I had applied for the nuclear submarine program, and Admiral Rickover interviewed me for the job. It was the first time I met Admiral Rickover, and we sat in a large room 　1　ourselves for more than two hours, and he let me 　2　any subjects I wished to 　3　. Very carefully, I chose those about which I knew most at the time – current events, seamanship, music, literature, naval tactics, electronics, gunnery – and he began to ask me a series of questions of increasing 　4　. In each instance, he soon 　5　that I knew relatively 　6　about the subjects I had chosen.　　

He always looked right 　7　my eyes，and he never smiled. I was wet with cold 　8　.

Finally, he asked me a question and I thought I could regain 　9　. He said, “How did you 　10　 in your class at Georgia Tech before 　11　our Annapolis as a plebe （军校新生） ?”I had done very well, and I swelled my chest with pride and answered, “Sir, I stood fifty-ninth in a class of 820!” I sat back to wait for the 　12　--- which never came. 　13　, the question: “Did you do your best?” I started to say, “Yes, Sir,” but I remembered who this was, and 　14　several of my times at the academy15 I could have learned more about our supporters, our enemies, weapons strategy, and so forth. I was just human. I 16 my throat and finally said, “No, Sir. I didn’t always do my 　17.”　　

He looked at me for a long time, and then turned his chair around to 　18　the interview. He asked one final question, which I have never been able to forget 　19　to answer. He said, “Why not?” I sat there for a while, 　20　, and then slowly left the room.

1．A．beside                   B．with                    C．for                      D．by

2．A．choose                  B．consider              C．elect　　            D．search

3．A．learn　                 B．confirm               C．discuss　            D．concern

4．A．humor                  B．knowledge           C．difficulty　          D．ability

5．A．.proved　             B．showed　            C．meant                 D．imagined

6．A．much                    B．anything　           C．little　                 D．everything

7．A．for                       B．into                     C．back                   D．up

8．A．sweat                   B．air                       C．water                  D．weather

9．A．consideration         B．permission        C．self-confidence    D．self-defense

10．A．stand                  B deal.                      C．behave                D．go

11．A．leaving                B．reaching              C．choosing             D．entering

12．A．celebrations         B．expectations         C．evaluations          congratulations

13．A．Thus                   B．Instead                C．However             D．Therefore

14．A．recalled               B．tried                    C．analyzed              D．examined

15．A．where                 B．that                     C．when                 D．which

16．A．cleared                B examined.              C cleaned.                 D treated.

17．A．worst                  B．best　                 C．fewest                D．least

18．A．start　                B．continue              C．interrupt              D．end

19．A．so　                   B．and　                  C．or                       D．but

20．A．moved                B．excited                C．frightened            D．shaken

II．完形填空：（30分满分，每小题1.5分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41到60各题所给的四个选项选出最佳答案。

I had applied for the nuclear submarine program, and Admiral Rickover interviewed me for the job. It was the first time I met Admiral Rickover, and we sat in a large room 　41　ourselves for more than two hours, and he let me 　42　any subjects I wished to 　43　. Very carefully, I chose those about which I knew most at the time – current events, seamanship, music, literature, naval tactics, electronics, gunnery – and he began to ask me a series of questions of increasing 　44　. In each instance, he soon 　45　that I knew relatively 　46　about the subjects I had chosen.

He always looked right 　47　my eyes，and he never smiled. I was wet with cold 　48　.

Finally, he asked me a question and I thought I could regain 　49　. He said, “How did you 　50　 in your class at Georgia Tech before 　51　our Annapolis as a plebe (军校新生) ?” I had done very well, and I swelled my chest with pride and answered, “Sir, I stood fifty-ninth in a class of 820!” I sat back to wait for the 　52　--- which never came. 　53　, the question: “Did you do your best?” I started to say, “Yes, Sir,” but I remembered who this was, and 　54　several of my times at the academy 55 I could have learned more about our supporters, our enemies, weapons strategy, and so forth. I was just human. I 56 my throat and finally said, “No, Sir. I didn’t always do my 　57.”　　

He looked at me for a long time, and then turned his chair around to 　58　the interview. He asked one final question, which I have never been able to forget 　59　to answer. He said, “Why not?” I sat there for a while, 　60　, and then slowly left the room.

41．A．beside      B．with  C．for    D．by

42．A．choose      B．consider    C．elect　　  D．search

43．A．learn　     B．confirm    C．discuss　  D．concern

44．A．humor      B．knowledge       C．difficulty　      D．ability

45．A．.proved　 B．showed　 C．meant       D．imagined

46．A．much       B．anything　       C．little　     D．everything

47．A．for    B．into   C．back  D．up

48．A．sweat       B．air     C．water D．weather

49．A．consideration   B．permission           C．self-confidence D．self-defense

50．A．stand B deal.    C．behave      D．go

51．A．leaving     B．reaching   C．choosing   D．entering

52．A．celebrations     B．expectations     C．evaluations       congratulations

53．A．Thus B．Instead     C．However   D．Therefore

54．A．recalled    B．tried  C．analyzed   D．examined

55．A．where       B．that   C．when       D．which

56．A．cleared     B examined.   C cleaned.      D treated.

57．A．worst       B．best　      C．fewest      D．least

58．A．start　      B．continue   C．interrupt   D．end

59．A．so　  B．and　       C．or     D．but

60．A．moved      B．excited     C．frightened D．shaken

短文改错

　　After I finished school, I began to look for a work.(1)____ 

Now several months have passed, but I haven't found the (2)____ 

job I'm interested. Last Sunday morning, I received a (3)____ 

phone call from a man calling Mr. Wang. He said on    (4)____ 

the phone,“I hear you do well on your studies. I may (5)____ 

offer you a job.”I entered into his office with a beating heart.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   (6)____ 

How I wished I will go through the job-hunting talk   (7)____ 

and that she would take on me as an assistant.　　    (8)____ 

But to my surprised, what he said disappointed（使失望(9)____ 

me. That he needed was only a model（模特）.　　　　  (10)____

Angels

My friend Heather mentioned that she had never seen an Angel. Then I remembered the  36   I had with my sister Sandra earlier this week.

This will be Sandra’s first Christmas without her husband. This summer he died in her arms. On Thursday, she was in the store 　37　 for an ideal card for her two sons and daughter. Time passed by quickly as she 　38   the many choices. She wanted a card that sent something special to each of them, 　39  she knew they would have a(n) 　40  place in their heart this holiday season.

Finally! She found the one that expressed the 　41  feeling. The words expressed the feelings that she wished to share. However, a sharp pain pierced(穿透) her heart when she realized that the card was 　42  “mom and dad.” She stood there, 　43  it close for a long time, unable to move from the 　44  . Tears began to run down her cheeks.

“Is there something I can do for you?” a 　45  voice asked. She 　46  to face a stranger, a woman, who was looking at her with 　47  and concern. “Uh…oh...OH!” Sandra responded, “I can’t give this card to my children because…because my husband died and this is the 　48  card.”

Hearing this, the stranger’s face softened with sympathy(同情) and love. She reached out and 　49  my sister into her arms, giving her unspoken permission to cry in the protection of her embrace(拥抱). She 　50  held my sister until her calmness 　51  . “Thank you for listening to me cry on,” was what my sister said when all was better. “You are welcome, and I am so sorry for your 　52  ,” the stranger answered and said goodbye to her.

During her telling of this event I was feeling 　53  that I hadn’t been there. My sister needed me and a stranger had to do my 　54  .  “You know,” she went on, “a friend suggested that it was like meeting with an Angel.” My 　55  disappeared in an instant. My sister required an Angel, and I think that is exactly what she got.