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I was having my dinner at McDonald’s one evening when an old couple slowly walked in. They 36 their meal, took a table near the window and started 37 food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries(炸薯条) and one drink. The man 38_the food into two halves and carefully placed 39 before his wife.
He took a sop(一小口)of the drink. His wife also took one and then 40 the cup down between them.“That 41 old couple! All they can 42 is one meal for the two of them , ” thought I. 43 the man began to eat his French fries, I 44 to my feet, went over and said that I was 45 to buy another meal for them. But he 46 refused me and said that they made it a 47 to share everything.
48 , the lady didn’t take a bite. She sat there 49 her husband eat, and taking turns(轮流) sipping the drink. Again I 50 to buy them something but was refused. When the man finished eating and was 51 his face with a napkin(纸巾), I 52 no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time. 53 being politely refused, I asked the lady 54 ,“Ｍadam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything. 55 is it that you are waitting for?”“The teeth,”she answered.
A. served B. requested C. collected D. ordered
A. carrying B. taking C. fetching D. bringing
A. divided B. cut C. changed D. formed
A. it B. this C. that D. one
A. got B. settled C. set D. turned
A. funny B. crazy C. strange D. poor
A. afford B. pay C. demand D. choose
A. While B. Since C. As D. Until
A. came B. struggled C. rushed D. rose
A. anxious B. willing C. satisfied D. quick
A. warmly B. proudly C. kindly D. seriously
A. way B. habit C. case D. model
A. Surprisingly B. Sadly C. Shockingly D. Bitterly
A. seeing B. noticing C. watching D. finding
A. wanted B.asked C. planned D. attempted
A. wiping B. touching C. bathing D. washing
A. should B. could C. might D. would
A. In B. Upon C. After D. With
A. curiously B. carefully C. naturally D. plainly
A. How B. Who C. Why D. What
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Can love between partners with a 237-year age gap (差距) lead to the perfect match (绝配)? Nicola Benedetti thinks so. The 18-year-old 36 and her “partner, a 255-year-old Italian violin, 37 to China for the first time last weekend. She 38 in Beijing on September 15 and also performed in Hangzhou and Shanghai.
Nicola is from Scotland and 39 playing the violin when she was four years old. 40 , it was not something her parents 41 her do. She went with her sister to violin lessons and 42 it and improved very quickly.
“There are so many different things I am fond of about the 43 ,” she said. “I can’t really 44 it but I love giving live performances, I like the feeling of playing and communicating with the 45 . I love the feeling of the violin under my chin (下巴).”
However, playing violin six hours a day is not a/an 46 job. “I usually 47 in an upstairs bedroom when I’m at home.” she said. “But sometimes, when it’s 48 outside, it can be upset. The house is right on the 49 and I can see others having fun 50 I’m on my own.”[来源:学_科_网]
Although practising is sometimes lonely, Nicola 51 felt she was lucky. “You can’t have 52 . I am really lucky to do what I love doing,” she said. Her 53 paid off (终有回报). Nicola won BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2004 at 16.
54 her performing and recording activities, Nicola is a/an 55 of UNICEF (联合国儿童基金会). She said that she would travel to Lesotho in southern Africa at the end of this year to help poor kids there.
1.A. singer B. writer C. pianist D. violinist
2.A. came B. turned C. ran D. moved
3.A. checked B. played C. visited D. remained
4.A. stopped B. requested C. started D. ignored
5.A. So B. And C. But D. However
6.A. made B. persuaded C. wanted D. got
7.A. noticed B. concerned C. minded D. loved
8.A. lessons B. violin C. performances D. show
9.A. explain B. imagine C. determine D. refuse
10.A. foreigners B. friends C. audience D. teenagers
11.A. boring B. easy C. wonderful D. tiring
12.A. work B. rest C. stay D. practise
13.A. cool B. sunny C. windy D. cloudy
14.A. river B. hill C. farm D. beach
15.A. while B. as C. so D. for
16.A. even B. still C. ever D. almost
17.A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
18.A. time B. music C. efforts D. action
19.A. Because of B. Besides C. Instead of D. Thanks to
20.A. adviser B. manager C. organizer D. supporter
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When Sang Lan got to the Goodwill Games held in New York, she felt very happy. She was a devoted athlete, who had spent many years practising her sport. Her strongest 31 was the vault and she was the best in China. She hoped to win this event at the games. However, during a practice vault, this young girl made a small mistake. Her mistake 32 her the ability to walk. Instead of landing on her feet, Sang landed on her head and broke her neck. She was 33 to a top hospital, and doctors said she would never walk again.
