I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left at message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more and impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”

At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket.

I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth...?

She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the test of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room----if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”

Then she turned to me. Kissed me and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room.

After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight , I noticed that something in my mood （情绪） had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her aunties helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him and talk to him calmly.

Why did the author shout at the telephone?、

A. He was mad at the telephone.

B. He was angry with his agent.

C．He was anxious about his wife.

D. He was impatient with the secretary?

What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

A. She said nothing.

B. She shouted at him.

C. She called the agent.

D. She threw the phone away.

What made the author laugh?

A. His own behavior

B. His wife’s suggestion

C. His changeable feelings.

D. His wife’s sweet kiss.

What does the underlined word “aunties” refer to?”

A. Smut words

B. Unusual actions.

C. Surprising Looks

D. Anxious feelings.

 Blind from birth, I have never had the opportunity to see myself and have been completely dependent on the image I create in the eyes of others.

       There are those who believe that   36   I can’t see, I obviously also cannot hear. Very often people will talk with me at the top of their   37  . Conversely(相反地) to this, people will also often   38  , thinking that since my eyes don’t work, my ears don’t either. For example, when I go to the airport and ask the ticket agent for   39  to the plane, he or she will always pick up the phone and call a ground hostess in a very low voice. "Hi, Jane, wave got a 76 here." I have concluded that the word "  40  " is not used because they are unwilling to inform me of my condition of which I may not have been previously   41  .

       On the other hand, others know that of course I can hear, but believe that I can’t talk. Once I became ill and was hospitalized. Immediately after I was    42  , I was wheeled down to the X-ray room. Just at the door sat an elderly woman(judging from her voice) asked the orderly(护工) who had been wheeling me:" What is your name?" “What’s your name?” the orderly   43   to me. "Harold Krents", I replied. "Harold Krents", he repeated. "When was he born?" "When were you born?" This continued for about five minutes before I finally interrupted, "Look, this is absolutely   44   . OK, I can’t see, but it’s going to become pretty  45   to both of you that I don’t need an interpreter." “He says he doesn’t need an interpreter," the orderly reported to the woman. 

       The   46   misconception of all is the view that because I can’t see, I can’t  47  . I was turned down by over forty law firms,   48   my qualifications included a cum laude(优等成绩) degree from Harvard Law School. The  49  to find jobs, the continuous   50  of being told that it was impossible for a blind person to   51  law, the rejection letter, not based on my lack of   52  but rather on my disability, will always remain one of the most upsetting experiences of my life.

      53  , the Department of Labor issued laws that demand equal  54  opportunities for the disabled. The business community’s response has been   55  . The attitude towards the disabled is beginning to change.

1.A．since         B．although         C．whether    D．in that

2.A．lungs          B．ears           C．head      D．eyes

3.A．shout         B．laugh           C．whisper    D．cry

4.A．welcome       B．permission       C．advice      D．assistance

5.A．passenger      B．blind           C．trouble     D．situation

6.A．afraid        B．aware           C．curious     D．desperate

7.A．invited        B．released        C．included   D．admitted

8.A．asked         B．responded     C．repeated    D．exchanged

9.A．cheerful     B．ridiculous        C．charming  D．disgusting

10.A．clear        B．easy          C．confusing  D．doubtful

11.A．earliest      B．slightest        C．latest     D．toughest

12.A．think        B．study         C．work     D．understand

13.A．as if         B．even though     C．now that   D．in case

14.A．attempt      B．opportunity      C．mistake     D．success

15.A．disappointmentB．relief        C．envy        D．effort

16.A．disobey           B．challenge      C．practice    D．make

17.A．confidence  B．luck           C．ability      D．ambition

18.A．Regretfully  B．Purposely       C．Exactly     D．Fortunately

19.A．caring       B．employment     C．learning    D．traveling

20.A． enthusiastic       B．passive          C．negative    D．uncertain

 

One of the most important events in the Olympic Games is the Marathon race. It _ 16_ one of the great events in Greek history.

     In 490 B.C .about 10,000 Greeks fought _ 17_ the Persian army at a place _18__ Marathon. It is said that the Persians were ten times as many as the Greeks .However , __19_ the brave attack of the Greeks , the Persians were badly beaten and _20__ away from the plain of Marathon . When the Persians had run away, a soldier, who was the most famous _ 21 _in Athens, was ordered to carry the good news to the city _22_ full speed.

