A few days ago, I was having a meeting in my company. After walking out, I 36  for my car keys in my pocket, only to discover they were not there. 37 , I gave myself a quick personal pat   38  my clothes, but they were not in 39  of my pockets. So, I went back to the meeting room and looked for them in every place where I had been. Suddenly it 40  to me that I must have left them in the car. Worried and frightened, I quickly 41  for the parking lot.
My wife, Diane, has 42  me many times for leaving the keys in the ignition(点火处). My theory is the ignition is the 43  place so that I won’t lose them. Her theory is that the car will be   44 . As I rushed out of my company, I came to a terrifying 45 . Her theory was right. The parking lot was 46 .
Without hesitation, I called the 47 . I gave them my location(位置)and  48  that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen. Then I made the most 49  call of all.
“Honey,” I said in a low voice. I always call her “honey” in times like these. “I 50  my keys in the car, and it has been stolen.”
There was a period of 51 . I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard Diane’s  52 .
“Ken,” she shouted, “I dropped you off!”
Now it was my time to be silent. 53 , I said, “In that case, would you please come and  54  
your dear husband?”
Diane answered, “I will... just as soon as I can have this policeman  55  I didn’t steal your car.”

【小题1】
A.reachedB.ranC.searchedD.asked
【小题2】
A.HopefullyB.FortunatelyC.WorriedlyD.Suddenly
【小题3】
A.upB.down C.away D.off
【小题4】
A.noneB.eachC.eitherD.any
【小题5】
A.turnedB.happenedC.occurredD.came
【小题6】
A.passedB.headedC.shookD.waved
【小题7】
A.beatenB.fooledC.scoldedD.punished
【小题8】
A.properB.regularC.commonD.only
【小题9】
A.destroyedB.finedC.stoppedD.stolen
【小题10】
A.shockB.answerC.conclusionD.expression
【小题11】
A.availableB.emptyC.fullD.busy
【小题12】
A.policeB.gatekeeperC.driver D.guard
【小题13】
A.askedB.provedC.regrettedD.said
【小题14】
A.importantB.difficultC.wonderfulD.different
【小题15】
A.threwB.lostC.forgotD.left
【小题16】
A.silenceB.disappointmentC.sleepD.breath
【小题17】
A.songB.soundC.voiceD.noise
【小题18】
A.Excited B.EmbarrassedC.AngeredD.Interested
【小题19】
A.get backB.take backC.give awayD.pick up
【小题20】
A.teachB.persuadeC.believeD.prove

It was a very cold evening. The old man’s beard was almost icy. He was waiting for a ____ across the river. The wait seemed ____. The old man sat on the ground waiting for quite a long time.

____, he saw several horsemen coming. He watched them silently and let the first one pass by without even asking. Another passed by,and then another, till the last rider came near the old man. The old man caught the rider’s ____ and said, “Sir, would you ____ giving me a ride to the other side?”

____ his horse, the rider replied, “Of course not.” But it was so cold that the old man’s body was almost ____. He could not get ____ the ground. The horseman helped the old man onto his horse. He took the old man not just across the river, ____ to the old man’s home.

As they ___ the old man’s house, the horseman asked, “Sir, you let several other riders pass by without even asking. Then I ____ and you asked me for a ride at once. Why? ____I had said ‘no’ and left you there?”

The old man looked the rider straight in the eye, and said, “I looked ____ the eyes of the other riders. I quickly saw that they didn’t ____. It would be ____ even asking them for a ride. But in your eye I saw ____. I knew that you would help me.”

The words ____ the rider deeply. “Thank you for what you’ve said,” he told the old man. “I hope I will never leave others ____ simply because I’m busy, and every American citizen does ____ in my heart.”

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

1.A. help                   B. ride               C. trip                     D. drive

2.A. useful                  B. boring            C. fortunate              D. endless

3.A. Gradually               B. Finally             C. Sadly                    D. Surprisingly

4.A .eyes                   B. hand             C. back                    D. face

5.A. like                    B. think              C. offer                   D. mind

6.A. Speeding               B. Riding             C. Stopping                D. Leaving

7.A. shocked                B. stuck              C. frozen                  D. injured

8.A. down                   B. on                C. in                      D. off

9.A. only                    B. but               C. so                      D. then

10.A. neared              B. visited          C. passed                  D. missed

11.A. came on             B. came in         C. came up                 D. came out

12.A. Even if           B. What if             C. As if                      D. Only if

13.A. out                  B. for               C. into                     D. up

14.A. try              B. wait            C. ask                  D. care

15.A. useless.              B. risky              C. dangerous               D. foolish

16.A. bravery              B. loyalty          C. ambition                  D. kindness

17.A. attracted            B. comforted       C. touched                 D. occupied

18.A. alone                B. out             C. away            D. over

19.A. desire               B. live             C. count           .          D. advance

20.A. choice               B. living             C. mind                     D. way

 

 

第三部分: 阅读理解 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I stepped out the plane from Miami into Charlotte, North Carolina, airport for a connecting flight home, I immediately knew something was wrong. Lots of desperate people crowded the terminal. I quickly learned that flights headed to the Northeast were called off because of a storm. The earliest they could get us out of Charlotte was Tuesday. It was Friday. A gate agent stood on the counter and shouted, “Don’t ask us for help! We cannot help you!”

