1 . 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, ____ you can just wait until we make a quick ____ at the grocery store. I have something ____ to show you. ”
At grocery store, we____ some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to ____ your question.” I put one apple of each ____on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a ____ look on his face.
“People are like apples. They come in all ____colors, shapes and sizes. On the ____, some of the apples may not ____ look as delicious as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was ____ each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, ____ them back on the table, but ____ a different place.
“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”
He said, “I ____ tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of ____ See if that helps you ____ which one is which. ”
He took ____, and then a huge smile came cross his face.”People are ____ like apples! They are all different, but once you ____ the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
He totally ____ it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.1.

A．although

B．so

C．because

D．if

2.

A．stop

B．start

C．turn

D．stay

3.

A．expressive

B．encouraging

C．informative

D．interesting

4.

A．bought

B．counted

C．saw

D．collected

5.

A．check

B．mention

C．answer

D．improve

6.

A．size

B．type

C．shape

D．class

7.

A．worried

B．satisfied

C．proud

D．curious

8.

A．ordinary

B．normal

C．different

D．regular

9.

A．outside

B．whole

C．table

D．inside

10.

A．still

B．even

C．only

D．ever

11.

A．examining

B．measuring

C．drawing

D．packing

12.

A．keeping

B．placing

C．pulling

D．giving

13.

A．on

B．toward

C．for

D．in

14.

A．mustn’t

B．can’t

C．shouldn’t

D．needn’t

15.

A．each one

B．each other

C．the other

D．one another

16.

A．admit

B．consider

C．decide

D．believe

17.

A．big bites

B．deep breaths

C．a firm hold

D．close look

18.

A．just

B．always

C．merely

D．seldom

19.

A．put away

B．get down

C．hand out

D．take off

20.

A．made

B．took

C．got

D．did

2 . A Love Note to My Mom

When I was a little girl, I would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographers. It was years later that I finally understood what role modeling   _______ in your life. Little did I know you were _______every penny you earned to go to _______ school.

I cannot thank you enough for   _______   you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After finishing my homework, I wandered into the dining room where you were buried   _______   piles of law books. I was   _______ . Why were you doing what I do—memorizing textbooks and studying for   _______ ? When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled. I didn’t know Moms   _______ be lawyers too. You smiled and said, “In life, you can do anything you want to do.”

As young as I was, that statement kept _______ in my ears. I watched as you faced the __________ of completing your studies, starting companies with Dad, while still being a   __________   and a Mom of five kids. I was exhausted just watching you   __________. With your words of wisdom in my   __________ mind, I suddenly felt unlimited freedom to dream. My whole world   __________. I set out to live my life filled with   __________ seeing endless possibilities for personal and professional achievements.

Your words became my motto. I __________ found myself in the unique position of being either the first (woman doctor in Maryland Rotary) __________ one of the few women (chief medical reporters) in my field. I gained strength every time I said, “Yes, I’ll try that.”

Encouraged by your   __________ , I have forged ahead (毅然前行) with my life’s journey, less afraid to make mistakes, and   __________   meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I’m   __________   it. Sorry, got to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live.

1.

A．found

B．played

C．kept

D．provided

2.

A．saving

B．making

C．donating

D．receiving

3.

A．business

B．fashion

C．law

D．medical

4.

A．what

B．that

C．which

D．where

5.

A．at

B．to

C．upon

D．under

6.

A．amused

B．worried

C．puzzled

D．disappointed

7.

A．roles

B．tests

C．positions

D．shows

8.

A．must

B．ought to

C．need

D．could

9.

A．ringing

B．blowing

C．falling

D．beating

10.

A．choices

B．chances

C．challenges

D．changes

11.

A．professor

B．doctor

C．reporter

D．model

12.

A．in danger

B．in action

C．in trouble

D．in charge

13.

A．weak

B．powerful

C．youthful

D．empty

14.

A．came back

B．closed down

C．went by

D．opened up

15.

A．hope

B．hardship

C．harmony

D．sadness

16.

A．constantly

B．shortly

C．hardly

D．nearly

17.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．for

18.

A．description

B．statement

C．praise

D．introduction

19.

