1 . Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small ____in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo ____somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out ____and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be ____ from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I ____my plans with my dad, he ____ as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous ____from him, he was all for it.
I had only been away from my ____ three days now, but there was an inner ____going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I ____ could make it. The other part of me was ready to ____ to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.
On the road, I met another ____who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey____ by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of ____ . It encouraged me not to ____ .
As I listened to my ____artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was ____ around me for miles. ____, that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with ____ that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). But, however ____ it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.1.

A．meeting

B．party

C．conversation

D．lecture

2.

A．flight

B．interview

C．trip

D．performance

3.

A．instructions

B．maps

C．magazines

D．newspapers

4.

A．walking

B．biking

C．flying

D．running

5.

A．shared

B．compared

C．prepared

D．changed

6.

A．left

B．sighed

C．agreed

D．cried

7.

A．stories

B．hobbies

C．skills

D．spirits

8.

A．home

B．school

C．hotel

D．office

9.

A．request

B．activity

C．battle

D．discussion

10.

A．certainly

B．reasonably

C．usually

D．really

11.

A．turn

B．reply

C．prove

D．adapt

12.

A．driver

B．jogger

C．bicyclist

D．pilot

13.

A．slowly

B．alone

C．patiently

D．worriedly

14.

A．humour

B．direction

C．satisfaction

D．balance

15.

A．calm down

B．break down

C．speed up

D．give up

16.

A．personal

B．favourite

C．professional

D．successful

17.

A．nobody

B．everybody

C．anything

D．everything

18.

A．Firstly

B．Eventually

C．Actually

D．Fortunately

19.

A．wounds

B．cuts

C．dots

D．bites

20.

A．boring

B．difficult

C．complex

D．confusing

2 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1--20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。
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I’m left _______. Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other _______?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, _______ children from different races and religions played and studied _______ in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone’s ________from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just _______ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well _______ or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we’d _______ the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to _______ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his ________.
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail’s family later returned to their village, and I ________ touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I ________ my destination. The driver acknowledged my ________ but did not move off. Instead, he looked ________ at me. “Raddar?” he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号). I was astonished at being so _________addressed(称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two ________ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something ________ to describe.
If we can allow our children to be ________ without prejudice, they’ll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be ________ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies build and ________ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “we happy few, we band of brothers”.1.

A．interested

B．pleased

C．puzzled

D．excited

2.

A．parties

B．cities

C．villages

D．races

3.

A．why

B．which

C．how

D．when

4.

A．together

B．around

C．alone

D．apart

5.

A．drop

B．throw

C．move

D．roll

6.

A．refused

B．made

C．sought

D．accepted

7.

A．paid

B．meant

C．preserved

D．treated

8.

A．explore

B．search

C．discover

D．desert

9.

A．get through

B．deal with

C．come across

D．take away

10.

A．arrival

B．choice

C．effort

D．company

11.

A．lost

B．gained

C．developed

D．missed

12.

A．stated

B．ordered

C．decided

D．chose

13.

A．attempts

B．instructions

C．opinions

D．arrangements

14.

A．anxiously

B．carelessly

C．disappointedly

D．fixedly

15.

A．familiarly

B．strangely

C．fully

D．coldly

16.

A．departures

B．months

C．years

D．decades

17.

A．possible

B．funny

C．hard

D．clear

18.

A．them

B．themselves

C．us

D．ourselves

19.

A．from

B．by

C．with

D．against

20.

A．still

B．otherwise

C．then

D．instead

3 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出可以填入空白的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
“Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning. “I wish you_______let me stay at home. Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school.”
Mr. Williams took his little boy_______the hand, and said kindly to him, “Come, my son. I want to_______you something in the garden.”
Harry walked into the garden with his father, who led him along_______they came to a bed in which peas(豌豆) were growing. Not a weed(杂草) was to be_______about their roots.
“See how beautifully these peas are_______, my son,” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good_______Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden.”
Mr. Williams then_______Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines.
After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you_______Mr. Parker’s pea vines?”
“Oh, Father!” replied the little boy. “I never saw such________looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as________as the peas themselves. There won’t be half a crop!” “________are they so much worse than ours, Harry?”
“Because they have been left to grow as they________I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them________”
“Yes. A garden will soon be overrun（超过） with weeds________it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams________, “and so it is with the human garden. Children’s minds are like garden beds. They must be________cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your________may have good seeds and________plentifully. Now which would you________, to stay at home or go to school?”
“I would rather go to school,” said Harry.1.

A．could

B．should

C．might

D．would

2.

A．in

B．with

C．by

D．of

3.