     Although he had fought through the battle and received many wounds, the soldier at once started off towards the _23_ city. It was twenty-six miles _24__ the plain of Marathon to the marketplace of Athens, where the elders of Athens had gathered waiting for news. He ran and ran __25_ hills and across plains. As he went on, his lips became dry and he breathed hard. But he thought of the _26__ of the people of Athens __27_ hearing the news, and he ran harder than ever.

     The elders of Athens heard a great shout and saw a soldier staggering (蹒跚）towards them . "Rejoice! Rejoice! We won!" gasped the soldier, and fell down __28__ .

   In __29_ of this noble soldier, the Marathon race _30__ the athletes run this same distance became an event in the Olympic Games.

	A.came from	B.came about	C. came out	D.came round
	A. in	B. against	C. for	D. with
	A. call	B. calling	C. to be called	D. called
	A. in	B. with	C. by	D. because
	A. taken	B. made	C. driving	D. driven
	A. player	B. runner	C. soldier	D. officer
	A. in	B. by	C. on	D. at
	A. far	B. distant	C. away	D. off
	A. to	B. from	C. in	D. at
	A. above	B. across	C. through	D. over
	A. sadness	B. joy	C. anger	D. surprise
	A. on	B. in	C. from	D. with
	A. dead	B. death	C. died	D. dying
	A. remember	B. front	C. honour	D. the hope
	A. by which	B. from which	C.through which	D. in which

完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从16－30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

One of the most important events in the Olympic Games is the Marathon race. It _ 16_ one of the great events in Greek history.

     In 490 B.C .about 10,000 Greeks fought _ 17_ the Persian army at a place _18__ Marathon. It is said that the Persians were ten times as many as the Greeks .However , __19_ the brave attack of the Greeks , the Persians were badly beaten and _20__ away from the plain of Marathon . When the Persians had run away, a soldier, who was the most famous _ 21 _in Athens, was ordered to carry the good news to the city _22_ full speed.

     Although he had fought through the battle and received many wounds, the soldier at once started off towards the _23_ city. It was twenty-six miles _24__ the plain of Marathon to the marketplace of Athens, where the elders of Athens had gathered waiting for news. He ran and ran __25_ hills and across plains. As he went on, his lips became dry and he breathed hard. But he thought of the _26__ of the people of Athens __27_ hearing the news, and he ran harder than ever.

     The elders of Athens heard a great shout and saw a soldier staggering (蹒跚）towards them . "Rejoice! Rejoice! We won!" gasped the soldier, and fell down __28__ .

   In __29_ of this noble soldier, the Marathon race _30__ the athletes run this same distance became an event in the Olympic Games.

	A. came from	B.came about	C. came out	D.came round
	A. in	B. against	C. for	D. with
	A. call	B. calling	C. to be called	D. called
	A. in	B. with	C. by	D. because
	A. taken	B. made	C. driving	D. driven
	A. player	B. runner	C. soldier	D. officer
	A. in	B. by	C. on	D. at
	A. far	B. distant	C. away	D. off
	A. to	B. from	C. in	D. at
	A. above	B. across	C. through	D. over
	A. sadness	B. joy	C. anger	D. surprise
	A. on	B. in	C. from	D. with
	A. dead	B. death	C. died	D. dying
	A. remember	B. front	C. honour	D. the hope
	A. by which	B. from which	C.through which	D. in which

A: I once heard someone shout, “Look out.” I put my heard out of the window and a bucketful water fell on me. It seems that “Look out” may mean “Don’t look out”.

B: I was once on a ship and heard the captain shout, “All hands on deck(甲板).” I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.

C: I once called early on an English friend and the servant who came to the door said, “He’s not up yet. Come back in half an hour.” When I went again for him, she said, “He’s not down yet.” I said, “If he’s neither up nor down. Where is he?”

1.. In the dialogue the phrase “Look out” actually means “______”.

A. Don’t look out              B. Look out for the water

C. Be careful                  D. Look everywhere

2.. The underlined word “them” in the dialogue means _______.

A. my feet       B. my hands    C. the ship       D. the deck

3.. “He is not up” and “He is not down” in the dialogue actually means     ______.

A. He doesn’t stand up and doesn’t lie down

B. He doesn’t come up and doesn’t go down

C. He hasn't turned up and hasn't turned down

D. He hasn't got up and he hasn't come downstairs

4.. The writer writes the dialogue to tell us that ______.

A. English is very interesting if you like it and keep on using it

B. it is impossible to learn English very well in a short time

C. language keeps on developing and changing all the time

D. words and phrases may have different meanings in different situations.