When I was twelve years old. I went with my dad to his work—a car showroom. I was 21  around carelessly and saw a poor woman with a child beside her  22 outside the showroom. I saw that she was crying and went inside to tell my  23 . He went out and  24  the woman to come into the showroom. He offered her some water and then asked her what was  25 .

The woman said that her husband had died and she didn’t have anyone else in her family who could  26   her. she did some manual(体力的) labor to earn some money to  27   her daughter but she was sick for the last three days and was  28  to go to work. Now she didn’t have a grain of food to eat. While she was telling this story to my father, she was unable to   29  her emotions（情绪）and started crying again. My father and I were deeply   30  by her story.

We got some food for her and her baby. My father then took them to the nearest hospital for her baby to be  31  as she did not seem to be very well. On the way, we 32  her a 5kg-bag of wheat from the market. My father gave her some money before we left. The lady was so   33  .

It is eight years later,  34 that event is still very  35  in my mind. My father’s   36 to this woman moved me   37  and since then, I have decided to try and walk a similar path and serve others. I’m   38  to see so many other people in this world are also ready to help others when they meet people   39 . They have  40   to walk a service path also.

1.                A．showing        B．walking         C．driving   D．working

2.                A．reading         B．joking          C．reporting D．standing

3.                A．boss           B．father          C．leader    D．teacher

4.                A．asked          B．begged         C．expected D．encouraged

5.                A．funny          B．special         C．wrong    D．strange

6.                A．help           B．meet           C．teach D．remember

7.                A．get tired of      B．take care of      C．join in    D．be fond of

8.                A．glad           B．proud          C．unable   D．unwilling

9.                A．prove          B．improve        C．understand    D．control

10.               A．moved         B．frightened      C．satisfied   D．surprised

11.               A．calmed         B．taught          C．watched   D．treated

12.               A．sold           B．showed        C．bought    D．cooked

13.               A．grateful        B．trustful         C．hopeful   D．successful

14.               A．or             B．but            C．unless D．so

15.               A．weak          B．similar         C．fresh D．possible

16.               A．promise        B．suggestion      C．patience   D．kindness

17.               A．greatly         B．simply          C．nearly D．finally

18.               A．free           B．foolish         C．happy D．careful

19.               A．at present      B．at peace        C．in general  D．in difficulty

20.               A．invited         B．chosen         C．forced    D．allowed

"Remember, your father is only one year older than you．" That was Mom's usual excuse when Dad said the  36  things or did something foolish．

Dad  37  drinking exactly one year before I was born．He  38   a group of other people who had also stopped drinking．I loved my dad but I  39  the way his weekly meetings took him away from me．It seemed they were more  40   to him than I was．But with my  41   coming up I thought Dad would make an exception．"Can" t you  42   it just this time? Saturday is my birthday! " I begged him．He  43  , "I'm chairing the meeting this Saturday．We will have your party on Sunday．"

Saturday evening I sat on my bed, feeling  44   for myself．Dad started to leave, then  45   and said, "Why not come with me tonight? It' s an open meeting．All are  46  ．" What would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad did every week   47  so much。

After we arrived, Dad announced the  48  of the meeting was going to be gratitude．"Today I'm  49   seventeen years of stopping drinking, " he continued．"One year after quitting drinking I received the most  50   gift of my life, my daughter．I'm so grateful that she has  51   seen me drunk．" Shame washed over me．

Later, a man called Dave also told his  52 ．Only then did I know it was Dad that saved his life from drinking．Dad was the _53_ he was at the meeting that day．Showing up week after week and  54  with people, Dad was changing lives．I was so  55   of him．

1.                A．wrong          B．kind           C．careful   D．serious

2.                A．considered      B．enjoyed        C．quitted   D．practiced

3.                A．encouraged     B．joined          C．respected D．mentioned

4.                A．forgot          B．explored        C．regretted D．hated

5.                A．important       B．funny          C．successful D．helpful

6.                A．exam          B．chance         C．fortune   D．birthday

7.                A．change         B．replace         C．miss D．finish

8.                A．declared        B．promised       C．continued D．refused

9.                A．sorry          B．ready          C．good     D．guilty

10.               A．parked         B．paused         C．doubted   D．wondered

11.               A．surprised       B．prepared       C．welcome  D．excited

12.               A．benefited       B．required        C．offered   D．mattered

13.               A．theme         B．result          C．origin D．secret

14.               A．facing          B．performing      C．celebrating D．suffering

15.               A．precious        B．expensive       C．generous  D．attractive

16.               A．Ever           B．never          C．nearly D．seldom

17.               A．joke           B．puzzle          C．response  D．story

18.               A．value          B．result          C．purpose   D．reason

19.               A．living          B．meeting        C．arguing    D．moving

20.               A．tired           B．proud          C．fond  D．ashamed

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。      

Two friends and I moved into a house off campus when I was a junior at Iowa State University. We were all a bit   21   of our landlord, a rough middle-aged man. He gave us a lecture about paying the   22   on time and maintaining the house and appliances.

During the fall semester, my housemates and I threw a   23  . We sent invitations to many friends and told everyone to come to our house on Friday night. We   24   a large crowd and everyone had a great   25  . The last guests left in the wee(凌晨一两点) hours of the morning.

