I ran in a race last weekend and learned答案解析

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The boy ran in the race last Thursday. __

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完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
About two years ago while working downtown at our company’s headquarters I met a man. I’ll call him “Martin”. Martin was a short, middle-aged man with a glandular(内分泌) problem. He was fat, using a walking stick to help, and was painfully shy. Almost every morning I saw Martin on the elevator. We were usually the only people there, so I made __36   conversation as we __37_ to the 15th floor. I chatted with him about sometimes weather and sometimes about each other’s weekend.
About six months __38   our daily elevator chats, Martin came to my office and asked if I had a minute to chat. Though we worked on the same floor, I’m sure he had to __39   to find me. I invited him to sit down. He said, “I wanted to come and say __40  . The company has let me go. Today will be my last day.”
I didn’t know what to say. __41   I was too familiar with saying goodbye to co-workers, it was never __42  . Honestly, I usually avoid talking about the event because I felt __43   and at a loss for words. I told him I was __44   and asked if there was anything I could do. He said, “No, I’ll be fine, I just wanted to take the time to thank you.” I was now __45   . He explained that our daily talks had __46   a lot to him.
He thanked me not only for  __47   with him in the mornings, but for speaking directly to him and others on the elevator, and for telling him a quick joke in the crowded cafeteria. It seemed that __48   had ever been his friend before—or if so they were __49   to him in public.
He said he didn’t want to __50   much of my time, as he knew I was busy and he needed to __51   his personal things. He had tears in his eyes as he shook my hand and left.
I’ve never seen him since, but I imagine he’s doing well. Meeting him  __52   my life. Now when I’m in a hurry, or have a bad day, I try extra hard to speak __53   to those around me. I remind myself that it’s just as easy to say something nice as to say something __54  , and I’m awed (敬畏) at how __55   our daily actions are.
36. A. formal          B. polite        C. special          D. usual
37. A. climbed                 B. ran              C. rode             D. moved
38. A. during                B. before          C. until             D. after
39. A. search                 B. walk            C. drive            D. move
40. A. thanks                B. goodbye       C. hello             D. words
41. A. But                    B. Because        C. When           D. Though
42. A. difficult                     B. easy            C. convenient    D. comfortable
43. A. astonished           B. painful       C. embarrassed   D. amazed
44. A. calm                   B. nervous        C. disappointed  D. sorry
45. A. confused        B. worried        C. moved          D. proud
46. A. meant                 B. done            C. caused          D. brought
47. A. working              B. traveling      C. chatting               D. staying
48. A. someone             B. everyone      C. anyone          D. no one
49. A. cold                   B. friendly        C. warm            D. cruel
50. A. use up                B. take up         C. break up       D. pick up
51. A. sell                     B. decorate      C. pack             D. sort
52. A. changed                     B. colored        C. satisfied               D. controlled
53. A. directly               B. loudly          C. kindly           D. softly
54. A. different             B. rude         C. serious       D. interesting
55. A. surprising           B. strange         C. impressive    D. powerful

第二卷（共35分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节  短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文, 并根据首字母,汉语提示或上下文语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词,使短文意思完整，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。

I had an _____(有趣的) dream last night. I dreamed        76._______________

that I took _____ in a race. At first, I could not run very      77._______________

fast and fell b_____. But I didn’t lose heart and kept        78._______________

running. All the students on the ___(操场上) cheer me on,    79.______________

“Come on!” I was so encouraged ___ I ran faster and faster   80._______________

till I caught up ___ all the other runners. I felt as if flying like  81.______________

a superman. ___ the end, I got to the finishing line first.       82._____________

