An evil man once went to a wise man asking for advice about starting a new life. The wise man asked him to give up at least one of his   36   habits. He gave up telling lies.

That night, when he went to the loyal palace to  37  something, he found in the palace another person ,who said he was a thief. He too  38  that he was a thief and both   39  the treasury (国库)and   40  between themselves the diamonds found there. The other person was none other than the king, he   41  to be a thief. While the diamonds were shared, the real thief   42 the king who was losing his entire stock, he asked his  43  to leave one diamond behind in the safe. And, it was done.

The next morning, when it was   44  that the treasury had been broken into, the Minister was sent by the king to assess the  45  .The Minister found the diamond，thinking that it had  46   the eyes of the thieves. He  47  hid it in his own pocket and reported at the court that all the diamonds were  48  !

The king had got from the real thief his address the previous night while they  49  with their separate bags. So he   50  him and when the thief stood in court before the king, he admitted that   51 but one of the diamonds were stolen by him and his  52  companion. The diamond was discovered in the pocket of the Minister and the king dismissed(免……的职) him for the   53 . The real thief was appointed Minister   54  , and he gave up his other bad habits too.

It is a perfect   55   of how one step in the right direction can lead to another.

36．A．bad                  B．regular             C．social                     D．unfortunate

37．A．return                     B．steal                C．collect             D．exchange

38．A．learned                   B．suggested     C．announced       D．heard

39．A．set up               B．looked into       C．rang up            D．broke into

40．A．hid                         B．divided             C．rewarded         D．treated

41．A．pretended             B．expected          C．hoped              D．appeared

42．A．looked down upon   B．agreed with      C．felt pity for      D．knocked into

43．A．conductor         B．neighbor          C．friend              D．companion

44．A．said                        B．discovered              C． recorded      D．believed

45．A．loss                    B．cost                 C．price               D．number

46．A．attracted                 B．  kept         C．missed             D．filled

47．A． suddenly             B．carefully          C．firmly              D．quietly

48．A．sold                        B．gone             C．damaged       D．packed

49．A．parted                     B．practiced          C．worked            D．rested

50．A．waited for              B．called on         C．sent for           D．thought of

51．A． both                   B．some               C．none                D．all

52．A．impatient                 B．unknown         C．homeless         D．disabled

53．A．puzzle                     B．mistake            C．lie                D．excuse

54．A．instead                 B．indeed              C．too                  D．though    

55．A．match                  B．experience        C．experiment       D．example

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，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。

    “What kind of Thanksgiving can I provide?”I said to myself．Living in a small house and still jobless，I  36   to make ends meet．

Still，I counted my blessing（知足）when I  37  that a young family in a nearby home lost  __38  to a flash fire．I watched as the entire community went to their  39  ：A church provided shelter；others gathered food，bedding and clothing．Lines of busy people willingly gave their time   __40    their money．

    The afternoon before Thanksgiring，two'women came to our house  41  donations（捐赠物品）．Although we had  42  to spare，I helped early items to their car，  43  in my heart to give more．

As we stood   44   chatting，my little Helen，only three，shouted，“Wait!Don’t anybody move．”She rushed into the house，complaining，“We   45  something!”

    I looked apologetically at the ladies，but  46  I could follow her，Helen was back outside．

carrying her  47   toy bear，which I had made for her birthday iust two months before．

    “Mommy，”her green eyes searched my   48  ，“the little girl doesn’t have any toys．I have to give it to her．”

    My heart quaked．I thought about the few  49  Helen had and how many hours I had spend sewing（缝）this one．Now she wanted to  50  it away．We stood in silence，the ladies  51  at me．I struggled with my feelings．I thought of all the things we needed and didn’t have．

    Everyone held their  52  as I bent down to face Helen．“Of course，Helen．”My voice nearly  __53   ，“you’re right．We forgot the toy．How  54  of you to remember!”

