A story is told about a soldier who finally came home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from ____ “Mom and Dad, I ____ home ,but I’ve a favor to ask .I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me.” “ ____ ,” they replied, “We’d love to meet him.” “There’s something you should know,” the son continued , “he was ____ in the fighting. He ____ on a land bomb and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go ,and I want him to ____ us.” “I’m sorry to hear that ,son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.” “No, Mom and Dad ,I want him to live with us.” “Son,” said the father , “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such ____ would be ____ on us. We have our own lives to live ,and we can’t let something like this ____ with our lives. I think you should just come home and __25__ about this guy . He’ll find a way to live ____ his own.
At that point, the son ____ the phone. The parents heard ____ more from him. A few days later , ____ ,they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building .The police believed it was a ____.They grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco to ____ the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had ____.
The parents in this story are like many of us .We find it ____ to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around ,but we don’t like people who are ___ to us or make us feel uncomfortable. Thankfully, there’s someone who loves us with an ____ love that welcomes us into the forever family.
A.Chicago B.San Francisco C.Boston D.London
A.am leaving B.was coming C.am coming D.was leaving
A.Sure B.Sorry C.possible D.No way
A.fairly good B.very healthy C.very well D.hurt badly
A.sat B.slept C.stepped D.lay
A.live with B.keep with C.work with D.play with
A.disadvantages B.disabilities C.advantages D.shortcomings
A.a happy family B.pleasant company C.deadly disease D.a terrible burden
A.disturb B.stop C.improve D.strengthen
A.bring B.forgive C.forget D.remember
A.of B.on C.at D.in
A.hung on B.hold on C.hung out D.hung up
A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
A.otherwise B.however C.besides D.and
A.suicide(自杀) B.accident C.murder D.coincidence
A.bring B.take C.identify D.fetch
A.only one arm and one leg B.one arm and two legs C.no arm and no leg D.two arms and one leg
A.simple B.easy C.difference D.difficult
A.friendly B.familiar C.smart D.inconvenient
A.unconditional B.precious C.unique D.valuable
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The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 36 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 37 to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be 38 ,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 39 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous to 40 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, 41 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 42 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 43 to tell me all about his friend.
His friend’s main 44 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he 45 had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming 46 , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 47 like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He48 that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he 49 but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me 50 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 51 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 52 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 53 the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.
“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He 54 and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my 55 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.
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A.brother B.teacher C.neighbour D.friend
A.managed B.happened C.tried D.wanted
A.expecting B.lying C.joking D.talking
A.funny B.serious C.careful D.disappointed
A.think B.find C.realize D.see
A.indeed B.actually C.instead D.exactly
A.famous B.interesting C.noisy D.big
A.began B.stopped C.refused D.failed
A.problem B.interest C.choice D.work
A.just B.ever C.even D.surely
A.suit B.habit C.pools D.river
A.people B.players C.strangers D.friends
A.advised B.argued C.admitted D.announced
A.recognized B.realized C.visited D.found
A.how B.whether C.when D.where
A.because B.if C.then D.though
A.doctor B.friend C.neighbour D.player
A.hired B.visited C.designed D.sold
A.smiled B.laughed C.cried D.nodded
A.chance B.pleasure C.time D.turn
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
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Perhaps you’ve attended some parties. But like New York,where a party or dinner often __36__ business with pleasure, a Washington party is a __37__ part of the business of politics, the business of making __38__ connections.
Some Washington parties have a __39__ aura (气氛) about them, depending on who gives them and who is there, but most parties are open-house __40__ in fact, with the hosts not knowing most of the __41__ who are there.
I went to a few of these parties __42__ I wanted to see the inside of some of the Washington mansions (公馆) I had __43__ so much about. Almost every time during the evening some man would come close to talk with me __44__, we didn’t know each other at all. Such a __45__ exchange clearly proves “a gathering of friends” __46__ Washington party standards. You don’t even need an __47__ to attend many Washington parties. You just have to know about them. No Washington hostess would __48__ her servants to ask you who you were. Most of the bigger parties, those with 300 or 400 guests, __49__ to impress somebody, and Washingtonians __50__.
