五、Cloze test(完形填空)20分
In the last century there were not 　1　 big towns in the U.S.　2　 there are today.Most towns in the country were small.And in these small towns,the general store was 　3　 people 　4  the things they couldn't made or grow at home.
  5  the store sold   6  a good deal about life in the United States at that time.People bought tools that they needed on their farms.They bought salt,sugar,coffee and   7  that their farms didn't produce.They bought articles of   8  that they could not make themselves,and cloth or other materials that the  9  would make into dresses for themselves,shirts for the men and clothes for their children.
Life in the   10  century America was   11 .One proves that most people were satisfied with what they had   12  still they looked forward   13  courage to whatever the future would   14  them.It would be interesting to know   15  they would feel about life in the world today.  16  to them that life is too complex,or would they be glad to see that life is   17  in the past?
Nobody will   18  know the   19  people at that time would enjoy life today or not.Perhaps man is always the same of his kind.They did take things for granted,and also they did try to make life more comfortable.We have to admit that it is the same   20  people at present.
1.A.many            B.so many         C.so much           D.a lot of
2.A.where           B.like              C.what              D.as
3.A.where           B.for               C.in which          D.that
4.A.made                B.bought            C.sold          D.paid for
5.A.That                B.No matter         C.Which         D.What
6.A.says                B.talks             C.refers        D.tells
7.A.other things        B.another food C.other foods        D.foods and drinks
8.A.clothes         B.clothing          C.dresses               D.suits
9.A.farmers         B.men               C.women             D.children
10.A.eighteenth     B.nineteenth            C.twentieth         D.next
11.A.easy           B.simple                C.interesting       D.tiresome
12.A.and which      B.and yet               C.and that          D.but what
13.A.in             B.to                    C.of                D.with
14.A.bring          B.take              C.happen to         D.serve
15.A.what           B.whether           C.that              D.how
16.A.Did it appear  B.Would it seem     C.What did it seem  D.What appeared
17.A.still what it used to be           B.better than what it was
C.much more easier than                 D.no more than it was
18.A.never              B.always        C.once              D.ever
19.A.truth that         B.fact whether C.idea how           D.information of
20.A.as                 B.for               C.with                  D.like

完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31-50各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。

There was once a boy who suffered from a deadly disease and could die anytime. One day, he 31  a CD store and saw a young girl about his age and he knew it was love at first  32  . He opened the door and walked in. she looked up and asked, “ 33  I help you?”

He said, “Uh…Yeah…Umm…I would like to  34  a CD.”

He picked one out and gave her  35  for it.

“Would you like me to  36  it for you?” she asked, smiling her cute smile.

He nodded and she went to the back.

She came_37_with the wrapped CD and gave it to him. _38  , he went to that store every day and bought a CD. He was still too 39  to ask her out and he really wanted to. His mother found out about this and  40  him to just ask her.

So the next day, he took all his courage and went to the store. He bought a CD 41  he did every day and when she wasn’t looking, he  42  his phone number on the desk and ran out…

RING…The mother  43  the phone and said, “Hello?”

It was the girl! She asked for the boy and the mother started to cry and said, “He passed  44    yesterday…”

The mother went into the boy’s room. She was face to face with piles and piles of  45 CDs. She picked one up and started to open it.

46  , there was a CD and as took it out of the wrapper, out 47  a piece of paper. The mother picked it up and started to read it.

It 48  : Hi…I think U R really cute. Do U wanna go out with me? Love, Jacelyn.

The mother opened  49  CD…Again there was a piece of paper with the  50  words.

In the last century there were not 　1　 big towns in the U.S.　2　 there are today.Most towns in the country were small.And in these small towns,the general store was 　3　 people 　4   the things they couldn't made or grow at home.

  5   the store sold   6   a good deal about life in the United States at that time.People bought tools that they needed on their farms.They bought salt,sugar,coffee and   7   that their farms didn't produce.They bought articles of   8   that they could not make themselves,and cloth or other materials that the  9   would make into dresses for themselves,shirts for the men and clothes for their children.

Life in the   10   century America was   11  .One proves that most people were satisfied with what they had   12   still they looked forward   13   courage to whatever the future would   14   them.It would be interesting to know   15   they would feel about life in the world today.  16   to them that life is too complex,or would they be glad to see that life is   17   in the past?

Nobody will   18   know the   19   people at that time would enjoy life today or not.Perhaps man is always the same of his kind.They did take things for granted,and also they did try to make life more comfortable.We have to admit that it is the same   20   people at present.

