1 . 完形填空（共20小题；
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the 1450s Johannes Gutenberg, a Gennan printer, developed a new printing press(印刷机)。Then single letters could be ______ in lines to create a page of text. The letters were made of metal.Each one could be ______ to different parts of the press,depending             on which words were_______ on a certain page. This was one of the most important _______ in the history of pringting.
_______, most books had been created by copying out text by hand. The____of a single book would take many hours or even days. With the Gutenberg press, ______ could be printted in several seconds, and many copies of books could be created in a few             hours.
Gutenberg's printing press was not so much an i_______, however, as an improvement of developing technologies. The Chinese were the first to use wooden blocks(木刻版)，as early as the 8th century. Then great _____was made around 1040. The movable type             was invented by Bi Sheng in China. European _______the printing methods centuries later. Another contribution to Cutenberg`s system also come from the East,______.The Chinese invented paper using ______materials,including old clothes. The kind             of the inexpensive paper was introduced into Europe in 1000 or so. This kind of paper was ____for the new European printing presses,______it took in the only ink required for the metal type.
Printing soon became an important ____in a rapidly growing world. By 1500,nearly 35,000 books were in print worldwide. But the printing press did not ______a lot for a long time. In the 19th century , however, iron _______wood in the press`s framework.             And paper became______in continuous rolls rather than more expensive single pieces. Steam engines _____the speed at which the press ran. In the late 1900s,the introduction of better presses greatly _____the time it took to turn ideas into books.1.

A．used

B．put

C．read

D．written

2.

A．shown

B．turned

C．moved

D．added

3.

A．needed

B．lost

C．collected

D．found

4.

A．challenged

B．studies

C．discoveries

D．developments

5.

A．Recently

B．Immediately

C．Previously

D．Finally

6.

A．discussion

B．production

C．instruction

D．preparation

7.

A．pages

B．ideas

C．models

D．characters

8.

A．attraction

B．expressin

C．competition

D．invention

9.

A．accident

B．research

C．progress

D．situation

10.

A．believed

B．followed

C．tested

D．required

11.

A．paper

B．wood

C．letters

D．metal

12.

A．fine

B．thin

C．heavy

D．cheap

13.

A．useless

B．special

C．good

D．impossible

14.

A．as

B．although

C．until

D．unless

15.

A．fashion

B．industry

C．trick

D．belief

16.

A．apply

B．help

C．work

D．change

17.

A．replaced

B．controlled

C．became

D．protected

18.

A．necessary

B．available

C．normal

D．valuable

19.

A．reached

B．limited

C．increased

D．kept

20.

A．made

B．allowed

C．wasted

D．reduced

2 . After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced_______for a few days, I was _______to wait tables on my own. All went _______ that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily _______ the tables not for from the kitchen. _______, I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘).
Before I knew it ,the _______ was full of people. I moved slowly, ________every step. I remember how ________I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was_______ on. It had nice handles, which made it ________ to move around. I was pleased with every thing and began to ________ I was a natural at this job.
Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved________ you work. It seems your tray stand has been very ________ to you, but we are getting ready to________ now , and my wife needs her ________ back.”
At first his ________ did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice , but my face was________. I wanted to get into a hole and_________
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just ________. I have learned to be more ________ and not to be too sure of myself.1.

A．manager

B．assistant

C．cook

D．waitress

2.

A．promised

B．invited

C．allowed

D．advised

3.

A．well

B．quickly

C．safely

D．wrong

4.

A．left

B．given

C．brought

D．shown

5.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Finally

6.

A．kitchen

B．street

C．restaurant

D．table

7.

A．minding

B．changing

C．taking

D．saving

8.

A．angry

B．calm

C．sad

D．happy

9.

A．fixed

B．trained

C．loaded

D．waited

10.

A．slower

B．lighter

C．quieter

D．easier

11.

A．believe

B．agree

C．regret

D．pretend

12.