A．offer

B．show

C．give

D．remind

4.

A．when

B．where

C．before

D．until

5.

A．made

B．changed

C．seen

D．planted

6.

A．growing

B．moving

C．shaking

D．dancing

7.

A．result

B．harvest

C．match

D．present

8.

A．forced

B．ordered

C．followed

D．led

9.

A．think of

B．look at

C．hear of

D．deal with

10.

A．ugly

B．fine

C．dirty

D．poor

11.

A．deep

B．long

C．high

D．wide

12.

A．When

B．Why

C．Where

D．How

13.

A．pleased

B．stayed

C．left

D．belonged

14.

A．ahead

B．outside

C．forward

D．afterward

15.

A．as

B．or

C．if

D．so

16.

A．required

B．answered

C．explained

D．announced

17.

A．carefully

B．correctly

C．gently

D．slightly

18.

A．school

B．mind

C．family

D．dream

19.

A．produce

B．develop

C．decrease

D．drop

20.

A．find

B．support

C．know

D．prefer

4 . Jame’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again．Nothing! He carefully _________ the coins that lay on the bed．
＄24．52 was all that he had．The bicycle he wanted was at least ＄90! _________on earth was he going to get the _________ of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycle．It was _________ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels．He thought about what he could do．There was no _________ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to _________．
There was only one way to get money, and that was to _________ it．He would have to find a job．_________ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr．Clay for advice who usually had _________ on most things．
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr．Clay．“My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing．”
That was the __________ of James’s odd-job（零工）business．For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework．He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards and mended books．He lost count of the __________ of jobs that people found for him to do．He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books．He lost count of the ___________of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __________ increased and he knew that he would soon have __________ for the bicycle he longed for．
The day __________ came when James counted his money and found ＄94．32．He __________ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted．He rode __________ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends．It had been hard __________ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __________ he had bought it with his own money．He had __________ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle．1.

A．cleaned

B．covered

C．counted

D．checked

2.

A．How

B．Why

C．Who

D．What

3.

A．amount

B．part

C．sum

D．rest

4.

A．brave

B．hard

C．smart

D．unfair

5.

A．point

B．reason

C．result

D．right

6.

A．split

B．spend

C．spare

D．save

7.

A．borrow

B．earn

C．raise

D．collect

8.

A．Or

B．So

C．For

D．But

9.

A．decisions

B．experience

C．opinions

D．knowledge

10.

A．beginning

B．introduction

C．requirement

D．opening

11.

A．similarity

B．quality

C．suitability

D．variety

12.

A．brand

B．number

C．size

D．type

13.

A．effort

B．pressure

C．money

D．trouble

14.

A．all

B．enough

C．much

D．some

15.

A．finally

B．instantly

C．normally

D．regularly

16.

A．gave

B．left

C．took

D．wasted

17.

A．patiently

B．proudly

C．silently

D．tiredly

18.

A．applying

B．asking

C．looking

D．working

19.

A．since

B．if

C．than

D．though

20.

A．deserved

B．benefited

C．achieved

D．learned

5 . 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we ____ realize that those challenges are the very things that ____ us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with ____ .
When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two ____ . We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing ____ the challenge isn’ t worth the ____ and call it quits. Although there are certainly ____ when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most ____ all that is needed is ____ and communication.
When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how ____ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to ____ it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a ____ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. ____ you can say to a friend, “ I got my feeling hurt,” ____ “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with the many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for ____ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or ____ on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is ____ to get over, and hurt only ____ to make us stronger. It is all part of growing up, it ____ to everyone, and some day you will ____ all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”1.

A．seem to

B．come to

C．hope to

D．try to

2.

A．design

B．promote

C．direct

D．shape

3.

A．confidence

B．pressure

C．friendship

D．difficulty

4.

A．opportunities

B．expectations

C．choices

D．aspects

5.

A．demanding

B．deserving

C．predicting

D．presenting

6.

A．comment

B．loss

C．trouble

D．expense

7.

A．spans

B．times

C．dates

D．ages

8.

A．cases

B．fields

C．parts

D．occasions

9.

A．assessment

B．commitment

C．encouragement

D．adjustment

10.

A．doubtful

B．shameful

C．harmful

D．painful

11.

A．keep

B．control

C．face

D．catch

12.

A．space

B．plan

C．topic

D．room

13.

A．If

B．As

C．While

D．Unless

14.

A．other than

B．rather than

C．or rather

D．or else

15.

A．what

B．who

C．where

D．which

16.

A．pass by

B．come across

C．get through

D．run over

17.