1.A.many                     B.so many             C.so much             D.a lot of

2.A.where             B.like                    C.what                  D.as

3.A.where             B.for                     C.in which             D.that

4.A.made                     B.bought               C.sold                D.paid for

5.A.That                B.No matter           C.Which             D.What

6.A.says                B.talks                  C.refers              D.tells

7.A.other things     B.another food    C.other foods         D.foods and drinks

8.A.clothes            B.clothing             C.dresses               D.suits

9.A.farmers           B.men                   C.women               D.children

10.A.eighteenth      B.nineteenth          C.twentieth            D.next

11.A.easy                     B.simple                C.interesting       D.tiresome

12.A.and which      B.and yet               C.and that              D.but what

13.A.in                 B.to                      C.of                   D.with

14.A.bring             B.take                   C.happen to           D.serve

15.A.what             B.whether              C.that                    D.how

16.A.Did it appear  B.Would it seem  C.What did it seem  D.What appeared

17.A.still what it used to be         B.better than what it was

C.much more easier than           D.no more than it was

18.A.never            B.always            C.once               D.ever

19.A.truth that              B.fact whether    C.idea how            D.information of

20.A.as                 B.for                     C.with                D.like

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，并在答卷纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

I was 15 when I walked into McCarley’s Bookstore in Ashland, Ore., and began scanning titles on the shelves. The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if I’d like   21  .I said yes because I needed to   22   for college.

I worked after school and during summers, and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs: I did the washing-up in the student canteen  23  school, I was a hotel maid and even made maps for the U.S. Forest Service during summers. But selling books was one of the most  24  .

One day a woman asked me for   25   on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her everything we had in   26   and found other books we could   27  .She left the store   28  , and I’ve always remembered the   29  I felt in having helped her.

Years later, as a   30   in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant（移民） child who was born with his thumb attached, weblike（蹼状的）, to the rest of his hand. His family could not   31   a corrective operation, and the boy lived in   32  , hiding his hand in his pocket. I   33   my boss to let me do the   34  .After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called,   35  to perform the operation for free.

I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up his  36   hand and say,“ Thank you.”I felt a sense of reward.

At McCarley’s Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the   37  , not the store. Today it’s  38  . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the   39    ,not the boss, through my “Today”show, helping them make   40   of the world.

A.a book             B. the place         C. a job                      D. the boss

A.gain experience    B. start saving     C. get a degree                  D. get grades

A.during                    B. after                 C. around                         D. behind

A.boring                    B. tiring                C. satisfying               D. important

A.advice                    B. medicine           C .help                         D. books

A.stock (库存品)    B. mind                 C. shelves                     D. counter

A.borrow                   B. publish              C. introduce                D. order

A.much happier      B. less anxious    C. less disappointed     D. more confident

A.pride                   B. interest              C. anxiety                 D. difficulty

A.doctor                  B. bookseller      C.TV reporter            D. writer

A.afford                   B. do                    C. support                  D. pay

A.danger                  B. trouble               C. shame                    D. need

A.suggested              B. required            C. expected                 D. persuaded

A.story                    B. operation        C. thing                   D. favor

A.promising             B. offering         C. providing               D. refusing

A.broken                  B. damaged           C. repaired                 D .injured

A.boss                     B. customers          C. future                    D. college

A.different            B. true                  C .the same                 D. new

A.children             B. viewers             C. patients                  D. strangers

A.use                    B.fun                    C. change                          D. sense

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（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。
I was 15 when I walked into McCarley' s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at  36  on the shelves, the man behind the counter,  37 , asked if I'd like  38 . I needed to start saving for college, so I said yes. I  39  after school and during summers for the lowest wages, and the job helped  40  my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs; I made coffee in the Students Union during college; I was a hotel maid and 41 made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most  42 .
One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost  43  we had at that time 44 and found other books we could order. She left the store less  45 .I've always remembered the pride I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a  46  in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant child who was born  47  his fingers connected, weblike. His family could not afford a corrective operation, and the boy lived in      48 , hiding his hand in his pocket.
I  49  my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the  50  for free.
I visited the boy in the  51  room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand and say, "Thank you." I felt a sense of  52 .
In the past, while I was  53  ,I always sensed I was working for the customers, not the store. Today it's the  54 . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the  55 , helping them make sense of the world.
36. A. maps               B. articles                    C. titles                           D. reports
37. A. the reader        B. the shop owner      C. the college student       D. the customer
38. A. a book            B. any help                C. some tea                     D. a job
39. A. worked            B. studied                  C. cooked                       D. read
40. A. fit for             B. pay for                 C. run for                              D. enter for
41. A. even                B. yet                              C. so                               D. still
42. A. boring             B. surprising              C. disappointing               D. satisfying
43. A. anything          B. something             C. everything                   D. nothing
44. A. in need            B. in all                    C. in store                       D. in order
45. A. satisfied           B. worried                   C. excited                       D. puzzled
46. A. doctor             B. store owner           C. TV reporter                 D. bookseller
47. A. with                B. in                          C. by                             D. for
48. A. honour             B. shame                    C. horror                        D. danger
49. A. advised           B. forced                   C. permitted                    D. persuaded
50. A. operation         B. program                C. treatment                    D. action
51. A. waiting           B. operation                      C. reading                      D. recovery
52. A. sadness            B. pleasure                 C. interest                   D. disappointment
53. A. at McCarley's Bookstore                         B. in the Students Union
C. at the U. S. Forest Service                    D. at the TV station
54. A. difference        B. usual                    C. same                           D. request
55. A. readers            B. passengers              C. customers                   D. viewers