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第二节:完形填空（在每题给出的四个选项中，只有一项是最符合题目要求的。共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Joseph Henry was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He used to tell a rather   26   story about his childhood. His grandmother, who   27   him, once paid a cobbler（修鞋匠）to make him a pair of   28  .

The man measured his  29  and told Joseph that he could choose between two    30  : a rounded toe or a square toe. Little Joseph couldn’t   31  . It seemed to be such a huge decision;   32  , it would become his only pair of shoes for a long time.

The cobbler   33   him to take a couple of days to make up his   34  . Day after day, Joseph went into the shop, sometimes three or four times a   35  ! Each time he looked over the cobbler’s shoes and tried to decide. The round-toed shoes were   36  , but the square toes looked more   37  . He continued to put off his decision. He wanted to make up his mind, but he just couldn’t decide!

Finally, one day he went into the   38   and the cobbler handed him a parcel   39   in brown paper. His new shoes! He raced home. He   40   off the wrapping and found a beautiful pair of leather shoes, one with a rounded toe and the other with a   41   toe.

I learn a   42   here about decisions: If I don’t make decisions myself, others will   43   make them for me. Better than I make them myself.

And if I choose   44   from time to time, that’s okay, too. At least I won’t have to   45   shoes that don’t match. Besides, I’ll probably do better the next time.

26.  A. scary               B. meaningful            C. miserable                 D. humorous

27.  A. protected        B. educated                   C. prevented                D. raised

28.  A. trousers           B. gloves                    C. shoes                     D. socks

29.  A. feet               B. arms                       C. legs                     D. back

30.  A. ways             B. styles                      C. kinds                      D. types

31.  A. agree              B. respond                  C. believe                D. decide

32.  A. in all                   B. above all              C. after all               D. at all

33.  A. invited           B. allowed               C. ordered                   D. promised

34.  A. mind              B. loss                     C. story                      D. time

35.  A. year              B. month                    C. week                     D. day

36.  A. new               B. practical              C. expensive                D. big

37.  A. convenient      B. valuable                 C. fashionable             D. useful

38.  A. church            B. office                    C. hospital               D. shop

39.  A. wrapped        B. covered                  C. hidden                    D. tied

40.  A. put              B. tore                     C. took                      D. went

41.  A. long               B. short                      C. square                    D. round

42.  A. language         B. mistake                   C. skill                           D. lesson

43.  A. secretly          B. probably              C. quickly                   D. sadly 

44.  A. actively          B. poorly                    C. wisely                    D. carefully

45.  A. wear              B. mend                      C. buy                     D. remove

Ⅱ 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）

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21-3各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

    Every country has its own culture.

Even though each country uses doors. .Doors many have_   21  __functions and purposes which lead to ___22__  differences.  

When I first came to America, I noticed that a public building had two different__23___ and they had distinct functions. You have to push the door with the word “PUSH” to go out of the building and to pull the door with the word “PULL” to_  24____the building. This was new to me, because we use the ____25__ door in south Korea. For quite a few times I failed to go out of a shopping centre and was embarrassed.

The way of using school bus doors was also ____26__ to me .I used to take the school bus to classes. The school decided that when the driver opened both the front and back doors,     ___27   _who were getting off the bus should get off first , and students who were getting on should get on __  28_  . In south Korea, we do not need to wait for people to get off. One morning, I hurried to the bus ,and when the bus doors opened, I___ 29____tried to get on the school bus through the front door. All the students around looked at me, I was totally_  30 _     _,and my face went red.

