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。

One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guest—a sparrow.  36  the little bird had flown into our open garage. Then I  37  the bird before I saw it.

“What’s that?”I asked when I first heard the sound.

“It’s coming from the  38  .”my wife, Anita, said. “Maybe it’s one of the little  39  .”

I looked into the garage. No children at all. But there was that sound again, coming from right up there. And that’s  40   I saw the sparrow. It was flying  41  just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly  42  to get out, but couldn’t see the way out was not up, but  43  and and out through the garage door. So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head 44  the ceiling.

I tried to terrify it out, but only succeeded in driving it into the  45  open space between the door and the ceiling. Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet  46   it could get outside, but that only seemed to  47  it more.

“Why don’t we just leave for a few minutes,” Anita  48  .“I’m sure he’ll figure it out eventually.”

We went back into the house, where we  49  to hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling. Then suddenly, it was  50  and our uninvited guest was gone.

I’ve  51  that little sparrow through the years, and I’ve decided that birds are not different much from people. We think we were  52  to fly ever upward, and we don’t even consider the  53  that something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit. Once we figure out that we can make  54  without banging（碰）our heads against ceilings, we can usually save ourselves much  55  .

36.A. Still              B. Somehow          C. Instead              D. Perhaps

【答案】B

【解析】不知怎么的，这只小鸟飞进了我们开着的车库。B.不知怎么的。

37.A. heard            B. caught               C. searched           D. observed

【答案】A

【解析】根据下文when I first heard the sound， 可知本句的意思是“未见其鸟，先闻其鸣”。

38.A. house           B. backyard           C. garage               D. basement

【答案】C

【解析】根据36题所在的句子可知， 小鸟进入了garage,所以声音应该从garage传来。

39.A. birds            B. guests               C. cats                  D. kids

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文no children at all.可知, 作者的妻子认为是期中一个孩子

40.A. when            B. how                  C. why                  D. whether

【答案】A

【解析】when引导表语从句。“就在那时我看到了那只麻雀。”

41.A. quickly         B. anxiously           C. cautiously          D. slowly

【答案】B

【解析】anxiously不安的，焦虑的。因为被困，所以很焦虑。

42. A. deciding       B. hesitating           C. trying                D. choosing

【答案】C

【解析】try to get out努力要出去。

43. A. up               B. backward          C. forward            D. down

【答案】D

【解析】但是它看不到出去的路不在上方，而在下方。

44. A. against         B. off                    C. along                D. into

【答案】A

【解析】bump its little head against the ceiling 小脑袋撞击天花板

45. A. free             B. small                 C. wide                 D. dark

【答案】B

【解析】门和天花板之间的空间很小。

46. A. in case         B. even if               C. as though          D. so that

【答案】D

【解析】so that 引导目的状语从句。

47. A. puzzle          B. confuse             C. frighten             D. disturb

【答案】C

【解析】但是这样似乎使它更害怕。Frighten sb使某人害怕， 吓唬某人

48. A. suggested     B. explained           C. insisted             D. demanded

【答案】A

【解析】why don’t sb do 是表示建议的用语。 所以选择A。

49. A. attempted     B. continued          C. refused             D. failed

【答案】B

【解析】continue to do sth继续干某事

50. A. fierce           B. empty               C. safe                  D. silent

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文our uninvited guest was gone， 所以没有声音了，很安静

51.A. looked after   B. worried about    C. thought about    D. brought up

【答案】C

【解析】Ａ．照看　Ｂ．担心 Ｃ．思考  Ｄ． 提出。下文题到“鸟和人没有什么不同”，所以作者是在思考。

52. A. forced         B. determined         C. born                 D. urged

【答案】C

【解析】be born to do 天生就是干某事的。 “我们认为我们天生就是往上飞的”

53. A. idea             B. possibility          C. challenge           D. problem

【答案】B

【解析】我们甚至没有考虑这种可能性，如果我们飞的低一些，好事也可能会发生。

54. A. progress      B. peace                C. decisions           D. efforts

【答案】A

【解析】make progress取得进步

55. A. panic           B. pressure            C. loss                  D. trouble

【答案】D

【解析】save some trouble 省去很多麻烦。

阅读下面短文，从®文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处 的最«项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Juliane Kiepke and her mother were in an airplane high over the Andes. They were flying from Lima to Pucallpa, 36 _____ Juliane's father worked as a scientist. The plane flew into a violent storm and 37_____ in midair.

