Not many foreigners can say that they have lived in China for as long as I have. Perhaps some can hack(应对) it for about two or three years and then they want to either go back home or move on to another country. As for me, I cannot get 36 of this place. I love it here so much and I honestly believe that I am very comfortable here. It feels just like 37. And, here 38 the story.
It was August 2001 and I had just said 39 to my family and friends as I 40 to Los Angeles International Airport to catch my 41 to Incheon, South Korea which would then 42 me to Beijing. When I arrived in LA I was very excited and a little 43 because I didn't know what to 44 when I arrived in China. It 45 like receiving a wrapped gift and you had no idea what was in it 46 you opened it. As I 47 the Korean Airlines 48 desk I gave the attendant(空乘人员) my ticket. He looked at me and said, "I'm sorry, sir. This flight was yesterday." I was in 49 and lost for words. The attendant told me I had to wait several hours until they could 50 whether I could get onto another flight.
I was so afraid at this time that I called my mother and frantically(狂乱地) told her," I missed my flight! I don't think I can go to 51! I'm better off going back to Washington, DC!" That's when she 52 I call my leader in China and ask whether I could still go there. Looking 53 all of the papers I found a phone number and called the Beijing office. 54, my leader was there and assured me I could still join the group. Also, KAL had a seat for me on the next flight. So, after 24 hours and a 55 in Korea, I arrived in Beijing. I don't know what my feeling was, but I wasn't tired because I had finally arrived and I just wanted to look around the city. As I traveled to the hotel in the car I saw all the wonderful buildings, friendly people and interesting sites. I was so happy to be here.

Not many foreigners can say that they have lived in China for as long as I have. Perhaps some can hack(应对) it for about two or three years and then they want to either go back home or move on to another country. As for me, I cannot get 36 of this place. I love it here so much and I honestly believe that I am very comfortable here. It feels just like 37. And, here 38 the story.

It was August 2001 and I had just said 39 to my family and friends as I 40 to Los Angeles International Airport to catch my 41 to Incheon, South Korea which would then 42 me to Beijing. When I arrived in LA I was very excited and a little 43 because I didn't know what to 44 when I arrived in China. It 45 like receiving a wrapped gift and you had no idea what was in it 46 you opened it. As I 47 the Korean Airlines 48 desk I gave the attendant(空乘人员) my ticket. He looked at me and said, "I'm sorry, sir. This flight was yesterday." I was in 49 and lost for words. The attendant told me I had to wait several hours until they could 50 whether I could get onto another flight.

I was so afraid at this time that I called my mother and frantically(狂乱地) told her," I missed my flight! I don't think I can go to 51! I'm better off going back to Washington, DC!" That's when she 52 I call my leader in China and ask whether I could still go there. Looking 53 all of the papers I found a phone number and called the Beijing office. 54, my leader was there and assured me I could still join the group. Also, KAL had a seat for me on the next flight. So, after 24 hours and a 55 in Korea, I arrived in Beijing. I don't know what my feeling was, but I wasn't tired because I had finally arrived and I just wanted to look around the city. As I traveled to the hotel in the car I saw all the wonderful buildings, friendly people and interesting sites. I was so happy to be here.

