1 . A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she _______ play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill._______ she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and _______all day about how wonderful and exciting   _______must feel to live there.

At the age when she gained some _______ skill and sensibility (识别力), she _______ her mother for a bike ride _______ the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go，_______ her keeping close to the house and not   _______ too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew________ where she was heading! ________ the hill and across the valley, she rode to the ________ of the golden house.

________ she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path________to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she ________ that all the windows were ________ and rather dirty.

So ________and heart­broken, she didn't go any further. She ________， and all of a sudden she saw an amazing ________. There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she________ that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her house.

1.

A．might

B．should

C．would

D．must

2.

A．Unless

B．Although

C．Since

D．But

3.

A．dreamed

B．worried

C．asked

D．shouted

4.

A．this

B．that

C．it

D．which

5.

A．different

B．scientific

C．musical

D．basic

6.

A．begged

B．blamed

C．invited

D．paid

7.

A．inside

B．outside

C．through

D．along

8.

A．insisting on

B．relying on

C．arguing about

D．wondering about

9.

A．traveling

B．running

C．riding

D．walking

10.

A．madly

B．rapidly

C．exactly

D．possibly

11.

A．Over

B．Down

C．Around

D．Beside

12.

A．windows

B．steps

C．center

D．gate

13.

A．Until

B．As

C．While

D．Because

14.

A．getting

B．introducing

C．leading

D．moving

15.

A．felt

B．learned

C．concluded

D．found

16.

A．transparent

B．bright

C．plain

D．wide

17.

A．anxious

B．angry

C．serious

D．sad

18.

A．turned around

B．cheered up

C．settled down

D．dropped in

19.

A．hill

B．valley

C．background

D．sight

20.

A．imagined

B．decided

C．realized

D．guessed

2 . 完形填空（共20小题）
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、D）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked _______ better than driving our truck, _______ this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit at the store.

Sixteen is a _______ age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly_______of racial discrimination was _______ a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner _______ whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were _______ like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.

My family was _______. We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner _______ us?

At Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded ________ I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my ________ to the cash desk, I said ________, “I need to put this on credit.”

The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful ________. But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure, ” he said ________. “Your daddy is ________ good for it.” He ________ to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”

The farmer nodded in a neighborly ________. I was filled with pride. James Williams’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.

That day I discovered that the good name my parents had________brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to ________ from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself ________   much to do wrong.

1.

A．something

B．nothing

C．anything

D．everything

2.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．for

3.

A．prideful

B．wonderful

C．respectful

D．colorful

4.

A．intention

B．shadow

C．habit

D．faith

5.

A．thus

B．just

C．still

D．ever

6.

A．guessed

B．suspected

C．questioned

D．figured

7.

A．watched

B．caught

C．dismissed

D．accused

8.

A．generous

B．honest

C．friendly

D．modest

9.

A．blame

B．excuse

C．charge

D．trust

10.

A．until

B．as

C．once

D．since

11.

A．purchases

B．sales

C．orders

D．favorites

12.

A．casually

B．confidently

C．cheerfully

D．carefully

13.

A．look

B．stare

C．response

D．comment

14.

A．patiently

B．eagerly

C．easily

D．proudly

15.

A．generally

B．never

C．sometimes

D．always

16.

A．pointed

B．replied

C．turned

D．introduced

17.

A．sense

B．way

C．degree

D．mood

18.

A．earned

B．deserved

C．given

D．used

19.

A．receive

B．expect

C．collect

D．require

20.

A．very

B．so

C．how

D．too

3 . Around twenty years ago I was living in York. _____ I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree,I could not find _____ work.

I was _____ a school bus to make ends meet and _____ with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had   _____   five interviews(面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not   _____   the job. “Why has my life become so   _____？”I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to   _____   a little girl, she handed me an earring   _____   I should keep it   ______   somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it   ______   me—I had been giving all of my   ______   to what was going wrong with my ______   rather than what was right！I decided then and there to make a   ______   of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to   ______   more things to the list.That night there was a phone call for   ______   from a lady who was a director at a large   ______.She asked me if I would   ______   a one­day lecture on stress(压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My   ______   there went very well, and before long I got a well­paid job.To this day I know it was because I changed my way of   ______   that I completely changed my life.

1.

A．As

B．Though

C．If

D．When

2.

A．successful

B．extra

C．satisfying

D．convenient

3.

A．driving

B．repairing

C．taking

D．designing

4.

A．working

B．travelling

C．discussing

D．living

5.

