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阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意， 然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中， 选出一个最佳答案．

(A)

　Everyone told me to make my travel preparations early， but I thought I had plenty of time． I had no idea how much there was to do and I waited too long before I began getting ready．

　First， I had to apply for a passport (护照) and visa (签证) because I was going to 　1　I had to get several inoculations (预防注射) at 2 office． Then I needed to drop by the bank and get some traveler's checks．(支票)

　　3　， there were many things 　4　at home． I had the phone disconnected (断开) and the dog 　5　the kennels (窝)， but I almost forgot to have the milk and newspaper deliveries stopped． The postman had to remind me to leave my forwarding address at 　6　office． I know it would have slipped my mind if he hadn't mentioned it．

　The day I was supposed to leave． I realized I still hadn't received my passport and visa． I simply couldn't believe the time 　7　to quickly． I was really afraid I would be left behind．

　Fortunately， the mail was delivered early and my passport arrived． 　8　I got to the airport， they were already calling my flight． I just barely had time to make it． As soon as I sat down 　9　， I remembered that I hadn't taken my camera， but it was too late to worry about that． I would have to buy another one if I wanted to take pictures．

　I did have a wonderful time during this trip, but the next time I plan to travel, I'm going to be sure to start preparing 　10　to avoid all the last minute problems．

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1．A． visit a new part of the country
B． visit my native place in the country
C． visit a foreign country
D． visit a beautiful place far from the city		[　　]
2．A． the doctor's	B． the teacher's
C． the police	D． the post	[　　]
3．A． At one time	B． At the same time
C． At a time	D． At no time	[　　]
4．A． to take care of	B． to take care
C． to be taken care of	D． to be taken care	[　　]
5．A． take to	B． being taken to
C． took to	D． taken to	[　　]
6．A． the doctor's	B． the teacher's
C． the police	D． the post	[　　]
7．A． had passed	B． had pasted
C． had passing	D． had pasting	[　　]
8．A． In the time	B． At the time
C． By the time	D． To the time	[　　]
9．A． outside the plane	B． inside the plane
C． under the plane	D． beside the plane	[　　]
10．A． enough early	B． earlier enough
C． enough earlier	D． early enough	[　　]

(B)

　Rice was original (原来) a plant that only grew in warm areas． There was 　11　when it was considered to be very valuable food in cold areas． Now ice 　12　， and grows not only in warm areas but also in cold areas． Rice is one of 　13　foods of the human being． There are three groups of rice eaters in the world． The biggest group is that of those who 　14　rice． Most of them live in the Far East． These people number more than 1, 000 million—about one third of the world population． They usually grow their own rice． To them rice is even more important than wheat is 　15　of Europe and North America． China is the biggest of all the countries 　16　people live on rice． Well over 400 million of the Chinese are riceeaters． So are most of 　17　living in the Far East． They number more than 600 million． The next group is 　18　people who eat rice from time to time． They live in the towns and cities of West Africa, parts of Latin America，and Asia． To the third group 　19　the people who live in countries in Europe and North America, there rice is eaten only as a special dish． 　20　rice have grains that are from 1/5 to 2/5 of an inch long． Many people like the long grain rice better, and so its price is 21 than that of the short grain rice in the world market． Rice is often polished (磨光) before cooking so food may 　22　． But it loses much of its vitamins (维生素) through polishing． How to make 　23　richer is a very useful subject of study．

　People began to 　24　this problem in the early part of the twentieth century， when some scientists thought of adding vitamins to rice． 　25　we now have what is called “enriched rice” (营养米)．

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

11．A． a time	B． one time
C． 　　 the time	D． at times	[　　]
12．A． has improved	B． has been improved
C． 　　 has improving	D． has been improving	[　　]
13．A． more important	B． the very important
C． 　　 the less important	D． the most important	[　　]
14．A． live in	B． live for
C． 　　 live on	D． live by	[　　]
15．A． for the people	B． to the people
C． 　　 by the people	D． against the people	[　　]
16．A． that	B． in there
C． 　　 which	D． in which	[　　]
17．A． another	B． any other
C． 　　 the other	D． other	[　　]
18．A． made up of	B． made of
C． 　　 made by	D． made form	[　　]
19．A． belong to	B． belongs to
C． 　　 belonging to	D． 　　 belongs	[　　]
20．A． Most types of	B． Most kinds of
C． 　　 Most piles of	D． 　　 Most pieces of	[　　]
21．A． more expensive	B． less expensive
C． 　　 much higher	D． 　　 more higher	[　　]
22．A． be mading tasty	B． be made taste
C． 　　 be made tastful	D． 　　 be made tasty	[　　]
23．A． polishing rice	B． polish rice
C． 　　 polished rice	D． 　　 polishful rice	[　　]
24．A． pay attention to	B． paid attention to
C． make attention to	D． give attention	[　　]
25．A． For a result	B． As a result
C． At a result	D． In a result	[　　]

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The young couple had another quarrel. They were sitting silently when the landlady(女房东) came in and asked, “You don’t 　36 the house any more?” He kept silent and she 　37 shook her head.

