阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There are reasons why a middle-aged woman who has been away from the work for her children’s sake decides to go back to work．The  1reason for me was: years ago my job was that of a bookkeeper（会计）----- it was then that I worked for  2, and now with my children working, I wanted to do something  3, something new and exciting．

Money wasn't too important now, as my husband made a very  4living for us．But what should I do? What sort of   5should I look for? I knew I needed to be  6as to what I became involved with．I am not a "quitter"（容易放弃的人） and so I hoped to  7becoming responsible to an employer in a job that might turn out to be a mistake for me．

While I made painful efforts thinking over what to do, I was   8of a past incident where I needed to replace my original engagement ring  9the gold was wearing thin．My husband and I shopped and shopped for one,   10we went, even when we were on vacation． 11this nonstop searching got my poor   12to ask, "Just what kind of ring do you want, what exactly are we looking for?" My reply was, "I honestly don't   13, but when I see the correct setting, I will know it." That was the  14I felt about the new career I wished to start; I didn't have an exact idea as to what I wanted to do, but knew there was a perfect fit for me, if I would  15be patient.

Fortunately, that summer while I  16my twenty-fifth high school class reunion（重聚）, I heard a former classmate  17what she did for a living．She was a travel agent, and she and her husband had just  18from a trip to Hawaii where they acted as guides for a group of travelers．WOW, that  19like fun, considerably more fun and exciting than being a  20: I know what to take up!

1.A．possible                   B．obvious               C．believable           D．good

2.A．money                     B．fun                     C．children               D．employers

3.A．valuable                   B．reasonable           C．worthy                D．different

4.A．interesting                B．comfortable         C．successful           D．meaningful

5.A．pleasure                   B．place                   C．job                      D．man

6.A．careful                    B．useful                  C．joyful                  D．painful

7.A．finish                      B．miss                    C．avoid                  D．forget

8.A．recalled                   B．reminded             C．warned               D．robbed

9.A．where                     B．while                   C．if                        D．as

10.A．nowhere                B．somewhere          C．wherever             D．everywhere

11.A．Actually                 B．However             C．Finally                 D．Once

12.A．children                 B．classmates           C．employer             D．husband

13.A．care                      B．know                  C．understand          D．find

14.A．way                      B．time                    C．style                   D．thought

15.A．really                     B．ever                    C．just                     D．certainly

16.A．joined                    B．left                      C．started                D．attended

17.A．complaining           B．explaining            C．describing           D．considering

18.A．returned                 B．rested                  C．came                  D．stayed

19.A．looked                   B．seemed                C．sounded              D．felt

20.A．travler                   B．wife                    C．employer             D．bookkeeper

Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. 1 the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent 2 ofits own.No one knows exactly when jazz was 3 ,or by whom.But it began to be 4 in the early 1900s.Jazz is America?s contribution to 5 music.In contrast to classical music, which 6 formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free?form.It bubbles with energy, 7 the moods, interests, and emotions of the people.In the 1920s jazz 8 like America, and 9 it does today.The 10 of this music are as interesting as the music 11 .American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz 12 .They were brought to Southern States 13 slaves.They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long 14 .When a Negro died his friend and relatives 15 a procession to carry the body to the cemetery.In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the 16 .On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. 17 on the way home the mood changed.Spirits lifted.Death had removed one of their 18 ,but the living were glad to bealive.The band played 19 music, improvising(即兴表演) on both the harmony andthe melody of the tunes 20 at the funeral.This music made everyone want to dance.It was an early form of jazz.

1.A.By B.At C.In D.On

2.A.music B.song C.melody D.style

3.A.discovered B.acted C.invented D.designed

4.A.noticed B.found C.listened D.heard

5.A.classical B.sacred C.popular D.light

6.A.forms B.follows C.approaches D.introduces

7.A.expressing B.explaining C.exposing D.illustrating

8.A.appeared B.felt C.seemed D.sounded

9.A.as B.so C.either D.neither

10.A.origins B.originals C.discoveries D.resources

11.A.concerned B.itself C.available D.oneself

12.A.players B.followers C.fans D.pioneers

13.A.for B.as C.with D.by

14.A.months B.weeks C.hours D.times

15.A.demonstrated B.composed C.hosted D.formed

16.A.demonstration B.procession C.body D.march

17.A.Even B.Therefore C.Furthermore D.But

18.A.number B.members C.body D.relations

19.A.sad B.solemn C.happy D.funeral

20.A.whistled B.sung C.presented D.showed

The British people are famous for being quite reserved(保守的). We are known around the world for having the biggest "personal 1 "? the distance between us and the person we are 2 to. I have 3 been more aware of this than over the last month, since I arrived in China. Getting used to Chinese colleagues 4 close by me and even placing their hands on my arm is proving quite 5 . My natural British reaction is to 6 back and move away, even though I realize it is a friendly gesture by the Chinese person.

I have 7 many people holding hands or putting their arms around each other as they walk along the streets of Beijing. This would rarely be seen in the UK , even between very close friends.

And 8 at someone in Britain is considered very 9 . But here, I find myself being stared at often. It 10 me long to realize this was not rude in China, but a 11 of curiosity.

I visited Datong last week, where the local people are 12 used to Westerners. An elderly woman couldn't believe her 13 when she saw me. And 14 feel offended(使不舒服) by her staring at me, I was 15 to see her smile back when I said "Nihao."

When I visited one of Datong's middle schools to talk about English Weekly, the students asked me to 16 their copies of the newspaper. And one girl at the Yungang Grottoes asked to have her picture taken with me. I 17 like a celebrity(名人)!

