阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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 believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, when I 41 becoming a doctor.

My mother was a 42 . Through her work, she observed that 43 people spent a lot more time 44 than they did watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three 45 TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each week from the Detroit Public Library and 46 written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check markers and underline the 47 parts. Years later we realized her marks were a 48 . My mother was illiterate(文盲). Although we had no money, 49 the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody.

When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for 50 . I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang about with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student and to a C-student, but I didn’t 51 . I was cool.

One night my mother came home after her several jobs and I 52 about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you the money I 53 this week by rubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With 54 left over, you can have all that you want.” I was very 55 with that arrangement. But once I got through 56 money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a(n) 57 over our heads and any kind of food on the table. I was also 58 that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success 59 intellectual(知识上的) preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again, and 60 I realized my dream and I became a doctor.

A. contributed to        B. was sure of              C. dreamed of       D. thought of

A. maidservant      B.teacher             C. . worker        D.nurse

A. honest                  B. successful                C. kind                 D. careful

A. writing              B. reading                    C. working           D. training

A. familiar             B. dull                         C. designed           D. selected

A. turn in                  B. take in                     C. bring in            D. check in

A. difficult             B. easy                        C. opposite            D. important

A. wealth                  B. quiz                        C. pleasure            D. competition

A. between             B. under                             C. within              D. below

A. the last             B. a minute                  C. long                 D. anything

A. know                  B. care                        C. admit                      D. realize

A. announced           B. claimed                   C. complained       D. blamed

A. borrow                   B.make               C. control          D.collect

A. something           B. everything                      C. anything           D. nothing

A. encouraged          B. puzzled                   C. moved              D. pleased

A. adding                B. applying                  C. dividing           D. exchanging

A. balance               B. arrangement             C. hat                   D. roof

A. aware                 B. worried                   C. confused           D. delighted

A. included              B. required                  C. combined         D. matched

A. actually               B. shortly                    C. fortunately        D. finally


第二节完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。并将选项的字母标号填入题前的答题表内。
It was the last day of the final examination 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   21 . On their faces was confidence. This was their   22   exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they   23   get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt   24   and able to take control of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 25  task, as the professor had said they could bring   26  books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not   27  each other during the test.
28   they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles   29 on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed   30   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   31   faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all five questions?”   32   a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hand.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished   33  .”  But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I   34   ,” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are   35   many things about the   36   you don't know. These questions you could not answer are relatively common in    37     practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all   38  this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education had just   39   .”
The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the  40   he taught.
21. A. seconds           B. minutes          C. hours        D. days
22. A. only              B. first             C. very         D. last
23. A. would            B. must             C. had to       D. used to
24. A. glad             B. ready             C. sorry        D. nice
25. A. interesting        B. necessary          C. easy        D. unusual
26. A. no              B. either              C. any         D. some
27. A. listen to          B. look at             C. care for     D. talk to
28. A. Hardly           B. Happily            C. Quickly     D. Carefully
29. A. appeared         B. changed            C. failed       D. stopped
30. A. then             B. as                  C. before       D. after
31. A. pleased           B. worried           C. surprised         D. moved
32. A. Not             B. Once              C. Only            D. Even
33. A. all              B. none              C. one             D. it
34. A. wondered        B. enjoyed            C. hated           D. expected
35. A. even           B. already             C. so              D. still
36. A. exam          B. subject             C. question          D. college
37. A. every day      B.everyday’s           C. everyday         D. every a day
38. A. pass          B. fail                 C. take              D. start
39. A. begun         B. completed           C. failed            D. succeeded
40. A. subject         B. things              C. words           D. lessons

请将下列方框里所列词汇的正确形式填到短文中,每空限一词,不能重复使用。

 depend        important   similar    contribute     mean      

pronunciation   differ      strength   end up        attend

We can see the 1) __________ between American English British English but they are different sometimes. Many students want to know about the 2) __________ between American English and British English.

At first the language in Britain and America was the same. In 1776 America became a (an) 3) __________ country. After that, the language slowly began to change. For a long time the language in America stayed the same, while the language in England changed. For example, 300 years ago the English talked about "fall".

Today, most British people talk about "autumn", but Americans still talk abut "fall". In the same way Americans still use the expression "I guess" 4) __________ "I think", just as the British did 300 years ago.

At the same time, British English and American English started borrowing words from other languages, 5) __________ with different words. For example, the British took "typhoon" from Chinese, while the Americans took "tornado" from Spanish.

In 1828 Noah Webster published the first American dictionary. He wanted to make American English different from British English, so he changed the spelling of many words. That’s why the words "colour", "centre" and "traveller" are spelt "color", "center" and "traveler" in American English. Except for spelling, written English is more or less the same in both British and American English.

