1 . A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man — the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as farmer or laborer of some sort.

This attitude toward manual (体力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously (豪华地) furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward; furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily got from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional man may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education.

1. What can we infer from Paragraph 1?

A．In America, people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man.

B．In America, people can always rise to the top through their own efforts.

C．In America, college professors win great respect from common workers.

D．In America, people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors.

2. Why does the hostess mentioned in the passage cook dinner herself?

A．Because servants in America are hard to get.

B．Because she takes pride in what she can do herself.

C．Because she can hardly afford servants.

D．Because it is easy to prepare a meal with canned food.

3. What does the underlined phrase “wait on table” in the second paragraph mean?

A．Work in a furniture shop.	B．Keep accounts for a bar.
C．Wait to lay the table.	D．Serve customers in a restaurant.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．A respectable self-made family.

B．American attitude toward manual labor.

C．Characteristics of American culture

D．The development of manual labor.

2 . — You were out when I dropped in at your house.
— Oh, I _______ for a friend from England at the airport.

A．was waiting

B．had waited

C．am waiting

D．have waited

3 . 完型填空（共20小题；
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __1_ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __2__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily _3_ up their new home, the light suddenly __4_. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along 5__ and had to wait _6_ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 27_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __8__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a _9__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __10__, so he went to the door and opened it __11_. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door __12__. “What a nuisance (麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _13__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __14_ this time she was _15__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She _16_ me here to give you these.” Tom was very _17__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his _18__ in life. It was his _19_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was _20__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic （无同情心的）mind.1.

A．complaining

B．telling

C．hoping

D．pretending

2.

A．pleased          B disappointed

B．exhausted

C．encouraged

3.

A．looking

B．turning

C．coming

D．tidying

4.

A．went on

B．went down

C．went out

D．went through

5.

A．candles

B．matches

C．lights

D．flashlights

6.

A．happily

B．patiently

C．hopefully

D．helplessly

7.

A．steps

B．words

C．knocks

D．screams

8.

A．dark

B．quiet

C．noisy

D．crowded

9.

A．newcomer

B．stranger

C．guest

D．settler

10.

A．called

B．disturbed

C．watched

D．offered

11.

A．surprisingly

B．delightedly

C．impatiently

D．willingly

12.

A．gently

B．kindly

C．politely

D．violently

13.

A．lend

B．sell

C．harness

D．borrow

14.

A．And

B．But

C．So

D．For

15.

A．holding

B．hiding

C．fetching

D．lifting

16.

A．suggested

B．commanded

C．sent

D．forced

17.

A．frightened

B．pleased

C．puzzled

D．surprised

18.

A．failure

B．success

C．complaint

D．determination

19.

A．warmth

B．coldness

C．kindness

D．sympathy

20.

A．doubtfully

B．hardly

C．actually

D．nearly

4 . 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
I finished my last work of the week and could hardly wait to get home, take off my nursing shoes, and relax.
As I ____ my car, I saw one of my ____standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and ____, it was too cold to be standing outside on the coldest ____ in January. I didn’t know where she lived, but I was ____ I would be able to find my way back.
We ____ about our work as I drove and ____ we knew it, we arrived at her house. I started driving back. ____ looked familiar, but at first that didn’t ____ me. But soon I ____ something wrong. I recognized nothing. But I told myself to stay ____
I was ____ neighborhoods, streets and even streetlights. I no longer knew where I was now. How could I be so stupid! I looked down at my ____ It was now 2:30 a.m. My gas was slowly running out. I ____ the car and turned off the engine. In total defeat, I put my head down on the wheel, ____ Then I raised my head and saw a(n) ____ down the road in front of me. I turned my headlights on. A car! I drove a little ____, got out of my car and knocked on the window of that car. An elderly man ____ rolled his window down.
I said that I didn’t know how to get back into town. In silence, he started driving. I ran back to my car and drove behind him. Finally I ____a familiar street. As I turned to head home, the car disappeared. Then I ____ my driveway (车道) when the warning light for my gas tank (汽油箱) turned on.
Though so many years have passed, I still thank the old man from my deepest heart.1.

A．discovered

B．approached

C．parked

D．searched

2.

A．patients

B．classmates

C．students

D．workmates

3.

