Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest contained four  36  eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked (使震动) the mountain  37  one of the eggs to roll down the mountain,  38  a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must  39  and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen   40  to hatch (孵) and raise the large egg.
One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.  41 , however, the eagle was raised to be a(n)  42 . Soon, the eagle believed he was  43 more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and family, 44  his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and 45 a group of eagles soaring (高飞) in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle  46 , “I wish I could soar like those birds.” The chickens shouted with  47 , “You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”
The eagle  48  staring at his real family up above, 49  that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his  50  be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is  51  the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle  52  dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken.  53  , after a long life as a chicken, the eagle  54 .
You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle, 55 your dreams, not the words of a chicken.

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分。满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest contained four  41  eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked (使震动) the mountain  42  one of the eggs to roll down the mountain,  43  a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must  44  and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen (母鸡)  45  to hatch (孵) and raise the large egg.
One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.  46 , however, the eagle was raised to be a(n)  47 . Soon, the eagle believed he was  48  more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and family, 49__his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and  50  a group of eagles soaring in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle  51 , “I wish I could soar like those birds.” The chickens shouted with 52 , “You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”
The eagle  53  staring at his real family up above, 54  that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his  55  be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is  56  the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle  57  dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken.  58 , after a long life as a chicken, the eagle  59__.
You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle, 60__  your dreams, not the words of a chicken.
41. A. large           B. curious                     C. small                       D. fortunate
42. A. guiding         B. blowing                   C. causing                    D. inviting
43. A. on                 B. over                         C. past                         D. to
44. A. introduce       B. punish                  C. protect                        D. share
45. A. offered         B. regretted                  C. managed                  D. turned
46. A. Carefully        B. Gently                        C. Sadly                      D. Luckily
47. A. chicken          B. eagle                        C. hero                         D. fool
48. A. something       B. everything            C. anything                   D. nothing
49. A. and             B. but                        C. so                        D. however
50. A. noticed             B. recognized            C. respected                  D. watched
51. A. cried               B. smiled                  C. argued                        D. explained
52. A. excitement       B. anger                   C. laughter                   D. surprise
53. A. approached         B. avoided                C. continued                 D. considered
54. A. promising          B. proving                C. believing                  D. dreaming
55. A. suggestion           B. advantage             C. dream                  D. discovery
56. A. what                B. why                     C. how                         D. when
57. A. went                B. enjoyed                C. began                   D. stopped
58. A. Happily              B. Finally                C. Quickly                        D. Probably
59. A. gave up                     B. broke down            C. passed away           D. died out
60. A. steal                B. follow                 C. have                          D. remember

阅读理解

The Pentagon

五角大楼

    美国号称世界头号军事大国，其武力干涉几乎渗透到全球，有人开玩笑说：“只要五角大楼打个喷嚏，整个地球都会震动。”五角大楼是什么? 让我们揭开它神秘的面纱，好好地认识一下这座建筑的运作职能吧。

    The Pentagon，or the headquarters of the US Department of Defense，is one of the largest office buildings in the world，taking up a total land of 583 acres．The five-sided structure itself occupies an area of 29 acres．Each of its five outside wails is 921 feet long．It has three times the floor space as the Empire State Building or half again as much space as either of the New York's World Trade Center towers．

    Working inside this huge building are over 25 000 employees，one half of them being civilians and the other half members of the U．S． armed forces．During the last year of the Second World War there were 37 000 people，both military and civilian，working inside the Pentagon．In the Korean and Vietnam War periods，31 000．The employees are scattered among hundreds of offices that occupy a floor space of 3705793 square feet．

While inside the building they tell time by 4 200 clocks，drink from 685 water fountains，utilize 280 rest rooms，consume 30 000 cups of coffee，6 000 tins of milk and 5 000 bottles of soft drinks of various kinds every day，with a total staff of 600 persons preparing and serving food and drinks to the Pentagon employees，daily．

    Notes

    Pentagon n．五边形；五角大楼　　  civilian n．平民

    military n．军人　　　　　　　　  scatter v．分散

    utilize v．利用；应用　　　　　　 consume v．消耗

    Comprehension question

The building is called “the Pentagon ”because________．

A．it is the largest building in the world

B．it lies in the U．S．A．

C．it has five sides

  D．it is a secret place

第二节：完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

Form the very beginning ,the girl's family objected strongly to her dating this guy(小伙子).Though the girl loved the guy___36_____, she always asked him: "How deep is your love for me? "As the guy was not good at words , this often caused the girl to be very ____37_____.

     After a couple of years, the guy finally graduated and decided to ____38______his studies overseas. Before leaving, he proposed marriage to the girl and promised to _____39____her for the whole life. The girl agreed, and with the guy's determination, Her family finally ____40_____.Before he went abroad, they got engaged. They often sent their ____41_____through e-mail and phone calls. Though it was hard, both never thought of giving up.

     One day, while the girl was on her way to work, she was ___42______by a car. The collision (碰撞)on her brain has caused her to lose her voice. The girl did not want to be a(n) ____43______to him, she ____44______to him saying that she did not wish to wait any longer, with the letter, she sent the ring back to him.

     The girl decided to move away, hoping that she could completely forget____45_____. In the new environment, the girl learnt the _____46_____and started a new environment, she told herself every day that she must ___47______the guy. One day, her friend came and told her that he was_____48______. She asked her friend not to let him know what had happened to her. Since then, there wasn't any more ____49______of him.

     A year later, her friend came with an envelope, ____50______an invitation card for the guy's wedding. The girl was shattered(打击).When she opened the letter, she saw her own ___51_______in it. She was about to ask her friend what was the matter ____52______she saw the guy standing in front of her. He used the sign language telling her, "I've spent a year ____53_____the sign language. I want you to know I haven't forgotten my____54______. Let me have the chance to be your voice. I love you ."With these, he slipped the _____55_____back into her finger. The girl finally smiled.

36. A. deeply         B. affectionately       C. gently       D. kindly

37. A. pleasant        B. foolish            C. upset        D. happy

38. A. add           B. expand            C. do           D. further

39. A. take care of    B. get along with       C. wait for      D. keep in touch with

40. A. gave up       B. gave in            C. gave away     D. gave out

41. A. words         B. letters             C. secret        D. love

42. A. blown down    B. broken down       C. knocked down  D. torn down

43. A. burden        B. package           C. weight         D. obstacle

44. A. explained to    B. wrote to           C. replied to      D. spoke to

45. A. nothing        B. something         C. anything       D. everything

46. A. sign language   B. native tongue      C. Braille         D. foreign language

47. A. remember      B. forget            C. leave          D. miss

48. A. away          B. out              C. back          D. in

49. A. sense          B. report            C. advice         D. news

50. A. containing      B. including         C. owning        D. combining

51. A. photo          B. name            C. promise        D. agreement

52. A. while          B. so               C. until          D. when

53. A. teaching       B. learning           C. writing        D. creating

54. A. promise       B. permission         C. dream         D. desire

55. A. card          B. letter              C. envelope      D. ring