2 . I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all _______ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they _______that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought _______for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother _______me the ticket. I was really _______!
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our _______After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became _______. I could barely make out the stage in the _______. We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band _______the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t ____________what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as ____________a jet engine. I could ____________the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just ____________that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to ____________. But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the ____________and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just ____________from a long sleep. My ears were still ____________with the beat of the last song.
After the ____________, I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, ____________, I listen to one of their songs and ____________I’m back at that first show.1.

A．members

B．friends

C．fans

D．volunteers

2.

A．guessed

B．discovered

C．thought

D．predicted

3.

A．flowers

B．drinks

C．clothes

D．tickets

4.

A．booked

B．offered

C．returned

D．found

5.

A．relaxed

B．embarrassed

C．excited

D．encouraged

6.

A．seats

B．entrance

C．spots

D．space

7.

A．comfortable

B．quiet

C．serious

D．nervous

8.

A．silence

B．noise

C．darkness

D．smoke

9.

A．fell upon

B．got through

C．broke into

D．stepped onto

10.

A．forget

B．hear

C．repeat

D．bear

11.

A．loud

B．hard

C．sweet

D．fast

12.

A．feel

B．touch

C．enjoy

D．digest

13.

A．realize

B．understand

C．believe

D．remember

14.

A．continue

B．delay

C．finish

D．change

15.

A．party

B．theatre

C．opera

D．stage

16.

A．escaped

B．traveled

C．benefited

D．woken

17.

A．aching

B．burning

C．ringing

D．rolling

18.

A．competition

B．performance

C．interview

D．celebration

19.

A．though

B．otherwise

C．instead

D．besides

20.

A．decide

B．regret

C．conclude

D．imagine

3 . 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佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members______ the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of ______. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would ____ all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be _______ —so I thought. I waited backstage all _____ in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies _____ that my class was next.

My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the ______. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. It really was an _____ move. I was concentrating so much ______ the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look ______ I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and ______. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the ________ rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not ________.” I did my best to follow her ________ as I continued with the routine.

When the curtain dropped, so did my _______ for the evening. I ________ bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could ______ me down.

Recently I realized I had been a ______ that night. I was ________, but I fought the urge to run off the stage. _______, I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.

1.

A．filled

B．visited

C．attended

D．decorated

2.

A．pressure

B．impression

C．debate

D．attention

3.

A．take over

B．show off

C．look after

D．give up

4.

A．reasonable

B．suitable

C．obvious

D．perfect

5.

A．dressed up

B．folded up

C．covered up

D．mixed up

6.

A．suggested

B．explained

C．announced

D．predicted

7.

A．music

B．audience

C．curtain

D．stage

8.

A．easy

B．active

C．adventurous

D．extra

9.

A．containing

B．hiding

C．sharing

D．keeping

10.

A．why

B．whether

C．where

D．what

11.

A．wandered

B．slipped

C．waved

D．skipped

12.

A．blood

B．pleasure

C．pride

D．tear

13.

A．leave

B．cheer

C．believe

D．notice

14.

A．gesture

B．example

C．advice

D．plan

15.

A．doubts

B．hopes

C．voice

D．patience

16.

A．argued

B．shouted

C．begged

D．sobbed

17.

A．turn

B．calm

C．let

D．put

18.

A．star

B．pioneer

C．loser

D．fool

19.

A．satisfied

B．moved

C．embarrassed

D．confused

20.

A．However

B．Instead

C．In total

D．in return

4 . 完形填空
Charlotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843, and moved to Montreal, Canada at the age five with her family． While_______her ill elder sister throughout the years, Charlotte discovered she had a(an)_______in medicine． At 18 she married and_______a family． Several years later, Charlotte said she wanted to be a_______Her husband supported her decision．
_______, Canadian medical schools did not_______women students at the time． Therefore, Charlotte went to the United States to study_______at the Women’s Medical College in Philadelphia． It took her five years to_______her medical degree． Upon graduation, Charlotte_______to Montreal and set up a private________． Three years later, she moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and there she was once again a________doctor． Many of her patients were from the nearby timber and railway camps． Charlotte________herself operating on damaged limbs and setting________bones, in addition to delivering all the babies in the area．
But Charlotte had been practicing without a license． She had________a doctor’s license in both Montreal and Winnipeg, but was________． The Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons, an all-male board, wanted her to________her studies at a Canadian medical college! Charlotte refused to________her patients to spend time studying what she already knew． So in 1887, she appeared to the Manitoba Legislature to________a license to her but they, too, refused． Charlotte________to practice without a license until 1912． She died four years later at the age of 73．
In 1993, 77 years after her________, a medical license was issued to Charlotte． This decision was made by the Manitoba Legislature to honor “this courageous and pioneering woman．”1.