A．letting

B．making

C．watching

D．having

13.

A．useful

B．familiar

C．unusual

D．interesting

14.

A．rest

B．order

C．eat

D．leave

15.

A．bag

B．walker

C．tray

D．coat

16.

A．idea

B．praise

C．message

D．need

17.

A．cold

B．full of joy

C．pale

D．on fire

18.

A．lie

B．hide

C．defend

D．stay

19.

A．repeated

B．discovered

C．corrected

D．described

20.

A．careful

B．patient

C．honest

D．practical

3 . 完形填空,阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂上。
I was 14 years old. I was angry and rebellious, with____regard for anything my parents had to say,____if it had nothing to do with me. Like so many ____, I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t____my picture of the world. As a “ brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I rejected any obvious____ of love. In fact, I got angry at the ____ of the word “love”.
One____, after an extremely difficult day, I____into my room, shut the door loudly and fell down onto my bed heavily. As I lay down in the privacy of my____, my hands placed under my pillow. There was an envelope. I pulled it out and on the envelope it said, “To ____when you’re alone.”
____ I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not. So I opened it. It said，“Mike，I know life is ____right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don’t do everything right. I also know that I love you ____ and nothing you do or say will ever change that. I am here for you if you ever need to talk. If you don’t, that’s also ____ Just know that no matter where you go or whatever you do in your life, I will always love you and be____that you are my son. I’m here for you and I love you-that will never ____Love you, Mom.”
Every night as I went to bed, I would put my hands under my ____and I remember the ____I felt every time I got a letter. During my teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I still could be loved ____my anger and rudeness. Just before I fell____I became grateful that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, needed.1.

A．little

B．all

C．full

D．high

2.

A．seldom

B．sometimes

C．currently

D．particularly

3.

A．families

B．adults

C．people

D．teenagers

4.

A．hang up

B．lift up

C．agree with

D．deal with

5.

A．attempt

B．offer

C．request

D．advice

6.

A．risk

B．proposal

C．mention

D．point

7.

A．night

B．day

C．morning

D．afternoon

8.

A．slipped

B．stormed

C．sank

D．slid

9.

A．bed

B．floor

C．closet

D．chair

10.

A．answer

B．seal

C．read

D．tear

11.

A．If

B．When

C．Though

D．Since

12.

A．serious

B．awful

C．amazing

D．exciting

13.

A．entirely

B．gently

C．heavily

D．personally

14.

A．impossible

B．terrible

C．right

D．okay

15.

A．nervous

B．sorry

C．proud

D．sure

16.

A．last

B．change

C．happened

D．start

17.

A．pillow

B．book

C．desk

D．door

18.

A．relaxation

B．sadness

C．relief

D．thrill

19.

A．in spite of

B．instead of

C．ahead of

D．in need of

20.

A．ill

B．down

C．silent

D．asleep

4 . 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I used to abandon myself to despair. Last year my mother _______ from stroke(中风) and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no _______ what I could do to help her to relieve her _______. Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.

Last month I _______ a precious watch, which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt _______ about the loss.

There have been many _______ like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things _______ I read “If You Have a Lemon, Make a Lemonade” by American writer Dale Carnegie.

“When the wise man is handed a lemon,” he says, ‘What _______ can I get from this? How can I _______ my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade?’”he wrote.

I suddenly ________ that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay ________all the time.

Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have handled things ________. When my mother was fighting for ________, I should have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better instead of ________ and crying.

Several weeks ago, I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn’t ________ a prize. If I had not ________ this article, I would definitely have felt ________ again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage ________.

Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns(刺) as well, but these thorns help us become________ and strong. When life ________ us a lemon, let’s try to make a lemonade.

1.

A．resulted

B．suffered

C．survived

D．escaped

2.

A．hope

B．wonder

C．idea

D．doubt

3.

A．pain

B．anxiety

C．fear

D．pressure

4.

A．received

B．sold

C．fixed

D．lost

5.

