Old friends
They finish your sentences, they remember the cat that ran away when you were twelve, and they tell you the truth when you’ve had a bad haircut. But mostly, they are always there for you — whether it’s in person or ________late night phone calls — in good times and________. But as the years pass, it becomes increasingly________to see each other, to make new memories.________, my high school friends and I promised long ago not to let this happen. We promised to have reunions.
A few months ago, we met up for a two-day________in the American Southwest. We grew up together in Maine and have said for years that we should have a(n)________event, yet it’s often put off or________due to schedule conflicts(冲突). Not this year.
The weekend ________long talks by the pool, wonderful meals, and a hike that brought the entire group to________ . Not tears of sadness or anger, but an outpouring of emotion over the complete wonderment that we can be this close — twelve years after graduation — with such physical________between us. It’s heartbreaking that we can’t spend our days together in the same neighborhood, walking the same streets, reading the same newspaper at the same coffee shop. But that’s________. Grown-up life.
Most________ is the group’s adaptability to one another. The time we spend ________is non-existent. No need to get reacquainted (重新熟悉), we jump back in the saddle (车座) and it’s as comfortable as ever. Old friends — friends with an ever-present ________of support and sisterhood, friends that know each other innately (天生地) — are hard to come by and yet we remain as ________today as we were, years ago, giggling(咯咯笑) in the back row of Mr. McKechnie’s 9th grade math class.
Life today,________, is no math class. Our world is full of________ , full of fear. Yet it ________ me — now, more than ever — how important it is that we stay________ . We may have questions about our future, but we have true faith in our past, and though this ________of friends has come to a close, we are already drawing up plans for the next one.
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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,然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last summer Tom and his friends George and Bill wanted to take a vacation. But they did not have much __26__.They decided that a ___27____ mountain climbing expedition(探险；郊游)was the only trip they could ___28____.Since each of them was ____29____ to climbing，the vacation would be a lot of fun. Tom made all the plans. He ____30_____ that they should share the expenses for food and gas equally and that each one should bring some ____31____ clothes because the weather at ____32____ altitudes is usually cold. The boys were not in a hurry，so they climbed ____33____ the first day. The weather was __34__，and they enjoyed the fresh __35__ as they climbed up a narrow path.
Tom expected the weather to stay nice，but late in the afternoon there was a __36__.The boys rushed toward a cave and decided to camp there that night.
When the sun rose the next morning，they continued __37__.As the boys went higher，the climbing became more __38__，and by late that afternoon the trip appeared endless. When they finally reached the __39__ of the mountain，they saw a beautiful sight. The colors of the sunset were yellow，red，and gold. The boys relaxed and enjoyed the view. The farms and fields of wheat and corn below appeared very small. In the distance，they could see trees，hills and valleys. They __40__ a week in the mountains. They really had great fun.
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A．time B．money C．cost D．fare
A．short B．long C．free D．pleasant
A．take B．have C．afford D．go
A．accustomed B．liked C．fond D．interested
A．said B．thought C．suggested D．wanted
A．more B．extra C．beautiful D．expensive
A．low B．high C．mountainous D．top
A．usually B．casually C．quickly D．happily
A．pleasant B．please C．hot D．cold
A．rain B．air C．view D．plants
A．sunshine B．wind C．storm D．cloud
A．climbing B．camping C．cycling D．hunting
A．easy B．exciting C．tired D．dangerous
A．side B．middle C．foot D．top
A．took B．rested C．spent D．walked
完形填空 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项。（每小题2分，共30分）
Computers have done us a lot since they turned up. In the future they will play a more important part in many __16__, such as education, transport, personal lives, scientific research and so on. Nowadays computers are being used in ___17__ and industry and can help the farmers to __18__ the conditions of the plants.
More and more computers will come into our daily life with the __19__ of science and technology. If you want to change money or pay your electricity bills, you won’t have to go to the __20__. A computer and a telephone will help you. It can also help you to do the housework and it can even __21___ human voices and carry out the instructions. It is __22__ that the majority of the labor force will work at home. People will be able to use the videophone for conferences. This can help us to save a lot of energy and ___23__. It is said that trains in Japan will have no __24___, because they’ll be well __25___ by computers, which can also tell the best ___26__ between trains.
Computers programs for __27__ whole texts are already well developed. You can ___28__ the name of a certain subject and a __29__ list of book titles will __30__ on your screen. You may choose whichever you want.
A．families B．fields C．factories D．places
A．tourism B．politics C．entertainment D．agriculture
A．form B．grow C．control D．manage
A．increase B．progress C．production D．development
A．office B．bank C．shop D．post office
A．understand B．carry C．hear D．recognize
A．important B．necessary C．possible D．complete
A．material B．time C．place D．money
A．conductors B．drivers C．instructors D．indicators
A．operated B．done C．made D．run
A．position B．direction C．distance D．way
A．storing B．writing C．remaining D．recording
A．give B．put C．type D．write
A．first-rate B．world-famous C．nationwide D．worldwide
A．show B．appear C．offer D．come
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When I was 14, I was hired for an after-school job selling subscriptions (征订，订阅) to my hometown paper, the Houston Post. I was sent to some of the city’s worst neighborhoods to “beg” door-to-door. Even though I was often moving around after dark in bad areas __36__ for garage apartments, I was __37__ for the work.
