I’ve spent most of my career as a traveling salesman, and so I know that    1    is an occupational disease. But one year, my    2    gave me the cure for my homesickness.

It had black bright eyes, a red bow tie and orange feet--- a stuffed penguin (企鹅) that   3    about five inches tall. Attached to its left wing    4    a little sign with the hand-painted declaration “ I Love My Dad!”. I immediately   5    the penguin on my table.

On my next trip, I put the   6    in my suitcase. That night when I called home, my daughter Jeanine was    7    because the penguin had disappeared. “Honey, he’s here with me,” I explained, “ I brought him    8  ”.

   9   , the penguin came with me --- as necessary as my briefcase. And we     10    along the way. In Albuquerque, I checked into a    11   , dropped my bag and ran to a meeting. When I returned, the maid had    12    the bed and stood the penguin on the pillow.

One night, I discovered the penguin    13   , and after a mad phone call, I learned I’d    14    it in my previous hotel room,    15    it had been rescued by a maid. I       16      a hundred miles to get it, and when I arrived at midnight, the penguin was waiting at the front desk. In the hotel lobby (大厅), other tired business travelers were    17      at the reunion of my penguin and me --- I think with a touch of    18   .

Jeanine is in college now, and I don’t travel    19   . The penguin sits on my table, a reminder that love is a wonderful traveling companion. All those years on    20   , it was the one thing I never left home without.

1.A. cold            B. hunger              C. loneliness      D. fever

2.. A. boy               B. daughter        C. friend           D. mother

3.A. stood               B. lay                 C. jumped           D. climbed

4. A. wrote          B. turned          C. was                  D. had

5.. A. threw             B. lost            C. gave             D. placed

6.. A. bear              B. penguin         C. dog                  D. rabbit

7. A. upset              B. happy           C. glad             D. excited

8. A. up             B. off                 C. along            D. down

9. A. From now on    B. In the future   C. In future            D. From then on

10. A. had friends      B. had friend      C. made friends  D. made friend

11.A. school         B. hotel           C. shop             D. supermarket

12. A. given             B. turned              C. made             D. carried

13.A. sleeping           B. going           C. living           D. missing

14.A. forget         B. left            C. ordered              D. sent

15.A. there              B. when            C. where            D. how

16. A. ran               B. walked              C. hurried              D. drove

17.A. surprised          B. frightened          C. looked          D. laughed

18. A. anger         B. envy            C. sadness          D. illness

19.A. as many       B. as seldom      C. so little            D. as much

20.A. the hotel          B. the meeting         C. the road             D. the house

三、完形填空：（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

One day a mother rat and her babies were out in an open field. They were playing and having a good time when ___21___ a hungry cat came on the scene! It hid ___22___ a big tree and then ___23___ forward through tall grass ___24___ it could almost hear them talk. ___25___ the mother rat and her babies knew ___26___ had happened, the cat ___27___ from its hiding-place and started to run ___28___ them.

The mother rat and her babies all ___29___ at once. They hurried towards ___30___ home, which was under a pile of large stones. ___31___ the baby rats were ___32___ scared that they could not run very ___33___. Closer and closer the cat came. In no time the cat could catch ___34___. What was to be done?

The mother rat stopped running, ___35___ round and faced the cat, ___36___, “Wow! Wow! Wow-wow!” just like ___37___ angry dog. The cat was so surprised and ___38___ that it ran away.

The mother rat turned to her babies, “Now you see ___39___ important it is to learn ___40___ second language!”

