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

“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be        36  . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future  37 . Each of you will have to  38  someone in your field, and give an oral (口头的) report.”

         Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I  39  print journalism. This meant I had to go to interview a newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him  40  able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?” I shook my head. “How about some  41 ?” I shook my head again.

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         Finally, I thought he realized I was too 42 , and I got my first big tip as a  43 . “Never, never go anywhere without a pen or paper. You never know what you’ll  44  into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from memory in class. I got an A on the entire project.

         Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I  45  Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn't  46  me. They just reminded me how  47  the field was and how I had run away from competition all my life. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my  48 . And it gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was  49 .

         For the past fifty years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career,  50  stories from murders to airplane  51  and finally choosing my strongest area. When I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories  52  me and I realized that had it not been  53  Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.

         I get  54  all the time : “How did you pick journalism?”

         “Well, you see, there was this teacher…” I always start out. I just wish I could 55  her.

1.A．cautious   B．mad     C．optimistic       D．enthusiastic

2.A．universities B．families   C．professions        D．lives

3.A．interview B．describe   C．admire          D．face

4.A．considered       B．rejected   C．expected      D．picked

5.A．hardly           B．nearly            C．naturally             D．eagerly

6.A．preparationsB．newspapers C．drink             D．paper

7.A．reliable    B．grateful         C．tense               D．amazed

8.A．student        B．journalist C．candidate             D．writer

9.A．look     B．turn            C．break                D．run

10.A．called         B．remembered C．recognized            D．evaluated

11.A．answer      B．urge           C．stop          D．persuade

12.A．funny         B．competitiveC．ordinary           D．mysterious

13.A．blood         B．body             C．life          D．opinion

14.A．coming in       B．coming out C．going up          D．going on

15.A．creating B．recalling  C．covering            D．writing

16.A．flights     B．crashes          C．budgets       D．schedules

17.A．hit     B．caught   C．impressed            D．seized

18.A．for     B．with            C．of                  D．to

19.A．hurt            B．realized          C．adjusted      D．asked

20.A．respect  B．support         C．thank               D．envy