Although I love my life ,it hasn't been a lot of fun as I've been ill for 28 years
Music has always been a great love of mine and ,in my 20s,when my_21_was move manageable ,I  22  ten years as a professional singer in restaurant .playing and singing falk songs.  23 that was years ago and times have changed . __24__ I live with my mother on a country farm .
Two years ago,I decided that I would need to love some kind of extra work to _25_ my disability pension (残疾抚恤金)._26_ I needed to sleep in afternoons.I was limited in my  _27_I decided that I would consider    28     to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians ,so I was _29 when I went into our local music store .I explained that I waned to sing again but using  recurded knraoke music I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn't have a lot of  _30 to get started ,And    31    you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can __32__use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my    33  ,he gave me a long use the gave me a long ,thoughtful  __34__.
“This means a lot to you , doesn't it ?"be said . “Come with me.”
He led me    35  the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand   36  on his treasure and said . “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your   37    and I´ll record them for you .That should get you started.”
 38   . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose   39  that I could sing . I have come full circle with his help.
His   40  still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra , which I have the chance.
【小题1】 

A.lonelinessB.sadnessC.tirednessD.sickness
【小题2】  
A.setB.enjoyedC.keptD.shared
【小题3】  
A.GladlyB.EventuallyC.UnfortunatelyD.Surprisingly
【小题4】  
A.NowB.ThenC.Some timeD.Meanwhile
【小题5】 
A.add up toB.make up for C.get nd ofD.take advantage of
【小题6】  
A.IfB.AsC.ThoughD.Before
【小题7】  
A.movementB.conditionC.choicesD.positions
【小题8】  
A.reaching outB.living upC.getting onD.going back
【小题9】 
A.recognizedB.interviewedC.foundD.invited
【小题10】 
A.moneyB.timeC.energyD.knowledge
【小题11】 
A.thusB.onesC.seldomD.often
【小题12】  
A.actuallyB.hardlyC.nearlyD.formerly
【小题13】 
A.jobB.familyC.ideaD.offer
【小题14】 
A.faceB.viewC.lookD.sight
【小题15】  
A.overB.alongC.towardsD.through
【小题16】 
A.UnhappilyB.lovinglyC.pitifullyD.gratefully
【小题17】 
A.pickB.turnC.roleD.step
【小题18】 
A.had to cryB.ought to cryC.should have criedD.could have cried
【小题19】 
A.moreB.the onesC.fewD.the rest
【小题20】 
A.courageB.devotionC.kindnessD.rust


第三节完形填空(共20小题;每小题l.5分,满分30分)
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,选出可以填人空白处
的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Not long before,my daughler,s shoes were scratched(划破)with a knife.She burst illto
tears。I took them to the shoemakel,s.
The young apprentice(学徒)glanced at the   21   and said,“Nothing I can do except
22   the upper.”
His master looked at them and said,“If you   23   me,1 will add more scratches on both the shoes.”
1 was  24  and asked why.
He explained,“As if the opening were made  25  for a special style.”
I didn’t fully understand him,  26  I deeided to leave thc shoes。
Two days later i dropped by from work to   27  the shoes.  I found more scratches on each
shoe;all the openings were patched(缝补)by soft red leather;the stitches(针脚)were twisted
with the appearance looking more  28 and interesting than ever.I couldn,t help praising the
master,s   29 .
Another time,my sister,s blouse was torn,leaving a large opening.My wife checked it
30  and then said,“Let me take it home and  31  it.”
Three days later,seeing it again,1 was greatly 32 :all the tom parts took on a look of
ice crystal(水晶);attached to it was a snowman made of flowery rags.I sighed with  33.
“It,s amazing!”
“1 was  34  by that shoemaker.Patches are supposed to be  35 .but a skilJful  craftsman(工匠)can make it take on a kind of  36 ,”replied my wife.
Her words inspired me more:perfection is impossible to achieve in   37   ;patches appear
in the  38   of injury,disability or disease.Since you c an,t change the existence of wound.you
should not 39  people,s sympathy by disclosing the wound,which is meaningless.Just sew the
40  by patches and produce a most beautifld flower on it,and that is the significance of life.
21.A.scar        B.opening           C.hole         D.mark
22. A.replace      B.remove       C.throw       D.tear
23. A.tell         B.show         C.agree      D.trust
24. A.delighted    B.confused     C.excited     D.astonistled
25.A.on purpose      B.by chance    C.in particular     D.in turn
26.A.so         B.and       C.as      D.but
27.A.bring      B.collect    C.see D.retum
28.A.ugly       B.strange     C.1ovely         D.familiar
29.A.skill    B.drill         C.performance       D.techniaue
30. A.anxiously    B.suddenly    C.carefully       D.delightly
31.A.wash    B.iron      C.save          D.mend
32.A.puzzled        B.disappointed    C. surprised D.touched
33.A.anger        B.regret    C.praise D.care
34.A.encouraged    B.inspired    C.moved      D.attracted
35.A.common       B.beautiful     C.ugly      D.rare
36.A.difference     B.perfection    C.newness    D.change
37.A.future        B.mind       C.1ife           D.place
38. A.form         B.name          C.shape           D.need
39.A.treat     B.accept     C.ignore      D.expect
40.A.wound     B.pain       C.injury      D.disability


