One very cold wet night, there was a knock on my front door. A young man, wet from to foot, explained that he had run out of petrol and had left his wife and two children behind in his car.
After I had a can with petrol, I drove him back to his car. Once his car had started, I suggested he me. Back to the gas station, I turned on the heater so that it is nice and . While the young man was drying his wet clothes, the little ones played and ran around. I prepared bread for the children and hot coffee for the . Before they left, the young man asked me how much he owed me and I told him that the petrol pump (加油泵) had $15. He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it.
About a month , I received a from a large bus company. turned out that the young man was its general manager, the most person in the company. In his letter, he thanked me again and me that, from then on, all their buses would be filled with petrol at my station. his case, a little kindness was rewarded with a huge benefit.
A.finger B.shoulder C.head D.hand
A.supplied B.poured C.equipped D.filled
A.following B.follow C.followed D.to follow
A.neat B.warm C.hot D.cool
A.drivers B.guests C.customers D.adults
A.shown B.appeared C.exhibited D.asked
A.late B.latter C.later D.lately
A.call B.e-mail C.check D.letter
A.It B.That C.What D.Which
A.generous B.successful C.powerful D.serious
A.advised B.praised C.suggested D.informed
A.In B.At C.On D.With
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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、D)中,选出最佳选项。
Before my recent graduation,the last project of the term was called “Smile”.The class was asked to go out and 26at three people and record their 27.
Soon after we were given the 28,my husband and I went out to McDonald’s one cold morning.We were standing in 29,waiting to be 30,when suddenly everyone around us began to back away.A feeling of 31 rose up inside of me as I wondered what happened.
As I 32 around I smelled a horrible dirty smell.Behind me were two poor homeless men.As I looked at the short man close to me,he was smiling and his blue eyes searched for 33.
He said“Good day”as he 34 the few coins.The waitress asked him what they wanted.He said,“Coffee is all,Miss.”That Was all they could 35 .
I 36 felt the urge and actually hugged him.That was 37 I noticed all the eyes in the restaurant were set on 38.I smiled and asked the waitress for two more breakfast meals on 39 trays.I then walked to the table that the men had 40 as a resting spot.I put the trays on the table and laid my 41 on the short man’s cold hand.He said“Thank you” with tears in his eyes.
I 42 this story as my project.My instructor read it and said, “Can I 43 this with classmates?” I nodded.At that moment I found something more 44 than a simple smile.I graduated with one of the most important 45 I would ever learn-unconditional acceptance.
26.A.stareB.aim C.smile D.shout
27.A.experiences B.behaviors C.reactions D.feelings
28.A.task B.degree C.information D.advice
29.A.public B.turn C.road D.line
30.A.served B.called C.paid D.checked
31.A.excitement B.panic C.satisfaction D.disappointment
32.A.got B.moved C.turned D.stayed
33.A.pleasure B.attention C.service D.acceptance
34.A.counted B.begged C.saved D.collected
35.A.accept B.afford C.drinkD.find
36.A.eagerly B.probably C.hardly D.really
37.A.why B.when C.where D.how
38.A.me B.him C.my husband D.the waitress
39.A.separate B.usual C.clean D.large
40.A.booked B.hidden C.chosen D.ordered
41.A.meal B.money C.bill D.hand
42.A.made up B.handed in C.went through D.put away
43.A.believe B.improve C.share D.evaluate
44.A.cheerful B.practical C.reasonable D.valuable
45.A.courses B.lessons C.skills D.rules
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第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “ 36 would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 37 .”As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, 38 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt. His glasses went 39 and landed in the grass.
My 40 went out to him. So I ran over to him. 41 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 42 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
Kyle was the 43 student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. Therefore he had the 44 to prepare a45 speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was 46 _. So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be 47 !” He looked at me and smiled.
He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to 48 those who helped you make it through those 49 years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 50 you can give him.”
I just looked at my friend with 51 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 52 himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 53 me from doing the unspeakable thing.”
Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the 54 of your actions. With one small gesture you can 55 a person’s life. For better or for worse.
36. A. How B. WhenC. Why D. Where
37. A. stupid B. cleverC. wonderfulD. anxious38. A. throwing B. knockingC. taking D. falling
39. A. lost B. sending C. brokenD. flying
40. A. heart B. head C. hands D. thought
41. A. While B. As C. Because D. Once
42. A. passed by B. came up C. went on D. turned out
43. A. topB. hardest C. favorite D. luckiest
44. A. pride B. honor C. pleasure D.chance
45. A. classB. school C. graduation D. college
46. A. excited B. nervousC. proud D. crazy
47. A. great B. famous C. praised D. honored
48. A. rewardB. rememberC. thankD. congratulate
49. A. happy B. excitingC. old D. tough
50. A. chanceB. gift C. help D. favor
51. A. wonder B. anxietyC. disbelief D. pride
52. A. kill B. enjoy C. test D. hurt
53. A. protected B. freed C. warned D. saved
54. A. price B. useC. power D. meaning
55. A. destroy B. changeC. saveD. understand
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第二节:完型填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分,满分30分)
Albert Einstein always liked to ask questions when he was a boy. When his teacher 36
him a question, he would think 37 another question to ask her. And often she would get red in the face and be angry 38 him 39 asking questions she couldn’t answer. The more Albert learned, the 40 he found to think about. The more he thought about, the more questions he wanted 41 .