A．unbelievable

B．shameful

C．angry

D．terrible

6.

A．diseases

B．memories

C．incidents

D．difficulties

7.

A．when

B．until

C．though

D．since

8.

A．lesson

B．lemonade

C．decision

D．challenge

9.

A．control

B．accept

C．improve

D．avoid

10.

A．realized

B．thought

C．discovered

D．predicted

11.

A．healthy

B．independent

C．serious

D．positive

12.

A．exactly

B．differently

C．easily

D．practically

13.

A．recovery

B．life

C．freedom

D．happiness

14.

A．shouting

B．hiding

C．quarreling

D．regretting

15.

A．expect

B．miss

C．win

D．refuse

16.

A．figured out

B．written down

C．found out

D．come across

17.

A．embarrassed

B．discouraged

C．excited

D．concerned

18.

A．performance

B．experience

C．progress

D．effect

19.

A．brave

B．calm

C．great

D．clever

20.

A．shows

B．makes

C．gives

D．sends

5 . I loved working with my dad, but I hated a summer job he gave me. He owned a small_______in Bank Street. In his shop, the most recently_______person got the worst job, and the boss’ son was also_______.
I didn’t want to spend hours_______the frost on the ceiling of the walk-in freezer, and it was the Saturday afternoon’s job that I hated most. We received fresh_______every day. Chicken sat in wooden boxes and was_______with crushed ice. During the week, the ice and the blood of the chicken slowly leaked into the container_______the chicken, creating its bloody smell.
There was only one_______to get rid of the blood and wash the container: hold my_______and carefully slide the container from under the chicken, as I tried not to________the contents over my clothes, and then________into the drain(下水道).
Soon, students who have cut lawns, painted houses, worked in offices,________maybe even worked in the butcher’s will________to school. Some will have great memories________others will come back with________ones.
Looking back, I think my father could have________me from my weekly hell. However, my dad, who’d dropped out of school to help support his family after his father died, was a teacher for me________He knew treating me________from his other employees would be an unfair thing. Most importantly, he taught me to________those who do the hard and________tasks in life.
For the next six summers, I returned not as the boss’ son, but as one of other guys, and I cleaned the dirty container every Saturday afternoon.1.

A．grocery

B．butcher’s

C．chain

D．book

2.

A．hired

B．invited

C．received

D．trained

3.

A．interested

B．included

C．affected

D．offered

4.

A．looking into

B．tearing up

C．cleaning up

D．carrying on

5.

A．fruit

B．vegetable

C．chicken

D．grain

6.

A．surrounded

B．impressed

C．accompanied

D．cooked

7.

A．above

B．beside

C．below

D．under

8.

A．chance

B．way

C．place

D．reason

9.

A．arm

B．nose

C．breath

D．head

10.

A．touch

B．notice

C．find

D．splash

11.

A．break

B．divide

C．empty

D．allow

12.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．or

13.

A．adapt

B．go

C．return

D．apply

14.

A．while

B．when

C．since

D．because

15.

A．exciting

B．good

C．amazing

D．unpleasant

16.

A．forced

B．spared

C．treated

D．pushed

17.

A．at heart

B．in fact

C．in case

D．at home

18.

A．kindly

B．carefully

C．differently

D．warmly

19.

A．witness

B．appreciate

C．hurt

D．influence

20.

A．vital

B．dirty

C．easy

D．funny

6 . Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s ____filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so____that I decided to write an article about her.
I ____ Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meted her to talk about her career. She____ and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I ____, I was scared out of my mind. I____I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there ____ , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “ Can you tell me…” I soon realized that ____ Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The ____ was almost unbearable. I struggled for days ____ draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript（手稿）into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript____ How stupid of me! I thought. How could I ____ in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t ____ the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer. Five years later, I was moving to California, While cleaning my apartment, I ____ the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in ____ .
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some ____ materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to ____ your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to____ Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and a chance of having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of enjoyable writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. ____ my experience, I learned a very important lesson: You can’t ____ to doubt yourself.1.

