I was brought up by my grandparents for the first years of my life. We   36  in a very small community and all of my aunts and uncles lived   37_ . Everyone had a hand in taking care of my safety. Of course in those days   38  everyone in the community spoke the beautiful language of my childhood. When my grandfather spoke I would _ 39_ him carefully.
Then at age six my father   40  from the army. I was forbidden to speak that 41  ever again. My grandfather was   42  . He couldn’t speak English, so my grandmother would   43  for him whenever he spoke to me. With my mother and father we   44 from that small community. I was about to enter public school so I had to learn English. My grandfather   45  when I was eight and we returned to that small community for his funeral. He was   46  in the living room, as was the tradition. I went and stood by him and   47  no one was around I spoke to him in a whisper   48  that beautiful language of my childhood. That was the   49  time I spoke those words.
Almost fifty years later, _ 50 _ I had forgotten the beautiful language of my childhood, I had the opportunity to   51  a newly written paper of it. On my first look at it I recognized   52  . I must have looked it over several times in the following weeks. Then one day I read out loud a word from my past. I almost cried. I was   53 reading over other words. Words came   54  back to me after all these years. When receiving something from someone, you don’t take it from their hand, rather you let them lay it in your hand. For me it was   55  ---The beautiful language of my childhood was Michif. It was not only a language but also a way of life.

I was brought up by my grandparents for the first years of my life. We   36   in a very small community and all of my aunts and uncles lived   37_  . Everyone had a hand in taking care of my safety. Of course in those days   38   everyone in the community spoke the beautiful language of my childhood. When my grandfather spoke I would _ 39_  him carefully.

Then at age six my father   40   from the army. I was forbidden to speak that 41   ever again. My grandfather was   42   . He couldn’t speak English, so my grandmother would   43   for him whenever he spoke to me. With my mother and father we   44 from that small community. I was about to enter public school so I had to learn English. My grandfather   45   when I was eight and we returned to that small community for his funeral. He was   46   in the living room, as was the tradition. I went and stood by him and   47   no one was around I spoke to him in a whisper   48   that beautiful language of my childhood. That was the   49   time I spoke those words.

Almost fifty years later, _ 50 _ I had forgotten the beautiful language of my childhood, I had the opportunity to   51   a newly written paper of it. On my first look at it I recognized   52   . I must have looked it over several times in the following weeks. Then one day I read out loud a word from my past. I almost cried. I was   53 reading over other words. Words came   54   back to me after all these years. When receiving something from someone, you don’t take it from their hand, rather you let them lay it in your hand. For me it was   55   ---The beautiful language of my childhood was Michif. It was not only a language but also a way of life.

1.A. lived                   B. reached                C. made                    D. put

2.A. far                      B. nearby                  C. inside                    D. outside

3.A. never                 B. already                 C. seldom                 D. almost

4.A. give                    B. believe in             C. listen to                D. like

5.A. returned                    B. went                     C. rushed                  D. swept

6.A. language          B. community          C. hand                      D. safety

7.A. happy                B. joyful            C. heartbroken      D. warm-blooded

8.A. look                    B. translate              C. wait                       D. speak

9.A. moved into      B. move back C. move away          D. moved on

10.A. worked           B. traveled               C. visited                   D. died

11.A. carried out  B. laid out                 C. held out               D. pick out

12.A. when               B. if                             C. even if                   D. although

13.A. for                             B. upon                      C. at                           D. in

14.A. first                 B. latter                    C. last                        D. former

15.A. long before    B. long ago               C. before long          D. long after

16.A. beat                B. see                        C. ask                         D. touch

17.A. nothing                    B. something           C. anything               D. everything

18.A. sadly               B. hardly                   C. faithfully               D. anxiously

19.A. drawing         B. frying           C. flooding                D. steaming

20.A. simple             B. merciful                C. perfect                 D. bitter

When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful. The help of others is a good    36    to help us pull through.

I write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to    37    a story about parachute jumping（跳伞）. To make it a realistic as well as exciting    38   , I decided that I had to make a jump myself    39   . Unluckily, I’m not good at any    40   , let alone（更不用说）parachute jumping.

My friend Mr. Smith was willing to give me a    41   . He took me to a ground school. The first day’s    42    included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n)   43 . For this, I had to wait until the following    44   .

The next morning, I was taken to the airfield.    45   , a heavy parachute was put on my back. Then I was    46    to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway. Once on board, the plane was soon    47   . I began to feel nervous. As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked（钩）a    48    from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane. The line was to pull my parachute    49   after I jumped.

“Get    50   , Henry,” Harry said. I moved carefully to the door. I wanted to    51   , “NO, no, no!” But no word came.

“Jump!” Harry called    52   . “Jump!”

Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched. It worked All at once I was very happy. Then I felt a quick    53   . My big parachute had opened! It was the best    54    I ever had. I looked down. There were rivers, trees, fields and houses. I heard the soft sound of the air. This was    55   .

A. way              B. chance                            C. idea                         D. value

A. tell               B. write                        C. read                         D. copy

A. film             B. poem                       C. story                        D. program

A. secretly         B. instead                            C. finally                      D. first

A. sport            B. driving                     C. lesson                      D. drawing

A. try               B. hand                        C. gift                          D. suggestion

A. jumping        B. journey                    C. training                    D. entertainment

A. tree                     B. tower                       C. building                   D. airplane

A. week            B. month                      C. evening                    D. morning

A. Besides         B. Once                        C. There                       D. However

A. asked            B. invited                            C. forced                      D. taught

A. slowing        B. climbing                  C. landing                    D. filling

A. belt                     B. steel                         C. line                          D. seat

A. light             B. broken                            C. fixed                        D. open

A. ready            B. up                           C. on                           D. away

A. cry               B. rest                          C. laugh                       D. lie

A. softly           B. loudly                      C. nervously                 D. excitedly

A. comfort        B. wind                        C. pull                         D. push

A. failure          B. experience                C. competition                     D. danger

A. tiring            B. shocking                  C. true                         D. fun

When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful. The help of others is a good 　 31　 to help us pull through.

