______ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.

_____ and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountain and stopped _____ the beautiful scenery.

　  　 A. Tiring; to admire               B. Being tired; admiring

　   　C. Tired; to admire                D. Tired; admiring

第三部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each   16   to help drain the fluid(排出流质) from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time  17   on his back.
The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their families, their homes, their jobs and a whole lot of things. Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by  18   to his roommate what he could see   19   the window.
The man in the other bed began to   20   for those one-hour periods when his   21   would be broadened and brightened by all the activity and color of the world outside.
The window overlooked a   22   with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children   23   their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm among   24   of every color and a fine   25   of the city skyline could be seen in the   26  . As the man described all this, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and  27   the beautiful scene.
Days and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to find the man by the window, had died   28  in his sleep. Later, the other man asked   29   he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch.
Slowly, painfully, he managed to   30   and take his first look at the   31   world outside. Surprisingly, it   32   a blank wall. 　　
The next day he learned from the nurse that the man was   33   and could not   34   see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to   35   you.”
16. A. morning             B. afternoon          C. evening             D. night
17. A. flat                        B. quiet                 C. still                D. calm
18. A. listening             B. talking                 C. describing     D. explaining
19. A. beyond           B. outside              C. behind                 D. near
20. A. look                   B. live                   C. prepare            D. work
21. A. health            B. dream               C. world            D. career
22. A. garden            B. farm                 C. mountain       D. park
23. A. made             B. rowed               C. took               D. sailed
24. A. trees                   B. flowers             C. houses           D. birds
25. A. photo             B. map                  C. view             D. appearance
26. A. distance                 B. hospital             C. future           D. sky
27. A. enjoy              B. experience     C. sense             D. imagine
28. A. peacefully           B. painfully           C. sadly             D. bravely
29. A. when              B. if                  C. how              D. why
30. A. climb up             B. stand up            C. sit up            D. turn up
31. A. real                    B. noisy                C. ordinary            D. new
32. A. contained            B. covered             C. connected      D. faced
33. A. mad                   B. blind                 C. ill                     D. dead
34. A. yet                        B. just                   C. even             D. clearly
35. A. support           B. fool                  C. cure              D. encourage

________ everyone else wouldn’t go to the mountain area, he went without a second thought.

　　A. As long as　　　　　　　　　　 B. While

　　C. Where　　　　　　　　　　　　D. In spite of

In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, ___1__ that the building was ___2___.

After the unforgettably shock, he ___3___ the promise he had made to his son: "No matter ___4___, I'll always be there for you!" And tears began to ___5___ his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his ___6___to his son. He rushed there and started ___7___ the ruins.

As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, ___8___: "It's too late! They're all dead! ___9___, face reality, there's nothing you can do!" To each parent he responded with ___10___: "Are you going to help me now?" No one helped． And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know ___11___: "Is my boy ___12____ or is he dead?" He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...1 hours...then, in ___13____ hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's __14____. He screamed his son's name, "ARMAND!" He heard back, "Dad!?! It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you __15____ me and __16____ you saved me, they'd be saved． You promised, 'No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!' You did it, Dad!"

"What's going on in there? " the father asked．

"There are 14 of us __17____ __18____ 33, Dad． We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building collapsed, it made __19____, and it saved us."

"Come out, boy!"

"No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, __20____ I know you'll get me! No matter

what happens, I know you'll always be there for me!"

1．A．only discovering B．only to discover C．only realizing D．only to realize

2．A．as flat as a pancake B．as high as a mountain

C．as strong as an ox D．as weak as a kitten

3．A．memorized 　　　　　 B．forgot 　　 　　　　　　 C．kept 　　　　　　　　　　 D．remembered

4．A．what 　　　　　　　 B．what happen 　　　　 C．which　 　　　　　　　 D．who

5．A．fill 　　　　　 　　　　　 B．fill in 　　　 　　　　 C．come　　 　　　　　 D．burst

6．A．picture 　　 　　　　　 B．promise 　 　　　　　　 C．present　 　　　　　 D．encourage

7．A．digging 　　 　　　　　 B．digging through 　　 C．digging out 　　　　　 D．digging into

8．A．to say 　　　 　　　　　 B．said 　　　 　　　　　　 C．and saying 　　　　　　 D．saying

9．A．Come out 　　　　　　　 B．Come again 　　　　　 C．Come on 　　　　　　 D．Come off

10．A．one word　　 　　　　　　 B．one sound 　　　　　 C．one row 　　　　　 D．one line

11．A．for himself 　　　　　 B．of himself 　　　　　　 C．by himself 　　　　　　 D．to himself

12．A．live 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．living 　　　　　　　　　 C．alive 　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．lively

13．A．3 　　　　　 　　　　　 B．the 3 　　　　　　　　　　 C．3^th 　　　　　　　 D．the 3^th

14．A．sound 　　 　　　　　 B．voice 　　　　　　　　　 C．noise 　　 　　　　　　 D．tone

15．A．will save B．would save C．save D．would have saved

16．A．when 　　　　　　　　　 B．because 　　　　　　　　 C．even if　 　　　　　　　 D．though

17．A．remained 　　　　　　　 B．missing 　　　　　　　　 C．left 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．gone

18．A．for 　　　　 　　　　　 B．behind 　　　　　　　　　 C．out of 　　　　　　　　　 D．over

19．A．a promise 　　　　　　 B．space 　　　　　　　　　 C．room 　　　　　　　　　 D．a triangle

20．A．because B．though C．when D．even though