    And I  55   my own heart would never be as big as the one pounding（砰砰地跳）in my daughter’s little chest．

36．A．struggled  B．decided     C．prepared   D．happened

37．A．expected   B．announced       C．learned     D．believed

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

39．A．trouble     B．help  C．experience       D．work

40．A．except for B．instead of         C．rather than       D．as well as 

41．A．collecting B．reporting  C．requiring  D．allowing

42．A．less   B．more C．little  D．much

43．A．refusing    B．offering    C．waiting     D．wishing

44．A．downstairs       B．upstairs     C．outside     D．inside

45．A．needed     B．gave  C．remembered     D．forgot

46．A．since B．before      C．when D．though

47．A．expensive B．favorite    C．friendly    D．ugly

48．A．face  B．head  C．heart D．body

49．A．books       B．clothes      C．friends      D．toys

50．A．take  B．throw       C．give  D．put

51．A．aiming     B．shouting   C．keeping    D．staring

52．A．words       B．steps  C．breath       D．hands

53．A．broke       B．failed       C．appeared   D．stopped

54．A．proud       B．thoughtful C．natural      D．clever

55．A．admitted   B．wished      C．explained  D．realized

On my first day of school，I didn’t speak a word of English．I felt lost and  1  in the classroom．I came home and told my mother I’d learned my first English word：  2  ．It was the nickname a boy had given me．

    Luckily for me，my teacher that year Was Dorothy Collins．She was young and African American．  3  I think she understood how I  4  as the only non—white kid．And she never 5    that I could catch up．

Still，the teasing（嗤笑） 6  ．The boy who called me stupid wouldn’t stop  7  my accent．He was a good student and the proud holder of our class’s reading award（奖）．It was a（n）8  given to a student whose schoolwork，participation and homework were  9  ．I wanted that award．

As Mrs. Collins  10  me on，I gained confidence and language skills．By midyear，I was well on my  11  to speaking English fluently and was quite good at reading．  12   the award ceremony coming up，I worked as hard as I could．The day  13   came，and I was so nervous．When Mrs. Collins announced me as the 14  ，it was my proudest moment．I got a fancy certificate and a blue ribbon（丝带）that Mrs. Collins pinned to my dress．I took the reading  15   right out of that boy’s hot little hands，and I felt happy for myself．

    From then on，I worked  16  harder in school．Mrs. Collins helped me understand that I had a  17  for language，so in high school I studied French and minored（辅修）in it in college．As I began enjoying Success as a singer，I  18  Mrs. Collins in interviews when I was asked about people who had inspired（激励）me．

I feel  19  that the God brought Mrs. Collins and me together all those years ago．My first-grade teacher didn’t just teach me the language：She helped me find my 20  ．

1．A．frightened    B．excited            C．satisfied                 D．tired

2．A．black              B．stupid                  C．clever                    D．dumb

3．A．but                 B．so                       C．and                        D．nevertheless

4．A．acted              B．lived                    C．felt                        D．studied

5．A．believed          B．expected              C．refused                  D．doubted

6．A．continued       B．lasted                   C．started                   D．reduced

7．A．looking into       B．1aughing at          C．referring to             D．showing off

8．A．right               B．judgment              C．honor                    D．offer

9．A．active          B．optimistic             C．aggressive              D．excellent

10．A．turned          B．cheered                C．followed              D．carried

11．A．road             B．mind                    C．way                       D．side

12．A．As                B．After                   C．With                     D．For

13．A．eventually       B．slowly                 C．quickly                   D．fortunately

14．A．partner         B．winner                 C．player                    D．loser

15．A．book            B．material                C．machine                 D．award

16．A．quite             B．more                   C．less                       D．even

17．A．gift               B．habit                    C．chance                   D．present

18．A．mentioned      B．involved               C．included                 D．reminded

19．A．funny           B．amused                C．lucky                     D．surprised

20．A．pleasure        B．experience            C．kindness              D．confidence

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I watched as she led him by the hand to the bathroom in the waiting hall of the airport. Although he looked a little confused, he seemed   31   as long as his hand was in hers.

Returning to their seats at the gate, she   32  his hair and buttoned his jacket. He looked nervous and asked, “Where are we going, Mom? What time is it? When will we get to   33   our plane?”

I wondered about the woman’s patience and love. I   34   her take him by the hand when they were finally   35   to board.

Upon finding my seat, I discovered that the three of us would be   36  . I managed to pass the two of them to my window seat and then told him how handsome he looked in his new coat. He   37  . She helped take off his jacket and   38   his seatbelt. He said that he had to go to the   39  again, and she told him that he could last until the end of the   40  .

