Open   adj．, verb, nounadj．NOT CLOSED1 allowing things or people to go through: A wasp flew in the open window． She had left the door wide open．
2 （of sb’s eyes, mouth, etc．） with eyelids or lips apart: She had difficulty keeping her eyes open （=" because" she was very tired）．He was breathing through his open mouth．3 spread out; with the edges apart: The flowers are all open now．
4 not blocked by anything: The pass is kept open all the year．NOT FASTENED5 not fastened or covered, so that things can easily come out or be put in: The bag burst open and everything fell out．
verbDOOR / WINDOW / LID1 [vn] to move a door, window, lid, etc．so that it is no longer closed: Mr Chen opened the car door for his wife． close2 [v] to move or be moved so that it is no longer closed: The door opened and Alan walked in． The doors of the bus open automatically．closeCONTAINER / PACKAGE3 [vn] to remove the lid, undo the fastening, etc．of a container, etc．in order to see or get what is inside: Shall I open another bottle? She opened her bag and took out her passport．EYES4 [vn, v] if you open your eyes or your eyes open, you move your eyelids upwards so that you can see closeCOMPUTING5 [vn, v] to start a computer program or file so that you can use it on the screenopen doors for sb to provide opportunities for sb to do sth and be successful open your / sb’s eyes （to sth） to realize or make sb realize the truth about sth: Travelling really opens your eyes to other cultures．open your / sb’s mind to sth to become or make sb aware of new ideas or experiences．
open the way for sb/sth （to do sth） to make it possible for sb to do sth or for sth to happen: The agreement could open the way for the country to pay off its debts．—more at heart, heaven open into / onto sth to lead to another room, area or place: This door opens onto the yard． The two rooms open into each other．open out to become bigger or wider: The street opened out into a small square．open out （to sb） to become less shy and more willing to communicate open up1 to talk about what you feel and think: It helps to discuss your problems but I find it hard to open up．2 to begin shooting: Anti-aircraft guns opened up．3 （often used in orders） to open a door, container, etc．: Open up or we’ll break the door down! open up1 to become or make sth possible, available or able to be reached: The new catalogue will open up the market for our products． The railway opened up the east of the country．
2 to begin business for the day; to start a new business: I open up the store for the day at around 8．30． close up3 to start a new business: There’s a new Thai restaurant opening up in town． close down
noun  the open [sing．] OUTDOORS1 outdoors; the countryside: Children need to play out in the open．NOT HIDDEN2 not hidden or secret: Government officials do not want these comments in the open．
1．Which of the following “open” is closest in the meaning with the “open” in the sentence “The book lay open on the table．”
A．She had left the door wide open． 
B．The bag burst open and everything fell out．
C．The flowers are all open now．    
D．He opened the letter and read it．
2．Fill in the blank in the sentence “He’s eager to __________different kinds of music．”
A．open the minds of his audience to         
B．open the eyes of his audience to   
C．open the way for his audience to listen to   
D．open doors for his audience to listen to
3．What does the phrase “ the open” mean in “ When you feel tired after a day’s hard work, you’d better invite some friends to the open to relax yourself．”
A．the gym       B．the cinema      C．the countryside       D．the music room
4．Choose one of the following to complete the sentence, “Exciting possibilities__________for her in the new job”．
A．were opening out        B．were opening into  
C．were opening onto       D．were opening up

Tiffany, a 16-year-old girl, was very shy. Last September, her best friend, Sophie, moved abroad with her family because she had to continue her studies in America. She even said she would not come back for at least a few years.   1.   “I was really sad the moment I heard the bad news and I didn’t know what to do”, Tiffany recalled （回忆）. “I shut myself in my room for a whole week. It was then that my aunt took me to a sports club one Saturday and I saw so many young people playing various sports there. I signed up for a beginner’s course in volleyball and since then I have been playing this sport. Now I practice twice a week there. It is wonderful playing sports in this club and I have made lots of friends as well.  2.   ”

The most basic aim of playing sports is that you can improve your health even if you are not very good at sports.   3.   Tiffany used to be a very quiet girl. Since she joined the sports club, she has opened up herself and now she has become very active and enjoys meeting and talking with others. For most people, that is one of the attractions of joining a sports club. You can get to know other young people who have similar interests.  4.   You go in for sports and it is easier to understand your partners on the same team. Now Tiffany is quite popular with her friends and she has also gained more confidence.