第三部分: 阅读理解 (共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
Sep. 30   I moved into the dormitory today—an ugly building and near a busy main road, too. My room is small but quite pleasant. I must get some posters for the walls, though. I met a few fellow students at supper (The food was awful). They all look much younger than me. They are, of course!
Oct. 07    Lectures began last Monday. So far they haven’t been very interesting (except for the man who gives lectures on drama). Personally, I’d rather go to the library and read, but I have to attend ten lectures a week. Those are the “rules”! Well, at least you meet people there.
Oct. 12    I really don’t like life in the dormitory at all. The food is bad and the students are noisy. They stay up half the night and play games just outside my room. When on earth do they sleep? When do they work? Besides, I don’t like my room. It’s just like living in a box! It looks even smaller now with the posters on the wall.
Oct. 26    I tried to explain some of my problems to my supervisor (导师) today. She listened—but that was about all. “You have to go to lectures, you know, Ann,” she told me. “And the dormitory is cheap and convenient.” “Cheap and convenient”! Well, it isn’t “cheap” if you can’t eat the food and it isn’t “convenient” if you can’t sleep at night!
Oct. 30    I can’t believe it! Three other students—I met them at a lecture and they’re all about my own age —have invited me to share a flat with them. It’s in an old house and it has its own kitchen, so we can cook for ourselves. And my room—right at the top of the house—is fantastic!
Nov. 10   I moved into my new room last Sunday. I feel really happy. Life is going to be much more fun from now on!
56. Ann’s diary is mainly about __________.
A. food                   B. her dormitory life            C. the lectures          D. her fellow student
57. Ann complained (抱怨) about the students because __________.
A. they disturbed her            B. they did not work      C. they did not sleep      D. they looked younger
58. In her new room, Ann was __________.
A. interested          B. sorry                            C. excited                 D. shocked

第三节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的四个选项(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 have a love-hate relationship with 8 o’clock classes. I like to get   21   that early; most students don’t . They drag in late and look sleepy and  22     at that early hour.

One day I got really angry with it. I was  23   about the topic (history of Indians),but no one else seemed to be. I moved  24     the classroom. I told stories and tries   25   . I got theatrical(表演似的). It was useless. Students’blank looks didn’t seem to  26    . I was about to start a major topic when I   27  down at my watch. It was already past the scheduled end of class. So I just ended   28    .