A．prepared for

B．attended

C．asked for

D．held

6.

A．lose

B．like

C．find

D．get

7.

A．hard

B．busy

C．serious

D．short

8.

A．wave at

B．drop off

C．call on

D．look for

9.

A．ordering

B．promising

C．saying

D．showing

10.

A．in case

B．or else

C．as if

D．now that

11.

A．hurt

B．hit

C．caught

D．moved

12.

A．feelings

B．attention

C．strength

D．interests

13.

A．opinions

B．education

C．experiences

D．life

14.

A．list

B．book

C．check

D．copy

15.

A．connect

B．turn

C．keep

D．add

16.

A．her

B．a passenger

C．me

D．my friend

17.

A．hospital

B．factory

C．restaurant

D．hotel

18.

A．listen to

B．review

C．give

D．talk about

19.

A．plan

B．choice

C．day

D．tour

20.

A．operation

B．speaking

C．employment

D．thinking

4 . “Mama，when I grow up，I’m going to be one of those！” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three.It was the first time that my______took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training.As I grew older and was______to more，my interests in the world of dance______varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a______in the company never left me.In the summer of 2005 when I was 18，I received the phone call which made that dream a______； I became a member of the company______back to 1925.

As I look back on that day now，it surely______any sense of reality.I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief______I was halfway through rehearsals(排练) on my first day.I never actually______to get the job.After being offered the position，I was completely______.I remember shaking with excitement.

Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change，it did not come without its fair share of______.Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week，I found it vital to______up the material fast with every last bit of concentration.It is that extreme______to detail(细节) and stress on practice that set us______.To then follow those high­energy rehearsals______a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day，I discovered a new______of the words “hard work”．What I thought were my physical______were pushed much further than I thought______.I learned to make each performance better than the last.

Today，when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great______of being a part of，not only as a member，but as a dance captain，I see a______that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow—and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.

1.

A．hobby

B．plan

C．dream

D．word

2.

A．connected

B．expanded

C．exposed

D．extended

3.

A．rarely

B．certainly

C．probably

D．consistently

4.

A．director

B．trainer

C．leader

D．dancer

5.

A．symbol

B．memory

C．truth

D．reality

6.

A．bouncing

B．dating

C．turning

D．tracking

7.

A．lacks

B．adds

C．makes

D．brings

8.

A．while

B．since

C．until

D．when

9.

A．cared

B．expected

C．asked

D．decided

10.

A．motivated

B．relaxed

C．convinced

D．astonished

11.

A．challenges

B．profits

C．advantages

D．adventures

12.

A．put

B．mix

C．build

D．pick

13.

A．attention

B．association

C．attraction

D．adaptation

14.

A．apart

B．aside

C．off

D．back

15.

A．over

B．by

C．with

D．beyond

16.

A．function

B．meaning

C．expression

D．usage

17.

A．boundaries

B．problems

C．barriers

D．efforts

18.

A．necessary

B．perfect

C．proper

D．possible

19.

A．talent

B．honor

C．potential

D．responsibility

20.

A．victory

B．trend

C．tradition

D．desire

5 . Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my _______ was more manageable, I _______ ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. _______ that was years ago and times have changed. _______ I live with my mother on a country farm.

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to _______ my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). _______ I needed to sleep in afternoons, I was limited in my _______. I decided that I would consider _______ to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was _______ when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of ________ to get started. And ________ you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can ________ use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my ________, he gave me a long, thoughtful ________. “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”

He led me ________ the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand ________ on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your ________ and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started. ”

I ________. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose ________ that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His ________ still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

1.

A．loneliness

B．sadness

C．tiredness

D．sickness

2.

A．set

B．enjoyed

C．kept

D．shared

3.

A．Gladly

B．Eventually

C．Unfortunately

D．Surprisingly

4.

A．Now

B．Then

C．Sometime

D．Meanwhile

5.

A．add up to

B．make up for

C．get rid of

D．take advantage of

6.

A．If

B．As

C．Though

D．Before

7.

A．movement

B．condition

C．choices

D．positions

8.

A．reaching out

B．living up

C．getting on

D．going back

9.

A．recognized

B．interviewed

C．found

D．invited

10.

A．money

B．time

C．energy

D．knowledge

11.

A．thus

B．once

C．seldom

D．often

12.

A．actually

B．hardly

C．nearly

D．formerly

13.

A．job

B．family

C．idea

D．offer

14.

A．face

B．view

C．look

D．sight

15.

A．over

B．along

C．towards

D．through

16.

A．unhappily

B．lovingly

C．pitifully

D．gratefully

17.