21. A.different       B.important       C.practical           D.unusual

22. A.national        B.embarrassing     C.cultural           D.amazing

23. A.exits           B.entrances        C.signs             D.doors

24.A.enter           B.leave            C.open             D.close  

25. A.main           B.same            C.front             D.back

26.A.annoying        B.hard             C.satisfying         D.strange

27.A.parents         B.students           C.teachers          D.drivers

28.A.sooner          B.later             C.faster             D.earlier

29.A.politely         B.patiently          C.unconsciously      D.slowly

30.A.embarrassed    B.annoyed          C.unsatisfied         D.excited

第三部分: 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The back door of the ambulance was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat, and started the engine。 Inside were the   26   parents, Mr。 and Mrs。 Green。 The mother was holding their baby daughter, Ally。 The girl had some   27   stuck in her throat and could   28   breathe。
The driver, Mr。 White, turned on his siren(警报器) and sped towards the  29   hospital, fighting against the time。 The   30   ahead of him pulled out of the way   31   he drove through the busy traffic。 From the back of the   32   the parents were shouting at him to be         __33  , since Ally had almost stopped   34 。 In front of him he saw some traffic   35  , with the red “Stop” light shining。 Mr。 white knew he had no time to   36  , so he drove straight through the traffic lights。
Coming towards him from his right was a taxi with the   37   closed, and the driver was playing his radio, He did not   38   the ambulance。 The lights were green;   39   he drove straight on into the ambulance。
Mr。 White tried to stop his ambulance, but it was too   40 。 It hit the taxi。 Everyone was shaken, but no one was hurt。 Mr。 White looked to see   41   little Ally was。 He was astonished to see relief(宽慰) instead of   42   on the faces of the parents。
“Look!” cried Mrs。 Green。 “She is breathing again。”
“It   43   have been the crash,” said her husband, “It   44   the food out of her throat。”
The baby’s color was turning   45  , and she was crying in a loud but healthy voice。 They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident。
26。 A。 worried                  B。 angry             C。 satisfied                D。 surprised
27。 A。 honey                   B。 drinks            C。 food                     D。 water
28。 A。 never                     B。 almost           C。 hardly                   D。 simply
29。 A。 modern                 B。 promising      C。 children’s           D。 nearest   
30。 A。 interviewers           B。 drivers          C。 cars                      D。 parents
31。 A。 that                       B。 as                  C。 if                         D。 as though
32。 A。 street                     B。 cars               C。 traffic                   D。 ambulance
33。 A。 quick                     B。 convenient     C。 anxious             D。 calm
34。 A。 breathing               B。 circulating      C。 saying                   D。 talking
35。 A。 signs                      B。 policemen      C。 lights                    D。 marks
36。 A。 stop                       B。 spare             C。 lose                      D。 miss
37。 A。 engine                   B。 car               C。 door                     D。 window
38。 A。hear                       B。 see                C。 find                  D。 notice
39。 A。 however                 B。 so                  C。 but          D。 on the other hand
40。 A。 dangerous              B。 late                C。 careless                 D。 quick
41。 A。 how                       B。 what              C where                       D。 who
42。 A。 pleasure                     B。 anger             C。 fear                      D。 surprise
43。 A。 may                       B。 can               C。 should                  D。 must
44。 A。 took                      B。 picked           C。 knocked                D。 pulled
45。 A。 common                B。 normal           C。 general                 D。 ordinary

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1。5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer (造酒人). He’d   36  his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 37   had his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me   38  near a vat (酿酒用的桶) of beer. So I did as he asked. I got good   39 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that   40  me to study law and business at the same time.

In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d   41  done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out.   42 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t   43  till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.

I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to   44 . I finished Harvard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I   45 ,  “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?”  At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in   46   quality. Why not make good beer for   47 ? I thought.

I decided to give up my job to become   48 . When I told Dad, he was   49 , but in the end he   50  me. I called my beer Samuel Adams,   51  the brewer and patriot (爱国者) who helped to start the Boston Tea Party.   52  I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get  the   53  out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager (淡啤酒) won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined (注定) to be a brewer. My   54  to the young is simple: Life is very   55 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.

第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题l．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。

It was a busy morning，about 8:30,when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital。I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会)at 9:30

The nurse had him take a   36      in the waiting area,  37  him it would be at least 40

minutes    38   someone would be able to see him。 I saw him   39   his watch and decided，since I was    40    busy—my patient didn’t   41   at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound .While taking care of his wound．I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment

The gentleman said no and told me that he   42   to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his  43  .。He told me that she had been   44   for a while and that she had a special disease。I asked if she would be    45   if he was a bit late. He replied that she   46   knew who he was，that she had not been able to  47   him for five years now. I was   48   ,and asked him，“And you  49   go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

    He smiled and said．“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back   50   as he left.

Now I   51    that in marriages，true love is   52   of all that is。The happiest people don’t   53   have the best of everything；they just  54    the best of everything they have。  55   isn’t  about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.

36 A breath         B.test          C seat          D break

37 A persuading     B promising     C understanding  D telling

38 A if             B before       C since         D after

39 A taking off      B．fixing       C looking at     D winding

40．A very        B also          C seldom        D not

41 A turn up        B show off      C come on       D go away

42 A needed        B forgot        C agreed         D happened

43 A daughter       B wife         C mother        D sister

44 A. late          B well         C around         D.there

45 A lonely        B worried       C doubtful        D hungry

46 A so far        B neither        C no longer       D already

47 A recognize     B answer        C believe        D expect

48 A moved       B disappointed    C surprised      D satisfied

49 A only         B.then          C.thus           D still

50A curiosity     B tears           C words         D judgment

51 A realize       B suggest        C hope          D prove

52 A agreement    B expression     C acceptance      D exhibition

53 A necessarily    B completely    C．naturally      D frequently

54 A. learn        B make         C.favor          D.try

55 A Adventure    B Beauty        C Trust          D Life