21. A. naturally           B. suddenly           C. nearly             D. certainly

22. A. or                 B. between           C. by                D. behind

23. A. crawled            B. jumped            C. looked             D. climbed

24. A. before             B. when              C. until               D. while

25. A. Before             B. After              C. Unless             D. Otherwise

26. A. where              B. what              C. which             D. when

27. A. jumped            B. started             C. walked            D. appeared

28. A. over               B. through            C. after             D. against

29. A. stood              B. fled               C. left               D. cried

30. A. to                 B. for                C. its               D. their

31. A. Because            B. But               C. Therefore          D. Although

32. A. as                 B. much              C. so               D. very

33. A. freely              B. hardly             C. soon             D. quickly

34. A. ahead              B. down              C. that              D. them

35. A. turned            B. walked             C. jumped           D. ran

36. A. saying             B. speaking           C. shouting          D. telling

37. A. a                 B. an                 C. their             D. that

38. A. pleased            B. excited             C. frightened         D. worried

39. A. so                B. why                C. what             D. how

40. A. our               B. their                C. a                D. An

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。
Recently, I stopped by a convenience store to get a newspaper and a bottle of drink. The young woman at the check-out counter (柜台) said, “That’ll be five dollars __36__, please.” She then __37__ down at the paper I was __38__ and said, “I’m sick and __39__ all this negative(消极的) stuff on the front __40__. I want to read some __41__ news for a change.” She then said, “In fact, I think someone should just __42__ a Good News newspaper—a paper with wonderful, inspirational(鼓舞人心的) __43__ about people overcoming difficulty and doing good things for __44__. I’d buy one every day!” She then __45__ me for coming in and said, “Maybe we’ll get some good news,” and she laughed. She made my day.
The following day after my business appointments, I __46__ the same store again to __47__ bottled water and a piece of newspaper, but a __48__ young lady was behind the counter. As I checked out, I said, “Good afternoon,” and handed her my __49__. She said nothing — not a word, not a smile or not a gesture. She just handed me my change and __50__ a negative tone (语气) ordered, “Next!”
It hit me right between the eyes: Two people, the same age; __51__ made me feel great, and the other, well, made me feel that I had inconvenienced(给…带来不便) her by __52__.
Every morning, you should ask __53__ this important question: “Who do I want to be today? ‘The Grouch(不高兴的人)’ or ‘The Good News Girl’”? Your answer will do great good to __54__ the joy and happiness that you will experience in your __55__.
36. A. at all                        B. in all                         C. after all                  D. all for  
37. A. stared                        B. smelled                     C. looked                   D. noticed  
38. A. burying                     B. picking                     C. finding                   D. buying 
39. A. tired of                      B. interested in               C. concerned about      D. fond of 
40. A. column                      B. edition                      C. page                      D. part  
41. A. bad                           B. good                         C. latest                      D. ugly 
42. A. collect                       B. print                         C. sell                        D. publish 
43. A. stories                       B. ideas                         C. positions                D. customers  
44. A. rewards                     B. the others                  C. others                    D. money  
45. A. praised                      B. thanked                     C. observed                D. punished  
46. A. stood by                    B. took in                      C. put out                   D. stopped by  
47. A. pick up                      B. take up                      C. bring up                 D. go up 
48. A. beautiful                    B. active                        C. different                 D. stupid  
49. A. card                          B. money                      C. dollar                     D. change  
50. A. on                             B. for                            C. through                  D. in 
51. A. one                           B. who                          C. what                      D. it  
52. A. taking off                  B. going away                C. showing up             D.coming about  
53. A. her                            B. them                         C. yourself                 D. themselves
54. A. warning                     B. determining               C. enjoying                 D. damaging 
55. A. home                         B. work                         C. study                     D. life 

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Recently I gave my adult students homework. It was “go to someone you love and tell them you love them.” It has to be someone you have never said those words to before or at least haven’t shared those words with for a long time.

It sounds like very tough homework since most of the men were over 35 and were raised in the generation of men that were taught expressing emotions is not “macho(阳刚之气).” Showing feelings or crying was just not done. So this was very threatening homework for some.

At the beginning of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to share what happened when they told someone they loved them. I fully expected one of the women to volunteer, as was usually the case, but on this evening one of the men raised his hand, quite moved and a bit shaken.

As he unfolded out of his chair (all 1.85 meters of him), he began by saying, “Dennis, I was quite angry with you last week when you gave us this homework . Why were you to tell me to do something that personal?”

