In 1956 Phoenix, Arizona, was a city with boundless blue   1 . One day as I walked around the house with my sister Kathy’s new parakeet (小鹦鹉)on my finger, I wanted to show Perky what the sky looked like. I took him into the backyard, and then, to my horror , Perky flew off. The enormous, blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue  2   and suddenly he had gone, clipped wings and all. 
I told Kathy about Perky's disappearance and I was anxious that she would blame me. But , unexpectedly, Kathy managed to   3  me. With fake optimism, she even tried to convince me that Perky would find a new    4   . But I was far too clever to   5   that such a thing was possible.
Decades later, I watched my own    6  growing. We shared their activities, spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the   7 of the kids’ friends, the Kissells. The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the best of friends. One evening, the game was to tell Great Pet stories. One person claimed(宣称) to  8  the oldest living goldfish. Someone else had a psychic dog. Then Barry, the father of the other family, took the floor and ___9___that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet, Sweetie Pie.
"The best thing about Sweetie Pie," he said, "was the  10   we got him. One day, when I was about eight, out of the clear, blue sky, a little blue parakeet just  11   down and landed on my finger."
When I was finally able to  12 , we examined the amazing evidence. The dates and the locations and the pictures of the bird all  13 . It seems our two families had been  14  long before we ever met. Forty years later, I ran to my sister and said, "You were  15 ! Perky lived!"

【小题1】
A.lakeB.skyC.parakeetD.backyard
【小题2】
A.pleasureB.sadnessC.treasure D.sense
【小题3】
A.forgive B.comfortC.help D.delight
【小题4】
A.parentB.homeC.nest D.fellow
【小题5】
A.imagine B.supposeC.doubtD.believe
【小题6】
A.birdsB.happinessC.worriesD.children
【小题7】
A.parentsB.birdsC.interestsD.games
【小题8】
A.catchB.findC.buyD.have
【小题9】
A.announcedB.saidC.retoldD.hoped
【小题10】
A.dayB.placeC.wayD.story
【小题11】
A.floatedB.divedC.settledD.went
【小题12】
A.thinkB.speakC.interruptD.explain
【小题13】
A.came upB.turned upC.turned outD.matched up
【小题14】
A.knownB.fastenedC.connectedD.introduced
【小题15】
A.rightB.wrongC.sillyD.mad

In 1956 Phoenix, Arizona, was a city with boundless blue skies. One day as I walked around the house with my sister Kathy’s new parakeet (小鹦鹉)on my finger, I wanted to show Perky   36   the sky looked like. Maybe he could make a little bird   37  out there. I took him into the backyard, and then, to my   38  , Perky flew off. The enormous(巨大的), blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue   39  and suddenly he had gone, clipped wings and all.
Kathy managed to   40  me. With fake optimism(乐观), she even tried to reassure(安慰)me that Perky would find a new   41  . But I was far too clever to   42  that such a thing was possible.
Forty years later, I watched my own   43  growing. We shared their activities, spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the   44  of the kids’ friends, the Kissells. The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the   45  of friends. One evening, the game was to tell Great Pet stories. One person claimed(宣称)to   46  the oldest living goldfish. Someone else had a psychic dog.   47  Barry, the father of the other family, took the floor and   48  that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet, Sweetie Pie.
"The best thing   49  Sweetie Pie," he said, "was the   50  we got him. One day, when I was about eight, out of the clear, blue sky, a little blue parakeet just   51  down and landed on my finger."
When I was finally able to   52  , we examined the amazing evidence(证据). The dates, the locations and the pictures of the bird all   53  . It seems our two families had been 54   long before we ever met. Forty years later, I ran to my sister and said, "You were   55   ! Perky lived!"

【小题1】
A.whatB.howC.whichD.where
【小题2】
A.foodB.nestC.friendD.family
【小题3】
A.joyB.horrorC.disappointmentD.satisfaction
【小题4】
A.pleasureB.sadnessC.treasureD.sense
【小题5】
A.forgiveB.comfortC.helpD.delight
【小题6】
A.parentB.homeC.masterD.life
【小题7】
A.imagineB.supposeC.doubtD.believe
【小题8】
A.birdsB.happinessC.worriesD.children
【小题9】
A.parentsB.birdsC.interestsD.games
【小题10】
A.firstB.bestC.lastD.happiest
【小题11】
A.catchB.findC.buyD.have
【小题12】
A.SuddenlyB.FortunatelyC.ThenD.However
【小题13】
A.announcedB.saidC.toldD.hoped
【小题14】
A.in B.aboutC.ofD.on
【小题15】
A.dayB.placeC.wayD.story
【小题16】
A.floatedB.slippedC.settledD.went
【小题17】
A.thinkB.speakC.interruptD.explain
【小题18】
A.came upB.turned upC.turned outD.matched up
【小题19】
A.knownB.fastenedC.connectedD.introduced
【小题20】
A.rightB.wrongC.sillyD.mad

In 1956 Phoenix, Arizona, was a city with boundless blue   1 . One day as I walked around the house with my sister Kathy’s new parakeet (小鹦鹉)on my finger, I wanted to show Perky what the sky looked like. I took him into the backyard, and then, to my horror , Perky flew off. The enormous, blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue  2   and suddenly he had gone, clipped wings and all. 

