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


第二节: 完形填空(共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-30各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
It was 3:43. Thunder was crashing and the rain pouring. Suddenly my father_____16_____into my room.
“Adam! Adam! Get up! We’re flooding!” he shouted and shook me by the shoulders. That _______17______me up! I ran downstairs to the basement(地下室). It was like a swimming pool.
My mother and I immediately started to pick up things and ______18______them upstairs. I had no _______19_______ on, so my feet were absolutely freezing.
Things got worse every minute. Within the next hour, we had moved ______20______that we could to the first floor. The computer, big-screen television and heavy boxes______21_______with our most valuable things were taken to safety. However, our piano, sofa, washing machine and water heater were all still down there-----being______22______. There was nothing we could do.
That was the ______23________part. Knowing that your home is being destroyed is bad enough, but realizing that you can’t do anything to stop it feels even worse. Most people don’t really know how sickening the feeling of being totally helpless is.
Water had come in our front door. Rescue_______24_______ were floating in our streets. Mother told me to pack an overnight bag of clothes and valuables and get ready to leave.
When it was______25_______ safe to walk inside, all the people in the neighborhood ______26______ at the street corner. People became friends, and friends became like family. People comforted each other. We_______27_______later that the National Weather Service had _______28_______ the storm a flash flood.
I really have learned something from this flood. I have learned what destruction is. I’ve learned what ______29______ means. I know in the future, when I watch people’s lives _______30_______ by natural disasters, I can understand them. I will show great pity on them and I will do what I can to help them.
16. A. rushed    B. climbed     C. fell       D. looked
17. A. showed    B. phoned     C. dressed     D. woke
18. A. take       B. catch       C. help        D. make
19. A. hat        B. shoes      C. jacket      D. glasses
20. A. something  B. nothing     C. anything    D. everything
21. A. covered    B. crowded    C. filled       D. fixed
22. A. discovered  B. arranged    C. measured   D. destroyed
23. A. hardest     B. longest     C. earliest     D. smallest
24. A. ships       B. boats      C. cars       D. buses
25.A. usually      B. finally     C. exactly    D. certainly
26.A. restored     B. developed   C. gathered    D. recovered
27. A. learned     B. realized     C. thought     D. concluded
28. A. made      B. appointed  C. declared    D. elected
29. A. truth       B. safety     C. value      D. regret
30. A. shared      B. rescued    C. risked       D. affected


第二节:语言结构(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)    阅读下面短文,
根据上下文在空白处填上适当的词,或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空。
When I was a ten-year-old girl, I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life”. To talk before the whole class! Just imagine how   31   (terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that   32     so many eyes fixed upon me. I had no other choice, though. First I was to draft the speech and that was just a piece of cake for me, because I was a good writer-something to pride myself in. But the hard part   33   (lie) in my oral presentation; to read from   34   paper was not allowed; I had to give the speech   35   my memory and in front of such a big audience! A real trial began when I stood on the platform with my legs   trembling and my mind blank. How much time had passed by, I didn’t know. My listeners were still waiting, patiently and without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found   36   back, giving out my speech with difficulty. Finally I finished. After   37   seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding. I made it! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience   38   (appear). Actually with my confidence building   39   , I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way to success is our fear. Overcome it,   40   we will be able to achieve our goals.

I keep a two dollar bill in my wallet that was given to me by my mother when I was six years old.
The  31  goes with me wherever I go. My mother gave it to me so that  32  would follow me. She looked at me and said, “I want you to carry this two dollar bill for extra good luck.”
“Thanks, mom,” I replied, “I will keep it  33  to me always.”
My mother passed away when I was seven years old. I remember I took out my two dollar bill and held it in my hand for the longest time, knowing that she would  34  me the rest of my life.
Each time I felt I had a crisis, I would  35  for my two dollar bill and set it on the table. I would  36  at it for several hours and could always  37  a solution. When I applied for my first job, I was thirty years old and very shy. The thought of being interviewed for a job was  38  but I had to work. I saw one of the interviewers well dressed with  39  purse and shoes. I also knew the chance of being chosen was  40  when looking at the length of others’ resumes.
“What makes you feel you are  41  for this job?” The well-dressed woman asked. “I really need this job and there is nothing I can not do” I responded. She then asked me a series of questions and the interview was over. As I left, I  42  and said “Please give me a chance. I learn quickly and can be a very  43  member of your team.”
I went home,  44 . That evening I received a phone call. “Gina” she said, “we decided to give you a chance to  45  yourself.” “Thank you, you will not regret this decision.” I  46  the phone and yelled. At that instant, I remember my mom once said to us “You are  47  in my mind. Don’t  48  failure. It is a way to get us to try harder.”
How  49  this gift from Mom! It had built up  50  in me.

