完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳 选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to ______a different life. It was a transitional (过渡的)time in Daniel's life. I wanted to ______him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the ______time I had let such moment pass.

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, "What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?" Then he walked ______ the steps of the bus and disappeared ii\side. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar .______ played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him ______and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words me.

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those ______opportunities. How many times have I let such moments ______ ？ I don't ^nd a quiet moment to tell him what they have ______to me, or, in the years ahead what he might ______to face. Maybe, I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?

______ as I stood before-Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always ______ never in all my life hearing him put his feelings into ______ . Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tightien. Why was it so 50 to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry， and 1 knew I would he able to get______ only a few words clearly. "Daniel,‘' I said, "if I could have picked, I would have picked von." That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the

world ______ , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, hut tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All 1 was______of was the stubble (短须）on his chin as his ______pressed against mine. What I had said to Daniel was ______ . It was nothing. And yet, it. was everything.

Even facts “forgotten” by people during a busy day may be retrieved if this is followed by a good night’s sleep.

Researchers from the University of Chicago asked volunteers to remember simple words．Many found their memories letting them down towards the end of the day, but the following morning, those who had slept well could recall much more.

Researchers, writing in the journal Nature, said the brain could “rescue” lost memories during the night.

When the brain is first asked to remember something that memory is laid down in an “unstable” state, meaning that it is possible that it could be lost．At some point, the brain consolidates those it deems important into a “stable”, more permanent state．However, the Chicago researchers suggested that it was possible for a “stable” memory to be made “unstable” again．This would mean that memories could be modified then filed away again in the face of new experiences.

The 12 volunteers tested in the experiment were played words created through a speech synthesizer which were purposely difficult to understand．Initially, the written version of the word  from the audio version only．Tests revealed that the ability to recall the right word tended to tail off as the day ended.

However, when the volunteers were retested after a good night’s sleep, they were able to recall some words that they had “ forgotten” the previous evening.

Dr Daniel, one of the study authors, said: “Sleep consolidates memories, protecting them against subsequent interference or decay．Sleep also appears to “recover” or restore memories.” He said: “If performance is reduced by decay, sleep might actively recover what has been lost.”

Dr Karim Nader, from the Department of Psychology in McGill University in Montreal, said: “Memory research is undergoing a transformation---no longer is memory thought to be a hard-writing of the brain, instead it seems to be a process of storage and restorage.”

Sleep helps some memories “mature” and also prunes out unimportant memories.

1.What does the first paragraph implies?

2.The words the 12 volunteers played in the experiment were not ____

3.According to the passage, memory_____

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel．In a few hours he would be flying to France to   26   a different life．It was a transitional（过渡的） time in Daniel’s life．I wanted to   27   him some words of significance．But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the   28   time I had let such moments pass．

    When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten．He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked     29     the steps of the bus and disappeared inside．The bus drove away and I said nothing．A decade later, a similar   30   played itself out．I drove him to college．As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him  31    and confidence as he started this new stage of life．Again, words   32   me．

    Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those    33   opportunities．How many times have I let such moments   34   ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have   35   to me．Or what he might want to face in the years   36  ．Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything．

    What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?   37   as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter．My father and I loved each other．Yet, I always   38   never hearing him put his    39   into words．Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten．Why is it so   40   to tell a son something from the heart?

    My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly．“Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you．” That's all I could say．He hugged me．For a moment, the world   41   , and there were just Daniel and me．He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying．All I was   42   of was the stubble（短须） on his chin as his face pressed    43    mine．What I had said to Daniel was   44   ．It was nothing．And yet, it was    45     ．

A．experience     B．spend        C．enjoy    D．shape

A．show        B．give         C．leave   D．instruct

A．last       B．first    C．very     D．next

A．upward          B．into         C．down    D．up

A．sign            B．scene            C．scenery      D．sight

A．interest        B．instruction          C．courage      D．direction

A．failed          B．discouraged     C．struck       D．troubled

A．future     B．embarrassing    C．obvious      D．lost

A．last       B．fly         C．pass         D．remain

A．counted    B．meant        C．valued       D．eared

A．forward    B．before      C．ago          D．ahead

A．But         B．And              C．Instead     D．So

A．wondered   B．regretted    C．minded       D．tried

A．views       B．actions          C．feelings         D．attitudes

A．important   B．essential        C．complex      D．hard

A．disappeared B．changed          C．progressed       D．advanced

A．sensitive       B．convinced        C．aware        D．tired

A．by          B．against         C．on       D．with

A．clumsy     B．gentle       C．amusing      D．moving

A．none            B．all     C．anything         D．everything

"Colour" and "color"，"favourite" and "favorite"... Have you ever wondered why Americans spell those words without a "u"? Is it because they are lazy?

Of course not. In fact，the difference in spelling was created by Noah Webster (1758-1843). He is a teacher who reformed English to make American identity stronger. Linguists (语言学家) celebrated his 250th birthday on October 16. After the Revolutionary War (1775~ 1783)，Webster believed that Americans should have their own dictionary，rather than rely on British versions (版本). He dropped the British "u" in some words. And he changed "centre" into "center" for children to learn English by spelling words more like they sounded.

Webster wasn't shy about expressing his opinions. In defining (定义) preposterous (unreasonable)，he wrote: "A republican government in the hands of females is preposterous."

Webster spent 28 years on the project before completing the 70,000-word dictionary in 1828 with his American-style spellings. He also added local words. His dictionary was widely used in schools. Linguists believed it helped a new nation achieve unity and cultural independence at a time when most were focused on political freedom.

"He was the shaper of our language and the shaper of American identity，"said Joshua Kendall，who is working on a biography (传记) about Webster. "He at last bonded (联合)us through our language."

1.Which of the following would probably be the best title for the passage?

A．The shaper of American English.

B．American identity.

C．Webster's dictionary.

D．Spelling differences between American and British English.

2.According to the passage，when he worked on his dictionary, Noah Webster did all of the following EXCEPT        .

A．voicing his opinion                      B．changing "centre" into "center"

C．adding local words                       D．dropping "u" in all the British words

3.Which of the following word can best describe Noah Webster’s work?

A．Interesting.        B．Meaningful.        C．Unfinished.        D．Boring.

4.Why did Noah Webster create these differences in his dictionary?

A．Because he wanted to make English simple and easy.

B．Because he wanted to show that the USA is stronger than the UK.

C．Because he wanted to achieve political freedom.

D．Because he wanted American English to have its own characteristics.

5.When did Noah Webster probably begin his project of the dictionary?

A．In 1758.           B．In 1783.           C．In 1800.           D．In 1828.