When my wife left this world, I chose to travel in Antigua looking for a quiet place to rest my old body. Not quite old and weak, although almost, and not having yet decided to spend the best half of every day in a rocking chair, I felt I wanted something more than the usual hotel room with 24-hour room service and a piece of hard, round bread thrown through the door on demand each morning.

I decided this year to try something new and booked myself a private holiday home in Antigua. This was the best decision I have ever made, as there was plenty to do, plenty to see and lots of lovely restaurants to visit. There was a private swimming pool, and a cool, wide yard where I ate my breakfast most mornings.

Antigua has to be one of the loveliest places on earth to spend a holiday. The bright blue sea and the endless blue sky are just two of the reasons for this. Also the little bars around the beach areas proved an excellent place for me to spend the long afternoons.

I had to hurry to do what I wanted to do before the holiday came to an end. I managed to visit the Sugar Mill and Shirley Heights on my last two days and yet found myself wondering whether I could stay for a few more days.

I rented (租) a boat and came home after a day’s sailing. Everything is so pleasant in these beautiful islands, swept by the winds and warmed by the sun for so many summer months. The food just tasted better to me, perhaps because I was having such a great holiday. There was always someone to have a drink with, that’s what I liked most.

64. According to the passage, which of the following statements is WRONG?

A. The writer is an old man.                       B. The writer’s wife has died.

C. The writer went to Antigua alone.           D. The writer liked the service in the usual room.

65. Which of the following statements is NOT talked about the private holiday home where the writer stayed? 

It had a private swimming pool.

There were lots of restaurants near it.

The writer often ate breakfast in its yard.

The writer could taste delicious seafood there.

66. The most important reason for the writer to travel in Antigua was that __________.

A. there was bright blue sea                    B. there was endless blue sky

C. there were lots of lovely restaurants    D. there were plenty of people to drink with

67. The passage is most likely taken from a part of __________.

   A. tour guide                  B. travel diary               C. health report             D. news report

第三节 完形填空：（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly    21    the students’ friend. As they went    22     , they saw lying in the path a pair of old    23    , which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a   24    close by. The student saying, “Let’s play the man a   25   : We will hide his shoes, and 26   ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his   27    when he cannot find them.”
“ My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never   28    ourselves at the   29    of the poor. But you are   30  , and may give yourself a much greater   31    the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and   32    how the discovery affects him.” The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished his work, and came   33   the field to the path   34    he had left his coat and shoes. While   35    his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling   36  , he stopped down to feel    37    it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face. He now put the money into his pocket, but his  38    was doubled on finding the other coin. He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent（热烈的）thanksgiving, in which he   39    his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread. The student stood there deeply   40   , and his eyes filled with tears.
21. A. held                   B. kept                         C. named                  D. called
22. A. along              B. on                           C. over                         D. back
23. A. socks           B. gloves                  C. shoes                   D. trousers
24. A. field                   B. factory                        C. company              D. shop
25. A. game              B. trick                        C. joke                         D. word
26. A. hide                   B. have                    C. let                           D. make
27. A. excitement      B. sorrow                        C. disappointment     D. anxiety
28. A. make              B. treat                     C. amuse                  D. laugh
29. A. price              B. expense                C. value                   D. pay
30. A. poor               B. kind                     C. honest                  D. rich
31. A. pleasure              B. money                        C. thought                    D. benefit
32. A. notice             B. watch                   C. realize                  D. find
33. A. about              B. across                  C. into                         D. by
34. A. where             B. that                          C. there                    D. which
35. A. wearing on      B. dressing up           C. putting on            D. pulling in
36. A. soft                    B. terrible                        C. strange                     D. hard
37. A. what               B. how                         C. whether                D. why
38. A. confidence      B. embarrassment          C. surprise                D. joy
39. A. mentioned       B. remembered         C. recommended       D. Reminded
40. A. amazed           B. defeated               C. puzzled                    D. affected                         

（2006重庆，24）I've tried very hard to improve my English. But by no means ________ with my progress.

1. A.
   the teacher is not satisfied
2. B.
   is the teacher not satisfied
3. C.
   the teacher is satisfied
4. D.
   is the teacher satisfied

One night recently, I was driving down a highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car came from the _21_ direction at about the same speed. As we _22_ each other, I looked into the driver’s eyes for a second. I  23  whether he might be thinking, as I was, how  24  we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall  25  , not to cross over into my lane (车道) and bring my  26  to a sudden end. He relied on me in just the same way without doubt.
I believe that is the way the world _27 . At some level, we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to cross over the double yellow line. Sometimes it requires us to _28  cooperatively, with friends or even  29 .
_30 technology makes our world smaller, the need increases for cooperation. In 2003, doctors in five nations were encouraged to find the causes of SARS, saving thousands of lives. The  31 of international terrorism has shown itself to be a similar problem, one requiring the            32  across the world. We must  33  that our future is not controlled by ourselves alone.
I’ve come to believe that one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others. So, while  34  alone down a dark road, we must know the coming light may not be a danger, but a         35  moment of trust.

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have   11  how difficult it is to write a   12  children’s book. Either the author has aimed too   13 , so that the children can’t follow what is in his (or more often, her) story,   14  the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children’s books are   15  very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 16  who hears the story and the adult who   17  it. Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this,   18  the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not   19  to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as   20  of children’s literature(文学) were in fact written for   21 . “Alice in wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious of this.
Children, left for themselves, often   22  the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a   23   and he will more willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children’s comics(连环画), full of the stories and jokes which are the objections of teachers and right-thinking parents.
Perhaps we parents should stop   24  to brainwash children into accepting our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so   25  that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise（妥协） over the bedtime story.