 
第二部分 阅读理解（第一节20小题,第二节5小题；每小题2分,满分50分）
第一节 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Not long ago, I faced an enjoyable yet formidable(难以对付的) challenge. I was returning to my old neighborhood in the South Bronx to speak the students of my old school, Morris High.  As we drove down streets where my friend Gene Norman and I used to race bicycles, I thought of the problems awaiting the kids living here, the drugs, the temptations, and the crime. What could I say to encourage them?
As we passed the hamburger place that I used to haunt, I remembered my growing-up years here, the joys, the sorrows, and the choices. Even then kids faced choices. There were drugs in my neighbourhood and a youngster could gain easy access to them if tempted. But in my family, the decision was simple: You just didn’t do it. We knew it was stupid and the most self-destructive thing you could do with the life God had given you.
At age of 17 I found a summer job in a local soft-drink bottling plant at 90 cents an hour. I was thrilled. On my first day of work, having joined the ranks of other newly hired teenagers, I was full of enthusiasm. The bottling machines caught my eye, but only the white boys worked there. I was hired as a porter and the foreman handed me a mop(拖把). I decided to be the best mop user there ever was. Right to left, left to right.
As our car rolled on, our driver’s voice broke my thought . “We are here, General.” I looked up at my old school; it hadn’t changed much. As I walked up its familiar stone steps I remembered racing up them to beat the bell. The setting for my talk to the student body was the gymnasium.
“I remember this place”, I told the students. “I remember it all. I remember running through Van Cortland Park with the track team, the victory I used to take each day from my home to Kelly Street to school.”
“I also remember, upon occasions, experiencing the feeling ‘you can’t make it’”, I continued. “But you can. When I was coming up, opportunities were limited. But now the opportunities are there to be anything you want to be. But wanting to be isn’t enough, dreaming about it isn’t enough. You’ve got to study for it, work for it, fight for it with all your heart energy and soul so that nothing will be denied you.
I wanted them to make the right choices, to work hard and not lose sight of a dream. And I wanted them to know that someone is always watching.
41.Why does the author say that he faced an enjoyable yet formidale challenge?Because_______
A.he was very much afraid of returning to his old neighborhood
B. his old neighborhood is problematic with drugs, temptation and crimes
C. he was going to make a speech to schoolboys and schoolgirls of Morris High
D. there are problems on the road his car was driven on and this worried him
42.The author thinks it was _________for kids to face choices when he was young.
A. very exciting     B. only natural     C. very easy      D. really a sad thing
43.According to the author, the stupid and the most self-destructive thing you could do with the life God had given you is __________.
A. to get easy access to choices           B. to hang around the hamburger place
C. to get addicted to drugs               D. to resist the temptation of drugs
44.Which statement is TRUE according to the article?
A. The author went back to his old school as a general
B. The author was the best mop user there ever was
C. The author was very excited about his first job
D.The author believed that you can become anything you want

第二部分  阅读理解（第一节20小题,第二节5小题；每小题2分,满分50分）

第一节  阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

                             Not long ago, I faced an enjoyable yet formidable(难以对付的) challenge. I was returning to my old neighborhood in the South Bronx to speak the students of my old school, Morris High.  As we drove down streets where my friend Gene Norman and I used to race bicycles, I thought of the problems awaiting the kids living here, the drugs, the temptations, and the crime. What could I say to encourage them?

As we passed the hamburger place that I used to haunt, I remembered my growing-up years here, the joys, the sorrows, and the choices. Even then kids faced choices. There were drugs in my neighbourhood and a youngster could gain easy access to them if tempted. But in my family, the decision was simple: You just didn’t do it. We knew it was stupid and the most self-destructive thing you could do with the life God had given you.

At age of 17 I found a summer job in a local soft-drink bottling plant at 90 cents an hour. I was thrilled. On my first day of work, having joined the ranks of other newly hired teenagers, I was full of enthusiasm. The bottling machines caught my eye, but only the white boys worked there. I was hired as a porter and the foreman handed me a mop(拖把). I decided to be the best mop user there ever was. Right to left, left to right.

As our car rolled on, our driver’s voice broke my thought . “We are here, General.” I looked up at my old school; it hadn’t changed much. As I walked up its familiar stone steps I remembered racing up them to beat the bell. The setting for my talk to the student body was the gymnasium.

“I remember this place”, I told the students. “I remember it all. I remember running through Van Cortland Park with the track team, the victory I used to take each day from my home to Kelly Street to school.”

“I also remember, upon occasions, experiencing the feeling ‘you can’t make it’”, I continued. “But you can. When I was coming up, opportunities were limited. But now the opportunities are there to be anything you want to be. But wanting to be isn’t enough, dreaming about it isn’t enough. You’ve got to study for it, work for it, fight for it with all your heart energy and soul so that nothing will be denied you.

I wanted them to make the right choices, to work hard and not lose sight of a dream. And I wanted them to know that someone is always watching.

41.Why does the author say that he faced an enjoyable yet formidale challenge?Because_______

A.he was very much afraid of returning to his old neighborhood

B. his old neighborhood is problematic with drugs, temptation and crimes

C. he was going to make a speech to schoolboys and schoolgirls of Morris High

D. there are problems on the road his car was driven on and this worried him

42.The author thinks it was _________for kids to face choices when he was young.

