During the war，my husband was stationed at an army camp in a desert in California．I went to live there in order to be（1） him．I hated the place．I had never （2） been so unhappy．My husband was ordered out on a long﹣term duty，and I was left in a tiny shack（棚屋） alone．The heat was（3） ﹣almost F even in the shade of a cactus（仙人掌）．（4） a soul to talk to．The wind blew non﹣stop，and all the food I ate，and the evry air I breathed，were（5） with sand，sand，sand!
I was so sorry for myself that I wrote to my parents．I told them I was （6） and coming back home．I said I couldn't stand it one minute longer．I（7） be in prison!My father answered my （8） with just two lines﹣two lines that will always sing in my（9） ﹣two lines that completely changed my life：
Two men looked out from prison bars，One saw the mud，the other saw the stars．
I read those two lines（10） I was ashamed of myself．I made up my mind I would find out what was good in my present （11） ； I would look for the stars
I made friends with the natives，and their（12） amazed me．They gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had（13） to sell to toueists．I studied the delightful forms of the cactus．I watched for the desert sunsets，and（14） for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago when the desert had been an ocean（15）
What brought about this（16） change in me？The desert hadn't changed，（17） I had．I had changed my（18） And by doing so，I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing（19） of my life．I was excited by this new world that I had dicovered I had looked out of my self﹣creatded prison and（20） the stars
（1）
| A． |
off |
B． |
behind |
C． |
near |
D． |
beyond |
（2）
| A． |
before |
B． |
already |
C． |
then |
D． |
still |
（3）
| A． |
inflexible |
B． |
incomprehensible |
C． |
uncontrollable |
D． |
unbearable |
（4）
| A． |
Only |
B． |
Not |
C． |
Many |
D． |
Such |
（5）
| A． |
covered |
B． |
filled |
C． |
buried |
D． |
charged |
（6）
| A． |
catching up |
B． |
keeping up |
C． |
giving up |
D． |
getting up |
（7）
| A． |
ought to |
B． |
might well |
C． |
would rather |
D． |
had better |
（8）
| A． |
request |
B． |
call |
C． |
question |
D． |
letter |
（9）
| A． |
comparison |
B． |
imagination |
C． |
consideration |
D． |
memory |
（10）
| A． |
over and over |
B． |
by and by |
C． |
up and down |
D． |
now and then |
（11）
| A． |
company |
B． |
occupation |
C． |
situation |
D． |
relationship |
（12）
| A． |
movement |
B． |
reaction |
C． |
guidance |
D． |
purpose |
（13）
| A． |
refused |
B． |
failed |
C． |
managed |
D． |
happened |
（14）
| A． |
asked |
B． |
hunted |
C． |
waited |
D． |
headed |
（15）
| A． |
floor |
B． |
surface |
C． |
rock |
D． |
level |
（16）
| A． |
shocking |
B． |
challenging |
C． |
puzzling |
D． |
astonishing |
（17）
| A． |
as |
B． |
but |
C． |
for |
D． |
or |
（18）
| A． |
attitude |
B． |
principle |
C． |
identity |
D． |
standard |
（19）
| A． |
vacation |
B． |
operation |
C． |
affair |
D． |
adventure |
（20）
| A． |
sought |
B． |
counted |
C． |
found |
D． |
reached |
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
At the edge of a forest, stood a big tree. Its branches spread out majestically (庄严地) and so did its roots. It people from the sun under its shady leaves, and provided to countless birds and other small creatures in its branches. It was very excited with activity all the time.
At the foot of the tree grew a little plant. The plant was tall, thin, graceful and easily , and tended to fall over at the of the slightest wind.
One day, the two neighbours were having a little chat.
“Well, little one, ” said the tree to the plant, “ Why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground, and raise your head in the air as I do?”
“I see no need to do so,” the plant with a smile. “ , I think I may be safer this way.”
“Safer!” sneered (讥讽) the tree. “ Are you that you’re safer than I am? Do you know how deep my roots are , how thick and strong my trunk is? two men hold hands they would not be able to surround my trunk. Who could possibly pull me out by the roots or my head to the ground?”
And the tree turned away from the plant in .
But the tree was to its words very soon. One evening a great hurricane in the region. It threw the trees off their roots and almost completely destroyed the forest. It uprooted the tree and it away with great force.
When the storm had passed, the villagers living nearby the damage. Strong trees that had once almost touched the sky, were now reduced to stumps (残根）or . The dead animals were found everywhere in the .
But there was one . The little plant. The plant had been moved from side to side under the hurricane, and bent completely. But when the hurricane ended, it sighed and stood upright again.
No trace remained of its powerful neighbour .
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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，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the 1450s Johannes Gutenberg, a Gennan printer, developed a new printing press(印刷机)。Then single letters could be ______ in lines to create a page of text. The letters were made of metal.Each one could be ______ to different parts of the press,depending on which words were_______ on a certain page. This was one of the most important _______ in the history of pringting.