 5.   The mind needs exercise as well as the body.

A. Try to do regular sports.

B. Tiffany became lonely and helpless.

C. You can find what you’re really interested in.

D. It was three years later that Sophie came back.

E. You don’t have to sit down and talk to strangers.

F. What’s more, I feel I am much healthier than before.

G. In addition, you can get to know a circle of people at your age while playing sports.

In many African countries, the care of orphans has been mainly led by foreign donor organizations. However, Sister Florence has changed all that. Using her own resources, Sister Florence is leading the work of raising orphans from different backgrounds. Sister Florence Wanjala’s biggest motivation to start the orphan program was when she saw a little boy whose parents had died. The boy was living with a cruel grandparent and he would visit the grave of his mother, crying for support. Sister Wanjala wanted to give a helping hand and give him hope. From that time, she started feeling the call to help a larger number of orphans.
She opened an office with a few friends and coordinated (协调）a program to help the orphans. All the registrations were done in the office and the program so far has 8000 children. Sister Wanjala said, “My dream is to help the orphan to live a holistic (完整)life and be a good Kenyan citizen to help this country. Many people think that the way to support orphans is to put them in an institution（孤儿院）. Others support them up to the age of eighteen, but here, we do it very differently.” For Sister Wanjala, putting a child in an institution is normally her last choice. She prefers the orphans to live in a foster(寄宿的) home.
She said, “I’m so encouraged and happy to see the orphans succeeding. When they come first or second in class, it shows how the program has helped them, and that’s encouraging to me as I continue to coordinate the program.”Through her charity work, more than 1000 orphans have been able to find a home. Sister Wanjala, as a mother, takes care of her own family.
【小题1】What inspired Sister Wanjala to start the orphan program?

Waterland, California, June 26,2001—two cars dropped from sight, falling into the bottom (底部) of a 400-feet deep sinkhole (陷洞) which appeared suddenly. At a town 12 miles from Waterland, two bedrooms of one house dropped into a hole 60 feet across and 35 feet deep part of the next house hung dangerously over the hole.
Sinkholes have been happening without warning in this part of California for years. So far there is no way to predict (预告) when or where one will appear. But when one does, others usually follow in the same area, usually along a straight line.
The worst sinkhole in recent appeared in 1996. It was 70 feet across and 150 feet deep. It destroyed in one house, damaged several others and broke the walls of a city block. One hole, 15-feet deep, opened up this year in the middle of a highway, 19 seconds after a car had driven by. Others in the same area took place at night damaging houses, swallowing up trees and parts of streets and making 23 frightened people run away from their homes in night clothes.
Sinkholes happen when the weather is dry. The earth at the surface begins to drop into empty space under the ground, like sand falling in huge hourglass (沙漏). This is how a sinkhole is formed.
71. From the text we know sinkhole do not happen ______.
A. during the period of wet weather              B. in a straight line
C. in the dry season                            D. at night
72. When one sinkhole appears, others usually follow ________.
A. everywhere                                  B. on straight highway only
C. nearby                                     D. in the places far away
73. Sinkholes take place because ________.
A. there are large holes under houses    
B. Waterland has an underground lake
C. there are too many heavy things on the surface of the earth
D. dry earth moves and fills underground holes
74. Which of the following is not talked about in the text?
A. Sinkholes cause car accidents                    B. Sinkholes destroy houses
C. Sinkholes kill people                               D. Sinkholes damage streets
75. This text mainly tells us that ________.
A. sinkholes always happen without any warning
B. sinkholes have been happening in the Waterland area, causing some damage
C. even drivers cannot keep away from sinkholes
D. why a sinkhole happens and how its name has been formed

三：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。
Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 26 . She got up very early and arrived at the 27  at twenty to eight. She pushed the door open and found 28  there. “I am the first to arrive.” She thought and came to her 29   . She was surprised to   30  a large bunch(束) of flowers on it. They were 31  . She picked the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy cried  32 . She then   33  for a vase to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the  34　 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.  The day passed very 35 and Nancy did everything  36 great interest and enthusiasm. For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she 37 herself to her work. Then came another  38   . When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a new bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase,   39  the old ones. The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy felt it strange and this time she began to think of ways to  40   the sender.                       
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to  41  a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk  42 his directives. She happened to see on the desk a big notebook  43   with “Records of managers' meetings”, and  44   the half-opened pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words, “In order to keep the secretaries in high spirits, the company  45 that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk .”                    Later, she was told that their general manager was a wise man with the Bachelor of Psychology in Business.
26. A. disappointed        B. excited          C. encouraged       D. surprised
27. A. office          B. workshop         C. classroom        D. bookshop
28. A. everybody       B. others           C. nobody         D. somebody
29. A. room            B. desk           C. seat            D. place
30. A. pick            B. cover           C. smell            D. find
31. A. old              B. fresh             C. good             D. sweet
32. A. joyfully          B. tearfully        C. sadly                 D. repeatedly
33. A. looked up                  B. looked at         C. looked around    D. looked down
34. A. happy          B. very                 C. funny          D. quite
35. A. slowly           B. normally       C. quickly         D. hardly
36. A. at                    B. to               C. for             D. with
37. A. devoted         B. focused         C. buried          D. made
38. A. Sunday         B. Saturday             C. Monday        D. Tuesday
39. A. taking          B. took             C. replacing       D. replaced
40. A. find out         B. look down upon  C. catch hold of           D. understand
41. A. send for          B. hand out        C. try out          D. hand in
42.A. asking for        B. waiting for        C. looking for        D. searching for
43. A. said             B. given            C. used           D. marked
44. A. glanced at       B. stared at        C. glared  at       D. lookedat
45. A. has ordered       B. has demanded    C. has decided        D. has said