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佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

He fell in love with her at the first sight at a party． She was so outstanding while he was so  36  ． At the end of the party, he invited her to have  37  with him． She was very  38  , but she promised．

Sitting in a nice coffee shop, he was too  39  to say anything． Suddenly he

said to the waiter,“Would you please give me some  40  ?” Everybody stared at him, so strange！His face turned red, but still, he  41   the salt in his coffee and drank it．

She asked him  42  ,“Why do you have this  43  ?”

He replied,“When I was a little boy, I was living near the  44  ． Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood and my  45  ．”

While saying that tears  46   his eyes． She was deeply  47  ． That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story． Later they got  48   … And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that’s the way he liked it．

After 40 years, he passed away, leaving her a letter which  49  :

My dearest, please forgive my lie,  the only  50   I said to you --the salty coffee． The first time we  51   I was so nervous that actually I wanted some sugar． I  52   to tell you the truth many times, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have  53   not to lie to you forever… Having you is my biggest happiness even though I have to drink the salty coffee．

Her tears  54  the letter totally wet． Someday, someone asked her,“What’s the taste of salty coffee?”She replied,“It’s  55  ．”

A． handsome   B． pretty      C． humorous    D． ordinary

A． dinner B． coffee  C． tea     D． meal

A． surprised  B． disappointed    C． shocked D． ashamed

A． anxious    B． eager  C． nervous     D． serious

A． sugar      B． paper   C． salt    D． spoon

A． put    B． took    C． mixed  D． dipped

A． curiously  B． carefully   C． seriously   D． elegantly

A． interest   B． practice    C． hobby   D． act

A． city   B． village C． sea D． road

A． mother     B． family  C． hometown    D． friend

A． formed         B． filled  C． collected   D． appeared

A． touched    B． moved   C． inspired    D． encouraged

A． divorced   B． married C． drunk   D． hurt

A． wrote  B． spoke   C． told    D． said

A． request    B． will    C． fact    D． lie

A． danced     B． dated   C． gathered    D． talked

A． managed    B． offered C． tried   D． failed

A． promised   B． asked   C． ordered D． persuaded

A． watered    B． beat    C． covered D． made

A． romantic   B． salty   C． sweet   D． cosy 

Fool’s Day falls on 1st of April. People _36_forget the significance （意义） of the day.

   In March 1980. I was   37   at Durham University with seven other Chinese students. I had   38   to go to another university after graduation and had   39          application (申请)  forms to several  40  . Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office (传达室) and waited my fate. But no 41   came.

On April 1st, as I was eating my   42  , Huang came in , with a toothbrush  43  in his hand. 44   fearing that he might forget the important news , he passed me the  45 . “Morning  , Wu,” he said , “I saw Mr. G this morning. He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it  46  possible.” I jumped with   47 .

   I  even didn’t   48  my breakfast and rushed to Mr. G’s  office but  he wasn’t   49   .  I then went to the secretary’s room and    50    everything to her. She opened Mr. G’s room. I looked at everything. There didn’t seem to be a letter for me. “If he had asked you to pick it up from here,” said the secretary , “ he would have put it in  51 or simply left it to me.”

Greatly  52  , I walked out of the room and   53  the  secretary lock it. 54    the secretary’s eyes   55  . “Sorry,” she said. “It’s April Fool’s Day!”

A sometimes         B. never                   C. always            D. seldom

A. staying             B. working               C. visiting           D. studying

A. continued         B. planned               C. managed         D. remembered

A. returned           B. taken                   C. handed            D. sent

A. people             B. colleges                C. cities               D. offices

A. application      B. report                   C. reply               D. chance

A. dinner               B. lunch                  C. supper             D. breakfast

A. still                   B. even                   C. yet                   D. already

A. Because of       B .As if                   C. After                D. While

A. message           B. sign                     C. letter                D. notice

A. if                      B. as soon as           C. when                D. as fast as

A. the news          B. the letter             C. joy                   D. luck

A. take                  B. finish                  C. complete         D. have

A. anywhere         B. in                        C. at                     D. away

A. asked               B. told                     C. explained         D. answered

A. the office        B. his desk            C. the room      D. an obvious（明显的） place

A. disappoint       B. disappointed        C. disappointing  D. disappointment

A. watched          B. made                    C. saw                  D. let

A. Quickly           B. Strangely              C. Finally            D. Suddenly

A. closed             B. opened                  C. brightly           D. darkened

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佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

He fell in love with her at the first sight at a party． She was so outstanding while he was so  36  ． At the end of the party, he invited her to have  37  with him． She was very  38  , but she promised．

Sitting in a nice coffee shop, he was too  39  to say anything． Suddenly he

said to the waiter,“Would you please give me some  40  ?” Everybody stared at him, so strange！His face turned red, but still, he  41   the salt in his coffee and drank it．

She asked him  42  ,“Why do you have this  43  ?”

