We should do such exercises in the future, I think, _____ we did yesterday.

A. as               B. for     C. about    D. than

One day, I happened to talk to a stranger (陌生人) on the bus. When he found out that I was from Chicago, he told me that one of his good friends lived there and he wondered if I happened to know him. At first I wanted to say that it was foolish (愚蠢的) to think like that, for from all the millions of people in Chicago, I could not possibly know his friend. But, instead, I just smiled and said that Chicago was a very big city. He was quiet for a few minutes, and then he began to tell me all about his friend.

       He told me that his friend was an excellent tennis player and that he even had his own tennis court (网球场). He added that he knew a lot of people with swimming pools, but that he only knew two people in the country who had their own tennis courts. And his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several people like that, for example, my brother and my next-door neighbor. I told him that my brother was a doctor and he lived in California. Then he asked where my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that last year his friend spent the summer in Sacramento and lived next door to a doctor. The doctor had a tennis court. I said that my next-door went to Sacramento last summer and lived in the house next to my brother’s. For a moment, we looked at each other, but we did not say anything.

      “Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He laughed and said, “Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr. Ray Hunter?” It was my turn to laugh.

Which of the following is true?

     A. The story happened in Chicago.

     B. The writer’s brother lived in Sacramento.

     C. Both the writer and the stranger lived in Chicago.

     D. Both the writer and his brother lived in California.

The writer said that Chicago was a very big city. That means _____________.

     A. it was possible for him to happen to know the stranger’s friend

     B. he didn’t want to look for the stranger’s friend

     C. he didn’t know the stranger’s friend

     D. it was impossible to find the stranger’s friend

How many persons does the story involve (涉及)?

     A. Four.           B. Five.           C. Six.      D. Seven.

Which is the best title of the story?

     A. On a bus                                       B. Two tennis players

     C. One in a million                            D. Chicago is a large city

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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。

I have learned to expect gifts from Cod in the form of people．People who I meet for a few

seconds，a few hours or even for   16 ．

My wife and I   17   a short train ride on an old train．It was   18   of her birthday plan．I was expecting to meet someone new who would   19   at our table．That was to be my

20   for that day．

We weren’t seated for two minutes   21   I heard，“Would you mind if I   22   you?”I replied，“  23 ．1 was expecting you!”

He was in his early sixties and   24   introduced himself．But for the following 45    minutes，he never stopped   25   loudly．If there was a pause in the conversation，it was because   26   on the train was giving us some background information about the old train

27 ，this gentleman kept speaking to us about himself．Some things he said were very interesting．but most was a complaint about his experience as a   28   and different types of law．He never asked   29   of us what we did

So．if   30   did send him，what was the message this time?

He needed   31   and I needed to be reminded how important it was to listen to people，

32   for a few seconds．a few hours or for a lifetime．Perhaps I was sent to him．Maybe he was

33   to God to meet someone who   34 ．

God gave us two ears and one mouth，because we need to listen   35   as much as we speak．

16．A．a lifetime            B．a few months      C．several years           D．a long time

17．A．put                     B．enjoyed              C．took                             D．planned

18．A．part                    B．gift                    C．dream                    D．intention

19．A．explain               B．glare                  C．come                     D．sit

20．A．inspiration                 B．expectation         C．gift                        D．conversation

21．A．after                   B．when                  C．suddenly                D．before

22．A．seated                 B．joined in             C．talked with             D．joined

23．A．Go ahead            B．Never mind         C．Forget it                D．With pleasure

24．A．formally             B．politely               C．immediately           D．intelligently

25．A．complaining         B．weeping              C．talking                   D．laughing

26．A．a tour guide          B．a conductor         C．a consumer             D．a trainer

27．A．However            B．Sometimes          C．Moreover               D．Otherwise

28．A．supporter            B．professor            C．mayor                    D．1awyer

29．A．each                   B．every                  C．either                     D．one

30．A．someone             B．God                   C．my wife                 D．the train

31．A．to improve          B．to talk                C．to control               D．to target

32．A．once                   B．by contrast          C．if only                   D．other than

33．A．praying              B．talking                C．desiring                 D．begging

34．A．should listen         B．maybe listen        C．must listen             D．would listen

35．A．much more           B．twice                  C．with two                D．a lot more

   It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade（消退）, or so we thought. We bought her a lovely doll, and a doll house. Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else.” But it was just too late. With such a lot of preparations to do for the Christmas dinner we did not have the time to buy our little girl a bike. So, here we were Christmas Eve around 9:00 p.m., with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, sleeping in their beds. Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child. “What if I make a little bicycle out of clay (泥) and write a note that she could trade（交易，交换 ） the clay bike in for a real bike?” her dad asked. So he spent the next four hours making a tiny clay bike. On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little gift box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud. “Does this mean that I can trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?”  I said, “Yes.” Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. I'd rather keep this than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle in the world!

1.Choose the right time order of the following events.

a. The girl asked for a new bike.

b. The girl opened the little gift box.

c. The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll.

d. The father made the girl a bike with clay.

e. The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one .

A．a, b, c, e, d              B．a, c, d, b, e

C．a, c, b, d, e              D．a, b, d, c, e

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike for ever.

B．Tears were in the girl's eyes because she didn't like the present at all.

C．The girl never lost her desire for a bike.

D．The parents paid little attention to the daughter's desire for a bike.

3.Why did Dad make the clay bicycle?

A．He wanted his daughter to buy a real one .  B．He didn't want to disappoint his daughter.

C．He thought his daughter would like it .       D．He wanted to give his daughter a surprise.

4.What can we know from the last sentence?

A．The parents were sad and encouraged.

B．The parents felt neverous and shy.

C．The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl

D．The parents felt unhappy for the girl.

5. Which do you think is the best title （标题）for the story?

   A. A lovely little girl　　　　　　　　B. A great and serious father

C. A clay bike　　　　　　　　　　　D. Christmas shopping

Our surrounding(周围) is being polluted faster than nature and man’s present efforts can’t prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry, more cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials.

   What can explain and solve this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by man—by his desire for a modern way of life. We make “increasing industrialization” our chief aim. So we are always ready to offer everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. There is a constant flow of people from countryside to cities, eager for the benefit of our modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem.

   Isn’t it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are going—and why? It makes one think of the story about the airline pilot who told his passengers over the loudspeaker, “I’ve some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we’re making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that we’re lost and don’t know where we’re going.” The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when spoken of our modern society.

Man can’t prevent the world from being polluted mainly because        .

     A. many man-made materials

     B. more cars, trucks and buses

       C. more people and more industry

       D. more cities

People crowd into the cities because_________.

   A. they want very much to find well-paid jobs

   B. they eager for the achievement of our modern society

   C. they have become tired of their homeland

   D. they have a strong wish to become industrial workers

The story about the airline pilot tells us that_________.

   A. man knows where the society is going

   B. people do not welcome the rapid development of modern society

   C. man can do little about the problem of pollution

   D. the writer is worried about the future of our society

What does the writer really want to say in this passage?

   A. With the development of technology, pollution has become a serious problem.

   B. Lower the speed of development to stop pollution.

   C. It’s time we did something to reduce pollution.

   D. As industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural result.