One morning I was woken by my mother’s angry voice. I opened my eyes and found it was seven forty, so I jumped out of bed and rushed to a nearby bus stop without breakfast. Fortunately the bus started going as soon as I got on it. I was sure I could reach the school before the bell rang.

However, the bus suddenly stopped. There was something wrong with it and we had to get off and wait for another one. I felt I couldn’t  wait and the school was only fifteen minutes’ walk, so I ran to the school as fast as possible. Just at this moment, it began to rain hard.

I reached the classroom with all my clothes wet through. Mr. Smith, our physics teacher, had begun his class. I was always afraid of him. I hesitated（犹豫） for a moment, and then I opened the door.

“It’s you again, Jim,” Mr. Smith said angrily. I’ve told you not to be late, but you …”. Then he suddenly stopped when he noticed my wet clothes. He quickly took off his own jacket and asked me to put it on. “I don’t  want you to catch a cold,” he said kindly. I went to my seat with Mr. Smith’s jacket on. It was a bit large for me but I felt very warm in it. I found, for the first time, Mr. Smith’s physics class so interesting and I changed my mind, there and then, about being afraid of him.

64．According to this passage, classes in Jim’s school probably began at ______.

A．9                B．8am              C．7am                D．7:30 am

65．Why did Jim hesitate before he opened the door?

A．He was afraid of facing Mr. Smith.

B．He didn’t  like to have the physics class.

C．Mr. Smith didn’t  let him go into the classroom.

D．He didn’t  want to interrupt others.

66．Jim found Mr. Smith physics lesson interesting that day because ______.

A．he knew physics was very important          B．he wanted to go to s famous university

C．he didn’t  want to fall behind the others    D．he was moved by his physics teacher

67．We can infer from the passage that _____.

A．Jim usually went to school by bike              B．it was the first time Jim had been late

C．Jim was often late for school                      D．Jim’s mother also got up late that morning     

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
﹡﹡（请把答案填涂在答题卡上   E="AB, " F="AC,  " G="AD" ）﹡﹡
Duane Innes, an engineer, caused a car accident to save the life of driver Bill Pace.    1   But in Bill Pace’s case, Innes’ decision to put his own car in Pace’s path saved Pace’s life.
While Innes was driving his truck, he noticed Pace’s truck changing direction suddenly.   2  When he looked back at the driver, he saw that Pace lost consciousness(知觉) behind the wheel. The cars are approaching a busy crossroads, and Innes knew that Pace could be just a second from a dangerous collision(碰撞) with another car. He had to think fast.
   3   “If I could let him hit me, we could slow down together,” he thought. So Innes pulled up in front of Pace’s truck, and allowed it to hit his own car, bringing both trucks to a safe stop. Pace, a 70-year-old volunteer, had a heart attack a few days earlier and it caused him to lose his consciousness.   4  
After spending a week in the hospital for his heart disease, Pace is now doing well. “   5   He saved my life,” said Pace. Innes said, “If someone else heard this story and said, ‘Hey, it pays to do something good,’ then it’s all worth it.”

Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were   1 , the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her.

Seizing the   2  to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and 3__ explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and 4  that the child was missing.

Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In __5  , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, 6__ picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

At that moment, the great piano master made his 7 , quickly moved to the piano, and __8  in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

Then 9 over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together, the old master and the young novice (beginner) transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully 10 experience. The audience was strongly 11  .

That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly 12 . We try our best, but the 13  aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work 14 can be beautiful.

Next time you set out to 15 great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

1.                A．seated         B．sat             C．dressed  D．rested

2.                A．fact            B．difficulty        C．opportunity   D．risk

3.                A．actually         B．occasionally     C．fortunately    D．eventually

4.                A．discovered      B．told            C．accepted D．offered

5.                A．joy            B．trust           C．horror   D．pleasure

6.                A．quickly         B．personally       C．generally D．innocently

7.                A．entrance       B．disappearance   C．arrangement   D．opening

8.                A．shouted        B．repeated        C．promised D．whispered

9.                A．turning         B．bending        C．rising D．handing

10.               A．creative        B．effective        C．annoying  D．fearing

11.               A．addicted        B．invited         C．attacked   D．attracted

12.               A．abnormal       B．remarkable      C．unimportant    D．ordinary

13.               A．goals          B．intentions       C．results    D．purposes

14.               A．luckily         B．truly           C．slightly    D．fortunately

15.               A．overcome      B．enjoy          C．accomplish D．become

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， 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 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。

Hundreds of people, adults and children, come and go every day from the Kingsley School in Evanston, and police say that right now none of them has been eliminated(排除) as a(n)  21  suspect.  22  ,police have the weapon and detectives are trying to find out to whom it last  23  .