They are also different in the spoken language. For example, Americans say dance /dæns/, and in southern England they say /dɑ?ns/. In America they 6) p__________ not /nɑt/; in southern England they say /n?t/. However, most of the time people from the two countries do not have any trouble in understanding each other.

 

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,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 always felt sorry for people in wheelchairs.Some people,old and weak,cannot 36       by themselves.Others seem perfectly healthy, 37 in business suits,and wheel themselves around with strong determination.But whenever I saw someone in a wheelchair,I only saw a 38 ,not a person.

Then I fainted(晕倒)at Euro Disney 39 low blood pressure.This was the first time I had ever fainted,and my parents said that I must 40 for a while after First Aid.I agreed to take it easy,but 41 I stepped toward the door,I saw my dad pushing a (n) 42 in my direction!Feeling the colour burn my cheeks,I asked him to wheel that thing right back to 43 he found it.

I could not believe this was happening to me.Wheelchairs were 44 for other people but not for me.As my father wheeled me out into the main street,people 45 began to treat me differently.

Little kids ran in front of me, 46 my father to stop the wheelchair suddenly. 47     set in as I was thrown back and forth.“Stupid kids—they have perfectly good 48 .Why can’t they watch where they’re going?”I thought.People 49 down at me,pity in their eyes.Then they would look away,maybe because they thought the 50 they forgot me,the better.

“I am just like you!”I wanted to scream.“The only 51 is that you’ve got legs,and I have wheels.”

People in wheelchairs are not 52 .They can see every look and hear each word.Looking out at the faces,I finally understood: I was once just like them.I 53 people in wheelchairs exactly the way they did not 54 to be treated.I realized it is some of us with two healthy legs who are 55 disabled.

1.A.look around       B.care about       C.make out         D.get around

2.A.dressed           B.covered          C.folded           D.lost

3.A.beast             B.disability       C.passer-by        D.failure

4.A.by way of         B.as to            C.due to           D.in terms of

5.A.sleep             B.break            C.leave            D.rest

6.A.before            B.until            C.because          D.as

7.A.wheelchair        B.carriage          C.armchair        D.bed

8.A.whom              B.that              C.where           D.which

9.A.fine              B.sad               C.light           D.cheap

10.A.gradually         B.immediately       C.finally         D.rapidly

11.A.catching          B.making            C.preventing      D.forcing

12.A.Bitterness        B.lnterest          C.Regret          D.Amusement

13.A.space             B.manners           C.legs            D.control

14.A.smiled            B.stared            C.handed          D.pushed

15.A.happier           B.faster            C.sooner          D.harder

16.A.advantage         B.difference        C.choice          D.difficulty

17.A.healthy           B.common            C.stupid          D.violent

18.A.treated           B.ignored           C.greeted         D.injured

19.A.mean              B.need              C.enjoy           D.want

20.A.generally         B.truly             C.mostly          D.eventually

 

 

 

    It was a very cold evening.The old man’s beard was almost frozen.He was waiting for a ride across the river.The wait seemed endless.The old man sat on the ground waiting.

Finally,he saw several horsemen coming.He watched them.He 1et the first one.pass by without even asking.Another passed by,and then another.Finally,tile 1ast rider came near the old man.The old man caught the rider’s eye and said,“Sir,would you mind giving me a ride

To the other side?”

    Stopping his horse,the rider replied,“Of course.”But the old man’s body was half-frozen.He could not get off the ground.The horseman helped the old man onto his horse.He took the o1d man not just across the river,but to the old man′s home.

    As they neared the old man’s house,the horseman asked,“Sir,you let several other riders pass by without even asking.Then I came up and you asked me for a ride at once.Why? What if 1 had said‘no’and 1eft you there?”

    The old man looked at the rider straight in the eyes,and said?“1 looked into the eyes of the other riders.I quickly saw that they did n’t care.It would be useless even to ask them for a ride.But when I looked into your eyes,I saw kindness.I knew that you would help me.”

The words touched the rider deeply.“Thank you for what you’ve said,”he told the man.“I hope 1 will never be too busy to help others.”  

With that,Thomas Jefferson,the third president of the US,turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.

1.What does the underlined sentence mean?

    A.Though 1 will be busy,I’ll sti1l help others.

    B.1’ll not be busy forever,so I can help others.

    C.1 will always be ready to help others.

    D.To help others,1 will not be busy.

2.The writer used the first paragraph;in order to         

    A.describe the cold weather                    B.describe the old man’s difficulty

C.stress the 1ast horsemen’s kindness        

D.describe the length of the old man’s beard

3.What did the old man ask the last driver to do?

    A.To take him home.                       B.To take him across the river.

    C.To take him to the capital.             D.To take him to the White House.

4.Who is the last horseman?

    A.The third president of America.         B.The passage does n’t tell us.

    C.A man sent by God.                  D.A unknown fighter of the U.S.army.

 

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