How to Be Polite at a Dinner Party?
It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the   21  to arrive before serving the meal. If someone is late，the food may be spoiled(变味)，and   22  may the host or hostess’ spirits．If you have to be  23  ， call and tell them to start   24  you．
It’s even worse to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be   25  ．If you are early，drive or walk around the block a few times，or just sit in your car until the right time．
    Though it’s often   26  to arrive at a party on time，on the other hand，the host or hostess  27   guests to arrive and leave between certain times，so you can  28  at any time between the times he or she gives you．
It’s nice to bring an empty stomach，but it’s even nicer to bring  29  present．The present should not cost a lot，or you might make the host or hostess  30   ．Flowers，wine，or a box of candy will be fine．  31  bring money as a present．In an introduction，the 32  of a name is：(1)the given name；(2)the family name．In other   33  ，the given name comes   34  . It’s important not only to learn and remember  35  ，but to repeat them often in conversation．After the introduction，we usually call friends by their  36  names．Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names，such as “Mrs. Smith”，“Mr. Johnosn”，“Dr .Brown”.
A maiden(闺女)name is a   37  family name at birth. In the United States and Canada，after a woman   38  ，she takes the family name of her  39  in place of her maiden name．It is now becoming common，however，for women to 40  their maiden names after they get married,
【小题1】.

A．tired

B． hungry

C．1ate

D．early

A．play

B．fly

C．arrive

D．start

A．spelling

B．calling

C．order

D． pronunciation

A．gentleman’s

B．boy’s

C．woman’s

D．man’s

How to Be Polite at a Dinner Party?

    It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the   21   to arrive before serving the meal. If someone is late，the food may be spoiled(变味)，and   22   may the host or hostess’ spirits．If you have to be   23  ， call and tell them to start   24   you．

    It’s even worse to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be   25   ．If you are early，drive or walk around the block a few times，or just sit in your car until the right time．

    Though it’s often   26   to arrive at a party on time，on the other hand，the host or hostess   27   guests to arrive and leave between certain times，so you can   28   at any time between the times he or she gives you．

    It’s nice to bring an empty stomach，but it’s even nicer to bring   29   present．The present should not cost a lot，or you might make the host or hostess   30   ．Flowers，wine，or a box of candy will be fine．  31   bring money as a present．In an introduction，the  32   of a name is：(1)the given name；(2)the family name．In other   33  ，the given name comes   34  . It’s important not only to learn and remember   35   ，but to repeat them often in conversation．After the introduction，we usually call friends by their   36   names．Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names，such as “Mrs. Smith”，“Mr. Johnosn”，“Dr .Brown”.

A maiden(闺女)name is a   37  family name at birth. In the United States and Canada，after a woman    38   ，she takes the family name of her   39  in place of her maiden name．It is now becoming common，however，for women to  40   their maiden names after they get married,

1..A．guests           B. visitors      C. customs      D. passengers

2..A．or               B. so            C. but         D. yet

3..A．tired        B. hungry       C. 1ate         D. early

4..A．without       B. for          C. with        D. after

5..A．awake        B. ready        C. up           D. friendly

6..A．useless       B. impossible   C. unable       D. important

7.．A．forces       B. invites      C. begs         D. orders

8..A．play          B. fly          C. arrive       D. start

9..A．a big        B. a small      C. a good       D. an expensive

10..A．pleased      B. satisfied    C. interested       D. uneasy

11..A．Never            B. Always      C. Do           D. Be sure to

12..A．spelling    B. calling      C. order    D. pronunciation

13..A．words            B. 1etters      C. idioms       D. sentences

14..A．1ast        B. first        C. finally     D. in the middle

15..A．expressions      B. appearances  C. names        D. addresses

16..A．given            B. family       C. middle       D. pen

17..A．gentleman’s     B. boy’s       C. woman’s     D. man’s

18..A．works        B. marries      C. bears       D. dies

19..A．husband      B. mother       C. father       D. sister

20..A.  stop           B. give up      C. keep         D. find

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to   31    the seats, settled in one of them.
It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of     32   . Susan’s husband Mark watched her    33  into hopelessness and he was    34   to use every possible means to help his wife.
Finally, Susan felt ready to   35   to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too     36   to get around the city by herself. Mark   37  to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening    38   she could manage it by herself.
For two weeks, Mark   39   Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other   40    , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new    41    .
At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip   42   . Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she hugged her husband   43   , her eyes filled with tears of gratitude（感激）.She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their    44   ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement    45   Susan. She was doing it!
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work   46   . As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure   47  you.” Curious, Susan asked the driver   48    .
“You know ,every morning for the __49_week,a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely,” the bus driver said.
Tears of happiness poured down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than_50_,That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.
31.A. touch            B.grab          C.count             D.feel
32.A.weakness         B. sickness       C.darkness         D.sadness
33.A.run              B.sink           C.jump             D.step
34.A.inspired          B.determined     C.honored           D.pleased
35.A.return            B.adjust          C.contribute         D.stick
36.A.dred             B.astonished     C.depressed         D.frightened
37.A.volunteered       B.attempted       C.continued         D.struggled
38.A.when            B.as             C.until             D.after
39.A.drove            B.direted         C.accompanied      D.sent
40.A.feeling          B.organs         C.skills             D.senses
41.A.position          B.environment    C.status            D.role
42.A.on her own       B.in person        C.to her benefit      D.on foot
43.A.politely          B.calmly          C.briefly          D.tightly
44.A.opposite         B.separate         C.fixed             D.lonely
45.A.took charge of                      B.took place of
C.took advantage of                    D.took hold of
46.A.as usual                           B.as a rule
C.as well                            D.as a consequence
47.A.respect       B.evry               C.know         D.support
48.A.what         B.how               C. who          D.who
49.A.past         B.same               C.first          D.next
50.A.courage      B.will                C.sight         D.wisdom

