After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane was still 36 there. Duane was a bright and lovable student, 37 his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking. 38 that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong. As he looked up, I could see the 39 in his dark eyes.

“Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked 40 . “I put it on your desk.”

Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift 41 to be a matchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box 42 a matchbox. As I opened it, the 43 of two beer caps surprised me. Duane 44 me that they were two earrings. He had noticed that I 45 wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones.

I was 46 by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness. 47 birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的). Fearing that wearing earrings might 48 to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I 49 to wear these precious earrings given by this 50 child?

As I placed the earrings on my ears, my 51 clapped(鼓掌), and Duane stood proudly beside me.

　 Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk. It 52 me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his 53 at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to 54 . Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I am having 55 reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart.

36. A. sitting 　　　　　　　　　 B. crying　　　　　　　　　　 C. standing 　　　　　　　 D. speaking

37. A. unless 　　　　　　　　　 B. though 　　　　　　　　 C. so 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. since

38. A. Wondering 　　　　　 B. Thinking 　　　　　　　 C. Finding　　　　　　　　　 D. Pointing

39. A. courage 　　　　　　　 B. joy C. hurt D. determination

40. A. disappointedly 　　　 B. angrily 　　　　　　　　　 C. happily 　　　　　　　　 D. shyly

41. A. happened 　　　　　　 B. appeared 　　　　　　　 C. used　　　　　　　　　　　 D. intended

42. A. as well as 　　　　　　 B. more than 　　　　　　 C. except for 　　　　　　 D. rather than

43. A. shape 　　　　　　　　　 B. color 　　　　　　　　　　 C. design 　　　　　　　　　 D. sight

44. A. persuaded　　　　　　　 B. fooled 　　　　　　　　　 C. told 　　　　　　　　　　 D. encouraged

45. A. only 　　　　　　　　　　 B. often 　　　　　　　　　　 C. once　　　　　　　　　　　 D. never

46. A. frightened 　　　　　　 B. touched 　　　　　　　　 C. knocked　　　　　　　　 D. influenced

47. A. Since　　　　　　　　　　 B. Until 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Before 　　　　　　　　 D. Unless

48. A. do harm 　　　　　　　 B. draw attention 　　　 C. add weight 　　　　　 D. have an effect

49. A. refuse　　　　　　　　　　 B. offer 　　　　　　　　　　 C. agree 　　　　　　　　　 D. wait

50. A. generous 　　　　　　　 B. brave 　　　　　　　　　 C. special 　　　　　　　　 D. sad

51. A. hands　　　　　　　　　　 B. students　　　　　　　　 C. audiences 　　　　　　 D. friends

52. A. convinced 　　　　　　 B. reminded 　　　　　　　 C. proved 　　　　　　　　 D. showed

53. A. performance 　　　　 B. experience 　　　　　　 C. situation 　　　　　　　 D. health

54. A. please 　　　　　　　　　 B. take 　　　　　　　　　　 C. give 　　　　　　　　　　 D. accept

55. A. chance 　　　　　　　　 B. possibility　　　　　　　 C. intention 　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

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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36~55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

In some cities, workaholism（废寝忘食）is so common that people don’t consider it unusual．They accept the lifestyle as 　36 　．Government workers in Washington，D．C．，

　37　，frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week．They don’t do this because they have to；

they do it because they 　38 　to．Workaholism can be a 　39 　problem．Because true

workaholics would rather work than do anything else，they 　40　have no idea of how to relax，that is，they might not 　41　movies，sports，or other types of entertainment．Most of all，they 　42　to sit and do nothing．The lives of workaholics are usually stressful，and this tension and worry can cause 　43　problems such as heart attacks and stomach diseases．　44　，typical workaholics don’t pay much attention to their families．Their marriages may end in 　45　as they spend little time with their families．

Is workaholism 　46 　dangerous？Perhaps not．There are，certainly，people who work

　47　under stress．Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in

work．They feel 　48　is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy．For most workaholics，

work and entertainment are the same thing．Their jobs 　49　them with a challenge；this keeps

them busy and creative．

　    50　do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much？There are several 　51　to work．Of course，it provides people with paychecks，and this is important．But it offers 　52　financial security．It provides people with self confidence；they have a feeling of satisfaction 　53　they have produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say “I 　54　it”．Psychologists claim that their work gives people an identity（自身价值）．After they take part in work，they 　55　a sense of self and individualism．

