My mother used to ask me what was the most important part of the body.Through the years I would   36  the correct answer.When I was younger, I thought   37   was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy." She said, "No.Many people are    38 .But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon."

Several years passed before she asked me again.Since    39 my first attempt, I had often thought over the correct answer.So this time I told her, "Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it   40_  be our eyes." She looked at me and told me, "You are learning fast, but the answer is not   41 because there are many people who are blind."

  42  the years, Mother asked me a couple more times and always her response to my answer was, "No, but you are getting  43  every year, my child." Then last year, my Grandpa    44 .Everybody was crying.My Mommy looked at me when it was our   45  to say our final good-bye to Grandpa.She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"

I was   46 when she asked me this now.I always thought this was a  47

between her and me.She saw the   48   on my face and told me, "This question is very important.It shows that you have really  49  your life." I saw her eyes well up with tears.She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your  50  ."

I asked, "Is it because it holds up your head?" She replied, "No, it is because a crying friend or­­  51 one can rest their head on it .Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life, my dear.I only   52  that you have enough love and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry on 53  you need it." Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a   54  one.It is sympathetic(同情的) to the pain of  55 .

1.                A．doubt about     B．look for         C．believe in D．guess at

 

2.                A．sight           B．health          C．sound    D．love

 

3.                A．blind           B．deaf           C．abnormal D．Delicate

 

4.                A．doing          B．did            C．making   D．made

 

5.                A．must           B．shall           C．can  D．need

 

6.                A．natural         B．available        C．wrong    D．correct

 

7.                A．Before         B．Till             C．Beyond   D．Over

 

8.                A．stronger        B．taller           C．smarter   D．nicer

 

9.                A．passed by       B．passed out      C．passed away   D．passed over

 

10.               A．duty           B．turn           C．pity  D．change

 

11.               A．shocked        B．satisfied        C．interested D．excited

 

12.               A．game          B．test            C．match     D．secret

 

13.               A．worry          B．puzzlement      C．regret D．pain

 

14.               A．made          B．cared          C．disliked   D．lived

 

15.               A．shoulder       B．foot           C．hand D．hair

 

16.               A．love           B．loved          C．loving     D．loves

 

17.               A．know          B．want           C．hope D．wish

 

18.               A．until           B．when          C．before    D．unless

 

19.               A．valuable        B．useful          C．selfish D．precious

 

20.               A．others         B．the others      C．other D．the other

 

 

My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would __36__ what I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought __37__ was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy."  She said, "No. Many people are __38__. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon."

       Several years passed __39__ she asked me again. Since making my first __40__, I had often thought of the correct answer. So this time I told her, "Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes." She looked at me and told me, "You are __41__ fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind."

      __42__ the years, Mother asked me a couple more __43__ and always her answer was, "No, but you are getting __44__ every year, my child." Then last year, my Grandpa died. Everybody was heart broken. Everybody was crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our __45__ to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"

       I was __46__ when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a __47__ between her and me. She saw the __48__ on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows that you have really __49__ your life." I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your __50__."  I asked, "Is it because it holds up your head?" She replied, "No, it is __51__ on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head. I only hope that you have enough __52__ and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry __53__ when you need it." Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a __54__ one. It is sympathetic to the pain of __55__.

A. notice          B. believe in   C. doubt      D. guess at

A. love         B. health       C. sound      D. sight

A. blind           B. deaf        C. invisible     D. thoughtful

A. while          B. once       C. after       D. before

A. discovery     B. decision     C. attempt      D. suggestion

A. learning       B. thinking     C. growing     D. changing

A. Before         B. Till         C. Beyond      D. Over

A. ways           B. things     C. questions    D. times

A. stronger       B. taller       C. smarter      D. nicer

A. duty          B. turn        C. pity        D. chance

A. shocked     B. satisfied     C. interested   D. excited

A. game         B. test         C. match       D. secret

A. worry        B. puzzlement C. regret       D. pain

A. enjoyed     B. found      C. disliked      D. lived

A. shoulders   B. feet         C. hands        D. hair

A. how          B. because      C. why        D. whether

A. respect       B. favor      C. love        D. fun

A. by          B. on          C. above      D. for

A. valuable     B. useful     C. selfish      D. precious

A. others        B. the deaf      C. Grandpa     D. the blind

 

第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16－30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。

Jenkins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond ring worth ￡57,000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked ___16__ like the first one but was worth only￡2,000. This he took to the shop, which accepted it without a question.

　　Jenkins gave the much more 17__ ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife __18__ to Paris for a weekend. As to the __19__ ring, the shop sold it for￡60,000.

　　Six months later the buyer __20__it back to Silkstone's office. "It's a faulty diamond,"he said. "It isn't worth the high __21__ I paid." Then he told them the __22__. His wife's car had caught fire in an __23__. She had escaped  ,__24__ the ring had fallen off and been damaged  in the great __25__ of the fire.

　　The shop had to agree. They knew that no fire on earth can ever damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the __26__ diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who __27__ it?

　　A picture of the ring appeared in the __28__. A reader thought he recognized the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which showed a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman __29__ a large diamond ring."Do You know the __30__ with the lovely diamond ring?" the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.