I told Kathy about Perky's disappearance and I was anxious that she would blame me. But , unexpectedly, Kathy managed to   3  me. With fake optimism, she even tried to convince me that Perky would find a new    4   . But I was far too clever to   5   that such a thing was possible.

Decades later, I watched my own    6  growing. We shared their activities, spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the   7 of the kids’ friends, the Kissells. The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the best of friends. One evening, the game was to tell Great Pet stories. One person claimed(宣称) to  8  the oldest living goldfish. Someone else had a psychic dog. Then Barry, the father of the other family, took the floor and ___9___that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet, Sweetie Pie.

"The best thing about Sweetie Pie," he said, "was the  10   we got him. One day, when I was about eight, out of the clear, blue sky, a little blue parakeet just  11   down and landed on my finger."

When I was finally able to  12 , we examined the amazing evidence. The dates and the locations and the pictures of the bird all  13 . It seems our two families had been  14  long before we ever met. Forty years later, I ran to my sister and said, "You were  15 ! Perky lived!"

1.

A.lake

B.sky

C.parakeet

D.backyard

 

2.

A.pleasure

B.sadness

C.treasure

D.sense

 

3.

A.forgive

B.comfort

C.help

D.delight

 

4.

A.parent

B.home

C.nest

D.fellow

 

5.

A.imagine

B.suppose

C.doubt

D.believe

 

6.

A.birds

B.happiness

C.worries

D.children

 

7.

A.parents

B.birds

C.interests

D.games

 

8.

A.catch

B.find

C.buy

D.have

 

9.

A.announced

B.said

C.retold

D.hoped

 

10.

A.day

B.place

C.way

D.story

 

11.

A.floated

B.dived

C.settled

D.went

 

12.

A.think

B.speak

C.interrupt

D.explain

 

13.

A.came up

B.turned up

C.turned out

D.matched up

 

14.

A.known

B.fastened

C.connected

D.introduced

 

15.

A.right

B.wrong

C.silly

D.mad

 

第二部分:语言知识及应用(共两节,满分35分)

第一节:完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16--25各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡相应的16--25上将该项涂黑。

In 1956 Phoenix, Arizona, was a city with boundless blue skies. One day as I walked around the house with my sister Kathy’s new parakeet (小鹦鹉)on my finger, I wanted to show Perky 16_____ the sky looked like. Maybe he could make a little bird friend out there. I took him into the backyard, and then, to my 17______, Perky flew off. The enormous(巨大的), blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue  treasure and suddenly he had gone, clipped wings and all.

Kathy managed to forgive me. With fake optimism(乐观), she even tried to reassure (安慰)me that Perky would find a new  18 ______. But I was far too clever to 19______ that such a thing was possible.

Decades later, I watched my own 20_______ growing. We shared their activities, spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the parents of the kids’ friends, the Kissells. The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the best of friends. One evening, the game was to tell Great Pet stories. One person claimed(宣称) to 21______ the oldest living goldfish. Someone else had a psychic dog. Then Barry, the father of the other family, took the floor and 22 ________ that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet, Sweetie Pie.

"The best thing 23______ Sweetie Pie," he said, "was the way we got him. One day, when I was about eight, out of the clear, blue sky, a little blue parakeet just floated down and landed on my finger."

When I was finally able to 24_______ , we examined the amazing evidence(证据). The dates and the locations and the pictures of the bird all matched up. It seems our two families had been connected long before we ever met. Forty years later, I ran to my sister and said, "You were 25_______! Perky lived!"

16. A. what     B. how    C. which D. where

17. A. joy       B. horror      C. disappointment  D. satisfaction

18. A. parent   B. home  C. master D. life

19. A. imagine       B. suppose      C. doubt  D. believe

20. A. birds    B. happiness   C. worries      D. children

21. A. catch    B. find    C. buy     D. have

22. A. announced   B. said    C. told    D. hoped

23. A. in        B. about  C. of       D. on

24. A. think    B. speak  C. interrupt     D. explain

25. A. right     B. wrong C. silly    D. mad

 

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