While in hospital, Sang had many 34 , including Christopher Reeve, an actor who once played Superman. Reeve could not 35 either, due to an unfortunate horse riding accident. He 36 Sang to stay positive and told her that being 37 wouldn’t help her get better. Sang already knew this and 38 the sympathy and admiration of people across the world with her good 39 and beautiful smile.
Sang 40 to China, and hosted a sports programme about the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Sang Lan works hard at everything she does. She is a role model for young people nationwide!
1.A. wish B. event C. point D. happiness
2.A. spent B. took C. cost D. moved
3.A. forced B. told C. persuaded D. rushed
4.A. thoughts B. visitors C. partners D. players
5.A. walk B. work C. live D. play
6.A. asked B. taught C. encouraged D. reminded
7.A. sad B. positive C. cheerful D. frightened
8.A. gave B. showed C. won D. needed
9.A. friendship B. attitude C. figure D. reaction
10.A. came B. returned C. went D. Flew
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第二节 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。
"Dr. Papaderos, what is the meaning of life?"
The _36___ laughter followed, and people stirred to go.
Papadakos held up his hand and __37___ the room and stared at me, asking with his eyes if I was serious and seeing from my eyes __38___ I was.
"I will answer your question."
Taking his wallet out of his hip pocket, he __39___ into it and brought out a very small round ___40__.
And what he said ___41__ like this:
"When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and lived _42__in a remote village. One day, on the road, I found the broken pieces of a mirror from a wrecked German motorcycle. "I tried to find all the pieces and put them together, but it was not__43___, so I kept only the largest piece. I made it round. I began to play with it as a ___44__, interested by the __45___ that I could reflect light into dark places where the sun would ___46__ shine. It became a game for me to get light into the most__47____ places I could find---in deep holes and dark closets.
I kept the little mirror, and, __48___ I went about my growing up, I would take it out in idle moments and continue the ___49___ of the game. As I became a man, I __50___ to understand that this was not just a child's game but a metaphor (隐喻) for what I might do __51___ my life. I came to understand that I am not the light or the ___52__ of light. But light---truth, understanding, knowledge---is there, and it will shine in many dark places __53____ I reflect it.
"I am a fragment (碎片)of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know.__54____, with what I have I can reflect light into the black places in the ___55___ of men. This is the meaning of my life."
36. A. common B. usual C. ordinary D. general
37. A .cheered B. stopped C .stilled D. cleaned
38. A .that B. what C. where D. whether
39. A. fished B. looked C dipped D. slipped
40.A. coin B. toy C. mirror D. present
41.A. came B. sounded C. read D. went
42. A. hopefully B. peacefully C. hopelessly D. plainly
43.A. possible B. difficult C. easy D. reasonable
44.A.child B .treasure C. tool D. toy
45.A.case B. truth C .fact D. result
46. A. always B. seldom C. still D. never
47 .A .unavailable B. difficult C. interesting D. inaccessible
48. A. as B. before C. after D. while
49.A .difficulty B .challenge C. content D. rule
50 .A. grew B. tended C. used D. failed
51. A. for B. to C. about D .with
52 .A. player B. resource C. origin D. source
53.A. if only B. only if C. as far as D. now that
54. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Besides
55. A. hearts B. minds C. eyes D. brains