07·湖北)

Many years ago,I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.

One very cold,wet night at about 3:30 a.m.,there was a   41   on the front door of our house.A young man,wet from   42   to toe,explained that he had    43   out of petrol about 30 km up the road.He had left his pregnant(怀孕的) wife and his two children   44   at the car and siad that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.

Once I had    45    a can with petrol,I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both    46   ,saying that they were cold.Once the car had started,I suggested that he    47   me back.

Before leaving,I had turned the heater   48   in the roadhouse,so that when we went in,it was nice and   49   .While the little ones played and ran   50   ,I prepared bread and butter for the children,and hot chocolate for the   51   .

It was about 5 a.m. before they    52   .The young fellow asked me how much he   53   me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had    54   $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”,but I wouldn’t accept it.

About a month later,I received a   55    from Interstate,a large bus company that we had been trying to   56   to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time.It   57   out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager,the most   58   person in the company.

In his letter,he thanked me again and    59   me that,from then on,all their buses would stop at my service station.In this   60   ,a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.

41.A.kick                            B.hit                      C.beat                          D.knock

42.A.finger                   B.shoulder             C.head                         D.hand

43.A.driven                   B.used                   C.come                        D.run

44.A.away                    B.behind                C.over                          D.out

45.A.supplied                B.poured               C.equipped                   D.filled

46.A.sleeping                B.crying                C.quarrelling                 D.fighting

47.A.allow                    B.ring                    C.lead                          D.follow

48.A.on                        B.off                     C.in                             D.over

49.A.neat                      B.hot                     C.warm                        D.attractive

50.A.around                  B.inside                 C.nearby                      D.along

51.A.drivers                  B.guests                C.customers                 D.adults

52.A.left                       B.arrived               C.ate                            D.disappeared

53.A.gave                     B.paid                   C.owed                        D.offered

54.A.appeared               B.exhibited             C.calculated                  D.shown

55.A.call                       B.letter                  C.check                       D.notice

56.A.get                       B.force                  C.requite                      D.hope

57.A.pointed                 B.turned                C.worked                            D.found

58.A.generous               B.successful          C.serious                      D.powerful

59.A.praised                 B.persuaded           C.informed                   D.convinced

60.A.lesson                   B.business             C.aspect                       D.case

 (07·湖北A篇)

Karen,grown up in a very traditional family in the western United States,maintained high moral(道德的) standars throughout her youth..In 1984,at the age of 23,she married Bill.They were blessed with two children,a boy and a girl.

By 1991 their love had deepened,and they were happy.Later that year,Bill developed a white spot on his tongue.He visited a doctor.

One day shortly after that,Bill called Karen to sit beside him.He said with tears in his eyes that he loved her and wanted to live forever with her.The doctor suspected that he had been infected with HIV,the virus that leads to AIDS.

The family was tested.Bill and Karen’s results were positive.Bill had become infected before he met Katen;then he passed the virns on to Karen.The children’s results were negative.Within three years,Bill was dead.“I don’t know how to express what it is like to watch the once handsome man you love and intend to live with forever dying slowly.I cried many nights.He died three months short of ten years of our marriage,”says Karen.Though a doctor told Karen that she would soon follow her husband into death,she is still alive.The infection has progressed to the early stages of AIDS.

Karen is but one of about 30 million people now living with HIV/AIDS,a figure larger than the combined populations of Australia.Ireland and Paraguay.According to one UN report,Africa has 21 million of these victims.By the turn of the century that number could reach 40 million and the disease will bring on the greatest disaster in human history.Of the wold’s sexually active adults aged 15 to 49,1 in 100 has already been infected with HIV.Of these,only 1 in 10 realizes that he or she is infected.In some parts of Africa,25 percent of the adults are infected.

Since the beginning of the spread of AIDS in 1981,about 11.7 million people have died of it.It is roughly calculated that in 1997 alone,about 2,3 million people died of it.Nevertheless,there are fresh reasons for optimism in the battle against AIDS.During the past few years,there has been a drop in new AIDS cases in wealthy nations.In addition,promising drugs hold out hope of better health and longer life.

