1 . When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much.   Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He ______ her Inky.

“I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats______playmates," Kruger, The seventy-year-old man, says. "My hearing was damaged by the ______ of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with ______. They react to what they see and what you do. "

Inky was a gentle cat, ______ the house with five other cats.   But on a January night in 2009,   Inky did ______ that would set her apart from ______ cats forever.

Kruger had gone down to the basement to ______ the wood stove for the night.   When he was finished, he ______ to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so , he slipped and ______ his back against an old shelf.   The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.

____ in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt ______ going into shock（休克）. He shouted for help , ______ his wife, Brenda , was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. ______ Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.

"Go get Brenda, " Kruger said to Inky.

Inky ______ to the bedroom door and scratched ______ until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the ______ Brenda found her husband _____ the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. "I spent six months ______ there," says Kruger.   "Although I became lame , I was blessed. " Since the accident, Inky has ______ left Kruger's side.

1.

A．gave

B．chose

C．named

D．remembered

2.

A．like

B．as

C．except

D．among

3.

A．sound

B．alarm

C．voice

D．noise

4.

A．animals

B．friends

C．farmers

D．neighbors

5.

A．sharing

B．visiting

C．dividing

D．discovering

6.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．something

D．everything

7.

A．ordinary

B．lovely

C．familiar

D．outstanding

8.

A．shut out

B．shut up

C．shut down

D．shut off

9.

A．marched

B．flew

C．struggled

D．climbed

10.

A．bent

B．hit

C．shook

D．pulled

11.

A．Falling

B．Lying

C．Appearing

D．Thinking

12.

A．it

B．itself

C．him

D．himself

13.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so

14.

A．Thus

B．Otherwise

C．Then

D．Rather

15.

A．ran

B．walked

C．returned

D．withdrew

16.

A．rapidly

B．suddenly

C．madly

D．urgently

17.

A．bedroom

B．basement

C．yard

D．house

18.

A．at the bottom of

B．in the middle of

C．at the top of

D．in the front of

19.

A．regretting

B．resting

C．relaxing

D．recovering

20.

A．still

B．ever

C．never

D．already

2 . 第二节完形填空（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，选出可以填入空白处的最最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was 1       to see that it was an English-English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary. 2      it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one 3 , to be honest, I found it extremely 4       to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and 5 not fully understand the meanings. I was used to the 6       bilingual dictionaries, in which the word are 7       both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt 8 to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I    9     that monolingual dictionaries are 10     in learning a foreign language.
As I found out, there is, 11 , often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two 12 in two languages. My aunt even goes so far as to 13     that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the 14      meaning of a word in English! 15 , she insisted that I read the definition(定义)of a word in a monolingual dictionary 16 I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. 17     , I have come to see what she meant.
Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n) 18 number of words, around 2,000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am 19 exposed to(接触)the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. 20 this, I can express myself more easily in English.1.

A．worried

B．sad

C．surprised

D．nervous

2.

A．Because

B．Although

C．Unless

D．If

3.

A．but

B．so

C．or

D．and

4.

A．difficult

B．interesting

C．ambiguous

D．practical

5.

A．thus

B．even

C．still

D．again

6.

A．new

B．familiar

C．earlier

D．ordinary

7.

A．explained

B．expressed

C．described

D．created

8.

A．offered

B．agreed

C．decided

D．happened

9.

A．imagine

B．recommend

C．predict

D．understand

10.

A．natural

B．better

C．easier

D．convenient

11.

A．at least

B．in fact

C．at times

D．in case

12.

A．words

B．names

C．ideas

D．characters

13.

A．hope

B．declare

C．doubt

D．tell

14.

A．exact

B．basic

C．translated

D．expected

15.

A．Rather

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Instead

16.

A．when

B．before

C．until

D．while

17.

A．Largely

B．Generally

C．Gradually

D．Probably

18.

A．extra

B．average

C．total

D．limited

19.

A．repeatedly

B．nearly

C．immediately

D．anxiously

20.

A．According to

B．In relation to

C．In addition to

D．Because of

3 . 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

4 . This year I decided to do something to regain my good name as a kindly uncle. My_______Tony, had never forgiven me for the dictionary I had bought him as a birthday present last year. His _______ had no reason to be thankful to me either, because the year before, I had _______ their dear son with a pot of paste (浆糊) and some funny pictures. Instead of _______ them into a book, Tony had naturally covered every wall in the house with them. This year, _______, I decided to let him_______ for himself.

