第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It is a very interesting story that I heard.

A young man longing to    36   the beautiful daughter of a farm-owner came one day to the    37   to make the proposal(求婚)

       The farm-owner looked at him   38  , saying, “All right . Let’s go to my pasture (牧场)I’ll   39   three bulls one by one . If you can catch any one’s    40  ,you’re qualified to marry my daughter.”

       Then they came together to the pasture . The young man stood waiting    41   , for the first bull to appear. A few minutes later the cattle shed (牛栏) opened and a bull rushed out  42 him . It was the largest and ugliest bull he had ever seen. He thought may be the   43   one would be better, so he stepped aside to let it   44   the pasture to the back gate of the shed.

       A．The shed   45   again and the second bull came rushing in. It was not only very big but also unusually   46  . It stood with its hoofs (蹄子) kicking and its throat muttering (咕噜)“How terrible it is ! The next cannot be as   47   as this .” He was so scared that he hurried to

  48   behind the railings (栏杆). It rushed away to the back gate.

Soon afterwards, the shed opened for the third bull to come out .   49   it , the young man

  51   type of a bull for him. When it rushed toward him he was ready to   52  . With a jump he stretched his hands to catch its tail but   53   ——it simply had no tail at all .

       It goes without saying that the young man   54   to marry the farmer’s beautiful daughter. He had been given   55  , but they had all gone in a flash.

36．A．meet               B．know               C．date                 D．marry

37．A．farm               B．village             C．town               D．country

38．A．up and down    B．here and there  C．again and again       D．little by little

39．A．set out            B．give out           C．let out             D．take out

40．A．head                B．leg                  C．body               D．take out

41．A．anxiously         B．sadly               C．happily            D．patiently

42．A．from               B．over                C．upon               D．toward

43．A．last                 B．next                C．other               D．another

44．A．cross               B．pass                 C．leave               D．enter

45．A．closed             B．locked             C．opened            D．turned

46．A．fierce                     B．gentle              C．lovely              D．cruel

47．A．exciting           B．surprising        C．frightening       D．amazing

48．A．fall                 B．sit                   C．wait                D．hide

49．A．Looking at       B．Seeing             C．Watching         D．Observing

50．A．size                 B．length              C．weight             D．number

51．A．just                 B．very                C．only                D．quite

52．A．act                  B．behave             C．run                  D．perform

53．A．in astonishment       B．in anger    C．in trouble         D．in vain

54．A．tried               B．decided           C．failed                     D．managed

55．A．luck                B．chances            C．bulls                D．time

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It is a very interesting story that I heard.

A young man longing to    36   the beautiful daughter of a farm-owner came one day to the    37   to make the proposal(求婚)

       The farm-owner looked at him   38  , saying, “All right . Let’s go to my pasture (牧场)I’ll   39   three bulls one by one . If you can catch any one’s    40  ,you’re qualified to marry my daughter.”

       Then they came together to the pasture . The young man stood waiting    41   , for the first bull to appear. A few minutes later the cattle shed (牛栏) opened and a bull rushed out  42 him . It was the largest and ugliest bull he had ever seen. He thought may be the   43   one would be better, so he stepped aside to let it   44   the pasture to the back gate of the shed.

       A．The shed   45   again and the second bull came rushing in. It was not only very big but also unusually   46  . It stood with its hoofs (蹄子) kicking and its throat muttering (咕噜)“How terrible it is ! The next cannot be as   47   as this .” He was so scared that he hurried to

  48   behind the railings (栏杆). It rushed away to the back gate.

Soon afterwards, the shed opened for the third bull to come out .   49   it , the young man

  51   type of a bull for him. When it rushed toward him he was ready to   52  . With a jump he stretched his hands to catch its tail but   53   ——it simply had no tail at all .

       It goes without saying that the young man   54   to marry the farmer’s beautiful daughter. He had been given   55  , but they had all gone in a flash.

36．A．meet               B．know               C．date                 D．marry

37．A．farm               B．village             C．town               D．country

38．A．up and down    B．here and there  C．again and again       D．little by little

39．A．set out            B．give out           C．let out             D．take out

40．A．head                B．leg                  C．body               D．take out

41．A．anxiously         B．sadly               C．happily            D．patiently

42．A．from               B．over                C．upon               D．toward

43．A．last                 B．next                C．other               D．another

44．A．cross               B．pass                 C．leave               D．enter

45．A．closed             B．locked             C．opened            D．turned

46．A．fierce                     B．gentle              C．lovely              D．cruel

47．A．exciting           B．surprising        C．frightening       D．amazing

48．A．fall                 B．sit                   C．wait                D．hide

49．A．Looking at       B．Seeing             C．Watching         D．Observing

50．A．size                 B．length              C．weight             D．number

51．A．just                 B．very                C．only                D．quite

52．A．act                  B．behave             C．run                  D．perform

53．A．in astonishment       B．in anger    C．in trouble         D．in vain

54．A．tried               B．decided           C．failed                     D．managed

55．A．luck                B．chances            C．bulls                D．time

Cloze

　　The American cowboy（牛仔）was a great hero through facts and stories.

　　In history, the real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback. He __1__ twelve to fourteen hours a day outdoors working with cows. The work was dirty, tired and not very well paid. In the winter, most cowboys had to find __2__ jobs. They were seldom alone. Most of them worked in a __3__ of eight to ten.