It is three in the morning on a Tuesday, and I’m walking toward table eighteen, the one I call home. I pass the waiters, give a brief nod to the  1.  and take my seat. I  2.  the “usual,” water and peanut butter pie. Yes, I’m at an all-night diner.

I start to take out my books,  3. full well that I will be  4. on the same page of Socrates that I’ve been on for the better part of the semester. Of course, it’s   5.  —for my group that is. I wait for the empty chairs around me to be   6.  .

Just as the Muzak songs start to repeat themselves, Shana and Jenny walk in. I am   7.   with the usual big hugs and smiles. 8. , the diner stops being a twenty-for-hour restaurant with bad service and becomes my place—my home   9. the prisonlike dorm room. For the next couple of hours, we will joke about people we know, talk about books, reflect on the meaning of life, quote movies and  10. new private jokes. Table number eighteen is our  11.  home.

During my senior year of college, I started going to the diner for a temporary escape from a dorm room that felt like it was closing in on me. Not to 12.  the phones, the stereo and the computer. How could anyone seriously  13.   to have good study habits? Some friends of mine told me about the place; they went there to study, and they really liked it.

So I tried it. It felt remarkably freeing. I start going there every night (except weekends, of course), and, believe me it was not because the pies were   14.  great either. Maybe it would force me to open my books and my  15.  would improve. Right? Well….

But that’s not the   16. . I mean, anyone who has gone to college knows that it’s not only about forcing yourself to wake up at 7:45 A.M. (after you had gone to sleep two hours earlier) to listen to a professor spoon-feeding you information  17. the significance of the Battle of Hastings. It is  18. about finding a little haven where you can create what will be the most important thing in your life—yourself. At a school of thirty-five thousand people, I found a small place that was as   19. to me as my Social Security number.

Through laughter, tears, learning, growing and the   20. free ice cream, we found a sanctuary. A place where we could be ourselves.

21.               A．friends         B．strangers       C．regulars   D．waiters

22.               A．make          B．take           C．bring D．order

23.               A．remembering    B．knowing        C．deciding   D．learning

24.               A．stuck          B．focused .       C．fixed D．turned

25.               A．certain         B．early           C．late  D．clear

26.               A．washed        B．cleaned        C．filled D．covered

27.               A．armed         B．satisfied        C．occupied  D．greeted

28.               A．Finally         B．Suddenly       C．Actually   D．Particularly

29.               A．away from      B．similar to       C．apart from D．close to

30.               A．create         B．play           C．write D．hear

31.               A．inner          B．outer          C．warmer   D．smaller

32.               A．answer         B．talk            C．mention   D．mend

33.               A．choose         B．determine      C．pretend   D．expect

34.               A．pretty          B．that           C．too   D．rather

35.               A．health         B．friendship       C．conditions D．grades

36.               A．place          B．benefit         C．point D．view

37.               A．relate          B．requiring       C．reflecting  D．regarding

38.               A．also           B．still            C． more D．even

39.               A．available        B．beneficial       C．familiar    D．encouraging

40.               A．special         B．occasional      C．unusual   D．natural

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
There is a beautiful story about a child playing with a vase his mother had left on the table for a few moments. When the mother turned   16  the sound of her son’s crying she saw that his  17   was in the vase and was apparently stuck. She   18  to help him and pulled and pulled until the child cried out   19 . But the hand was stuck fast（牢固地）. How would they get it out? The father suggested   20  the vase but it was quite valuable and the child’s hand might be cut in the   21 _. Yet he knew that if all else   22  there would be no other alternative.
So he said to the boy, “Now, let’s make one more   23 . Open your hand and stretch your   24  out straight, as I’m doing, and then pull!” “  25  Dad,” said the boy, “if I do that I’ll   26  my penny!”
The boy had had a coin in his hand   27  and was holding it   28 in his tight little fist. And he wasn’t   29  to open his hand and lose it. But  30  he opened his hand it came out of the vase easily.
The father said to the boy, “What are you holding onto so tightly as to hinder (阻碍) your walk with God? That vase can be  31  to the entrance to the Kingdom of God. It is narrow yet quite  32   to pass in, but first you must open your hand to God and   33  earthly（世俗的）things to fall. If we keep our fists   34  and hold fast to what we have and keep it for ourselves, we will be unable to   35  hold of the hand of God. Open your hand to the hand of God and you will see great things take place.”