完形填空,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从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。
Two years ago, a restaurant had fallen upon hard times. Only five ________were left: the manager and four others, all over 60 years old.
In the town near the restaurant there ________ a successful businessman who was good at managing business, so the manager ________ to ask the businessman if he could offer any advice that might ________ the restaurant. The manager and the businessman talked for a long period of time, ________ when he was asked for advice, the businessman ________ for a while and then said, “I have no________to give. The ________ thing I can tell you is that the saver is one of you.”
The manager, returning to the restaurant ________ , told the other people what the businessman had said. In the months that followed, the old restaurant workers thought________ of the words of the businessman, “The saver is one of us?” They asked themselves. As they ________ about this possibility, they all began to treat each other with ________ respect. And thinking that each of themselves ________ be the saver, they also began to treat themselves with more care.
________ time went by, people coming to the restaurant ________that some respect and warm kindness were around the five old members of the small restaurant. Hardly knowing ________ , more people began to come back to the restaurant. They began to ________ their friends, and theirs brought more friends. Two years later, the small restaurant had once again ________a big food company, thanks to the businessman’s ________. They understood that it was they themselves that were the ________ .
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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，掌握大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
When I was a girl, in the deserts of Somalia(索马里), my family was nomadic(游牧的), 36 with our animals, and leading a happy life.
I was about thirteen 37 my father called me at the end of a hot day. “Come and 38 here.” He said．“I’ve found you a 39 ! We have arranged that he will 40 me five camels. “ That night I ran away. I was 41．For almost three weeks, I walked 42 the desert, and finally I got to my auntie’s house in Mogadishu. Auntie’s husband was an ambassador（大使）, and in a few months I 43 Britain to work at his London house.
One day a 44 called Michael Goss saw me in the street. He took my picture and the photographs were 45 . “You should try and do 46 ,” he told me. When my aunt and uncle 47 Africa, I stayed in London. I found a place to stay and got 48 at McDonald’s before I took Michael Goss’s photographs to an agency one day. They 49 me to a studio, and my picture appeared 50 of the Pirelli calendar. Soon after that, the agency got me 51 in the James Bond film The Living Daylights.
That was seven years ago. Since then I’ve done modeling all over the world and I’ve had frequent 52 in magazines such as Vogue and Elle. I have 53 hosted the US music program Soul Train.
Once 54 five camels, now I can 55 up to ₤5000 for one day’s work. I have gone from the bottom to the top.
36．A．working hard B．living together C．looking after D．moving around
37．A．when B．after C．as D．before
38．A．listen B．sit C．work D．see
39．A．business B．boss C．husband D．chance
40．A．support B．provide C．share D．give
41．A．excited B．worried C．frightened D．surprised
42．A．around B．through C．inside D．beyond
43．A．flew to B．stayed in C．chose D．left
44．A．director B．editor C．photographer D．writer
45．A．satisfied B．beautiful C．well-mannered D．young
46．A．designing B．photographing C．dressing D．modeling
47．A．moved to B．changed for C．returned toD．started for
48．A．something to eat B．a job C．a bedroom D．a workroom
49．A．sent B．wantedC．ordered D．informed
50．A．in the list B．on the cover C．in the ads D．on the page
51．A．a rise B．a job C．a part D．an actress
52．A．interviews B．performances C．visits D．appearances
53．A．already B．even C．yet D．still
54．A．looking after B．feeding C．worth D．as much as
55．A．pay B．spend C．give D．earn
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have 36 how difficult it is to write a 37 children's book. Either the author has aimed too 38. , so that the children can't follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, 39 the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children's books are40 very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 41who hears the story and the adult who 42 it. Unfortunately, there are in fact43 books like this, 44 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 45 to solve.
This may be why many of books regarded as46 of children's literature were in fact written for 47 . “Alice's Adventure in Wonderland” is perhaps the most 48 of this.
Children, left for themselves, often49 the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in bookshop or 50and he will more willingly choose the books 51in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children's comics (连环画), full of the stories and jokes to which both teachers and right-thinking parents 52 .
Perhaps we parents should stop trying to persuade children into 53 our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so 54 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 55 books. So I suppose we'll just have to compromise（妥协） over that bedtime story.
36.A.hoped B. realized C. told D. said
37.A.short B. long C. bad D. good
38.A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult
39.A. and B . but C. or D. so
40.A. both B. neither C. either D. very
41.A. child B. father C. mother D. teacher
42.A. hears B. buys C. understands D. reads
43.A. few B. many C. little D. much
44.A. but B. however C. so D. because
45.A.hard B. easy C. enough D. fast
46.A.articles B. work C. arts D. works
47.A. adults B. girls C. boys D. children
48.A. difficult B. hidden C. obvious D. easy
49.A. are B. show C. find D. add
50.A. library B. school C. home D. office
51.A. read B. designed C. printed D. written
52.A. favor B. interest C. object D. read
53.A.receiving B. accepting C. having D. refusing
54.A.same B. friendly C. different D. common
55.A.common B. average C. different D. same
第三节：完形填空：（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30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。
Homebuyers nationwide are watching housing prices go up, up, and up. “How high can they go ?” is the common question that 46 in the city is asking. But right now, few people seem to have the answer. “ 47 interest rates（利率） stay at about 5 percent, there’s no way of knowing,”, said a local Guangzhou economist.
“It’s crazy,” said Li Hua, who is 48 a house near the river. “In 1993, I bought my first place, a two-bedroom apartment in Haizhu district, for 100,000 yuan. My friends thought that I was overpaying and said it just wasn’t worth it. Five years later , I had to move to Shenzhen. I49 it for 160,000 yuan, which was nice profit. Last year, while 50 friends here, I saw in the local paper that exact same 51 was for sale for 450,000 yuan!”
