完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题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。

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left． He was hungry so he decided to __36__ a meal at the next house．

However, he lost his __37__ when a lovely young woman opened the door． Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water． She thought he looked __38__ so she brought him a large glass of milk． He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”

“You don’t owe me __39__,” she replied． “Mother has taught me never to accept  __40__ for a kindness．” He said, “Then I __41__ you from the bottom of my heart．” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger __42__, but it also increased his faith in God and the human race． He was about to give up and __43__ before this point．

__44__ later the young woman became critically __45__． They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be __46__ to study her rare disease． Dr． Howard Kelly, now __47__, was called in for the consultation． When he __48__ the name of the town she came from, a strange light __49__ his eyes． Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room． He __50__ her at once and determined to do his best to save her life． From that day on, he gave special attention to her __51__．

After a long struggle, the battle was __52__． Dr． Kelly requested the business office __53__ the final bill to him for approval． He looked at it and then wrote something on the side． The bill was sent to her room． She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to __54__． Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill __55__ her attention． She read these words．．．

“Paid in full with a glass of milk．”

(Signed) Dr． Howard Kelly

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently: “Thank You, God． Your love has spread through human hearts and hands．”

36．A．care for    B．beg for    C．wish for    D．hope for

37．A．nerve       B．heart C．way   D．meal       

38．A．mad  B．polite       C．cold  D．hungry    

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

40．A．gift   B．present     C．pay   D．milk

41．A．owe  B．thank       C．praise       D．appreciate

42．A．physically       B．carefully   C．emotionally      D．spiritually

43．A．leave B．work C．stay   D．quit

44．A．Months     B．Centuries  C．Years       D．Weeks

45．A．mad  B．rich   C．bad   D．ill 

46．A．sent in      B．left for     C．called for  D．called in

47．A．well off    B．handsome C．skilled      D．famous

48．A．listened to B．heard       C．heard of    D．heard from

49．A．filled       B．blanked    C．blocked    D．hit          

50．A．knew B．saw   C．recognized      D．realized

51．A．health       B．case   C．condition        D．body

52．A．won        B．defeated    C．beaten      D．lost

53．A．passed      B．passes       C．to passing D．pass

54．A．pay for it  B．pay it off        C．answer of it      D．see it off 

55．A．paid  B．gave  C．took  D．caught 

完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并标在答题卷的相应位置。用答题卡的考生，先把选出的最佳选项标在试卷的相应位置，再转涂到答题卡上。

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world.

But ___36___ a few of them are very ___37___. English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U. S. A, but in other parts of the world. about 200, 000, 000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a ___38___ language. Many millions are ___39__ to do so.

Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different ___40___. Have you ever __41___ the ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?

“Learn English in six month, or your __42___ back ...” “Easy and funny? Our records and tapes __43___ you master your English in a month. __44___ the first day your ___45___ will be excellent. Just send ...” Of course, it never ___46___ quite like this.

The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should ___47___ that we all learned our own language well when we were ___48___. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. ___49___ what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, and ___50___ in it all the time, just imagine how much ___51___ that gets!

So it is ___52___ to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English ___53___ upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and ___54___ much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will ___55___. But they cannot do the student’s work for him.

