完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选
项中，选择最佳选项。
Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl, Sarah. After Sarah left university, 36  began to live in New York City on her own. She  37  a job in a publishing house, but the salary was less than $30，000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah could live on her _38 and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that 39  in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people, that means housing. So Sarah chose to 40__ a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 41 . When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. 42 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then 43_ the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often  44  a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐). But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking 45 in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.”  Did Sarah feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She   46 managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, the other to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something 47 . It’s a kind of game,” said Sarah.

【小题1】

A．he B．she C．we D．they

【小题2】

A．found B．tried C．asked for D．looked for

【小题3】

A．salary B．time C．dream D．idea

【小题4】

A．difficult B．possible C．useful D．different

【小题5】

A．buy B．sell C．stay D．share

【小题6】

A．food B．rest C．studying D．playing

【小题7】

A．Soon B．Finally C．Once D．Again

【小题8】

A．prepared B．took C．caught D．picked

【小题9】

A．pay B．lend C．spend D．save

【小题10】

A．along B．up C．down D．around

【小题11】

A．even B．seldom C．always D．never

【小题12】

A．hard B．interesting C．nice D．great

完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Joe lost his arms in an accident that killed his father. Since then, he has had to depend on the     36   of his younger sister Ella. In order to take care of him, Ella became his shadow, never leaving him     37    for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life. 
As they grew up together, they had their share of     38   and they would often quarrel. Then one day, Ella wanted to separate from Joe, living    39    own life. So Joe was heart-broken and didn't know what to do.
A     40    misfortune (不幸) struck Rosa, too. One night her mother, who suffered(受苦) from mental illness,     41    . So her father went out looking for her mother. She tried to cook meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.
Though her elder sister Susan showed her willingness to take care of her, Rosa decided to be    42    independent. And most of all she learned to do things on her own. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I’m lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still     43  .”
　　One day，Joe and Rosa were both invited to a television interview program. Joe told the TV host about his     44    future at being left on his own, while Rosa was full of hope for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. Joe wrote：My younger sister's arms are my arms;     45     Rosa wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.
They had both stood the same sufferings, but their different     46    determined(决定) the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. How you deal with misfortune is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and run away from the suffering，it will always     47    you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.

【小题1】

A．legs B．arms C．eyes D．hands

【小题2】

A．sad B．afraid C．worried D．alone

【小题3】

A．questions B．accidents C．problems D．business

【小题4】

A．his B．her C．my D．their

【小题5】

A．serious B．sudden C．terrible D．similar

【小题6】

A．returned B．disappeared C．moved D．left

【小题7】

A．completely B．directly C．seriously D．immediately

【小题8】

A．break B．beat C．fly D．jump

【小题9】

A．unfair B．uncertain C．unsafe D．undoubted

【小题10】

A．and B．so C．while D．or

【小题11】

A．opinions B．values C．senses D．attitudes

【小题12】

A．follow B．catch C．disturb D．hurt

完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Dear Laura,
I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You don’t know whether it is true that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you   36 .
I wanted to do something very   37  for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it   38  it looked almost new. I was so proud of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet(头盔)and a riding outfit(全套装备）.
I could   39  wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I couldn’t sleep the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to   40  the coffee, tea, and morning dishes. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a   41 :” To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”
I was so surprised. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could   42  lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s   promise.
I stood there shocked(震惊的), crying a river, asking myself how my son could  43  this expensive gift.
Of course, the house awoke, and my son was very pleased with my reaction（反应）. Many kisses were exchanged, and I immediately wanted him to   44  my gift.
As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not exactly what I was expecting. Then I   45  that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.
Of course I was the proudest mother ever on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.
So I wanted you to know, that kind of love is   46  present and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!
I thought you’d love to   47  this story.
Yours,
Hilary

