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Filled with sorrow, I didn’t notice the hardness of the chair I was sitting on. I was at the funeral of my   1 . The hurt was so intense, and I found it hard to   2   at times.

    Suddenly, I heard a   3   open and slam shut at the back of the church. Quick   4   hurried along the floor. A young man looked around in a   5   and then sat next to me. His eyes were full of tears.

    “I’m  6  ,” he explained, though no explanation was   7  . After several eulogies (悼文), he leaned over and commented, “Why do they keep   8   Mary by the name of ‘Margaret’?” “Because that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary,” I   9  . “No, that isn’t correct,” he insisted. “Her name is Mary, Mary Peters.” “That isn’t  10   this is,” I replied. “Isn’t this the Lutheran church?” “No, the Lutheran church is across the street. I believe you’re at the   11   funeral, sir.”

    The solemnness (庄严) of the occasion   12   with the realization of the man’s mistake bubbled (充溢) up inside me and came out as  13  . I peeked at the misguided man seated beside me. He was laughing,   14  . I imagined Mother laughing. At the   15  “Aman”, we darted(猛冲) out a door and into the parking lot.

    “I do believe we’ll be the   16   of the town,” he smiled. He said his name was Rick and that   17   he had missed his aunt’s funeral, he asked me out for a cup of coffee. That afternoon began a lifelong   18   for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral. A year after our meeting, we were   19   at a country church. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.

    Whenever anyone asks us how we   20   , Rick tells them, “Her mother and my aunt Mary introduced us.”

1.A. neighbor                     B. sister                               C. mother                  D. aunt

2.A. stand                          B. imagine                     C. breathe                 D. explain

3.A. box                               B. door                                 C. bottle                     D. chair

4.A. claps                                      B. songs                               C. steps               D. noises

5.A. mood                           B. row                                 C. rush                        D. mess

6.A. full                                B. angry                               C. anxious             D. late

7.A. necessary                            B. impossible                C. natural                            D. uncertain

8.A. questioning               B. naming                            C. calling                    D. asking

9.A. whispered             B. shouted                          C. reported                  D. cried

10.A. who                            B. when                               C. where                  D. why

11.A. right                           B. same                               C. different             D. wrong

12.A. worked                      B. matched                         C. tied                                  D. mixed

13.A. tear                                     B. fighting                           C. singing                     D. laughter

14.A. though                     B. yet                                    C. too                                   D. still

15.A. middle                       B. second                                     C. final                      D. first

16.A. talk                             B. word                                C. eye                                   D. idea

17.A. although                            B. if                                  C. since                           D. before

18.A. journey                    B. waiting                                C. dream                             D. thought

19.A. protected                 B. married                           C. improved                        D. placed

20.A. lived                           B. met                                  C. grew                         D. stayed

 

第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I first entered university, my aunt, who id an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was    36   to see that it was an English-English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary.   37   it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one    38   , to be honest, I found it extremely   39    to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and    40   not fully understand the meanings. I was used to the    41   bilingual dictionaries, in which the word are    42   both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt    43   to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I    44  that monolingual dictionaries are    45   in learning a foreign language.

As I found out, there is,   46   , often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two    47   in two languages. My aunt even goes so far as to    48   that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the    49    meaning of a word in English!   50   , she insisted that I read the definition(定义)of a word in a monolingual dictionary   51   I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning.    52   , I have come to see what she meant.

Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n)   53   number of words, around 2,000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am    54   exposed to(接触)the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.    55   this, I can express myself more easily in English.

36. A. worried          B. sad            C. surprised    D. nervous

37. A. Because          B. Although       C. Unless    D. If

38. A. but        B. so              C. or          D. and

39. A. difficult          B. interesting     C. ambiguous  D. practical

40. A. thus         B. even          C. still        D. again

41. A. new         B. familiar         C. earlier     D. ordinary

42. A. explained     B. expressed      C. described    D. created

43. A. offered    B. agreed         C. decided      D. happened

44. A. imagine          B. recommend          C. predict          D. understand

45. A. natural     B. better         C. easier     D. convenient

46. A. at least     B. in fact         C. at times      D. in case

47. A. words      B. names         C. ideas      D. characters

48. A. hope        B. declare          C. doubt     D. tell

49. A. exact       B. basic          C. translated   D. expected

50. A. Rather     B. However       C. Therefore   D. Instead

51. A. when       B. before         C. until      D. while

52. A. Largely     B. Generally      C. Gradually   D. Probably

53. A. extra       B. average         C. total          D. limited

54. A. repeatedly    B. nearly         C. immediately      D. anxiously

55. A. According to       B. In relation to     C. In addition to     D. Because of

 

