In the summer vacation of 1997, I was fixed with a job. I worked as a(n) ___36___ at Mr. Breen’s fruit shop. The fruit shop did ___37___ business. Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood, ___38___ he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars. Mr Breen ___39___ them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up, always ___40___ me to carry it out to their car. They were clearly long-standing customers, and I ___41___ they must have stayed faithful to him ___42___ he had promised to sell good quality ___43___. He had a way with them—I had to ___44___ that. He called every woman “madam” for a start, ___45___ those who clearly were not, but when he ___46___ it, it did not sound like flattery (奉承). It just sounded ___47___ in an old-fashioned way. He was a great chatter ___48___. If he did not know them, he would greet them with a few ___49___ about the weather, ___50___ he did, he would ask about their families or make ___51___, always cutting his cloth ___52___ his customers. Whatever their bills came to, be ___53___ gave them back the few odd pence (零钱), and I am sure they thought he was very generous (慷慨). But I thought he was the opposite. He never ___54___ anything away. He was always looking for ___55___ for nothing.

36. A. operator      B. assistant     C. waiter D. secretary

37. A. good    B. poor   C. big     D. usual

38. A. so B. when  C. therefore    D. but

39. A. sold     B. knew  C. gave   D. sent

40. A. making B. letting C. getting       D. keeping

41. A. wish     B. insist   C. declare       D. suppose

42. A. when    B. if C. because      D. though

43. A. food     B. fruit    C. vegetables  D. drink

44. A. admit   B. expect C. announce    D. promise

45. A. yet       B. only    C. just     D. even

46. A. told      B. said    C. spoke  D. talked

47. A. serious B. strange       C. polite  D. familiar

48. A. as well B. as usual      C. either  D. also

49. A. sayings B. questions    C. words D. speeches

50. A. and then      B. and so C. even if       D. but if

51. A. preparations B. jokes   C. repairs       D. friends

52. A. according to B. due to C. instead of   D. up to

53. A. never   B. ever    C. seldom       D. always

54. A. took     B. moved       C. threw  D. turned.

55. A. something    B. anything     C. somebody   D. anybody

The summer I was ten,my mother decided to bring us to the world of art.My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant.What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum.Before each visit to the museum,she made us read about artists and painting styles(风格).It was almost as bad as being in school.Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artists when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool?

First we had to read about ancient Egyptians(古埃及人)and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum.My 12-year-old brother thought this was so funny,but I was not interested.Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothing.We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly(卷曲的)hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings.I certainly couldn’t see what was so great about art.

On our last visit to the museum,something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary.In it,a woman was reading to a child.The colors were soft and gentle,and you could tell by the mother’s expression how happy she was just to be with the child.I couldn’t stop looking at this painting!I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made!It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much.

The aim of the mother’s plan was to ________.

A.take them to visit the museum

B.introduce them to the world of art

C.ask them to read about artists

D.show them different painting styles

What was the writer’s experience in the museum before the last visit?

A.She came to feel her mother’s love.

B.She liked many paintings.

C.She hardly enjoyed herself.

D.She could understand the pictures of fat babies.

What made the writer go through a change that summer?

A.One of Mary’s paintings.

B.A strange way of painting.

C.Artists in the Middle Ages.

D.Her mother’s instruction.

From the text,we can see________.

A.the importance of curiosity

B.the effect of art

C.the value of learning

D.the power of family education

I can ______ some noise while I’m studying, but I can’t stand very loud noise.

A. put up with           B. get rid of  C. have effect on       D. keep away from

I ____ to send him a telegram to congratulate him on his marriage, but I ____ it.

A．hoped,  hadn’t managed      B. has hoped, didn’t manage

   C．hope, don’t manage          D. had hoped, didn’t manage

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。

I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area.My parents  36    the necessities of life   37    they couldn’t give much more.If I asked my father   38    a pair of jeans,he would say,“If you want them,make the money and buy them   39   .”He wasn’t being mean;he just couldn’t   40    them.From age 12 on,I did part-time jobs after school.

When I   41    from high school,I joined the navy.Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island,S.C.,where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily   42   .These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles.Completing these tasks successfully   43    discipline,team-work and responsibility.It didn’t  44   whether you were black,white or Asian;everyone worked together for the  45    of the company.

I went   46    to graduate from the U.S.Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy.The part of my job I   47    most was the consueling(咨询) meetings I   48    with the family members of the men and women in my   49   ,trying to help them deal with the long periods of   50   .These proved popular and word of them spread.   51    I was being asked to give encouraging   52    to business groups,educators and kids across the country.

But I consider the boot camp my first real  53  ,and my life is still guided by the  54    lessons I learned there.It taught me discipline,friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to   55    it.

36.A.provided              B.got                           C.made                        D.bought

37.A.while                   B.but                           C.so                             D.or

38.A.about                   B.with                          C.for                            D.of

39.A.themselves            B.ourselves                   C.yourself                    D.myself

40.A.pay                      B.find                          C.produce                     D.afford

41.A.came                    B.returned                    C.escaped                     D.graduated

42.A.drills                    B.tasks                         C.exercises                   D.reports

43.A.included               B.asked                        C.required                    D.met

44.A.matter                  B.mean                        C.exist                         D.work

45.A.good                    B.boss                          C.rest                           D.right

46.A.out                       B.on                                   C.away                         D.off

47.A.took                     B.hated                        C.enjoyed                     D.did

48.A.ended                   B.began                        C.continued                  D.held

49.A.charge                  B.situation                    C.position                     D.choice

50.A.lessons                 B.meetings                   C.training                     D.separation

51.A.Long before                                             B.Before long

C.As usual                                                       D.Once again

52.A.performances                                           B.descriptions

C.speeches                                                       D.gifts

53.A.vacation               B.place                         C.job                           D.travel

54.A.important             B.bitter                        C.normal                      D.difficult

55.A.gain                            B.achieve                            C.show                         D.match