“But as I began driving home my conscience(良心)started telling me that I knew exactly who I needed to say ‘I love you’ to.”

“Five years ago, my father and I had a severe disagreement and really never settled it since then. We avoided seeing each other unless we absolutely had to at Christmas or other family gatherings. But even then, we hardly spoke to each other.”

“So last Tuesday by the time I got home I had convinced myself I was going to tell my father I loved him. It’s strange, but just making that decision seemed to lift a heavy load off my chest.”

56.The homework is threatening for some students because         .

A. they are middle-aged people     B. they are not macho enough

C. they were taught to hide their emotions   D. they didn’t know how to show feelings

57.From the passage we know that________.

A. the adult students have classes in the day time only

B. not all the adult students in the writer’s class are male

C. the man refused to meet his father after their quarrel

D. the man quickly decided to say “I love you” to his father

58.The underlined phrase “unfolded out of his chair” in Para 4 is closest in meaning to_______.

A. stood on his chair straight B. sat quietly in the chair

C. bent himself over his chair       D. raised himself slowly from the chair

59.What does the man imply by saying the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

A. He felt it too strange to say “I love you” to his father.

B. He felt relaxed just thinking of saying “I love you” to his father.

C. He felt very relaxed after saying “I love you” to his father.

D. He had to lift a heavy load off his chest before saying “I love you”.

60. .Which do you think can be the best title of the passage?

A. Special homework for adults.             B. Saying “I love you” is not mancho.

C. Disagreement between father and son .     D. It is easy for adults to express their love.

It was a cold, wet day on June 6th, 2007, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to         ,Wasana stared at the         ,then his eyes fell upon the 18-metre-high hill that         at the back of the classroom.

He         large amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a rock on the hill. For a few minutes, Wasana         the water, wondering why it looked so        . Then it hit him—the         was similar to the video he was shown during Disaster Management classes. Fearing a         disaster, he shouted         at the students waiting outside their classrooms. “Run, run, don’t stay here! The         on the hill is going to fall on us! ”

Chaos broke out as the         ran to the open area that had been appointed as an emergency gathering point. When some teachers         Wasana, he showed them the water gushing from the hill, and they started leading the students to safer ground.

Just then Principal Gurusinghe drove into the school. Wasana ran over to tell him what was happening. After         the site, Grrusinghe knew the school was in       The enormous rock at the top of the hill could come crashing down        .

        a group of teachers and older students Gurusinghe climbed the hill and tried to make the water flow away from the rock. They were too        : ten minutes later, they heard screams as the huge rock rushed down the hill. There was little Grrusinghe and his group could do as they watched the earth         their classrooms. Thanks to Wasana’s         action and careful observation,        was hurt in the accident.

1.A. rest    B. dine      C. chat       D. arrive

2.A. rain    B. hill         C. book     D. sun

3.A. stood B. placed  C. faced           D. hid

4.A. felt     B. knew     C. heard    D. noticed

5.A. glared at    B. stared at       C. shouted at     D. aimed at

6.A. dangerous B. moving C. interesting    D. familiar

7.A. show B. view      C. scene   D. scenery

8.A. heading      B. leaving  C. going     D. coming

9.A. angrily        B. rudely   C. happily         D. wildly

10.A. rock          B. water           C. sand      D. tree

11.A. villagers   B. students     C. principals      D. climbers

12.A. blamed    B. questioned   C. approached  D. instructed

13.A. choosing          B. visiting  C. examining     D. clearing

14.A. relief        B. loss        C. security         D. danger

15.A. at any minute   B. for the moment     C. for once        D. at one time

16.A. Leading    B. Demanding C. Covering        D. Helping

17.A. nervous   B. strange         C. unique  D. late

18.A. swallow    B. threaten        C. affect    D. blow

19.A. legal         B. quick     C. direct   D. united

20.A. no one     B. only one        C. anyone D. someone