Ted spent seven years as a prisoner of war. There he discovered the power of

36 .

For more than half of that 37 he was in separation. He lived for ten months in total 38 . Those ten months was the longest of his life. When they 39 with wooden boards the windows of his little seven-by-seven foot cell, shutting out the light, he 40 if he was going to make it.

Ted spent hours a day exercising and thinking. But at times he felt he could do

41 but scream. Not wanting to give his 42 the satisfaction of knowing they’d

43 him, he placed clothing into his mouth to lessen the noise 44 he screamed at the top of his lungs.

One day Ted got down on the 45 and crawled under his bed. He found a hole that 46 air from the outside. As he 47 the hole, he saw a weak ray of light. Ted put his eye next to the wall and discovered a small crack in the building. It allowed him to glimpse 48 , though all he could see was a 49 piece of grass. But when he saw this, he felt a surge of joy, excitement and 50 that he hadn’t had in years. “It represented life, growth and 51 ,” he later said. It was the small hope that helped Ted 52 this nearly unbearable experience.

The human spirit is 53 . It seems to run forever 54 a faint hope. Without it, you have nothing. With it, nothing else 55 —even the worst conditions.

36.　　 A. scream　　　　　　　 B. support　　　　　　　　 C. hope　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thought

37.　　 A. month　　　　　　　　 B. time　　　　　　　　　　　 C. war　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. prison

38.　　 A. darkness　　　　　　 B. sadness　　　　　　　　 C. happiness　　　　　　　　 D. silence

39.　　 A. placed　　　　　　　　 B. strengthened　　　　　 C. fixed　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. covered

40.　　 A. wondered　　　　　 B. required　　　　　　　　 C. reminded　　　　　　　　　 D. feared

41.　　 A. everything　　　　　 B. anything　　　　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　　　　　　　 D. something

42.　　 A. friends　　　　　　　 B. enemy　　　　　　　　　 C. soldiers　　　　　　　　　　 D. army

43.　　 A. quitted　　　　　　　 B. wounded　　　　　　　 C. satisfied　　　　　　　　　 D. broken

44.　　 A. as　　　　　　　　　　　 B. though　　　　　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. since

45.　　 A. wall　　　　　　　　　 B. board　　　　　　　　　　 C. floor　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. window

46.　　 A. took in　　　　　　　 B. put out　　　　　　　　　 C. gave off　　　　　　　　　 D. let in

47.　　 A. left　　　　　　　　　　 B. entered　　　　　　　　　 C. approached　　　　　　　 D. passed

48.　　 A. above　　　　　　　　 B. inside　　　　　　　　　　 C. outside　　　　　　　　　　 D. below

49.　　 A. very　　　　　　　　　 B. single　　　　　　　　　　 C. right　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. specific

50.　　 A. usefulness 　　　　 B. gratefulness　　　　　 C. isolation 　　　　　　　　 D. depression

51.　　 A. freedom　　　　　　 B. choice C. courage D. perseverance

52.　　 A. through　　　　　　　 B. over 　　　　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. out

53.　　 A. lucky　　　　　　　　 B. interesting　　　　　　　 C. straight　　　　　　　　　　 D. strong

54.　　 A. from　　　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. over　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. against

55.　　 A. changes　　　　　　 B. happens　　　　　　　　 C. matters　　　　　　　　　　 D. relates

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。

    After his meal Lincoln walked over to the War Department to see 1 any more news had come from Sherman's Army. Then　　 it was time to go to the theatre. In the morning it 2 that　　 the President and Mrs. Lincoln, together 3 a number of guests, would visit Ford's Theatre to see the 4. The President went into the theatre, and took his seat at the back of the box (包厢). While he 5 the play a young man wanted to 6 him.　　 He was twenty-year-old John Wilkes Booth, a 7 of a famous　　 family of actors and a lover of the 8. A few hours 9 the play began he was in the theatre 10 a small hole 11 the door of　　 the presidential box. Now 12 Booth entered the box. In his 13 hand was a small knife, in his right hand a gun. Aiming the gun at the back of the President's head he fired. Lincoln fell 14 in his seat. Rathbone, one of his guests, threw　　 himself at the 15. Booth 16 him with his knife, then jumped 17 the box rail (栏杆) to the stage (舞台), eleven feet below, He fell, but　　 quickly to his feet, shouting, "Sic semper tyrannis." (拉丁语,　　 意思是" 独裁者的下场总是如此".)For a time there was 18　　 confusion (混乱). Then a young army doctor climbed into the Presidential box. Mary 19 his arm. "Oh, doctor! Is he 20 ?"The  doctor looked at Lincoln's wound, and his face darkened, The President had badly wounded 21 . There was no 22 . The wounded President was carried across the street to the nearest house, 23 he was laid on a bed.All through the night Lincoln 24 with death. At 7:22 (April 15, 1865) in the 25 it was all over.　　 The great and good man was at peace (和平) with the world.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1.	A. where	B. whether	C. when	D. weather	［    ］
2.	A. had planned	B. has been planned	C. has planned	D. had been planned	［    ］
3.	A. with	B. on	C. in	D. by	［    ］
4.	A. film	B. army	C. Sherman	D. play	［    ］
5.	A. saw	B. watched	C. looked at	D. observed	［    ］
6.	A. wound	B. talk to	C. kill	D. hurt	［    ］
7.	A. number	B. member	C. one	D. woman	［    ］
8.	A. South	B. North	C. south	D. north	［    ］
9.	A. after	B. as	C. before	D. soon after	［    ］
10.	A. made	B. making	C. and making	D. or made	［    ］
11.	A. in	B. on	C. by	D. with	［    ］
12.	A. quiet	B. quite	C. quietly	D. quietly	［    ］
13.	A. right	B. upper	C. left	D. other	［    ］
14.	A. quickly	B. happily	C. heavily	D. fast	［    ］
15.	A. murder	B. murdering	C. murderor	D. murderer	［    ］
16.	A. wounded	B. wound	C. wounding	D. hurt	［    ］
17.	A. in	B. over	C. on	D. with	［    ］