I have 18 over the last month how true it is that the British are very 19 . We can learn a lot about 20 from China's culture and habits. And I am learning more every day.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There are reasons why a middle-aged woman who has been away from the work for her children’s sake decides to go back to work. The  16 reason for me was: years ago my job was that of a bookkeeper(会计)----- it was then that I worked for  17  , and now with my children working, I wanted to do something  18  , something new and exciting.
Money wasn’t too important now, as my husband made a very  19  living for us. But what should I do? What sort of   20  should I look for? I knew I needed to be  21  as to what I became involved with. I am not a "quitter"(容易放弃的人) and so I hoped to  22  becoming responsible to an employer in a job that might turn out to be a mistake for me.
While I made painful efforts thinking over what to do, I was  23  of a past incident where I needed to replace my original engagement ring  24  the gold was wearing thin. My husband and I shopped and shopped for one,  25 we went, even when we were on vacation.  26  this nonstop searching got my poor  27  to ask, "Just what kind of ring do you want, what exactly are we looking for?" My reply was, "I honestly don’t  28, but when I see the correct setting, I will know it." That was the  29  I felt about the new career I wished to start; I didn’t have an exact idea as to what I wanted to do, but knew there was a perfect fit for me, if I would  30  be patient.
Fortunately, that summer while I  31  my twenty-fifth high school class reunion(重聚), I heard a former classmate  32  what she did for a living. She was a travel agent, and she and her husband had just  33 from a trip to Hawaii where they acted as guides for a group of travelers. WOW, that  34  like fun, considerably more fun and exciting than being a  35  : I know what to take up!
16. A. possible                  B. obvious             C. believable              D. good
17. A. money                B. fun                   C. children                   D. employers
18. A. valuable              B. reasonable         C. worthy                     D. different
19. A. interesting           B. comfortable              C. successful             D. meaningful
20. A. pleasure                     B. place                 C. job                     D. man
21. A. careful                B. useful           C. joyful                 D. painful
22. A. finish                 B. miss                  C. avoid                       D. forget
23. A. recalled                     B. reminded           C. warned                    D. robbed
24. A. where                 B. while                C. if                D. as
25. A. nowhere             B. somewhere        C. wherever                  D. everywhere
26. A. Actually              B. However           C. Finally                     D. Once
27. A. children                     B. classmates         C. employer                  D. husband
28. A. care                    B. know                C. understand            D. find
29. A. way                    B. time                  C. style                        D. thought
30. A. really                 B. ever                  C. just                          D. certainly
31. A. joined                 B. left                   C. started                  D. attended
32. A. complaining        B. explaining         C. describing            D. considering
33. A. returned                     B. rested                C. came                        D. stayed
34. A. looked                B. seemed              C. sounded                   D. felt
35. A. travler                B. wife                  C. employer                  D. bookkeeper

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There are reasons why a middle-aged woman who has been away from the work for her children’s sake decides to go back to work. The  16  reason for me was: years ago my job was that of a bookkeeper(会计)----- it was then that I worked for  17  , and now with my children working, I wanted to do something  18  , something new and exciting.

Money wasn’t too important now, as my husband made a very  19  living for us. But what should I do? What sort of   20  should I look for? I knew I needed to be  21   as to what I became involved with. I am not a "quitter"(容易放弃的人) and so I hoped to  22   becoming responsible to an employer in a job that might turn out to be a mistake for me.

While I made painful efforts thinking over what to do, I was   23  of a past incident where I needed to replace my original engagement ring  24  the gold was wearing thin. My husband and I shopped and shopped for one,   25 we went, even when we were on vacation.  26  this nonstop searching got my poor   27  to ask, "Just what kind of ring do you want, what exactly are we looking for?" My reply was, "I honestly don’t   28, but when I see the correct setting, I will know it." That was the  29  I felt about the new career I wished to start; I didn’t have an exact idea as to what I wanted to do, but knew there was a perfect fit for me, if I would  30  be patient.

Fortunately, that summer while I  31  my twenty-fifth high school class reunion(重聚), I heard a former classmate  32  what she did for a living. She was a travel agent, and she and her husband had just  33 from a trip to Hawaii where they acted as guides for a group of travelers. WOW, that  34   like fun, considerably more fun and exciting than being a  35  : I know what to take up!

16. A. possible                   B. obvious             C. believable               D. good

17. A. money                B. fun                   C. children                   D. employers

18. A. valuable              B. reasonable         C. worthy                     D. different

19. A. interesting           B. comfortable              C. successful              D. meaningful

20. A. pleasure                     B. place                 C. job                       D. man

21. A. careful                B. useful            C. joyful                   D. painful

22. A. finish                 B. miss                  C. avoid                       D. forget

23. A. recalled                     B. reminded           C. warned                    D. robbed

24. A. where                 B. while                C. if                 D. as

25. A. nowhere             B. somewhere        C. wherever                  D. everywhere

26. A. Actually              B. However           C. Finally                     D. Once

27. A. children                     B. classmates         C. employer                  D. husband

28. A. care                    B. know                C. understand             D. find

29. A. way                    B. time                  C. style                        D. thought

30. A. really                 B. ever                  C. just                          D. certainly

31. A. joined                 B. left                   C. started                   D. attended

32. A. complaining        B. explaining         C. describing             D. considering

33. A. returned                     B. rested                C. came                        D. stayed

34. A. looked                B. seemed              C. sounded                   D. felt

35. A. travler                B. wife                  C. employer                  D. bookkeeper