The landlady began 　38 the house. After looking around, the landlady screamed, “See how you have 　39 my house? The walls are full of nails(铁钉)! How could I rent it to others?”

She began looking around her 　40 room. Four years ago on the wedding night, he felt deeply 　41 to her, saying, “I feel so sorry to you for 　42 you live in this small room. In the future I will buy our own big house.”

This tiny room has two nails on the wall next to the door, one for her bag and the other 　43 . At that time, she threw all her stuff(填充物) such as her bag and umbrella on the 　44 once she entered the room, staring at the whole 　45　 and feeling terribly upset. Then he began 　46 more nails into the wall. There were three nails on the left, on which 　47 his clothes yesterday and four on the right used to 　48 their wedding photo frame.

The landlady started to pull the nails out with a tool. After the nails were　 49 , the walls were left with countless holes. Suddenly, she felt heartbroken as if she were 　50 nonstop through these holes.

　　She 　51 to her feet and exclaimed, “Stop removing the nails! We will rent the house 　52 we buy our own!” He gazed at her surprised, and then turned round, tears over his cheek.

She 　53 realized that marriage was like a wall and that all 　54 and “cold wars” were like the nails on the wall. 55 , when they were removed, only a wall with holes would remain. But if all the nails were still in their own places, the wall was still complete and reliable.

36. A. like　　　　　 　　 　　　 B. clean　　　　 　　 C. rent　　　　 　　　 D. keep

37. A. simply　　　　　 　　　 　　　 B. barely　　　　 　　 C. coldly　　　 　　　 D. proudly

38. A. observing　　　　 　　　 B. examining　　　 　　 C. watching　　 　　　　　　 D. spotting

39. A. shared　　　　　 　　　 B. ruined　　　　　 　 C. kept　　　　 　　　　　　 D. decorated

40. A. familiar　　　　 　 　　　 B. dirty　　　　　 　 C. empty　　　　 　　 D. bright

41. A. devoted　　　　 　　　 B. attached　　 　　　 C. optimistic　　 　　　 D. guilty

42. A. leaving　　　　　 　　　 B. having　　　　 　 C. asking　　　　 　　 D. getting

43. A. clothes 　　　　　 　　　 B. pictures　　　　 　 C. umbrellas　　　 　　 D. hats

44. A. floor　　　　　　 　　　 B. wall　　　　　 　 C. ceiling　　　　 　 D. door

45. A. trouble　　　　　 　　　 B. mess　　　　　 　　 C. confusion　　　 　 D. order

46. A. putting　　　　　 　　　 B. striking　　 　　　　 C. driving　　　　 　 D. beating

47. A. hung　　　　　　 　　　 B. fastened　　　 　　 C. dropped　　　　 　 D. swung

48. A. connect　　　　　 　　　 　　　 B. fix　　　　　 　　 C. hang　　　　　 　 D. put

49. A. replaced　　　　 　　　 B. separated　　　 　　 C. unfastened　　　 　 D. removed

50. A. crying　　　　　 　　　 B. aching　　　　 　　 C. bleeding　　　 　　 D. disturbing

51. A. jumped　　　　　 　　　 B. held　　　　　 　　 C. stuck　　　　　 　 D. got

52. A. if　　　　　　　 　　　 B. unless　　　　 　　 C. as　　　　　　 　 D. until

53. A. especially 　　　 　　　 B. eventually　　 　　　 C. fortunately　　　 　 D. sadly

54. A. chaos(混乱)　　　　　 B. troubles　　　　 　 C. quarrels　　　　 　 D. challenges

55. A. Therefore　　　　 　　　 B. Besides　　　　 　　 C. Thus　　　　　 　 D. However

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Dear Laura,

　　I just heard you told an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today's world. Well, I'm here to give you ____1____.

