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。
My senior year ,I can’t believe it’s almost over .Now when I __36__ ,it was stressful ,but exciting ,the prom ,graduation ,and then of course ,college.
I started my college application process months before Christmas .My parents told me it would be __37__if I set up interviews and tours .But I was unmotivated .I wanted to go to college, but I didn’t want to deal with the  __38 __.
As the day flew by, my application lay on my desk just as I had __39__ them three months before.“You are wasting __40__time ,” my parents complained .Sweeping away the gathered  __41__ on the applications, I worked on them every Sunday __42__ I finished .Next came writing the essays .I had many ideas, but every school had different__43__. I changed them until I was pleased.  __44__,everything was underway. Now I had to wait. In March, I started receiving letters of rejections(拒绝),I began to think that I had set myself up for__45__ .I had a letter from Salem State College stating that they wanted to see my third quarter __46__ before they made their decision .Yes !At least someone wanted to __47__ me. The beginning of April, I received a letter from Keens State.I had been rejected. Those  __48__words :“We regret to inform you...”made me sit down and cry. I had  __49__all hope .Then I heard from Plymouth State. Not my first __50__,but...I had been accepted. Maybe if I get my grades __51__ ,I can transfer to another school ....
The college application progress __52__ me deeply. All my friends had dozens of schools to choose from, I guess my parents were __53__ .High school grades are extremely important to your __54__.If I could do it all over again, I would take it more __55__ .
36. A.hold back      B.look back    C.keep back    D.go back
37.A.smart        B.certain C.convenient   D.available
38.A.loneliness      B.subjects       C.stress   D.tests  
39.A. found       B. left        C. sent        D. chosen
40.A.busy          B. spare      C. changeable D.valuable
41.A.dust              B.ideas       C.work        D.troubles
42.A. before      B.unless    C. until       D. when
43.A.decision     B.standards     C.regulations  D.requirements
44.A.Suddenly       B.Finally     C.Generally    D.Fortunately
45.A.disappointment      B.achievements      C.discrimination     D.preparations
46.A.papers       B.plans       C.grades      D.exams
47.A.accept       B.respect     C.judge       D.consider
48.A.borrowed       B.cheering      C.heated      D.opening
49.A.ruined       B.gained     C.lost          D.seen
50.A.chance       B.choice     C.guess       D.success
51.A.up          B.out         C.on               D.over
52.A.hurt              B.beat        C.punished     D.frightened
53.A.strict         B.right       C.kind         D.upset
54.A.school history       B.present familyC.final exams D.future  plans
55.A.firmly       B.readily     C.seriously     D.willingly

It was pouring outside. We all stood there  16  , some patiently, others annoyed  17  nature messed up their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens  18  away the dirt and dust of the world.

    “Mom, let’s run through the rain.” a girl’s voice  19  me.

    “No, honey. We’ll wait until it  20  down a bit.” Mom replied.

    The young girl waited about another minute and  21 : “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”

    “We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.

    “No. we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she  22  her Mom’s arm.

    “This morning?  23 __ did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

    “Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through  24  .’”

    The entire crowd turned   25 . Mom paused and thought for a moment about  26  she would say.

Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being  27 . But then we heard, “Honey, you are  28  . Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. Then  29  they ran.

     We all stood  30__ , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were  31  by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the  32  to their cars. Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your  33  . But no one can ever take away your precious  34  . So, don’t forget to make time and take the  35  to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run though the rain.

