完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给题目的四个选项（A、B、C、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。
It was just getting dark. There was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road. __21__, I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salisbury .
I was going along __22__ at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a   __23__ scream ---“Help!” I looked round, but the only __24__ of life was a large, black, rather suspicious—looking（可疑的）car just __25__ a bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was where the cry had come from. I __26__ speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw __27__ me. As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling with __28__.
“Let me go, you coward; you’re hurting me. Oh ! Oh !”
I felt my __29__ boil. The fog was coming down __30__ now, and the countryside was lonelier. I had no __31__ that the murderous guy in the car noticed this. Again came a cry.
“Drop that knife, you fool. Oh !” Then a cry and a groan（呻吟）.
If I was to save her, it was now or __32__. Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would at least try to bring the murderer to __33__. The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its __34__, and its brakes（煞车）screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and   __35__ into the ditch（沟）at the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out.
“You fool!” he shouted as he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was __36__ than him. I put all I could into __37__ that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It __38__ him right on the point of the chin; his __39__ slowly bent under him, and he dropped to the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car, w.&w.^  __40__ open the door and looked inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.
“You have been listening to a radio play, Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately.”
21.   A. And                        B. Though                    C. Therefore                 D. But
22.   A. quietly                            B. quickly                    C. carefully                  D. nervously
23.   A. boy’s                       B. man’s                       C. woman’s                  D. driver’s
24.   A. person                            B. sign                         C. sound                       D. form
25.   A. turning                    B. crossing                   C. going                       D. driving
26.   A. slowed down            B. put on                      C. added to                   D. took up
27.   A. right behind             B. close to                    C. away from                D. near by
28.   A. joy                          B. sorrow                            C. fear                         D. anger
29.   A. tears                        B. heart                        C. face                         D. blood
30.   A. slighter                    B. thicker                            C. lower                       D. harder
31.   A. need                        B. effort                       C. trouble                            D. doubt
32.   A. never                       B. late                          C. ever                         D. then
33.   A. justice                      B. court                        C. lawyer                            D. sentence
34.   A. direction                  B. path                         C. front                        D. nose
35.   A. drove                       B. ran                          C. crashed                    D. sped
36.   A. slower                            B. quicker                    C. taller                        D. heavier
37.   A. an anger                   B. a fist                        C. a beat                       D. a blow
38.   A. caught                            B. struck                      C. knocked                   D. beat
39.   A. chin                         B. fists                         C. knees                       D. body
40.   A. hit                           B. brought                    C. pushed                        D. Pulled

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给题目的四个选项（A、B、C、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。

It was just getting dark. There was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road. __21__, I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salisbury .

I was going along __22__ at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a   __23__ scream ---“Help!” I looked round, but the only __24__ of life was a large, black, rather suspicious—looking（可疑的）car just __25__ a bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was where the cry had come from. I __26__ speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw __27__ me. As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling with __28__.

“Let me go, you coward; you’re hurting me. Oh ! Oh !”

I felt my __29__ boil. The fog was coming down __30__ now, and the countryside was lonelier. I had no __31__ that the murderous guy in the car noticed this. Again came a cry.

“Drop that knife, you fool. Oh !” Then a cry and a groan（呻吟）.

If I was to save her, it was now or __32__. Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would at least try to bring the murderer to __33__. The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its __34__, and its brakes（煞车）screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and   __35__ into the ditch（沟）at the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out.

“You fool!” he shouted as he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was __36__ than him. I put all I could into __37__ that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It __38__ him right on the point of the chin; his __39__ slowly bent under him, and he dropped to the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car, w.&w.^  __40__ open the door and looked inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.

“You have been listening to a radio play, Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately.”

