4. The house has many interesting _______. The one I like best is a large Victorian fireplace.

A. aspects　　　 　　　　　　 B. appearances　 　　　　　 C. features　 　　　　　 D. preferences

3. So convinced _______ of her artistic talents that she decided to become a professional artist.

A. Jane was 　　　　　　　　 B. was Jane 　　　　　　 C. Jane has　 　　　　 D. has Jane

2. Nicknames are interesting. If ______ man were unusually strong, he might adopt _____name such as Armstrong.

A. a ; 　the　　 　　　　　　　 B. a ; 　a　　　 　　　　 C.　 a ; 不填　　 　　 D. the ; a

第一节：单项填空(共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分)

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1. - So is there anything new with you?

- Not much, ______I have decided to join a new fly fisherman club.

A. but　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. so　　 　　　　　　　 C. because　 　　　　　　 D. and

　　　 If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on．For often, achieving what you __41__ to do is not the important thing．Let me explain．

　　　 Two brothers decided to dig a __42__ hole behind their house．As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to __43__．

　　　 “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors．

　　　 “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” one of the brothers __44__ excitedly．

　　　 The older boys began to laugh, __45__ the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was __46__．After a long __47__, one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide variety of insects．He __48__ the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the scoffing (嘲笑的) __49__．

　　　 Then he said quietly and __50__, “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look what we have found along the way!”

　　　 Their __51__ was far too ambitious, but it did __52__ them to dig．And that is what a goal is for ---- to cause us to move in the __53__ we have chosen; __54__ to set us to digging!

　　　 But not every goal will be fully __55__．Not every job will end successfully．Not every relationship will endure．Not every hope will come to pass．Not every love will last．Not every endeavor will be completed．Not every dream will be __56__．

　　　 But when you __57__ your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, __58__ look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!”

　　　 It is in the __59__ that life is lived．And I believe it is joy in the journey, in the end , that truly __60__．

41．A．look forward　　　 B．set out　　　　　　　　 C．set about　　　　　　 D．give in

42．A．wide　　　　　　　　　 B．deep　　　　　　　　　 C．large　　　　　　　　　 D．shallow

43．A．watch　　　　　　　　 B．discuss　　　　　　　　 C．introduce　　　　　　 D．instruct

44．A．whispered　　　　　 B．commented　　　　　 C．lectured　　　　　　　 D．volunteered

45．A．expressing　　　　　 B．explaining　　　　　 C．telling　　　　　　　　 D．arguing

46．A．unnecessary　　　　 B．impossible　　　　　 C．unbelievable　　　　 D．incorrect

47．A．silence　　　　　　　　 B．intention　　　　　　 C．recreation　　　　　　 D．imagination

48．A．folded　　　　　　　　 B．covered　　　　　　　 C．removed　　　　　　　 D．deleted

49．A．volunteers　　　　　 B．hunters　　　　　　　　 C．contributors　　　　 D．visitors

50．A．confidently　　　　　 B．curiously　　　　　　 C．immediately　　　　 D．strictly

51．A．idea　　　　　　　　　　 B．thought　　　　　　　 C．goal　　　　　　　　　　 D．belief

52．A．make　　　　　　　　　 B．expect　　　　　　　　 C．cause　　　　　　　　　 D．force

53．A．decision　　　　　　　 B．feeling　　　　　　　　 C．chance　　　　　　　　 D．direction

54．A．as a result　　　　　　 B．in other words　　 C．now and then　　　 D．all the way

55．A．achieved　　　　　　 B．absorbed　　　　　　 C．controlled　　　　　　 D．decided

56．A．predicted　　　　　　 B．grasped　　　　　　　 C．realized　　　　　　　 D．depended

57．A．correspond to　　　 B．head for　　　　　　　 C．live up to　　　　　　 D．fall short of

58．A．but　　　　　　　　　　 B．so　　　　　　　　　　　 C．and　　　　　　　　　　 D．or

59．A．searching　　　　　　 B．digging　　　　　　　 C．arranging　　　　　　 D．discovering

60．A．regards　　　　　　　 B．proves　　　　　　　　 C．occurs　　　　　　　　 D．matters