A．pick

B．turn

C．role

D．step

18.

A．had to cry

B．ought to cry

C．should have cried

D．could have cried

19.

A．more

B．the ones

C．few

D．the rest

20.

A．courage

B．devotion

C．kindness

D．trust

6 . My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other _______, including her “sixth sense”,_______ she rarely gives the impression she’s missed anything.

Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us,_______ that she doesn’t push too hard on them,_______ really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often the _______ don’t realize she’s blind.

I _______ this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very _______ about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was _______ excited about her finger-painting project.

“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to _______ colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle ________ with us.”

To my great ________, my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!

Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my ________ showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really ________ what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt ________ Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never ________ in conversation.

When I told her, she was ________ for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla ________. And I knew my child was ________ because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla’s ________ in her work.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my ________. ” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

1.

A．ways

B．means

C．methods

D．senses

2.

A．which

B．when

C．that

D．as

3.

A．and

B．except

C．even

D．but

4.

A．who

B．that

C．she

D．which

5.

A．guests

B．family

C．children

D．friends

6.

A．realized

B．heard

C．recognized

D．witnessed

7.

A．excited

B．sad

C．satisfied

D．enjoyed

8.

A．especially

B．not so

C．a little

D．not at all

9.

A．paint

B．draw

C．create

D．mix

10.

A．stayed

B．painted

C．talked

D．played

11.

A．excitement

B．encouragement

C．delight

D．surprise

12.

A．attitude

B．color

C．picture

D．paper

13.

A．touched

B．distinguished

C．saw

D．understood

14.

A．after

B．before

C．until

D．when

15.

A．referred to

B．turned out

C．come up

D．talked about

16.

A．curious

B．quiet

C．puzzled

D．worried

17.

A．cried

B．insisted

C．complained

D．informed

18.

A．right

B．wrong

C．worried

D．uncertain

19.

A．shortcomings

B．difficulties

C．pride

D．description

20.

A．paper

B．pens

C．hands

D．eyes

7 . The True Story of Treasure Island

It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. ______, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.

Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived ______ for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a ______.With him were his American wife Fanny and his son ______.

Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long ______ over the hills. They had been ______ this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days ______.To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some ______.

One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island, Robert ______that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of ______. “What’s that?” he asked. “That’s the ______ treasure,” said the boy. Robert suddenly ______ something of an adventure story in the boy’s ______.While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the ______ a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate (海盗)？

Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the ______ of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to ______ such a man in a story. ______ Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was ______.

So, thanks to a ______ September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest ______ stories in the English language.

1.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Finally

2.

A．alone

B．next door

C．at home

D．abroad

3.

A．meeting

B．story

C．holiday

D．job

4.

A．Lloyd

B．Robert

C．Henley

D．John

5.

A．talk

B．rest

C．walk

D．game

6.

A．attempting

B．missing

C．planning

D．enjoying

7.

A．quiet

B．dull

C．busy

D．cold

8.

A．cleaning

B．writing

C．drawing

D．exercising

9.

A．doubted

B．noticed

C．decided

D．recognized

10.

A．the sea

B．the house

C．Scotland

D．the island

11.

A．forgotten

B．buried

C．discovered

D．unexpected

12.

A．saw

B．drew

C．made

D．learned

13.

A．book

B．reply

C．picture

D．mind

14.

A．star

B．hero

C．writer

D．child

15.

A．help

B．problem

C．use

D．bottom

16.

A．praise

B．produce

C．include

D．accept

17.

A．Yet

B．Also

C．But

D．Thus

18.

A．read

B．born

C．hired

D．written

19.

A．rainy

B．sunny

C．cool

D．windy

20.

A．news

B．love

C．real-life

D．adventure

8 . On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to ______ and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were ______ to go home. Some battled to ______ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the ______ bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I ______ to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most ______ had stopped. After making my way ______ crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was ______. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to ______ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the ______. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train ______ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was ______ through, exhausted and ______.

My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home, I was about to turn off my computer ______ I received an email from Garth, my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and ______ reported to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their ______ to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that ______ message than I ever did from a textbook, The email taught me that a few words of ______ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic ______ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately ______ me and put a smile back on my face.

1.

A．break

B．flood

C．sink

D．crash

2.

A．forced

B．refused

C．adjusted

D．gathered

3.

A．order

B．pay

C．call

D．search

4.

A．climate

B．scenery

C．storm

D．burden

5.

A．used

B．promised

C．deserved

D．happened

6.

A．practice

B．routine

C．process

D．service

7.