Most members of the Congress ,for example, __51__ middle-class backgrounds in smaller communities __52__ the country. They are dazzled (眼花缭乱的) by __53__. They are dazzled by big names. They are ready to help Washington __54__ hostesses. They go along with them because they are good friends or they don’t notice that they __55__ or they don’t care if they are.
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A.follows B.connects C.mixes D.goes
A.daily B.necessary C.chief D.cheap
A.still B.cruel C.mental D.important
A.social B.nervous C.terrible D.simple
A.events B.affairs C.conferences D.games
A.guests B.customers C.guards D.guides
A.so that B.in order that C.as if D.because
A.found B.noticed C.heard D.wrote
A.since B.though C.when D.whether
A.common B.strict C.public D.special
A.including B.comparing with C.according to D.depending on
A.invitation B.envelope C.instrument D.acceptance
A.refuse B.allow C.agree D.warn
A.are given B.give C.are supplied D.supply
A.easily forget B.hardly remember C.easily impress D.are easily impressed
A.hear from B.write to C.come from D.call out
A.over B.below C.between D.across
A.money B.equal C.freedom D.discussion
A.strange B.famous C.poor D.stupid
A.are using B.are being used C.are obeying D.are being obeyed
完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20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,可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Although my father wasn't a doctor, he made his own brand of "house calls". I followed him as he 36 a plate of my mother's home cooking to an elderly man named Frank 37 all major holidays, and when Frank was 38 . As far as I know, their only 39 was that Frank was an occasional 40 at Dad's small gas station. Frank's home was a two-room house on the rough side of town with a rotten front porch(门廊) that you could fall through if you weren't 41 . Through his caring 42 , my father was teaching me to be a doctor, 43 neither of us knew it at the time.
When I was 13, my father 44 lung cancer. He brought home a 45 the doctor drew showing 46 his cancer was and told me that he was going to 47 .
The big green oxygen tank with plastic tubing 48 a central feature (特征) of our living room next to his easy chair. Several months passed and his condition 49 . He asked me to 50 my mother when he was gone. He said, "I love you, son." That night he died.
When you're 13 and your father dies, you have some 51 to make. You can use the circumstance as a (n) 52 for letting your behavior and grades go down drain, or you can honor his memory and try to do something 53 with yourself. I 54 my energy on my school work and my goal of becoming a 55 ..
A.lent B.brought C.bought D.showed
A.for B.in C.at D.on
A.happy B.well C.sick D.homesick
A.function B.connection C.information D.instruction
A.patient B.doctor C.customer D.passenger
A.careful B.strong C.reasonable D.punctual
A.words B.attitude C.attention D.appearance
A.and B.because C.although D.as
A.developed B.found C.constructed D.recovered
A.photo B.diagram C.report D.film
A.where B.how C.which D.what
A.rest B.retire C.die D.leave
A.decorated B.remained C.equipped D.became
A.worsened B.decreased C.increased D.bettered
A.take care of B.make friends with C.make up for D.look into
A.mistakes B.friends C.choices D.changes
A.reason B.guide C.cause D.excuse
A.positive B.active C.productive D.motive
A.attracted B.consumed C.focused D.depended
A.doctor B.driver C.teacher D.nurse
完型填空(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,然后从下列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。
Recently, my husband and I had the opportunity to do something good for two people who were complete strangers to us. It made us feel so good to be able to do it that I thought I should 21 . We were traveling down to Mexico for Thanksgiving week with our family. 22 we were sitting in the 23 first two seats in the first row of first class waiting for the plane to take off, I 24 heard one of the flight attendants(空乘) telling 25 that there was a couple sitting in the 26 of the plane who had just been married the previous day and were 27 off on their honeymoon. They had 28 their flight eight months in 29 but, owing to some schedule changes, had not been able to get 30 together, and no one else on the plane was 31 to move and the bride was in 32 .
