第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：阅读下面短文， 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 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。（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

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A university graduate described as a “respectable and intelligent” woman is seeking professional help after being convicted of shoplifting for the second time in six months.

Ana Luz, recently studying for PhD has been told she could end up behind bars unless she can control the desire to steal from shops.

Luz, who lives with her partner in Fitzwilliam Road, Cambridge, admitted stealing clothes worth 9.95 pounds from John Lewis in Oxford Street, London, on March 9.

Phillip Lomoyne, prosecuting(起诉), said Luz selected some clothes from display and took them to the ladies’ toilet in the store, when she came out again she was wearing one of the skirts she had selected, having taken off the anti-theft security alarm.

She was stopped and caught after leaving the store without paying, Mr. Lomoyne said.

He added that she was upset on her arrest and apologized for her actions.

Luz, 28, was said to have been convicted of shoplifting by Cambridge judges last October, but Morag Duff, defending said she had never been in trouble with the police before this.

“She is ashamed and embarrassed but doesn’t really have any explanation why she did this,” Miss Duff said. “She didn’t intend to steal when she went into the store. She is at a loss to explain it. She is otherwise a very respectable and intelligent young lady. She went to her doctor and asked for advice because she wants to know if there is something in particular that caused her to do this.”

Judge David Azan fined Luz 50 pounds, and warned: “You have got a criminal record. If you carry on like this, you will end up in prison, which will ruin your bright future you may have.”

Luz achieved a degree in design at university in her native Spain, went on to a famous university in Berlin, Germany for her master’s degree and is now studying for a PhD at Cambridge University, UK.

41．What is Ana Luz’s nationality?

A．American.    B．British.   C．Spanish.    D．German.

42．What does the underlined sentence “She is at a loss to explain it” mean?

A．In her opinion it was a loss to the clothes shops where she stole things.

B．She doesn’t have any idea why she has the desire to steal from shops.

C．She thinks it is a loss for her to explain why she stole things from shops.

D．Personally she feels ashamed and embarrassed for her shoplifting actions.

43．Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “shoplifting” used in the passage?

A．Carrying goods in a lift for a shop.     B．Taking goods to the ladies’ toilet.

C．Selecting some goods from a display.   D．Taking goods from a shop without paying.

44．From the passage we can learn that________.

A．Ana Luz has already got her PhD at Cambridge University, UK

B．Ana Luz is ashamed and embarrassed and knows why she often did so

C．the university graduate will be put in prison if she steals in shops once more

D．Phillip Lomoyne is the “respectable and intelligent” woman’s defense(辩护) lawyer

45．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Shoplifting Shame of a PhD Student.

B．Apologizing for the Actions in Shops.

C．Seeking Professional Help from Experts.

D．Controlling the Desire to Steal from Shops.

完形填空(共20小題；每小題I. 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，选出可以填入空内处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When Dunstan Cass left the cottage, Silas Marner was only a hundred meters away. He was walking home from the village, where he had   21 to buy what he needed  22   his next day's work. His legs were tired, but he felt almost happy. He was looking forward to  23  ,when he would bring out his gold. Tonight he had an extra reason to hurry home. He was going to eat hot meat, which was  24   for him. And it would 25  him nothing, because someone had given him a piece of meat as a present. He left it  26  over the fire. The door key was needed to hold it safe in place, but Cass was not at all   27  about leaving his gold in the cottage with the door  28  . He could not imagine that a thief would  29   his way through the mist, rain and darkness to the little cottage by the quarry (釆石场).

When he reached his cottage and opened the door, he did not notice   30   anything was different. He  31    his wet coat, and pushed the meat  32   the fire.  33   he was warm again, he began to think about his gold. It seemed a long time to wait until after super, when he usually brought out coins to look at.  34    he decided to bring out his gold immediately, while the meat was still cooking.

