完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。

Every year at this time I remember a Christmas when I was 8 years old. It is the one memory of Christmas that has  31  with me all my life. My children always loved listening to it. I  32  in a small community in Newfoundland, with the sea right at our door. My  33  was a sea captain and was away from home   34  of the year, but he was always home for Christmas. I remember how  35   I was. It would soon be Christmas and Dad would be home for  36  three months.   Everything would be OK. Our home would be  37  and our time together would be  38  . My parents did what they could to give me and my four sisters what we needed, but not  39  what we needed.

That particular Christmas when my dad  40  me what I wanted for Christmas, I told him that I wanted a new pair of shoes and a beautiful hat. He knew that I needed new rubber boots because the old ones had  41  in them and I had to walk to school  42  them on rainy days. My Dad told me that I would have to choose, but I couldn’t have  43  . So I had to choose the rubber boots which weren’t expensive. All I could  44  during the weeks before Christmas was that I would have to  45  rubber boots with my new dress my mother was  46  for me.

Christmas morning came, and hidden in the toe of my stocking was a note that  47  “Look behind the kitchen door”. I did, and found another  48  : “Look behind the radio”. I did and found a box with a new pair of black leather  49  I had dreamed of. They were very dear and the most beautiful shoes I had ever seen. I knew my father  50  money long to buy them for me. I was so happy and grateful.

You are invited to join PTPI （People to People International）’s President and CEO, Mary Jean Eisenhower, in America’s Capitol for the 2009 Global Youth Conference!  In D． C．, you will spend four exciting days exploring into this year’s theme, “Global Sustainability: It’s All Connected!”  Come to the GYC to learn how you can work together with friends from around the world to create a better, brighter and greener future!

       250 students will stay in the Hyatt Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, Virginia from November 11-15, 2009 for this eye-opening conference．We hope that you will join us in exploring PTPI’s mission through international understanding, education, leadership and humanitarianism!

Highlights of this event will include:

       ?? A key-note address presented by PTPI’s President and CEO, Mary Jean Eisenhower!

?? An interactive student group, featuring your peers from across the globe!

?? Take an active part in sustaining Washington,   D． C．through a service project benefiting the

       Anacostia Watershed!

       ?? A unique tour of Washington, D． C．--- we promise that you have never seen D． C．this way before!

       ?? An opportunity to reunite with old friends and make new ones from around the World!

       Application

       Successful applicants aged 13-18 who will be enrolled in a middle school, high school or home school during the time of the conference will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis．

       We urge students to APPLY ON-LINE TODAY, as applications will likely exceed available space．Upon acceptance into the Global Youth Conference, you will receive a confirmation notice and other important information via e-mail．If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact People to People International: youthconference@ptpi．org

Which of the following students is most likely to be able to attend the GYC?

       A．A third grader in a primary school．

       B．A 19-year-old student at college．

       C．A student who receives a confirmation notice．

       D．A student who sends the application on Nov．17．

Which of the following can best explain the underlined part “on a first-come, first-served basis”?

       A．Your application will be dealt with as soon as it is received．

       B．Although your application arrives late, it will be dealt with in time．

       C．Your application will be dealt with in the order in which it arrives．

       D．You’d better send your application early．

The following are the attractions of this event EXCEPT that __________．

       A．there will be a very special tour of Washington,

       B．they will stay in a famous hotel in Arlington D． C．

       C．it’ll be a great chance to make new friends from across the world

       D．Mary Jean Eisenhower will deliver a key-note address

The decision to further all or part of your studies outside your country is a serious one, and one which for most students will have a special life-long benefit. If you realize English will help you in your career and enrich your personal life, you will find that coming to England to study English is a very special experience that you will never forget. I am very pleased to have this opportunity to invite you to join our English Language courses.

London is one of the world’s outstanding cultural and trade center. You will live in one of the world’s great cities. It provides the perfect arrangements in which to learn and develop English language skills. The international body of the students attending courses at English language Institutes in London provides an attraction because it is a good chance for you to enjoy other cultures in surroundings to develop personal character. As we prepare for the 21st Century, international communication has never been more important. To master a foreign language is becoming a useful tool for trade, industrial and professional success. Our aim at the English language Institutes is to develop students’ English language skills in friendly and helpful conditions.

Supported by computer, video and audio equipment, and using sound classroom, our team of teachers will guide you through your chosen course of study, you will receive excellent service and advice at every stage. Our out-of-class support staff will help you settle in and make the most of your stay in London. Truly, you will enjoy yourself in London and make friendships that will last a lifetime. I hope we can welcome you to this exciting world of London. Come and see us ! Visit a class in any of the English Language Institutes. See for yourself why we encourage you to study in London.

The phrase “life-long benefit” in the first paragraph means ________.

A. advantages in study            B. good in daily life

C. good in all life                D. use in work

The writer invites you to join their English Language course, because __________.

London is really a good place for learning English

you can enjoy a special foreign culture

London is a great international trade center

Computers can teach you to learn English well

the main purpose of the text is ________.

to introduce something about London

to let know the importance of learning English

to tell us the skills of learning English

to tell us that education in London is free

This passage is a (n) ________.

A. story       B. novel        C. letter        D. advertisement

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。

When I met Mr Jim Lemon I was a seventeen-year-old freshman at Houston's Jackson Junior High.The chances of my finishing high school were  36  . I was a troubled teenage.

     Mr Lemon taught American history and was quite  37  from the other teachers I had known. Not only was he  38  , but also he was a great teacher. He pushed and never tolerated the mediocrity(平庸) that had become my standard.

     On the occasion of our first semester report cards, Mr Lemon  39  me aside and asked how it was possible that I was a B student in his class and a C student in the  40  of my classes. I passionately told him about my  41  parents, the local gangs, the drugs, the fights, the police---all of the evils I had been  42  to. It was then that Mr Lemon  43  explained that the only person  44  for my situation was me. And the only person with the  45  to change my situation was me. He  46  me that I was failing not because I was a failure. He inspired me to become a better student and he  47  my life.

    Ten years later I was preparing to graduate from a university when I spoke to him again . 48  I did get him on the phone, I told him that I had been saving money so that I could invite him to come to Hawaii at my  49  to be a part of my graduation.

    I'll never forget his  50  . He said,"Who is this again?" I was just one of hundreds of the students whose life he changed  51  he had no idea of his influence.

    Mr Lemon never came to my graduation, but his  52  taught me another valuable lesson. His final lesson for me was that we will never know or understand the  53  we have on other people's lives. He taught me that we all have the  54  to effect people's lives for the  55  ... Or for the worse.      

This is the best meal that I have never had.