I came to Shawshank when I was just twenty，and I am one of the few people in the ______ who is willing to admit what he did．I ______ murder．I put a large insurance policy on my wife，who was three years older than I was，and then I fixed the brakes of the car her father had given us ______ a wedding present． It worked out ______ as I had planned， ______that I hadn’t planned on her stopping to pick up the neighbour woman and the woman’s son on the way down Castle Hill and into town．The brakes let go and the car crashed through the bushes，_____ speed．Bystanders said it must have been doing fifty or better when it hit the base of the Civil War statue in the town and burst into ______．
I ______ hadn’t planned on getting caught．My state has no death penalty，but I was tried for all three ______ and given three life sentences，to run one after the other．That fixed up any ______ of parole(假释)I might have，for a long，long time．The judge ______ what I had done‘an extremely evil crime’, and it was ,but it is also in the past now．
Have I ______ myself，you ask? I don’t know what that word means，at least as far as prisons and corrections go．I think it’s a politician’s word．It may have some other ______，and it may be that I will have a chance to find out，but that is the ______．．．
I was young，good—looking，and from the ______ side of town．I met a pretty，headstrong girl who lived in one of the fine old houses on Carbine Street．She got pregnant later．Her father was agreeable to the ______ if I would take a job in the company he owned and _____ my way up．I found out that what he really had in mind was keeping me in his house and under his thumb，like a disagreeable ______ that has not quite been housebroken and which may bite．Enough hate ____54__ piled up to cause me to do what I did．
______ a second chance I would not do it again，but I'm not sure that means I am transformed．
A．prison B．town C．city D．situation
A．attempted B．committed C．made D．admitted
A．for B．with C．over D．as
A．eventually B．roughly C．exactly D．especially
A．besides B．except C．beside D．despite
A．reducing B．building C．gathering D．rising
A．flames B．crying C．laughter D．ruins
A．even B．ever C．therefore D．also
A．murderers B．deaths C．persons D．crimes
A．chance B．choice C．case D．ability
A．assumed B．regarded C．ensured D．called
A．transformed B．skipped C．enjoyed D．resigned
A．responsibility B．aspect C．meaning D．occasion
A．case B．future C．problem D．dream
A．rich B．other C．poor D．wealthy
A．marriage B．relationship C．ownership D．engagement
A．wind B．come C．work D．walk
A．animal B．dog C．cat D．pet
A．occasionally B．eventually C．permanently D．cautiously
A．Given B．Considering C．Having D．Assuming
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Recently I gave my adult students homework．It was to "go to someone you love and tell them you love them．It has to be someone you have 25 said those words to before or at least haven't 26 those words with for a long time．"
Since most of the men were over 35 and were raised in the 27 of men that were taught28 feelings is not "manly", this was very 29 homework for some．
In our next 30 , I asked if someone wanted to share his story with us．I fully 31 one of the women to volunteer, as was 32 the case, but on this evening one of the men raised his hand．As he 33 out of his chair （all 1．85 metres of him）, he began by saying, "Dennis, I was quite 34 with you last week when you gave us this homework． 35 were you to tell me to do something that personal? But as I began driving home my heart started talking to me, telling me that I knew 36 who I needed to say 'I love you' to．"
"My father and I had a severe 37 five years ago, and since then we had 38 seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas．But even then, we hardly 39 to each other．So last Tuesday I drove to my parents' house after work and said, "Dad, I just 40 to tell you that I love you. '"
"Dad reached out and 41 me and said, 'I love you too, son, but I've never been able to say it．' Two days after my visit, my dad had a heart attack and I don't know if he will 42 it．So, I'm here to tell all of you that my 43in this is: Don't wait to do the things 44 it is too late．Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!"
A．ever B．always C．never D．even
A．said B．shared C．talked D．discussed
A．year B．occasion C．period D．generation
A．explaining B．hurting C．devoting D．expressing
A．interesting B．threatening C．inspiring D．exciting
A．class B．term C．holiday D．week
A．asked B．disliked C．advised D．expected
A．usually B．probably C．not D．seldom
A．sat B．rose C．stood D．struggle
A．bored B．amused C．curious D．angry
A．How B．Why C．Who D．What
A．exactly B．fully C．directly D．simply
A．condition B．discussion C．disagreement D．experiment
A．hated B．avoided C．reduced D．continued
A．spoke B．smiled C．looked D．turned
A．dropped in B．ran across C．came over D．came across
A．touched B．tested C．inspired D．hugged
A．get B．make C．deserve D．overcome
A．sense B．point C．thought D．message
A．until B．when C．before D．as
完型填空（共20小题，每题1．5分，满分30分）。
In 1990 a report was published about36 the earth might be like 20 years from then on．The report was a result of a three-year study．
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a37 one．The world will be more 38 because the population will continue to grow．The population could be39 6,300 million, almost 2,500 million more than in 1985．More people would move into cities,40 cities in developing countries．Such cities as Cairo and Jakarta probably would 41 have 15 million by then．
Food production will42 , but not enough to feed all the people．Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985,43 most of the increase would be in countries that44 produce enough food for their people．45 increase is expected in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East．Poor farming ways are46 large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts．More farmland is47 as cities become larger and more houses are built．48 will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil．Many of the world’s forests could disappear as more and more trees49．Energy will continue to be a serious problem．The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 201050．They only pictured the situation that51 today．By changing the situation, by52 the problems, the picture can be changed．There is53 time for nations of the world to 54 a plan of action．But they warned that 55 too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success．
A．that B．whether C．how D．what
A．pleased B．pleasant C．safe D．clean
