完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列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。

It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight   36  .

I worked in a   37   doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run   38   than usual. It seemed I was going to be late   39   home and my husband, being the   40   person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe   41   I hurried, I could still make it home.

I was heading inside to   42   for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for   43   to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just   44   a few minutes ago.

The young man at the counter was trying to be   45   in explaining how to get there, with two other people making   46  . One of them was   47   trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the   48  ?”

A look of   49   crossed the woman’s face.

“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an)   50   since I had just made up my mind to do   51   that.

I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right   52   me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to   53  . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

Later, as I arrived home, my husband   54  , “So you aren’t ever late any more.”

I said, “Sometimes it’s   55   to be late.”

1. A. break         B. fever                C. cold             D. headache

2.A. foreign            B. common           C. busy             D. noisy

3. A. earlier           B. later                C. easier               D. simpler

4. A. getting           B. cooking          C. calling              D. working

5. A. tough         B. punctual         C. generous         D. careful

6. A. as                B. since                C. while                D. if 

7. A. pay           B. change               C. wait             D. search

8. A. opinions      B. trouble              C. directions           D. money

9. A. reached           B. visited              C. called               D. left

10. A. skilled          B. helpful              C. experienced          D. active     

11.A. comments      B. promises         C. jokes                D. offers

12. A. only         B. still                C. even             D. ever

13. A. station          B. office               C. hospital         D. hotel

14. A. panic            B. relief               C. sadness          D. peace

15. A. duty         B. fact             C. reason               D. lie 

16. A. partly           B. properly         C. exactly          D. perfectly

17.A. across            B. before               C. beside               D. behind

18. A. go up            B. die down         C. speed up         D. turn down

19. A. teased           B. shouted          C. burst                D. laughed

20. A. possible         B. special              C. good             D. safe

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
When I worked in Swaziland, one day we went to an orphanage （孤儿院）．There we found a beautiful little girl named Tanzile．I gave her a sweet and she said something back to me in Si-swati, which the nurse next to me translated, “She wants another one — to give to her little sister．” I said “of course”．When we were going to leave, we passed by Tanzile’s house to say goodbye．To our surprise she seemed to be holding on to that extra sweet I had given her．I remember saying to the nurse “this little darling is clever — she has taken two for herself．”
But the nurse told us, “Tanzile is 7 now．Two years ago her mum and dad both died of AIDS．She was separated from her sister who was three at the time．Tanzile has not laid eyes on her since．But from then on whenever Tanzile receives anything from anyone, including food — she refuses to accept it, unless they give her two．” In fact, in the little mud hut where she lives, we find a pile of old things which she has been collecting to give to her sister one day．
People sometimes look at faces of African children and think that they are somehow different from our kids — that somehow they don’t feel pain or love．But that is not true．Their pain is deep．And so is their love．I can still remember the nurse trying to convince her that “if someone gives you food, you must accept it — even if it is only one piece and not two — for your own health．” And it was so hard for us to keep the tears from our eyes as she shook her head．Her hope and her love was all that she had．It mattered more than anything else．When I returned home that day, I was shocked to find that this was not an isolated story but others in the hospital knew of orphans just like Tanzile — waiting with a little pile of things in their hut, for their lovers who they haven’t seen so long．
I think of that old song — “when we’re hungry, love will keep us alive．”
56．From the passage we can learn Tanzile       ．
A．is very clever                         B．knows her sister has died
C．has stored a lot for her sister          D．doesn’t like sweets
57．How old was her sister when the author met with Tanzile?
A．Three years old．          B．Four years old．
C．Five years old．            D．Six years old．
58．What has the author learned from her experience in Africa?
A．Love is more important in life than anything else．
B．African children are different in a way．
C．African children should be treated fairly．
D．We should express our love in time．
59．The best title for the passage would be        ．
A．Give every child two sweets       B．Tanzile’s love for her sister
C．One for my sister              D．Change your attitude to African children

It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight   16  .
I worked in a   17  doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run   18  than usual. It seemed I was going to be late  19 home and my husband, being the   20  person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe if I hurried, I could still _21 __it home.
I was heading inside to   22  for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for   23  to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just _24_ a few minutes ago.
The young man at the counter was trying to be   25 in explaining how to get there, with two other people making   26 . One of them was   27  trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the   28 ?”
A look of   29  crossed the woman’s face.
“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a (an)   30  since I had just made up my mind to do   31  that.
I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right   32  me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to   33 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.
Later, as I arrived home, my husband   34 me, “So you aren’t ever late any more.”
I said, “Sometimes it’s   35  to be late.”

第三节：完形填空（共两部分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项（18分）

Several years ago, I worked in a company as a driver. One day in the company when I was cleaning my   41    which was getting dirty from running outside, I noticed the owner’s elderly father making his   42   to his grandson. The old man was fond of fishing all his life. He usually stayed at home because of his old age, but this time he   43   to ask the kid to take him fishing. The grandson said, ‘I’m not taking you! It’s   44  than taking a kid.’

His answer broke my heart. I stopped working immediately and headed back home. I took everything I needed and then   45  . On the way I stopped at a store and bought a bobber (钓鱼的浮子). When I got to the company, I   46   the old man to go fishing near the river.

When we got there, I put him in the chair at the edge of the   47  , cast the line, and handed him the fishing pole (鱼竿). It wasn’t long before the bobber started to dance; he handed the pole to me. I took the fish off, cast, and   48   handed the pole to him. This went on, one fish after another, for over an hour until he told me he was   49   and needed to go home.

When I got him home, I gave the fish to his daughter-in-law with instructions to make sure he got them for dinner and then I   50  . Two weeks later, the old man died. His family told me later that all he talked about during that time was his last fishing trip.

Whenever you get the   51  , don’t forget to stay with your grandpa. Someday, you may be in the same place and you’ll want your family to   52   you too.

41.  A. chair               B. car                           C. bag                   D. taxi

42.  A. point            B. decision                   C. way                  D. mind

43.  A. went away      B. moved ahead            C. came out           D. stood up

44.  A. safer             B. easier                       C. quicker             D. worse

45.  A. returned           B. worked                    C. rested                D. studied

46.  A. taught                  B. suggested                 C. ordered             D. invited

47.  A. street             B. water                       C. sea                   D. hill

48.  A. suddenly       B. therefore                  C. again                D. lately

49.  A. disappointed     B. excited               C. worried             D. tired

50.  A. played       B. exercised                  C. left                   D. slept

51.  A. chance       B. experience         C. information          D. number

52.  A. look for      B. stare at               C. turn into      D. care about

— Are you a teacher?

     — No, but I ____. I worked in a middle school for three years.

     A. am   B. will   C. do   D. was