【小题1】

A．hope B．advice C．spirit D．courage

【小题2】  

A．strange

B．similar

C．special

D．private

【小题3】  

A．after

B．before

C．unless

D．until

【小题4】

A．perhaps B．really C．almost D．hardly

【小题5】  

A．start

B．cook

C．set

D．serve

【小题6】  

A．sign

B．notice

C．word

D．note

【小题7】

A．give B．take C．draw D．teach

【小题8】

A．present B．find C．afford D．order

【小题9】

A．tear B．open C．check D．receive

【小题10】

A．realized B．remembered C．imagined D．supposed

【小题11】  

A．only

B．still

C．ever

D．even

【小题12】  

A．send

B．publish

C．share

D．write

完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选
择最佳选项。
Twelve-year-old Kitty O’Neil asked her coach, “Let me try.” She was already on the swim team, but this was different. One of the divers had not arrived, and Kitty needed much help. Her coach looked 36  at her. She had been practicing dives, but could she really stand up to the competition? Besides, 37  was completely deaf. Many people thought a person who was deaf wouldn’t be able to dive well. However, Kitty 38 , and she won first place at that swimming meet and went on to win the Junior Olympics in the area.
Kitty began diving with Dr. Sammy Lee, a famous coach and former Olympic diving champion. The teenager went to school in the morning and then spent most afternoons diving. It was 39  work, and Kitty often hit the water the wrong way. However, she was able to 40  practicing. While she was diving , Kitty won many gold medals, but she wanted 41 . Perhaps she learned something from her 42 . Kitty lost her hearing at the age of four months. Because she wanted Kitty to lead a normal life, Kitty’s mother went to college to 43  about teaching people who are deaf. Kitty’s mother finally started a school for those who are deaf.
Kitty’s life was 44  but normal, and as an athlete, Kitty was much bettter than others. When she gave up diving, she wanted danger and adventure. She raced cars, boats, and motorcycles. Many of these 45  usually require at least some hearing. For example many racers judge their speed by the sound of the engine. Kitty did it by  46 .
In 1972 she began to learn doing dangerous action for movies and television. Soon she became one of the   47  women in Hollywood. In 1976 Kitty O’Neil also became the fastest woman in the world in a rocket-powered car that went more than 512 miles per hour.

【小题1】

A．up B．down C．carefully D．closely

【小题2】

A．she B．he C．I D．it

【小题3】

A．worked B．did C．practiced D． came

【小题4】

A．easy B．usual C．pleasant D．hard

【小题5】

A．like B．finish C．keep D．begin

【小题6】

A．fewer B．more C．some D．many

【小题7】

A．father B．mother C．coach D．teacher

【小题8】

A．learn B．read C．write D．listen

【小题9】

A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything

【小题10】

A．classes B．meetings C．activities D．parties

【小题11】

A．listening B．learning C．speaking D．feeling

【小题12】

A．latest B．fastest C．prettiest D．busiest

完形填空 (共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0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。
Mrs. Andrews had a young cat, and it was the cat’s first winter. One evening it was   36   when it began to snow heavily. Mrs. Andrews looked   37   it everywhere and shouted its name, but she did not find it,   38  she telephoned the police and said, “ I have   39  a small black cat. Has  40  found one?”
“No, madam,” said the policeman at the other end, “But cats are really very  41  animals. They sometimes live for days in the snow, and when it melts（融化） or somebody finds them, they are quite   42 .”
Mrs. Andrews felt   43  when she heard this “And”, she said, “Our cat is very   44 . She almost talks.”
The policeman was getting rather tired. “Well then,” he said, “Why don’t you put your   45  down? Maybe she is trying to telephone you now.”

【小题1】

A．here B．there C．inside D．outside

【小题2】

A．at B．for C．after D．around

【小题3】

A．so B．or C．if D．because

【小题4】

A．got B．sold C．lost D．bought

【小题5】

A．somebody B．nobody C．anybody D．everybody

【小题6】

A．bad B．good C．weak D．strong

【小题7】

A．well B．ill C．careful D．worried

【小题8】

A．worse B．happier C．colder D．younger

【小题9】

A．busy B．clean C．clever D．angry

【小题10】

A．cat B．book C．hand D．telephone