.” WHEN then questioned IF, “What about the new job you were going to apply for?” IF answered, “I would have applied, but my 23 broke down. I couldn’t type my resume(简历).”
“Don’t worry. I’ve been thinking about looking for another job also, 24 I’ll wait and when the weather gets 25 I will look then. I hate this awful weather.”
The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that. When he couldn’t26 it anymore, he went to them and said, “I think I know 27 you could solve your problems.”
IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the 28 they faced, there was no way he could help! 29 , IF asked the man for advice. The man said, “Your conversation reminds me of an old 30 : IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing 31 .”
IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel 32 of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”. Finally they came to a(n) 33 : next time they met, there would be no “ifs” or “whens”; they would 34 talk about what they had 35 !
A．cleaned B．made C．ordered D．reserved
A．sensitive B．honest C．cheerful D．clumsy
A．had B．spent C．seized D．valued
A．notice B．job C．course D．chance
A．lucky B．pocket C．enough D．paper
A．computer B．fridge C．camera D．recorder
A．or B．but C．for D．so
A．drier B．colder C．wilder D．nicer
A．changes B．expenses C．challenges D．possibilities
A．Anxiously B．Curiously C．Surprisingly D．Stubbornly
A．saying B．story C．habit D．fiction
A．rose B．grew C．removed D．remained
A．tired B．proud C．ashamed D．aware
A．ambition B．conclusion C．description D．agreement
A．even B．only C．still D．thus
A．discussed B．promised C．arranged D．accomplished
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，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。
Summer is the best time on the Island of the Blue Dolphins (海豚). The sun is warm then and the winds blow out of the west, 16 out of the south.
It was 17 these days that the ship might return and now I 18 most of my time on the rock, 19 out from the headland（水中凸起的陆地） into the east, towards the country20 my people had gone, across the 21 that was never-ending.
Once22 I watc
hed, I saw a small object which I took to be the ship, but a stream of water 23 from it and I knew that it was whale (鲸鱼)spouting (喷水). During those summer days I saw nothing 24 .
The first storm of winter 25 my hopes. If the white men's ship were 26 for me it would have come during the time of good 27 . Now I would have to wait28 winter was gone, maybe longer.
The thought of being 29 on the island while so many suns rose 30 the sea and went 31 back into the sea 32 my heart with loneliness. I had not felt so33 before because I was sure 34 the ship would return as Matasaip had said 35
would. Now my hopes were dead.
A．totally B．already D．sometimes
A．during B．for C．after D．between
B．shared C．paid D．devoted
A．look B．to look C．looking D．looked
A．when B．where C．which
A．island B．sea C．lake D．ocean
A．since B．though C．while D．till
A．rose B．raised C．grew D．set
A．different B．ordinary C．else D．valuable
A．encouraged B．ended C．spared D．limited
A．leading B．moving D．following
A．weather B．pattern C．rain D．fog
B．as C．until D．while
A．quiet B．alone C．calm D．alive
A．of B．in C．to D．from
A．rapidly B．quickly C．slowly D．fully
A．pumped B．set C．filled D．full
B．strict C．boring D．empty
A．whether B．and C．that D．when
A．it B．he C．that D．this
完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15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。
It was a cold winter morning. Half asleep at the train station, I stared into the distance, watching for the train to take me to my 1in Boston. The world was quiet. The very few people on the street kept to themselves, 2their steaming cups of coffee.
Reaching into my pocket as the train was approaching, my numb hand 3for the $20 bill to pay my fare. The pocket was empty! I searched through my bag and then I felt 4.
“What’s the matter?” A short, elderly man stood before me.
“Oh, nothing…. Well, I lost my money.... I’m going to 5my match class.”
“Here, use this.” The man held a $20 bill. I looked up, 6. People just didn’t do that anymore. Everyone worried about their own 7, rarely stopping to think about others, especially teenage strangers.
“Thank you, but no, I can’t.”
“ 8it – go!” The man pushed me toward the train. I bought a round – trip ticket, and he refused the change I 9to give him back. I did not know what to say – a million thoughts raced through my mind, yet I stood 10.
For the train ride I was silent. I began to see the world through changed 11. That man made a difference with such a simple 12.
A week later I was at the train station again, with an extra $20 13I saw the man. And there he was.
“Excuse me, sir, I believe I owe you this.” I 14the money into his hand.
Failing to refuse, he said, “Just remember to do the same for someone in your shoes someday.” I smiled, 15.
