It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas, but I had to stay to tidy the office. The only thing that __36__ my day was the beautifully decorated _37__ in our waiting room and a　__38__ sent to me by a fellow I was dating—a dozen long-stemmed red roses.
　 Suddenly, our receptionist came and said there was a lady outside that urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young __39__woman with a baby in her arms standing there. __40__, she explained that her husband—a prisoner in a nearby prison—was my next patient. She told me she wasn’t _41_to visit her husband in prison and _42_he had never seen his son. So she _43_ me to let her wait here ahead of time. I agreed. _44_, it was Christmas Eve.
　 A short time later, her husband arrived—with chains on his feet, cuffs on his hands, and two armed guards __45__ him. The woman’s tired face __46__when her husband took a seat beside her. I watched them laugh, cry, and share their__47__. He seemed like a gentle and honest man.
　 At the end of the __48__, the man had to go back and I__49__him a Merry Christmas. He smiled and thanked me and said he felt saddened by the __50__that he hadn’t been able to get his wife __51__for Christmas. On hearing this, I was __52__with a wonderful idea.
　 I’ll never forget the __53__on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed red roses. I’m not sure who __54__the most joy—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this __55__moment.

36　 A.　 enjoyed　　　　　　　　　 B　 presented　　　　　 C　 relaxed D　 brightened

37　 A　 office　　　　　　　　　　 B　 Christmas Father C Christmas tree　　 D furniture

38　 A　 gift　　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 regards　　　　　　 C　 message　　　　　　　 D　 package

39　 A ordinary-looking B good-looking C tired-looking　　　　 D frightened-looking

40　 A　 Happily　　　　　　　　　 B　 Quietly　　　　　　 C　 Excitedly　　　　　　 D　 Nervously

41　 A　 going　　　　　　　　　　 B　 determined　　　　 C　 expected　　　　　　　 D　 allowed

42　 A　 why　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 how　　　　　　　　 C　 that　　　　　　　　　　 D　 when

43　 A　 persuaded　　　　　　　 B　 demanded　　　　 C　 begged　　　　　　　　 D　 pleased

44　 A　 Above all　　　　　　　　 B　 In all　　　　　　　　 C　 All in　all　　　　　　 D　 After all

45　 A　 near　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 around　　　　　　 C　 behind　　　　　　　　 D　 before

46　 A　 turned pale B　 went red　　　　　 C　 lit up D　 turned away

47　 A　 child　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 tears　　　　　　　　 C　 joy　　　　　　　　　　　 D　 sorrows

48　 A　 meeting B　 appointment　　　 C　 discussion D　 conversation

49　 A　 said　　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 showed　　　　　　 C　 wished　　　　　　　　 D　 hoped

50　 A　 fact　　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 words　　　　　　　 C　 idea　　　　　　　　　　 D　 scene

51　 A　 something B　 nothing　　　　　　 C　 anything D　 everything

52　 A　 encouraged　　　　　　 B　 struck　　　　　　　 C　 provided　　　　　　　 D　 inspired

53　 A　 sadness　　　　　　　　　 B　 happiness　　　　 C　 look　　　　　　　　　　 D　 smiles

54　 A　 experienced　　　　　　 B　 received　　　　　 C　 gave　　　　　　　　　　 D　 accepted

55　 A sad B　　 unforgettable　　　C happy　　　　D　　　　 special

Both the police and the workmen were grateful to the student for ________ in advance.

A. they had been informed this B. being informed this

　　 C. informing them of this　　　　　　 　　　 D. having informed them this　

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一　　 个最佳答案。

    Mary and Peter 1 a picnic with some friends near a river when　　 Mary 2 an object overhead. "Look!" She shouted to her friends.　　 "That's a spaceship up there and it's going to 　　 3 here." 4 the strange 5 spaceship, most of the young people 　　 6 their cars and drove away quickly. Peter 7 Mary and always 　　 8 her. They, 9, watched the spaceship land and saw a door open. When nobody came out,　　 they went to the spaceship and looked 10. In the centre of the　　 floor, there was a pile of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship　　 and did not hear the door 11. The temperature fell rapidly and the　　 two young people lost consciousness(知觉).

    12they woke up, they were surprised to see that they were back　　 by the river again. The spaceship 13. Their car was 　　 14.

    "What happened?" asked Mary.　　 　　Peter scratched his head, 15slowly, "Don't ask me. Perhaps we　　 had a dream. Did you … Did you see a spaceship?"