I won the race. I felt very p___ of myself. Many of my        83._____________

_____(同学们) threw me up into the air. Just at that time      84.______________

I w___  up and found myself still in bed!                  85._____________

All things change except barbers, the ways of barbers, and the surroundings of barbers. These never change. What one experiences in a barber’s shop the first time he enters one is what he always experiences in barbers’ shops afterward till the end of his days.
I got shaved this morning as usual. A man approached the door from Jones Street as I approached it from Main--a thing that always happens. I hurried up, but it was of no use; he entered the door one little step ahead of me, and I followed in and saw him take the only empty chair, the one headed by the best barber. It always happens so. I sat down, hoping that I might sit in the chair belonging to the better of the remaining two barbers, for he was a bit ahead. I watched the probabilities with strong interest. When I saw that No. 2 was gaining on No. 1, my interest grew to solicitude (孤单). When No. 1 was gradually losing the race, my solicitude rose to anxiety. When No. 1 caught up again, and both were about to finish and say “Next!” first, my very breath stood still with the suspense. But when I saw that he had lost the race by a single instant, I rose angrily and quitted the shop, to keep from falling into the hands of No. 2; for I have none of that firmness that enables a man to look calmly into the eyes of a waiting barber and tell him he will wait for his fellow-barber’s chair.
I stayed out fifteen minutes, and then went back, hoping for better luck. Unfortunately, all the chairs were occupied now, and four men sat waiting, silent, and looking bored, as men always do who are waiting their turn in a barber’s shop. I sat down and waited.
At last my turn came. A voice said “Next!” and I give in to No. 2, of course. It always happens so. I smiled and said that I was in a hurry, and it affected him as strongly as if he had never heard it.  
He explored my hair with his claws and suggested that it needed trimming(修剪). I said I did not want it trimmed. He explored again and said it was pretty long for the present style. I said I had had it cut only a week before. He stopped for a moment, and then asked “who cut it?” I stared at him from the mirror and replied “You did!” Then a dog-fight attracted his attention, and he ran to the window and stayed and watched it…
1. The author left the barber’s shop mainly because_________.
A. he would like to wait for “No. 1” outside
B. he would rather be served by the best barber
C. he lacked the courage to tell “No. 2” his intention
D. he was angry at the slow speed of “No. 1”
2. What is the change of the author’s attitude from the moment he went into the barber’s to the moment he left it?
A. Disappointed---Anxious---Hopeful---Angry.
B. Disappointed --Hopeful---Anxious---Angry.
C. Hopeful--- Sad --- Anxious ---Angry.     
D. Hopeful--- Anxious --- Angry --- Sad.
3. The author chose “No. 2” in the end, because________.
A. he had no choice                                  B. he was in a hurry
C. “No. 1” avoided him on purpose            D. he is always one step behind others
4. The underlined word “suspense” in the 2nd paragraph probably means ________.
A. loneliness                                             B. possibility
C. anxiety                                                D. hope
5. What is likely to happen next?
A. The author lost his temper.                    B. “No. 2” ran out of his patience.
C. The author was well-served by “No. 2”. D. The author was treated the same way as usual.

Chilean rescued miner Edison Pena ran the New York City Marathon on November 7th , less than a month after he was rescued from a collapsed (坍塌的) mine that trapped him and the other 32 miners for 69 days. Pena ran 10 km daily through the mine’s tunnels (巷道) to beat the anxiety, wearing cut-down boots until rescuers sent him a pair of sports shoes through a narrow hole that served as the miners’ “lifeline” to the surface.

“When I ran in the darkness, I was running for life,” Pena told a news conference in New York. “I was running to show that I wasn’t just waiting around. I also wanted God to see that I really wanted to live.” The miners were discovered alive on August 22---17 days after the mine collapsed, but it took many more days for rescuers to dig a hole big enough to bring them out.

    The New York Road Runners, which organizes the marathon, had invited Edison Pena to the event after hearing his story. They thought he could ride in the lead vehicle or hold the finish line tape, but Pena said last week he did not want to watch, he wanted to run. “I was very eager to take on this big challenge,” he said. “I wanted to show the world I could run.” He hoped to run the 26.2-mile race in about six hours. “I have a knee injury, but I am eager to cross the finish line,” he said.

