阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Feeling hopeless and sick at heart, Tom turned away. For a quick moment his eyes met the eyes of the cook, and he saw there a   36   of such hatred and fear that   37   words could describe.

The cook moved quietly   38   . He   39   to Tom in a rough voice, "Don't be too clever." And he went away.

Tom's views did not stay___40__ the cook and his words. His friend was in trouble. How could he__41____ him? He decided to slip away as soon as possible   42   of information that would clear Jay of all   43   and bring the true criminal(罪犯) to justice.

He had noticed a piece of old sailcloth   44   on the ship floor. With this and a length of string he __45__a package which looked very much like the one the police had seized. His plan was to   46  to the shore and hand it over   47    the cook had ordered Jay to,   48   in this way to learn the truth about the criminal's activities. Then he could   49    the police of his friend's innocence(无罪).

By now it was dark. Taking the blankets out of Jay's   50   bed, Tom piled them up in his own in the   51   of a sleeping figure. How real it looked! With the blanket pulled up high around the figure's head, he could almost believe he saw it breathing.    52   with this, Tom moved quietly to the door.

He was about to open it   53   he felt the handle turning the other way. Someone was outside and about to come in. Had his plan failed? Slipping quickly back behind the door as it opened, Tom   54     .

It was the cook who was leaning    55    now over the figure in the bed.  His arm swung up and a long knife plunged down.

1.A. fire          B. light                  C. lightning               D. flash

2.A. many                             B. several                                C. few             D. no

3.A. closely                           B. nearly                          C. closer                 D. near

4.A. whispered            B. ordered                 C. indicated        D. shouted

5.A. based on                       B. focused on                   C. carried on           D. kept on

6.A. encourage            B. support                 C. persuade        D. help

7.A. in time                           B. in need                        C. in search            D. in touch

8.A. truths                             B. doubts                         C. failures               D. faults

9.A. lying B. lay                                   C. laid                      D. lain

10.A. took                             B. bought                                C. made          D. sent

11.A. slip                              B. step                             C. pass                   D. march

12.A. as with              B. as though              C. such as           D. just as

13.A. expecting           B. imagining             C. hoping           D. wishing

14.A. persuade             B. require                                   C. suggest               D. encourage

15.A. neat                              B. empty                          C. dirty                  D. comfortable

16.A. shape                            B. sample                                C. shade          D. shadow

17.A. Excited                       B. Pleased                        C. Surprised           D. Frightened

18.A. though                        B. until                            C. while                 D. when

19.A. waited       B. rushed                     C. seized            D. shot

20.A. aside                            B. forward                       C. outward             D. against

 

Having said good-bye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home. Still ____36__, Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily. And even little Alax  ___37__  from time to time. The family were ___38__ their trip.

But about three hours later things began to ___39__. It was starting to snow. Alvin ___40__ up the car, hoping to arrive home before dark. But it was too dangerous to drive fast now. Because it was snowing more and more heavily. So Alvin had to __41___down. The snow on the    __42___ was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to __43___on it. Their car slipped of the way and got ___44__in the deep snow and the engine refused to start again. “The snow doesn’t seem to __45___. Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked. Clare said she __46___to walk. So they got out of the car with their son and began walking. But __47__was to come. Soon they lost their way and had to walk ___48__on and on.

Night came. They were not afraid of the dark. But they __49___that poor Alax would die of cold. However, their faith to keep Alax __50___ filled them with courage, warmth and strength. They ___51__ and rested in turn and then continued their walk. They had ___52__falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their feet again.

One, two, three, … seven days passed. On the eighth day, help at last came from Alvin’s  __53___, the police and local people. But the young __54___had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frostbites（冻伤）___55__, there was nothing serious wrong with little Alax!

1.	A. excited	B. sorry	C. worried	D. anxious
2.	A. cried	B. shouted	C. smiled	D. coughed
3.	A. taking	B. having	C. enjoying	D. starting
4.	A. take place	B. change	C. come	D. finish
5.	A. climbed	B. turned	C. took	D. sped
6.	A. get	B. slow	C. go	D. look
7.	A. land	B. highway	C. fields	D. car
8.	A. walk	B. depend	C. stay	D. wait
9.	A. stuck	B. moved	C. prepared	D. covered
10.	A. fall	B. end	C. continue	D. melt
11.	A. liked	B. preferred	C. decided	D. wished
12.	A. better	B. something	C. nothing	D. worse
13.	A. hopelessly	B. alone	C. aimlessly	D. pleasantly
14.	A. thought	B. feared	C. expected	D. were sure
15.	A. happy	B. silent	C. alive	D. dead
16.	A. slept	B. walked	C. watched	D. ate
17.	A. a few	B. several	C. terrible	D. countless
18.	A. friends	B. parents	C. neighbors	D. brothers
19.	A. husband	B. wife	C. couple	D. baby
20.	A. Therefore	B. Finally	C. Then	D. Fortunately

 

 

The United States is well?known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time.?　36　? these wide modern roads are generally ?　37　? and well maintained, with ?　38　? sharp curves and many straight ?　39　?,a direct route is not always the most ?　40　? one. Large highways often pass ?　41　? scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally ?　42　? large urban centers which means that they become crowded with ?　43　? traffic during rush hours,?　44　? the “fast, direct” way becomes a very slow route. However, there is ?　45　? always another route to take ?　46　? you are not in a hurry. Not far from the ?　47　? new “superhighways”,there are often older,?　48　? heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside.?　49　? of these are good two lane roads; others are uneven roads ?　50　? through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along hilly ?　51　? or down frightening hillsides to towns ?　52　? in deep valleys. Though these are less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places ?　53　? the air is clear and the scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a ?　54　? to get a fresh, clean ?　55　? of the world.