    "Yes,"said Mary,"and we both went into it. Then … "She looked at　　 her wrist." 16. My watch has stopped. Oh, well, come on. 　　 17"

    18, they found their way 　　 19 made of something like glass. They got out of the car and 　　 20 their way round the wall, but discovered that they were inside a round wall. It was like a mirror and　　 21 through it.

    22 the wall, strange creatures walked past slowly. 　　 23 stopped to stare through the wall and read a new notice which, 　　 24, 25:"New arrivals at the zoo: a pair of Earthlings in their natural　　 surroundings with their mobile house(移动房)".

(1) A. had    B. were eating    C. were having    D. were taking  

[    ]

(2)  A. looked    B. was noticing    C. noticed    D. searched  

[    ]

(3) A. land 　　B. fall on    C. take off 　　D. drop in 　　 

[    ]

(4) A. Frightening　　    B. To be frightened by   

 C. Frightened by      D. Frightened  

[    ]

(5) A. silver-color      B. silver-colorful

 C. silver-coloring    D. silver-colored  

[    ]

(6)  A. got out  B. got in 　　C. got out of   D. got away    

[    ]

(7)  A. fonded   B. loved with C. was fond of  D. was fond    

[    ]

(8) A. stayed close to    B. stayed to      

  C. stayed next　　　　   D. stayed the next to  

[    ]

(9) A. more curious to frightened       

  B. curious more than frightened 　　

  C. curious rather frightened 　　

  D. more curious than frightened

[    ]

(10)  A. into 　　B. inside 　　C. out      D. within 　　

[    ]

(11)  A. to be closed behind them   B. having been closed behind them 　　

 C. closed them behind   D. close behind them 　　  

[    ]

(12)  A. When 　　B. While 　　 C. Once     D. The time   

[    ]

(13)  A. was disappeared    B. had been disappeared       

 C. had been gone       D. had gone

[    ]

(14 ) A. near to  B. close 　　 C. nearby 　　  D. far away   

[    ]

(15)  A. saying   B. to say 　　C. said     D. had said   

[    ]

(16)  A. It's a fun    　　 B. That's a lot of funs       

 C. That's funny       D. funny it is

[    ]

(17) A. It's time we went home 　　 B. It's the time to go home 　　

 C. It's time we must go home   D. It's time for us going home

[    ]

(18)  A. Driven about fifty metres   B. Drove about fifty metres 　　

 C. The car was driven about fifty metres 　　

 D. Driving about fifty metres

[    ]

(19)  A. to be blocked by something      B. having been blocked by something 　　

 C. blocked by something 　　D. to block something

[    ]

(20)  A. tried finding       B. tried to find     

 C. trying to find     D. trying finding

[    ]

(21)  A. prevented them looking     B. prevented them to look 　　

 C. had prevented them from looking 　　D. prevented them

[    ]

(22)  A. The other side of 　　 B. In the other side of       

 C. On the other side 　　 D. On the other side of

[    ]

(23)  A. Few 　　 B. A few 　　 C. Fewer    D. The fewest

[    ]

(24)   A. English translated 　　　　   B. translated into English 　　 

 C. translating into English D. to be translated into English

[    ]

(25)  A. spoke    B. told 　　  C. reading 　　 D. said 　　 

[    ]

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　    Mary and Peter 1 a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary　　 2 an object overhead. "Look!" She shouted to her friends. "That's a　　 spaceship up there and it's going to 3 here."　　 4 the strange 5 spaceship, most of the young people 　　 6 their cars and drove away quickly. Peter 　　 7 Mary and always 8 her. They, 9 ,　　 watched the spaceship land and saw a door open. When nobody came out,　　 they went to the spaceship and looked 10 . In the center of the floor,　　 there was a pile of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and　　 did not hear the door 11 . The temperature fell rapidly and the two　　 young people lost consciousness (知觉).　　 　　 12 they woke up, they were surprised to see that they were back by　　 the river again. The spaceship 13 . Their car was 　　 14 .

　　     "What happened?" asked Mary.　　 　　Peter scratched his head, 15 slowly, "Don't ask me. Perhaps we had　　 a dream. Did you … Did you see a spaceship?"

　　     "Yes," said Mary, "and we both went into it. Then …" She looked　　 at her wrist." 16 . My watch has stopped. Oh, well, come on 　　 17 "　　 18 , they found their way 　　 19 made of something like glass.They got out of the car and 　　 20 their way round the wall, but discovered that　　 they were inside a round wall. It was like a mirror and 　　 21 through it.　　 22 the wall, strange creatures walked past slowly. 　　 23 stopped to stare through the wall and read a new notice which, 　　 24 , 25 :"New arrivals at the zoo: a pair of Earthlings in their natural surroundings　　 with their mobile house (移动房)".　　

