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couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins.
Upon entering the house, I 36 that there was an
electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning 37 the wall.
Being a piano music lover and 38 , I asked, if the woman played.
She nodded and added that she had been
39 lessons at age 54! I told her that it was very 40 that she was pursuing （追求） her passion to play the piano. . .
Then she asked me 41 question. “I have been playing for 8 years now,” I answered.
“Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she 42 .I thought she was joking and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she 43 me of our musical “ 44 _”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room, 45 asked me to play a song for her. I thought 46 and decided to play David Lantz’s “Return to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for 47 ,and it was my soul-searching song.
I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions __48 into it as possible. She loved it. 49 I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man!”
I turned around. And there was an old lady 50 one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to 51 you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to 52 my bed, but your music made me feel good ”she said. With that, she turned around and walked 53 back to her room.
I was deeply 54 by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s 55 for peace and joy.
1. A. observed B. watched C. noticed D. caught
2. A. on B. at C. over D. against
3.A. player B. teacher C. composer D. starter
4.A. giving B. attending C. teaching D. reviewing
5. A. interesting B. wonderful C. moved D. impressive
6.A. another B. a different C. the same D. other
7.A. advised B. ordered C. demanded D. requested
8.A. warned B. reminded C. asked D. required
9.A. course B. task C. discussion D. deal
10.A. and B. but C. as a result D. what’s more
11.A. for the moment B. at the moment C. for a moment D. at a moment
12.A. music B. songs C. the piano D. vitamins
13. A. dropping B. falling C. pouring D. running
14.A. Since B. As C. While D. Because
15.A. taking B. making C. having D. giving
16.A. thank B. praise C. admire D. owe
17.A. get on B. get up C. get off D. get down
18.A. quietly B. calmly C. happily D. slowly
19.A. shocked B. touched C. delighted D. disturbed
20.A. world B. heart C. brains D. dreams
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I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye：Queen City Casket Company．“What is it?” I wondered．I 36 it over．There，in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled(手写的) 37 . Immediately my mind traveled 38 many years．
I was nine years old, walking down the cold，wet streets of Springfield，with a bag of magazines on my shoulder．On my 39 that day．I came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader，had always taken me there to ask his workers 40 they wanted any magazines．
Shaking off the 41 like a wet dog．I entered Mr. Rader's office．After a quick glance ,he 42 me over to the fire-place．Noticing the 43 in the top of my 44 ，he said，“Come with me!”，pulling me into his pickup 45 ．we pulled to a stop before a shoe store．Inside，a salesman 46 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 47 seen．I 48 about 10 feet tall when I got up 49 them．“We’d like a pair of new socks too．” Mr Rader said．
Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a 50 ，wrote something on it, and handed it to me．With 51 eyes，I read，“Do to others as you would have them do to you．” He said affectionately(深情地)，“Jimmy，I want you to 52 I love you”．
I said good-bye, and for the first time I 53 a flicker of hope that somehow things would be 54 ．With people like Mr Rader in the world，there was hope，kindness and love，and that would always make a 55 ．
1.A．read B．thought C．turned D．passed
2.A．address B．1ist C．message D．information
3.A．forward B．so C．ahead D．back
4.A．return B．rounds C．trip D．arrival
5.A．if only B．how C．whether D．why
6.A．dust B．sweat C．tail D．rain
7.A．led B．followed C．watched D．carried
8.A．hole B．mud C．water D．cover
9.A．magazine B．shoe C．sock D．bag
10.A．truck B．factory C．home D．store
11.A．dressed B．fitted C．showed D．comforted
12.A．ever B．already C．never D．hardly
13.A．appeared B．seemed C．looked D．felt
14.A．for B．with C．on D．in
15.A．pen B．paper C．card D．notebook
16.A．tearful B．unbelievable C．curious. D．puzzled
17.A．admit B．know C．consider D．express
18.A．sensed B．received C．lost D．gained
19.A．mistaken B．fight C．all right D．possible
20.A．deal B．fortune C．choice D．difference
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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，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn’t want to 36 too much money with me, so I 37 the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for 38 .
The next morning, however, the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof(证据) 39 I had given the man the money. There was clearly 40 left to do but go to the nearest lawyer at once.
The lawyer 41 me to return to the hotel with him and give 42 hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. 43 we did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money together with the lawyer. 44 I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the 45 hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not 46 he knew nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer’s plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the 47 to ask for the hundred-dollar once again. No matter 48 I said, the clerk who kept my bill 49 that he had given it to me. I said it was not 50 . The lawyer said to him, “I 51 this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don’t hand it in immediately, I will be forced to call the 52 .” Now the clerk felt quite 53 , so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
“I don’t know 54 to thank you enough for getting my money back,” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “Oh, don’t 55 me. That will be one hundred dollars, please.”