As the plane started, he became frightened and   41   for her hand. She calmed him down and began talking to him about whom to visit. He was confused about the different   42   they would be seeing, but she patiently repeated who was who   43   he seemed to understand.

We introduced ourselves and   44   the usual things all mothers like to exchange with one another. I   45   she had four children and was on her way to visit one of them.

The hour passed   46  , and soon we were preparing to land. He became frightened again, and she   47   his arm gently. She smiled and hugged him. “I love you, Honey.”

They   48   the plane before I did, the mother never realizing how deeply she had   49  me. I prayed for this remarkable woman and for myself that I would have enough love and   50  to meet whatever challenges came my way, as this extraordinary mother clearly had.

31．A．nervous    B．secure       C．strong        D．confident

32．A．washed     B．dried     C．combed     D．cut

33．A．ride      B．leave     C．see         D．land

34．A．found       B．noticed     C．made       D．watched

35．A．allowed    B．expected   C．announced        D．believed

36．A．apart     B．together    C．upset       D．different

37．A．cried     B．shook       C．responded   D．smiled

38．A．search      B．loosen      C．fasten        D．set

39．A．cafe     B．shop     C．bathroom   D．airport

40．A．day      B．flight     C．life         D．patience

41．A．struggled  B．prayed      C．looked       D．reached

42．A．relatives   B．books       C．places        D．children

43．A．until     B．when     C．after       D．since

44．A．explained  B．had      C．shared       D．enjoyed

45．A．heard          B．proved      C．knew       D．learned

46．A．slowly      B．quickly     C．silently      D．senselessly

47．A．seized       B．held     C．struck        D．beat

48．A．walked around B．wandered about        C．left for  D．got off

49．A．calmed     B．excited     C．touched     D．confused

50．A．strength    B．quality      C．energy       D．advantage

 

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I watched as she led him by the hand to the bathroom in the waiting hall of the airport. Although he looked a little confused, he seemed   31   as long as his hand was in hers.

Returning to their seats at the gate, she   32  his hair and buttoned his jacket. He looked nervous and asked, “Where are we going, Mom? What time is it? When will we get to   33   our plane?”

I wondered about the woman’s patience and love. I   34   her take him by the hand when they were finally   35   to board.

Upon finding my seat, I discovered that the three of us would be   36  . I managed to pass the two of them to my window seat and then told him how handsome he looked in his new coat. He   37  . She helped take off his jacket and   38   his seatbelt. He said that he had to go to the   39  again, and she told him that he could last until the end of the   40  .

As the plane started, he became frightened and   41   for her hand. She calmed him down and began talking to him about whom to visit. He was confused about the different   42   they would be seeing, but she patiently repeated who was who   43   he seemed to understand.

We introduced ourselves and   44   the usual things all mothers like to exchange with one another. I   45   she had four children and was on her way to visit one of them.

The hour passed   46  , and soon we were preparing to land. He became frightened again, and she   47   his arm gently. She smiled and hugged him. “I love you, Honey.”

They   48   the plane before I did, the mother never realizing how deeply she had   49  me. I prayed for this remarkable woman and for myself that I would have enough love and   50  to meet whatever challenges came my way, as this extraordinary mother clearly had.

31．A．nervous    B．secure       C．strong         D．confident

32．A．washed     B．dried     C．combed      D．cut

33．A．ride       B．leave     C．see          D．land

34．A．found       B．noticed     C．made       D．watched

35．A．allowed    B．expected   C．announced         D．believed

36．A．apart     B．together    C．upset       D．different

37．A．cried     B．shook       C．responded   D．smiled

38．A．search      B．loosen      C．fasten         D．set

39．A．cafe      B．shop      C．bathroom    D．airport

40．A．day       B．flight     C．life          D．patience

41．A．struggled  B．prayed      C．looked        D．reached

42．A．relatives   B．books       C．places         D．children

43．A．until      B．when     C．after        D．since

44．A．explained  B．had       C．shared        D．enjoyed

45．A．heard           B．proved      C．knew       D．learned

46．A．slowly      B．quickly     C．silently       D．senselessly

47．A．seized       B．held      C．struck         D．beat

48．A．walked around B．wandered about       C．left for     D．got off

49．A．calmed     B．excited     C．touched      D．confused

50．A．strength    B．quality      C．energy        D．advantage