36．A．strange    B．boring     C．pleasant   D．normal

37．A．for example    B．on the other hand C．what’s more        D．after all

38．A．agree B．promise   C．dare D．want

39．A．slight       B．serious     C．obvious    D．difficult

40．A．still B．probably C．certainly D．mostly

41．A．afford      B．enjoy       C．watch      D．allow

42．A．dream      B．decide      C．intend      D．hate

43．A．physical   B．cultural    C．social       D．mental

44．A．Therefore        B．However C．Anyway   D．Besides

45．A．happiness        B．silence     C．failure     D．surprise

46．A．sometimes       B．always     C．seldom     D．hardly

47．A．sadly       B．differently       C．efficiently       D．slowly

48．A．study       B．family     C．life   D．work

49．A．equip       B．pack        C．provide    D．fill

50．A．When      B．Why        C．How        D．Where

51．A．factors     B．advantages      C．steps        D．ways

52．A．no more   B．more or less    C．no more than   D．more than

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

54．A．valued     B．failed       C．caught     D．made

55．A．give        B．lose C．get   D．need

When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the 　36 side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to 37 in good health, or 38 about how to behave and conduct yourself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to suffer 39 , leaving one half of it or keeping the text 40 the title. Therefore, the scissors(剪刀) would stay before they start, 　41 the cutting would be halfway done when I find out the 42 result.

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 　43 . You can only take up one of them; the other has to wait or be 　44 up. But you know the future is unpredictable – the changed situation may not 　45 you to do what is left behind. Thus you are 　46 in a difficult position and feel sad. How come nice　 47 and clever ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 48 greatly on your preference of your one choice to the other.

In fact that is what 　49 is like; we are often 　50 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable(引人的) 　51 a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to the thing only 　52 we get into another. The 　53 may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I 54 remember a philosopher’s remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual(不经意的) 　55 may not be a bad one.

36. A. same　　　 B. opposite　　　 C. either　　　　 D. front

37. A. get　　　 B. bring　　　　 C. lead　　　　　 D. keep

38. A. advice　　 B. news　　　　　 C. theory　　　　 D. report

39. A. damage　　 B. destroy　　　 C. hurt　　　　　 D. injury

40. A. on　　　　 B. for　　　　　 C. without　　　 D. off

41. A. or　　　　 B. but　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　 D. for

42. A. satisfying B. regrettable　 C. surprising　　 D. impossible

43. A. courage　 B. patience　　　 C. strength　　　 D. attention

44. A. given　　 B. picked　　　　 C. held　　　　　 D. made

45. A. persuade　 B. agree　　　　 C. allow　　　　 D. tell

46. A. filled　　 B. struck　　　　 C. caught　　　　 D. attracted

47. A. chances　 B. conditions　　 C. wishes　　　　 D. ways

48. A. progresses B. goes　　　　　 C. changes　　　 D. improves

49. A. study　　 B. life　　 C. societyD. nature

50. A. supplied　 B. connected　　 C. fixed　　　　 D. faced

51. A. to　　　　 B. like　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　 D. by

52. A. as　　　　 B. until　　　　 C. before　　　　 D. after

53. A. following B. former　　　　 C. above　　　　 D. next

54. A. still　　 B. also　　　　　 C. almost　　　　 D. once

55. A. treatment B. action　　　　 C. choice　　　　　 D. remark

 

完形填空

    Is it possible that people of the world today could agree upon a single international language that everyone would be able to speak and understand?

    In the UN, there are five (1) languages English, Chinese, (2), French and Spanish. How about (3) one of them into an international language? (4) has been worked on for this (5), A basic word list of 850 English words (6) Basic English was made. These are the only (7) in the entire (全部的) list: “come, go, give, keep ,let, do, put, make, say, be, seem may, will, have, send”. Writing in Basic English may (8) you to use a greater number of (9) as in having to say“ it came to my (10)” instead of “I hear” but you can still (11) anything you want to with just 850 (12) words and a few suffixes and prefixes(后缀和前缀). This is a much smaller (13) of words to have to (14) than the ordinary number (15) to the students of a foreign (16).