A．raising

B．teaching

C．nursing

D．missing

2.

A．habit

B．interest

C．opinion

D．voice

3.

A．invented

B．selected

C．offered

D．started

4.

A．doctor

B．musician

C．lawyer

D．physicist

5.

A．Besides

B．Unfortunately

C．Otherwise

D．Eventually

6.

A．hire

B．entertain

C．trust

D．accept

7.

A．history

B．physics

C．medicine

D．law

8.

A．improve

B．save

C．design

D．earn

9.

A．returned

B．escaped

C．spread

D．wandered

10.

A．school

B．museum

C．clinic

D．lab

11.

A．busy

B．wealthy

C．greedy

D．lucky

12.

A．helped

B．found

C．troubled

D．imagined

13.

A．harmful

B．tired

C．broken

D．weak

14.

A．put away

B．taken over

C．turned in

D．applied for

15.

A．punished

B．refused

C．blamed

D．fired

16.

A．display

B．change

C．preview

D．complete

17.

A．leave

B．charge

C．test

D．cure

18.

A．sell

B．donate

C．issue

D．show

19.

A．continued

B．promised

C．pretended

D．dreamed

20.

A．birth

B．death

C．wedding

D．graduation

5 . There was a pet store and the owner had a parrot. One day a ____ walked in and the parrot said to the man ,“Hey you!” The man said, “What!?” The parrot said, “Your ____ is really ugly.” The man got very ____ and went to the store owner and said, “Your bird just ____ my wife. It said she was ugly.”
The owner stormed over, ____ the bird, took it into the “black room,” shook it a bit, ____ out a few feathers, and said, “Don’t ever, ever say anything to ____ my customers again. You got that！！！”
With that ____ he took the bird and put it back into its cage. The old bird shook out its ____ and relaxed in its cage. A couple of weeks ____ and in walked this guy and his wife again. The parrot said, “Hey you!” The guy said, “What!?” The parrot answered, “You know that.”1.

A．group

B．team

C．couple

D．crowd

2.

A．wife

B．sister

C．mother

D．daughter

3.

A．curious

B．nervous

C．guilty

D．angry

4.

A．greeted

B．puzzled

C．offended

D．scared

5.

A．hugged

B．seized

C．trained

D．rescued

6.

A．sent

B．handed

C．pulled

D．dug

7.

A．touch

B．amuse

C．cheat

D．embarrass

8.

A．warning

B．comment

C．suggestion

D．request

9.

A．eyes

B．feathers

C．fur

D．skin

10.

A．lasted

B．arrived

C．appeared

D．passed

6 . I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people _______ I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a _______person:

I think my _______started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my _______, and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever _______to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really _______. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) _______. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I _______to help. That was really a big _______for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of ________are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new ________, however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer s disease became my ________. Every time I came into her room, she was so ________because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never ________her, so I took her place. She let me ________. That making others feel good make me feel good, too. When she died, I was ________, but I was very grateful to her.

I think I am a much ________, person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not ________these experiences. They have ________e to care about other people more than about myself. ________who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

1.

A．since

B．before

C．or

D．unless

2.

A．famous

B．simple

C．different

D．skilled

3.

A．education

B．career

C．tour

D．change

4.

A．balance

B．homework

C．degree

D．interest

5.

A．talked

B．wrote

C．lied

D．reported

6.

A．careful

B．lonely

C．curious

D．guilty

7.

A．argument

B．game

C．experiment

D．defence

8.

A．dared

B．offered

C．hesitated

D．happened

9.

A．dream

B．problem

C．duty

D．step

10.

A．us

B．which

C．them

D．whom

11.

A．attitude

B．hobby

C．hope

D．luck

12.

