第二节：完型填空（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出一个最佳答案。

Anna arrived far too early. Usually she left things to the last minute,   36   today was a very special occasion. It was almost   37   by getting there an hour beforehand that she   38   to cause the plane to arrive sooner.   39   raced through her mind. “Do I look all right? Will he notice that I’m wearing a   40   trouser suit? Will he even   41   me?” After all, it was a year almost to the day since she had   42   seen Joe. She fished a   43   out of her handbag and inspected her face. Too much make-up? Joe had  44   made any comment but she knew that he did not approve of heavy make-up — “gilding the lily”（画蛇添足）, he   45   it. It was funny how much importance she attached to   46   a good impression on him. After all, friends do not judge each other by   47  . All the same, it was the first meeting after a long separation, and she wanted everything to   48   right.

Looking out of the window, Joe   49   a first glimpse, through a break in the   50  , of the town far below. Certainly it was very flattering that they had   51   him to be the guest lecturer at their Autumn Congress yet again. The Chairman of the Organizing Committee, as a matter of courtesy (礼貌)，had   52  to meet him at the airport, as he had done on previous occasions. This time,   53  , it was not necessary,   54   because Joe was quite familiar with the city, but mainly because Anna had said that she could   55   the afternoon off in order to come and meet him.

36. A. and         B. but            C. for         D. as

37. A. because     B. since          C. as if       D. when

38. A. thought     B. liked          C. had        D. hoped

39. A. Idea        B. Facts          C. Thoughts    D. Matters

40. A. new         B. strange          C. latest      D. single

41. A. like         B. recognize      C. terrify     D. tell

42. A. before     B. recently         C. most      D. last

43. A. purse       B. handkerchief      C. mirror     D. book

44. A. never       B. almost         C. often      D. regularly

45. A. told         B. called         C. saw        D. thought

46. A. offering          B. taking         C. having          D. making

47. A. appearance   B. clothes              C. make-up     D. looking

48. A. come across B. turn up          C. go off     D. get out

49. A. caught     B. left            C. enjoyed      D. met

50. A. air         B. rain           C. train      D. clouds

51. A. employed     B. invited              C. told       D. informed

52. A. offered     B. arrived              C. intended    D. attempted

53. A. therefore      B. however        C. instead          D. as well

54. A. luckily     B. really         C. partly     D. separately

55. A. put             B. make         C. leave      D. take

完形填空:　　 选出一个最 佳答案。

    Not long ago, there lived in Auckland a working family who dreamed about a house of their own. 1 then could read in the newspapers about the building companies(公司) who offered 2 people into a new house 3　　 only a $ 1, 000 deposit (定金). Of course, the remainder (余款) had to 4 with interest (利息) over a period of twenty years or so.

    The worker and his wife hopefully went to one of these companies 5 this wonderful offer. And the man in the office said." Yes, sure. You 6 along $ 1,000 and we can 　　 7 you with a new house."

    So the worker and his wife 　　 8 to work hard and in twelve months' time they returned to the building man with $ 1, 000. But the man in the office said, "Look, I'm sorry, 9 we'll need $ 1, 500 now. 10 have gone up since we saw you last, you know."

    The couple thought 11 and decided it would 12 very long to save the extra $ 500 if they worked hard.

    In six months they worked 13 overtime and saved the $ 500 14 the high rent they had to pay for their flat. Back to the building man they 15 with their $ 1, 500. But 16 their surprise he 17 the deposit was now $ 3, 000.

    Now somewhat wiser, the worker said," And the next time, I dare say we'll find the deposit 18 once more. How have we 19 save the extra $ 1, 500?"

    "Well,"said the man. "I think we can sterilize (稳定)the 20　　 for about twelve months. By the time you come with $ 3,000, we will have had the house 21 for you."

    The couple left, sad at 22 as they saw their dream house 23. By the time they had saved the extra $ 1, 500, 24 the deposit would have become 25, maybe $ 5, 000, then $ 10,000 and then…!

(1) A. Anyone　　　　　　B. Someone     C. No one　　　　　　D. Every one　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ (2) A. to lead　　　　   B. to spend    C. to pay　　　　　　D. to put　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ (3) A. for　　　　　　   B. with    C. on　　　　　　　　D. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ (4) A. pay off　　　　   B. be paid off    C. pay for　　　　   D. be paid about　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ (5) A. to ask for　　　　B. asking for    C. to ask about　　  D. asking about　　　　　　　　    ［　　］ (6) A. come　　　　　　  B. get    C. take　　　　　　  D. bring　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ (7) A. supply　　　　　　B. give    C. offer　　　　　　 D. equip　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ (8) A. ought　　　　　　 B. used    C. had　　　　　　   D. stuck　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ (9) A. or　　　　　　　　B. and    C. but　　　　　　   D. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ (10) A.Dollars　　　　   B. Costs 　　C. Interests　　　　D. Pays　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (11) A. over it　　　　  B. it over 　　C. it about　　　　 D. again　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ (12) A. take　　　　　　 B. not take 　　C. spend　　　　　　D. not spend　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ (13) A. whole the　　　　B. whole 　　C. the all　　　　  D. all the　　　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ (14) A. in spite of　　  B. instead of 　　C. because of　　   D. in need of　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ (15) A. filled　　　　   B. dealt 　　C. went　　　　　　 D. went on　　　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ (16) A. from　　　　　　 B. to 　　C. with　　　　　　 D. without　　　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ (17) A. replied　　　　  B. announced 　　C. told　　　　　　 D. spoke　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ (18) A. raised　　　　   B. raising 　　C. risen　　　　　　D. rising　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ (19) A. had to　　　　   B. worked to 　　C. tried to　　　　 D. got to　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ (20) A. situation　　　　B. money 　　C. house　　　　　　D. salary　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ (21) A. sold　　　　　　 B. paid 　　C. prepare　　　　  D. ready　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ (22) A. heart　　　　　　B. mind 　　C. hearts　　　　   D. minds　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ (23) A. throw away　　   B. die away 　　C. take away　　　　D. get away　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (24) A. no doubt　　　　 B. no wonder 　　C. no matter　　　　D. no longer　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ (25) A. the most　　　　 B. the lowest 　　C. still higher　　 D. even larger　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］

