语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Bosses of ___31___ publishing firm are trying to work out why no one noticed that one of their ___32___ (employ) had been sitting dead at his desk for five days before anyone asked if he was feeling okay. George Turklebaum ___33___ had been employed as a proofreader at a New York firm for 30 years, had a heart attack in the open-plan office, ___34___ he shared with 23 other workers.

He ___35___ (quiet) passed away on Monday, but nobody noticed ___36___ Saturday morning when an office cleaner asked why he was working during the weekend. His boss, Elliot Wachiaski, said, “George was always the first guy in each morning and the last ___37____ (leave) at night, so no one found ___38____ unusual that he was in the same position all that time and ___39____ (keep) much to himself.”

A postmortem examination (尸检) revealed that he had been dead ___40____ five days after suffering from coronary disease (冠状动脉疾病). George was proofreading manuscripts (手稿) of medical textbooks when he died.

完型填空（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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s   36  filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so   37   that I decided to write an article about her.

I   38   Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk her career. She   39   and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   40   I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there   41  , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that   42   Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The   43   was almost unbearable. I struggled for days   44   draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My manuscript   45  . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I   46   in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   47   the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While   48   my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   49  :

Dear Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some   50   materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to   51   your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to   52  . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of   53   writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this   54  , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t   55   to doubt yourself.

36．A．joy    B．voice C．speech      D．smile

37．A．proud       B．active       C．satisfied    D．moved

38．A．visited      B．emailed    C．phoned     D．interviewed

39．A．agreed      B．refused     C．hesitated   D．paused

40．A．replied     B．discovered       C．explained  D．knew

41．A．seriously   B．patiently   C．nervously  D．quietly

42．A．blaming    B．fooling     C．inviting    D．urging

43．A．hardship   B．failure      C．comment  D．pressure

44．A．with  B．by     C．on     D．in

45．A．disappeared      B．returned    C．spread      D．improved

46．A．compare   B．struggle    C．survive     D．compete

47．A．ignore      B．deliver      C．face   D．receive

48．A．decorating       B．repairing   C．cleaning    D．leaving

49．A．disbelief   B．anxiety     C．horror      D．trouble

50．A．subjective B．relevant    C．private      D．reliable

51．A．broadcast  B．create       C．publish     D．assess

52．A．recover     B．prepare     C．escape      D．concentrate

53．A．energetic  B．endless     C．typical      D．enjoyable

54．A．experience       B．success     C．benefit      D．accident

55．A．attempt     B．afford       C．expect      D．pretend

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，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it   36  to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows   37 .
I do not   38  hearing the words from my father when I was growing up.   39 , I could not recall(回忆) when I had   40  said those words to him either.
One day, I decided to   41  the ice and make the first   42 . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my   43  and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a   44  at the other end and he awkwardly   45 , “Well, same back at ya!”
I was unexpectedly   46  and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and   47  asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad   48  our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “  49 ” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this   50  moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new   51 .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly   52  death following heart surgery（外科手术）. Many times   53 , I have   54  if I had not taken the first step and Dad not   55  the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.
36. A. works out               B. breaks out                 C. comes out                 D. turns out
37. A. wiser                 B. busier                        C. weaker                       D. older
38. A. remember          B. enjoy                        C. mind                               D. regret
39. A. Truthfully                B. Fortunately                   C. Naturally                      D. Obviously
40. A. only                          B. last                                 C. once                               D. first
41. A. melt                         B. break                              C. strike                              D. build
42. A. complaint               B. promise                         C. move                              D. impression
43. A. strength                          B. ideas                              C. words                             D. attention
44. A. sigh                          B. silence                           C. voice                              D. cry
45. A. refused                   B. shouted                         C. replied                           D. explained
46. A. touched                  B. frightened                     C. shocked                         D. annoyed
47. A. excitedly                 B. nervously                      C. willingly                         D. sadly
48. A. continued               B. checked                         C. concluded                     D. interrupted
49. A. accepted                B. expected                       C. learned                          D. heard
50. A. quiet                        B. difficult                          C. special                           D. different
51. A. level                        B. idea                                C. world                              D. end
52. A. managed                B. escaped                         C. avoided                          D. faced
53. A. then                         B. ago                                 C. before                            D. since
54. A. realized                  B. found                              C. doubted                         D. wondered
55. A. challenged             B. experienced                           C. survived                         D. received

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience．It happened about three years ago and it has had a  21 effect on me．I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know  22  but whose actions gave a new  23 to the words — kind and generous.
I was walking down a busy street on a cold, windy day in early  24 , A homeless man, probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes , was  25 for change on a street corner.
A BMW car  26 on the other side of the street and an executive（主管）who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car．He was probably about  27 years old．He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie．He walked  28 across the street and over to the homeless man．Without saying anything, he first gave him a lot of  29 and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves（ 手套）, beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks．Then he   30 them to the homeless man．The homeless man took them and stared with a/an  31 mouth.
As he drove off, I couldn’t   32 thinking that it was probably the first time he had  33 the pedal（ 踏板）of that top-brand BMW car with a   34  foot! I stood there and the looks of   35 appeared on my face and the homeless man’s.
Two men of about the same age  36 very different lives had met and the one who was  37 in materials had offered  38 than his shoes．He had left this BMW car and   39 down from his high position．He lifted up the other man when he offered respect,   40 and real generosity.

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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Nowadays, a hospital always manages to keep its beds full. This is good on the one hand, and it’s bad on   36  hand.
One day, I went to see a sick friend at the hospital. I first went to the   37  desk, where I could get a permit to visit the patient.
  38  I could ask which room my friend was in, the lady set down my name, age, filled out a form and   39  a bell. I was just about to tell her what I was coming for when two men arrived with a wheelchair,   40   me in it and pushed me down the hall.
“I’m not   41 ,” I shouted. “I’m just looking for a friend.”
“When he comes,” one man said, “we’ll   42  him up to your room.”
In a minute I   43  myself in a small room. In no time they undressed me and covered some other things   44  me. One man said “If you need anything, press the button.”
“I want to get my   45   back.” I begged.
“Oh, you can   46    us,” a voice said, “Even if the   47  happens, we will see that your wife will get everything.” They left and locked the door   48   them.
I was trying to think of how to escape by the door when Dr. Ward came in with several of his   49 .
“Thank God you finally came,” I said.
“It hurts that badly?” he asked.
“No, on the contrary, I am not ill   50 .”
Dr. Ward looked   51 . “If you don’t feel any pain, that means it’s much more   52  than we expected.” Then he turned to his students: “This is the most difficult kind of patient to deal with because he refuses to   53  that he is ill. __54__ he won’t tell us where it hurts, he will never be well again until we find the hurt out for   55  by doing exploratory surgery (手术探查) .”