In January 1986 I saw a show about cartooning called “Funny Business” on TV. I had always wanted to be a __36__but never knew how. So I wrote to the host of the_37_, cartoonist Jack Cassady, asking for advice on entering the profession(职业).

Two weeks later I got a (n) __38__letter from Jack, answering my questions about materials and process(过程). He also __39__ me not to get discouraged if I was refused__40__. He said the cartoon samples（样本） I sent him were good and worthy of publication（出版）.

I got very __41__, finally understanding how the whole process__42__. I sent my best cartoons to Playboy and New Yorker, ___43___ the magazines rejected（拒绝）me immediately. Discouraged, I put my art supplies in the box and__44__to forget all about cartooning.

To my__45__, in June 1987 I got another letter from Jack, although I hadn’t even__46__ him for the former advice. Here’s what he said:

Dear Scott,

I was reviewing my “Funny Business” mail file when I again came__47__ your letter and your cartoons. I remember answering you letter.

I’m writing to encourage you to submit(提交) your ideas to various publications again. I hope you have __48__ done so and are making progress and having some__49__ too. Sometimes encouragement in the funny business is hard to come by. That’s__50__ I am encouraging you to hang in there and keep drawing.

I wish you good luck.

Sincerely,

Jack

I was deeply__51__because Jack had nothing to gain—including my thanks. I acted on his__52__, took out my art supplies and inked the sample strips(漫画连载) that__53__ became Dilbert.

I feel__54__that I wouldn’t have tried cartooning again if Jack hadn’t sent the second letter. As Dilbert became more successful I came to __55__ Jack’s simple act of kindness.

1.                A．singer          B．writer          C．actor D．cartoonist

 

2.                A．show           B．television       C．wedding  D．party

 

3.                A．surprising       B．encouraging     C．shocking D．disappointing

 

4.                A．allowed        B．suggested       C．insisted   D．warned

 

5.                A．at first          B．first of all        C．at last    D．in the end

 

6.                A．confused       B．anxious         C．excited   D．enthusiastic

 

7.                A．performed      B．advanced       C．behaved  D．worked

 

8.                A．but            B．so             C．and  D．though

 

9.                A．concluded      B．persuaded      C．decided  D．thought

 

10.               A．disappointment  B．surprise        C．sorrow(悲伤)   D．satisfaction

 

11.               A．asked          B．hoped         C．wished    D．thanked

 

12.               A．across         B．over           C．off   D．through

 

13.               A．still            B．ever           C．already    D．yet

 

14.               A．trouble         B．fun            C．difficulty   D．problem

 

15.               A．what           B．which          C．how  D．why

 

16.               A．touched        B．interested      C．shocked   D．influenced

 

17.               A．warning        B．encouragement  C．advice D．view

 

18.               A．surprisingly     B．finally          C．constantly D．freely

 

19.               A．concerned      B．uneasy         C．worried   D．certain

 

20.               A．understand     B．honor          C．appreciate D．respect

 

 

完形填空（1*20=20分）

Mr. Jones had always wanted to make a trip into the middle of Africa to shoot wild animals. 36 first he had no enough money, and then he was married. His wife had not wanted him to 37 her. At last his wife   38 to the trip if he allowed her to go, too.

“But it will be very uncomfortable,” Mr. Jones   39 her. “ It will be very hot and we shall live in a tent, and it   40 be dangerous. ”“I don’t care.” said his wife. “I want to go with you.” So they bought a big tent, camp beds, a refrigerator (电冰箱)which did not need   41 and many other things which would make the trip comfortable, and went off to the__42 of Africa.

The first morning, 43 Mr. Jones took his gun and left the tent, he  44 his wife a bell and explained to her, “If you fell in 45 and you need me ,  46 this bell and I’ll come at once.”

After a few minutes, he heard the bell and returned   47  to the tent. “What’s the matter?” he asked.“   48  ” said his wife, “I was only   49  the bell.” Mr. Jones went off, but after a quarter of an hour, the bell rang   50  .

Mr. Jones hurried back to the tent, but his wife said, “I’m   51 . I was cleaning our tent, and I knocked the bell over by mistake.” Mr. Jones returned to his  __52 , but soon he heard the   53 once more. This time, when he got back to his   54 , the tent was burning and Mrs. Jones was lying on the ground, with  55 running from a big cut on her shoulder. “That’s better!” said Mrs. Jones. “This time the bell had been used correctly!”