_______, most books had been created by copying out text by hand. The____of a single book would take many hours or even days. With the Gutenberg press, ______ could be printted in several seconds, and many copies of books could be created in a few hours.
Gutenberg's printing press was not so much an i_______, however, as an improvement of developing technologies. The Chinese were the first to use wooden blocks(木刻版)，as early as the 8th century. Then great _____was made around 1040. The movable type was invented by Bi Sheng in China. European _______the printing methods centuries later. Another contribution to Cutenberg`s system also come from the East,______.The Chinese invented paper using ______materials,including old clothes. The kind of the inexpensive paper was introduced into Europe in 1000 or so. This kind of paper was ____for the new European printing presses,______it took in the only ink required for the metal type.
Printing soon became an important ____in a rapidly growing world. By 1500,nearly 35,000 books were in print worldwide. But the printing press did not ______a lot for a long time. In the 19th century , however, iron _______wood in the press`s framework. And paper became______in continuous rolls rather than more expensive single pieces. Steam engines _____the speed at which the press ran. In the late 1900s,the introduction of better presses greatly _____the time it took to turn ideas into books.
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
I often recall those good old days. At that time life was relatively simpler, and people were much more and gentler. Recently, to my surprise, I got the opportunity to experience that same warmth that I thought had from the fast-moving world.
I was out shopping the other day with my husband, two daughters and one . It was a burning hot day, and we were all visibly tired and hungry. We entered a restaurant, looking for some and comfort. To our disappointment, all the tables were and no one seemed in a hurry to . We waited, tired and . After quite some time, one table was vacated(空出), but that could only two of us. My daughter made me sit along with her father, while she and my other daughter alongside. My granddaughter sat on my as we looked all around us, waiting for another table to be soon.
At the next table, two young girls were sitting at a table for four and enjoying their meal. We decided to move to their table, they were finished with their lunch. Since the girls had just got their , I knew it would be a wait. As we were deciding on what to eat, one of the girls got up and their table to us. She said they would move to our table so that my family could sit together.
We were very appreciative of their kind . We thanked them and moved to their table. The girls quickly their plates and glasses and went to sit at our table.
That day, I to myself there still were some kind, civil and helpful youngsters in this non-caring world, and my faith in humanity(人道) was .
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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，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。
Many years ago，Mr. Smith asked me to be the referee（仲裁人）on the grading of an examination question. He was about to give a student a for his answer to a physics question，while the student said he should receive a perfect ，I read the examination question：“Show how it is possible to the height of a tall building with the of a barometer（气压表）.”
The student had answered: “Take the barometer to the top of the building, fasten a rope to it, the barometer to the street, and then bring it up, the length of the rope. That’s the .”
I pointed out that the student really have a strong case for full credit ,since he had answered the question , but the answer did not prove competencein physics. I that the student have another try. I gave the student six minutes, with the that his answer should show some of physics.
His answer reads:“Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer, its fall with a stop watch. Then using the formulas=1/2at2,calculate the height of the building.”
I gave the student full credit.
Before I left, the student said he had answers. He said,” The best way is to knock at the building manager’s door. When he ,you say: “Sir, I have a (n) barometer. If you will tell me the height of the building, I will you this barometer.”
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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，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。
Teaching is challenging and teaching college is often a mixed bag. Sometimes my class feels more like a cafeteria, where students come and go, ____in the middle of my lectures. Mostly these students have entered college right out of high school. College seems to them like ____a continuation of high school, ____ the sense of newness that often drives curiosity and achievement.
But there is a category of students that gives everyone reasons for ____.They are the so called “nontraditional students” ：those who, for one reason or ____， didn't go to college when they were 18. but many years later. Some years back in my teaching, while calling out names from the name list on the first day，I noticed a gray haired woman of about 70.She was wandering in the doorway, ____ her new books like a schoolgirl.
“I'm not on the name list，” she volunteered. “But I was ___if I could sit in for the first class, to see what marine (海洋) biology is about.” This woman's eagerness ____me, so I invited her to have a seat. I began the class with questions to get a (n) ____of how much knowledge they were bringing to the course. As I questioned them about the difference between fishes and seagoing mammals, most of my new students remained ___.But Natalie, the older woman, was on the edge of her seat, ____answers.At the end of the class, she came up to me and apologized for being the “extra” student. She said，“Will you ____ me another chance？” ____ at losing her, I acted quickly to remove her ____.“I'll see you next class，”I said.
Natalie turned out to be a vital and ____student.She commuted 50 miles each day to get to school, often in the severe winter, and never missed a class.___this, she was enthusiastic about helping my younger students. Apparently these older students have the ____over them. It lies in the broadth and depth of their path of life. After having ____ numerous personal and professional barriers, they have an expansive world view. ____ a return to school may, at first, be frightening for them, they tend to make it because they are ____ great trouble to put their studies into an already full life.
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