An Elvis Presley fan who asked rescuers to send the singer’s music down into the mine, Pena broke into song at the news conference with the Presley hit Return to Sender.

On the morning of November 7^th, Pena, known as “the runner” by fellow miners trapped with him, set out to cover the course along with thousands of other runners and completed the race in five hours and 40 minutes.

1.When trapped underground, Pena ran a long way every day to _______.

   A. find a way to get out             B. dig a lifeline to the ground

   C. keep himself from coldness        D. get rid of his uneasy feelings

2. According to the passage, Pena _______.

   A. was not expected to run the marathon at first        

B. failed to achieve the goal he had set for the marathon

   C. wore sports shoes while working underground      

D. was asked to sing a Presley’s song at a news conference

3. During the rescue of the Chilean trapped miners, the digging of the escape hole lasted about _________.

   A. 17 days           B. 22 days           C. 52 days         D. 69 days

4.Pena can be best described as _________.[来源:学&科&网Z&X&X&K]

   A. smart-minded      B. strong-willed       C. hard-working    D. warm-hearted

All things change except barbers, the ways of barbers, and the surroundings of barbers. These never change. What one experiences in a barber’s shop the first time he enters one is what he always experiences in barbers’ shops afterward till the end of his days.

I got shaved this morning as usual. A man approached the door from Jones Street as I approached it from Main--a thing that always happens. I hurried up, but it was of no use; he entered the door one little step ahead of me, and I followed in and saw him take the only empty chair, the one headed by the best barber. It always happens so. I sat down, hoping that I might sit in the chair belonging to the better of the remaining two barbers, for he was a bit ahead. I watched the probabilities with strong interest. When I saw that No. 2 was gaining on No. 1, my interest grew to solicitude (孤单). When No. 1 was gradually losing the race, my solicitude rose to anxiety. When No. 1 caught up again, and both were about to finish and say “Next!” first, my very breath stood still with the suspense. But when I saw that he had lost the race by a single instant, I rose angrily and quitted the shop, to keep from falling into the hands of No. 2; for I have none of that firmness that enables a man to look calmly into the eyes of a waiting barber and tell him he will wait for his fellow-barber’s chair.

I stayed out fifteen minutes, and then went back, hoping for better luck. Unfortunately, all the chairs were occupied now, and four men sat waiting, silent, and looking bored, as men always do who are waiting their turn in a barber’s shop. I sat down and waited.

At last my turn came. A voice said “Next!” and I give in to No. 2, of course. It always happens so. I smiled and said that I was in a hurry, and it affected him as strongly as if he had never heard it.  

He explored my hair with his claws and suggested that it needed trimming(修剪). I said I did not want it trimmed. He explored again and said it was pretty long for the present style. I said I had had it cut only a week before. He stopped for a moment, and then asked “who cut it?” I stared at him from the mirror and replied “You did!” Then a dog-fight attracted his attention, and he ran to the window and stayed and watched it…

