第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，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。

In 2009, 1 spent five months in Niger．There were many things I found difficult about this place—the climate and beggars were my biggest complaints．One day, a friend and I  21  for neighboring Burkina Faso to work in a health clinic．Arriving by taxi at our  22  in Burkina, we began to  23   ．I had a large backpack and a smaller daypack．With my daypack between my legs, I reached for my larger piece of  24  ．Out of the darkness, a motorbike with two men  25   slowly. Without warning, one of the men grabbed my daypack  26  the motorbike swept close by．Within seconds, the two were out of sight,  27  up by the night．The bag had everything  28  to me, my passport, money and an airline ticket．I was in deep trouble．All I wanted was to leave this hell．

Then, walking through Burkina's streets the following week, I was  29   rudely by an old woman who stretched her hand in my face．"Cadeau （gift）! Cadeau!" she  30   in French．

I'd had enough．I was sick and  31   of the country．I told her  32  in French, "I have no 'cadeau'．I have no money A thief stole all my money a week ago and now I can't  33  your country．I cannot give you anything．"

The beggar woman listened  34   and thought about my words．"Then I will give you a cadeau," she announced and  35  into the folds of her dress．Kindly, she placed an old, dark brown coin in my   36  ． I looked at it in  37  ．It was an extremely small amount of money—but for this woman, the coin  38  a meal．At that moment, I saw the beauty of the  39   of Burkina Faso, and appreciated the kindness of the  40  ．

21．A．went            B．headed            C．served         D．worked

22．A．destination       B．spot               C．goal           D．station

23．A．rest           B．dine              C．load            D．unload

24．A．Equipment     B．furniture           C．luggage        D．medicine

25．A．rode          B．drove                   C．approached     D．left

26．A．because        B．as                  C．until           D．after

27．A．Taken          B．brought            C．turned         D．swallowed

28．A．memorable      B．important          C．beautiful       D．wonderful

29．A．cheated         B．charged            C．stopped         D．questioned

30．A．cried         B．whispered         C．threatened     D．demanded

31．A．fond          B．proud               C．aware           D．tired

32．A．pleasantly       B．firmly              C．actively        D．bravely

33．A．get rid of            B．take advantage of   C．get out of       D．take notice of

34．A．attentively      B．anxiously           C．curiously        D．coldly

35．A．reached      B．pulled              C．looked        D．came

36．A．pocket        B．bag               C．dress           D．palm

37．A．fright          B．disappointment       C．shock          D．satisfaction

38．A．bought        B．meant              C．ordered        D．prepared

39．A．country        B．society             C．nature           D．people

40．A．foreign      B．poor                    C ．rich           D．female

第二节：根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白出的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

—Lovely day, isn't it?

—Mm, yes,   61  And it's supposed to get warmer.

—Yes, that's true. You know, though, I'm always a little worried to see winter go.

—  62 

—Well, I love skating. In fact, I used to teach skating for a living.

—Oh? That sounds interesting.   63 

—I work at Bank of America. How about you?

—  64 

—Here?

—No, I'm from Chicago. I'm just visiting here for the wedding.

—Oh, I see.

—By the way,   65  I'm Helen Keller.

—Nice to meet you. My name is John Smith.

A. But what do you do now?

B. It's very cold.

C. It's really warm.

D. I guess I should introduce myself.

E. I'm on the radio station.

F. What' your name?

G. Really?

There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars ___________ road

conditions need _____________.

A. when; improving        B. which; to be improved   C. where; improving  D. that; to be improved

Fukuda's visit, three months after he _______ office, is the first to China by a Japanese prime minister since Abe's visit to Beijing.

A. takes           B. took           C. has taken            D. has been taken

I was surprised to see how much ____ she was looking with her new hairstyle.

 A. good                    B. well                       C. better                     D. best

       It was graduation day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation I attended as a young professor．On that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into the hall, one of my colleagues turned to me and said, "Graduation will be one of the happiest and one of the saddest time of your life．" At my inquiry, he answered, "Because the students you have gotten to know have to leave．"

       As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleague's words no longer existed．When I came across naughty students, I have had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher．It obviously isn't the money．Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a change．He was working at Nintendo Corporation．His salary was higher than my current one, though I have more education and have worked for over a decade．With my programming skills, he said he could get me hired．I thanked him, but declined his kind offer．

       A few days before this current graduation, while working on final grades, I found a note a student had slipped in with her homework．She thanked me for being her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class — not about math, but about life — would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away．As I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacher．

       Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so with renewed dedication （奉献） and a deeper sense of satisfaction — I will always be grateful that I am a teacher．

60．Hearing his colleague's description of graduation for the first time, the author______ ．

       A．quite agreed with his colleague      B．thought it very funny

       C．was very puzzled                  D．was very sad．

61．The computer science student called up the author because he______ ．

       A．wanted to inform the author of his present job

       B．tried to persuade the author to work with him

       C．wanted the author to share his joy and satisfaction

       D．thought the author wasn't fit to be a teacher

62．The underlined part blue hats and gowns refers to         ．

       A．university colleagues         B．life memories

       C．graduates' clothes          D．decorations in the hall

63．The author wrote this passage to______ ．

       A．express his devotion to being a teacher

       B．compare two different graduation ceremonies

       C．talk about the meaning of graduation

       D．give advice on how to be a good teacher

64．The reason why he earns less than the computer science student is that______ ．

       A．he was only a young professor

       B．he didn't do well in his work

       C．he taught his students more about life than math

       D．salaries for different careers are different

卷Ⅱ（共55分）　

　第一节  单词拼写 （共10题，每小题1分；满分10分）

据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在句子后边的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

66. Mike’s family used to live in a __________(欧洲的) country.

67. There are no _______ (钢琴) in the school for the poor children to play.                 

68. Don’t be frightened by the television camera. Just speak _____(自然地).                

69. The doctor told me to have more ____________（蔬菜）and fruit.    

70. A great celebration was held on his _________(50岁) birthday.  

71. Talking of his father’s death, she kept on ___________(擦拭) her eyes with a handkerchief.

72. He will come here next ________(八月).

73. He ________(未能) to pass the driving test last summer.

74. The monitor forgot     (提醒)us about the time and place for the meeting．

75. My friend was so __________(饿), so we drove to a shopping mall to get some food.

       —Hi, David, I heard you had an accident this morning．

       —Yes．Luckily, I hit the brakes in time ______ I would have been injured badly．

       A．and            B．but             C．or             D．so

．_____ the chapter four times, I finally understood the author's theory．

       A．Reading        B．Having read    C．To read          D．Read

Everything has been considerately prepared．It only ____ for the guests to come and enjoy the meal．

       A．leaves     B．seems      C．appears  D．remains