16. A. talking                    B. waiting             C. complaining           D. expecting

17. A. as if                 B. even if             C. because             D. when

18. A. taking               B. putting            C. driving             D. washing

19. A. caught              B. annoyed           C. impressed           D. called

20. A. slows               B. comes              C. pushes              D. stops

21. A. asked               B. repeated           C. required           D. added

22. A. pulled               B. touched           C. waved              D. felt

23. A. Why                B. How                C. When              D. Where

24. A. the rain            B. the disease       C. anything          D. something

25. A. still                 B. silent              C. serious              D. angry

26. A. what              B. how                       C. whether             D. if

27. A. dishonest            B. silly                       C. daring              D. forgetful

28. A. right                B. wrong             C. stupid            D. clever

29. A. off                 B. along              C. on                 D. over

30. A. sighing              B. joking             C. discussing         D. watching

31. A. followed           B. guided                  C. respected            D. praised

32. A. time                      B. way                 C. same                D. best

33. A. house               B. money             C. health            D. time

34. A. children             B. memories         C. courage           D. experience

35. A. possibilities          B. opportunities    C. risk              D. challenge

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36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
It was pouring outside. We all stood there __36__, some patiently, others annoyed__37__ nature messed up(弄糟) their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens __38__ away the dirt and dust of the world.
"Mom, let's run through the rain, “a girl's voice __39__ me.
"No, honey. We'll wait until it __40__ down a bit," Mom replied.
The young girl waited about another minute and __41__: "Mom, let's run through the rain."
"We'll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
"No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she __42__ her Mom's arm.
"This morning? __43__ did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?"
"Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, "If God can get us through this, he can get us through __44__."
The entire crowd turned __45__. Mom paused and thought for a moment about __46__ she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being __47__. But then we heard, "Honey, you are __48__. Let's run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing," Mom said. Then __49__ they ran.
We all stood __50__, smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet.  But they were __51__ by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the __52__ to their cars. Circumstances(境况) or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your __53__. But no one can ever take away your precious __54__. So, don't forget to make time and take the __55__ to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.
36. A. talking  B. waiting      C. complaining      D. expecting
37. A. as if     B. even if    C. because    D. when
38. A. taking      B. putting    C. driving       D. washing
39. A. caught     B. broke          C. impressed D. called
40. A. slows      B. comes          C. pushes    D. calms
41. A. asked       B. repeated   C. required         D. added
42. A. pulled       B. touched         C. waved     D. felt
43. A. Why            B. How           C. When        D. Where
44. A. the rain    B. the disease      C. anything  D. something
45. A. still        B. silent     C. serious         D. angry
46. A. what      B. how      C. whether         D. if
47. A. dishonest   B. silly            C. daring         D. forgetful
48. A. right       B. wrong         C. stupid     D. clever
49. A. off              B. along           C. on         D. over
50. A. sighing    B. joking          C. discussing       D. watching
51. A. followed   B. guided         C. respected      D. praised
52,. A. time      B. way            C. same      D. best
53. A. house       B. money        C. health          D. time
54. A. children    B. memories      C. courage   D. experience
55. A. possibilities    B. opportunities      C. risk    D. challenge

第二节根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑（E="AB," F="AC," G=AD）。选项中有两项为多余选项。

— Has Mr. West sold his house yet?

—  61 

— Has he moved to his new house yet?

—  62  

— When ? Tomorrow morning?

—  63  

— He’s a very nice person. We shall all miss him .

— When will the new people move into this house?

—  64 

— Will you see Mr. West today, Mrs. Brown?

—  65 

— Please give him my regards.

A. I think that they will move in the day after tomorrow

B. No, he didn’t want to leave, but his wife did.

C. Yes, I shall.

D. Yes, he has. He sold it last week.

E. No, not yet . He still lives here. He’s going to move tomorrow.

F. Yes, I shall miss him .

G. Yes, he will move tomorrow.

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D中），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. People quickly going home for the weekend  36  their paces and put some  37  into the hat of the young man.　　

The next day, the young artist came again, and put his  38  on the ground gently. Different from the day before, he  39  a large piece of paper on the ground and put some stones on it. Then he  40  the violin and began playing.

　　Before long, the young violinist was  41  by people, who were all attracted by the words on that paper. It said, “ 42 , a gentleman named George Sang put a(n)  43  thing into my hat  44 . Please come to claim it soon.”

　　It caused a great excitement and people  45  what it could be. After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and  46  through the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his  47  and said, “Yes, it’s you. I knew that you’re an  48  man and would certainly come here.”

　　The violinist took out a lottery ticket(彩票) on which George Sang’s name was seen and gave it to George, who  49  the lottery ticket and kissed it, then he  50  with the violinist.

The story turned out to be like this: George Sang  51  a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards opened yesterday and he won a prize of $500, 000. So he felt very  52  after work the night before and felt the music was so wonderful that he put 50 dollars in the hat.  53 , the lottery ticket was also thrown in.

Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest  54  always be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we may succeed  55 . However, from the long-term view, we will be losers.

36．A. sped up                    B. slowed down            C. set                                  D. kept

37．A. money                        B. tickets                      C. food                               D. cards

38．A. violin                      B. wallet                      C. hat                                  D. note

39．A. found                      B. noticed                     C. laid                                 D. stuck

40．A. moved                  B. cleaned                    C. admired                          D. adjusted

41．A. surrounded            B. praised                    C. encouraged                   D. questioned

42．A. Last week                 B. Yesterday morning    C. This afternoon                 D. Last night

43．A. useful                      B. important                 C. new                                D. strange

44．A. on purpose               B. at once                            C. by mistake                       D. with care

45．A. knew                       B. wondered                 C. realized                           D. noticed

46．A. walked                     B. forced                      C. passed                             D. rushed

47．A. violin                      B. ticket                       C. shoulders                         D. ears

48．A. honest                  B. interesting                C. important                        D. exciting

49．A. seized                      B. received                   C. dropped                          D. purchased

50．A. argued                        B. danced                            C. left                                 D. stayed

51．A. printed                     B. possessed                C. lost                                 D. bought

52．A. happy                      B. desperate                 C. grateful                           D. hopeful

53．A. Therefore                 B. However                  C. Besides                           D. Fortunately

54．A. can                          B. may                         C. should                             D. would

55．A. finally                            B. completely               C. happily                           D. temporarily