It is a seller’s 52 . Homebuyers feel like they have to offer at least 10 percent more than the asking price just to have a chance. Li Hua says the situation is really diffcult. “Whether you decide to buy or decide not to buy, you still feel like you made the 53 decision. If you buy, you feel like you overpaid. If you don’t buy, you want to kick yourself for passing up a great 54 .”
Everyone says prices must fall, but everyone hopes it will happen the day after they sell their house.55 government officials have no idea what the future will bring. “All we can say is that these things change,” said the state director of housing. “What goes up must come down.”
46. A. everybody B. somebody C. nobody D. anybody
47. A. When B. As long as C. Before D. As soon as
48. A. looking at B looking out C. looking after D. looking for
49. A. bought B. sold C. got D. gave
50. A. visiting B. watching C. making D. having
51. A. friend B. apartment C. house D. bedroom
52. A. shop B. home C. house D. market
53. A. right B. wrong C. strong D. weak
54. A. opportunity B. timeC. happening D. pity
55. A. Even B. When C. As D. Though
第二节完形填空。（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，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。
Christmas was an exciting season for my six-year-old son. For weeks, he’d been memorizing 36 for the “Winter Ceremony” in his kindergarten class. I went to 37 their rehearsal(排演).
As I waited, students were led into the room. Each class, 38 by their teacher, sat cross-legged on the floor. Then, each group, one by one 39 to perform their song. I didn’t expect anything other than fun.
My son’s class rose to sing “Christmas Love”. Those in the front row on the center stage held up large 40 , one by one, to spell out the 41 of the song. When the class sang: “C is for Christmas,” a child would hold up the letter C, then another would hold up “H” for happy, and on and on, 42 each child was holding up a letter, presenting the 43 message, “Christmas Love”.
The performance was going 44 , until suddenly we noticed her, a small, quiet girl in the 45 row holding the letter “M” upside down-totally 46 that her letter “M” appeared as a “W”. The audience began to laugh at this little girl’s 47 . But she had no idea that they were laughing at her, so she stood tall, 48 holding her “W”. 49 many teachers tried to quiet the children, the 50 continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together. A 51 came over the audience and eyes began to 52 . In that instant we understood the 53 why we were there, and even though it was such a busy holiday, there was a(n) 54 for celebrating Christmas. When the 55 letter was held high, the message read loud and clear: “ CHRIST WAS LOVE”. And I believe that this is why Christmas is so important.
36. A. songs B. message C. texts D. performance
37. A. direct B. celebrate C. design D. attend
38. A. led B. accompanied C. looked D. pulled
39. A. stood B. turned C. rose D. came
40. A. letters B. words C. names
D. boards
41. A. topic B. title C. idea D. theme
42. A. when B. after C. until D. while
43. A. exact B. complete C. proper D. right
44. A. smoothly B. happily C. heatedly D. joyfully
45. A. back B. middle C. left D. front
46. A. ignoring B. unknown C. unaware D. recognizing
47. A. action B. play C. mistake D. joke
48. A. highly B. proudly C. clearly D. bravely
49. A. Unless B. As C. Although D. In spite of
50. A. performance B. laughter C. audience D. message
51. A. fear B. worry C. pride D. silence
52. A. widen B. close C. rise D. wink
53. A. cause B. reason C. way D. place
54. A. purpose B. excuse C. reward D. song
55. A. seventh B. middle C. last D. full
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
The Pecan Thief
When I was six years old, I was visiting my grandfather’s
farm in Kansas. Grandpa had sent me into the 36 to gather
pecans for us to enjoy later.
Pecan picking was really 37 work and my little basket
was only half full. I wasn’t about to 38 Grandpa down. Just
then something caught my 39 . A large brown squirrel was
a few feet away. I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree and 40 in a large hole in the trunk. A moment later the squirrel 41 out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut. Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place.
Not so 42 anymore, I thought. I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole. It was 43 with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking. This was my 44. Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket. Now it was full! I was so 45 of myself. I couldn’t wait to show Grandpa all the pecans. 46 , I ran back and shouted, “Look at all the pecans!” He looked into the basket and said, “Well, well, how did you find so many?” I told him how I’d 47the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place.
Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I’d been in observing the squirrel and his habits. Then he did something that 48 me. He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently 49 my shoulders.
“That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter 50 of food,” he said. “Now that all of his pecans are gone, don’t you think that little squirrel will 51 the cold winter? ”
“I didn’t think about that, ” I said.
“I know,” Grandpa said. “But a good man should never take 52 of someone else’s hard work.”
Suddenly I felt a bit 53 . The image of the starving squirrel wouldn’t 54 my mind. There was only one thing I could do. I carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.
I didn’t eat any pecans that night, but I had something much more filling—the 55 of knowing I had done just the right thing.
36．A．rooms B．woods C．holes D．roads
37．A．hard B．dirty C．light D．easy
38．A．let B．settle C．have D．keep
39．A．sweater B．basket C．eye D．hand
40．A．joined B．lived C．discovered D．disappeared
41．A．jumped B．held C．stood D．found
42．A．strange B．secret C．anxious D．patient
43．A．covered B．filled C．rebuilt D．decorated
44．A．turn B．choice C．chance D．achievement
45．A．afraid B．ashamed C．careful D．proud
46．A．Otherwise B．However C．Besides D．Therefore
47．A．driven B．followed C．protected D．caught
48．A．annoyed B．satisfied C．surprised D．delighted
49．A．off B．beside C．over D．around
50．A．supply B．cost C．support D．preparation
51．A．escape B．spend C．survive D．fled
52．A．place B．notice C．advantage D．charge
53．A．guilty B．unconfident C．embarrassed D．nervous
54．A．open B．leave C．cross D．occupy
55．A．inspiration B．expectation C．impression D．satisfaction