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

18.	A. but nothing	B. nothing but
	C. nothing besides	D. except nothing　　　　　　　　   　　 ［    ］
19.	A. catches hold of	B. gets hold of
	C. take a firm (强有力的) hold of	D. took hold of　　　　　　　　　　 　　 ［    ］

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

20.	A. death	B. died	C. dead	D. dies　　　　    　　 ［    ］
21.	A. in the head	B. on the head	C. in the back	D. on the back　　 ［    　　 ］
22.	A. wish	B. hope	C. chances	D. possibilities   ［    ］
23.	A. when	B. which	C. where	D. on which　　    ［    　　 ］
24.	A. thought	B. brought	C. fight	D. fought　　　　  　　 ［    ］
25.	A. morning	B. afternoon	C. noon	D. night　　　　   　　 ［    ］

I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. “What is it?” I wondered. I 　1 it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled (手写的) 　2 . Immediately my mind traveled 　3 many years.

I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder. On my 　4 that day, I came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers 　5 they wanted any magazines

Shaking off the 　6 like a wet dog, I entered Mr Rader’s office. After a quick glance he 　7 me over to the fire-place. Noticing the 　8 in the top of my 　9 , he said, “Come with me!”, pulling me into his pickup 　10 . We pulled to a stop before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman 　11 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 　12 seen. I 　13 about 10 feet tall when I got up 　14 them. “We’d like a pair of new socks too,” Mr Rader said.

Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a 　15 , wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With 　16 eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said affectionately (深情地), “Jimmy, I want you to 　17 I love you.”

I said good-bye, and for the first time I 　18 a flicker of hope that somehow things would be 　19 . With people like Mr Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a 　20 .

1. A. read　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. thought　　　　　　　　　 C. turned　　　　　　　　　　 D. passed

2. A. address　　　　　　　　 B. list　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. message　　　　　　　　　 D. information

3. A. forward　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ahead　　　　　　　　　　　 D. back

4. A. return　　　　　　　　　 B. rounds　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. trip　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. arrival

5. A. if only　　　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. whether　　　　　　　　　 D. why

6. A. dust　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sweat　　　　　　　　　　　 C. tail　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. rain

7. A. led　　　　　　　　　　　 B. followed　　　　　　　　　 C. watched　　　　　　　　　 D. carried

8. A. hole　　　　　　　　　　 B. mud　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. water　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cover

9. A. magazine　　　　　　　　　　 B. shoe　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sock　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bag

10. A. truck　　　　　　　　 B. factory　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. home　　　　　　　　　　　 D. store

11. A. dressed　　　　　　　 B. fitted　　　　　　　　　　　 C. showed　　　　　　　　　 D. comforted

12. A. ever　　　　　　　　　 B. already　　　　　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hardly

13. A. appeared　　　　　　 B. seemed　　　　　　　　　　 C. looked　　　　　　　　　　 D. felt

14. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

15. A. pen　　　　　　　　　　 B. paper　　　　　　　　　　　 C. card　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. notebook

16. A. tearful　　　　　　　　 B. unbelievable　　　　　　 C. curious　　　　　　　　　 D. puzzled

17. A. admit　　　　　　　　 B. know　　　　　　　　　　　 C. consider　　　　　　　　　 D. express

18. A. sensed　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　　 C. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gained

19. A. mistaken　　　　　　 B. right　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. all right　　　　　　 　　　 D. possible

20. deal　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fortune　　　　　　　　　　 C. choice　　　　　　　　　　 D. difference

I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. “What is it?” I wondered. I 　1 it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled (手写的) 　2 . Immediately my mind traveled 　3 many years.