36. A. borrow B. spend C. waste D. carry
37. A. made B. asked C. allowed D. let
38. A. me B. her C. him D. us
39. A. that B. which C. where D. when
40. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
41. A. hoped B. agreed C. insisted D. advised
42. A. the other B. another C. others D. other
43. A. Such B. All C. So D. Much
44. A. For B. Though C. Even if D. Because
45. A. first B. second C. third D. one
46. A. say B. admit C. permit D. recognize
47. A. restaurant B. bank C. hotel D. hospital
48. A. what B. whatever C. which D. how
49. A. suggested B. insisted C. remembered D. forgot
50. A. true B. sure C. exact D. nice
51. A. forced B. made C. allowed D. saw
52. A. police B. judge C. official D. officer
53. A. content B. nervous C. angry D. sad
54. A. when B. what C. where D. how
55. A. thank B. praise C. leave D. fool
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I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.
What I 36 most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we 37 ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to 38 his family as cold. When we got into the 39 to go home, his father suddenly appeared. 40 , he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he was a caring man through the glass.
I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often 41 me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant 42 or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his 43 me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his 44 morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I 45 him.
When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt 46 . For example, I always return phone calls 47 and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the 48 : She wasn’t a good friend! My anger 49 as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I 50 and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was 51 at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be 52 . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.
Far too often, I ignored their 53 expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my 54 . Over the years, however, I’ve learned to 55 other persons, love signs.
1.A. remember B. enjoy C. value D. admire
2.A. excitedly B. nervously C. silently D. instantly
3. A. regard B. treat C. take D. think
4. A. bus B. train C. car D. plane
5.A. Punctually B. Carefully C. Proudly D. Coldly
6. A. visited B. interrupted C. warned D. telephoned
7.A. greeting B. meeting C. apology D. explanation
8.A. interested B. angered C. encouraged D. surprised
9.A. long B. short C. warm D. polite
10.A. praised B. remembered C. blamed D. thanked
11.A. content B. guilty C. curious D. disappointed
12.A. in order B. in turn C. without delay D. without difficulty
13.A. feeling B. suggestion C. judgment D. belief
14.A. disappeared B. grew C. helped D. declined
15.A. opened B. refused C. hosted D. invited
16.A. depressed B. upset C. fascinated D. shocked
17.A. uncaring B. dishonest C. unhappy D. uncooperative
18.A. unique B. common C. pleasant D. familiar
19. A. opinion B. way C. mind D. life
20.A. send B. read C. give D. express
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Our plan was to drive into Cambridge, catch the 7:34 train to Liverpool Street Station, then to separate and meet again for lunch. We should have arrived at Liverpool at 9:19, but due to a typical London fog, the train had to move along so slowly that it was not until 10:30 that it got there. In spite of our late arrival, Joan, my wife’s sister, decided that she would go to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London while we went shopping. It was only after her sister had disappeared into the fog that my wife realized that we hadn’t decided where we should meet for lunch. Since I had our three tickets for the concert in my pocket, this was indeed a problem. There seemed to be nothing we could do except taking a taxi to the Tower of London, and try to find her there. Needless to say, we didn’t find her.
It was now one o’clock, and the concert began at 2:30. “Perhaps she will think of waiting outside the concert hall,” suggested my wife hopefully. By this time the fog was so thick that road traffic had to stop, and the only way to get there was by underground railway. Hand in hand we felt our way along the road to where we thought the nearest station should be. An hour later we were still trying to find it. Just as I was about to lose my temper completely when we met a blind man tapping his way confidently through the fog. With his help we found Tower Hill tube station just fifty yards down the road.
By now it was far too late even to try to get to the concert hall before the performance began at 2:30, so we decided to return to Cambridge. It took seven long hours instead of the usual two to make that journey. Nor were we able to get any food and drink on the train. Tired and hungry we finally reached home at ten, opening the door to the sound of the telephone bell. It was Joan; she had seen the Crown Jewels, had managed to get another ticket for concert, and had had a wonderful dinner at a restaurant near the hotel where she decided to stay for the night. Now she was ringing to discover whether we had had an equally successful day.
1. Why was Joan separated from her sister and her brother-in-law?
A. they could not see each other because of the fog.
B. Joan had not seen Crown Jewels.
C. They planned to do different things until lunch time.
D. The writer didn’t want to go to the concert.
2. What did the writer plan to do in the afternoon?
A. Go to the concert. B. See the Crown Jewels.
C. Return to Cambridge. D. Go shopping.
3. The reason why they didn’t all meet for lunch was that _______.
A. They lost their way in the fog
B. they forgot to make necessary arrangement
C. they waited at different places and didn’t meet each other
D. the couple couldn’t find the underground station
4. It’s quite clear that for Joan the trip to London had been ________.
A. spilt by the fog B. quite tiring
C. rather disappointing D. very enjoyable
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