1. The author left the barber’s shop mainly because_________.

A. he would like to wait for “No. 1” outside

B. he would rather be served by the best barber

C. he lacked the courage to tell “No. 2” his intention

D. he was angry at the slow speed of “No. 1”

2. What is the change of the author’s attitude from the moment he went into the barber’s to the moment he left it?

A. Disappointed---Anxious---Hopeful---Angry.

B. Disappointed --Hopeful---Anxious---Angry.

C. Hopeful--- Sad --- Anxious ---Angry.       

D. Hopeful--- Anxious --- Angry --- Sad.

3. The author chose “No. 2” in the end, because________.

A. he had no choice                                              B. he was in a hurry

C. “No. 1” avoided him on purpose                  D. he is always one step behind others

4. The underlined word “suspense” in the 2nd paragraph probably means ________.

A. loneliness                                                            B. possibility

C. anxiety                                                                D. hope

5. What is likely to happen next?

A. The author lost his temper.                           B. “No. 2” ran out of his patience.

C. The author was well-served by “No. 2”.    D. The author was treated the same way as usual.

Chilean rescued miner Edison Pena ran the New York City Marathon on November 7th , less than a month after he was rescued from a collapsed (坍塌的) mine that trapped him and the other 32 miners for 69 days. Pena ran 10 km daily through the mine’s tunnels (巷道) to beat the anxiety, wearing cut-down boots until rescuers sent him a pair of sports shoes through a narrow hole that served as the miners’ “lifeline” to the surface.
“When I ran in the darkness, I was running for life,” Pena told a news conference in New York. “I was running to show that I wasn’t just waiting around. I also wanted God to see that I really wanted to live.” The miners were discovered alive on August 22---17 days after the mine collapsed, but it took many more days for rescuers to dig a hole big enough to bring them out.
The New York Road Runners, which organizes the marathon, had invited Edison Pena to the event after hearing his story. They thought he could ride in the lead vehicle or hold the finish line tape, but Pena said last week he did not want to watch, he wanted to run. “I was very eager to take on this big challenge,” he said. “I wanted to show the world I could run.” He hoped to run the 26.2-mile race in about six hours. “I have a knee injury, but I am eager to cross the finish line,” he said.    
An Elvis Presley fan who asked rescuers to send the singer’s music down into the mine, Pena broke into song at the news conference with the Presley hit Return to Sender.
On the morning of November 7^th, Pena, known as “the runner” by fellow miners trapped with him, set out to cover the course along with thousands of other runners and completed the race in five hours and 40 minutes.
【小题1】When trapped underground, Pena ran a long way every day to _______.

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完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

About two years ago while working downtown at our company’s headquarters I met a man. I’ll call him “Martin”. Martin was a short, middle-aged man with a glandular(内分泌) problem. He was fat, using a walking stick to help, and was painfully shy. Almost every morning I saw Martin on the elevator. We were usually the only people there, so I made __36   conversation as we __37_ to the 15th floor. I chatted with him about sometimes weather and sometimes about each other’s weekend.

About six months __38   our daily elevator chats, Martin came to my office and asked if I had a minute to chat. Though we worked on the same floor, I’m sure he had to __39   to find me. I invited him to sit down. He said, “I wanted to come and say __40  . The company has let me go. Today will be my last day.”

I didn’t know what to say. __41   I was too familiar with saying goodbye to co-workers, it was never __42  . Honestly, I usually avoid talking about the event because I felt __43   and at a loss for words. I told him I was __44   and asked if there was anything I could do. He said, “No, I’ll be fine, I just wanted to take the time to thank you.” I was now __45   . He explained that our daily talks had __46   a lot to him.

He thanked me not only for  __47   with him in the mornings, but for speaking directly to him and others on the elevator, and for telling him a quick joke in the crowded cafeteria. It seemed that __48   had ever been his friend before—or if so they were __49   to him in public.

He said he didn’t want to __50   much of my time, as he knew I was busy and he needed to __51   his personal things. He had tears in his eyes as he shook my hand and left.

I’ve never seen him since, but I imagine he’s doing well. Meeting him  __52   my life. Now when I’m in a hurry, or have a bad day, I try extra hard to speak __53   to those around me. I remind myself that it’s just as easy to say something nice as to say something __54  , and I’m awed (敬畏) at how __55   our daily actions are.

36. A. formal          B. polite        C. special          D. usual

37. A. climbed                 B. ran              C. rode             D. moved

38. A. during                B. before          C. until             D. after

39. A. search                 B. walk            C. drive            D. move

40. A. thanks                B. goodbye       C. hello             D. words

41. A. But                    B. Because        C. When           D. Though

42. A. difficult                     B. easy            C. convenient    D. comfortable

43. A. astonished           B. painful       C. embarrassed   D. amazed

44. A. calm                   B. nervous        C. disappointed  D. sorry

45. A. confused        B. worried        C. moved          D. proud

46. A. meant                 B. done            C. caused          D. brought

47. A. working              B. traveling      C. chatting               D. staying

48. A. someone             B. everyone      C. anyone          D. no one

49. A. cold                   B. friendly        C. warm            D. cruel

50. A. use up                B. take up         C. break up       D. pick up

51. A. sell                     B. decorate      C. pack             D. sort

52. A. changed                     B. colored        C. satisfied               D. controlled

53. A. directly               B. loudly          C. kindly           D. softly

54. A. different             B. rude         C. serious       D. interesting

55. A. surprising           B. strange         C. impressive    D. powerful

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完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

