17．They didn't discover until they happened to enter the back room ________ someone had stolen the priceless painting．（　　）

A．

that

B．

what

C．

which

D．

when

16．Do you know that Australia was as a matter of fact _____ used to be a land for prisoners？（　　）

A．

where

B．

what

C．

which

D．

that

15．Eddie's father used to say he'd spent so many years by the ocean，breathing seawater．Now，away from that ocean，in the hospital bed，his body began to look like a beached fish．His condition went from fair to stable and from stable to serious．Friends went from saying，"He'll be home in a day，"to"He'll be home in a week．"In his father's absence，Eddie helped out at the pier （码头），working evenings after his taxi job．
When Eddie was a teenager，if he ever complained or seemed bored with the pier，his father would shout，"What？This isn't good enough for you？"And later，when he'd suggested Eddie take a job there after high school，Eddie almost laughed，and his father again said，"What？This isn't enough good for you？"And before Eddie went to the war，when he'd talked of marrying Marguerite and becoming an engineer，his father said，"What？This isn't enough good for you？"
And now，regardless of all that，here he was，at the pier，doing his father's labor．
Parents rarely let go of their children，so children let go of them．They move on．They move away．It is not until much later，as the heart weakens，that children understand：their stories，and all their accomplishments sit on top of the stories of their mothers and fathers，stones and stones，beneath the waters of their lives．
Finally，one night，at his mother's urging，Eddie visited the hospital．He entered the room slowly．His father，who for years had refused to speak to Eddie，now lacked the strength to even try．
"Don't sweat it，kid，"the other workers told him．"Your old man will pull through．He is the toughest man we've seen．"
When the news came that his father had died，Eddie felt the emptiest kind of anger，the kind that circled in its cage．
In the weeks that followed，Eddie's mother lived in a confused state．She spoke to her husband as if he were still there．She yelled at him to turn down the radio．She cooked enough food for two．One night，when Eddie offered to help with the dishes，she said，"Your father will put them away．"Eddie put a hand on her shoulder．"Mom，"he said，softly，"Dad's gone．"
"Gone where？"

56．In paragraph 4，the writer indicates thatC．
A．children like moving away from their parents
B．children often feel regretful because they leave their parents
C．children wouldn't have achieved so much without their parents'support
D．children can never understand how much their parents have devoted to them
57．The underlined sentence probably means"B"．
A．Don't give up           B．Don't worry about it
C．Don't let him down      D．Don't touch it
58．Which of the following shows the right order of the story？D
a．Eddie's father died．b．Eddie worked as a taxi driver．
c．Eddie married Marguerite．d．Eddie was bored with his father's job．
A．bacd  B．dcab  C．bcda  D．dcba
59．From the last part of the passage，we learn thatD．
A．Eddie's mother liked to listen to the radio
B．Eddie often helped his mother wash the dishes
C．Eddie and his wife lived in his mother's apartment
D．Eddie's mother missed her husband so much that she was at a loss．

14．All the task          ahead of time，they decided to go on holiday for a week．（　　）

	A．	had been finished		B．	were finished
	C．	having been finished		D．	been finished

13．This formed the center of what came to be known，and still ______ known，as AfricaTown．（　　）

A．

was

B．

will be

C．

is

D．

had been

12．One fine day，I was sitting in a quiet room at the Miclroft Hotel，a peaceful place about an hour out of Toronoto．It was just past noon，late July，and I was （21）Ato the desperate sounds of a life-or-death （22）Bgoing on a few feet away．
There was a small fly（23）D the last of its short life's energies in a useless （24）Bto fly through the glass of the window．The whining （发出嗡嗡声） wings told the （25）Astory of the fly's strategy：Try harder．But it's not working．
The great effort offered no hope for its（26）C．Instead，the struggle was part of the trap．It was （27）Afor the fly to try hard enough to succeed in breaking through the glass：This fly's fate was（28）A．It would die there near the window．（29）Cthe room； ten steps away，the door was（30）A．By ten seconds of flying，this small creature could （31）Bthe outside world．With only a bit of the （32）Dnow being wasted，it could be free of this self-imposed （自设的） trap．The breakthrough possibility was （33）CIt would be so easy．
Why didn't the fly try （34）Aapproach？How did it get so locked in the idea that this （35）Droute and determined effort offered the most （36）Dfor success？No doubt this approach made sense to the fly．（37）Bit was an idea that would kill it．
Trying harder isn't necessarily the solution to achieving more．It （38）A offer any real promise for getting what you want out of life．Sometimes，（39）B，it's a big part of the problem．If you stake （拿…冒险） your hopes for a breakthrough on trying harder than ever，you may （40）Ayour chances for success．

21．A．listening	B．walking	C．looking	D．talking
22．A．performance	B．struggle	C．competition	D．decision
23．A．giving up	B．saving up	C．bringing out	D．burning out
24．A．fight	B．attempt	C．way	D．spirit
25．A．sad	B．brave	C．funny	D．great
26．A．reality	B．trouble	C．survival	D．death
27．A．impossible	B．difficult	C．unnecessary	D．practical
28．A．determined	B．shortened	C．changed	D．controlled
29．A．From	B．Through	C．Across	D．Around
30．A．open	B．left	C．closed	D．guarded
31．A．see	B．reach	C．feel	D．contact
32．A．power	B．hope	C．trial	D．effort
33．A．late	B．little	C．there	D．wasted
34．A．another	B．the other	C．either	D．any other
35．A．different	B．difficult	C．familiar	D．particular
36．A．problem	B．excuse	C，strength	D．promise
37．A．Probably	B．Regrettably	C．Naturally	D．Gradually
38．A．may not	B．mustn't	C．would not	D．can't
39．A．at last	B．intact	C．as a result	D．after all
40．A．kill	B．value	C．take	D．have