Juliane's seat was 38v clear of the wreckage (残骸）when the plane crashed. She was knocked unconscious. When she regained consciousness，she discovered that she was the only 39_____ She was alone, with no map, no compass, no food. She was also hurt; she had a 40_____ collarbone (锁骨）and an injured foot.

She 41_____ what her father had told her, "Rivers are the 42_____ of the jungles. If you're ever 43_____ , find a river; there are always camps by the riverside." So Juliane started walking.

After hours of walking, she found a 44_____ . She followed it until dark, and then fell asleep on the riverbank. The next morning, her foot was worse, 45 she kept walking.

Eight days passed. On the ninth day, Juliane was overjoyed to find a small boat on the riverbank There was a 46_____ into the jungle next to the boat Juliane left the river and 47_____ the path to a hut. It was 48_____ except for a sheet of plastic. Juliane covered herself with it to try to 49_____ the mosquitoes, and then fell into an exhausted (精疲力竭的） 50_____ .

The next morning, she awoke to find three men 51 down at her. Juliane quickly told them her story.

"You're very lucky," one of the men said. "We come to the hut only once a month."

The men took JuIiane by 52_____ to a small place called Tournavista. From there, a plane took her to Pucallpa and her 53_____ father.

Juliane's ten-day 54_____ experience was over. The men who found her called 55_____ a miracle (奇迹）

（2011·安徽卷）B

Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources（来源）, as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills（风车）began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.

For many centuries, people used windmills to grind（磨碎）wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground. When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s, when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.

During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.

60. From the text we know that windmills              .

A. were invented by European armies

B. have a history of more than 2800 years

C. used to supply power to radio in remote areas

D. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered

61. What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?

A. Sailing a boat. 

B. Producing electricity.

C. Grinding wheat into flour.

D. Pumping water from underground.

62. One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that             .

A. wind power is cleaner

B. it is one of the oldest power sources

C. it was cheaper to create energy from wind

D. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs

63. What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

A. The advantage of wind power.

B. The design of wind power plants.

C. The worldwide movement to save energy.

D. The global trend towards producing power from wind.

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据末段句子Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind可知，接下来作者应该谈论利用风能发电的情况，因此选择D项。

第二节：完形填空（．共20小题每小题1分，满分20分）   
阅读下下面短文，从后各题所给的，四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最隹选项。
I was walking downa．darkly lit street late one,evening when I heard ambiguous screams coming from behind bushes．Alarmed,I  36  to listen, and panicked  37  I realized that what l WaS hearing were the,definite sounds．of  a  38  ：heavy noise, and tearing of cloth．
A woman was beingattacked． Should I get  39   ?1 was frightened for my own   40 , and blamed myself for having  41  decided to take a new route home that night．Shouldn't I justrunto the nearest phone and call the  42  ?
Although it seemed an etemity（漫长）,the deliberations in my head had  43  only sec-onds, but already the girl's cries were growing   44  I knew I had to act fast． How  45  I  walk away from this? No,Ifmally determined,  I  could not tum my back on the  46  of  this Unknown woman, even if it meant  47   my ownlife．
I am not a brave man, nor amI athletic．I don't know where I found the moral  48     and physical strength- but once I had finally determined to help the girl,I became strangely    49  I ran behind the bushes and pulled．the attacker  50   the woman． Grasping, wefell to the ground, where we wrestled for a few mrnutes until the manjumped up and escaped．
Breathing hard,I stood upright and   51  the  girl, who stayed down behind a tree, sob-bing．In the darkness,I could barely see her outline, but I could certainly  52  her trem-bling shock．Not wanting to frighten her further,I  53  spoke to her from a distance． "The man ran away． You're safe now．’’There was a long pause and then I heard the words, said in  wonder, in  54 ．"Dad, is that you?" And then, from behind the tree, out  55  my  youngest daughter, Katherine．
36．A．broke down   B．slowed down   C．calmed down  D．tumed down
37．A．when        B．until        C．before         D．though
38．A．quarrel        B．conversation  C．struggle        D．dispute
39．A．involved      B．informed     C．conquered    D．deserted
40．A．property      B．safety          C．appearance    D．presence
41．A．quickly        B．bravely        C．suddenly      D．cleverly
42．A．friend          B．neighbour    C．folk         D．police
43．A．abandoned          B．covered       C．held        D．taken
44．A．louder         B．clearer         C．weaker        D．heavier
45．A．should         B．could       C．would          D．must
46．A．fate         B．face         C．moment       D．spot
47．A．saving         B．risking         C．losing          D．devoting
48．A．lesson          B．spirit       C．story       D．courage
49．A．behaved       B．performed    C．transformed   D．Expressed
50．A．off          B．down         C．from       D．over
51．A．attended      B．appreciated  C．negotiated     D．approached
52．A．sense       B．feel         C．observe        D．hear
53．A．after all       B．at first         C．as well         D．asa result
54．A．surprise       B．disappointment C．sorrbw         D．amazement
55．A．cried       B．looked         C．stepped        D．showed