A．dangerous B．brilliant C．crowded D．awful
A．no more than B．as many as C．as much as D．as large as
A．especially B．specially C．deliberately D．apparently
A．none B．each C．all D．neither
A．insist B．reduce C．increase D．continue
A．so B．but C．or D．however
A．already B．hardly C．partly D．never
A．Much B．More C．Heavy D．Little
A．destroying B．protecting C．disturbing D．interrupting
A．saved B．lost C．discovered D．used
A．Air pollution B．Water pollution C．Some diseases D．All farmland
A．is cut across B．is cut up C．are cut down D．are cut off
A．must be true B．will come true C．can’t be true D．may be wrong
A．happens B．develops C．exists D．appears
A．settling B．working out C．answering D．dealing
A．much B．still C．less D．fewer
A．work about B．work at C．work out D．work for
A．working B．suggesting C．spending D．waiting
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。
One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 21 you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you. ”At grocery store, we 24 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 25 your question.” I put one apple of each 26 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face.“People are like apples. They come in all 28 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 29, some of the apples may not 30 look as delicious as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully.Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place.“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”He said, “I 34 tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of 35. See if that helps you 36 which one is which. ”He took 37, and then a huge smile came cross his face.”People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
A．although B．so C．because D．if
A．stop B．start C．turn D．stay
A．expressive B．encouraging C．informative D．interesting
A．bought B．counted C．saw D．collected
A．check B．mention C．answer D．improve
A．size B．type C．shape D．class
A．worried B．satisfied C．proud D．curious
A．ordinary B．normal C．different D．regular
A．outside B．whole C．table D．inside
A．still B．even C．only D．ever
A．examining B．measuring C．drawing D．packing
A．keeping B．placing C．pulling D．giving
A．on B．toward C．for D．in
A．mustn’t B．can’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t
A．each one B．each other C．the other D．one another
A．admit B．consider C．decide D．believe
A．big bites B．deep breaths C．a firm hold D．close look
A．just B．always C．merely D．seldom
A．put away B．get down C．hand out D．take off
A．made B．took C．got D．did
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。
When I was about twelve, I suddenly developed a great passion(爱好) for writing poetry. I 36 all my other hobbies. Such as 37 stamps, and spent all my 38 time reading poetry and writing it. This habit of 39 poetry on every possible occasion soon got me into trouble at school. If a lesson did not 40 me, I would take out my 41 and start writing poems in class. Of course I did this very 42 , but it was not long before I got 43 . One day while I was 44 writing a poem during a geography lesson, I looked up to find the teacher 45 over me, looking very angry because I was not 46 attention. He tore the poem up, with a 47 not to waste time in his lesson. All the same I was convinced（深信）that I had written a good poem, so that evening I wrote it out again from 48 . Not long after, I read about a poetry 49 and I decided to send in my 50 . Weeks later, long after I had given up hope. I got a letter telling me I had won first 51 .Everyone at school was very impressed except the 52 teacher, who 53 me more carefully than ever, He was quite 54 I was not going to write poetry in his 55 .
A．gave up B．hand out C．kept on D．bought in
A．arranging B．collecting C．gathering D．keeping
A．additional B．extra C．other D．spare
A．doing B．making C．writing D．praising
A．interest B．attack C．take in D．strike
A．dictionary B．notebook C．textbook D．handbook
A．anxiously B．attentively C．carefully D．silently
A．caught B．lost C．gone D．stricken
A．busy B．ready C．careful D．happy
A．going B．standing C．walking D．beating
A．calling B．devoting C．giving D．paying
A．warning B．notice C．word D．look
A．heart B．mind C．memory D．thought
A．contest B．quiz C．race D．meeting
A．poem B．composition C．papers D．homework
A．position B．prize C．reward D．victory
A．English B．physics C．chemistry D．geography
A．guarded B．inspected C．observed D．watched
A．determined B．fixed C．known D．made
A．school B．lesson C．home D．office
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。
Anna lived on the side of a valley. One summer, there was a very big 36 , and a lot of houses down below Anna’s were washed away. Anna’s house was 37 enough to escape the flood, so when the water had 38 and the other houses were 39 there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud(泥), her house was just all right.
Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children, 40 Anna took in one of the families that had lost 41 in the flood and she 42 her home with them until it was 43 for them to rebuild their house.
Anna’s friends were 44 when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give 45 so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to 46 .
“Well,” Anna 47 her friends, “at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I then lived found herself very 48 , because her husband had been killed in the 49 and she had a lot of children, 50 I have now. The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas this year, so I’m going to 51 only one present to all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back with a 52 who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our 53 ,’ she said to her children.
The children were 54 and happy to get such a present. They 55 the little girl, and she grew up as their sister. Such was that Christmas present.”
A．earthquake B．accident C．flood D．fire
A．below B．high C．big D．small
A．reduced B．come C．appeared D．disappeared
A．rising B．flowing C．falling D．standing
A．so B．but C．for D．since
A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．something
A．gave B．found C．shared D．built
A．possible B．necessary C．important D．obvious
A．worried B．disappointed C．puzzled D．satisfied
A．them B．herself C．him D．us
A．support B．supply C．grow D．educate
A．explained to B．asked for C．talked with D．turned up
A．sad B．poor C．rich D．happy
A．war B．storm C．rain D．flood
A．because B．as C．which D．that
A．get B．send C．buy D．make
A．boy B．girl C．student D．teacher
A．child B．daughter C．sister D．present
A．angry B．excited C．lovely D．sorry
A．disliked B．gained C．welcomed D．led