About two years ago while working downtown at our company’s headquarters I met a man. I’ll call him “Martin”. Martin was a short, middle-aged man with a glandular(内分泌) problem. He was fat, using a walking stick to help, and was painfully shy. Almost every morning I saw Martin on the elevator. We were usually the only people there, so I made __36   conversation as we __37_ to the 15th floor. I chatted with him about sometimes weather and sometimes about each other’s weekend.

About six months __38   our daily elevator chats, Martin came to my office and asked if I had a minute to chat. Though we worked on the same floor, I’m sure he had to __39   to find me. I invited him to sit down. He said, “I wanted to come and say __40  . The company has let me go. Today will be my last day.”

I didn’t know what to say. __41   I was too familiar with saying goodbye to co-workers, it was never __42  . Honestly, I usually avoid talking about the event because I felt __43   and at a loss for words. I told him I was __44   and asked if there was anything I could do. He said, “No, I’ll be fine, I just wanted to take the time to thank you.” I was now __45   . He explained that our daily talks had __46   a lot to him.

He thanked me not only for  __47   with him in the mornings, but for speaking directly to him and others on the elevator, and for telling him a quick joke in the crowded cafeteria. It seemed that __48   had ever been his friend before—or if so they were __49   to him in public.

He said he didn’t want to __50   much of my time, as he knew I was busy and he needed to __51   his personal things. He had tears in his eyes as he shook my hand and left.

I’ve never seen him since, but I imagine he’s doing well. Meeting him  __52   my life. Now when I’m in a hurry, or have a bad day, I try extra hard to speak __53   to those around me. I remind myself that it’s just as easy to say something nice as to say something __54  , and I’m awed (敬畏) at how __55   our daily actions are.

36. A. formal            B. polite         C. special           D. usual

37. A. climbed                  B. ran               C. rode              D. moved

38. A. during                B. before           C. until              D. after

39. A. search                 B. walk             C. drive             D. move

40. A. thanks                B. goodbye        C. hello              D. words

41. A. But                    B. Because         C. When            D. Though

42. A. difficult                     B. easy              C. convenient     D. comfortable

43. A. astonished           B. painful       C. embarrassed   D. amazed

44. A. calm                   B. nervous         C. disappointed  D. sorry

45. A. confused         B. worried         C. moved           D. proud

46. A. meant                 B. done             C. caused           D. brought

47. A. working              B. traveling       C. chatting                D. staying

48. A. someone             B. everyone       C. anyone           D. no one

49. A. cold                   B. friendly         C. warm             D. cruel

50. A. use up                B. take up          C. break up        D. pick up

51. A. sell                     B. decorate       C. pack              D. sort

52. A. changed                     B. colored         C. satisfied                D. controlled

53. A. directly               B. loudly           C. kindly            D. softly

54. A. different             B. rude           C. serious        D. interesting

55. A. surprising           B. strange          C. impressive     D. powerful

阅读理解

　　Joe Burns is a famous racing-driver. He is being interviewed on a sports programme.

　　Reporter: You've had a very dangerous life, haven't you, Joe? I mean, you've almost been killed several times, haven't you?

　　Joe: Yes, I suppose that's right.

　　Reporter: When was your worst accident?

　　Joe: It was during the British Grand Prix (英国汽车大赛). I ran into a wall. The car was completely broken and my left leg was broken. Luckily, nobody was killed.

　　Reporter: Was that the only time you had been… er… close to death?