A．yet

B．still

C．but

D．besides

4.

A．night

B．morning

C．afternoon

D．noon

5.

A．afraid

B．happy

C．confident

D．sorry

6.

A．worried

B．cared

C．talked

D．explored

7.

A．before

B．if

C．as

D．though

8.

A．Everything

B．Nothing

C．Anything

D．Something

9.

A．attract

B．delight

C．bother

D．enjoy

10.

A．escaped

B．existed

C．imagined

D．realized

11.

A．quiet

B．calm

C．silent

D．brave

12.

A．across

B．over

C．within

D．beyond

13.

A．wheel

B．engine

C．watch

D．seat

14.

A．drove

B．deserted

C．washed

D．stopped

15.

A．helpless

B．excited

C．satisfied

D．delighted

16.

A．shadow

B．truck

C．lady

D．animal

17.

A．faster

B．nervously

C．closer

D．back

18.

A．unlikely

B．slowly

C．carefully

D．equally

19.

A．came

B．mistook

C．recognized

D．missed

20.

A．pulled into

B．drove away

C．ran across

D．fount out

5 . —Have you ____some new ideas?
—Yeah. I'll tell you later.

A．come about	B．come into
C．come up with	D．come out with

6 . The youth after 80’s are believed to be selfish and irresponsible, so experts suggest young parents should ____ their children to care about others.

A．bring up

B．bring out

C．bring in

D．bring about

7 . Although this medicine can cure you _____ your illness, it has a bad effect _____ you.

A．for; in

B．for; on

C．of; on

D．of; at

8 . ---Does the young man standing there ______the company?
---No. The company is _____his father.

A．be in possession of; in the possession of

B．possess; in the possession of

C．take possession of; in possession of

D．possess; in possession of

9 . One of the best-loved American writers was William Sydney Porter, or O.Henry. From 1893 he lived with his family in a house in Austin, Texas, which is now a museum. Visitors to Austin can see the house. It was saved from destruction (破坏) and turned into a museum in1934. The museum is a good way to learn about the interesting life of the American writer.
William Porter rented this house in Austin and lived there with his wife Athol and daughter Margaret for about two years. Many objects in the museum belonged to the Porters. Others did not. An important piece in the room is the original photograph over here. It was taken there in the house about 1895. The piano there goes back to the 1860s. His wife took lessons on it when she first moved to Austin.
Porter did not start his career as a successful writer. He worked at a farm, land office and bank. He also loved words and writing. The museum has a special proof of Porter’s love of language --- his dictionary. It is said that he had read every word in that dictionary.
Later William Porter was forced to leave Austin because he was charged with financial wrongdoing at the bank and lost his job. Because he was afraid of a trail (审判), he left the country secretly. But he returned because his wife was dying. After her death, he faced the trial and became a criminal. He served three and a half years in a prison in Ohio.
William Porter would keep his time in prison a secret. But there was one good thing about it. It provided him with time to write. By the time he was freed, he had published 14 stories and became well known as O.Henry.
Porter later moved to New York City and found great success there. He published over 180 stories in the last eight years of his life.
1. O.Henry’s house in Austin has been well kept up till now so that ____.

A．Americans can explore their historyB more visitors will be attracted to Austin	B．visitors can learn about O.Henry’s life
C．it can show the way of life in the 1860s

2. What do we know about the piano in the house?

A．It was hated by Porter’s daughter.

B．It has a long history of about 150 years.

C．Porter’s wife gave music lessons on it.

D．Porter usually created music on it.

3. How does the museum prove (证明) Porter was fond of language?

A．With a dictionary he used.	B．With the records they keep.
C．Using the books they wrote.	D．Using the photograph they keep.

4. Why did Porter escape from Austin?

A．He didn’t want to lose his job.	B．He didn’t want to make trouble.
C．He meant to save his wife’s life.	D．He was charged with a crime.

5. From the last two paragraphs we know that _______.

A．Porter became famous suddenly

B．Porter spent his time in prison writing

C．Porter suffered a lot from his time in prison

D．life in prison provided what he could write for Porter

10 . --- London Bus Service, how can I help you?
--- Hi, I’d like to rent a bus which can ____ 40 people for our trip to Cambridge.

A．load

B．hold

C．fill

D．support