【小题1】
A.moneyB.checkC.billD.paper
【小题2】
A.luckB.happinessC.wealthD.wisdom
【小题3】
A.closeB.nearC.hardD.firm
【小题4】
A.look out forB.watch overC.see toD.come across
【小题5】
A.getB.stretchC.holdD.reach
【小题6】
A.stareB.glanceC.observeD.glare
【小题7】
A.come up withB.put forwardC.set upD.pull through
【小题8】
A.excitingB.amazingC.nervousD.scary
【小题9】
A.suitableB.matchingC.fancyD.exaggerating(夸张的)
【小题10】
A.slimB.terribleC.fewD.abundant
【小题11】
A.bornB.qualifiedC.stableD.grateful
【小题12】
A.turned aroundB.turned backC.put upD.raise up
【小题13】
A.productiveB.additionalC.concise(简洁)D.effective
【小题14】
A.terrifiedB.exhaustedC.soundD.cautious
【小题15】
A.testB.challengeC.proveD.strengthen
【小题16】
A.hung upB.got throughC.set asideD.got off
【小题17】
A.brilliantB.awesomeC.carefulD.unbelievable
【小题18】
A.standB.bendC.fearD.ruin
【小题19】
A.rareB.specialC.relativeD.primary
【小题20】
A.confidenceB.perseveranceC.modelD.intelligence

I’m sure many of you have seen Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Multiplicity, or many of the other movies that describe cloning. Most of what you see in these movies is false. What you don’t know is that cloning could be dangerous, to the clone and to our society as a whole. I think human cloning is wrong mainly for four reasons.
What about identity? Humans are promised the right to their own personalities. What would happen if we ignore those rights by giving them someone else’s genetic identity? True, Cloning may prevent people from possessing their identities.
Also, these is a large power struggle here. Cloning means a degree of power and controls over another person’s physical identity and that ignores their rights and their only personalities. The person doing the cloning would have more power than any parent would have.
Cloning would also deal with killing embryos (胚胎). You might not have known, but Dolly, the sheep that was cloned in 1996, was one of over 200 sheep embryos and hers was the only embryo that survived. The rest died or were thrown away. Imagine if the failure rate was that high when we started to clone humans. cloning means running the risk of wasting too much effort
Cloning someone, at this present time, would be extremely dangerous to the birth mother and the clone. In studies done on cows, 4 out of 12 birth mothers died. There is a very high failure rate, which is shown in the cloning of Dolly. Even if you had a few good embryos, failures have been noticeable in animal tests.
So, should we work ahead in the world of cloning? I say no. the risks are greater than the benefits. It’s dangerous to the clone and to the birth mother. We would be killing human lives in the process. It would also be a violation(侵害) of the clone’s right to its own genetic identity and personality.
【小题1】The author thinks human cloning is wrong mainly for ______ reasons.

A.4B.3C. 2D.5
【小题2】According to the article, what is the author’s opinion about identity?
A.Cloning itself gives parents great power over identity.
B.People’s identity is completely determined by their genes.
C.Government has the rights to confirm people’s identities.
D.Cloning may prevent people from possessing their identities.
【小题3】According to Paragraph 4 ,which is right ?      ____.
A.human cloning is much more difficult than animal cloning
B.there are 200 sheep successfully cloned.
C.cloning means running the risk of wasting too much effort
D.numbers of baby animals are likely to be created by cloning
【小题4】Why does the author mention some movies in the first paragraph?
A.To introduce the topic of the article.
B.To present his idea about the movies.
C.To state the conclusion first.
D.To make the article unusual.
【小题5】 What is the best title of the passage?
A.What Is Human Cloning
B.Human Cloning Is Wrong
C.How Does Human Cloning Happen
D.Discussion On Human Cloning

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