I recently traveled to San Francisco for some meetings and found myself with a half day to kill. My were to watch a football game or the America’s Cup sailing races. Or I could get lost.
After a terribly long line the car rental centre, I was free. I disappeared into the fog and clouds the Pacific Coast Highway and headed south with no destination in mind.
I through tunnels carved out of the mountains and stopped at a few state beaches; at , I watched a wedding out on the cliffs（悬崖）among the crashing waves.
Back in the car, I continued toward San Gregorio, a town that you can easily . I know because I was right through it and on a pine-tree-bordered ribbon of tar (焦油) that felt like it would go on forever.
A few people moved around the San Gregorio General Store, smoking cigarettes and talking about the motorcycles they’ve owned the years. Inside, I found a bar with , a guitar duo（二重奏）, and, of course, a store.
I ordered a beer in the crowded bar, a seat, and watched the guitarists jam out. Then I congratulated them, threw a couple of wrinkled (皱的) in their bucket, and walked back out into the world.
The day could have been so different: crowded into a or bar half-watching sports. But this was much more . Hours before, I was on a flight with the masses, going through the air sickness. Then I was out on my own, an unexpected and unrepeatable experience.
I learned that day: don’t be afraid to get lost – on purpose – and have zero expectations. It will be good for you. I promise.
A．suggestions B．thoughts C．choices D．decisions
A．with B．at C．of D．through
A．But B．Since C．Though D．So
A．covering B．forming C．mixing D．spreading
A．highly B．eventually C．entirely D．simply
A．walked B．drove C．approached D．climbed
A．that B．it C．this D．one
A．miss B．visit C．explore D．forget
A．broke down B．pulled over C．ended up D．set out
A．from B．outside C．back D．ahead
A．by B．before C．beyond D．over
A．regulars B．motorcyclists C．musicians D．experts
A．popular B．reliable C．typical D．permanent
A．arranged B．occupied C．exchanged D．booked
A．tickets B．cigarettes C．coins D．dollars
A．stadium B．hall C．gym D．museum
A．promising B．convenient C．rewarding D．traditional
A．reviewing B．having C．seeking D．affording
A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something
A．or rather B．after all C．at all D．or otherwise
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，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。
The rain was coming down in sheets and 1 was bound to be late for an important conference．Dressing up quickly，I called for a cab， 36 that would be faster than the sub-way．
It wasn’t．
After a long wait，I finally got one，but the traffic was 37．I looked constantly at my 38．J ust as the traffic started moving，the driver 39 a man up ahead in a wheelchair．“Wouldn’t he be cold sitting right there! ”the driver cried and began to 40．
I could see another 20 minutes’ 41，the whole period of 42him into the cab，folding up his chair and fitting it into the cab’s small 43，then dropping him off who knows 44．
“What are you doing？!”I exclaimed to the driver．
As the 45 came out，I wanted to take them back．The wrongness of my 46 started to sink in and it 47me．I almost wasn’t sure who that person was that had just spoken．
The driver 48me and we continued the journey．Eventually I got out of the cab and 49to the office．As I ran，I understood that， 50 it wasn’t my duty to take the time to help others，I shouldn’t have complained about the driver’s stopping．I should have been able to see 51my impatience to attend to what was most inerrant（无误的）．Whenever I come to it，this is my 52：I am not a 53 self-centered person，but I still feel 54
of being the self centerednes and that living a busy life in a big，fast paced city can 55．
36．A．reminding B．expecting C．realizing D．attempting
37．A．light B．tense C．rough D．heavy
38．A．document B．file C．message D．watch
39．A．witnessed B．picked C．spotted D．observed
40．A．pull over B．take off C．pass by D．run away
41．A．complaining B．suffering C．pass by D．struggling
42．A．indicating B．recommending C．lifting D．urging43．A．trunk B．box C．cushion D．carriage44．A．what B．why C．how D．where45．A．anxieties B．words C．results D．comments46．A．reaction B．assumption C．conscience D．privilege47．A．defeated B．shocked C．embarrassed D．convinced48．A．comforted B．prevented C．encouraged D．ignored49．A．hesitate B．fled C．settled D．flooded50．A．when B．whether C．though D．unless51．A．behind B．without C．in D．beyond52．A．feeling B．motto C．dream D．determination53．A．skillfully B．strangely C．particularly D．determination54．A．proud B．aware C．guilty D．confident55．A．predict B．promote C．introduce D．preserve