We went into a big shop, but Tony was very particular about _______ . Although I tried to show him toy after toy, he was not to be_______. Then I saw he suddenly became_______; he had discovered something he really liked: a large tin drum. I was quite happy too________ I thought what Tony’s mother would say when she saw it. Nobody would get any ________ for weeks! I led Tony away________, saying that the drum was too expensive.

Tony asked for permission to go off________ and I made the most of my chance to sit down and________ my aching feet. Fifteen minutes passed but there was still no sign of Tony. I began to get________ and got up to look for him. I asked a young lady if she had seen a little boy in a grey suit. She looked________ her helplessly and pointed out that there were so many________in grey suits. I was just going to call the police for help, when I saw a strange________ dressed in strange orange clothes. He was wearing a false beard and had a caveman’s axe (斧子) in one hand, and a space gun in the other. It was, of course, Tony, who informed me________ that he was the first________to fly into space.

1.

A．cousin

B．daughter

C．grandson

D．nephew

2.

A．friends

B．parents

C．classmates

D．brothers

3.

A．presented

B．annoyed

C．confused

D．occupied

4.

A．entering

B．dividing

C．sticking

D．drawing

5.

A．anyhow

B．though

C．again

D．therefore

6.

A．guess

B．choose

C．pay

D．see

7.

A．sweets

B．toys

C．clothes

D．books

8.

A．pleased

B．disturbed

C．accepted

D．disappointed

9.

A．surprised

B．hopeful

C．patient

D．excited

10.

A．after

B．until

C．unless

D．since

11.

A．shock

B．trouble

C．peace

D．time

12.

A．happily

B．eagerly

C．cautiously

D．quickly

13.

A．on his own

B．in his way

C．now and then

D．more or less

14.

A．drag

B．rest

C．lay

D．step

15.

A．ashamed

B．angry

C．worried

D．doubtful

16.

A．about

B．to

C．at

D．across

17.

A．young ladies

B．new customers

C．loving parents

D．small boys

18.

A．figure

B．actor

C．man

D．doll

19.

A．on time

B．at once

C．just now

D．once again

20.

A．policeman

B．spaceman

C．caveman

D．postman

5 . 完形填空(共20小题；
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，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang.He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight.“You need_______,”his father said.“But if you don’t work hard,no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was_______his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him.“You have no talent(天赋).You will never be a pianist.”___________________________He decided that he didn’t want to be a_______any more.For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano_______,his father didn’t push,but waited.
Luckily,the day came when his teacher asked him to_______some holiday songs.He didn’t want to,but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys,he_______that he could show others that he had talent_______That day he told his father_______he had been waiting to hear—that he wanted to study with a new teacher________that point on,everything turned around.
He started________competitions(比赛).In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition,when it was________that Lang Lang had won,he was too________to hold back his tears.Soon________was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big________In 1997 Lang Lang________again,this time to Philadelphia,U.S.There he spent two years practising,and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over.After his________performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival,gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started______________________________________发现) him,and lets him________1.

A．exercise

B．fortune

C．knowledge

D．wealth

2.

A．whether

B．why

C．when

D．that

3.

A．Like

B．With

C．To

D．As

4.

A．hurt

B．weakened

C．ruined

D．frightened

5.

A．singer

B．pianist

C．conductor

D．player

6.

A．Hopefully

B．Patiently

C．Wisely

D．Painfully

7.

A．play

B．sing

C．write

D．study

8.

A．seemed

B．admitted

C．noticed

D．realized

9.

A．in all

B．above all

C．after all

D．at all

10.

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．when

11.

A．From

B．At

C．Since

D．After

12.

A．receiving

B．accepting

C．winning

D．beating

13.

A．told

B．mentioned

C．announced

D．recognized

14.

A．excited

B．encouraged

C．shocked

D．satisfied

15.

A．this

B．it

C．that

D．what

16.

A．concerts

B．tours

C．competitions

D．stages

17.

A．started

B．left

C．moved

D．performed

18.

A．successful

B．cheerful

C．respectful

D．meaningful

19.