A．joy

B．speech

C．voice

D．smile

2.

A．moved

B．active

C．satisfied

D．proud

3.

A．visited

B．impressed

C．interviewed

D．phoned

4.

A．refused

B．agreed

C．hesitated

D．paused

5.

A．hung up

B．showed up

C．turned up

D．put up

6.

A．replied

B．discovered

C．knew

D．explained

7.

A．nervously

B．patiently

C．seriously

D．quietly

8.

A．blaming

B．inviting

C．fooling

D．urging

9.

A．hardship

B．pressure

C．comment

D．failure

10.

A．by

B．with

C．on

D．in

11.

A．returned

B．disappeared

C．spread

D．improved

12. A compare

A．struggle

B．compete

C．survive

13.

A．face

B．deliver

C．ignore

D．receive

14.

A．took out

B．picked up

C．found out

D．came across

15.

A．horror

B．anxiety

C．disbelief

D．trouble

16.

A．subjective

B．private

C．related

D．reliable

17.

A．broadcast

B．create

C．assess

D．publish

18.

A．recover

B．prepare

C．escape

D．concentrate

19.

A．Looking up to

B．Looking down upon

C．Looking back on

D．Looking into

20.

A．afford

B．attempt

C．expect

D．pretend

7 . My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time. Last spring I bought two newly-hatched(孵化) chickens for her. She got ____and took good care of them. ____, a few days later, both chickens died. She burst into tears because of ____I helped her ____the two birds under a tree behind our house. I thought it would be the ____of her ideas.
____ , I was wrong . Children are children ____ The failure hasn’t ____my daughter in any way. She still tried to keep a small animal or even a snail.
One day last winter, I noticed under the eaves(屋檐) of the house a family of sparrows(麻雀). My daughter and I could ____the sparrows as our “pets”, but we didn’t.
So I told her to____the grains on the windowsill（窗台）. A few minutes later, the sparrows came to land on the windowsill ____and pecked(啄) at the rice. Suddenly my daughter asked me, Mum, can we catch and ____ the sparrows, and let them live with us in the room？ How ____it is for them to live outside？
“Oh, my dear. I do not think it’s a good idea. You know,” I explained to her, “the sparrow is a bird who loves ____No one can keep them in a cage. If they are caught, they will ____quickly. They are____to living outside. Moreover, they have warm nest under the eaves.
From then on, we have set up a kind of ____with the sparrow family. We feed them frequently and ____them as pet birds. However, we do not need to ____them. We ____seeing these little birds flying and jumping among branches, leaves and flowers in the spring morning.1.

A．exciting

B．excited

C．disappointed

D．encouraged

2.

A．Naturally

B．Suddenly

C．Unfortunately

D．Finally

3.

A．leaving

B．their death

C．the chickens

D．them

4.

A．Bury

B．put

C．dig

D．set

5.

A．end

B．beginning

C．wish

D．reality

6.

A．Thus

B．Then

C．However

D．Therefore

7.

A．at all

B．in all

C．after all

D．for all

8.

A．encourage

B．upset

C．help

D．impress

9.

A．look

B．act

C．feed

D．catch

10.

A．throw

B．pour

C．pile

D．scatter

11.

A．one after another

B．one another

C．every other

D．each other

12.

A．stay

B．love

C．cage

D．watch

13.

A．free

B．happy

C．cold

D．warm

14.

A．freedom

B．spring

C．flying

D．trees

15.

A．please

B．starve

C．suffer

D．die

16.

A．safe

B．used

C．proud

D．happy

17.

A．neighbor

B．understanding

C．friendship

D．relationship

18.

A．think

B．treat

C．dream

D．appreciate

19.

A．hurt

B．possess

C．belong to

D．hatch

20.

A．enjoy

B．would like

C．want

D．consider