A．secretly

B．curiously

C．carelessly

D．eagerly

20.

A．doing

B．considering

C．correcting

D．reading

3 . 完形填空
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(渴望）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 heart-broken, 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．must

D．would

2.

A．Unless

B．Since

C．Although

D．But

3.

A．worried

B．dreamed

C．asked

D．shouted

4.

A．it

B．that

C．this

D．which

5.

A．different

B．basic

C．musical

D．scientific

6.

A．blamed

B．begged

C．invited

D．paid

7.

A．inside

B．along

C．through

D．outside

8.

A．arguing about

B．relying on

C．insisting on

D．wondering about

9.

A．traveling

B．running

C．riding

D．walking

10.

A．exactly

B．rapidly

C．madly

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．plain

B．bright

C．transported

D．wide

17.

A．anxious

B．sad

C．serious

D．angry

18.

A．turned down

B．cheered up

C．settled down

D．dropped in

19.

A．sight

B．valley

C．background

D．hill

20.

A．imagined

B．decided

C．guessed

D．realized

4 . Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.
“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast（吹嘘）.
“And you’ll be sorry you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll be the best lawyer in the town!”
George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse.
Then Richard married a mysterious girl. The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast—but Richard never came back. The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found. He must have drowned.
Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his formal rival(竞争对手). Perhaps he missed him?
George was very interested in old dictionaries. He’d recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished—the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading.
“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia.”
1. George and Richard were ______ at school.

A．competitors

B．good friends

C．roommates

D．booksellers

2. George got information about Richard from ______.

A．a dictionary collector in Australia

B．Richard’s wife

C．a rare first edition of a dictionary

D．the wrapping paper of a book

3. How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?

A．He envied Richard’s marriage.

B．He thought of Richard from time to time.

C．He felt lucky with no rival in town.

D．He was guilty of Richard’s death.

4. What happened to George and Richard in the end?

A．Both George and Richard became millionaires.

B．Both of them realized their original ambitions.

C．Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success.

D．George established a successful business while Richard was missing.

5 . In a cold winter, a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy（破产）. The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn’t love me any more; he just thinks about his work.”
One day, she wanted to take a shower, but her husband stopped her at the door. “Let me take it first, OK?” “Why not let me take it first?” she asked. “I’m tired, dear. You take it later, OK?” She was very sad.
On a rainy day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer. After a few minutes, her eyes were full of tears...it was his diary:
Today, I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said I was tired. She was unhappy. I wasn’t as rich as before! We moved to the small house and it was very cold. I found that if one person took the shower first, the bathroom could get a little warmer. So I always rushed to the bathroom first. When she took the shower, the bathroom could get warmer, at least 1°C. I can’t give her more, but at least I can give her 1°C love.
1. The couple moved out of their house ________.

A．on a rainy day

B．in a cold winter

C．when the husband lost his work

D．when the wife saw her husband’s diary

2. The woman thought her husband didn’t love her because ________.

A．he didn’t buy her beautiful clothes

B．he didn’t have enough money

C．he always worked with no care of her

D．he had another woman

3. The woman’s eyes were full of tears because ________.

A．she felt sad by her husband’s words

B．the rainy day made her sad

C．her eyes were hurt by the computer

D．she was moved by her husband’s diary

4. The man wanted to take the shower first because ________.

A．he was tired and wanted to sleep earlier

B．he wanted to make the bathroom warmer

C．he wasn’t as strong as before

D．he couldn’t stand the cold winter

5. From the reading, we know that ________.

A．the man loved his wife very much

B．the woman didn’t love her husband any more

C．the man was very poor before

D．the woman had no job.