He knew 42 the earth, the moon, the other stars, and the sun are just part of 43 we
call the universe. He also knew that the universe is made 44 all the stars we can see 45 our eyes, and the ones that are too far to be _ 46 . And he discovered that all these stars, our own bodies and 47 else are made up of atoms(原子).
He thought there 48 be some rules to explain why everything in the universe, big and small, acts 49 it does. Why don’t the stars 50 around in the sky bump (撞击)into each other? 51 makes atoms stick (粘住)together to 52 different things?
Albert Einstein always thought hard 53 he believed he had some answers to his questions. People often asked him questions because he 54 answer many of them. In fact, he solved(解决) quite a few problems that scientists had been trying to 55 for many, many years.
36. A. asked B. answered C. introduced D. rose
37. A. of B. about C. over D. with
38. A. at B. to C. with D. about
39. A. as B. for C. with D. of
40. A. many B. less C. much D. more
41. A. ask B. to ask C. asking D. to be asked
42. A. what B. when C. whether D. that
43. A. which B. how C. what D. that
44. A. with B. of C. from D. in
45. A. from B. in C. with D. off
46. A. see B. seeing C. saw D. seen
47. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
48. A. can B. may C. must D. need
49. A. about B. for C. what D. as
50. A. moved B. moving C. move D. to be moving
51. A. Who B. What C. Which D. Whose
52. A. be B. have C. form D. do
53. A. when B. until C. after D. as
54. A. could B. can C. must D. may
55. A. work for B. work C. work with D. work out
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第三节:完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题四个选项(A,B,C,D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并将答案写在答题卡上。
At lunch time one day, a week before her mother’s birthday, Sally decided to have a quick sandwich and a cup of coffee instead of her usual ___21__ in the college hall, and then go ___22___ near her college to try to find her mother a nice present . When she had been looking for half an hour, she__23__across a shop that was selling umbrellas cheap and ___24__ that one of those would solve her problem, since her mother had lost hers the month before.
“Now which ___25___ shall I choose?” She thought. “Well, I think a black one would be the most useful really. You can carry that when you are wearing _26___ of any color, can’t you?” So having made up her __27__, she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it back to the college with her _28 her classes finished.
On her way back home in the train that evening, she felt hungry, because she had had such a small lunch, so she went __29__ to the buffet car for another sandwich and another cup of coffee. She had ___30__the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment, but when she got back, it was__31__! When she had left the compartment there had been no other passengers in it, but now there were three.
Sally burst into __32_when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there.the other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what was the ___33___. When she explained that the black umbrella she had bought __34___her mother had disappeared, and she had to get out at the next __35__ , the three other passengers asked her for her mother’s __36__, in order to be able to send the umbrella on to her in case someone had __37_ it by mistake not on___38__, and brought it back after sally had got out of the train.
The next week, Sally heard ___39_ her mother, her letter said, “Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why did you send me __40_black umbrellas?”
21. A. meal B. breakfast C. break D. rice
22. A. skating B. hunting C. shopping D. swimming
23. A. setB.wentC. met D. came
24. A. hoped B.decided C. guessed D. wondered
25. A. size B.lengthC. design D. color
26. A.clothingB. clothes C. dresses D. trousers
27. A. mind B. decision C. heart D. judgement
28. A. before B.after C. until D. since
29. A. upstairs B.along C. again D. near
30. A. taken B. forgotten C. leftD. found
31. A.gone B. missed C.lose D. disappeared
32. A. cries B.tears C.laughter D. anger
33. A.thing B.wrong C. present D. matter
34. A.for B. to C.by D. with
35. A. shop B. station C. stage D. port
36. A.number B. hobby C.address D. card
37. A. madeB. discovered C. brought D. removed
38. A. purpose B. watch C. action D. idea
39. A. of B. from C.about D.over
40. A. two B.many C.three D. one
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第三节:.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
People associate colours with different things and feelings. Red, for example, is the colour of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an 21 and active colour. They associate red with a strong feeling like 22 . Red is used for signs of 23 , such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm colour of 24 in autumn. People say orange is a 25 colour. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the colour of 26 . People say it is a 27 colour. They associate yellow too, with 28 . Green is the cool colour of grass in 29 . People say it is a refreshing colour. In general, People 30 two groups of colours. Warm colours and cool colours. The warm colours are red, orange and 31 . Where there are warm colours and 32 light, people usually want to be 33 . Those who like to be with 34 , like red. The cool colours are 35 and blue. Where there are these colours, people are usually worried.
Some scientists say that time seems to 36 more slowly in a room with warm colours. They 37 that a warm colour is a good 38 for a living room or a 39 . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. 40 colours are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.
21. A. exciting B. amusing C. interesting D. entertaining
22. A. sorrow B. anger C. admiration D. sadness
23. A. roads B. ways C. danger D. places
24. A. frees B. leaves C. grass D. rivers
25. A. lively B. dark C. noisy D. strong
26. A. coffee B. light C. sunlight D. stars
27. A. terrifying B. sad C. happy D. cheerful
28. A. anger B. happiness C. sorrow D. hatred
29. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
30. A. speak B. say C. talk about D. tell
31. A. green B. yellow C. white D. grey
32. A. a lot of B. lot of C. a lot D. lots
33. A. calm B. sleepy C. active D. helpful
34. A. the other B. another C. other one D. others
35. A. black B. green C. golden D. yellow
36. A. go round B. go by C. go off D. go along
37. A. decide B. suggest C. advise D. express
38. A. one B. way C. fact D. matter
39. A. factory B. classroom C. restaurant D. clinic
40. A. Different B. Cool C. Warm D. All