Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide． 

One very cold, wet night at about 3 : 30 a．m, there was a   36   at the front door of our house．A young man,   37   from head' to toe, explained that he had   38   out of petrol about 30 km up the road．He had left his pregnant （怀孕的） wife and his two children  39   at the car and said that he would hitchhike （搭便车） back．

As soon as I  40   a can with petrol, I took him back to his car, where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both  41   .They were wet and cold．I suggested that they   42   me back．

Before leaving, I had turned the heater   43   in the roadhouse, so when we went in, it was nice and  44   ．While the little ones played and ran  45    ,1 prepared bread and butter for the children, 46 hot chocolate for the adults．

It was about five a．m．before they  47   ．The young fellow asked me how much he should pay me and I told him that the petrol   48   had shown $ 15．He   49   offered to pay call-out fee, but I wouldn’t accept it．

About a month later,! received a  50   from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to   51    to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time．It  52   out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most  53    person in the company．

In his letter, he thanked me again and   54   me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station．In this   55   , a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefit．

A．kick               B．strike           C．beat         D．knock

A．cool               B．hot            C．wet           D．warm

A．driven            B．used           C．come          D．run

A．away              B．behind         C．off          D．out

A．supplied           B．poured          C．equipped       D．filled

A．sleeping           B．crying       C．quarrelling    D．fighting

A．get                B．ring         C．lead         D．follow

A．on                B．off          C．in              D．over

A．clean              B．dry            C．warm         D．tidy

A．around            B．away          C．out          D．up

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

A．left               B．arrived         C．ate          D．stayed

A．tank               B．can            C．pump          D．pipe

A．suddenly           B．hurriedly       C．worriedly      D．thankfully

A．call             B．letter        C．check         D．notice

A．get                B．force          C．require              D．make

A．pointed           B．turned          C．worked      D．found

A．generous           B．successful        C．serious      D．powerful

A．praised           B．persuaded     C．informed     D．warned

A．lesson             B．business       C．course         D case

It'good_________your room after getting up.

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A. to tidy   B. to clean   C. to clear   D. Either A or B

第二节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，

选出最佳选项。

It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas, but I had to stay to tidy the office. The only thing that ­_41_ my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree in our waiting room and a _42_ sent to me by a fellow I was dating—a dozen long-stemmed red roses.

Suddenly, our receptionist came and said there was a lady outside that urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young _43_ woman with a baby in her arms standing there. 44_ , she explained that her husband—a prisoner in a nearby prison—was my next patient. She told me she wasn’t allowed to visit her husband in prison and _45_ he had never seen his son. So she _46_ me to let her wait here ahead of time. I agreed. After all , it was Christmas Eve.

A short time later, her husband arrived—with chains on his feet, cuffs on his hands, and two armed guards _47_ him. The woman’s tired face _48_ when her husband took a seat beside her. I watched them laugh, cry, and share their _49_ . He seemed like a gentle and honest man.

At the end of the _50_ , the man had to go back and I wished him a Merry Christmas. He smiled and thanked me and said he felt saddened by the fact that he hadn’t been able to get his wife _51_ for Christmas. On hearing this, I was _52_ with a wonderful idea.

I’ll never forget the _53_ on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed red roses. I’m not sure who _54_ the most joy—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this _55_ moment.

41. A. enjoyed              B. brightened                  C. relaxed             D. presented

42. A. gift                    B. regards                    C. message            D. package

43. A. ordinary-looking B. good-looking       C. tired-looking     D. frightened-looking

44. A. Happily             B. Quietly                    C. Excitedly          D. Nervously

45. A. why                   B. how                        C. that                  D. when

46. A. persuaded       B. demanded            C. begged             D. pleased

47. A. near                   B. around                    C. behind              D. before

48. A. turned pale     B. went red                  C. lit up            D. turned away

49. A. child                  B. tears                        C. joy                   D. sorrows

50. A. meeting             B. appointment             C. discussion     D. conversation

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

52. A. encouraged      B. struck                      C. provided           D. inspired

53. A. sadness              B. happiness             C. look                 D. smiles

54. A. experienced           B. received                  C. gave                 D. accepted

55. A. unforgettable      B. sad                          C. happy               D. special

 