    But people have always had a (17) to do more than simply “tell it (18) it is ”. Language is for reporting (19) one’s work, For this, a language needs idioms, needs (20) of grammar and style that reflect (反映) its (21) and development just as a (22) needs eyebrows (眉毛) Is there some special reason (23) our lips should be a different colour from the (24) of our face? Perhaps not, but this is how people real people are. For communication between people, languages in all diversity (多样化) will (25) to reflect the growth and soul of the societies that speak them.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1.	A. common	B. usual	C. working	D. ordinary
2.	A. Japanese	B. Russian	C. German	D. Latin
3.	A. making	B. translating	C. putting	D. building
4.	A. Spanish	B. French	C. Chinese	D. English
5.	A. programme	B. result	C. reason	D. purpose
6.	A. formed	B. named	C. used	D. pronounced
7.	A. words	B. expressions	C. verbs	D. nouns
8.	A. promise	B. advise	C. need	D. teach
9.	A. words	B. sentences	C. reach	D. nouns
10.	A. place	B. mouth	C. reach	D. ears
11.	A. say	B. speak	C. tell	D. talk
12.	A. same	B. different	C. old	D. new
13.	A. number	B. list	C. dictionary	D. cost
14.	A. choose	B. do	C. write	D. learn
15.	A. supplied	B. offered	C. taken	D. moved
16.	A. city	B. country	C. need	D. language
17.	A. question	B. plan	C. need	D. wish
18.	A. if	B. as	C. when	D. so that
19.	A. all	B. only	C. not only	D. simply
20.	A. none of	B. little of	C. a kind	D. all kinds
21.	A. history	B. difference	C. spellings	D. difficulty
22.	A. man	B. woman	C. person	D. body
23.	A. while	B. just as	C. why	D. how
24.	A. rest	B. other	C. colour	D. whole
25.	A. fight	B. manage	C. decide	D. remain

　

　 I am a big peacemaker. I would much rather take the blame for just about anything

than get into an____36_____．

　 However, Lose-Win（委曲求全）is weak. It's easy to get____37_____．on and easy to

gtve tn.

　 My____38_____with my mom all started one day when she said to me sarcastically（挖

苦），“Wow，you're sure___39____today.”I took it so seriously that I decided to_____40_____，

myself off from her and never talk back to her. So every time she would say something，

____41_____I disagreed with her I would just say，“Okay，_____42_____you want，Mom"

　 But I_____43___got cold quickly. One night I just_____44_____talking to my mom about

the school homework and she said，“‘Oh，that's 45　 ”and then went back to mop

the floor.

　 “Don’t you ever_____46____？”I thought.　 But I didn't say anything and stormed off.

She had no idea I was even____47_____．She would have been willing to____48_____to me had I

told her how important it was to me.

　 _____49____，I just blew up.“Mom，this has got to____50______．You tell me everything

you want me to do and I just do i‘because it's______51____than quarrelling. Well，I’m sick

of it.”This all came as a 　 52　 to her.

　 After my blowup，we felt like we were starting all over in our 53　 ．But it's

getting better all the time. We discuss things now and I always　 54　 my feelings with her.

　 If you adopt Lose-Win as your basic attitude toward life，you'll be　 55　 your

true feelings deep inside. And that’s not healthy.

36. A. apology　　　　　　 B. argument　 C. emergency　　　 D. enemy

37. A. held　　　　　　　　 B. focused　 C. moved　　　　　 D. stepped

38. A. fights　　　　　　　 B. problems　 C. quarrels　　　　 D. talks

39. A. lucky　　　　　　　 B. polite　　 C. troublesome　　 D. clever

40. A. close　　　　　　　 B. cut　　　 C. set　　　　　　 D. take

41. A. as if　　　　　　　 B. as long as　 C. even though　 D. so that

42. A. something　　　　　 B. whatever　　 C. nothing　　 　D. too much

43. A. really　　　　　　　 B. even　　　 C: eagerly　　　 D. maybe

44. A. finished　　　　　　 B. kept　　　　 C. avoided　　　 D. remembered

45. A. true　　　　　　　　 B. impossible　 C. nice　　　　　 D. fair

46. A. agree　　　　　　　 B. promise　　 C. scold　　　　 D. care

47. A. impatient　 B. frightened　 C. sure　　　　 D. upset

48. A. talk　　　　 B. explain　　 C. come　　　　 D. get

49. A. Anyway　　　 B. After a while　 C. At last　 D. Once again

50. A, happen　　　 B. change　　　　 C. last　　　 D. stop

51. A. worse　　　 B, easier　　　　 C. more　　　 D. safer

52. A, surprise　　 B. pleasure　　　 C. gift　　　 D. harm

53. A. hardship　　 B. relationship　 C. faith　　 D. life

54. A. share　　　 B. have　　　　　 C. discuss　 D. express

55. A. hurting　　 B. leaving　　　　 C. storing　 D. hiding