1.                A．And           B．But            C．For  D．So

 

2.                A．leave          B．miss           C．marry    D．care

 

3.                A．allowed        B．permitted       C．satisfied  D．agreed

 

4.                A．told           B．advised         C．persuaded D．warned

 

5.                A．may           B．ought          C．can’t   D．shall

 

6.                A．money         B．electricity       C．force D．power

 

7.                A．south          B．middle         C．east D．west

 

8.                A．while          B．until           C．before   D．after

 

9.                A．gave           B．sent           C．lent  D．bought

 

10.               A．hurry          B．surprise        C．safety D．danger

 

11.               A．hit            B．knock          C．beat  D．ring

 

12.               A．again          B．back           C．quickly    D．home

 

13.               A．Something      B．Nothing        C．No   D．None

 

14.               A．ringing         B．trying          C．using D．testing

 

15.               A．again          B．once           C．across D．away

 

16.               A．happy          B．sorry          C．tired  D．all right

 

17.               A．wife           B．tent           C．trip   D．hunting

 

18.               A．cry            B．shot           C．bell  D．shout

 

19.               A．garden         B．house          C．camp D．office

 

20.               A．water          B．tears           C．blood D．sweat

 

 

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the manager of the restaurant came  16  and said that our meal was free. He stood there  17  at me and he seemed a little  18 to me but I couldn’t quite remember him.  19  I asked him if he knew me. He laughed and said I had probably  20  him, but that I’d changed his life. My friend was quite  21  and asked him how I’d done this.

He said that twelve years ago he   22  a stress（压力）management（管理）class that I was giving. I asked the group what their greatest  23  was and most of them, including him, said it was their bosses.

He said I listened   24  and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room. I  25  on the chair for a few moments and then I   26  everyone to come and do the same. I wanted them to look at the room from up there. After everyone had done it, I asked the group to  27  how the room looked different when they changed their perspective（角度）.

Then I asked them to  28  their bosses. Was this the same person who had seen their good  29 and hired them? Did they remember how happy they were to be  30  for the job? But how did these wonderful people become terrible bosses?

He said I looked at him and asked if he had  31  said thank you to his boss for the  32  to earn a living. He answered he hadn’t. Then I asked him why he hadn’t tried being  33  to his boss.

He told us his  34  changed that night. He went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his boss. He said I’d  35  him to look at life from different perspectives and express thanks.

1.                A．out            B．back           C．over D．on

 

2.                A．smiling         B．glaring          C．knocking  D．shouting

 

3.                A．similar         B．attractive       C．strange   D．familiar

 

4.                A．Immediately     B．Finally          C．Suddenly D．Firstly

 

5.                A．disliked         B．known          C．ignored   D．forgotten

 

6.                A．curious         B．anxious         C．happy    D．calm

 

7.                A．missed         B．prepared       C．attended  D．heard

 

8.                A．hero           B．stress          C．liking D．trouble

 

9.                A．regretfully      B．disappointedly    C．doubtfully D．carefully

 

10.               A．stood          B．lay            C．sat   D．rested

 

11.               A．forced         B．stopped        C．invited    D．warned

 

12.               A．work on        B．think about      C．look into   D．fill out

 

13.               A．remember      B．dislike          C．respect   D．consider

 

14.               A．qualities        B．personalities     C．experiences    D．looks

 

15.               A．meant         B．refused        C．chosen    D．forgiven

 

16.               A．still            B．actually         C．never D．ever

 

17.               A．right           B．opportunity     C．solution   D．ability

 

18.               A．polite          B．friendly        C．grateful   D．gentle

 

19.               A．life            B．job            C．luck  D．company

 

20.               A．ordered        B．taught          C．allowed   D．persuaded

 

 

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。

Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand (农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he __31    to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social   32   with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was   33   because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his   34  . In his words, he   35   thought of changing his job.

At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher. In the following spring I came   36   into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt   37  . She told Dad that they must make a   38  .

My mother had   39   of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and   40  . And she   41   that I would some day become a great leader   42   men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she   43   Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and   44   a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for   45   education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I   46   what we have today. Dad runs a big international   47   and I am a successful lawyer   48   great fame in my country,   49   not a leader as my mother expected.

Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand.   50   he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.

A．rode                 B．walked            C．ran                       D．drove

A．conversations    B．games              C．relationships      D．activities

A．cold              B．crowded       C．quiet                   D．dirty

A．horse               B．entertainment  C．life                        D．beer

A．often             B．ever             C．never                     D．sometimes

A．laughing        B．singing            C．sleeping                  D．crying

A．unimportant     B．busy                C．unsatisfied            D．tired

A．living            B．change             C．decision                  D．house

A．dreamed            B．heard               C．thought                   D．spoken

A．honesty              B．money             C．fame                      D．energy

A．cared                  B．knew               C．forgot                     D．hoped

A．training              B．ruling             C．helping                  D．protecting

A．warned            B．wanted            C．allowed                  D．persuaded

A．start                  B．find                 C．design                    D．sell

A．farther               B．higher             C．easier                         D．closer

A．showed              B．kept                C．lost                       D．achieved

A．company           B．school             C．farm                    D．café

A．suffering            B．sharing            C．enjoying                D．following

A．though              B．if                    C．and                     D．since

A．So                     B．However          C．Or                      D．Because