　　I wanted to do something very ____2____ for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He ____3____ all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle．Then, he spent hours and hours on it ____4____ it looked almost new. I was so ____5____ of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.

　　I could ____6____ wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to ____7____ the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a ____8____:“To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

　　I was so ____9____. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could ____10____ lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I'll get you one.” was my husband's ____11____.

　　I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could ____12____ this expensive gift.

　　Of course, the ____13____ awoke, and my son was thrilled（激动）with my reaction. Many kisses were ____14____ , and I immediately wanted him to ____15____ my gift.

　　As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not ____16____ what I was expecting. Then I ____17____ that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

　　Of course I was the proudest mother ____18____ on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

　　So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still ____19____ and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

　　I thought you'd love to ____20____ this story.

Yours,

Hilary

　　P. S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used”already shiny motorcycle.

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(1)A．hope	B．advice	C．support	D．courage
(2)A．polite	B．similar	C．special	D．private
(3)A．played	B．studied	C．travelled	D．worked
(4)A．after	B．before	C．unless	D．until
(5)A．sure	B．fond	C．proud	D．confident
(6)A．perhaps	B．really	C．almost	D．hardly
(7)A．start	B．cook	C．set	D．serve
(8)A．note	B．notice	C．word	D．sign
(9)A．disturbed	B．confused	C．astonished	D．inspired
(10)A．give	B．take	C．draw	D．teach
(11)A．reason	B．request	C．comment	D．response
(12)A．present	B．afford	C．find	D．order
(13)A．neighbor		B．building
C．home		D．house
(14)A．exchanged		B．experienced
C．expected		D．exhibited
(15)A．tear	B．open	C．check	D．receive
(16)A．purely	B．basically	C．obviously	D．exactly
(17)A．realized	B．remembered	C．imagined	D．supposed
(18)A．only	B．still	C．ever	D．even
(19)A．works	B．exists	C．matters	D．counts
(20)A．send	B．publish	C．share	D．write

Nearly two decades has passed , I still remember my favourite professor, James Sehwartz. Whenever he smiles ,it’s as if you’d just been told the funniest joke on earth .Almost all his students are his friends, and almost all his students know his life story.

　　　 When James was a teenager ,his father　 36　 him to a fur factory where he worked . This was during the Great Depression. The　 37 was to get James a job.

　　　 He entered the factory ,and immediately felt as if the　 38　 had closed in around him. The room was dark and hot , the windows covered with dust, and the　 39　 were packed tightly together ,running like trains. The fur hairs were flying , 　40　 a thickened air ,and the workers,

41　 the pieces of fur together , were bent over their needles　 42 the boss marched up and down the rows ,searching for them to go faster .James could hardly　 43 . He stood next to his father ,frozen with fear ,hoping the boss wouldn’t　 44 at him , too.

　　　 During lunch break ,his father took James to the boss and pushed him in front of him,　 45 if there was any work for his son. But　 46 there was barely enough 47 for the adult labours ,for no one would give it up once he takes a job.

　　　 Thus , for James, it was a　 48 . He hated the place. He made a　 49 that he kept to the end of his like: he would never do any work that brought　 50 to someone else ,and he would never allow himself to　 51　 money off the seat of others.

　　　 “What will you do?” his mother , Eva , would ask him.

　　　 “I don’t know,” he　 52 say. He ruled out law ,because he didn’t like 53　 , and he ruled out medicine , because he couldn’t take the　 54 of blood.

　　　 “What will you do?”

55　my best professor I ever had became he thought it was the job not to hurt anybody.