I joined a crowd that ran from terminal to terminal in search of a flight out. Eventually, I found six strangers willing to rent a van with me. We drove through the night to Washington, where I took a train the rest of the way to Providence.

The real problem, of course, is that incidents like this happen every day, to everyone who flies, more and more often. It really gets to me, though, because for eight years I was on the other side, as a flight attendant for Trans-World Airlines (TWA).

I know the days are gone when attendants could be written up if we did not put the lines napkins with the TWA logo in the lower right-hand corner of the first-class diners’ trays. As are the days when there were three dinner options on flights from Boston to Los Angeles in economy class. When, once, stuck on a tarmac(机场停机坪)in Newark for four hours, a planeload of passengers got McDonald’s hamburgers and fries by thoughtfulness of the airline.  

I have experienced the decline of service along with the rest of the flying public. But I believe everything will change little by little, because I remember the days when to fly was to soar (翱翔). The airlines, and their employees, took pride in how their passengers were treated. And I think the days are sure to come back one day in the near future.

1..Many people crowded the terminal because ________.

A. they were ready to board on the planes       

B. something was wrong with the terminal

C. the flights to the Northeast were canceled     

D. the gate agent wouldn’t help the passengers

2. How did the writer get to Providence at last?

A. by air                              B. by van                      

C. by train                              D. by underground

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Incidents happened to those who fly quite often.

B. The writer used to be a flight attendant for Trans-World Airlines.

C. Even a small mistake might cause complaints from passengers in the past.

D. McDonald’s hamburgers and fries were among regular dinner options. 

4. What can be implied from the passage?

A. The writer lived in Charlotte, North Carolina.

B. The writer thought the service was not as good as it used to be.

C. The writer with other passengers waited to be picked up patiently.

D. Passengers would feel proud of how they were treated on the plane.

 

One bitterly cold day, a snowstorm blew into our area. Needing firewood, I quickly set out with my best friend, Bruce, to look for a tree to cut down. I was glad to have Bruce along. Cutting down a tree in a snowstorm can be dangerous. So it was important to have a friend who could warn me of dangers.

When I chose a big 23-meter-tall tree and prepared to cut it down, my best friend suddenly warned me, “Don’t cut down that tree! It’s too close to the power line!” I wasn’t sure about it. So I decided to disregard his warning. I wanted to finish the job quickly and go home. So I began cutting down the tree. When the tree fell, there was no longer any doubt that my friend was right.

The tree caught the power line, bringing it to the ground. I considered cutting the tree off the line. After all, electricity can’t travel through wood, so I could safely remove the tree. As I reached out my finger to touch the tree, pain ran up my arm and through my head. I had been shocked!

After I returned home and told my mother what had happened, she quickly called the power company. Workers from the power company soon arrived on the scene. One of them asked if I had touched the tree, and when I told him I had, his face turned pale.

“You should have been killed,” he said.

So why am I still alive? It was my boots that saved my life.

Within two hours, the workers removed the tree. Soon the snowstorm calmed down—but not my mother.

Even though she was glad I wasn’t hurt, my mother was well serious with me. After all, I shouldn’t have brushed off my friend’s warning.

Through this experience, I learned that it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective(观点). Taking the time to listen might actually save a lot of time and trouble. It certainly would have kept me from getting the “shock of my life”.

1.The underlined word “disregard ” in the second paragraph means “________”.

A.pay no attention to

B.take notice of

C.consider

D.follow

2.In spite of Bruce’s warning, the author still cut the tree because ________.

A.he was sure there would be nothing to happen

B.he wasn’t sure whether Bruce was right and was anxious to go home

C.he didn’t hear his friend’s warning at all because of the blowing wind

D.he was angry with his friend and didn’t want to listen to him

3.The author wrote the passage mainly to _______.

A.give an account of one of his terrible experiences

B.make us know it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective (观点) through his experience

C.tell us not to cut trees down any more

D.remind us to be careful while working

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.But for his boots, the writer would have died.

B.The writer regretted having brushed off his friend’s warning.

C.The writer knew nothing about electricity.

D.When the tree was cut down, the writer realized his friend was right

 

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:该行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。

   该行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^),在该行右边的横线上写出该加的词。

   该行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

   One day, I was cooking in the kitchen as the                               1. _______

telephone rings. I went to answer it immediately.                           2. _______

She was my close friend, Lisa. When we were talking            3. _______

on a phone, the fire alarm sounded. I ran back to the                       4._______

kitchen. The room full of smoke and the beef was badly                  5.______

burnt. I quickly turned off the gas, opening all the             6. _______

windows, and then went out of the house. In my                             7._______

surprise, two fire engines were outside my house. I                      8.______

was rather worried and told about the firemen that it         9.______

was my careless cooking which caused the heavy smoke.     10.______

 

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