A．unnecessary

B．necessary

C．impossible

D．possible

18.

A．serves

B．means

C．aims

D．attempts

19.

A．opens

B．appeals

C．goes

D．happens

20.

A．look down on

B．look back on

C．look forward to

D．look up to

6 . III．Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that fits the context.
A detailed study of biological diversity（多样性）in town and city gardens has found that they offer a vital refuge for animals and plants. It has also found that many of the ideas about wildlife gardening are not ____.In fact, small gardens are just as good as big gardens at ___ wildlife, suburban gardens are not always better than city gardens and non-native plants are not always harmful to native insects and birds. Britain’s 16,000,000 gardens are a refuge for hundreds of species of animals and plants that would find it ____to survive on intensively （精细地）farmed land. According to the study, gardens are amazingly varied even compared to_____ environments that are good for wildlife. Small gardens are more interesting   ___ they vary a great deal in botanical environment, All the wildlife responds to the variation.
Ken Thompson of Sheffield University was involved n the first detailed study of the ____ living in British gardens when he and his colleagues surveyed 61 gardens in Sheffield. They really found a（n）_____diversity of plants and animals. They also identified a range of simple   ___ that improved a garden’s environment for wildlife. The top thing is to grow more big trees as these greatly   ____the volume of vegetation in the garden and a lot of ____ means a lot of places to live and a lot of things to eat.   ____ , create a pond for insects and frogs. Think before stocking it with fish which will eat insect eggs. Also, it is not wise to light up the garden at night with bright lawn lamps, which will _____many night creatures, Finally, don’t be too tidy: don’t be _____to clear up everything when the garden stops flowering. Just _____   a bit of things lying around.
To sum up, people who want to turn their gardens into wildlife refuges should _____and let the grass grow tall, the flowers turn to seed and trees expand skyward.1.

A．true

B．basic

C．vivid

D．simple

2.

A．selecting

B．importing

C．offering

D．attracting

3.

A．impossible

B．illegal

C．lucky

D．convenient

4.

A．peaceful

B．warm

C．natural

D．clean

5.

A．before

B．unless

C．but

D．because

6.

A．wildlife

B．men

C．germ

D．pet

7.

A．confusing

B．complete

C．surprising

D．orderly

8.

A．measures

B．standards

C．services

D．functions

9.

A．occupy

B．increase

C．limit

D．reduce

10.

A．vegetation

B．reservation

C．preparation

D．decoration

11.

A．By contrast

B．As a result

C．In other words

D．In addition

12.

A．block

B．disturb

C．benefit

D．protect

13.

A．in a mess

B．in a way

C．in a hurry

D．in a while

14.

A．forget

B．remove

C．avoid

D．leave

15.

A．escape

B．relax

C．strive

D．retire

7 . The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end , all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We ______the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets of the city______ the young people could experience its energy. But what we actually saw simply______us all –the rundown houses, the children in rags, the people begging for money… Walking home,_______under a low bridge, we came across______families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on______the night. We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.
The poverty(贫困) was______than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the group. Many_______and cried. Spending time in this______moves a person to care about humanity.
That evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had________. Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult_______that day’s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together______a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that _______of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.
Based on my________in poverty-stricken areas, I suggested that ________the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all_____that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen._______, what could we do about it? Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the_______we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on_______they could do, a sense of determination_______the previous sadness. Instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action.1.

A．put up with

B．got back to

C．looked back on

D．made up for

2.

A．now that

B．so that

C．as if

D．even if

3.

A．puzzled

B．annoyed

C．embarrassed

D．shocked

4.

A．marching

B．running

C．passing

D．moving

5.

A．entire

B．normal

C．average

D．general

6.

A．beyond

B．with

C．till

D．for

7.

A．stronger

B．deeper

C．worse

D．less

8.

A．gave up

B．broke down

C．set off

D．held on

9.

A．environment

B．hotel

C．house

D．background

10.

A．inspected

B．attempted

C．witnessed

D．challenged

11.

A．feelings

B．decisions

C．thoughts

D．impressions

12.

A．along

B．around

C．by

D．in

13.

A．neither

B．either

C．none

D．each

14.

A．experiences

B．schedules

C．data

D．position

15.

A．once

B．while

C．since

D．unless

16.

A．supposed

B．advised

C．confirmed

D．agreed

17.

A．Surely

B．Rather

C．Now

D．Indeed

18.

A．burden

B．suffering

C．anxiety

D．difficulty

19.

A．how

B．where

C．what

D．when

20.

A．replaced

B．changed

C．covered

D．improved