阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　    I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the Jazz concert last Friday. The announcement in the paper 　　 1 that you could buy tickets at the 2　　 box office in Richland Hills 3 day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9 o'clock to 5:30, the 4 time I could go to the　　 theater was during my 45-minute lunch break. 5 the theater is on the　　 6 side of the town, and the bus 7 between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But 8 you are lucky, you can make the 　　 9 trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday I stood at the bus stop for 　　 10 minutes waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come 　　 11 the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip—so I 　　 12 and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and 13 , on Wednesday. On Thursday, my luck 　　 14 . I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theater in 15 　　 twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a 16 line of people　　 at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. 17 I would not have enough time to 　　 18 in line, I caught the next bus and headed back 19 the town. By Friday I realized my only 20 was to make the trip by taxi. It was 　　 21 but I felt it would be worth it to 22 the concert. The trip by taxi only 23 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the 24 , I was relieved to　　 see 25 was waiting in line. The reason, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold　　 all the tickets.

(1)A. talked　　  B. said　　 C. wrote　　 D. told　　   ［　　］ 

(2)A. theater　　 B. hall　　 C. center　　D. side　　   ［　　］ 

(3)A. all　　　　 B. whole　　C. some　　  D. any　　　　［　　］ 

(4)A. first　　   B. next　　 C. only　　  D. last　　   ［　　］ 

(5)A. luckily　　 B. Unfortunately　　   

    C. Fortunately D. Surprisingly　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ 

(6)A. left　　　　B. near　　 C. same　　  D. other　　  ［　　］ 

(7)A. service　　 B. driver    C. stop　　　　D. station　　   ［　　］ 

(8)A. if　　　　  B. unless   C. became　　D. as　　　　 ［　　］ 

(9)A. returned　　B. round　　C. single　　D. happy　　  ［　　］ 

(10)A. fiftieth　　B. fifty　　C. forty　　 D. fifteen　　［　　］ 

(11)A. at　　　　  B. in　　   C. around　　D. on　　　　 ［　　］ 

(12)A. gave away   B. gave up  C. gave out  D. gave in　　［　　］ 

(13)A. again　　   B. then　　 C. next　　  D. at last　　［　　］ 

(14)A. returned　　B. went　　 C. lost　　  D. changed　　［　　］ 

(15)A. exactly　　 B. over　　 C. more than D. less than  ［　　］ 

(16)A. short　　   B. long　　 C. narrow　　D. strange　　［　　］ 

(17)A. Hoping　　  B. Expecting  

    C. Realizing   D. Understanding　　　　　　　　    ［　　］ 

(18)A. wait　　　　B. keep　　 C. write　　 D.get　　　　 ［　　］ 

(19)A. on　　　　  B. across   C. through   D. over　　   ［　　］ 

(20)A. time　　　　B. ticket   C. dream　　 D. hope　　   ［　　］ 

(21)A. valuable　　B. cheap　　C. expensive D. new　　　　［　　］ 

(22)A. join　　　　B. hear　　 C. buy　　   D. listen　　 ［　　］ 

(23)A. took　　　　B. spent　　C. used　　  D. had　　　　［　　］ 

(24)A. bus stop　　B. theater  C. concert   D. corner　　 ［　　］ 

(25)A. somebody　　B. nobody   C. a person  D. a woman　　［　　］

Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is　 36　 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the sane　 37　 night after night. One would

 38　 them to know their parts by heart and　 39　 have cause to falter（结巴）.Yet　40　is not always the case.

　　A famous actor in a　 41　 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat　 42　 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act，a gaoler（监狱长，看守）would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.　 43　 the noble was expected to read the letter at each　 44　 ,he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

　　One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke　 45　 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the　 46　 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed（使显露）the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then，the gaoler　 47　 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the　 48　and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in　

 49　 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly,　50　 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then，squinting（眯着眼看）his eves，he said,“The light is　 51　.Read the letter to me.”And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.　52　 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied，“The light is indeed dim，sir. I must get my　 53　”With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s　 54　 ，the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the　 55　 copy of the letter which he proceeded（继续进行）to read to the prisoner.

　　36．A. fortunate B. unfortunate C. happy D. unhappy

　　37．A. lines B. words C. plays D. roles

　　38．A. want B. ask C. expect D. wish

　　39．A. always B. never C. sometimes D. often

　　40．A. such B. the thing C. one D. this

　　41．A. highly B. high C. poorly D. poor

　　42．A. where B. what C. which D. who

　　43．A. Because B. Even though C. When D. Though

　　44．A. play B. performance C. role D. case

　　45．A. with B. in C. on D. to

　　46．A. pages B. joke C. lines D. contents

　　47．A. appeared B. disappeared C. came out D. came in

　　48．A. room B. cell C. stage D. office

　　49．A. English B. French C. order D. full

　　50．A. worded B. surprised C. anxious D. afraid

　　51．A. bright B. dim C. dark D. out

　　52．A. To see B. To find C. Seeing D. Finding

　　53．A. glasses B. lines C. light D. letters

　　54．A. surprise B. satisfaction C. anger D. amusement

　　55．A. usual B. old C. unusual D. new

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，并将答案写在本题下面的横线上。选项中有多余选项。

A:What’s your opinion about this design? 　1　

B:I have never seen a better one.　2　

A:Thanks.I was afraid that you wouldn’t like it.

B:Really?　3　

A:We will have to hire some famous models for the advertisement.

B:It may cost a lot.but it will really bring in more benefit for us.　4　

A:Who do you like better,the models from home or abroad?

B:I think models from home may be more popular among the young.They may bring better results.

A:That’s true.　5　 OK,let’s choose the best models now.

Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn，New York in 1917.Her mother was away for much of her　36　.So her grandmother helped raise her.
At the age of sixteen，Lena　37　work as a dancer at the famous Cotton Club in New York City.After　38　 voice lessons，she soon began performing there as a singer too.At the age of nineteen，Lena moved to Pittsburgh and 　39　Louis Jones，who was an actor.　40　，their life together did not last long.But they had two　41　，Gail and Edwin.
In 1940，Lena Horne became the first African American to travel and　42　with an all white jazz band.She　43　made records and performed at New York City’s Café Society jazz club.This was the first nightclub in the United States　44　racial barriers (隔阂).Many jazz clubs during this period had　45　 performers，but few allowed them to watch the　46　as part of the audience.
Lena Horne became very　47　.After performing at a club in Hollywood，California，she　48　filmmakers.So with the help of some filmmakers，she soon　49　making movies.Lena Horne said that she was able to make movies　50　she was the kind of black person that white people could accept.But she said this was the　51　kind of acceptance.It was because of the way she　52　，not because of how good she was or how hard she worked.
However，through her hard work，she helped　53　racial barriers.During her sixty year career as a performer，Lena Horne earned people’s　54　and respect.She used her fame to　55　social injustices(不公正)toward African?Americans.