But when he  35  the floorboards near the loom (织布机)，and saw the 36   hole ,he did not understand  37  . His heart beat violently as his trembling hands felt all round the hole. There was  38   ！ He put his hands to his head and tried to think. Had he put his gold in a different place, and forgotten about it? He 39   every corner of this small cottage, until he could not pretend to himself any more. He had to accept the truth 一 his gold had been   40  ！

1.	A．arrived B．been C．left D．gone

 

2.	A．to B．in C．for D．with

 

3.	A．holiday B．home C．supper-time D．meat

 

4.	A．ordinary B．unusuall C．normal D．common

5.A. pay       B.spend    C take       D. cost

6.	A．boiling B．cooking C．smoking D．making

 

7.	A．interesting B．worried C．interested D．worrying

 

8.	A．unlocked B．uncovered C．discovered D．locked

 

9.	A．go B．lead C．find D．lose

 

10.	A．whether B．that C．because D．as

 

11.	A．turned off B．threw into C．threw off D．got off

 

12.	A．away from B．farther on C．on to D．closer to

 

13.	A．As soon as B．As well as C．As far as D．As long as

 

14.	A．But B．As C．So D．For

 

15.	A．took down B．took off C．took over D．took up

 

16.	A．dark B．empty C．small D．deep

 

17.	A．at last B．at once C．at most D．at least

 

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

 

19.	A．searched B．gathered C．researched D．found

 

20.	A．Gone B．missing C．lost D．stolen

 

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第二节完形填空(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各空所给的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。

We convince ourselves that life will be better once we are married, have a baby, then another. Then we get ___36___ because our children are not old enough, and that ___37___ will be well when they are older. Then we are frustrated ___38___ they reach adolescence and we must deal with them. Surely we'll be ___39___ when they grow out of the teen years.

We tell ourselves our ___40___ will be better when our spouse(配偶)gets his/her act together, when we have a nicer car, when we can take a ___41___, when we finally retire. The ___42___ is that there is no better time to be happy than ___43___. If not, then when? Your life will always be full of ___44__. It is better to admit as much and to decide to be happy ___45___it all.

For the longest time, it seemed that life was about to start--real life.

But there was always some obstacle(挫折)along the way, an ordeal(苦难) to ___46___, some work to be finished, some time to be given, a bill to be ___47___. Then life would ___48___. It finally dawned on me that that those ___49___ were part of life. Little by little, that point of ___50___ also helped me see that there isn't any road to happiness.

Happiness is the road. So, ___51___ every moment. And bear in mind that ___52___ waits for no one. So stop ___53___ school to end, for a return to school, to lose ten pounds, to ___54__ ten pounds, for work to begin, to get married,… before deciding to be happy.

Happiness is a voyage, not a destination. There is no ___55___ time to be happy than… NOW! Live and enjoy the moment.'

36. A. pleased        B. happy           C. frustrated   D. frightened

37. A. we             B. they            C. all         D. nothing

38. A. because        B. but             C. so          D. and

39. A. luckier        B. happier         C. older        D. healthier

40. A. life           B. study           C. children      D. condition

41. A. rest           B. bath            C. breath        D. vacation

42. A. idea           B. opinion         C. truth         D. thought

43. A. before         B. ever            C. just then     D. right now

44. A. challenges     B. troubles        C. awards        D. chances

45. A. instead of    B. in addition to    C. in spite of     D. up to

46. A. meet with     B. go ahead        C. turn to        D. get through

47. A. paid          B. got             C. asked         D. printed

48. A. end           B. start           C. reward        D. appear

49. A. achievements  B. obstacles       C. duties         D. opinions

50. A. view        B. life            C. position         D. condition

51. A. work        B. study           C. enjoy            D. wait

52. A. happiness   B. time            C. age              D. road

53. A. asking for  B. supposing       C. waiting for        D. hoping for

54. A. gain        B. reduce          C. weigh            D. enjoy

55. A. worse       B. better          C. more             D. less