A．to

B．through

C．over

D．for

8.

A．operating

B．cycling

C．turning

D．rushing

9.

A．check

B．carry

C．find

D．board

10.

A．street

B．ground

C．floor

D．platform

11.

A．paused

B．crossed

C．reached

D．parked

12.

A．wet

B．weak

C．sick

D．hurt

13.

A．ashamed

B．discouraged

C．surprised

D．puzzled

14.

A．while

B．when

C．where

D．after

15.

A．hardly

B．causally

C．absolutely

D．eventually

16.

A．devotion

B．donation

C．connection

D．reaction

17.

A．accurate

B．urgent

C．brief

D．humorous

18.

A．promise

B．appreciation

C．advice

D．guidance

19.

A．troubles

B．signals

C．rules

D．signs

20.

A．corrected

B．supported

C．amazed

D．refreshed

9 . In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my _______, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I ______ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our ________much better than an IQ test. We ________that Michael’s score must have been a _______ and we should treat him ________as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _______ grades in the school, especially _______ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael _______ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than ________. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I ________ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the ________ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say ________, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the ________ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _________another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _______ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be ________.
Children often do as ________ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers,_________ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ ________”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.1.

A．joy

B．surprise

C．dislike

D．disappointment

2.

A．tearfully

B．fearfully

C．cheerfully

D．hopefully

3.

A．student

B．son

C．friend

D．doctor

4.

A．argued

B．realized

C．decided

D．understood

5.

A．joke

B．mistake

C．warning          D wonder

6.

A．specially

B．strictly

C．naturally

D．carefully

7.

A．poor

B．good

C．average

D．standard

8.

A．in

B．about

C．of

D．for

9.

A．visited

B．chose

C．passed

D．entered

10.

A．allowed

B．described

C．required

D．offered

11.

A．missed

B．held

C．delayed

D．attended

12.

A．high

B．same

C．low

D．different

13.

A．curiously

B．eagerly

C．calmly

D．jokingly

14.

A．faith

B．interest

C．pride

D．delight

15.

A．looked for

B．asked for

C．waited for

D．prepared for

16.

A．received

B．accepted

C．organized

D．discussed

17.

A．imperfect

B．impossible

C．uncertain

D．unsatisfactory

18.

A．honestly

B．much

C．well

D．bravely

19.

A．hear

B．learn

C．expect

D．speak

20.

A．wise

B．rude

C．shy

D．stupid

10 . Every night, my mother would come to my room, lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead．
I don't remember when it first started ____ me --her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did make me annoyed, for they felt work - worn and ____against my young skin．Finally, one night, I shouted at her: “Don' t do that any more --your____ are too rough！” She didn’t say anything in ____．But never again did my mother close out my day with that ____ expression of her love．
Time after time, with the ____ years, my thoughts returned to that night．I'm not a little girl any more．Mom is in her mid - seventies, and those hands I ____ thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my ____
Now, my own children are ____. Mom no longer has Dad. It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve, as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand ____ before stealing across my face to brush the ____ from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so ____touched my brow．In my ____, thousands of times, I ____ the night my young voice complained. ____ Mom's hand in my hand, I said how ____ I was for that night. I thought she'd remember, as I did, ____ Mom didn't know what I was talking about. She had forgotten — and ____ —long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new ____ for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the ____ I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．1.

A．surprising

B．hurting

C．annoying

D．amazing

2.

A．rough

B．gentle

C．smooth

D．strong

3.

A．noises

B．words

C．feelings

D．hands

4.

A．anger

B．silence

C．reply

D．fear

5.

A．healthy

B．familiar

C．popular

D．perfect

6.

A．coming

B．remaining

C．following

D．passing

7.

A．often

B．even

C．never

D．once

8.

A．family

B．neighbor

C．husband

D．home

9.

A．developed

B．grown

C．moved

D．forgotten

10.

A．imagined

B．hesitated

C．regretted

D．trembled

11.

A．hair

B．tears

C．dirt

D．kisses

12.

A．quickly

B．roughly

C．gently

D．slowly

13.

A．memory

B．opinion

C．history

D．diary

14.

A．chanced

B．missed

C．hated

D．recalled

15.

A．Beating

B．Picking

C．Catching

D．Stopping

16.

A．happy

B．sorry

C．annoyed

D．amused

17.

A．and

B．while

C．because

D．but

18.

A．remembered

B．faded

C．forgiven

D．apologized

19.

A．hope

B．appreciation

C．thought

D．approval

20.

A．guilt

B．pride

C．sorrow

D．Failure