I have gone through a hard time, ______ I worked without food and money.

—The singer together with her band _______ invited to the concert. Did you enjoy that party?

—No, no sooner _______ than they sang their top hit Oh My Baby.

A．was; I had left      B．were; I have gone   C．was; had I left      D．were; did I leave

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

When I was a girl, in the deserts of Somalia(索马里), my family was nomadic(游牧的),   36  with our animals, and leading a happy life.

I was about thirteen  37 my father called me at the end of a hot day. “Come and  38  here.” He said．“I’ve found you a  39 ! We have arranged that he will  40  me five camels. “ That night I ran away. I was  41．For almost three weeks, I walked  42  the desert, and finally I got to my auntie’s house in Mogadishu. Auntie’s husband was an ambassador（大使）, and in a few months I  43  Britain to work at his London house.

One day a  44  called Michael Goss saw me in the street. He took my picture and the photographs were  45 . “You should try and do  46 ,” he told me. When my aunt and uncle  47  Africa, I stayed in London. I found a place to stay and got  48  at McDonald’s before I  took Michael Goss’s photographs to an agency one day. They  49  me to a studio, and my picture appeared  50  of the Pirelli calendar. Soon after that, the agency got me  51  in the James Bond film The Living Daylights.

That was seven years ago. Since then I’ve done modeling all over the world and I’ve had frequent  52  in magazines such as Vogue and Elle. I have  53  hosted the US music program Soul Train.

Once  54  five camels, now I can  55  up to ?5000 for one day’s work. I have gone from the bottom to the top.

36．A．working hard     B．living together     C．looking after        D．moving around

37．A．when            B．after              C．as                 D．before

38．A．listen            B．sit                 C．work             D．see

39．A．business          B．boss              C．husband            D．chance

40．A．support           B．provide            C．share             D．give

41．A．excited           B．worried            C．frightened         D．surprised

42．A．around           B．through            C．inside            D．beyond

43．A．flew to           B．stayed in           C．chose            D．left

44．A．director          B．editor            C．photographer       D．writer

45．A．satisfied          B．beautiful           C．well-mannered     D．young

46．A．designing        B．photographing      C．dressing            D．modeling

47．A．moved to        B．changed for         C．returned to       D．started for

48．A．something to eat  B．a job              C．a bedroom        D．a workroom

49．A．sent             B．wanted            C．ordered            D．informed

50．A．in the list        B．on the cover         C．in the ads          D．on the page

51．A．a rise            B．a job             C．a part            D．an actress

52．A．interviews        B．performances       C．visits             D．appearances

53．A．already           B．even              C．yet                D．still

54．A．looking after      B．feeding             C．worth            D．as much as

55．A．pay             B．spend            C．give                 D．earn

I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And   36    otherwise assignen（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always    37   to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this    38    after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy   39    because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the   40   to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “   41   for  it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.

Getting up t he courage to go to the tryouts was only the    42   of it! When I first started  43   

the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much    44  what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get     45    and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid.   46    , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to    47     on learning the game, do my best at each prctice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t    48   “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the   49   and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and moticating. Very soon the competitive   50   in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the   51     — friends who respect my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!

With my    52    self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from   “53”   in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,   54  

raising my hand — even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent   55   I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

1.   A. as       B. until          C. unless               D. though

2.   A. hoped   B. agreed         C. meant               D. chose

3.   A. continued    B. changed    C. settled              D. started

4.   A. idea         B. plan       C.belief               D. saying

5. A. right     B. chance          C. ability             D.patience

6.   A. going     B. looking      C. cheering           D. applying

7.  A. point      B. half             C. rest               D. basis

8. A. enjoying   B. preparing     C. attending            D. watching

9.   A. less       B. later           C. worse            D. further

10. A.committed   B. motivated      C. embarrassed       D. confused

11.A. Interetingly  B. Fortunately     C. Obviously         D. hopefully

12.   A. focus      B. act            C. rely            D. try

13.   A. want        B. do           C. support          D. know

14.    A. steps     B.orders          C. rules             D. games

15.    A. roles       B. part           C. mind            D. value

16.   A.process    B. operation       C. movement        D. situation

17. A. expressed   B. improved       C. preserved       D. recognized

18. A.dreaming       B. playing         C. relaxing         D. hiding

19.   A. by            B. for            C. with           D. to

20. A. lucky         B. happy          C. sure           D. satisfied

I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And  1    assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always   2  to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this    3   after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy   4   because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the   5  to keep pace with the others on the team and they would laugh at me. Without the teacher who kept insisting on my “   6   for  it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the   7  of it! When I first started  8   the practice sessions (练习赛), I didn’t   9  know the rules of the game, not to mention what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get    10   and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid.   11  , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to   12    on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t   13  “just yet”.
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the  14  and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive  15  in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process (过程) — friends who respected my  16   to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!   
With my    17    self-confidence comes more praise (赞扬) from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “   18”in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,    19    raising my hand—even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent    20   I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.