Britain is facing a sharp rise in its rat population as growing numbers of people leave what they cannot finish of the fast food in the street, an environment group warned .Keep Britain Tidy said the rats were stopping their traditional hunts underground and were running across the streets, invited by burgers, pizzas and crisps left behind by man. “The rat population is on the rise and soon it’ll be as common to see a rat on our street as it is to see a dog or a cat,” said group Director, Sue Nelson. The practice of spreading fast food litter and scraps on the street rather than in the dustbin—with young men the worst group—was behind the rise. According to the National Rodent Survey in 2005, Britain’s rat population has grown by nearly one quarter since 2000 and is now estimated at 60 million, two million more than the human population. On average a rat can give birth every 24-28 days and just a single pair of rats can produce a family of 2,000 a year. Around 200 people a year get Weil’s Disease –an infection which can lead to liver or kidney（肝肾）failure and eventually death and which is carried in rats’ waste. To attract people’s attention to the problem, Keep Britain Tidy produced a cinema ad with a title “How close do you want them to get?” The ad gave a shocking image of a young woman sleeping in a bed of rats--reminding people of the terrible scene from James Herbert’s classic horror tale The Rats, in which rats begin to hunt for humans.

1.Where did the rats use to search for food? k*s5*u

       A. In the street                                          B. Under the ground

       C. From the dustbins                                 D. In burger shops

2.What was the rat population in Britain in 2000 according to the writer?

       A. Around 60 million                                B. Around 45 million           

C. Around 38 million                                 D. Around 2 million

3.We may infer from the passage that ______________.

       A. Weil’s Disease will finally end the world

       B. pizzas and crisps will become unpopular

       C. rats will put human beings’ life in danger      

       D. young people should take the responsibility for the rat population

4.By writing the passage, the author tries to _____________.

       A. close some of the burger and pizza restaurants

       B. draw the public attention to the problem of rats

       C. prevent the rats from growing up

D. making an advertisement for the classic horror tale The Rats

 

 

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The House Fairy

   As young parents, my husband and I felt that at age 6 and 8, our children were old enough to be cleaning their rooms and making their beds. But they thought   36  . My complaints, repeating myself, even self-justified shouting were landing on   37    ears. I felt frustrated (沮丧的) , and very often a whole afternoon’s scolding would end with their   38   into tears, I realized I needed to   39   my methods of “mothering”.

   One day while they were at school, I had great fun   40   their rooms. On their desks, in plain   41  , I left the cards: “Dear Bill (the other card was   42   to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the House Fairy.”   43   arriving back, the children were   44   excited to receive the little note from the House Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the House Fairy         45   for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and   46   asking them to play a certain violin   47  . Each day, thank--you notes would be worded differently to keep the ideas   48  .

   Sometimes the House Fairy would propose a little   49  : “If you can finish your homework today and   50   it before dinner, I’ d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in   51

of jobs especially well done the day   52  .

      53   I can’t remember how long “the House Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were no longer age appropriate (合适的), we used various versions of Post-Its. The bathroom mirror became the   54   centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted.

   We all benefited from and   55   the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true legacy of the House Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication.

  36.  A. different      B. no             C. otherwise        D. doubtful

  37.  A. side          B. deaf           C. neither           D. either

  38.  A. crying        B. breaking        C. bursting          D. bumping

  39.  A. adjust        B. adopt          C. access            D. addict

  40.  A. to tidy        B. tidying         C. tidied            D. tidy

41.  A. distance       B. words         C. speech           D. sight

  42.  A. sent          B. read           C. delivered         D. addressed

  43.  A. As           B. At             C. Of             D. Upon

  44.  A. more than     B. rather than       C. no more than     D. other than

  45.  A. asking        B. waiting         C. praying         D. expecting

  46.  A. politely       B. friendly         C. gently          D. toughly

  47.  A. music        B. song             C. piece           D. tone

  48.  A. respectable    B. uninteresting     C. incredible        D. fresh

  49.  A. challenge     B. question         C. suggestion       D. advice

  50.  A. go with       B. go through       C. look up         D. look into

  51.  A. response      B. answer          C. praise          D. honor

  52.  A. ahead         B. before          C. over           D. ago

  53.  A. Actually       B. Even so         C. Even if         D. Though

  54.  A. reminder      B. main            C. memory        D. life

  55.  A. learned          B. appreciated      C. shared          D. thanked