Watching the students running out of the door, I  29    my books, notes and papers and stepped out into the hall. I was tired and a bit  30     . I had put everything I knew into that classroom   31    but it had seemed good for nothing. Then  32    I started across the hall, a student coming out of the back door of the classroom  33    me . It was Randy. I thought he wanted to ask  34   I didn’t have those test papers   35    or maybe he wanted   36   to hand in a late paper or …However , It was   37  of that. With his eyes sparking(闪亮). Randy said “This is the first time I’ve not    38  a college class to end. ”

The tiredness lifted. I had done  39    than I thought. I don't know if Randy will ever40    how much he did for me that day.

21. A. changed         B. started    C. caught       D. asked

22. A. dull   B. lazy  C. dirty        D. strange

23. A. sure   B. curious    C. excited    D. worried

24. A. into   B. from       C. forward   D. about

25. A. luck         B. humor    C. experiment     D. success

26. A. change      B. loose       C. appear     D. think

27. A. broke       B. put   C. took        D. glanced

28. A. carelessly         B. hurriedly        C. suddenly        D. naturally

29. A. got through      B. took away       C. picked up       D. went over

30. A. anxious    B. delight     C. sick  D. discouraged

31. A. lesson       B. discussion      C. performance   D. content

32. A. as        B. because    C. if    D. till

33. A. ran after    B. shouted at      C. got along with        D.caught up with

34. A. when        B. why        C. whether   D. who

35. A. taken        B. passed     C. graded     D. checked

36. A. excuse       B. information     C. promise   D. permission

37. A. none  B. nothing   C. all   D. anything

38. A. attended   B. asked      C. wanted    D. chosen

39. A. better        B. worse      C. more       D. less

40. A. care         B. understand      C. think       D. forget

 

It was her giggling that drew my attention.Note taking really wasn't all that funny.

Walking over to the offender, I asked for the    21  .Frozen, she refused to give it to me.I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet    22   between teacher and student.When she finally   23   it over she whispered, “Okay, but I didn't draw it”.

It was a hand-drawn    24    of me, teeth blackened and the words “I'm stupid” coming out of my mouth.I managed to fold it up calmly.My mind,    25   , was working angrily as I struggled not to    26   .

I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture.It would do them some   27   to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!

Thankfully, I was able to keep myself   28  .

When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture.They were all silent as I told them how   29   this was for me.I told them there must be a reason    30   and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me.Then I let them write silently while I sniffed in the back of the classroom.

As I   31    the notes later, many of them said something like, “I've got nothing against you,” or “I'm sorry you were hurt.” Some kids said, “We're   32   of you.” But two notes, from the girls who I   33  were behind the picture, had a list of issues.I was too   34  , too strict…

Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of   35   my students, I had begun commanding them to   36  .Where I thought I was driving them to success I was    37    driving them away.

I had some apologizing to do.But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card.The one    38     by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke.The one from the girls asked for    39   .

This was a lesson for both the kids and me.Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the    40   .

1.A.note               B.advice           C.reason      D.help

2.A.battle             B.competition      C.argument         D.conversation

3.A.took               B.thought          C.turned           D.handed

4.A.statue             B.graph           C.picture          D.poster

5.A.otherwise          B.however          C.therefore                      D.besides

6.A.leave              B.cry              C.explain          D.argue

7.A.good               B.harm             C.favor           D.punishment

8.A.amused             B.controlled      C.uninterested     D.relaxed

9.A.meaningful         B.forgetful         C.regretful                     D.hurtful

10.A.aside             B.above            C.beneath          D.behind

11.A.wrote             B.finished         C.read             D.collected

12.A.proud             B.fond             C.afraid           D.ashamed

13.A.figured           B.promised         C.concluded        D.confirmed

14.A.talkative         B.mean             C.clumsy       D.considerate

15.A.forcing           B.encouraging      C.comforting       D.teaching

16.A.appreciate        B.apologize        C.compromise       D.achieve

17.A.actually          B.normally         C.immediately      D.generally

18.A.decorated         B.offered          C.signed           D.bought

19.A.thankfulness      B.forgiveness C.compensation      D.communication

20.A.friendship    B.education    C.knowledge    D.future

 

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