Exhausted, we decided to sleep in and clean the house and yard the next morning. Well, you   26   it! We were awakened about 7:00 a.m. by our   27  , who was knocking on the door. Sleepily, we let him in,   28   to incur his wrath（招致他的怒气）. Instead, he picked up a party invitation that had been   29   on the sidewalk and asked, "Why didn't you girls invite me?" He came into the house,   30   a minor repair, and spent a few minutes helping us pick up trash from the yard. We weren't quite sure what use to make of our unexpected luck, but we were thrilled that our landlord had been so   31  .

A few months later, I made a mathematical error while balancing my checkbook and my bank soon informed me that I had bounced(跳过) a   32  . I was ashamed when I discovered that it was my rent check and   33   I had to let my landlord know. I figured that he   34   my housemates and I as irresponsible after the party incident and this would   35   him right. I was certain that he would drive me away.   36  , I gathered the courage to call him and explained what had happened. He said, "I have a daughter about your age, and the same thing happened to her   37  . Would you like to wait until next month and send a   38   payment then?"

I've never forgotten our landlord's kindness and understanding. He also taught me an important lesson about not judging a book by its   39  . I'm proud to say that I have not bounced a check   40   (though I have thrown a few more parties)!

21. A. tired                  B. ashamed                   C. fond                 D. afraid

22. A. rent                    B. house                       C. price                 D. money

23. A. table                   B. party                        C. course               D. landlord

24. A. enjoyed                     B. drew                        C. wanted              D. picked

25. A. time                   B. fun                          C. joy                   D. trouble

26. A. guess                  B. are guessing              C. guessed             D. had guessed

27. A. housemate           B. neighbour                 C. parents              D. landlord

28. A. expecting            B. hoping                            C. thinking            D. considering

29. A. lain                    B. laying                      C. lying                 D. laid

30. A. took                   B. gave                        C. made                D. lad

31. A. understanding      B. annoying                  C. careful                     D. fierce

32. A. card                   B. bill                          C. account             D. check

33. A. that                    B. which                      C. what                 D. 不填

34. A. knew                  B. viewed                     C. looked                     D. thought

35. A. announce            B. show                        C. prove                D. suggest

36. A. Somehow           B. Meanwhile               C. Moreover          D. However

37. A. then                   B. once                        C. again                D. later

38. A. another               B. double                            C. same                 D. large

39. A. cover                  B. colour                      C. content              D. title

40. A. after                   B. since                        C. ever                  D. before

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。 

There were once two brothers who lived on the 80th floor．On coming home one day to their __36__，they found that the elevator wasn’t working，and that they would have to climb the stairs to get home．

By the time they reached the 20th floor, they were very __37__，and decided to __38_their bags and come back for them the next day．When they had __39__to the 40th floor, the younger brother started to complain（抱怨）．They continued climbing，__40__all the way to the 60th floor．

They then realized that they had only 20 more floors to climb，and decided to __41__ quarrelling and ___42__ climbing in peace．They arrived home at last．Each stood __43__waiting for the other to open the door．

It was then that they realized the __44__ was in their bags which were left at the 20th floor．

This story is a symbol of how we__45__our lives．Many of us live under the expectations of our__46__，teachers，and friends when we are __47__．We seldom can do the thing that we really __48__and we are under a lot of pressure，__49__by the age of 20 we decide to lighten the __50__. Being __51__of the pressure，we work enthusiastically （热情） and have high hopes．

But by the time we’re 40 years old，we begin to feel unsatisfied and __52__complaint and criticism（批评）．Reaching 60，we realize that we have __53__ left to complain about and we began to walk the final stage in __54__and calmness．

The bright side is that your dream can come true at any moment! __55__you’re on the20th，40th，or even 60th floor or not，wake up to your dream and live it !

36．A．surprise         B．shame                     C．disappointment                  D．joy

37．A．tired                B．satisfied                   C．curious                                  D．interesting

38．A．bring up         B．give up                     C．pick up                                  D．look up

39．A．risen               B．jumped                    C．run                                         D．struggled

40．A．laughing         B．quarrelling              C．thinking                                D．playing

41．A．forget             B．try                             C．stop                                  D．keep

42．A．stop                  B．prevent                   C．continue                               D．consider

43．A．calmly             B．sadly                        C．curiously                         D．carefully

44．A．book                B．money                     C．key                                         D．gift

45．A．have                B．come                        C．mark                                      D．1ive

46．A．neighbours   B．brothers                    C．sisters                             D．parents

47．A．young             B．drunk              C．lucky                                      D．unique

48．A．remember      B．dislike                      C．like                                         D．regret

49．A．as if                 B．so that                     C．even if                                   D．in case

50．A．comfort          B．energy                     C．mind                                      D．pressure.

51．A．proud               B．careful                     C．fond                                  D．free

52．A．pick out          B．send out                  C．turn off                                 D．cut off

53. A. much              B. little                             C. plenty of                                   D. lots of

54．A．peace             B．trouble                    C．order                                 D．silence

55．A．If                      B．When                       C．Whether                               D．However