A. not B. quite    C. only D. very

A. difficult  B. important    C. necessary    D. easy

A. native B. foreign  C. useful   D. mother

A. learning   B. enjoying C. trying   D. liking

A. questions  B. problems C. ideas    D. answers

A. found  B. watched  C. noticed  D. known

A. knowledge  B. time C. money    D. English

A. make   B. help C. let  D. allow

A. From   B. On   C. Since    D. After

A. spelling   B. grammar  C. English  D. pronunciation

A. happened   B. know C. seemed   D. felt

A. know    B. remember C. understand   D. think

A. students   B. children C. babies   D. grown-ups

A. Imagine    B. Mind C. Do   D. Think of

A. using  B. thinking C. trying   D. practicing

A. time   B. money    C. language D. practice

A. hard   B. easy C. funny    D. silly

A. depends    B. tries    C. has  D. takes

A. uses    B. takes    C. gets D. costs

A. do  B. work  C. help  D. master

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。
There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book   36  hand. Of course, we may   37  with our guide-books the history and   38  developments of a town and get to know them.   39  then, if we take out time and   40  in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we   41  it as a whole, we begin to have some   42  ,which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just   43  this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets   44   in this particular way, and not in any   45  why?
Here even the best guide-book   46  us. One can’t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the   47  appearance. It may not describe the original (最初的)   48   of a town. However, one may get some idea of what I   49  look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine   50  the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town   51  to develop.
What is the   52  of studying towns in the way? For me, it is   53  that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A   54  visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive   55  just reading about it in a guide-book.
36. A. in          B. at                  C. by                 D. on
37. A. write        B. study               C. tell               D. remember
38. A. strange      B. similar             C. separate           D. special
39. A. But         B. Before              C. Since             D. Until
40. A. look at       B. work               C. stay              D. wail
41. A. look at       B. look after         C. look for         D. look up
42. A. ideas         B. opinions            C. feelings        D. questions
43. A. of              B. for             C. like              D. as
44. A. open            B. run                 C. begin           D. move
45. A. one             B. more             C. other            D. such
46. A. helps           B. tricks           C. fails             D. satisfies
47. A. old             B. normal            C. first           D. present
48. A. capital         B. meaning          C. design          D. change
49. A. used to         B. seemed to        C. had to           D. happened to
50. A. what            B. how             C. when            D. where
51. A. stops           B. appears          C. starts           D. continues
52. A. point           B. view             C. problem         D. difficulty
53. A.nearly           B. simply           C. generally        D. hardly
54. A.costly           B. formal              C. group           D. personal
55. A. from           B.than                C. through            D. with

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出最佳选项．

　　Charles White is one of the top artists in America. He is now probably the country's best known Negro artist, who does most of his work about Negro life.

　　White grew up in Chicago. For his seventh birthday his mother bought him a set of oil paints. One day he pulled down the window curtain and used them to paint on. His first prize for painting was a good scolding from his mother.

　　In high school he was often truant until he won a school prize for his art work. Then he began to study art seriously.

　　While he paints, he listens to music, often the gospel kind that is based on the Bible (圣经).“I have to have sounds”, he insists. “I can't paint in silence”.

　　He never takes a vacation from art, for he is unhappy when he isn't working.

If a painting doesn't seem right, he will start over again completely, “No matter how long I've gone on it or how big it is”.

　　Today a White drawing sells for $ 1500．His paintings sell for $ 18000 to $ 25000.

1．What could be the best title?

[　　]

A．A Prize, A Painting.

B．Charles White: A Well-known Negro.

C．Hard Work.

D．Thoughts From the Bible.

2．Charles' mother scolded him because ________.

[　　]

A．he had painted on the curtain

B．he wasted lots of money

C．he had not won the prize

D．he was using his set of oil paints

3．White was a truant ________.

[　　]

A．all through his high school education

B．after he won a prize for his art work

C．before he won a prize for his art work

D．because he liked to paint very much

阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

   Newcomers（新来的人） to the United States are often    36    by the schools. American schools    37    seem so different from the schools they know in    38    parts of the world. American education is based on the    39    that children    40    to learn to think    41    themselves. The school should be the    42    where they learn to do this.    43   , children learn the “three R’s” [(Reading, Writing and Arithmetic(算术)], history and government (often called Social Studies) and many other    44   . They also learn    45   be independent(独立的)，how to make their own judgement(判断), and how to develop their own   46    and interests. The American teacher does not    47   the children in her class to sit    48   hands folded quietly and to say    49  . She wants them to listen attentively(专心地) to ask questions. She knows that    50    children learn from books is    51  . She also knows that it is necessary for them to know how to use this    52   for their   53    and development. During Open School Week, parents have a    54    to see how American education    55   .

A. happy          B. afraid               C. glad             D. surprised

A. some time    B. sometime         C. sometimes            D. some times

A. other          B. the other            C. another              D. all

A. opinion      B. idea                 C. promise          D. conclusion

A. need           B. needed               C. dare                 D. dared

A. of             B. against          C. for                  D. with

A. place        B. space            C. room             D. area

A. From school    B. out school           C. By school            D. In school

A. lessons       B. knowledge       C. subjects             D. object

A. when to       B. how to           C. what to              D. where to

A. ability        B. skill                C. abilities            D. skills

A. think         B. want                 C. let              D. make

A. with          B. across               C. over             D. above

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

A. that          B. which            C. where                D. what

A. important     B. unimportant      C. necessary            D. useless

A. study         B. work             C. learning             D. aim

A. growing        B. growth           C. future               D. tomorrow

A. ability            B. possibility          C. interest             D. chance

A. develops      B. learns               C. goes             D. works