阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

 This little story I’m about to tell you happened when I was about 11 years old, and I’II never forget it. I was at my friend Jenny’s __1__  after school one day, and we were doing (or not doing) homework.. __2__ I was there, Jenny’s mom came over to visit.

   I don’t remember her name__3__ what her face looked like. I just remember her hands, her voice and the__4__  she taught me.

   I can still see her hand __5__  for mine in our introduction. __6__  were so beautiful, I thought; rich, dark skin__7__ complemented(涂了) by the orange colored polish on her nails. Then I __8__ her saying, and not at all in a condescending(居高临下的) __9__ .“Oh no, that is NOT how you shake hands. Let me show you _10___.”

   After that, I just remember her voice __11__ the importance of a good handshake, conveying（传递） a positive sense of self, looking at _12___ person in the eye, making that first moment matter…I think in that exchange I first understood__13__.

   I respected her for __14__ the time to teach me about one of those subtleties(细微之处) in life. I appreciated the fact __15__  she didn’t look down upon me because I was 11 or because I didn’t know something. And so because of that I felt somewhat respected. I mean the _16___ she treated me. It felt good to be __17__ like a real person. I also appreciate her idea that _18__ someone doesn’t pay attention to something, be patient and point him or her__19__  the right direction. I__20__ her every time I meet someone and shake hands. And I’m so thankful for her little lesson.

1.A. office B. house    C. family   D. room

2.A. Although   B. As  C. During   D. If

3.A. and    B. but  C. even D. or

4.A. homework   B. English  C. lesson  D. knowledge

5.A. reaching down  B. reaching up  C. reaching out D. reaching far

6.A. It B. That C. These    D. They

7.A. patiently  B. beautifully  C. strongly D. thickly

8.A. listened   B. found    C. heard    D. saw

9.A. manner B. means    C. method   D. voice

10.A. that  B. it  C. how      D. what

11.A. explains  B. explained    C. explain  D. explaining

12.A. the other B. other    C. another  D. others

13.A. politeness    B. saying   C. friendship   D. respect

14.A. costing   B. spending C. taking   D. using

15.A. what  B. which    C. that D./

16.A. place B. position C. way  D. time

17.A. talking about B. talked to    C. talking to   D. talked about

18.A. as soon as    B. as long as   C. once D. if

19.A. from  B. at   C. in   D. to

20.A. think over    B. think of C. think about  D. think out

 

完形填空：

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．

(A)

　Millions of words have been written about young people in the United States． There are reasons for this 　1　the ideas, feelings and actions of youth．

　Today there are about seven million Americans in colleges and universities． Young persons under twenty-five 　2　the american population． Many of these will soon be 　3　the nation． 　4　their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and 　5　older people to understand 　6　they think and feel．

　College students today have strong opinions about right and wrong． They are 　7　making a better life for all people, 　8　those who 　9　a fair chance before now． They see much that is wrong in the lives of their parents． It is hard for them to see what is right and good in the old way． 　10　, there is often trouble in American families． Your country may be meeting such problems, too．

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1． A． 　　 greatly interesting to	B． great interest in
C． greatly interested for	D． great interest for	[　　]
2． A． 　　 make out almost half in	B． make up almost half from
C． make up nearly half of	D． make into newly half out of	[　　]
3． A． in charge of	B． in the charge of
C． taking charge by	D． taking the charge 　　 of	[　　]
4． A． 　　 Nature	B． Naturing
C． Natural	D． Naturally	[　　]
5． A． 　　 that is necessary for	B． they are necessary for
C． it is necessary for	D． there are necessary for	[　　]
6． A． 　　 how	B． what
C． that	D． why	[　　]
7． A． 　　 deeply interested in	B． deep interested in
C． deeply interesting for	D． deep interesting for	[　　]
8． A． 　　 especial for	B． especial to
C． especially for	D． especially to	[　　]
9． A． 　　 has not been given	B． has not given
C． have not given	D． have not been given	[　　]
10．A． 　　 As a result	B． As result
C． To a result	D． In the result	[　　]

(B)

　A student passed all his school examination． Then he went to a college to continue his studies． There he 　11　 his name for a course in geography． But after the first lecture, he did not go to it 　12　 ．

　The geography lecturer noticed that this student was always absent and thought that he had changed to another course, so he was very 　13 　when he saw the boy's name on the list of students who wanted to take the geography examination 　14 　the year．

　The lecturer had 　15　examination paper, which 　16　, and he was eager to see how this student answered the questions． He expected that the boy's answers 　17　,but when they reached him 　18　the examination and he examined them carefully, he was able to find only one small mistake in them． as this 　19　him very much, he 　20 　the paper again, but was still not able to find 　21　that one small mistake, so he 　22　the student to question him about his work．

　When the student came into the room and sat down, the lecturer said to him, “I know that you came only to my first lecture and you have been absent from 　23　， but now I have examined your answer paper very carefully and I have been able to find only one small mistake in it． I am curious to know your explanation for that．”

“Oh, I am very 　24　that mistake, sir,”answered the student “ after the examination, I realized what I ought to have written, I 　25　that mistake if I had not been confused (搞乱) by your first lecture．”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

