1 . For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at music students, _______across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, _______at school for practice hours _______ anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to_______music, as he hated getting to school extra early.

_______, one day, in the music class that was _______of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly (随意地)on the piano and found it _________to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually _______doing it. He tried to hide his _______pleasure from the music teacher, who had ________over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, ________the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good________and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there ________him. There he decided to give the cello(大提琴) a ________. When he began practicing, he took it very ________. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was ________to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.

This ________, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, ________his heavy instrument case across the campus to the ________looks of the non-musicians he had left________.

1.

A．travelling

B．marching

C．pacing

D．struggling

2.

A．rising up

B．coming up

C．driving up

D．turning up

3.

A．before

B．after

C．until

D．since

4.

A．betray

B．accept

C．avoid

D．appreciate

5.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Thus

D．Moreover

6.

A．part

B．nature

C．basis

D．spirit

7.

A．complicated

B．safe

C．confusing

D．easy

8.

A．missed

B．disliked

C．enjoyed

D．denied

9.

A．transparent

B．obvious

C．false

D．similar

10.

A．run

B．jogged

C．jumped

D．wandered

11.

A．because

B．but

C．though

D．so

12.

A．ear

B．taste

C．heart

D．voice

13.

A．occurred to

B．took to

C．appealed to

D．held to

14.

A．change

B．chance

C．mission

D．function

15.

A．seriously

B．proudly

C．casually

D．naturally

16.

A．committed

B．used

C．limited

D．admitted

17.

A．proved

B．showed

C．stressed

D．meant

18.

A．pushing

B．dragging

C．lifting

D．rushing

19.

A．admiring

B．pitying

C．annoying

D．teasing

20.

A．over

B．aside

C．behind

D．out

2 . We all know that some things are obviously right. For example, it is right to be _______ to other people. It is also right to look after the environment. Some things are_______ wrong, too. For instance, we should not hurt or bully (欺负) others, nor should we litter. Rules often tell us what is right or wrong.

Rules can help the public make the right _______, and remain safe. Car drivers have to obey traffic regulations that tell them the right things to do on the road to avoid crashes. Cyclists who give signals before turning or stopping help prevent_______.

If people follow rules without taking other matters into consideration, it will be _______for them to form what is sometimes called a “black and white” view. For example, they may believe that people should always tell the truth, and that lying is_______ acceptable. Such people always stick to their views, even if it means that they may get into_______.

Sometimes it may not be so easy to know_______what is right or wrong. Some people choose not to eat meat because they believe that it is _______ to eat animals, but others argue that they can eat meat and ________ be kind to animals; some insist that stealing is always wrong, but others think that one does not need to feel to________ when stealing some food to eat, if lives in a really poor area and he is________ . Rules help us live together in harmony, because they show us the right way to________ other. However, some people argue that rules may be ________, having observed that rules change all the time, and that some schools have some regulations and other have different ones — so who is to ________what is right?

1.

A．kind

B．sensitive

C．fair

D．generous

2.

A．equally

B．slightly

C．clearly

D．increasingly

3.

A．suggestion

B．conclusions

C．turns

D．choices

4.

A．accidents

B．mistakes

C．falls

D．deaths

5.

A．interesting

B．vital

C．easy

D．valuable

6.

A．seldom

B．rarely

C．merely

D．never

7.

A．trouble

B．power

C．prison

D．control

8.

A．roughly

B．eventually

C．deliberately

D．exactly

9.

A．awful

B．cruel

C．unhealthy

D．unnecessary

10.

A．still

B．even

C．later

D．somehow

11.

A．nervous

B．anxious

C．afraid

D．guilty

12.

A．begging

B．starving

C．growing

D．wandering

13.

A．follow

B．instruct

C．treat

D．protect

14.

A．disgusting

B．confusing

C．unsafe

D．unimportant

15.

A．predict

B．explain

C．decide

D．consider

3 . 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

4 . I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV. One day, a sociologist proposed that the     31   society has been consuming modern humans little by little. For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society, I     32   hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood.     33   the shopkeeper Mr. Johnson was selling me the bicycle, he said, “This is the best thing you     34   have done. Life has become hopelessly     35   . A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you     36   things: fresh air, sunshine and exercise.” I agreed. Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I     37     at the other end of the town. I was     38     that this simple vehicle could let me     39     long distances in a fairly short time. But how     40   did I really go?
Since I hated to be     41   , I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to     42   an odometer (里程表) on my bicycle. He agreed, but     43   , “An odometer without a speedometer (速度计) is like a     44   without a knife.” I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices (装置) were     45   to the handlebars of my bicycle. “What about a horn?” he then asked. “Look, this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many     46   .” Attracted by these functions, I bought the horn.
“You can’t leave the back part     47   ,” noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons     48   the seat, and said, “Is there anything better than this oven when you feel     49     on your way? I can give you a special discount.” I was not strong enough to     50     the offer.
“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done,” said Mr. Johnson in the end.1.

A．adult

B．human

C．consumer

D．bachelor

2.

A．eventually

B．immediately

C．reluctantly

D．gratefully

3.

A．Although

B．Because

C．As

D．Unless

4.

A．would

B．should

C．must

D．could

5.

A．boring

B．complicated

C．stressful

D．tough

6.

A．natural

B．mysterious

C．complex

D．unique

7.

A．gave up

B．broke down

C．calmed down

D．ended up

8.

A．amazed

B．amused

C．confused

D．concerned

9.

A．march

B．drive

C．cover

D．measure

10.

A．far

B．long

C．fast

D．deep

11.

A．unreliable

B．impractical

C．unprepared

D．inaccurate

12.

A．fix

B．check

C．repair

D．lay

13.

A．swore

B．added

C．replied

D．concluded

14.

A．pencil

B．fork

C．box

D．cake

15.

A．distributed

B．converted

C．applied

D．attached

16.

A．shapes

B．sizes

C．functions

D．models

17.

A．loose

B．blank

C．bare

D．incomplete

18.

A．beside

B．before

C．below

D．behind

19.

A．sick

B．hungry

C．hot

D．thirsty

20.

A．consider

B．withdraw

C．make

D．resist