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    B When I told my father that I was moving to Des Moines, Iowa, he told me about the only time he had been there. It was in the 1930s, when he was an editor of the literary magazine of Southern Methodist University(SMU)in Dallas, Texas. He also worked as a professor at SMU, and there was a girl student in his class who suffered from a serious back disease. She couldn’t afford the operation because her family was poor. Her mother ran a boardinghouse in Galveston, a seaside town near Houston, Texas. She was cleaning out the atticone day when she came across an old dusty manuscript. On its top page were the words, “By O. Henry . It was a nice story, and she sent it to her daughter at SMU, who showed it to my father. My father had never read the story before, but it sounded like O. Henry, and he knew that O. Henry had once lived in Houston. So it was possible that the famous author had gone to the beach and stayed in the Galveston boardinghouse, and had written the story there and left the manuscript behind by accident. My father visited an O. Henry expert at Columbia University in New York, who authenticated the story as O. Henry’s. My father then set out to sell it. Eventually, he foud himself in Des Moines, meeting with Gardner Cowles, a top editor at the Des Moines Register. Cowles loved the story and bought it on the spot. My father took the money to the girl. It was just enough for her to have the operation she so desperately needed. My father never told me what the O. Henry story was about. But I doubt that it could have been better than his own story. 49. Who found the O. Henry’s manuscript? A. The girl’s mother. B. The author’s father. C. The girl. D. The author. 50. Which of the following might explain the fact that the manuscript was found in the attic? A. O. Henry once worked in Houston. B. O. Henry once stayed in Galveston. C. O. Henry once moved to Des Moines. D. O. Henry once taught at SMU. 51. The underlined word “authenticated in Paragraph 2 probably means . A. named B. treated C. proved D. described 52. According to the text, why did the author’s father go to Des Moines? A. To sell the O. Henry story. B. To meet the author himself. C. To talk with the O. Henry expert. D. To give money to the girl. 【查看更多】

     

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    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，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

    The Price of a Dream

    　　I grew up poor—living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 　16　 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 　17　 a dream.

    My dream was 　18　. By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 　19　 anything that moved on the football field.

    I was also  20　. My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 　21　 to believe in myself. He 　22　 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 　23　 with Coach John changed my life forever.

    　　A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike, new clothes and the 　24　 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 　25　 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.

    　　When I told John, he was 　26　 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” He shouted. “Your 　27　 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head 　28　, trying to think of the right　29　 　that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 　30　 in me.

    　　“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied.

    　　“Well,” he asked, “is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”

    　　That simple question made  31    for me the difference between  32 　something at once and having a 　33　. I decided myself to play sports that summer and the ___34    year after I finished high school, I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 　35　 a $ 20,000 contract. Finally, I bought my mother the house of my dream!

    16. A. happy                       B. polite　                    C. shy　                                 D. honest

    17. A. live                            B. have　　　           C. make　　　              D. need

    18. A. athletics                      B. music　　　      C. business　　                   D. money

    19. A. kick                            B. play                            C. pass　　　　                 D. hit

    20. A. right                          B. popular　　            C. lucky　　　                   D. honest

    21. A. how                           B. why　　　            C. when　　　              D. whether

    22. A. gave                          B. taught　　　      C. brought　　　              D. asked

    23. A. accident                       B. matter　　                 C. problem　　                  D. experience

    24. A. aim　　　　        B. idea　　　         C. start　　　　              D. purpose

    25. A. keep　　　         B. end　　　          C. give　　　　               D. pick

    26. A. mad　　　　        B. mournful　         C. frightened　                D. shameful

    27. A. living　　　          B. playing　　              C. working　　                 D. dreaming

    28. A. moving　　          B. nodding　　            C. shaking　　                 D. hanging

    29. A. answers　　        B. excuses　　            C. words　　　                D. ways

    30. A. sadness　　     B. regret　                 C. hopelessness              D. disappointment

    31. A. direct　　　　    B. clear　　                C. straight　　　       D. bare

    32. A. wanting　　　     B. changing　　           C. dreaming　　              D. enjoying

    33. A. wish　　　　　   B. goal　　　              C. score　　　　       D. desire

    34. A. following　　　    B. same　　               C. previous　　                D. very

    35. A. charged　　　　B. got　　　　             C. offered　　           D. presented

     