第二节：完型填空（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出一个最佳答案。

Anna arrived far too early. Usually she left things to the last minute,   36   today was a very special occasion. It was almost   37   by getting there an hour beforehand that she   38   to cause the plane to arrive sooner.   39   raced through her mind. “Do I look all right? Will he notice that I’m wearing a   40   trouser suit? Will he even   41   me?” After all, it was a year almost to the day since she had   42   seen Joe. She fished a   43   out of her handbag and inspected her face. Too much make-up? Joe had  44   made any comment but she knew that he did not approve of heavy make-up — “gilding the lily”（画蛇添足）, he   45   it. It was funny how much importance she attached to   46   a good impression on him. After all, friends do not judge each other by   47  . All the same, it was the first meeting after a long separation, and she wanted everything to   48   right.

Looking out of the window, Joe   49   a first glimpse, through a break in the   50  , of the town far below. Certainly it was very flattering that they had   51   him to be the guest lecturer at their Autumn Congress yet again. The Chairman of the Organizing Committee, as a matter of courtesy (礼貌)，had   52  to meet him at the airport, as he had done on previous occasions. This time,   53  , it was not necessary,   54   because Joe was quite familiar with the city, but mainly because Anna had said that she could   55   the afternoon off in order to come and meet him.

36. A. and          B. but             C. for          D. as

37. A. because     B. since           C. as if        D. when

38. A. thought     B. liked           C. had         D. hoped

39. A. Idea         B. Facts           C. Thoughts    D. Matters

40. A. new          B. strange           C. latest       D. single

41. A. like          B. recognize       C. terrify     D. tell

42. A. before      B. recently          C. most       D. last

43. A. purse        B. handkerchief      C. mirror     D. book

44. A. never        B. almost         C. often       D. regularly

45. A. told          B. called          C. saw         D. thought

46. A. offering           B. taking         C. having           D. making

47. A. appearance   B. clothes               C. make-up     D. looking

48. A. come across B. turn up           C. go off     D. get out

49. A. caught      B. left             C. enjoyed      D. met

50. A. air         B. rain            C. train       D. clouds

51. A. employed     B. invited               C. told        D. informed

52. A. offered     B. arrived               C. intended    D. attempted

53. A. therefore      B. however         C. instead           D. as well

54. A. luckily      B. really          C. partly      D. separately

55. A. put               B. make          C. leave       D. take

从所给的四个选项中选择最佳答案

B: ______ I'm too busy.　　　

[　　]

A．I'd better not.

B．I don't hope so.

C．I'm afraid I can't.

D．I'd rather not.

阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

　　    A fine-looking man sat down in the main dining-room of an expensive hotel. He ordered a big meal and spent two hours enjoying himself very much. After the bill was presented, the man called up the head waiter.

　　     "Ah, my friend, " he said, " that was a wonderful meal! Perhaps you remember that I was a guest at this hotel and at this very same table just about a year ago. And at that time, just because I couldn't pay the bill, you, sir, had me thrown out of this dining-room in full　　 view of all the other guests! "

　　     "My deepest apologies, sir," said the head waiter. "You understand...""Oh, that's quite all right. " the man said, lighting　　 his cigar, " But I am afraid I'll have to trouble you again. " 　　

1. The man went to the hotel ________ .

[　　]

A. to trouble the waiter　　

B. to have his hair cut 　　

C. to have something to eat　　

D. to find his girlfriend　　

2. What the man really wanted to say is " ________ . "

[　　]

A. Come and have dinner with me, dear 　　

B. You've done wrong　　　　

C. You've done right　　　　

D. I have no money to pay you for this meal 　　

3. When the head waiter heard that he had thrown that man out　　 of the dining-room about a year ago, he ________ .

[　　]

A. was afraid to answer for it　　 　　

B. expressed his apology at once 　　

C. thought that he was impolite then 　　

D. didn't think it wrong and couldn't understand what this man meant. 　　

4. The phrase " in full view of " means ________ .

[　　]

A. in the face of　　

B. to make fun of　　　　

C. with the help of

D. in the case of　　

5. What do you think was the result of this story? ________

[　　]

A. The man paid for that big meal. 　　

B. The head waiter was fired by the hotel. 　　

C. The man was driven out of the hotel once again 　　

D. The man was praised for his pointing out the problems of the hotel.