40. A. unimportant　　 B. ambitious　　 　　　 C. mature　　　　　 　　 D. stubborn

39. A. beside　　 　　　　 B. except　 　　　　　 C. except for　 　　　　　 D. as well as

38. A. felt like　　　 　　 B. looked like 　　　 C. liked　　　　 　　　　　 D. admired

37. A. Five　　 　　　　　 B. Six　　 　　　　　　 C. Seven　 　　　　　　　　 D. Eight

36. A. To　　　 　　　　　 B. For　　　 　　　 C. As　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. By

35. You shouldn’t have run across the road without looking around, you ________ knocked down by a car.

A. may be　　　　 B. can be　　　　 C. might have been　　　 D. mustn’t have been

第二部分: 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分)

Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. 　36　 the only girl in a family of 　37　 　children, she often 　38　 　she had “seven fathers,” because her six brothers, 　39　 her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and　 40　 , she retreated(躲避)into books. 　41　 her love of　 42　 , she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to take part in the activities in school.

In high school, with the　 43　 of one particular teacher, Cisneros 　44　 　her grades and worked for the school literary(文学的)magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to　 45　 because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a　 46　 . Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers’ Workshop, 　47　 , she felt lonely –– a(n)　 48　 American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different 　49　 Cisneros find her “Creative voice. ”

“It was not until this moment 　50　 　I considered myself truly different that my writing got a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to 　51　 　with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That’s when I decided I would 　52　 about something my classmates couldn’t. ”

Cisneros 　53　 　her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl　 54　 up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school to graduate school level. 　55　 then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book, and a short-story collection.

34. You can never imagine what great trouble I have ______ the patients who recovered serious wounds.

A. to treat　　　　　　　 B. treat　　　　　　　　　 C. treated　　　　　　　　　　　 D. treating

33. Kate ______ as a top student in painting.

A. looks out　　　　　　 B. stands out　　　　　　 C. works out　　　　　　　　　 D. finds out

32. We are short of teachers. The teacher in hospital ______, we have only 32.

A. including　　　　　　 B. included　　　　　　　 C. includes　　　　　　　　　　 D. include

31. —What can I do with such a problem?

—Take ______ measure you consider best.

A. what　　　　　　　 B. whatever　　　　　　　　 C. no matter what　　　　　 D. no matter whatever