There are stories about two US Presidents，Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren，which attempt to explain the American English term OK. We don't know if either story is true，but they are both interesting.
The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education. In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing. When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said. If he approved of a paper, he would write “all correct” on it. The problem was that he didn't know how to spell. So what he really wrote was “ol korekt”. After a while，he shortened that term to “OK”．
The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born，Kinderhook，New York. Van Buren's friends organized a club to help him become president. They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Buren was called “OK”．
小题1:The author ________．

A．believes both of the stories

B．doesn't believe a word of the stories

C．is not sure whether the stories are true

D．is telling the stories just for fun

小题2:According to the passage，President Jackson ________．

A．couldn't draw up any documents at all

B．wasn't good at reading，writing or spelling

C． often had his assistants sign documents for him

D．didn't like to read important papers by himself

小题3:According to the first story, the term “OK”________．

A．was approved of by President Jackson

B．was the title of some official documents

C．was first used by President Jackson

D．was an old way to spell “all correct”

小题4:According to the second story，the term “OK” ________．

A．was the short way to say “Old Kinderhook Club”

B．meant the place where President Van Buren was born

C．was the name of Van Buren's club

D．was used to call Van Buren's supporters in the election

Adrian's “Amazing Race” started early when his parents realized that he, as a baby, couldn't hear a thing, not even loud noises. In a special school for the hearing­impaired (听觉受损的)，he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children. However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother. She wanted him to lead a normal life. So after speaking to an advisor, she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words.
Later on, Adrian's parents decided to send him to a regular school .But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so, saying regular school couldn't take care of a special student. His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work every day because they wanted to prove that, given the opportunity, he could do anything. Adrian made the grade and got accepted. It was a big challenge. The pace(节奏) was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn't always easy. But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school.
The efforts made by Adrian and his parents paid off. Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school. He also achieved a lot in life outside school. He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains. He even entered the World Yacht Race—being the first hearing­impaired Asian to do so.
But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother. “If you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve great results，” she often said.
小题1:How did Adrian communicate with other children in the special school?

A．By speaking.

B．By using sign language.

C．By reading lips.

D．By making loud noises.

小题2:Adrian's parents decided to send him to a regular school because________．

A．they wanted him to live a normal life

B．they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong

C．he wouldn't mix with other disabled children

D．he wasn't taken good care of in the special school

小题3:How did Adrian finally succeed in his study?

A．He did a lot of outdoor activities.

B．He was pushed hard to study every day.

C．He attended private classes after school.

D．He worked very hard both in and after class.

小题4:Why is Adrian's life described as an “Amazing Race”？

A．He did very well in his study.

B．He succeeded in entering a regular school.

C．He reached his goals in spite of his disability.

D．He took part in the World Yacht Race.

Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, But people in the streets    him, especially those who are     .
For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg. How did he get that   ?He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). But he's _____. His briefcase always has some gloves。
In winter, Mr.Greenberg does not  like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and  the street. He looks around at    .He stops when he     someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he _____ ,looking for more people with cold     .
On winter days, Mr.Greenberg     gloves. During the rest of the year, he    gloves. People who have heard about him      him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.
Mr. Greenberg    doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and   his behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes    him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them  .
It runs in the   .Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the   .A pair of gloves may be a   thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.

小题1:	A．know about B．learn from C．cheer for D．look after

小题2:	A．old B．busy C．kind D．poor

小题3:	A．job B．name C．chance D．message

小题4:	A．calm B．different C．crazy D．curious

小题5:	A．act B．sound C．feel D．dress

小题6:	A．cross over B．drive along C．hurry down D．keep off

小题7:	A．cars B．people C．street numbers D．traffic lights

小题8:	A．helps B．chooses C．greets D．sees

小题9:	A．holds up B．hangs out C．moves on D．turns around

小题10:

A．hands B．ears C．faces D．eyes

小题11:

A．searches for B．stores up C．gives away D．puts on

小题12:

A．borrows B．sells C．returns D．buys

小题13:

A．call B．send C．lend D．show

小题14:

A．delayed B．remembered C．began D．enjoyed

小题15:

A．understand B．dislike C．study D．excuse

小题16:

A．sorry for B．satisfied with C．proud of D．surprised by

小题17:

A．smart B．rich C．special D．happy

小题18:

A．city B．family C．neighborhood D．company

小题19:

A．honor B．pain C．same D．cold

小题20:

A．small B．useful C．delightful D．comforting

I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.
What I      most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we      ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to      his family as cold. When we got into the      to go home, his father suddenly appeared.      , he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he was a caring man through the glass.
I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often      me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant   or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his      me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his      morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I      him.
When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt     . For example, I always return phone calls      and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the     : She wasn’t a good friend! My anger       as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I      and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was      at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be      . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.
Far too often, I ignored their       expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my   . Over the years, however, I’ve learned to      other persons, love signs.