A．friend

B．partner

C．guide

D．guest

13.

A．polite

B．happy

C．strange

D．confident

14.

A．bothered

B．answered

C．visited

D．trusted

15.

A．explain

B．guess

C．declare

D．see

16.

A．homeless

B．heart broken

C．bad-tempered

D．hopeless

17.

A．quieter

B．busier

C．better

D．richer

18.

A．forget

B．face

C．improve

D．analyze

19.

A．forced

B．preferred

C．ordered

D．taught

20.

A．miss

B．like

C．wonder

D．expect

7 . Whenever we hear about "the homeless", most of us think of the developing world. But the _____ is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a_______country like Germany?

Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making_______ for the homeless of Berlin, Germany's capital. They first_______ one long hot summer when most Germans were_______ on holiday. Kurt Muller and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, _______ a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.

The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren't _______.   “What these people also need is warmth and______, ” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t _______to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita _______ there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always_______ to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.

The couple were soon_______all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to_______ donations. Today, over thirty companies _______donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to_______them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer_______ new shoes.

Kurt and Rita receive no______ for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t_______ money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary. Though Rita admits she often gets_______. She says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a_______ in the world.

1.

A．result

B．truth

C．reason

D．idea

2.

A．traditional

B．developing

C．typical

D．wealthy

3.

A．preparations

B．houses

C．meals

D．suggestions

4.

A．began

B．met

C．called

D．left

5.

A．asleep

B．alone

C．across

D．away

6.

A．brought up

B．set up

C．put aside

D．gave away

7.

A．enough

B．necessary

C．helpful

D．expensive

8.

A．fame

B．freedom

C．courage

D．caring

9.

A．hesitate

B．agree

C．pretend

D．intend

10.

A．made sense

B．found out

C．made sure

D．worked out

11.

A．open

B．crowded

C．noisy

D．near

12.

A．costing

B．wasting

C．taking

D．spending

13.

A．pay for

B．ask for

C．look into

D．carry out

14.

A．completely

B．calmly

C．regularly

D．roughly

15.

A．advertise

B．sell

C．deliver

D．lend

16.

A．donates

B．produces

C．designs

D．collects

17.

A．permission

B．payment

C．direction

D．support

18.

A．borrow

B．raise

C．save

D．expect

19.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．tired

D．amused

20.

A．profit

B．difference

C．decision

D．rule

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 . Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more _____waiting for the final school bell. Upon its ______everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David   

David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often _____what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so _____for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David ______.I can still remember he was always ______a smile and willing to help. He always _____after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He______just smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly_____home   

Weeks passed and the _______over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of_____before the holiday break. I smiled in _______as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David _______standing by my desk.

“I have something for you” he said ______from behind his back a small box. ______it to me, he said anxiously. “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lift the lid and to my ______I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face add back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s______”   

“Oh no it isn’t” said David “It’s full of love, my mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there”   

Tears filled my eyes ________I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given_________to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ________the little empty box set on my desk

1.

A．anxious

B．courageous

C．serious

D．cautious

2.

A．warning

B．ringing

C．calling

D．yelling

3.

A．scolded

B．wondered

C．realized

D．learned

4.

A．modestly

B．naturally

C．inaccurately

D．inappropriately

5.

A．popular

B．upset

C．special

D．funny

6.

A．expressing

B．delivering

C．wearing

D．sharing

7.

A．practised

B．wandered

C．studied

D．stayed

8.

A．would

B．should

C．might

D．could

9.

A．aim at

B．turn to

C．put off

D．head for

10.

A．argument

B．excitement

C．movement

D．program

11.

A．school

B．year

C．education

D．program

12.

A．relief

B．return

C．vain

D．control

13.

A．weakly

B．sadly

C．quietly

D．helplessly

14.

A．searched

B．found

C．raised

D．pulled

15.

A．Holding

B．Handing

C．Sending

D．Leaving

16.

A．delight

B．expectation

C．appreciation

D．surprise

17.

A．cheap

B．empty

C．useless

D．improper

18.

A．as

B．until

C．because

D．though

19.

A．advice

B．support

C．attention

D．command

20.

A．from

B．behind

C．over

D．towards

10 . 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