61.By telling the story of Karen,the author intends to                 .

A.were people against high risk behaviors

B.stress the importance of medical tests

C.express sympathy for AIDS victims

D.show the consequences of AIDS

62.The underlined part in Paragraph 1 most probably means “        ”.

A.were lucky in having                                  B.were asked to adopt

C.regretted having                                         D.gave birth to

63.Bill was suspected of being infected with HIV after   .

A.he got married to Karen

B.the family members were tested

C.Karen persuaded him to see the doctor

D.he found something wrong with his tongue

64.It can be concluded from the passage that     .

A.promising drugs will soon stop AIDS

B.the spread of AIDS could be controlled

C.it is hopeless to win the battle against AIDS

D.the death rate of AIDS patients has been reduced

二、完形填空（20*1=20分）
I stepped out of the hospital. My heart was filled with sadness and regret. My former best friend, Faith, had just ___21____.
She was only 16. ____22___, she was diagnosed with a terrible cancer in her right breast. Before her last breath we, who were so ____23___ to her, gathered around her side, ____24___ to hold back our tears and ___25____ her. Everyone wanted to give her their last ___26___, but people were just so choked up.
After that moment of deep ___27___. I was asked to help go through Faith’s things. Arranging her drawers, I suddenly discovered an ___28____ letter with the title “ My last words”.
I opened it slowly, checked the date and began to read the letter. The happy girl we had been with us was___29__ not as optimistic as we thought. She kept ___30____ until she couldn’t hold it in any more. But she had a beautiful imagination and great ambition.
In her ___31____ letter, she mentioned her dreams, her family and her shock in finding the ___32___. From her words I could see that she had left us with too many words unsaid and too many deeds undone. I am __33___ that she would have reached her goals and achieved her dreams ___34____ only God had given her some more time.
There is a saying that says fate is fair to everybody. But I just can’t help rejecting that ___35___. Faith, who had been a wonderful person and had great plans, had died before achieving her final dreams. It is time that ___36___ her from reaching her biggest moment. Why did ____37____ treat her unfairly？
Life is so short and precious that everyone should ____38____ it. Fate is unfair, which has become a motivation for me I have become bent on continuing my dreams and ___39____ never to give up. I will no longer waste ____40____ or complaint. I am going to get right down to working with all my strength.
21. A. run away             B. passed away         C. gone by              D. walked away
22. A. Unfortunately         B. Unreasonably        C. Suddenly             D. Truly
23. A. thankful              B. polite              C. dear                 D. friendly
24. A. failing               B. tending             C. trying               D. deciding
25. A. educate        B. comfort            C. leave                 D. support
26. A. words         B. demands            C. instructions           D. wishes
27. A. silence          B. thought            C. feeling                D. sorrow
28. A. unopened      B. unfinished          C. untouched            D. unlocked\
29. A. obviously      B. actually            C. simply               D. slightly
30.A.still             B. modest             C. calm                D. silent
31.A.first            B. next                C. last                  D. former
32.A. letter           B. danger              C. disease              D. problem
33.A. afraid           B. eager              C. anxious              D. sure
34.A.because          B. when              C. though               D. if
35.A.promise          B. dream              C. sentence              D. belief
36.A. discouraged      B. protected           C. stopped               D. held
37.A.history           B. fate               C. fact                  D. illness
38.A. value            B. mind              C. share                 D. hold
39.A. made            B. told               C. determined            D. promise
40.A. energy          B. strength           C. money                D. time

Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to   21  how much I wanted to see France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. Once I   22   that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and   23  friends. While traveling was inspiring and meeting people was   24  , nothing about my term in France was what I   25 .       

The moment I arrived in Paris, I was   26  by a nice French couple who would become my host parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting  27  I received some shocking news from my program coordinator（协调人）: there had been a death in my host parents’ extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon, I had to   28  out of one family’s house into another. The exchange coordinator told me I’d have a   29  this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation(诱惑) to   30 my native language, I asked not to be   31  with an English-speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I   32  myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian（巴西人） the same age as I, whom I was surprised to find playing one of my favorite CDS! In just a few hours, we knew we’d be good friends for the rest of the   33  .      