I turned to my husband and told him what I heard. We 33 agreed and I called the flight attendant 34 to tell her that we’d be happy to give up our seats to this couple. The flight attendant seemed amazed and said “Really? Are you sure?” We said “Absolutely !”
So, we 35 to the back of the plane in separate seats. The flight attendants were extremely 36 and took good care of us even though we were no longer sitting in first 37 , and we both made friends with the people sitting around us, who, as it 38 didn’t know why the young woman was crying or that they were newly married, and had a great flight. I had to go back to the front of the plane to 39 up a forgotten item at one point during the flight and 40 that the couple were sitting very close together, happily enjoying champagne. It really made my day and Thanksgiving week get off to such a wonderful start !
A.share B.show C.say D.prove
A.Since B.After C.Before D.Though
A.quite B.same C.very D.just
A.carelessly B.accidentally C.happily D.sadly
A.others B.us C.them D.everyone
A.front B.middle C.head D.back
A.getting B.heading C.taking D.hurrying
A.fixed B.booked C.checked D.got
A.air B.time C.church D.advance
A.seats C.food D.tickets
A.interested B.willing C.eager D.friendly
A.comfort B.surprise C.tears D.fear
A.immediately B.differently C.finally D.unbelievably
A.up B.off C.over D.out
A.left B.looked C.returned D.moved
A.beautiful B.careful C.thoughtful D.grateful
A.class B.flight C.seat D.plane
A.went on B.turned out C.got along D.took off
A.pick B.give C.clean D.look
A.told B.informed C.observed D.heard
完型填空(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,然后从下列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。
Every year on my birthday, a white gardenia (栀子花) was 31 to my house. But no card or note came with it. Calls to the flower shop were always 32 -it was a cash purchase. After a while I stopped trying to 33 the sender’s identity and just 34 in the beauty and heady perfume of that one magical,perfect white flower lying in 35 pink paper.
But I never stopped 36 who the giver might be.My mother 37 to these imaginations.She asked me if there was someone for whom I had done a special 38 who might be showing appreciation.I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I fell in love with or one who had 39 me even though I didn’t know him.
One month 40 my high-school graduation.my father died.My feelings 41 from sorrow to fear and 42 :my dad was missing some of the most important events in my life.I became completely 43 in my coming graduation,the senior-class play and the ball.But my mother would not hear of my 44 any of those things.Mother and I had gone shopping and found an impressive dress,but it was the 45 size.When my father died,I forgot about the dress.
The day before my ball,I found that dress——in the right size——over the living room sofa.It was 46 to me so lovingly.I didn’t 47 if I had a new dress or not.But my mother did.She wanted her children to feel 48 ,filled with a sense that there was a beauty even in the face of 49 .In truth,my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia——lovely,strong and perfect——with an aura of magic and perhaps a bit of mystery.
My mother died ten days after l was married.The following year the gardenia stopped50 .
A.delivered B.taken D.given
A.helpful B.useless C.hopeful D.useful
A.realize B.check C.discover D.recognize
A.pleasant B.pleasing C.satisfied D.delighted
A.tough B.soft C.light D.hard
A.remembering B.imagining C.recalling D.considering
A.asked B.preferred C.contributed D.refer
A.job B.thing C.happiness D.kindness
A.watched B.noticed C.hated D.observed
A.before B.later C.ago D.after
A.differed B.suffered C.judged D.ranged
A.happiness B.depressing C.anger D.shock
A.interested B.unhappy C.disappointing D.uninterested
A.disappearing B.losing C.lost D.lacking
A.false B.proper C.right D.wrong
A.presented B.introduced C.awarded D.provided
A.wonder B.desire C.care D.doubt
A.loved B.respected C.honored D.loving
A.difficulty B.hardship C.sorrow D.sorry
A.appearing B.following C.presenting D.coming