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，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．
A while ago，I didn’t think I had a passion．1 would sit in front of the TV all day and not think about anything except the next36 ．At that time，I didn’t know how 37 it was to have a passion in our life．
The first 38 I thought about this was in the seventh grade when 1 went to school with my mom．As we stopped at a red light，someone 39 my eyes．It was a man dressed in old 40 standing on the other side of the 41 ．This homeless man was not sitting down with a sad and hopeless 42．He was standing，waving his hands and dancing．He looked happy and held a radio as if it was the most 43 thing he had．
Seeing all this 44 me．“Morn，why does that man have a radio even though he’s homeless？”I asked．
“He bought it，”she replied．1 was still 45 ．
“But if he’s homeless，why doesn’t he use his money to buy clothes？He 46 his money on something he doesn’t need．He should buy food．”
“Well，Sarah，sometimes food isn’t the most important thing． 47 can be food for the
48．Food and clothes aren’t the only things we need．People need happiness to stay49 ，too．”
I wasn’t sure whether I 50 my mother’s words．Maybe my mom was right．If one lives in sadness，there’s 51 to keep him moving from day to day．
Now I52 that I’ve had passions all along，but never recognized their importance in my life．They were invisible（无形的）hopes that I53 without knowing them．What’s often forgotten is that we all need a54 ，a light on a 55 day．We all need a passion．
36．A．display B．show C．exhibition D．show off
37．A．efficient B．effective C．important D．valuable
38．A．moment B．period C．date D．time
39．A．caught B．seized C．held D．held on to
40．A．cloths B．clothes C．clothing D．coat
41．A．way B．passage C．road D．express way
42．A．expression B．looks C．face D．eyes
43．A．invaluable B．expensive C．precious D．worthless
44．A．shocked B．astounded C．astonishing D．surprised
45．A．puzzled B．wondered C．confused D．amazed
46．A．spent B．wasted C．took D．cost
47．A．Passion B．Music C．Love D．Happiness
48．A．soul B．mind C．heart D．brain49．A．1ive B．living C．alive D．1ively50．A．understood B．agreed C．see D．have gotten5 1．A．none B．nothing C．no one D．anything52．A．find out B．know about C．come true D．realize53．A．depended B．relied on C．relied D．1ay in54．A．pleasure B．fun C．joy D．enjoy55．A．darkness B．dusk C．dim D．dark
完形填空 (共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)
Before the 29th century the horse provided day to day transportation in the United States. Trains were used only for long-distance transportation.
Today the car is the most popular sort of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely 41the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their cars for nearly 90 percent of all personal 42.
Most Americans are able to buy cars. The average price of a 43made car was $ 2,500 in 1950, $ 2,740 in 1960 and up to $ 4,750 in 1975. During this period American car manufacturers set about 44their products. As a result, the yearly income of the average family increased from 1950 to 1975 45than the price of cars. For this reason purchasing a new car takes a smaller 46of a family’s total earnings today.
In 1951 proportionally it took 8.1 months of an average family’s 47to buy a new car. By 1975 it only took 4.75 48 income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically superior to models from previous years.
The 49of the automobile extends throughout the economy as the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money 50their cars running than on any other item.
41. A. denied B. reproduced C. replaced D. repeated
42. A. trip B. works C. business D. travel
43. A. quickly B. regularly C. rapidly D. recently
44. A. raising B. making C. reducing D. improving
45. A. slower B. equal C. faster D. less
46. A. part B. half C. number D. side
47. A. income B. work C. plan D. debts
48. A. months’ B. dollar’s C. family D. year
49. A. running B. notice C. influence D. discussion
50. A. starting B. leaving C. keeping D. repairing
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，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
After years of searching, a truth seeker was told to go to a cave, in which he would find a well. “Ask the well what is 36 , ” he was advised, “and the well reveal (告诉，揭露) it to you.” Having found the well, the seeker asked that most basic and important 37 . And from the depths came the answer: “Go to the village crossroad, and there you shall find what you are seeking.”