　　Joe: No. Once, during the Mexican Grand Prix, two cars in front of me had a bad accident. One of them ran into the other. I drove away to avoid them and hit a fence. My car was badly damaged but luckily I was not hurt.

　　Reporter: You must enjoy danger. I mean, you wouldn't be a racing-driver if you didn't, would you?

　　Joe: I don't know about that. I had a very frightening experience not long ago. I was almost frightened to death. I thought I was going to be killed at any moment.

　　Reporter: Really? When was that? During your last race?

　　Joe: No, it was on my way to this studio. I had to drive through London during the lunch hour.

(1)The conversation takes place when ________.

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A．Joe Burns is meeting with a reporter

B．Joe Burns wants a reporter to meet him

C．Joe Burns meets with the reporter by chance

D．Joe Burns is talking with a friend who is a reporter

(2)Joe Burns has had a dangerous life because ________.

[　　]

(3)Joe had his worst accident ________.

[　　]

(4)During their conversation the reporter ________.

[　　]

A．would probably listen carefully and take notes

B．would not take notes

C．would pay no attention to what Joe said

D．had a frightening experience

(5)Joe Burns ________.

[　　]

A．was frightened to drive through London during the lunch hour

B．thought he would be killed by the people

C．was frightened by the people who watched him driving through London

D．thought it frightening to drive through London during the lunch hour

One Saturday, some five-or-six-year olds in my neighborhood gathered at the lot to play cowboys. Brian came,   21   the biggest toy gun I’d ever seen. Before we started, I told him I wanted to borrow it   22  . As soon as we broke up for the   23  , I ran to a far corner of the lot and buried the gun in the soft dirt. I wanted to give Brian a   24  .

Before long, Brian was demanding his gun back. We all walked   25   the lot to the corner, and I dug where I   26   I’d buried it. No gun. I dug some more.   27   no gun. Brian started shouting, “Find my gun!” and I started getting   28  . I knew it was somewhere, but the whole corner was looking   29   to me. Everyone stood around and watched   30   I desperately dug at the ground. No one   31  . My eyes started burning, and I knew I was going to cry. I  32   with Brian screaming, “You bastard! My dad will get you!”

That afternoon when I heard Brian calling outside the window, I told Mom everything. She   33   listened to me, then went out to the garage and got the shovel. We   34   Brian outside and the three of us returned to the lot.

  35   it was very hot outside, and my mom dug in the heat for an hour. She turned up most of the dirt in that corner,   36   the gun was never found. I stood and watched   37  , and felt worse and worse as she worked and sweated   38   me.

My parents bought Brian a new gun, so he was   39  . Now I realize how lucky I was to have   40   who stood up for me, and that I still needed Mom to help me out of trouble.

21. A. carrying out            B. showing off           C. picking up                       D. taking away

22. A. after a moment              B. at a time                        C. in a minute           D. for a while

23. A. race                                    B. game                               C. party                                D. role

24. A. blow                                   B. test                                  C. chance                            D. scare

25. A. across                                B. in                                      C. over                                 D. by

26. A. imagined                           B. pretended                      C. thought                           D. expected

27. A. Also                                    B. Still                                   C. Just                                  D. Indeed

28. A. hot                                      B. hurt                                  C. sick                                   D. angry

29. A. unlikely                     B. perfect                            C. the same                        D. the opposite

30. A. since                                  B. though                            C. if                                       D. as

31. A. helped                               B. laughed                           C. quarreled                       D. worked

32. A. settled down          B. came up                          C. set out                                     D. ran away

33. A. doubtfully                         B. calmly                    C. regretfully                      D. kindly

34. A. left                                      B. followed                          C. met                                  D. took

35. A. By now                     B. Till then                          C. At last                             D. So far

36. A. but                                      B. for                                    C. when                               D. so

37. A. carelessly                         B. impatiently           C. helplessly                       D. cautiously

38. A. in spite of                          B. except for                       C. in favor of                       D. because of

39. A. satisfied                            B. moved                             C. encouraged                   D. comforted