11．A． 　　 put up	B． put down
C． put on	D． put off	[　　]
12．A． 　　 a lot more	B． any long
C． any more	D． any further	[　　]
13．A． 　　 surprised	B． surprising
C． excited	D． exciting	[　　]
14．A． 　　 in the end of	B． at the end of
C． in the beginning	D． at the beginning of	[　　]
15．A． been preparing for a difficult
B． prepared for a very, very easy
C． prepared a difficult
D． preparing a very difficult		[　　]
16．A． following his lectures very closely
B． followed his lectures very close
C． following his lectures very close
D． followed his lectures very closely		[　　]
17．A． 　　 would be very bad
B． were going to be failed
C． would be very poorly
D． were going to be very excellent		[　　]
18．A． soon before	B． soon after
C． shortly before	D． short after	[　　]
19．A． surprises	B． surprising
C． being surprised	D． surprised	[　　]
20．A． passed over	B． took over
C． went through	D． passed through	[　　]
21．A． more than	B． only
C． fewer than	D． less than	[　　]
22．A． asked for	B． answered
C． sent for	D． told	[　　]
23．A． all the others	B． any lectures
C． any classes	D． all the exams	[　　]
24．A． anxious about	B． uneasy for
C． sorry about	D． regretting to	[　　]
25．A． would not have done	B． should have made
C． would not have made	D． should not make	[　　]

 

III．阅读理解：（共20 小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

         阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。

         For her first twenty-four year, she’d been known as Debbie---a name that didn’t suit her good looks and elegant manner．” My name has always made me think I should be a cheerleader, ”She complained．”I just don’t feel like a Debbie!”

         One day ,while filling out an application form for publishing job, the young woman suddenly changed middle name, Lynne, for her first name Debbie．“That was the smartest thing I ever did,” She says now．“ As soon as I stopped calling myself Debbie．I felt more comfortable with myself… and other people started to take me more seriously”．Two years after her successful magazine editor--- friends and associates call her Lynne．

         Naturally, the name change didn’t cause Debbie/Lynne’s professional achievement--- but it surely helped if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talents．Social scientists say that what you are called can affect your life．Through history, names have not only identified people but also described them．”… As his name is, so is he …? says the Bible．For better or worse, qualities such as friendliness or reserves, simpleness or charm may be suggested by your name and encourage other people before they even meet you．

         Of course , names with a good sense can work for you ---even encouraging new acquaintances．A recent survey showed that American men thought Susan to be the attractive female name, while women believed Richard and David were the most attractive to men．One woman I know turned down a blind date with a man named Harry because “he sounded dull．” Several evenings later she came up to me at a party, pressing for an introduction to a very nice man with whom they looked at each other all evening．“Oh, “ I said．” You mean Harry?” She was ill at ease．

1．Debbie’s changing her name ____．

         A．had actually little to do with her career．

         B．was what she happened to do when filling out the form

         C．did have an effect on her success

         D．entirely contributed to her luck

2．The author introduced Harry to the woman___

         A．at the request of the woman herself

         B．to tell her that names didn’t matter really

         C．to make her feel uneasy in mind

         D．the person is more important than his /her name

3．The name Debbie may be connected with something ____

         A．huge           B．quiet            C．dull               D．attractive

4．The best possible title for the passage may be ____

         A．Names are the most important         B．Your name is your fortune

         C．Don’t care much for names       D．Names and making friends

 

III．阅读理解：（共20 小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

       阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。

       For her first twenty-four year, she’d been known as Debbie---a name that didn’t suit her good looks and elegant manner．” My name has always made me think I should be a cheerleader, ”She complained．”I just don’t feel like a Debbie!”

       One day ,while filling out an application form for publishing job, the young woman suddenly changed middle name, Lynne, for her first name Debbie．“That was the smartest thing I ever did,” She says now．“ As soon as I stopped calling myself Debbie．I felt more comfortable with myself… and other people started to take me more seriously”．Two years after her successful magazine editor--- friends and associates call her Lynne．

       Naturally, the name change didn’t cause Debbie/Lynne’s professional achievement--- but it surely helped if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talents．Social scientists say that what you are called can affect your life．Through history, names have not only identified people but also described them．”… As his name is, so is he …? says the Bible．For better or worse, qualities such as friendliness or reserves, simpleness or charm may be suggested by your name and encourage other people before they even meet you．

       Of course , names with a good sense can work for you ---even encouraging new acquaintances．A recent survey showed that American men thought Susan to be the attractive female name, while women believed Richard and David were the most attractive to men．One woman I know turned down a blind date with a man named Harry because “he sounded dull．” Several evenings later she came up to me at a party, pressing for an introduction to a very nice man with whom they looked at each other all evening．“Oh, “ I said．” You mean Harry?” She was ill at ease．

1．Debbie’s changing her name ____．

       A．had actually little to do with her career．

       B．was what she happened to do when filling out the form

       C．did have an effect on her success

       D．entirely contributed to her luck

2．The author introduced Harry to the woman___

       A．at the request of the woman herself

       B．to tell her that names didn’t matter really

       C．to make her feel uneasy in mind

       D．the person is more important than his /her name

3．The name Debbie may be connected with something ____

       A．huge          B．quiet           C．dull            D．attractive

4．The best possible title for the passage may be ____

       A．Names are the most important B．Your name is your fortune

       C．Don’t care much for names     D．Names and making friends