He replied,“When I was a little boy, I was living near the  44  ． Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood and my  45  ．”

While saying that tears  46   his eyes． She was deeply  47  ． That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story． Later they got  48   … And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that’s the way he liked it．

After 40 years, he passed away, leaving her a letter which  49  :

My dearest, please forgive my lie,  the only  50   I said to you --the salty coffee． The first time we  51   I was so nervous that actually I wanted some sugar． I  52   to tell you the truth many times, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have  53   not to lie to you forever… Having you is my biggest happiness even though I have to drink the salty coffee．

Her tears  54  the letter totally wet． Someday, someone asked her,“What’s the taste of salty coffee?”She replied,“It’s  55  ．”

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,从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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 hired a plumber（水管工） to help me restore an old farmhouse, and he just finished a rough first day on the job: a  41 tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit and his ancient one ton truck refused to  42  .
   43  I drove him home, he sat in stony silence.    44  arriving, he invited me in to meet his   45 . As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small   46 , touching the tips of the branches with both   47 .
When   48 the door he passed through an amazing transformation. His brown face was in all smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his   49 a kiss.  50 he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my   51 got the better of me. I asked him about what I had   52 him do earlier.
"Oh, that's my   53 tree," he replied. "I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing's   54 :those troubles don't   55 the house with my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree    56  when I come home and ask God to    57 them. Then in the morning I   58 
them up again." "And the   59 thing is," he smiled, "when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren't   60 as many as I remember hanging up the night before."
41. A. smooth                  B. broken                  C. failed                     D. flat
42. A. begin                     B. start                       C. set                         D. launch
43. A. While                    B. During                   C. As soon as              D. Though
44. A. In                         B. For                        C. On                         D. At
45. A. friends                   B. parents                   C. family                    D. home
46. A. room                     B. tree                       C. flower                    D. wood
47. A. arms                      B. hands                     C. fingers                   D. feet
48. A. opening                 B. closing                   C. knocking                D. covering
49. A. wife                      B. daughter                C. son                        D. baby
50. A. Meanwhile             B. Afterwards             C. Previously              D. Consequently
51. A. satisfaction             B. responsibility          C. occupation              D. curiosity
52. A. heard                     B. made                     C. seen                       D. let
53. A. comfort                 B. pain                       C. suffering                D. trouble
54. A. at length                B. for sure                  C. at risk                   D. straight away
55. A. belong in               B. hold back               C. fit in                      D. bring to
56. A. one day                 B. every morning        C. one night                D. every night
57. A. take note of            B. take care of            C. look for                 D. focus on
58. A. pick                      B. take                       C. bring                     D. choose
59. A. flexible                  B. funny                    C. casual                    D. humorous
60. A. almost                   B. roughly                  C. nearly                    D. approximately

He met her at a party. She was so outstanding that many guys were chasing after her, while he was so ordinary. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him. She was surprised but due to being being polite, she promised.

  They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, and she felt uncomfortable, too. Suddenly he asked the waiter, “Would you please give me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee.” Everybody stared at him. It was so strange! His face turned red but still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously, “Why do you have this hobby?” He replied, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood, my hometown, and my parents who are still living there.” While saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. Then she also started to speak, speaking about her faraway hometown, her childhood, and her family.

  That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their love. They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who met all her demands. He had tolerance, kind-hearted, warm and careful. Thanks to his salty coffee! They married. And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that was the way he liked it. After 40 years, he passed away and left her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive my whole life’s lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time, actually I wanted some sugar, but said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead. I didn’t like the salty coffee then, what a strange bad taste! But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life, for it was prepared by you.”

The man was nervous at the coffee shop, because _______.

 A. everybody stared at him at that time

 B. many guys chased after the woman

 C. he didn’t feel himself a match for the woman

 D. he had the strange habit of drinking salty coffee

From this passage, we can infer that ________.

 A. the man’s lie won the woman’s love

 B. the man’s parents onced lived near the sea

 C. the woman talked with the man, for they had the same experience

 D. the woman realised what salty coffee had to do with a good man

What can be concluded about the man?

 A. He had intended to give his wife a surprise at his death

 B. He unwillingly developed a taste for salty coffee after marriage

 C. He was so stubborn as to drink for a life what he didn’t like

 D. He enjoyed his lifelong bitter salty coffee out of love

Which of the following could be the best title for this passage?

 A. A Foolish Lie               B. Salty Coffee

C. A Sad Love Story         D. Love in a Coffee Shop