1．A．home B．class C．office D．factory
2．A．serving B．carrying C．minding D．making
3．A．looked B．searched C．reached D．moved
4．A．hopeless B．useless C．relieved D．dissatisfied
5．A．stop B．skip C．fail D．miss
6．A．frightened B．disturbed C．surprised D．concerned
7．A．problems B．complaints C．positions D．challenges
8．A．Seize B．Get C．Catch D．Take
9．A．offered B．managed C．happened D．attempted
10．A．unconsciously B．silently C．seriously D．uncomfortably
11．A．ways B．windows C. eyes D．hearts
12．A．task B．act C．example D．performance
13．A．so that B．even if C．now that D．in case
14．A．pressed B．pushed C．dropped D．placed
15．A．finally B．happily C．content D．excited
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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In some cities, work holism（废寝忘食工作）is so common that people don’t consider it unusual. They accept the lifestyle as 36 . Government workers in Washington, D. C., 37, frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week. They don’t do this because they have to; they do it because they 38 to. Work holism can be a 39 problem. Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they 40 have no idea of how to relax; that is, they might not 41 movies, sports, or other types of entertainment. Most of all, they 42 to sit and do nothing. The lives of workaholics are usually stressful, and this tension and worry can cause 43 problems such as heart attacks and stomach diseases. 44 , typical workaholics don’t pay much attention to their families. Their marriages may end in 45 as they spend little time with their families.
Is work holism 46 dangerous? Perhaps not. There are, certainly, people who work 47 under stress. Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in work. They feel 48 is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy. For most workaholics, work and entertainment are the same thing. Their jobs 49 them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative.
50 do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much? There are several 51 to work. Of course, it provides people with paychecks, and this is important. But it offers 52 financial security. It provides people with self-confidence; they have a feeling of satisfaction 53 they have produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say “I 54 it”. Psychologists claim that their work gives people an identity. After they take part in work, they 55a sense of self and individualism.
A．strange B．boring C．pleasant D．normal
A．for example B．on the other hand C．what’s more D．after all
A．agree B．promise C．dare D．want
A．slight B．serious C．obvious D．difficult
A．still B．probably C．certainly D．mostly
A．afford B．enjoy C．watch D．allow
A．dream B．decide C．intend D．hate
A．physical B．cultural C．social D．mental
A．Therefore B．However C．Anyway D．Besides
A．happiness B．silence C．failure D．loss
A．sometimes B．always C．seldom D．hardly
A．sadly B．differently C．efficiently D．slowly
A．study B．family C．life D．work
A．equip B．pack C．provide D．fill
A．When B．Why C．How D．Where
A．factors B．advantages C．steps D．ways
A．no more B．more or less C．no more than D．more than
A．when B．before C．unless D．until
A．valued B．failed C．caught D．made
A．give B．lose C．get D．need
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各小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Life is not always smooth. There was a man who had 36 numerous failures in his li
fe. But he said, "One success is 37 for me!"
When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any 38 . Since then, his mother worked outside 39 he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings, He learnt cooking since then.
When he was fourteen, he dropped 40 and began his life of roving.
When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who, 41 , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage.
When he was twenty, he 42 his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker. All his jobs were 43 for him.
When he was thirty-five, misfortune again 44 on him. When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car. He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his 45 .
When he was 46 , he opened a gas station in a town. However, he 47 dispute(争端)because he beat his competitors 48 the billboard hanging problems.
When he was forty-seven, he 49 his second wife, which had 50 stricken his three children.
When he was sixty-six, he made a living by 51 his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places.
When he was seventy-five, he felt 52 to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others. The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price. But he 53 the suggestion. Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.
When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world.
He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunde Sandoz. He often said, "People always complain about the bad 54 . Actually it is not bad at all. As long as you are 55 and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day."
A．achieved B．undergone C．tried D．undertook
A．great B．important C．valuable D．enough
A．words B．money C．property D．families
A．while B．but C．when D．so
A．in B．out C．down D．up
A．meanwhile B．moreover C．however D．therefore
A．started B．took C．lost D．changed
A．fit B．tough C．unusual D．adequate
A．fell B．hit C．put D．rested
A．life B．major C．job
A．forty B．thirty-five C．fifty-three D．seventy
A．went through B．came into C．came about D．went against
A．contributing to B．judging from C．owing to D．leading to
A．changed B．married D．divorced
A．deeply B．highly C．generally D．thickly
A．learning B．promoting C．developing D．teaching
A．powerless B．depressed C．disappointed D．hopeless
A．turned up B．turned to C．turned down D．turned in
A．difficulties B．misfortune C．life D．weather
A．hard-working B．brave C．cautious D．optimistic