阅读理解。

     Nowadays, most of us live a busy life. What do you do to keep yourself relaxed?
Besides spending time with family, having a glass of wine with friends or reading a book,
how about a hobby?
     Personally, I'm a collector. I like blue and white pieces the best---blue and white
anything﹗Plates,jars,vases, cups, bowls---I love them all. Collecting items is like
something you can't get enough of
. You get one, and you want to have more.
     I find collecting to be a fun and inspirational hobby. In many ways, it's like a puzzle
I'm never tired of solving. I look high and low for new pieces to add to my collection. I
can often be found visiting Marshell's, looking over their inexpensive offerings. In fact, I
found one of my favorite pieces there.
     I've mixed inexpensive pieces from Marshell's with more expensive finds. A lot of times,
it's the piece I'm not looking for that falls into my lap; I find a way to make it part of my
blue and white family. What I love about my collection is that when I get inspired, I can
move them around the house, mix and match and make things look fresh and new.
     Ever since I was a little girl, blue has been my favorite color. I think I got it from my
aunt in Mexico. Some of my earliest memories are visiting her in Mexico and sitting on a
chair in her kitchen, which had blue and white tiles(瓷砖)from the floor to the ceiling. I
would spend countless hours admiring all the beautiful blue and white plates and shiny blue
tiles around her kitchen. Once I had a home, I began to build my own blue and white
collection.

1. We can infer that in the writer's opinion,_____________.
A. having a hobby can help us relax
B. reading a book alone is really boring
C. keeping a hobby is not easy for most of people
D. having a glass of wine with friends is not a good idea
2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 probably mean?_____
A. Collecting things requires a lot of money.
B. People always want more than they need.
C. People may not know what they want to collect.
D. Once you start collecting things, it's hard to stop.
3. If something falls into your lap, it means you_________.
A. have been looking for it
B. don't know what it is
C. get it unexpectedly
D. like it very much
4. What's the last paragraph mainly about?_____
A. When the writer started collecting things.
B. When the writer started liking blue things.
C. What kind of thing the writer collected first.
D. Why the writer liked her aunt's things so much.

How I Turned to Be Optimistic

    I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt’s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America .We were on the bus then ,I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me . I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.

   I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact I think cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives ,When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see —the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures . the country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then .

The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost –having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times”

My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.

   From my experiences I have learned one important rule : almost all common troubles eventually go away ! Something good is certain to happen in the end  when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it not be that easy.

1.How did the author get to know America?

A.From her relatives.                       B.Form her mother.

C.Form books and pictures .                 D.From radio programs.

2.Upon leaving for America the author felt________.    

A.confused                                B.excited

C.worried                                 D.amazed

3.For the first two years in New York, the author_______.

A.often lost her way                        B.did not think about her future

C.studied in three different schools              D.got on well with her stepfather

4.What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4 ?

A.She worked as a translator                  B.She attended a lot of job interviews.

C.She paid telephone bills for her family.       D.She helped her family with her English.

5.The author believes that___________.

A.her future will be free from troubles

B.it is difficult to learn to become patient

C.there are more good things than bad things

D.good things will happen if one keeps trying

   Nowadays, most of us live a busy life. What do you do to keep yourself relaxed? Besides spending time with family, having a glass of wine with friends or reading a book, how about a hobby?

   Personally, I’m a collector. I like blue and white pieces the best---blue and white anything﹗Plates,jars,vases, cups, bowls---I love them all. Collecting items is like something you can’t get enough of. You get one, and you want to have more.

   I find collecting to be a fun and inspirational hobby. In many ways, it’s like a puzzle I’m never tired of solving. I look high and low for new pieces to add to my collection. I can often be found visiting Marshell’s, looking over their inexpensive offerings. In fact, I found one of my favorite pieces there.

   I’ve mixed inexpensive pieces from Marshell’s with more expensive finds. A lot of times, it’s the piece I’m not looking for that falls into my lap; I find a way to make it part of my blue and white family. What I love about my collection is that when I get inspired, I can move them around the house, mix and match and make things look fresh and new.

Ever since I was a little girl, blue has been my favorite color. I think I got it from my aunt in Mexico. Some of my earliest memories are visiting her in Mexico and sitting on a chair in her kitchen, which had blue and white tiles(瓷砖)from the floor to the ceiling. I would spend countless hours admiring all the beautiful blue and white plates and shiny blue tiles around her kitchen. Once I had a home, I began to build my own blue and white collection.

51. We can infer that in the writer’s opinion,_____________.

  A. having a hobby can help us relax

  B. reading a book alone is really boring

  C. keeping a hobby is not easy for most of people

  D. having a glass of wine with friends is not a good idea

52. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

  A. Collecting things requires a lot of money.

  B. People always want more than they need.

  C. People may not know what they want to collect.

  D. Once you start collecting things, it’s hard to stop.

53. If something falls into your lap, it means you_________.

  A. have been looking for it             B. don’t know what it is

  C. get it unexpectedly                 D. like it very much

54. What’s the last paragraph mainly about?

  A. When the writer started collecting things.

  B. When the writer started liking blue things.

  C. What kind of thing the writer collected first.

  D. Why the writer liked her aunt’s things so much.

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