第二节：完形填空（．共20小题每小题1分，满分20分）   

阅读下下面短文，从后各题所给的，四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最隹选项。

       I was walking downa．darkly lit street late one,evening when I heard ambiguous screams coming from behind bushes．Alarmed,I  36  to listen, and panicked  37  I realized that what l WaS hearing were the,definite sounds．of  a  38   ：heavy noise, and tearing of cloth．

       A woman was beingattacked． Should I get  39   ?1 was frightened for my own   40 , and blamed myself for having  41  decided to take a new route home that night．Shouldn't I justrunto the nearest phone and call the  42  ?

       Although it seemed an etemity（漫长）,the deliberations in my head had  43  only sec-onds, but already the girl's cries were growing   44  I knew I had to act fast． How  45  I  walk away from this? No,Ifmally determined,  I  could not tum my back on the  46  of  this Unknown woman, even if it meant  47   my ownlife．

       I am not a brave man, nor amI athletic．I don't know where I found the moral  48     and physical strength- but once I had finally determined to help the girl,I became strangely    49  I ran behind the bushes and pulled．the attacker  50   the woman． Grasping, wefell to the ground, where we wrestled for a few mrnutes until the manjumped up and escaped．

       Breathing hard,I stood upright and   51  the  girl, who stayed down behind a tree, sob-bing．In the darkness,I could barely see her outline, but I could certainly  52  her trem-bling shock．Not wanting to frighten her further,I  53  spoke to her from a distance． "The man ran away． You're safe now．’’There was a long pause and then I heard the words, said in  wonder, in  54  ．"Dad, is that you?" And then, from behind the tree, out  55  my  youngest daughter, Katherine．

36．A．broke down   B．slowed down   C．calmed down  D．tumed down

37．A．when         B．until          C．before          D．though

38．A．quarrel         B．conversation  C．struggle         D．dispute

39．A．involved       B．informed      C．conquered    D．deserted

40．A．property       B．safety           C．appearance    D．presence

41．A．quickly         B．bravely         C．suddenly       D．cleverly

42．A．friend           B．neighbour    C．folk           D．police

43．A．abandoned           B．covered        C．held          D．taken

44．A．louder          B．clearer          C．weaker         D．heavier

45．A．should          B．could        C．would           D．must

46．A．fate           B．face           C．moment        D．spot

47．A．saving          B．risking          C．losing           D．devoting

48．A．lesson           B．spirit        C．story        D．courage

49．A．behaved        B．performed    C．transformed   D．Expressed

50．A．off            B．down          C．from        D．over

51．A．attended       B．appreciated   C．negotiated     D．approached

52．A．sense        B．feel           C．observe         D．hear

53．A．after all        B．at first          C．as well          D．asa result

54．A．surprise        B．disappointment C．sorrbw          D．amazement

55．A．cried        B．looked          C．stepped         D．showed