A．pulling

B．breaking

C．falling

D．pouring

20.

A．brign

B．shine

C．admire

D．develop

6 . A young man was getting ready to graduate from college, for many months he had _______a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and _______his father could well _______it, he told him that was all he wanted.

On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how _______he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. _______but slightly disappointed, the young man _______the box and fond a lovely book, _______, he raised his voice at his father and said. ”_______all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the hose _______the book in the study.

He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year ______________one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He ______________he had to go back home and see his father.

When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to______________the hospital. He saw on the desk the______________new book ,just as he had left it one______________ago. He opened it and began to______________the pages. Suddenly, a car key ______________from an envelope taped behind the book , which had a lag（标签）with dealer’s name, the ______________dealer who had the sports car he had ______________on the tag was the ______________of his graduation, and the ______________PAID IN FULL.

1.

A．expected

B．enjoyed

C．admired

D．owned

2.

A．finding

B．proving

C．deciding

D．knowing

3.

A．afford

B．offer

C．keep

D．like

4.

A．encouraged

B．comfortable

C．proud

D．moved

5.

A．Nervous

B．Serious

C．Careful

D．Curious

6.

A．packed

B．opened.

C．picked up

D．put aside

7.

A．Angrily

B．Eagerly

C．Calmly

D．Anxiously

8.

A．At

B．From

C．With

D．To

9.

A．toasting

B．putting

C．forgetting

D．leaving

10.

A．until

B．as

C．before

D．unless

11.

A．learned

B．realized

C．recognized

D．admitted

12.

A．get to

B．search for

C．turn to

D．leave for

13.

A．much

B．still

C．hardly

D．quite

14.

A．year

B．month

C．week

D．day

15.

A．clean

B．read

C．turn

D．count

16.

A．lost

B．came

C．appeared

D．dropped

17.

A．old

B．same

C．special

D．new

18.

A．remembered

B．desired

C．found

D．met

19.

A．picture

B．place

C．date

D．met

20.

A．word

B．information

C．date

D．card

7 . It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife, Eleanor. We had_______to meet at the restaurant at seven o'clock. I felt a little uneasy, but to my_______，I had a good excuse: A business meeting had_______and I'd wasted no time getting to the dinner.
When I arrived at the_______，1 apologized and told Eleanor I didn't mean to be late. She screamed, "You never mean to." Well, I_______tell she was angry. "I'm sorry but it was not_______," I said. Then I told her about the business meeting._______, my explanation seemed to make things worse, which started to drive_______mad as well.
Several weeks later, when I_______the situation to my friend Ken Hardy, he smiled, "You________a classic mistake. You're stuck________your own way of thinking. You didn't________to be late. But that's not the point. What is________in your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor." He pointed out that I focused on the intention________Eleanor focused on the result. Thus,________of us felt misunderstood and crazy.
Thinking more about Ken's words, I________recognized the root cause of such disagreement. It's the result of the action that really________I should have started the conversation by expressing________my actions affected Eleanor and________the discussions about my intention for later, much later and even never.
Later on, after talking to Eleanor and really________her experience of the results
of my lateness, I've managed to be on time a lot more frequently.1.

A．started

B．agreed

C．continued

D．managed

2.

A．relief

B．surprise

C．regret

D．sorrow

3.

A．broken out

B．closed down

C．faded away

D．run over

4.

A．house

B．room

C．restaurant

D．supermarket

5.

A．could

B．must

C．will

D．might

6.

A．movable

B．comfortable

C．acceptable

D．avoidable

7.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Moreover

D．Otherwise

8.

A．her

B．him

C．me

D．them

9.

A．spread

B．wrote

C．translated

D．described

10.

A．knew

B．made

C．found

D．took

11.

A．in

B．beyond

C．for

D．against

12.

A．need

B．prove

C．pretend

D．intend

13.

A．funny

B．important

C．possible

D．simple

14.

A．while

B．after

C．until

D．unless

15.

A．all

B．none

C．both

D．neither

16.

A．usually

B．merely

C．hardly

D．gradually

17.

A．inspires

B．matters

C．improves

D．challenges

18.

A．how

B．why

C．when

D．what

19.

A．compared

B．reported

C．finished

D．saved

20.

A．showing

B．satisfying

C．understanding

D．destroying