Deep into the night, the bus pulled in to a Howard Johnson’s restaurant and everybody got off the bus except Vingo. The young people began to wonder about him , trying to imagine his life. One of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself. After a long time, slowly and painfully, he began to tell his story. He had been in prison in New York for the last four years, and now he was going home.

       “Well, when I was in prison I wrote to my wife. I said, ‘Martha, I understand if you can not stay married to me’. I said I was going to be away for a long time, and that if she couldn’t stand it , if the kids kept asking questions, if it hurt her too much, well, she could just forget me . Get a new young man---she’s a wonderful woman---and forget all about me. I told her she didn’t have to write to me and she didn’t. Not for the three and a half years.”

       “Last week, when I was sure freedom was coming through, I wrote to her. I told her that if she had a new young man, I would understand. But if she didn’t, if she would take me back, she should let me know. We used to live in the town, Brunswick, and there’s a great big oak tree just as you come into the town. I told her if she would take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and if she didn’t want me, forgot me, no handkerchief and I’d keep going on through.”

       Soon all the others were in it. When they were 20 miles from Brunswick, the young men took over window seats on the right side, waiting for the approach of the great oak tree. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face into the ex-con’s mask. Then it was 10 miles, and then 5, and the bus became very quiet.

       Then suddenly all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming and shouting and crying, doing small dances. All except Vingo.

73. In the story, the yellow handkerchief probably means ___________.                  

A．happiness            B．sadness                 C．I hate you                  D．I still love you

74. Vingo stopped “looking, tightening his face into the ex-con’s mask…, ” because      .

A．he was excited to think of his wife.  

B．he was ashamed for what he had done.                                                                     

C．he was afraid to see the handkerchief and his wife.                                                     

D．he was afraid that he might not see the yellow handkerchief on the oak tree.

75. The bus became quiet when it came near the town because all the passengers      .

A．got tired after a long journey                                 

B．got too sad to say anything                                                                                

C．grew excited and anxious to see the oak tree           

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。
A very little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him a plastic pail(桶) and a shiny, red plastic shovel(铲). In the31of creating roads and tunnels in the sand, be32a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.
The boy dug around the rock,33to move it off the dirt. At first, he wanted to carry it out of the sandbox with his hands; however, it was too heavy. Later, with much34, he pushed the rock across the sandbox by35his hands. When the boy got the rock to the36of the sandbox, he found that he couldn’t roll it up and37the little wall.38, the little boy pushed, but every time he thought he had made some39, the rock tipped(翻滚) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy pushed and pushed, but his only40was to have the rock roll back.
Finally he41tears. All this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window42the drama was unfolded. The moment the tears fell, a large43appeared across the sandbox. It was the boy’s father. Gently but44, he said,“Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?”
Defeated, the boy45back,“I did! I did！ I used all the strength that I had!”
“No, you didn’t. You didn’t ask me for help.” The father46down, picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.
Do you have “rocks” in your life that need to be47? Are you discovering that you don’t have48it takes to lift them? There is someone who is willing to give us the49we need. Maybe, it’s sometimes a good idea to ask others for50when we meet difficulties we can’t overcome.
31.A.method          B.step            C.practice              D.process
32.A.created          B.set              C.discovered          D.brought
33.A.trying            B.managing    C.deciding             D.competing
34.A.thought         B.struggle       C.movement          D.worry
35.A.touching        B.shaking       C.using                 D.controlling
36.A.bottom          B.center         C.edge                  D.front
37.A.over                     B.down          C.through              D.into
38.A.Doubted        B.Surprised    C.Pleased                     D.Determined
39.A.attempt          B.progress      C.effort                 D.decision
40.A.hope             B.reward        C.point                  D.purpose
41.A.made out              B.broke out    C.hurst into           D.rushed into
42.A.so                 B.as               C.until                  D.before
43.A.rock                     B.picture        C.figure                D.shade
44.A.surprisingly   B.doubtfully   C.kindly                D.firmly
45.A.shouted         B.smiled         C.called                 D.asked
46.A.reached         B.looked        C.fell                    D.put
47.A.pushed          B.dropped      C.carried               D.removed
48.A.who                     B.what           C.which                D.where
49.A.minds            B.spirits         C.force                  D.strength
50.A.help                     B.tips             C.advice                D.ideas

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。

A very little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him a plastic pail(桶) and a shiny, red plastic shovel(铲). In the31of creating roads and tunnels in the sand, be32a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.

The boy dug around the rock,33to move it off the dirt. At first, he wanted to carry it out of the sandbox with his hands; however, it was too heavy. Later, with much34, he pushed the rock across the sandbox by35his hands. When the boy got the rock to the36of the sandbox, he found that he couldn’t roll it up and37the little wall.38, the little boy pushed, but every time he thought he had made some39, the rock tipped(翻滚) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy pushed and pushed, but his only40was to have the rock roll back.

Finally he41tears. All this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window42the drama was unfolded. The moment the tears fell, a large43appeared across the sandbox. It was the boy’s father. Gently but44, he said,“Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?”

Defeated, the boy45back,“I did! I did！ I used all the strength that I had!”

“No, you didn’t. You didn’t ask me for help.” The father46down, picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.

Do you have “rocks” in your life that need to be47? Are you discovering that you don’t have48it takes to lift them? There is someone who is willing to give us the49we need. Maybe, it’s sometimes a good idea to ask others for50when we meet difficulties we can’t overcome.