I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder. On my 　4 that day, I came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers 　5 they wanted any magazines

Shaking off the 　6 like a wet dog, I entered Mr Rader’s office. After a quick glance he 　7 me over to the fire-place. Noticing the 　8 in the top of my 　9 , he said, “Come with me!”, pulling me into his pickup 　10 . We pulled to a stop before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman 　11 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 　12 seen. I 　13 about 10 feet tall when I got up 　14 them. “We’d like a pair of new socks too,” Mr Rader said.

Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a 　15 , wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With 　16 eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said affectionately (深情地), “Jimmy, I want you to 　17 I love you.”

I said good-bye, and for the first time I 　18 a flicker of hope that somehow things would be 　19 . With people like Mr Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a 　20 .

1. A. read　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. thought　　　　　　　　　 C. turned　　　　　　　　　　 D. passed

2. A. address　　　　　　　　 B. list　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. message　　　　　　　　　 D. information

3. A. forward　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ahead　　　　　　　　　　　 D. back

4. A. return　　　　　　　　　 B. rounds　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. trip　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. arrival

5. A. if only　　　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. whether　　　　　　　　　 D. why

6. A. dust　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sweat　　　　　　　　　　　 C. tail　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. rain

7. A. led　　　　　　　　　　　 B. followed　　　　　　　　　 C. watched　　　　　　　　　 D. carried

8. A. hole　　　　　　　　　　 B. mud　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. water　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cover

9. A. magazine　　　　　　　　　　 B. shoe　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sock　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bag

10. A. truck　　　　　　　　 B. factory　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. home　　　　　　　　　　　 D. store

11. A. dressed　　　　　　　 B. fitted　　　　　　　　　　　 C. showed　　　　　　　　　 D. comforted

12. A. ever　　　　　　　　　 B. already　　　　　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hardly

13. A. appeared　　　　　　 B. seemed　　　　　　　　　　 C. looked　　　　　　　　　　 D. felt

14. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

15. A. pen　　　　　　　　　　 B. paper　　　　　　　　　　　 C. card　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. notebook

16. A. tearful　　　　　　　　 B. unbelievable　　　　　　 C. curious　　　　　　　　　 D. puzzled

17. A. admit　　　　　　　　 B. know　　　　　　　　　　　 C. consider　　　　　　　　　 D. express

18. A. sensed　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　　 C. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gained

19. A. mistaken　　　　　　 B. right　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. all right　　　　　　 　　　 D. possible

20. deal　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fortune　　　　　　　　　　 C. choice　　　　　　　　　　 D. difference

完形填空

　　It seemed that nothing had happened when dawn came. But they soon 1 that the entire boat was surrounded in ice. The captain had fallen 2 so the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a small axe with great care, 3 make a hole 4 the deck（甲板）, and he began to knock the ice away. From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him but he 5 on working for ten minutes 6 the others looked that anxiously. By this time he was so cold that he could 7 trust his grip（紧握力）or balance.

　　Each member of the crew took 8 in turn to cut the ice away for 9 he could bear it. First, they 10 knock off enough ice to get on their knees. Standing up on that rolling deck would have been committing suicide（自杀）because a man who had fallen overboard 11 .

　　Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin（船舱）. He 12 one of the crew and together they 13 to get the stove 14 in the hope that it would 15 enough heat to warm the cabin above freezing point. Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough so that it could be pumped out, they were in danger of 16 .

　　It 17 an hour’s work before the boat began to float better. But during this time they succeeded in getting rid of the most of the ice.

　　Throughout the afternoon, the coating of the ice began to build up again 18 they tried their best. In the face of this new danger, Captain Slater decided that it was 19 dangerous to gamble（孤注一掷）on the chance 20 the boat would survive（幸存）until the next morning. Once more, he ordered the crew to clear ice. Then they settled down to wait for another day.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

（1）A.thought	B.imagined			C.realized	D.knew
（2）A.ill	B.asleep			C.down	D.behind
（3）A.so as not to				B.so as to
C.decided not to				D.but had to
（4）A.in		B.on		C.at	D.for
（5）A.insisted		B.continued		C.kept	D.struggled
（6）A.but		B.when		C.while	D.as
（7）A.much more				B.not any more
C.not any longer				D.not longer
（8）A.it			B.what	C.that	D./
（9）A.so far as			B.what	C.how	D.as long as
（10）A.would rather				B.had to
C.forced to				D.had better
（11）A.could not be saved				B.must not have saved
C.would not have saved				D.might be saved
（12）A.called on			B.called out	C.called to		D.called at
（13）A.succeeded			B.managed	C.tried		D.learned
（14）A.burnt			B.to be burned	C.burning		D.to burn
（15）A.give away			B.give in	C.give up		D.give off
（16）A.floating			B.freezing	C.sinking		D.starving
（17）A.took			B.spent	C.used		D.paid
（18）A.as			B.since	C.instead		D.though
（19）A.much too			B.too much	C.too little		D.little too
（20）A.if			B.which	C.that		D.how