11．Do you now who Stefani Germanotta is？Perhaps not，but you'll almost certainly know the star called Lady Gaga，a 24-year-old American famous for her cutting edge pop videos and strange fashion sense．She was the biggest winner at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid on November 7，2010．Her awards included the best female artist and the best song．
Her popularity doesn't end there．The BBC reports that the University of South Carolina has a sociology course about the life，work and rise to fame of Lady Gaga．The course is due to start in spring 2011．"We're going to look at Lady Gaga as a social event，"said professor Mathieu，who will teach Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame．
Germanotta，in fact，is a college student．She learned to play the piano by age 4．At age 17，she was one of the only 20young people to get early admission to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts，the famous music school．Yet after her second semester，she took a big risk-she decided to quit and concentrate on a music career．But hwo did she manage to go from nowhere to supar star in just two years？
She may well have had a plan for the top．She created"The Ultimate Pop Burlesque Show"with another artist．It was the first of many strange images．The pair gained enough attention to get a spot at a famous music festival in Chicago．Later，a record company signed Germanotta．
While Lady Gaga enjoys popularity，there are critics accusing her of regularly using rude language in her lyrics（歌词） and wearing overly sexy clothing．

53．According to the article，Lady Gaga is famous forB．
A．her fashion shows           B．her strange images
C．her talents in university   D．her winning awards
54．Which of the following is the correct order for the stages of Gaga's career？C
a．She appeared in a music festival in Chicago   b．She won the award-the best female
c．She decided to quit school                 d．She created a show with another artist
e．She was signed by a record company        f．Her success has become a university course
A．b-f-c-a-d-e      B．b-f-c-d-a-e
C．c-d-a-e-b-f      D．c-d-a-e-f-b
55．The main reason why Lady Gaga could become famous is thatB．
A．she knew her dream of life        B．she knew what she would do next
C．she learned music at a young age  D．she ws brave enough to quit university
56．From this passage，we can infer thatD．
A．a good performance in university may lead to one's success．
B．cooperation with other artists is important in becoming successful
C．Lady Gaga will become less famous because of her lyrics and clothing
D．Professor Mathieu believes that Lady Gaga's success is worth studying．

10．No difficulty could           this brave man since he is so confident and capable in this special field．（　　）

A．

attack

B．

defeat

C．

win

D．

overcome

9．-Will you accept the job offer？
-If I         five years younger，I         it．（　　）

	A．	were； would have taken		B．	has been； would take
	C．	were； would take		D．	had been； would have taken

8．I was born in the Great Depression （大萧条 ） to a carpenter （木匠） father and a home keeping mother．Our family had a large garden，raised two pigs for their meat，and had a cow for her milk．When Dad（36）C  his work，we started a laundry （洗衣店） in our home．This（37）A up to seven girls at one time．Dad also rented 12 acres of nearby land to（38）Ba few extra dollars．
I was（39）Dto have good teachers to help in my learning．Following graduation，I spent two years in the army，（40）Cme to see Europe and build on my experiences．Then I returned home，got a job in the local（41）Band married my sweetheart．I was on my way to a（42）A lifestyle，but I was called back into the army when they built the Berlin Wall．That（43）Cto be a blessing too．As I hadn't worked（44）Denough at the bank to begin health insurance（保险），our oldest son，Ken，was born in an army hospital，which （45）Aonly﹩8.25．
Following a year at Fort Chaffee，Arkansas，I（46）Chome to work at the bank again．I worked my  （47）B up through the ranks to become Chairman，President，and the CEO of the bank（48）Dretiring（退休） in 1997．I was blessed to have had good employers and employees．I've been blessed to have a（49）Awife and wonderful children and grandchildren．I'm（50）B thankful to all I've met along the way．
Today，I look back on those grand （51）Cand see they were my possibilities to grow．I（52）Dmany opportunities．They taught me to （53）A  for a rainy day．They taught me to（54）Dthose less fortunate than me．They taught me to put others first，（55）BI wanted to be successful in life．

36．A．checked	B．refused	C．lost	D．chose
37．A．hired	B．bought	C．asked	D．followed
38．A．raise	B．earn	C．spare	D．show
39．A．brave	B．afraid	C．patient	D．lucky
40．A．persuading	B．sending	C．allowing	D．forcing
41．A．station	B．bank	C．hospital	D．school
42．A．normal	B．special	C．different	D．final
43．A．worked out	B．picked out	C．turned out	D．put out
44．A．ahead	B．far	C．hard	D．long
45．A．cost	B．shared	C．sold	D．counted
46．A．built	B．left	C．returned	D．moved
47．A．job	B．way	C．mind	D．plan
48．A．unless	B．if	C．while	D．before
49．A．nice	B．bad	C．rich	D．ugly
50．A．hardly	B．truly	C．slightly	D．simply
51．A．goals	B．reasons	C．experiences	D．opinions
52．A．missed	B．waited	C．broke	D．found
53．A．save	B．pay	C．stay	D．argue
54．A．encourage	B．attract	C．trust	D．help
55．A．and	B．if	C．but	D．till