　　People had to raise beef cattle at low cost in the western states and send them by train to the eastern markets（市场）. But someone had to look __4__ the cattle（牛）on the open land and get them to the nearest railroad. This was the __5__ of a cowboy.

　　Sometimes the railroad was more than 1,000 kilometers away and it could __6__ as long as six months to move the cattle. The cowboys moved the cattle slowly so that the cattle would not __7__ weight.

　　Most cowboys were young, unmarried men. A cowboy's horse was his most important __8__ A good horse made the job of moving cattle much __9__. A good cowboy understood cows and knew how to __10__ them. At night, he sang to the cows to keep them __11__.

　　The cowboy quickly received popular praise. Historians（历史学家）say that this was because the cowboy __12__ during a time of change in American life. In the late 1800s America was changing from a nation of farms to one of __13__ and cities. The cowboy seemed free and more independent（独立的）than other Americans.

　　Today, the life of real cowboys has __14__ greatly. One change has been the use of trucks. There is no __15__ for the modern cowboys to sleep on the ground. Modern cowboys are __16__ paid. They are likely to be married. Today cowboys are found in __17__ every state of the United States. Some of them are farmers or teachers or truck drivers. Some work for big companies（公司）. But __18__ night and on weekends, they become cowboys. Most have __19__ than 1,000 cows and some have only two or three. These part time cowboys __20__ the total production（生产）of meat, keeping beef low. Most modern cowboys do not make much money from raising cattle. Many do it because they love the cowboy life.

The cowboy has become the hero of many movies. He is, even today, believed to have courage and adventure(冒险). But what was the life of a cowboy really like?

The cowboy’s job is clear from the word “cowboy”. A cowboy, according to dictionary explanation, is a man who rides a horse and whose job is to care for cattle(牛). The cattle were in the West and in Texas. People in the cities of the East wanted beef(牛肉) from these cattle. Trains could take the cattle east. But first the cattle had to get to the trains. Part of the cowboy’s job was to take the cattle hundreds of miles to the railroad towns.

These trips were called cattle drives. A cattle drive usually took several months. Cowboys rode for sixteen hours a day. Because they rode so much, each cowboy brought along about eight horses. A cowboy changed horses several times each day.

The cowboys had to make sure that the cattle arrived safely. Before starting on a drive, the cowboys branded(给---烙上印) the cattle. They burned a mark on the cattle to show who they belonged to. But these marks didn’t stop rustlers(盗窃牲口的人), or cattle thieves. Cowboys had to protect the cattle from rustlers. Rustlers made the already dangerous trip even more dangerous.

Even though their work was very difficult and dangerous, cowboys did not earn much money. They were paid badly. But cowboys liked their way of life. They lived in a wild and open country. They lived a life of adventure and freedom.

68. A cowboy’s job is ______.

A. to send beef to the city people        B. to be a hero in movies

C. to take care of cattle                D. to brand the cattle

69. During a cattle drive, cowboys took the cattle ______.

A. to the East from the West            B. onto the trains

C. to the people in the cities            D. to towns by the railroad

70. Cowboys enjoyed themselves because ______.

A. they could live a free life full of excitement    B. they made a lot of money

C. they had a very difficult job                 D. they were heroes in movies

　　第一节

　　听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What does Mr. Green probably do?

[　　]

A．A guide.

B．A repairman.

C．A boot and shoe repairer.

2．What did the woman's parents think about the play?

[　　]

A．They both like it.

B．Neither liked it.

C．The mother didn't like it but the father did.

3．What can we get from the conversation?

[　　]

A．Dick is very surprised to see his neighbour here.

B．Dick expected to see his neighbour here.

C．Dick is not surprised at all.

4．With what is Billy able to buy?

[　　]

A．He gets ten dollars to buy them.

B．He can buy them with the money.

C．He is able to buy a few pencils and some paper.

5．What's wrong with the woman's son?

[　　]

A．He is terribly ill.

B．He prefers going to school to staying at home.

C．He only wants to watch the biggest football match.

　　第二节

　　听下面五段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读一遍。

听第6段材料，回答6～7题。

6．Where does this conversation take place?

[　　]

7．What will the man have besides apple juice?

[　　]

　　听第7段材料，回答8～11题。

8．What is the job of the woman?

[　　]

9．What happened to the man?

[　　]

A．He fell off his bike.

B．He fell off his bed.

C．He fell off his ladder.

10．Which part of the man's body hurts?

[　　]

11．What will the women do next?

[　　]

A．Go to the man's place to examine him.

B．Go to hospital to examine the man.

C．Go to the man's place to repair the ladder.

　　听第8段材料，回答12～13题。

12．Where do you think the dialogue take place?

[　　]

13．What did the woman do with the man's trouble?

[　　]

A．She told him to go to bed.

B．She took some hot water for him to use.

C．She telephoned the doctor at last.

　　听第9段材料，回答14～16题。

14．Where does this dialogue take place?

[　　]

A．In a restaurant.

B．On the phone.

C．In the street.

15．When does this restaurant stop serving lunch?

[　　]

16．How many people will come with the woman for lunch?

[　　]

　　听第10段材料，回答17～20题。

17．Where did the fire probably start?

[　　]

A．On the first floor.

B．On the second floor.

C．On the third floor.

18．When was the building built?

[　　]

19．What was the building used as at the time of the fire?

[　　]

A．A hotel.

B．An old people's home.

C．A history museum.

20．Who is Andrew Barnes?

[　　]

A．A newspaper reporter.

B．The owner of the building.

C．The head of the five department.