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的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was getting dark and snow was coming down. Joe was driving home. He’d been unemployed since the factory  36  . Most of his friends had left, but he stayed on.  37  , he was born here.
Suddenly he saw a lady standing on the side of the road and  38  . She was worried. No one had stopped to  39  for the last hour. Joe knew  40   she felt and said, “My name is Joe and I’m here to help you.” All she had was a flat tyre,  41  for an old lady, that was bad enough. Joe changed the  42  , but he got dirty and his hands hurt. She wanted to pay Joe and said any  43  would have been all right. Joe never thought twice about the money and there were many people who had  44  him a hand in the past. He had lived his life that way. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him  45  , the next time if she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance that he  46  .
Later the lady went in a  47  decorated restaurant to eat in a hurry. The cashier(出纳员) was like the telephone of an out-of-work actor----it didn’t  48  much. However, the waitress, who was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕的), brought a clean towel to her with a  49  smile. The old lady 50  Joe. After the waitress brought the change from a 100-dollar bill, she found the lady 51   and something written on a napkin, “ 52  once helped me out, the way I’m helping you.   53   you really want to pay him back, don’t let the chain of love  54  with you.”
That  55   the waitress gave her sleeping husband a soft kiss and whispered, “ Everything’s going to be all right, Joe.” 
36    A  opened     B  invited      C  refused     D  closed
37    A  In all     B  After all  C  For all      D  At all
38    A  pulled in   B  pulled out C  pulled up        D  pulled down
39    A  leave     B  stay      C  ask       D  help
40    A  how           B  what     C  when     D  that
41    A  however   B  but       C  and      D  so
42    A  car       B  seat      C  tyre      D  type
43    A  amount     B  money      C  time     D  change
44    A  got       B  won     C  given     D  awarded
45    A  off           B  out       C  down     D  back
46    A  asked          B  needed      C  gave     D  hoped
47    A  poorly     B  well     C  widely      D  narrowly
48    A  read     B  ring      C  cost      D  send
49    A  excited     B  satisfied    C  sweet     D  cold
50    A  thanked    B  thought     C  praised     D  remembered
51    A  gone     B  disappear  C  left       D  lost
52    A  Anyone    B  Everyone  C  Someone  D  Anybody
53    A  After     B  As        C  Though     D  If
54    A  keep     B  end      C  last       D  continue
55    A  day      B  night     C  morning   D  week

第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）

     根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在答题卡相应的位置上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式（每空只写一词）

The fall in prices is _______ (有益的) to small businesses.

One of his _______ (雄心) is to become a pilot.

He suffered from a bad cold, _______ (陪伴) by fever.

When the fire got out of control, the captain told the sailors to _______ (放弃) ship.

You had better go now, _______ (要不然) you will miss the train.

His nationality is not a _______ (相关的) point.

Fishing _______ (占据) most of his free time.

The professor wrote a letter _______ (推荐) her for the job.

He showed a lot of _______ (同情) for the homeless girl.

He _______ (拖) us out to a concert on a cold night.

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，共20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he   36   from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months   37   it took long for the skin to stop shrinking. So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch  38  on his face.
I said to my son, “Keaton,  39  will pay any more attention to your scar  40  you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother others,  41  .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head  42  high — glad he was alive.
43  , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people   44  like you better, if you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer  45  .
But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your  46  , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false  47  .
One of my friends in college was very  48  . At first, when people met him, they noticed his  49  for about 10 seconds. But this man felt good about himself and spent most of his time  50  about other people’s comfort and welfare.  51  , people ignored his looks. w*w^w.k&s#5@u.c~o*mWhat people  52  was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t  53  him an ugly man.
Therefore, concentrate on   54  you value with yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same  55  .
36．A．cured            B．recovered          C．improved             D．returned
37．A．because         B．though    C．until           D．before
38．A．cut            B．wound   C．injure        D．scar
39．A．none      B．anyone   C．everyone             D．no one
40．A．as         B．like       C．than           D．when
41．A．yet     B．still     C．too     D．either
42．A．put        B．held        C．taken        D．hung
43．A．After all          B．In conclusion          C．In fact            D．Above all
44．A．will     B．would         C．can     D．may
45．A．house           B．telephone      C．job           D．car
46．A．clothes          B．hairstyle         C．figure         D．salary
47．A．means        B．standards      C．comments    D．rules
48．A．smart          B．optimistic      C．rude           D．ugly
49．A．manners          B．expressions   C．looks         D．actions
50．A．inquiring    B．asking         C．knowing     D．caring
51．A．Completely    B．Gradually       C．Obviously       D．Suddenly
52．A．wanted         B．understood     C．brought      D．saw
53．A．regard        B．look    C．consider     D．treat
54．A．what  B．that   C．which          D．how
55．A．kindness    B．concern      C．beauty        D．perfection

It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, carrier, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of the dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.
Over the phone, his mother told him, “Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday.” Memories fleshed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.
“Jack, did you hear me?”
“Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. it’s been so long since I thought of him. I’m sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago,” Jack said.
“Well, he didn’t forget you. Every time I saw him he’d ask how you were doing. He’d reminisce (回忆) about the many days you spent over ‘his side of the fence’ as he put it, ” Mom told him.
“I loved that old house he lived in,” Jack said.
“You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man’s influence in your life,” she said.
“He’s the one who taught me carpentry. I wouldn’t be in this business if it weren’t for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important. Mom, I’ll be there for the funeral.” Jack said.
Busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr. Belser’s funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away.
The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time, which was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture … Jack stopped suddenly.
“What’s wrong, Jack?” his Mom asked.
“The box is gone,” he said.
“What box?” Mom asked.
“There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he’d ever tell me was ‘the thing I value most’,” Jack said.
It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it.
“Now I’ll never know what was so valuable to him,” Jack said sadly.
Returning to his office the next day, he found a package on his desk. The return address caught his attention.
“Mr. Harold Belser” it read.
Jack tore open the package. There inside was the gold box and an envelope. Jack’s hands shook as he read the note inside,
“Upon my death, please forward this box and its contents to Jack Bernett. It’s the thing I valued most in my life.” A small key was taped to the letter. His heart racing, and tears filling his eyes. Jack carefully unlocked the box. There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch. Running his fingers slowly over the fine cover, he opened it.
Inside he found these words carved: “Jack. Thanks for your time! Harold Belser.”
“Oh. My God! This is the thing he valued most …”
Jack held the watch for a few minutes, then called his assistant and cleared his appointments for the next two days. “Why?” his assistant asked.
“I need some time to spend with my son,” he said.
【小题1】Why did Jack think Mr. Belser died years ago?

--- Mr. Brown is an actor and most of his children take up jobs related to show business.

   --- ______, I guess. Ha! Ha!

A. It runs in the family                                                                B. You didn’t get the point

C. No one knows for sure                                                          D. They are fond of their father