6 . 阅读理解。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
The Colonel（上校） asked Ashenden a good many questions and then suggested that he had particular qualifications for the Secret Service. Ashenden knew several European languages and the fact that he was a writer provided excellent cover: on the pretext（借口） that he was writing a book he could, without attracting attention, visit any neutral country.
It was while they were discussing this point that the Colonel said, "You know you might get material that would be very useful to you in your work. I'll tell you an incident that occurred only recently. Very dramatic. A foreign government minister went down to a Mediterranean resort to recover from a cold and he had some very important documents with him that he kept in a dispatch case（公文箱）. A day or two after he arrived, he picked up a beautiful blonde at some restaurant or other, and he got very friendly with her. He took her back to his hotel, and when he came to himself in the morning, the lady and the dispatch-case had disappeared. They had one or two drinks up in his room and his theory is that when his back was turned the woman slipped a drug in his glass.
"Do you mean to say that happened the other day?" said Ashenden.
"The week before last."
"Impossible," cried Ashenden. "Why! We've been putting that incident on the stage for sixty years, we've written it in a thousand novels. Do you mean to say that life has only just caught up with us?"
"Well, I can guarantee the truth of the story." said the Colonel, "And believe me, the government has been put to no end of trouble by the loss of the documents."
"Well sir, if you can't do better than that in the Secret Service," sighed Ashenden, " I'm afraid that as a source of inspiration to the writer of fiction, it's washout（失败）."
1. How did the Colonel suggest that Ashenden's being a writer would relate to his work as a spy?

A．It would make traveling abroad more possible.

B．It would make it easier for him to meet people.

C．It would enable him to avoid arousing suspicion.

D．It would enable him to use the languages he knew.

2. The reason for the Minister's trip was ________ .

A．to fetch some documents

B．to get over an illness

C．to meet a spy

D．to deliver some papers

3. According to the Colonel the incident happened _______.

A．a few days before

B．a few weeks before

C．two weeks before

D．sixty years before

4. Ashenden cried 'Impossible' after hearing the Colonel's story because he thought ______ .

A．it was so stupid

B．it was too close to fiction

C．it was too embarrassing

D．it was too recent

7 . Jeanne Calment, a French woman, became a record breaker on 17 October of 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days.
Jeanne Calment lives in a small old people’s home in the south of France; her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes her as being more like a 90-year-old in good health than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on her 120th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied: A very short one. She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her.
So what is the key to a long life? According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercise every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a day, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86.
A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It must have seemed a good move at the time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday Jeanne Calment sends him a card saying:
Sorry, I’m still alive!
1. How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age?

A．She is miserable and unhappy.

B．She is cheerful and humorous.

C．She would like to live much longer.

D．She feels she is going to die very soon.

2. Jeanne Calment owes her good health and long life to _______.

A．smoking only a little every day

B．her giving up smoking and drinking

C．drinking two glasses of strong red wine every day

D．the good genes from her parents, a healthy diet and some exercise

3. Which of the following could best replace the word “move” in the fourth paragraph?

A．deal

B．trick

C．march

D．sport

4. Why does Jeanne Calment say “Sorry, I’m still alive” to the local lawyer every year on her birthday?

A．Because she had an agreement at 80 with the lawyer which was to her advantage.

B．Because she has asked the lawyer to pay her more rent than they first agreed.

C．Because the lawyer has paid her much more money than the value of the house.

D．Because the house she sold to the lawyer isn’t worth the money he has already paid.

8 . There was once a man called Mr. Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions. He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup for the Rose of the Year.
Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses were very near to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted (引诱) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses. So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.
But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden; but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others.
At last Mr. Flowers had a good idea. He put up a large notice made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flowers had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.
1. It was Mr. Flowers’ hope to ________.

A．build glass-houses in his free time

B．grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup

C．win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color

D．grow a rose with the longest name.

2. Boys were often tempted to ________.

A．throw stones at Mr. Flowers’ glass-house

B．throw stones at Mr. Flowers from their school

C．be in or near by Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses

D．play with Mr. Flowers near his glass-houses

3. Mr. Flowers stayed in or near by his glass-houses _______.

A．at times when school-boys were walking near them

B．all the school day when there were no boys about

C．where he could not be seen by the boys passing

D．in his free time at the beginning and end of the school day

4. Mr. Flowers had tried to ______ to protect his glass.

A．be on watch in his free time	B．ask the headmaster for help
C．pick up all the stones around his garden	D．do all the above