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    When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer（酿酒人）. He’d　 36　 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 37  were his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me　 38　 near a vat （酿酒用的桶）of beer.
    　　So I did as he asked. I got good　 39　 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that　 40　 me to study law and business at the same time.
    　　In my second year of grade school, I began to realize that I’d　 41　 done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out.　 42　 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t 43 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.
    　　I packed my stuff into a bus and headed to Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to　 44　 . I finished Harvard and got a highly paid job at the Boston Consulting Group. Still, after working there five years, I　 45　 . Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50? At that time, Americans paid　 46　 money of beer in low quality. Why not make good beer for　 47　 ? I thought.
    　　I decided to give up my job to become　 48　. When I told Dad, he was　 49　 , but in the end he　 50　 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams,　 51　 the brewer and patriot who helped to start the Boston Tea party.　 52　 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get 53　out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Samuel Adams Boston Lager won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined to be a brewer. My 54　to the young is simple: Life is very　 55　 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.

    【小题1】
    A．costB．spent C．takeD．paid
    【小题2】
    A．like B．as if C．soD．nor
    【小题3】
    A．anywhere B．nowhereC．where D．somewhere
    【小题4】
    A．result B．teachers C．grades D．work
    【小题5】
    A．promised B．made C．advised D．allowed
    【小题6】
    A．never B．ever C．always D．hard
    【小题7】
    A．Fortunately B．Obviously C．Possibly D．Properly
    【小题8】
    A．expect B．think C．stopD．wait
    【小题9】
    A．school B．ColoradoC．my home D．my decision
    【小题10】
    A．realized B．asked C．wondered D．knew
    【小题11】
    A．less B．little C．goodD．lot
    【小题12】
    A．Englishmen B．EuropeansC．the worldD．Americans
    【小题13】
    A．a lawyer B．a brewerC．an instructor D．an engineer
    【小题14】
    A．surprised B．satisfiedC．interested D．anxious
    【小题15】
    A．hated B．supported C．raised D．left
    【小题16】
    A．for B．at C．in D．after
    【小题17】
    A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Also D．Yet
    【小题18】
    A．them B．the word C．tea D．the party
    【小题19】
    A．advice B．lifeC．job D．experience
    【小题20】
    A．hard B．busy C．short D．long

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    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，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
    The Price of a Dream
    　　I grew up poor—living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 　16　 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 　17　 a dream.
    My dream was 　18　. By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 　19　 anything that moved on the football field.
    I was also  20　. My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 　21　to believe in myself. He 　22　 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 　23　 with Coach John changed my life forever.
    　　A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike, new clothes and the 　24　 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 　25　 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
    　　When I told John, he was 　26　 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” He shouted. “Your 　27　 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head 　28　, trying to think of the right　29　　that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 　30　 in me.
    　　“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied.
    　　“Well,” he asked, “is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
    　　That simple question made  31    for me the difference between  32 　something at once and having a 　33　. I decided myself to play sports that summer and the ___34    year after I finished high school, I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 　35　 a $ 20,000 contract. Finally, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
    16. A. happy                 B. polite　             C. shy　                        D. honest
    17. A. live                    B. have　　　       C. make　　　           D. need
    18. A. athletics                 B. music　　　     C. business　　              D. money
    19. A. kick                   B. play                   C. pass　　　　             D. hit
    20. A. right                   B. popular　　       C. lucky　　　             D. honest
    21. A. how                   B. why　　　        C. when　　　           D. whether
    22. A. gave                   B. taught　　　     C. brought　　　          D. asked
    23. A. accident                 B. matter　　      C. problem　　            D. experience
    24. A. aim　　　　    B. idea　　　       C. start　　　　           D. purpose
    25. A. keep　　　      B. end　　　       C. give　　　　           D. pick
    26. A. mad　　　　     B. mournful　             C. frightened　           D. shameful
    27. A. living　　　     B. playing　　        C. working　　            D. dreaming
    28. A. moving　　      B. nodding　　       C. shaking　　           D. hanging
    29. A. answers　　      B. excuses　　        C. words　　　            D. ways
    30. A. sadness　　    B. regret　            C. hopelessness           D. disappointment
    31. A. direct　　　　  B. clear　　           C. straight　　　      D. bare
    32. A. wanting　　　    B. changing　　       C. dreaming　　           D. enjoying
    33. A. wish　　　　　 B. goal　　　                 C. score　　　　      D. desire
    34. A. following　　　 B. same　　           C. previous　　            D. very
    35. A. charged　　　　B. got　　　　         C. offered　　       D. presented

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    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，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

    The Price of a Dream

    　　I grew up poor—living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 　16　 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 　17　 a dream.