Investigators say that  24  Tuesday morning a few minutes before lunch a second grader found the weapon in a toilet in a first floor laboratory. It is a five-shot, 38 caliber(口径) revolver that was fully loaded.  25  the 7-year-old girl reported her discovery immediately.

“We’ve taken  26  . We’ve called the police. It’s being  27  . And we are concerned,” said Evanston School’s spokesperson Jan Roy.

Wednesday school officials sent students home with a  28  addressed to their parents about the  29  .

“At this point I don’t have enough answers and I would really like to get  30 ,” said Emily Gregrich, one of the parents.

 31  parents who waited for their kids Thursday afternoon still had not  32  about the gun.

The principal conducted two assemblies(集会) to put to rest rumors  33  the 475 children who  34  the school. For  35 , the police investigation is focused on interviewing adults, teachers and nonprofessional staff members who were in the building the 24-hour period  36  the weapon was found.

“Where they were, what was going on, did they see anybody, you know, anybody in the school, anything unusual  37  , and we hope to  38  information through those interviews,” said Dep. Chief Joe Bellino of the Evanston Police Department.

Thursday afternoon the school district announced  39  to improve its efforts to communicate with  40  . It will make a phone tree Thursday night, and we are told the principal has invited parents who need more information about this to meet him here at the school Friday morning.

21．A．possible    B．unknown  C．strange     D．unusual

22．A．However  B．Later C．Meanwhile       D．Still

23．A．given       B．offered     C．devoted    D．belonged

24．A．after  B．before      C．early D．late

25．A．Suddenly  B．Fortunately      C．Quickly    D．Soon

26．A．advice      B．measures   C．notice       D．notes

27．A．investigated     B．discussed  C．questioned       D．removed

28．A．book B．speech      C．letter D．record

29．A．incident    B．accident    C．discovery  D．gun

30．A．angry       B．shocked    C．less   D．more

31．A．Some       B．Many       C．Any  D．Other

32．A．heard       B．read        C．talked     D．told

33．A．in    B．among    C．between         D．within

34．A．attend     B．love        C．escape     D．protect

35．A．all  B．certain    C．now        D．example

36．A．when      B．while      C．before   D．after

37．A．goes on  B．went on  C．were going on       D．going on

38．A．search     B．develop  C．prove      D．check

39．A．news       B．plans       C．instructions     D．introductions

40．A．parents    B．teachers   C．adults      D．Students

A few days ago, I was having a meeting in my company. After walking out, I 36  for my car keys in my pocket, only to discover they were not there. 37 , I gave myself a quick personal pat   38  my clothes, but they were not in 39  of my pockets. So, I went back to the meeting room and looked for them in every place _ 40_I had been. Suddenly it occurred to me that I must have left them in the car. Worried and frightened, I quickly 41  for the parking lot.（停车场）

My wife, Diane, has 42  me many times for leaving the keys in the ignition（点火处）. My theory is the ignition is the 43  place so that I won’t lose them. Her theory is that the car will be   44 . As I rushed out of my company, I came to a terrifying 45 . Her theory was right. The parking lot was 46 .

Without hesitation, I called the 47 . I gave them my location（位置）and  48  that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen. Then I made the most 49  call of all.

“Honey,” I said in a low voice. I always call her “honey” in times like these. “I 50  my keys in the car, and it has been stolen.”

There was a period of 51 . I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard Diane’s  52 .

“Ken,” she shouted, “I dropped you off!”

Now it was my time to be silent. 53 , I said, “In that case, would you please come and  54  

your dear husband?”

Diane answered, “I will... just as soon as I can have this policeman  55 I didn’t steal your car.”