Full of 38 the man ran to the crossroad to 39 only three rather uninteresting shops. One shop was selling pieces of metal, another sold 40 , and thin wires were for sale in the third. Nothing and no one there seemed to 41 much to do with the revelation of truth.
Disappointed, the seeker returned to the well to demand an 42 , but he was told only: “You will 43 in the future.”
As years went by, the 44 of his experience at the well gradually 45 until one night, while he was walking, the sound of sitar (西塔琴) music 46 his attention. It was wonderful and it was 47 with great skill and inspiration.
Deeply 48 , the truth seeker felt drawn towards the 49 . He looked at the fingers dancing over the strings. And then suddenly he let out a cry of joyful 50 : the sitar was made out of wires and pieces of metal and wood just like 51 he had once seen in the three stores.
At last he understood the 52 of the well: we have already been given everything we need; our 53 is to assemble (聚集) and use them in the proper way. Nothing is 54 so long as we recognize only fragments (碎片). But as soon as the pieces are put together, something new appears, whose nature we could not have 55 by considering the fragments alone.
36.A. truth B. hope C. future D. music
37.A. fact B. reason C. question D. well
38.A. energy B. hope C. mystery D. surprise
39.A. get B. count C. find D. open
40.A. instruments B. clothing C. food D. wood
41.A. connect B. have C. prepare D. offer
42.A. explanation B. advice C. excuse D. opportunity
43.A. succeed B. discover C. pay D. understand
44.A. bitterness B. failure C. memory D. secret
45.A. doubled B. forgot C. disappeared D. recovered
46.A. paid B. lost C. split D. caught
47.A. played B. broadcast C. enjoyed D. conducted
48.A. annoyed B. moved C. confused D. frightened
49.A. adviser B. director C. composer D. player
50.A. admiration B. distinction C. recognition D. imagination
51.A. those B. that C. it D. them
52.A. secret B. message C. theory D. benefit
53.A. target B. difficulty C. task D. shortcoming
54.A. interesting B. meaningful C. accessible D. successful
55.A. foreseen(预见) B. decided C. judged D. formed
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had 36_ a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 37 _his father could well 38_ it, he told him that was all he wanted.
On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 39_ he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 40_ but slightly disappointed, the young man 41_ the box and found a lovely book, 42_, he raised his voice at his father and said, “ 43_ all your money you give me a book? ” and rushed out of the house, 44_ the book in the study.
He did not contact(联系)his father for a whole year 45 one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He 46_ he had to go back home and see his father.
When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week .The moment he was about to 47_ the hospital, he saw on the desk the 48 new book ,just as he had left it one 49_ ago. He opened it and began to 50_ the pages. Suddenly, a car key 51_ from an envelope taped behind the book. It had a tag(标签)with dealer’s name, the 52_ dealer who had the sports car he had 53_ .On the tag was the 54_ of his graduation, and the 55__ PAID IN FULL
36. A expected B enjoyed C admired D owned
37. A finding B proving C deciding D knowing
38. A afford B offer C keep D like
39. A encouraged B comfortable C proud D moved
40. A Nervous B Serious C Careful D Curious
41. A packed B opened C picked up D put aside
42. A Angrily B Eagerly C Calmly D Anxiously
43. A At B From C With D To
44. A tellingB putting C forgetting D leaving
45. A until B as C before D unless
46. A learned B realized C recognized D admitted
47. A get to B search for C turn to D leave for
48. A much B stillC hardly D quite
49. A year B month C week D day
50. A clean B read C turn D count
51. A lost B came C appeared D dropped
52 A old B same C special D new
53 A remembered B desired C found D met
54. A. picture B. place C. date D. sign
55. A. words B. information C. messages D. card