    My dream was 　18　. By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 　19　 anything that moved on the football field.

    I was also  20　. My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 　21　 to believe in myself. He 　22　 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 　23　 with Coach John changed my life forever.

    　　A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike, new clothes and the 　24　 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 　25　 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.

    　　When I told John, he was 　26　 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” He shouted. “Your 　27　 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head 　28　, trying to think of the right　29　 　that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 　30　 in me.

    　　“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied.

    　　“Well,” he asked, “is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”

    　　That simple question made  31    for me the difference between  32 　something at once and having a 　33　. I decided myself to play sports that summer and the ___34    year after I finished high school, I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 　35　 a $ 20,000 contract. Finally, I bought my mother the house of my dream!

    16. A. happy                 B. polite　               C. shy　                        D. honest

    17. A. live                    B. have　　　         C. make　　　            D. need

    18. A. athletics                  B. music　　　      C. business　　              D. money

    19. A. kick                   B. play                     C. pass　　　　             D. hit

    20. A. right                   B. popular　　         C. lucky　　　              D. honest

    21. A. how                   B. why　　　          C. when　　　            D. whether

    22. A. gave                   B. taught　　　      C. brought　　　          D. asked

    23. A. accident                  B. matter　　        C. problem　　             D. experience

    24. A. aim　　　　     B. idea　　　         C. start　　　　           D. purpose

    25. A. keep　　　       B. end　　　         C. give　　　　           D. pick

    26. A. mad　　　　     B. mournful　               C. frightened　            D. shameful

    27. A. living　　　      B. playing　　          C. working　　            D. dreaming

    28. A. moving　　       B. nodding　　         C. shaking　　            D. hanging

    29. A. answers　　       B. excuses　　          C. words　　　            D. ways

    30. A. sadness　　     B. regret　              C. hopelessness            D. disappointment

    31. A. direct　　　　   B. clear　　             C. straight　　　       D. bare

    32. A. wanting　　　    B. changing　　         C. dreaming　　           D. enjoying

    33. A. wish　　　　　 B. goal　　　                  C. score　　　　       D. desire

    34. A. following　　　 B. same　　             C. previous　　            D. very

    35. A. charged　　　　B. got　　　　           C. offered　　         D. presented

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    阅读表达。
    阅读下面短文, 然后简要回答下面5个问题。要求答语: 结构正确、书写工整、字迹清楚。

    　  When I asked my daughter which item she would keep: the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer,
    the TV, or her boyfriend, she said"the phone". Personally I could do without the phone, which makes me
    unusual, because the telephone is changing our life more than any other piece of technology. 　　
         Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more
    traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the
    very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone didn't exist, would she have anything to talk
    about? 　　
         Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone."The mobile saved my life," says Lucy. She
    had an accident in her Volvo. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance. 　　
         Point 3 The mobile removes our secret. It allows Marketing Manager of a large company to ring his sales
    staff all around the world at any time of day to ask where they are, where they are going, and how their last
    meeting went. 　　
         Point 4 The telephone separates us. A person said,"We worked in separate offices but I could see him
    through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near-but we didn't meet for the first two
    weeks!" 　　
         Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete
    strangers at the same time on chat lines. We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts while
    they're space-walking. And with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access the Internet, the
    biggest library on Earth.
    1. Why is the writer unusual? 　
    ___________________________________________________________________________________　
    2. Why is the mobile phone important to us according to Para.3 (Point 2)? 　
    ___________________________________________________________________________________　
    3. Does the person in Para.5 (Point 4) feel happy or sad about the telephone? Why?
    ____________________________________________________________________________________　　
    4. What does the underlined phrase"hook up to" mean? 　　
    ____________________________________________________________________________________
    5. Please draw up a title for the passage.
    _____________________________________________________________________________________

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