40. A. all                              B. someone                        C. anybody                          D. one

第二卷（共35分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节  短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文, 并根据首字母,汉语提示或上下文语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词,使短文意思完整，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。

I had an _____(有趣的) dream last night. I dreamed        76._______________

that I took _____ in a race. At first, I could not run very      77._______________

fast and fell b_____. But I didn’t lose heart and kept        78._______________

running. All the students on the ___(操场上) cheer me on,    79.______________

“Come on!” I was so encouraged ___ I ran faster and faster   80._______________

till I caught up ___ all the other runners. I felt as if flying like  81.______________

a superman. ___ the end, I got to the finishing line first.       82._____________

I won the race. I felt very p___ of myself. Many of my        83._____________

_____(同学们) threw me up into the air. Just at that time      84.______________

I w___  up and found myself still in bed!                  85._____________

第二卷（共35分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节  短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文, 并根据首字母,汉语提示或上下文语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词,使短文意思完整，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。

I had an _____(有趣的) dream last night. I dreamed        76._______________

that I took _____ in a race. At first, I could not run very      77._______________

fast and fell b_____. But I didn’t lose heart and kept        78._______________

running. All the students on the ___(操场上) cheer me on,    79.______________

“Come on!” I was so encouraged ___ I ran faster and faster   80._______________

till I caught up ___ all the other runners. I felt as if flying like  81.______________

a superman. ___ the end, I got to the finishing line first.       82._____________

I won the race. I felt very p___ of myself. Many of my        83._____________

_____(同学们) threw me up into the air. Just at that time      84.______________

I w___  up and found myself still in bed!                  85._____________

All things change except barbers, the ways of barbers, and the surroundings of barbers. These never change. What one experiences in a barber’s shop the first time he enters one is what he always experiences in barbers’ shops afterward till the end of his days.

I got shaved this morning as usual. A man approached the door from Jones Street as I approached it from Main--a thing that always happens. I hurried up, but it was of no use; he entered the door one little step ahead of me, and I followed in and saw him take the only empty chair, the one headed by the best barber. It always happens so. I sat down, hoping that I might sit in the chair belonging to the better of the remaining two barbers, for he was a bit ahead. I watched the probabilities with strong interest. When I saw that No. 2 was gaining on No. 1, my interest grew to solicitude (孤单). When No. 1 was gradually losing the race, my solicitude rose to anxiety. When No. 1 caught up again, and both were about to finish and say “Next!” first, my very breath stood still with the suspense. But when I saw that he had lost the race by a single instant, I rose angrily and quitted the shop, to keep from falling into the hands of No. 2; for I have none of that firmness that enables a man to look calmly into the eyes of a waiting barber and tell him he will wait for his fellow-barber’s chair.

I stayed out fifteen minutes, and then went back, hoping for better luck. Unfortunately, all the chairs were occupied now, and four men sat waiting, silent, and looking bored, as men always do who are waiting their turn in a barber’s shop. I sat down and waited.

At last my turn came. A voice said “Next!” and I give in to No. 2, of course. It always happens so. I smiled and said that I was in a hurry, and it affected him as strongly as if he had never heard it.  

He explored my hair with his claws and suggested that it needed trimming(修剪). I said I did not want it trimmed. He explored again and said it was pretty long for the present style. I said I had had it cut only a week before. He stopped for a moment, and then asked “who cut it?” I stared at him from the mirror and replied “You did!” Then a dog-fight attracted his attention, and he ran to the window and stayed and watched it…

