An old man found a sparrow with a broken wing. He brought it home and nursed it back to  26   . Afterwards, though it could fly, the sparrow   27   to leave the house. The old man`s wife asked her husband to get rid of the bird as it was  28   the house.But he wouldn`t listen.

One day while her husband was asleep, the woman  29   the sparrow, took it far away from the house,and let it go,warning it never to   30  . The old man missed his friend and hoped it would come back,  31   it never did. Then one day,several weeks later,he was walking past an old house when he heard a  32   sound.He looked up and there was the  33   , sitting on the gate.The sparrow gave the old man a gold  34   it had found in the house.

The old man did not   35    much about money,but his wife was  36   when she saw the coin,and made up her mind to get more from the sparrow.   37  ,early the next morning she slipped out of her house and made her  38   to the old house.When she saw the sparrow she  39   it to return.

“If you have found  40  __,bring it along and I`ll spend it all on you.”she promised.

The sparrow brought her an old  41   with the help of its friends.The basket was   42  but the woman did not wait to find out what was in it.She grabbed it and ran,  43  that the sparrow would follow and take up residence(住所）in her house again.

The moment she reached home,she  44  the basket,expecting it to be filled to the eaves(屋檐）with gold and silver.Instead,out  45  dozens of sparrows.

The woman spent the rest of her life trying to drive the sparrows out.

1.A. danger                         B. life                          C. health                      D. help

2.A. refused                        B. decided                    C. managed                  D. failed

3.A. cleaning                      B. sweeping                  C. building                   D. dirtying

4.A. fed                              B. noticed                     C. caught                      D. killed

5.A. return                          B.fly                            C. stay                         D. cry

6.A. and                             B. if                             C. but                          D. until

7.A. strange                        B. sweet                       C.loud                          D. familiar

8.A. cat                              B. sparrow                    C. basket                      D. stick

9.A. coin                            B. watch                       C. ring                         D. cup

10.A. bring                         B. take                         C. care                         D. put

11.A. afraid                        B.sad                           C. nervous                    D.excited

12.A. However                    B. Therefore                 C. Instead                     D. Luckily

13.A. way                           B. mark                        C. picture                     D. sign

14.A. forbade                      B. forced                      C. begged                     D. helped

15.A. food                          B. treasure                    C. rooms                      D.plant

16.A. bowl                         B. box                          C. chair                        D. basket

17.A. covered                     B. empty                      C. big                          D. small

18.A. pleased                      B. afraid                       C. anxious                    D. hopeful

19.A. laid                           B. broke                       C. hid                          D. opened

20.A. walked                      B. ran                          C. flew                         D. jumped

完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

One day a few years ago we had a guest of the uninvited variety. In fact, it was a bird,   1 a sparrow.

“What’s that?” I asked when I first heard the gentle thumping(重击声). “It sounds like Joe is outside playing basketball,” my wife, Anita, said. She   2  and listened more devotedly. “It’s coming from the  3 .” she said. “Maybe it’s one of the little kids.”

We rushed out the door. Jonathan, our youngest, was  4 to make trouble. “If he’s making holes in the wall again…” I said as I searched there. No children       5  . But there was that  6  again, coming from right up there.

And that’s when I  7  the sparrow. It was flying  8 just inches below the ceiling. It was  9 trying to get out, but couldn’t see that the way out wasn’t up, but down 10  the open door. So the bird continued  11  its wings and hitting its head against the  12 .

“Poor thing,” Anita said. “It must be  13  .”  

“Well, maybe it’s because of us,” I said as I moved toward it. I tried to show the bird how to glide（滑翔） down to get outside, but that only seemed to  14   it more. “Why don’t we just 15 for a few minutes?” Anita suggested. “I’m sure he’ll    16 eventually.” So we went back into the house, where we continued to hear the ongoing  17  .Then suddenly, it was silent. We looked into the garage, and our uninvited guest was gone.

“See?” Anita said. “I told you he’d succeed.”

“Yeah,” I said. “But how many knocks on the head did it 18  him?”

I’ve thought about that little sparrow through the years. Just like that sparrow, we often meet situations we don’t know how to  19 . Born to go upward, we don’t even consider the possibility that something good might happen if we stop flapping（拍打）around and just glide  20 a little bit.    