(1) A. had　　　　　　 B. were eating　　　　　　 C. were having　　 D. were taking

[　　]

(2) A. looked　　　　　　B. was noticing　　 C. noticed　　　　 D. searched

[　　]

(3) A. land　　　　　　 B. fall on　　　　　　 C. take off　　　　 D. drop in

[　　]

(4) A. Frightening　　 B. To be frightened by　　

    C. Frightened by　　 D. Frightened

[　　]

(5) A. silver-color    B. silver-colorful　　

    C. silver-coloring D. silver-colored

[　　]

(6) A. got out　　　　 B. got in

    C. got out of　　　　D. got away

[　　]

(7) A. founded　　　　　　B. loved with

    C. was fond of　　　　 D. was fond　　　　　　　　　　　　

[　　]

(8) A. stayed close to B. stayed to

    C. stayed next　　 D. stayed the next to

[　　]

(9) A. more curious to frightened

    B. curious more than frightened

    C. curious rather frightened

    D. more curious than frightened

[　　]

(10) A. into　　B. inside　　 C. out　　D. within

[　　]

(11) A. to be closed behind them　　 B. having been closed behind them

　　 C. closed them behind　　　　　　 D. close behind them

[　　]

(12) A. When　　　　　　 B. While　　 C. Once　　　　　　 D. The time

[　　]

(13) A. was disappeared B. had been disappeared

　　 C. had been gone　　 D. had gone

[　　]

(14) A. near to B. close　　 C. nearby　　D. faraway

[　　]

(15) A. saying　　B. to say　　C. said　　　　 D. had said

[　　]

(16) A. It's a fun　　　　B. That's a lot of funs

　　 C. That's funny　　 D. Funny it is

[　　]

(17) A. It's time we went home　　 B. It's the time to go home

　　 C. It's time we must go home　　 D. It's time for us going home

[　　]

(18) A. Driven about fifty meters

　　 B. Drove about fifty meters

　　 C. The car was driven about fifty meters

　　 D. Driving about fifty meters

[　　]

(19) A. to be blocked by something

　　 B. having been blocked by something

　　 C. blocked by something

　　 D. to block something

[　　]

(20) A. tried finding　　 B. tried to find

　　 C. trying to find　　D. trying finding

[　　]

(21) A. prevented them looking　　　　　　　　 B. prevented them to look

　　 C. had prevented them from looking　　 D. prevented them

[　　]

(22) A. The other side of　　 B. In the other side of

　　 C. On the other side　　 D. On the other side of

[　　]

(23) A. Few　　 B. A few　　 　　C. Fewer　　 D. The fewest

[　　]

(24) A. English translated

　　 B. translated into English

　　 C. translating into English

　　 D. to be translated into English

[　　]

(25) A. spoke B. told　　 C. reading　　D. said

[　　]

完形填空：

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意,然后从1~25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　Dorothy Brown was very happy as she sat in the theatre listening to the music. “Lauren's 　1　concert,” she thought. “I've 　2　this moment for years and years and now it is here 　3 　. How pretty she is! 　4 　beautiful 　5 　she has!“ As she listened to her young daughter 　6 　, she remembered when she was Lauren's 　7 　.

　　8　a young girl, Dorothy wanted to be a concert singer, 　9 　. She studied in France, Italy, and in the United States. “You can be a fine singer 　10 　,” her teachers told her, “but you must 　11 　to study hard and work for many years.” There will be 　12 　time for anything 　13 　music in your life.

　Dorothy was eighteen 　14 　that time and she was sure that music was 　15 　she wanted or needed to fill her life.

　For almost a year Dorothy thought of nothing 　16　. Then she met David, a young engineer 　17 　in Europe. They met in Italy where Dorothy was studying with Giovanni Bernini, one of 　18 　voice teachers in the world. Dorothy and David saw 　19 　nearly every day and 　20 　a few months David asked her to be his wife. Dorothy wanted to 　21 　David, but she wanted a career (事业) 　22 　music, too. She didn't know 　23 　to do.

　Finally she told Bernini. He wasn't 　24 　at all. “No,” he said. “If you want to be a concert singer, you must forget about getting married .”“But I can do　25　,” Dorothy argued (反驳). “No, no, no,” Bernini answered. “You can't possibly do both! You must be prepared to sacrifice (奉献) your life for your music. How can you think about anything else just before your first concert!”