It was a __38__ because people didn’t like a stranger knocking on their door, __39__ a kid trying to get them to buy something. On one ___40__, a man shut his door heavily in my face and __41__, “I don’t want your damn paper.” I __42__ myself to knock again and was able to tell him how great the paper was. I __43__ selling him a subscription. I was soon among the __44__ subscription sellers and, like other successful __45__, was given responsibility for training newcomers.
__46__ this time I started playing the harmonica and guitar. Before long I was playing in a __47__ at barbecues and other events. When I __48__ 18, I focused my __49__ on becoming a professional musician. I never lost ___50___ of this dream. I’m sure my determination came from what I __51___ knocking on strangers’ doors.
That ___52___ helped me in many ways. Early in my music career I was locked in a legal disagreement with a former manager. He ___53__ me to back off, but I 
refused.
Having all those doors shut in my face as a kid gave me the ___54___to stand up to this frightening figure. Except this time there was one ___55___: I was the one sayin
g no. And I won.
A．leaving B．searching C．reaching D．asking
A．sorry B．ready C．doubtful D．thankful
A．challenge B．puzzle C．surprise D．failure
A．certainly B．obviously C．especially D．usually
A．time B．occasion C．day D．place
A．screamed B．whispered C．begged D．announced
A．allowed B．forced C．wished D．reminded
A．ended up B．gave up C．picked up D．kept up
A．rich B．large C．fast D．top
A．reporters B．managers C．salesmen D．secretaries
A．For B．Since C．Around D．Until
A．concert B．band C．kitchen D．party
A．seemed B．grew C．appeared D．turned
A．attention B．attraction C．service D．trust
A．sight B．use C．ability D．fortune
A．accepted B．decided C．expected D．learned
A．experience B．problem C．story D．introduction
A．invited B．pressured C．excused D．charged
A．pain B．right C．strength D．imagination
A．conclusion B．difference C．chance D．decision
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白出的最佳选项。
After 42-year-old guy Tom had quitted his job, he began to make up his mind to become a freelance (self-employed) writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not．He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a(n) 21 typewriter and settled down to work．
After a year or so, however, Tom began to 22 himself．He found it was difficult to earn his living by 23 what he wrote．But Tom determined to put his dream to the test — 24 it meant living with uncertainty and fear of 25 ．This is the shadowland of hope, and 26 with a dream must learn to live there．
One day Tom got a call, “We need a(n) 27 , and we’re paying $6,000 a year．” $6,000 was 28 money in 1960．It would enable Tom to get a nice apartment, a used car and more． 29 , he could write on the side． 30 the dollars were dancing in Tom’s head, something 31 his senses．He had dreamed of being a 32 — full time．“Thanks, but no,” Tom said 33 ．“I’m going to stick it out and write．”
After Tom got off the phone, he 34 everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents．Tom put the cans and cents into a 35 bag, saying to himself, “There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far．”
Finally his work was 36 in 1970．Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that 37 writers ever experience．The shadows had turned into limelight．
Then one day, Tom 38 a box filled with things he had owned years before． 39 was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents．Suddenly he 40 himself working in that cold storage room．It reminds Tom, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland．
A．excellent B．used C．expensive D．priceless
A．regret B．hate C．doubt D．trust
A．selling B．buying C．reading D．appreciating
A．Now that B．What if C．As if D．Even though
A．success B．failure C．perspiration D．loss
A．someone B．none C．nobody D．anyone
A．boss B．assistant C．manager D．writer
A．false B．little C．real D．high
A．However B．Still C．Besides D．Therefore
A．As B．But C．If D．Because
A．hurt B．destroyed C．cleared D．struck
A．driver B．assistant C．writer D．dancer
A．hesitantly B．firmly C．slowly D．hurriedly
A．pulled out B．pulled apart C．pulled back D．pulled down
A．cloth B．metal C．plastic D．paper
A．written B．published C．completed D．punished
A．few B．great C．famous D．poor
A．sought B．searched C．found D．picked
A．Above B．Below C．Outside D．Inside
A．called B．pictured C．described D．reminded
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。
Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep？ Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(an) 1bed for you. Hiroyuki's bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it 2.
The bed 3an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays 4music or other pleasant sounds.The tape recorder in Hiroyuki's bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet 5, "Wake up, darling, please." A few minutes later, a second recording 6. The sound recording can be loud music or 7 sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss shouts, "Wake up immediately, 8 you'll be late!"
If you don't get up 9the second recording, you will be sorry! A mechanical
"foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few 10minutes. What! You're still in bed! Slowly the 11of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. 12 the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and 13
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to 14a contest. He works for Honda
Motor Company. Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees
---"All-Honda Idea Contest", The employees think of new ideas. If their ideas win, the employees win 15. Hiroyuki Sugiyama won a lot of money for his bed.
1. A. expensive B. special C. valuable D. comfortable
2. A. works B. runs C. happens D. moves
3. A. is separated from B. is made up of
C. is attached to D. is made into
4. A. loud B. classical C. pop D. soft
5. A. sound B. voice C. noise D. way
6. A. sendsB. turns C. plays D. appears
7. A. pleasant B. interesting C. unpleasant D. funny
8. A. and B. but C. so D. or
9. A. after B. until C. since D. before
10. A. otherB. another C. more D. one
11. A. end B. middle C. body D. top
12. A. However B. Finally C. Therefore D. Otherwise
13. A. angry B. work C. happy D. awake
14. A. winB. achieve C. gain D. defeat
15. A. praises B. contents C. prizes D. medals