1.                A．for example     B．rather than      C．or rather  D．as well

2.                A．hurried         B．paused         C．ignored   D．confirmed

3.                A．basement       B．kitchen         C．garage   D．hall

4.                A．easy           B．happy          C．sorry D．angry

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

6.                A．guest          B．voice           C．noise     D．sound

7.                A．watched        B．found          C．realized  D．caught

8.                A．carefully        B．gently          C．patiently  D．anxiously

9.                A．eventually      B．unwillingly       C．obviously D．thoroughly

10.               A．through        B．over           C．below D．beyond

11.               A．shaking         B．breaking        C．striking    D．injuring

12.               A．wall           B．floor           C．door  D．ceiling

13.               A．clumsy         B．painful         C．amazed   D．terrified

14.               A．frighten        B．comfort        C．confuse   D．calm

15.               A．leave          B．scream         C．relax D．escape

16.               A．put it aside      B．leave it alone    C．give it up  D．figure it out

17.               A．accident        B．achievement    C．struggle   D．trouble

18.               A．cost           B．offer           C．earn  D．owe

19.               A．classify         B．handle         C．debate    D．conclude

20.               A．up            B．back           C．forth D．down

An old man found a sparrow with a broken wing. He brought it home and nursed it back to 26  . Afterwards, though it could fly, the sparrow   27  to leave the house. The old man`s wife asked her husband to get rid of the bird as it was  28  the house.But he wouldn`t listen.
One day while her husband was asleep, the woman  29  the sparrow, took it far away from the house,and let it go,warning it never to   30  . The old man missed his friend and hoped it would come back,  31  it never did. Then one day,several weeks later,he was walking past an old house when he heard a  32  sound.He looked up and there was the  33  , sitting on the gate.The sparrow gave the old man a gold  34  it had found in the house.
The old man did not   35   much about money,but his wife was  36  when she saw the coin,and made up her mind to get more from the sparrow.   37 ,early the next morning she slipped out of her house and made her  38  to the old house.When she saw the sparrow she 39  it to return.
“If you have found  40  __,bring it along and I`ll spend it all on you.”she promised.
The sparrow brought her an old  41   with the help of its friends.The basket was   42  but the woman did not wait to find out what was in it.She grabbed it and ran,  43  that the sparrow would follow and take up residence(住所）in her house again.
The moment she reached home,she  44 the basket,expecting it to be filled to the eaves(屋檐）with gold and silver.Instead,out  45 dozens of sparrows.
The woman spent the rest of her life trying to drive the sparrows out.

III 阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Valentine’s Day has its origins in the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia, a yearly festival held on Feb. 15 to help keep dangerous wolves away from townspeople and their crops. On the eve of the festival, Feb. 14, the young women of the town would write their names on small pieces of paper, put them in a jar, and every young man would pick out a name at random. The pair would then be partners for the rest of the festival.

It was 270 B.C. when St. Valentine stood up for love, after Roman Emperor Claudius II forbade Roman soldiers to get engaged or married, believing that married men would rather stay at home than go to war. The priest named Valentine, in defiance(对抗) of Claudius’ orders, secretly married young couples, and on Feb. 14, was punished for his “crime”, thereby becoming the patron saint（守护神） of lovers.

Besides this story, there are some old beliefs about this day:

During the Middle Ages, Europeans believed that birds chose their mates each year on Feb. 14.

Some people used to believe that if a woman saw a robin fly overhead on Valentine’s Day, it meant she would marry a sailor; if she saw a sparrow, she’d marry a millionaire.

If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will know how many children you will have.

And some charming Valentine’s Day Customs.

In Wales, wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on Feb. 14.

Heart, keys and keyholes were favorite decorations, which meant “you unlock my heart!”

In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They’d wear these names on their sleeves for one week—hence the term “to wear your heart on your sleeve”.

41.According to the story, Valentine was originally the name of a ________.

A. lover     B. priest     C. ruler     D. feast

42.   The Roman emperor forbade soldiers to get married because he thought        .

A. married soldiers are not loyal to the country

B. married soldiers are less willing to fight

C. there was no time for soldiers to get married

D. marriage is a crime

43. Why was the priest punished?

He didn’t join the army.

He helped people escape from being sent to the battle field.

He married couples despite the prohibition from the ruler.

He openly defied the ruler’s order to end his marriage.

44. Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?

Feb. 14 and 15 were originally a time for keeping wolves.

People used to believe that birds chose mates on Valentine’s Day.

People believed that the birds they saw on Valentine’s Day predicted what         kind of person they would marry.

D. The Welsh used to give out wooden spoons on Feb.14.

45. If you wear your heart on your sleeve, you _________________.

A. openly express your feelings or emotions to others.

B. hardly take your feelings or emotions very seriously.

C. officially announce that you have been married

D. proudly show your choice of sleeve pattern

完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
One day a few years ago we had a guest of the uninvited variety. In fact, it was a bird,   1 a sparrow.
“What’s that?” I asked when I first heard the gentle thumping(重击声). “It sounds like Joe is outside playing basketball,” my wife, Anita, said. She   2  and listened more devotedly. “It’s coming from the  3 .” she said. “Maybe it’s one of the little kids.”
We rushed out the door. Jonathan, our youngest, was  4 to make trouble. “If he’s making holes in the wall again…” I said as I searched there. No children       5  . But there was that  6  again, coming from right up there.
And that’s when I  7  the sparrow. It was flying  8 just inches below the ceiling. It was  9 trying to get out, but couldn’t see that the way out wasn’t up, but down 10  the open door. So the bird continued  11  its wings and hitting its head against the  12 .
“Poor thing,” Anita said. “It must be  13  .”  
“Well, maybe it’s because of us,” I said as I moved toward it. I tried to show the bird how to glide（滑翔） down to get outside, but that only seemed to  14   it more. “Why don’t we just 15 for a few minutes?” Anita suggested. “I’m sure he’ll    16 eventually.” So we went back into the house, where we continued to hear the ongoing  17  .Then suddenly, it was silent. We looked into the garage, and our uninvited guest was gone.
“See?” Anita said. “I told you he’d succeed.”
“Yeah,” I said. “But how many knocks on the head did it 18  him?”
I’ve thought about that little sparrow through the years. Just like that sparrow, we often meet situations we don’t know how to  19 . Born to go upward, we don’t even consider the possibility that something good might happen if we stop flapping（拍打）around and just glide  20 a little bit.