I left France with many   34  , so when people asked me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always   35  to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends   36  France we enjoyed together. I love how people   37  seem so different, but end up being so   38  . The most valuable lesson I gained from studying in France wasn’t just to respect the friend people   39  to respect all people, for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful  40  .   

1.                A．discuss         B．express         C．announce D．argue

2.                A．approved       B．knew           C．warned   D．denied

3.                A．stubborn       B．anxious         C．universal  D．interesting

4.                A．boring         B．upsetting        C．exciting   D．promising

5.                A．expected       B．liked           C．doubted  D．feared

6.                A．sponsored      B．witnessed       C．greeted  D．supported

7.                A．until           B．when           C．since D．while

8.                A．move          B．travel          C．walk D．rush

9.                A．housekeeper    B．leader          C．roommate D．colleague

10.               A．learn          B．appreciate      C．speak D．master

11.               A．combined       B．fitted          C．involved   D．placed

12.               A．added         B．introduced      C．devoted   D．adapted

13.               A．term           B．week          C．month D．vocation

14.               A．presents        B．suitcase        C．stories    D．dreams

15.               A．surprised       B．disturbed       C．embarrassed   D．concerned

16.               A．analyzing       B．exploring       C．describing D．investigating

17.               A．need          B．shall           C．must  D．can

18.               A．generous       B．independent     C．similar D．distant

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

20.               A．instructions     B．friendships      C．facts  D．data

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。
Friendship has great power, and it can inspire the people in trouble as well as in easy circumstances.
Recently, one of my best friends, whom I've   21    just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, spent the weekend with me. Since I   22  to a new town several years ago, we've both always looked forward to   23  times a year when we can see each other.
Over the weekend, we   24  hours and hours, staying up late   25  the night, talking about the people she was hanging around with. She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how he   26  with drugs and was into other self-destructive[自毁]  27 . I was blown away! She told me how she had been   28  to her parents about where she was going and even sneaking out to see this guy because they didn't want her around him. No matter   29  hard I tried to tell her that she deserved better, she didn't believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have disappeared.
I tried to convince her that she was ruining her future and heading for big   30 . I felt like I was getting   31 . I just couldn't believe that she really thought it was acceptable to hang with a bunch of losers, especially her boyfriend.
By the time she left, I was really worried about her and   32  by the experience. It had been so  33 , I had come close to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just grown too far apart to continue our friendship - but I didn't. I put the   34  of friendship to the   35  test. We'd been friends for far too long. I had to hope that she   36  me enough to know that I was trying to save her from hurting herself. I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer anything.
A few days   37 , she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our   38 , and then she told me that she had  39  with her boyfriend. I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of joy running down my face. It was one of the   40  rewarding moments in my life. Never had I been so proud of a friend.
21. A. divided               B. shared               C. experienced              D. enjoyed
22. A. got                            B. traveled             C. moved                     D. arrived
23. A. the few               B. the little            C. few                   D. little
24. A. took                   B. spared               C. offered              D. spent
25. A. into                    B. in                            C. for                    D. at
26. A. supplied              B. experimented     C. tried                 D. provided
27. A. action                 B. movements        C. behavior            D. activities
28. A. explaining           B. speaking            C. calling                     D. lying
29. A. what                   B. why                  C. how                  D. however
30. A. trouble               B. worry               C. difficulty           D. task
31. A. somewhere          B. nowhere            C. anywhere          D. everywhere
32. A. burned down              B. turned down      C. turned out         D. worn out
33. A. discouraging              B. encouraging       C. exciting             D. inspiring
34. A. strength                     B. force                 C. power               D. energy
35. A. last                     B. final                 C. late                   D. recent
36. A. treated                B. regarded            C. honored            D. valued
37. A. later                   B. after                 C. ago                   D. before
38. A. information         B. dialogue            C. conversation      D. communication
39. A. broken out          B. broken up          C. broken away      D. broken off
40. A. luckily                B. correctly           C. naturally           D. truly