小题1:	A．remember B．enjoy C．value D．admire

小题2:	A．excitedly B．nervously C．silently D．instantly

小题3:	A．regard B．treat C．take D．think

小题4:	A．bus B．train C．car D．plane

小题5:	A．Punctually B．Carefully C．Proudly D．Coldly

小题6:	A．visited B．interrupted C．warned D．telephoned

小题7:	A．greeting B．meeting C．apology D．explanation

小题8:	A．interested B．angered C．encouraged D．surprised

小题9:	A．long B．short C．warm D．polite

小题10:

A．praised B．remembered C．blamed D．thanked

小题11:

A．content B．guilty C．curious D．disappointed

小题12:

A．in order B．in turn C．without delay D．without difficulty

小题13:

A．feeling B．suggestion C．judgment D．belief

小题14:

A．disappeared B．grew C．helped D．declined

小题15:

A．opened B．refused C．hosted D．invited

小题16:

A．depressed B．upset C．fascinated D．shocked

小题17:

A．uncaring B．dishonest C．unhappy D．uncooperative

小题18:

A．unique B．common C．pleasant D．familiar

小题19:

A．opinion B．way C．mind D．life

小题20:

A．send B．read C．give D．express

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从l6-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中， 选出最佳选项。
When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays.On the way home, Dad      stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. I couldn't     it. but I could pray from the    we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or      and go home empty-handed. That corner    either mouth-watering excitement or    .
On one special day. we were heading home. and again I was praying for the   sound of his offer. It    . "Would you like an ice cream today?" "That sounds great, Dad!" But then he said, "How would you like to      today?"
Twenty cents! My mind reeled(震惊). I could afford it. I got a weekly allowance of 25 cents. plus some      for odd jobs. But      it was my money, ice cream wasn't a good use of it. In a fit of      , I said, "Well, in that case. I guess I'll     ." My father just said, "Okay, Son."
But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to     . But he just said. "That's okay. We don't really need one." I felt       for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn't mind, or     act disappointedly.
I     that generosity goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than "thank you". On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the    ice cream I'd ever had.
I'Il tell you one more thing. We   another trip the next week. As we      the corner, I said, "Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat."

小题1:	A．never B．hardly C．frequently D．strangely

小题2:	A．expect B．mention C．wait D．get

小题3:	A．month B．day C．weekend D．moment

小题4:	A．finish B．drive C．tum D．return

小题5:	A．indicated B．meant C．suggested D．instructed

小题6:	A．anger B．shame C．happiness D．disappointment

小题7:	A． funny B．surprising C．interesting D．beautiful

小题8:	A．came B．spoke C．went D．flew

小题9:	A．serve B．treat C．buy D．provide

小题10:

A．extra B．limited C．little D．easy

小题11:

A．after B．while C．when D．although

小题12:

A．sadness B．regret C．curiosity D．selfishness

小题13:

A．accept B．pay C．pass ' D．eat

小题14:

A．turn back B．keep up C．stop by D．give in

小题15:

A．unsatisfied B．awful C．frightened D．crazy

小题16:

A．even B．never C．only D．somehow

小题17:

A．knew B．leamed C．found D．acknowledged

小题18:

A．dearest B．worst C．cheapest D．best

小题19:

A．made out B．prepared for C．went on D．took up

小题20:

A．crossed B．left C．save D．approached

My childhood and adolescence were a joyous outpouring of energy, an endless pursuit for expression, skill, and experience.        was only a background to the great delight of lessons in music, dance, and dramatics.
Then one night at a high school dance, a remark, not intended for my       , injured my youthful happiness: “That girl, what a pity she is blind.” Blind! A(n)        word that implied everything dark, blank and helpless.       I turned and called out, “Please don’t feel sorry for me, I’m having lots of fun.”      the fun was not to last.
In college years, I began to struggle with the problem of earning a living. Part-time teaching of piano and occasional giving concerts proved only        sources of economic support. In terms of time and effort involved, the financial return was       . Self-doubt and dark moods sparked within me.        to my misery was the repeated experience of knowing my sisters and friends dating excitedly. How        I was to my piano,        I could dissolve my frustration, accompanied by Chopin, Brahms, and Beethoven.
Then one day, I met a girl, an army nurse, whose faith was to change my life. As our acquaintance        into friendship, she sensed my       . She said, “Stop knocking on closed doors. I know your opportunity will come. You’re trying too hard. Why don’t you relax? And have you ever tried       ?” The idea was strange to me. I had always believed that if you wanted        , you had to go and get it for yourself. Yet, my sincerity and hard work had yielded poor returns, so I was       to try anything else. Self-consciously, I performed the daily practice of prayer. I said, “God, show me the        for which You sent me to this world.
In the years to follow, the answers began to arrive, satisfying        my most optimistic expectation. One of the answers was Enchanted Hills, where my        friend and I had the privilege of seeing blind children come alive in God’s out-of-doors.        are the sources of pleasure and comfort I have found in friendship, and most important of all, I        closer to God and, through Him, to immortality (永生).

小题1:	A．School B．Society C．Family D．College

小题2:	A．mind B．direction C．eyes D．ears

小题3:	A．rude B．ugly C．dirty D．strange

小题4:	A．quickly B．slowly C．gently D．quietly

小题5:	A．Thus B．And C．But D．Though

小题6:	A．adequate B．partial C．full D．rich

小题7:	A．discouraging B．uninspiring C．encouraging D．convincing

小题8:	A．Referring B．Contributing C．Adapting D．Adding

小题9:	A．grateful B．excited C．proud D．sensitive

小题10:

A．who B．which C．what D．where

小题11:

A．jumped B．ran C．grew D．became

小题12:

A．joy B．depression C．pleasure D．pity

小题13:

A．practicing B．nursing C．praying D．volunteering

小题14:

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

小题15:

A．able B．willing C．eager D．devoted

小题16:

A．destination B．purpose C．meaning D．answer

小题17:

A．with B．off C．beyond D．from

小题18:

A．doctor B．teacher C．nurse D．prayer

小题19:

A．Other B．Others C．Another D．Either

小题20:

A．draw B．arrive C．drag D．pull

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the    person.
When I first knew Bill, back in    , he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑的) people I had ever    . He was always ready to have a   . He usually went out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or drove 50 miles to see an old    he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and    was never dull when he was    . With him there was one wild    after another. Sometimes I wonder how we    to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.   , I wasn’t even    it was he. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He    most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the   thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main  . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never    Bill changing so much. My image of him    the one I had formed    the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s    to expect people to remain the same, especially    I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he    the same way about me.

小题1:	A．proper B．same C．regular D．common

小题2:	A．childhood B．primary school C．high school D．college

小题3:	A．considered B．supposed C．met D．expected

小题4:	A．party B．quarrel C．meeting D．class

小题5:	A．man B．hospital C．film D．hotel

小题6:	A．study B．life C．work D．fun

小题7:	A．in B．down C．away D．around

小题8:	A．dream B．mistake C．chance D．joke

小题9:	A．decided B．continued C．managed D．hoped

小题10:

A．As usual B．By accident C．From then on D．All the time

小题11:

A．glad B．surprised C．excited D．sure

小题12:

A．thought B．talked C．argued D．spent

小题13:

A．best B．last C．next D．only

小题14:

A．interest B．career C．subject D．problem

小题15:

A．forgot B．minded C．liked D．imagined

小题16:

A．remained B．reminded C．suggested D．became

小题17:

A．since B．from C．at D．till

小题18:

A．unnecessary B．foolish C．common D．unusual

小题19:

A．because B．that C．how D．when

小题20:

A．felt B．acted C．looked D．discovered

Tony Bennett, the American singer recently touring Britain, can’t remember how many times he has sung his standard hit “I left My Heart in San Fransisco”. He sang it again to his audience at the London Palladium last night.
“I never get tired of singing it.” He said. “I like it too much . It’s a great city and it’s a good song.”
Bennett is to record a TV program with American singer Lens Home while he is here. And a new LP recorded by him in London for Philips titled “Listen Easy” will be published in June.. “I like it here.” He added quietly over whiskey. “I would like to live here so many months of the year.”
He already keeps a large flat in Grosenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna. It has a studio where he likes to paint. Tony plans to have his first exhibition later in the year and he has already sold one picture for $4000. At the end of the year Tony is to star in a musical film , which has been specially written for him called “Two Bits”, an informal expression for 50 cents. It’s about an Italian immigrant who goes to America , but he becomes a failure.
“In many ways it’s very close to my life the way the story has been written,” said Bennett. “My father, an Italian ,was ill and died when I was nine. He always wanted me to sing, but he never lived long enough to be a part of my success.
小题1:The underlined phrase “standard hit” most nearly means______

A．Bennett’s favourite song but it’s not very popular.

B．a song that is always popular

C．a song which makes him standard

D．a song which is like a heavy blow to his audience

小题2:What does Tony Bennett want to do?

A．Buy a house and live in England.

B．Stay with his wife and daughter in England.

C．Live part of each year in England

D．Leave American and settle in England

小题3:What’s Tony’s hobby?

A．Singing

B．Drinking

C．Playing

D．Painting

小题4: What can we learn about Tony’s father from this passage?

A．He liked his son’s singing.

B．He was born in Italy and died when Tony Bennett was a small boy

C．He was a part of Bennett’s achievement

D．He was glad that his son became famous.

小题5:What kind of man is Tony Bennett？

A．hardworking and humorous

B．family-centered and hardworking

C．outgoing and kind

D．ambitious and trustworthy

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36~55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
You Did More Than Carry My Books
　　Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was    , along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up these articles. They _____ be going the same way, so Mark helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked, Mark    the boy's name was Bill, that he    computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of    with his other subjects and that he had just broken    with his girl friend.
　　They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was    in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed   with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They   to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before   , Bill asked Mark if they      talk. Bill    him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you ever __ why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker(储物柜)    I didn't want to leave a mess (脏乱 )for anyone else. I    planned to leave this school and I was going home to    my things. But after we spent some time together    and laughing, I realized that    I had done that, I would have    a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You     my life.”

小题1:	A．catching B．getting C．making D．carrying

小题2:	A．happened to B．led to C．managed to D．refused to

小题3:	A．discovered B．realized C．said D．decided

小题4:	A．played B．loved C．tried D．made

小题5:	A．questions B．ideas C．difficulty D．doubt

小题6:	A．up B．out C．off D．away

小题7:	A．called B．helped C．invited D．allowed

小题8:	A．peacefully B．willingly C．freely D．pleasantly

小题9:	A．continued B．agreed C．forced D．offered

小题10:

A．graduation B．movement C．separation D．vacation

小题11:

A．would B．should C．could D．must

小题12:

A．demanded B．reminded C．removed D．asked

小题13:

A．wonder B．want C．wander D．wish

小题14:

A．even if B．because of C．because D．as if

小题15:

A．was B．have C．am D．had

小题16:

A．find B．pick C．pack D．hold

小题17:

A．talking B．playing C．reading D．watching

小题18:

A．before B．if C．while D．as

小题19:

A．forgotten B．passed C．left D．lost

小题20:

A．helped B．recovered C．improved D．changed

It’s Pigs’ Hometown
The story happened during the Second World War. An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights. The old man was very sad. He didn’t have enough food and was often hungry. And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go on living.
It was a very cold winter night. The old man couldn’t go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.
Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldn’t give him anything. He was too hungry to go to another village. He thought hard and found a way. He came to a police station and called out, “Hitler is a foolish pig!”
Out came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said, “Don’t say so in our village, sir!”
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the old man. “I don’t know it’s Hitler’s home town.” “No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pigs’ hometown!”
小题1:The old man’s son joined the army because ___________

A．they were all strong

B．they loved their country

C．they wanted to be full

D．they had to do so

小题2:The villagers didn’t give the old man any food because _______.

A．they weren’t kind-hearted

B．his sons were in the army

C．they were also hungry

D．they hated him

小题3:The policeman thought _______.

A．Hitler was more foolish than pigs

B．the old man insulted(侮辱) their hometown

C．the old man had to say sorry to him

D．the old man had to fight with Hitler