1. The author left the barber’s shop mainly because_________.

A. he would like to wait for “No. 1” outside

B. he would rather be served by the best barber

C. he lacked the courage to tell “No. 2” his intention

D. he was angry at the slow speed of “No. 1”

2. What is the change of the author’s attitude from the moment he went into the barber’s to the moment he left it?

A. Disappointed---Anxious---Hopeful---Angry.

B. Disappointed --Hopeful---Anxious---Angry.

C. Hopeful--- Sad --- Anxious ---Angry.      

D. Hopeful--- Anxious --- Angry --- Sad.

3. The author chose “No. 2” in the end, because________.

A. he had no choice                                  B. he was in a hurry

C. “No. 1” avoided him on purpose            D. he is always one step behind others

4. The underlined word “suspense” in the 2nd paragraph probably means ________.

A. loneliness                                             B. possibility

C. anxiety                                                D. hope

5. What is likely to happen next?

A. The author lost his temper.                    B. “No. 2” ran out of his patience.

C. The author was well-served by “No. 2”. D. The author was treated the same way as usual.

第二卷（共35分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节  短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文, 并根据首字母,汉语提示或上下文语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词,使短文意思完整，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。

I had an _____(有趣的) dream last night. I dreamed        76._______________

that I took _____ in a race. At first, I could not run very      77._______________

fast and fell b_____. But I didn’t lose heart and kept        78._______________

running. All the students on the ___(操场上) cheer me on,    79.______________

“Come on!” I was so encouraged ___ I ran faster and faster   80._______________

till I caught up ___ all the other runners. I felt as if flying like  81.______________

a superman. ___ the end, I got to the finishing line first.       82._____________

I won the race. I felt very p___ of myself. Many of my        83._____________

_____(同学们) threw me up into the air. Just at that time      84.______________

I w___  up and found myself still in bed!                  85._____________

　　第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

　　阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从 21～40 各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

　　One Saturday, some five-or-six-year olds in my neighborhood gathered at the lot to play cowboys. Brian came, 21 the biggest toy gun I’d ever seen. Before we started, I told him I wanted to borrow it 22 . As soon as we broke up for the 23 , I ran to a far corner of the lot and buried the gun in the soft dirt. I wanted to give Brian a 24 .

　　Before long, Brian was demanding his gun back. We all walked 25 the lot to the corner, and I dug where I 26 I’d buried it. No gun. I dug some more. 27 no gun. Brian started shouting, “Find my gun!” and I started getting 28 . I knew it was somewhere, but the whole corner was looking 29 to me. Everyone stood around and watched 30 I desperately dug at the ground. No one 31 . My eyes started burning, and I knew I was going to cry. I 32 with Brian screaming, “You bastard! My dad will get you!”

　　That afternoon when I heard Brian calling outside the window, I told Mom everything. She 33 listened to me, then went out to the garage and got the shovel. We 34 Brian outside and the three of us returned to the lot.

　　35 it was very hot outside, and my mom dug in the heat for an hour. She turned up most of the dirt in that corner, 36 the gun was never found. I stood and watched 37 , and felt worse and worse as she worked and sweated 38 me.

　　My parents bought Brian a new gun, so he was 39 . Now I realize how lucky I was to have 40 who stood up for me, and that I still needed Mom to help me out of trouble.

　　21. A. carrying out B. showing off C. picking up D. taking away

　　22. A. after a moment B. at a time C. in a minute D. for a while

　　23. A. race B. game C. party D. role

　　24. A. blow B. test C. chance D. scare

　　25. A. across B. in C. over D. by

　　26. A. imagined B. pretended C. thought D. expected

　　27. A. Also B. Still C. Just D. Indeed

　　28. A. hot B. hurt C. sick D. angry

　　29. A. unlikely B. perfect C. the same D. the opposite

　　30. A. since B. though C. if D. as

　　31. A. helped B. laughed C. quarreled D. worked

　　32. A. settled down B. came up C. set out D. ran away

　　33. A. doubtfully B. calmly C. regretfully D. kindly

　　34. A. left B. followed C. met D. took

　　35. A. By now B. Till then C. At last D. So far

　　36. A. but B. for C. when D. so

　　37. A. carelessly B. impatiently C. helplessly D. cautiously

　　38. A. in spite of B. except for C. in favor of D. because of

　　39. A. satisfied B. moved C. encouraged D. comforted

　　40. A. all B. someone C. anybody D. one