36. A. Although     B. Since  C. Because      D. Therefore

37. A. rough   B. splendid     C. smooth       D. complicated

38. A. little     B. few     C. much  D. many

39. A. selections     B. separations C. divisions    D. sections

40. A. terrible B. Possible     C. enjoyable   D. reasonable

41. A. to B. Into    C. over    D. by

42. A. lead     B. connect      C. collect D. provide

43. A. large    B. fast     C. light   D. heavy

44. A. when    B. for      C. but     D. that

45. A. yet       B. still     C. almost D. quite

46. A. unless   B. if C. as       D. since

47. A. relatively     B. regularly    C. reasonably  D. respectively

48. A. and      B. Less    C. more   D. or

49. A. All       B. Several      C. Lots    D. Some

50. A. driving B. crossing     C. curving      D. traveling

51. A. rocks    B. cliffs   C. roads  D. paths

52. A. lying    B. laying C. laid     D. lied

53. A. there    B. when  C. which D. where

54. A. space    B. period C. chance       D. spot

55. A. view    B. variety       C. visit    D. Virtue

 

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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。

After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their home town feeling glad to be back, they noticed 21  , and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a  22  in flames. Mary said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our fire, let’s go home.”

But John 23  closer and screamed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be 24  work yet, maybe there is something we could do. ” It has nothing to do with us, Mary 25 .

But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in 26  . A woman on the lawn was screaming, “The children! Get the children!” John 27  her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the 28 ,” cried the woman, “down the hall and to the left. ”

In spite of Mary’s disagreement John 29  for the basement which was full of smoke and 30  hot. He found the door and two children. 31 he left he could hear some more sobbing. He 32  the two badly frightened children into 33  arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him 34  more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s 35  ! That house will fall down any second. ”

36  he ran into the smoke-filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the 37 stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely 38 about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the  39  and fresh air, he found that he had just  40 his own children.

The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.

21．A．direction       B．mistake          C．smoke       D．danger

22．A．plant        B． home           C．store           D．kitchen

23．A．ran          B．walked              C．rode        D． drove

24．A．off         B．at                C． to                D．on

25．A．whispered   B． disagreed          C．nodded        D．required

26．A．flames     B．pieces             C．ruins          D．silence

27．A．pushed      B．greeted           C． seized          D．stopped

28．A．hall       B．department         C．house          D． basement

29．A．went      B． rushed            C．asked           D．reached

30．A．heavily     B．terribly            C．partly           D．slightly

31．A． As       B．If                 C．Since            D．Unless

32．A．comforted  B．protected          C．recognized       D． delivered

33．A．cheering   B．freezing           C．suffering           D． waiting

34．A．many            B．several           C．two                 D．three

35．A．foolish     B． dangerous            C．practical           D．painful

36．A．But        B．So               C．Instead            D．Therefore

37．A．wide       B．dirty             C．final               D． endless

38．A．particular    B．familiar         C．interesting          D．fortunate

39．A．car         B．crowd            C． sunlight           D．arms

40．A． found     B．     rescued       C．lost               D．Missed

 

DC Hilton was one of the first Americans to find out that there was money to be made in the middle of the night.42 years ago he bought a small restaurant on US highway 69,in Oklahoma.His main customers were truck drivers and __61    salesmen who drank coffee and ate cheeseburgers when they stopped to__62  their journey.

It was they who first tried to persuade Hilton to remain open all night.He thought about it for a while,and then suddenly made up his mind.He took the door key and threw it across the road.He hasn't closed the door__63  .

   Over the years his simple burger cafe has expanded into a 24-hour roadside empire,with a 100-seat restaurant,a petrol station,a mini shopping market,a car park__64  mobile homes(活动住房) and all night self-help laundry.

Hilton was a pioneer in a 24-hour__65 which has now caught  on around the world.Today not only restaurants but also banks,supermarkets,mail order firms,travel agencies and many other businesses are__66  to be open all night. __67   is this really a good thing?

A lot of research has been done in America on the effect of 24-hour working, and

 there is growing__68  about the long-term dangers of a society that doesn't sleep.Americans are said to be sleeping 20% less than they did 100 years ago,and 55% claim to suffer at least occasionally from over-tiredness. __69  of the worst man made disasters happened in the last few hours before dawn ,when even the most experienced night-worker has difficulty__70   awake.

61.A.travelling        B. walking          C. entering       D. coming

62.A.start             B. continue         C. break          D. enjoy

63.A.ever              B. since            C. later          D. then

64.A.on                B. at               C. of             D. for

65.A.working trend      B. touring business  C. banking service      D. delivering system

66.A.performing        B. pretending       C. beginning      D. hesitating

67.A.Thus              B. And            But            D. Furthermore

68.A.concern           B. understanding     C. interest       D. sense

69.A.Few               B. Several          C. None        D. All

70.A.preserving          B. becoming        C. maintaining    D. staying