A. very exciting     B. only natural     C. very easy      D. really a sad thing

43.According to the author, the stupid and the most self-destructive thing you could do with the life God had given you is __________.

A. to get easy access to choices           B. to hang around the hamburger place

C. to get addicted to drugs               D. to resist the temptation of drugs

44.Which statement is TRUE according to the article?

A. The author went back to his old school as a general

B. The author was the best mop user there ever was

C. The author was very excited about his first job

D.The author believed that you can become anything you want

Not many foreigners can say that they have lived in China for as long as I have. Perhaps some can hack(应对) it for about two or three years and then they want to either go back home or move on to another country. As for me, I cannot get1 of this place. I love it here so much and I honestly believe that I am very comfortable here. It feels just like2. And, here3 the story.
It was August 2001 and I had just said4 to my family and friends as I5 to Los Angeles International Airport to catch my6 to Incheon, South Korea which would then7 me to Beijing. When I arrived in LA I was very excited and a little8 because I didn't know what to9 when I arrived in China. It10 like receiving a wrapped gift and you had no idea what was in it11 you opened it. As I12 the Korean Airlines13 desk I gave the attendant(空乘人员) my ticket. He looked at me and said, "I'm sorry, sir. This flight was yesterday." I was in14 and lost for words. The attendant told me I had to wait several hours until they could 15whether I could get onto another flight.
I was so afraid at this time that I called my mother and frantically(狂乱地) told her," I missed my flight! I don't think I can go to16! I'm better off going back to Washington, DC!" That's when she17 I call my leader in China and ask whether I could still go there. Looking 18all of the papers I found a phone number and called the Beijing office.19, my leader was there and assured me I could still join the group. Also, KAL had a seat for me on the next flight. So, after 24 hours and a20 in Korea, I arrived in Beijing. I don't know what my feeling was, but I wasn't tired because I had finally arrived and I just wanted to look around the city. As I traveled to the hotel in the car I saw all the wonderful buildings, friendly people and interesting sites. I was so happy to be here.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      many
   2. B.
      much
   3. C.
      enough
   4. D.
      little
2. 2.
   1. A.
      home
   2. B.
      family
   3. C.
      house
   4. D.
      country
3. 3.
   1. A.
      says
   2. B.
      goes
   3. C.
      tells
   4. D.
      talks
4. 4.
   1. A.
      hello
   2. B.
      sorry
   3. C.
      good
   4. D.
      goodbye
5. 5.
   1. A.
      headed
   2. B.
      walked
   3. C.
      settled
   4. D.
      jogged
6. 6.
   1. A.
      train
   2. B.
      flight
   3. C.
      bus
   4. D.
      ship
7. 7.
   1. A.
      adjust
   2. B.
      lead
   3. C.
      conduct
   4. D.
      adapt
8. 8.
   1. A.
      surprised
   2. B.
      annoyed
   3. C.
      adsurd
   4. D.
      nervous
9. 9.
   1. A.
      happen
   2. B.
      see
   3. C.
      expect
   4. D.
      know
10. 10.
    1. A.
       felt
    2. B.
       looked
    3. C.
       seemed
    4. D.
       sounded
11. 11.
    1. A.
       after
    2. B.
       when
    3. C.
       while
    4. D.
       until
12. 12.
    1. A.
       got
    2. B.
       arrived
    3. C.
       approached
    4. D.
       sat
13. 13.
    1. A.
       check-in
    2. B.
       office
    3. C.
       check-out
    4. D.
       examine
14. 14.
    1. A.
       shock
    2. B.
       trouble
    3. C.
       danger
    4. D.
       difficulty
15. 15.
    1. A.
       sure
    2. B.
       confirm
    3. C.
       construct
    4. D.
       ask
16. 16.
    1. A.
       Korea
    2. B.
       Washington
    3. C.
       Los Angeles
    4. D.
       China
17. 17.
    1. A.
       explained
    2. B.
       suggested
    3. C.
       ordered
    4. D.
       requested
18. 18.
    1. A.
       around
    2. B.
       back
    3. C.
       through
    4. D.
       for
19. 19.
    1. A.
       Luckily
    2. B.
       Seriously
    3. C.
       Honestly
    4. D.
       Sadly
20. 20.
    1. A.
       visit
    2. B.
       living
    3. C.
       stopover
    4. D.
       stay