21.   A. And                         B. Though                    C. Therefore                 D. But

22.   A. quietly                            B. quickly                    C. carefully                  D. nervously

23.   A. boy’s                       B. man’s                       C. woman’s                  D. driver’s

24.   A. person                            B. sign                         C. sound                       D. form

25.   A. turning                    B. crossing                   C. going                       D. driving

26.   A. slowed down            B. put on                      C. added to                   D. took up

27.   A. right behind             B. close to                    C. away from                D. near by

28.   A. joy                          B. sorrow                            C. fear                         D. anger

29.   A. tears                        B. heart                        C. face                         D. blood

30.   A. slighter                    B. thicker                            C. lower                       D. harder

31.   A. need                        B. effort                       C. trouble                            D. doubt

32.   A. never                       B. late                          C. ever                         D. then

33.   A. justice                      B. court                        C. lawyer                            D. sentence

34.   A. direction                  B. path                         C. front                        D. nose

35.   A. drove                       B. ran                          C. crashed                    D. sped

36.   A. slower                            B. quicker                    C. taller                        D. heavier

37.   A. an anger                   B. a fist                        C. a beat                       D. a blow

38.   A. caught                            B. struck                      C. knocked                   D. beat

39.   A. chin                         B. fists                         C. knees                       D. body

40.   A. hit                           B. brought                    C. pushed                         D. Pulled

Recreational tree climbing is taking root in the ecotourism industry, and it's sending guys like Tim Kovar to far off reaches of the globe. Kovar, a tree-climbing instructor, recently returned to the U.S. from Brazil, where he spent time developing a tree-climbing operation thanks to the "slow travel" movement.
Slow travel, is like the slow food movement, the practice of giving fast food in favor of homegrown cooking—the kind that takes hours to prepare and enjoy. Likewise, slow travel urges visitors to experience a place's natural surroundings and learn about the ecology in a way not afforded by extreme games.
"Tree climbing is a slow activity," says Kovar. "It's not something you do quickly and then you're on to the next thing or event." There is no such thing as a quick climb, especially for beginners. This wasn't a race against the clock or the fellow climbers. In fact, tree climbing is unlikely to ever become a feature of the extreme games. Many climbers refuse competition. There has already been so much competition in the world.
"When you stand below the tree, it can be amazing," Rusel DeMaria says, looking affectionately up at Michael's Triumph, a 150-foot-tall tree. But reaching the treetop, he adds, is an entirely different feeling. Likewise, his wife, Viola Brumbaugh, kneels on the ground and asks Michael's Triumph for permission to climb. "It goes a lot smoother that way, "She says.
And climbing has been included into many educational programs. New Tribe offers guided climbs through its school, Tree Climbing Northwest, where "we teach enough tree biology and forest ecology to raise awareness in our students," says New Tribe present Sophis Sparks. "We know that the tree climbing experience deepens personal appreciation for trees. After climbing, people value trees more and are motivated to support preservation. This is not just to preserve their playground."
Perhaps that is why he struggles with the term "recreational tree climbing," saying, "I prefer to call it inspirational tree climbing."
【小题1】What do slow travel and the slow food movement have in common?

A．provide people with more chances to play outside

B．bring a lot of pleasure to life

C．Deepens personal love between each other

D．Makes people realize they should protect trees

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Somali pirates(海盗) robbed three Thai fishing ships with 77 sailors on board nearly l，200 Miles off the Somali coast，the farthest-off-shore attack to date，an officer said Tuesday.

Pirates have gone farther south and east in answer to increased patrols(巡逻)by warships off the Somali shore. The robbing of the three ships Sunday was about 600 miles outside the normal operation area for the international force，said a spokesman．

The spokesman said the attack so far out at sea was a clear sign that the international patrols against pirates were having a “marked effect on pirate activity in the area”．

“Once they start attacking that far out，you’re not even really talking about the Somali basin or areas of water that have any connection with Somalia,” said an officer，Roger Middleton．“Once you’re that far out，it's just the Indian Ocean，and it means you’re looking at trade going from the Gulf to Asia，from Asia to South Africa.”

  "This is the farthest robbing to date．They are now operating near the Maldives and India,” said another officer．

  The three ships--the MV Prantalay 11，12，and l 4—had 77 members on board in total．All of them are Thai, the spokesman said．Before the Sunday robbing，pirates held l l ships and 228 sailors．

Pirates have increased attacks over the past year in hopes。f catching more dollar payments. Because of increased patrols and defenses on board ships，the success rate(率)has gone down，though the number of successful attacks has stayed the same year over year.

53.The pirate attack reported in the text happened            ．

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A．far out in the Indian Ocean

B．in the normal patrol area

C．near the Somali, coast_{w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m}

D．in the south of Africa

54．According to the text, which can best describe the situation of the pirate problems?

A．More goods on board are lost.

B．Pirate attacks happen in a larger area now.

C．The number of attacks has stayed the same these years._{w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m}

D．Pirate attacks are as serious as before along the Somali coast.

55．Which is true about the warship patrols according to the text?

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A．The patrols are of little effect.

B．The patrols are more difficult.

C．More patrols are quite necessary even in Asia.

D．The patrols only drive the pirates to other areas.

56．How many sailors were held by the pirates up to the time of the report?

A．228.             B．77.              C．383.             D．305.

Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved．That person was my stepmother．

       I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia．My father    36    me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is    37    for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no    38    than tomorrow morning．”

       My stepmother walked over to me,    39    my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye．Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are    40   ．This is not the worst boy at all,    41    the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.”

       That statement began a（n）   42    between us．No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my    43    as a bad boy．My stepmother changed all that．

       She changed many things．She    44    my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors．She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more    45    and my brother and I could be better    46   ．

       When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand    47    and told me that she believed that I could become a writer．I knew her enthusiasm, I    48    it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives．I accepted her    49    and began to write for local newspapers．I was doing the same kind of    50    that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later．I wasn’t the    51    beneficiary （受益者）．My father became the    52    man in town．My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president．

       What power    53    has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is    54    strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never    55   ．

       You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it．This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm．

A．rushed              B．sent                    C．carried               D．introduced

A．distinguished       B．favored               C．mistaken            D．rewarded

A．sooner              B．later                          C．longer                D．earlier

A．dragged           B．shook                 C．raised                 D．bent

A．perfect            B．right                   C．wrong                D．impolite

A．but               B．so                       C．and                    D．or

A．agreement        B．friendship           C．gap                    D．relationship

A．opinion           B．image                 C．expectation            D．mind

A．begged         B．persuaded            C．ordered              D．invited

A．successful        B．meaningful          C．helpful               D．useful

A．treaded            B．entertained          C．educated             D．respected

A．camera            B．radio                  C．bicycle               D．typewriter

A．considered         B．suspected            C．ignored                  D．appreciated

A．belief              B．request                C．criticism             D．description

A．teaching          B．writing               C．studying             D．reading

A．next                 B．same                   C．only                   D．real

A．cleverest          B．wealthiest            C．strongest            D．healthiest

A．enthusiasm          B．sympathy           C．fortune               D．confidence

A．deliberately         B．happily               C．traditionally          D．constantly

A．win                 B．match                 C．reach                 D．doubt