31.A.method          B.step            C.practice              D.process

32.A.created          B.set              C.discovered          D.brought

33.A.trying            B.managing    C.deciding             D.competing

34.A.thought         B.struggle       C.movement          D.worry

35.A.touching        B.shaking       C.using                 D.controlling

36.A.bottom          B.center         C.edge                  D.front

37.A.over                     B.down          C.through              D.into

38.A.Doubted        B.Surprised    C.Pleased                     D.Determined

39.A.attempt          B.progress      C.effort                 D.decision

40.A.hope             B.reward        C.point                  D.purpose

41.A.made out              B.broke out    C.hurst into           D.rushed into

42.A.so                 B.as               C.until                  D.before

43.A.rock                     B.picture        C.figure                D.shade

44.A.surprisingly   B.doubtfully   C.kindly                D.firmly

45.A.shouted         B.smiled         C.called                 D.asked

46.A.reached         B.looked        C.fell                    D.put

47.A.pushed          B.dropped      C.carried               D.removed

48.A.who                     B.what           C.which                D.where

49.A.minds            B.spirits         C.force                  D.strength

50.A.help                     B.tips             C.advice                D.ideas

In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He got into a life boat, but his supplies were???? . His chances of surviving were small.?????? when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much?????? than he was when he started, but alive.

His?????? of how he survived is fascinating. His cleverness —how he?????? to catch fish, how he evaporated (蒸发) sea water to ????? fresh water—is very interesting.

But the thing that ?????? my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no ???? in continuing the struggle. He was starved and?????? worn-out. Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice.

When people?????? these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in ????? desperate circumstances?????? in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on?????? difficulties.

“I tell myself I can????? it,” wrote Callahan in his book. “Compared to what others have been through, I’m fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over, ???? up courage…”

I wrote that down after I read it. It?????? me as something important. And I’ve told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed?????? off or when my problems seemed too terrible. And every time I’ve said it, I have always come back to my ???? .

The truth is, our circumstances are only bad?????? to something better. But others have been through the much worse, that is, in comparison with what others have been through, you’re fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you??????? through the rough situations with a little more courage.

1.A．full????????????? B．rich????????????? C．few????????????? D．enough

2.A．And????????????? B．Yet????????????? C．Still????????????? D．Thus

3.A．thinner????????????? B．stronger????????????? C．worse????????????? D．healthier

4.A．attitude????????????? B．assumption????????????? C．instruction????????????? D．account

5.A．assisted????????????? B．tended????????????? C．managed????????????? D．intended

6.A．make????????????? B．absorb????????????? C．select????????????? D．replace

7.A．attacked????????????? B．caught????????????? C．froze????????????? D．cheated

8.A．operation????????????? B．taste????????????? C．message????????????? D．point

9.A．firmly????????????? B．completely????????????? C．hardly????????????? D．generally

10.A．deal????????????? B．defend????????????? C．survive????????????? D．observe

11.A．similarly????????????? B．differently????????????? C．gradually????????????? D．commonly

12.A．pull????????????? B．take????????????? C．break????????????? D．give

13.A．for the lack of????????????? B．in the face of????????????? C．in exchange for????????????? D．as a result of

14.A．handle????????????? B．carry????????????? C．follow????????????? D．inspect

15.A．rolling????????????? B．using????????????? C．building????????????? D．making

16.A．defeated????????????? B．recommended????????????? C．introduced????????????? D．struck

17.A．far????????????? B．long????????????? C．ever????????????? D．even

18.A．feelings????????????? B．senses????????????? C．ideas????????????? D．influences

19.A．related????????????? B．measured????????????? C．contributed????????????? D．compared

20.A．see????????????? B．cut????????????? C．get????????????? D．think

In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank．He got into a life boat, but his supplies were   21 ．His chances of surviving were small．  22   when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much   23   than he was when he started, but alive．

His   24   of how he survived is fascinating．His cleverness —how he   25   to catch fish, how he evaporated（蒸发） sea water to   26   fresh water—is very interesting．

But the thing that   27   my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no   28   in continuing the struggle．He was starved and 29   worn-out．Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice．

When people   30   these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going．Many people in   31   desperate circumstances 32    in or go mad．Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on   33   difficulties．

"I tell myself I can   34   it," wrote Callahan in his book．-Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate．I tell myself these things over and over,   35   up courage．．．"

I wrote that down after 1 read it．It   36   me as something important．And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed   37   off or when my problems seemed too terrible．And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my   38   ．

The truth is, our circumstances are only bad   39   to something better．But others have been through the much worse, that is, in comparison with what others have been through, you're fortunate．Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you   40   through the rough situations with a little more courage．

1.A．full              B．rich                C．few               D．enough

2.A．And          B．Yet                C．Still               D．Thus

3.A．thinner   B．stronger            C．worse                   D．healthier

4.A．attitude           B．assumption         C．instruction          D．account

5.A．assisted           B．tended             C．managed           D．intended

6.A．make             B．absorb             C．select              D．replace

7.A．attacked           B．caught             C．froze              D．cheated

8.A．operation                   B．taste               C．message            D．point

9.A．firmly            B．completely          C．hardly              D．generally

10.A．deal              B．defend             C．survive             D．observe

11.A．similarly           B．differently         C．gradually            D．commonly

12.A．pull               B．take               C．break              D．give

13.A．for the lack of       B．in the face of        C．in exchange for      D．as a result of

14.A．handle             B．carry              C．follow              D．inspect

15.A．rolling             B．using              C．building            D．making

16.A．defeated           B．recommended       C．introduced           D．struck

17.A．far          B．long              C．ever    D．even

18.A．feelings           B．senses         C．ideas   D．influences

19.A．related            B．measured   C．contributed         D．compared

20.A．see                  B．cut                C．get                D．think