5. Mr. Flowers’ good idea was to ______.

A．write some words on the glass

B．put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses

C．give the boys something else to throw stones at

D．send for policemen

9 . 完型填空（共20小题：
The last day of the final examination arrived. In a large eastern university, on the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few ____ On their faces was confidence. This was their ____ exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
　　Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they ____ get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ____and able to take control of the world.
　　The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) ____task, as the professor had said they could bring ____books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not ____each other during the test.
　　____ they entered the classroom. The professor handed out the papers. And smiles ____on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.
　　Three hours had passed ____the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
　　He looked at the____faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?”___________.
　　“How many answered four?” Still no hand.
　　“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.
　　“One, then? Certainly somebody finished ____.”But the class remained silent.
　　The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I____,” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are____many things about the ____you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are relatively common in____practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all____this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education had just ____”
The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the____he taught.1.

A．seconds

B．minutes

C．hours

D．days

2.

A．only

B．first

C．very

D．last

3.

A．would

B．must

C．had to

D．used to

4.

A．glad

B．ready

C．sorry

D．nice

5.

A．interesting

B．necessary

C．easy

D．unusual

6.

A．no

B．either

C．any

D．some

7.

A．listen to

B．look at

C．care for

D．talk to

8.

A．Hardly

B．Happily

C．Quickly

D．Carefully

9.

A．appeared

B．changed

C．failed

D．stopped

10.

A．then

B．as

C．before

D．after

11.

A．pleased

B．worried

C．surprised

D．moved

12.

A．Not

B．Once

C．Only

D．Even

13.

A．all

B．none

C．one

D．it

14.

A．wondered

B．enjoyed

C．hated

D．expected

15.

A．even

B．already

C．so

D．still

16.

A．exam

B．subject

C．question

D．college

17.

A．every day

B．yearly

C．everyday

D．monthly

18.

A．pass

B．fail

C．take

D．start

19.

A．begun

B．completed

C．failed

D．succeeded

20.

A．subject

B．things

C．words

D．lessons

10 . There was a king who loved art very much. One day a(n)_______came and said, "Please let me_______a picture on a wall." The king happened to have a big new hall _______. So he _______ the artist to work on one of the walls.

At the same time, another artist came and asked to work on the_______wall. He promised he would make the same picture as the first artist’s_______looking at the first artist’s work. The second artist asked to have a thick curtain_______between the two walls_______neither of them could see each other.

The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in a(n)_______supply of paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a ________ and a bucket (桶).

A month later, the first artist’s work was completed, and the second artist said, "My wall is ________ too!"

The king went to ________ the first artist’s wall. He was pleased with it and gave the artist a large________of money. He then asked people to open the curtain.

________! Each line was ________ the same as that on the opposite wall.

The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he________how the second man had made it.

"I just________the wall with the cloth," the man said ________. The wall was made of white marble (大理石). He made it shine like a mirror. The reflection (倒影) of the first painting ________ up on it!

The ________ is a reflection of you too. If you are sad, the world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy.

1.

A．editor

B．artist

C．server

D．actress

2.

A．put

B．copy

C．paint

D．get

3.

A．created

B．destroyed

C．founded

D．built

4.

A．allowed

B．realized

C．persuaded

D．decided

5.

A．same

B．similar

C．opposite

D．ordinary

6.

A．with

B．under

C．upon

D．without

7.

A．put up

B．put back

C．put away

D．put on

8.

A．even if

B．so that

C．as if

D．in case

9.

A．common

B．artificial

C．extra

D．regular

10.

A．mirror

B．cloth

C．stick

D．curtain

11.

A．present

B．free

C．ready

D．useful

12.

A．see

B．touch

C．research

D．cover

13.

A．number

B．total

C．amount

D．many

14.

A．Amazing

B．Exciting

C．Famous

D．Valuable

15.

A．probably

B．exactly

C．certainly

D．hardly

16.

A．knew

B．warned

C．noticed

D．wondered

17.

A．drew

B．faced

C．displayed

D．wiped

18.

A．briefly

B．naturally

C．safely

D．correctly

19.

A．set

B．added

C．showed

D．took

20.

A．story

B．world

C．king

D．painter