16. A. surely         B. only　　　C. nearly　　 D. exactly

17. A. real　　　　 B. worthy　　 C. modern      D. valuable

18.A. drove　　　  B. flew        C. sailed　　　　D. bicycled

19. A. last          B. first 　　　  C. second　　　D. next

20. A. sold　　　  B. posted　　　  C. brought　　  D. returned

21.A. money　　　 B. price　　     C. cost　 　    D. value

22. A. facts　　　  B. questions　    C. results       D. matters

23. A. accident      B. affair　　    C. incident　　  D. experience

24. A. so　　　 　 B. but　　        C. or　 　     D. and

25. A. pile　　　　 B. heat　　　 　　C. pressure     D. power

26. A. real　　　 　B. pure　　　 　 C. right　　    D. exact　

27.A. made　　　 B. stole　　       C. copied　 　  D. did

28.A. magazines   B. notices　    C. newspapers　　 D. programmes

29. A. carrying　　B. holding      C. dressing   　 D. wearing　　　 

30. A. dancer　　　 B. woman　　　C. jeweler       D. reader

 

My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would   36    the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought   37  was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mummy." She said. "No, Many people are   38  . But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon."

Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first   39 , I had often thought over the question. So this time I told her, "Mummy, it must be our eyes." She looked at me and said, "You are   40   fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind."   41  the years, mother asked me a couple more   42  and always her response to my answers was, "No, but you are getting   43   every year, my child." Then last year, my Grandpa   44 . Everybody was heart broken. Everybody was crying. My mum looked at me when it was our   45   to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"

I was   46   when she was asking me this now. I always thought this was a   47   between her and me. She saw the   48  on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows that you have really   49  your life." I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your   50  ." I asked, "Is it because they hold up your head?" she replied, "No, it is   51   on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head. I only hope that you have enough friends and   52   that you will have a shoulder to cry   53   when you need it." Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a   54   one. It is sympathetic（同情的）to the pain of    55__.

1. A. notice           B. believe in        C. doubt           D. guess at

2. A. sound            B. health            C. love            D. sight

3. A. blind            B. deaf              C. invisible       D. thoughtful

4. A. discovery        B. decision          C. attempt         D. suggestion

5. A. changing         B. thinking          C. growing         D. learning

6. A. Over             B. Till              C. Beyond          D. Before

7. A. ways             B. things            C. questions       D. times

8. A. stronger         B. taller            C. smarter         D. nicer

9. A. left             B. got ill              C. died        D. got wounded

10. A. duty            B. turn              C. pity            D. chance

11. A. excited         B. satisfied         C. interested      D. shocked

12. A. game            B. test              C. match           D. secret

13. A. worry           B. puzzlement        C. regret          D. pain

14. A. enjoyed         B. found             C. disliked        D. lived

15. A. shoulders       B. feet              C. hands           D. hair

16. A. how             B. because           C. why             D. whether

17. A. respect         B. favour            C. love            D. fun

18. A. by              B. on                C. above           D. for

19. A. valuable        B. useful            C. selfish         D. precious

20. A. others          B. the deaf          C. Grandpa         D. the blind

 

Most Americans have a city they like best. Over the years, American songwriters have described these feelings in music. More songs have been written about America's biggest city, New York, than about any other city. Many others dream about leaving their small towns to go there. They want to become rich and famous. Frank Sinatra sings about this dream in the most popular song written about New York. 

    Almost three-million people live in the middle western city of Chicago, Illinois. It is now America's third largest city. It used to be the second largest city. So, of course, it needed its own song. Judy Garland sings the song, "Chicago, Chicago. "

     One of America's most exciting cities is Las Vegas, Nevada. In nineteen-sixty-four, Elvis Presley starred in a movie called "Viva Las Vegas." Here is the song from that movie. It is sung by the group Z-Z Top.

As we all know, one of the most beautiful cities in America is San Francisco, California. The most popular song about the city is called "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." Tony Bennett recorded it in nineteen-sixty-two. It sold more than three-million records.

Many people love Los Angeles, California. It is now America's second largest city. Los Angeles is popular because the weather is warm and the sun shines almost all the time. Randy Newman sings about his feelings for the city in the song, "I Love L.A." Not everyone, however, loves Los Angeles. Some people do not like all the big roads around the city. They like living in a smaller place. A place like San Jose, California. Dionne Warwick sings about going back to this city. The song is, "Do You Know The Way To San Jose."

Songs about American Cities

 

States       

1.__________    Features                       Songs                              Songwriters/ Band

         New York  America's biggest city        A song about New York     

2.____________

Illinois       Chicago,   

3. America's ____________ city        "Chicago, Chicago"             Judy Garland

 

 

 

4.________     

5._________      America's second largest city                              6._________            Randy Newman

        

San Francisco   

 

7.___________        "I Left My Heart in San Francisco."    

8.____________

        

 

9.________     

small          "Do You Know The Way To San Jose  

Dionne Warwick

 

Nevada    

Las Vegas 

exciting    A song from "Viva Las Vegas."   

10. the group ___________