I write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to 　 32　 a story about parachute jumping（跳伞）. To make it a realistic as well as exciting 　 33　 , I decided that I had to make a jump myself 　 34　 . Unluckily, I’m not good at any 　 35　 , let alone（更不用说）parachute jumping.

My friend Mr. Smith was willing to give me a 　 36　 . He took me to a ground school. The first day’s 　 37　 included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n) 　38 . For this, I had to wait until the following 　 39　 .

The next morning, I was taken to the airfield. 　 40　 , a heavy parachute was put on my back. Then I was 　 41　 to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway. Once on board, the plane was soon 　 42　 . I began to feel nervous. As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked（钩）a 　 43　 from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane. The line was to pull my parachute 　 44 after I jumped.

“Get 　 45　 , Henry,” Harry said. I moved carefully to the door. I wanted to 　 46　 , “NO, no, no!” But no word came.

“Jump!” Harry called 　 47　 . “Jump!”

Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched. It worked. All at once I was very happy. Then I felt a quick 　 48　 . My big parachute had opened! It was the best 　 49　 I ever had. I looked down. There were rivers, trees, fields and houses. I heard the soft sound of the air. This was 　 50　 .

31. A. way　　　　　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. idea　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. value

32. A. tell　　　　　　　　　　 B. write　　　　　　　　　　　 C. read　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. copy

33. A. film　　　　　　　　　 B. poem　　　　　　　　　　　 C. story　　　　　　　　　　　 D. program

34. A. secretly　　　　　　　 B. instead　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. finally　　　　　　　　　　 D. first

35. A. sport　　　　　　　　 B. driving　　　　　　　　　　 C. lesson　　　　　　　　　　 D. drawing

36. A. try　　　　　　　　　　 B. hand　　　　　　　　　　　 C. gift　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. suggestion

37. A. jumping　　　　　　 B. journey　　　　　　　　 C. training　　　　　　　 D. entertainment

38. A. tree　　　　　　　　　 B. tower　　　　　　　　　　　 C. building　　　　　　　　　 D. airplane

39. A. week　　　　　　　　 B. month　　　　　　　　　　 C. evening　　　　　　　　　 D. morning

40. A. Besides　　　　　　　 B. Once　　　　　　　　　　　 C. There　　　　　　　　　　　 D. However

41. A. asked　　　　　　　　 B. invited　　　　　　　　　　 C. forced　　　　　　　　　　 D. taught

42. A. slowing　　　　　　　 B. climbing　　　　　　　　　 C. landing　　　　　　　　　　 D. filling

43. A. belt　　　　　　　　　　 B. steel　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. line　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. seat

44. A. light　　　　　　　　　 B. broken　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fixed　　　　　　　　　　　 D. open

45. A. ready　　　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. away

46. A. cry　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. rest　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. laugh　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lie

47. A. softly　　　　　　　　 B. loudly　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nervously　　　　　　　　 D. excitedly

48. A. comfort　　　　　　　　　　 B. wind　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pull　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. push

49. A. failure　　　　　　　　 B. experience　　　　　　　 C. competition　　　　　　　　　　 D. danger

50. A. tiring　　　　　　　　 B. shocking　　　　　　　　 C. true　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fun

完型填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

The last day of the final examination arrived. In a large eastern university, on the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 26. On their faces was confidence. This was their 27 exam—then on to graduation and jobs.

　　Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they 28 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt 29 and able to take control of the world.

　　The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 30 task, as the professor had said they could bring 31books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not 32 each other during the test.

　　33 they entered the classroom. The professor handed out the papers. And smiles 34 on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.

　　Three hours had passed 35 the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.

　　He looked at the 36 faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” 37 a hand was raised.

　　“How many answered four?” Still no hand.

　　“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.

　　“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 38 .”But the class remained silent.

　　The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 39 ,” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are 40 many things about the 41 you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are relatively common in 42 practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all 43 this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education had just 44 .”

The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the 45 he taught.

1.                A．seconds        B．minutes         C．hours    D．days

2.                A．only           B．first            C．very D．last

3.                A．would          B．must           C．had to    D．used to

4.                A．glad           B．ready          C．sorry D．nice

5.                A．interesting      B．necessary       C．easy D．unusual

6.                A．no            B．either          C．any  D．some

7.                A．listen to        B．look at          C．care for  D．talk to

8.                A．Hardly         B．Happily         C．Quickly   D．Carefully

9.                A．appeared       B．changed        C．failed D．stopped

10.               A．then           B．as             C．before    D．after

11.               A．pleased        B．worried        C．surprised  D．moved

12.               A．Not            B．Once          C．Only  D．Even

13.               A．all             B．none          C．one  D．it

14.               A．wondered      B．enjoyed        C．hated D．expected

15.               A．even          B．already         C．so    D．still

16.               A．exam          B．subject         C．question   D．college

17.               A．every day       B．yearly          C．everyday  D．monthly

18.               A．pass           B．fail            C．take  D．start

19.               A．begun         B．completed      C．failed D．succeeded

20.               A．subject         B．things          C．words D．lessons