36．A．sent　 　　　　　B．took　　 　　　　C．carried　　 　　　　D．admitted

37．A．situation　 　　　B．condition　　 　　C．idea　 　　　　　　D．way

38．A．lights　　　　　B．doors　　 　　　　C．chances　 　　　　D．walls

39．A．goods　　　 　　　B．workers　　　 　　　　C．machines　　　　 D．vehicles

40．A．creating　 　　　B．sending 　　　　C．taking　　　 　　　　D．disturbing

41．A．collecting 　　　B．pulling　 　　　　C．drawing　 　　　　D．sewing

42．A．as　　 　　　　　B．after　　 　　　　C．if　　 　　　　　　D．though

43．A．breathe　　 　　　B．see 　　　　　　C． walk　　　 　　　　　　　 D．hear

44．A．attack　　　 　　　B．scold　　 　　　　C．rush 　　　　　　D．scream

45．A．doubting　 　　　B．questioning　 　　C．asking　　 　　　　D．demanding

46．A．also　 　　　　　B．still　　　 　　　　　　　 C．yet　 　　　　　　D．even

47．A．time 　　　　　B．work　　 　　　　C．office　　　 　　　　　　D．occupation

48．A．comforting　　　 　B．regretting　　 　　C．blessing　 　　　　D．forgiving

49．A．request　　 　　　B．promise 　　　　C．plan　 　　　　　　D．arrangement

50．A．harm　　　　　B．injury　　 　　　　C．damage　　 　　　　D．inconvenience

51．A．pay　 　　　　　B．save　　 　　　　C．make　　　　　　D．let

52．A．should　　 　　　B．would　 　　　　C．could　　　　　　D． might

53．A．police　　　 　　　B．lawyers 　　　　C．judges　　 　　　　D．government

54．A．sight 　　　　　B．feel　　　 　　　　C．sense 　　　　　　D．scenery

55．A．Generally　　　 B．Luckily 　　　　C．Eventually　　　　 D．Basically

It was five days before Christmas. Holiday music played over the sound system and my co-workers excitedly 1__ their plans. "Doing anything special? "they asked me. I shook my head 2 . I was 3 ,000 miles from my family in Hawaii, pursuing my lifelong 　　3 of becoming a nurse. I attended classes all day, then went straight to my full-time 4 job at night. My weekly plan left me extremely tired and homesick.

I had 5 looked forward to the holidays. But this December I felt unable to go on. In my prayers（祷告） I told 　6 that I could just get home to see my mum, dad and brothers. I could survive the next two years until I graduated. But 　7 ? Rent, textbooks and other expenses left me with no 　8 cash. Money to go home? I barely had money to eat. "I'm on my 9 .Cover for me, will you? "asked Maribelle, another waitress, as she passed me 　10　 her way to the employee' s room. 11　 , there' s this guy at Table Five, "she said. "He' s been sitting there for more than an hour, not making any trouble but not 12 anything either." She paused, "It's like he's... 13　 somebody".　

I looked in the corner. 14 enough, there was a slim, pleasantly-looking man 15

in a worn shirt, and a black baseball cap, just sitting, 　16　 .I went over, trying to force a smile. "I'm Cory," I said, "please let me know if you want anything. "

I was turning to walk away 　17　 the man spoke. He had a soft, low voice, but somehow I could hear it clear and plain in the 　18　 restaurant. "I'd like an order of chips," he said, "and a glass of water. "My heart 　19　 .Chips were the cheapest thing on the menu, which meant I wouldn’t get much of a 　20　 . But maybe this guy was broke, and I sure know how that felt. So I tried my best to make him feel okay.

1．A． expressed B．changed 　　 C．discussed 　 D．announced

2．A． okay　　　 　 B．yes　　 　　 C．not　　　　　 D．no

3．A． plan　　　 　 B．dream　 　 C．hope　　　 D．demand

4．A． waitress　 B．waiter　 　 C．assistant　　 　　　　　 D．maid

5．A． seldom　　 B．always　　　 　　　　　　　 C．never 　　　　 D．hardly

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6．A． my parents B．Mum　 　　　 C．Dad　　　 D．God

7．A． how　　　 B．when　　　　 C．why　　　　 　　 D．where

8．A． other　　 B．rest　　 　　 C．enough　　 D．extra

9．A． way　　　 B．duty　　　　　 C．break　　　 　 D．work

10．A． to　　　　 B．by　　 　　　 C．on　　　　　 D．at

11．A． By the way 　　　　　　　 B．On the contrary C．Above all　 D．After all

12．A． saying　　 B．eating　　　 　　　　　　　 C．drinking　　 　 D．ordering

13．A． looking for 　　　　　　 B．waiting for　 　　　　　 C．waiting on　 D．longing for

14．A． Good　　 B．Lucky　 　　 　　　　　　　 C．A11　　　　 D．Sure

15．A． dressed 　 B．wore　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．devoted　　 D．seated

16．A． angrily 　　　　　　　　 B．alone　　　　 C．sadly　　　 D．enjoyably　　　

17．A． before　 　　　　　　　　 B．when 　　　　 C．as　　　　　 D．while

18．A． quiet　 　　　　　　　　 B．large　　　　 C．noisy　　 　 D．wonderful

19．A． sank　　 　　　　　　　　 B．beat　　　　 C．broke　　　 D．lost

20．A． praise　 　　　　　　　 B．tip　　　　　 C．dollar　　　 D．prize