阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I had spent five exhausting years on my essay for my Ph. D．and was anxiously preparing for my oral boards (口头答辩)which were to be held in California, and I hada flight through Minneapolis, where I was to change.My flight was very late, and I was soon in an all-out run tomy flight. I had to stop to catch myon a moving sidewalk when Ia woman in her fiftieswith a carry-on bag.

I don't know, but I looked at her face and blurted out, “Are you going on Flight 567 to California?”

She responded, “Yes.”

“So am I,” I responded. “Give me your bag. I'll runand tell them to wait for you.” I took her bag and began running again.

Ionto the plane and told a flight attendant that one more passenger was behind me and to pleasethe plane for her. Imyself with her bag, and a few moments later she

arrived and was the last person on the planethey closed the doors and it. After the plane leveled off, Ithe bag to her, and she smiled at me and thanked me.

I didn't sleep a wink in the hotel and arrived at theat seven o'clock in the morning. Thekept me waiting for an hour in a room. I walked into the boardroom and was initially frightened by all thein their robes（长袍）. As I slowlyat the faces of all the board members, I noticed the bright face of a woman. She gave me a smilea young schoolgirl. It was the same woman whose bag I had carried ahead the night before. , whenever I made a mistake on any question, she did a great job of relaxing me.

A．prepared      B．caught      C．scheduled  D．bought

A．trains     B．buses C．planes       D．directions

A．catch     B．run    C．get    D．hold

A．flight     B．breath       C．bag   D．companion

A．greeted  B．met   C．noticed     D．sought

A．walking B．struggling C．carrying    D．dashing

A．how       B．why  C．what  D．where

A．suddenly       B．immediately     C．fast   D．ahead

A．raced     B．got    C．solved      D．opened

A．leave    B．hold  C．remain      D．stay

A．found   B．took  C．seated       D．occupied

A．after    B．when C．while D．before

A．left out B．set off      C．took off    D．started off

A．presented     B．sent   C．proved      D．showed

A．place    B．university C．palace       D．museum

A．meeting       B．board       C．essay D．argument

A．professors B．assistants     C．teachers    D．employees

A．started  B．watched    C．glanced     D．glared

A．like      B．as      C．of     D．from

A．In the end    B．No matter how C．What's more     D．Needless to say

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第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I had spent five exhausting years on my essay for my Ph. D．and was anxiously preparing for my oral boards (口头答辩)which were to be held in California, and I had  36  a flight through Minneapolis, where I was to change  37  .My flight was very late, and I was soon in an all-out run to  38  my flight. I had to stop to catch my  39  on a moving sidewalk when I  40  a woman in her fifties  41  with a carry-on bag.

I don't know  42  , but I looked at her face and blurted out, “Are you going on Flight 567 to California?”

She responded, “Yes.”

“So am I,” I responded. “Give me your bag. I'll run  43  and tell them to wait for you.” I took her bag and began running again.

I  44  onto the plane and told a flight attendant that one more passenger was behind me and to please  45  the plane for her. I  46  myself with her bag, and a few moments later she

arrived and was the last person on the plane  47  they closed the doors and it  48  . After the plane leveled off, I  49  the bag to her, and she smiled at me and thanked me.

I didn't sleep a wink in the hotel and arrived at the  50  at seven o'clock in the morning. The  51  kept me waiting for an hour in a room. I walked into the boardroom and was initially frightened by all the  52  in their robes（长袍）. As I slowly  53  at the faces of all the board members, I noticed the bright face of a woman. She gave me a smile  54  a young schoolgirl. It was the same woman whose bag I had carried ahead the night before.  55  , whenever I made a mistake on any question, she did a great job of relaxing me.

36. A．prepared     B．caught          C．scheduled  D．bought

37．A．trains           B．buses         C．planes       D．directions

38．A．catch     B．run            C．get         D．hold

39．A．flight           B．breath           C．bag        D．companion

40．A．greeted     B．met           C．noticed     D．sought

41．A．walking    B．struggling     C．carrying    D．dashing

42．A．how      B．why          C．what       D．where

43．A．suddenly   B．immediately     C．fast        D．ahead

44．A．raced     B．got            C．solved      D．opened

45．A．leave     B．hold          C．remain      D．stay

46．A．found       B．took          C．seated       D．occupied

47．A．after      B．when         C．while      D．before

48．A．left out     B．set off          C．took off    D．started off

49．A．presented  B．sent           C．proved      D．showed

50．A．place      B．university    C．palace       D．museum

51．A．meeting    B．board               C．essay      D．argument

52．A．professors B．assistants       C．teachers    D．employees

53．A．started      B．watched        C．glanced     D．glared

54．A．like       B．as              C．of          D．from

55．A．In the end B．No matter how C．What's more     D．Needless to say

完形填空

　　When I come across a good essay in reading newspapers, I am often eager to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article 1 is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to keep 2 , or advice about how to behave and conduct 3 in society. If I cut the front essay, the opposite one is sure to suffer damage, 4 half of it or keeping the text without the subject. 5 , the scissors would 6 before they start, or halfway done when I find out the regretful result.

　　Sometimes two things are to be done 7 , both deserving your attention. You can only 8 one of them, the other has to wait or 9 . But you know the future is unpredictable (无法预测)—the changed situation may not allow you to do what 10 . 11 you are caught in a fix and feel sad. How come that nice opportunities and brilliant ideas should gather around 12 . It may happen that your life changes greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

　　In fact that is what life is like: we are often 13 the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like newspaper cutting. It often happens that our 14 is drawn to one thing only 15 we are engaged in another. The former may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I still remember a philosopher's remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life. ” 16 a casual(随意)or passive choice may not be a 17 one.

　　 18 we do in our lifetime, wherever life's storm lasses ( throw) us, there 19 we can achieve, some shore we can land, that opens up new vistas to us. Don't forget God always helps those who help themselves. While the front door is closed, there must be 20 for you.

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